Courses

    Introduction to basic peer education and counseling theory and techniques. Students learn experientially by practicing a variety of skills in an informal atmosphere. The material learned is valuable to students professionally (as employee or supervisor in any field or as helping professional) regardless of career path. Students increase self-awareness and apply it to their own lives. Offered Fall semesters only. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.

    Continuation of Jazz 1. Studies coordination, rhythm,style, and advanced body part isolation in depth. Offered summers only at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts Camp. May be repeated up to 2 total credit hours.

    Explores different approaches to the study of women. Same as WMST 2290. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: cultural and gender diversity.

    Same as PHIL 2290. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

    Covers basic camera, editing, and splicing techniquesfor Super-8 film. Equipment is available at the film studies office for a modest rental fee. Prereq., FILM 1502.

    Continuation of MATH 1300. Topics include transcendental functions, methods of integration, polar coordinates, differential equations, improper integrals, infinite sequences and series, Taylor polynomials and Taylor series. Prereq., MATH 1300. Credit not granted for this course and APPM 1360.

    Examines social culture and everyday life in Nazi Germany. Topics include the role of propaganda in the media and entertainment industries, anti-Semitism and suppression of ethnic, social and religious minorities, the role of education and youth organizations, as well as the role of women, the churches, and the effects of a controlled economy before and during World War II. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.

    Emphasis on introductions to the concepts and techniques of relief processes, including white line, black line and four color reductive processes. Students will gain a working knowledge of fundamental relief processes, plus safe and appropriate use of all materials and equipment in the studio. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ARTS 1010 and 1020 (all minimum grade C-). Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.

    Introduces basic sign vocabulary, grammatical structures of ASL, and the culture of deaf people. Classes are taught using ASL without the use of spoken English.

    Study of films designed as trilogies, drawing on a wide range of international cinema. Films include Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy (India), Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colors Trilogy (Poland), Francois Truffaut's Antoine Doinel cycle (France), and Abbas Kiarostami's Iran Trilogy (Iran). Restricted to FILM/FMST majors. Non-majors will need instructor's consent.

    Develops more complex vocabulary and grammatical structures, and an understanding of deaf culture. Classes are taught using ASL without the use of spoken English. Prereq., SLHS 2305 or equivalent.

    Continuation of SLHS 2315. Covers ASL literature, advanced grammatical structures, idiomatic expressions, and deaf culture. Prereq., SLHS 2315 or equivalent. Meets MAPS and core requirement for a foreign language.

    Examines the origins, development, and impacts (social, political, cultural, etc.) of significant ideas and themes in the history of American thought. Topics may include Darwinism, technology, race, success and failure, the social gospel, national mission, and utopia.

    Covers multivariable calculus, vector analysis, and theorems of Gauss, Green, and Stokes. Prereq., APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 (min. grade C-). Credit not granted for this course and MATH 2400.

    Explores the development and expressions of Jewish cultures across the chronological and geographical map of the Jewish people,k with an emphasis on the variety of Jewish ethnicities and their cultural productions, cultural syncretism, and changes, including such issues as sexuality and foodways. Sets the discussion in relevant contexts, and looks at cultural representations that include literary, religious, and visual texts. Same as JWST 2350. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

    Explores the development and expressions of Jewish cultures across the chronological and geographical map of the Jewish people,k with an emphasis on the variety of Jewish ethnicities and their cultural productions, cultural syncretism, and changes, including such issues as sexuality and foodways. Sets the discussion in relevant contexts, and looks at cultural representations that include literary, religious, and visual texts. Same as GSLL 2350. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

    Intensive introduction to the Portuguese language for those able to speak Spanish. Prereq., five semesters of college Spanish or equivalent, SPAN 3000, placement, or departmental approval.

    Explores the major historical events and socio-cultural themes in modern Jewish history including the French Revolution, the rise of modern anti-semitism, the international migration of Jews, the Holocaust, and the establishment of Israel. Taught in English. Recommended prereq., HEBR 2350.

    Introduces ordinary differential equations, systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, and systems of linear differential equations. Prereq., APPM 1360 or MATH 2300 (min. grade C-). Credit not granted for this course and both MATH 3130 and 4430.

    Introduces concepts in rhetoric and argumentation that are used to explain significant social and political changes in our society. The goal is to show how social actors use rhetoric to promote some social goals and hinder others. Recommended prereqs., COMM 1210 and COMM 1600. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.

    An interdisciplinary course where analysis of real phenomena such as global warming, financial collapse, population growth, epidemics, kinship relations of the Warlpiri Aborigines in Australia, and many other topics, leads us to consider various fundamental concepts in mathematics, such as arithmetic, logarithms, fuzzy logic, and the building of mathematical models. One-third of the course consists of individual projects chosen by students. Prereq., proficiency in high school mathematics. Approved for GT-MA1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: quantitative reasoning and mathematical skills.

    Interdisciplinary course on issues where philosophy and psychology meet. For example, topics such as selfhood, motivation, psychotherapy, freedom, and human behavior are examined. Selected readings in philosophy and psychology are required.

    Supplements and strengthens student experiences in organic chemistry. Allows gifted students an opportunity to extend their understanding of the subject and to explore possible careers in science. May be repeated up to 2 total credit hours.

    Examines how aspects of talk (e.g., turn-taking, speech acts, narratives, dialect, and stance indicators) link with identities (e.g., ethnic and racial, age, gender, work-related, and personal). Considers how communication is central to constructing who people are and examines social controversies related to talk and identities. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

    Familiarizes students with the effects of gender on language use; discusses popular beliefs and scholarly theories about language and communication. Provides students with tools for exploring the role of language and gender. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

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