Students read in English translation the major epics of Greco-Roman antiquity such as the Iliad, Odyssey, Argonautica, Aeneid, and Metamorphoses. Topics discussed may include the nature of classical epic, its relation to the novel, and its legacy. No Greek or Latin required. Same as CLAS 4110. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
Surveys a variety of material written in modern Japanese, including texts from literature, the social sciences, religion, and cultural history. Emphasizes content and style. Texts and selections vary from year to year. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 3120 (minimum grade C).
Provides an in-depth look at some recent work in moral theory. Topics covered, varying from year to year, include: consequentialism and its critics; virtue theory; moral psychology; impartiality and the personal point of view. Recommended prereqs., 12 hours philosophy course work including PHIL 3100. Same as PHIL 5110. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Examines major works of Brazilian literature. Same as PORT 5110. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of PORT 2120 and PORT 2350 and PORT 3230 (all minimum grade C-).
Discusses the image of women in Spanish literature through the centuries using works by representative female writers. Recommended prereqs., SPAN 3120 and an additional course above SPAN 3000. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of SPAN 3100 (minimum grade C-).
Discusses money, financial institutions and the monetary-financial system in a modern economy. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECON 3080 (minimum grade C-).
Examines the legacy of the historical avant-garde (1910-1930) in postwar and contemporary culture: 1945 to the present. We will study the construction of a "neo-avant-garde" in diverse fields (art, film, philosophy) as well as the methodology of "social art history" which, like the artistic neo-avant-garde, critically analyzes the relation between aesthetic production and global capitalism. Requisites: Requires either prerequisite course of HUMN 2000 (minimum grade D-) or restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).
Learning molecular and cell biology experimental design and approaches through independent research projects. Students, working in pairs, will explore the research process and gain extensive first-hand experience in: hypothesis formation; experimental design; solution preparation and experimental methodology; proposal presentation and defense (oral and written); formal presentation of results and conclusions (oral and written in a publication-style format); the publication process; critical reading and evaluation of primary scientific literature. Recommended prereqs., MCDB 1150 or EBIO 1210 (minimum grade C-). Recommended coreq., MCDB 3135.
Explores the major historical, literary, and cultural developments in England from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 15th century. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Examines the principles of educational and adolescent psychology and development that play a significant role in analyzing and understanding the complex processes in middle and secondary school classrooms. Course has both theoretical and practical dimensions. Same as EDUC 4112.
Studies specialized topics in the history, theory, and practice of media, such as the history of the book, the theory of digital media, and the theory and practice of multimedia forms. Specially designed for English majors. Topics vary year to year. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
This is a writing intensive workshop in contemporary poetry writing and Chicana/o and Latina/o poetics-specifically, Nuyorican and Afro-Latino (the Nuyorican Poets Cafe). The purpose of the course is dual-fold: 1) students will be encouraged and empowered to express and develop their poetic voice; 2) students will be challenged to develop and refine their poetic craft. Examines primarily Chicana and Latino specific poetic expression that reflects the cultural mestizaje of Chicano/a and Latina/o peoples. Recommended prereq., 6 credits in any ETHN class. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of ETHN 2001 (minimum grade D-).
Traces the rise of the United States to world power. Explores the interactions of expansionist and isolationist impulses with politics, ideology, culture, and economics, with a focus on the Spanish American War and the acquisition of empire, World War I and the coming of World War II. Same as HIST 5116. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
For students intending to pursue graduate work and/or a professional career in art. Emphasizes the development of a critical overview of their work and interests and how they relate to the problems of professional activity. Requisites: Restricted to Studio Arts (AASF) majors only.
Presents the story of the people, society, culture, and environment of Colorado from the earliest Native Americans, through the Spanish influx, the fur traders and mountain men, the gold rush, railroad builders, the cattlemen and farmers, the silver boom, the twentieth-century tourists, city-dwellers, workers and activists. Highlights the historical origins of twenty-first century institutions, problems, challenges, and opportunities. Recommended prereqs., HIST 1015 or 1025. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Examines the food system along the lines of social justice and environmental sustainability. Investigates the institutional and cultural supports of major food system problems and contemporary efforts to address those problems, including the realms of food production, processing, distribution, marketing, policy, regulation, consumption, and activism. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of SOCY 1001 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Artists of national and international reputation, interacting with graduate and advanced undergraduate students, discuss their studio work at seminar meetings and at public lectures or events. Provides continuous input of significant developments and a comprehensive view of contemporary issues in the arts. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Department enforced prereq., portfolio review for undergraduates. Same as ARTS 5118. Requisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior) Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.
Studies Mexican history beginning with roots and evolution of pre-Columbian civilizations and concluding with the events of Mexican independence in 1821. Emphasizes society and culture of the Aztecs and Mayans, the Spanish conquest of Mexico, and the colonial regime of New Spain. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Examines ancient Roman sculpture with emphasis on the display, iconography, and production of private and public monuments in the Roman Empire. Explores sculpture as evidence for historical developments, societal and gender attitudes, and state ideologies in the ancient Roman world. Recommended prereqs., ARTH 1300 or CLAS 1019. Same as CLAS 4119.
Examines ancient Roman sculpture, emphasizing the display, iconography, and production of private and public monuments in the Roman Empire. Same as CLAS 5119 and ARTH 4119.
Selected topics in physical anthropology emphasizing faculty specialties. Topics may include population genetics and its application to understanding modern human diversity, human population biology, and primate ecology and evolution. Check with department for semester offerings. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended prereq., ANTH 2010 or 2020 or EBIO 1210 or 1220. Same as ANTH 5120. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Studies linear and nonlinear programming, the simplex method, duality, sensitivity, transportation and network flow problems, some constrained and unconstrained optimization theory, and the Kuhn-Tucker conditions, as time permits. Same as APPM 5120 and MATH 4120. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of APPM 3310 or MATH 3130 or MATH 3135 (minimum grade C-).
Surveys a wide variety of 20th- and 21st-century texts that are of recognized literary or cultural importance. Focuses on translation, including discussion of content and style. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHIN 3120 (minimum grade C).
Intensive study of selected tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca in English translation. No Greek or Latin required. Same as CLAS 5120 and HUMN 4120. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
See EBIO 4100 for description. May use animals and/or animal tissues. Recommended prereqs., EBIO 1210 and EBIO 1220 and EBIO 1230 and EBIO 1240 and EBIO 2040 or EBIO 2640 (min. grade C-). Same as EBIO 5120.
