Courses

    Examines the food system along the lines of social justice and environmental sustainability. Investigates the institutional and cultural supports of major food system problems and contemporary efforts to address those problems, including the realms of food production, processing, distribution, marketing, policy, regulation, consumption, and activism. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Artists of national and international reputation, interacting with graduate and advanced undergraduate students, discuss their studio work at seminar meetings and at public lectures or events. Provides continuous input of significant developments and a comprehensive view of contemporary issues in the arts. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., portfolio review for undergraduates and senior standing. Same as ARTS 5118. Prerequisites: Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.

    Studies Mexican history beginning with roots and evolution of pre-Columbian civilizations and concluding with the events of Mexican independence in 1821. Emphasizes society and culture of the Aztecs and Mayans, the Spanish conquest of Mexico, and the colonial regime of New Spain. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors.

    Examines ancient Roman sculpture with emphasis on the display, iconography, and production of private and public monuments in the Roman Empire. Explores sculpture as evidence for historical developments, societal and gender attitudes, and state ideologies in the ancient Roman world. Recommended prereqs., ARTH 1300 or CLAS 1019. Same as CLAS 4119.

    Examines ancient Roman sculpture, emphasizing the display, iconography, and production of private and public monuments in the Roman Empire. Same as CLAS 5119 and ARTH 4119.

    Selected topics in physical anthropology emphasizing faculty specialties. Topics may include population genetics and its application to understanding modern human diversity, human population biology, and primate ecology and evolution. Check with department for semester offerings. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., ANTH 2010 or 2020, or EBIO 1210 or 1220. Same as ANTH 5120. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

    Studies linear and nonlinear programming, the simplex method, duality, sensitivity, transportation and network flow problems, some constrained and unconstrained optimization theory, and the Kuhn-Tucker conditions, as time permits. Prereqs., APPM 3310 or MATH 3130. Same as APPM 5120 and MATH 4120.

    Continuation of Chin 4110. Continued readings in a wide variety of 20th- and 21st century texts. Prereq., Chin 4110 (min. grade C) or instructor consent.

    Intensive study of selected tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca in English translation. No Greek or Latin required. Same as CLAS 5120 and HUMN 4120. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.

    See EBIO 4100 for description. May use animals and/or animal tissues. Prereq., EBIO 1210, 1220, 1230, 1240, and EBIO 2040 or 2640, or EPOB 2050 and 2060. Same as EBIO 5120.

    Various topics not normally covered in the curriculum; offered depending on student demand and specialties of faculty. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours, provided the topics vary. Applies to specialization requirement for Environmental Studies major. Prereq., ENVS 1000. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

    Topics vary each semester. Consult the online Schedule Planner for specific topics. See also FREN 4110.

    Various topics not normally covered in the curriculum; offered intermittently depending on student demand and availability of instructors. See also GEOG 4100 and 4110. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent.

    Intensive study of selected tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca in English translation. No Greek or Latin required. Same as CLAS 4120. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.

    Continuation of JPNS 4110. Texts and selections vary from year to year. Prereq., JPNS 4110 (min grade C) or instructor consent.

    Studies linear and nonlinear programming, the simplex method, duality, sensitivity, transportation, and network flow problems, some constrained and unconstrained optimization theory, and the Kuhn-Tucker conditions, as time permits. Same as MATH 5120 and APPM 4120. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MATH 3130 or MATH 3135 or APPM 3310 (minimum grade C-).
    Examines the moral status of nonhuman animals, and its implications for the common use of animals as food and experimental subjects for humans. Prereq., 12 hours of PHIL coursework completed. Recommended prereq., PHIL 3100. PHIL 4120 and 5120 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Examines complex interactions between religious and other social structures, such as the economy, government, and the family, and how globalization is affecting religious traditions across the globe. Includes discussion of how various religions are used or misused to justify terrorism and other acts of violence. Prereqs., SOCY 1001, and SOCY 3001 or 3011. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Sociology (SOCY) majors only.

    Explores the history and culture of Western Europe, 1300--1520. Comprehensive in scope, with analysis of political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, and artistic matters. Discusses significance of the Renaissance for origins of modern civilization. Prereq., HIST 1010. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors.

    Analyzes the causes and consequences of military intervention in politics, contrasting patterns of civil-military relations, and the problem of democratic control of the armed forces. Focuses on the Latin American military, with secondary attention to U.S. military. Prereq., PSCI 2012 or IAFS 1000, and PSCI or ROTC major. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
    Treats the major developments in English history from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 15th century. Emphasizes late medieval English society during the 13th and 14th centuries. Prereq., 1010, 1113, or 3020. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
    Studies settlement and evolution of British Colonial America until the Seven Years' War. Prereq., HIST 1015 or 3020. Same as HIST 5125. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
    Offers studio experience using personal computer in the generation and processing of imagery in the visual arts. Prereq., ARTS 2126. Same as ARTS 5126. Prerequisites: Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.
    Traces the development of the United States as a superpower. Special attention is paid to the way in which foreign policy was created and the relationship between foreign and domestic affairs. Same as HIST 5126. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.

    Provides an opportunity for advanced students to create nature based art. Studio work and/or appropriate on-site works will be generated through readings and individual and group experiences of nature. Prereq., one 4000 level studio course. Same as ARTS 5127.

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