Surveys the major works of 20th century central and central eastern European film and literature. Examines cultural production in the non-imperial countries and non-national languages of the region including Yiddish, Belarusian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Romanian, among others. Traces the rise of nationalism over the course of the century from the age of empires through the "Cold War." Same as GSLL 3401.
Skill development prepares students to conduct qualitative sociological research. Emphasizes ethnographic techniques, including intensive interviewing, direct observation, coding, participant observation, and report writing. Students conceive and execute a field research project with data collection, analysis, and a report. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of SOCY 3001 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Sociology (SOCY) majors only.
Studies the relationships between European film, art, and culture. Offered each summer in a different European city (viz, Rome, Paris, London, Athens, Barcelona). There will be regular in-class lectures, film screenings, field trips, and on-site teaching. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Recommended prereq., introductory film and art history courses. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
Explores the impacts of extreme geophysical events on human society. Emphasizes adaptations to extreme events and ways of reducing vulnerability and damage.
Exploration into techniques of Intaglio with a focus on working with copper and ferric chloride. Historical approaches and use through contemporary materials and concepts. Emphasis is placed on mastering basic techniques, creating compositions and visual images, and exploring and developing concepts that challenge the viewer. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ARTS 1010, 1020 and 2403 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.
Examines national and supranational policies that affect the international economy, with attention to trade barriers, economic nationalism and regionalism, international political economy, exchange market intervention, and international transmission of economic perturbations. This course may not be taken after either ECON 4413 or ECON 4423. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ECON 2010 and ECON 2020 (all minimum grade C-). Economic (ECON) majors are restricted from taking this course.
Deals with historical events involving conflicts between the U.S. government and American Indians. Examples include the role of the FBI in the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation (1972-76) or the 1864 massacre of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians in Colorado territory. Additional courses may relate to tribal governments. Recommended prereq., ETHN 1023 or ETHN 2001. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours on different topics. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Surveys morphology, ecology, and evolution of ancient animal and plant life and their interactions on Earth. Fossils used to solve geological and biological problems. Department enforced prereqs., GEOL 1010 and GEOL 1020 or GEOL 2005 or any EBIO lower division sequence.
Surveys the history of science up to Newton, including the emergence of scientific modes of thinking from religious and philosophical roots in the Near East and Greece to the development of these modes in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Culminates with Isaac Newton and the 17th century scientific revolution. Department enforced prereqs., 6 hours of philosophy course work. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context or natural science. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Studies inventory, policy, and management of natural resources. Emphasizes practical approaches to the conservation and management of soil, land, water, and air resources. Requisites: Restricted to Geography (GEOG) or Environmental Studies (ENVS) majors only.
Introduces the study of stone and metal plate lithography, emphasizing individual creative development in black and white and further development in color printing processes. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Not available to freshmen. Taught with ARTS 4413/5413. Requisites: Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.
Recommended restriction: History GPA of 2.0 or higher. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course HIST 3020 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) History (HIST) majors (excludes minors).
Recommended restriction: History GPA of 2.0 or higher. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course HIST 3020 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) History (HIST) majors (excludes minors).
Introduces structures of the human anatomical systems using human cadavers and animal tissue. This laboratory is meant to complement IPHY 3410, Introduction to Human Anatomy lecture. Department enforced requisites: one year of general biology (lecture + lab); coreq., IPHY 3410.
Recommended restriction: History GPA of 2.0 or higher. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course HIST 3020 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) History (HIST) majors (excludes minors).
Recommended restriction: History GPA of 2.0 or higher. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course HIST 3020 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) History (HIST) majors (excludes minors).
Surveys the loss of beauty in art and discusses whether or not that loss is regrettable. Questions the function and historical meaning of modern and postmodern art: is it all hype and strategic positioning by artists for fame and fortune? Is it serious? Are the fine arts still fine? Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ARTH 1300 and 1400 (all minimum grade D-).
Second only to jazz, some critics regard the Hollywood musical as the greatest American popular art form of the 20th century. This course proposes a historical, formal, and theoretical approach to the musical through its several iterations, from the classical, to the revisionist, to the unusual, placing the changes in the genre's form, structure, and ideology in the context of America's changing social, political, and religious values. Recommended prereq., FILM 3051. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of FILM 1502 (minimum grade D-).
Introduces students to political ecology, an influential approach to understanding society-environment relationships. Explores issues including different philosophies of nature and wilderness, the politics of conservation, causes of environmental degradation, environmental conflict and indigenous ecological knowledge. Department enforced prereq., GEOG 2412.
Introduces the study of silkscreen techniques, emphasizing creativity, individual development, and experimentation in contemporary silkscreen processes. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.
Introduces the study of sedimentary rocks emphasizing their origin, characteristics, and interpretation; and the principles and techniques for establishing the temporal order and spatial distribution of sedimentary layers. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of GEOL 2005 or GEOL 3010 (minimum grade D-).
Introduces the physiology of the nervous, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary, immune, endocrine, digestive and reproductive systems. Department enforced requisites: one year of general biology (lecture + lab) and one year of general chemistry (lecture + lab). Recommended prereqs., IPHY 3410 and 3415. Requisites: Restricted to non-Integrative Physiology (IPHY) majors only.
Theoretical and practical study of meaning in natural language. Considers both semantic theories and semantic phenomena from diverse languages. Does not treat techniques for improving the use of language. Department enforced prereq., LING 2000. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Linguistics (LING) majors only.
Involves an elementary systematic introduction to first-order scalar differential equations, nth order linear differential equations, and n-dimensional linear systems of first-order differential equations. Additional topics are chosen from equations with regular singular points, Laplace transforms, phase plane techniques, basic existence and uniqueness, and numerical solutions. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MATH 2400 or APPM 2350 and MATH 3130 or MATH 3135 or APPM 3310 (all minimum grade C-).
