Courses Offered
Part-time Classroom Studies students can choose from a selection of UNC-Chapel Hill evening classes or daytime classes.
Selecting Your Courses
All registration is subject to availability of classes and space in the classes. Some courses have restrictions or require permission of the instructor to enroll. If you need to register for a restricted course, confer with the department that offers the course to determine if the restriction will be lifted at any point or whether some other arrangements can be made.
Postbaccalaureate students who are not enrolled in a graduate degree program should secure permission from the instructor before registering for graduate-level courses or restricted undergraduate courses. A $20 late registration fee will be charged if your initial registration is done on the first day of classes or later.
Your semester registration may total eight or fewer credit hours. Pass/fail is not available to Part-time Classroom Studies students.
For current listings and locations, always consult the Directory of Classes.
Evening Class List for Spring 2010
Note: For students who matriculated prior to Fall 2006, the old course numbers are in parentheses.
AFAM/AFRI 474 (174)
Key Issues in African and Afro-American Linkages
For advanced undergraduates and graduate students. This course is intended to explore theoretical and methodological issues concerning the historical linkages between African and African American people. Satisfies historical analysis and global issues requirement.
Section 951,
Tue 6:00-9:00 pm
3 credit hours, Call #29555
ANTH 101 (10)
General Anthropology
An introduction to anthropology, the science of humans, the culture-bearing animal. Topics considered: human evolution and biological variations within and between modern populations, prehistoric developments of culture, cultural dynamics viewed analytically and comparatively. Satisfies social and behavioral sciences and global issues requirements.
Section: 951, Tue/Thu 6:00-7:15 pm
3 credit hours, Call #20137
ART 105 (9)
Basic Photography
A basic course in creative black-and-white photography. Technical information will serve the broader goal of understanding aesthetic and critical concerns of the photographic image and art in general. Satisfies visual and performing art requirement.
Section 951, Tue/Thu 6:00-8:50 pm
3 credit hours, Call #30901
CHEM 102 (12)
General Descriptive Chemistry II
Prerequisites: CHEM 101, 101L, with a C- or better in CHEM 101.
The course is the second of a two-semester sequence. Chemical equilibrium, reaction rates, representative chemical structures and reactions. Satisfies physical and life sciences requirements.
Section 951, Mon/Wed 6:00-7:15 pm
3 credit hours, Call #21241
COMM 140 (41)
Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism
An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. Satisfies visual and performing arts requirements.
Section 951, Tue/Thu 7:30-8:45 pm
3 credit hours, Call #21794
ENGL 102 (12)
English Composition and Rhetoric
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 (11). Required of all students except those exempted by placement tests. Students analyze and practice conventions of several discourse communities. Satisfies English composition and rhetoric requirement.
Section 951, Tue/Thu 6:00-7:15 pm
3 credit hours, Call #23121
ENGL 381 (142)
Literature and Cinema
The course introduces students to the complex narrative and rhetorical relationship between literature and cinema. Satisfies visual and performing arts requirements.
Section 951, Tue/Thu 6:00-7:15 pm
3 credit hours, Call #29556
GEOG 120 (20)
World Regional Geography
A survey of the geographic structure of human activity in major world regions and nations. Emphasizes current developments related to population, urbanization, and economic activity. Satisfies social and behavioral sciences and global issues requirement.
Section 951, Tue/Thu 7:30-8:45 pm
3 credit hours, Call #30793
HIST 128 (22)
American History Since 1865
A survey of various aspects of American development during a century of rapid industrial, social, political and international change, with stress upon major themes and interpretations. Satisfies historical analysis and north Atlantic world requirements.
Section 951, Mon 6:00-9:00 pm
3 credit hours, Call #24260
HIST 278 (78)
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Slavery in select African communities, economic and political foundations of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and its impact on African and New World societies. Satisfies historical analysis and beyond north Atlantic and global issues requirements.
Section 951, Mon/Wed 7:30-8:45 pm
3 credit hours, Call #31772
JOMC 101 (11)
The World of Mass Communication
Overview of mass communication’s vital role in society with discussion of media institutions, theories, practices, professional fields, and effects on society, groups, and individuals. Satisfies social and behavioral science requirement.
Section 951, Tue/Thu 6:00-7:15 pm
3 credit hours, Call #24999
LATN 101 (001)
Elementary Latin I
The basic elements of Latin grammar, practice in reading and writing Latin, introduction to Roman civilization through a study of the language of the Romans. Satisfies foreign language requirement.
Section: 951, Mon/Wed 7:30-9:30 pm
4 credit hours, Call #29557
LFIT 112
Lifetime Fitness—Walking
This course is an introduction to fitness and wellness, and includes developing personal fitness programs and instruction in physical activity. The activity portion of the course promotes cardiovascular fitness through walking. Only one lifetime fitness course is required for and counts toward graduation.
Section 951, Tue/Thu 6:00-7:15 pm
1 credit hour, Call #29558
MATH 118 (18)
Selected Topics in Mathematics
Provides an introduction in as nontechnical a setting as possible to selected topics in mathematics. Topics covered will vary each semester depending on the individual instructor’s selection. The course is intended for the nonscience major. Satisfies quantitative reasoning requirement.
Section 951, Mon/Wed 6:00-7:15 pm
3 credit hours, Call #25413
MUSC 143 (43)
Introduction to Rock Music
A survey of rock music styles, focusing primarily on the period 1955 to 1990. Music by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Police, Madonna and others. Satisfies visual and performing arts, north Atlantic world and US diversity requirements.
Section 951, Mon/Wed 7:30-8:45 pm
3 credit hours, Call #30514
MUSC 281 (81)
Popular Song in American Culture
The relationship between popular song and culture in American society is explored by focusing on an important historical repertoire or interpretative theme. Satisfies north Atlantic world requirement. May not count for music or general elective credit for music majors.
Section 951, Tue/Thu 7:30-8:45 pm
3 credit hours, Call #31674
PHIL 165 (34)
Bioethics
The ethical basis of issues arising in health care, such as patient rights, removing life support, euthanasia, abortion, use of human or animal subjects in experiments, genetic manipulation, and cloning. Satisfies philosophical requirement.
Section 951, Tue/Thu 6:00-7:15pm
3 credit hours, Call #29559
PHYA 243 (33)
Beginning Weight Training
Basic techniques and knowledge of variable resistance and free weight systems are taught. Fitness evaluation and individual workout programs are included. Development of muscular strength and endurance is stressed. Physiological principles of fitness and their relationships to weight training are also emphasized. Credit does not count toward graduation, but one physical education activity course is required for graduation for students admitted prior to fall 2006.
Section 951, Mon/Wed 6:00-7:15 pm
1 credit hour, Call #30136
PSYC 101 (10)
General Psychology
A survey of major principles of psychology and an introduction to scientific modes of thought about behavior. Students participate in ongoing psychological research in the department. Satisfies physical and life science requirements.
Section 951, Tue/Thu 7:30-8:45 pm
3 credit hours, Call #27800
PSYC 245 (80)
Abnormal Psychology
Prerequisite, PSYC 101. Major forms of behavior disorders in children and adults, with an emphasis on description, causation, and treatment. Satisfies physical and life science requirement.
Section 951, Tue/Thu 6:00-7:15 pm
3 credit hours, Call #31864
SOCI 427
The Labor Force
Supply and characteristics of labor and jobs, including industrial and occupation changes, education and mobility of labor, and changing demography of the workforce. Satisfies social and behavioral sciences requirement.
Section 951, Mon/Wed 7:30-8:45 pm
3 credit hours, Call #31676
SOCI 429
Religion and Society
Sociological analysis of group beliefs and practices, both traditionally religious and secular, through which fundamental life experiences are given coherence and meaning. Satisfies social and behavioral sciences requirement.
Section 951, Mon/Wed 6:00-7:15 pm
3 credit hours, Call #31675
SPAN 101 (1)
Elementary Spanish
Introduces the essential elements of Spanish structure and vocabulary and aspects of Spanish culture. Aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing are stressed in that order. Satisfies foreign language requirement.
Section 951, Mon/Wed 7:30-9:30 pm
4 credit hours, Call #28743
Section 952, Tue/Thu 6:00-8:00 pm
4 credit hours, Call #28744
SPAN 102 (2)
Elementary Spanish
Prerequisite: SPAN 101.
The second of a series (SPAN 101 [1], 102 [2] and 203 [3]). This sequence introduces the essential elements of Spanish culture. Aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing are stressed in that order. Satisfies foreign language requirement.
Section 951, Mon/Wed 7:30-9:30 pm
4 credit hours, Call #28758
WMST 101 (50)
Introduction to Women’s Studies
An interdisciplinary exploration of interSections of gender, race, class and sexuality in American society and internationally. Topics include work; sexuality and sexual identity; gender relations and images of women and gender in literature, religion, art, and sciences; and the history of feminist movements. Course readings are drawn from the humanities and the social sciences.
Satisfies social and behavioral sciences and US diversity requirements.
Section 951, Tue/Thu 6:00-8:15 pm
3 credit hours, Call #30243
Any of the courses may be canceled if necessary.
Daytime Classes
In addition to the evening courses listed above, Part-time Classroom Studies students may register for daytime courses listed in the Directory of Classes. Some courses may have space limitations or departmental restrictions. See the online Graduate Bulletin and Undergraduate Bulletin for course descriptions.
Math Placement
Placement into mathematics classes, including MATH 110 (10), is done by the math department on the basis of SAT II, Level 1C or IIC examination scores. Students without these scores should plan to take the exams before enrolling in MATH 110 (10).
Students who did not take two years of algebra and one year of geometry in high school should plan to take MATH 0 through Self-paced Courses or a similar remedial class at a community college. For more information, see Placement Information for Incoming Undergraduates on the Department of Mathematics Web site.