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UNIV

(UNIV) UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Dan L. Lattimore, Ph.D., Dean
Room 218, John Willard Brister Hall
http://www.memphis.edu/univcoll/

Additional fees are charged for some University College lecture and laboratory courses. See the online class listings or the Expenses section of the Catalog.

In addition to the courses below, the department may offer the following Special Topics courses:
UNIV 3500-3599. Thematic Studies. (3-9). Interdisciplinary courses about significant problems, themes, or ideas.
UNIV 3700-3739. Special Topics. (1-6). Topics are varied and in online class listings.
UNIV 4500-4599. Advanced Thematic Studies. (3-9). Advanced interdisciplinary courses about significant problems, themes, or ideas.
UNIV 4700-09. Advanced Special Topics. (3-6). Advanced examination of selected topics in online class listings.

UNIV 1005 - Directed Study (1-3)
Directed study at introductory level. Student may seek permission to study under faculty direction in an area not routinely taught. May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours credit. PREREQUISITE: approval of Out-of-Class Learning and Baccalaureate Contracts.

UNIV 1310 - The Ancient World (3)
Peoples and cultures of ancient people; introduction to archaeology; classical worlds of Africa, Europe, Asia, the Americas. Key archaeological readings and films are utilized.

UNIV 1900 - Experiential Learning Intro (1-33)

UNIV 2110 - Field Experience (1-6)
Supervised on-site training in basic skills. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit. PREREQUISITE: Approval of Out-of-Class Learning and Baccalaureate Contracts. (S/U)

UNIV 2304 - Gender and Society (3)
Sources, development, and effect of gender hierarchy on self-concept, quality of life, and ability to effect social change; subordination of women of different classes, races, and ethnicities across nationalities, cultures, and centuries; symbol, myth, and psychology in human development and gender divisions of power within historical struggle for control of world's wealth. UNIV 2304 is not an approved thematic studies course. For a list of approved thematic studies courses, please see: http://www.memphis.edu/univcoll/courseinfo/thematic_studies.php [G]

UNIV 2860 - Cultural Confrontations H/P (3)
Interdisciplinary examination of causes and effects of conflicts between and within cultures. Examines notion of cultural unity, issues of cultural identify, and categories used to construct cultural positions; European, African, Asian, and Native-American cultures studied in order to assess historical and philosophical viewpoints that influence understandings of contemporary society.

UNIV 2900 - Experiential Learning Interm (1-39)

UNIV 3200 - Aviation Administration (3)
Administrative principles as applied to airport operations, general aviation, government operations and enforcement, airline companies, and manufacturing companies; emphasis upon Federal Aviation Administration regulations that govern and guide the administrator in these areas.

UNIV 3300 - Medical Illustration Tech I (3)
Special techniques used by illustrators working in medical settings.

UNIV 3301 - Medical Illustration Tech II (3)
Further instruction in special techniques used by illustrators working in medical settings. Work with case problems.

UNIV 3302 - Biomed Photography (3)
Special techniques used by photographers working in medical settings.

UNIV 3401 - Legal Aspect/Real Estate Trans (3)
Acquisitions, characteristics and transfer of interests in real estate.

UNIV 3402 - Legal Aspects/Organizations (3)
Legal aspects of formation and operation of proprietorships, agencies, partnerships and corporations; emphasis on paralegal's role in drafting business documents and maintaining corporate records.

UNIV 3527 - Making Humane City (6)
[W]

UNIV 3531 - Am Exp: Image/Narrative (3)
Organized around "images" and "narratives"; utilizes a variety of cultural materials to enhance appreciation of the peoples and experiences that define the term "American."

UNIV 3542 - Baseball in America (3)
Cultural aspects of baseball in America and impact it has had on society; early history of the game; formation of various leagues; The World Series; racism in the game; game's role in literature, radio, and television.

UNIV 3550 - Clash of Cultures (3)
Multi-leveled, complex, and consequential clashes that have shaped American culture and much of the modern world.

UNIV 3565 - Comparative Christianity (3)
Commonality in Christianity; major turning points in Christian history; the tradition's variety of subgroups, starting with the three great groupings: Eastern Christianity, Roman Christianity, and Protestant Christianity; examination of future of Christianity.

UNIV 3580 - Hebrew and Greek Legacy (3)
Interdisciplinary examination of salient ideas, values, and traditions of ancient Hebraic and Greek cultures, with emphasis on those ideas and values that have most significantly influenced the modern world; understanding of ideas and values enhanced through comparison with selected non-Western traditions. PREREQUISITE: ENGL 1010 and 1020. [G]

UNIV 3581 - Faith/Reason/Imagination (3)
Interdisciplinary examination of religious, rationalist, and aesthetic viewpoints as distinctive ways of understanding what is fundamental to human experience. Exploration of historical development of each of these modes of understanding and examination of tensions that exist among them in modern world. PREREQUISITE: ENGL 1010 and 1020. [G]

UNIV 3711 - Critical Themes Old Testament (3)
Theological themes in the Old Testament; genres, concepts, issues that make up the story of the Hebrew Scriptures and its meaning for complexities in the contemporary world.

UNIV 3712 - New Testament (3)
Main events, background, characters and teaching of the New Testament and how it relates to the Old Testament and to today.

UNIV 3900 - Experiential Learning Adv (1-39)

UNIV 4000 - Community Internship (3-6)
Extensive professional preparation as an intern in a community setting that may limit student's enrollment in other courses. PREREQUISITE: permission of student's department chair. Note: students enrolled in UNIV 4000 are considered to be full time students for enrollment certification purposes. (S/U).

UNIV 4110 - Internship (3-6)
Supervised training in work related to student's educational objectives. PREREQUISITE: approval of Out-of-Class Learning and Baccalaureate Contracts. (S/U).

UNIV 4380 - Independent Study (1-3)
Directed individual study or research. Students who have identified area of study pertinent to their coordinated study program, that is not routinely taught, may pursue the study under direction of faculty member. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit. PREREQUISITE: approval of Out-of-Class Learning and Baccalaureate Contracts.

UNIV 4511 - Holocaust Studies (3)
(Same as JDST 4511). Synthesizing knowledge and methodologies from several disciplines; contexts and implications of the Holocaust; encompass periods before, during, and after the event to explore questions of human values and responsibility; research paper, journal, writing for oral presentation and essay exam. Intended for seniors. [W,I]

UNIV 4520 - Mind/Brain/Intelligence (3)
(Same as PSYC 4305). Interdisciplinary studies of cognition, behavior, emotion, intelligence, and brain mechanisms; synthesis of research contributions from cognitive science, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and philosophy. [I]

UNIV 4527 - The Developing Adult (3)
Early, middle, and late adulthood; social relationships; retirement issues and options; choice in living arrangements; end-of-life concerns.

UNIV 4529 - Character/Society in America (6)
(3529). [W, I]

UNIV 4706 - Managing Software Development (3)
Advanced examination of selected topics in online class listings

UNIV 4830 - Israeli/Arab Conflict (3)
(Same as JDST 4830). Historical, political, cultural dimensions of tensions that have existed between Israelis and Arabs since the founding of the State of Israel with attention to current situation

UNIV 4995 - Senior Project (3)
Academic research or other creative activity resulting in tangible project to demonstrate synthesis of student's Coordinated Study. PREREQUISITE: Completion of UNIV 4990 or equivalent and approval of a learning contract for the project. Students will receive an in-progress grade or a letter grade.