Course Selection Guidebook [pdf] - College of William and Mary

Course Selection Guidebook – Fall 2011and these courses can be taken in either the Fall or Spring semesters. Art History 251 and ArtHistory 252 are the fundamental courses for the discipline. Art History 251 is offered every falland Art History 252 is offered every spring. Art History 150W is a Freshman Seminar that focuseson different topics and approaches to the study of art. This course can be taken to satisfy theWriting Proficiency Requirement and is offered in the fall.For more information, please contact the department at (757) 221-2519.Introductory Courses for Studio Art150W. Freshman Seminar - Fall (4) See separate listing for description of this course.211. Two-Dimensional Foundations - (GER 6) Fall and Spring (3,3) Introduction to visualexpressive concerns through lectures and projects in drawing, color, and design as they functiontwo-dimensionally. Six studio hours.212. Three-Dimensional Foundations - (GER 6) Fall and Spring (3,3) Creative problem solving ina variety of media dealing with the elements of three-dimensional form (line, surface, volume,mass, color, light, and space) and exploring concepts of image, message, process, style, andexpression. Six studio hours.Introductory Courses for Art History150W. Freshman Seminar - Fall or Spring (4) See separate listing for description of this course.251. Survey of the History of Art I - (GER 4A, 5) Fall (3,3) The study of ancient and medieval art.Illustrated lectures and readings.252. Survey of the History of Art II - (GER 4A, 5) Spring (3,3) The study of European andAmerican art from the Renaissance to the present. Illustrated lectures and readings.BiologyThe program of the Department of Biology provides majors with a sound introduction to theprinciples of biology and an appreciation for the diversity and complexity of living things. Thedepartment also provides majors with a breadth and a depth of training and a variety ofapproaches to the study of life, while allowing maximum flexibility in the development ofprograms consistent with the interests and needs of individual students.Students who do not plan to major in biology, but wish to meet the GER 2B requirement in thisdiscipline, may wish to register for Biology 100. Other options include: Biology 103, 105, 106,108, 110, 220/221, and 225/226. Biology 220/221 and 225/226 are intended for students whointend to major in the science and pre-health professional students. These courses are difficultwithout a good working knowledge of high school biology and, especially for Biology 220, alsohigh school chemistry.Students who plan to major in Biology should register for Biology 220/221 in the first semester,followed by Biology 225/226 the second semester. Although it is not essential, a student maychoose to register for Chemistry 103/103L (General Chemistry with laboratory) concurrently withBiology 220/221, but the required four-course Chemistry sequence should be begun no later thanthe third semester. Majors may wish to take Biology 205 (General Botany) and Biology 206(General Zoology) in the second year because these two courses are prerequisites for some30