2006-08 Course Descriptions - Catalog - University of Oklahoma

Graduate College (GRAD)The Uni ver sity of Oklahoma 2006-2008 Gen eral Cat a logClassicism and Romanticism with emphasis on contrasts in literary theoryand techniques. No student may earn credit for both 4433 and 5433. (Alt. F)4603 The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (Slashlisted with 5603).Prerequisite: 3423, 3853. A survey of the main literary movements of theperiod with concentrated study on the works of its principal writers. Nostudent may earn credit for both 4603 and 5603. (Alt. Sp)4633 Enlightenment and Sturm und Drang (Slashlisted with 5633).Prerequisite: 3423, 3853. A study of the literature and literary techniquesof the Enlightenment and the reaction thereto expressed in Sturm undDrang fiction and theory. No student may earn credit for both 4633 and5633. (Alt. F)4643 The Nineteenth Century (Slashlisted with 5643). Prerequisite:3423, 3853. A study of the literature and literary techniques of PoeticRealism with emphasis on the drama and the novella. No student may earncredit for both 4643 and 5643. (Alt. F)4663 Early Twentieth Century Literature(Slashlisted with 5663).Prerequisite: 3423, 3853. A study of the literature and theory of the firsthalf of the twentieth century. Special attention will be given to naturalism,impressionism, and expressionism. No student may earn credit for both4663 and 5663. (Alt. F)4773 Post-1945 German Literature and Culture in Modern Europe(Slashlisted with 5773). Prerequisite: 3423, 3853. Study of selected prose,poetry, and drama written after World War II in Austria, East Germany,Switzerland and West Germany, within the context of cultural andeconomic changes. Also includes contemporary German films. No studentmay earn credit for both 4773 and 5773. (F) [IV-WC]4990 Independent Study. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: three courses ingeneral area to be studied; permission of instructor and department. Maybe repeated; maximum credit six hours. Contracted independent study fortopic not currently offered in regularly scheduled courses. Independentstudy may include library and/or laboratory research and field projects. (F, Sp)The prerequisite for courses numbered 5000 and over is 25 hours ofGerman. Other specific prerequisites are so indicated.G5003 History of the German Language (Slashlisted with 4003).Prerequisite: graduate standing. Linguistic, cultural, and social evolution ofthe German language from Indo-European times to the present. Additionalemphasis is given to the place of German within the Germanic family oflanguages and to significant socio-linguistic issues in German-speakingcountries as they enter the new millennium. No student may earn creditfor both 4003 and 5003. (F)G5113 The Middle Ages (Slashlisted with 4113). Prerequisite: Graduatestanding. Secular and religious literature of medieval Germany, Austria,Switzerland, and the Netherlands discussed within the internationalcultural context of the European Middle Ages. No student may earn creditfor both 4113 and 5113. (Alt. F)G5253 Goethe’s Faust and the Problem of Evil (Slashlisted with 4253).Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Intensive study of Faust I, Faust II, and theUrfaust. The social and cultural history of the Faust figure, up to Goethe’sFaust, will also be explored. No student may earn credit for both 4253 and5253. (Irreg.)G5433 German Classicism and Romanticism (Slashlisted with 4433). Acomprehensive study of the characteristics of Classicism and Romanticismwith emphasis on contrasts in philosophy and literary techniques. Nostudent may earn credit for both 4433 and 5433. (Alt. F)G5603 The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (Slashlisted with4603). A survey of the main literary movements of the period withconcentrated study on the works of its principal writers. No student mayearn credit for both 4603 and 5603. (Alt. Sp)G5633 Enlightenment and Sturm und Drang (Slashlisted with 4633). Astudy of the literature and literary techniques of the Enlightenment and thereaction thereto expressed in Sturm und Drang fiction and theory. Nostudent may earn credit for both 4633 and 5633. (Alt. F)G5643 The Nineteenth Century (Slashlisted with 4643). A study of theliterature and literary techniques of Poetic Realism with emphasis on thedrama and the novella. No student may earn credit for both 4643 and5643. (Alt. F)G5663 Early Twentieth Century Literature(Slashlisted with 4663).Prerequisite: Graduate standing. A study of the literature and theory of thefirst half of the twentieth century. Special attention will be given tonaturalism, impressionism, and expressionism. No student may earn creditfor both 4663 and 5663. (Alt. F)G5773 Post-1945 German Literature and Culture in Modern Europe(Slashlisted with 4773). Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Study of selectedprose, poetry, and drama written after World War II in Austria, EastGermany, Switzerland and West Germany, within the context of culturaland economic changes. Also includes contemporary German films. Nostudent may earn credit for both 4773 and 5773. (F)G5910 Problems in Research. 2 to 4 hours. May be repeated with changeof content; maximum credit nine hours. An individual course of intensiveresearch with the area and problem to be determined by the student anddirecting instructor. (F, Sp)G5930 Seminar in German Literature and Culture. 2 to 3 hours.Prerequisite: one 5000-level course in same general area. May be repeatedwith change of subject matter; maximum credit nine hours. In-depth studyof a topic in German literature and culture. (Irreg.)G5980 Research for Master’s Thesis. Variable enrollment, two to ninehours; maximum credit applicable toward degree, four hours. (F, Sp)G5990 Independent Studies. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: graduatestanding, permission of instructor. May be repeated; maximum credit 12hours. Independent reading on one or more topics under the generaldirection of a faculty member. (F, Sp, Su)Graduate College (GRAD)G5003 Oklahoma Scholar-Leadership Enrichment Program GraduateSeminar. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated with change ofcontent; maximum credit 12 hours. An interdisciplinary seminar variable incontent changing with each seminar. Seminars are led by prominent nationaland international scholars and leaders coordinated with a current facultymember in their area of expertise. Emphasis is on enrichment andexploration with scholars to investigate ideas and issues affecting the futureof humanity. (F, Sp)G5990 Graduate Special Topics. 1 to 4 hours. Prerequisite: graduatestanding and permission of instructor. May be repeated with change oftopic; maximum credit twelve hours. Selected topics in graduate areas notusually covered in traditional courses. For any particular section there maybe additional prerequisites required. (F, Sp, Su)G6990 Graduate Advanced Special Topics. 1 to 4 hours. Prerequisite:graduate standing and permission of instructor. May be repeated with changeof content; maximum credit twelve hours. Selected advanced topics ingraduate areas not usually covered in traditional courses. For any particularsection there may be additional prerequisites required. (F, Sp, Su)Greek (GRK)1115 Beginning Greek. Introductory study of the vocabulary and grammarof the Greek language. Some practice in the reading of simple Attic prose;usually excerpts from Xenophon’s Anabasis. (F, Sp, Su) [I-FL]1215 Beginning Greek. Prerequisite: 1115, or first year Greek in highschool. Introductory study of the vocabulary and grammar of the Greeklanguage. Some practice in the reading of simple Attic prose; usuallyexcerpts from Xenophon’s Anabasis. (Sp) [I-FL]The prerequisite for 2000-level courses is 1215 or the equivalent.2113 Intermediate Prose. Select passages from Plato’s minor works, withgrammatical and literary interpretation. (F)The prerequisite for 3000-level courses is one 2000-level course or theequivalent.†G3113 Advanced Prose. May be repeated with change of subject matter;maximum credit six hours. Readings in Plato: Crito and Apology; Lysias:Select Orations; Demosthenes: De Corona. (Sp)3123 New Testament. Prerequisite: 1115 and 1215 or equivalent.Students will study the grammar, vocabulary and style of the Greek NewTestament. Emphasis will be placed on accurate translation. (F)†G3213 Homer. May be repeated with change of subject matter;maximum credit six hours. Select passages from the Iliad and the Odyssey,with particular attention to the peculiarities of the Homeric dialect. (Irreg.)3960 Honors Reading. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to HonorsProgram and one intermediate Greek course. May be repeated; maximumcredit six hours. Consists of topics designated by the instructor in keeping97 Course Descriptions