Analyzes the principal topics of aesthetics, including such issues as formal structure of aesthetics, the nature of critical judgments, and the status of the work of art. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Moves into rigorous exploration of weight sharing principles. Emphasis will be placed on ease and efficiency in partnering, and integrating this work into choreography and performance. Meets with DNCE 4701. Requisites: Restricted to Dance (DNCE) graduate students only.
Investigates major problems in the study and understanding of Quaternary climate variation, in seminar format. Each year one major topic will be addressed, such as: the physics and chemistry of the Ice Age ocean circulation; the theory and mechanics of glacial/interglacial atmospheric C02 change; or the origins of the 20, 40, and 100 kyr orbital (Milankovitch) climate cycles. Department enforced prereqs., introduction geology and climatology or oceanography and paleoclimatology or paleoceanography.
Focuses on a wide variety of topics related to crust, mantle, and whole earth tectonics. Published papers from recent peer-reviewed literature are read and discussed. The format and specific topics will vary each semester (e.g., a relatively focused theme or open format) and will in part be determined by the makeup of enrolled students. Department enforced requisite, restricted to graduate students only.
Studies astrophysics of UV, x-ray, gamma-ray, and cosmic-ray sources, including fundamentals of radiative and particle processes, neutron stars, black holes, pulsars, quasars, supernovas and their remnants; stellar flares; accretion disks; binary x-ray sources; and other cosmic x-ray sources. Department enforced requisite, senior level undergraduate physics. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Provides an introduction to the policy sciences as a distinctive tradition within the policy field. Emphasizes the use of conceptual tools to improve analysis of complex problems. Teaches problem-solving framework that students apply to an issue of their choice. Same as PSCI 7016. Requisites: Restricted to Environmental Studies (ENVS) or Political Science (PSCI) graduate students only.
Applies field techniques to interpretation of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Field exercises and lectures focus on collecting data required to map igneous and metamorphic rock units. Department enforced requisite, restricted to graduate students only. Department enforced prereqs., GEOL 2011 or GEOL 2700 and GEOL 3020. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
Methods of field study of structure of rocks, including observations, data collection, and interpretation to understand geometry of deformation and causative processes and kinematics. Field projects are mapped using different scales, air photos, topographic maps, and compass and tape. Department enforced prereqs., GEOL 2001 or GEOL 2700 and GEOL 3020. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
Applies geophysical field techniques and data interpretation to studying geological and engineering problems. Fieldwork includes seismic, gravity, magnetic, and electrical measurements. Department enforced requisite, restricted to graduate students only. Department enforced prereqs., GEOL 2001 or GEOL 2700 and MATH 1300 and PHYS 1110. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
Introduces various field techniques and data analysis methods in hydrogeologic studies for students in geology, environmental studies, geography, and civil engineering. Exercises include mapping ground water levels, conducting slug and pumping tests, measuring steam flows, interpreting aquifer parameters from geophysical measurements, and using field data for water budget analysis. Department prereq., GEOL 2001 or GEOL 2700. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
Develops basic field skills in the most commonly performed tasks required for the environmental characterization of solid and aqueous wastes. Media of study include soils, stream sediments, surface waters, ground waters, and atmospheric particulates. Department enforced prereqs., GEOL 2001 or GEOL 2700 and CHEM 1011 and CHEM 1031 or CHEM 1113 or CHEM 1133 and GEOL 3320. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
Studies geologic features in and around Colorado to gain an overview of the geologic and tectonic evolution of the western U.S. Department enforced requisite, restricted to graduate students only. Department enforced prereqs., GEOL 2001 or GEOL 2700 and at least one of the following: GEOL 3120 or GEOL 3320 or GEOL 3430. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
Highlights the classification, structure, content, dynamics, and other observational properties of galaxies, active galaxies, and clusters of galaxies. Discusses Hubble's Law, the cosmic distance scale,and the intergalactic medium. Department enforced requisite, senior level undergraduate physics. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Covers energy metabolism and anabolic/catabolic pathways; metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, and nucleic acids; photosynthesis; special topics on human diseases with pathologies and metabolic pathways. Same as CHEM 4720. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Teaches basic problem-solving framework for policy analysis. Emphasizes applications to develop policy recommendations for issues selected by students. Includes group projects. Same as PSCI 7026. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Explores the function of the nervous system, including how the properties of neurons influence nervous system activity, how the nervous system controls the activity of muscles and how the sensory effects of muscle activity influence the function of the nervous system. Department enforced requisites: IPHY 2800 and IPHY 3410 (min. grade C). Same as IPHY 4720. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of IPHY 3470 (minimum grade C).
Begins with early modern Japan, proceeds through the era of rapid modernization after the Meiji Restoration in the mid-19th century, and concludes with Japan's gradual descent into prolonged war, first with China and then in the Pacific. HIST 4728 and 5728 are the same course. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Explores stellar atmospheres: basic stellar atmospheres, spectral line formation, interpretation of stellar spectra, and model atmospheres. Examines solar physics: the Sun as a star, solar cycle, chromospheric and coronal structure, energy balance, magnetic field, and solar wind. Department enforced prereqs., ASTR 5110 and undergraduate physics. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
