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2005-06 Undergraduate Catalog
Course Descriptions

African and Asian Languages and Literatures
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

African and Asian Languages and Literatures

FOL 3932 Calligraphy
Credits: 3; Coreq: first-year level of the pertinent language (Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic).
An introductory study of the origin, composition, development, variations, and aesthetic styles of orthographic characters with laboratory sessions for appreciation and practice of calligraphic skills. (H, I)

HUM 2420 African Humanities
Credits: 3.
A General Education course similar in philosophy and purpose to the basic sequence. Content selected from the philosophies, literature, arts and music of various African countries and regions. (H, I)

HUM 2424 African Cultures and Literatures
Credits: 3.
A culturally based study of folktales, proverbs, drama, poetry and novels–and how these forms are used to portray African arts and ideas. (H, I)

HUM 2490 Non-West Humanities
Credits: 3.

SSA 3730 Language in African Society
Credits: 3.
The role of language in the development of African societies. Language and nation building. (S, I)

SSA 4905 Individual Work
Credits: 1 to 5; Prereq: permission of department.

SSA 4930 Special Topics in African Studies
Credits: 3; can be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits.

SST 4110 African Folktales
Credits: 3.
A comparative study of Sub-Saharan African folktales. Their typology, classification, structure, content, symbolism and aesthetics. The impact of modern cultural settings and the media on the African folktale.

Akan Language and Literature

AKA 1120 Beginning Akan 1
Credits: 5.

AKA 1121 Beginning Akan 2
Credits: 5; Prereq: AKA 1120 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

Arabic Language and Literature

ABT 3130 Arabic Literary Heritage 1
Credits: 3; can be repeated with a change in content to a maximum of 6 credits.
A survey of classical Arabic literature in translation. The course covers pre-Islamic poetry, and early Islamic poetry, Omayyad, Abbasid and Andalusian literatures. All readings in English. (H, I) (WR)

ABT 3131 Arabic Literary Heritage 2
Credits: 3; can be repeated with a change in content to a maximum of 6 credits.
A survey of modern Arabic literature in translation. The course covers the Arab literary renaissance, influence of western culture, new literary genres, Maghribi literature in the 20th century. All readings in English. (H, I) (WR)

ABT 3500 Arabic Culture
Credits: 3.
Introduction to Arabic culture with special reference to art, literature, religion and society. Emphasis on Arab contributions to philosophy, medicine, mathematics and architecture. All readings in English. (H, I) (WR)

ARA 1120 Beginning Arabic 1
Credits: 5.

ARA 1121 Beginning Arabic 2
Credits: 5; Prereq: ARA 1120 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

ARA 2200 Second-Year Arabic 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 1121 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

ARA 2201 Second-Year Arabic 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 2201 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

ARA 2240 Arabic Conversation
Credits: 2.
Standard Arabic Conversation.

ARA 3300 Third-Year Arabic 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 2202 (grade C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

ARA 3301 Third-Year Arabic 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 3300 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

ARA 3510 The Arab Woman
Credits: 3.
This course examines the role and status of Arab women in their respective societies. The course will examine the internal dynamic of Arab culture which influences the role of Arab woman. (H, I, S) (WR)

ARA 4400 Fourth Year Arabic 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 3301, or the equivalent.
This course is designed to bring the student to an advanced level in the speaking, hearing, reading and writing of spoken and mass communication, and literary Arabic. (H, I)

ARA 4401 Fourth Year Arabic 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 4400, or equivalent.
This is an advanced continuation of ARA 4400. (H, I)

ARA 4420 Arabic Through the Texts
Credits: 3; can be repeated with a change in content to a maximum of 6 credits. Prereq: permission of instructor.
This course is intended for advanced students of Arabic. Its purpose is to teach the more complex grammar, idiomatic expressions and sophisticated stylistic forms of the language. Required for the Arabic minor.

ARA 4820 The Structure of an Arabic Dialect
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 4850 or permission of instructor. This course can be repeated once with a different dialect as the target.
This course will focus on a contrastive analysis of the dialect selected and standard Arabic in the areas of morphology and syntax.

ARA 4850 The Structure of Standard Arabic
Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 1121, or the equivalent or LIN 3010.
Insight into the major properties of the Arabic language in the areas of syntax, morphology and sociolinguistics.

ARA 4905 Individual Study
Credits: 1 to 5; Prereq: permission of instructor.

ARA 4930 Special Topics
Credits: 3; Prereq: (1) one year of Hebrew or equivalent, (2) one year of Arabic or equivalent, (3) LIN 3010 or equivalent, or (4) permission of instructor.
This course is designed to be one of the core courses in the newly created major, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, offered through Interdisciplinary Studies. The nature of this course, however, makes it useful for other audiences, for example, students in Linguistics, Religion, Hebrew, Arabic, and Jewish Studies.

Six-week summer program to study modern standard Arabic in Fez, Morocco. All levels.

Chinese Language and Literature

CHI 1130 Beginning Chinese 1
Credits: 5.
Course materials are designed for learners with no prior exposure to the language. Students with native background or education for four years or more in a Chinese speaking country must enroll in another Chinese language course at the 3000 or 4000 level.

CHI 1131 Beginning Chinese 2
Credits: 5; Prereq: CHI 1120 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

CHI 2201 Second-Year Chinese 2
Credits: 5; Prereq: CHI 2203 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

CHI 2203 Intermediate Chinese 1
Credits: 5; Prereq: CHI 1131 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

CHI 2340 Chinese for Heritage Learners 1
Credits: 4.
For students with significant bilingual speaking and listening background. The main emphasis is on both recognition of the characters and writing, but pronunciation and speaking are also stressed.

CHI 2341 Chinese for Heritage Learners 2
Credits: 4.
To consolidate the foundation which students have built in Chinese for Heritage Learners 1, to expand their vocabulary, and to introduce them to more complex grammatical structures. The main emphasis is reading and writing. Students who successfully complete this course are eligible for CHI 3410.

CHI 3410 Advanced Chinese 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: CHI 2202 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

CHI 3411 Advanced Chinese 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: CHI 3410 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

CHI 3440 Business Chinese
Credits: 3; Prereq: completion of second-year Chinese required, or by permission.
Focuses on developing language skills & protocol issues used in Chinese business environments. Students will acquire vocabulary, phrases & sentence patterns essential for business transactions & develop oral presentations, business cards & resumes.

CHI 3500 Chinese Culture
Credits: 3.
An introduction to Chinese culture with emphasis on its philosophy, language, society, art and people as a whole. All readings in English. (H, I)

CHI 4850 Structure of Chinese
Credits: 3; Prereq: CHI 1121, or LIN 3010, or permission of instructor.
An introduction to phonological, grammatical and discourse structures of Mandarin Chinese, with an emphasis on its contrastive aspects with the English language. (S, I)

CHI 4905 Individual Study
Credits: 1 to 5.
Includes all individual study courses offered by the Chinese section. It may be repeated with a change in content for a maximum of 10 credits.

CHI 4930 Special Topics in Chinese Studies
Credits: 3.
Proseminar of variable content providing in-depth study of special topics in Chinese Studies. May be repeated with change in content for a maximum of nine credits.

CHI 4935 Senior Thesis
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3.5 GPA or better and permission of instructor.
Student selects a Chinese faculty member to act as director for an independent research project that culminates in the preparation of an honors thesis.

CHT 3110 Chinese Literary Heritage
Credits: 3.
An introduction to pre-modern Chinese literature in translation. Topics to be chosen from classical poetry, short stories, novels and drama. Emphasis is on the interplay between orthodox values and the folk tradition. All readings in English. (H, I) (WR)

CHT 3123 Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation
Credits: 3.
This course explores pre-modern Chinese narrative from its philosophical and historical origins to the fiction at the turn of the 20th century. Emphasis will be laid on 16th and 17th centuries when Chinese vernacular fiction flourished. (H, I)

CHT 3124 Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation
Credits: 3.
A survey of modern Chinese fiction in translation. Samples are from the early 20th Century through the contemporary era, and include writers of the early Republic, the P.R.C. and Taiwan. Focus is on fiction as a vehicle for social change. All readings in English. (H, I) (WR)

CHT 4111 The Chinese Novel, Dream of the Red Chamber
Credits: 3; Prereq: CHI 3500 or CHT 3110, or permission of instructor.
Explores the intellectual and social life of traditional China through the 18th century epic novel, Story of the Stone, which is acknowledged as the greatest masterpiece of Chinese fiction. Interpretive theories of the novel, both Chinese and Western, will also be studied. Readings are in English. (H, S, I) (WR)

CHW 4120 Classical Chinese
Credits: 3; Prereq: CHI 2201, or permission of instructor.
An introduction to classical Chinese prose, with texts drawn mainly from early histories and philosophical writings (500 BC-AD100). Emphasis on reading comprehension, grammar analysis and translation.

CHW 4130 Readings in Chinese Literature
Credits: 3; can be repeated with change in content to a maximum of 6 credits. Prereq: CHI 3410, or the equivalent.
The course introduces advanced language students to a sampling of Chinese writers. Materials chosen from classic or modern/contemporary Chinese literature rotated across semesters. All readings in Chinese. (H, I)

CHW 4140 Newspaper Chinese
Credits: 3; Prereq: CHI 3410, or permission of instructor.
The aim is to acquire the ability to understand and translate the documentary prose style used in Chinese newspapers and academic journals. Introduces literary function words and grammar structures, with comparison to the vernacular. Most readings in the simplified character form used in the PRC; all readings in Chinese. Applications for research on modern China.

Hebrew Language and Literature

A placement test is given during the first class meeting.

HBR 1120 Beginning Modern Hebrew 1
Credits: 5.
The course is designed for students with no prior exposure to the language. Students with previous study of or exposure to Hebrew must enroll in HBR 2105 Hebrew for Heritage Learners 1.

HBR 1121 Beginning Modern Hebrew 2
Credits: 5; Prereq: HBR 1120 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

HBR 2105 Hebrew for Heritage Learners 1
Credits: 5.
For students with significant speaking and listening background. Modern Hebrew course with emphasis on reading and writing. Covers first year Hebrew in one semester.

HBR 2106 Hebrew for Heritage Learners 2
Credits: 5; Prereq: HBR 2105 (grade C or better, or S), or the equivalent.
This course covers first and second semester of second year Modern Hebrew. Students who successfully complete this course are eligible for HBR 3410.

HBR 2200 Second-Year Modern Hebrew 1
Credits: 4; Prereq: HBR 1121 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

HBR 2201 Second-Year Modern Hebrew 2
Credits: 4; Prereq: HBR 2200 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

HBR 3410 Third-Year Modern Hebrew 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: HBR 2201 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent. (H, I)

HBR 3411 Third-Year Modern Hebrew 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: HBR 3410 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent. (H, I)

HBR 4905 Individual Work
Credits: 1 to 5; Prereq: permission of department.

HBR 4930 Special Topics
Credits: 3; can be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits.
Proseminar of variable content providing an opportunity for in-depth study of special topics in Israeli literature, history or culture.

HMW 3200 Introduction to Modern Hebrew Literature 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: HBR 3411, or the equivalent.
Readings in modern Hebrew texts, short fiction and poetry. The study of literature is emphasized but some language work is presented to help with reading comprehension. Language of texts and instruction is in Hebrew.

HMW 3201 Introduction to Modern Hebrew Literature 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: HMW 3200.
This course is a continuation of HMW 3200. The selection of texts is more contemporary and includes recently published stories and poems. Class is instructed in Hebrew.

HMW 4930 Special Topics
Credits: 3; Prereq: contact department.

Japanese Language and Literature

JPN 1130 Beginning Japanese 1
Credits: 5. Prereq: Placement test (see the departmental website for more information).
This course has a strict attendance policy. If registered students miss 2 or more class meetings during the drop/add period, they may be dropped from the class upon notification by the instructor.

JPN 1131 Beginning Japanese 2
Credits: 5; Prereq: JPN 1130 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent as proven by placement test score (see the departmental website for more information).
This course has a strict attendance policy. If registered students miss 2 or more class meetings during the drop/add period, they may be dropped from the class upon notification by the instructor.

JPN 2203 Intermediate Japanese 1
Credits: 5; Prereq: JPN 1131 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent as proven by placement test score (see the departmental website for more information).
This course has a strict attendance policy. If registered students miss 2 or more class meetings during the drop/add period, they may be dropped from the class upon notification by the instructor.

JPN 2204 Intermediate Japanese 2
Credits: 5; Prereq: JPN 2200 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent as proven by placement test score (see the departmental website for more information).
This course has a strict attendance policy. If registered students miss 2 or more class meetings during the drop/add period, they may be dropped from the class upon notification by the instructor.

JPN 3391 Introduction to Japanese Film
Credits: 4.
Introduction to the formal and historical features of Japanese film that have given it a unique position in film history. Emphasizes formal and critical analysis as well as the intellectual stakes in studying non-Western film. (Cross-listed with ENG 4135)

JPN 3410 Advanced Japanese 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: JPN 2204 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent as proven by placement test score (see the departmental website for more information).
This course has a strict attendance policy. If registered students miss two or more class meetings during the drop/add period, they may be dropped from the class upon notification by the instructor. (H, I)

JPN 3411 Advanced Japanese 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: JPN 3410 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent as proven by placement test score (see the departmental website for more information). (H, I)

JPN 3730 Language in Japanese Society
Credits: 3.
Analysis of variation in the regional dialects, gender-based differences, pragmatics of inter-personal communication, language acquisition and discourse structure. (S, I)

JPN 4850 Structure of Japanese
Credits: 3; Prereq: JPN 1131 or LIN 3010, or permission of instructor.
Linguistic analysis of modern standard Japanese. Topics covered include phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and writing. Readings and discussions in English. (S, I)

JPN 4905 Individual Study
Credits: 1 to 5.Available only by special arrangement. May be repeated with change in content for a maximum of 10 credits.

JPN 4930 Special Topics in Japanese Studies
Credits: 3; can be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits.
Proseminar of variable content providing in-depth study of special topics in Japanese studies.

JPN 4935 Senior Honors Thesis
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3.5 GPA or better and permission of instructor.
Student selects a Japanese faculty member to act as director for an independent research project that culminates in the preparation of an honors thesis.

JPN 4940 Internship
Credits: 3; Prereq: permission of instructor and permission of department representative. Supervision by a faculty member or delegated authority and a written post-internship report are required.

JPN 4956 Overseas Study 1
Credits: var.
A mechanism for course work taken at a foreign university as part of an approved study abroad program to be transferred to UF and count toward graduation. May be repeated for up to 15 credits.

JPN 4957 Overseas Study 2
Credits: var.
A mechanism for course work taken at a foreign university as part of an approved study abroad program to be transferred to UF and count toward graduation. May be repeated for up to 15 credits.

JPT 3100 Japanese Literary Heritage
Credits: 3.
An investigation of literary texts from the eighth through the seventeenth-centuries presented within the framework of Western literary and feminist criticism. (H, I) (WR)

JPT 3120 Modern Japanese Fiction in Translation
Credits: 3.
A critical examination of stories, autobiographies and secondary criticism from the nineteenth century to the present. Students become familiar with the forms and topics of criticism through Japanese and Western sources. (H, I) (WR)

JPT 3121 Contemporary Japanese Literature: Postwar to Postmodern
Credits: 3.
This is a companion course to JPT 3120 reflecting the increasing clarity with which contemporary Japanese Literature (1945-present) is emerging as a separate field with its own set of issues, major texts and significance for the American student of Japan. Writers range from Dazai and Oe Kenzaburo to Murakami Haruki, and issues range from subjectivity to cybernetics.

JPT 3130 Japanese Women Writers: The Classical Period
Credits: 3.
A critical investigation of the vernacular masterpieces written by women of the Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura periods (1185-1333) explored from a feminist literary perspective. (H, I)

JPT 3140 Japanese Women Writers: The Modern Period
Credits: 3.
An exploration of selected texts by modern Japanese women writers supported by readings on feminist literary criticism. (H, I)

JPT 3150 WAKA: Traditional Japanese Poetry
Credits: 3.
An historical survey of poetry beginning with the classical period and ending with contemporary examples analyzed with the incorporation of gender issues within poetics. (H, I)

JPT 3300 Samurai War Tales
Credits: 3; Coreq: JPT 3500 recommended.
This course uses both text and film to explore and compare the development of the samurai code in war tales of the premodern literary canon from the Heian and Kamakura periods to films created in the 20th century by male directors.

JPT 3500 Japanese Culture
Credits: 3.
An introduction to the question of culture with emphasis on tracing the origin and development of important aspects of Japanese literature, art, religion and society. All readings in English. (H, I) (WR)

JPT 4502 Japanese Folklore
Credits: 3.
Study of native belief systems and the supernatural as reflected in the folk practice of ritual observance and in tales, myths, songs and proverbs. (H, I)

JPT 4510 Representations of Japan's Modern Empire
Credits: 3; Coreq: recommend JPT 3500.
Examines a variety of literary, historical, anthropological and theoretical texts to explore racial and social issues related to Japan's imperial past.

JPT 4956 Overseas Study (in English) 1
Credits: 1 to 15.
A mechanism for course work taken in English at a foreign university as part of an approved study abroad program to be transferred to UF and count toward graduation.

JPT 4957 Overseas Study (in English) 2
Credits: 1 to 15.
A mechanism for course work taken in English at a foreign university as part of an approved program to be transferred to UF and count toward graduation.

JPW 4130 Readings in Japanese Literature
Credits: 3; Prereq: JPN 3411(grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent as proven by placement test score (see the departmental Web site for more information).
A fourth-year language course based on literary texts, incorporating advanced reading skills and the analysis of literature in the original. This course has a strict attendance policy. If registered students do not attend at least 2 class meetings during the drop/add period, they may be dropped from the class upon notification by the instructor. (H, I)

JPW 4131 Japanese Texts and Contexts
Credits: 3; Prereq: JPN 3411, (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent as proven by placement test score (see the departmental Web site for more information).
This course is designed as a complement to JPW 4130 (Reading Japanese Literature) with a focus on contemporary issues as encountered in a variety of Japanese media. This course has a strict attendance policy. If registered students miss 2 or more class meetings during the drop/add period, they may be dropped from the class upon notification by the instructor.

Swahili Language

SWA 1120 Beginning Swahili 1
Credits: 5.

SWA 1121 Beginning Swahili 2
Credits: 5; Prereq: SWA 1120 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

SWA 2200 Intermediate Swahili 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: SWA 1121 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.
Second-year course in Swahili deepens and broadens grammatical knowledge and widens the vocabulary, with emphasis on increasing conversational fluency, compositional skills and study of authentic texts written in standard Swahili.

SWA 2201 Intermediate Swahili 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: SWA 2200 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.
Continuation of SWA 2200 with emphasis on conversational fluency, comprehensive knowledge of grammar and increased ability in reading and writing skills. Course also offers a survey of cultural topics.

SWA 4905 Individual Study
Credits: 1 to 5; Prereq: permission of instructor.

Vietnamese Language

VTN 1120 Beginning Vietnamese 1
Credits: 5.

VTN 1121 Beginning Vietnamese 2
Credits: 5; Prereq: VTN 1120 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

VTN 2200 Second-Year Vietnamese 1
Credits: 5; Prereq: VTN 1121 (grade of C or better, or S), or equivalent.

VTN 2201 Second-Year Vietnamese 2
Credits: 5; Prereq: VTN 2200 (grade of C or better, or S), or equivalent.

VTN 4905 Individual Study
Credits: 1 to 5. Available only by special arrangement. The course can be repeated to a maximum of 10 credits with change in content.

VTN 4930 Special Topics in Vietnamese Studies
Credits: 3. Available only by special arrangement. Can be repeated with change in content to a maximum of six credits.
In-depth study of special topics in Vietnamese studies.

Xhosa Language

XHO 1120 Beginning Xhosa 1
Credits: 5.
To read and write in Xhosa and have a basic understanding in pronunciation, grammar and culture.

Yoruba Language and Literature

YOR 1120 Beginning Yoruba 1
Credits: 5.

YOR 1121 Beginning Yoruba 2
Credits: 5; Prereq: YOR 1120 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.

YOR 2200 Intermediate Yoruba 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: YOR 1121 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.
Second-year course in Yoruba deepens and broadens grammatical knowledge and widens the vocabulary, with emphasis on increasing conversational fluency, compositional skills and study of authentic texts written in standard Yoruba.

YOR 2201 Intermediate Yoruba 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: YOR 2201 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent.
Continuation of YOR 2200 with emphasis on conversational fluency, comprehensive knowledge of grammar and increased ability in reading and writing skills. Course also offers a survey of cultural topics.

YOR 3500 Yoruba Diaspora in the New World
Credits: 3; Prereq: HUM 2420 or HUM 2424, or permission of instructor.
This course introduces the student to the scope and importance of Yoruba culture in the New World, its role and significance in the resilience of African cultures in North America, South America and the Caribbean. (WR)

YOR 4502 Yoruba Oral Literature
Credits: 3; Prereq: YOR 1121, or permission of instructor; Coreq: YOR 2201 or YOR 2202, or permission of instructor.
This course provides an overview of the various genres of Yoruba oral literature. It stresses the importance of the spoken word in Yoruba culture, the training of Yoruba verbal artists and their place in Yoruba society. (H)

YOR 4905 Individual Study
Credits: 1 to 5; Prereq: permission of instructor.



General Education Categories

  • Composition (C)
  • Mathematical Sciences (M)
  • Humanities (H)
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences (S)
  • Physical (P) and Biological (B) Sciences
  • International and Diversity focus (I)

Symbols Used in Course Descriptions

  • (WR) indicates the course satisfies the writing requirement.
    The Schedule of Courses lists the amount of writing credit per course section.
  • (MR) indicates the course satisfies the math requirement.
  • †† indicates the course may be taken on an S-U basis.