Courses

Provides an academically supervised opportunity for upper-division students to earn credit while working for public or private organizations. Students apply skills and knowledge earned in the major, and supplement their work experience through directed readings and assignments. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Russian (RUSS) majors only.

Provides field experience in local and national government and non-governmental agencies focusing on women and gender-related issues. Supervision by approved field instructors. Students must relate their academic experience to their field work experience though a portfolio and a final paper. Prereq., 6 hours of course work in Women and Gender Studies and 30 cumulative credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Develops students' competencies as community leaders working for a just and sustainable world. Under the supervision of an instructor and a community supervisor, students learn organizational leadership skills by serving as volunteer staff members at community-based organizations. Prereq., admission into INVST CLP. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

Develops students' competencies as community leaders working for a just and sustainable world. Under the supervision of an instructor and a community supervisor, students learn organizational leadership skills by serving as volunteer staff members at community-based organizations. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

See HUMN 4835. Coreq., HUMN 4835.

Gives upper-division students the opportunity to work in public or private organizations on assignments relating to their career goals, and allows them to explore the relationship between theory and practice in their major. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.

Work for public and private organizations on projects that enhance the understanding of various Western American topics and issues (environmental, cultural, public policy, etc.), and which foster students' development as community leaders working for a sustainable West. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended prereq., CAMW 2001. Restricted to juniors and seniors. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Emphasizes argumentative strategies used in scientific writing. Reviews essential writing skills to prepare students for academic and professional communication. Restricted to juniors and seniors. No biology credit for majors in EBIO. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: written communication. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Under faculty supervision, students participate in a service project correlated with the academic subject. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

Provides students with professional internship experiences with film, video, new media production companies, governmental agencies, production units, audio recording studios, and new media industries. Students will be responsible for securing their own internship position. May be repeated up to 9 credit hours. Prereqs., must be a BA or BFA film studies major with a CU GPA of at least 2.00, upper-division standing, and a 3.00 GPA as a BA or BFA film studies major. Offered pass/fail only. Prerequisites: Restricted to Film (FILM or FMST) majors only.

Enriches the academic experience of majors and minors within the Women and Gender Studies program. This course usually will combine readings from books with lectures and discussions, community outreach and in-house publications spanning the interdisciplinary focus of the program. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours. Restricted to WMST majors or minors.

Surveys historic and prehistoric natural disasters, their cause, and potential for recurrence. Meteorite impact, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, landslides, floods, magnetic reversals, and major extinction events. Course formerly numbered as GEOL 4950. Prereq., one year science. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.

Through structured discussions, selected readings, and written assignments, students develop an understanding of theoretical concepts that engage race, class gender and sexuality in American Ethnic Studies. The emphasis is on critical analysis and theoretical arguments that encourage students to become critical thinkers. Prereqs., ETHN 2001 or 2004 and ETHN 2014 or 2064. Restricted to juniors and seniors. Formerly AMST 3950. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Presents an introduction to the departmental Honors program. Consists of a lecture component on Honors research, thesis, and defense, as well as a seminar component where students present the findings of their library research, conducted under guidance of a faculty mentor, and hear presentations by graduating Honors candidates on their thesis research. Prereq., 3.2 or better GPA, declared EBIO major, and approval by departmental Honors program. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Provides an introduction to the departmental Honors program. Consists of individual library research on a potential Honors thesis topic under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Prereqs., 3.2 or better GPA declared EBIO major, and approval by departmental Honors committee. Prerequisites: Restricted to Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EBIO) majors only.

Surveys ways of deriving meaning from anthropological data by numerical means, including but not confined to basic statistical procedures. Prereqs., ANTH 2010 and 2020. Same as ANTH 5000. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Focuses on knowledge and skills in accessing, evaluating, and integrating technology-assisted, mediated material in the teaching and learning of foreign languages. Also focuses on hands-on design and production of instructional software for foreign languages. Recommended prereq., a language-teaching methodology course. Same as ARSC 5000.

Analyzes special interest areas of communication theory, research, and practice. Course format involves lecture, discussion, investigative analysis, and practical application. May be repeated twice for credit on different topics. Prereqs., COMM 3210 and 3300 or consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Communication (COMM) majors only.

Through projects, discussions, and screenings, this class explores the advanced practices and aesthetics of computer-based moving-image art editing. Topics include how to edit and manage a postproduction cycle, how to use digital editing systems and capabilities such as compositing, digital audio,and optical effects treatments. Prereqs., FILM 1502, 2000 or 2300, 2500, and 3400 or 3600, or instructor consent. Restricted to BFA FMST majors. Cannot be taken simultaneously with FILM 3400 or 3600.Same as ARTF 5000.

Variety of new courses at the 4000 level, see Honors Program announcements for specific contents. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Restricted to juniors/seniors or instructor consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Interdisciplinary study of literature, art, and music from 1780 to 1830 in France, England, and Germany. Prereq., HUMN 2000 or restricted to juniors/seniors.

Serves as the final product for students completing the major in Jewish Studies. The capstone asks students to design a project under the supervision of a mentor that serves as the summation of their past work in Jewish Studies. Capstone projects can take the form of a thesis, film, or other medium and must engage the student's second language. Restricted to senior Jewish Studies (JWST) majors only. Prerequisites: Restricted to senior Jewish Studies (JWST) majors only.

Focuses on a complete deductive framework for mathematics and applies it to various areas. Presents Goedel's famous incompleteness theorem about the inherent limitations of mathematical systems. Uses idealized computers to investigate the capabilities and limitations of human and machine computation. Prereq., MATH 2001 plus one of 3001, 3130, 3140, or 3210. Same as MATH 5000.

Examines perceptions and attitudes regarding differences in communication as a function of cultural-linguistic diversity. Discusses implications of differing verbal and nonverbal communication styles of various cultural groups in terms of professional responsibilities. Prereq., upper-division standing and a minimum of 60 credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).