University of Massachusetts Boston Schedule of Courses for Fall 2001, Second edition, July 2001

116 Pages·2001·6.3 MB·English

by  University of Massachusetts Boston

University Massachusetts Boston
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The UMass Boston
Schedule of Courses
FOR FALL 2001
With information for undergraduate,
graduate, and non-degree students
about preparing to register and the
registration process.
Second edition, July 2001
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Phones on campus?
You can find telephones specifically for touch-tone
registration in the first floor lobbies of Wheatley Hall,
McCormack Hall, and the Quinn Administration Building.
Course descriptions?
They're in the UMass Boston undergraduate and
graduate catalogs and atthe UMass Boston
web site (wi/ifw.umb.edu). Ifyou need a catalog,
call 617.287.6000.
Registration changes?
If you've already registered and you want to make a
change, see "After You Register" on page 8. You can add
or drop courses up through September 11
Weather emergencies?
To find out if classes have been cancelled, after 5:30 a.m.
call 617.287.5000, visit www.umb.edu, watch channel 4, 5,
or 7, or listen to WUMB, WBUR, WRKO, or WBZ.
Questions?
Ifyou need information about studying at
UMass Boston that you can'tfind in this publication,
see "Whereto Learn More" on page 36.
Pleasenotethatwhileeveryeffort hasbeen madetoensuretheaccuracyofthe
information inthispublication, theinformation issubjecttochange, andthispublication
isneitheracontractnoranoffertomakeacontract.
Tolearnaboutschedulechangesmadeafterthispublicationwenttoprint, visitthe
undergraduateorgraduateregistrar'soffice,whereprintedaddendawill beavailable.
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The UMass Boston Schedule of Courses
with information for
newly enrolled students
continuing students
non-degree students
(students taking courses without
entering degree programs)
about
undergraduate and graduate courses
daytime and evening courses
off-campus and Saturday courses
registration procedures
advising
tuition, fees, and payments
important academic requirements
where to find more information
Second edition, July 2001
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What's Inside
FirstThings First (preparing to register) 3
Howto Usethe Touch-Tone Registration System 6
AfterYou Register (adding and dropping, waiting list, pass/fail,
and withdrawal procedures) 8
Information Particularlyfor Undergraduates
Advising and Testing 11
The General Education Requirement 13
The Diversity Requirement 14
The Writing Proficiency Requirement 15
College of Arts and Sciences Information 18
College of Management Information 22
College of Nursing and Health Sciences information 23
Exercise Science and Physical Education Department Information 24
College of Public and Community Service Information 25
Information about "DCCDE" Courses 26
Information for Non-Degree students 28
Information for International Students 32
Tuition, Fees, and Payments 33
Whereto Learn More 36
Undergraduate Course Schedule
First-Year Seminars 40
Intermediate Seminars 42
Diversity Courses 45
College of Arts and Sciences 48
College of Management 82
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, including
Exercise Science and Physical Education Department 85
College of Public and Community Service 88
Teacher Education and Occupational Education Courses 91
Graduate Course Schedule 94
Listing ofAcademic Programs 107
Listing of Courses Meeting the Diversity Requirement .108
University Calendar inside back cover
Registration-Related Dates to Remember
Registration for most courses (including late registration)
Continuing Degree-seeking Students April 30-September 11 (M-Tu)
New Degree-seeking Students Varies by program, ends September 11 (Tu)
Undergraduate non-degree students August 13-September 11 (M-Tu)
Graduate non-degree students Varies by program, ends September 11 (Tu)
DCCDE* course registration (including late registration) July 30-September 29 (M-Sa)
Classes begin
Most courses September4-10 (Tu-M)
DCCDE Fridayevening courses September 14 (F)
DCCDE Saturday courses September 15 (Sa)
DCCDE Off-campus courses September 17-20 (M-Th)
Course withdrawal and pass-fail deadline
most courses November4 (Su)
DCCDE courses November 12 (M)
Registration forspring 2002 begins
most courses November 26 (M)
DCCDE courses November 26 (M)
‘Coursesand sections identified in thispublication with a "dccde" codeareadministered bythe university's
Division ofCorporate, Continuing, and Distance Education; mostofthemarescheduled on Fridayevenings
and Saturdaysat UMass Boston and onweekdayeveningsatoff-campus locations. (See page 26.)
Besure to check the complete universitycalendaron the inside backcover.
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First Things First
Getting information before you register
Ifyou have recently been admitted to a degree or certificate program, and are beginning your
studies at UMass Boston, you should already have been informed aboutthe processthrough which
you will choose courses and begin registration. Ifyou believe thatyou need more information, check
with the Undergraduate Admissions Office at 617.287,6100 (ifyou are an undergraduate) orwith
your program director (ifyou are a graduate student).
Ifyou are a continuing student enrolled in a degree or certificate program, the University has sent
you important information you will need for registration. The information inc—ludes yourstudent ID
number, your personal identification number(PIN), and your "access period" that is, the period
during which you are eligible to register. As a rule, the more credits you have accumulated, the earlier
the access period will begin. Ifyou are concerned becauseyou haven't received this information,
checkwith the Undergraduate Registrar's Office at 617.287.6200 orthe Graduate Registrar's Office
at 617.287,6401.
You should also be sure, before you register, to discussyour course selections and academic require-
ments with an appropriate advisorfrom the University Advising Center oryourcollege, major depart-
ment, or graduate program.
Ifyou are an undergraduate in the College of Public and Community Service (CPCS) oryou
wantto registerfora CPCS course, please seethe information on page 25. Registration proce-
dures for CPCS differfrom those described in this publication, and involve advising in the CPCS
Student Services Office and on-line registration.
Ifyou wantto study at UMass Boston without seeking a degree or certificate, please seethe
"Information for Non-Degree Students" on page 28. You arewelcome to take nearly any course as
long as you are academically prepared for it and space is available (for graduate courses, you will
need permission from the graduate program director). You mayalso be able to apply credits you have
earned to degree or certificate requirements.
Ifyou wanttotake an off-campus, Friday evening, or Saturday course, oranyothercourse or
section identified with a "dccde" code in this publication, please seethe information on page 26.
These courses, which are administered bythe University's Division of Corporate, Continuing, and
Distance Education, are like other UMass Boston courses in terms oftheir substance and relationship
to degree requirements, butthe registration procedures, charges, and dates forthem differfrom
those for most courses listed in this publication.
Ifyou are neithera citizen nora permanent residentofthe United States, please see
"Information for International Students" on page 32.
We encourage you to review course descriptions for all courses you might wantto take. You can find
them in the UMass Boston Undergraduate Catalog and GraduateBulletin, the Corporate, Continuing
andDistance Education Bulletin (for off-campus and weekend courses), and also atthe UMass Boston
web site, www.umb.edu. To find out howto obtain one ofthese publications, call 617.287.6000. To
reach course descriptions atvwvw.umb.edu, click on "Academics" and follow links to the program
offering the course(s) in which you are interested.
Pleasesee "Using thispublication"on the followingpage.
Name Changes
Please notethatthe College of Nursing and the Human Performance
and Fitness Departmentare nowthe Collegeof Nursing and Health
Sciences and the Exercise Science and Physical Education Department.
The new names are used in this publication. The NURSN6 codefor
nursing courses isthesame, butthe old HPF code has changed to ESPE,
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First Things First (continued)
Using this publication
We encourage you to review the sections on:
m "AfterYou Register" (page 8),
calendar information (page 2 and inside back cover), and
tuition, fees, and payments (page 33)
Ifyou are an undergraduate in one ofthe colleges listed below, please be sureto reviewthe
sections of particular importance to you. These are:
College ofArts and Sciences: Advising and Testing (page 11), General Education (page 13), Diversity
Requirement (page 14), Writing Proficiency Requirement(page 15), College ofArts and Sciences
Information (page 18)
College of Management: Advising and Testing (page 11), General Education (page 13), Diversity
Requirement (page 14), College of Management Information (page 22)
College of Nursing and Health Sciences: Advising and Testing (page 11),
Diversity Requirement (page 14),
Writing Proficiency Requirement (page 15), College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Information (page 23)
Exercise Science and Physical Education Department of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences:
Advising and Testing (page 11), Diversity Requirement (page 14), Writing Proficiency Requirement
(page 15), Exercise Science and Physical Education Information (page 24)
To use the schedule information, look first in the appropriate section:
College ofArts and Sciences Undergraduate Courses (page 48)
College of Management Undergraduate Courses (page 82)
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Undergraduate Courses (page 86)
Exercise Science and Physical Education Undergraduate Courses (page 85)
College of Public and Community Service Undergraduate Courses (page 88)
Graduate Courses (page 94)
Then lookforthe appropriate departmentor program heading, forexample, American Studies (AMST).
Courses are grouped underthese headings. Foreach course, you can find information likethis:
Course Distribution Course Credits
Number Area Title
\ 1 1 !
1 1
Y 1
208 H TheEighties&Beyond 3credits
147103 section 1 TuTh8:30-9:45 W/1/057 Moriarty
A A A
f t
1 i 1 i
Schedule Section Day& Place Instructor
Number Number Time
You can use this information, togetherwith the worksheet on the following page, to plan your
schedule. Please note that evening courses are identified by a star (). Courses administered bythe
Division of Corporate, Continuing, and Distance Education are identified bythe code "dccde" (see
page 26 for more information about "dccde" courses).
If you still have questions, see "Where to Learn More" on page 36.
To register, continue to "Howto Use theTouch-Tone Registration System" on page 6.
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Schedule Worksheet
Most classes are scheduled atthetimes given below. You can usethe open spacesforclassesthat meet at othertimes.
MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY
8:30-9:20
9:30-10:20
10:30-11:20
11:30-12:20
12:30-1:20
1:30-2:20
2:30-3:20 FreePeriod FreePeriod
3:30-4:20
6:00-7:15
7:30-8:45
TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY
8:30-9:45
10:00-11:15
11:30-12:45
1:00-2:15
2:30-3:45
4:00-5:45
6:00-7:15
7:30-8:45
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How
to Use the Touch-Tone Registration System
What you can do by phone
Ifyou are
a College ofArts and Sciences undergraduate
a College of Management undergraduate
a College of Nursing and Health Sciences undergraduate (this college includesthe Exercise Science
and Physical Education Department)
a graduate student
a continuing undergraduate non-degree student
You can
registerfor a course or section
add or drop a course orsection after having previously registered
change the number of credits of a variable-credit courseforwhich you have previously registered
To do so, see "Registering, Adding, and Dropping Procedures" on the next page. Please also review
"Adding and Dropping Courses" on page 8.
You can also
register(ifyou are an undergraduate)to take a course pass/fail, orchange pass/fail status to
normal status
withdrawfrom a course
To do so, see "Pass/Fail and CourseWithdrawal Procedures" on page 10. Please also review "Taking
Courses Pass/Fail" and "Withdrawing from Courses" on pages 8 and 9.
Please do not
use the system to registerfor G100-level courses (First-Year Seminars), undergraduate College of
Public and Community Service competencies or instructional activities, or "dccde" courses.
What information you wiii need in order to register
Afteryou have chosen your courses, be sure you know
your access period (the period during which you can initiate registration, or add and drop courses)
your student ID number
your PIN (confidential personal identification number)
the schedule number of each course section, including laboratory and discussion sessions, for
which you wish to register. You should also be aware ofthe number of credits for each course.
When to piace your caii
The touch-tone registration system operates Mondays through Thursdays, 9:00am-9:00pm; Fridays,
9:00am-4:45pm; and Sundays, 10:00am-9:00pm. The system is not available on Saturdays.
To registerorto add ordrop a course
ifyou are a continuing student, call no laterthan September 11. Ifyou have not alreadyconferredwith
the appropriate advisor, be sureto doso.
ifyou are a newstudent, call afterconferringwith the appropriateadvisor, and no laterthan
September 11
To make or change a pass/fail selection, call
no later than November 4. Please see "Taking Courses Pass/Fail" on page 8.
To withdrawfrom a course, call
from September 12 through November4. Please see "Withdrawing from courses" on page 9.
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Registering, Adding, and Dropping Procedures
First, put all your information together.
To register, you must havethe information indicated bythe shaded boxes below. We recommend thatyou usethese
boxestowrite it down. To avoid mistakes orconflicts, and to make a record ofyourchoices, you should alsowrite down
the department name, course and section number, credits, and day and timeforeach course.
Then, at the appropriate time, call 617.265.2100.
Pleasecall onlyduringyouraccess period. Thesystemwill beavailable Mondaysthrough Thursdays, 9:00am-9:00pm;
Fridays, 9:00am-4:45pm; and Sundays, 10:00am-9:00pm. Whenyou call, itwill promptyou for information intheorderbelow. Besure
toincludeall laboratoryand/ordiscussion sections required in multi-partcourses. Toerasean entrybeforecompleting it, enteran
asterisk(*). Ifyou havecompleted an incorrectentry, cancel thefirstentryand makea second, correctentry. Forexample, you can use
code90and the incorrectschedule numbertocancel a mistaken registration, andthen code 10and thecorrectschedule numberto
registerforthe rightcourse.
A Your student ID number
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B Your branch code
1 undergraduate
2 graduate
3 undergraduate seeking certificate
4 undergraduate seeking second UMass Boston bachelor's degree
5 undergraduate non-degree student
C Your PIN (personal ID number)
D Action codes and schedule numbers
For action codes, see below. For all other information, see the schedule section ofthis publication.
Action Schedule Department Course Section Credits Day&Time
Code Number Number Number
10 LU 4
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1 1
1 1
1
1 1
! 1 1
Total:
Actions Codes
To registerfororadd a course orsection 10
Todropa course orsection afterhaving previouslyregisteredfor it 90
Tochangethe numberofcreditsofavariable-creditcourseforwhich
you have previously registered 50
Ifyou wantto take a course pass/fail, change back from pass/fail status, orwithdrawfrom a course,
please see pages 8 and 9.
To hear a list of courses and sections for which you are now registered, enter 60.
To stopthis listing, press any key.
To end your call, enter ##.
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After You Register
Adding and Dropping Courses
What: Afteryourinitial registration, you mayadd (registerfor) oneormore additional courses, ordrop
(cancel yourregistration for) anycourseforwhich you have registered. You should notdrop required
courses, such asa First-YearorIntermediate Seminarora QR course, withoutconsultingyouradvisor.
When: You mayadd ordropcourses upthrough September 11, 2001. Thetouch-tonesystemwill
beavailable Monday-Thursday, 9:00am-9:00pm; Friday, 9:00am-4:45pm; Sunday, 10:00-9:00pm.
How:Toadd* and dropcourses, usethetouch-tone registration system andfollowthe instructionson
page 7.
‘Please note! Duringthe period from September4to September 11, pleasedo not usethe
touch-tone—system toadd undergraduate courses in thefollowing areas:
English 099, 101, 102,2281
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Hispanic Studies(Latin American Studies, Portuguese, Spanish) all cours—es
Moder—n Languages(Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian) all courses
Music all—courses
Philosophy—all courses
Psychology coursesatand abovethe 300 level.
G100-level courses in all departments.
Toadd a coursefromthisgroup during this period,
obtain an addformfromthe Undergraduate Registrar'sOffice (Quinn Administration Building,
1st Floor. Hoursfrom September4to September 11: M-Th, 8:30am-8:00pm, F, 8:30am-5:00pm ),
attend thefirstmeeting oftheclass,
havethe instructorsign theformto authorizeyourenrollment,
return the completedform tothe Undergraduate Registrar's Office no laterthan 8:00pm on
Tuesday, September 11
Wafting Lists, Confirmation lUotices, Filled Courses
Ifyou were puton awaiting listwhen you firsttriedto registerfora course, you should knowthatmost
waiting listswill begiven afinal review, and studentswill be moved intoanyavailablespaces, on August
17. Waiting listswill notbe maintained beyondthatdateexcept in thecaseof undergraduate English,
Hispanicstudies, modern languages, music, and philosophycourses, G100-level courses, and undergrad-
uate psychologycoursesatorabovethe 300 level.
Please note! A noticeconfirming yourregistration will be mailed toyou a week beforeclasses begin. If
you have been movedfrom awaiting listtoan official class list, the noticewill indicatethis. Ifa course
doesnotappearin yourconfirmation notice, you are notregisteredforthe course. Ifyou arestill interested
intakingthecourse, followthe procedureforadding coursesdescribed above. Ifyou are usingthetouch-
tonesystem and thesystem indicatesthatnospaceisavailable, butyou needtotakethecoursetofulfill
critical requirements, pleasecontactthedepartmentofferingthecourse. Ifyou areseekingthe instructor's
authorizationtotakeacoursein oneoftheareaslistedabove,theinstructor'sdecisionwill befinal.
Remember!
You arefinancially responsiblefor anycourse(s)for which you
remain registered after September 11.
You are expected to attend all scheduled classes. The instructor
has the rightto exclude you from a course ifyou are absent
from thefirsttwo or more classes, regardless ofthe registration
deadline.
Ifyou do notattend a courseorare asked to leave, you must
officially droporwithdraw from the course to avoid a failing grade.
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