Courses

    Surveys British history from the Revolution of 1688 to the Great Exhibition in 1851. Topics include creation of the United Kingdom, traditional popular culture, birth of a consumer society, the British Enlightenment, the Evangelical Revival, loss of the American colonies, imperial expansion in Asia, war with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, the Industrial Revolution, and the impact of utilitarianism and political radicalism. Prereq., HIST 1020, 1113, 1123, or 3020. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.

    Introduces students to the fundamental techniques used in metalsmithing, including cold and hot fabrication techniques, forming, and coloring. Through projects, discussions, readings, and demonstrations, students will learn how to create, analyze, understand and critique contemporary metalwork. Projects will focus on design and concept development, while enhancing students' technical and problem-solving skills. Prereqs., ARTS 1010, 1020, at least one ARTS 2000-level course, and at least one ARTS 3000-level course. Same as ARTS 5154.

    Explores philosophies of art, theories of the sublime, and the relation between art and morality through philosophy, literature, and the visual arts. Includes works by Plato, Longinus, Burke, Rousseau, Kant, Mary Shelley, Melville, Friedrich, Turner, and Pollock. Prereq., HUMN 2000 or junior/senior standing. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

    An introduction to cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology. Provides a survey of the neuropsychological underpinnings for a wide range of cognitive functions: vision, object recognition, attention, language, memory and executive function. One lab per week. Prereqs., PSYC 1001 and PSYC 2012 or NRSC 2100 and PSYC 3101 or MATH 2510 or MATH 2520 or IPHY 2800 or APPM 1710 or APPM 2750 or CHEM 3010 or CHEN 3130 or ECON 3818. Same as PSYC 4155.

    An introduction to cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology. Provides a survey of the neuropsychological underpinnings for a wide range of cognitive functions: vision, object recognition, attention, language, memory and executive function. One lab per week. Prereqs., PSYC 1001 and PSYC 2012 or NRSC 2100 and PSYC 3101 or MATH 2510 or MATH 2520 or IPHY 2800 or APPM 1710 or APPM 2750 or CHEM 3010 or CHEN 3130 or ECON 3818. Same as NRSC 4155.

    Covers fundamentals of biogeochemical cycling, emphasizing water, carbon, and nutrient dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems; chemical interactions of atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere; and natural and human-managed environments. Prereqs., GEOL 3320 or EBIO 3270, and CHEM 1011 or higher.Same as ENVS 4160 and GEOL 4160.

    Covers fundamentals of biogeochemical cycling, emphasizing water, carbon, and nutrient dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems; chemical interactions of atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere, and natural and human-managed environments. Prereqs., GEOL 3320 or EBIO 3270, and CHEM 1011 or higher. Same as GEOL and EBIO 4160

    Covers fundamentals of biogeochemical cycling, emphasizing water, carbon, and nutrient dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems; chemical interactions of atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere; and natural and human-managed environments. Prereqs., GEOL 3320 or EBIO 3270, and CHEM 1011 or higher. Same as ENVS 4160 and EBIO 4160.

    Topics vary each semester. Consult the online Schedule Planner for specific topics. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours for different topics.

    Requires a reading of selected masterpieces and an examination of major movements and figures in the literature of Spain from 1700 to the present. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of SPAN 3100 (minimum grade C-).
    Explores advanced techniques and concepts of photography as art. Emphasizes photography as a means to formal and expressive ends. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prereq., ARTS 3191. Prerequisites: Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.

    One lab, three lect. per week. Analyzes peripheral and central mechanisms involved in the transduction and interpretation of experience. Gives special attention to vision and audition; major theories in these areas are discussed in terms of research they have inspired. Prereqs., PSYC 1001 and 3101.

    Traces diplomatic, military, cultural, social, and political history of the war in Vietnam from the beginning of U.S. involvement in 1950 to its aftermath in the 1980s. Credit not granted for this course and HIST 2166.

    In-depth consideration of an aspect of ancient Mediterranean culture. Topics vary; they may include ancient wall painting, Greek sculpture, artists and patrons, the ancient Near East, Egyptian art and archaeology, or Etruscan art and archaeology. Maybe repeated up to 9 total credit hours providing the topics are different. Same as CLAS 4169. Prerequisites: Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.

    In-depth consideration of an aspect of ancient Mediterranean culture. Topics vary; they may include ancient wall painting, Greek sculpture, artists and patrons, the ancient Near East, Egyptian art and archaeology, or Etruscan art and archaeology. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours providing the topics are different. Same as CLAS 5169 and ARTH 4169.

    Focuses on the fossil record of nonhominoid primates.Special emphasis placed on delineating the origins of the order Primates, the origins of the primate semiorders Strepsirhini and Haplorhini, and the adaptations of extinct primates in light of our understanding of the modern primate adaptive radiations. Prereqs., ANTH 2010 or EBIO 1210. Same as ANTH 5170. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Studies the literary expression of French-speaking peoples of Africa, the Caribbean, and French Canada. Gives special attention to oral tradition, identity question, and cultural conflict. Prereqs., FREN 3100, 3110, and 3120, or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.

    Explores the significance of how one defines "fiction" and "reality". Begins by defining the core concepts and compares them with related terms. Lectures and discussions analyze the implications of these concepts from the perspective of a variety of disciplines and in the context of diverse issues in order to develop a critical awareness of them. Reading and writing intensive. Recommended requisite: HUMN 2000 and restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).

    Topics vary each semester. Consult the online Schedule Planner for specific topics. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours on different topics.

    Examines major works of Spanish American literature from the colonial period to the late 19th century. Emphasizes major figures and their works. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of SPAN 3100 (minimum grade C-).
    Investigates the use of the photographic image in new, antique, or nonstandard ways including nonsilver, photosculpture, various color processes, photolanguage, photoinstallations, electronic media, performance, filmmaking, electrostatic art (copy machine), photobooks, photocollage, and audio/visual art. Course content changes each semester. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prereq., ARTS 3191 or equivalent. Same as ARTS 5171. Prerequisites: Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.
    Lect. Theory and practice of instrumental methods of chemical analysis including atomic and molecular spectroscopy, gas and liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and electrochemistry. Prereqs., CHEM 3331 or 3371 (min grade C-). Prerequisites: Restricted to Chemistry (CHEM) or Biochemistry (BCHM) majors only.
    Examines the nature of research and develops pregraduate skills for geographic research, emphasizing problem definition, methods, sources, data interpretation, and writing. Recommended for students pursuing honors. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Geography (GEOG) or Environmental Studies (ENVS) majors only.
    Analyzes international organizations to determine whether they are an effective instrument for achieving peace and security and for the promotion of human welfare. Prereq., PSCI 2223. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.

    We generate multimodal compositions on the subject of climate change, and engage with various dimensions of issues associated with sustainability. We work to deepen our understanding of how issues associated with climate change are or can be communicated, by analyzing previously created expressions from a variety of media (interactive theatre, film, fine art, television programming, blogs, performance art, for example), and then be creating our own work. Recommended prereq., ENVS 1000. Same as ENVS 3173.

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