Courses

The senior honors thesis is a 40 to 45 page original research paper, written in Italian, and constitutes a requirement for graduating with departmental honors. Prereqs., all third-year course requirements including FREN 3200. Recommended prereq., at least one course numbered ITAL 4100 or above.

Focuses on practical issues in Japanese language pedagogy for students who will serve as teaching assistants in Japanese language class. Examines the connection between theory and practice as well as practical methods for teaching Japanese. Discusses how to teach Japanese as a second language in a communicative approach and how to assess student language learning. Prereq., JPNS 4120 or equivalent. JPNS 4980 and 5980 are the same course.

Provides faculty-supervised research for students who have been approved by the departmental honors committee. Normally taken during the semester before completion of the honors thesis. Prereqs., MCDB 4840 or comparable research experience, and a GPA of 3.20 or better.

Required, intensive mini-course for teaching assistants in Spanish and Portuguese. Provides teachers with the opportunity to learn about language learning theory and pedagogy. Prereq., graduate standing or departmental consent.

To be taken during the final academic year prior to graduation. Consists of the final phase of honors research and thesis preparation under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Prereq., 3.30 or better GPA, declared EBIO major, and approval by departmental honors committee. Prerequisites: Restricted to Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EBIO) majors only.

Supervised project involving original research. Open only to environmental studies majors with at least a 3.30 GPA. Thesis proposal must be accepted by honors chairman. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Environmental Studies (ENVS) majors only.

Preparation of a 15-page research paper in French presented to two members of the department faculty and defended orally in class. Prereq., all third-year requirements and advisor consent. Recommended prereq., at least one course numbered FREN 4100 or above.

Offers thesis research under faculty supervision. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Geography (GEOG) or Environmental Studies (ENVS) majors only.

Supervised project involving original research in any area of the geological sciences. The thesis is submitted to the Honors Program of the College of Arts and Sciences and is orally defended. The candidate must have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better and must be accepted by the departmental honors committee.

In-depth interdisciplinary study of a selected topic in humanities. Prereqs., 6 hours of upper-division humanities, senior standing, and 3.00 GPA in humanities.

Preparation of a 15-page research paper in Italian presented to two members of the faculty and defended orally in class. Prereq., advisor consent. Recommended prereq., at least one course numbered ITAL 4100 or above.

Involves the preparation and defense of an honors thesis, based on faculty-supervised original research, including final phases of the research project. Prereqs., MCDB 4840, 4980, or comparable research experience, a GPA of 3.30 or better, and approvalby the MCDB honors committee.

May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereqs.,18 hours of upper-division Spanish (3.00 GPA overall and 3.50 GPA in Spanish).

Students read current periodicals, picking out topics in which economics plays a role in understanding events. Background reading is assigned on topics chosen. May not be taken more than once for credit. Prereqs., ECON 3070 and 3080, and junior or senior standing. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

INVS students participate in a service-learning practicum under the supervision of an INVS instructor. They explore teaching strategies for implementing concrete educational goals. Focusing on the issues of social justice and social change, they learn how to encourage higher levels of creativity and analysis among students. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereqs., INVS 3302, 3931/3932, 4931/4932 (min grade B-).

Qualified Women and Gender Studies majors may write an honors thesis, an in-depth research paper, on a topic of choice. Thesis hours available to majors only after successfully completing the research phase.

Same as ANTH 4000. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Same as ARSC 4000.

Class explores the advanced practices and aesthetics of computer-based moving-image art editing. Topics include how to edit and manage a postproduction cycle, how to use digital editing systems and capabilities such as compositing, digital audio, and optical effects treatments. Prereqs., FILM 1502,2000 or 2300, 2500, and 3400 or 3600, or instructor consent. Cannot be taken simultaneously with FILM 3400 or 3600. Same as FILM 4000.

Discusses current issues such as ozone depletion, global warming, and air quality for graduate students in nonscientific fields. Provides the scientific background necessary to understand, follow scientific developments, and critically evaluate these issues. Same as ENVS 5830. Credit not granted for this course and ATOC 4800.

Introduces basic issues in comparative literature and basic problems in literary history. Provides an overview of history and rationale of the discipline, traditional areas of research, and recent developments. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

All first year EBIO graduate students are required to attend the EBIO Colloquia Series. Speakers from around the world and within the department cover topics in all areas of biology. May be repeated up to 2 total credit hours.

Introduction to methodologies of the policy sciences with emphasis on applications to environmental issues; role of science in decision making; professional roles and responsibilities as a policy analyst. Prerequisites: Restricted to Environmental Studies (ENVS) or Political Science (PSCI) graduate students only.

Introduces purposes, materials, and techniques of historical scholarship. Theory, practice, and criticism. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Focuses on a complete deductive framework for mathematics and applies it to various areas. Presents Goedel's famous incompleteness theorem about the inherent limitations of mathematical systems. Uses idealized computers to investigate the capabilities and limitations of human and machine computation. Restricted to graduate students only. Prereqs., MATH 3130 and 3140. Same as MATH 4000. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.