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
112 Contemporary Topics in Mathematics (3:3)
GE Core: GMT
Students may not receive credit for both MAT 112 and RCO 112.
Practical mathematical topics including set theory, properties and operations of number systems, algebra, geometry and consumer mathematics. Additional topics may be selected from logic, systems of numeration, and mathematical systems. (Fall & Spring)
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.
120 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Language and Culture (3:3)
GE Marker: GL
Focus on the interconnections among regions of the world, interpret and evaluate information on diverse ecologies, human societies, artistic achievements, or political systems, and gain sensitivity to cultural differences on a global scale.
121 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Language and Culture (3:3)
Special topics in a global context as it pertains to the language and culture of nations, or sub-nationalities in Eurasia, the Caribbean, Central and Latin America, East Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the Pacific Islands, and indigenous people around the world.
133 Ashby Residential College Service-Learning Seminar (3:3)
Focus on community service in readings and field experience. Topics vary relevant to the instructor's area of expertise.
149 Experimental Course: The Good Life: Living Well and Doing Well in a Global Context (3:3)
The challenges of late-modern life, globalization, and virtual time and space. (Offered spring '11)
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)
201 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Historical Perspectives: Premodern (3:3)
GE Core: GHP
CAR: GPM
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Historical study of human culture from ancient times to the 17th century.
202 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Historical Perspectives: Modern (3:3)
GE Core: GHP
CAR: GMO
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Historical study of human culture from the 17th century to the present.
203 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Philosophical/Religious/Ethical Principles (3:3)
GE Core: GPR
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Study of philosophical, religious, and ethical traditions that have shaped societies in the past and the present.
204 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Literature (3:3)
GE Core: GLT
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Study of works of literature and the social and historical contexts from which they come. (Fall or Spring)
205 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Social and Behavioral Studies (3:3)
GE Core: GSB
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Study of the interrelationship between individuals and society and of the social and intellectual contexts of events and situations.
206 Ashby Residential College PAX Scholars Studies in the Arts (3:3)
GE Core: GFA
Pr. written permission required; priority given to juniors and seniors in Ashby Residential College PAX Scholars Program.
Lecture/seminar in the arts.
211 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Historical Perspectives: Premodern (3:3)
GE Core: GHP
GE Marker: GN
CAR: GPM
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Historical study of human culture from ancient times to the 17th century.
212 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Historical Perspectives: Modern (3:3)
GE Core: GHP
GE Marker: GN
CAR: GMO
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Historical study of human culture from the 17th century to the present.
213 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Philosophical/Religious/Ethical Principles (3:3)
GE Core: GPR
GE Marker: GN
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Study of philosophical, religious, and ethical traditions that have shaped societies in the past and the present.
214 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Literature (3:3)
GE Core: GLT
GE Marker: GN
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Study of works of literature and the social and historical contexts from which they come.
215 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Social and Behavioral Studies (3:3)
GE Core: GSB
GE Marker: GN
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Study of the interrelationship between individuals and society and of the social and intellectual contexts of events and situations.
221 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Historical Perspectives: Premodern (3:3)
GE Core: GHP
GE Marker: GL
CAR: GPM
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Historical study of human culture from ancient times to the 17th century.
222 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Historical Perspectives: Modern (3:3)
GE Core: GHP
GE Marker: GL
CAR: GMO
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Historical study of human culture from the 17th century to the present.
223 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Philosophical/Religious/Ethical Principles (3:3)
GE Core: GPR
GE Marker: GL
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Study of philosophical, religious, and ethical traditions that have shaped societies in the past and the present.
224 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Literature (3:3)
GE Core: GLT
GE Marker: GL
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Study of works of literature and the social and historical contexts from which they come.
225 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Social and Behavioral Studies (3:3)
GE Core: GSB
GE Marker: GL
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Study of the interrelationship between individuals and society and of the social and intellectual contexts of events and situations.
226 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Fine Arts (3:3)
GE Core: GFA
GE Marker: GL
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
May be repeated when topic varies.
Variable topics within the arts pertaining to the Ashby Residential College curriculum focus of peace studies.
252 Introductory Concepts in Biology (3:3)
GE Core: GNS
CAR: GLS
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Students may not earn credit for both BIO 111/112 and RCO 252.
Students may not earn credit for both BIO 105 and RCO 252.
Introduction to major concepts in biology for students who do not plan to take additional biology courses. Explores basic aspects of biology, including genetics, physiology, and ecology. Specific topics may include conservation biology, biotechnology, and current issues.
254 Ashby Residential College Seminar in Physical Science (3:3)
GE Core: GNS
May be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Priority registration offered to Ashby Residential College students.
Conceptual explorations in the physical sciences related to the Ashby Residential College curriculum focus of peace studies.
255 Introductory Concepts in Earth Science (3:3)
GE Core: GNS
CAR: GPS
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College
Students cannot earn credit for both GEO 103 and RCO 255.
Students cannot earn credit for both GEO 106/106L and RCO 255.
Survey of basic concepts and processes. Integration of issues pertaining to environmental sustainability with the nature of the earth's three primary physical systems: the solid earth and continents; the ocean basins and the oceans; and the atmosphere's weather.
273 General Psychology (3:3)
GE Core: GSB
Students may not receive credit for both RCO 273 and PSY 121.
Survey of psychology. Includes psychology as science, nervous system, growth and development, sensory and perceptual processes, motivation, emotion, learning, social behavior, personality (normal and pathological), statistics, testing, intelligence, aptitudes, and achievement.
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 (3:3)
Pr. admission to the Ashby Residential College and permission of instructor
May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Advanced-level study.
306 Explorations in Music and Nature (3:3)
GE Core: GFA
GE Marker: GL
Pr. registration priority given to Ashby Residential College students
Consideration of musical works and traditions relating human sound and the natural environment from artistic, humanistic, and scientific perspectives.
