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...without substantially altering their form. Berkeley's Letters and Sciences program will require the Class of '83 to fulfill a math requirement stressing logic and quantitative reasoning as well as a foreign language requirement. The school, which already requires American history and American institutions courses, is also modifying its Nat Sci, Soc Sci, Hum distribution requirement to make students take courses in both areas outside of their major...
Some professors clearly understand the dynamics of course selection. Irven DeVore, professor of Anthropology, who teaches Nat Sci 19, "Biology and Behavior through the Life Cycle"--a newcomer to the popularity list this year--said he believes the course became popular because "there are a lot of people looking for a less demanding, labless Natural Science course...
Irven DeVore, professor of Anthropology, said his course, Nat Sci 19, is so popular because "there are a lot of people looking for a less demanding, labless, Natural Science course...
Enrollment in several other large courses, including Chemistry 20a, "Organic Chemistry," and Fine Arts 13, "Introduction to the History of Art," also dropped slightly compared to last year. The Top Ten Economics 10 993 Hum 9a 628 Nat Sci 110 504 Soc Sci 160 429 Nat Sci 19 413 Math 1a 412 Fine Arts 13 403 Astronomy 8 396 Chemistry 20a 380 Soc Sci 15a 374 Economics 10, "Principles of Economics," led the College's list of most popular courses again this year...
...present, the Core plan actually calls for students to take only one course in the last group, and three in Literature and the Arts, but this is subject to change. And while thus far no one has devised clever abbreviations for the areas to match the beloved Nat Sci, Soc Sci and Hum, the Faculty is establishing a four-year phasing-in period, which should allow plenty of time for such niceties later...