Courses

    Prereq., NORW 1010 with a grade of C- or better.

    Introduces several philosophical texts and doctrines of 17th and 18th century Europe. Gives special attention to the connection between philosophical ideas and the wider historical milieu--social, political, and literary. PHIL 1010 and 1020 may be taken in either order. Approved for GT-AH3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.

    Intended primarily for nonscientists, this course is a continuation of PHYS 1010. Includes electrical power generation and distribution, electrical motors, radio, television, computers, copiers, lasers, fluorescent lights, cameras, and medical imaging. Prereqs., PHYS 1010 and high school algebra. Approved for GT-SC1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: quantitative reasoning and mathematical skills or natural science.

    Continuation of PORT 1010. Prereq., PORT 1010 (min. grade C-) or placement.

    Continuation of RUSS 1010. Prereq., RUSS 1010 (min grade of C-). Credit not granted for this course and RUSS 1050.

    Prereq., SNSK 1010.

    Continuation of Span 1010. Attendance at the language laboratory may be mandatory. Prereq., SPAN 1010 (mingrade of C-), or placement. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 1150.

    Provides a thorough introduction to colloquial forms of Tibetan. This course continues the development of vocabulary and grammar begun in Tibetan I and expands the range of conversation topics. While students focus on oral and aural skills, they begin to learn to read and write modern Tibetan to produce an overall knowledge of the language. Prereq., TBTN 1010 (minimum grade C) or instructor consent required.

    Continuation of YIDD 1010. Prereq., YIDD 1010 (min. grade C-) or placement.

    Lect. and lab. For students with no high school chemistry or a very weak chemistry background. Remedies a deficiency in natural science MAPS requirements and prepares students for CHEM 1113/1114. No credit given to chemistry or biochemistry majors for CHEM 1021 if students already have credit in any college-level chemistry course numbered 1113/1114 (formerly 1111) or higher. Prereq., one year high school algebra or concurrent enrollment in MATH 1011. Approved for GT-SC1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.

    Covers trigonometric functions, identities, solutions of triangles, addition and multiple angle formulas, inverse and trigonometric functions, and laws of sines and cosines. Credit not granted for this course and MATH 1150 or APPM 1235. Prereqs., MATH 1011 or 1020 or 1 1/2 years of high school algebra and 1 year of high school geometry.

    An examination of race and minority problems in U.S. society, including the psychological, social, and cultural sources of prejudice and discrimination. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.

    Overview of Africana studies as a field of investigation, its origins, and history. Formerly ETHN 2002. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

    Explores current ethical and policy issues in U.S. health and medical practices. Includes such issues as alcohol and drug abuse, organ transplants and substitutes, genetic engineering, contraception, abortion, occupational safety and health, and euthanasia. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.

    Introduces critical terms, issues, and questions that inform the discipline of American Indian Studies. Examines "historical silences" and highlights how American Indian scholars, poets, and filmmakers use their work to address/redress historical subjects, and represent their Native communities. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

    Completes the presentation of grammar and introduces reading of literature. Prereq., GREK 1013 or equivalent. Formerly CLAS 1023.

    Completes the presentation of grammar, incorporates review of fundamentals, and introduces reading of literature. For students with previous experience of Latin. Prereq., LATN 1014 or equivalent. Formerly CLAS 1024.

    Examines the various factors that define minority groups and their positions in American society using Asian Americans as a case study. Emphasizes the perspectives and methodologies of the discipline of ethnic studies. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies or human diversity.

    Surveys social, economic, political, and cultural development of the United States from the close of the American Civil War to the present. Also available through correspondence study. Approved for GT-HI1. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general or U.S. history. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.

    Explores how the practice of dance can reflect, disrupt, subvert, support, and reinforce cultural expectations, norms and practices. Introduces international and domestic dance traditions and provides context for an interdisciplinary examination. Comparative readings from sociology, anthropology, gender studies, history, post-colonial studies, and political science provide a foundation to understand how cultural identities are negotiated and represented through movement. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts).

    Introduces students to the history of Latin America from independence to the present. The course investigates the social implications of various models of economic development, the opportunities and difficulties resulting from economic ties with wealthier countries, the consequences of ethnic, gender and class divisions, and the struggles of Latin Americans to construct equitable political systems. Students who have taken HIST 1038 may not receive credit for HIST 1018 or 1028. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.

    Evolution of humanity and culture from beginnings through early metal ages. Covers human evolution, race, prehistory, and rise of early civilizations. This course is taught through Continuing Education. Meets MAPS requirements for social science: general.

    Introduces the relative effects of color as used by the artist. Emphasizes the practice of color relations including basic characteristics, mixtures, illusions, optical mixture, color intervals, and color quantity. May not be repeated.

    Covers principles of modern astronomy summarizing our present knowledge about the Earth, Sun, moon, planets, and origin of life. Requires nighttime observation sessions at Sommers-Bausch Observatory. Required in ASTR major/minor. Prereq. or coreq., Calculus I (MATH 1300 or APPM 1350). Students may receive credit for only one of ASTR 1030, 1010, 1000, or 1110. Similar to ASTR 1010 and 1000, but taught at a higher intellectual level, including a significant amount of quantitative analysis. Approved for GT-SC1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.

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