Introduces uses and abuses of symbols as instruments and indicators of political change. Recommended prereq., PSCI 1101. Recommended restriction, students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors). Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Aims to help students think about the future of the world in a systematic way. Focuses on alternative projections and policies dealing with major problems. Recommended prereq., PSCI 2223. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Studies basic principles and techniques of hearing evaluation, including pure-tone, speech, immittance, and advanced audiometry; hearing conservation in hospital, school, and industrial settings; and identification and evaluation of auditory pathologies. Required projects in screening and pure-tone audiometry. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of SLHS 3106 (minimum grade C-).
Course work built around theme of research design as a means of integrating previous training in the field of anthropology as well as providing an opportunity to perform creative scientific investigations. The course prepares students to write an honors thesis in ANTH 4720. Required of students doing Anthropology departmental honors. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) 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. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of GEOL 3020 and GEOL 2001 or GEOL 2700 (all minimum grade D-).
Studies the innovation, impact and meaning of holy war and the expansion of Christendom during the High Middle Ages. Topics include the definition of crusade and crusaders, religious persecution and tolerance, the expansion of European modes of government, war memory, colonization and its aftermath, the meaning of the Holy Land and the home front. Recommended prereq., HIST 1010 or HIST 2170. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Systematic study of relations between geography and politics, especially as background for better understanding of international affairs. Includes topics such as frontiers and boundaries, power analysis, geopolitics, international political economy, and strategic concepts. Recommended prereq., GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2002 or GEOG 2412 or IAFS 1000 or PSCI 2012 or PSCI 2223. Same as GEOG 5712. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Environmental Studies (ENVS) or Geography (GEOG) or International Affairs (IAFS) majors only.
Explores 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. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of GEOL 3120 and GEOL 2001 or GEOL 2700 (all minimum grade D-).
Introduces the history and culture of Russia from the 9th to the 17th century. Emphasizes selected topics in social, economic, religious, and cultural history, including the formation of the Russian state conversion to Orthodox Christianity, the Mongol invasion, and the reign of Ivan the Terrible. Recommended prereq., HIST 1010. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Covers theories and practices relating to problems of ability and maladjustment. Diagnostic procedures and treatment methods with children and adults. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of PSYC 3303 or PSYC 3313 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only.
Explores the interface of sculpture and architecture. This class will look at individuals and collectives that have become renowned for their work with experimental structures and students will have the opportunity to build hands-on experiments. Includes lectures, readings and discussions, writing assignments, studio projects and visual presentations. Recommended prereqs., ARTS 2504 and 2524. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ARTS 1010 and 1020 (all minimum grade D-).
Applies geophysical field techniques and data interpretation to studying geological and engineering problems. Fieldwork includes seismic, gravity, magnetic, and electrical measurements. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of GEOL 2001 or GEOL 2700 and MATH 1300 and PHYS 1110 (all minimum grade D-).
Examines contemporary arguments for and against liberalism. Focuses on the analysis, evaluation, and understanding of the philosophical contributions to this debate. Gives special attention to the concepts of justice, freedom, equality, and individualism. Recommended prereq., PSCI 2004. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Covers basic principles and techniques related to the habilitation and rehabilitation of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing: amplification, speech, language, auditory, speech reading, and educational issues. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of LING 3100 or SLHS 3006. Requires a prerequisite or corequisite course of SLHS 4704 (all minimum grade C-).
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 stream flows, interpreting aquifer parameters from geophysical measurements, and using field data for water budget analysis. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of GEOL 2001 or GEOL 2700 (minimum grade D-).
Involves writing and discussion of selected topics in political science. Critically reviews the major methodological and conceptual features of the discipline. Students begin their honors papers in the seminar. Department enforced restriction: minimum 3.50 GPA. Formerly PSCI 4718. Generally offered in fall term only.
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. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of GEOL 2001 or GEOL 2700 and GEOL 3320 and CHEM 1011 and CHEM 1031 or CHEM 1113 and CHEM 1133 (all minimum grade D-).
Integrates general principles of policy inquiry with documents and other literature on specific problems in public policy, in order to evaluate courses of action. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours on different topics. Department enforced prereq., PSCI 1101. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Consists of consultations with faculty on individual studio problems and projects. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Department consent required. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Introduces economic analysis of entrepreneurship, its financing, performance and public policy issues. We will investigate in depth the business of venture capital and start-ups. This course aims to understand both academic and practical implications from the burgeoning literature on economics of entrepreneurship and private equity. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of ECON 3070 and ECON 3818 (all minimum grade C-).
Engages a wide range of NAIS methodologies with a series of case studies. Focuses on print, visual, and digital texts encompassing wide swathe of Eurowestern disciplines, while seeking to recuperate and restore Indigenous epistemic practices within our scholarship. Refines students' skills in intellectual debate in the spirit of shared inquiry and challenges research and writing skills. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ETHN 1023 (minimum grade C-).
Studies geologic features in and around Colorado to gain an overview of the geologic and tectonic evolution of the western U.S. Department enforced prereqs., GEOL 2001 or GEOL 2700 and at least one of the following: GEOL 3120 or GEOL 3320 or GEOL 3430.
Begins with the prehistoric and protohistoric periods. Explores the development of Japan's classical age and traces the rise and attenuation of an elite warrior government. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Provides a vehicle for the development and presentation of new topics that may be incorporated into the core courses in applied mathematics. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Department enforced prereqs., variable, depending on the topic. See instructor. Same as APPM 5720.
