Courses

Continuation of Drawing 2. Offers creative possibilities in drawing and related media. Emphasizes experimentation and individual expression. Content varies by semester according to instructor; contact individual instructor for more information. May be repeated once. Prereq., ARTS 2002. Prerequisites: Restricted to Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.

Historical-aesthetic survey dealing with various national cinemas, taught in conjunction with the appropriate language department. Typical offerings are the French film, the German film, the Russian film, and so on. Also offers a more detailed approach to a more restricted subject, i.e., film comedy, women filmmakers, German expressionist cinema, Italian neorealism. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours within the same term with departmental consent. Restricted to FILM/FMST majors. Non-majors will need instructor's consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).

Examines population, its structure and processes, andits relationships to selected areas of the social structure. Examines Malthusian, neo-Malthusian, and Marxist perspectives. Restricted to SOCY majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to Sociology majors only.

Designed for Spanish majors, this course focuses on refining fluency in both informal and formal discourse through group discussions, class work, and individual and group presentations with a focus on preparing students for communication in professional settings. To that end, the materials used in the course will emphasize themes and problems relevant to the contemporary Hispanic world. Prereq., SPAN 3000 (min grade C-) or equivalent. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3001.

Focuses on the work of a single director or a group of related directors. Course content varies each semester. Consult the online Schedule Planner for specific topic. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours with departmental consent. . Non-majors need instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) FILM (FILM or FMST) majors only.

Builds vocabulary and competence in more sophisticated written Portuguese. Involves composition, reading, grammar and class discussion. Themes are drawn primarily from current issues in Brazil. Mandatory for the Portuguese-track majors. Prereqs., PORT 2120 or 2150 or 2350.

Continuation of CLAS 2004. Reading of advanced texts: Caesar, Cicero, Ovid and others. Prerq., CLAS 2004 Formerly CLAS 5814.

Intensive, critical investigation of the films of one of cinema's greatest directors, Alfred Hitchcock. Concepts to be examined include authorship, desire, gender, and film acting. Critical and theoretical writings about Hitchcock are explored. Paper and exams required. Restricted to FILM/FMST majors. Non-majors will need instructor's consent.

Honors women in education and their legacy. Introduces women educators, beginning in the late 19th century, whose significant theories of education and work inteaching have had an impact on all of our lives, in history, and in society. Explores the educational theories and methods of several representative women educators and analyzes them through an investigation of their professional and personal lives. Same as WMST 3004. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Same as HONR 3004. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Introduces cognitive science, drawing from psychology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and linguistics. Studies the linguistic relativity hypothesis, consciousness, categorization, linguistic rules, the mind-body problem, nature versus nurture, conceptual structure and metaphor, logic/problem solving and judgment. Emphasizes the nature, implications, and limitations of the computational model of mind. Prereqs., two of the following: PSYC 2145, LING 2000, CSCI 1300, and PHIL 2440. Same as PSYC 3005, PHIL 3310, and CSCI 3702.

Introduces cognitive science, drawing from psychology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and linguistics. Studies the linguistic relativity hypothesis, consciousness, categorization, linguistic rules, the mind-body problem, nature versus nurture, conceptual structure and metaphor, logic/problem solving and judgment. Emphasizes the nature, implications, and limitations of the computational model of mind. Prereqs., two of the following: PSYC 2145, LING 2000, CSCI 1300, and PHIL 2440. Same as LING 3005, PHIL 3310, and CSCI 3702.

Study and application of the principles of design as applied to stage costume, emphasizing texts in analysis and interpretation. Presented in a studio format and project driven. Explores concept development, style selection, and extensive practice in a variety of media and techniques for costume rendering. Prereq., THTR 1115 or instructor consent.

Focuses on production of speech sounds, transcribing speech using the International Phonetic Alphabet, analyzing the acoustic properties of speech sounds, understanding how speech sounds vary depending on the context. Provides a foundation for understanding normal and atypical speech development, atypical speech problems and patterns, regional and foreign accents, and speech recognition by computers.

Enables studio art and art history majors to improve their writing skills through organization, presentation, critique, and revision. Writing assignments include formal writing (analysis and argument), informal writing, and grant proposals. Credit not granted for this course and FINE 3007. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: upper-division written communication. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Art History (AAAH), Film Studies Concurrent Degree (C-FILM), Film (FILM or FMST) or Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) majors only.

Through structured discussions, selected readings, and written assignments provides an understanding of how art history has evolved as an academic discipline and how art historians evaluate complex issues of style, form, content, and theory in the visual arts. Prereqs., ARTH 1300, 1400.

Identifies genetic, anatomical, physiological, social, and behavioral characteristics humans share with other mammals and primates. Explores how these characteristics are influenced by modern culture. Prereq., ANTH 2010 or equivalent. Approved for arts and sciences CORE curriculum: natural science.

Both majors and minors in the physical sciences are introduced to classes of tools useful in the analysis of nonlinear systems. Prereqs., APPM 1360 and 2360.

Introduces techniques, software, and related conceptsof digital design and image making through individual and group projects. Emphasizes digital animation, digital audio, digital video and website design and development as a means to formal and expressive ends. Introduces students to critical readings and theories related to digital media practice. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., ATLS 2000. Restricted to TAM students.

Provides an opportunity to assist in teaching of specific laboratory section in EBIO under direct faculty supervision. Students must make arrangements with the faculty member responsible for the course in which they plan to assist. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours. Formerly EPOB 3010.

Introduces students to the historical stages of English from Anglo-Saxon, c. 500, to Modern English. Considers both language change and the role of language in historical and political phenomena such as globalization (including the spread of English and the emergence of different dialects) and past and present debates about standard language, canon formation, and culture.

Offers students both theoretical and practical experience in various specialized areas of cinematic production. Topics vary but include production in the documentary, fictional narrative, animation, computer animation, and experimental genres. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prereq., FILM 2000 or 2300. Prerequisites: Restricted to Film (FILM or FMST) majors only.

Improves students' ability to pronounce French correctly. Coursework involves the International Phonetic Alphabet, understanding the differences between pairs of sounds, and recognizing the relationship between spelling and pronunciation. Required of all FREN majors. Prereq., FREN 2120 or equivalent.

Two lects. and one lab per week. Origin, occurrence, identification, classification, and uses of minerals. Applications of mineralogy to economic geology and petrology are emphasized. Prereq., Chem 1111 and Math 1300.

Reviews special grammatical topics, reading, and conversation. Students have the option of taking the internationally recognized exam Zertifikat Deutsch in GRMN 3010. Prereq., four semesters of college German or equivalent. Open to freshmen with instructor consent.