Studies styles, trends, innovations, and major writers in significant literary movements, particularly those after 1900, such as modernism and objectivism. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to English Literature-Creative Writing (CRWR) or English (ENGL) graduate students only.
Examines six major themes on contemporary evolutionary research: population genetics, natural selection and adaptation, molecular evolution, evolution and development, phylogenetic systematics, and macroevolution. Emphasizes recent primary literature and sophisticated mastery. Prereq., graduate standing in EBIO.
Close readings of major works by, e.g., Descartes, Pascal, La Fayette, La Rochefoucauld, and La Bruyere. Themes include 17th century theories of self, early modern epistemology, notions of honnetete and the critical analysis of human motives and behavior, the emerging novel, and the critique of heroic idealism and of the monarchic absolutism of the Sun King, Louis XIV. Readings in French, but may be taught in English. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Beginning with T. Mann's Buddenbrooks, charts the rise of the German novel in the early 20th century and examines such topics as Wilhelminian society; intellectuals and World War I; dehumanization and alienation; national socialism and literary exile; and others. Authors include T. Mann, H. Hesse, R. Rilke, F. Kafka, A. Seghers, and A. Zweig. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Advanced analysis of stylistic, grammatical, and orthographic variations in texts of the classical, medieval, and early modern eras, including kanbun and hentaigana; translation and explication of texts. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 5310 (minimum grade C). Restricted to graduate students only.
Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include modernism, theatre, the essay, the regional novel, the novel of the Mexican Revolution, the modern novel, contemporary theatre, and contemporary poetry. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Same as SPAN 7320. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Lect. Modern concepts of physical organic chemistry and their use in interpreting data in terms of mechanisms of organic reactions and reactivities of organic compounds. Required of all organic chemistry graduate students. Department enforced prereqs., one year of organic chemistry and one year of physical chemistry. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CHEM 3331 or 3371 and 4511 and 4531 (all minimum grade B-) or restricted to graduate students only.
Covers art represented in the most current international biennials (Documenta, Venice Bienale, Sao Paulo Biennial, Havana Biennial, Gwanju Biennial, and the Istanbul Biennial). Art will be analyzed by applying postmodern theory, postcolonial theory, and international theoretical perspectives that have not yet been integrated into Western thought. Same as ARTS 4327. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Close readings of the comedies in context with the works of, e.g., Corneille, Rotrou, Cyrano, Boileau, and La Fontaine. Themes include Moliere and the institution of literary authorship, comedy's role as social critique, the deconstruction of the early modern subject, and the cultural politics of the scandals surrounding L'ecole des femmes and Tartuffe. Readings in French, but may be taught in English. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Examines the period of social crisis and the intellectual responses to the collapse of the prewar order. Gives attention to the antidemocratic thought of Spengler, Juenger, Stefan George and his circle, to the emergence of existentialism with Scheler and Heidegger, and to the search for a new political humanism as evidenced by the work of Thomas Mann. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
The notion of Fourier analysis, via series and integrals, of periodic and nonperiodic phenomena is central to many areas of mathematics. Develops the Fourier theory in depth, and considers such special topics and applications as wavelets, Fast Fourier Transforms, seismology, digital signal processing, differential equations, and Fourier optics. Instructor consent required for undergraduates. Department enforced prereq., MATH 4001. Same as MATH 4330. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Lect. Advanced spectroscopic techniques for structure and determination in organic chemistry. Emphasizes proton and carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy. Department enforced prereqs., one year of organic chemistry and one year of physical chemistry. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CHEM 3331 or 3371 and 4511 and 4531 (all minimum grade B-) or restricted to graduate students only.
Examines the anatomical and physiological bases for normal and disordered velopharyngeal and laryngeal function. Familiarizes students with evaluation and treatment of the speech of individuals with cleft lip and palate and laryngeal-based voice disorders. Requisites: Restricted to Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) or Audiology (AUDD) graduate students only.
Studies some of the main topics of theory of knowledge, such as evidence, justification, prediction, explanation, skepticism, and concept acquisition. Recommended prereqs., PHIL 3480 and 12 credit hours of philosophy, including PHIL 2440 and 3010. PHIL 4340 and 5340 are the same course. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Develop knowledge base and skills in the interdisciplinary field of chemical biology, including aspects of chemistry and biology, and integrating both with respect to hierarchical levels of structure (atomic, molecular, cellular). Students will receive training that helps to develop their careers in biotech, pharmaceutical, and other research-oriented industries as well as in academia. Department enforced prereqs., introductory organic chemistry and general biochemistry. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Provides an advanced historical introduction to archaeological theory and methods. Designed to help students understand why certain issues have been and are important to the development of archaeology, especially American archaeology. Explores issues within the context of the history of anthropology and American society as a whole. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
