22 courses in the 1977–78 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Notes
Faculty listed in 1977–78
- Visiting Professors A. Newcombe, BA (McMaster), MA, PhD (Toronto) G
Professors
Faculty listed in 1977–78
G. T. Barrett-Lennard, BSc, BA (Western Australia), PhD (Chicago).
W. Klaassen, BA (McMaster), BD (McMaster Divinity School), DPhil (Oxford) G
A.R. Mahrer, BS (Western Reserve), MA, PhD (Ohio State)
D. E. Smucker, BA (Bluffton), BD (Princeton Theological -Seminary), MA, PhD (Chicago) G
Associate Professors F.H. Epp, 8A (Bethel), MA, PhD (Minnesota) G P.H. Smith, Jr., BA (Harvard), PhD (Pennsylvania)
Assistant Professor C.G. Brunk, BA (Wheaton), MA, PhD (Northwestern)
Lecturers C. M. Lim, BA (Taiwan Provincial Chung-Hsing Uni.)
Faculty listed in 1977–78
E. Regehr, BA (Waterloo) _ C.C. Wang, BS (Taiwan Provincial Chung-Hsing University), BA, MA (National Taiwan University)
Course Descriptions Arts
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
Several courses formerly offered under the designation “Arts” are now offered under ‘‘Interdisciplinary Social Science”. See course descriptions in the Social Development Studies section of the Calendar. Courses designated “‘Arts’’, such as those listed below, usually coversome topics and themes of general interest to several disciplines and their presentation is often made with this interdisciplinary perspective in view. With the exception of Chinese language and literature courses, Arts courses are elective courses in General and Honours programmes and do notsatisfy either the Group A or Group B requirements. Chinese language and literature courses with the Arts designation satisfy the Aii requirement. Arts courses are administered through the Office of the Dean of Arts.
ARTS 105Introduction to the Science of ManF,W 3L 0.5
The course is intended to introduce the engineering, mathematics and science undergraduates to two of the sciences of man (anthropology and sociology). The course will be conducted on the basis of both lecture and tutorial hours. Lectures will be under the supervision ofa single person responsible for the conduct of the course. He will have charge of inviting participants from among faculty members in the interested disciplines.
This course will not substitute for Anth 101/102, Soc 107
ARTS 122GQuest for Meaning in the 20th CenturyF,W s-2C,1D 5
Against the background of rapidly shifting values in western Culture, this course asks the student to examine his or her perspective and then face the resources of others inanswering the question of Whoam|? What is my obligation to society? What is my relationship to the natural world? Is there an ultimate meaning to life? — Teaching methods include personal statements, thematic and biographical books and films.
Arts 190/191 5
Introductory Chinese
A course designed to impart a knowledge of the basic structure and grammar of modern Chinese. Emphasis will be divided equally between reading and conversation. The student will be expected to master a minimum of 500 characters. Limited to students with no prior knowledge of Chinese.
Prereq: Permission of instructor; in addition, Arts 190 is a prereq for Arts 191
Arts 192/193 5
Introductory Chinese
Similar course to Arts 190/191 but for speakers of
any Chinese dialect except Mandarin. The course emphasizes standard pronunciation practice and analysis of Chinese literary forms.
Prereq: Permission of instructor; in addition, Arts 192isa prereq for Arts 193.
Note ; Students may not receive credit for both Arts 190/197 and Arts 192/193
ARTS 200GIssues in Mass Communication 1F 2C,1D 0.5
An introductory and interdisciplinary approach to those factors in mass media behavior that contribute to good communication or to distortion, including the historical, psychological, legal, sociological, semantic, etc. Emphasis will be on the domestic scene.
ARTS 201GIssues in Mass Communication 2W 2C,1D 0.5
The emphasis of this course will be on the mass media role in National and International affairs and a study of those factors in mass media performance, which contribute to better international understanding and conflict resolution. Topics will include propaganda, economic and political factors, government information systems, press freedom, language and stereotypes.
An examination of the phenomenon of human conflict. Special attention is given to influential theories of the roots of conflict (e.g. Marx and Freud), the question of the inevitability of conflict, the diverse forms of conflict and the moral implications of various types of conflict.
This course explores various means of conflict resolution on both global and domestic levels. Included are critical assessments of coercion, law, behavior control and nonviolence as models of resolution.
Prereq: Arts 205G encouraged but not required.
Aris 211/212 5 Computing Techniques in Language and Literature An introduction to non-mathematical computer programming, with special emphasis on the manipulation of language data. The programming language used will be PL/1. Applications will include word indexes, text concordances, methods of computer-aided text comparison. Arts 212 willstress data management, JCL, SORTing, and the use of programme _ utilities. No previous knowledge of computing is assumed. 212 presupposes 217 or permission of the instructor.
A ccritical study of such themes as freedom vs. happiness, nihilism, collectivism vs. individualism, old tablets vs. utopias, alienation, earthbound fragmentation vs. the transcendental in the artistic writings of Kafka, Brecht, Hesse, Nietzsche, Solzhenitsyn, Dostoevsky, Zamiatin, Camus, and others. Taught in English.
Anexamination of traditional culture, institutions and the modern development of China as the context for the examination of contemporary Chinese society.
An investigation of the dynamics of the new China: education, medicine, the arts, the position of women, foreign policy, the Cultura! Revolution, rural and urban organization, the role of the army, the role of the Chinese Communist Party, and the philosophy of Mao Tse Tung. Prereq: Arts 220R or consent of instructor.
Arts 230G 5
Non-Violence and Political Reality
This course will concentrate on the question of the possibility of a nonviolent approach to resolving human conflict with special emphasis on the nature and uses of power, the nature of the nation state, and the problem of relating a personal ideal to the realities of communal life.
ARTS 249JCurrent Problems in Family Life EducationJ 1.0
The course wilt examine human sexuality from a biological, psychological, and social perspective. The significant principles of sex education and some of the most relevant methods and programmes will be discussed as well.
ARTS 250JBasic Issues in Family Life EducationA 1.0
This course will study marriage and the family from psychological, sociological, philosophical and
_ theological perspectives. Methods for incorporating significant knowledge about marriage and the family into family life programmes will also be given attention.
ARTS 271GIntroduction to Peace Research 1 and 2F,W 3c 5
This course will focus on the current basic issues including personality and aggression, international tension, cause of war and the predictability of war, United Nations voting patterns, disarmament studies, and case studies in non-violence and peace activism.
Arts 290/291 5
Intermediate Chinese .
This course is designed to extend the knowledge of the structure and grammar of Mandarin Chinese beyond the base provided by Arts 190/191.
Prereq: Arts 190/191; Arts 290 is a Prereq. for Arts 291
Arts 292/293 5
intermediate Chinese
Description same as Arts 290/291
A continuation of Arts 192/193
Prereq: Arts 192/193; Arts 292 is a Prereq. for Arts 293
Note Students may not receive credit for both Arts 290/291 and Arts 292/293
This course involves a careful literary analysis of the basic source materials upon which Confucianism was built~The Analects, The Mencius, The Great Learning, and The Doctrine of Mean.