Courses

Prepares prospective honors students to write honors theses. Focuses on sharpening the skills needed to write a successful thesis, including research techniques and the ability to evaluate and respond to secondary materials. May not be repeated. Prereq., instructor consent. Restricted to junior and senior English majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Examines the history of modern ideas of human rights.Focuses on themes such as the universalism/cultural relativism debate, colonialism, nationalism, refugees and stateless peoples, the United Nations and humanitarianism, ethnic genocide in Rwanda, and human rights abuses by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Prereq., 6 hours of HIST credit. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Examines the evolution of a few mathematical concepts (e.g., number, geometric continuum, or proof), with an emphasis on the controversies surrounding these concepts. Begins with Ancient Greek mathematics and traces the development of mathematical concepts through the middle ages into the present. Prereq., two upper division courses in mathematics. Recommended prereq., completion of upper division Written Communication requirement.

Variable topics in religion, drawing from a variety of disciplines and methodologies as they shed light on specific traditions and issues. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours as topics change. Prereq., 6 credit hours of religious studies at any level or instructor consent. Same as RLST 5820. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Interdisciplinary course emphasizing the influence of art in 20th century Russian literature. Follows the changing cultural landscape from the time when Russia was in the vanguard of modern European literature to the gradual cultural relaxation that culminated in Perestroika and Glasnost. Same as RUSS 4821. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.

Interdisciplinary course emphasizing the influence of art in 20th century Russian literature. Follows the changing cultural landscape from the time when Russia was in the vanguard of modern European literature to the gradual cultural relaxation that culminated in Perestroika and Glasnost. Taught in English. Same as HUMN 4821. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.

Examines key environmental problems in relation to China's rapid modernization and development. Recommended prereqs., GEOG 1982, 1992, 2002 or HIST 1608.

Covers specialized topics in Latin pedagogy specified in the online Schedule Planner. Same as CLAS 5824.

Explores the experience of Jews in the United States from the 1880's when the great migration of Jews from Eastern Europe began, through the twentieth century. Students will explore the changing ways in which Jews adapted to life in the U.S., constructed American Jewish identities, and helped to participate in the construction of the United States as a nation. Recommended prereqs., HIST 1025 or HIST/JWST 1108 or HEBR/JWST 2350. JWST 4827 and HIST 4827 are the same course.

Explores the experience of Jews in the United States from the 1880's when the great migration of Jews from Eastern Europe began, through the twentieth century. Students will explore the changing ways in which Jews adapted to life in the U.S., constructed American Jewish identities, and helped to participate in the construction of the United States as a nation. Recommended prereqs., HIST 1025 or HIST/JWST 1108 or HEBR/JWST 2350. JWST 4827 and HIST 4827 are the same course.

Studies an approved Asian topic, following guidelines established by the program director. Undertaken either as an independent study with an Asian studies faculty member. Required for an Asian Studies major. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Asian Studies (ASIA) majors only.

Students accepted to English Departmental Honors are enrolled in this course.

Required for students who elect departmental honors. Students write an honors thesis based on independent research under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.

Critical in-depth examination of a selected philosophical topic. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., 15 hours of philosophy. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Philosophy (PHIL) majors only.

Topics and instructors vary. Brings advanced majors together in order to focus their major experience onsignificant topics and issues of common interest. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior).

Acquaints students with the most representative works of Russian writers from the 1960s to the present in a broad historical and political perspective. Examines the relationships between ideological concepts and aesthetics, and the treatment of moral and social issues in recent literary works. All readings are provided in translation. Taught in English. Recommended prereq., lower level literature course. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts or contemporary societies.

Rigorously examines contemporary Tibetan society, culture, and nature from a geographical perspective. Uses readings on contemporary Tibet as an entry point into scholarly research about nationalism, representation, diaspora, landscape and place, sustainable development, natural resource management, identity, and environmentalism. Prereqs., GEOG 3822 or other classes on China. Same as GEOG 5832.

Provides a theoretical understanding of heightened awareness arising from literary and sociological investigations of contemporary sources of social violence (gang culture, racism, domestic violence), combined with the concrete knowledge offered by an internship in a social service agency. Optional internship credit is available. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.

Teaches basic concepts in Java programming applied to economic models. Development of Web pages and dynamic modeling will be introduced. Students will gain a foundation that can be applied to creating advanced applications relating to analysis of statistical data and custom projects. Prereqs., ECON 3070 and ECON 3818.

For upper-division undergraduate students. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Introduces undergraduate students to the research foci of the Department of Applied Mathematics. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prereq., APPM 3310 or MATH 3130. Recommended prereq., a course in ordinary or partial differential equations.

Departmental approval required. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.

Provides an independent study opportunity, by special arrangement with Asian Studies faculty, for students with particular Asian Studies interests. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Restricted to Asian Studies majors.

May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent.

Recommended prereq., CAMW 2001, junior or senior standing.