Courses

ARTS-3841 (1-3) Undergraduate Independent Study---Photography

Reserved only for special projects in photography, not offered in the curriculum. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., ARTS 3191 or 4161. Requires a detailed proposal, instructor's signature, and departmental approval.

ETHN-3841 (1-6) Undergraduate Independent Study

Consult the Department of Ethnic Studies for information. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., ETHN 2001. Department and instructor consent required. Formerly ETHN 3840.

HUMN-3841 (3) Tradition and Transgression: Modern Japanese Literature in Translation

Surveys the major works, authors, and genres of literature from the late Meiji period and 20th century in their historical and cultural contexts. Attention is given to various approaches of literary analysis and interpretation. Taught in English. Recommended prereq., JPNS 1051. Same as JPNS 3841.

JPNS-3841 (3) Tradition and Transgression: Modern Japanese Literature in Translation

Surveys the major works, authors, and genres of literature from the late Meiji period and 20th century in their historical and cultural contexts. Attention is given to various approaches of literary analysis and interpretation. Taught in English. Recommended prereq., JPNS 1051. Same as HUMN 3841.

KREN-3841 (3) Modern Korean Literature in English Translation

Surveys masterpieces of modern Korean literature written by significant Korean/Korean American authors in English. Provides various literary and theoretical frameworks to understand Korean literature within the context of Asian global culture. Covers from colonial period to the present. No prior knowledge of Korea or Korean literature is required.

ARTS-3842 (1-3) Undergraduate Independent Study---Painting

Reserved for special projects in painting not offered in the curriculum. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereqs., ARTS 3202 and instructor consent. Requires a detailed proposal, instructor's sponsorship, and departmental approval.

ARTS-3845 (1-3) Undergraduate Independent Study---Ceramics

Reserved for special projects in ceramics not offeredin the curriculum. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., ARTS 3085 and instructor consent. Requires a detailed proposal, instructor's sponsorship, and departmental approval.

ARTS-3847 (1-3) Independent Study

Reserved for special projects not offered in the curriculum. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., detailed proposal, instructor sponsorship, and departmental approval.

EBIO-3850 (4) Animal Diversity: Invertebrates

Lect. and lab. Offers a broad study of the biology of the most diverse group of organisms on Earth. Areas include ecology, physiology, evolution and morphology of aquatic and terrestrial forms. This course uses animals and/or animal tissues. Prereqs., EBIO 1210, 1220, 1230, and 1240, or equivalent, or EPOB 2050 and 2060.

HUMN-3850 (3) The Mediterranean Religion Before Modernity

Offers an innovative approach to the multifaceted history of Christian-Muslim-Jewish interaction in the Mediterranean. It eschews established paradigms (e.g., Europe, Islamic world) that distort our understanding of these and pushes students to reconsider the accepted paradigms of Western history. Students will reappraise assumptions regarding the nature of ethnic, religious, national and cultural identity, and their role in human history.

MATH-3850 (1) Seminar in Guided Mathematics Instruction

Provides Learning Assistants with an opportunity to analyze assessment data for formative purposes, and develop instructional plans as a result of these analyses. These formative assessment analyses will build on the literature in the learning sciences. Students will gain direct experiences interacting with the tools of the trade, especially with actual assessment data and models of instruction. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours. Restricted to Learning Assistants in Math. Coreq., EDUC 4800.

ENGL-3856 (3) Topics in Genre Studies

Studies special topics in genre studies; specially designed for English majors. Topics vary each semester. May be repeated for a total of 6 credit hours for different topics. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) English (ENGL), Humanities (HUMN), Film (FILM or FMST) or Theatre (THTR or TBFA) majors only.

GEOG-3862 (3) Geography of Africa

Studies physical and cultural regions of Africa. Analyzes and compares natural and cultural regions and the development of present nation-states. Recommended prereqs., GEOG 1982, 1992, 2002 or 2412.

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