Courses

Same as ANTH 4630.

Explores selected vernacular and classical fiction of the Ming and Qing periods. Normally focuses on long novels such as Xiyou ji, Sanguo yanyi, Shuihu zhuan, Jin Ping Mei, as well as short stories by Feng Menglong and Ling Mengchu. Texts and selections vary from year to year. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prereq., CHIN 4220 or instructor consent.

Provides an overview of methods and materials for teaching English as an additional language, along with opportunities for students to observe, discuss and analyze these in relation to language teaching principles, linguistic considerations, and global and local contexts. Aimed primarily at the teaching of English to nonnative speaking adults, the course also addresses second and foreign language teaching generally. Recommended prereqs., LING 5610 or 5620. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Analyzes the life and thought of Frantz Fanon for its contributions to interdisciplinary and intersectional studies. Emphasis will be placed on the innovative interdisciplinary and intersectional nature of Fanon's psychology, sociology and philosophical anthropology, as well as his participation in African and Caribbean anti-colonial movements. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or 2002. ETHN 4632 is restricted to junior/senior ETHN majors/minors. ETHN 4632 and 5632 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides an overview of development policy and practice, surveying foundational works in Development Studies as well as critical interventions. Required for Graduate Certificate in Development Studies. Prereqs. for GEOG 4632 are GEOG 1982, 1992, 2002 or 2412. Recommended prereq., GEOG 3682. GEOG 4632 and 5632 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Restricted to graduate students. Same as HIST 4636 and WMST 4636.

Examines the history of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to the present. Focuses on such issues as the nature of Maoism, foreign policy, political campaigns such as the Cultural Revolution and the Democracy Movement, and recent economic developmental efforts. HIST 4638 and HIST 5638 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Restricted to graduate students. Surveys current research topics in urban geography. Emphasizes definition of possible student thesis topics.

Discusses recent research on how students learn and applications to the teaching of undergraduate science courses. Conducted as an interactive workshop, in which active-engagement in learning approaches are modeled and experienced by participants. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. May be used to fulfill the pedagogical training requirement for undergraduate Learning Assistants in upper division science courses. Post-doctoral and faculty auditors are welcome to participate as regular auditors.

Same as RLST 4650.

Same as SPAN 4650.

Variable topic that allows intensive coverage of a subject, theme, or issue in African American studies. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours on different topics. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or 2002 or equivalent. Restricted to juniors/seniors. ETHN 4652 and 5652 are the same course. Formerly BLST 4650.

This course traces how "Muslims in China" transformed themselves into "Chinese Muslims" while at once accommodating and conflicting with Chinese states and people throughout history until the present time. Recommended prereq., HIST 1608. HIST 4658 and 5658 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

May be repeated once for credit. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Same as EBIO 4660. . Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides an advanced and intensive survey to topics in experimental psychology. General areas are higher-level cognition, attention, and learning and memory. Meets seven weeks in the term. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Same as GEOL 4670.

Provides in-depth study of instrumentation used by audiologists for hearing aid evaluation and fitting, signal generation and modification, and signal measurement and calibration. Prereq., SLHS graduate standing. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Examines a specific problem or issue in early modern literature (e.g., the relationships among religion, folklore, and early fiction; the issue of genre and traditional fiction); the role of elite versus popular cultures in the composition of fiction; or the relationship of the state and censorship and the southern philosophical schools to the publication of fiction. Topics vary from year to year. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prereq.,CHIN 4220 or instructor consent.

Same as MCDB 4680. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides an advanced and intensive survey of topics in experimental psychology. General areas are research methods in cognitive psychology, and low-level perception. Meets seven weeks in the term. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Examines a particular topic, theme, issue, or problem concerning Chicanas and Chicanos. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours on different topics. Same as ETHN 4686. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides students with the practical tools needed to make tectonic interpretations through study of the geologic history of the western United States and the geodynamic models used in interpreting that history. Paleomagnetism, geobarametry, geothermometry, geodynamic modeling, and elements of structural geology and stratigraphy are topics considered in this class. Prereqs., GEOL 3120 and PHYS 1110.

Provides beginning Ph.D. students with a basic introduction to (primarily human) memory research. This is one of the six Cognitive Psychology Proseminar modules that all students in the Cognitive Psychology Ph.D. program are required to take. The seminar will include consideration of theoretical, behavioral, and cognitive neuroscience perspectives on memory. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Examines basic stellar astronomy: stellar classifications, kinematics, populations and distributions, and H-R diagrams. Covers principles of stellar structure, including energy generation and energy transport by radiation and convection. Includes stellar evolution theory, including compact objects. Prereq., Senior Level undergraduate physics. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.