Courses for Undergraduates
101 English Composition I (3:3)
GE Core: GRD
Equivalent credit to ENG 101/FMS 115; students may not receive credit for both RCO 101 and either ENG 101 or FMS 115.
Designed to develop the student’s ability to read with discrimination and write effectively. Littlejohn
102 English Composition II (3:3)
GE Core: GRD
Equivalent credit to ENG 102/FMS 116; students may not receive credit for RCO 102 and either ENG 102 or FMS 116.
Practice in writing responsible public discourse. Students write extended, informed arguments on issues of public concern. Attention to critical reading, effective use of evidence. Seabrooke
108, 109 Residential College Core Course: The Deep Roots of the American Experience through 1890 (3:3)
GE Core: GHP or GLT or GPR or GSB depending on section topic
GE Marker: GL (108 only)
CAR: 108—GPM (when GHP); 109—GMO (when GHP)
First-year multidisciplinary course focusing on the American experience.
114 Elementary Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3:3)
GE Core: GMT
Students may not earn credit for both RCO 114 and STA 108; may not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for ECO 250 or 350 or who are concurrently enrolled in ECO 250.
Survey of statistics intended for undergraduates in any discipline. Graphical displays, numerical measures, relationships between variables, elements of good data collection. Basic probability, introduction to inferential techniques including confidence intervals and significance testing. Emphasis on statistical literacy.
150 Experimental Course: The Cultural History of Tea in Japan (1:1)
Traces the development of tea and the tea ceremony, chanoyu, in Japan by following a history of tea written by one of Japan's contemporary tea masters, Sen Sōshitsu XV. (Offered spring '08)
151 Experimental Course: Science and Selfhood (1:1)
Who are you? What are you? How do brains and bodies give rise to minds? What does the word “I” really refer to? For centuries, philosophers and theologians have proposed answers to these questions and we will search for possible answers in the works of past and contemporary philosophers and scientific thinkers. (Offered spring '09)
152 Experimental Course: History of American Sketch Comedy (1:1)
Examines the development of modern sketch comedy in the United States from 19th-century vaudeville, through television, and into the 21st century with various new media. (Offered spring '09)
153 Experimental Course: Reading Horror Films in Contemporary Culture (1:1)
How horror films participate in cultural narratives about social identity regarding race, gender, and sexuality. Students will address specific ways in which horror films make and reproduce meaning about social roles and norms. (Offered spring '10)
208, 209 Residential College Core Course: The American Experience: 1900–present (3:3)
GE Core: GHP or GLT or GPR or GSB depending on section topic
CAR: 208—GPM (when GHP); 209—GMO (when GHP)
Second-year multidisciplinary course focusing on the American experience.
210–299 Residential College Seminars
Concentrated and in-depth seminars meeting General Education Core credit and College of Arts and Sciences Additional Requirements, and intended to complement the core program. See www.uncg.edu/res for course descriptions.
301 Independent Study (1–3)
May be repeated for credit when topic varies
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to the nature and structure of research/scholarship in a variety of academic disciplines.
302 Advanced Study (3) J. Aaroe
