2003-2005 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

GSCI 5243 Advanced Environmental Science3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratoryPrerequisites: 12 hours of course work in chemistryand/or biology.Natural environments and ecosystems, and theirdegradation by pollution, habitat destruction and lossof biodiversity.GSCI 5263 Advanced Field Biology3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratoryPrerequisites: 12 hours of biologySurvey of the plant and animal kingdoms emphasizingrecognition and natural history of local flora and fauna.GSCI 528V Special Topics in Advanced ScienceTeachingVariable creditSelected topics in contemporary science appropriate forhigh school teachers.GSCI 529V Special Topics: ChemistryVariable CreditSelected topics in contemporary chemistry appropriatefor high school teachers.GSCI 5303 Higher Order Thinking in Science3 credits: 3 hours lectureThis course stresses the learning of science as an active,integrated, constructive process involving experimentation,investigation, communication, reasoning, andproblem solving.GSCI 539V Special Topics: Earth ScienceVariable CreditSelected topics in earth science appropriate for highschool teachers.GSCI 549V Special Topics: PhysicsVariable CreditSelected topics in physics appropriate for high schoolteachers.GSCI 559V Field GeologyVariable CreditThe methods of field investigation and interpretation ofgeological features. The focus of this course will varyfrom trip to trip. May be repeated for a maximum ofthree (3) hours credit.GSCI 579V Independent StudyHIST Courses(History)HIST 5013 American History3 credits: 3 hours lectureA thematic view of American history, with ahistoriographical emphasis. Possible topics includereform movements, social trends, and wars.HIST 5023 World History3 credits: 3 hours lectureMajor themes in the intellectual, social, political, andeconomic developments which have shaped our worldfrom earliest times to the present. Included will beAsian, African, American and Western civilizations.HIST 5033 Historiography and Research3 credits: 3 hours lectureAn introduction to research and historical writing,including a review of major historians and trends in thewriting of history.HIST 5123 Arkansas History3 credits: 3 hours lectureAn overview of Arkansas history from the earliest timesto the present, with emphasis on the State’s political,social, and economic development. Designed especiallyfor those preparing to teach Arkansas history.HIST 5133 Africa in Global Perspective3 credits: 3 hours lectureMajor themes in African history from earliest times tothe present; emphasis on the continuity of Africancivilization through the centuries and the interplay ofAfrican culture with Islamic and Western influences.HIST 5143 Colonial America3 credits: 3 hours lectureAn intensive survey of European settlement in NorthAmerica from the Columbian voyages to 1789.Emphasis on the emergence of Anglo-Americancultural and political institutions culminating in theWar of Independence.HIST 5153 America in Peace and War3 credits: 3 hours lectureAn in-depth view of America between 1919 and 1945,with emphasis on cultural conflict in the 1920’s and theimpact of the Depression, the New Deal, and WorldWar II on the American people.HIST 5163 America Since 19453 credits: 3 hours lectureAn in-depth view of America in the past half-century, withemphasis on political, social, and economic change.HIST 5283 Global Economic SystemsAn analysis of economic systems and ideologiesemployed by societies from the Ancient World to thepresent.HIST 5603 Selected Readings in History3 credits: 3 hours lectureAdvanced readings in an area of history. To be selectedin consultation with the course instructor.HIST 581V Field StudyVariable creditClassroom and/or field studies of historicallysignificant sites.240Graduate Programs