General Education Program*
(formerly Undergraduate College)

College of Arts and Sciences
708 Clemens Hall
North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260
(716) 645-3479
Fax: (716) 645-6737
E-mail: pgold@buffalo.edu
Web: General Education Program
Peter S. Gold, Associate Dean for General Education

*Not a baccalaureate degree program

The Program
Courses offered with a UGC prefix meet general education program requirements. The faculty who teach these courses are drawn from many academic departments of the university, where they continue to teach courses and conduct research in their own disciplines.

General Education Program (UGC)

111-112 World Civilizations I-II (3-3)
UGC111 is usually completed before UGC112. Introduces students to the development of world civilizations from prehistory to the present. The course is about the peoples, forces, and ideas that have shaped the way individuals have experienced (and still do experience) the world. The perspective of the course is global and it focuses on the origins and development, geographical context, and interactions of world cultures. All sections of the course share common goals. Different sections emphasize different themes and perspectives. LEC/REC

211 American Pluralism and the Search for Equality (3)
UGC111-112 is usually completed before UGC211. Focuses on the changing nature of American society, examining the rich diversity of cultural experiences in America and issues associated with diversity. Introduces students to five important areas of American experience and culture: race, gender, ethnicity, class, and religious sectarianism. Examines writings by and about Americans of color; women; and people from diverse ethnic, class, and religious groups. Approaches their experiences through a number of traditional academic disciplines. LEC

302 Great Discoveries in Science: The Microworld (3)
LEC

303 Great Discoveries in Science: The Macroworld (3)
Prerequisites: one-year sequence of introductory-level science and general education mathematics, computer sciences, or statistics
UGC302 and 303 focus upon selected great discoveries of science, presenting a particular body of scientific facts and concepts and connecting them with the process of science, related history and philosophy, and the interdependence of science and technology. The courses emphasize the central ideas that set the framework for a discipline and its great discoveries. Selected examples from diverse fields provide a breadth that complements the depth offered in the prerequisite introductory-level science course. Either UGC302 or UGC303 meets the Jr./Sr. general education science requirement. The course focus varies by section. LEC

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Last updated: Thursday, 09-Dec-2004 15:21:20 EST