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University Courses

Classes taught at Allen Hall are all accredited University courses taught by departmental instructors. On student transcripts these courses are indistinguishable from other University courses. What distinguishes the classes is the small class size, personal classroom settings (seminar rooms and lounges), availability of instructors, and greater in-class and out-of-class interaction with classmates than in most U of I classes.

Music and art courses are designed for non-art majors, and all seminars are designed for freshmen and sophomores. Some of the undergraduate seminars offered at Unit One are not offered elsewhere in the University.

Courses at Unit One vary from year to year, but the following courses tend to be repeated frequently:

Ceramics Jazz Dance
Photography I & II Economics
Experimental Photography Calculus I & II, & III
Drawing I Music Composition
Video Production Electronic Music
American History Psychology
Masterpieces in Western Culture Sociology
Masterpieces in Non-Western Culture Speech Communication
Introduction to Fiction Rhetoric
Political Science Creative Writing
Drug Use and Abuse Aerobics
Human Sexuality Introduction to Ethics
Introduction to Philosophy International Relations
Introduction to Fiction Classical Civilization
History of Western Civilization Asian Mythology
General Physics Sign Language

Go to Unit One Courses for the most current listing of courses offered at Allen Hall.

Unit One Special Topics Seminars

The Unit One Extra Option is an academic program unique to Unit One. Extra Option seminars are one or two-credit hour classes that are meant to be supplements and complements to Unit One courses. Although the titles change every semester, the following titles illustrate some recent offerings:

  • The Epic Hero
  • Ethics in Everyday Life
  • Pulp Fiction
  • Classics of Asian Literature through Film & Other Media
  • An Introduction to Education and service Learning:  Leal Primary School
  • The Roots of Popular Music
  • Issues in Medicine
  • Human Rights: Domestic and International Issues
  • Student Protest Movements
  • The Philosophy of Art
  • American Sign Language, I and II