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ACADEMIC COURSES SUPPLEMENT
The following is a list of academic courses offered in the University
from which students may choose in meeting the academic group and elective
requirements for degrees in the Department of Education. Students attending
other institutions during their first two years should elect those courses
that correspond most closely to the ones they would take if attending the
University during the same period.
ENGLISH
English A1: Composition and English Literature.—1. Composition,
with weekly themes and parallel reading. 2 and 3. Survey of English literature,
with parallel reading and frequent themes. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours
for those who have not received credit for English A2.) Twenty
sections.
Associate Professors H. P. Johnson, Gordon and Davis, Assistant Professor
Shepperson, Mr. Vaughan, Mr. Varner, Mr. Gravely, Mr. R. B.
Davis, Mr. Powell, and Mr. McEwen.
English B1: American Poetry and Prose: English A1 prerequisite.—
1. Nineteenth-Century American Poetry. 2. American Essays and longer narratives
(Novel and Drama). 3. The American Short Story. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Gordon.
English B2: Drama and Biography: English A1 or A2 prerequisite.—1.
Shakespeare. Three tragedies studied in class and other plays assigned as parallel
reading. Written reports. 2. Shakespeare continued. Three comedies studied
in class and others read as parallel. 3. Biography in the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries. Written reports. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Metcalf and Assistants.
English B3: Poetry and Prose of the Nineteenth Century and Later:
English A1 or A2 prerequisite.—1. Nineteenth-century poetry. 2. Prose from
Lamb to Stevenson. 3. Contemporary poets and novelists. Parallel reading
and frequent papers. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Wilson and Assistants.
English B4: The English Comic Tradition: English A1 or A2 prerequisite.—1.
Chaucer and medieval humor: The Canterbury Tales and other
literature from the middle ages. 2. Elizabethan literature. 3. Certain Restoration
and the study of the texts. The literature of the medieval period will be read
in translation. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Hench.
English B5: Drama, Essay, and Eighteenth-Century Poetry: English
A1 or A2 prerequisite.—1. Shakespeare. Several of the historical plays studied
in class and others assigned as parallel reading. Written reports. 2. The early
eighteenth-century essayists. 3. Pope and his successors. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor H. P. Johnson.
English B6: Composition: English A1 or A2 prerequisite.—The course
affords the student an opportunity to practice writing under critical supervision.
Designed primarily for those having some interest and ability in writing, it does not
exclude those who desire to overcome their disabilities in expression. Weekly
themes vary from simple exposition and description to the finished essay and
short story. Considerable parallel reading, with the writing of reviews, is called
for throughout the year. Scope is left for individual preference in the choice of
reading and in the types of writing. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Two sections.
Associate Professor Davis and Assistant Professor Shepperson.
English B7: Three Eminent Victorians and Their Times, with side
Glances at Certain of Their Contemporaries. 1. Alfred Tennyson. 2. Matthew
Arnold. 3. A. C. Swinburne. Following a thorough consideration of these and
other Victorians, an attempt will be made to revalue their work in the light
of recent twentieth-century criticism of the Victorian Age. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Davis.
English B8: Introduction to the English Language: English A1 or A2
prerequisite.—1. The Nature and Structure of Language, with special attention
to (a) Language and Writing, (b) Language and Thought, (c) the Changes
which affect Languages. 2. The early history of the English Language, with
special attention to relations between the various stages of the English Language
and cultural history, and to the development of sounds and grammar. 3. The
recent history of the English Language, with special attention to the differences
between colloquial and formal written English. Lectures, recitations, and discussions,
supplemented by exercises in word study, the study of Old and Middle
English with the aid of translations. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Hill.
The following courses are for graduates and advanced undergraduates.
English C1: The Novel: Any two B courses in the Schools of English
Language and Literature prerequisite.—1. The early English novel and its background.
2. The later nineteenth-century novel. 3. The contemporary English
novel.
Professor Wilson.
English C2: The Drama, Elizabethan and Modern: Any two B courses
in the Schools of English Language and Literature prerequisite.—1. The Elizabethan
drama (exclusive of Shakespeare). 2. Restoration and eighteenth-century
drama. 3. The modern British drama.
Associate Professor Gordon.
English C3: Literature and Thought in England, 1789-1832 (Romantic
Period): Any two B courses in the Schools of English Language and Literature
prerequisite.—Some acquaintance with the course of English history is
presumed, but is not prerequisite. English literature of the earlier nineteenth
century studied in relation to the history, literary biography, and thought of the
period. The course will link the fields of history and literature.
Associate Professor Davis.
English C4: Literature and Thought in England, 1832-1900 (Victorian
Period): Any two B courses in the Schools of English Language and Literature
prerequisite.—Some acquaintance with the course of English history is presumed,
but is not prerequisite. English literature of the middle and later nineteenth
century studied in relation to the history, literary biography, and thought
of the period. The course will link the fields of history and literature. (Not
offered in 1934-35.)
Associate Professor Davis.
English C5: Chaucer: Any two B courses in the Schools of English
Language and Literature prerequisite.—A study of Chaucer's writings and background.
Professor Hench.
English C6: Literary Composition: English B6 and one other B course
prerequisite. This course is open only to those of proved aptitude in Composition
who have obtained the consent of the professor in charge.—1. Essay writing
and book-reviewing. 2. The writing of sketches and short stories. 3. Dramatic
composition. Parallel reading in current periodical literature. By consent also,
this course may be taken two years in succession. Conferences.
Associate Professor Gordon.
English C7: Old English: Any two B courses in the Schools of English
Language and Literature prerequisite.—1. Old English prose. 2. Old English
poetry; Beowulf. 3. Beowulf.
Professor Hench.
English C8: Middle English: Any two B courses in the Schools of English
Language and Literature prerequisite.—Readings, in the original, in romances,
tales, religious works, satires, and other types of literature in England
in the Middle Ages, exclusive of Chaucer. (Not offered in 1934-35.)
Professor Hench.
English C9: The Early English Novel: Any two B courses in the
Schools of English Language and Literature prerequisite.—The Eighteenth-Century
Novel is traced from earliest times through the eighteenth century.
Assistant Professor Shepperson.
English C10: The History of the English Language: English B8 and
one other B course prerequisite.—A reading knowledge of Old English is
desirable. 1. Old English: its development and dialects. 2. Middle English:
its developments and dialects. 3. Modern English: standard written English,
standard spoken English, dialects, recent developments and tendencies. Lectures,
reading of texts with interpretations of forms and constructions. Hours
by appointment.
Associate Professor Hill.
English C11: Middle English: Two B courses prerequisite.—English
writers in prose and verse from 1150 to the end of the fourteenth century. This
course is designed primarily to give a reading knowledge of Middle English by a
chronological study of some of the chief texts exclusive of Chaucer.
Associate Professor Hill.
BIBLICAL LITERATURE
Biblical Literature B1: The literature to the destruction of the kingdoms
of Israel and Judah with special reference to historic background and sources.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Forrest.
Biblical Literature B1: Repeat Section: Will begin with the second
term and continue through the third term for the benefit of students needing
to take up new courses in those terms. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 2 session-hours.)
Mr. W. K. Smith.
Biblical Literature B2: The literature from beginning of the Babylonian
exile to the close of the New Testament. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Forrest.
Biblical Literature C1: (Philosophy C11): Any two B courses in Biblical
Literature or Philosophy prerequisite.—An investigation of the Jewish and Hellenistic
elements entering into the theology of Christianity during the first two
centuries.
Professor Forrest.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Public Speaking B1: English A1 or A2 prerequisite.—Writing and delivery
of speeches on topics of the day; extemporaneous and impromptu
speaking. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Four sections, each limited
to a minimum of 8 and maximum of 25.
Associate Professor Paul.
FINE ARTS
Art
History of Art B1: A general course in the history of Ancient Art
with especial emphasis on architecture, painting and sculpture. Three lectures
each week with assigned readings. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Hammarstrand.
History of Art B2: Not open to first-year students—A general course in
the history of Medieval Art. Three lectures each week with assigned readings.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Hammarstrand.
History of Art B3: Not open to first-year students—A general course in
the history of Art of the Renaissance carried to 1800, French Art carried to year
1900. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Hammarstrand.
Music
Music A1: Music Fundamentals and Elementary Harmony: Intensive
drill in the underlying rudiments of Music; solfegge; ear training; sight reading;
dictation. Progressive formation of scales; intervals and triads; inversions; principles
of chord connections. Melodic leadings and metrical material. No previous
musical knowledge necessary. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Fickenscher.
Music B1: Musical History and Appreciation: Not open to first-year
students.—The development of music from antiquity to the present time with
typical examples of each phase. Illustrations and analysis of works of the epoch
makers, treating of their style, influence and historic import. The development
of musical instruments and of the orchestra. Illustrated lectures. Collateral
reading. No previous musical knowledge required. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3
session-hours.)
Associate Professor Pratt.
Music B2: Harmony: Students taking this course are required to have
had ear training and a preliminary knowledge of musical notation, intervals and
scale formation, or to take concurrently Music A1. Also to have or to acquire
sufficient piano technique to play simple chord successions. Harmonic relationships
and their tendencies, construction of chords, voice progressions, dissonances,
suspensions, sequences, cadences, the pedal point and modulation. (B.A.
or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Pratt.
Music B3: Counterpoint: Students taking this course are required to
have had ear training and a preliminary knowledge of musical notation, intervals,
and scale formation or to take concurrently Music A1. Counterpoint from the
First to the Fifth Species in two, three, and four parts; combined counterpoint.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Fickenscher.
Music B5: Composition: Music B2 and B3 prerequisite.—Advanced Harmony
and Counterpoint. Construction and drill in various rhythmic and melodic
forms. Their use in sections, phrases and periods. Construction of song and
dance forms; the study of these and larger forms, including the sonata form,
through the works of the masters. Application of contrapuntal devices in the
homophonic forms. Students will be given the opportunity to have works performed
by the Choral, Glee Club, Orchestra or Band. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3
session-hours.)
Associate Professor Pratt.
Dramatic Art
Dramatic Art B1: Playwriting: Not open to first-year students. Other
students will be admitted only after a personal interview with Mr. Boyle. English
B2 or B4 or B5 prerequisite or must be taken concurrently.—The reading and
analysis of plays throughout the year. The dramatization of the short story and
the writing of original one-act plays. Emphasis will be placed on the present-day
life and historical traditions of Virginia. Students from other sections will be
expected to use the materials and background with which they are familiar. Plays
considered worthy of production will be staged by the Virginia Players. Monday
evenings, 7:30 to 10. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Mr. Boyle.
Dramatic Art B2: Play Production: The technique of acting and stage
directing. The essential arts involved in the producing of plays: scene design
and construction, constuming, lighting, etc. Lectures and practical work.
Each student will direct a one-act play and act in two others. This course
in the theory and practice of the theatre is designed for the training of students
participating in the work of the Virginia Players and for those who
plan to become directors of school and community drama work. Afternoon
hours to be arranged. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Mr. Boyle.
Dramatic Art B4: Advanced Play Production: Dramatic Art B2 prerequisite.—Students
who have had considerable experience in the theatre may
secure the consent of the instructor to take this course concurrently with Dramatic
Art B2.—Lectures, parallel reading and reports. Members of this class will be
assigned responsible positions on the various productions of the Virginia Players.
Afternoon hours to be arranged. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Pratt and Mr. Boyle.
Dramatic Art B5: History of the Theatre: The changing conventions
of the theatre and their relation to the problems engaging the interest of
playwrights and audiences. The Greek theatre, the Renaissance, and the
modern intimate playhouse. The technique of the movies. Modern problems:
Realism, Symbolism, Expressionism, etc. The technique of playwriting
illustrated by private performances and readings from the plays of
Sophocles, Shakespeare, Ibsen and others. Lectures and discussions. (B.A.
or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Pratt.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
ANCIENT LANGUAGES
Greek
Greek A1: For beginners: Elementary grammar, composition and selected
readings. Five hours a week. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours
for those who have offered less than 2 units of Greek for entrance.)
Mr. Constantine.
Greek A2: Greek A1, or Greek A and B of the entrance requirements, prerequisite.—Plato,
Apology, Crito, and selections from Phaedo; Homer, Iliad selections.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Webb.
Greek B1: Greek A2 prerequisite.—Greek Drama; Euripides and Aristophanes,
selections. (B.A. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Webb.
Greek B2: Greek A2 prerequisite.—Greek prose: Herodotus, Thucydides,
Demosthenes, selections. (B.A. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Webb.
Greek C1: Greek B1 and B2 prerequisite.—Aristophanes. (Not offered in
1934-35.)
Professor Webb.
Greek C2: Greek B1 and B2 prerequisite.—Sophocles.
Professor Webb.
Latin
Latin A1: Latin A, B, C, and D of the entrance requirements prerequisite.—
I. In Language: General grammar, with oral and written exercises. II. In
Literature: Sallust, Jugurthine War and Conspiracy of Catiline; The Elegiac
Poets; Selected Letters of Cicero. III. In Life: The public and private life of the
Romans. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Two sections.
Professor Montgomery, Professor Lehman and Mr. Thompson.
Latin B1: Latin A1 prerequisite.—I. In Language: General grammar, with
oral and written exercises. II. In Literature: Livy, Book I and Tacitus, Germania;
Catullus, and Horace's Satires; Terence, Andria and Suetonius, Julius.
III. In Life: The Literature and Art of the Romans. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
3 session-hours.)
Professor Lehman and Mr. Thompson.
Latin B2: Latin A1 prerequisite.—I. In Language: General grammar, with
oral and written exercises. II. In Literature: Livy, Books XXI and XXII, and
Tacitus, Agricola; Horace, Odes Books I-IV, and Epistles; Plautus, Miles
Gloriosus and Suetonius, Octavius. III. In Life: The Religion of the Romans.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Montgomery and Mr. Thompson.
Latin C: Both B courses prerequisite.—Courses leading to the degree of
Master of Arts. The requirements lie only in the School of Ancient Languages.
If the candidate's major work be in Latin, Greek B1 and B2 are the minimum
requirements.
Latin C1: Latin B1 and B2 prerequisite.—I. In Language: Advanced prose
composition. II. In Literature: Tacitus, Annals; Pliny, Letters and Petronius,
Satiricon; Juvenal, Satires and selections from other satirists. III. In Life:
The economic life of the Romans. (M.A. credit, 3 session-hours.) Given in alternate
years with Latin C3. (Not offered in 1934-35.)
Professor Lehman and Mr. Constantine.
Latin C2: Latin B1 and B2 prerequisite.—I. In Language: Advanced prose
composition. II. In Literature: Tacitus, Histories; Seneca, Moral Essays and
Tragedies; Lucretius, De Rerum Natura. III. In Life: The philosophical life of
the Romans. (M.A. credit, 3 session-hours.) Given in alternate years with Latin
C4. (Not offered in 1934-35.)
Professor Montgomery and Mr. Constantine.
Latin C3: Latin B1 and B2 prerequisite.—I. In Language: Advanced prose
composition. II. In Literature: Latin Literature from the fifth century on, with
special emphasis on the Latin of the Middle ages. III. In Life: The literary
life of the Romans in the Silver Age. (M.A. credit, 3 session-hours.) Given in
alternate years with Latin C1.
Professor Lehman and Mr. Constantine.
Latin C4: Latin B1 and B2 prerequisite.—I. In Language: Advanced prose
composition. II. In Literature: Pre-Plautine Comedy and Tragedy. III. In
Life: The literary life of the Romans through the Golden Age. (M.A. credit, 3
session-hours.) Given in alternate years with Latin C2.
Professor Montgomery and Mr. Constantine.
Archaeology
Archaeology B1: Survey of Greek Civilization: No previous knowledge of
Greek required.—A sketch of the history of the Greek people, with some consideration
of the geography of Greek lands, Greek language and literature, and
the attainments of the Greeks in philosophy and art. Various modern institutions
will be traced to Greek origins. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Given in alternate years with Archaeology B3.
Associate Professor Fraser.
Archaeology B2: Greek and Roman Archaeology: No previous knowledge
of Greek or Latin required. Not open to first-year students.—Introduction
to the science of Archaeology. A sketch of pre-Greek, or Aegean, culture,
Greek and Roman pottery, sculpture, architecture, and coins. Illustrated by lantern
slides and other material. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Given
in alternate years with Archaeology B4.
Associate Professor Fraser.
Archaeology B3: Survey of Roman Civilization: No previous knowledge
of Latin required.—This course will follow the scheme of Archaeology B1. (B.A.
or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Given in alternate years with Archaeology B1.
(Not offered in 1934-35.)
Associate Professor Fraser.
Archaeology B4: Greek and Roman Private Life: No previous knowledge
of Greek or Latin required. Not open to first-year students.—The topography
and chief monuments of ancient Athens and Rome; Greek and Roman education,
food, clothing, household-arrangements, religion, and amusements. Illustrated by
lantern slides and other material. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Given in
alternate years with Archaeology B2. (Not offered in 1934-35.)
Associate Professor Fraser.
Archaeology C1: Classical Sculpture and Vases: Archaeology B2 and
one other B course in Archaeology, Greek, or Latin prerequisite for undergraduates.
—A more detailed study of these subjects than is possible in Archaeology B2.
Associate Professor Fraser.
Archaeology C2: The Homeric Age: Greek B1 and Archaeology B1, B2,
or B4 prerequisite for undergraduates.—A study of the geography and archaeology
of the Homeric poems.
Associate Professor Fraser.
MODERN LANGUAGES
French
French A1: For students offering less than 3 units of French for entrance.—
Five hours a week throughout the year. Five sections. On Mondays and Fridays,
the five sections are combined and meet as two groups. This course comprises
dictation, pronunciation, conversation, composition, and a thorough study of the
French verb. French is spoken in the classroom during the latter part of the
session. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours for those who have offered less
than 3 units of French for entrance.)
Professor Graham, Dr. Garlick and Mr. Lee.
French B1: French A1 or 3 entrance-units of French prerequisite.—Three
or four sections meeting separately, each section three hours per week. Grammar
review and modern French prose from such authors as Daudet, Dumas, About,
Merimée, etc. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session hours.)
Associate Professor Mellor, Dr. Garlick and Mr. Cumming.
French B2: French B1 prerequisite.—In this course the study of French
literature as such is begun. The more important phases of literary expression
are investigated. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Graham and Mr. Lee.
Spanish
Spanish A1: For students offering less than 3 units of Spanish for entrance.—Five
hours a week throughout the year. Four sections. On Mondays
This course comprises dictation, pronunciation, conversation, composition and a
thorough study of the verb. Spanish is spoken in the classroom during the latter
part of the session. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours for those who have
offered less than 3 units of Spanish for entrance.)
Assistant Professor Woody and Dr. Galbán.
Spanish B1: Spanish A1 or 3 entrance-units of Spanish prerequisite.—Two
sections meeting separately, each section three hours per week. The work of
this course consists of a detailed study of Spanish grammar, dictation, reading
of advanced texts, correspondence and composition. During the latter part of
the session this course will be conducted mainly in Spanish. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Woody and Dr. Galbán.
Spanish B2: Spanish B1 prerequisite.—Advanced grammar and syntax,
theme writing and study of literary forms. As far as practicable, the work of
this course is conducted in Spanish. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Bardin.
Italian
Italian A1: For students offering less than 3 units of Italian for entrance.—
Five hours a week throughout the year. Three sections. On Mondays and Fridays,
the three sections are combined and meet as one group. This course comprises dictation,
pronunciation, conversation, composition and a thorough study of the verb.
Italian is spoken in the classroom during the latter part of the session. (B.A. or
B.S. credit, 3 session-hours for those who have offered less than 3 units of Italian
for entrance.)
Associate Professor Rinetti and Mr. Marchese.
Italian B1: Italian A1 or 3 entrance units of Italian prerequisite.—Three
hours a week throughout the year. This course comprises a detailed study of
grammar, dictation, reading of advanced texts, and composition. During the
latter part of the session the course will be conducted mainly in Italian. (B.A.
or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Rinetti.
Italian B2: Italian B1 prerequisite.—Advanced grammar and syntax, theme
writing and study of literary forms. As far as practicable, the work of this
course is conducted in Italian. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Rinetti.
German
German A1: For beginners and for students without entrance-credit in German.—Elementary
grammar, reading, conversation, and composition. Limited
to five sections of 30 each. Five hours a week first term, four hours a week
second and third terms. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours for those having
no entrance-credit in German.)
Assistant Professor Mohr and Mr. Volm.
German B1: German A1, or not less than 2 entrance-units in German prerequisite.—Review
of grammar, systematic word-study and expansion of vocabulary,
reading, conversation, dictation, and composition. The class is conducted in
German. The reading-texts used in class-work are equipped with material and
apparatus for systematic language-study. Their content is planned to introduce
the student to the culture, science, economics, and politics of modern Germany.
Limited to three sections of 30 each. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Faulkner, Associate Professor Wood, and Assistant Professor
Mohr.
German B2: 6 session-hours of College German or 4 entrance-units in
German prerequisite.—German Literature from 1800 to 1920; advanced composition.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Faulkner.
German C: German B2, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—Of the following
C courses two are given each session, the choice being determined by the
plan of study of the undergraduates who wish to major in German, and of the
graduates who are offering German as part of their work for the Master's or
the Doctor's degree. Students are therefore requested to confer with Professor
Faulkner not later than June 1 preceding the session in which they plan to enter
the course.
In all C courses in German collateral reading in the history of German
Literature and in German biography is required.
German C1: Goethe's Life and Works, with intensive study of Faust. (Given
in 1933-34.)
Professor Faulkner.
German C2: Given in German.—Der deutsche Roman von Goethe bis zur
Gegenwart, with intensive study of selected novels.
Professor Faulkner.
German C3: Given in German.—Drama der Klassiker, with intensive study
of Goethe's Egmont, Schiller's Wallenstein, and Lessing's Nathan der Weise.
Associate Professor Wood.
German C4: Given in German.—Deutsche Lyrik, with intensive study of
the lyrics of Goethe and of Heine, and of selected lyrics since 1870.
Associate Professor Wood.
MATHEMATICS
Note: Only one course in A Mathematics will be given credit toward
any baccalaureate degree.
Mathematics A1: Mathematics A1, A2 and B of the entrance requirements
prerequisite.—Students with high school credit for solid geometry not admitted.
First term: Trigonometry. Second term: Solid geometry. Third term: College
algebra. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Luck, Mr. Wells, Mr. Aylor and Mr. Blincoe.
Mathematics A2: Sec. 1: (Special section designed for students who intend
to pursue Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics or Chemistry beyond first-year
courses, and who are prepared to take a more extensive course than the
regular A2 course.) Mathematics A1, A2, B, C, and D of the entrance requirements
and Professor Luck's permission prerequisite.—First term: Selected topics
from trigonometry and algebra. Second and third terms: Analytical geometry
with related topics of algebra. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Luck.
All students with prerequisite preparation who expect to pursue Mathematics,
Astronomy, Physics or Chemistry beyond first-year courses are urged
to apply for admission to this course.
Mathematics A2: Mathematics A1, A2, B, and C of the entrance requirements
prerequisite.—First term: Trigonometry. Second and third terms: Analytical
geometry with related topics of college algebra. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
3 session-hours.)
Professor Luck, Mr. Wells, Mr. Aylor and Mr. Blincoe.
Mathematics A4: Mathematics A1, A2, and B of the entrance requirements
prerequisite.—First term: Graphical algebra and logarithms. Second and third
terms: College algebra with applications to the mathematics of finance. (B.S. in
Commerce credit, 3 session-hours.) This course is required for B.S. in Commerce.
Associate Professor Hulvey and Mr. Wells.
Mathematics B1: Mathematics A1 prerequisite.—First and second terms:
Analytical geometry of two dimensions. Third term: Analytical geometry of
three dimensions. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Echols.
Mathematics B2: Mathematics A2 or B1 prerequisite.—A preliminary study
of the differential and integral calculus. With application to Geometry and
Kinematics. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Echols.
Mathematics C1: Mathematics B2 prerequisite.—First term: Analytical
geometry of three dimensions and spherical trigonometry by the use of elementary
vector operations, like sealor products and vector products, and elementary functions
of matrices, like inverse and transpose. Second term: Advanced differential
calculus, including partial differentiation, gradients, Taylor's formula, etc.
Third term: Differential equations.
Associate Professor Linfield.
Mathematics C2: Higher Algebra: Mathematics B2 prerequisite.—Operations
with vectors, matrices, determinants and invariants, and their applications
to analytical geometry, projective geometry, non-Euclidean geometry and
mechanics.
Associate Professor Linfield.
Mathematics C3: Higher Geometry: Mathematics C2 prerequisite.—Algebraic
plane curves; circle and sphere geometry; line geometry, including differential
alternate years with Mathematics C5. (Offered in 1934-35.)
Associate Professor Linfield.
Mathematics C4: Projective Geometry: An introductory course. Hours
by appointment.
Professor Luck.
NATURAL SCIENCES
ASTRONOMY
Astronomy B1: General Astronomy: The fundamental principles and
methods of astronomy. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor van de Kamp.
Astronomy B2: Modern Astronomy: Astronomy B1 or Mathematics B1
prerequisite.—Newer methods in astronomy. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Mitchell.
BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE
Biology B1: General Biology: An elementary study of organisms and
the relations between animals and plants. Plants will be studied from the
standpoint of metabolism and growth, and animals from that of structure and
response. Types will be chosen which illustrate the fundamental biological
laws and throw light on the place of man among living things. Three hours
of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 6
session-hours.)
Professors Lewis and Kepner, Associate Professor Reynolds, Assistant
Professor Betts and Davis and Assistants.
Biology C1: Evolution and Heredity: Biology B1 prerequisite.—Evolution,
the theory and its history; the principles of heredity and their application
to human problems. Three hours of lecture per week. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3
session-hours.)
Professor Lewis.
Biology C2: Genetics: Biology B1 prerequisite.—A study of the fundamental
principles of heredity, with special emphasis on their various applications
and on the origins and relations of characters. First and second terms only.
Three hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week.
Professor White.
CHEMISTRY
A fee of $20.00 and a breakage deposit of $5.00 are required for each course
involving laboratory work, and for research courses.
Chemistry B1a: General Chemistry: The fundamental principles of chemistry.
The first term is devoted to an introduction to the atomic theory and
second term occupies a consideration of the electrolytic dissociation theory,
oxidation and reduction reactions, equilibrium, and typical nonmetallic elements.
The third term is devoted to an introduction to the chemistry of carbon,
the descriptive chemistry of the more important metals and a brief introduction
to qualitative analysis. Three hours of lecture and six hours of
laboratory per week. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.)
Professor Carter, Dr. Bell and Assistants.
Chemistry B2: Chemical Principles: Chemistry B1 prerequisite.—An
intermediate course designed to bridge the gap between general chemistry
and physical chemistry. The principles touched upon during the first-year
course are restated and treated from a more advanced viewpoint. Two
hours of lecture per week. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours, when
taken with B2a or B2b.)
Professor Yoe.
Chemistry B2a: Qualitative Analysis: Prerequisite, Chemistry B1a: Corequisite,
Chemistry B2.—A laboratory course devoted to the study of systematic
qualitative analysis. Six hours of laboratory work per week and
one lecture or recitation on the technique and theory of analytical chemistry.
Professor Yoe and Assistants.
Note: Chemistry B2 and B2a are specially recommended to pre-medical
students who wish to obtain more chemistry than the minimum requirement
of the Medical School.
Chemistry B3: Organic Chemistry: Chemistry B1a or b prerequisite.—
An introduction to the study of the compounds of carbon, including the
application of modern chemical theory to such compounds and their reactions.
Three hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. (B.A.
or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.)
Professor Bird and Assistants.
Chemistry B5: Undergraduate Research: To be eligible for this course
a student must have completed at least two of the three courses, B3, B2b
and C1, and must either have taken or be taking the third.—Properly qualified undergraduate
students are given opportunity to undertake an original investigation
of some problem in chemistry under the direction of a member of the teaching
staff. The student will be expected to devote to his problem a minimum
of nine hours per week throughout the year. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
3 session-hours.)
GEOLOGY
Geology B1: General Geology: Principles of dynamical, structural and
historical geology designed to give a general survey of the forces operating
upon the earth, the phenomena of earthquakes, vulcanism, mountain making,
the form and structure of the earth, and its past history. Three hours of
lectures and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $3. Two lecture sections.
Professor Roberts and Assistants.
Geology B2: Applied Geology: May be taken by first-year students.—This
course is primarily for those who wish to obtain a general knowledge of the
place that geology occupies in our present day civilization, the relation of
geological phenomena and conditions to human activities. The course gives
first a resumé of the geological history of the earth and the present day
physiography. It includes a study of geological environmental factors and
their effect on the industrial development of the different regions of the
United States; a study of water supply; a study of the principal minerals,
methods of mining, cost, distribution, and the part they play in the industrial
development of the world; followed, at the end of the last term, with special
lectures on geology and engineering, geology and industry, etc. No laboratory.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Nelson.
Geology B4: Mineralogy: Open to all college students.—First term:
Principles of crystal structure and its relationship to the properties of minerals.
Second and third terms: Descriptive, physical and chemical mineralogy.
Three hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory
fee, $5. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Pegau.
Geology B5: Elementary Mineralogy: Lectures and recitations with
laboratory work on the simple rock-forming and leading ore-forming minerals.
One two-hour laboratory period to be arranged. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Pegau.
PHYSICS
Physics B1: General Physics: A knowledge of the elements of plane trigonometry
through the right triangle is prerequisite.—(The course is open to first-year
students who have received this preparation in the high school.) Three
hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory and recitation per week. Laboratory
fee, $15. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.)
Professor Hoxton, Associate Professor Brown and Assistants.
Physics B2: Physics B1 or its equivalent prerequisite. Calculus is not required.—This
course is designed to give the student a more thorough background for
advanced work in Physics and other sciences. May be withdrawn unless elected by
at least four students. Not more than twelve students will be admitted. Two hours
of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Laboratory fee, $7.50. (B.A. or
B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Brown.
Physics C1: Mechanics: Three hours of lecture per week. (Not offered
in 1934-35.)
Professor Sparrow.
Physics C2: Electricity and Magnetism: Two hours of lecture and two
hours of laboratory per week. Laboratory fee, $7.50. (Not offered in 1934-35.)
Professor Hoxton.
Physics C3: Optics: Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per
week. Laboratory fee, $7.50. (Given in 1933-34.) (Not offered in 1934-35.)
Associate Professor Brown.
Physics C4: Heat and Thermodynamics: Two hours of lecture and
two hours of laboratory per week. Laboratory fee, $7.50. (Offered in 1934-35.)
Professor Hoxton.
PHILOSOPHY
For Undergraduates
First-year students, entering the college from high or preparatory schools,
are not admitted to the courses in Philosophy or Psychology.
Philosophy B1: History of Philosophy: The history of philosophy
from the Greek philosophers to the beginning of the nineteenth century.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Balz, Dr. Hammond and Dr. Leckie.
Philosophy B2: Ethics: The historical development of the chief types
of ethical theory. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Dent and Dr. Hammond.
Philosophy B3: History of Morals: A descriptive and historical study
of moral ideas and practices. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Balz.
Philosophy B4: Political Philosophy: An historical study of political
and social thought from Plato to the present. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Dent and Dr. Leckie.
Philosophy B5: Logic: First term: Scientific Methodology. Second
and third terms: Logic as a deductive science, including a study of some
recent developments in the logic of classes, relations, and systems, and their
application to the problems of science and philosophy. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Davenport and Dr. Leckie.
Note: The prerequisite for Philosophy B8, B9, B10 and B11 will be Philosophy
B1 or any two other B courses from B2, B3, B4 and B5.
Philosophy B8: Plato: Reading, interpretation, and discussion of the
works of Plato. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Buchanan.
Philosophy B9: Spinoza: Reading, interpretation, and discussion of
the works of Spinoza. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Buchanan.
(Philosophy B8 and B9 will be given in alternate years: B9 in 1934-35, B8
in 1935-36.)
Philosophy B10: Aristotle: Reading, interpretation, and discussion of
the works of Aristotle. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Davenport.
Philosophy B11: Kant: Reading, interpretation, and discussion of the
Critique of Pure Reason, the Critique of Practical Reason, and the Critique
of Judgment. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Davenport.
(Philosophy B10 and B11 will be given in alternate years: B10 in 1934-35
and B11 in 1935-36.)
For Graduates and Undergraduates
(Philosophy B1, the History of Philosophy, and one other B course in this
School are prerequisite for all C courses in Philosophy.)
Philosophy C1: The Philosophy of Science: A study of the development
of scientific thought from Greek times to the present. Recent movements
in science will be treated with attention to their relation to certain
fundamental philosophical problems.
Assistant Professor Davenport.
Philosophy C7: Metaphysics: A systematic study of the speculative
science of metaphysics with special consideration of the bases and scopes of
the rational and empirical sciences and of the doctrinal positions of
Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Spinoza, and Bradley.
Professor Buchanan.
Philosophy C10: Aesthetics: A critique of art and art criticism.
Professor Buchanan.
PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology B1: General Psychology: A survey of the principles of
psychology, either as part of a liberal education or as preparation for professional
study. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Ferguson, Associate Professor Geldard and Assistant Professor
Dennis.
Psychology B2: Experimental Psychology: Psychology B1 prerequisite or
to be taken concurrently.—The lectures and laboratory work will enable the student
to familiarize himself with the apparatus and methods used in psychological
experiments. The schedule will consist of one hour of lecture and four hours of
laboratory weekly. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Geldard.
Psychology B3: Abnormal Psychology: Psychology B1 prerequisite.—A
study of mental and nervous disorders, including a consideration of psychoanalytic
of abnormal behavior. The classroom work will be supplemented by clinical
demonstrations. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Geldard.
Psychology B4: Social Psychology: Psychology B1 prerequisite.—A
study of the psychological traits of the individual in their interaction with the
social environment. The course includes a treatment of racial and cultural differences,
personality measurement and psychology of language, belief, prejudice,
etc. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Dennis.
Psychology B5: Educational Psychology: Psychology B1 prerequisite.—
Mental ability and its development. The classroom work will be supplemented by
practice in mental measurement and experiments in learning. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Ferguson.
Psychology C1: Advanced Experimental Psychology: Psychology B2
prerequisite.—A course in experimental method designed primarily for advanced
students. The entire resources of the laboratory will be available. One hour
lecture and four hours laboratory weekly.
Associate Professor Geldard.
Psychology C2: Mental Measurement: Psychology B1 and any other B
course listed in this School prerequisite.—A study of the more important mental
tests and intelligence scales, of the statistical methods involved in their use,
and of the results obtained.
Professor Ferguson.
Psychology C3: Genetic Psychology: Psychology B1 and any other B
course listed in this School prerequisite.—The development of psychological functions
in the animal species and in the child will be traced as a genetic approach
to adult human psychology. The topics to be considered include the senses,
instinct, memory, learning and intelligence. During part of the year laboratory
work will be included.
Assistant Professor Dennis.
Psychology C4: Theoretical Psychology: Psychology B1 and any other
B course listed in this School prerequisite.—An examination of the more important
positions in psychological theory, with special reference to the structural, functional,
behavioristic and Gestalt points of view. To be given in alternate years
with Psychology C5.
Associate Professor Geldard.
Psychology C5: Systematic Psychology: Psychology B1 and any other
B course listed in this School prerequisite.—A survey of the psychological literature
pertaining to the special senses, feeling and emotion, and action. The course
is designed to provide an understanding of fundamental methods of research as
well as a knowledge of the status of basic problems. To be given in alternate
years with Psychology C4. (Not offered in 1934-35.)
Associate Professor Geldard.
Psychology C6: Special Topics in Genetic Psychology: Psychology B1
and any other B course listed in this School prerequisite.—A seminar course for
advanced students in which the literature of special topics in child and animal
psychology will be reviewed. Second and third terms only. To be given in
alternate years with Psychology C7.
Assistant Professor Dennis.
Psychology C7: History of Psychology: Psychology B1 and any other
B course listed in this School prerequisite.—A survey of the historical development
of modern psychology. Second and third terms only. To be given in
alternate years with Psychology C6. (Not offered in 1934-35.)
Assistant Professor Dennis.
Psychology C8: Statistical Method: Psychology B1 and any other B
course listed in this School prerequisite.—An introduction to the statistical methods
in current use in psychology and allied fields. First term only.
Assistant Professor Dennis.
SOCIAL SCIENCES
ECONOMICS
Economics B1: The Principles of Economics: Not open to first year
students.—First and second terms: Survey of the principles of Economics. Third
term: The bearing of these principles upon present American conditions. Instruction
will be given by lectures, assigned readings, discussions and written
tests. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Snavely, Associate Professor Hyde and Assistants.
Economics B2: The Growth of American Industry and Commerce:
Economics B1 prerequisite or may be taken concurrently.—A study of the influence
of economic conditions upon American social and political development.
This study is preceded by a short review of European, particularly English, industrial
development before and during the colonial period. Special emphasis is
given to the influence of various phases of American industrial environment upon
the culture and civilization inherited from Europe. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3
session-hours.)
Professor Berglund and Mr. Hunsberger.
Economics B3: Money and Banking: Economics B1 prerequisite.—The
first term is devoted to financial organization, the second to commercial banking
and the Federal reserve system, while the third is given over to the principles of
money. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Kincaid and Mr. L. C. Vaughan.
Economics B4: Elementary Accounting: Theory and practice in the
handling of real and nominal accounts, together with the use of various types
of books of original entry; the opening and closing of books, adjustments,
statements of profit and loss, and balance sheets. The work of the course
will be exemplified through three types of business organization, namely: the
single proprietorship, the partnership, and the corporation, and will consist of
Professor Barlow, Mr. Howard, Mr. Cale and Mr. Daniel.
Economics B5: Statistics: Economics B1 and Mathematics A prerequisite.
—A basic course designed to give the student familiarity with statistical problems
and command of the essential methods of collection, presentation and
analysis. Stress will be placed upon the use of statistics as a tool in economic
investigation and in business. Exercises and problems. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Hyde and Mr. Graves.
Economics B6: Auditing and Cost Accounting: Economics B4 prerequisite.—First
term: Auditing practice and procedure. Second and third terms:
The construction and operation of cost systems. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3
session-hours.)
Professor Barlow and Mr. Howard.
Commercial Law B1: Not open to first-year students.—A detailed study
of the fundamental and important, rather than the technical, principles of
those subjects of which some knowledge is necessary in ordinary commercial
transactions, including contracts, negotiable instruments, agency, partnerships,
bailments and carriers, sales of personal property, insurance. Instruction is
given in the practical drafting of business documents, such as simple contracts,
powers of attorney, articles of copartnership, mortgages, deeds of
trust and bills of sale. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Hulvey and Mr. Fishburne.
Economic Geography B1: First term: Elements of geography. Second
term: Economic geography of North America. Third term: Economic geography
of Europe. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Starnes, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Crowell and Mr.
Ellett.
HISTORY
History A1: An introductory survey of world history designed especially to
meet the needs of undergraduates who expect to take only the required three session-hours
of history. Students who already have credit for a B course may not
register for this course. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Barr.
History B1: Medieval History: From the Fourth Century to 1500.—
Open to first-year students. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Dabney.
History B2: Modern European History: From 1500 to the Present.—
Open to first-year students. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Hale.
History B3: General American History: Not open to first-year students.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor T. C. Johnson.
History B4: General English History: Not open to first-year students.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor T. C. Johnson.
History C1: History of European Civilization including Science, Religion
and Morals: Two B courses prerequisite.
Professor Dabney.
History C2: Social History of the United States, 1776-1865: Two B
courses, including B3, prerequisite.
Associate Professor Abernethy.
History C3: The Old South, 1776-1865: Two B courses, including B3,
prerequisite. (Offered in 1935-36.)
Associate Professor Abernethy.
History C4: American History Since 1865: Two B courses, including B3,
prerequisite.
Acting Assistant Professor Cappon.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Government B1: American Government: Not open to first-year students.
—This course is devoted to a descriptive and critical study of the Government
of the United States. First term: The National Government. Second term:
The Government of the States. Third term: Municipal and Local Government.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Gooch and Associate Professor Spicer.
Government B2: International Relations: Government B1 prerequisite.—
A study of the political, legal, and economic factors in modern international
society followed by a study of international law, the League of Nations, and
the Permanent Court of International Justice. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Dillard.
Government B3: Party Politics in the United States: Government B1
prerequisite.—A study of the history, organization, functions and procedure
of political parties and their relations to the policies of Government. (B.A.
or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Spicer.
Government B4: European Government: Government B1 prerequisite.—
First term: The Government of England. Second term: The Government of
France. Third term: The Government of Germany, Switzerland and other
countries. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Gooch.
Government B5: Municipal Government: Government B1 prerequisite.—
A study of the rise of cities and of the development of their governmental
Associate Professor Egger.
Government B1 and one other B course in Political Science are prerequisite
to any C course.
Note: The C courses listed are not all offered in any given year. Students
who are interested should consult those in charge of the several courses.
Government C1: United States Constitutional Law: A study of the
American constitutional system through the case method.
Associate Professor Spicer.
Government C2: Political Theory: First term: The Theory of the
State and of Government. Second term: The History of Ancient and
Medieval Political Thought. Third Term: Modern and Contemporary Political
Thought.
Professor Gooch.
Government C3: Federalism: A study of the theory and practice of
federalism together with an examination of the problems of centralization
and decentralization.
Professor Gooch.
Government C4: The Principles of International and of Public Law.
Government C5: The Theory and Practice of Public Administration.
Associate Professor Spicer.
Government C8: Municipal Administration: A study of the theory and
principles of municipal organization, of departmentalization, of inter-departmental
relations and of intra-departmental structure and methods.
Associate Professor Egger.
RURAL SOCIAL ECONOMICS
Rural Social Economics B1: The Social Economics of Agriculture:
Not open to first-year students.—A study of the economic and social principles
underlying a sound development in agriculture. While the approach is national
and international in scope, especial attention is given to the problems of rural life
in the South. Emphasis is placed upon the cultural approach to the field of study,
and the course is designed to meet the needs of students from both city and country.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Gee.
Rural Social Economics B2: Economic and Social Surveys of Virginia
Counties: A laboratory course in rural social economics dealing with the
problems of Virginia counties. These county studies, when completed, will be
published as bulletins of the University. Hours by appointment on Tues., Thurs.
and Sat. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Mr. Ward and Mr. Dulaney.
SOCIOLOGY
Sociology B1: Introduction to Sociology: Not open to first-year students.
—The general principles and fundamental concepts of sociology, and the study of
recent trends of social change. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor House.
Sociology B2: Social Origins: Not open to first-year students.—An introductory
course in general anthropology. First term: The elements of physical
anthropology—man's place in nature, physical traits of the human animal, physical
marks of race—and the study of types of early civilization and the origins of
social institutions and social organization. Second term: Principles and methods
of social anthropology, the comparative and analytical study of cultures. Third
term: Modern culture. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology B3: Social Problems: Not open to first-year students.—First
term: A general survey of major social problems considered in terms of personal-social
maladjustment and disorganization, and their causes. Second term: The
administration and problems of welfare agencies and institutions. Third term:
Population problems. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology C1: Social Theory: Psychology B4 and one B course in Sociology,
or two B courses in Sociology prerequisite.—Beginning in 1933-34, this
course deals with the history or development of present-day sociological theories,
methods, and problems. It should normally be taken in their first year by graduate
students who have not had a similar course as undergraduates. Given every year
as a rule. Either C1 or D1 will be given in 1934-35 according to demand.
Professor House.
Sociology C2: Collective Behavior: Psychology B4 and one B course
in Sociology, or two B courses in Sociology prerequisite.—First term: Review
of the fundamentals of social psychology, and general consideration of the
theory of crowd and mob behavior, and mass movements. Second term: Public
opinion and political behavior. Third term: The sociology of religion. Given
in alternate years.
Professor House.
Sociology C3: Human Ecology: Psychology B4 and one B course in
Sociology, or two B courses in Sociology prerequisite.—The scientific study of
human society from a physical, geographic, and economic point of view; the spatial
distribution and movements of population and institutions. Considerable time
is devoted to laboratory exercises, and opportunities are provided for field
studies. Given as a rule in alternate years.
Professor House and Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology C4: The Family: Psychology B4 and one B course in Sociology,
or two B courses in Sociology prerequisite.—First term: The primitive
family, the family in history, and the family as an institution. Second term:
Family disorganization—divorce, desertion, marital discord, and the breakdown
the family in a changing world, the urban family, tendencies and proposals for
the reconstruction of the family as a social institution. Given in alternate years.
Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology C6: Criminology: Two B courses in Sociology prerequisite.—
Throughout the year: lectures and discussions, assigned readings, laboratory and
field work. The course deals with crime, juvenile delinquency, and other forms
of conflict between individuals and the society around them. Special attention
is paid to theories of crime and punishment, the causes of crime and delinquency,
and the effects of various types of treatment of offenders. To be given every
second or third year. (Not offered in 1934-35.)
Professor House and Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology C7: The Development of Social Policies: Two B courses in
Sociology prerequisite.—An examination of the major forms and tendencies assumed
by efforts to promote the general welfare and provide for the needs of the
underprivileged and maladjusted classes. The problems involved in the determination
of social policies; and the processes by which such policies evolve. Social
welfare conceived in terms of public and private benevolence, institutional care,
personal guidance, state and national welfare organization, and national and
international economic policy. Given in alternate years. (Not offered in 1934-35.)
Associate Professor Hoffer.
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