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Class Size Information - Fall 2008


 
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For each lecture, seminar or studio course offered in Fall '08, an average class section size from the past five academic years is listed below. Not all courses were offered every year. New courses have no historical information listed, but courses in the same topical area and course-level may approximate the expected class size. If a course description indicates a former course number, information on historical class size might be available under the archived class size listings.

   
Africana Studies
AFR 200   Intro to Africana Studies                                                          7        24
AFR 220   Intro African-American Writing                                                              38
AFR 241   From Shakespeare to Spike Lee                                                               10
AFR 281   African-Amer History 1619-1865                                          14                   8
AFR 331   Sound&Movement in the Diaspora                         6        7                  3         8
AFR 400   Race, Gender, Space                                                                         13
  
American Studies
AMST 201   Intro to American Studies                          21       26       17        19        24
AMST 220   Intro African-American Writing                     32       32       37        38        38
AMST 221   Introduction  to Urban Studies                                       20
AMST 331   Sound&Movement in the Diaspora                               7                  3         8
  
Anthropology
ANTH 101   The Scope of Anthropology                          25       24       29        29        27
ANTH 107   Introduction to Linguistics                        61       41       45        38        39
ANTH 214   The Rise&Fall of Civilizations                     36       39                 42        38
ANTH 342   Dispute, Conflict, Resolution                                7
ANTH 390   Nature and Culture                                                                        9
ANTH 391   Insurgencies                                                                             18
  
Anthropology and Sociology
ANSO 305   Social Theory                                      19       12       17         8        12
  
Sociology
SOC 101   Invitation to Sociology                               11       17       28        29        34
SOC 368   Technology & Modern Society                           24
  
Arabic
ARAB 101   Elementary Arabic                                                    21        25        20
ARAB 201   Intermediate Arabic I                                                          10        12
  
Art History
ARTH 101   Aspects of Western Art                            121      119      108       126        98
ARTH 105   God in the Middle Ages                                                          8
ARTH 110   Italian Rensnce Art & History                                        16        17        14
ARTH 201   American Landscape History                         15       18       12        14        16
ARTH 213   Greek Art and Myth                                          51
ARTH 224   Romanesque&Gothic Art&Archtect                     36                23                  25
ARTH 253   Art Age Revolution, 1760-1860                               41       28
ARTH 265   Pop Art                                            19                                    20
ARTH 274   Chinese Calligraphy                                15       16                           11
ARTH 301   Methods of Art History                             21       26       43                  27
ARTH 463   The Holocaust Visualized                                    12
ARTH 464   Latina/o Visual Culture                             7
  
Art Studio
ARTS 100   Drawing I                                          21       20       19        19        19
ARTS 200   Costume Design                                                                            3
ARTS 241   Painting                                           15       17       12        13        16
ARTS 266   Low Tech Printmaking                               14                11                  13
ARTS 275   Sculpture:Cardboard&Wood Plus                      11                12                   9
ARTS 319   Junior Seminar: Studio Art                         35       16       17        24        18
ARTS 329   Architectural Design II                             8        9       13        12        14
  
Asian Studies
ASST 201   Asia and the World                                                   58        60
  
Chinese
CHIN 101   Basic Chinese                                      11       10       10        14        10
CHIN 201   Intermediate Chinese                                6       19        8        13        12
CHIN 301   Upper Intermediate Chinese                          5       14        7         7         9
CHIN 401   Advanced Chinese                                    9        8       10        10         7
CHIN 431   Intro to Chinese Linguistics                        8                           3
  
Japanese
JAPN 101   First Year Japanese                                14       10       13         7        16
JAPN 201   Second Year Japanese                                7        5        6         8         5
JAPN 217   Early Modern Japan                                          20
JAPN 254   Japanese Lit: End of the World                              16
JAPN 301   Third Year Japanese                                 3        6        2         7         4
JAPN 403   Advanced Japanese                                            2                            3
  
Astronomy
ASTR 101   Stars:From Suns to Black Holes                     20       36       45        49        48
ASTR 111   Introduction to Astrophysics                       23       23       15         9        13
  
Biochemistry & Molecular Biol
BIMO 321   Biochem I:Struc&Func Molecules                     18       38       37        35        40
  
Biology
BIOL 101   The Cell                                           45       47       85        42        47
BIOL 134   Tropics: Biology&Social Issues                    108                          97
BIOL 202   Genetics                                           83       64       78        83        79
BIOL 203   Ecology                                            33       21       15        39        22
BIOL 212   Neuroscience                                       68       77       70        63        98
BIOL 302   Communities and Ecosystems                         10       14        6         9
BIOL 319   Bioinfrmtcs,Genomics,Proteomcs                                       10        14         8
BIOL 321   Biochem I:Struc&Func Molecules                     18       38       37        35        40
BIOL 413   Molecular Basis Biologic Clock                     12       10       11                  12
BIOL 414   Molecular Mechanisms                               10                13
  
Chemistry
CHEM 151   Concepts of Chemistry                             103       90      107       100        89
CHEM 153   Concepts Chem: Adv Section                         16       24       15        30        29
CHEM 155   Current Topics in Chemistry                        25       23       28        25        25
CHEM 251   Organic Chem, Intermed Level                       70       89       74       100        94
CHEM 255   Organic Chem, Intermed Level                       14       89       10        11         4
CHEM 319   Bioinfrmtcs,Genomics,Proteomcs                                       10        14         8
CHEM 321   Biochem I:Struc&Func Molecules                     18       38       37        35        40
CHEM 335   Inorganic/Organometallic Chem                       9       10        5         5        17
CHEM 344   Physical Organic Chemistry                                   3        9         9
CHEM 361   Phys Chem:Structure&Dynamics                        9        9        5         6         7
  
Classics
CLAS 101   The Trojan War                                     45                48        20        19
CLAS 213   Greek Art and Myth                                          51
CLAS 223   Roman History                                      23                41
CLAS 499   Senior Colloquium                                                                         6
  
Greek
CLGR 101   Introduction to Greek                              12       11        7         8        10
CLGR 201   Intermediate Greek                                  2        3        3         6         2
  
Latin
CLLA 101   Introduction to Latin                              15       10        8        11         6
CLLA 201   Intermed Latin:Late Republic                        7        4        5         6         6
  
Cognitive Science
COGS 222   Intro to Cognitive Science                         23       25       26        31        44
  
Comparative Literature
COMP 104   Intro World Theatre&Performnce                                                            7
COMP 107   The Trojan War                                     45                48        20        19
COMP 111   The Nature of Narrative                            19       19       19        20        19
COMP 139   Metafiction                                                                              19
COMP 202   Modern Drama                                       40       41       38        38
COMP 204   Russian Lit. Since 1900                                     19                 11
COMP 240   Intro to Literary Theory                           15       18                 19        18
COMP 241   From Shakespeare to Spike Lee                                                            10
COMP 260   Intro to the Qur'an and Islam                      21       23                 23
COMP 264   Japanese Lit: End of the World                              16
COMP 324   Auteur Cinema & Very Long Film                                                 11         8
COMP 329   Contemporary World Novel                           23       25                 27
COMP 369   Race, Gender, Space                                                                      13
COMP 401   Sublime Confusion: Crit Theory                      8
  
Hebrew
CRHE 201   Critical Languages: Hebrew                                                      3         2
  
Korean
CRKO 201   Critical Languages: Korean                          4
  
Computer Science
CSCI 108   Artfcl Intlgnce  Imge&Realty                                10                  4
CSCI 134   Intro to Computer Science                          12       15       11        13        20
CSCI 136   Data Strctures & Advanced Prog                     13       16       14        13        20
CSCI 237   Computer Organization                              14       11       25        22        16
CSCI 319   Bioinfrmtcs,Genomics,Proteomcs                                       10        14         8
CSCI 361   Theory of Computation                              14        9        8        18        16
CSCI 371   Computer Graphics                                            4                 14
CSCI 499   Senior Colloquium:Computer Sci                     15        6        9        16        13
  
Economics
ECON 110   Principles of Microeconomics                       44       39       39        40        30
ECON 120   Principles of Macroeconomics                       42       41       36        23        36
ECON 204   Econ Developmnt Poor Countries                              38       39        39
ECON 207   The Economics of HIV/AIDS                                                      25
ECON 211   Gender in the Global Economy                                20                 16
ECON 215   Int'l Trade, Globalization                                                     20        30
ECON 251   Price and Allocation Theory                        17       23       15        15        18
ECON 252   Macroeconomics                                     21       24       29        14        16
ECON 253   Empirical Methods in Pol Econ                      18       40       31        24         9
ECON 255   Econometrics                                       12       33       32        25         9
ECON 299   Econ Liberalism & Its Critics                      35       18       30        31        28
ECON 353   Decision Theory                                             33       30        32        33
ECON 360   International Monetary Econ                        19                22        20        15
ECON 363   Money and Banking                                  18                25        26        25
ECON 392   Finance & Capital Markets                                                      26        24
ECON 394   European Economic History                                                      21        28
ECON 459   Economics of Institutions                                                      19        19
  
English
ENGL 105   Poetry and Magic                                                     18                  18
ENGL 111   Poetry and Politics                                         13                           20
ENGL 120   The Nature of Narrative                            19       19       19        20        19
ENGL 126   Stupidity and Intelligence                         19       19       19        18        19
ENGL 133   New Poetry                                                                               19
ENGL 134   New American Fiction                               17                          19        19
ENGL 135   Vengeance                                                                                19
ENGL 137   Shakespre:Warriors&Politicians                     19       19       18
ENGL 139   Metafiction                                                                              19
ENGL 143   On Beyond Criticism                                                                      15
ENGL 150   Expository Writing                                 12       12       11        11        13
ENGL 201   Shakespeare's Major Plays                          30       16       16        36        48
ENGL 202   Modern Drama                                       40       41       38        38
ENGL 211   Brit Lit: Mid Ages-Renaissance                     14       22       10        18        24
ENGL 212   Brit Lit:Restoration-Romantics                     13        7       24         7        14
ENGL 220   Intro African-American Writing                     32       32       37        38        38
ENGL 230   Intro to Literary Theory                           15       18                 19        18
ENGL 257   The Personal Essay                                                             18
ENGL 258   Poetry and the City                                                            17        16
ENGL 281   The Writing of Poetry                              15       12       14        15        14
ENGL 283   Intro Workshop in Fiction                          14       16       14        15        15
ENGL 315   Milton                                             15       15       21         4
ENGL 332   Colonial Subjects                                                    16
ENGL 333   19th Century British Novel                         18       22                 21        22
ENGL 360   Joyce's Ulysses                                    35       17       24        10
ENGL 361   Nabokov and Pynchon                                24                                    24
ENGL 365   Race, Gender, Space                                                                      13
ENGL 376   Documentary Technologies                                                                 19
ENGL 379   Contemporary World Novel                           23       25                 27
ENGL 384   Advanced Workshop in Fiction                       13       11                 15        14
ENGL 404   Auteur Cinema & Very Long Film                                                 11         8
  
Environmental Studies
ENVI 101   Humans and the Biosphere                           48       33       40        40        49
ENVI 103   Glbl Warming & Natrl Disasters                     17       13       12        14        34
ENVI 105   Biodiversity in Geologic Time                               21       21        30        30
ENVI 134   Tropics: Biology&Social Issues                    108                          97
ENVI 201   American Landscape History                         15       18       12        14        16
ENVI 203   Ecology                                            33       21       15        39        22
ENVI 205   Geomorphology                                      12       11       12                  17
ENVI 224   The Rise&Fall of Civilizations                     36       39                 42        38
ENVI 234   Econ Developmnt Poor Countries                              38       39        39
ENVI 302   Environmental Planning                             10       23        9         7        21
ENVI 307   Environmental Law                                  15       24       12         7        24
ENVI 312   Communities and Ecosystems                         10       14        6         9
ENVI 390   Nature and Culture                                                                        9
  
Geosciences
GEOS 101   Biodiversity in Geologic Time                               21       21        30        30
GEOS 103   Glbl Warming & Natrl Disasters                     17       13       12        14        34
GEOS 105   Geology Outdoors                                   10        9       10        10        10
GEOS 301   Structural Geology                                 15        9       12         9         5
GEOS 303   Igneous&Metamorphic Petrology                       2                 7         4         6
  
German
GERM 101   Elementary German                                  18       16        9        20        17
GERM 103   Intermediate German I                              11       16       17        13        14
GERM 111   Reading German for Beginners                                21       10        15        13
GERM 201   Advanced German                                     5        6        7         6         6
GERM 511   Reading German for Beginners                                21       10        15        13
  
History
HIST 103   The City in Africa                                                                       20
HIST 127   The Expansion of Europe                            21                29                  20
HIST 141   Modrism,Leisure&Subjctvty Russ                                                  9
HIST 152   Fourteenth Amen & Rights Rev                                                             12
HIST 162   Eur-Indian Colonial North Amer                      7       19
HIST 207   The Modern Middle East                             50       87       38                  43
HIST 217   Early Modern Japan                                          20
HIST 223   Roman History                                      23                41
HIST 227   Europe, 19th Century                               21                          24        25
HIST 243   Modern Latin Amer,1822-Present                                       37                  40
HIST 252   Brit Colnial Amer&U.S. to 1877                     20       22       24
HIST 281   African-Amer History 1619-1865                      6       15       14                   8
HIST 295   Tech & Science in Amer Culture                     19                13        18        15
HIST 301   History, Theory, Practice                                            11        12     2,005
HIST 356   Race,Gender &Sexuality in US                                                              7
HIST 364   History of the Old South                                    15       25        26
HIST 391   Insurgencies                                                                             18
HIST 452   Women in American 1603-1865                                  4                            0
HIST 456   Civil War and Reconstruction                                19       22        24
  
History of Science
HSCI 240   Tech & Science in Amer Culture                     19                13        18        15
  
International Studies
INST 101   Asia and the World                                          60       58        60
  
First-Year Residential Seminar
FRS 101   Interpreting Human Experience                                  15       17        17
  
Interdisciplinary Course
INTR 160   Mathematical Politics                                       55
INTR 391   Insurgencies                                                                             18
  
Jewish Studies
JWST 101   Judaism:Innovation & Tradition                               8       11        17
JWST 280   Religion Post-Modern Thought                                                   19
  
Latina/o Studies
LATS 105   Latina/o Identities                                19       16       19        23        18
LATS 220   Introduction  to Urban Studies                                       20
LATS 230   Approachng Performance Studies                               8        6        18         7
LATS 331   Sound&Movement in the Diaspora                      6        7                  3         8
LATS 464   Latina/o Visual Culture                             7
  
Leadership Studies
LEAD 125   Intro Leadership Studies                           40       30       32        38        34
LEAD 295   Leadership and Management                                   19       20        20        20
  
Linguistics
LING 100   Introduction to Linguistics                        61       41       45        38        39
LING 403   Intro to Chinese Linguistics                        8                           3
  
Mathematics
MATH 102   Precalculus                                         9       15        6         9        12
MATH 103   Calculus I                                         43       37       24        12        27
MATH 104   Calculus II                                        29       27       14        33        20
MATH 105   Multivariable Calculus                             22       28       20        25        35
MATH 106   Multivariable Calculus                             40       47       42        36        31
MATH 175   Mathematical Politics                                       55
MATH 211   Linear Algebra                                     33       32       37        25        30
MATH 251   Discrete Math                                      17       19       18        18        25
MATH 301   Real Analysis                                      36       34       23        32        17
MATH 302   Complex Analysis                                            13                 13
MATH 312   Abstract Algebra                                   19       29       15        20        26
MATH 319   Bioinfrmtcs,Genomics,Proteomcs                                       10        14         8
MATH 361   Theory of Computation                              14        9        8        18        16
MATH 433   Math Modeling&Control Theory                       14                18        18
MATH 481   The Big Questions                                                                        12
MATH 499   Senior Colloquium                                   7        9        6         9         5
  
Statistics
STAT 101   Elem Statistics&Data Analysis                      48       46       48        45        62
STAT 201   Statistics & Data Analysis                         37       58       29        33        28
STAT 231   Statistical Design Experiments                      9
  
Music
MUS 101   Listening to Music: An Intro                          43       38       42        39        40
MUS 102   Fundamentals of Music                                                   15        14         9
MUS 103   Music Theory&Musicianshp I                            18       14       17         8        12
MUS 115   Intro to 20th Century Music                                                       17
MUS 123   Music Technology I                                    13                 8        11        11
MUS 133   Men, Women and Pianos                                          16                  9
MUS 135   Storytelling in Music                                 13
MUS 201   Music Theory & Musicianship II                        12        4       10        10         9
MUS 207   Music in Hist: Antiquity-1750                          3        9        4         5        17
MUS 209   Music in History: 20th Century                         8        4        5        14         4
MUS 212   Jazz Theory & Improvisation I                          9       12        9        10         4
MUS 215   Choral Conducting                                      6        7                  8
MUS 216   Orchestral Conducting                                  3        7        4         6         1
MUS 217   Jazz Arranging and Composition                         3        3        2         3         3
  
Neuroscience
NSCI 201   Neuroscience                                       68       77       70        63        98
  
Philosophy
PHIL 101   Intro Moral&Politicl Philosphy                     18       19       20        20        21
PHIL 102   Intro Metaphysics&Epistemology                     20       19       21        19        13
PHIL 209   Philosophy of Science                                                 9        18
PHIL 222   Intro to Cognitive Science                         23       25       26        31        44
PHIL 225   Classics Wst Feminist Thought                      13
PHIL 280   Frege, Russell & Wittgenstein                                         9
PHIL 282   Religion Post-Modern Thought                                                   19
PHIL 288   The Embodied Mind                                                              20        20
PHIL 401   Sr Seminar: Truth&Rationality                       9       10
  
Physics
PHYS 107   Newton, Einstein, and Beyond                       89      125      110                  45
PHYS 131   Particles and Waves                                55       61       58        70        59
PHYS 141   Particles and Waves - Enriched                     44       38       33        53        56
PHYS 151   Seminar Modern Physics                             17       18       19        18        14
PHYS 201   Electricity and Magnetism                          22       23       21        19        26
PHYS 301   Quantum Physics                                    19       22       11        16        10
PHYS 319   Bioinfrmtcs,Genomics,Proteomcs                                       10        14         8
  
Political Economy
POEC 301   Econ Liberalism & Its Critics                      35       18       30        31        28
POEC 401   Contemp Problms in Pol Economy                     14       13        9        14        20
  
Political Science
PSCI 100   Asia and the World                                          60       58        60
PSCI 120   America & the World After 9-11                     60       44       52        44        47
PSCI 125   Intro Leadership Studies                           40       30       32        38        34
PSCI 201   Power,Politics,Democracy Amer                      22       26       31        18        23
PSCI 202   Intro International Relations                      39       32       39        33        33
PSCI 203   Intro to Political Theory                          22       22       24        10        22
PSCI 204   Intro to Comparative Politics                      34       26       16        30        21
PSCI 207   Political Elections                                         18                  8
PSCI 225   International Security                             36       31
PSCI 295   Intelligence & Nat'l Security                                                  16
PSCI 310   Political Psychology                                        14                 10        10
PSCI 317   Environmental Law                                  15       24       12         7        24
PSCI 318   Voting Rights & Voting Movmnts                              13       17        14        16
PSCI 333   Econ Liberalism & Its Critics                      35       18       30        31        28
PSCI 410   Senior Sem: American Politics                      14        8       12         9        10
PSCI 420   Sr Sem:International Relations                              17       15        11        12
PSCI 430   Senior Sem: Political Theory                        9        2        8         7         9
PSCI 440   Sr Sem: Comparative Politics                                         13        16         7
  
Psychology
PSYC 101   Introductory Psychology                           137      156      150       183       169
PSYC 201   Experimentation and Statistics                     19       18       16        19        14
PSYC 212   Neuroscience                                       68       77       70        63        98
PSYC 221   Cognitive Psychology                               56       47       48        46        54
PSYC 222   Intro to Cognitive Science                         23       25       26        31        44
PSYC 232   Developmental Psychology                           55       48       54        54        65
PSYC 242   Social Psychology                                  57       75       61        96        98
PSYC 322   Concepts:Mind,Brain,&Culture                       15        8                  7         9
PSYC 344   Advanced Research Social Psych                     15       16
PSYC 345   Political Psychology                                        14                 10        10
PSYC 352   Clinical&Community Psychology                      14       13        7        15        10
PSYC 353   Behavioral Medicine                                22
PSYC 372   Adv Sem in Teaching & Learning                              19       14        12        13
PSYC 401   Perspectives on Psych Issues                       14       11       14         9        15
  
Religion
REL 101   Introduction to Religion                              12        8       16        15        26
REL 203   Judaism:Innovation & Tradition                                  8       11        17
REL 230   Intro to the Qur'an and Islam                         21       23                 23
REL 286   Desire,Compulsion,Consumption                         48       20
REL 288   The Embodied Mind                                                                 20        20
REL 303   Religion Post-Modern Thought                                                      19
  
French
RLFR 101   Intro French& Francphn Culture                      9       10       14        14        17
RLFR 103   Intermediate French I                              13       13       15        20        16
RLFR 105   Advanced French I                                  17       19       17        19        20
RLFR 109   Intro to French Literature                         10       12       17        19        19
RLFR 111   Intro to Francophone Studies                                                   10
RLFR 226   Contemp Short Stories N Africa                     13                20
  
Italian
RLIT 101   Elementary Italian                                 21       23       21        25        23
RLIT 103   Intermediate Italian                               11       14       15         7         7
  
Spanish
RLSP 101   Elementary Spanish                                 17       20       16        20        20
RLSP 103   Intermediate Spanish                               19       20       14        18        18
RLSP 105   Adv Composition & Conversation                     22       15       18        16        18
RLSP 201   The Cultures of Spain                              18       19       24        21        19
RLSP 211   Medieval&Gldn Age Spanish Lit                                9
RLSP 403   Sr Sem:                                             9       14       10         9         9
  
Russian
RUSS 101   Elementary Russian                                  9       16        4        10         8
RUSS 204   Russian Lit. Since 1900                                     19                 11
  
Science and Technology Studies
SCST 401   Critical Perspectives Sci&Tech                      1        0        0         1         0
  
Theatre
THEA 104   Intro World Theatre&Performnce                                                            7
THEA 204   Acting II                                           6        9        9        14
THEA 229   Modern Drama                                       40       41       38        38
THEA 230   Approachng Performance Studies                               8        6        18         7
THEA 241   From Shakespeare to Spike Lee                                                            10
THEA 244   Intro to Theatre Technology                         6        7       10        11        17
THEA 305   Costume Design                                      9        8        6         3         3
THEA 306   Acting III                                          8       12                  6         8
THEA 307   Stage Direction                                     3        6       12                   1
THEA 331   Sound&Movement in the Diaspora                               7                  3         8
THEA 342   Solo Theatre                                                                              4
  
Women's and Gender Studies
WGST 101   Intro Women's&Gender Studies                       19       16       20        17        19
WGST 211   Gender in the Global Economy                                20                 16
WGST 225   Classics Wst Feminist Thought                      13
WGST 231   Approachng Performance Studies                                                 18         7
WGST 253   Art Age Revolution, 1760-1860                                        28
WGST 331   Sound&Movement in the Diaspora                                                  3         8
WGST 356   Race,Gender &Sexuality in US                                                              7
WGST 400   Race, Gender, Space                                                                      13
WGST 452   Women in American 1603-1865                                  4                            0


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