Courses

    Presents independence of the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis, Souslin's hypothesis, and other applications of the method of forcing. Introduces the theory of large cardinals. Prereq., MATH 6730. Undergraduates need instructor consent.

    Explores various geographic topics emphasizing the concept of culture. Emergence of several points of view in the development of cultural geography. Restricted to graduate students. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.

    Addresses the role of communication in cultural change efforts in organizations. Topics include the nature and function of organizational cultures, role of leadership, ethical issues, and member involvement in change processes. Specific organizational cases are highlighted throughout. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Recommended prereq., COMM 5620.

    Focuses on analytical, ideological, cultural, and political tensions between understandings of race and nationalism. Readings are interdisciplinary, but students identify and analyze tensions between race and nationalism at particular historical moments. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent.

    Covers stabilization policy and structural adjustment. Specific topics include orthodox stabilization policies (fiscal, monetary, and exchange rate policies); heterodox stabilization policies (price, wage, and interest controls); trade liberalization; financial liberalization; privatization and deregulation. Prereqs., ECON 6070 and 6080.

    Examines how social roles influence communicative practices, the development of relationships, and the impact of relationships on identity. Considers these processes in contexts, such as personal relationships and institutional settings. Topic varies. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours on different topics. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Explores various topics, regions, and methods in history and historical writing by utilizing a global/thematic approach. Geared toward graduate students in History, but students from other disciplines with graduate standing may enroll with instructor consent. Topic and content of course will vary depending on instructor. May be repeated up 12 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Lectures by visiting scientists and occasionally by staff members and graduate students on topics of current research. Meets once a week. Required for all graduate students in chemistry. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Introduces first-year graduate students to the full range of substantive topics, research programs, and other projects in which graduate sociology faculty are engaged. Provides a forum in which issues of the discipline are presented and discussed. Features weekly presentations by graduate sociology faculty. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Introduces first-year graduate students to time series approach of model building and forecasting. Basic topics are autoregressive integrated moving average models, nonstationarity and co-integration, vector autoregressions, and the evaluation of forecasts from such models. Emphasizes applied computer assignments. Prereqs., ECON 3818 and 4808, or equivalent.

    Discusses grant and manuscript writing, scientific presentations, peer-review, setting up/directing a research laboratory, research ethics, mentoring and other professional skills. Prerequisites: Restricted to Intergrative Physiology (IPHY) doctoral students only.
    Introduction to the graduate academic study of religion through the exploration of contemporary models and issues that demonstrate the nature and future of the field. Each student will prepare a profile of his/her intended area of research. Prerequisites: Restricted to Religious Studies (RLST) graduate students only.

    Offers guidance and instruction on topics related to advanced graduate study and academic life beyond graduation. Discussions will include writing journal articles; creating a vitae; writing dissertations; applying for grants and other sources of funding; the academic job search; and what to expect as a junior faculty member. Restricted to graduate students.

    May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Instructor consent required. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours, except with permission of the director of graduate studies. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Involves a scholarly investigation of a selected topic using literature and/or experimental techniques. Advisor required. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to Integrative Physiology (IPHY) graduate students only.
    May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental approval.

    This is a graduate level directed readings course designed to expand student knowledge in a particular area of concentration with a broad interdisciplinary and comparative framework. These areas of concentration include work in Africana, American Indian, Asian American, Chicana and Chicano and Transnational/Hemispheric ethnic studies. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing.

    May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Formerly CLAS 6843. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Formerly CLAS 6844. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Involves creative or scholarly investigation of an area of interest to the student not addressed in the curriculum. Work must be arranged with and advised by a faculty member. Graduate level course. Same as DNCE 5849.

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