FIGs Course Listing 2004
1. Identity and Careers - Central
COAS Q294 Basic Career Development
SOC S101 Gender, Work and Family
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for exploratory students, undecided about their major and intending to explore prospective careers sand the full range of academic opportunities at IU.
2. Leadership, Advocacy, and Authority - Central
COAS Q294 Basic Careers Development
LESA L105 Beyond the Sample Gates
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended for students interested in enhancing their leadership skills for career and personal development, including prospective majors in liberal arts and social science, business, journalism, education, and a minor in Leadership, Ethics, and Social Action.
3. Fashion and Retail Industry of Tomorrow - Central
AMID H100 Introduction to Apparel and Textiles
PSY P101 Introductory Psychology I
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended for students interested in trends in retail industry and consumer behavior, incl. prospective majors in apparel merchandising, business (major and minor), and COAS.
4. Economies of Scale: Bloomington and Beyond - Central
ECON E201 Introduction to Microeconomics
COAS S104 Understanding Local Economy
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended for students interested in corporate and professional management, changes in the marketplace, and developing managerial skills, including prospective majors in Economics and other COAS, and a certificate in the Liberal Arts and Management Program. This FIG is located in the Academic Community.
5. Exploring Business (I) - Northwest
BUS A100 Basic Accounting Skills
BUS X100 Business Administration: Introduction
CMCL C121 Public Speaking
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
6. Exploring Business (II) - Northwest
BUS A100 Basic Accounting Skills
BUS X100 Business Administration: Introduction
BUS X104 Business Presentation
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
7. Exploring Business (III) - Northwest
BUS A100 Basic Accounting Skills
BUS X100 Business Administration: Introduction
BUS K201 The Computer in Business
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
8. Exploring Business (IV) - Central
BUS A100 Basic Accounting Skills
BUS X100 Business Administration: Introduction
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
All intended for students who are considering a degree in any business field offered at IU. Prospective accounting majors should be advised that BUS X100 will count as business elective. FIG 5 is located in the Academic Community. FIG 6 is located in the International Business Thematic Community.
9. Marketing and Managing Sport (I) - Northwest
HPER P211 Introduction to Sport Management
BUS X100 Business Administration: Introduction
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
10. Marketing and Managing Sport (II) - Northwest
HPER P211 Introduction to Sport Management
BUS X100 Business Administration: Introduction
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Both are intended for students interested in the sports business, incl. prospective majors in business (non-accounting) and HPER sport marketing and management. FIG 10 is located in the Sports and Society Thematic Community.
11. Business Law - Northwest
BUS L100 Personal Law
PHIL P140 Introduction to Ethics
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students considering law school and those interested in legal studies and criminal justice. Related majors include business, COAS, journalism, and SPEA.
12. Exploring Education - Southeast
EDUC G203 Communication in the Classroom
HIST H106 American History II
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for all education majors. FIG 12 is located in the Teaching and Education Thematic Community.
13. Teaching Young Children - Central
EDUC G203 Communication in the Classroom
EDUC Q200 Intro to Scientific Inquiry
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar.
Intended for students exploring Elementary Education, Special Education, Early Childhood, and All Grades.
14. So, You Want to be a Science Major? - Southeast
BIOL L112 Biological Mechanisms
HPSC X102 Revolutions in Science: Plato to NATO
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended for students exploring science majors. Related interests include pre-med, biology, applied health science, nuclear medicine, psychology, philosophy of science and education.
15. Sports Medicine - Northwest
HPER P280 Principles of Athletic Training
SOC S101 Medicine In America
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
For students interested in athletic training, exercise science, physical therapy, and careers in medicine. FIG 15 is located in Sports and Society Thematic Community.
16. Exploring Medical Sciences - Southeast
MSCI M131 Disease and Human Body
SOS S101 Medicine In America
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
For students thinking about careers in medicine and/or interested in health issues, including prospective majors in biology, nuclear medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, and applied health and/or a minor in social science and medicine.
17. Exploring Careers in Nursing - Central
HPER H160 First Aid and Emergency Care
SOC S100 Introduction to Sociology
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in careers in nursing and those who would like to learn strategies for success in the nursing major at IU. FIG 17 is located in the Academic Community.
18. The Criminal Mind - Northwest
CJUS P200 Theories of Crime and Deviance
PSY P101 Introductory Psychology I
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in law, criminal justice, social, economic, and psychological causes of crime. Related majors include COAS, journalism, and business.
19. Crime, Law, and Society - Central
CJUS P100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
COAS E104 The Mad and the Bad
COAS X111 FIGs seminar
Intended for students considering law school and those interested in the administration of criminal justice, portrayal of criminals and public attitude toward crime, including majors in COAS, BUS, and journalism.
20. Fine Art of Fine Arts - Central
FINA F100 Fundamental Studio - Drawing
FINA A101 Ancient and Medieval Art
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students with strong interests in studio art and art history, incl. prospective majors in COAS, art education, and journalism.
21. Exploring Photography - Southeast
FINA S291 Fundamentals of Photography
FINA A102 Renaissance through Modern Art
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended for students with interests practice and theory of photography, Studio Art, and modern art. Prospective majors would include Studio Art (Bachelor of Fine Arts, in particular), journalism, and art education.
22. The Lively Art of Acting - Central
THTR T120 Acting I
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended for students interested in acting, performing arts and literature. Prospective majors include COAS, journalism, business, SPEA, and secondary education.
23. Mysteries of the Past - Central
COAS E104 Lost Tribes and Sunken Continents
ANTH A105 Human Origins and Prehistory
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommend for students who are interested in archeology, human life in the most-distant reaches of time, and human origin. Prospective majors include anthropology, geography, geology, psychology, sociology, biology, history, folklore, and other COAS.
24. Producing the World through Film - Northwest
COAS E103 Fellini and Fantasy
TEL T206 Introduction to Design and Production
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended for students interested in cinema, creative process behind a film directors work, and social and technical aspects of the media, incl. media production. Related majors include COAS liberal arts and social science and journalism, among others.
25. Public Relations - Northwest
JOUR J110 Foundations of Journalism and Mass Communication
BUS X104 Business Presentations
COAS E103 The Semiotics of Advertising
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in public relations, print and visual communication, and advertising, including prospective majors in journalism, business, social science, and liberal arts.
26. Exploring Human Behavior and Development - Central
PSY P101 Introductory Psychology I
HPER F150 Introduction to Life Span Development
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in counseling, psychology, human behavior, and marriage and family interactions, including majors in psychology (and other COAS), human development and family studies, and public health education.
27. Exploring Psychology (I) - Central
PSY P199 Planning Your Psychology Career
PSY P151 Introduction to Psychology (I) for Majors
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
28. Exploring Psychology (II) - Northwest
PSY P199 Planning Your Psychology Career
PSY P151 Introduction to Psychology (I) for Majors
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Both FIGs are recommended for students interested in exploring the field of and careers in psychology: in particular, the core of instruction in psychology at IU, opportunities for involvement in psychology outside of formal class, practical and professional issues in careers choice, etc. FIG 28 is located in the Academic Community.
29. Cults in Politics and Religion - Central
COAS E104 Politics and Personalities: Hitler, Stalin, and DeGaulle
REL R160 The Cult Controversy
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended for students with interests in ideologies and visionary theorizing as well as questions posed by intense devotion to beliefs in politics and religion. Prospective majors include political science, history, sociology, religious studies and other social science, journalism, and business.
30. America and the World Beyond - Central
JOUR J110 Foundations of Journalism and Mass Communication
INTL I100 Introduction to International Studies
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in international affairs and the American media, including prospective majors in journalism, international studies, political science, history (and other social sciences) as well as business and SPEA.
31. Constructing Reality: Media for the 21st Century - Northwest
CMCL C190 Introduction to Media
COAS E104 The (Sur)Real World of Reality TV
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in how the media (television and film, in particular) work and how they have transformed everyday communication and culture in the twentieth century. Related majors include COAS social science and liberal arts (especially, telecommunications, communication and culture, and theater and drama), journalism, education, and business.
32. From Mayas to Rastas - Central
COAS S104 Voices from South of the Border
ANTH A200 Chanting down Babylon: Protest and Popular Culture in the Afro-Caribbean
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in the culture, politics, and social issues of Mexico, Central America, and the Carribean. Prospective majors include all liberal arts and social studies COAS, education, and journalism. Students will have an option of studying abroad in Instituto Cultural Oaxaca, Mexico, December
26, 2004 B January 9, 2005.
33. Jewish Studies - Northwest
HIST H251 Jewish History: Bible to Crusades
REL R210 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended for students with strong interests in Jewish studies, incl. prospective majors in COAS, journalism, business, SPEA, social work, nursing, and secondary education.
34. Ancient Civilizations and Their Legacies (Greek) - Southeast CLAS C101 Ancient Greek Culture
COAS E104 Christians and Pagans in the Renaissance
Intended for exploratory students interested in classical civilizations (Greek, in particular), including prospective majors in classical studies, history, liberal arts, social science and other COAS areas, journalism, and secondary education.
35. Ancient Civilizations and their Legacies (Roman) - Southeast
CLAS C102 Roman Culture
COAS E104 Christians and Pagans in the Renaissance
Recommended for exploratory students interested in classical civilizations and ancient cultures (Roman, in particular), incl. prospective majors in classical studies, history, liberal arts, social science and other COAS, journalism, and secondary education.
FIGs 34 and 35 include the same COAS X111 FIGs Seminar and are located in the Academic Community.
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