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University of Pittsburgh Greensburg    
2017-2018 Greensburg Campus Catalog 
    
 
  Mar 28, 2024
 
2017-2018 Greensburg Campus Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Course Information


Special Courses

Pitt-Greensburg offers a variety of special courses that students may use to enhance their educational experience. The special courses include independent studies, internships, excellence courses, study abroad courses, and capstone courses. Most of the special courses are optional, but for some majors (e.g. criminal justice) an internship is required, and the capstone course is required of all majors.

An independent study allows a student to explore a topic for which no course is available at Pitt-Greensburg or extend the exploration of a topic begun in a regular course. To arrange for an independent study, a student must find a faculty sponsor and work with the sponsor to develop a course plan. Independent study courses are available in every department. See an advisor for more details.

Internships allow students to earn credits toward graduation while gaining on-the-job experience in their majors. An internship is required in some majors (e.g. criminal justice and the journalism track in English writing), but it is available as an elective in most majors. Students are expected to find their own internship opportunities, but faculty advisors and the Office of Career Services may be aware of employers looking for interns and can provide suggestions about seeking an internship. Some departments ask students to complete an internship application. See a faculty advisor for more information.

Pitt-Greensburg students have an opportunity to study abroad in a country/region of their choice. Academic credits are earned while abroad and will transfer directly back into the student’s academic degree requirements. See the study abroad coordinator for more information.

As part of the new Pitt-Greensburg curriculum that took effect in fall 1999, every Pitt-Greensburg student must complete a senior seminar or a senior project as a capstone to the work in the major program. The faculty views the capstone course as a significant enhancement to the UPG degree program because it provides students with the opportunity to bring together the themes and skills of the major. Capstone work typically involves research and both written and oral reports.

Departmental Course Listings

Please note, when searching courses by Catalog Number, an asterisk (*) can be used to return mass results. For instance a Catalog Number search of ” 1* ” can be entered, returning all 1000-level courses.

 

English Literature

   •  ENGLIT 0511 - HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
   •  ENGLIT 0550 - INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE
   •  ENGLIT 0570 - AMERICAN LITERATURE
   •  ENGLIT 0580 - INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE
   •  ENGLIT 0590 - FORMATIVE MASTERPIECES
   •  ENGLIT 0597 - BIBLE AS LITERATURE
   •  ENGLIT 0625 - DETECTIVE FICTION
   •  ENGLIT 0626 - SCIENCE FICTION
   •  ENGLIT 0643 - SATIRE
   •  ENGLIT 0650 - IRISH LITERATURE
   •  ENGLIT 0660 - LITERARY FAME
   •  ENGLIT 1012 - 18THC BRITISH/COLONIAL LIT
   •  ENGLIT 1020 - HISTORY OF LITERARY CRITICISM
   •  ENGLIT 1022 - LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN WEST
   •  ENGLIT 1065 - NARRATIVE LITERATURE
   •  ENGLIT 1100 - MEDIEVAL IMAGINATION
   •  ENGLIT 1125 - MASTERPIECES OF RENAISSANCE LITERATURE
   •  ENGLIT 1126 - ADVANCED SHAKESPEARE
   •  ENGLIT 1150 - ENLIGHTENMENT TO REVOLUTION
   •  ENGLIT 1175 - 19TH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE
   •  ENGLIT 1199 - TOPICS IN BRITISH LITERATURE
   •  ENGLIT 1200 - AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1860
   •  ENGLIT 1215 - PRE-20THC AMERICAN LITERATURE
   •  ENGLIT 1241 - JANE AUSTEN: BOOKS & FILM
   •  ENGLIT 1248 - LITERATURE OF MINORITY WOMEN
   •  ENGLIT 1325 - MODERNISM
   •  ENGLIT 1360 - TOPICS IN 20TH CENTURY LIT
   •  ENGLIT 1380 - WORLD LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
   •  ENGLIT 1552 - HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
   •  ENGLIT 1572 - FANTASY AND ROMANCE
   •  ENGLIT 1610 - TOPICS IN GENRE
   •  ENGLIT 1611 - DEVELOPMENT OF THE NOVEL
   •  ENGLIT 1640 - LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN
   •  ENGLIT 1645 - CRITL APPRCH TO CHILDREN’S LIT
   •  ENGLIT 1647 - LITERATURE FOR ADOLESCENTS
   •  ENGLIT 1701 - TOPICS IN WOMEN’S STUDIES
   •  ENGLIT 1725 - ASIAN NORTH AMERICAN FILM AND LITERATURE
   •  ENGLIT 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
   •  ENGLIT 1905 - INTERNSHIP
   •  ENGLIT 1910 - SENIOR SEMINAR
   •  ENGLIT 1950 - ENGLISH LITERATURE CAPSTONE

English Writing

   •  ENGWRT 0400 - INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
   •  ENGWRT 0410 - INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
   •  ENGWRT 0411 - INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE NONFICTION
   •  ENGWRT 0520 - INTRODUCTION TO FICTION WRITING
   •  ENGWRT 0530 - INTRODUCTION TO POETRY WRITING
   •  ENGWRT 0550 - FUNDAMENTALS OF NEWS REPORTING
   •  ENGWRT 0650 - READINGS IN JOURNALISM
   •  ENGWRT 1010 - INTERMEDIATE FICTION
   •  ENGWRT 1012 - DIGITAL STORYTELLING 1
   •  ENGWRT 1022 - DIGITAL STORYTELLING 2
   •  ENGWRT 1089 - THE CREATIVE PROCESS
   •  ENGWRT 1094 - READINGS IN CONTEMPORARY FICTION
   •  ENGWRT 1095 - TOPICS IN FICTION
   •  ENGWRT 1170 - SHORT STORY WORKSHOP
   •  ENGWRT 1175 - FICTION SEMINAR: FAMILIES AND SMALL TOWNS
   •  ENGWRT 1210 - POETRY WORKSHOP
   •  ENGWRT 1250 - FORMAL POETRY WRITING
   •  ENGWRT 1290 - READINGS IN CONTEMPORARY POETRY
   •  ENGWRT 1310 - NEWSPAPER 1
   •  ENGWRT 1331 - MAGAZINE 1
   •  ENGWRT 1380 - NEWS PRACTICUM: THE INSIDER
   •  ENGWRT 1381 - NEWS PRACTICUM: THE INSIDER
   •  ENGWRT 1390 - READINGS IN CONTEMPORARY NON-FICTION
   •  ENGWRT 1391 - WRITING THE REVIEW
   •  ENGWRT 1403 - TOPICS IN NON-FICTION: ELECTRONIC MEDIA
   •  ENGWRT 1410 - TOPICS IN NON-FICTION: MEMOIR
   •  ENGWRT 1415 - TOPICS IN NONFICTION WRITING
   •  ENGWRT 1420 - BLOGGING AND THE BLOGOSPHERE: JOURNALISM’S NEXT WAVE
   •  ENGWRT 1430 - LITERARY AND ONLINE PUBLISHING
   •  ENGWRT 1650 - PLAYWRITING 1
   •  ENGWRT 1710 - SENIOR SEMINAR IN FICTION
   •  ENGWRT 1730 - SENIOR SEMINAR IN POETRY
   •  ENGWRT 1900 - INTERNSHIP: WRITING
   •  ENGWRT 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
   •  ENGWRT 1955 - ENGLISH WRITING CAPSTONE

French

   •  FR 0001 - ELEMENTARY FRENCH 1
   •  FR 0002 - ELEMENTARY FRENCH 2
   •  FR 0003 - INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 1
   •  FR 0004 - INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 2
   •  FR 0020 - FRANCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
   •  FR 0021 - APPROACHES TO FRENCH LITERATURE
   •  FR 0041 - ELEMENTARY FRENCH 1
   •  FR 0042 - ELEMENTARY FRENCH 2
   •  FR 0043 - ELEMENTARY FRENCH 3
   •  FR 0080 - MODERN FRENCH NOVEL
   •  FR 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY

Freshman Seminar

   •  FS 0002 - FRESHMAN SEMINAR
   •  FS 0008 - TRANSFER SEMINAR
   •  FS 0009 - ESL SEMINAR
   •  FS 0014 - VILLAGE FIRST -YEAR SEMINAR
   •  FS 0026 - SCIENCE SEMINAR 1
   •  FS 0027 - SCIENCE SEMINAR 2
   •  FS 1950 - DIRECTED STUDY

Geography

   •  GEOG 0101 - WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
   •  GEOG 0810 - EARTH AND PEOPLE

Geology

   •  GEOL 0860 - ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY

German

   •  GER 0001 - ELEMENTARY GERMAN 1
   •  GER 0002 - ELEMENTARY GERMAN 2
   •  GER 0003 - INTERMEDIATE GERMAN 1
 

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