Courses

Reviews current critical methods and issues related to rhetorical criticism, such as contemporary theory of rhetorical criticism, continental discourse theory, and critical theory. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours on different topics. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Recommended prereqs., COMM 5310 and 5320.

Interpretation of depositional and diagenetic historyof sedimentary rocks as determined from thin-section studies. Prereqs., GEOL 3010, 3020, and 3430. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Serves as an advanced introduction to the empirical and theoretical foundations of contemporary sociolinguistic analysis, with special emphasis on linguistic variation, diversity and change. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Presents the basic notions of analysis, e.g., limits, lim sup and lim inf, continuity, and the topology ofthe real line; develops the number theory of Lebesgue measure and the Lebesgue integral on the line, emphasizing the various notions of convergence and the standard convergence theorems. Applications are made to the classical L?p spaces. Prereq., MATH 4001. Instructor consent required for undergraduates. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Prereqs., graduate standing, or at least one course at the 3000 level or higher in computer science, linguistics, philosophy, or psychology. No background in computer science is presumed. Same as CSCI 6402, EDUC 6504, LING 6200, and PSYC 6200. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Lect. Selected topics in synthetic organic chemistry, encompassing both methods and/or total synthesis of complex molecules. Prereqs., CHEM 5311 and graduate standing, or instructor consent.

Prereq., graduate standing.

Serves as an advanced introduction to the empirical and theoretical foundations of contemporary linguistic anthropology, with special emphasis on the ways in which culture and society emerge semiotically through language and discourse. Same as LING 6320. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Reviews current theory and research on topics such as contemporary rhetorical theory, rhetoric and public life, rhetoric as an interpretive social science, and rhetoric of social movements and political campaigns. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours on different topics. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Recommended prereq., COMM 5320.

Serves as an advanced introduction to the empirical and theoretical foundations of contemporary linguistic anthropology, with special emphasis on the ways in which culture and society emerge semiotically through language and discourse. Same as ANTH 6320. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Covers general metric spaces, the Baire Category Theorem, and general measure theory, including the Radon-Nikodym and Fubini theorems. Presents the general theory of differentiation on the real line and the Fundamental Theorem of Lebesgue Calculus. Prereq., MATH 6310. Instructor consent required for undergraduates.

Lect. Selected topics in physical organic chemistry, which may include photochemistry, carbene chemistry, free radical chemistry, molecular orbital methods, organic materials, or gas phase ion chemistry. Prereq., CHEM 5321 and graduate standing or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Examines the history of ideas and the social history of intellectuals in American society during the 19th and 20th centuries. Stresses social and political dimensions and the changing cultural and institutional contexts of intellectual discourse. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to History graduate students only.

Prereq., graduate standing.

Surveys foundational texts and contemporary research in the rhetoric of inquiry. Focuses on the role of persuasion in the production of knowledge. Analysis of distinctions between philosophical and rhetorical approaches to argument. Critical analysis of major theoretical and methodological traditions and topics with an emphasis on social dimensions of inquiry. Emphasizes critical analysis of major theoretical and methodological traditions. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Recommended prereq., COMM 5320. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.

Develops skills in the stratigraphic interpretation of seismic reflection data, recognition of sequence stratigraphy in well logs and outcrop, and their applications to basin analysis in petroleum exploration. Prereqs., graduate standing, introductory undergraduate physics, and sedimentology/stratigraphy. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Examines major historical trends in the study of meanings and practices of sex and sexuality. Focuses on emergence and negotiation of sexual matters in circumstances where sex and identity were not coterminous. Restricted to graduate students.

Study of recent publications in transcription and RNA processing fields. Students present and discuss recent publications. Goals are that the student will improve critical analysis of data and will learn techniques relevant to the field. Students will keep up-to-date with current literature, will lead discussions of topic of interest, and will learn good presentation skills. Prereq., MCDB 5210, 5230 or instructor consent.

Cell cycle regulation is a major biological issue relevant to a number of disease states, including cancer. Surveys the current literature in the cell cycle field. Students present current publications; class participation in discussion is expected. Prereqs., MCDB 5210 and 5230.

Students present and discuss current research papers in the areas of developmental biology and cell signaling. Goals are to improve skills in critical evaluation and presentation of research results as well as to keep up with current literature. Students must present and lead discussions of at least one paper; all students are expected to read papers n advance. Prereq., instructor consent.

Present and receive feedback on your in-progress microbiology research. Learn about and discuss research at CU that is microbiological but outside of your specialty. Participate in journal clubs on microbial physiology. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours.

Considers performances of public life as rhetorical inducements of civitas. Topics include negotiation of self-regulation among interdependent partners, rhetorical exclusions and/or counterpublics, and dialectical tensions of public/private as these contribute to and have civic consequences for publicness, community, and social will. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Recommended prereq., COMM 5320.

Studies some of the main topics of epistemology, such as skepticism, foundations of knowledge, perception, introspection, belief, certainty, and analytic-synthetic distinctions. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Surveys foundational texts and contemporary research in argumentation. Analysis of distinctions between philosophical and rhetorical approaches to argument. Critical analysis of major theoretical and methodological traditions and topics with an emphasis on social dimensions of argument. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Recommended prereq., COMM 5320.