Courses

Surveys the major theoretical concepts and literary genres of the Dada and Surrealist movements. Topics include Dada performance and cabaret, the manifesto, montage, the ready made, the Surrealist novel, colonialism and the avant-garde, and literary and philosophical precursors to the avant-garde. Taught in English. Same as HUMN 3702. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.

Covers the origin of planetary systems and their dynamical evolution. Topics include the physics and chemistry of planetary formation, orbital mechanics, and extrasolar planets. ASTR 3710, 3720, and 3750 may be taken in any order. Prereqs., Calculus 2 (MATH 2300 or APPM 1360), one year of college physics and one year of college astronomy. Elective for APS major and minor.

Content varies by semester and reflects relevant issues in global feminist scholarship. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., WMST 2000 or 2600. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors.

Explores the interface of sculpture and architecture. This class will look at individuals and collectives that have become renowned for their work with experimental structures and students will have the opportunity to build hands-on experiments. Includes lectures, readings and discussions, writing assignments, studio projects and visual presentations. Prereqs., ARTS 1010 and 1020. Recommended prereqs., ARTS 2504 and 2524.

Surveys the development of technological media both as sources of information and as art. Photography and related media, film, video, holography, and electronic imaging systems are surveyed as art and as technologies, emphasizing major artists, movements, exhibitions, and other productions in the 19th and 20th centuries. Prereqs., ARTH 1300 and 1400.

Explores the physics and chemistry of the atmospheres of Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Titan. Examines evolution of the atmospheres of Earth, Venus, and Mars; and the escape of gases from the Galilean satellites, Titan and Mars; the orbital characteristics of moons, planets, and comets. Uses recent results of space exploration. Elective for APS major and minor. Prereq., PHYS 1110-1120, and either MATH 1300-2300, or APPM 1350-1360, or instructor consent. Same as ASTR 3720. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Astronomy (ASTR) or Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (ATOC) majors only.

Examines Latin America's cultural pluralism and art production beginning in pre-Columbian times and following through to the present. Considers the various functions of art as well as the relationship between objects, artists, and the cultures from which they come. Provides students with a broad frame of reference for many historical periods and equips students to evaluate art objects and their cultural contexts. Prereqs., ARTH 1300 and 1400.

Examines the history, characteristics, problems, status and role of Third World women in development itself. Includes the interrelationships between development and population growth, transnational economics, migration, education, agriculture, health, urbanization, development policy and planning, and their impact on women and men in urban and rural areas in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, and Melanesia. Prereq., WMST 2000 or 2600. Restricted to juniors/seniors.

Provides an understanding of methods associated with the study of communication in natural settings. Focuses on strategies of collecting, analyzing, and reporting qualitative data, including participant observation, in-depth interviewing, textual analysis, and ethnographic narrative. Prereqs., COMM 1210 and 1600. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Communication (COMM) majors only.

Approaches the physics of planets, emphasizing their surfaces, satellites, and rings. Topics include formation and evolution of planetary surfaces, history of the terrestrial planets, and dynamics of planetary rings. Both ASTR 3720 and ASTR 3750 may be taken for credit in any order. Elective for APS major and minor. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of PHYS 1110 and PHYS 1120 and MATH 1300 and MATH 2300 or APPM 1350 and APPM 1360 (all minimum grade C-).

Explores diverse representations of the female in Buddhist literature and the social realities of actual women in Asian historical contexts. Through case studies that traverse Buddhist Asia, we delve into monastic views of the female body, philosophical analyses of the emptiness of gender, idealized images of the feminine in Buddhist tantra, and contemporary issues such as the nun's revival moment. Same as WMST 3750.

Explores the physical processes linking the Sun and planets, emphasizing solar radiative and particulate variability and the response of planetary atmospheres and magnetospheres. Topics include the solar dynamo, solar wind, coronal mass ejections, cosmic ray modulation, magnetospheres, aurora, the space environment, and climate variability. Prereqs./coreqs., PHYS 2130 or 2170 and MATH 2400 or APPM 2350. Recommended prereq., PHYS 3310. Elective for APS major and minor.

Lect. and lab. Provides a broad overview of the biology of vertebrates: evolution and systematics, morphology, physiology, behavior, ecology, and biogeography. Laboratories focus on the diversity of vertebrates, including adaptations and diagnostic features of major groups. Uses animals and/or animal tissues. Prereqs., EBIO 1210, 1220, 1230, and 1240, or equivalent.