Courses

    Deals with the history and anthropology of selected west African societies in the period before the imposition of European colonial rule. Prereq., HIST 3020 (min grade C-) and a History GPA of 2.0 or higher. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) History (HIST) majors (excludes minors).
    Intensive practice of expository writing skills, particularly argumentation in longer forms. Course includes extensive practice in researching secondary sources, synthesizing large bodies of information, structuring cogent arguments for diverse sources, etc. Approved for GT-CO3. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: written communication. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

    Comparative and interdisciplinary study of the figure of the hero and the concept of fate in the epic tradition and the modern novel. Explores literary, religious, philosophical, and ethical issues. Prereq., HUMN 2000 or junior/senior standing. Formerly HUMN 4023.

    A sampling of the many languages and cultures found in America before Columbus. Emphasizes those living in what eventually became the United States, but also gives attention to the languages and higher civilizations of Latin America. Prereq., junior standing. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

    Introduces quantum mechanics with wave, operator, and matrix computational techniques. Investigates solutions for harmonic oscillator, potential well, and systems with angular momentum. Develops a quantitative description of one-electron atoms in lowest order. Prerequisites: Requires a prerequisite course of PHYS 3210 (minimum grade C-).

    Examines literary, artistic, and philosophical currents in Spanish America and Portuguese America (Brazil), from pre-Columbian times to the present. Taught in Spanish. Prereq., SPAN 3000. Recommended prereqs., PORT 2110 and 2120. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3210. Same as SPAN 3220.

    Examines literary, artistic, and philosophical currents in Spanish America and Portuguese America (Brazil), from pre-Columbian times to the present. Taught in Spanish. Prereq., SPAN 3000. Recommended prereqs., PORT 2110 and 2120. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3210. Same as PORT 3220.

    Continuation of TBTN 3210. Provides a thorough introduction to literary and colloquial forms of Tibetan. This course continues the grammar and vocabulary work begun in Tibetan 1 by studying actual Tibetan text and moving to more advanced conversation topics. Students develop oral, aural, and written skills to produce an overall knowledge of the language. Prereq., TBTN 3210 (minimum grade C) or instructor consent required.

    Examines the historical and contemporary relation between women, gender and Islamic cultures in different parts of the world. We will consider the role and rights of women in Islam, historical and literary representations of Muslim women, and the historically changing constructions of gender and sexuality in Muslim societies. In addition, we will critically explore the construction of Muslim women in western discourses, including liberal feminist discourse, and ask whether the representation of Muslim women in these discourses achieves or undermines ends that we might consider "Feminist". In attending to the wide range of Muslim women's lived experiences in Islamic communities and cultures, as well as the self-representations of Muslim women themselves, our readings will urge us to reexamine our presumptions about piety, secularism, modernity and feminism. Prereq., WMST 2000, 2050 or 2600.

    Uses interactive group work to aid student learning in co-requisite course PHYS 3220. In this tutorial, students will work in small groups to practice how to solve challenging problems and their underlying conceptual basis, as well as using hands-on activities, demonstrations, and other techniques to help learn content. Coreq., PHYS 3220.

    Explores the many ways photography and other forms of imagery have been utilized in the field of sculpture. In this course, students will start from the sculptural, but those objects and installations will function as an intermediary to creating final work that will rest in the image. 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.

    Focuses on the rational choice approach to understanding social decision making. Introduces students to the tools and methods of game-theoretic reasoning, and examines the strategic logic of many forms of political decision-making, including voting, lawmaking, and international conflict. Prereqs., PSCI 1101 or 2012 or 2223. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
    Emphasizes formal study of folk traditions (including tales, songs, games, customs, beliefs, and crafts) within a theoretical framework, using examples from several cultures. Prereq., sophomore standing. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.

    Examines Islamic, especially Arab, culture and history as it relates to the Iberian Peninsula from 92 Ah/711 Ce to the present. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.

    Offers an interdisciplinary approach to comedy, examining art, music, literature, and film from different periods. Comic theory is interlaced with the study of particular works. Prereq., HUMN 2000 or junior/senior standing. Formerly HUMN 3033.

    Examines literary, artistic and intellectual currents in Brazil, Portugal and Lusophone Africa from the 15th century period of Portuguese expansion to the post-colonial present. Taught in Portuguese. Prereqs., PORT 2110, 2120 and 2350 (min. grade C-) or departmental approval.

    Presents more than 2,000 years of Barcelona's cultural heritage in the city of Barcelona from the Romans to the present. We will read works by locals and foreign authors to understand how the city has been a hub of the European and Mediterranean cultures for centuries. This is a faculty sponsored Global Seminar to Barcelona, Spain, offered through the Study Abroad Program. Prereq., SPAN 3000 or equivalent.

    Examines forms, genres and social functions of laughter in Slavic cultures (Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, and others). Analysis of the carnivalesque, grotesque, and irony in the works of Gogol, Chapek, Hashek, Lem, Kundera, Gombrowicz, Kharms, Zoshchenko, Ilf and Petrov, Kusturica, Kieslewsky, and other authors; also provides an introduction to literature and film of Eastern Europe. Taught in English.

    Surveys the American novel. Covers the early development of the American novel, its rise in the 19th- and 20th-centuries, and its contemporary expressions. Students will be introduced to theories of the novel, the major movements and authors, as well as the characteristics that define the American novel as unique. Recommended prereq., ENGL 2000 or ENGL 2102. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors).

    Explores the development of video as an art form through tape screenings, readings, lectures, and discussions. Prerequisite for further studies in video production.

    Lect. and lab. Topics include basic concepts and history, methods of study, ethical issues, neurobiology, behavior, the development of behavior, predator-prey relationships, communication, aggression and dominance, mating systems, cognitive ethology, and parental care. When possible, life-history strategies, the evolution of behavior, and behavioral ecology are stressed. Uses animals and animal tissues. Prereqs., EBIO 1210, 1220, 1230, and 1240, or EPOB 2050 and 2060. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
    Studies some of the great tragic works of art, music,and literature from the Greeks to the 20th century. Tragic theory is invoked as an aid to interpretation. Prereq., HUMN 2000 or junior/senior standing. Formerly HUMN 3043. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

    Introduces students to the literary, artistic, and historical currents of Catalonia, an economically vibrant area of the Iberian Peninsula with 10 million people, its capital Barcelona, and a distinct culture and language. The course examines national identity and major works from renowned Catalan artists, spanning architecture, painting, and literature, like Dali, Gaudi, or Miro. Prereq., SPAN 3000.

    Expands student's performance of the syncopated movement style of the jazz vernacular. Designed for the experienced jazz dancer. Includes dance techniques that further improves alignment, strength, flexibility, and coordination within the jazz idiom through an emphasis on style, rhythm, and more challenging dance combinations. May be repeated up to 2 credit hours. May require an audition or permission of the instructor.

    Examines Russo-Soviet fiction literature and film. Within this popular genre, writers conceive and criticize social utopias, thus creating works situated between the poles of utopia and dystopia. Through discussions of Soviet and post-Soviet science fiction, utopian and distopian alike, the course introduces a Russo-Soviet "alternative modernity" and studies its historical developmental. All readings are in English. Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.

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