Courses

    Examines theoretical approaches to core issues and problems in sociology, including the nature of society, the relationship between society and the individual, the role of culture and social structure, the sources of social power, and the conceptual structure of sociological knowledge itself. Prerequisites: Restricted to Sociology (SOCY) graduate students only.
    May be repeated up to 18 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Prereq., GEOG 4103/5103 or instructor consent. Recommended prereq., working knowledge of Gis software. Same as GEOG 4203. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Same as HIST 4205. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Offers experiential learning in theories and methods of field excavation at the Villa of Maxentius in Rome. Applies methods for stratigraphic excavation, electronic surveying with Gis, ceramic analysis, numismatic analysis, architectural construction materials and methods, artifact conservation and data processing and documentation. Offered abroad only. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Coreq., CLAS 4219 for first 3 credit hours. Recommended prereqs., CLAS/ARTH 1509, 3049. Same as CLAS 4209 and ARTH 4209. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Same as ANTH 4210.

    Studies selected pre-imperial and Han prose texts important in their own time and for the influence they exercised on the later development of Chinese literary history. Focuses on works such as the Lun yu, Mengzi, Zhuangzi, Huainanzi, Shiji, Hanshu, and Lunheng. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prereq.,CHIN 4220 or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Critical overview of leading theoretical traditions in communication studies. Gives attention to metatheoretical issues, including epistemological foundations, the structure of communication theory as a field, and reflexivity between communication theory and cultural practice. Required for doctoral students in communication; optional for master's students. Restricted to graduate students or instructor consent.

    Examines the influence of the emerging middle class on the transformation of aesthetic and societal values. Major works of theory, philosophy, literature, and criticism by Lessing, Herder, Kant, J. E. Schlegel, and others. Examines major literary and cultural influences from France and Great Britain. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent.

    Examines selected prose works and authors from the Classical, or Heian, period (784-1185). Texts may include selections from diaries, tale literature, and zuihitsu such as Izumi Shikibu Nikki, Genji Monogatari, and Makura no Soshi. Texts and selections vary from year to year. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., two semesters of classical Japanese language (min. grade C) or instructor consent. Restricted to graduate students.

    Instructor consent required.

    Studies philosophical approaches to social and political issues such as abortion, bioethics, environmental preservation, human rights, and reverse discrimination. Gives attention to strengths and weaknesses of philosophical treatments of these issues. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to Philosophy graduate students only.
    Variational principles, Lagrange's equations, Hamilton's equations, motion of rigid body, relativistic mechanics, transformation theory, continuum mechanics, small oscillations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory. Coreq., PHYS 5250. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    This is an advanced Sanskrit reading course, requiring at least two years of prior Sanskrit training. Students will read texts in the original. Class time is devoted to parsing out difficult grammatical structures, discussing the philosophical import of the readings and addressing the historical contexts that assist in interpreting the texts. The topic varies according to student interest. Prereq., SNSK 2120 or 2 years of Sanskrit training.

    Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include romantic prose, poetry and theatre, realism and naturalism (prose narrative), 19th century poetry, and 19th century theatre. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Same as SPAN 7210. Prerequisites: Restricted to Spanish (SPAN) graduate students only.

    Involves a research seminar concerned with problems of mass and energy exchange in the Earth-atmosphere system. Selects topics from such areas as air quality, bioclimatology, hydrology, climate change, and the climates of urban, agricultural, and natural environments. Restricted to graduate students.

    Same as ATOC 4215 and ASEN 5215. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Constraining the timing of events and rates of processes is fundamental to earth science research. The field of geochronology and thermochronology is rapidly evolving. Cutting-edge aspects of geochronologic methods and emerging techniques will be especially emphasized. Lectures will emphasize the principles and assumptions of each technique. Seminar discussions will focus on recent papers that demonstrate state-of-the-art applications to diverse problems. Same as GEOL 4215. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Same as HIST 4215. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Examines the impact of race and ethnicity on the art world. We will examine the art of Native Americans, Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, Latin Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and ethnic and cultural mixing. This course is grounded in Critical Multicultural Theory and Postcolonial Theory. Same as ARTS 4217. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Same as ANTH 4220. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Studies selected pre-imperial and Han poetic works important in their own time and for the influence they exercised on the later development of Chinese literary history. Focuses on the Shijing and the Chu ci, as well as the fu and shi of Han writers. Texts and selections vary from year to year. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prereq., CHIN 4220 or instructor consent.

    Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Same as COMM 4220.

    Examines various aspects of German-speaking society from the 1770s to 1830s. Topics may include Sturm und Drang as social commentary; romantic theory in the wake of the French Revolution; romantic nationalism; the Faust theme; Weimar as a cultural center; and others. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours when topic varies. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Studies the three most important poetic forms in Japanese literary history. Emphasizes the reading and analysis of selected texts and authors that best represent these genres. Readings include selections from the first eight imperial poetry anthologies (hachidaishu), famous renga sequences (Minase Sangin Hyakuin, for example), and the haiku of Basho. Texts and selections vary from year to year. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., two semesters of classical Japanese language (min. grade C) or instructor consent. Restricted to graduate students.

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