Courses—A through G and course numbers and symbols key

EngC 1014. University Writing and Critical Reading:Contemporary Public Issues. (4 cr. §1011, §1012,§1013, §1015, §1014H, §GC 1422, §GC 1423, §GC 1424.Prereq–Some sections limited to ESL)Writing on topics concerning citizenship and publicethics. Projects involve critical reading/interpretationof selected texts, research in various types ofresources, and writing through several drafting steps.Finished writing is revised/edited to meet universitylevelstandards.EngC 1014H. University Writing and CriticalReading: Contemporary Public Issues. (4 cr. §1011,§1012, §1013, §1014, §1015, §GC 1422, §GC 1423, §GC1424. Prereq–Honors)Writing on topics concerning citizenship, publicethics. Critical reading/interpretation of texts,research in various resources, writing through severaldrafting steps. Finished writing is revised/edited tomeet university-level standards of persuasiveness,precision, and correctness.EngC 1015. University Writing and Critical Reading:Perspectives on Globalization. (4 cr. §1011, §1012,§1013, §1014, §GC 1422, §GC 1423, §GC 1424.Prereq–Placement in category 2 or 3; some sectionslimited to ESL)Critical reading/interpretation of selected texts.Research in various types of resources, includingInternet. Writing through several drafting steps.Finished writing is revised/edited to meet universitylevelstandards of persuasiveness, precision, andcorrectness.EngC 1021. Intermediate Expository Writing. (4 cr.Prereq–1011 or 1012 or 1013 or 1014)Focuses on the range of choices writers make basedon audience, purpose, and context. Relies on criticalreading and a variety of writing assignments toimprove control over writing and the effect it willhave on intended audiences.EngC 1021W. Intermediate Expository Writing. (4 cr.Prereq–1011 or 1012 or 1013 or 1014)Focuses on the range of choices writers make basedon audience, purpose, and context. Relies on criticalreading and a variety of writing assignments toimprove control over writing and the effect it willhave on intended audiences.EngC 1601W. English Language and Society. (4 cr)Provides a general, non-technical understanding ofthe systematic, dynamic and creative nature ofhuman language, with special application to theEnglish language.EngC 3027W. Advanced Expository Writing. (4 cr.Prereq–Completion of freshman writing requirement)Incorporating narrative, descriptive, analytical,persuasive techniques into writing on general topics.Effective argumentation through critical reading, useof library resources, awareness of context/audience.EngC 3603W. World Englishes. (3 cr)Historical background, psychosocial significance,and linguistic characteristics of diverging varieties ofEnglish spoken around the world, especially inpostcolonial contexts (Caribbean, Africa, Asia).Development of local standards/vernaculars.Sociolinguistic methods of analysis.EngC 3605W. Social Variation in American English.(4 cr)Description and analysis of English languagevariation from a sociohistorical perspective in theUnited States and the Caribbean. Social history ofmigrations (voluntary and enforced) leading to thedevelopment of regional and rural dialects, pidgins,creoles and urban varieties.EngC 3606. Literacy and American CulturalDiversity. (4 cr)Academic study of the nature, acquisition,institutionalization, and present state of literacy inthe United States. Special focus on issues ofculturally diverse and disadvantaged members ofsociety. Service-learning component requirestutoring (min. 2 hours per week) of children andadults in community service agencies.EngC 3621W. Writing Beyond the Academy. (4 cr.Prereq–Completion of freshman writing requirement,60 cr)Analyses of writing styles, genres, and rhetoricalcontexts outside the academy in a semester-longinternship. Students must have an approved sitearranged by the OSLO office and the Director ofUndergraduate Studies of the English Department.EngC 3650. Topics in Rhetoric, Composition, andLanguage. (3 cr)Topics specified in Class Schedule.EngC 5051. Graduate Research Writing Practice forNon-native Speakers of English. (3 cr. Prereq–Gradstudent)Graduate-level writing techniques/formats for summaries,critiques, research, and abstracts. Persuasion,documentation, structure, grammar, vocabulary, fieldspecificrequirements. Writing through several drafts,using mentor in specific field of study. Revising/editing to meet graduate standards. Discussions.EngC 5690. Minnesota Writing Project: DirectedStudies. (1-3 cr [max 30 cr])Workshops in which writing teachers investigatecurrent theories of writing and writing pedagogy,write for publication, and explore research topics inapplied literacy.Entomology (Ent)Department of EntomologyCollege of Agricultural, Food andEnvironmental SciencesEnt 3001. Insects and Insect Management. (1 cr.Prereq–Biol 1009 or equiv)Principal orders of insects/arachnids. Introduction tostructure, physiology, population dynamics, andmanagement. Lecture/lab. Meets in weeks 1-4.Ent 3005. Insect Biology. (3 cr)Survey of diversity/biology of insects. Insectbehavior (including social insects), pollination,herbivory, insects as disease vectors, beneficialinsects, insect population dynamics/ecology.Emphasizes insects’ role in agricultural, urban,natural systems. Lecture/lab. Required Saturday fieldtrip on second weekend of semester.Ent 4005. Economic Entomology. (3 cr; A-F only)Management of insect populations. Life histories.Habits/recognition of insect pests of field/vegetablecrops. Lecture/lab.Ent 4015. Ornamentals and Turf Entomolgy. (3 cr.Prereq–1xxx course in biol or hort or forest resources)Diagnosis and management of insect pests inlandscape plants. Emphasis on the principles ofbiological control, biorational pesticides, andintegrated pest management.Ent 4021. Honey Bees and Insect Societies. (3 cr.Prereq–Biol 1009 or #)Natural history, identification, and behavior of honeybees and other social insects. Evolution of socialbehavior, pheromones and communication,organization and division of labor, social parasitism.Lab with honey bee management and maintenance ofother social bees for pollination.Ent 4022. Honey Bee Management. (1 cr.Prereq–4021 recommended, Biol 1009 or #)Field course for students interested in honey beemanagement and the conservation and maintenanceof other bee pollinators. Work with live bee coloniesand participate in field research problems related tohoney bee behavior and management.Ent 4096. Professional Experience Program:Internship. (1-3 cr; S-N only. Prereq–COAFES jr or sr, #,complete internship contract available in COAFESCareer Services before registering)Professional experience in entomology firms orgovernment agencies through supervised practicalexperience; evaluative reports and consultations withfaculty advisers and employers.Course DescriptionsEnt 4231. Insect Behavior. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq–Biol1009 or equiv or #; [3005 or EEB 3111] recommended)Diversity of behavior in insects. Modes ofperception, ways in which stimuli are translated intobehavior. Genetic basis of behavior. Behavioral traitswith Mendelian and more complex modes ofinheritance. Natural history of insect behavior.Emphasizes how evolution has shaped diversity ofbehaviors. Movement/dispersal, feeding, defense/escape, mating/reproduction, sociality. Case studies.Ent 4251. Forest and Shade Tree Entomology. (3 cr)Biology, ecology, population management of forest/shade tree insects. Emphasizes predisposing factors/integrated management. Lecture/lab. RequiredSaturday field trip on second weekend of semester.Ent 4281. Veterinary Entomology. (3 cr; A-F only)Biology/management of insects, mites, ticks thataffect livestock, poultry, companion animals.Emphasizes problem identification/solving. Lecture,lab.Ent 5011. Insect Structure and Function. (4 cr;A-F only. Prereq–3005 or #)Comparative study of insect structures/functionsfrom evolutionary perspective. Introduction tophysiology of digestion, respiration, other organsystems.Ent 5021. Insect Taxonomy and Phylogeny. (4 cr.Prereq–3001 or equiv)Identification of families of adult insects; evolutionand classification of insects; techniques of collectingand curating insects; principles of phylogenyreconstruction.Ent 5031. Insect Physiology. (2 cr; A-F only.Prereq–5011, biochem course or #)Essential processes of insects. Nerve and musclemechanisms, energy metabolism, respiration,nutrition and digestion, excretion, regulation andinteractions of processes, sensory mechanisms, andbehavior. Reproductive behavior, embryology, andpostembryonic development of insects.Ent 5041. Insect Ecology. (3 cr. Prereq–Biol 5041 orEBB 5122 or #; offered fall 1998 and alt yrs)Synthetic analysis of the causes of insect diversityand of fluctuations in insect abundance. Focus onabiotic, biotic, and evolutionary mechanismsinfluencing insect populations and communities.Ent 5211. Insect Pest Management. (3 cr.Prereq–3005 or #)Prevention or suppression of injurious insects byintegrating multiple control tactics, e.g., chemical,biological, cultural. Strategies to optimize thedynamic integration of control methodologies incontext of their economic, environmental, and socialconsequences.Ent 5241. Ecological Risk Assessment. (3 cr. Prereq–#)Evaluating current/potential impact of physical,chemical, biological agents on ecosystems.Identifying ecological stressors, assessing level ofexposure, measuring ecological responses,communicating/managing risks. Class participation,two reaction papers, final exam, small-group project.Ent 5275. Medical Entomology. (3 cr. Prereq–3005 or#; offered 1998 and alt yrs)Biology of arthropod vectors of human disease.Emphasis on disease transmission and host, vector,and pathogen interactions.Ent 5311. Sampling Biological Populations. (3 cr.Prereq–Stat 5021 or equiv)Sampling plans for study of field/lab populations.Statistical distributions/techniques for detecting/coping with aggregation. Randomization, requiredsample size, optimal allocation for commonprobability design. Sequential plans for makingdecisions.Ent 5321. Ecology of Agricultural Systems. (3 cr;A-F only. §Agro 5321. Prereq–[[3xxx or above] course in[Agro or AnSc or Hort], [3xxx or above] course in [Ent orPlPa or Soil]] or #)Ecological approach to problems in agriculturalsystems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiryare developed/applied.Course Descriptions365For definitions of course numbers, symbols, and abbreviations, see page 296.