Detroit 300 Theme Semester Fall Academic Term 2001 Theme Semester Website In 2001, Detroit will celebrate its 300th birthday. The anniversary commemorates Cadillac's arrival at the straits with a party of 100 French soldiers and adventurers. The University of Michigan, as its contribution to the 300-celebrations and as a means of bringing together and making visible the considerable scholarly work and service learning being done on Detroit and the on-going involvement of UM faculty, students, and programs in the city, has organized the Detroit 300 Theme Semester. Sponsored by the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts with additional help from the Arts of Citizenship Program, the Edward Ginsberg Center for Community and Service Learning, and the University Library this campus-wide effort will focus on Detroit through courses, symposia, exhibitions, and cultural events. Public Presentations: Symposia. As part of the Theme Semester a number of public symposia will be held, involving UM faculty, visiting scholars, and Detroiters, focusing on contemporary issues (education, public health, gender and race). These will serve as resources for various courses connected with the Theme Semester. Exhibitions and Displays. The University Library, the Michigan Historical Collections at the Bentley Library, the Special Collections Library, the Francis W. Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, and the William L. Clements Library have large holdings of materials pertaining to historical and contemporary Detroit which will be used for exhibitions and displays around campus during the Theme Semester. The RC Art Gallery will hold a retrospective exhibit on Pewabic pottery. Artistic and Theatrical Performances on Campus. During the Theme Semester, various cultural activities, performances, and artistic exhibits from the Detroit area will be brought to Ann Arbor. There will also be a series of films for the Ann Arbor community about Detroit. Going to Detroit: Under the auspices of the Theme Semester, there will be numerous opportunities for UM students to go to Detroit, for cultural events, to study something, or to do service. Detroit 300 Theme Semester Courses for Fall Academic Term 2001 The following cluster of courses, offered in various departments, study Detroit specifically or broader topics in urban history and sociology, city planning, the economics of the auto industry etc. University Courses 375 "Detroit: Past, Present and Future" will serve as an "umbrella" course in LSA for the Theme Semester. All courses provide the intellectual support for a variety of activities developed by students, staff, and faculty. For more information, go to http://www.lsa.umich.edu/det300/. AMCULT 102. First Year Seminar in American Studies. (3). (SS). Section 001 – Politics of Race Since WWII. Meets With History 196.001. Instructor(s): Matthew J Countryman (mcountry@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (SS). Laboratory fee required. First-Year Seminar, CAAS 103. First Year Social Science Seminar. (3). (SS). Cross-Area Courses Section 001 – Community Economic Development. Instructor(s): Warren C Whatley (wwhatley@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (SS). (Cross-Area Courses). May not be included in a concentration plan. First-Year Seminar, FILMVID 190. First-Year Film Seminar. (3). (HU). Section 001 – Documentary Film and Community Cultures: Theory and Analysis. Instructor(s): Frank Beaver (fbeaver@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). First-year seminar, HISTORY 196. First-Year Seminar. (3). (SS). Section 001 – Politics of Race Since WWII. Meets with American Culture 102.001. Instructor(s): Matthew J Countryman (mcountry@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (SS). First-Year Seminar, RCHUMS 214. Fundamentals of Narrative Fiction. (4). (HU). Comparative Literature Section 001 – Growing Up Near The Great Lakes Instructor(s): Elizabeth N Goodenough (lizgoode@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU). SOC 202. Contemporary Social Issues I. (2-4). (Excl). Introductory courses Section 001 – Social Inequality: Race, Labor and Detroit. (4 Credits). Instructor(s): Ian Robinson Prerequisites & Distribution: (2-4). (Excl). (Introductory course). Credit is granted for a combined total of eight credits elected through Soc. 102, 202, 203, and 401, provided that the course topics are different. SOC 389. Practicum in Sociology. (2-4). (Excl). Section 013 – Detroit: After-School Opportunity Center. (3 Credits). Instructor(s): Prerequisites & Distribution: (2-4). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. Up to four credits of Soc. 389 may be included in a concentration plan in sociology. A combined total of eight credits of Soc. 321, 389, and 395 may be counted toward a concentration in sociology. Laboratory fee ($40) required. (EXPERIENTIAL). May be repeated four times, for a total of eight credits. SOC 389. Practicum in Sociology. (2-4). (Excl). Section 014 – Detroit: Harding Elementary. (3 Credits). Instructor(s): Prerequisites & Distribution: (2-4). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. Up to four credits of Soc. 389 may be included in a concentration plan in sociology. A combined total of eight credits of Soc. 321, 389, and 395 may be counted toward a concentration in sociology. Laboratory fee ($40) required. (EXPERIENTIAL). May be repeated four times, for a total of eight credits. SOC 389. Practicum in Sociology. (2-4). (Excl). Section 015 – Detroit: Vetal School. (3 Credits). Instructor(s): Prerequisites & Distribution: (2-4). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. Up to four credits of Soc. 389 may be included in a concentration plan in sociology. A combined total of eight credits of Soc. 321, 389, and 395 may be counted toward a concentration in sociology. Laboratory fee ($40) required. (EXPERIENTIAL). May be repeated four times, for a total of eight credits. SOC 389. Practicum in Sociology. (2-4). (Excl). Section 016 – Detroit: Latino/a Youth Mentors. (3 Credits). Instructor(s): Prerequisites & Distribution: (2-4). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. Up to four credits of Soc. 389 may be included in a concentration plan in sociology. A combined total of eight credits of Soc. 321, 389, and 395 may be counted toward a concentration in sociology. Laboratory fee ($40) required. (EXPERIENTIAL). May be repeated four times, for a total of eight credits. UC 151. First-Year Social Science Seminar. (3). (SS). Section 009 – Schools, Community, & Power: Service-Learning in Urban Educational Settings Instructor(s): Stella L Raudenbush (stellarl@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (SS). First-Year Seminar, This page was created at 2:15 PM on Thu, Oct 4, 2001. 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