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

Course Selection Guidebook – Fall 2011202. Introduction to Latin Poetry - (GER 5) Spring (3) A major poet will be read at length ornumerous brief selections from classical and medieval Latin poetry will be covered. Prerequisite:Latin 201 or departmental placement.Classical Civilization150. Freshman Seminar - Fall and Spring (3 or 4) Open only to Freshmen. See separate listing fordescription of this course.205. Greek and Roman Mythology – (GER 5) Fall and Spring (3) The origins and development ofClassical mythology and heroic legend as religious belief, its relation to other mythologies, and itsadaptation as literary and artistic symbol from Homer through the 21 st century.207. Greek Civilization- (GER 4A, 5) Fall (3) A survey of ancient Greek culture from the BronzeAge to the time of Alexander the Great, examining the evolution of Greek society, art, literatureand material culture in the historical context of political and economic developments.208. Roman Civilization - (GER 4A, 5) Spring (3) A survey of Roman culture from the foundingRome to early medieval period, examining the evolution of Roman society, art, literature andmaterial culture in the historical context of political and economic developments.217. Greek Archaeology and Art - (GER 4A, 5) Fall (3) An archaeological consideration of theMinoan, Mycenaean, Archaic, and Classical periods of Greek civilization. Architecture, sculpture,painting, and the minor arts are included.218. Roman Archaeology and Art - (GER 4A, 5) Spring (3) The architecture, painting, andsculpture of Hellenistic Greece and Rome until the 4 th c. A.D. from the archaeological viewpoint.Byzantine art, as found in Greece and Italy, will also be included.Computer ScienceComputer Science offers several courses that are often taken by incoming freshmen. Students whoplan on majoring in one of the sciences, a social science, or business are well-served by learning toprogram a computer by taking some portion of the course sequence consisting of CSCI 141, 241,301. Programming is a fundamental skill in using symbolic mathematics packages (such as Maple,Mathematica, and MathCAD) and in using statistical packages (such as SPSS and SAS). Theintroductory programming sequence is taught using Python.Students with credit for CSCI 141 (or equivalent experience) should start with CSCI 241. Anystudent with experience in programming who has questions about which level is appropriateshould make an appointment to see the department’s Undergraduate Director and bring with themtextbooks used, programs written, or other concrete work product.The other course commonly taken by freshmen is CSCI 131, which is intended to provide fluencywith computers including: data representation, computer organization, operating systems,networking, algorithms, and applications. The co-requisite lab provides hands-on instruction inthese areas. Some concentrations require CSCI 131 to fulfill their concentration computingrequirement. CSCI 131 was substantially revamped for the 2009/10 academic year.Freshmen should note that CSCI 141 can be a time-consuming course for students who have notlearned to budget their time carefully. The department recommends that prospective majors36