Surveys the outstanding achievements of Roman culture and society as reflected in literature; philosophy and art; private and official religion; and legal and political thought. No Greek or Latin required. Approved for GT-AH2. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
Provides instruction and practice to improve classroom oral communication skills necessary for effective participation in the U.S. academic setting, either as an international TA or RA, graduate or undergraduate student. Evaluates individual problem areas and includes digital audio and video recording with extensive feedback from the native-speaker instructor. Improves oral competence and listening comprehension in English for international students. Recommended prereq., ESLG 1130.
Introduction to experimental physics through laboratory observations of a wide range of phenomena. Course covers experiments on physical measurements, linear and rotational mechanics, harmonic motion, wave motion, sound and heat, electricity and magnetism, optics, and electromagnetic waves with the mathematical analysis of physical errors associated with the experimental process. One lect., one 2-hour lab per week. Approved for GT-SC1. Approved for arts and science core curriculum: natural science. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite or corequisite course of PHYS 1120 (minimum grade C-).
Explores the culture of the Aztec people of Central Mexico: their subsistence, society, religion, and achievements, as well as the impact of the Aztec empire in Mesoamerica. Also reviews the clash of a non-western society with the western world with the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
Explores a small number of cultures in a specific sub-region of Africa from an integrated holistic viewpoint, emphasizing material adaptations, social patterns, ideas and values, and aesthetic achievements. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
Emphasizes the development of effective writing skills with instruction provided in expository and analytical writing. Reviews basic elements of grammar, syntax,and composition as needed. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Approved for GT-C02. Meets MAPS requirement for English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: written communication.
Provides development of effective writing skills, knowledge and habits for success in the campus culture using topics related to the environmental sciences, energy, sustainability and academic/career interests. Focuses on the processes in rhetoric, emphasizing skills in creative, analytical and critical thinking, as well as research and presentation using digital and "old fashioned" methods and materials. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: written communication. Requisites: Restricted to Environmental Studies (ENVS) or Environmental Design (ENVD) majors only.
Develops techniques and concepts prerequisite to calculus through the study of trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, polynomial, and other functions. Credit not granted for this course and MATH 1011, MATH 1021 or APPM 1235. Approved for GT-MA1. Meets MAPS requirement for mathematics. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: quantitative reasoning and mathematical skills. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MATH 1011 (minimum grade C-) or an ALEKS math score of 61% or greater.
Covers biologically important macromolecules and biological processes, together with an introduction to cell structure, function, and physiology. Provides the foundation for advanced MCDB courses to majors, and a rigorous overview of modern biology to nonmajors. MCDB 1151 must be taken concurrently by MCDB and biochemistry majors and prehealth science students. Recommended prereq., high school chemistry and algebra. Recommended coreq., MCDB 1151 and MCDB 1152. Credit not granted for this course and MCDB 1111. Approved for GT-SC1. Meets MAPS requirement for natural sciences: lab. Approved for arts and science core curriculum: natural science.
An intensive beginning course covering the same material as Span 1010 and 1020. Attendance at the language laboratory may be mandatory. Similar to Span 1010 and 1020.
Rhetorically informed introduction to college writing. Focuses on critical analysis, argument, inquiry, and information literacy. Taught as a writing workshop, the course places a premium on invention, drafting, and thoughtful revision. For placement criteria, see the arts and sciences advising office. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Approved for GT-C01 and GT-C02. Meets MAPS requirement for English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: written communication.
Offers one two-hour lab per week designed to acquaint students with research techniques and concepts in molecular and cellular biology. Topics include cell structure, function, physiology, and recombinant DNA. Recommended coreq: MCDB 1150 or CHEN 2810 or EBIO 1210. Credit not granted for this course and MCDB 1111. Approved for GT-SC1. Meets MAPS requirement for natural sciences: lab. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
Uses problem solving and other interactive group work to aid student learning in a corequisite course, MCDB 1150. Students will work in small groups on learning and practicing how to solve difficult conceptual problems, as well as using hands-on activities and concept mapping to help learn content. Recommended coreq., MCDB 1150.
Emphasizes the origin of the Egyptian culture, its importance, and its impact on other cultures. In addition, the different points of view of various scholars are discussed with a comparative study of the ancient Egyptian culture and modern culture of Egypt and the Middle East. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
Examines the functions of calculus and how they can be used to model concrete problems and/or change. This is an intensive study of these functions through Inquiry-Based Learning. Each class will be designed so students will be actively engaged in learning the material in small groups. Requisites: Requires an ALEKS math score of 61% or greater.
Introduce students to topics in contemporary bioethics. No previous knowledge of science, philosophy, or bioethics will be presupposed. A primary goal will be to teach students how to think critically and write persuasively. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
Provides laboratory experience working on a bacteriophage genomics research project. Students will study novel bacteriophage they isolate from the environment. Topics covered include phage biology, bacteria and phage culturing and amplification, DNA isolation, restriction digest analysis, agarose gel electrophoresis, and electron microscopy.
Uses films and written texts to explore the concepts of culture and gender, as well as ethnicity and race. By looking at gender, ethnicity, and race cross-culturally, students will know how these concepts are constructed in their own society, as well as in others. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
Introduces techniques and concepts of photography as art. Emphasizes photography as a means to formal and expressive ends. Students must have an adjustable film camera. Credit not granted for this course and ARTS 2171.
Provides introductory research and laboratory experience. Students will work in teams to screen small molecule libraries for novel antibiotics using the bacterium Salmonella as a model system. Topics covered include the basic biology of the model system, genetics, approaches to screening for new therapeutics, statistical analysis of the data, compound verification, and lead compound development. Requisites: Requires corequisite course of MCDB 1150.
Explores important milestones in the development of human societies and cultures that live from the sea. Emphasizes the evolution of maritime adaptations associated with fishing and seafaring from more than 10,000 years ago through the present. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
Examines origins of the world's first civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, Mesoamerica, and the Andes. Covers archaeology of ancient cities, trade, economy, politics, warfare, religion, and ideology. Seeks insights into general processes of cultural evolution. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
Beginning ballet covering the basic vocabulary of classical ballet technique. Offered summers only at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts Camp. May be repeated up to 2 total credit hours.
Introduces techniques of fiction and poetry. Student work is scrutinized by the instructor and may be discussed in a workshop atmosphere with other students. May not be taken concurrently with ENGL 2021 or 2051. May not be repeated. Not open to graduate students.
Compares contemporary sociopolitical systems across cultures, from non-Western tribal groups to modern states. Introduces students to anthropological approaches for understanding and analyzing political forces, processes, and institutions that affect cultures such as colonialism, warfare, violence,ethnicity, migration, and globalization. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
