Courses

Designed to teach Japanese with emphasis on using Japanese for professional purposes. The course aims to foster the skills and the knowledge of effective cross-cultural and interpersonal communication in Japanese and to develop intercultural competence in business contexts. Prereq., JPNS 2120 (min. grade C) or instructor consent. Recommended prereq., JPNS 3110 (min. grade C).

Examines the major works of Chinese narrative tradition from the fourth to the nineteenth century. Emphasizes the reading and analysis of selected texts and understanding of the cultural and social contexts of text production and circulation. Text selections vary from year to ear. All readings are in English. Recommended prereq., CHIN 1012.

Explores the cultural politics of representations of the Arab and Islamic worlds both with an emphasis on literary representations of the Islamic world in travel narratives and novels from both the West and the Arab world. Examines historical, anthropological, and visual texts to consider how Islam has been narrated in colonial European imaginings about the Islamic world as well as contemporary representations.

Provides an overview of the role of communication in contemporary political life. Topics include political communication theories, political campaign communication, media and political communication, and the role of political communication in promoting democracy and public policy. Prereqs., COMM 1210 and 1600. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Communication (COMM) majors only.

Two lect., one three-hour lab plus variable unsupervised labs each week. Students design and build their own experiments using a modular type of optical research kit. Experiments cover basic research methods in instrument design, laser physics, Fourier optics, holography, spectroscopy, and interferometry. Students learn how to plan major projects and evaluate critically the significance of results. Course concludes with a four-week major project. Prereq., PHYS 3330.

Introduces contemporary Spanish American literature. Prereq., SPAN 3100.

Lab. For biochemistry and nonchemistry majors. Instruction in experimental techniques of modern organic chemistry emphasizing reactions involving alcohols, ketones, carboxylic acids, and their derivatives. Multistep syntheses are also introduced. Prereq., CHEM 3321 or 3361 (min grade C-). Coreq., CHEM 3331 or 3371. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite courses of CHEM 3311 or 3351, and CHEM 3321 or 3361 (minimum grade C- for all).

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 HUMN 3341. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.

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.

Surveys the late 20th century Chinese and Taiwanese literature and popular culture against the historical background Market Reform in China and the lifting of Martial Law in Taiwan. Emphasizes close and critical reading skills and an understanding of how aesthetic texts critically engage within 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.

Extends the treatment of engineering mathematics beyond the topics covered in Calculus 3 and differential equations. Topics include non-dimensionalization, elementary asymptotics and perturbation theory, Reynold's transport theorem and extensions of Leibnitz's rule, as applied to continuum conservation equations, Hamiltonian formulations, Legendre and Laplace transforms, special functions and their orthogonality properties. Prereq., APPM 2350 and 2360 or equivalent.

Examines literary narratives primarily from the Arabic tradition through focusing on the relationship of literature to the development and transformations of cities and urban spaces in the modern period. Begins with readings of 19th century European narratives that chronicle the changing space of the modern city followed by urban narratives from the Arabic literary tradition in order to comparatively examine how "universal' processes of modernization, development, and globalization in the modern world have been narrated. Writers include Mahfouz, Munif, al-Takarli, al-Aswani, Celik, Abu Lughod. Taught in English.

Describes the production of germ cells, ovulation, fertilization, reproductive cycles, controls of reproduction, early development of the embryo, methods of contraception, and causes and treatments of sterility. Recommended for students planning careers in the health sciences. Prereq., MCDB 1150, EBIO 1210, or instructor consent.

Lect. and rec. Intended primarily for majors. Topics include structure and reactions of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, and aromatic molecules; nomenclatureof organic compounds; stereochemistry; reaction mechanisms, dynamics and organic spectroscopy. Students may receive credit for only one of CHEM 3311 and 3351. Prereq., CHEM 1133/1134 (formerly 1131), 1271, or 1371 (min grade C-); coreq., CHEM 3321 or 3361. Prerequisites: Restricted to CHEM and BCHM majors. Requires pre-requisite course of CHEM 1131 or CHEM 1133/1134 or CHEM 1271 or CHEM 1371 or CHEN 1211/CHEM 1221.

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. Prereq., junior standing or instructor consent. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.

Surveys and analyzes plant and animal distributions on a world scale from ecological and historical perspectives. Emphasizes human impact on species. Prereq., GEOG 1001.

Focuses on the production of works of art in wood. Class projects explore building, bending, and burning with wood. This course primarily focuses on sculptural constructed objects although possibilities of installation, site-specific, and public art will also be explored. Recommended prereqs., ARTS 2504 and 2524. Prereqs., ARTS 1010 and 1020.

Lab. Required course for chemistry majors. Instruction in experimental techniques of modern organic chemistry emphasizing chemical separations and reactions of alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, ketones, and alkyl halides. Explores stereochemical modeling and the chemical identification of organic unknowns. Coreq., CHEM 3351 or 3311. Credit not granted for this course and CHEM 3321. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite course of CHEM 1131 or CHEM 1133/1134 or CHEM 1271 or CHEM 1371 or CHEN 1211/CHEM 1221 (min grade C-). Restricted to Chemistry and Biochemistry majors.

Explores the relationship between the worlds of women and the supernatural in Chinese literature, from ancient to modern times. Focuses on selected significant works of classical and vernacular fiction, religious texts, and poetry. Taught in English. Prereq., junior standing or instructor consent.

Lect. and rec. Topics include structure and reactions of carboxylic acids and derivatives, aromatic compounds, and amines; introduction to the chemistry of heterocycles, carbohydrates, and amino acids; nomenclature of organic compounds; reaction mechanisms. Prereqs., CHEM 3351 or 3311 and CHEM 3361 or 3321 (min grade C-). Prereq. or coreq., CHEM 3381 or 3341. Credit not granted for this course and CHEM 3331. Prerequisites: Restricted to Chemistry and Biochemistry majors only.

Offers in-depth, critical analysis of key issues in Chinese culture as represented in Chinese film. Focuses on various topics, such as specific directors, regions, representation of gender in Chinese film,historical periods, etc. Varies from year to year. Requires no knowledge of Chinese. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours on different topics. Prereq., junior standing or instructor consent. Recommended prereq., CHIN 1051, 2441.

Studies special topics in multicultural literature; specially designed for English majors. Topics vary each semester. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours for different topics. Prereq., sophomore standing. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Lab. Required course for chemistry majors. Instruction in experimental techniques of modern chemistry, emphasizing reactions involving alcohols, ketones, carboxylic acids, aromatic compounds, and their derivatives. Multistep syntheses are also introduced. Prereqs., CHEM 3321 or 3361 and CHEM 3341 (min grade C-). Prereq. or coreq., CHEM 3331 or 3371. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite courses of CHEM 3311 or 3351, and CHEM 3321 or 3361 (minimum grade C- for all). Restricted to Chemistry and Biochemistry majors only.

Focuses on creating sculpture projects which are ephemeral and temporary. Themes of process, lifespan, migration, tension, entropy, and degradation will be explored. This course will include lectures, readings and discussions, writing assignments, studio projects, and visual presentations. Recommended prereqs., ARTS 2504 and 2524. Prereqs., ARTS 1010 and 1020.

Topics in Greek, Latin or Classical civilization. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours for different topics. No prerequisites.