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1000 (1) Computer Science as a Field of Work and Study - Introduces curriculum, learning techniques, time management and career opportunities in Computer Science. Includes presentations from alumni and others with relevant educational and professional experience. Requisites: Restricted to students with 0-26 credits (Freshmen) Computer Science (CSEN-BS, CSEN-ADL, CSCI-BA or CSCI-ADL) majors only.
1220 (4) Virtual Worlds: An Introduction to Computer Science - Introduces the fundamental principles of computer science using an on-line virtual world called Second Life as the "Laboratory" for the course. Students will learn how to program by creating objects of interest in Second Life. In-class and in-world discussions and readings will introduce the student to important ideas and concepts that shape the field of computer science. Same as ATLS 1220.
1240 (3) The Computational World - Introduces and explores the "Computational style of thinking" and its influence in science, mathematics, engineering and the arts. The course does not focus on the nuts and bolts of any particular programming language, but rather on the way in which computing has affected human culture and thought in the past half century. Same as ATLS 1240.
1300 (4) Computer Science 1: Starting Computing - Teaches techniques for writing computer programs in higher level programming languages to solve problems of interest in a range of application domains. This class is intended for students with little to no experience in computing or programming. Credit not granted for this class and CSCI 1310 or CSCI 1320 or ECEN 1310. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite or corequisite course of MATH 1300 or MATH 1310 or APPM 1345 or APPM 1350 (all minimum grade C-).
1310 (4) Computer Science 1: Starting Computing - Experienced - Intended for students with some prior experience in programming and basic knowledge of variables, conditionals, and loops. Teaches techniques for writing computer programs in higher level programming languages to solve problems of interest in a range of application domains. Credit not granted for this course and CSCI 1300 or CSCI 1320 or ECEN 1310. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite or corequisite course of MATH 1300 or MATH 1310 or APPM 1345 or APPM 1350 (all minimum grade C-).
1320 (4) Computer Science 1: Starting Computing-Engineering Applications - Intended for students with no prior experience in programming. Class outcomes and goals are identical to CSCI 1300, but uses problems and tools from Engineering. Teaching techniques for writing computer programs in higher level programming languages to solve problems of interest in Engineering and other domains. Credit not granted for this course and CSCI 1300 or CSCI 1310 or ECEN 1310. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite or corequisite course of MATH 1300 or MATH 1310 or APPM 1345 or APPM 1350 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering or Computer Science (CSEN) or Pre-Engineering Arts and Science (PREN) majors only.
2270 (4) Computer Science 2: Data Structures - Studies data abstractions (e.g., stacks, queues, lists, trees) and their representation techniques (e.g., linking, arrays). Introduces concepts used in algorithm design and analysis including criteria for selecting data structures to fit their applications. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 1300 or CSCI 1310 or CSCI 1320 or ECEN 1030 or ECEN 1310 and APPM 1345 or APPM 1350 or MATH 1300 or MATH 1310 (all minimum grade C-).
2400 (4) Computer Systems - Covers how programs are represented and executed by modern computers, including low-level machine representations of programs and data, an understanding of how computer components and the memory hierarchy influence performance. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 2270 and a prereq or coreq course of CSCI 2824 or MATH 2001 or ECEN 2703 or APPM 3170 (minimum grade C-).
2820 (3) Linear Algebra with Computer Science Applications - Introduces the fundamentals of linear algebra in the context of computer science applications. Includes vector spaces, matrices, linear systems, and eigenvalues. Includes the basics of floating point computation and numerical linear algebra. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 (all minimum grade C-).
2824 (3) Discrete Structures - Covers foundational materials for computer science that is often assumed in advanced courses. Topics include set theory, Boolean algebra, functions and relations, graphs, propositional and predicate calculus, proofs, mathematical induction, recurrence relations, combinatorics, discrete probability. Focuses on examples based on diverse applications of computer science. Requisites: Requires prerequisite or corequisite course of CSCI 2270 and a prerequisite course of MATH 1300 or MATH 1310 or APPM 1350 or APPM 1345 (minimum grade C-).
2830 (1-3) Special Topics in Computer Science - Covers topics of interest in computer science at the sophomore level. Content varies from semester to semester.
2900 (1-3) Lower Division, Undergraduate Level Independent Study - Offers selected topics at the elementary level for students with little or no previous computing experience.
3002 (3) HCC Foundations/User-Centered Design and Development 1 - Introduces the practice and research of human-centered computing, including the evolution of human-computer interaction to its forms today and the techniques of user-centered design. The course will survey topics that include social computing; tangible computing; mobility; and more. It will cover computing in society at large with respect to domains such as health, education, assistive technology, emergency response, and environment. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
3022 (3) Introduction to Data Science Algorithms - Introduces students to the tools methods and theory behind extracting insights from data using computer science algorithms. Covers algorithms that maximize likelihood objective functions; linear prediction algorithms; making decisions based on data assembled from large datasets; discovering and quantifying connections between observations in real-world data such as text and images; representing and manipulating data on a computer.
3100 (1) Software and Society - Provides students with an understanding of the professional, ethical, legal and social issues and responsibilities of software developers, as well as providing them with the ability to analyze the local and global impacts of computing on individuals, organizations and society. Students may not receive credit for both this course and CSCI 4308, 4328 or 4338. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 3308 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN-BS, CSEN-ADL, CSCI-BA, CSCI-ADL) majors only.
3104 (4) Algorithms - Covers advanced data structures, computational geometry, cryptography, dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, divide-and-conquer, graph algorithms (e.g., depth-first search), network algorithms (e.g., shortest paths), approximation algorithms. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 and one of the following: CSCI 2824, ECEN 2703, APPM 3170 or MATH 2001 (all minimum grade C-).
3112 (1-3) Human-Centered Computing Professional Development - Supports students in developing professional skills and practices in human-computer interaction, design of interactive systems, computer supported cooperative work, computer supported collaborative learning, educational technology, tools that support creativity, user-developed knowledge collections, and gaming. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours. Same as ATLS 3112.
3155 (4) Principles of Programming Languages - Study fundamental concepts on which programming of languages are based, and execution models supporting them. Topics include values, variables, bindings, type systems, control structures, exceptions, concurrency, and modularity. Learn how to select a language and to adapt to a new language. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and CSCI 2824 or ECEN 2703 or APPM 3170 or MATH 2001 (all minimum grade C-).
3202 (3) Introduction to Artificial Intelligence - Surveys artificial intelligence techniques of search, knowledge representation and reasoning, probabilistic inference, machine learning, and natural language processing. Introduces artificial intelligence programming. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and CSCI 2824 or MATH 2001 or ECEN 2703 or APPM 3170 and one of the following: APPM 3570, 4570, 4520, MATH 3510, 4510, CVEN 3227, ECEN 3810 or MCEN 4120 (all minimum grade C-).
3287 (3) Design and Analysis of Data Systems - Analyzes design of data systems, including data stored in file systems, database management systems and physical data organizations. Studies calculus of data models, query languages, concurrency and data privacy and security. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 3104 (minimum grade C-).
3302 (3) Introduction to Robotics - Introduces students to fundamental concepts in autonomous, mobile robotics: mechanisms, locomotion, kinematics, control, perception and planning. The course consists of lectures and lab sessions that are geared toward developing a complex robot controller in a realistic, physics-based multi-robot simulator. Same as ECEN 3303. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and CSCI 2824 or ECEN 2703 or APPM 3170 or MATH 2001(all minimum grade C-).
3308 (3) SoftwareDevelopment Methods and Tools - Covers tools and practices for software development with a strong focus on best practices used in industry and professional development, such as agile methodologies, pair-programming and test-driven design. Students develop web services and applications while learning these methods and tools. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 2270 (minimum grade C-).
3434 (3) Theory of Computation - Introduces the foundations of formal language theory, computability, and complexity. Shows relationship between automata and various classes of languages. Addresses the issue of which problems can be solved by computational means, and studies complexity of solutions. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 3104 and CSCI 3155 (all minimum grade C-).
3656 (3) Numerical Computation - Covers development, computer implementation, and analysis of numerical methods for applied mathematical problems. Topics include floating point arithmetic, numerical solution of linear systems of equations, root finding, numerical interpolation,differentiation, and integration. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 1300 or CSCI 1310 or CSCI 1320 and APPM 1350 or MATH 1300 and APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 and MATH 3130 or APPM 3310 or CSCI 2820 (all minimum grade C-).
3702 (3) Cognitive Science - Introduces cognitive science, drawing from psychology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and linguistics. Studies the linguistic relativity hypothesis, consciousness, categorization, linguistic rules, the mind-body problem, nature versus nurture, conceptual structure and metaphor, logic/problem solving and judgment. Emphasizes the nature, implications, and limitations of the computational model of mind. Department enforced prereqs., two of the following: PSYC 2145, LING 2000, CSCI 1300, and PHIL 2440. Same as LING 3005, PHIL 3310, and PSYC 3005.
3753 (4) Design and Analysis of Operating Systems - Analyzes the software that extends hardware to provide a computing environment, including he role of linkers, file systems, resource sharing, security and networking. Studies the history of operating system organization and design and their influence on security, functionality and reliability. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and either CSCI 2400 or ECEN 3350 (all minimum grade C-).
3832 (3) Machine Translation - Provides a comprehensive overview of current techniques in statistical machine translation of natural language, e., automatically translating from Spanish to English. Covers language models, reordering, hierarchical translation and evaluating whether a translation is effective.
4113 (3) Unix System Administration - Introduces UNIX (Linux) system administration and related topics, including trouble-shooting system and network problems, hardware and software configuration and installation, basic scripting, and security aspects of Internet hosts. Students build a Linux server from the ground up, using provided computing resources, and must maintain and secure the server themselves. Recommended prereq., CSCI 3308. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 2400 (minimum grade C-).
4229 (3) Computer Graphics - Studies design, analysis, and implementation of computer graphics techniques. Topics include interactive techniques, 2D and 3D viewing, clipping, segmentation, translation, rotation, and projection. Also involves removal of hidden edges, shading, and color. Knowledge of basic linear algebra is required. Same as CSCI 5229. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 2270 (minimum grade C-).
4239 (3) Advanced Computer Graphics - Studies design, analysis and implementation of advanced computer graphics techniques. Topics include shaders, using the GPU for high performance computing, graphics programming on embedded devices such as mobile phones; advanced graphics techniques such as ray tracing. Same as CSCI 5239. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 4229 (minimum grade C-).
4250 (3) Computer Science: the Canon - Explores the "great works" of computer science through intensive reading and discussion. Readings include works by Babbage, Turing, Von Neumann, Goedel, Shannon and Minsky, among others. Same as CSCI 5250. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
4253 (3) Datacenter Scale Computing - Methods, Systems and Techniques - Covers the primary problem solving strategies, methods and tools needed for data-intensive programs using large collections of computers typically called "warehouse scale" or "data-center scale" computers. The course examines methods and algorithms for processing data-intensive applications, methods for deploying and managing large collections of computers in an on-demand infrastructure and issues of large-scale computer system design. Recommended prerequisite: CSCI 4273/5273. Same as CSCI 5253. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 3753 (minimum grade C). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
4273 (3) Network Systems - Focuses on design and implementation of network programs and systems, including topics in network protocols, file transfer, client-server computing, remote procedure call, and other contemporary network system design and programming techniques. Familiarity with C and Unix is required. Same as CSCI 5273 and ECEN 5273. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 3753 (minimum grade C-).
4302 (3) Advanced Robotics - Exposes students to current research topics in the field of robotics and provides hands-on experience in solving a grand challenge program. Same as CSCI 5302. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 3302 (minimum grade C-).
4308 (4) Software Engineering Project 1 - Advanced practicum in which students design, implement, document and test software systems for use in industry, non-profits, government and research institutions. Also offers extensive experience in oral and written communication throughout the development process. Department enforced restriction, successful completion of a minimum of 36 credit hours of Computer Science coursework and approved WRTG are required to enroll. Recommended prereq., CSCI 4448. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 3155 and CSCI 3308 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Computer Science (CSEN) majors or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
4314 (3) Algorithms for Molecular Biology - Surveys molecular biology and combinatorial algorithms used to understand DNA, RNA, and proteins. Students work in groups to define and tackle meaningful biological problems and learn to collaborate effectively with scientists in other disciplines. Recommended prereq., comfort with mathematics and/or programming experience, and more advanced understanding (upper undergraduate level) of any relevant discipline. Same as CSCI 5314, MCDB 4314 and MCDB 5314. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of CSCI 3104 (minimum grade C-).
4318 (4) Software Engineering Project 2 - Second semester of an advanced practicum in computer science. Students must take CSCI 4308 and 4318 contiguously as the project spans the entire academic year. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 4308 (minimum grade C-).
4328 (4) Software Project Management and Mentoring - Review software project management and discuss the latest approaches, methodologies and standards of software development. Learn to develop software quality, documentation, testing, and prototype goals. Study project risk management and cost estimation approaches. Experience mentoring Senior Software Project Team. This course is intended for professional software developers. Department consent required. See Senior Project Director for permission. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 3155 and CSCI 3308 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Computer Science (CSEN) majors or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
4338 (2) Software Project Management - Review software project management and discuss the latest approaches, methodologies and standards of software development. Learn to develop software quality, documentation, testing, and prototype goals. Study project risk management and cost estimation approaches. This course is intended for double majors doing interdisciplinary projects in other departments. Department consent required. See Senior Project Director for permission. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 3155 and CSCI 3308 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Computer Science (CSEN) majors or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
4348 (4) Startup Essentials: Entrepreneurial Projects in Computing - Provide Computer Science students with the tools to be successful technical co-founders of their own startups. We will explore the initial stages of founding a startup, including team formation, idea validation, pivoting and pitching, while employing an iterative methodology. Student teams will develop a minimum viable product, pitch their final startup concept, and be evaluated on product/market fit. Department enforced restriction: successful completion of a minimum of 36 credit hours of Computer Science coursework and approved WRTG are required to enroll. Formerly CSCI 4000. Similiar to CSCI 5340. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 3155 and CSCI 3308 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Computer Science (CSEN) majors or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
4413 (3) Computer Security and Ethical Hacking - Teaches basic exploit design and development through hands-on experimentation and testing. Uses a controlled environment to give students a "playground" in which to test penetration skills that are normally not allowed on live networks. Same as CSCI 5413. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2400 and CSCI 4273 (all minimum grade C-).
4446 (3) Chaotic Dynamics - Explores chaotic dynamics theoretically and through computer simulations. Covers the standard computational and analytical tools used in nonlinear dynamics and concludes with an overview of leading-edge chaos research. Topics include time and phase-space dynamics, surfaces of section, bifurcation diagrams, fractal dimension, and Lyapunov exponents. Recommended prereqs., PHYS 1120, CSCI 3656, and MATH 3130. Same as CSCI 5446 and ECEN 4423. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 1300 or CSCI 1310 or CSCI 1320 and APPM 2350 or MATH 2400 (all minimum grade C-).
4448 (3) Object-Oriented Analysis and Design - An applied analysis and design class addressing the use of object-oriented techniques. Topics include domain modeling, use cases, architectural design, and modeling notations. Students apply the techniques in analysis and design projects. Same as CSCI 5448. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 3155 and CSCI 3308 (all minimum grade C-).
4502 (3) Data Mining - Introduces basic data mining concepts and techniques for discovering interesting patterns hidden in large-scale data sets, focusing on issues relating to effectiveness and efficiency. Topics covered include data preprocessing, data warehouse, association, classification, clustering, and mining specific data types such as time-series, social networks, multimedia, and Web data. Same as CSCI 5502. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 2270 (minimum grade C-).
4555 (3) Compiler Construction - Introduces the basic techniques used in translating programming languages: scanning, parsing, definition table management, operator identification and coercion, code selection and register allocation, error recovery. Students build a complete compiler for a simple language. Same as ECEN 4553 and CSCI 5525. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 3155 and CSCI 2400 or ECEN 3350 (all minimum grade C-).
4576 (4) High-Performance Scientific Computing - Introduces computing systems, software, and methods used to solve large-scale problems in science and engineering. Students use high-performance workstations and a supercomputer. First course in a two-semester sequence. Recommended prereq., CSCI 3656. Same as CSCI 5576.
4586 (4) High-Performance Scientific Computing 2 - Introduces computing systems, software, and methods to solve large-scale problems in science and engineering. Students use high-performance workstations and a supercomputer. Second course in a two-semester sequence. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 4576 (minimum grade C-).
4593 (3) Computer Organization - Studies computer design at the gate level. Discusses instruction set architecture design, arithmetic and logic unit design, control logic, memory design and caches, simple pipelining, I/O, and peripheral devices. Briefly covers aspects of modern computer architecture, such as multicore processors and cache coherence for these. Same as ECEN 4593. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECEN 3350 or CSCI 2400 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
4648 (3) SW Engineering of Concurrent Systems - Addresses engineering of applications requiring multiple software processes running concurrently, sharing data, and communicating as a system in a single environment. Topics include performance analysis of architecture design; analysis of requirements, design and testing of synchronization and communication; the interplay of system design and performance with the impact of memory management, input/output, and file system support. Prereq., ECEN 4583 or 5543. Restricted to seniors (ECEN 4643/CSCI 4648) and graduate students (ECEN 5643/CSCI 5648) only. ECEN 4643/5643 and CSCI 4648/5648 are all the same course.
4748 (3) SW Engineering of Distributed Systems - Addresses engineering of networked applications and self-contained embedded system products involving multiple processors. The fundamental concepts of software engineering are complicated by an application running simultaneously and asynchronously on multiple processors over a network. Topics: specification, analysis, design, and testing of distributed components including concerns of security, synchronization, transaction coordination, data replication, web services, and service oriented architectures. Prereq., ECEN 4583 or 5543 or CSCI 5548. Recommended prereq., ECEN 5643. Restricted to seniors (ECEN 4743/CSCI 4748) and graduate students(ECEN 5743/CSCI 5748) only. ECEN 4743/5743 and CSCI 4748/5748 are all the same course.
4753 (3) Computer Performance Modeling - Presents a broad range of system measurement and modeling techniques, emphasizing applications to computer systems. Topics include system measurement, work load characterization, and analysis of data; design of experiments; simulation; and queuing theory and queuing network models. Department enforced prereq., second-semester calculus. Recommended prereq., a course in statistics. Same as CSCI 5753 and ECEN 4753/5753. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 3753 (minimum grade C-).
4809 (3) Computer Animation - Develops a firm understanding of the general principles of computer animation. Lectures cover the creation of models, materials, textures, surfaces, and lighting. Path and key frame animation, particle dynamics, and rendering are introduced. Students are assigned a number of animation tutorials to carry out. Same as CSCI 5809 and ATLS 4809/5809.
4810 (1) Seminar in Computational Biology - Provides an overview of current research topics in computational biology and health informatics, with a focus on research conducted on campus. Each week students will attend an on-campus seminar or a presentation by an on-campus research group. Prepares students to participate in a research project. Same as CSCI 6810.
4830 (1-3) Special Topics in Computer Science - Covers topics of interest in computer science at the senior undergraduate level. Content varies from semester to semester. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 2400 (minimum grade C-).
4900 (1-3) Upper Division, Undergraduate Level Independent Study - Provides opportunities for independent study at the upper-division undergraduate level. Students work on a small research problem or tutor lower-division computer science students. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 1300 or CSCI 1310 or CSCI 1320 (all minimum grade C-).
4950 (2-4) Senior Thesis - Provides an opportunity for senior computer science majors to conduct exploratory research in computer science. Department enforced restriction, successful completion of a minimum of 36 credit hours of Computer Science coursework and WRTG 3030. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite or corequisite course of CSCI 3100 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior).
4960 (2-4) Computer Science Honors Thesis - Provides an opportunity for senior Computer Science majors to complete an honors thesis by conducting exploratory research in computer science. Department enforced requisites: successful completion of a minimum of 36 credit hours of Computer Science Foundation, Track Foundation, Track Core and Computer Science electives and a writing requirement. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior).
5135 (3) Computer-Aided Verification - Covers two-level and multilevel minimization, optimization via expert systems, algebraic and Boolean decomposition, layout methodologies, state assignment, encoding and minimization, silicon compilation. Recommended prereqs., ECEN 2703 and general proficiency in discrete mathematics and programming. Same as ECEN 5139. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5229 (3) Computer Graphics - Studies design, analysis, and implementation of computer graphics techniques. Topics include interactive techniques, 2D and 3D viewing, clipping, segmentation, translation, rotation, and projection. Also involves removal of hidden edges, shading, and color. Knowledge of basic linear algebra is required. Same as CSCI 4229. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5239 (3) Advanced Computer Graphics - Studies design, analysis and implementation of advanced computer graphics techniques. Topics include shaders, using the GPU for high performance computing, graphics programming on embedded devices such as mobile phones; advanced graphics techniques such as ray tracing. Same as CSCI 4239. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 5229 (minimum grade B). Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5250 (3) Computer Science: the Canon - Explores the "great works" of computer science through intensive reading and discussion. Readings include works by Babbage, Turing, Von Neumann, Goedel, Shannon and Minsky, among others. CSCI 5250 does not count toward breadth requirement for Computer Science MS/ME degree. Same as CSCI 4250. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5253 (3) Datacenter Scale Computing - Methods, Systems and Techniques - Covers the primary problem solving strategies, methods and tools needed for data-intensive programs using large collections of computers typically called "warehouse scale" or "data-center scale" computers. The course examines methods and algorithms for processing data-intensive applications, methods for deploying and managing large collections of computers in an on-demand infrastructure and issues of large-scale computer system design. Recommended prerequisite: CSCI 4273/5273. Same as CSCI 4253. Requisites: Restricted to graduate student Computer Sciences (CSEN) students only.
5254 (3) Convex Optimization and Its Applications - Discuss basic convex analysis (convex sets, functions and optimization problems), optimization theory (linear, quadratic, semidefinite and geometric programming; optimality conditions and duality theory), some optimization algorithms (descent methods and interior-point methods), basic applications (in signal processing, control, communications, networks, statistics, machine learning, circuit design and mechanical engineering, etc.), and some advanced topics (distributed decomposition, exact convex relaxation, parsimonious recovery). Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5273 (3) Network Systems - Focuses on design and implementation of network programs and systems, including topics in network protocols, file transfer, client-server computing, remote procedure call, and other contemporary network system design and programming techniques. Familiarity with C and Unix is required. Same as CSCI 4273 and ECEN 5273. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5302 (3) Advanced Robotics - Exposes students to current research topics in the field of robotics and provides hands-on experience in solving a grand challenge program. Recommended prereq., CSCI 3302 or instructor consent required. Same as CSCI 4302. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5314 (3) Algorithms for Molecular Biology - Surveys molecular biology and combinatorial algorithms used to understand DNA, RNA, and proteins. Students work in groups to define and tackle meaningful biological problems and learn to collaborate effectively with scientists in other disciplines. Same as CSCI 4314 and MCDB 5314. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5340 (3) Startup Essentials: Entrepreneurial Projects in Computing - Provides students with the tools to be successful technical co-founders of their own startups. We will explore the initial stages of founding a startup, including team formation, idea validation, pivoting and pitching, while employing an iterative methodology. Student teams will develop a minimum viable product, pitch their final startup concept, and be evaluated on product/market fit. CS coding concepts relevant for startups, including potentially cloud programming, mobile programming and agile software engineering, will be taught. Does not satisfy breadth requirement. Similiar to CSCI 4348. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5352 (3) Network Analysis and Modeling - Examines modern techniques for analyzing and modeling the structure and dynamics of complex networks. Focuses on statistical algorithms and methods, and emphasizes model interpretability and understanding the processes that generate real data. Applications are drawn from computational biology and computational social science. No biological or social science training is required. Recommended prereqs., CSCI 3104 and APPM 3570. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5413 (3) Computer Security and Ethical Hacking - Teaches basic exploit design and development through hands-on experimentation and testing. Uses a controlled environment to give students a "playground" in which to test penetration skills that are normally not allowed on live networks. Same as CSCI 4413. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5417 (3) Information Retrieval Systems - Addresses practical issues in the design, implementation and analysis of modern information retrieval systems. The major focus is on Web-based applications including ad hoc retrieval, classification, and clustering. Introduces the use of open source retrieval systems, standard evaluation metrics and gold-standard evaluation collections. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5444 (3) Introduction to Theory of Computation - Reviews regular expressions and finite automata. Studies Turing machines and equivalent models of computation, the Chomsky hierarchy, context-free grammars, push-down automata, and computability. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5446 (3) Chaotic Dynamics - Explores chaotic dynamics theoretically and through computer simulations. Covers the standard computational and analytical tools used in nonlinear dynamics and concludes with an overview of leading-edge chaos research. Topics include time and phase-space dynamics, surfaces of section, bifurcation diagrams, fractal dimension, and Lyapunov exponents. Same as CSCI 4446 and ECEN 5423. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5448 (3) Object-Oriented Analysis and Design - An applied analysis and design class addressing the use of object-oriented techniques. Topics include domain modeling, use cases, architectural design, and modeling notations. Students apply the techniques in analysis and design projects. Same as CSCI 4448. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5454 (3) Design and Analysis of Algorithms - Techniques for algorithm design, analysis of correctness and efficiency; divide and conquer, dynamic programming, probabilistic methods, advanced data structures, graph algorithms, etc. Lower bounds, NP-completeness, intractability. Recommended prereq., CSCI 2270 or equivalent. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5502 (3) Data Mining - Introduces basic data mining concepts and techniques for discovering interesting patterns hidden in large-scale data sets, focusing on issues relating to effectiveness and efficiency. Topics covered include data preprocessing, data warehouse, association, classification, clustering, and mining specific data types such as time-series, social networks, multimedia, and Web data. Same as CSCI 4502. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5525 (3) Compiler Construction - Introduces the principles and techniques for compiling high-level programming languages to assembly code. Topics include parsing, instruction selection, register allocation, and compiling high-level features such as polymorphism, first-class functions, and objects. Students will build a complete compiler for a simple language. Recommended prereq., CSCI 3155 and CSCI 2400, or ECEN 2120 or ECEN 3350. Same as ECEN 5523, CSCI 4555, and ECEN 4553. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5535 (3) Fundamental Concepts of Programming Languages - Considers concepts common to a variety of programming languages--how they are described (both formally and informally) and how they are implemented. Provides a firm basis for comprehending new languages and gives insight into the relationship between languages and machines. Recommended prereq., CSCI 3155 or instructor consent required. Same as ECEN 5533. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5548 (3) Software Engineering of Standalone Programs - Applies engineering principles to phases of software product development, project planning, requirements definition, design, implementation, validation, and maintenance. Emphasizes practical methods for communicating and verifying definitions and designs---prototyping, inspections, and modeling. Includes relation to RTS and object-oriented programming. Recommended prereqs., CSCI 1300, CSCI 2270, or instructor consent required. Same as ECEN 5543. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5551 (3) Parallel Processing - Examines a range of topics involved in using parallel operations to improve computational performance. Discusses parallel architectures, parallel algorithms and parallel programming languages. Architectures covered include vector computers, multiprocessors, network computers, and data flow machines. Department enforced prereq., background in computer organization, introduction to programming languages, elementary numerical analysis, or instructor consent. Same as ECEN 5553. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5573 (3) Advanced Operating Systems - Intended to create a foundation for operating systems research or advanced professional practice. Examines the design and implementation of a number of research and commercial operating systems and their components, system organization and structure, threads, communication and synchronization, virtual memory, distribution, file systems, security and authentication, availability, and Internet services. Department enforced prereq., equivalent undergraduate coursework in operating systems and computer architecture, or instructor consent. Same as ECEN 5573. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 2400 (minimum grade C). Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5576 (4) High-Performance Scientific Computing - Introduces computing systems, software, and methods used to solve large-scale problems in science and engineering. Students use high-performance workstations and a supercomputer. First course in a two-semester sequence. Same as CSCI 4576. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5593 (3) Advanced Computer Architecture - Provides a broad-scope treatment of important concepts in the design and implementation of high-performance computer systems. Discusses important issues in the pipelining of a machine and the design of cache memory systems. Also studies current and historically important computer architectures. Recommended prereq., CSCI 4593 or instructor consent required. Same as ECEN 5593. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5606 (3) Principles of Numerical Computation - Highlights computer arithmetic, solution of linear systems, least-squares approximations, nonlinear algebraic equations, interpolation, and quadrature. Recommended prereqs., CSCI 3656 and three semesters of calculus, or equivalent. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5608 (3) Software Project Management - Presents topics and techniques critical to the management of software product development, including estimating, planning, quality, tracking, reporting, team organization, people management, and legal issues. Gives special attention to problems unique to software projects. Recommended prereqs., ECEN 4583, CSCI 5548 and 4318, or equivalent industrial experience. Same as ECEN 5603 and EMEN 5031. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5622 (3) Machine Learning - Trains students to build computer systems that learn from experience. Includes the three main subfields: supervised learning, reinforcement learning and unsupervised learning. Emphasizes practical and theoretical understanding of the most widely used algorithms (neural networks, decision trees, support vector machines, Q-learning). Covers connections to data mining and statistical modeling. A strong foundation in probability, statistics, multivariate calculus, and linear algebra is highly recommended. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2400 and CSCI 3104 (all minimum grade C). Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5636 (3) Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations - Focuses on finite difference solution for partial differential equations, methods of SoR, ADI, conjugate gradients, finite element method, nonlinear problems, and applications. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 5606 (minimum grade B). Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.only.
5646 (3) Numerical Linear Algebra - Offers direct and iterative solutions of linear systems. Also covers eigen value and eigenvector calculations, error analysis, and reduction by orthogonal transformation. A sound knowledge of basic linear algebra, experience with numerical computation, and programming experience is required. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5648 (3) SW Engineering of Concurrent Systems - Addresses engineering of applications requiring multiple software processes running concurrently, sharing data, and communicating as a system in a single environment. Topics include performance analysis of architecture design; analysis of requirements, design and testing of synchronization and communication; the interplay of system design and performance with the impact of memory management, input/output, and file system support. Prereq., ECEN 4583 or 5543. Restricted to seniors (ECEN 4643/CSCI 4648) and graduate students (ECEN 5643/CSCI 5648) only. ECEN 4643/5643 and CSCI 4648/5648 are all the same course.
5654 (3) Linear Programming - Presents algorithms, simplex, and modifications. Examines theory---duality and complementary slackness. Involves network flow algorithms. Introduces integer programming. Department enforced prereq., linear algebra. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5673 (3) Distributed Systems - Examines systems that span multiple autonomous computers. Topics include system structuring techniques, scalability, heterogeneity, fault tolerance, load sharing, distributed file and information systems, naming, directory services, resource discovery, resource and network management, security, privacy, ethics, and social issues. Recommended prereqs., CSCI 5573 or a course in computer networks. Same as ECEN 5673. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5714 (3) Formal Languages - Explores context-free languages: pumping lemma and variants, closure properties, and decision properties. Involves parsing algorithms, including general and special languages, e.g., LR. Additional topics chosen by instructor. Recommended prereq., CSCI 5444 or instructor consent required. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5722 (3) Computer Vision - Explores algorithms that can extract information about the world from images or sequences of images. Topics covered include: imaging models and camera calibration, early vision (filters, edges, texture, stereo, optical flow), mid-level vision (segmentation, tracking), vision-based control, and object recognition. Recommended prereq., probability, multivariate calculus, and linear algebra. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5748 (3) SW Engineering of Distributed Systems - Addresses engineering of networked applications and self-contained embedded system products involving multiple processors. The fundamental concepts of software engineering are complicated by an application running simultaneously and asynchronously on multiple processors over a network. Topics: specification, analysis, design, and testing of distributed components including concerns of security, synchronization, transaction coordination, data replication, web services, and service oriented architectures. Prereq., ECEN 4583 or 5543 or CSCI 5548. Recommended prereq., ECEN 5643. Restricted to seniors (ECEN 4743/CSCI 4748) and graduate students(ECEN 5743/CSCI 5748) only. ECEN 4743/5743 and CSCI 4748/5748 are all the same course.
5753 (3) Computer Performance Modeling - Presents a broad range of system measurement and modeling techniques, emphasizing applications to computer systems. Topics include system measurement, work load characterization, and analysis of data; design of experiments; simulation; and queuing theory and queuing network models. Same as CSCI 4753. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5809 (3) Computer Animation - Develops a firm understanding of the general principles of computer animation. Lectures cover the creation of models, materials, textures, surfaces, and lighting. Path and key frame animation, particle dynamics, and rendering are introduced. Students are assigned a number of animation tutorials to carry out. Same as CSCI 4809 and ATLS 4809/5809. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5817 (3) Database Systems - Provides an advanced treatment of basic database concepts. Recommended prereqs., CSCI 3287 and 3753. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5822 (3) Probabilistic Models of Human and Machine Learning - Introduces a set of modeling techniques that have become a mainstay of modern artificial intelligence, cognitive science and machine learning research. These models provide essential tools for interpreting the statistical structure of large data sets and for explaining how intelligent agents analyze the vast amount of experience that accumulates through interactions with an unfamiliar environment. Recommended prerequisite: undergraduate course in probability and statistics. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5828 (3) Foundations of Software Engineering - Provides an introduction to software engineering concepts and techniques. Topics include the history of software engineering, fundamental software engineering principles and theory, software life cycles, software testing, and the design and implementation of concurrent and large-scale software systems. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5832 (3) Natural Language Processing - Explores the field of natural language processing as it is concerned with the theoretical and practical issues that arise in getting computers to perform useful and interesting tasks with natural language. Covers the problems of understanding complex language phenomena and building practical programs. Same as LING 5832. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5839 (3) User-Centered Design and Development 1 - Develops the skills and practices necessary to apply user-centered approaches to software requirements analysis, and the design and evaluation of computer applications. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5854 (3) Theoretical Foundations for Cyber-Physical Systems - Covers techniques for modeling, design and verification of Cyber-Physical Systems and application domains including automotive systems, robotics and medical devices. Modeling topics include timed systems, differential equations, switched systems, hybrid dynamical systems. Verification topics: reachability and stability verification. Temporal specifications. Synthesis of controllers. Applications: automotive systems, medical devices.
5900 (1-6) Master's Level Independent Study - Provides opportunities for independent study at the master's level. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5919 (3) HCC Survey and Synthesis: Foundations and Trajectories - Examines interdisciplinary field of human-computer interaction through a comprehensive content and historical survey. Considers new trajectories of inquiry and how the field merges with others. "Social computing" is emphasized as a central topic. Students across disciplines will find the course foundational for understanding human-centered technology matters, including computer scientists; social scientists; and business and media arts students. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
5929 (3) HCC Survey and Synthesis: New Disciplinary Directions - Studies recent advances in human-computer interaction through critical analysis of influential papers and self-guided research. Examines new paradigms in input, output, and visualization for technology design and interaction. Considers innovative methods to assess various population design and technological needs. Studies in computer-related fields, social science, business, media arts, and communications benefit learning about human-centered computing research. Recommended prereq., CSCI 5919. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
6000 (1) Introduction to the Computer Science PhD Program - Instructs new Ph.D students in Computer Science how to obtain a Ph.D and how to become an effective member of the computer science research community. Makes students aware of formal requirements, educational objectives, and research themes. Provides evaluative criteria and guidelines for all objectives to be achieved. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
6268 (3) Foundations of Computer and Network Security - Studies methods to protect information, and the ability to process and move information, from theft, misuse, tampering, destruction, and unauthorized access. Introduces foundational topics of computer and network security, including security models, cryptopgraphy, and authentication protocols. Same as TLEN 5550. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 5273 (minimum grade B). Restricted to graduate students only.
6302 (3) Speech Recognition and Synthesis - Introduction to automatic speech recognition and understanding, conversational agents, dialogue systems, and speech synthesis/text-to-speech. Topics include the noisy channel model, Hidden Markov Models, A* and Viterbi decoding, language modeling (N-grams, entropy), concatenative synthesis, text normalization, dialogue and conversation modeling. Recommended prereqs., CSCI 5582 or 5832, or LING 5200, or instructor consent required. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
6402 (3) Issues and Methods in Cognitive Science - Interdisciplinary introduction to cognitive science, examining ideas from cognitive psychology, philosophy, education, and linguistics via computational modeling and psychological experimentation. Includes philosophy of mind; learning; categorization; vision and mental imagery; consciousness; problem solving; decision making, and game-theory; language processing; connectionism. Department enforced prereqs., graduate standing or at least one course at the 3000-level or higher in Computer Science, Linguistics, Philosophy or Psychology. No background in Computer Science will be presumed. Same as EDUC 6504, LING 6200, PHIL 6310, and PSYC 6200. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
6454 (3) Advanced Algorithms - Topics include matching and network flows, matroids, computational geometry, parallel computation (PRAM, hypercube, mesh). Also includes Vlsi, database theory, distributed computation, cryptography, robotics, scheduling, probabilistic algorithms, approximation algorithms, average case, and amortized analysis, time permitting. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 5454 (minimum grade B). Restricted to graduate students only.
6622 (3) Advanced Machine Learning - Covers advanced theoretical and practical topics in machine learning and latest developments in the field. Students conduct original research, either applied or theoretical, and present their results. Recommended prereq., CSCI 5622 or instructor consent required. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
6676 (3) Numerical Methods for Unconstrained Optimization - Looks at modern computational methods for solution of unconstrained optimization problems, nonlinear leastsquares, and systems of nonlinear equations. Techniques for building algorithms to solve problems with special structure. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 5606 (minimum grade B). Restricted to graduate students only.
6686 (3) Numerical Methods for Constrained Optimization - Covers computational methods for constrained optimization. Topics include basic theory, methods for quadratic programming, active set strategies for linear constraints, and penalty and successive quadratic programming methods for nonlinearly constrained problems. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 5606 (minimum grade B). Restricted to graduate students only.
6800 (1-6) Master of Engineering Project - Students seeking the master of engineering degree must complete a creative investigation project, including a written report, supervised by a member of the graduate faculty. Department enforced prereq., completion of 21 hours towards the ME degree. Requisites: Restricted to graduate student Computer Sciences (CSEN) students only.
6810 (1) Seminar in Computational Biology - Provides an overview of current research topics in computational biology and health informatics, with a focus on research conducted on campus. Each week students will attend an on-campus seminar or a presentation by an on-campus research group. Prepares students to participate in a research project. Same as CSCI 4810.
6940 (1) Master's Degree Candidacy - For students who need to be registered for the purpose of taking the master's comprehensive exam and who are not otherwise registered. Credit does not count toward degree requirements. Graded on a pass/fail basis. Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
6950 (1-6) Master's Thesis - Requisites: Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
7000 (1-4) Current Topics in Computer Science - Covers research topics of current interest in computer science that do not fall into a standard subarea. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
7123 (3) Topics in Operating Systems - Topics selected by instructor. Possible topics are system design, measurement and evaluation, simulation, mathematical modeling, and parallelism. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 5573 (minimum grade B). Restricted to graduate students only.
7135 (3) Topics in Programming Languages - Topics selected by instructor. Possible topics are syntax, semantics, metacompilers, compiler design, and translator writing systems. Department consent required. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
7143 (3) Topics in Computer Systems - Topics selected by instructor. Possible topics are online systems, multiprocessing, microprogramming, architecture, data communications, and computing networks. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Department consent required. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
7154 (3) Topics in Theory of Computation - Selected topics of current interest in theory of computation. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 5454 (minimum grade B). Restricted to graduate students only.
7176 (3) Topics in Numerical Computation - Topics selected by instructor. Possible topics are numerical linear algebra, solution of differential equations, nonlinear algebra and optimization, data fitting, linear and nonlinear programming, and solution of large problems. Department consent required. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
7222 (3) Topics in Nonsymbolic Artificial Intelligence - Topics vary from year to year. Possible topics include human and machine vision, signal and speech processing, artificial life, mathematical foundations of connectionism, and computational learning theory. Recommended prereq., CSCI 5622 or instructor consent required. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
7412 (2) Cognitive Science Research Practicum - Independent, interdisciplinary research project in cognitive science for graduate students pursuing a joint Ph.D in an approved core discipline and cognitive science. Projects integrate at least two areas within the cognitive sciences: psycology, computer science, linguistics, education, philosophy. Students should obtain commitments from two mentors for their project. Recommended prereqs., CSCI 7762 or EDUC 6505 or LING 7762 or PSYC 7765. Same as LING 7415, PSYC 7415, PHIL 7415, and EDUC 6506. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of CSCI 6402 or EDUC 6504 or LING 6200 or PHIL 6310 or PSYC 6200 (minimum grade B). Restricted to graduate students only.
7422 (2) Cognitive Science Research Practicum 2 - Independent, interdisciplinary research project in cognitive science for advanced graduate students pursuing a joint Ph.D in an approved core discipline and cognitive science. Research projects integrate at least two areas within the cognitive sciences: psychology, computer science, linguistics, education, philosophy. Students need commitments from two mentors for their project. Same as PSYC 7425, LING 7425, PHIL 7425, and EDUC 6516. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of LING 7415 or PSYC 7415 or CSCI 7412 or EDUC 6506 (minimum grade B). Restricted to graduate students only.
7717 (3) Topics in Database Systems - Studies topics such as distributed databases, database interfaces, data models, database theory, and performance measurement in depth. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 5817 (minimum grade B). Restricted to graduate students only.
7772 (1) Topics in Cognitive Science - Reading of interdisciplinary innovative theories and methodologies of cognitive science. Students participate in the ICS Distinguished Speakers series that hosts internationally recognized cognitive scientists who share and discuss their current research. Session discussions include analysis of leading edge and controversial new approaches in cognitive science. Same as LING 7775, PSYC 7775, EDUC 7775, SLHS 7775, and PHIL 7810. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
7818 (3) Topics in Software Engineering - Studies selected topics of current interest in software engineering. Department consent required. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
7900 (1-6) Doctoral Level Independent Study - For doctoral students. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
8990 (1-10) Doctoral Dissertation - Investigates some specialized field of computer science. Approved and supervised by faculty members. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
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Humanities, Social Sciences, and Writing
College Writing Requirement (3 hours) - Complete one 3 credit hour approved writing course.
HUEN - humanities for engineers
1010 Humanities for Engineers: The Human Quest
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Seminar - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to students with 0-26 (Freshmen) College of Engineering majors only.
Description
Explores a wide variety of challenging and interesting humanistic themes (love, responsibility, ambition, etc.) in many forms (fiction, philosophy, plays, poetry, art, music, etc.). In small discussion-based classes, emphasizes the writing, public speaking and critical thinking skills needed to excel as a professional engineer. Fulfills College of Engineering writing requirement for first-year freshmen only.
3100 Advanced Humanities for Engineers: The Human Quest Continues
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Seminar - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Engineering students only.
Description
Explores what it means to be a fully human being: through group discussion, closely examines individual works of culturally and historically significant philosophy, literature, and art. Includes extensive writing. Fulfills the College of Engineering & Applied Science writing requirement. Department restriction, a minimum GPA of 3.0 is preferred.
PHYS - physics
3050 Writing in Physics: Problem-Solving and Rhetoric
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires a prerequisite course of PHYS 2130 or PHYS 2170 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Teaches strategies used in scientific writing with an emphasis on argument, reviews and reinforces essential writing skills, provides experience in writing both academic and professional communications in a style appropriate to the literature of physics. Department enforced prereq., lower-division core writing requirement. Approved for GT-C03. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: written communication.
WRTG - writing and rhetoric
3030 Writing on Science and Society
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Seminar - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to students with 57-180 credits Engineering, MCDB, EBIO, GEOL, ASTR, IPHY, PHYS, ENVS, MATH, ECON, BCHM, CHEM, PSYC, NRSC, or CSCI majors only.
Description
Through selected reading and writing assignments, students consider ethical and social ramifications of science policy and practice. Focuses on critical thinking, analytical writing, and oral presentation. Taught as a writing workshop, the course addresses communication with professional and non-technical audiences. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Department enforced prereq., WRTG 1150 or equivalent (completion of lower-division writing requirement). Approved for GT-C03. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: written communication.
3035 Technical Communication and Design
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Seminar - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Engineering, MCDB, EBIO, GEOL, ASTR, IPHY, ENVS, MATH, ECON, BCHM, CHEM, PHYS, ENVD, PLAN, DSGN, ARCH, NRSC, or CSCI majors only.
Description
Rhetorically informed introduction to technical writing that hones communication skills in the context of technical design activities. Treats design as a collaborative, user-oriented, problem-based activity, and technical communication as a rhetorically informed and persuasive design art. Taught as a writing workshop emphasizing critical thinking, revision, and oral presentation skills. Focuses on client-driven design projects and effective communication with multiple stakeholders. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Department enforced prereq., WRTG 1150 or equivalent (completion of lower-division writing requirement). Approved for GT-C03. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: written communication.
Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS) - Complete 15 credit hours of any mix of upper and/or lower division hours of approved H&SS coursework of which 6 credit hours are approved 3000-4000 level H&SS coursework.
AIRR-2010 (1) The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power 1 - One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour lab per week. Studies air power from balloons and dirigibles through the jet age and historically reviews air power employment in military and nonmilitary operations in support of national objectives. Looks at the evolution of air power concepts and doctrine and introduces the development of communicative skills.
AIRR-2020 (1) The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power 2 - continuation of AIRR 2010. One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour lab per week.
AIRR-4010 (3) National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty - Two 1 1/2-hour seminars and one 2-hour lab per week. Studies U.S. national security policy which examines the formulation, organization, and implementation of national security policy; context of national security; evolution of strategy; management of conflict; and civil-military interaction. Also includes blocks of instruction on the military profession/officership, the military justice system, and communicative skills. Provides future Air Force officers with the background of U.S. national security policy so they can effectively function in today&#039;s Air Force.
AIRR-4020 (3) National Security Forces in Contemporary American Society 2 - Two 1 1/2-hour seminars and one 2-hour lab per week. A continuation of AIRR 4010. Includes defense strategy conflict management, formulation/implementation of U.S. defense policy, and organizational factors and case studies in policy making, military law, uniform code of military justice, and communication skills.
ANTH-1100 (3) Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Tamils - Surveys the social and economic patterns, ideas and values, and aesthetic achievements of the Tamils, a Hindu people who live in South India and Sri Lanka. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH-1105 (3) Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Tibet - Introduction to Tibetan culture, history, religion, and society from an anthropological perspective, including traditional as well as contemporary dimensions. Topics will include Tibetan Buddhism, politics, nomadism, gender, refugee issues, and the global Tibetan diaspora, all framed within the larger methods and concepts of cultural anthropology. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH-1115 (3) The Caribbean in Post-Colonial Perspective - Introduces the student to the varied peoples and cultures in the Caribbean region, emphasizing the historical, colonial, and contemporary political-economic contexts of their social structure and cultural patterns. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH-1120 (3) Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Hopi and Navajo - Explores two American Indian cultures, Hopi and Navajo, and cultural interrelationships from the prehistoric through the contemporary period, using an integrated, holistic, and humanistic viewpoint. Same as ETHN 1123. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH-1135 (3) Exploring a Non-Western Culture: TBA - Examines the geography, kinship, politics and religious values of a particular non-Western people in historical and contemporary context through an anthropological perspective. Check with department for semester offerings. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH-1140 (3) Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Maya - Explores the culture of the Maya of Central America, emphasizing their material adaptations, social organizations, ideals and values, and artistic achievements in the past and the present. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH-1145 (3) Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Aztecs - Explores the culture of the Aztec people of Central Mexico: their subsistence, society, religion, and achievements, as well as the impact of the Aztec empire in Mesoamerica. Also reviews the clash of a non-western society with the western world with the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH-1150 (3) Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Regional Cultures of Africa - Explores a small number of cultures in a specific sub-region of Africa from an integrated holistic viewpoint, emphasizing material adaptations, social patterns, ideas and values, and aesthetic achievements. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH-1160 (3) The Ancient Egyptian Civilization - Emphasizes the origin of the Egyptian culture, its importance, and its impact on other cultures. In addition, the different points of view of various scholars are discussed with a comparative study of the ancient Egyptian culture and modern culture of Egypt and the Middle East. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH-1170 (3) Exploring Culture and Gender through Film - Uses films and written texts to explore the concepts of culture and gender, as well as ethnicity and race. By looking at gender, ethnicity, and race cross-culturally, students will know how these concepts are constructed in their own society, as well as in others. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH-1180 (3) Maritime People: Fishers and Seafarers - Explores important milestones in the development of human societies and cultures that live from the sea. Emphasizes the evolution of maritime adaptations associated with fishing and seafaring from more than 10,000 years ago through the present. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
ANTH-1190 (3) Origins of Ancient Civilizations - Examines origins of the world&#039;s first civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, Mesoamerica, and the Andes. Covers archaeology of ancient cities, trade, economy, politics, warfare, religion, and ideology. Seeks insights into general processes of cultural evolution. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
ANTH-1200 (3) Culture and Power - Compares contemporary sociopolitical systems across cultures, from non-Western tribal groups to modern states. Introduces students to anthropological approaches for understanding and analyzing political forces, processes, and institutions that affect cultures such as colonialism, warfare, violence,ethnicity, migration, and globalization. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
ANTH-3009 (3) Modern Issues, Ancient Times - Considers issues of vital importance to humans, both now and in ancient times. Topics such as food, death, sex, family, literacy, or power are explored to consider how ancient societal norms and attitudes evolved, and how they relate to modern culture. Draws on material and literary evidence to develop an understanding of the complexities of ancient life. Same as CLAS 3009. Formerly ANTH 2009. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
ANTH-3170 (3) America: An Anthropological Perspective - Historical and contemporary aspects of American life are considered from an anthropological perspective. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
ANTH-4330 (3) Human Ecology: Archaeological Aspects - Surveys archaeological approaches to ecology, economy, and landscape: glaciation, geomorphology, and other physical processes creating and affecting sites and regions; environmental reconstruction; theories of human-environment interaction; landscape formation by forager, agricultural, and complex societies; and ideologically structured landscapes. Recommended prereq., ANTH 2200. Same as ANTH 5330. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
ANTH-7600 (3) Human Ecology: Cultural Aspects - Reviews and critically examines the major theoretical perspectives for understanding the relationship between human social behavior and the environment developed in the social sciences, especially anthropology, over the last 100 years. Formerly ANTH 5600.
ARAB-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
ARAB-1011 (3) Introduction to Arab and Islamic Civilizations - Provides an interdisciplinary overview of the cultures of the Arabic-speaking peoples of Southwest Asia and North Africa from the rise of Islam in the 7th century to the present. Readings include historical, religious, literary and cultural texts from both the medieval and modern eras. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ARAB-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
ARAB-2110 (5) Intermediate Arabic 1 - Proficiency-based course emphasizes speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Covers a variety of topics. Students give classroom presentations and write short essays in Arabic. Speaking ability is assessed through an oral proficiency interview. Approved for GT-AH4. Meets MAPS and approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: foreign language. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ARAB 1020 (minimum grade C).
ARAB-3110 (3) Advanced Arabic 1 - Designed to train students further in the four language skills (writing, speaking, reading, listening/comprehension) at an advanced level. Enables students to acquire a better and broader understanding of Arabic culture and texts drawn from various genres of Arabic letters. Formerly ARAB 3010. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ARAB 2120 (minimum grade C).
ARAB-3120 (3) Advanced Arabic 2 - Continues training in the four language skills (writing, speaking, reading, listening/comprehension) at an advanced level. Enables students to acquire a better and broader understanding of Arabic culture and texts drawn from various genres of Arabic letters. Formerly ARAB 3020. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ARAB 3110 (minimum grade C).
ARAB-3230 (3) Islamic Culture and the Iberian Peninsula - Examines Islamic, especially Arab, culture and history as it relates to the Iberian Peninsula from 92 Ah/711 Ce to the present. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
ARCH-3114 (3) History and Theories of Architecture 1 - Surveys architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1400, emphasizing developments in the Western world. Department enforced coreqs., ENVD 2120 and ENVD 3115. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ENVD 1102, ENVD 1104 and ENVD 2003 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to Program in Environmental Design major or minor or College of Engineering and Applied Sciences majors only.
ARCH-3214 (3) History and Theories of Architecture 2 - Surveys architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design from A.D. 1400 to the present, emphasizing developments in the Western world. Open to nonmajors on a space available basis. Requisites: Restricted to Program in Environmental Design major or minor students or College of Engineering and Applied Sciences majors only.
ARCH-4010 (5) Architectural Appreciation and Design - Introduces basic processes and principles of architectural design. Provides a basis for understanding and evaluating architecture. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Architectural Engineering (AREN) majors only.
ARSC-2000 (3) Ways of Knowing: Constructions of Knowledge in the Academy and Beyond - Explores different ways of knowing from interdisciplinary, cross-cultural perspectives. Course begins with personal interrogations of students&#039; primary learning modes. It goes on to examine cultural assumptions about schooling, learning and knowledge, juxtaposing western and eastern philosophies of knowing and looking at how gender, race, class, and other categories of identity shape and interpret concepts of knowledge. Restricted to Norlin Scholars only; department consent required. Same as NRLN 2000. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
ARSC-3001 (6) Social Engagement &amp; Human Rights: The South Africa Model - Examines the concept of reconciliation from a multidimensional and multidisciplinary approach as it specifically contributes to subjects of difference, inequality, and historical legacies of intractable relations. Using an experiential approach, the study of reconciliation is situated in an international environment in which reconciliation is being practiced and later in the United States context. Recommended prereq., any course with substantive race, class, gender, difference, and inequality emphasis. Offered through Study Abroad Program. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ARTH-1300 (3) History of World Art 1 - Surveys major art styles from the Paleolithic period through the Renaissance, including European, Asian, and the Pre-Columbian/Islamic world. Emphasizes comparison of Western and non-Western visual expressions as evidence of differing cultural orientations. Approved for GT-AH1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
ARTH-1400 (3) History of World Art 2 - Surveys major art styles from about 1600 to the present, including Europe, Asia, the Islamic world, the Americas, and tribal arts. Emphasizes comparison of Western and non-Western visual expressions as evidence of differing cultural orientations. Credit not granted for this course and FINE 1409. Approved for GT-AH1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
ARTH-1509 (4) Trash and Treasure, Temples and Tombs: Art and Archaeology of the Ancient World - Introduces the art and archaeology of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome, examining various ancient approaches to power, religion, death, and the human body. Analyzes art, architecture, and everyday trash to learn about ancient humanity. Same as CLAS 1509. Approved for arts and science core curriculum: historical context or literature and the arts. Requisites: Restricted to students with 0-56 credits (Freshmen or Sophomore) only.
ARTH-1709 (3) Freshmem Seminar: Critical Introduction to Art History - Provides a broad introduction to understanding and appreciating art and art history within a critical lecture seminar and discussion format. The focus of this course is a selected Particularly directed to nonmajors. Formerly FINE 1709. Approved for arts and science core curriculum: literature and the arts.
ARTH-3019 (3) Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius - Introduces the towns and villas buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Explores the layout and decoration of ancient Roman houses, the variety of artifacts uncovered as evidence for daily life and the history of the excavations. Same as CLAS 3019. Formerly ARTH 2019. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
ARTH-2409 (3) Intro to Asian Art - Designed for those having no previous experience in the study of Asian art. Traces development of sculpture, painting, architecture, and the other visual arts of South Asia, the Far East, and Southeast Asia, with a synopsis of developments from 1453 through the 18th century. Approved for GT-AH1. Approved for arts and science core curriculum: literature and the arts.
ARTH-2039 (3) Greek Art and Archaeology - Covers prehistoric Aegean through the fourth century B.C.E., considering architecture, pottery, painting,sculpture, and personal ornament. Societal customs such as use of space and burial patterns are considered as well as art and its uses, to help understand developments in Greek culture. Same as CLAS 2039. Formerly ARTH 3039. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
ARTH-2049 (3) Introduction to Roman Art and Architecture - Introduces the monuments and sites of the ancient Roman world from the foundation of Rome (753 B.C.E.) to Constantine (306-307 C.E.). Emphasizes the relationship of art, architecture, and artifacts to the political, social, and religious institutions of Italy and the provinces. Same as CLAS 2049. Formerly CLAS 3049. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
ARTH-3209 (3) Art, Culture, and Gender Diversity, 1400--1600: Renaissance Art Out of the Canon - Studies the rising status of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe and how Europeans perceived non-Western art during the early modern period. Introduces history of race/ethnicity, gender, and class concerns embodied in the European category visual arts. Emphasizes new methods for interpreting history without imposing Eurocentric viewpoints. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ARTH 1300 and 1400 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.
ARTH-3509 (3) American Art - Surveys American art and material culture from the precolonial era to the present day. Considers cultural and artistic interaction, ethnic expressions, patronage, European and non-Western influences, and the struggle to develop a uniquely American artistic identity. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ARTH 1300 and 1400 (all minimum grade D-).
ARTH-4269 (3) Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East - Examines civilizations of the Iran-Iraq region from the rise of urbanism in Mesopotamia through the era of the first &#039;world empire,&#039; Achaemenid Persia. Emphasizes the material record of religious and state institutions of the ancient Near East, especially monuments that illustrate concepts of kingship. Explores notions of style, symbolism, visual rhetoric, text-image synthesis, patronage, creativity, and roles of artists. Recommended prereq., CLAS/ARTH 1509. Same as CLAS 4269. Approved for arts and science core curriculum: human diversity.
ARTH-4329 (3) Modern Art 1 - Provides an in-depth study of the fin de siecle, stressing postimpressionism, art nouveau, and symbolism. Concludes with fauvism in France and the expressionist movement in Germany. Same as ARTH 5329. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Requires prerequisite of one 3000-level ARTH course (minimum grade D-).
ARTH-4759 (3) 17th Century Art and the Concept of the Baroque - Course details MIA ;-;
ARTH-4769 (3) Gender Studies in Early Modern Visual Culture - Examines 15th and 16th century European ideas about women from a variety of feminist perspectives. Focuses on recent contributions to history of women as they intersect with the visual arts. Same as WMST 4769. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Requires prerequisite of one 3000-level ARTH course (minimum grade D-).
ASEN-3036 (3) Introduction to Human Spaceflight - Introduces students to the challenges of human space flight. Historical and current space programs and spacecraft are discussed with emphasis on those systems specific to sustaining human crews. Other topics include space environment with respect to sustaining human life and health, physiological and psychological concerns in a space habitat, astronaut selection and training, anomalies, mission operations motivation, costs rationale for human space exploration, and future program directions. Not accepted as a Professional Area Elective for ASEN majors. Approved for upper-division Humanities and Social Science elective for engineering students.
ASEN-3046 (3) Introduction to Humans in Aviation - Investigates the history of manned aviation accomplished through a review of the history of flight, the physiological and psychological limitations facing aviators, and investigates the human related causal factors in aviation accidents. The course also looks at the social and economic impacts of aviation in modern society. Not accepted as a Professional Area Elective for ASEN majors. Approved for upper-division Humanities and Social Science elective for engineering students.
ASTR-2000 (3) Ancient Astronomies of the World - Documents the numerous ways in which observational astronomy and cosmology have been features of ancient cultures. Includes naked eye astronomy, archaeoastronomy, ethnoastronomy, concepts of time, calendrics, cosmogony, and cosmology. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science or human diversity.
ATLS-2000 (3) The Meaning of Information Technology - Surveys the history of information technologies and modern techniques of information production, storage, transmission, and retrieval. Emphasizes understanding not only the technological transformations in interpersonal, organizational, and mass communication, but also the technological, social and political changes that underlie the movement toward a digital society. ATLS 2000 and HUEN 2020 are the same course. Requisites: Restricted to students in the Atlas student group (PATL) only.
BAKR-1500 (3) Colorado: History, Ecology, and Environment - Studies the Colorado environment from multiple aspects of history and ecology. Presents historical events in their environmental context and examines lingering environmental consequences. Presents major habitats within Colorado and relates their historical and present uses. Lecture and field trips. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
BAKR-1600 (3) Creating a Sustainable Future - Explores opportunities for moving toward a sustainable 21st century U.S. society. Evaluates socio-economic institutions, values and forces in late 20th century U.S. society that are unsustainable, given 21st century environmental, economic and social challenges. Contemplates societal progress from reflective perspectives and leading visionaries, including CU-generated documents. Explores actions you can adopt now that empower you to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
CAMW-2001 (3) The American West - Students tour the cultural, social, and natural features of the American West, based on readings and presentations by guest speakers from the CU faculty and from important professions and positions in the West. Designed as the foundation course in the Western American Studies certificate program. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: Restricted to students with 0-56 credits (Freshmen or Sophomores).
CEES-1626 (3) Introduction to Central and East European History since 1770 - Examines major themes and events in the history of East-Central Europe from the late 1700s to the present. Themes include the impacts of nationalism, fascism, liberal democracy, and communism in shaping the history of the region. Topics include World War I, World War II and the Holocaust, the Cold War, the fall of Communism, the Ukrainian revolution, and more. Same as HIST 1626. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core requirement: historical context.
CHEN-1000 (3) Creative Technology - Introduces undergraduate arts and sciences students to the most recent concepts in technology and how these concepts impact all aspects of life, such as health, the health of the planet, and social structures. Fulfills Engineering social science requirements. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
CHIN-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
CHIN-1012 (4) Introduction to Chinese Civilization - An interdisciplinary introduction from ancient to modern times. Arts, literature, politics, social relations, religion, and material culture are studied in terms of significant themes and ideas pertaining to the civilization of China. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
CHIN-1051 (3) Masterpieces of Chinese Literature in Translation - Surveys Chinese thought and culture through close reading and discussion of selected masterworks of Chinese literature in translation. Texts include significant works of poetry, fiction, and drama, as well as philosophical and historical writings from various eras. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
CHIN-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
CHIN-2110 (5) Intermediate Chinese 1 - Emphasizes reading, speaking, and writing modern Chinese, including continued study of both full-form and simplified characters. Introduces dictionaries and principles of character formation. Credit not granted for this course and CHIN 2150. Meets MAPS requirement: foreign language. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHIN 1020 (minimum grade C).
CHIN-2441 (3) Film and the Dynamics of Chinese Culture - Through studying a group of Chinese films in light of modern Chinese history and literature, students examine a series of cultural dilemmas and issues in 20th century China and develop skills in analyzing literary and filmic texts. Taught in English. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
CHIN-3110 (5) Advanced Chinese 1 - Surveys a variety of authentic-language materials, including films, plays, newspaper articles, essays, and short stories. Emphasizes proficiency-oriented approach to reading, writing, and oral communication. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHIN 2120 (minimum grade C).
CHIN-3120 (5) Advanced Chinese 2 - Continuation of CHIN 3110. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHIN 3110 (minimum grade C).
CHIN-3341 (3) Literature and Popular Culture in Modern China - Surveys 20th century Chinese literature and popular culture against the historical background of rebellion, revolution, and reform. Emphasizes close and critical reading skills and an understanding of how aesthetic texts reflect and critically engage with historical and cultural experiences. Assignments include novels, essays, short stories, poems, plays, songs, films, and scholarly articles. Taught in English. Recommended prereq., CHIN 1012 or 1051. Same as HUMN 3341. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
CHIN-3351 (3) Reality and Dream in Traditional Chinese Literature - Explores the role of dreams in pre-modern Chinese literature from the beginnings in the 2nd millennium B.C.E. to the 19th century. The source texts will range from religious, philosophical, medical and historical writings to poetry to various genres of fictional prose and drama. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
CLAS-1030 (3) Introduction to Western Philosophy: Ancient - Develops three related themes: the emergence in antiquity of a peculiarly scientific mode of thinking; the place of religious belief within this developing scientific world view; and the force of ethical speculation within the culture and political climates of ancient Greece and Rome. No Greek or Latin required. Same as PHIL 1010. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
CLAS-1051 (3) The World of the Ancient Greeks - Presents a survey of the emergence, the major accomplishments, the failures, and the decline of the ancient Greeks, from the Bronze Age civilizations of the Minoans and Mycenaeans through the Hellenistic Age (2000--30 B.C.). No Greek or Latin required. Same as HIST 1051. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
CLAS-1061 (3) The Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome - Presents a survey of the rise of ancient Rome in the eighth century B.C. to its fall in the fifth century A.D. Emphasizes political institutions, foreign policy, leading personalities, and unique cultural accomplishments. No Greek or Latin required. Same as HIST 1061. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
CLAS-1100 (3) Greek Mythology - Covers the Greek myths as documents of early human religious experience and imagination, the source of Greek culture, and part of the fabric of Western cultural tradition. Of particular interest to students of literature and the arts, psychology, anthropology, and history. No Greek or Latin required. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
CLAS-1110 (3) Gods, Monsters and Mortals: Literature of Ancient Greece - Surveys Greek authors whose works have most influenced Western thought: Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Plato. No Greek or Latin required. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
CLAS-1115 (3) Masterpieces of Greek Literature in Translation - Students read about mythological heroes and historical individuals from Achilles to Socrates in Greek literature. Class discusses why the Greeks told stories the way they did and what those stories might have meant to them and might mean to us. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
CLAS-1120 (3) Power and Passion: Literature of Ancient Rome - Surveys ideas and culture of the Romans through a study of representative literature: comedy, tragedy, history, philosophy, oratory, the novel, lyric, epic, and didactic poetry. No Greek or Latin required. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
CLAS-1140 (3) Bread and Circuses: Society and Culture in the Roman World - Surveys the outstanding achievements of Roman culture and society as reflected in literature; philosophy and art; private and official religion; and legal and political thought. No Greek or Latin required. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
CLAS-1509 (4) Trash and Treasure,Temples and Tombs: Art and Archaeology of the Ancient World - Introduces the art and archaeology of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome, examining various ancient approaches to power, religion, death and the human body. Analyzes art, architecture, and everyday trash to learn about ancient humanity. Same as ARTH 1509. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context or literature and the arts. Requisites: Restricted to students with 0-56 credits (Freshmen or Sophomore) only.
CLAS-3009 (3) Modern Issues, Ancient Times - Considers issues of vital importance to humans, both now and in ancient times. Topics such as food, death, sex, family, literacy, or power are explored to consider how ancient societal norms and attitudes evolved, and how they relate to modern culture. Draws on material and literary evidence to develop an understanding of the complexities of ancient life. Same as ANTH 3009. Formerly CLAS 2009. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
CLAS-3019 (3) Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius - Introduces the towns and villas buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Explores the layout and decoration of ancient Roman houses, the variety of artifacts uncovered as evidence for daily life and the history of the excavations. Same as ARTH 3019. Formerly CLAS 2019. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
CLAS-2100 (3) Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece - Examines evidence of art, archaeology, and literature of Greek antiquity from a contemporary feminist point of view. Focuses on women&#039;s roles in art, literature, and daily life. No Greek or Latin required. Same as WMST 2100. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
CLAS-2110 (3) Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Rome - Uses art, archaeology, and literature to study, from a contemporary feminist point of view, the status of women in works of Roman art and literature, the development of attitudes expressed toward them, and their daily life. No Greek or Latin required. Same as WMST 2110. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
CLAS-2610 (3) Paganism to Christianity - Offers a cultural history of Greek and Roman religion. Students read ancient texts in translation and use evidence from archaeology to reconstruct the shift from paganism to Christianity in antiquity. No Greek or Latin required. Same as RLST 2614. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
CLAS-2039 (3) Greek Art and Archaeology - Covers prehistoric Aegean through the fourth century B.C.E., considering architecture, pottery, painting, sculpture, and personal ornament. Societal customs such as use of space and burial patterns are considered as well as art and its uses, to help understand developments in Greek culture. Same as ARTH 2039. Formerly CLAS 3039. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
CLAS-2049 (3) Introduction to Roman Art and Architecture - Introduces the monuments and sites of the ancient Roman world from the foundation of Rome (753 B.C.E.) to Constantine (306-307 C.E.). Emphasizes the relationship of art, architecture, and artifacts to the political, social, and religious institutions of Italy and the provinces. Same as ARTH 2049. Formerly CLAS 3049. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
CLAS-4110 (3) Greek and Roman Epic - Students read in English translation the major epics of Graeco-Roman antiquity such as the Iliad, Odyssey, Argonautica, Aeneid, and Metamorphoses. Topics discussed may include the nature of classical epic, its relation to the novel, and its legacy. No Greek or Latin required. Same as CLAS 5110 and HUMN 4110. Approved for arts and science core curriculum: literature and the arts.
CLAS-4120 (3) Greek and Roman Tragedy - Intensive study of selected tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca in English translation. No Greek or Latin required. Same as CLAS 5120 and HUMN 4120. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
CLAS-4130 (3) Greek and Roman Comedy - Studies Aristophanes, Plautus, and Terence in English translation. No Greek or Latin required. Same as CLAS 5130 and HUMN 4130. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
CLAS-4269 (3) Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East - Examines civilizations of the Iran-Iraq region from the rise of urbanism in Mesopotamia through the era of the first &#039;world empire,&#039; Achaemenid Persia. Emphasizes the material record of religious and state institutions of the ancient Near East, especially monuments that illustrate concepts of kingship. Explores notions of style, symbolism, visual rhetoric, text-image synthesis, patronage, creativity, and roles of artists. Recommended prereq., CLAS/ARTH 1509. Same as CLAS 5269 and ARTH 4269. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
COMM-1210 (3) Perspectives on Human Communication - Surveys communication in a variety of contexts and applications. Topics include basic concepts and general models of communication, ethics, language and nonverbal communication, personal relationships, group decision making, organizational communication, and impact of technological developments on communication. Required for COMM majors. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
COMM-2400 (3) Discourse, Culture and Identities - Examines how aspects of talk (e.g., turn-taking, speech acts, narratives, dialect, and stance indicators) link with identities (e.g., ethnic and racial, age, gender, work-related, and personal). Considers how communication is central to constructing who people are and examines social controversies related to talk and identities. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
COMM-3410 (3) Intercultural Communication - Explores complex relationships between culture and communication processes from various conceptual perspectives, such as social, psychological, interpretive, and critical. Considers the important role of context (e.g., social, historical, and cultural) in intercultural interactions. Recommended prereqs., COMM 1210 and COMM 1600. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
COEN-1510 (1) Self Management and Leadership Principles 1 - Prepares freshmen in their transition to college. Focuses on academic success strategies, time and stress management, study skills, and S.M.A.R.T. goal setting. Students identify their strengths and participate in peer-to-peer interaction to foster collaboration and positive behavior. Leadership capabilities, professional development, and insights into career interests are explored. Speakers provide students with unique insights into being successful students and engineers. Requisites: Restricted to Engineering Goldshirt (PENG) students only.
COEN-2050 (3) Engineering Leadership Gateway - Examines concepts of engineering leadership and the essential skills required to become an effective leader. Together students will explore leadership principles, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal skills (e.g. collaboration, conflict resolution, leading in diverse communities), intrapersonal development (e.g. self-appraisal, reflective practice, personal leadership philosophy), organizational competencies (e.g. planning, sustainability, climate), effective communication and ethical decision-making. Fulfills Engineering humanities/social science requirements. Requisites: Restricted to Engineering Leadership Program (PENL) students only.
COMR-1800 (3) Visual Literacy: Images and Ideologies - Explores the relationship between visual images and cultural values, including how we process visual information, the evolution of conventions in various media, common visual portrayals, and ethical issues. Department enforced: restricted to students in the Communication and Society Residential Academic Program. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
CVEN-4700 (3) Sustainability and the Built Environment - Introduces fundamental concepts of sustainability and sustainable development. Special emphasis on understanding the interaction of the built environment with natural systems and the role of technical and non-technical issues in engineering decisions. Open to engineering and non-engineering students. Same as AREN 5700.
CWCV-2000 (3) The Western Tradition - Encourages a historical and critical investigation into the formative influences on what is often called Western culture, including religious, political, social and economic factors, and contemporary interpretations and critiques of these developments and concepts. Designed as the foundation course for the Center for Western Civilization. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
DNCE-1017 (3) Dance and Popular Culture - Explores and contextualizes contemporary popular culture and dance. Introduces methods of critical analysis that reveal the rich heritage hidden within and around the dances students commonly encounter at the club, on the street, on television, on the big screen and elsewhere in everyday life. Through watching, reading, and discussion, students discover new meaning in their lived cultural experience. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
DNCE-1027 (3) Introduction to Dance and Culture - Explores how the practice of dance can reflect, disrupt, subvert, support, and reinforce cultural expectations, norms and practices. Introduces international and domestic dance traditions and provides context for an interdisciplinary examination. Comparative readings from sociology, anthropology, gender studies, history, post-colonial studies, and political science provide a foundation to understand how cultural identities are negotiated and represented through movement. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts).
DNCE-4017 (3) History and Philosophy of Dance - Traces the evolution of American concert dance through roots in select dance forms, including dances of the African Diaspora, Ballet, Social Dance, Jazz, Modern, and Folklorico. Studies specific dance artists against the backdrop of social, political, economic, and environmental issues. Recommended prereq. or coreq., a Human Diversity core requirement course. Approved for Arts and Sciences core curriculum: Literature and the Arts. Meets with DNCE 5017. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
DNCE-4037 (3) Looking at Dance - Focuses on the development of perceptual, descriptive, and analytical skills as well as the ability to apply cultural and critical theory to 20th and 21st century concert dance. Specific pieces of choreography are looked at from a broad range of perspectives. Recommended prereq. or coreq., a Human Diversity core requirement course. Formerly DNCE 3027. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
ECEN-3070 (3) Edges of Science - Examines the evidence for paranormal phenomena, reasons for skepticism, and physical models that could account for the data. Reviews controversial scientific theories that overcame barriers to acceptance, and how worldviews shift. Considers the scientific method and ways uncontrolled factors might influence experiments. Develops skills in statistical analysis of data. Includes group projects testing for anomalous and parapsychological effects. Not accepted as a technical elective for engineering majors. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MATH 1011 (minimum grade C-).
ECON-xxxx Any 4 courses that count toward an Economics Minor
ECON-2010 (4) Principles of Microeconomics - Examines basic concepts of microeconomics, or the behavior and the interactions of individuals, firms, and government. Topics include determining economic problems, how consumers and businesses make decisions, how markets work and how they fail, and how government actions affect markets. Credit not granted for this course and ECON 1000 and 1001. Meets MAPS requirements for social sciences: general. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
ECON-2020 (4) Principles of Macroeconomics - Provides an overview of the economy, examining the flows of resources and outputs and the factors determining the levels of income and prices. Explores policy problems of inflation, unemployment, and economic growth. Credit not granted for this course and ECON 1000 and 1001. Meets MAPS requirement for social sciences: general. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECON 2010 (minimum grade C-).
ECON-3070 (4) Intermediate Microeconomic Theory - Explores theory and application of models of consumer choice, firm and market organization, and general equilibrium. Extensions include intertemporal decisions, decisions under uncertainty, externalities, and strategic interaction. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ECON 2010 and ECON 1088 or MATH 1081 or MATH 1300 or MATH 1310 or APPM 1350 (all min grade C-). Restricted to students with 22-180 units completed.
ECON-3080 (3) Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory - Introduces theories of aggregate economic activity including the determination of income, employment, and prices; economic growth; and fluctuations. Macroeconomic policies are explored in both closed and open economy models. ECON 3070 and 3080 may be taken in any order; there is no recommended sequence. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ECON 2010 and ECON 1088 or MATH 1081 or MATH 1300 or MATH 1310 or APPM 1350 (all min grade C-). Restricted to students with 22-180 units completed.
ECON-3403 (3) International Economics and Policy - Examines national and supranational policies that affect the international economy, with attention to trade barriers, economic nationalism and regionalism, international political economy, exchange market intervention, and international transmission of economic perturbations. This course may not be taken after either ECON 4413 or ECON 4423. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ECON 2010 and ECON 2020 (all minimum grade C-). Economic (ECON) majors are restricted from taking this course.
ECON-3535 (3) Natural Resource Economics - Integrates economic analysis with life science aspects of natural resource systems to develop social policies for use of natural resources. Studies economists' approaches to resources policy analysis and applies them to energy, forestry, fisheries, mineral, and water systems. Credit not granted for this course and ECON 4535. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECON 2010 (minimum grade C-). Economic (ECON) majors are restricted from taking this course.
ECON-3545 (3) Environmental Economics - Highlights causes of excessive environmental pollution and tools for controlling it through economic analysis, values of preservation, and distribution of costs and benefits from environmental protection programs. Credit not granted for this course and ECON 4545. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECON 2010 (minimum grade C-). Economic (ECON) majors are restricted from taking this course.
ECON-4514 (3) Economic History of Europe - Covers evolution of modern economic growth and development in Europe, emphasizing institutional change. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECON 3070 or ECON 3080 (minimum grade C-).
ECON-4524 (3) Economic History of the United States - Evolution of modern economic growth and development in the U.S. from colonial times to the present emphasizing institutional change. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ECON 3070 and ECON 3080 (all minimum grade C-).
ECON-4626 (3) The Economics of Inequality and Discrimination - Examines the unique insights available through economic analysis regarding the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of inequality and discrimination. Examines the extent of inequality, the varieties and extents of discrimination, and explores the economic models that suggest explanations. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECON 3070 (minimum grade C-).
ECON-4697 (3) Industrial Organization and Regulation - Explores neoclassical theory of the firm, the determinants of industrial structure, and the purposes and institutions of public policy to control or maintain a competitive environment. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECON 3070 (minimum grade C-).
EDUC-2125 (3) History of American Public Education - Provides an overview of the history of American education by exploring major reforms efforts from the common school movement to &quot;Nation at Risk.&quot; Examines what intellectuals were thinking about public schools and what ordinary people experienced in them. Assesses how differences in race/ethnicity, class, gender, and power shaped public schools. Approved for Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum: United States Context.
EDUC-2919 (3) Renewing Democracy in Communities and Schools - Examines curriculum theory, K-12 reform, and the concepts of citizenship, democracy, power, and diversity through classroom discussion and participation in a school-based Public Achievement program. Students will dialogue with diverse groups of people; identify multiple perspectives around controversial issues; and learn to use research and writing to articulate public problems and advocate for their solutions. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as INVS 2919. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
EDUC-3013 (3) School and Society - Introduces students - both future teachers and those simply interested in education - to pressing issues surrounding education within the United States. The course reveals the complex relationship between schools and the larger society of which they are a part. Examines issues of diversity and equity from different disciplinary lenses, including history, philosophy, sociology and anthropology. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies or human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
EDUC-4050 (3) Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science - Explores current theories of learning in mathematics and science at the secondary level. This course focuses on learners' opportunities to learn mathematics and science in a classroom context from the perspective of different theoretical orientations. Students examine their own assumptions about learning, and critically examine the needs of a diverse student population in the classroom. Requisites: Restricted to AMEN, ASTR, BCHM, CHEM, EBIO, GEOL, IPHY, MATH, MCDB, PHYS, GEEN, NRSC, Arts and Sciences Open Option majors, College of Engineering majors, or Education minors only.
EHON-xxxx All EHON courses
EMUS-3642 (3) History of Jazz - Course details MIA ;-;
ENGL-1260 (3) Introduction to Women&#039;s Literature - Introduces literature by women in England and America. Covers both poetry and fiction and varying historical periods. Acquaints students with the contribution of women writers to the English literary tradition and investigates the nature of this contribution. Same as WMST 1260. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ENGL-1420 (3) Poetry - Introduces students to how to read a poem by examining the great variety of poems written and composed in English from the very beginning of the English language until recently. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
ENGL-1500 (3) Masterpieces of British Literature - Introduces students to a range of major works of British literature, including at least one play by Shakespeare, a pre-20th century English novel, and works by Chaucer and/or Milton. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
ENGL-1600 (3) Masterpieces of American Literature - Enhances student understanding of the American literary and artistic heritage through an intensive study of a few centrally significant texts, emphasizing works written before the 20th century. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
ENGL-1800 (3) American Ethnic Literatures - Introduces significant fiction by ethnic Americans. Explores both the literary and the cultural elements that distinguish work by these writers. Emphasizes materials from Native American, African American, and Chicano traditions. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ENGL-2115 (3) American Frontiers - Considers the backdrop of the American West in literature, film, photography, and computer gaming. We will focus on a range of narratives and images depicting this wide swathe of American geography while simultaneously cultivating close reading skills, digital media analysis and film analysis that will aid you in deeper insights at the textual level. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: U.S. context.
ENGL-3000 (3) Shakespeare for Nonmajors - Introduction to Shakespeare. Introduces students to 6-10 of Shakespeare's major plays. Comedies, histories, and tragedies will be studied. Some non-dramatic poetry may be included. Viewing of Shakespeare in performance is often required. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only. English (ENGL) and Humanities (HUMN) majors are excluded from taking this class.
ENGL-3060 (3) Modern and Contemporary Literature for Nonmajors - Close study of significant 20th-century poetry, drama, and prose works. Readings range from 1920s to the present. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
ENGL-3164 (3) History and Literature of Georgian Britain - Provides an interdisciplinary study of England in one of its most vibrant cultural and historical periods. Topics include politics, religion, family life, and the ways contemporary authors understood their world. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
ENGL-3310 (3) The Bible as Literature - Surveys literary achievements of the Judeo-Christian tradition as represented by the Bible. Same as HUMN/JWST 3310. Formerly ENGL 3312. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
ENGL-3677 (3) Jewish-American Literature - Explores the Jewish-American experience from the 19th-century to the present through writers such as Sholom Aleichem, Peretz, Babel, Singer, Malamud, Miller, Ginsberg, and Ozick. The Jewish experience ranges from the travails of immigration to the loss of identity through assimilation. Same as JWST 3677. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).
ENGL-4113 (3) History and Culture of Medieval England - Explores the major historical, literary, and cultural developments in England from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 15th-century. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
ENVD-2001 (3) Human Behavior in Design and Planning - Examines reciprocal relationships between people and their built and natural environments, tracing major issues and approaches in design research to understand how people are influenced by the environment and how they can create healthy, just, and livable places. Department enforced coreqs., ENVD 1004 and 1052.
ENVD-3114 (3) History and Theory of Environmental Design at the Small Scale: Buildings - Focusing on buildings, this class surveys the built environment from the beginning of time through the present day. Emphasizing developments in the western world, it develops students&#039; recognition of major styles, influential people, and drivers of building form.
ENVD-3134 (3) History and Theory of Environmental Design and the Medium Scale: Precincts - Focuses on design projects not in a building envelope, including landscapes, public and private urban spaces, complexes and similarly scaled design projects. Aspects of architectural and planning thinking are interwoven in a landscape concentration.
ENVS-3140 (3) Environmental Ethics - Examines major traditions in moral philosophy to see what light they shed on value issues in environmental policy and the value presuppositions of the economic, ecological, and juridical approaches to the environment. Same as PHIL 3140. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
ENVS-3621 (3) Energy Policy and Society - Examines how society makes decisions about energy, and how these decisions affect the environment and the economy. Uses tools from policy analysis, economics, and other disciplines to build an in-depth understanding of energy&#039;s role in U.S. contemporary society. Fulfills Cornerstone requirement of ENVS majors. Recommended prereqs., ENVS 1000 and ENVS 3070 or PHYS 3070.
ENVS-4027 (3) Inequality, Democracy, and the Environment - Focuses on the structural forces affecting environmental degradation and environmental behavior by examining the relationships between (a) inequality and democratic decision making and (b) undemocratic decision making; U.S. and corporate food and energy policy; and global environmental degradation. The course also focuses on the role that global inequality plays in fostering environmental degradation. Same as SOCY 4027. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
ETHN-xxxx Any 4 courses that count toward an Ethnic Studies Minor
ETHN-1022 (3) Introduction to Africana Studies - Overview of Africana studies as a field of investigation, its origins, and history. Formerly ETHN 2002. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ETHN-1023 (3) Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies - Introduces critical terms, issues, and questions that inform the discipline of American Indian Studies. Examines &quot;historical silences&quot; and highlights how American Indian scholars, poets, and filmmakers use their work to address/redress historical subjects, and represent their Native communities. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ETHN-1025 (3) Introduction to Asian American Studies - Examines the various factors that define minority groups and their positions in American society using Asian Americans as a case study. Emphasizes the perspectives and methodologies of the discipline of ethnic studies. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies or human diversity.
ETHN-1123 (3) Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Hopi and Navajo - Explores two American Indian cultures, Hopi and Navajo, and cultural interrelationships from the prehistoric through the contemporary period, using an integrated, holistic, and humanistic viewpoint. Same as ANTH 1120. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ETHN-2004 (3) Themes in American Culture 1 - Enables students to explore various themes in pre-1865 American culture. Examines these themes, which vary each year, in their social context. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
ETHN-2013 (3) Critical Issues in Native North America - Explores a series of issues including regulations of population, land and resource holdings, water rights, education, religious freedom, military obligations, the sociopolitical role of men and women, self-governance, and legal standing as these pertain to American Indian life. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity or United States context.
ETHN-2014 (3) Themes in American Culture 2 - Enables students to explore various themes in post-1865 American culture. Examines these themes, which vary each year, in their social context. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
ETHN-2215 (3) The Japanese American Experience - Surveys the Japanese American experience, emphasizing post-WWII developments. Gives attention to intragroup diversity having to do with generation, ethnicity, ecology, and gender. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ETHN-2232 (3) Contemporary African American Social Movements - Examines selected case studies of African American collective behavior in a historical context. Emphasizes an in-depth investigation of the continuing African American struggle for social/democratic rights. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity or contemporary societies.
ETHN-2242 (3) African American Social and Political Thought - Introductory course designed to acquaint students with historical and contemporary thinking, writings, and speeches of African Americans. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity or contemporary societies.
ETHN-2432 (3) African American History - Surveys African American history. Studies, interprets and analyzes major problems, issues, and trends affecting African Americans from about 1600 to the present. Same as HIST 2437. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity or United States context.
ETHN-2536 (3) Survey of Chicana/o History and Culture - Through historical and social scientific studies, novels, autobiographies, testimonies, films, music, and art, this course will provide students a survey of Chicana/o history and culture. Historical overviews of Chicana/o peoples from Mesoamerica; the Spanish Conquest; the historical presence of Chicana/o peoples in the Southwest; the rise of the Chicana/o student and community movements; immigration issues; and the gender, sexuality, and criminalization issues. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity or United States context.
ETHN-2546 (3) Chicana and Chicano Fine Arts and Humanities - Provides foundation for study of Chicano literature, music, the plastic arts, theatre, and film. Also introduces aesthetic and critical concepts and their applications in Chicana and Chicano studies. Formerly ETHN 1036. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ETHN-3015 (3) Asian Pacific American Communities - Covers the concepts, methods, and theories commonly used in community research, as well as substantive information on selected Asian/Pacific American communities. Emphasizes the ethical/political dimensions of community studies. Recommended prereq., ETHN 1025 or ETHN 2001. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context or contemporary societies.
ETHN-3136 (3) Chicana Feminisms and Knowledges - Provides insight into the present socioeconomic condition of Chicanas and the concept of feminismo through interdisciplinary study of history, sociology, literary images, and film portrayals. Recommended prereq., ETHN 2001 or ETHN 2536. Same as WMST 3135. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ETHN-3201 (3-4) Multicultural Leadership: Theories, Principles and Practices - Focuses on leadership theories and skills necessary for effectiveness in multicultural settings. Students gain understanding of traditional and culturally diverse approaches to leadership and change through comparative analyses of western and non-western theories and practices. Community service required. Recommended prereq., ETHN 2001. Same as INVS 3100 and LDSP 3100. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ETHN-3213 (3) American Indian Women - Explores the experiences, perspectives, and status of American Indian women in historical and contemporary contexts. Examines representations of Indigenous women in mainstream culture. Emphasizes the agency of American Indian women-their persistence, creativity, and activism, especially in maintaining Indigenous traditions. Recommended prereq., ETHN 1023 or ETHN 2001 or WMST 2000 or WMST 2600. Same as WMST 3210. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
ETHN-3671 (3) People of Color and Social Movements - People of color the world over are struggling for sovereignty, independence, civil and human rights, food security, decent wages and working conditions, healthy housing, and freedom from environmental racism and other forms of imperialism. Course analyzes and brings alive these struggles. Recommended prereq., ETHN 2001. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
ETHN-4504 (3) Ethnic-American Autobiography - Investigates the genre of autobiography in America from its inception to the present. American autobiography has been associated with the invention of national character and, thus, is a site of cultural contestation and identity formation. Its changing form crosses disciplinary lines and provides a site for discourses on ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, age, family, religion and other American cultural conflicts. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
FARR-2002 (3) Literature of Lifewriting - Examines how diverse writers have created unique personal narratives that shape memory within historical and social contexts. Works will exemplify a wide range of literary structures, themes, and strategies that enhance an understanding of the genre and provide models for students&#039; own life writing assignments. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
FARR-2510 (3) Exploring Good and Evil through Film - Eighteen films depict our capacities for good and evil. Topics addressed include the following: the Holocaust, Jung&#039;s concept of &quot;The Shadow,&quot; the Seven Deadly Sins, altruistic and sociopathic personalities, capital punishment, the redemptive narrative, and the satanic in film. Same as FILM 2613. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
FARR-2660 (3) Ethics of Ambition - Through selected readings in classical literature on ethics and through more contemporary readings and films, examines critical ethical issues relating to the competition of ambitions and the alternative styles of choosing between courses of action in adangerous world. Uses biographies of those whose lives illustrate both the complexities of the struggles and the profundity of possibilities. Considers the unconscious metaphors of national visions and ambitions, the competing ethics of ends and means, the conflicting ambitions in a pluralistic society, and the transcendent ambitions of visionaries. Same as HONR 2250. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
FARR-2820 (3) Future of the Spaceship Earth - Examines major ecological, political, economic, cultural, legal, and ethical issues that will shape the future. Students consider how their decisions influence the future, and reflect on fundamental values and ideals underlying the search for solutions to these complex problems. Approved for the arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
FILM-2613 (3) Exploring Good and Evil Through Film - Eighteen films depict our capacities for good and evil. Topics addressed include the following: the Holocaust, Jung&#039;s concept of &quot;The Shadow,&quot; the Seven Deadly Sins, altruistic and sociopathic personalities, capital punishment, the redemptive narrative, and the satanic in film. Same as FARR 2510. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
FILM-3013 (3) Women and Film - Examines the representation of women both in mainstream movies and in women's counter-cinema that resists traditional form, content, and spectator-text relationships of Hollywood models. Emphasizes work by key women filmmakers such as Margarethe Von Trotta, Lizzy Borden, and Yvonne Rainer, as well as readings in feminist film theory. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
FILM-3211 (3) History of Russian Cinema - Surveys Russian cinema in historical and cultural context from early 20th century to the present. Same as RUSS 3211. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of FILM 1502 or RUSS 3211 (minimum grade D-).
FILM-3402 (3) European Film and Culture - Studies the relationships between European film, art, and culture. Offered each summer in a different European city (viz, Rome, Paris, London, Athens, Barcelona). There will be regular in-class lectures, film screenings, field trips, and on-site teaching. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Recommended prereq., introductory film and art history courses. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
FILM-3660 (3) The Postmodern - Analyzes the cultural and critical practices as well as the thought that defines the postmodern period at the end of twentieth century. Same as HUMN 3660. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Requires either prerequisite course of HUMN 2000 (minimum grade D-) or restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).
FILM-4135 (3) Art and Psychoanalysis - Explores psychoanalytic theory as it relates to our understanding of literature, film, and other arts. After becoming familiar with some essential Freudian notions (repression, narcissism, ego/libido, dreamwork, etc.), students apply these ideas to works by several artists (e.g., Flaubert, James, Kafka, Hoffmann, and Hitchcock). Same as HUMN 3660. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Requires either prerequisite course of HUMN 2000 (minimum grade D-) or restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).
FREN-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
FREN-1200 (3) Medieval Epic Through Game of Thrones - Covers the most important works of medieval literature, in English translation. Among the texts studied are the Nibelungenlied, the Song of Roland, and Arthurian romances, including the stories of Lancelot and Guinevere and Tristan and Isolde. Offers a general introduction for nonmajors to medieval literature and society. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
FREN-1400 (3) Medieval/Renaissance Women Writers in Italy and France - Introduces major literature through close readings of women&#039;s writings in their historical context. Offers a general introduction to women&#039;s status and roles in Italy and France. Taught in English. Same as ITAL 1400. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
FREN-1610 (3) How to Be French, 1: The Ancien Regime - Explores medieval and early modern French culture in the widest sense, encompassing masterpieces of French literature, architecture, and visual art as a key to the habits, customs, and practices of everyday life. Major themes are &quot;living and dying,&quot; &quot;heroes, villains, and kings,&quot; &quot;courtliness, civility, and the art of love,&quot; and &quot;crafty little guys.&quot; Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
FREN-1620 (3) How To Be French? 2: Modernity - Introduces students to French culture in its widest sense and in particular to reflect on major social and cultural contradictions inherited from the French Revolution, which still define &quot;Frenchness&quot; today. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
FREN-1750 (3) French Colonialism: North Africa and the Middle East - Offers a general introduction to French and Francophone literature and visual arts (painting, photography, film) from the nineteenth century to the present depicting cultures and societies of the Middle East and North Africa. In English with English translations of French texts. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
FREN-1880 (3) The Zombie in History and Popular Culture - Discusses the emergence of the zombie figure in the Caribbean and its evolution from colonial Haiti to present-day popular culture having passed through Hollywood. Through movies and literary, historical, and scientific documents, students will study critically how this mass-media icon came to represent deep-rooted anxieties about the modern world. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
FREN-1900 (3) Modern Paris in Literature, Photographs, Paintings and Movies - Introduces the rise of modern Paris from the French Revolution (1789) to today. Studies the physical and sociological changes of the city in terms of architecture and industrialization through French literature, movies, paintings and photographs. Addresses problems due to the magnitude of the city, the growing fear of urban vices, and the dilemma of controlling massive urban populations. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
FREN-1950 (3) French Feminisms - Introduces students to the central problematics that have defined French feminist studies. This course focuses on the various literary and historical contexts in which core concepts such as female subjectivity and agency, feminist writing and political engagement have arisen and developed in Early Modern and Modern France by looking at multiple media (literary text, film, painting). Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
FREN-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
FREN-2110 (3) Second-Year French Grammar Review and Reading 1 - film based curriculum will expand the knowledge of francophone culture and will continue the development of communication skills begun in the first year. This third semester course will review essential beginning grammar before introducing intermediate structures, vocabulary, and cultural/literary readings. Approved for GT-AH4. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language. Satisfies arts and sciences foreign language requirement. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of FREN 1020 or FREN 1050 (minimum grade C-).
FREN-3010 (3) French Phonetics and Pronunciation - Improves students' ability to pronounce French correctly. Coursework involves the International Phonetic Alphabet, understanding the differences between pairs of sounds, and recognizing the relationship between spelling and pronunciation. Required of all FREN majors. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of FREN 2120 (minimum grade C-).
FREN-3050 (3) French Composition 1 - French third-year level composition course. Students practice and write different forms of formal French writing. They also hone their grammar skills and analytical reading of short literature pieces. Must be taken before FREN 3060. Required for French majors. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of FREN 2120 (minimum grade C-).
FREN-3060 (3) French Composition 2 - The second semester of a French third-year level composition course. Students build on their previous knowledge of formal writing in French and more emphasis is given to argumentative and analytical style of writing in FREN 3060. Required for French majors. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of FREN 3050 (minimum grade C-).
FREN-3200 (3) Introduction to Literary Theory and Advanced Critical Analysis - Introduces important aspects of both classical and modern literary theory as an aid to reading and understanding literary texts. Covers theoretical works by figures ranging from Plato and Aristotle to modern French critics such as Barthes, Foucault, and Derrida in conjunction with selected literary works. Offers students more sophisticated means of understanding issues like gender, ethnicity, the roles of both author and reader in constructing meaning, the nature and functions of signs, and the relationship between literature and the larger society. Conducted in English, though French majors are required to read the texts in the original language. Required for students taking honors in French or Italian. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of FREN 3100 (minimum grade C-).
FREN-3600 (3) Business French 1 - Gives students the tools needed to function in a French-speaking work environment. A culminating project involves creating a business in a francophone country. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of FREN 2120 (minimum grade C-).
FREN-3800 (3) France and the Muslim World - Introduces students to the polemic colonial, social, and cultural interactions of France and Islam. Close attention will be paid to paradigms of identities of one of the major European nations and the Islamic world. Readings and discussion topics for this course cover the social, cultural, and literary depictions of Islamic and French interactions, negotiations, and contradictions. Taught in English. Cannot be used for French major or minor credit. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
FREN-4030 (3) Advanced Oral Practice and Interpreting - Concentrates on developing (or preserving) speaking fluency, correct pronunciation, and a good working vocabulary. May be repeated once for credit. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of FREN 3100 and FREN 3060 or FREN 3060 (all minimum grade C-).
FREN-4050 Business French 2 - Course details MIA ;-;
FREN-4300 (3) Theatre and Modernity in 17th Century France - Readings of plays by Corneille, Moliere, and Racine introduce students to theatre's role as a mirror of the multifarious tensions shaping modern Western experience. Taught in English with English translations. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of FREN 3100 and FREN 3110 and FREN 3120 (all minimum grade C-).
FREN-4860 (3) War, Trauma, and Memory: Amnesias, Revisions, and Representations of Traumatic History - Attempts to investigate how extreme historical events (war, genocides, terror attacks) function as "trauma" and how these extreme events are dealt with by personal and collective memory in historical narratives, literary and cinematic fiction, and memorials. Amnesia and other types of historical negations or revisions will be analyzed, along with representations of trauma and the difficulties raised by this memorializing. Taught in English. Cannot be used for major or minor credit. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
FRSI-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
FRSI-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
FRSI-2110 (4) Intermediate Farsi 1 - Provides an intensive introduction to cultural and literary texts of Iran, along with an introduction of the grammatical and rhetorical complexities of Persian prose and poetry. Students continue to develop speaking, listening, and writing skills through activities based on the readings. Meets MAPS requirement: foreign language. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: foreign language. Formerly FRSI 2010. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of FRSI 1020 (minimum grade C).
FRSI-3110 (3) Advanced Farsi 1 - An intensive introduction to both Persian philology and the contemporary novel. Textual analysis of texts ranging from complex to very complex will enable the students to gain a strong grounding in Persian literary texts. Students continue developing speaking, listening, and writing skills through activities based on the readings. Formerly FRSI 3010.
FRSI-3120 (3) Advanced Farsi 2 - This course is the continuation of FRSI 3110. The focus will be on the reading and discussion of canonical literary texts as well as on language and media. Students continue developing speaking and listening skills through activities based on the readings and develop the ability to write short papers (3-5 pages) in Farsi. Formerly FRSI 3120.
GEEN-1100 (3) Social Impact of Technology - Course details MIA ;-;
GEEN-3300 Sustainability Ethics and Practice - Course details MIA ;-;
GEOG-1982 (3) World Regional Geography - Introduces a comparative framework for recognizing and understanding world regions. Units combine historical understanding with discussion of problems and challenges that face them, including discussion of economic growth, inequality, political conflict, colonialism, race and climate change. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: geography.
GEOG-1992 (3) Human Geographies - Examines social, political, economic, and cultural processes creating the geographical worlds in which we live, and how these spatial relationships shape our everyday lives. Studies urban growth, geopolitics, agricultural development and change, economic growth and decline, population dynamics, and migration exploring both how these processes work at global scale as well as shape geographies of particular places. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: geography.
GEOG-3402 (3) Natural Hazards - Explores the impacts of extreme geophysical events on human society. Emphasizes adaptations to extreme events and ways of reducing vulnerability and damage.
GEOG-3672 (3) Gender and the Global Economy - Examines the role of gender in global economy. Explores the impacts of colonialism and modern global economy on gender relations, with particular emphasis on third world societies. Also focuses on related issues of population politics, environmental crisis, women&#039;s sexual exploitation, and women&#039;s social movements worldwide. Recommended prereq., GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2002 or GEOG 2412 or WMST 2000 or WMST 2600. Same as WMST 3672. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
GEOG-3742 (3) Place, Power, and Contemporary Culture - Presents a radical reexamination of the geography of culture. Examines the relationship between places, power, and the dynamics of culture. Explores how the globalization of economics, politics, and culture shapes local cultural change. Looks at how place-based cultural politics both assist and resist processes of globalization. Recommended prereq., GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2002. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
GEOG-3822 (3) Geography of China - Surveys the world&#039;s most populous country, examining physical and historical geography, urbanization and regional development, agriculture, population, energy, and the environment. Seeks to situate China&#039;s development in a broader Asian and global context. Recommended prereq., GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2002 or GEOG 2412. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
GREK-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
GREK-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
GREK-3113 (3) Intermediate Classical Greek 1 - Reading of selected prose texts of authors in ancient Greek such as Plato, Xenophon, Lysias, and selections from the Greek New Testament. Incorporates review of grammar. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended prereqs., GREK 1013 and GREK 1023. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language. Formerly CLAS 3113.
GRMN-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
GRMN-1601 (3) Germany Today - Introduces the culture of contemporary German-speaking central Europe, examining historical processes, social and political patterns, and the intellectual and artistic responses to problems of the 20th and 21st centuries. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
GRMN-1602 (3) Metropolis and Modernity - An interdisciplinary introduction to the modern industrial city in Europe and the USA, with particular attention to the representation of urbanism in the visual arts. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
GRMN-1701 (3) Nature and Environment in German Literature and Thought - Critically examines titles in German literature and thought. Nature and environment are used to explore alienation, artistic inspiration, nihilism, exploitation, sexuality, rural versus urban, meaning of the earth, cultural renewal, identity and gender. This &quot;Green&quot; survey of German classics spans Romanticism&#039;s conception of nature as unconscious spirit to the politics and values of contemporary Germany&#039;s Green Party. Taught in English. Same as HUMN 1701. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
GRMN-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
GRMN-2010 (4) Intermediate German 1 - Review and continuation of basic skills begun in the first year: reading, writing, speaking, and oral comprehension. Department enforced prereq., GRMN 1020 or 1030 (minimum grade C-). Approved for GT-AH4. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language. Satisfies arts and sciences language requirement. Credit not granted for this course and GRMN 2030.
GRMN-2030 (5) Intensive Intermediate German - Covers the same material as GRMN 2010 and GRMN 2020 in one semester. Offers review and continuation of basic skills begun in the first year: reading, writing, speaking and oral comprehensive. Department enforced prereq., GRMN 1020 or GRMN 1030 (minimum grade C-). Credit not granted for this course and GRMN 2010 and GRMN 2020. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: foreign language.
GRMN-2301 (3) Inside Nazi Germany: Politics, Culture, and Everyday Life in the Third Reich - Examines social culture and everyday life in Nazi Germany. Topics include the role of propaganda in the media and entertainment industries, anti-Semitism and suppression of ethnic, social and religious minorities, the role of education and youth organizations, as well as the role of women, the churches, and the effects of a controlled economy before and during World War II. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
GRMN-2501 (3) 20th-Century German Short Story - Short stories by Thomas Mann, Kafka, Boell, and Grass, such as Death in Venice, Metamorphosis, and Cat and Mouse. Emphasizes literary themes, their traditions, and their cultural significance. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
GRMN-2502 (3) Representing the Holocaust - Examines how the memory of the Holocaust in Nazi Germany is increasingly determined by the means of its representation, e.g., film, autobiography, poetry, architecture. Taught in English. Same as JWST 2502. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
GRMN-2503 (3) Fairy Tales of Germany - Explores the origins, cultural significance, stylistic and thematic features of the German fairy tale, with emphasis on the Brothers Grimm; on artistic fairy tales by Goethe, Tieck, Brentano, and others; and, on modern retellings in literature and popular culture. Taught in English. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
GRMN-2601 (3) Kafka and the Kafkaesque - Exposes the students to a wide selection of Kafka&#039;s literary output and aims to define the meaning of the Kafkaesque, by looking not only for traces of Kafka&#039;s influence in the verbal and visual arts, but also for traces left in Kafka&#039;s own work by his precursors in the literary tradition. Taught in English. Same as HUMN 2601. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
GRMN-2603 (3) Moral Dilemmas in Philosophy and Literature - Examines the moral dilemmas that arise when opportunities afforded by basic freedoms or advances in technology clash with the ethical imperatives that issue from the Enlightenment and the social contract. Guiding questions include: When does the quest for knowledge legitimate transgression of prevailing morality? By what standard do we adjudicate the ambitions of the individual when they compete with the interests of the state? Taught in English. Approved for art and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
GRMN-3010 (3) Advanced German 1 - Reviews special grammatical topics, reading, and conversation. Students have the option of taking the internationally recognized exam Zertifikat Deutsch in GRMN 3010. Department enforced prereq., four semesters of college German or equivalent. Open to freshmen with instructor consent.
GRMN-3020 (3) Advanced German 2 - Expands and refines skills acquired in GRMN 3010. Students acquire a varied, precise, and idiomatically advanced vocabulary; an understanding of different registers, from the casual to the very formal; and an ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written German in a variety of social situations, including professional life. Department enforced prereq., GRMN 3010 (minimum grade C-).
GRMN-3030 (3) Business German - Introduces students to the language of German business and economic life. Provides insights into everyday business practices and institutions, including Germany&#039;s position in the European and world markets. Emphasizes acquiring basic business vocabulary and writing business letters and resumes in German. Prepares students for the exam Deutsch fuer den Beruf, a diploma recognized worldwide by business and industry. Department enforced prereq., GRMN 2020 (minimum grade C-).
GRMN-3501 (3) German-Jewish Writers: From the Enlightenment to the Present - Provides insight into the German-Jewish identity through essays, autobiographies, fiction, and journalism from the Enlightenment to the post-Holocaust period. Examines the religious and social conflicts that typify the history of Jewish existence in German-speaking lands during the modern epoch. Taught in English. Same as JWST 3501. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
GRMN-3502 (3) Literature in the Age of Goethe - Features the writings of Germany&#039;s major literary figures from 1749 to 1832. Special attention is paid to the formation of literary periods, genres, aesthetic, and socio-historical developments contributing to the birth of modernism in German intellectual history and literature. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
GRMN-3505 (3) The Enlightenment: Tolerance and Emancipation - Examines Enlightenment notions of reason, humanity, and social progress. Topics include 18th century views on government, science, education, religion, slavery, and gender roles. Taught in English. Same as HUMN 3505. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
GRMN-3601 (3) German Women Writers - Explores writing by German/Austrian women from 1945 to the present, with special attention to the representation of the Holocaust, the continuation of avant-garde traditions, innovations in literary form, and feminism. Visual arts, film, and feminist theory will also be considered in their relation to literature. Taught in English. Same as WMST 3601. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
GRMN-3702 (3) Dada and Surrealist Literature - Surveys the major theoretical concepts and literary genres of the Dada and Surrealist movements. Topics include Dada performance and cabaret, the manifesto, montage, the ready made, the Surrealist novel, colonialism and the avant-garde, and literary and philosophical precursors to the avant-garde. Taught in English. Same as HUMN 3702. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
GRMN-3802 (3) Politics and Culture in Berlin 1900-1933 - Examines early 20th century German culture, with emphasis on the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) in light of contemporaneous political discussions. The course presents modern art and literature (Expressionism, Dada, Brecht&#039;s epic theater) and architecture and design (Bauhaus, Werkbund) as well as political movements of women, sexual minorities, and Berlin&#039;s Jewish communities. Taught in English. GRMN 3802 and HUMN 3802 are the same course. Offered through CU Study Abroad Program. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
GRMN-4010 (3) Advanced Grammar and Stylistics - Offers a complete final review of German grammar and syntax and its more complex aspects. Prepares students for the Goethe-Zertifikat C1. Department enforced prereq., GRMN 3020 (minimum grade C-).
GRMN-4301 (3) Gender, Race and Immigration in Germany and Europe - Introduces students to debates surrounding migration and race in contemporary Germany. Emphasis on reading texts in context using tools of cultural studies, integrating analyses of gender, race, nation, and sexuality. Texts may include film, literature, television, magazine images, etc. Topics include: questioning &quot;multiculturalism,&quot; self-representation, integration, Islam, citizenship, violence, public space, youth culture, racism and nationalism. Taught in English. Same as GRMN 5301 and WMST 4301. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
GRMN-4502 (3) Nietzsche: Literature and Values - Emphasizes Nietzsche's major writings from 1872 to 1888 with particular attention to the critique of Western values. Includes a systematic exploration of doctrines, concepts, and ideas leading to the values of creativity. Taught in English. Same as HUMN 4502. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
GRMN-4504 (3) Goethe&#039;s Faust - Systematic study of the Faust motif in Western literature, with major emphasis on Faust I and II by Goethe and Thomas Mann&#039;s Doctor Faustus. Taught in English. Same as GRMN 5504, COML 5504 and HUMN 4504. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
GSLL-2350 (3) Introduction to Jewish Culture - Explores the development and expressions of Jewish cultures across the chronological and geographical map of the Jewish people, with an emphasis on the variety of Jewish ethnicities and their cultural productions, cultural syncretism, and changes, including such issues as sexuality and foodways. Sets the discussion in relevant contexts, and looks at cultural representations that include literary, religious, and visual texts. Same as JWST 2350. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
GSLL-3600 (3) Contemporary Jewish Societies - Uses transnational lens to explore contemporary debates about Jewish people, places and practices of identity and community; places that Jews have called &#039;home&#039;, and what has made, or continues to make those places &#039;Jewish&#039;; issues of Jewish homelands and diasporars; gender, sexuality, food and the Jewish body; religious practices in contemporary contexts. Readings drawn primarily from contemporary journalism and scholarship. Same as JWST 3600 and IAFS 3600. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
HEBR-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
HEBR-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
HEBR-2110 (4) Intermediate Modern Hebrew, First Semester - Third semester Hebrew builds on skills introduced in the first two semesters and focuses on speaking, comprehension, reading and writing. Students learn new verbal tenses and paradigms, modes of expression and syntactical forms. The course blends a communicative method with formal grammatical instruction. By the end of the semester students are expected to be able to converse in, comprehend, and produce written Hebrew at an intermediate level. Department enforced prereq., HEBR 1020 (minimum grade C-). Approved for GT-AH4. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language.
HEBR-2350 (3) Introduction to Jewish Culture - Course details MIA ;-;
HEBR-2551 (3) Jewish Literature: Jews Coming of Age - Course details MIA ;-;
HEBR-3010 (3) Third Year Modern Hebrew, First Semester - Focuses on students&#039; active Hebrew language skills acquired in the first four semesters of Hebrew at CU-Boulder in weekly conversation and composition sessions. Develops grammatical understanding with a further exploration of the root, verbal and noun systems. Students are introduced to texts in contemporary Hebrew fiction and poetry, as well as some biblical readings. Department enforced prereq., HEBR 2120 (minimum grade C-) or instructor consent.
HEBR-3020 (3) Third Year Modern Hebrew, Second Semester - Focuses on students&#039; Hebrew language skills acquired in the first five semesters of Hebrew at CU-Boulder in weekly conversation and composition sessions. Develops grammatical understanding with a further exploration of the root, verbal and noun systems. Students are introduced to texts in contemporary Hebrew fiction and poetry, as well as some biblical readings, academic texts and Israeli newspapers. Department enforced prereq., HEBR 3010 (minimum grade C-).
HEBR-3202 (3) Women, Gender &amp; Sexuality in Jewish Texts &amp; Traditions - Reads some of the ways Jewish texts and traditions look at women, gender and sexuality from biblical times to the present. Starts with an analysis of the positioning of the body, matter and gender in creation stories, moves on to the gendered aspects of tales of rescue and sacrifice, biblical tales of sexual subversion and power, taboo-breaking and ethnos building, to rabbinic attitudes towards women, sexuality and gender and contemporary renderings and rereadings of the earlier texts and traditions. Taught in English. Same as JWST 3202. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
HEBR-4203 (3) Israeli Literature: Exile, Nation, Home - Examines the creation and development of Israeli literature from its pre-State beginnings to the present day, from the writings of immigrants for whom Hebrew was not their mother tongue to a literature written by native Hebrew speakers. Considers texts written by Israeli Jewish and Arab writers and explores how ideas of exile, nation, and home play into the Israeli experience. Recommended prereqs., ENGL/JWST 3677 or GRMN/JWST 2502 or HEBR/JWST 2551 or WRTG/JWST 3020. Same as JWST 4203. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HEBR-4301 (3) Venice: the Cradle of European Jewish Culture - Explores the development of European Jewish culture from the late Middle Ages to the present by focusing on Jewish life in the city of Venice, Italy. Emphasis is on the development of Venetian print culture and emergence of Italy as a center of Jewish publishing in both the religious and secular world. The course examines a variety of cultural and historical material including early printings of the Talmud, the creation of Yiddish popular literature, Hebrew rabbinic literature, responses to political turmoil, and the aftermath of the Nazi genocide. Taught in English. Department enforced prereq., HEBR/JWST 2350 (minimum grade C-). HEBR 4301 and JWST 4301 are the same course. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HIND-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
HIND-1011 (3) Introduction to South Asian Civilizations - Survey of traditional and modern world views and experiences of people on the Indian subcontinent through literature and film, beginning with the Ramayana and including medieval tales, modern novels, and feature films. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
HIND-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
HIND-2110 (5) Intermediate Hindi 1 - Emphasizes speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and culturally appropriate language use. Credit not granted for this course and ASIA 2420. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language. Formerly HIND 2010. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of HIND 1020 (minimum grade C).
HIND-3110 (3) Advanced Hindi 1 - Emphasizes speaking, listening and conversational fluently in Hindi, with a focus on cultural appropriate expression and practical knowledge. Formerly HIND 3010.
HIND-3020 (3) Advanced Hindi 2 - Continuation of HIND 3110. Emphasizes reading, listening, and speaking fluency in Hindi-Urdu, with a focus on literary, cinematic and cultural themes in modern and contemporary Hindi-Urdu media and culture. Thematic focus of the course may change each semester. An effort will be made to encourage students to put their language skills into literary and cultural context. Formerly HIND 3020.
HIND-3811 (3) The Power of the Word: Subversive and Censored 20th Century Indo-Pakistani Literature - Provides an overview of a selection of writings by important 20th century Indo-Pakistani authors, which will permit students to get acquainted with Indian literature. Provides insight into the experience of social and political events in the 20th century and the reaction of the government to the critical analysis and portrayal of these events. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
HIND-3851 (3) Devotional Literature in South Asia - Focuses on the medieval and modern periods (1200-present), and the languages of North India and Pakistan (Hindi, Urdu, Panjabi). Students engage with English translations of works by Tulsidas, Surdas, Kabir, Mirabai, Nanak, Khusrau, Ghalib, Anis and Iqbal. Recurring themes include issues of authorship and interpretation; religious and aesthetic encounter; and the legacy of these traditions in modern South Asian society and literature. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HIST-xxxx Any 4 courses that count toward a History Minor
HIST-1010 (3) Western Civilization 1: Antiquity to the 16th Century - Course details MIA ;-;
HIST-1015 (3) American History to 1865 - Examines American history from pre-Columbian times to the Civil War, including ancient cultures, exploration, colonization, Native American responses, the rise of race slavery, the American Revolution, political developments, Anglo-American expansion, slave life and culture, the market revolution, industrialization, reform and disunion. Introduces students to history as a dynamic discipline that shapes our understanding of the past and present. Approved for GT-HI1. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general or U.S. history. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
HIST-1018 (3) Introduction to Early Latin American History to 1810 - Introduces students to the history of what is now called Latin America from about 1450 to the wars of independence in the nineteenth century. The course examines pertinent aspects of the societies and cultures of indigenous people, the history of European conquest, and the most salient features of the Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires in America. Students who have taken HIST 1038 may not receive credit for either HIST 1018 or 1028. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1020 (3) Western Civilization 2: 16th Century to the Present - Course details MIA ;-;
HIST-1025 (3) American History since 1865 - Explores political, social and cultural changes in American life since Reconstruction. Focuses on shifting social and political relations as the U.S. changed from a nation of farmers and small-town dwellers to an urban, industrial society; the changing meaning of American identity in a society divided by ethnicity, race and class; and the emergence of the U.S. as a world power. Approved for GT-HI1. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general or U.S. history. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
HIST-1028 (3) Introduction to Modern Latin American History since 1800 - Introduces students to the history of Latin America from independence to the present. The course investigates the social implications of various models of economic development, the opportunities and difficulties resulting from economic ties with wealthier countries, the consequences of ethnic, gender and class divisions, and the struggles of Latin Americans to construct equitable political systems. Students who have taken HIST 1038 may not receive credit for HIST 1018 or 1028. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1051 (3) The World of the Ancient Greeks - Surveys the emergence, major accomplishments, failures, and decline of the world of the ancient Greeks, from Bronze Age civilizations of the Minoans and Mycenaeans through the Hellenistic Age (2000--30 B.C.) Same as CLAS 1051. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1061 (3) The Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome - Surveys the rise of ancient Rome in the eighth century B.C. to its &quot;Fall&quot; in the fifth century A.D. Emphasizes political institutions, foreign policy, leading personalities, and unique cultural accomplishments. Same as CLAS 1061. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1113 (3) Introduction to British History to 1660 - Deals with Roman, medieval, and early modern periods.Covers the demographic, economic, and social patterns, political and religious developments, and cultural changes that contributed to the formation of the English nation. Formerly HIST 2103. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1123 (3) Introduction to British History Since 1660 - Deals with the period from the 17th century to the present. Political, economic, social, and imperial developments that contributed to creation of the modern industrial and democratic state are the major issues covered. Formerly HIST 2123. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1218 (3) Introduction to Sub-Saharan African History to 1800 - Provides an introduction to African history, beginning with early man and ending in 1800. This course moves rapidly through civilizations as different as Ancient Egypt, Mali, Oyo, and the Cape Colony, touching on important developments and highlighting themes relevant to the history of Africa as a whole. These include migration, technology, environment, trade, gender, religion, slavery, and more. Formerly HIST 1208. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1228 (3) Introduction to Sub-Saharan African History Since 1800 - Introduces students to the history of Sub-Saharan Africa from 1800 to the present. Major topics of study included the trans-Atlantic slave trade, African state-building, European colonialism, African responses to colonialism and issues facing independent African nations, ranging from debt to HIV/AIDS. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1308 (3) Introduction to Middle Eastern History - Interdisciplinary course that focuses on medieval and modern history of the Middle East (A.D. 600 to the present). Introduces the Islamic civilization of the Middle East and the historical evolution of the region from the traditional into the modern eras. Covers social patterns, economic life, and intellectual trends, as well as political development. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1438 (3) Introduction to Korean History - Surveys the history of Korea from the ancient period to the early twenty-first century. Topics will include: transnational political and cultural origins of Korea, transformation of gender relations, and effects of wars and colonial experience. Special attention given to the transnational character of historical developments in Korea, as well as historical debates involving neighboring countries in East Asia. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1518 (3) Introduction to South Asian History to 1757 - Introduces the history of South Asia, providing a general acquaintance with the narratives and interpretations of ancient and medieval history of the Indian subcontinent from the rise of the Indus Valley Civilization in 3500 BCE to the end of the Mughal Empire in 1757 CE. It is intended for students with little or no prior knowledge of the region. Credit not granted for this course and HIST 1408. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1528 (3) Introduction to South Asian History since 1757 - Introduces the history of modern South Asia from 1757 to the present. Examines themes such as the nature of British colonial state formation in South Asia, social transformation under British rule, modes of anticolonial resistance movements, particularly Mahatma Gandhi&#039;s nonviolent civil disobedience movement, Muslim nationalism and the formation of Pakistan, and current political conflicts involving India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Formerly HIST 1408. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1618 (3) Introduction to Chinese History to 1644 - Introduces students to the history of China from Neolithic period to Ming period (1368-1644). Investigates the social patterns, gender relations, economic structure, intellectual trends, and political developments of China. Pays special attention to China&#039;s long-standing interaction with the rest of the world, which played a crucial role in the historical development of Chinese society. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1628 (3) Introduction to Chinese History since 1644 - Introduces students to modern Chinese history and culture, from the 17th century to the present. The course considers the pertinent aspects of modern China, focusing on its social patterns, economic structure, intellectual trends, and political developments. Similar to HIST 1608. Credit not granted for this course and HIST 1608. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1708 (3) Introduction to Japanese History - broad interdisciplinary survey of the history of Japan from earliest times to the 20th century. Explores the development of political institutions, social structures, cultural and religious life, economic development, and foreign relations in an historical perspective. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1818 (3) Introduction to Jewish History: Bible to 1492 - Focus on Jewish history from the Biblical period to the Spanish Expulsion in 1492. Study the origins of a group of people who call themselves, and whom others call, Jews. Focus on place, movement, power/powerlessness, gender, and the question of how to define Jews over time and place. Introduces Jews as a group of people bound together by a particular set of laws; looks at their dispersion and diversity; explores Jews&#039; interactions with surrounding cultures and societies; introduces the basic library of Jews; sees how Jews relate to political power. Same as JWST 1818. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1828 (3) Introduction to Jewish History since 1492 - Surveys the major historical developments encountered by Jewish communities beginning with the Spanish Expulsion in 1492 up until the present day. We will study the various ways in which Jews across the modern world engaged with the emerging notions of nationality, equality, and citizenship, as well as with new ideologies such as liberalism, socialism, nationalism, imperialism and antisemitism. Same as JWST 1828. Formerly HIST 1108. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-1626 (3) Introduction to Central and East European History since 1770 - Examines major themes and events in the history of East-Central Europe from the late 1700s to the present. Themes include the impacts of nationalism, fascism, liberal democracy, and communism in shaping the history of the region. Topics include World War I, World War II and the Holocaust, the Cold War, the fall of Communism, the Ukrainian revolution, and more. Same as CEES 1626. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core requirement: historical context.
HIST-2015 (3) Themes in Early American History - Examines major themes in the development of colonial societies in North America from the 15th to the early 19th centuries. Explores intercultural relations, economic development, labor systems, religion and society, and family life. Specific course focus may vary. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: History (HIST) majors are restricted from taking this course.
HIST-2100 (3) Revolution in History - Examines the causes, character, and significance of political revolution in world history. Concentrating on one of the major revolutions of modern history, it examines why revolutions occur, who participates in revolution, and to what effect. Specific course focus varies. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Requisites: History (HIST) majors are restricted from taking this course.
HIST-2110 (3) History of Early Modern Societies - Examines major themes in Early Modern history in a variety of global contexts. Issues to be explored could include intellectual developments, religion, popular culture, social history, economic and political changes, and states and warfare, usually in a specific region or nation (i.e. Europe, Latin America, the Atlantic World, Spain, Russia, China, Japan, etc.). Topics vary in any given semester. Similar to HIST 2113. Formerly HIST 2112. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Requisites: History (HIST) majors are restricted from taking this course.
HIST-2126 (3) Issues in Modern U.S. Politics and Foreign Relations - Traces the historical development of modern U.S. politics and foreign relations. Analyzes subjects such as the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the War on Terror, and the relationship between foreign and domestic politics, and the developing meaning of political conservatism, liberalism, and radicalism in the U.S. Explains the impact of race, gender, class, and immigration. Topics vary in any given semester. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context or contemporary societies. Requisites: History (HIST) majors are restricted from taking this course.
HIST-2166 (3) The Vietnam Wars - Traces the causes, course, and outcome of the wars in Vietnam from 1940 until 1975. Explains the successes of the revolutionaries and the failures of the French and Americans. Analyzes the development of Vietnamese nationalism, French colonialism, and U.S. intervention. Similar to HIST 4166. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies or United States context. Requisites: History (HIST) majors are restricted from taking this course.
HIST-2170 (3) History of Christianity 1: To the Reformation - General introduction to the history of Christianity from its beginnings through the first period of the Protestant Reformation. Examines religious life and the church in relation to its social and cultural setting. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Requisites: History (HIST) majors are restricted from taking this course.
HIST-2220 (3) History of War and Society - Focuses on war and society in a variety of global contexts. Explores the character, origins, and social, political, and intellectual impacts of war in contexts ranging from several centuries of international conflict to the experience of individual nations in specific wars. Topic varies in any given semester; contact Deptartment of History for details. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Requisites: History (HIST) majors are restricted from taking this course.
HIST-2437 (3) African American History - Surveys African American history. Studies, interprets, and analyzes major problems, issues, and trends affecting African Americans from about 1600 to the present. Same as ETHN 2432. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity or United States context. Requisites: History (HIST) majors are restricted from taking this course.
HIST-2516 (3) America through Baseball - Baseball could not have existed without America. Course explains how the game fit into the larger context of social, cultural, economic, and political history from the nineteenth century to the present. Studies the events and people who made baseball the national pastime. Similar to HIST 4556. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: History (HIST) majors are restricted from taking this course.
HIST-2616 (3) History of Gender in America - Introduces the social and cultural construction of femininity and masculinity in America from 1500 to the present. Explores gender as a status acquired and performed through tasks, clothing, adornment and bodily movement. Examines gender ideals, expression and practices such as gender crossing, gender bending and gender plan. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: History (HIST) majors are restricted from taking this course.
HIST-2629 (3) China in World History - Examines the multiple connections between Chinese history and other parts of the world over the course of China's long history. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Requisites: History (HIST) majors are restricted from taking this course.
HIST-2636 (3) Women of Color and Activism - Course details MIA ;-;
HIST-4146 (3) U.S. Military History since 1898 - Examines America's national defense and war efforts from the Spanish American War to the present, emphasizing causes and consequences of modern conflicts, and the impact of military activities on American society. Recommended prereq., HIST 1025. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
HIST-4190 (3) French Connections: Contemporary France and America in Historical Context - This faculty-led Global Seminar, based in Bordeaux, France provides an opportunity to compare French history and contemporary culture, economy, and culture to that of the United States. Lectures in Boulder and Bordeaux are supplemented by interactions with officials, scholars, business leaders, interest groups, and organizations in France. Offered through Study Abroad. IAFS 3500 and HIST 4190 are the same course. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
HIST-4416 (3) Environmental History of North America - Examines how people of North America, from precolonial times to the present, interact with, altered, and thought about the natural world. Key themes include Native American land uses; colonization and ecological imperialism; environmental impacts of food and agriculture; industrialization, urbanization and pollution; energy transitions; cultures of environmental appreciation; the growth of the conversation and environmental movements.
HONR-1810 (3) Honors Diversity Seminar - Students will develop an appreciation for, and experience with, diverse perspectives. In particular this includes: racial/ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, and class perspectives, for constructing knowledge as they proceed through their undergraduate studies. Three themes provide the framework for the course: education for the next century, the 21st century citizen, and the modern individual in a diverse society. Topics explored include privilege, stigmatization, targeted and nontargeted grouping, and oppression. Engaging in independent research and experiential, empathetic experiences is required. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: A minimum 3.3 cum GPA is required for this Honors class or you must be part of the first year student group (PHNR).
HONR-2250 (3) Ethics of Ambition - Through selected readings in classical literature on ethics and through more contemporary readings and films, examines critical ethical issues relating to the competition of ambitions and the alternative styles of choosing between courses of action in a dangerous world. Uses biographies of those whose lives illustrate both the complexities of the struggles and the profundity of possibilities. Considers the unconscious metaphors of national visions and ambitions, the competing ethics of ends and means, the conflicting ambitions in a pluralistic society, and the transcendent ambitions of visionaries. Same as FARR 2660. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: A minimum 3.3 cum GPA is required for this Honors class or you must be part of the first year student group (PHNR).
HONR-2251 (3) Introduction to the Bible - Studies the major works, figures, and genres of the Bible and attempts to understand what they meant to their own time and why they became so important to Western civilization and contemporary America. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical content. Requisites: A minimum 3.3 cum GPA is required for this Honors class or you must be part of the first year student group (PHNR).
HONR-2860 (3) The Figure of Socrates - Investigates why Socrates intrigued great writers like Aristophanes, Plato, Xenophon, and Aristotle and why, through his life and execution by the Athenian democracy, he still influences Western ethics, politics, and education and is central to cultural literacy. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HONR-3004 (3) Women in Education - Honors women in education and their legacy. Introduces women educators, beginning in the late 19th century, whose significant theories of education and work inteaching have had an impact on all of our lives, in history, and in society. Explores the educational theories and methods of several representative women educators and analyzes them through an investigation of their professional and personal lives. Same as WMST 3004. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
HONR-3270 (3) Journey Motif in Women&#039;s Literature - Investigates the application of the theme of the journey to developmental narratives by analyzing modern British and American writings by women. Applies methods from psychology, feminist studies, gay studies, cultural studies to concepts of development, regression, progress, escape. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
HONR-4025 (3) Heroines and Heroic Tradition - Given recent controversies about the roles of women in power, this course re-evaluates heroic traditions as the stories that ground our sense of public endeavor. What do we mean by heroic? What is a heroine? Are heroines different from heroes? Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: A minimum 3.3 cum GPA is required for this Honors class or you must be part of the first year student group (PHNR).
HUEN-xxxx All HUEN courses
HUMN-1110 (3) Introduction to Humanities: Literature 1 - Introduces students to works from the major Western literary periods (Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque) from the 8th c. BC to the early 17th c. AD comparatively, i.e., outside their national literary boundaries. Theorizes interdisciplinary, genre studies, periodization, comparativism, thematology, hermeneutics, criticism, etc. Credit not granted for this course and HUMN 1010. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: Literature and the Arts.
HUMN-1120 (3) Introduction to Humanities: Literature 2 - Introduces students to works from the major Western literary periods (Baroque, Enlightenment,Romanticism, Realism, Modernism) from the 17th- through the 20th-centuries comparatively, i.e., outside their national literary boundaries. Theorizes interdisciplinarity, genre studies, periodization, comparativism, thematology, hermeneutics, criticism, etc.. Credit not granted for this course and HUMN 1020. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: Literature and the Arts.
HUMN-1210 (3) Introduction to Humanities: Art and Music 1 - Examines the major artistic and musical works in the Western tradition from ancient Greece through the 16th century in their larger historical, interdisciplinary, and theoretical (&quot;aesthetic&quot;) contexts. Credit not granted for this course and HUMN 1010. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: Literature and the Arts.
HUMN-1220 (3) Introduction to Humanities: Art and Music 2 - Examines the major artistic and musical works in the Western tradition from the 17th century to 21st-century post-modernism in their larger historical, interdisciplinary, and theoretical (&quot;aesthetic&quot;) contexts. Credit not granted for this course and HUMN 1020. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HUMN-1701 (3) Nature and Environment in German Literature and Thought - Critically examines titles in German literature and thought. Nature and environment are used to explore alienation, artistic inspiration, nihilism, exploitation, sexuality, rural versus urban, meaning of the earth, cultural renewal, identity and gender. This &quot;Green&quot; survey of German classics spans Romanticism&#039;s conception of nature as unconscious spirit to the politics and values of contemporary Germany&#039;s Green party. Same as GRMN 1701. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
HUMN-2100 (3) Arts, Culture and Media - Promotes a better understanding of fundamental aesthetic and cultural issues by exploring competing definitions of art and culture. Sharpens critical and analytical abilities by asking students to read and compare different theories about arts, culture, media, and identity, and then to apply and assess those theories in relation to a selection of visual and verbal texts from a range of cultural and linguistic traditions. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HUMN-2145 (3) African America in the Arts - Introduces interrelationships in the arts of African Americans and the African American contribution to American culture as a whole. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity or United States context.
HUMN-2601 (3) Kafka and the Kafkaesque - Exposes the students to a wide selection of Kafka&#039;s literary output and aims to define the meaning of the Kafkaesque by looking not only for traces of Kafka&#039;s influence in the verbal and visual arts, but also for traces left in Kafka&#039;s own work by his precursors in the literary tradition. Same as GRMN 2601. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HUMN-3341 (3) Literature and Popular Culture in Modern China - Surveys 20th century Chinese literature and popular culture against the historical background of rebellion, revolution, and reform. Emphasizes close and critical reading skills and an understanding of how aesthetic texts reflect and critically engage with historical and cultural experiences. Assignments include novels, essays, short stories, poems, plays, songs, films, and scholarly articles. Taught in English. Recommended prereq., CHIN 1021 or 1051. Same as CLAS 3341. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HUMN-3505 (3) The Enlightenment: Tolerance and Emancipation - Examines Enlightenment notions of reason, humanity, and social progress. Topics include 18th century views on government, science, education, religion, slavery, and gender roles. Taught in English. Same as GRMN 3505. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
HUMN-3660 (3) The Postmodern - Analyzes the cultural and critical practices as well as the thought that defines the postmodern period at the end of twentieth century. Same as FILM 3660. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Requires either prerequisite course of HUMN 2000 (minimum grade D-) or restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).
HUMN-3702 (3) Dada and Surrealist Literature - Surveys the major theoretical concepts and literary genres of the Dada and Surrealist movements. Topics include Dada performance and cabaret, the manifesto, montage, the readymade, the Surrealist novel, colonialism and the avant-garde, and literary and philosophical precursors to the avant-garde. Same as GRMN 3702. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HUMN-3802 (3) Politics and Culture in Berlin 1900-1933 - Examines early 20th century German culture, with emphasis on the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) in light of contemporaneous political discussions. The course presents modern art and literature (Expressionism, Dada, Brecht&#039;s epic theater) and architecture and design (Bauhaus, Werkbund) as well as political movements of women, sexual minorities, and Berlin&#039;s Jewish communities. Taught in English. GRMN 3802 and HUMN 3802 are the same course. Offered through CU Study Abroad Program. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HUMN-4110 (3) Greek and Roman Epic - Students read in English translation the major epics of Greco-Roman antiquity such as the Iliad, Odyssey, Argonautica, Aeneid, and Metamorphoses. Topics discussed may include the nature of classical epic, its relation to the novel, and its legacy. No Greek or Latin required. Same as CLAS 4110. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HUMN-4120 (3) Greek and Roman Tragedy - Intensive study of selected tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca in English translation. No Greek or Latin required. Same as CLAS 4120. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HUMN-4130 (3) Greek and Roman Comedy - Studies Aristophanes, Plautus, and Terence in English translation. No Greek or Latin required. Same as CLAS 4130. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HUMN-4135 (3) Art and Psychoanalysis - Explores psychoanalytic theory as it relates to our understanding of literature, film, and other arts. After becoming familiar with some essential Freudian notions (repression, narcissism, ego/libido, dreamwork, etc.), students apply these ideas to works by several artists (e.g., Flaubert, James, Kafka, Hoffmann, and Hitchcock). Same as FILM 3660. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Requires either prerequisite course of HUMN 2000 (minimum grade D-) or restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).
HUMN-4140 (3) The Age of Dante: Readings from The Divine Comedy - Focuses on close reading of Dante's poetry with emphasis on the intellectual, religious, political, and scientific background of the medieval world. Taught in English. Same as ITAL 4140. Credit not granted for this course and ITAL 4145 or 4147. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
HUMN-4150 (3) Boccaccio&#039;s Decameron: Tales of Sex and Death in the Middle Ages - Studies Boccaccio's masterpiece, the Decameron, as emblematic of the post-Black Plague era in the late Middle Ages. Focuses on the art of storytelling through gendered perspectives to portray the complexity of the middle Ages. Taught in English. Same as ITAL 4150. Approved for arts and science core curriculum: literature and the arts or human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
HUMN-4155 (3) Philosophy, Art, and the Sublime - Explores philosophies of art, theories of the sublime, and the relation between art and morality through philosophy, literature, and the visual arts. Includes works by Plato, Longinus, Burke, Rousseau, Kant, Mary Shelley, Melville, Friedrich, Turner, and Pollock. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Requires either prerequisite course of HUMN 2000 (minimum grade D-) or restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).
HUMN-4502 (3) Nietzsche: Literature and Values - Emphasis is placed on Nietzsche's major writings spanning the years 1872--1888, with particular attention to the critique of Western values. A systematic exploration of doctrines, concepts, and ideas leading to the values of creativity. Same as GRMN 4502. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
HUMN-4504 (3) Goethe&#039;s Faust - Systematic study of the Faust motif in Western literature, with major emphasis on Faust I and II by Goethe and Thomas Mann&#039;s Doctor Faustus. Same as GRMN 4504/5504 and COML 5504. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HUMN-4730 (3) Italian Feminisms: Culture, Theory, and Narratives of Difference - Studies Italian women writers, artists, and film makers of this century. Literary and visual texts are analyzed in dialogue with readings of leading Italian gender theorists. Italian history and culture is reread by following the development of a discourse about women. Taught in English; readings in Italian for Italian majors. Same as ITAL 4730. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
HUMN-4811 (3) 19th Century Russian Literature - Surveys background of Russian literature from 1800 to 1900. Russian writers and literary problems in the 19th century emphasizing major authors: Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Chekhov. Same as RUSS 4811. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HUMN-4821 (3) 20th Century Russian Literature and Art - Interdisciplinary course emphasizing the influence of literature and art in 20th century Russian literature. Follows the changing cultural landscape from the time when Russia was in the vanguard of modern European literature to the period of Stalinism. Taught in English. Same as RUSS 4821. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
HUMN-4835 (3) Literature and Social Violence. - Provides a theoretical understanding of heightened awareness arising from literary and sociological investigations of contemporary sources of social violence (gang culture, racism, domestic violence), combined with the concrete knowledge offered by an internship in a social service agency. Optional internship credit is available. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
IAFS-1000 (4) Global Issues and International Affairs - Introduces the student to the international affairs program. The course examines political and economic development in several countries in many different world regions. Examines historical trends and development as well as current political and economic issues. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Restricted to International Affairs (IAFS), Political Science (PSCI), Anthropology (ANTH), Economics (ECON), History (HIST), Geography (GEOG), Journalism (JOUR) or College of Arts and Sciences Open Option (XXAS) majors only.
IAFS-3500 (3) French Connections: Contemporary France and America in Historical Context - This faculty-led Global Seminar, based in Bordeaux, France provides an opportunity to compare French history and contemporary culture, economy, and culture to that of the United States. Lectures in Boulder and Bordeaux are supplemented by interactions with officials, scholars, business leaders, interest groups, and organizations in France. Offered through Study Abroad. IAFS 3500 and HIST 4190 are the same course. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
IAFS-3600 (3) Contemporary Jewish Societies - Uses transnational lens to explore contemporary debates about Jewish people, places and practices of identity and community; places that Jews have called 'home', and what has made, or continues to make those places 'Jewish'; issues of Jewish homelands and diasporars; gender, sexuality, food and the Jewish body; religious practices in contemporary contexts. Readings drawn primarily from contemporary journalism and scholarship. JWST 3600 and IAFS 3600 are the same course. Same as GSLL 3600. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
IAFS-3650 (3) History of Arab-Israeli Conflict - Explores the origins and development of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Traces Arab-Jewish/Israeli relations from the nineteenth century through the Palestine Mandate, the evolution of Arab and Jewish nationalism, and the creation of Israel to the present day. Recommended prereq., HIST 1308 or HIST/JWST 1828. Same as JWST 3650. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) International Affairs (IAFS) majors only.
IAFS-3520 (6) Justice, Human Rights and Democracy in Israel - Explore the challenges and complexities of justice, democracy, and human rights in Israel and the West Bank through field trips, course work and service learning projects with Jerusalem based non-profit organizations. Acquire new knowledge and lived experience on critical issues facing Israelis and Palestinians with the wider scope of Middle East politics. Recommended prereqs., ANTH/JWST 4050 and IAFS/JWST 3600. Same as JWST 4302. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
INDO-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
INDO-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
INDO-2010 (4) Intermediate Indonesian 1 - Aims to increase the students' proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in modern Indonesian. Students will use only Indonesian in class. Evaluation based on classroom performance, homework, tests, and final project. Students will be provided with opportunities to participate in local Southeast Asian cultural events. Students with previous experience with Indonesian or Malay should contact the instructor for placement. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: foreign language. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of INDO 1010 and 1020 (all minimum grade C).
INDO-3010 (3) Advanced Indonesian 1 - Develops students' proficiency in language skills in modern Indonesian. Emphasis is on students' command in leading discussion and writing in formal Indonesian. Students read classic and contemporary authentic materials. Evaluation based on classroom performance, essays, and final project. Students will be provided with opportunities to participate in local Southeast Asian cultural events. Fluent Indonesian or Malay speakers who wish to learn more about Indonesian cultures should contact the instructor for placement. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of INDO 2020 (minimum grade C).
INDO-3020 (3) Advanced Indonesian 2 - Continuation of INDO 3010. Develops students' proficiency in language skills in modern Indonesian. Emphasis is on students' ability to lead discussion and write in formal Indonesian. Students read classic and contemporary authentic materials. Evaluation based on classroom performance, essays, and final project. Students will be provided with opportunities to participate in local Southeast Asian cultural events. Fluent Indonesian or Malay speakers who wish to learn more about Indonesian cultures should contact the instructor for placement. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of INDO 3010 (minimum grade C).
INVS-1000 (4) Responding to Social and Environmental Problems Through Service Learning - By integrating theory with required community service, students explore how problems are shaped by cultural values and how alternative value paradigms affect the definition of problems in areas such as education and the environment. Students examine different approaches to solving problems and begin to envision new possibilities. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
INVS-1523 (3) Civic Engagement: Democracy as a Tool for Social Change - Educates and inspires students for civic engagement by exploring democratic values and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Develops theoretical knowledge and practical skills for participating in a diverse democratic society, especially at the state level, through analyzing legislative issues, making policy recommendations, and advocating for change. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
INVS-2919 (3) Renewing Democracy in Communities and Schools - Examines concepts of activism, citizenship, democracy, power, and diversity through classroom discussions and participation in a local high school&#039;s Public Achievement project. Through community-based partnerships, students will develop leadership skills; dialogue with diverse groups of people; identify multiple perspectives around controversial issues; and learn to use research and writing to articulate public problems and advocate for their solutions. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as EDUC 2919. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
INVS-3000 (3-4) Innovative Approaches to Contemporary Issues through Service Learning - Explores creative approaches for solving complex social and environmental issues, with a focus on peace and population. Students analyze the root causes of issues in theoretical and historical contexts, and develop their understanding of effective and innovative approaches to change. This course has a requirement of community service. Recommended prereq., upper-division status. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
INVS-3100 (3-4) Multicultural Leadership: Theories, Principles and Practices - Focuses on leadership theories and skills necessary for effectiveness in multicultural settings. Students gain understanding of traditional and culturally diverse approaches to leadership and change through comparative analyses of Western and non-Western theories and practices. Community service required. Same as ETHN 3201 and LDSP 3100. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
INVS-4302 (3) Critical Thinking in Development - Exposes students to current issues in the political economy of development. Subjects range from globalization, democratization, and economic development. Specifically, the course explores the international and domestic determinants of economic development with special reference to currency markets, foreign direct investment, trade, and democratization. Recommended prereq., one upper-division PSCI course. Same as PSCI 4732. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of PSCI 2012 or IAFS 1000 and ECON 2010 and 2020 (all minimum grade D-).
ITAL-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
ITAL-1400 (3) Medieval/Renaissance Women Writers in Italy and France - Introduces major literature through close readings of women&#039;s writings in their historical context. Offers a general introduction to women&#039;s status and roles in Italy and France. Taught in English. Same as FREN 1400. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ITAL-1500 (3) That&#039;s Amore: Introduction to Italian Culture - Introduces students to representations of Italian society that have persisted through the ages. The course readings allow students to better understand how certain stereotypes about Italian society (e.g., Latin lover, Mafia) were born and persist in the present. Taught in English. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
ITAL-1600 (3) Strategies of Fear: Introduction to Italian Fantastic Literature - Traces the development of the fantastic theme in Italian Literature from its origins (late nineteenth century) to contemporary times. Analyzes the modes of reception and appropriation of non-Italian gothic and fantastic narrative traditions through which Italian writers have subverted the national literary model proposed by realist narrative. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Taught in English.
ITAL-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
ITAL-2110 (3) Intermediate Italian Reading, Grammar, and Composition 1 - Enhances the skills learned in the first-year course and develops greater fluency in understanding and speaking. More emphasis is placed on reading and writing through the use of activities featuring cultural themes that present a realistic portrait of contemporary Italy. Taught in Italian. Approved for GT-AH4. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ITAL 1020 (minimum grade C-).
ITAL-3015 (3) Advanced Composition 1 - Teaches students to write in Italian in a variety of genres, focusing on the creative aspects of writing. Exercises and themes are drawn primarily from current events and culture (i.e., blogging, journaling, essays and films), but also allows students to develop their critical skills in other areas. Similar to ITAL 3010. Students may not receive credit for this course and ITAL 3010.
ITAL-3025 (3) Advanced Composition 2: Introduction to Literary Writing - Introduces students to complex forms of writing within Italian studies. Focuses on the analysis of literary genres (e.g., autobiography, essays, short stories) through a step-by-step process that allows students to craft advanced arguments in Italian. Studies will read Italian literary texts and write and revise in workshop format (e.g., peer review, collaborative assignments). Similar to ITAL 3020. Students may not receive credit for this course and ITAL 3020. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: written communication.
ITAL-4040 (3) Business Italian Style - Provides an introduction to the Italian way of conducting business, with a close view on the company and its world through learning marketing and producing a real company project for the market. Analyzes topics of international marketing and trade using Italian and American economics websites. Focuses on building cross-cultural bridges between the U.S. and Italy to have smoother business relationships and enable students to participate more easily in joint international working teams. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ITAL 2120 (minimum grade C-).
ITAL-4140 (3) The Age of Dante: Readings from The Divine Comedy - Focuses on close reading of Dante's poetry with emphasis on the intellectual, religious, political, and scientific background of the medieval world. Taught in English. Same as HUMN 4140. Credit not granted for this course and ITAL 4145 or 4147. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
ITAL-4145 (3) The Age of Dante in Italian - Focuses on close readings of Dante's poetry with emphasis on the intellectual, religious, political, and scientific background of the medieval world. Taught in Italian. Credit not granted for this course and ITAL 4140, HUMN 4140, or ITAL 4147. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ITAL 2130 (minimum grade C-).
ITAL-4147 (3) Visualizing Dante&#039;s Inferno: A Global Seminar in Florence Italy - Focuses on close reading of Dante&#039;s Inferno. Examines the specific sites and art in Florence and nearby cities that Dante references in the Inferno, as well as visual representations of Hell created both before and after Dante&#039;s poem. Taught in English. Offered through the CU Study Abroad Program. Credit not granted for this course and HUMN/ITAL 4140 or ITAL 4145. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
ITAL-4150 (3) Boccaccio&#039;s Decameron: Tales of Sex and Death in the Middle Ages - Studies Boccaccio's masterpiece, the Decameron, as emblematic of the post-Black Plague era in the late Middle Ages. Focuses on the art of storytelling through gendered perspectives to portray the complexity of the middle Ages. Taught in English. Same as HUMN 4150. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts or human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
ITAL-4290 (3) Italian Culture Through Cinema - Examines the representations of Italian culture through its Cinema. Focusing especially on post-World War II cinema, we will examine how Italian filmmakers have portrayed Italian history and specific aspects of its culture (i.e., Fascism, post-war reconstruction, the Mafia, patriarchy) in the past fifty years. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum:contemporary societies. Taught in English.
ITAL-4300 (3) Multiculturalism in Italy - Focuses on multiculturalism and difference in contemporary Italian society. The readings assigned for this course explore the experience and co-existence of ethnic and religious minorities in Italy. Students will study how specific minorities live in a major Western-European country and will investigate the connotations that the concept of &#039;multiculturalism&#039; takes in the Italian context. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ITAL-4350 (3) From Wops to Dons to Movers and Shakers: The Italian-American Experience - Exposes students to the history of Italian immigration to the United States. By studying how Italians and Americans negotiated different ideas concerning identity, traditions and community, it helps students understand how Italians transformed themselves from a despised and marginalized minority into active participants in the success of the United States in the 20th and 21st centuries. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: U.S. Context.
ITAL-4600 (3) Once Upon a Time in Italy - Examines the evolution of the Italian fairy tale from the 1500s to the 2000s in literature, theater, and film. Considers the tales and their authors in their social-historical context. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
ITAL-4730 (3) Italian Feminisms: Culture, Theory, and Narratives of Difference - Studies Italian women writers, artists, and filmmakers. Literary and visual texts are analyzed in dialogue with readings of leading Italian gender theorists. Italian history and culture is reread by following the development of a discourse about women. Taught in English; readings in Italian for Italian majors. Same as HUMN 4730. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
JPNS-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
JPNS-1012 (4) Introduction to Japanese Civilization - An interdisciplinary introduction from ancient to modern times. Arts, literature, politics, social relations, religion, and material culture are studied in terms of significant themes and ideas pertaining to the civilization of Japan. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
JPNS-1051 (3) Masterpieces of Japanese Literature in Translation - Surveys Japanese thought and culture through careful reading and discussion of selected masterworks of Japanese literature in translation. Texts include significant works of poetry, fiction, drama, diaries, and essays, from ancient times to the present. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
JPNS-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
JPNS-2110 (5) Intermediate Japanese 1 - Continued study of oral and written modern Japanese in a cultural context. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: foreign language. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 1020 (minimum grade C).
JPNS-3110 (5) Advanced Japanese 1 - Enhances student competence and performance in Japanese language in a holistic and integrative manner. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 2120 (minimum grade C).
JPNS-3120 (5) Advanced Japanese 2 - Continuation of JPNS 3110. Enhances student competence and performance in Japanese language in a holistic and integrative manner. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 3110 (minimum grade C).
JPNS-4030 (3) Japanese Syntax - Deals with syntactic phenomena from five areas of Japanese grammar that cause the most difficulty for learners. Their characteristics are explored in forms and discoursal functions that go beyond the explanations in basic, prescriptive grammars of Japanese. Department enforced prereq., JPNS 3120 or 4120 (min. grade C) or instructor consent.
JPNS-4080 (3) Kanji in Japanese Orthography - Covers the issues in kanji research from historical, sociolinguistic, linguistic, cognitive perspective and vocabulary acquisition theories in the context of teaching and learning the Japanese language. Same as JPNS 5080.
JWST-1818 (3) Introduction to Jewish History: Bible to 1492 - Focus on Jewish history from the Biblical period to the Spanish Expulsion in 1492. Study the origins of a group of people who call themselves, and whom others call, Jews. Focus on place, movement, power/powerlessness, gender, and the question of how to define Jews over time and place. Introduces Jews as a group of people bound together by a particular set of laws; looks at their dispersion and diversity; explores Jews&#039; interactions with surrounding cultures and societies; introduces the basic library of Jews; sees how Jews relate to political power. Same as HIST 1818. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
JWST-1828 (3) Introduction to Jewish History since 1492 - Surveys the major historical developments encountered by Jewish communities beginning with the Spanish Expulsion in 1492 up until the present day. We will study the various ways in which Jews across the modern world engaged with the emerging notions of nationality, equality, and citizenship, as well as with new ideologies such as liberalism, socialism, nationalism, imperialism and antisemitism. Same as HIST 1828. Formerly JWST 1108. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
JWST-2350 (3) Introduction to Jewish Culture - Explores the development and expressions of Jewish cultures across the chronological and geographical map of the Jewish people, with an emphasis on the variety of Jewish ethnicities and their cultural productions, cultural syncretism, and changes, including such issues as sexuality and foodways. Sets the discussion in relevant contexts, and looks at cultural representations that include literary, religious, and visual texts. Same as GSLL 2350. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
JWST-2502 (3) Representing the Holocaust - Examines how the memory of the Holocaust in Nazi Germany is increasingly determined by the means of its representation, e.g., film, autobiography, poetry, architecture. Same as GRMN 2502. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
JWST-2551 (3) Modern Jewish Literature - Examines Jewish experience through the study of literary texts from around the world, mainly from the 20th and 21st centuries. Discusses issues pertaining to secularism and tradition; diasporas and homelands; modernity and questions of identity raised by the intellectual transitions brought about by political and social emancipation; sexualities; enormous changes wrought by population redistributions, world wars and rapid cultural transformations. Same as GSLL 2551. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
JWST-2600 (3) Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - Introduces literature, beliefs, practices, and institutions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, in historical perspective. Same as RLST 2600. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
JWST-3100 (3) Judaism - Explores Jewish religious experience and its expression in thought, ritual, ethics, and social institutions. Same as RLST 3100. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
JWST-3202 (3) Women, Gender &amp; Sexuality in Jewish Texts &amp; Traditions - Reads some of the ways Jewish texts and traditions look at women, gender and sexuality from biblical times to the present. Starts with an analysis of the positioning of the body, matter and gender in creation stories, moves on to the gendered aspects of tales of rescue and sacrifice, biblical tales of sexual subversion and power, taboo-breaking and ethnos building, to rabbinic attitudes towards women, sexuality and gender and contemporary renderings and rereadings of the earlier texts and traditions. Same as HEBR 3202. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
JWST-3310 (3) The Bible as Literature - Surveys literary achievements of the Judeo-Christian tradition as represented by the Bible. Same as ENGL/HUMN 3310. Formerly JWST 3312. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
JWST-3501 (3) German-Jewish Writers: From the Enlightenment to the Present. - Provides insight into the German-Jewish identity through essays, autobiographies, fiction, and journalism from the Enlightenment to the post-Holocaust period. Examines the religious and social conflicts that typify the history of Jewish existence in German-speaking lands during the modern epoch. Same as GRMN 3501. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
JWST-3600 (3) Contemporary Jewish Societies - Uses transnational lens to explore contemporary debates about Jewish people, places and practices of identity and community; places that Jews have called &#039;home&#039;, and what has made, or continues to make those places &#039;Jewish&#039;; issues of Jewish homelands and diasporars; gender, sexuality, food and the Jewish body; religious practices in contemporary contexts. Readings drawn primarily from contemporary journalism and scholarship. JWST 3600 and IAFS 3600 are the same course. Same as GSLL 3600. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
JWST-3650 (3) History of Arab-Israeli Conflict - Explores the origins and development of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Traces Arab-Jewish/Israeli relations from the nineteenth century through the Palestine Mandate, the evolution of Arab and Jewish nationalism, and the creation of Israel to the present day. Same as IAFS 3650. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
JWST-3677 (3) Jewish-American Literature - Explores the Jewish-American experience from the 19th century to the present through writers such as Sholom Aleichem, Peretz, Babel, Singer, Malamud, Miller, Ginsberg, and Ozick. The Jewish experience ranges from the travails of immigration to the loss of identity through assimilation. Same as ENGL 3677. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
JWST-4203 (3) Israeli Literature: Exile, Nation, Home - Examines the creation and development of Israeli literature from its pre-State beginnings to the present day, from the writings of immigrants for whom Hebrew was not their mother tongue to a literature written by native Hebrew speakers. Considers texts written by Israeli Jewish and Arab writers and explores how ideas of exile, nation, and home play into the Israeli experience. Recommended prereqs., ENGL/JWST 3677 or GRMN/JWST 2502 or HEBR/JWST 2551 or WRTG/JWST 3020. Same as HEBR 4203. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
JWST-4301 (3) Venice: the Cradle of European Jewish Culture - Explores the development of European Jewish culture from the late Middle Ages to the present by focusing on Jewish life in the city of Venice, Italy. Emphasis is on the development of Venetian print culture and emergence of Italy as a center of Jewish publishing in both the religious and secular world. The course examines a variety of cultural and historical material including early printings of the Talmud, the creation of Yiddish popular literature, Hebrew rabbinic literature, responses to political turmoil, and the aftermath of the Nazi genocide. Taught in English. Department enforced prereq., HEBR/JWST 2350 (minimum grade C-). HEBR 4301 and JWST 4301 are the same course. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
JWST-4302 (6) Global Seminar: Justice, Human Rights and Democracy in Israel - Explore the challenges and complexities of justice, democracy, and human rights in Israel and the West Bank through field trips, course work and service learning projects with Jerusalem based non-profit organizations. Acquire new knowledge and lived experience on critical issues facing Israelis and Palestinians with the wider scope of Middle East politics. Recommended prereqs., ANTH/JWST 4050 and IAFS/JWST 3600. Same as IAFS 3520. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
JWST-4401 (3) The Russian Jewish Experience - Examines the experience of Russian Jews from the late 19th century to the present through fiction and films dealing with challenges of co-existence of Jews and their neighbors; Bolshevik Revolution, Stalinism, Holocaust, post-Stalin period; place of Jews as individuals and a minority within Russian and Soviet society; and emigration to America and elsewhere at the turn of the century. Taught in English. Recommended prereq., any 1000 or 2000-level undergraduate literature course. Same as RUSS 4401. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
KREN-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
KREN-1011 (3) Introduction to Korean Civilization - Introduces the history of Korean culture within the context of political, social, and economic history. Covers the old Choson dynasty to present day Korea. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
KREN-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
KREN-2110 (5) Intermediate Korean 1 - Extends the conversational and written skills acquired at the elementary level. Although emphasis remains on spoken Korean, readings are increased, elementary writing skills are introduced gradually, and some Sino Korean characters are taught. Meets MAPS requirement and approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: foreign language. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of KREN 1020 (minimum grade C).
KREN-3110 (5) Advanced Korean 1 - Promotes an advanced level of speaking, reading, and writing. Focuses on contemporary business Korean language as reflected in various Korean media such as newspapers, magazines, and television. The goal is to acquire Korean language skills at a level that allows students to conduct business activities. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of KREN 2120 (minimum grade C).
KREN-3120 (5) Advanced Korean 2 - This second semester of Korean offers advanced level speaking and writing. Focuses on understanding contemporary Korean languages as reflected in various communication media, such as print, TV, and films to help students understand Korean in a variety of contexts. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of KREN 3110 (minimum grade C).
LATN-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
LATN-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
LATN-2114 (4) Intermediate Latin 1 - Readings from Caesar and/or Cicero, with review of grammar. Recommended prereq., LATN 1024. Approved for GT-AH4. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language. Formerly CLAS 2114.
LDSP-1000 (3) The Foundations of 21st Century Leadership - Introduces students to the critical need for and approaches to the practice of creative and effective leadership. Premised on the idea that the potential for leadership is present in all of us. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
LDSP-3100 (3-4) Multicultural Leadership: Theories, Principles and Practices - Focuses on leadership theories and skills necessary for effectiveness in multicultural settings. Students gain understanding of traditional and culturally diverse approaches to leadership and change through comparative analyses of western and non-western theories and practices. Same as ETHN 3201 and INVS 3100. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
LGBT-2000 (3) Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies - Investigates the social and historical meanings of racial, gender, and sexual identities and their relationship to contemporary lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender communities. Same as WMST 2030. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
LIBB-1500 (3) The Dialogue of Art and Religion - Focuses on interdisciplinary study of visual art from diverse cultural traditions. Addresses role and training of the artist; aesthetic issues related to the object; the audience or viewer for which the work is intended; and the context of the work, especially religious and social history. Cultural traditions include Russian Orthodox icons, Himalayan Buddhist thangkas, and Navaho sandpaintings. (In different semesters, the content may shift to include other traditions such as Islamic or Celtic manuscripts, or Haida totem poles.) Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to Libby Residential Academic Program students only.
LIBB-1600 (3) Gender and Film - Explores a wide variety of cinematic forms and styles and discusses the treatment of femininity, masculinity, sexuality, and how gender is represented as an artifact of mass culture. Although the course title privileges issues of gender, the course also includes the study of issues of race and ethnicity in film and the inherent connections between the cinematic representations of race and gender. Approved for GT-AH1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to Libby Residential Academic Program students only.
LIBB-1700 (3) The History of Communication from Caves to Cyberspace - Surveys the history, evolution, and nature of communication and communication technologies. Students learn about the ongoing media revolution and its broader context, considering the interdependence of communication, culture, and society. They critically examine utopian, deterministic, and pessimistic arguments about the influence of new technologies and arts. Course combines lecture, discussion, and group work in a seminar format. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Requisites: Restricted to Libby Residential Academic Program students only.
LIBB-2013 (3) Film and the Quest for Truth - Concerns the subjectivity and relativity of truth. Focuses on how and why we pursue (or fail to pursue) the truths about ourselves and about the people and events around us, and how and why such truths are often elusive, fragmentary, and impermanent. Formerly FILM 2013. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to Libby Residential Academic Program students only.
LIBB-2100 (3) Russian Revolutions: Social and Artistic - Examines revolution as seen not only in light of political and economic effects but through the lens of its major cultural concomitant: revolution in the arts. Material is drawn from 20th century Russian social and artistic revolutions which, due in part to new post-Soviet research, provide some of the most striking examples of art and revolutionary social practices. Students may not receive credit for both LIBB 2100 and RUSS 2221. Approved for the arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
LIBB-2800 (3) Horror Films and American Culture - Examines American horror films in an historical context through which students learn to recognize how horror films represent our culture's "collective fears" and provides an analysis of the horror film genre. Considers the cultural contexts in which horror films are made through study of the creation and reception of these films during specific times in American history. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: Restricted to Libby Residential Academic Program students only.
LING-xxxx Any 4 courses that count toward a Linguistics Minor
LING-1000 (3) Language in U.S. Society - Nontechnical exploration of the ways that language is used in America. Emphasizes language as a social institution and how values and goals of both public institutions and private groups shape and are shaped by language and its use. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context or contemporary societies.
LING-1020 (3) Languages of the World - Explores the issue of human diversity by examining how languages vary around the world. Outlines historical, geographic, and typological classifications of languages across human societies, and the criteria used by linguists for grouping them into language families. Theorizes the relationship between linguistic and cognitive diversity, and considers the impact of language death on humanity. No formal training in linguistics is required. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
LING-2400 (3) Language and Gender - Familiarizes students with the effects of gender on language use; discusses popular beliefs and scholarly theories about language and communication. Provides students with tools for exploring the role of language and gender. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
LING-3220 (3) American Indian Languages in their Social and Cultural Context - sampling of the many languages and cultures found in America. Emphasizes the United States, but also gives attention to the languages of Canada and Latin America. Recommended restriction: students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors). Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
MATH-4820 (3) History of Mathematical Ideas - Examines the evolution of a few mathematical concepts (e.g., number, geometric continuum, or proof), with an emphasis on the controversies surrounding these concepts. Begins with Ancient Greek mathematics and traces the development of mathematical concepts through the middle ages into the present. Recommended restriction: completion of upper division Written Communication requirement. Same as MATH 5820. Requisites: Prereq. courses of MATH 2001 and one of the following: MATH 3001, 3110, 3120, 3130, 3140, 3170, 3210, 3510, 3850, 4000, 4001, 4120, 4140, 4200, 4210, 4230, 4320, 4330, 4430, 4440, 4450, 4710, 4510, 4520, 4540, 4650, 4660 or 4820 (all min grade C-).
MCDB-1030 (3) Introduction to Molecular Biology - Introduces the foundation of molecular, cell, developmental and evolutionary biology in the context of human development and disease. Including how the immune system works to protect us from infections and technologies being developed towards the goal of better health around the world. For nonmajors. Approved for GT-SC2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
MCDB-3330 (3) Evolution and Creationism - Intensive lecture/discussion course on the interrelationships among science, religion, and social policy. Includes historical and scientific development of evolution theory, social Darwinism/sociobiology, and the public perception of science. Recommended prereq., MCDB 1150 or EBIO 1210 (minimum grade C-). Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
MILR-4082 (3) Leadership 2: Leadrship in a Complex World - Develops leaders of character that will excel in a complex, ambiguous and dynamic future operating environment: develops universal leadership attributes such as critical thinking and problem solving, understanding the contemporary operating environment and improved inter-personal dynamics/team building skills. Recommended: consent of the Professor of Military Science.
MUEL-1832 (3) Appreciation of Music - Introduces music, including the fundamental elements of music, the history of the Western tradition and its composers, the development of American popular music and aspects of World Music. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: College of Music (MUSC) majors are excluded from this course.
MUEL-2752 (3) Music in American Culture - Offers a stylistic and historical examination of trends that have influenced present-day music in the U.S. Formerly EMUS 2752. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: College of Music (MUSC) majors are excluded from this course.
MUEL-2772 (3) World Musics: Asia and Oceania - Highlight music in Asia and Oceania using current ethnomusicological materials. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: College of Music (MUSC) majors are excluded from this course.
MUEL-2852 (3) Music of the Rock Era - Examines popular music, concentrating on the U.S. after 1950. Considers precursor styles (e.g., blues folk) and contributions to the new rock style; discusses the evolution of rock style from 1960 through the 1990s. Formerly EMUS 2852. Approved for the arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Offered spring only. Requisites: College of Music (MUSC) majors are excluded from this course.
MUEL-2862 (3) American Film Musical - Examines the development of filmed musicals from the beginning of sound movies through the Golden Age of Musicals. Emphasizes analysis and relationships of characters, songs, and incidental music. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: College of Music (MUSC) majors are excluded from this course.
MUEL-3642 (3) History of Jazz - Surveys the distinctly American art form of jazz music from its origins to the present, including the various traditions, practices, historical events and people most important to its evolution. Offered fall and spring. Requisites: College of Music (MUSC) majors are excluded from this course.
MUEL-3822 (3) Words and Music - Explores the interaction between words and music in song. Students will consider how such features as rhyme, rhythm, tone, and the connotations of particular words contribute to meaning in poetry; how rhythm, tempo, dynamics, mood, and instrumentation contribute to meaning in music; and how words and music coalesce in song to make a new meaning. Formerly EMUS 3822. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: College of Music (MUSC) majors are excluded from this course.
MUEL-3832 (3) Music in Literature - Addresses literature that seeks either to explore the meaning of music or to make music out of words. Students will consider how musical concepts and techniques can be incorporated into poetry and prose, and will analyze the roles that writers have attributed to music in society, politics, and the life of the individual. Formerly EMUS 3832. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: College of Music (MUSC) majors are excluded from this course.
MUSC-3642 (3) History of Jazz - Utilizing musical examples and analysis, this course studies the distinctly American art form of jazz music from its origins to the present, including the various traditions, practices, historical events and people most important to its evolution. Offered fall only. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
NAVR-2020 (3) Seapower and Maritime Affairs - Surveys international maritime history and provides a review of American maritime history and policy. Examines American naval involvement in regional and global conflicts, evolution in technology and management, the role of the navies in foreign policy, and the influence of seapower on history. Discusses historical examples and current trends.
NAVR-3101 (3) Evolution of Warfare - Traces the development of warfare, focusing on the impact of military theorists and technical developments. Assists students to acquire a sense of strategy, develop an understanding of military alternatives, and see the impact of historical precedent on military actions.
NAVR-4020 (3) Leadership and Ethics - Studies the ethics and laws of armed conflict analyzing the leadership responsibilities of officers both in peace and in war. The curriculum focuses first on various moral, ethical and leadership philosophies followed by extensive use of case studies to reinforce the use of ethical decision-making tools. Defines the responsibilities of junior officers within the context of ethical leadership and decision making.
NAVR-4101 (3) Amphibious Warfare - Surveys the development of amphibious doctrine. Emphasizes the evolution of amphibious warfare in the 20th century and beyond. Explores present-day potential and limitations on amphibious operations, including the rapid force deployment concept.
NORW-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
NORW-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
NORW-2110 (4) Second-Year Norwegian Reading and Conversation 1 - Department enforced prereq., NORW 1020 (minimum grade C-). Fulfills the arts and sciences language requirement for the BA and BFA degrees. Approved for GT-AH4. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language.
NRLN-2000 (3) Constructions of Knowledge: Ways of Knowing in the Academy and Beyond - Constructions of Knowledge is an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural exploration of different ways of knowing. Students will gain an understanding of their own approaches to knowledge acquisition. Texts will come from various genres: poetry, prose, fiction, scholarly articles and film and performance. The course will explore cultural assumptions about knowledge and learning and look at how gender, race, class and other categories of cultural identity shape and interpret concepts of knowledge. Students will explore intellectual, emotional, spiritual and other types of knowledge. Same as ARSC 2000. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
PHIL-xxxx Any 4 courses that count toward a Philosophy Minor
PHIL-1000 (3) Introduction to Philosophy - Introduces fundamental topics of philosophy (e.g., knowledge, truth, universals, self, the mind-body problem, time, God, and value). Approved for GT-AH3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
PHIL-1010 (3) Introduction to Western Philosophy: Ancient - Develops three related themes: the emergence in antiquity of a peculiarly scientific mode of thinking; the place of religious belief within this developing scientific world view; and the force of ethical speculation within the culture and political climates of ancient Greece and Rome. PHIL 1010 and 1020 may be taken in either order. Same as CLAS 1030. Approved for GT-AH3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
PHIL-1020 (3) Introduction to Western Philosophy: Modern - Introduces several philosophical texts and doctrines of 17th and 18th century Europe. Gives special attention to the connection between philosophical ideas and the wider historical milieu--social, political, and literary. PHIL 1010 and 1020 may be taken in either order. Approved for GT-AH3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
PHIL-1100 (3) Ethics - Introductory study of major philosophies on the nature of the good for humanity, principles of evaluation, and moral choice as they apply to contemporary moral problems. Approved for GT-AH3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
PHIL-1160 (3) Introduction to Bioethics - Introduce students to topics in contemporary bioethics. No previous knowledge of science, philosophy, or bioethics will be presupposed. A primary goal will be to teach students how to think critically and write persuasively. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
PHIL-1200 (3) Philosophy and Society - Introduces philosophical thought through critical analysis of our own society, its institutions, and principles. Approved for GT-AH3. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context or ideals and values.
PHIL-1400 (3) Philosophy and the Sciences - Considers philosophical topics and concepts related to the natural sciences, such as the following: science and pseudo-science; scientific method; the nature of explanation, theory, confirmation, and falsification; the effect of science on basic concepts like mind, freedom, time, and causality; ethics of experimentation; and the relation of science to society. Approved for GT-AH3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
PHIL-1600 (3) Philosophy and Religion - Philosophical introduction to some of the central concepts and beliefs of religious traditions, focusing particularly on the question of the existence of God and on the relation between religious beliefs and moral beliefs. Approved for GT-AH3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
PHIL-2200 (3) Major Social Theories - Introductory study of major philosophies of the past in relation to political, economic, and social issues. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
PHIL-2220 (3) Philosophy and Law - Considers philosophical issues related to law in general and the U.S. system in particular. Topics to be covered may address such questions as the following: What is the nature of law? What kinds of acts should the law prohibit (e.g., abortion, drug use, pornography, cloning)? Is there a moral obligation to obey the law? Can civil disobedience be justified? Is there a justification for punishing people for breaking the law? Is capital punishment, in particular, morally justified? Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
PHIL-2270 (3) Philosophy and Race - Explores the historical relationship between western philosophy and race and investigates the ways in which philosophy can be used to address contemporary racial issues. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
PHIL-2290 (3) Philosophy and Women - Explores different approaches to the study of women. Same as WMST 2290. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: cultural and gender diversity.
PHIL-2610 (3) From Paganism to Christianity - Offers a cultural history of Greek and Roman religion. Students read ancient text in translation and use evidence from archaeology to reconstruct the shift from paganism to Christianity in antiquity. Same as CLAS 2610. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
PHIL-3000 (3) History of Ancient Philosophy - survey of selected figures in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy and in medieval philosophy. Philosophers studied may include the pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, the Hellenistic philosophers, and such figures as Aquinas and Occam. Explores the larger cultural context that influenced these philosophers and were, in turn, influenced by them. Department enforced prereqs., 6 hours of philosophy coursework. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PHIL-3010 (3) History of Modern Philosophy - Introduces modern philosophy, focusing on the period from Descartes through Kant. In addition to careful analysis of philosophical arguments, attention is paid to the ways in which philosophers responded to and participated in major developments in the 17th and 18th century, such as the scientific revolution. Department enforced prereqs., 6 hours of philosophy course work. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PHIL-3100 (3) Ethical Theory - Examines important doctrines and arguments in various areas of theoretical ethics, such as the normative ethics of behavior, axiology, virtue theory and metaethics. Recommended prereq., 6 hours of Philosophy course work. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
PHIL-3110 (3) Feminist Practical Ethics - Explores a variety of personal and public policy issues in the light of the basic feminist commitment to opposing women's subordination. Provides a sense of how a principled commitment to feminism may influence or be influenced by prevailing interpretation of contemporary ideals and values, and gives an opportunity for developing skills of critical analysis. Recommended prereq., PHIL 2290 or WMST 2000 or WMST 2290. Same as WMST 3110. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
PHIL-3140 (3) Environmental Ethics - Examines major traditions in moral philosophy to see what light they shed on value issues in environmental policy and the value presuppositions of the economic, ecological, and juridical approaches to the environment. Recommended prereq., PHIL or 1100 or 1200 or 2200 or 3100 or 3200. Same as ENVS 3140. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PHIL-3160 (3) Bioethics - Analysis of ethical problems involved in such issues as abortion, euthanasia, organ transplants, eugenics, treatment of the patient as a person, and the institutional nature of the health care delivery system. Department enforced prereqs., 6 hours of philosophy course work. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PHIL-3190 (3-4) War and Morality - Focuses on moral issues raised by war as a human institution. What are the justifications, limits, and alternatives? Does the advent of nuclear weapons change the nature of war? Department enforced prereqs., 6 hours of philosophy course work. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PHIL-3200 (3) Social and Political Philosophy - Systematic discussion and analysis of such philosophic ideas as community, freedom, political power, and violence. Recommended prereqs., 6 hours of philosophy course work. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PHIL-3260 (3) Philosophy and the International Order - Considers philosophical topics concerning the international economic, political, and legal systems. Topics that may be considered include the nature of international law, war and peace, humanitarian intervention, international justice, world hunger, and human rights. Department enforced prereqs., 6 hours philosophy course work. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PHIL-3410 (3) History of Science: Ancients to Newton - Surveys the history of science up to Newton, including the emergence of scientific modes of thinking from religious and philosophical roots in the Near East and Greece to the development of these modes in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Culminates with Isaac Newton and the 17th century scientific revolution. Department enforced prereqs., 6 hours of philosophy course work. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context or natural science. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PHIL-3430 (3) History of Science: Newton to Einstein - The history of physical and biological science, from the epoch-making achievements of Charles Darwin in biology to the dawn of the 20th century revolutions in physics, chemistry, and genetics. Deals with the success of the mechanical philosophy of nature and its problems. Department enforced prereqs., 6 hours of philosophy course work. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context or natural science. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PHIL-3600 (3) Philosophy of Religion - Philosophical discussion of fundamental issues in religion, such as existence of God, religious experience, faith and reason, evil, immortality, and religious language. Department enforced prereqs., 6 hours of philosophy course work. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
PHYS-3000 (3) Science and Public Policy - For nonscience majors. Reading, discussions, debates,and lectures are used to study how science affects society economically, intellectually, and in terms of health and national security. Another focus is how government fosters and funds scientific activities. Department enforced prereq., completion of core science requirement.
PORT-2110 (3) Second-Year Portuguese 1 - Involves practice in speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing at an intermediate level. Explores relevant topics of the Brazilian culture through different media. Besides introducing grammar topics corresponding to the intermediate level of the Portuguese languages, it includes grammar review (PORT 1010 and PORT 1020) and extra work on vocabulary acquisition. Department-enforced prereq., PORT 1020 (min. grade C-). Approved for GT-AH4. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language.
PRLC-1810 (3) Ethical Leadership - Introduces fundamental principles of leadership and ethics. Emphasizes application of the principles for self-development and organizational effectiveness. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
PRLC-1820 (3) Community Issues in Leadership - Explores challenges to leadership at the community level such as drug abuse, poverty, decline of infrastructure, care of the aged, etc. Gives particular attention to the development of effective leadership responses to community difficulties at university, city, state, and national levels. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
PRLC-3810 (3) Global Issues in Leadership - Examines the challenges to leadership posed by major global issues. Problems in the areas of human rights, hunger, disease, large-scale collective violence, and environmental deterioration are explored with a special emphasis on the development of effective, long-term leadership strategies. Prereqs., PRLC 1810, PRLC 1820, and PRLC 2820.
PSCI-xxxx Any 4 courses that count toward a Politicial Science Minor
PSCI-1101 (3) Introduction to American Politics - Emphasizes interrelations among levels and branches of government, formal and informal institutions, processes, and behavior. Approved for GT-SS1. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general or U.S. history. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies or United States context.
PSCI-2004 (3) Survey of Western Political Thought - Studies main political philosophies and political issues of Western culture, from antiquity to 20th century. Approved for GT-SS1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
PSCI-2012 (3) Introduction to Comparative Politics - Most countries confront a variety of common political problems, including how to gain popular support, what kinds of political institutions are most appropriate, and how to distribute burdens and benefits to different segments of the population. Concentrates on learning how to compare different political systems and provides illustrative examples from several countries in both the industrialized and nonindustrialized world. Approved for GT-SS1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
PSCI-2223 (3) Introduction to International Relations - Introduces the field of international relations, with general survey of the theories, histories, and problems of historical and contemporary relations among state and nonstate actors. Approved for GT-SS1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
PSCI-3011 (3) The American Presidency and the Executive Branch - Examines the constitutional, institutional and historical development of the presidency and the federal bureaucracy. Explores the changing role of the executive branch in the U.S. political system over time and competing views of executive power. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PSCI-3021 (3) U.S. Campaigns and Elections - Introduces students to the subjects, techniques, and findings of Political Science research on campaigns and elections. Particular emphasis is placed on the study of voting, campaign effects, partisan coalitions, electoral rules, campaign finance, and the policy impact of elections. Recommended prereq., PSCI 1101. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
PSCI-3022 (3) Russian Politics - Examines the development of Russian politics from the late Soviet period to the present. Topics covered include political culture, democratic transition, economic reform, and social problems in Russia. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
PSCI-3032 (3) Democracy, Inequality and Violence in Latin America. - Stresses different perspectives on Latin American politics and understanding key political actors and processes. Country focus varies. Recommended prereq., PSCI 2012. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PSCI-3054 (3) American Political Thought - Highlights the development of American political theories and ideas from colonial period to present. Can also be taken for American field credit. Recommended prereq., PSCI 2004. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context or ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PSCI-3061 (3) State Government and Politics - Examines politics in the American states from a comparative and historical perspective. Considers major political actors---interest groups, citizens (direct democracy), and political parties, as well as central institutions, in the state political arena. Also focuses on major state public policy concerns. Recommended prereq., PSCI 1101. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PSCI-3064 (3) Environmental Political Theory - Examines environmental discourses as conceptual means for theorizing environmental politics, and applies normative political theories to contemporary environmental policy issues. Considers the roles of political actors (individuals, groups, the state) in defining and addressing environmental problems on local, national, and global levels. Recommended prereq., PSCI 2004. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
PSCI-3071 (3) Urban Politics - Examines the structure of political, social, and economic influence in urban areas. Focuses on the relationship of the political system to governmental, social, and economic institutions and the contemporary policy processes in American cities. Recommended prereq., PSCI 1101. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PSCI-3074 (3) Democracy and Its Citizens in the US and EU - Studies theories and problems related to citizenship in the US and the EU. This includes rights and restrictions of citizenship, issues of immigration, multicultural citizenship, globalization and citizenship. In the EU the relation between member nation citizenship and EU citizenship is a special problem. Examines how the US and EU compare. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
PSCI-3082 (3) Political Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa - Analyzes post-independence and post-Cold War change in sub-Saharan Africa and provides intensive case studies of selected countries exemplifying each type with South Africa seen as a special case. Recommended prereq., PSCI 2012 or IAFS 1000. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PSCI-3101 (3) Black Politics - Examines structure of political, social, and economic influence in urban areas. Focuses on the relationship of political processes to governmental, social, and economic institutions and contemporary policy processes in American cities. Recommended prereq., PSCI 1101. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PSCI-3143 (3) Current Affairs in International Relations - Analyzes the various theoretical and policy challenges facing the post-Cold War world, with an emphasis on examining alternative conceptions of and approaches to such challenges. Recommended prereq., PSCI 2223. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PSCI-3163 (3) American Foreign Policy - Examines foundations, assumptions, objectives, dynamics, and methods of U.S. foreign policy since WWII. Gives special attention to domestic and external problems of adapting U.S. policy to the changing world environment. Recommended prereq., PSCI 2223. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PSCI-3171 (3) Government and Capitalism in the United States - Examines competing theoretical approaches to questions related to origins, development, and purposes of modern government in the United States; particular attention paid to impact of transformations in the underlying structure of the capitalist economy. Recommended prereq., PSCI 1101. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
PSCI-3206 (3) The Environment and Public Policy - Considers constitutional, political, and geographic factors in development of public policy affecting the use of natural resources and management of the environment; organization, procedures, and programs for use of natural resources; and administration of environmental policies. Recommended rereq., PSCI 1101 or PSCI 2012.
PSCI-3301 (3) Gender, Sexuality and U.S. Law - Contemporary and historic overview of U.S. courts&#039; treatment of sex and gender. Using the case method, examines policy issues including, but not limited to: same sex marriage and civil unions; privacy; affirmative action; abortion; reproductive technologies; and discrimination based on sex and sexual orientation in education and in the workplace. Recommended prereq., PSCI 1101 or WMST 2000. Same as WMST 3300. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
PSCI-4002 (3) Western European Politics - Comparatively analyzes development of the political systems and processes of European democracies. Emphasizes contemporary institutions, decision making patterns, and policy issues. Special attention to challenges of welfare systems. Recommended prereq., PSCI 2012. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PSCI-4012 (3) Global Development - Analyzes development theory, case studies in development strategies, and the problems and promises of development: specifically issues of gender, environment, labor, corruption and poverty. The primary focus is on explanations for variation in level of development over time and across countries. Recommended prereq., PSCI 2012. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PSCI-4062 (3) East European Politics - Studies developments in the former Soviet satellites and Yugoslavia, their governmental organizations, and their relation to the former Soviet Union and the West. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
PSCI-4131 (3) Latinos and the U.S. Political System - Examines the political status and activities of Mexican Americans and other Latino groups (Cuban Americans and Puerto Ricans) in the U.S. Also covers Latino political attitudes and behaviors; Latino efforts to influence the major national, state, and local institutions of the American government; and public policy concerns of Latinos. Recommended prereq., PSCI 1101. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
PSCI-4272 (3) The Politics Economy of Advanced Industrial Democracies - Course details MIA ;-;
PSCI-4732 (3) Critical Thinking in Development - Exposes students to current issues in the political economy of development. Subjects range from globalization, democratization, and economic development. Specifically, the course explores the international and domestic determinants of economic development with special reference to currency markets, foreign direct investment, trade, and democratization. Recommended prereq., PSCI 2012. Same as INVS 4302. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
PSYC-1001 (3-4) General Psychology - Surveys major topics in psychology: perceptions, development, personality, learning and memory, and biological bases of behavior. Students may participate as subjects for several hours in ongoing research. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general.
PSYC-2606 (3) Social Psychology - Covers general psychological principles underlying social behavior. Analyzes major social psychological theories, methods, and topics, including attitudes, conformity, aggression, attraction, social perception, helping behavior, and group relations. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of PSYC 1001 (minimum grade C-).
PSYC-2700 (3) Psychology of Gender and Sexuality - Examines psychological research on gender and sexuality as they intersect with race, class and other social categories. Points of emphasis include differences in cognition, attitudes, personality and social behavior. Conceptual themes include research methodologies, implicit and explicit attitudes, stigma and stereotypes. These elucidate such areas as close relationships, leadership, career success and mental health and happiness. Same as WMST 2700. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of PSYC 1001 or WMST 2000 (minimum grade C-).
RLST-xxxx Any 4 courses that count toward a Religious Studies Minor
RLST-1620 (3) Religious Dimension in Human Experience - Studies religion as individual experience and social phenomenon. Examines varieties of religious language (symbol, myth, ritual, scripture) and of religious experience (Asian, Western, archaic). Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
RLST-1850 (3) Ritual and Media - Ritual continues to play an important role in contemporary societies in both religious and secular contexts. This course examines the elements and genres of ritual activity from African rites of passage to the Beijing Olympics, paying close attention to how the media documents, appropriates and transforms aspects of ritual. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: Contemporary Societies.
RLST-2400 (3) Religion and Contemporary Society - Explores the role of religion in contemporary society, focusing on debates in religious ethics. Examining diverse voices from Christianity, Judaism and other traditions, this course considers religion&#039;s role in debates about issues such as same-sex marriage, climate change, war, criminal justice, torture, sexual ethics, abortion and economic justice. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
RLST-2500 (3) Religions in the United States - Explores the development of various religions within the shaping influences of American culture, including separation of church and state, the frontier experience, civil religion, and the interaction of religions of indigenous peoples, immigrants, and African Americans. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context or ideals and values.
RLST-2600 (3) Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - Introduces literature, beliefs, practices, and institutions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, in historical perspective. Same as JWST 2600. Approved for GT-AH3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
RLST-2610 (3) Religions of India - Introduces the literature, beliefs, practices, and institutions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, in historical perspective. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
RLST-2620 (3) Religions of East Asia - Introduces literature, beliefs, practices, and institutions of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Shintoism in historical perspective. Approved for GT-AH3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
RLST-2700 (3) American Indian Religious Traditions - Introduces religions of the peoples indigenous to the Americas. Concerns include ritual, mythology, and symbolism occurring throughout these cultures in such areas as art, architecture, cosmology, shamanism, sustenance modes, trade, and history. Same as ETHN 2703. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values or human diversity.
RLST-2800 (3) Women and Religion - Examines roles of women in a variety of religious traditions including Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and goddess traditions. Same as WMST 2800. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
RLST-3000 (3) Christian Traditions - Serves as an introduction to the academic study of Christianity, understood in its historical context, beginning with its most remote Mesopotamian origins and through to beginnings of the Protestant Reformation. Coverage is global, but &quot;Western&quot; Christian tradition are emphasized, as is the evolution of doctrine, ritual and institutions in relation to social, cultural and political factors. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
RLST-3050 (3) Religion and Literature in America - Studies religious dimensions of American culture through representative literature, beginning with the Puritans and focusing on diversity in the 19th and 20th centuries. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
RLST-3100 (3) Judaism - Explores Jewish religious experience and its expression in thought, ritual, ethics, and social institutions. Same as JWST 3100. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
RUSS-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
RUSS-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
RUSS-2010 (4) Second-Year Russian 1 - Review and continuation of basic skills learned in the first year: reading, writing, speaking, and oral comprehension. Departement enforced prereq., RUSS 1020 or 1050 (minimum grade C-). Approved for GT-AH4. Meets MSPS requirement for foreign language. Satisfies arts and sciences language requirement.
RUSS-2211 (3) Introduction to Russian Culture - Provides a chronological overview of civilization in the area now known as Russia, from its beginnings to the end of the Romanov dynasty, paying particular attention to the geographic, social, artistic, economic, and political forces that have combined to give the Russian people and their culture their unique characteristics. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
RUSS-2221 (3) Introduction to Modern Russian Culture - Introduces students to major trends in Russian culture from the 1890&#039;s to the present, through the study of literature, art, architecture, music, journalism and film in an historical context. Addresses such questions as: how have past events affected Russian society? How can we use knowledge about Russia&#039;s past to understand social and cultural forces today? Taught in English. Students may not receive credit for both RUSS 2221 and LIBB 2100. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
RUSS-2222 (3) Sports and the Cold War - Explores the multiple connections between sports and international politics during the Cold War in the Post-War period. Examines how the issues of class, nation, ethnicity, and gender intersect with sports and international politics by studying cases from various sport events since 1945. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
RUSS-2231 (3) Fairy Tales of Russia - Provides a general introduction to fairy tales including various theoretical approaches to classifying and interpreting them; introduces students to a wide selection of Russian folk and fairy tales. Examines the cultural, social and political values they reflect, as well as the continuing influence of fairy tales and folk beliefs in Russian literature, music, folk art, and film, as well as in the political propaganda of the 20th century. Taught in English. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
RUSS-2241 (3) The Vampire in Literature and the Visual Arts - Introduces students to the folkloric and historic origins of the vampire of contemporary culture. Students will read extensively from both Russian and Western literary works, analyzing the image of the vampire as represented in folk narrative, popular fiction, and film. Students learn and apply critical approaches to understanding the vampire metaphorically, symbolically, and as a demonized &quot;other&quot;. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
RUSS-2471 (3) Women in Russian Culture: From Folklore to the Nineteenth Century - Explores the changing role and cultural images of women as reflected in Russian folklore, documents, costumes, icons, paintings, and literature from medieval times to 19th c. Introduces female characters such as princesses and tsarinas, rebellious wives and pious Christians, Amazons and terrorists. Focuses on the way women have transgressed boundaries of patriarchy and secured powerful positions. Taught in English. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
RUSS-2501 (3) Russia Today - Introduces students to post-communist Russia, its values and ideologies. It is equally wrong to interpret post-Soviet society through the prism of the Cold War as through the models of contemporary post-industrial capitalism. Neither totalitarian nor liberal, contemporary Russia raises numerous questions about such ideological and cultural constructions as neo-liberalism and capitalism, nationalism, globalization, state power, and popular vs. high cultures. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
RUSS-3000 (3) Advanced Conversation - Enables students to speak and understand contemporary Russian. Discussion topics and source materials vary. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Department enforced prereq., RUSS 2010 (minimum grade C-).
RUSS-3010 (3) Third-Year Russian 1 - Review of Russian grammar coordinated with reading, speaking, writing, and understanding modern Russian. Uses some texts from modern Russian literature. Department enforced prereq., RUSS 2020 (minimum grade C-).
RUSS-3020 (3) Third-Year Russian 2 - Continuation of RUSS 3010. Department enforced prereq., RUSS 3010 (minimum grade C-).
RUSS-3050 (3) Business Russian - Studies general commercial practices, vocabulary, and terminology applied in various business transactions. Emphasizes oral and written communication and correspondence. Department enforced prereq., RUSS 2020 (minimum grade C-).
RUSS-3211 (3) History of Russian Cinema - Surveys Russian cinema in historical and cultural context from early 20th century to the present. Taught in English. Recommended prereq., RUSS 2221 or FILM 1502. Same as FILM 3211. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
RUSS-3241 (3) Red Star Trek: Russian Science Fiction Between Utopia and Dystopia - Examines Russo-Soviet fiction literature and film. Within this popular genre, writers conceive and criticize social utopias, thus creating works situated between the poles of utopia and dystopia. Through discussions of Soviet and post-Soviet science fiction, utopian and distopian alike, the course introduces a Russo-Soviet &quot;alternative modernity&quot; and studies its historical developmental. All readings are in English. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
RUSS-3601 (3) Russian Culture Past and Present - Russian culture from the ninth century to the present. Focuses on interdisciplinary exploration of literature, folklore, art, architecture, and music through study in St. Petersburg. Offered abroad only. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
RUSS-3701 (3) Slavic Folk Culture: Ideals and Values in the Contemporary World - Explores contemporary Slavic and American folk practices and investigates the possible origins and consequences of such practices. Focuses upon the value systems these practices represent, and ways that core values help to define identities and cultures. Topics include folk religion, magic, healing, life cycle and calendar rituals and folk music. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
RUSS-4010 (4) Advanced Conversation and Composition 1 - Department enforced prereq., RUSS 3020 (minimum grade C-). May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Credit not granted for this course and RUSS 3060. Same as RUSS 5010.
RUSS-4020 (4) Advanced Conversation and Composition 2 - Review of all aspects of Russian grammar, with a focus on difficulties, vocabulary for communication at an advanced level and contextual usage. Includes intensive writing and editing of compositions on a variety of topics, reading of authentic Russian texts, interactive work with Russian media and fluent conversation in Russian that moves beyond functional proficiency. Department enforced prereq., RUSS 4010 (minimum grade C-). May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Credit not granted for this course and RUSS 4060. Same as RUSS 5020.
RUSS-4221 (3) Stalinism: Society and Culture - Examines Soviet society and culture of Stalin period (1929-1953). Great Terror and resistance, communist ideology and shady commercial practices, musical comedy and Gulag, political intrigues and show trials, and many other aspects of Stalinism will be discussed. Course materials include historical studies, documents, memoirs, diaries, novels and films of or about the period. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
RUSS-4301 (3) American-Russian Cultural Relations - Surveys the development of American-Russian cultural relations from the second half of the 18th century to the present. Examines the character and significance of Russian-American relations in social, intellectual, artistic, and other spheres from a comparative perspective. Taught in English. Recommended restriction: to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors). Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context or U.S. context. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
RUSS-4401 (3) The Russian Jewish Experience - Examines the experience of Russian Jews from the late 19th century to the present through fiction and films dealing with challenges of co-existence of Jews and their neighbors; Bolshevik Revolution, Stalinism, Holocaust, post-Stalin period; place of Jews as individuals and a minority within Russian and Soviet society; and emigration to America and elsewhere at the turn of the century. Taught in English.Recommended prereq., any 1000 or 2000-level undergraduate literature course. Same as JWST 4401. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
RUSS-4471 (3) Women in 20th-21st Century Russian Culture - Examines issues facing women in 20th-21st century Russia, based on study of current events, history, literature, posters and film. Studies images of women as amazons and rebels, salon hostesses and poets, New Soviet Women and women in combat, prostitutes and mothers. Taught in English. Recommended prereq., lower level literature or culture course. Same as WMST 4471 and RUSS 5471. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
RUSS-4811 (3) 19th Century Russian Literature - Surveys background of Russian literature from 1800 to1900. Russian writers and literary problems in the 19th century emphasizing major authors: Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Chekhov. Taught in English. Same as HUMN 4811. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
RUSS-4821 (3) 20th Century Russian Literature and Art - Interdisciplinary course emphasizing the influence of literature and art in 20th century Russian literature. Follows the changing cultural landscape from the time when Russia was in the vanguard of modern European literature to the period of Stalinism. Taught in English. Same as HUMN 4821. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
RUSS-4831 (3) Contemporary Russian Literature - Acquaints students with the most representative works of Russian writers from the 1960s to the present in a broad historical and political perspective. Examines the relationships between ideological concepts and aesthetics, and the treatment of moral and social issues in recent literary works. All readings are provided in translation. Taught in English. Recommended prereq., lower level literature course. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts or contemporary societies.
SCAN-1202 (3) Tolkien&#039;s Nordic Sources and the Lord of the Rings - Examines the Nordic aspect of J.R.R. Tolkien&#039;s work, especially The Lord of the Rings. The course concentrates on the Nordic saga tradition, mythology, folklore and fairy tales Tolkien used as his sources. Students will explore the transformations of these sources from prehistoric times to contemporary cinematic adaptations, while paying special attention to cultural appropriations, national revisions, and political alterations. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
SCAN-2201 (3) Introduction to Modern Nordic Culture and Society - Provides a comprehensive introduction to modern Nordic culture and society. Surveys the history of Nordic countries and examines their culture using art, architecture, literature, and film. Studies social issues, environmental concerns, and political patterns. In profiling aspects of culture and society unique to Nordic countries, students arrive at a conception of a collective Nordic identity. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
SCAN-2202 (3) The Vikings - Examines the social, cultural, technological, and artistic backgrounds of the Viking experience, charting the history of the period both within the Nordic region and Europe as well as North America. Additionally, looks at some of the lasting influences of the Vikings on Western civilization. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
SCAN-3201 (3) Contemporary Nordic Society and Culture - Explores contemporary Nordic culture and society with special focus on Iceland. Emphasis is on the relationship between historical, geographic, artistic, and political forces in Iceland and their effects on culture and society. Provides insight into the life and attitudes of contemporary Icelanders and stresses their place in the global culture of today. Taught in English. Recommended prereq., SCAN 2201. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
SCAN-3202 (3) Old Norse Mythology - Surveys the mythology and heathen cult practices of the Old Norse world. Students learn to read mythological texts and study the major gods (Odin, Thor, Frey and Freyja, among others), along with other mythological beings. The course examines and evaluates evidence for beliefs and cult practices in texts, art, archeological finds, and other sources. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
SCAN-3203 (3) 19th &amp; 20th Century Nordic Literature - Examines the Nordic region&#039;s influence on social realism, expressionism, and postwar literature, including such themes as women in society, nature and industrialization, and identity and angst. May include works by Ibsen, Strindberg, Dinesen, and Nobel Prize winners Lagerlof, Hamsun, Undset, and Lagerkvist. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
SCAN-3204 (3) Medieval Icelandic Sagas - Advanced introduction to medieval Icelandic saga with readings in the family, outlaw, skald, and legendary sagas as well as the main scholarly approaches to this unique literature. Topics include honor, blood feud, fate, sexuality/gender, oral composition, and legend. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
SCAN-3205 (3) Scandinavian Folk Narrative - Introduces the rich tradition of Scandinavian oral narrative. Looks at relationships between the various genres of oral narrative and their historical, social, and cultural contexts. Genres studied may include ballad, fairy tale, rural legend, and urban legend. Explores various interpretive methodologies. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
SCAN-3206 (3) Nordic Colonialisms - Examines Nordic colonial enterprise and the relationship between the Scandinavian center and colonial peripheries from the Arctic to the Caribbean, Africa, and India. Studies colonial and postcolonial cultures, and postcolonial criticism and theory. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
SCAN-3208 (3) Women in Nordic Society: Modern States of Welfare - Examines the role and status of women and marginalized social classes in the Nordic countries, whose societies have been heralded as egalitarian models since the twentieth century. Texts include a variety of media, from literature to sociological works to artifacts of political and popular culture. Taught in English. Same as WMST 3208. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
SCAN-3301 (3) Radical Nationalism in Contemporary Northern Europe - Examines the current rise of National Socialists, white supremacists, ethnic separatists, anti-Islam activists, and social and cultural ultraconservatives in northern Europe. Treats extremist nationalism as a social, cultural, aesthetic, intellectual and political movement. Consults scholarship from sociology, criminology, and political science, as well as music, literature, art and film. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Same as IAFS 3630.
SCAN-3506 (3) Scandinavian Drama - Examines the many contributions of Scandinavian dramatists to world theater from the 18th century to the present. With emphasis on Holberg, Bjornson, Ibsen, Strindberg, and Bjorneboe, surveys Enlightenment comedy, national romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism, expressionism, and Brechtian epic theater. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
SEWL-2000 (3) America, the Environment, and the Global Economy - Examines the debate over globalization and the global environmental crisis. Does increasing global economic development threaten to undermine the environment? What role should America play in the development of a sustainable economy? Credit not granted for this course and SOCY 1002. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
SLHS-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
SLHS-1010 (3) Disabilities in Contemporary American Society - Addresses the issue that 50 percent of all individuals experience disability in their lifetime. Introduces students to the social, cultural, psychological, economic, political, legal, and health-care issues related to society and individuals with disabilities. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
SLHS-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
SLHS-2325 (4) American Sign Language 3 - Continuation of SLHS 2315. Covers ASL literature, advanced grammatical structures, idiomatic expressions, and deaf culture. Meets MAPS and core requirement for a foreign language. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of SLHS 2315 (minimum grade C-).
SOCY-1001 (3) Introduction to Sociology - Examines basic sociological ideas including social relations, social interaction, social structure, and social change. Examples are drawn from societies around the world. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
SOCY-1004 (3) Deviance in U.S. Society - Examines the social construction of deviance in the U.S., the process of acquiring a deviant identity and managing deviant stigma, and the social organization of deviant act, lifestyles, relationships and careers. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
SOCY-1016 (3) Sex, Gender, and Society 1 - Examines status and power differences between the sexes at individual and societal levels. Emphasizes historical context of gender roles and status, reviews major theories of gender stratification. Same as WMST 1016. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
SOCY-1021 (3) United States Race and Ethnic Relations - An examination of race and minority problems in U.S. society, including the psychological, social, and cultural sources of prejudice and discrimination. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
SOCY-1022 (3) Ethics and Social Issues in U.S. Health and Medicine - Explores current ethical and policy issues in U.S. health and medical practices. Includes such issues as alcohol and drug abuse, organ transplants and substitutes, genetic engineering, contraception, abortion, occupational safety and health, and euthanasia. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
SOCY-2031 (3) Social Problems - Examines U.S. society from a normative perspective emphasizing theories of social change. Considers such problems as distribution of power, unemployment, poverty, racism and sexism, the changing role of the family, and drugs. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
SOCY-2077 (3) Environment and Society - Examines how both natural and built environments influence human behavior and social organization. Focuses on microenvironments and their influence on individuals; the impact of macroenvironments on societal organization; and environmental movements. Credit not granted for this course and SOCY 3091. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
SOCY-3012 (3) Women and Development - Investigates the status of women in the context of globalization and social and economic development. Recommended prereq., SOCY 3001. Same as WMST 3012. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
SOCY-3016 (3) Marriage and the Family in U.S. Society - Comparative and historical examination of marriage and the family within the U.S. Emphasizes changing family roles and family structures. Also considers alternatives to the nuclear family and traditional marriage exploring new definitions of family. Recommended prereq., SOCY 3001. Same as WMST 3016. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
SOCY-3151 (3) Self in Modern Society - Explores how modern social institutions and culture shape our personal experiences, how personal experiences can affect the nature of those, institutions and culture, and how strategies can be developed for achieving balance between the individual and society. Recommended prereq., SOCY 3001. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context or ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
SOCY-4007 (3) Global Human Ecology - Examines global environmental issues from sociological perspectives. Focuses on such problems as overpopulation, world hunger and poverty, pollution, resource shortages, environmental impact of technology and population dynamics, public policy, and strategies for change. Credit not granted for this course and SOCY 1002 or SEWL 2000. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Sociology (SOCY) majors only.
SOCY-4024 (3) Juvenile Justice and Delinquency - Examines the history, incidence and prevalence of delinquent behavior among youth. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of SOCY 1001 or SOCY 1004 or SOCY 2044 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
SOCY-4027 (3) Inequality, Democracy, and the Environment - Focuses on the structural forces affecting environmental degradation and environmental behavior by examining the relationships between (a) inequality and democratic decision making and (b) undemocratic decision making; U.S. and corporate food and energy policy; and global environmental degradation. The course also focuses on the role that global inequality plays in fostering environmental degradation. Same as ENVS 4027. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
SOCY-4121 (3) Sociology of Religion - Examines complex interactions between religious and other social structures, such as the economy, government, and the family, and how globalization is affecting religious traditions across the globe. Includes discussion of how various religions are used or misused to justify terrorism and other acts of violence. Recommended prereq., SOCY 3001. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
SPAN-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
SPAN-1000 (3) Cultural Difference through Hispanic Literature - For freshmen only. Organized around the general topic of cultural differences. Focuses on a related issue such as gender or history articulated in the literature of Spain, Latin America, and the Hispanic United States. Taught in English; students read selected literary texts in English from the various traditions. Does not count towards the Spanish major. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Restricted to students with 0-26 credits (Freshmen) only.
SPAN-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
SPAN-2110 (3) Second-Year Spanish 1 - Grammar review. Emphasizes reading, writing, and speaking skills. Attendance at the language laboratory may be mandatory. Department-enforced prereq., SPAN 1020 (min. grade C-). Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 2150. Approved for GT-AH4. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language.
SPAN-2150 (5) Intensive Second-Year Spanish - Intensive review of grammar and other subjects covered in SPAN 2110 and 2120. Attendance at the language laboratory may be mandatory. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 2110 or 2120. Approved for GT-AH4. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of SPAN 1020 (minimum grade C-).
SPAN-3000 (5) Advanced Spanish Language Skills - Transitional course that introduces students to the Spanish major and improves their writing skills. Involves composition, reading, and to a lesser extent, conversation. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of SPAN 2120 or SPAN 2150 (minimum grade C-).
SPAN-3001 (3) Spanish Conversation - Emphasizes vocabulary acquisition and speaking fluency. Through structured and carefully monitored individual, group, and class work, students achieve enduring language growth and meaningful acculturation that otherwise could only be achieved through an extended stay in an Hispanic country. This course is intended for those who are learning Spanish as a second-language. Native speakers of Spanish who have pursued formal education in a Spanish speaking country will not be admitted to the course. Heritage speakers of Spanish (native speakers who have pursued formal education in a non-Spanish speaking setting) as well as students from bi-lingual K-12 programs must meet with the coordinator to determine appropriate class level. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3002. Does not count toward the Spanish major or minor. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of SPAN 2120 or SPAN 2150 (minimum grade C-).
SPAN-3002 (3) Advanced Spanish Conversation - Focuses on refining fluency in both informal and formal discourse through group discussions, class work and individual and group presentations in order to prepare students for communication in professional settings. To that end, the materials used in the course will emphasize themes and problems relevant to the contemporary Hispanic world. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3001. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of SPAN 3000 (minimum grade C-).
SPAN-3030 (3) Professional Spanish for Business 1 - Includes the study of business vocabulary, business concepts, geographic context, and cultural context. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of SPAN 3000 (minimum grade C-).
SPAN-3040 (3) Professional Spanish for Business 2 - Continuation of SPAN 3030 with more emphasis on interpreting and elementary translation. Some attention is given to the writing of resumes and application letters, as well as to the entire job-search process. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of SPAN 3030 (minimum grade C-).
SPAN-3120 (3) Advanced Spanish Grammar - Analysis of texts from morphological and syntactic perspectives. Structural and semantic characteristics of major features of Spanish are studied at the sentence level. Use of these grammatical features is then studied in selected literary texts. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of SPAN 3000 (minimum grade C-).
SPAN-3200 (3) Spanish Culture - Examines historical bases of modern Spain&#039;s cultural and political currents. Department enforced prereq., SPAN 3000.
SPAN-3260 (3) Late 19th and 20th Century Argentine Narrative - Considers a series of late 19th and 20th century canonical works from several genres (poetry, short story,essay, and the novel). The student will acquire a very specific knowledge of late 19th and 20th century Argentine literature, its relationship to specific social actors and specific historical processes. This is a faculty sponsored Global Seminar to Rosario, Argentina, offered through the Study Abroad Program. Department enforced prereq., SPAN 3000 or equivalent. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
SPAN-3270 (3) Barcelona: Understanding Local and Immigrant Cultures - Explores the history of Barcelona, a cosmopolitan city that is one of the oldest in Europe, from an interdisciplinary, European perspective that emphasizes the city&#039;s cultural diversity and pluralism. A range of historical, literary, artistic, and sociological texts will be examined. Taught in Spanish. Offered through the Study Abroad program. Department enforced prereq., SPAN 3000. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
SPAN-3800 (3) Selected Readings: Latin American Literature in Translation - Introduces selected Latin American (Spanish and Portuguese) literature masterpieces. Taught in English. Does not count toward the Spanish major. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
SSIR-1010 (3) Social Entrepreneurship &amp; Sustainability - Engages students in understanding, through critical thinking, problem solving, and collaborative projects, how different change models, including social entrepreneurship, can lead to sustainable outcomes. Based on a combination of lectures, exams, group work, exercises, readings, in-class discussion and analysis, and speakers, students develop skills to work collaboratively on a problem-oriented topic and present project to public audience at semester end. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to Sustainability by Design Residential Academic Program (PSBD) or Sustainability and Social Innovation Residential Academic Program (PSEE) students only.
SWED-1xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
SWED-2xxx All 1000 and 2000-level foreign language courses
SWED-2010 (4) Intermediate Swedish 1 -DILS - Continuation of SWED 1120 DILS. Provides practical, communicative language skills for use in a variety of situations. Examines basic language structure and grammatical forms. Introduces students to Swedish history and contemporary culture and society. Department enforced prereq., SWED 1120 (minimum grade C-). Credit not granted for this course and SWED 2110. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: foreign language.
THTR-1009 (3) Introduction to Theatre - Introduces the varieties of theatrical art, past and present, contributions of the various theatrical artists to the total production, and the place of theatre art in today&#039;s society. Designed for nonmajors. Approved for GT-AH1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
THTR-1011 (3) Development of Theatre 1: Global Theatre Origins - Exploration of live performance from the beginning of recorded history up to 1600 through its cultural context--masked dramas, shadow puppets, passion plays, and Shakespeare. Course travels through India, Greece, Japan, Iran, Africa, Mexico, and Europe, weaving a theme of sustainability throughout. Approved for GT-AH1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
THTR-3011 (3) Development of the American Musical Theatre - Studies the American musical theatre heritage and its relation to the continually changing social milieu. Examines productions, their creators, and performers. Recommended prereq., 3 credits in THTR, DNCE, or MUSC. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
WMST-xxxx Any 4 courses that count toward a Women's Studies Minor
WMST-1016 (3) Sex, Gender, and Society 1 - Examines status and power differences between the sexes at individual and societal levels. Emphasizes historical context of gender roles and status, reviews major theories of gender stratification. Same as SOCY 1016. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-1260 (3) Introduction to Women&#039;s Literature - Same as ENGL 1260. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-2000 (3) Introduction to Feminist Studies - Introduces students to the field of Women &amp; Gender Studies. Examines gender issues in the United States from interdisciplinary, multicultural, and feminist perspectives. Covers such topics as sexuality, beauty ideals, women&#039;s health, violence against women, work, the economy, peace and war, and the environment. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-2020 (3) Femininities, Masculinities, Alternatives - Examines the construction of gender and sexual identities in the modern world. Focuses on the role of social attitudes and material circumstances in shaping how individuals understand themselves and are understood by others, as well as the actions they take to accept, negotiate, and resist these pressures. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-2030 (3) Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies - Same as LGBT 2000. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-2050 (3) Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture - Explores diverse cultural forms such as film, popular fiction and non-fiction, music videos, public art, websites, blogs and zines which are shaped by, and in turn shape popular understandings of gender at the intersections of race, class, ability, religion, nation, and imperialism. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-2100 (3) Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece - Same as CLAS 2100. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-2110 (3) Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Rome - Same as CLAS 2110. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-2200 (3) Women, Literature, and the Arts - Introduces the contributions of women to literature and the performing arts from a historical and cross-cultural perspective. Emphasizes the cultural contexts in which artworks are created, as well as representations of gender and sexuality. Stresses issues of structure, content, and style, along with the acquisition of basic techniques of literary and arts criticism. Recommended prereq., WMST 2000. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity or literature and the arts.
WMST-2290 (3) Philosophy and Women - Same as PHIL 2290. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-2400 (3) Women of Color and Activism - Studies the history of social activism in the United States by women of color, with an emphasis on modes of social activism, issues that have organized specific communities of color, issues that have crossed ethnic/racial boundaries, and the interaction of women from different ethnic/racial groups, including women of color and white women. Recommended prereq., WMST 2000 or WMST 2600. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
WMST-2600 (3) Gender, Race, and Class in a Global Context - Examines the positionality of women in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, class, and power relations in a global context. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
WMST-2700 (3) Psychology of Gender and Sexuality - Examines psychological research on gender and sexuality as they intersect with race, class and other social categories. Points of emphasis include differences in cognition, attitudes, personality and social behavior. Conceptual themes include research methodologies, implicit and explicit attitudes, stigma and stereotypes. These elucidate such areas as close relationships, leadership, career success and mental health and happiness. Recommended prereq., WMST 2000 or PSYC 1001. Same as PSYC 2700. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-2800 (3) Women and Religion - Same as RLST 2800. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-3004 (3) Women in Education - Same as HONR 3004. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-3012 (3) Women and Development - Recommended prereq., SOCY 3001. Same as SOCY 3012. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
WMST-3016 (3) Marriage and the Family in the United States - Recommended prereq., SOCY 3001. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Same as SOCY 3016. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
WMST-3110 (3) Feminist Practical Ethics - Explores a variety of personal and public policy issues in light of basic feminist commitment to opposing women's subordination. Provides students not only with a deeper understanding of the specific issues discussed but also with a sense of the ways in which a principled commitment to feminism may influence and be influenced by prevailing interpretations of contemporary ideals and values (such as freedom, equality, and community). Provides an opportunity to develop skills of critical analysis useful in a wide range of contexts. Recommended prereq., WMST 2000 or WMST 2290 or PHIL 2290. Same as PHIL 3110. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
WMST-3135 (3) Chicana Feminisms and Knowledges - Provides insight into the present socioeconomic condition of Chicanas and the concept of feminismo through interdisciplinary study of history, sociology, literary images, and film portrayals. Recommended prereq., ETHN 2001 or ETHN 2536. Same as ETHN 3136. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
WMST-3208 (3) Women in Nordic Society: Modern States of Welfare - Examines the role and status of women and marginalized social classes in the Nordic countries, whose societies have been heralded as egalitarian models since the twentieth century. Texts include a variety of media, from literature to sociological works to artifacts of political and popular culture. Same as SCAN 3208. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-3210 (3) American Indian Women - Explores the experiences, perspectives, and status of American Indian women in historical and contemporary contexts. Examines representations of Indigenous women in mainstream culture. Emphasizes the agency of American Indian women-their persistence, creativity, and activism, especially in maintaining Indigenous traditions. Recommended prereq., WMST 2000 or WMST 2600 or ETHN 2001 or 1023. Same as ETHN 3213. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
WMST-3300 (3) Gender, Sexuality and U.S. Law - Contemporary and historic overview of U.S. courts&#039; treatment of sex and gender. Using the case method, examines policy issues including, but not limited to: same sex marriage and civil unions; privacy; affirmative action; abortion; reproductive technologies; and discrimination based on sex and sexual orientation in education and in the workplace. Recommended prereq., WMST 2000 or PSCI 1101. Same as PSCI 3301. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-3601 (3) German Women Writers - Taught in English. Same as GRMN 3601. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-3670 (3) Gender, Race, Sexuality and Global Migration - Engages in an interdisciplinary study of the intersections of gender, race and sexuality that have created a multicultural, multiethnic and multiracial world. Focuses on the effects of political, economic, social and cultural forces on gender, race and sexuality in migrant communities. Recommended prereq., WMST 2000 or WMST 2600. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
WMST-3672 (3) Gender and Global Economy - Recommended prereq., GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2002 or GEOG 2412 or WMST 2000 or WMST 2600. Same as GEOG 3672. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-3900 (3) Asian American Women - Course details MIA ;-;
WMST-4301 (3) Gender, Race and Immigration in Germany and Europe - Introduces students to debates surrounding migration and race in contemporary Germany. Emphasis on reading texts in context using tools of cultural studies, integrating analyses of gender, race, nation, and sexuality. Texts may include film, literature, television, magazine images, etc. Topics include questioning &quot;multiculturalism,&quot; self-representation, integration, Islam, citizenship, violence, public space, youth culture, racism and nationalism. Same as GRMN 4301/5301. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-4471 (3) Women in 20th-21st Century Russian Culture - Examines issues facing women in 20th-21st century Russia, based on study of current events, history, literature, posters and film. Studies images of women as amazons and rebels, salon hostesses and poets, New Soviet Women and women in combat, prostitutes and mothers. Taught in English. Recommended prereq., lower level literature or culture course. Same as RUSS 4471/5471. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
WMST-4769 (3) Gender Studies in Early Modern Visual Culture - Same as ARTH 4769. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR FA2016
Computer Science Foundation (24 hours) - All are required.
CSCI - computer science
1000 Computer Science as a Field of Work and Study
Undergraduate | Units - 1.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to students with 0-26 credits (Freshmen) only.
Description
Introduces curriculum, learning techniques, time management and career opportunities in Computer Science. Includes presentations from alumni and others with relevant educational and professional experience.
1300 Computer Science 1: Starting Computing
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Description
Teaches techniques for writing computer programs in higher level programming languages to solve problems of interest in a range of application domains. This class is intended for students with little to no experience in computing or programming. Recommended coreq., MATH 1300 or MATH 1310 or APPM 1345 or APPM 1350. Credit not granted for this class and CSCI 1310 or CSCI 1320 or ECEN 1310.
2270 Computer Science 2: Data Structures
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 1300 or CSCI 1310 or CSCI 1320 or ECEN 1030 or ECEN 1310 and APPM 1345 or APPM 1350 or MATH 1300 or MATH 1310 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Studies data abstractions (e.g., stacks, queues, lists, trees) and their representation techniques (e.g., linking, arrays). Introduces concepts used in algorithm design and analysis including criteria for selecting data structures to fit their applications.
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2400 Computer Systems
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 2270 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Covers how programs are represented and executed by modern computers, including low-level machine representations of programs and data, an understanding of how computer components and the memory hierarchy influence performance.
or 4593 Computer Organization
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of ECEN 3350 or CSCI 2400 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Description
Studies computer design at the gate level. Discusses instruction set architecture design, arithmetic and logic unit design, control logic, memory design and caches, simple pipelining, I/O, and peripheral devices. Briefly covers aspects of modern computer architecture, such as multicore processors and cache coherence for these. Same as ECEN 4593.
3104 Algorithms
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 and one of the following: CSCI 2824, ECEN 2703, APPM 3170 or MATH 2001 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Covers advanced data structures, computational geometry, cryptography, dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, divide-and-conquer, graph algorithms (e.g., depth-first search), network algorithms (e.g., shortest paths), approximation algorithms.
3155 Principles of Programming Languages
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and CSCI 2824 or ECEN 2703 or APPM 3170 or MATH 2001 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Study fundamental concepts on which programming of languages are based, and execution models supporting them. Topics include values, variables, bindings, type systems, control structures, exceptions, concurrency, and modularity. Learn how to select a language and to adapt to a new language.
3308 SoftwareDevelopment Methods and Tools
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Laboratory - Required | Lecture - Required |
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 2270 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Covers tools and practices for software development with a strong focus on best practices used in industry and professional development, such as agile methodologies, pair-programming and test-driven design. Students develop web services and applications while learning these methods and tools.
Computer Science Core (16-20) - 16 credit hours and 6 courses are required.
CSCI - computer science
3002 HCC Foundations/User-Centered Design and Development 1
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Description
Introduces the practice and research of human-centered computing, including the evolution of human-computer interaction to its forms today and the techniques of user-centered design. The course will survey topics that include social computing; tangible computing; mobility; and more. It will cover computing in society at large with respect to domains such as health, education, assistive technology, emergency response, and environment.
3112 Human-Centered Computing Professional Development
Undergraduate | Units - 1.00-3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Practicum - Required
Description
Supports students in developing professional skills and practices in human-computer interaction, design of interactive systems, computer supported cooperative work, computer supported collaborative learning, educational technology, tools that support creativity, user-developed knowledge collections, and gaming. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours. Same as ATLS 3112.
3202 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and CSCI 2824 or MATH 2001 or ECEN 2703 or APPM 3170 and one of the following: APPM 3570, 4570, 4520, MATH 3510, 4510, CVEN 3227, ECEN 3810 or MCEN 4120 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Surveys artificial intelligence techniques of search, knowledge representation and reasoning, probabilistic inference, machine learning, and natural language processing. Introduces artificial intelligence programming.
3287 Database and Information Systems
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 3104 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Surveys data management, including file systems, database management systems design, physical data organizations, data models, query languages, concurrency, and database protection.
3302 Introduction to Robotics
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Laboratory - Required | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and CSCI 2824 or ECEN 2703 or APPM 3170 or MATH 2001(all minimum grade C-).
Description
Introduces students to fundamental concepts in autonomous, mobile robotics: mechanisms, locomotion, kinematics, control, perception and planning. The course consists of lectures and lab sessions that are geared toward developing a complex robot controller in a realistic, physics-based multi-robot simulator. Same as ECEN 3303.
3308 SoftwareDevelopment Methods and Tools :: FOUNDATION
3434 Theory of Computation
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 3104 and CSCI 3155 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Introduces the foundations of formal language theory, computability, and complexity. Shows relationship between automata and various classes of languages. Addresses the issue of which problems can be solved by computational means, and studies complexity of solutions.
3656 Numerical Computation
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 1300 or CSCI 1310 or CSCI 1320 and APPM 1350 or MATH 1300 and APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 and MATH 3130 or APPM 3310 or CSCI 2820 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Covers development, computer implementation, and analysis of numerical methods for applied mathematical problems. Topics include floating point arithmetic, numerical solution of linear systems of equations, root finding, numerical interpolation,differentiation, and integration.
3702 Cognitive Science
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Description
Introduces cognitive science, drawing from psychology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and linguistics. Studies the linguistic relativity hypothesis, consciousness, categorization, linguistic rules, the mind-body problem, nature versus nurture, conceptual structure and metaphor, logic/problem solving and judgment. Emphasizes the nature, implications, and limitations of the computational model of mind. Department enforced prereqs., two of the following: PSYC 2145, LING 2000, CSCI 1300, and PHIL 2440. Same as LING 3005, PHIL 3310, and PSYC 3005.
3753 Design and Analysis of Operating Systems
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and either CSCI 2400 or ECEN 3350 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Analyzes the software that extends hardware to provide a computing environment, including he role of linkers, file systems, resource sharing, security and networking. Studies the history of operating system organization and design and their influence on security, functionality and reliability.
4229 Computer Graphics
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 2270 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Studies design, analysis, and implementation of computer graphics techniques. Topics include interactive techniques, 2D and 3D viewing, clipping, segmentation, translation, rotation, and projection. Also involves removal of hidden edges, shading, and color. Knowledge of basic linear algebra is required. Same as CSCI 5229.
4239 Advanced Computer Graphics
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 4229 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Studies design, analysis and implementation of advanced computer graphics techniques. Topics include shaders, using the GPU for high performance computing, graphics programming on embedded devices such as mobile phones; advanced graphics techniques such as ray tracing. Same as CSCI 5239.
4273 Network Systems
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 3753 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Focuses on design and implementation of network programs and systems, including topics in network protocols, file transfer, client-server computing, remote procedure call, and other contemporary network system design and programming techniques. Familiarity with C and Unix is required. Same as CSCI 5273 and ECEN 5273.
4302 Advanced Robotics
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Laboratory - Required | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 3302 (minimum grade D-).
Description
Exposes students to current research topics in the field of robotics and provides hands-on experience in solving a grand challenge program. Same as CSCI 5302.
4446 Chaotic Dynamics
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 1300 or CSCI 1310 or CSCI 1320 and APPM 2350 or MATH 2400 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Explores chaotic dynamics theoretically and through computer simulations. Covers the standard computational and analytical tools used in nonlinear dynamics and concludes with an overview of leading-edge chaos research. Topics include time and phase-space dynamics, surfaces of section, bifurcation diagrams, fractal dimension, and Lyapunov exponents. Recommended prereqs., PHYS 1120, CSCI 3656, and MATH 3130. Same as CSCI 5446 and ECEN 4423.
4448 Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 3155 and CSCI 3308 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
An applied analysis and design class addressing the use of object-oriented techniques. Topics include domain modeling, use cases, architectural design, and modeling notations. Students apply the techniques in analysis and design projects. Same as CSCI 5448.
4502 Data Mining
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 2270 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Introduces basic data mining concepts and techniques for discovering interesting patterns hidden in large-scale data sets, focusing on issues relating to effectiveness and efficiency. Topics covered include data preprocessing, data warehouse, association, classification, clustering, and mining specific data types such as time-series, social networks, multimedia, and Web data. Same as CSCI 5502.
4555 Compiler Construction
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 3155 and CSCI 2400 or ECEN 3350 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Introduces the basic techniques used in translating programming languages: scanning, parsing, definition table management, operator identification and coercion, code selection and register allocation, error recovery. Students build a complete compiler for a simple language. Same as ECEN 4553 and CSCI 5525.
4576 High-Performance Scientific Computing
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Laboratory - Required | Lecture - Required
Description
Introduces computing systems, software, and methods used to solve large-scale problems in science and engineering. Students use high-performance workstations and a supercomputer. First course in a two-semester sequence. Recommended prereq., CSCI 3656. Same as CSCI 5576.
4586 High-Performance Scientific Computing 2
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Laboratory - Required | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 4576 (minimum grade D-).
Description
Introduces computing systems, software, and methods to solve large-scale problems in science and engineering. Students use high-performance workstations and a supercomputer. Second course in a two-semester sequence.
4593 Computer Organization :: FOUNDATION
4753 Computer Performance Modeling
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 3753 (minimum grade D-).
Description
Presents a broad range of system measurement and modeling techniques, emphasizing applications to computer systems. Topics include system measurement, work load characterization, and analysis of data; design of experiments; simulation; and queuing theory and queuing network models. Department enforced prereq., second-semester calculus. Recommended prereq., a course in statistics. Same as CSCI 5753 and ECEN 4753/5753.
4809 Computer Animation
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Description
Develops a firm understanding of the general principles of computer animation. Lectures cover the creation of models, materials, textures, surfaces, and lighting. Path and key frame animation, particle dynamics, and rendering are introduced. Students are assigned a number of animation tutorials to carry out. Same as CSCI 5809 and ATLS 4809/5809.
ECEN - electrical and computer engineering
2350 Digital Logic
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of ECEN 1310 or CSCI 1300 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Description
Covers the design and applications of digital logic circuits, including both combinational and sequential logic ciruits. Introduces hardware descriptive language, simulating and synthesis software, and programming of field programmable arrays (FPGAs).
4613 Embedded System Design
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of ECEN 3350 or CSCI 2400 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) College of Engineering majors only.
Description
Introduces system hardware and firmware design for embedded applications. Students independently design and develop a hardware platform encompassing a microcontroller and peripherals. Firmware is developed in C and assembly. A significant final project is designed, developed, documented, and presented. Recommended prereqs., ECEN 3250 and 4593. Same as ECEN 5613.
TLEN - telecommunications
5833 Unix System Administration - Course details MIA ;-;
Computer Science Electives (to bring total to 58 hours) - Upon undergraduate advisor approval, other upper-division CS courses (CSCI 3000 through 4999)or First-graduate Computer Science courses (CSCI 5000 through 5999) may apply.
APPM - applied math
4120 Introduction to Operations Research
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires a prerequisite course of APPM 3310 or MATH 3130 or MATH 3135 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Studies linear and nonlinear programming, the simplex method, duality, sensitivity, transportation and network flow problems, some constrained and unconstrained optimization theory, and the Kuhn-Tucker conditions, as time permits. Same as APPM 5120 and MATH 4120.
CSCI - computer science
4830 Special Topics in Computer Science
Undergraduate | Units - 1.00-3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 2400 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Covers topics of interest in computer science at the senior undergraduate level. Content varies from semester to semester. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.
4900 Upper Division, Undergraduate Level Independent Study
Undergraduate | Units - 1.00-3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Independent Study - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 1300 or CSCI 1310 or CSCI 1320 (all minimum grade D-).
Description
Provides opportunities for independent study at the upper-division undergraduate level. Students work on a small research problem or tutor lower-division computer science students.
IN ADDITION TO ANY FROM COMPUTER SCIENCE CORE EXCEPT CSCI 3308
General Computing Capstone (8-9 hours) - Needs 8 credit hours from:
Software Engineering Project 1 & 2
CSCI - computer science
4308 Software Engineering Project 1
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 3155 and CSCI 3308 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Computer Science (CSEN) majors or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Advanced practicum in which students design, implement, document and test software systems for use in industry, non-profits, government and research institutions. Also offers extensive experience in oral and written communication throughout the development process. Department enforced restriction, successful completion of a minimum of 36 credit hours of Computer Science coursework and approved WRTG are required to enroll. Recommended prereq., CSCI 4448.
4318 Software Engineering Project 2
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 4308 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Second semester of an advanced practicum in computer science. Students must take CSCI 4308 and 4318 contiguously as the project spans the entire academic year.
OR Thesis CSCI4950 (8 hours within 3 semesters) - CSCI4950 Senior Thesis Course Enrollment Form; CSCI4950 1st Semester Midterm Proposal Report; CSCI4950 Last Day Finals First Semester; CSCI4950 Last Day Finals Last Semester
CSCI - computer science
4950 Senior Thesis
Undergraduate | Units - 2.00-4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Other - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior).
Description
Provides an opportunity for senior computer science majors to conduct exploratory research in computer science. Department enforced restriction, successful completion of a minimum of 36 credit hours of Computer Science coursework and WRTG 3030. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours.
OR Networked Devices and Systems Capstone (two semesters) from:
TLEN - telecommunications
5210 Principles of Telecommunications Policy
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of TLEN 5010 (minimum grade D-).
Description
Learn the key issues and principles that guide the decisions of policy makers with respect to the regulatory treatment of voice, video, and data communications. Engage in critical debate, and develop instincts for anticipating the likely regulatory models that may be applied to new technologies. This introductory course covers technical, economic, legal, political, and institutional considerations.
5460 Telecommunication Systems Laboratory
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Laboratory - Required | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of TLEN 5310 and TLEN 5330 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior) or graduate students in the College of Engineering or Leeds School of Business only.
Description
Provides direct experience with telecommunications functions and equipment through experiments and demonstrations. Student teams learn the fundamental techniques of signal transmission and impairment measurement, voice and data switching,and systems administration, and the fundamental functions of data networking and services. Each experiment is designed to focus on some particular aspect of system management, development, or maintenance for either enterprise telecommunications customers or telecommunication service providers. Procedures require the use of actual commercial equipment, services, observation, reporting of behavior, and performance, compared to specified requirements. Student teams and laboratory periods for the semester are established during the first class lecture meeting. Department consent required.
5540 Network Security Laboratory
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Main Lab Section - Required
Description
Applies what students have learned in computer and network security foundations in a simulated network environment. Topics to be covered include: system hardening, firewalls, intrusion detection, vulnerability assessment, and investigation. Recommended prereqs., TLEN 5530 and operating system experience.
Mathematics (14-18 hours) - Needs 14 credit hours including:
Calculus for Engineers 1 : C- or better grade required.
APPM - applied math
1350 Calculus 1 for Engineers
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of APPM 1235 or MATH 1021 or MATH 1150 or MATH 1300 (minimum grade C-) or an ALEKS math score of 76% or greater.
Description
Topics in analytical geometry and calculus including limits, rates of change of functions, derivatives and integrals of algebraic and transcendental functions, applications of differentiations and integration. Credit not granted for this course and MATH 1080, 1081, 1090, 1100, 1300, 1310, APPM 1345, or ECON 1088. Approved for GT-MA1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: quantitative reasoning and mathematical skills.
Calculus for Engineers 2 : C- or better grade required.
APPM - applied math
1360 Calculus 2 for Engineers
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of APPM 1345 or APPM 1350 or MATH 1300 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Continuation of APPM 1350. Focuses on applications of the definite integral, methods of integration, improper integrals, Taylor's theorem, and infinite series. Credit not granted for this course and MATH 2300.
Discrete Mathematics - select 1 course
CSCI - computer science
2824 Discrete Structures
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite or corequisite course of CSCI 2270 and a prerequisite course of MATH 1300 or MATH 1310 or APPM 1350 or APPM 1345 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Covers foundational materials for computer science that is often assumed in advanced courses. Topics include set theory, Boolean algebra, functions and relations, graphs, propositional and predicate calculus, proofs, mathematical induction, recurrence relations, combinatorics, discrete probability. Focuses on examples based on diverse applications of computer science.
ECEN - electrical and computer engineering
2703 Discrete Mathematics for Computer Engineers
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of ECEN 1310 or CSCI 1300 and APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering students only.
Description
Emphasizes elements of discrete mathematics appropriate for computer engineering. Topics: logic, proof techniques, algorithms, complexity, relations, and graph theory.
3703 Course details MIA ;-;
APPM - applied math
3170 Discrete Applied Mathematics
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires a prerequisite or corequisite course of APPM 2350 or APPM 2360 or MATH 2400 (prereq minimum grade C-).
Description
Emphasizes selected applications of graph theory to computer science, engineering, operations research, social sciences, and biology. Topics include the basic properties of graphs and diagraphs, and their matrix representations. Relates graph properties to applications such as scheduling, architecture of parallel processors, gray codes, traveling salesman problems, and assignment problems.
Linear Algebra - select 1 course
CSCI - computer science
2820 Linear Algebra with Computer Science Applications
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Introduces the fundamentals of linear algebra in the context of computer science applications. Includes vector spaces, matrices, linear systems, and eigenvalues. Includes the basics of floating point computation and numerical linear algebra.
MATH - mathematics
3130 Introduction to Linear Algebra
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of MATH 2300 or APPM 1360 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Examines basic properties of systems of linear equations, vector spaces, inner products, linear independence, dimension, linear transformations, matrices, determinants, eigenvalues, eigenvectors and diagonalization. Credit not granted for this course and MATH 3135 or APPM 3310.
APPM - applied math
3310 Matrix Methods and Applications
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of APPM 2350 or APPM 2360 or MATH 2400 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Introduces linear algebra and matrices, with an emphasis on applications, including methods to solve systems of linear algebraic and linear ordinary differential equations. Discusses vector space concepts, decomposition theorems, and eigenvalue problems. Credit not granted for this course and MATH 3130.
Probability or Statistics - select 1 course
APPM - applied math
3570 Applied Probability
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires a prerequisite or corequisite course of APPM 2350 or MATH 2400 (prereq minimum grade C-).
Description
Studies axioms, counting formulas, conditional probability, independence, random variables, continuous and discrete distribution, expectation, moment generating functions, law of large numbers, central limit theorem, Poisson process, and multivariate Gaussian distribution. Credit not granted for this course and ECEN 3810 or MATH 4510.
4520 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of APPM 3570 or MATH 4510 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Examines point and confidence interval estimation. Principles of maximum likelihood, sufficiency, and completeness: tests of simple and composite hypotheses, linear models, and multiple regression analysis if time permits. Analyzes various distribution-free methods. Same as APPM 5520 and MATH 4520.
4570 Statistical Methods
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Covers discrete and continuous probability laws, random variables; expectations; laws of large numbers and central limit theorem; estimation, testing hypothesis, analysis of variance, regression analysis, and nonparametric methods. Emphasizes applications with an introduction to packaged computer programs. Same as APPM 5570.
CSCI - computer science
3022 Introduction to Data Science Algorithms
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Letter | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2270 and APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Introduces students to the tools methods and theory behind extracting insights from data using computer science algorithms. Covers algorithms that maximize likelihood objective functions; linear prediction algorithms; making decisions based on data assembled from large datasets; discovering and quantifying connections between observations in real-world data such as text and images; representing and manipulating data on a computer.
MATH - mathematics
3510 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of MATH 2001 and MATH 2300 or APPM 1360 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Introduces the basic notions of Probability: random variables, expectation, conditioning, and the standard distributions (Binomial, Poisson, Exponential, Normal). This course also covers the Law of Large Numbers and Central Limit Theorem as they apply to statistical questions: sampling from a random distribution, estimation, and hypothesis testing. Credit not granted for this course and MATH 2510 or MATH 4510.
4510 Introduction to Probability Theory
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of MATH 3130 and APPM 2350 or MATH 2400 or MATH 3135 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Studies axioms, combinatorial analysis, independence and conditional probability, discrete and absolutely continuous distributions, expectation and distribution of functions of random variables, laws of large numbers, central limit theorems, and simple Markov chains if time permits. Same as MATH 5510. Credit not granted for this course and APPM 3570, ECEN 3810, or MATH 3510.
4520 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of MATH 4510 or APPM 3570 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Examines point and confidence interval estimation. Principles of maximum likelihood, sufficiency, and completeness: tests of simple and composite hypotheses, linear models, and multiple regression analysis if time permits. Analyzes various distribution-free methods. Same as MATH 5520 and APPM 4520.
ECEN - electrical and computer engineering
3810 Introduction to Probability Theory
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of APPM 2350 or MATH 2400 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Description
Covers the fundamentals of probability theory, and treats the random variables and random processes of greatest importance in electrical engineering. Provides a foundation for study of communication theory, control theory, reliability theory, and optics. Credit not granted for this course and MATH 4510 or APPM 3570.
MCEN - mechanical engineering
4120 ???
Course details MIA ;-;
CVEN - civil engineering
3227 Probability, Statistics and Decision
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Engineering students only.
Description
Introduces uncertainty based analysis concepts and applications in the planning and design of civil engineering systems emphasizing probabilistic, statistics, and design concepts and methods.
Natural Science (17 hours)
PHYS1110 is required (4 hours)
PHYS - physics
1110 General Physics 1
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite or a corequisite course of APPM 1345 or APPM 1350 or MATH 1300 or MATH 1310 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Three lect., one rec. per week, plus three evening exams in the semester. First semester of three-semester sequence for science and engineering students. Covers kinematics, dynamics, momentum of particles and rigid bodies, work and energy, gravitation, simple harmonic motion, and introduction to thermodynamics. Approved for GT-SC2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
Required is one pair of the following:
One sequence is required
PHYS - physics
1120 General Physics 2
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequsite courses of PHYS 1110 and a prerequisite or corequisite course of APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 (all minimum grade of C-).
Description
Three lect., one rec. per week, plus three evening exams in the semester. Second semester of three-semester introductory sequence for science and engineering students. Covers electricity and magnetism, wave motion, and optics. Normally is taken concurrently with PHYS 1140. Approved for GT-SC1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
& 1140 Experimental Physics 1
Undergraduate | Units - 1.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Laboratory - Required | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires a prerequisite or corequisite course of PHYS 1120 (minimum grade C-).
Description
Introduction to experimental physics through laboratory observations of a wide range of phenomena. Course covers experiments on physical measurements, linear and rotational mechanics, harmonic motion, wave motion, sound and heat, electricity and magnetism, optics, and electromagnetic waves with the mathematical analysis of physical errors associated with the experimental process. One lect., one 2-hour lab per week. Approved for GT-SC1. Approved for arts and science core curriculum: natural science.
CHEM - chemistry
1113 General Chemistry 1
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - AMEN, AREN, ASEN, CHEN, CSEN, CVEN, ECEN, EEEN, EVEN, MCEN, OPEN or CBEN majors are not allowed to take this class.
Description
Lect., rec. Intended for first-semester students whose academic plans require advanced work in chemistry. Subjects: components of matter, stolchiometry, classes of reactions, gases, thermochemistry, atomic structure, electron configuration, chemical bonding, molecular shapes, covalent bonding, organic compounds, intermolecular forces, equilibrium. Department enforced prereqs., one year high school chemistry or CHEM 1021 (min grade C-); high school math through pre-calculus. Not recommended for students with grades below B- in CHEM 1021. Department enforced coreq., CHEM 1114. Not open to engineering students with exception of EPEN majors. Credit not granted for this course and CHEM 1111, 1251, 1351, or CHEM 1221/CHEN 1211. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
& 1114 Laboratory in General Chemistry 1
Undergraduate | Units - 1.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Main Lab Section - Required
Enrollment Requirement - AMEN, AREN, ASEN, CHEN, CSEN, CVEN, ECEN, EEEN, EVEN, MCEN, OPEN or CBEN majors are not allowed to take this class.
Description
Lab. Intended for first-semester students whose academic plans require advanced work in chemistry. Instruction in experimental techniques which coordinate with lecture topics in CHEM 1113. Department enforced prereqs., one year high school chemistry or CHEM 1021 (min grade C-); high school math through pre-calculus. Not recommended for students with grades below B- in CHEM 1021. Department enforced coreq., CHEM 1113. Not open to engineering students with exception of EPEN majors. Credit not granted for this course and CHEM 1111, 1251,1351, or CHEM 1221/CHEN 1211. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
CHEN - chemical engineering
1211 General Chemistry for Engineers
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.
Description
One-semester lecture and recitation course designed to meet the general chemistry requirement for engineering students. Topics include stoichiometry; thermodynamics; gases, liquids, and solids; equilibrium; acids and bases; bonding concepts; kinetics; reactions; and materials science. Examples and problems illustrate the application of chemistry to engineering sub-disciplines. Department enforced prereqs., one year of high school chemistry or CHEM 1021 (min. grade C-) and high school algebra. Not recommended for students with grades below B- in CHEM 1021. Recommended coreq., CHEM 1211. Credit not granted for this course and CHEM 1113/1114, 1251, or 1351.
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CHEM - chemistry
1221 Engineering General Chemistry Lab
Undergraduate | Units - 1.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Main Lab Section - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CHEN 1211 or CHEM 1133 (minimum grade C-), or corequisite course of CHEN 1211 or CHEM 1133. Restricted to undergraduate engineering students only.
Description
Meets general chemistry laboratory requirement for engineering students. Designed to illustrate chemical concepts and introduce basic techniques in chemical measurement and synthesis. Department enforced prereqs., one year of high school chemistry or CHEM 1021 (min. grade C-) and high school algebra; B- in CHEM 1021 recommended. Credit not granted for this course and CHEM 1113/1114 or CHEM 1251.
Required is to make the required 17 hours from the following course list or Students may petition to count courses not on the following list as natural science elective credit.
An additional 8 credit hours must me completed to fulfill the 17 credit hour requirement from the following:
ASTR - astrophysical and planetary science
1030 Accelerated Introductory Astronomy 1
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Laboratory - Required | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite or corequisite course of MATH 1300 or APPM 1350 or APPM 1340 and APPM 1345 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Covers principles of modern astronomy summarizing our present knowledge about the Earth, Sun, moon, planets, and origin of life. Requires nighttime observation sessions at Sommers-Bausch Observatory. Required in ASTR major/minor. Students may receive credit for only one of ASTR 1030, 1010, 1000, or 1110. Similar to ASTR 1010 and 1000, but taught at a higher intellectual level, including a significant amount of quantitative analysis. Approved for GT-SC1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
1040 Accelerated Introductory Astronomy 2
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of ASTR 1010 or ASTR 1030 and MATH 1300 or APPM 1350 or APPM 1340 and APPM 1345 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Covers principles of modern astronomy summarizing our present knowledge about the Sun, stars, birth and death of stars, neutron stars, black holes, galaxies, quasars, and the organization and origins of the universe. May require nighttime observing sessions at Sommers-Bausch Observatory. Required in ASTR major/minor. Includes a recitation. Students may receive credit for only one of ASTR 1020, 1040, 1200, or 1120. Similar to ASTR 1020 and 1200 but taught at a higher intellectual level including a significant amount of quantitative analysis. Approved for GT-SC2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
ATOC - atmospheric and oceanic sciences
1050 Weather and the Atmosphere
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Description
Introduces principles of modern meteorology for nonscience majors, with emphasis on scientific and human issues associated with severe weather events. Includes description, methods of prediction, and impacts of blizzards, hurricanes, thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning, floods, and firestorms. Approved for GT-SC1. Meets MAPS requirement for natural science: non-lab. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
1060 Our Changing Environment: El Nino, Ozone, and Climate
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Description
Discusses the Earth's climate for nonscience majors, focusing on the role of the atmosphere, oceans, and land surface. Describes the water cycle, atmospheric circulations, and ocean currents, and how they influence global climate, El Nino, and the ozone hole. Discusses human impacts from climate change. Department enforced prereq., ATOC 1050. Credit not granted for this course and GEOL 1060. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
CHEN - chemical engineering
1211 see above
CHEM - chemistry
1113 General Chemistry 1 :: SEQUENCE
1114 Laboratory in General Chemistry 1 :: SEQUENCE
1221 Engineering General Chemistry Lab :: SEQUENCE
1133 General Chemistry 2
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required | Recitation - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CHEM 1111 or CHEM 1113/1114 or CHEM 1251 or CHEM 1351 or CHEN 1211/CHEM1221 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Lect., rec. Intended for second-semester students whose academic plans require advanced work in chemistry. Subjects: acid-base equilibria, buffers and titrations, thermodynamics, redox reactions, electrochemistry, transition elements and their coordination compounds, solubility/solubility equilibria, crystal field theory, kinetics, nuclear chemistry. Department enforced coreq., CHEM 1134. Credit not granted for this course and CHEM 1131, 1271 or 1371. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
1134 Laboratory in General Chemistry 2
Undergraduate | Units - 1.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Main Lab Section - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CHEM 1111 or CHEM 1113/1114 or CHEM 1251 or CHEM 1351 or CHEN 1211/CHEM1221 (all minimum grade C-).
Description
Lab. Intended for second-semester students whose academic plans require advanced work in chemistry. Instruction in experimental techniques which coordinate with lecture topics in CHEM 1133. Department enforced coreq., CHEM 1133. Credit not granted for this course and CHEM 1131, 1271, or 1371. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
EBIO - ecology and evolutionary biology
1030 Biology: A Human Approach 1
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Description
Lect. Studies the principles of biology and their implications. Central theme is humans and the environment, emphasizing ecology, natural resource conservation, and the interrelatedness of a growing human population. Recommended for nonscience majors. Meets MAPS requirement for natural science: non-lab. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
1040 Biology: A Human Approach 2
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Description
Lect. Continues EBIO 1030, focusing on the function of the human body, and maintenance of dynamic equilibrium in the internal environment in the face of a continually changing external environment. Discusses factors influencing these homeostatic conditions and how and why they change. Recommended for nonscience majors. Recommended prereq., EBIO 1030 (min. grade C-). Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
1210 General Biology 1
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Description
Lect. Provides a concentrated introduction to molecular, cellular, genetic, and evolutionary biology. Emphasizes fundamental principles, concepts, facts, and questions. Intended for science majors. Approved for GT-SC1. Meets MAPS requirement for natural science. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
1220 General Biology 2
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Description
Provides a concentrated introduction to organisms, homeostasis, development, behavior, and ecology. Emphasizes fundamental principles, concepts, facts,and questions. Intended for science majors. Recommended prereq., EBIO 1210 (min. grade C-). Approved for GT-SC1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum:natural science.
1230 General Biology Laboratory 1
Undergraduate | Units - 1.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Main Lab Section - Required
Description
One 3-hour lab per week. Consists of experiments and exercises to provide an extension of basic concepts and scientific approaches presented in General Biology 1. Intended for science majors. Recommended prereq. or coreq., EBIO 1210 (min. grade C-). Meets MAPS requirement for natural science. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
1240 General Biology Laboratory 2
Undergraduate | Units - 1.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Main Lab Section - Required
Description
One 3-hour lab per week. Consists of experiments and exercises to provide an extension of basic concepts and scientific approaches presented in General Biology 2. Intended for science majors. Recommended prereq. or coreq., EBIO 1220 (min. grade C-). Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
GEOG - geography
1001 Environmental Systems 1-Climate and Vegetation
Undergraduate | Units - 4.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Laboratory - Required | Lecture - Required
Description
Lect. and lab. Introduces the atmospheric environment of the Earth: elements and controls of climate and their implications for hydrology, vegetation, and soils. Emphasizes distribution of physical features across the Earth's surface and interactions between humans and their environment, especially those leading to global change on the decade to century time scale. Approved for GT-SC1. Meets MAPS requirement for natural science: nonlab or lab. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
GEOL - geological sciences
1010 Introduction to Geology
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Description
Introductory geology for majors and non-majors. Studies Earth, its materials, its characteristics, its dynamic processes, and how it relates to people. Separate lab (GEOL 1030) is recommended. Approved for GT-SC1. Meets MAPS requirement for natural science: non-lab. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
1020 Introduction to Earth History
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of GEOL 1010 (minimum grade D-).
Description
Examines how Earth's interior and surface, the atmosphere and climate, the oceans, and life interact and have changed over the immensity of geologic time. For majors and non-majors. Separate lab (GEOL 1030) is recommended. Credit not granted for this course and GEOL 1040. Approved for GT-SC2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
MCDB - molecular, cellular, and developmental biology
1150 Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Description
Covers biologically important macromolecules and biological processes, together with an introduction to cell structure, function, and physiology. Provides the foundation for advanced MCDB courses to majors, and a rigorous overview of modern biology to nonmajors. MCDB 1151 must be taken concurrently by MCDB and biochemistry majors and prehealth science students. Recommended prereq., high school chemistry and algebra. Recommended coreq., MCDB 1151 and MCDB 1152. Credit not granted for this course and MCDB 1111. Approved for GT-SC1. Meets MAPS requirement for natural sciences: lab. Approved for arts and science core curriculum: natural science.
PHYS - physics
1110 General Physics 1 :: REQUIRED
1120 General Physics 2 :: SEQUENCE
1140 Experimental Physics 1 :: SEQUENCE
PSYC - psychology
2012 Biological Psychology
Undergraduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Description
Surveys biological bases of learning, motivation, emotion, sensory processes and perception, movement,comparative animal behavior, sexual and reproductive activity, instinctual behavior, neurobiology of language and thought, and neurophysiology and neuroanatomy in relation to behavior. Recommended prereq., PSYC 1001. Approved for GT-SC2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
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Breadth Requirement - In 4 of the 9 different sections, 1 course is required.
Parallel Processing
CSCI
5551 Parallel Processing
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Examines a range of topics involved in using parallel operations to improve computational performance. Discusses parallel architectures, parallel algorithms and parallel programming languages. Architectures covered include vector computers, multiprocessors, network computers, and data flow machines. Department enforced prereq., background in computer organization, introduction to programming languages, elementary numerical analysis, or instructor consent. Same as ECEN 5553.
Artificial Intelligence
CSCI
5322(=4322) Things That Think - Course details MIA ;-;
5332(=4332) Game Programming - Course details MIA ;-;
5582 Course details MIA ;-;
5622 Machine Learning
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite courses of CSCI 2400 and CSCI 3104 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Trains students to build computer systems that learn from experience. Includes the three main subfields: supervised learning, reinforcement learning and unsupervised learning. Emphasizes practical and theoretical understanding of the most widely used algorithms (neural networks, decision trees, support vector machines, Q-learning). Covers connections to data mining and statistical modeling. A strong foundation in probability, statistics, multivariate calculus, and linear algebra is highly recommended.
5722 Computer Vision
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Explores algorithms that can extract information about the world from images or sequences of images. Topics covered include: imaging models and camera calibration, early vision (filters, edges, texture, stereo, optical flow), mid-level vision (segmentation, tracking), vision-based control, and object recognition. Recommended prereq., probability, multivariate calculus, and linear algebra.
5832 Natural Language Processing
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Explores the field of natural language processing as it is concerned with the theoretical and practical issues that arise in getting computers to perform useful and interesting tasks with natural language. Covers the problems of understanding complex language phenomena and building practical programs. Same as LING 5832.
Operating Systems and Hardware
CSCI
5273(=4273) Network Systems :: BS:CS:CORE
5573(=4576) High-Performance Scientific Computing :: BS:CS:CORE
5593 Advanced Computer Architecture
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Provides a broad-scope treatment of important concepts in the design and implementation of high-performance computer systems. Discusses important issues in the pipelining of a machine and the design of cache memory systems. Also studies current and historically important computer architectures. Recommended prereq., CSCI 4593 or instructor consent required. Same as ECEN 5593.
5673 Distributed Systems
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Examines systems that span multiple autonomous computers. Topics include system structuring techniques, scalability, heterogeneity, fault tolerance, load sharing, distributed file and information systems, naming, directory services, resource discovery, resource and network management, security, privacy, ethics, and social issues. Recommended prereqs., CSCI 5573 or a course in computer networks. Same as ECEN 5673.
5753(=4753) Computer Performance Modeling :: BS:CS:CORE
Theory of Computation
CSCI
5314(=4314) Algorithms for Molecular Biology
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Surveys molecular biology and combinatorial algorithms used to understand DNA, RNA, and proteins. Students work in groups to define and tackle meaningful biological problems and learn to collaborate effectively with scientists in other disciplines. Same as CSCI 4314 and MCDB 5314.
5444 Introduction to Theory of Computation
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Reviews regular expressions and finite automata. Studies Turing machines and equivalent models of computation, the Chomsky hierarchy, context-free grammars, push-down automata, and computability.
5454 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Techniques for algorithm design, analysis of correctness and efficiency; divide and conquer, dynamic programming, probabilistic methods, advanced data structures, graph algorithms, etc. Lower bounds, NP-completeness, intractability. Recommended prereq., CSCI 2270 or equivalent.
5654 Linear Programming
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Presents algorithms, simplex, and modifications. Examines theory---duality and complementary slackness. Involves network flow algorithms. Introduces integer programming. Department enforced prereq., linear algebra.
5714 Formal Languages
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Explores context-free languages: pumping lemma and variants, closure properties, and decision properties. Involves parsing algorithms, including general and special languages, e.g., LR. Additional topics chosen by instructor. Recommended prereq., CSCI 5444 or instructor consent required.
Programming Languages
CSCI
5525(=4555) Compiler Construction :: BS:CS:CORE
CSSI
5535 Fundamental Concepts of Programming Languages
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Considers concepts common to a variety of programming languages--how they are described (both formally and informally) and how they are implemented. Provides a firm basis for comprehending new languages and gives insight into the relationship between languages and machines. Recommended prereq., CSCI 3155 or instructor consent required. Same as ECEN 5533.
Numerical Computation
CSCI
5446(=4446) Chaotic Dynamics :: BS:CS:CORE
5576(=4576) High-Performance Scientific Computing :: BS:CS:CORE
5606(=3656) Principles of Numerical Computation :: BS:CS:CORE
5636 Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Requires prerequisite course of CSCI 5606 (minimum grade B-). Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.only.
Description
Focuses on finite difference solution for partial differential equations, methods of SoR, ADI, conjugate gradients, finite element method, nonlinear problems, and applications.
5646 Numerical Linear Algebra
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Offers direct and iterative solutions of linear systems. Also covers eigen value and eigenvector calculations, error analysis, and reduction by orthogonal transformation. A sound knowledge of basic linear algebra, experience with numerical computation, and programming experience is required.
Database Systems
CSCI
5317(=4317) Genome Databases: Mining and Management - Course details MIA ;-;
5417 Information Retrieval Systems
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Addresses practical issues in the design, implementation and analysis of modern information retrieval systems. The major focus is on Web-based applications including ad hoc retrieval, classification, and clustering. Introduces the use of open source retrieval systems, standard evaluation metrics and gold-standard evaluation collections.
5817 Database Systems
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Provides an advanced treatment of basic database concepts. Recommended prereqs., CSCI 3287 and 3753.
Software Engineering
CSCI
5448(=4448) Object-Oriented Analysis and Design :: BS:CS:CORE
5548 Software Engineering of Standalone Programs
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Applies engineering principles to phases of software product development, project planning, requirements definition, design, implementation, validation, and maintenance. Emphasizes practical methods for communicating and verifying definitions and designs---prototyping, inspections, and modeling. Includes relation to RTS and object-oriented programming. Recommended prereqs., CSCI 1300, CSCI 2270, or instructor consent required. Same as ECEN 5543.
5608 Software Project Management
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Presents topics and techniques critical to the management of software product development, including estimating, planning, quality, tracking, reporting, team organization, people management, and legal issues. Gives special attention to problems unique to software projects. Recommended prereqs., ECEN 4583, CSCI 5548 and 4318, or equivalent industrial experience. Same as ECEN 5603 and EMEN 5031.
5828 Foundations of Software Engineering
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Provides an introduction to software engineering concepts and techniques. Topics include the history of software engineering, fundamental software engineering principles and theory, software life cycles, software testing, and the design and implementation of concurrent and large-scale software systems.
Graphics
CSCI
5229(=4229) Computer Graphics :: BS:CS:CORE
5809(=4809) Computer Animation :: BS:CS:CORE
5839(=4839) User-Centered Design and Development 1
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Lecture - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Develops the skills and practices necessary to apply user-centered approaches to software requirements analysis, and the design and evaluation of computer applications.
5919 HCC Survey and Synthesis: Foundations and Trajectories
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Seminar - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Examines interdisciplinary field of human-computer interaction through a comprehensive content and historical survey. Considers new trajectories of inquiry and how the field merges with others. "Social computing" is emphasized as a central topic. Students across disciplines will find the course foundational for understanding human-centered technology matters, including computer scientists; social scientists; and business and media arts students.
5929 HCC Survey and Synthesis: New Disciplinary Directions
Graduate | Units - 3.00 | Grading Basis - Student Option | Seminar - Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Description
Studies recent advances in human-computer interaction through critical analysis of influential papers and self-guided research. Examines new paradigms in input, output, and visualization for technology design and interaction. Considers innovative methods to assess various population design and technological needs. Studies in computer-related fields, social science, business, media arts, and communications benefit learning about human-centered computing research. Recommended prereq., CSCI 5919.
Other CSCI Course Requirements - 18 credit hours are required from any CSCI course or any course with significant computer science content, as well as one of the following:
Thesis - Students who elect to do a thesis receive 6 hours of thesis credit towards the required 30 hours of coursework. They must also take an oral comprehensive exam on their thesis work and submit their thesis to the graduate school for approval. Master's thesis defense must be scheduled with the Graduate school at least two weeks before the exam is held by submitting a Master's Examination or Project Report.
CSCI - computer science
6950 Master's Thesis
Graduate | Units - 1.00-6.00 | Grading Basis - Letter Grade with IP | Dissertation - Required
Add Consent - Department Consent Required
Enrollment Requirement - Restricted to Computer Science (CSEN) graduate students or Computer Science Concurrent Degree majors only.
Non-Thesis - Students electing the non-thesis option must submit the Masters Degree Plan Approval form at the beginning of the semester they plan to graduate.
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BS and MS degree requirements are required. However, six credit hours of Computer Science courses at the 5000 level or above may be counted towards both sets of degree requirements, if they are chosen from the following list:
CSCI - computer science
5229(=4229) Computer Graphics :: BS:CS:CORE
5273(=4273) Network Systems :: BS:CS:CORE
5312(=4312) Health Informatics - Course details MIA ;-;
5314(=4314) Algorithms for Molecular Biology :: MS:BREADTH:THEORY
5317(=4317) Genome Databases: Mining and Management :: MS:BREADTH:DATABASE
5322(=4322) Things That Think :: MS:BREADTH:AI
5332(=4332) Game Programming :: MS:BREADTH:AI
5342(=4342) Groupware and Workflow Systems - Course details MIA ;-;
5412(=4412) Design, Creativity and New Media - Course details MIA ;-;
5444(=3434) Introduction to Theory of Computation :: BS:CS:CORE
5446(=4446) Chaotic Dynamics :: BS:CS:CORE
5448(=4448) Object-Oriented Analysis and Design :: BS:CS:CORE
5454(=3104) Design and Analysis of Algorithms :: BS:CS:FOUNDATION
5502(=4502) Data Mining :: BS:CS:CORE
5606(=3656) Principles of Numerical Computation :: BS:CS:CORE
5622 Machine Learning :: MS:BREADTH:AI
5753(=4753) Computer Performance Modeling :: BS:CS:CORE
5809(=4809) Computer Animation :: BS:CS:CORE
5838(=4838) User Interface Design - Course details MIA ;-;
5839(=4839) User-Centered Design :: MS:BREADTH:GRAPHICS
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