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UGS 303 - First-Year Signature Course

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3.4 Avg. GPA

Restricted to first-year students. Large-group lecture and discussion class focusing on a contemporary issue. Designed to introduce undergraduates to scholarly analysis from an interdisciplinary perspective. Includes an introduction to University resources, such as research facilities, museums, and attendance at University lectures or performances as assigned. Multiple sections may be offered in the fall and spring with various topics and instructors. Only one of the following may be counted: Tutorial Course 301, 302, Undergraduate Studies 302, 303. Designed to accommodate 100 or more students. Topic: Visible Speech: Writing Systems, Scripts, and Literacy. Topic des cription: Explores how it is possible to record speech and thoughts in visible form, and to understand what others have recorded. Investiga tes the origins of writing five millennia ago; types of writing ( cuneiform, hieroglyphs, Chinese, alphabets); decipherment; and the cultu ral impact of literacy.

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Anyone in Hillman's Classics of World Poetry remember what store he said to get the looseleaf book required in class?

Jose Ramirez @UGS 303 (about 4 months ago)

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Need these books?

Farah Mithani @UGS 303 (about 5 months ago)

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For Dr. Foster Education class, does anyone know the layout of the final exam?

Kelley Wang @UGS 303 (about 5 months ago)

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For Foster's US public education class, should the position paper be written to show the side (pro/con) you presented on in discussion?

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What chapter in Ravitch do we need to read by next Wednesday?

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What are the different kinds of social capital (for Dr. Foster's US education class)?

Kelley Wang @UGS 303 (about 7 months ago)

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For those of you in Dr. Foster's US public education class, has anyone formed any study groups?

Kelley Wang @UGS 303 (about 7 months ago)

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Gebhardt?

Angela Bumstead @UGS 303 (about 8 months ago)

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Is anyone in Hillman's UGS303 American Experience through autobio? If so, what are the assignments and how is the class? Just added it to my sched?

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Has anyone taken MUS 313 Fundamentals of Music: Piano? If you have, can you tell me about it? Was it fun?

Jose Gomez @UGS 303 (about 9 months ago)

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Delgago-Reyes?

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Anyone in the UGS FIG for international relations?

Kiran Alibhai @UGS 303 (about 10 months ago)

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Anyone in the liberal arts FIG Intro to Humanities?

Chloe Yu @UGS 303 (about 10 months ago)

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Is professor R Bigler a good lecturer?

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Kahlor?

Vanessa Question @UGS 303 (about 10 months ago)

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