Apr 30, 2024  
2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Undergraduate Courses


A complete list of undergraduate courses in alphabetical order.

 
  
  • FINA 495 - Independent Study in Finance


    Studies conducted through readings or projects in specialized topics of finance.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Satisfactory completion of the finance core (FINA 330, FINA 340, FINA 350, and FINA 395), ACCY 306, minimum cumulative NIU GPA of 3.10, and consent of department.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • FLAL 400 - Design and Creation of Electronic Portfolios for Foreign Language Majors


    Designed to assist foreign language majors in the construction of their required electronic portfolios. Uses of a variety of multimedia technologies to maintain authentic samples of student work in a format best suited to represent the assessment criteria outlined by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. S/U grading.

    Credits: 1
  
  • FLAL 410 - Small-Group Study in Foreign Languages


    Small groups of participants in the Foreign Language Residence Program refine and strengthen their oral language skills under the guidance of faculty members. Open only to residents of the program. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 semester hours. Only 1 credit can be taken per semester. Hours may not be applied towards the major or minor.

       

    Credits: 1

  
  • FLAL 415 - Internship in Foreign Languages


    Credit awarded upon completion of an internship experience and writing assignments related to student’s field of study. Open to declared foreign language majors in French, German, or Spanish. Not available for credit to students with credit in ILAS 390. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department; junior or senior standing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLAL 420 - Introduction to Translation Theory


    Introduction to contemporary translation theory. Readings and training in different theoretical approaches in translation into English from other languages. Taught in English.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Junior or senior standing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLAL 483 - Applied Linguistics and the Romance Languages


    Survey of the principles of linguistic theory as they apply to the teaching of the major romance languages. Emphasis on taxonomic and transformational linguistics.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Junior level standing in French or Spanish, or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLAR 103 - Beginning Arabic I


    Proficiency-based introduction to speaking, reading, and writing Modern Standard Arabic.

    Credits: 5
  
  • FLAR 104 - Beginning Arabic II


    Continuation of FLAR 103.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLAR 103 or consent of department.

    Credits: 5
  
  • FLBU 103 - Beginning Burmese I


    Developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

    Credits: 5
  
  • FLBU 104 - Beginning Burmese II


    Continuation of FLBU 103.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLBU 103 or consent of department.

    Credits: 5
  
  • FLBU 203 - Intermediate Burmese I


    Developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLBU 104 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLBU 204 - Intermediate Burmese II


    Developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLBU 203 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 101 - Beginning Chinese I


    Developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 102 - Beginning Chinese II


    Continuation of FLCH 101.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCH 101 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 201 - Intermediate Chinese I


    Review of grammar, work in composition, and the readings of modern Chinese authors to develop language mastery.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCH 102 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 202 - Intermediate Chinese II


    Review of grammar, work in composition, and the readings of modern Chinese authors to develop language mastery.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCH 201 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 311 - Advanced Chinese Conversation


    Intensive practical training in conversational skills to achieve fluency of expression.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCH 202 or equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 320 - Advanced Chinese Reading


    Intensive practical training in Chinese reading. Readings center around modern newspapers, periodicals, and other Chinese writing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCH 202 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 361 - Introduction to Chinese Culture


    Comprehensive introduction to Chinese culture, from ancient to modern times. Taught in English.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCH 381 - Introduction to Chinese Language and Business Practices


    Basic language course with a general introduction to Chinese business etiquette and practices from the cultural perspective.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCL 101 - Elementary Latin I


    Grammar and simple readings from Latin authors. Intended for students with no more than one year of high school Latin.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCL 102 - Elementary Latin II


    Continuation of FLCL 101.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCL 101 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCL 103 - Beginning Ancient Greek I


    Introduction to ancient Greek, comprising fundamentals of alphabet, grammar, structure, syntax, and simple readings.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCL 104 - Beginning Ancient Greek II


    Continuation of FLCL 103.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCL 103 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCL 201 - Intermediate Latin I


    Review of grammar, work in composition, and the reading of Latin authors. Generally appropriate for those with two or three years of Latin in high school.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCL 102.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCL 202 - Intermediate Latin II


    Continuation of FLCL 201.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCL 201.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCL 203 - Intermediate Ancient Greek I


    Review of grammar, work in composition, and reading of Greek authors. Generally appropriate for those with two or three years of Greek in high school.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCL 104.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCL 204 - Intermediate Ancient Greek II


    Continuation of FLCL 203.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLCL 203.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCL 271 - Classical Mythology


    An interdisciplinary approach to Greek and Roman myths, including their historical and contemporary relevance.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCL 481 - Special Topics in Classical Literature and Civilization


    Study of a major classical author, genre, theme, cultural period, or cultural phenomenon. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours as topic changes.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLCL 483 - Directed Readings in Classical Languages


    Independent study of a classical author under the direction of a professor. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Two years of college Latin or Greek or equivalent, or consent of department.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • FLFR 101 - Elementary French I


    Fundamentals of grammar, composition, and conversation. Intended for students with less than one year of high school French. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 102 - Elementary French II


    Continuation of FLFR 101. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 101 or one year of high school French and appropriate score on the placement test.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 201 - Intermediate French I


    Review of grammar, work in composition and the reading of modern French authors, to develop language mastery.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 102 or two years of high school French and appropriate score on the placement test.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 202 - Intermediate French II


    Further development of the skills of reading, writing, listening comprehension and speaking. Grammatical problems; reading of literary texts. Conducted in French.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 201 or three years of high school French and appropriate score on the placement test.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 301 - Advanced French Grammar and Composition


    Theory and practice of grammatical structure and stylistics. Practice in written French through the preparation of short compositions.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 202.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 302 - Advanced French Grammar and Translation


    Theory and practice of grammatical structure and stylistics. Introduction to skills and techniques of translation from French to English and English to French.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 202.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 311 - French Conversation


    Intensive practical training in conversational skills to achieve fluency of expression.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 202.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 320 - Analyse de Texte


    Introduction to the principles of textual analysis and critical writing as applied to a variety of genres.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 202 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 321 - Masterpieces in French Literature I


    Study of authors and literary genres from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 320 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 322 - Masterpieces in French Literature II


    Study of authors and literary genres from the 18th to the 20th century.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 320 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 323 - Special Topics in French Language, Literature, or Culture


    Topics announced.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 320 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 371 - Masterpieces of French Literature in Translation


    Study of masterpieces of French literature in translation from the Middle Ages to the modern period with emphasis on their social and cultural context; introduction to critical analysis.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 381 - Reading Expository French I


    Development of reading skills through the study of grammar and vocabulary. Translation and discussion of representative texts in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences as appropriate. Open only to graduate students with no prior knowledge of French. S/U grading.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 382 - Reading Expository French II


    Continuation of FLFR 381. Open only to graduate students with credit for FLFR 381. S/U grading.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 411 - Advanced Composition in French


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 301 or FLFR 302 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 412 - Commercial French


    Practice in business and administrative correspondence in French.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 301 or FLFR 302; or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 415 - Advanced French Conversation


    Continuation of FLFR 311 that focuses on a broader range of conversation topics related to many areas of French popular culture, current events, and short readings.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 311 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 431 - 17th Century French Literature


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 320 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 433 - 18th Century French Literature


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 320 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 435 - 19th Century French Literature


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 320 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 437 - Author in Context


    Interdisciplinary study of literary works within their historical and cultural contexts. Close readings of texts combined with a cross-section approach to their cultural landscape to map out the interplay between literature and other cultural agents (visual arts, music, architecture, science, philosophy, politics, etc.).

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 320 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 438 - 20th Century French Literature


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 320 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 440 - Studies in Francophone Literature


    General treatment of the works of Francophone writers from one of the following regions: French Caribbean, the Maghreb, or French-speaking Americas.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 320 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 441 - Medieval French Literature


    Literary expression in France to the end of the 15th century, with emphasis on the 12th and 13th centuries.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 320 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 443 - French Literature of the Renaissance


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 320 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 445 - French Women Writers


    Works of selected French women writers from the Middle Ages to the present. Course taught in English with readings in English or French according to the student’s background.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 320 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 446 - Studies in French Genres


    Focus on major genres in French literature and an overview of important literary texts belonging to that genre across the centuries. Content will vary each term but may include genres such as theatre, poetry, romance, epistolary texts, and short narratives.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 320 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 463 - La France Contemporaine


    Political, social, and cultural development of France since 1945.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 301 or FLFR 302 or FLFR 311; or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 464 - Paris: City of Lights


    Study of urban changes in Paris from the Middle Ages to the present.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 301 or FLFR 302 or FLFR 311; or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 465 - Versailles et Louis XIV


    Examination of the relationship between different cultural forms (e.g. architecture, art, spectacle, and literature) associated with Versailles and power at the court of Louis XIV.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 301 or FLFR 302 or FLFR 311; or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 480 - French Publishing Atelier


    Writing course focused on creating and publishing a collaborative web magazine in French. While all activities revolve around writing and speaking in French, student contributions involve a variety of forms: written text, video (including translation and overdubbing), sound files, visual art, etc., in any web-supported format. Students manage, edit, and select materials for publication.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 301 or FLFR 302 or FLFR 311; or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 481 - French Phonetics and Phonemics


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 301 or FLFR 302 or FLFR 311; or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 482 - History of the French Language


    Internal development of the French language from its origins to the present with considerations of external social influences. Attention given to the relationship of French to the other Romance languages through elements of phonology, morphology, syntax, and vocabulary.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 301 or FLFR 302 or FLFR 311; or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 483 - Theme et Version


    Translation of selected literary passages, alternating between French and English.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 302 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLFR 484 - Advanced Translation


    Intensive training in accurate translation of business, administrative, and technical texts.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLFR 302 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 101 - Beginning German I


    Fundamentals of grammar, composition, and conversation. Intended for students with less than one year of high school German. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 102 - Beginning German II


    Continuation of FLGE 101. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLGE 101 or one year of high school German and appropriate score on the placement test.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 103 - Beginning German Conversation


    German conversation at the elementary level.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLGE 101. CRQ: FLGE 102.

    Credits: 1-2
  
  • FLGE 201 - Intermediate German I


    Review of grammar, structure, and syntax. Reading and discussion of a variety of text types, with practice in speaking and writing. Generally appropriate for those with two or three years of German in high school, but placement examination is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLGE 102.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 202 - Intermediate German II


    Continuation of FLGE 201.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLGE 201.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 203 - Intermediate German Conversation


    Continuation of FLGE 103.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLGE 102, FLGE 103, and FLGE 201. CRQ: FLGE 202 or consent of department.

    Credits: 1-2
  
  • FLGE 301 - Advanced German Grammar


    Theory and practice of grammatical structure and stylistics. Emphasis on points of conflict between English and German.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLGE 202 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 302 - Advanced German Composition and Translation


    Emphasis on style in the written language in compositions and basic techniques of translation from German to English and English to German.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLGE 202.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 311 - Advanced German Conversation


    Intensive practical training in conversational skills to achieve fluency of expression.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLGE 202 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 320 - German Texts and Media


    Emphasis on exposure to a variety of text genres and media, while increasing vocabulary acquisition and developing skills in reading, summarizing, and analyzing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLGE 202.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 321 - Masterpieces of German Literature I


    Study of authors and literary genres from the Middle Ages to the 18th century.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLGE 202 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 322 - Masterpieces of German Literature II


    Study of authors and literary genres from the 19th century to today.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLGE 202 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 323 - Special Topics in German Language, Literature, or Culture


    Special topics in German. Topics announced.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLGE 202 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 380 - Introduction to German Language and Business Practices


    Includes German business etiquette, language, and practices. No previous knowledge of German required. Cannot be used in German major or minor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 381 - Reading Expository German I


    Development of reading skills through the study of grammar and vocabulary. Translation and discussion of representative texts in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences as appropriate. Open only to graduate students with no prior knowledge of German. S/U grading.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 382 - Reading Expository German II


    Continuation of FLGE 381. Open only to graduate students with credit for FLGE 381. S/U grading.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 411 - Modern German


    Current usages in spoken and written German with emphasis on contemporary vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and syntax.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 412 - Practical Business German


    German language study oriented toward business practices. Techniques of spoken and written communication necessary in the German work environment.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 414 - German Business Communication


    Advanced practice in business communication, with analysis of authentic contemporary materials. Extensive practice in the writing of business correspondence and formal presentations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 432 - Enlightenment, Through Weimar Classicism


    Literary, philosophical, and political experience of Germany in the 18th century as reflected in the works of Lessing, Herder, Wieland, Goethe, Schiller, and others.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 433 - German Romanticism


    Background, theory, and major literary texts of German Romanticism.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 434 - German Realism and Naturalism


    Realism and naturalism in 19th century Germany as reflected in the prose, poetry, and drama of Stifter, Keller, Hebbel, Storm, Fontane, Hauptmann, and others.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 435 - Modern German Literature


    Literary trends from 1890 to 1945, including impressionism, neo-romanticism, expressionism, the new realism of the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the Inner Emigration, and the Other Germany in exile. Includes representative writers such as Wedekind, Schnitzler, Hofmannsthal, Rilke, Thomas Mann, Kafka, Hesse, and Brecht.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 437 - Contemporary German Literature


    German literature from 1945 to the present, including the postwar period, the East- West division of the Cold War, and the conflicts since the reunification of 1990, but also the separate developments in Austria and Switzerland. Texts by such representative writers as H. Boll, G. Grass, C. Wolf, and others.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 461 - German Culture and Civilization 800-1832


    Social and cultural developments in the German-speaking lands from 800 to 1832.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 462 - German Culture and Civilization 1832-1945


    Critical approach to German culture and society from 1832-1945 with emphasis on the Wilhelminian era, the Weimar Republic, and the Third Reich. Analysis of essential texts and the lives of representative Germans. Lectures, discussions, films.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 463 - Deutschland Heute


    Critical approach to postwar and contemporary German culture, society, and everyday life from 1945 to the present, with emphasis on the developments since the reunification of 1990. Analysis of essential texts and the lives of representative Germans. Lectures, discussions, films.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 481 - The Structure of Modern German


    Survey of Modern German and the use of contemporary linguistic methods to analyze and contrast its major structures and their functions.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 482 - Approaches to Translation


    Theoretical approaches to translation, history of translation, as well as the development of skills and techniques of translation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLGE 302 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 484 - Translation Practice


    Intensive training in accurate and idiomatic translation from German to English and English to German with emphasis on a variety of different text types.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLGE 302 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLGE 485 - History of the German Language


    Survey of the German language from its origins to the present with a consideration of the political, social, and literary forces influencing the language. Topics include grammar and phonology, and the relationship of German to other languages and to older Germanic dialects.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • FLIN 103 - Beginning Indonesian I


    Developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

    Credits: 5
  
  • FLIN 104 - Beginning Indonesian II


    Continuation of FLIN 103.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLIN 103 or consent of department.

    Credits: 5
  
  • FLIN 203 - Intermediate Indonesian I


    Continuation of developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: FLIN 104.

    Credits: 5
 

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