Courses

A survey of the major philosophical issues in environmental studies, comprising key issues in environmental ethics, in environmental political philosophy, and in the philosophy of biology and ecology.

Engaging with the ways in which race, class, gender and sexual oppression intersect, this class examines several film productions by and about diasporic and subaltern subjects (especially children and women) in the U.S./Mexico borderlands, and the urban ethnic metropoles of the global borderlands. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or equivalent ETHN course. Same as FILM 4001. ETHN 4001 and 5001 are the same course. Formerly ETHN 3001.

Surveys methodologies of environmental science. Emphasizes understanding the scientific basis of current environmental problems, and linking scientific understanding to policy making.

Explores similarities and differences between literature and film as narrative arts. Studies several novels, short stories, and plays and films made from them. Examines problems in point of view, manipulation of time, tone, structure, and setting. Same as FILM 4003. COML 5003 and ARTF 5003 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Explores similarities and differences between literature and film as narrative arts. Studies several novels, short stories, and plays and films made from them. Examines problems in point of view, manipulation of time, tone, structure, and setting. Same as FILM 4003. COML 5003 and ARTF 5003 are the same course.

Discusses incorporating GIS methods into graduate thesis or dissertation research. Reviews basic mapping concepts (scale and projections), acquiring different types of spatial data (raster and vector), building an error-free database, making simple queries, overlays, charts, and maps. Intended for students who want to learn GIS but lack background skills in computing or cartography. Recommended prereq., some experience with Mac or Windows. Restricted to graduate students.

Provides topic-centered analyses of controversial areas in film theory. Students read extensive materials in the topic area, analyze and summarize arguments as presented in the literature, write "Position" papers, and make oral presentations in which they elaborate their own arguments about specific assigned topic, establishing critical dialogue with the primary materials. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., FILM 3051 or instructor consent. Restricted to senior FILM, FMST, or HUMN majors. Same as FILM 4004. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides an advanced understanding of the acoustics, aerodynamics, and biomechanics of speech production and related non-speech behaviors. Emphasizes the integration of theoretical constructs in the speech sciences with applied clinical and basic research. Prereq., SLHS 3136 or equivalent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) or Audiology (AUDD) graduate students only.

Prepares students for advanced Film Studies production courses. Subject matter varies each semester. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours, provided the topics are different. Same as FILM 4010. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides training in research methods for graduate work in Sinology. Regular exercises require students to use standard bibliographic sources and tools, such as leishu, congshu, specialized dictionaries, dynastic histories, geographical treatises, gazetteers, and private historiography. Prereq., CHIN 4220 or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Required of all German MA students. Training in the use of reference works for conducting research in the humanities and social sciences. Analysis of, and hands-on practice with, bibliographic tools specific to German, as well as reference tools inclusive of German-area materials but broader in their scope. Students learn proper procedure for manuscript preparation and submission. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent.

Special topics spanning the broad scope of integrative physiology are covered in a seminar-style format. Presentations by current IPHY faculty are augmented by graduate student presentations of thesis and dissertation work. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Introduces research materials on Japan in Japanese and Western languages, including bibliographic tools, style sheets, and library resources. Overview of secondary sources and publication outlets/methods of disseminating research. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Same as PHIL 4010. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Lect. Inorganic chemistry based on principles of bonding, structure, reaction mechanisms, and modern synthetic methods. Chemistry and general properties of representative and transition elements and their compounds. Prereqs., CHEM 4011 and 4531, or graduate standing. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides background in history and literature of museums, their objectives and methods, laboratory exercises in curatorship, exhibition theory, and administration. Prereq., instructor consent.

Studies theories and criticisms of drama and theatrical performances from Plato to post-modernism. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Same as DNCE 4012.

Acquaints students with key works in the literature of European history, and addresses matters of method and interpretation. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., admission to the graduate program in history. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides interdisciplinary study of film, photography, and modernism, focusing on issues such as dystopia, alienation, sexuality, subjectivity, and self-referentiality. Photographs by Stieglitz, Strand, Weston, Evans, Cartier-Bresson, Kertesz, and Moholy-Nagy. Films by Dziga-Vertov, Eisenstein, Resnais, Antonioni, Bergman, Bunuel, and Bertolucci. Prereq., FILM 1502. Recommended prereq., FILM 3051. Same as FILM 4013.

Same as CLAS 4013. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Same as CLAS 4014.

Explores use of legal records as a source for writing not only political and economic history, but social and cultural history as well. Traces the historiographic and methodological trajectory of legal history in early modern European countries. Prereq., graduate standing.

Restricted to graduate students. Same as DNCE 4015. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Experiencing and learning from affect--emotional value--is a fundamental part of the human experience. When people started thinking of brains as computers, research on emotion fell by the wayside. Recently however, this has changed, and there is an explosion of work on the brain mechanisms of affective value. We will cover recent advances in understanding the emotional brain. Prereqs. for NRSC 4015 are PSYC 2012 or NRSC 2100 or instructor permission, and junior or senior standing. NRSC 4015 and 5015 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.