Lab course in observation and instrumentation. Hands-on exercises include obtaining and analyzing multi-wavelength data, optical design and instrumentation, and statistical analysis, with emphasis on spectroscopy. A significant number of night time observation sessions are required. Elective for APS majors. Elective for APS minors on space available basis. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ASTR 3510 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to Astrophysics (ASTR) majors only.
Examines sources of energy and other resources in light of their availability, use, environmental impact, as well as their impact on policy, economics and values. As fossil fuels are the dominant energy source today, particular emphasis is placed on climate impacts and the carbon cycle. All material is assessed through the lenses of the physical sciences, policy, ethics and economics. Recommended prereq., a two-course sequence in any natural science. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as GEOL 3520. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
Examines sources of energy and other resources in light of their availability, use, environmental impact, as well as their impact on policy, economics and values. As fossil fuels are the dominant energy source today, particular emphasis is placed on climate impacts and the carbon cycle. All material is assessed through the lenses of the physical sciences, policy, ethics and economics. Department enforced prereq., a two-course sequence in any natural science. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as ENVS 3520. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
Examines topics in the cultures of German-speaking central Europe. Contact the departmental office for specific course offerings. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours when topic varies. Department enforced prereq., GRMN 3020 (minimum grade C-)
Explore the challenges and complexities of justice, democracy, and human rights in Israel and the West Bank through field trips, course work and service learning projects with Jerusalem based non-profit organizations. Acquire new knowledge and lived experience on critical issues facing Israelis and Palestinians with the wider scope of Middle East politics. Recommended prereqs., ANTH/JWST 4050 and IAFS/JWST 3600. Same as JWST 4302. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
Engages students in exploring the realm of contemporary and historical climate policy at three major levels of government: international, national and local/regional. Through course lectures, discussions, readings and activities, students will become conversant with the actors, mechanisms and concerns involved in climate policy and politics, and develop their own sense of how to judge the success of climate policies. Applies to specialization requirement in Environmental Studies Major. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ENVS 1000 (minimum grade D-).
Selected prose and non-dramatic poetry from Skelton and More through Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Formerly ENGL 4523. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Engages students in in-depth study of a topic such as climate change, energy, natural resources or sustainability. Through lectures, discussions, readings and activities, students will become conversant with how science, policy and values are integrated in environmental problem solving, and develop their own sense of how to critically engage with proposed solutions. Fulfills cornerstone requirement for Environmental Studies Major. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ENVS 1000 (minimum grade D-).
Focuses on the development of independent cinema post-production skills. The instructor must certify students in order to continue with their BFA studies. Department enforced prereqs., FILM 1502 and FILM 2000 or FILM 2300 and FILM 2500. Department enforced coreq., FILM 3400. Requisites: Restricted to Film (FILM or FMST) majors only.
Examines the contemporary issues, history, and culture of Jewish-Muslim relations in a place that was for at least 500 years the crossroads of civilization. Jews and Muslims have a history that goes back to the origins of Islam in the seventh century. For much of that history, Jews living in Muslim lands served important roles in their societies, no more so than in the Ottoman Empire. More recently, the Muslim world has become inhospitable to Jewish communities, so much so that nearly all Jewish communities in Muslim countries have disappeared. Although there are small Jewish communities in Tunisia, Morocco and Iran there is only one Muslim country in the 21st century that has a thriving Jewish community and a group of students and scholars eager for in-depth study of their multicultural Jewish heritage. That country is Turkey. Same as JWST 3530 and RLST 3530. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
Examines the contemporary issues, history, and culture of Jewish-Muslim relations in a place that was for at least 500 years the crossroads of civilization. Jews and Muslims have a history that goes back to the origins of Islam in the seventh century. For much of that history, Jews living in Muslim lands served important roles in their societies, no more so than in the Ottoman Empire. More recently, the Muslim world has become inhospitable to Jewish communities, so much so that nearly all Jewish communities in Muslim countries have disappeared. Although there are small Jewish communities in Tunisia, Morocco and Iran there is only one Muslim country in the 21st century that has a thriving Jewish community and a group of students and scholars eager for in-depth study of their multicultural Jewish heritage. That country is Turkey. Same as IAFS 3530 and RLST 3530. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
Examines the contemporary issues, history, and culture of Jewish-Muslim relations in a place that was for at least 500 years the crossroads of civilization. Jews and Muslims have a history that goes back to the origins of Islam in the seventh century. For much of that history, Jews living in Muslim lands served important roles in their societies, no more so than in the Ottoman Empire. More recently, the Muslim world has become inhospitable to Jewish communities, so much so that nearly all Jewish communities in Muslim countries have disappeared. Although there are small Jewish communities in Tunisia, Morocco and Iran there is only one Muslim country in the 21st century that has a thriving Jewish community and a group of students and scholars eager for in-depth study of their multicultural Jewish heritage. That country is Turkey. Same as IAFS 3530 and JWST 3530. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
Selected prose and poetry by Donne, Jonson, Bacon, and their successors. Formerly ENGL 4533. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Integrates economic analysis with life science aspects of natural resource systems to develop social policies for use of natural resources. Studies economists' approaches to resources policy analysis and applies them to energy, forestry, fisheries, mineral, and water systems. Credit not granted for this course and ECON 4535. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECON 2010 (minimum grade C-). Economic (ECON) majors are restricted from taking this course.
Examines contemporary art and theory in the transition from modern to postmodern expression. Discusses painting, sculpture, installations, performance, video, photography, and architecture with attention to historical context and criticism. Considers neoexpressionist, feminist, minority, political, and public art. Same as ARTH 5539. Formerly ARTH 4539. Requisites: Requires prerequisite of one 3000-level ARTH course (minimum grade D-).
Discusses the origin and distribution of conventional and unconventional petroleum resources, source rocks, types of traps and seals, reservoir rock properties, exploration methods (seismic data analysis and interpretation, formation evaluation, subsurface mapping), reservoir characterization and modeling, reserves calculations. Department enforced prereq., GEOL 1010. Recommended coreq., GEOL 3430.
Surveys eighteenth-century English literature, including Dryden, Defoe, Swift, Pope, Gray, Johnson, Boswell, and others. Formerly ENGL 4544. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior, or Senior) English (ENGL) or Humnanities (HUMN) majors only.
Highlights causes of excessive environmental pollution and tools for controlling it through economic analysis, values of preservation, and distribution of costs and benefits from environmental protection programs. Credit not granted for this course and ECON 4545. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECON 2010 (minimum grade C-). Economic (ECON) majors are restricted from taking this course.
Examines the economic and sociopolitical impact of choosing English vs. other languages in the U.S. Introduces the study of language policies, rights, and planning in other countries, including the worldwide use of English in social, business, and legal contexts.
Investigates special topics in humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Topics vary from semester to semester and from course to course. See Honors program announcements for specific contents. Open to Honors-qualified students beyond the freshman year. May be repeated for up to six credit hours for different topics.
Selection of Chaucer's works, including The Canterbury Tales and other shorter poems. Includes an introduction to Middle English. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Shakespeare's poetry and drama. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) English (ENGL), Humanities (HUMN), Theatre (THTR or TBFA) majors only.
Focuses on the production process of movie making from idea through distribution, analyzing each of the five phases involved, including the major players, function and problems inherent in each. Emphasizes the critical role the script plays in this process. Designed to give students a "map of the minefield" before venturing out on their own. Offered through Continuing Education.
Surveys British Romanicism, including Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Keats, Shelley, and Byron. Formerly ENGL 4564. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) English (ENGL) or Humanities (HUMN) majors only.
Studies axioms, counting formulas, conditional probability, independence, random variables, continuous and discrete distribution, expectation, moment generating functions, law of large numbers, central limit theorem, Poisson process, and multivariate Gaussian distribution. Credit not granted for this course and ECEN 3810 or MATH 4510. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite or corequisite course of APPM 2350 or MATH 2400 (prereq minimum grade C-).
