UNIC 101
Beginning Italian I
Students enrolled in this course will learn the basic skills of speaking and communicating, reading, and writing in the Italian language. Italian culture will be emphasized throughout the term. Audio-visual materials and computer-assisted programs will be available to students as part of the course.
Units: 6.
UNIC 102
Beginning Italian II
Students enrolled in this course will continue learning the skills of speaking and communicating, reading, and writing in the Italian language. Italian culture will be emphasized. Compositions will aid students in further developing their skills in the Italian language. Audio-visual materials and computer-assisted programs will be available to students as part of the course.
Units: 6.
Prerequisite: UNIC 101 or consent of instructor
UNIC 110
English as a Second Language – Freshman Studies I
A modified version of Freshman Studies 100 designed for CESA students with limited English proficiency.
Enrollment limited to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program.
Units: 6.
Prerequisite: Open only to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program
UNIC 115
ESL: English for Academic Purposes I
This course will offer non-native speakers of English the opportunity to further develop key academic language skills including: writing and structuring academic essays, discussion strategies, listening and note-taking skills, reading and vocabulary development. Additional language concerns will be addressed as needed.
Units: 3.
UNIC 116
ESL: English for Academic Purposes
A continuation of English for Academic Purposes I, this course gives non-native speakers of English additional experience developing written and oral academic language skills and understanding the conventions of American academic culture. Students will improve their ability to effectively express complex ideas in English with ease, accuracy and fluency.
Units: 3.
UNIC 121
Beginning Arabic I
An introduction to Modern Standard Arabic. After students learn the alphabet and the sound system, they will get acquainted with the basic skills of speaking, understanding, reading and writing Modern Standard Arabic. The course includes a strong cultural component, with such items as films and music.
Units: 6.
UNIC 122
Beginning Arabic II
A continuation of Beginning Arabic I. Students will continue working on the ability to perceive and produce the sounds out of which Arabic words are made, with further practice in the basic language skills. Particular emphasis will be placed on the cultural component.
Units: 6.
Prerequisite: UNIC 121
UNIC 130
Public-Speaking Practicum
Emphasizes theory, skills, and practice of presentational speaking relative to a variety of forms of communication (including ceremonial, persuasive, and impromptu speaking; intercultural communication; use of PowerPoint; and podcasts). This course will assist students in developing their academic and professional communication skills through hands-on practice, classroom activities, self-assessments, and review of others’ speeches.
Units: 6.
UNIC 140
Personal Sustainability
This course offers a broad, holistic examination and reflection of the effects of lifestyle, wellness, and health promotion on the individual an society. The goal will be to discuss and research current wellness topics and examine ways to improve personal well-being.
Units: 3.
UNIC 145
Introduction to Digital Cultures
This course interrogates the nature of digital media and examines the ways in which new informaton technologies are affecting everyday life, culture, institutions, groups, and identity. As such, our goal will be to map the current Internet cultures and introduce students to various online technologies and platforms.
Units: 6.
UNIC 201
Intermediate Transitional Italian
Review of the basic skills of speaking and communicating, reading, and writing in the Italian language. Additional selected texts and compositions will reinforce previously learned material. Italian culture will be emphasized. Audio-visual and computer-assisted programs will be available to students as part of the course.
Units: 6.
Prerequisite: UNIC 102 or consent of instructor
UNIC 203
British Crime Fiction
The course will offer a survey of the development of crime fiction in Britain from the mid-nineteenth century to the pre sent. Taught as a lecture/discussion class, it will also attempt to exploit the London setting to provide a physical context for some of the work under scrutiny. Students will be able to develop their analytical and writing skills, and should expect to achieve a good grasp of the characteristics of genre fiction; they should also be able to recognise the contribution that a study of these popular forms can make to developing a broader understanding of the values and concerns of the society within which they arise.
Units: 6.
Prerequisite: Must be attending the Lawrence London Centre. Sophomore standing
UNIC 206
English as a Second Language – English in the American University
An introduction to academic English at the university level designed for students with limited English proficiency. Students work to develop English proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing through the exploration of different academic disciplines.
Enrollment limited to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program.
Units: 6.
Prerequisite: Open only to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program
UNIC 207
English as a Second Language – Speaking and Listening
This course focuses on developing speaking and listening skills in English. May be taken for 3 or 6 units.
Enrollment limited to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program.
Units: 3 OR 6.
Prerequisite: Open only to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program
UNIC 208
English as a Second Language – Advanced Communicative English
This course focuses on developing increased communicative competence in English as a second language. In addition, it introduces some of the components of communication and the conventions of discourse in English.
Enrollment limited to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program.
Units: 6.
Prerequisite: Open only to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program
UNIC 209
English as a Second Language – Experiential Language Learning
Development of English language proficiency in a specialized field of study. Students design and complete projects based on intensive exploration of a specific English-speaking environment, such as a university course or a community volunteer site. The course may be repeated if based on the exploration of a different and progressively more challenging language-learning environment.
Enrollment limited to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program.
Units: 1 TO 3.
Prerequisite: Open only to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program
UNIC 210
Prize Fiction
A comparative study of recent winners of the American Pulitzer and British Booker Prizes in fiction. Authors read may include Smiley, Ondaatje, Shaara, Trevor, Lively, Coetzee, and Proulx. Lecture and discussion.
Units: 6.
UNIC 211
Introduction to American Society I
An introduction to life in America and to academic life at an American university for foreign-exchange students. Students will explore American values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior through formal study, structured observation and interviews of Americans, and through the analysis of their everyday living and studying at Lawrence.
Enrollment limited to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program.
Units: 2.
Prerequisite: Open only to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program
UNIC 212
Introduction to American Society II
An introduction to life in America and to academic life at an American university for foreign-exchange students. Students will explore American values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior through formal study, structured observation and interviews of Americans, and through the analysis of their everyday living and studying at Lawrence.
Enrollment limited to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program.
Units: 1.
Prerequisite: Open only to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program
UNIC 213
Introduction to American Society III
An introduction to life in America and to academic life at an American university for foreign-exchange students. Students will explore American values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior through formal study, structured observation and interviews of Americans, and through the analysis of their everyday living and studying at Lawrence.
Enrollment limited to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program.
Units: 1.
Prerequisite: Open only to students in the Waseda Visiting Student program
UNIC 214
ESL Through American Fiction
Through close reading and analysis of American fiction, visiting students in the Waseda program will continue to develop their English language proficiency and their understanding of American culture.
Units: 6.
UNIC 220
The Ethical Lyricists
A study of contemporary life as represented in lyric poetry. Readings will include lyrics by Zbigniew Herbert, Philip Larkin, Adrienne Rich, and others. Lecture and discussion.
Units: 6.
UNIC 221
Intermediate Arabic I
In this course, students will acquire new and more complex linguistic structures and be exposed to a wider range of written and oral texts, so that they may start speaking, reading and writing at a higher level. Selected newspaper articles and short stories will be introduced. The cultural component will be particularly emphasized.
Units: 6.
Prerequisite: UNIC 122
UNIC 260
British Life and Culture
This compulsory course utilizes visiting speakers, site visits, small group fieldwork and short research projects to introduce students to contemporary life in London and the United Kingdom. Site visits usually include the Museum of London, Imperial War Museum, London Mosque, and a football match. Speakers have included religious leaders representing several different traditions and a homeless couple, among others. The course is designed so that the majority of work takes place during the single class meeting, allowing students the possibility of pursuing up to three elective courses.
Units: 3.
Prerequisite: Must be attending the Lawrence London Center
UNIC 262
“The Fields Beneath”: Discovering London’s Histories
This interdisciplinary course aims to give students a thorough grounding in the chronology of London’s development from Roman settlement on the periphery of Empire to 21st-century “World City.” The use of contemporary literary and visual sources will serve both to develop students’ historical imagination and to enable them critically to examine the concepts involved in the discipline of history itself. Alongside this historical approach, a theoretical examination of specific themes and topics will be used to explore the nature of “the town as palimpsest,” a layered structure in which the past is never entirely obliterated by what succeeds it. Examples of such themes and topics might include,
inter alia, religious observance, theatrical presentation, immigration, commerce, domestic life, and government.
Offered at the London Centre.
Units: 6.
Prerequisite: Must be attending the Lawrence London Centre.
UNIC 264
London Internship
Students in the internship program participate in this seminar meeting once per week and building upon the field study, lectures, and discussions in the British Life and Culture course. Students are expected to maintain a journal with substantial entries each week that critically reflect on their experiences from intercultural, cross-cultural, social, ethical, organizational, and interpersonal perspectives. Students are also required to complete short reflective essays and a final internship essay interrogating their experiences in terms of the course readings, class discussions in the seminar and the British Life and Culture course, and the broader issue of how a liberal arts-informed perspective frames one’s experience in the workplace.
Units: 6.
Prerequisite: Must be attending the Lawrence London Centre.
UNIC 300
Internship: Journalism and the Liberal Arts
Intensive study, under the direction of a faculty member, of topics related to a student’s work on
The Lawrentian and other local publications or media outlets. Expectations include regular meetings with a faculty member, outside reading, and a final project or paper.
Units: 3.
UNIC 315
Topics in Civic Engagement and Service Learning
This course will focus on civic engagement through experiential learning. Modes of instruction may involve readings, discussion, field trips, guest lecturers, and service activities. Students will work on a project or projects that address an issue in the local community, in partnership with nonprofit agencies, community members, and local governments. Specific projects will vary each term the course is offered. May be repeated when topic is different.
Units: 1 TO 98.
UNIC 345
Topics in New Media Studies
An in-depth examination of a topic in new media studies and emerging technologies. Presentations, lectures, and discussions will interrogate issues relevant to the critique of new media. Students will carry out independent research and detailed analysis.
Topic for Spring 2014: Pwnd!!! Order, Conflict, & Unrest in Virtual Worlds
This course examines the governance of virtual worlds, as well as the conflict and unrest that emerge in these environments. Investigating a broad range of virtual worlds, such as gaming worlds, social worlds, and kid/teen worlds, this course will analyze how these spaces are designed and regulated, more importantly, how their users/players resist some of these governance structures. Accordingly, the course will look at issues that arise from intellectual property ownership, sales of virtual items in real-world websites like eBay, goldfarming, griefing, and virtual harassment, including virtual rape. Specifically, we will investigate how the events that take place in these environments bear the potential to affect our offline lives by redefining our legal systems and policies that govern the Internet at large.
Units: 6.
Prerequisite: UNIC 145, ART 245, or sophomore standing
UNIC 370
Academic Research and Academic Culture
This course will help students who are involved in a research project, developing a senior experience, or pursuing an honors project, to locate, understand, and evaluate published academic resources in relevant fields, and expand their familiarity with the work of the academy beyond the classroom.
Units: 1 OR 2.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing
UNIC 410
Senior Studies
This course will allow interested seniors to revisit Freshman Studies. The class will reconsider four works from Freshman Studies as well as two new works recommended by the students themselves. The aim is to see if questions raised in the first year of college still resonate in the weeks before graduation.
Units: 6.
Prerequisite: Senior standing
UNIC 470
Fringe Science
A course for advanced natural sciences and mathematics majors, who will use their knowledge of science to critically explore works of fringe science, including topics such as Capra's Tao of Physics and Talbot's Holographic Universe.
Units: 6.
Prerequisite: PHYS 130 or PHYS 160, declared major in a natural science, and junior standing
