University of Minnesota Twin Cities 2020-22 Undergraduate Courses

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Acad, Prof, & Personal Success

(APPS)

APPS 1620. Current Topics: Strategies for

Student Success. (; 1 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

For topics see class schedule.

Academic Health Center Shared

(AHS)

AHS 1101. Orientation to Health Careers.

(; 1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Interest/personality assessment, health-related

academic majors/professions, professionalism/

ethics in health care. Students integrate

information about self and about careers to

move toward major/career choice.

AHS 1102. Orientation to Health Careers.

(; 1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

This one-credit, online course is for students

who are exploring health careers. Students

will have the opportunity to assess their

work values and interests, to learn about the

academic and experiential requirements of

University health professional programs, and to

develop a career action plan.

AHS 1104. Experiences in Health. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Non-physician roles in health care from

traditional to alternative and complementary

roles. Minimum 35 hour volunteer experience

with instructor approval. prereq: AHS 1101 or

AHS 1102 or AHS 1600

AHS 1600. The Future Physician I: Medicine

in the 21st Century. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Multi-disciplinary field of medicine. Challenges

shaping work of health professionals in health

care field. History of medicine/health. Global

health issues/health care. Roles of physicians,

team members, patient.

AHS 1601. The Future Physician II. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

A career in medicine. Life/work of physicians,

what it takes to be successful. Issues/

trends including Institute of Medicine core

competencies, medical ethics, concept of

health teams, multiculturalism, global issues,

disparities in accessing medical care.

AHS 1602. The Future Physician III:

Experiences in Health. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Online course for students confident in decision

to prepare for medical school. Exercises

designed to learn about/prepare for career

in medicine. Community-based volunteer

experience (35 hours) in setting that employs

physicians/serves patients. prereq: [1600 or

1601], instr consent

AHS 1901. Health in the Tropics: Humans,

Animals, and Ecosystems. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

The future health of our world requires a

generation of creative, motivated, strategic,

and expansive thinkers prepared to collaborate

across disciplines and sectors to proactively

protect the health of human and animal

populations and the environment in which

they live. Through exploring the connections

between culture and human, animal, and

ecosystem health in Panama, this freshman

seminar abroad will expose students

considering health profession careers to the

variety of health professions involved in the

One Health approach. Students will learn

about the roles of various health professions

and the challenges and opportunities for

the various professions to work together on

complex health challenges. Panama is an

ideal location to incorporate cultural contexts

with an understanding of the intersection

between animal health, human health, and

the environment by exploring the history of

the Panama Canal and the tropical rainforest

and reef ecosystems of Bocas del Toro which

are home to indigenous populations, host vast

biodioversity, and are visited by increasing

numbers of tourists. During the first half of

the spring semester at UMN, students will

learn about the challenges and opportunities

of human, animal, and ecosystem health

(One Health) in Panama while comparing and

contrasting it to the US and/or Minnesota.

Students will be placed in teams who will be

tasked to focus on a perspective of human,

animal, or ecosystem health (One Health)

throughout the semester. Students will also

learn very basic Spanish words and phrases

in preparation for time in Panama. Through

taking and learning about the Intercultural

Development Inventory, interactions with

UMN GPSA Culture Corps students, and

cultural development and reflection activities

including Observe, Describe, Interpret, and

Evaluate (ODIE), students will learn more

about their own cultures while preparing to

openly experience cultures in Panama. During

spring break week, students will have the

opportunity to apply the knowledge learned

in the early Spring semester to observations

and experiences in Panama. Site visits and

discussions in Panama City will explore

the culture of Panama, the history of the

building of the Panama Canal and its impact

on local, regional, and global health. Site

visits and discussions in Bocas del Toro will

explore human, animal, and ecosystem health

in tropical rainforest and reef ecosystems

including the culture, livelihood, and health of

indigenous populations, conservation efforts,

and ecotourism. The teams will ask questions

during site visits from their assigned One

Health perspective in preparation for their

final photo poster project on One Health in

Panama. Upon returning to UMN, the students

will participate in re-entry activities, present

their photo posters reflecting their team?

s understanding of One Health in Panama

from their assigned perspective, and have

a final class debrief. Students will complete

reflective journal entries throughout the

semester and a final person reflection on One

Health in Panama compared and contrasted to

Minnesota/USA.

AHS 2300. Orientation to Clinical Research.

(1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Seminar. Field of clinical research. Ethical

conduct/professionalism. Research methods

pertinent to dentistry, medicine, public health,

pharmacy, nursing. Field experience.

AHS 2400. Writing a Personal Statement. (1

cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Develop competitive personal statement.

Designed for students applying to health

professional program in coming year.

AHS 2707. Global Health Challenges for

Future Health Professionals. (; 2 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

This is a two-credit course designed for

students who have an interest in learning more

about global health careers, including the

issues and the challenges and opportunities

health professionals face as they work in global

health. Every year this course is designed a

little differently ? to respond to current events

in global health. We have focused on topics

including: pandemic flu, natural and man

made disasters, social determinants of health,

immigration and other topics.

AHS 3001. Health and Medicine in India in a

Social and Cultural Context. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Students are required to attend two pre-

orientations, travel to India on the global

seminar, and complete a project and

presentation upon their return to the United

States. prereq: instr consent

AHS 3002. Global Health in Thailand -

Humans, Elephants, and Disease. (GP; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Global Health in Thailand is a Global Seminar

that travels to Chiang Mai, Thailand to examine

the relationship between human, animal, and

environmental health through the One Health

approach. The course travels to Thailand over

winter break and then meets for the first half of

Spring semester. For more information, see the

Learning Abroad Center website.

AHS 3101. The New Health Professions

Team. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

The future health of our world population

requires a generation of creative, motivated,

strategic, expansive thinkers prepared to

collaborate across disciplines and sectors

to preempt and address the causes of poor

health in patients and populations. The

knowledge and skills needed to be successful

come from all disciplines, not just the health

professions, and require us to learn about

and work with each other. In addition to

sharing discipline specific knowledge, the

key is to translate concepts and language

so interprofessional teams can identify,

dissect, define, and solve health-related

grand challenges together. This course will

help students grow in their understanding

and capacity to work in interdisciplinary

teams in a multitude of settings, from serving

patients to serving communities. prereq: This

course is recommended for junior and senior

undergraduate students pursuing a health

career.

AHS 4393. Directed Study. (; 1-3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Students participating in a directed study

will carry out an independent project under

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supervision of an instructor from the Pre-

Health Student Resource Center. Registering

for directed study allows you to get credit for

conducting research or independent studies

that match with your interest as a future health

professional. You should discuss your interest

with an instructor prior to completing your

directed study contract http://z.umn.edu/

directed_activity prereq: instructor consent

AHS 5100. HIV Drug Discovery. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Basic virology, medicinal chemistry,

pharmacology of HIV chemotherapy.

General process of drug discovery, including

target selection/validation, in vitro assay

development, computer-aided inhibitor design

strategies/drug-like properties. Major classes

of FDA-approved anti-HIV drugs. Intellectual

properties, FDA regulatory issues, successful

antiviral discovery story. prereq: One year of

organic chemistry, [CHEM 2301 and 2302] or

equivalent, [one semester of biochemistry],

[BIOC 3021 or equivalent]

Accounting (ACCT)

ACCT 1911. The Language of Business. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Have you ever wondered why Tesla?s stock

price tripled in a 3-month time period? Why did

Toys R Us go bankrupt? Why does Apple hold

on to $200 billion of cash? Why is Snapchat

still not profitable yet? All of these questions

can be answered by looking at a company?

s financial statements! Financial accounting

is often called the language of business as

it is the language that companies use to

communicate their financial information to

various parties. Regardless of whether you

want to work in the field of accounting and

finance, become a manager at a company,

or just dabble in stock market investing,

understanding how a business works, how

managers make decisions, and how to analyze

financial statements will be hugely beneficial

for your future. This seminar will start by

exposing you to basic business terminology

and concepts, as well as analyzing how

businesses make decisions. Next, we will

focus on the ABCs of financial statements

and financial analysis. Finally, we will apply

these principles to real-life case studies and

discussions that explore companies such as

Spotify, Tesla, Uber, Netflix, Starbucks, Apple,

Snapchat, and more!

ACCT 2050. Introduction to Financial

Reporting. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Introduction to financial accounting for U.S.

organizations. Reading financial statements.

prereq: Soph

ACCT 2050H. Honors: Introduction to

Financial Reporting. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to financial accounting for U.S.

organizations. Reading financial statements.

ACCT 3001. Introduction to Management

Accounting. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Costing techniques, including activity-based

costing. Applying costing methods to determine

costs of products, services, and production

processes. Use of costs in operating/strategic

decisions. prereq: 2050

ACCT 3150. Role of the Accountant in

Today's Finance Function. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

How to interact with financial, tax, audit, and IT

personnel. How to be an accountant. Critical

support role accountants play among market

leading companies. Students define their vision

for their accounting career. prereq: 2050

ACCT 5101. Intermediate Accounting I. (4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Valuation, measurement, reporting issues

related to selected assets/liabilities of firm.

Theory underlying accounting issues. Applying

accounting principles. prereq: Grade of at

least B- in 2050, mgmt major or mgmt grad

student, accounting certificate, select non

mgmt students

ACCT 5102. Intermediate Accounting II. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Basic valuation problems encountered in

financial reporting. Focuses on valuation of

liabilities. Accounting for leases, pensions,

and deferred taxes. Introduces consolidated

financial statements. prereq: 5101[ mgmt or

grad mgmt student]

ACCT 5125W. Auditing Principles and

Procedures. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Concepts of auditing internal control/financial

statements in accordance with generally

accepted auditing/professional standards

established by Public Company Oversight

Board (PCAOB) and American Institute of

Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Writing

Intensive course. prereq: [3101 or 5101 or

5100 or 6100], [acct major or grad mgmt

student]

ACCT 5126. Internal Auditing. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Financial/operational auditing. Standards.

Managing the function. prereq: 2050

ACCT 5135. Fundamentals of Federal

Income Tax. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

U.S. federal system of taxation. Concepts of

gross income, deductions, credits. Analysis

of structure of Internal Revenue Code, its

provisions with respect to specific areas of

law. Interrelationships between legislative,

judicial, and administrative authority. Methods,

tools, and techniques to conduct tax research.

prereq: [2050 or MBA 6030], [mgmt or grad

mgmt student]

ACCT 5141. Financial-Data Analytics. (2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This is a 2-credit undergraduate level financial

data analytics course for students at Carlson

School of Management. The main learning

objective is to familiarize students with

large-scale financial reporting and capital

market information databases and to improve

students? quantitative analytical and problem-

solving skills in conjunction with these data. We

will discuss financial reporting and corporate

governance topics related to business

analytics, auditing, capital market efficiency,

board structure, and SEC enforcement. Prior

coding experience is not required. Students will

gain hands-on data query, data analysis, and

data visualization experience using MySQL,

Excel, and Tableau. Students will learn how to

apply scientific research methods to answer

questions, present solutions, and discuss

limitations. A prerequisite for this course is

business statistics. We will also provide a brief

overview of the concepts of probability and

statistical inference. Relying on the above

tools and methodology, students enhance their

analytical skills and ultimately achieve deeper

understanding on issues related to financial

reporting, auditing, and capital markets. Prereq:

SCO 2550 or equivalent statistics course.

ACCT 5160. Financial Statement Analysis.

(; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Interpretation/analysis of financial statements.

Introduces basic techniques of financial

statement analysis and applies them in

different settings (e.g., in investment/credit

decisions). prereq: [5100/6100 or 3101/5101],

[accounting or finance major]

ACCT 5180. Consolidations and Advanced

Reporting. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring

& Summer)

Theory underlying preparation of consolidated

financial statements, as well as mechanical

computations needed to prepare statements.

prereq: 5101, 5102 recommended, or MBA

6030. MBA students must register A/F grade

base.

ACCT 5201. Intermediate Management

Accounting. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course is an in-action course. The

course explores the topic of management

accounting in greater depth. The course

expands introductory course material via

special emphasis on decision making, problem

solving skills and exploration of accounting's

role within overall management. The course

is an in-action class. We will have a project

working on a business case from a firm as the

final assessment for the course. prereq: 3001,

acct or finance major

ACCT 5236. Introduction to Taxation of

Business. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Introduction to the income tax laws governing

the taxation of corporations, partnerships,

limited liability companies, limited liability

partnerships, and S corporations. Students

will also increase their knowledge and skills

related to tax research by writing research

memorandums. prereq: 5135, acct major

ACCT 5310. International Accounting. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Causes/history of international differences

in design of financial accounting/reporting

systems, efforts to harmonize them

into worldwide system. Role/impact of

currency translation on financial statements.

International Accounting Standards, conceptual

framework. prereq: 5101; [5102 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 5102]

recommended

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ACCT 5320. Financial Reporting Data

Analytics. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This is a core course for the students in the

Master of Accounting program at Carlson

School of Management. The main learning

objective is to familiarize students with

large-scale financial reporting and market

information databases and to improve students'

quantitative analytical and problem-solving

skills in conjunction with these data. We will

discuss financial reporting and corporate

governance topics related to earnings

management, fraud detection, audit quality,

board structure, and SEC enforcement.

Students will gain hands-on data analysis

experience. Students will also learn how to

apply scientific research methods to answer

questions, present solutions, and discuss

limitations. We will provide a brief overview

of the concepts of probability distribution and

statistical inference. Relying on the above

tools, students enhance their analytical skills

and ultimately achieve deeper understanding

on issues related to financial reporting and

capital markets.Topics vary.

ACCT 5420. MAcc directed study. (1-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Internship or directed study in Master of

Accountancy degree program. prereq: MAcc

student

Addiction Studies (ADDS)

ADDS 5011. Foundations in Addiction

Studies. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Theoretical perspectives/concepts related to

etiology of alcohol/drug dependency/abuse.

Emphasizes bio-psycho-social models of

addiction/disease: psychodynamics, social

learning, contingency, family systems.

Connection of theory to empirical research.

ADDS 5021. Introduction to Evidence Based

Practices and the Helping Relationship. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Initiating, conducting, and terminating

a counseling relationship. Use of self in

counseling process. Nature/process of helping.

Evidence-based practices/theories. Reading,

discussion, written exercises, role-play,

observation, feedback, out-of-class practice.

ADDS 5031. Applied Psychopharmacology.

(2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring & Summer)

This course provides a comprehensive survey

of the basic concepts of psychopharmacology

and psychiatric conditions for which

psychoactive medication presents an

appropriate intervention strategy. It is intended

to be an introduction into the field and is

designed to provide a working knowledge

base to enable students to more competently

address the experiences of their clients taking

prescribed psychotropic medications.

ADDS 5041. Methods and Models I:

Motivational Counseling. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring & Summer)

Concepts of motivational interviewing. Spirit

of MI. Primary counseling skills. Working

with resistance. Identifying/eliciting change

talk. Transitioning into change, negotiating

treatment plan. Strengths/shortcoming of MI.

ADDS 5051. Methods and Models II:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring & Summer)

Components of cognitive model. Assessment,

case formulation, automatic thoughts, core

beliefs, cognitive restructuring, behavior

change elements, therapeutic relationship.

Learn, practice, master key concepts.

ADDS 5061. Foundations of Group Work. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Designing/facilitating therapy groups. Intra-/

inter-personal dynamics, leadership skills,

developmental aspects, ethical issues.

Application to therapy of chemically addicted

individuals. Lectures, discussion, experiential

exercises, small groups, readings.

ADDS 5071. Foundations of Co-occurring

Disorders. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Summer)

Understanding mentally ill/chemically abusive

or dependent client. Intervention, advocacy,

education, support for client/those part of

his/her environment. Social, environmental,

multicultural factors that contribute resources

for these clients.

ADDS 5081. Multicultural Foundations of

Behavioral Health. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

What is culture? How might culture, cultural

practices, and history be significant in the

use/abuse of substances? How is culture

relevant to the attitudes/practices in the

prevention/treatment of substance use/

abuse? Multicultural counseling and cultural

competence in addiction counseling. People as

individuals. Clinician's own cultural worldview/

other cultural worldviews.

ADDS 5091. Assessment and Treatment

Planning I. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Summer)

Core addictions counseling. Clinical

assessment, case management,

documentation treatment planning, ethical

issues. Students begin process of securing

internship.

ADDS 5121. Professional Seminar 1:

Internship Prep. (1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Prepares students for successful entry into

field of substance use disorder counseling

by focusing on facets that are critical to

their professional development. Through

discussions, experiential learning activities,

guest lectures and site visits, students gain

further understanding of the internship

placement process and requirements, settings

that fit their individual training and career

goals, requirements for initial licensing and

renewal, the testing process, models of

professional development, the importance of

professional advocacy and associations, self-

care and requirements and benefits of clinical

supervision. Professional ethics, including

state rules, statutes, codes of conduct and

regulations for practitioners and agencies are

also addressed. Students will also develop their

job search skills and apply them to secure a

field placement for the internship seminar.

ADDS 5224. Integrating Spirituality in

Counseling Practice. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Knowledge/skills of counseling students/

practitioners in professional competencies for

addressing spiritual/religious issues. Lecture,

discussion, experiential exercises/readings

to advance cognitive, interpersonal/practical

skills. Treatment of persons with co-occurring

disorders.

ADDS 5950. Special Topics. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Special topics in addiction studies. prereq: dept

consent

ADDS 5993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr. [max

9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed study. prereq: dept consent

ADDS 5994. Directed Research. (1-3 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed research. prereq: dept consent

ADDS 5996. Internship in Behavioral Health.

(1 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Internship provides Addiction Studies students

with practical experience in settings where

substance abuse and/or co-ocurring mental

health treatment services are offered. The

internship experience allows students to relate

academic and theoretical learning to settings

outside the classroom. General counseling

skills, awareness and influence of self in the

counseling process and competency in the 12

Core Functions are enhanced through clinical

experience, on-site individual supervision and

peer group supervision.

Adult Psychiatry (ADPY)

ADPY 5515. Neuropsychology: University

Hospitals. (; 3-9 cr. ; O-N or Audit; Every Fall)

Aerospace Engineering and Mech

(AEM)

AEM 1301. Ballooning: Design, Build, and

Fly. (; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall)

Outer space, sometimes called the Final

Frontier, has always been difficult to reach

due to the tremendous expense of rocket

launches and the limited number of launch

opportunities. In this hands-on course, we

will hone spacecraft-building skills, including

microcontroller programming, soldering,

and CAD, then design and build miniature

spacecraft and use (relatively) inexpensive

helium-filled weather balloons to carry them

into the stratosphere (AKA ?near-space?),

which has many of the same physical

properties (and view!) as outer space. The

balloon launch and recovery will be a required

day-long class activity on a weekend date in

late October or else early-to-mid November.

(This activity is weather dependent, so the

exact flight date will need to be flexible.) The

remainder of the semester will involve data

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analysis from the balloon mission as well as

discussions and activities associated with

full-fledged (i.e. outer space) spaceflight,

including the scientific accomplishments and

engineering challenges of past, current, and

future missions.

AEM 1303. Aircraft: Design, Build, and Fly.

(; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Spring)

Now ubiquitous, powered aircraft flight is little

more than a century old. In this hands-on

seminar, we will explore the fundamentals

of flight through the design, flight test, and

analysis of small, UAV (uninhabited aerial

vehicle) aircraft. Initially, we will cover the

history and fundamentals of flight through

lectures and discussion, answering questions

such as, "how do aircraft fly?" and "why do

aircraft look so similar?" Then, working in small

teams, students will design, build, and flight

test an electric remote-control aircraft. Students

will analyze the flight tests to see if the aircraft

performed as expected, write reports, and

present on the results. Additional elements of

the seminar may include lectures, discussions,

and activities associated with aircraft, including

the engineering challenges of past, current,

and future aircraft.

AEM 1805. First Year Projects: Aircraft

and Spacecraft. (; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student

Option No Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics related to air and space travel with an

emphasis on hands-on projects and activities.

AEM 2011. Statics. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Force/moment vectors, resultants. Principles

of statics and free-body diagrams. Applications

to simple trusses, frames, and machines.

Distributed loads. Internal forces in beams.

Properties of areas, second moments. Laws

of friction. prereq: PHYS 1301W, [concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in Math

2374 or equiv], CSE

AEM 2012. Dynamics. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Kinematics/kinetics of particles. Newton's

laws. Energy/momentum methods. Systems

of particles. Kinematics/kinetics of planar

motions of rigid bodies. Plane motion of rigid

bodies. Mechanical vibrations. prereq: 2011,

[concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in Math 2373 or equiv], CSE student

AEM 2021. Statics and Dynamics. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Force/moment vectors, resultants. Principles

of statics and free-body diagrams. Applications

to simple trusses, frames, and machines.

Properties of areas, second moments. Internal

forces in beams. Laws of friction. Principles of

particle dynamics. Mechanical systems and

rigid-body dynamics. Kinematics/dynamics

of plane systems. Energy/momentum of 2-

D bodies/systems. prereq: Phys 1301W,

[concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in Math 2374 or equiv], CSE

AEM 2031. Mechanics for Materials

Engineers. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course covers the basics of equilibrium

of rigid and deformable bodies for Materials

Engineers. The course begins with the

principles of statics, including a review of

vector operations and analysis of moments and

resultant forces from multiple loads, including

distributed loads, equilibrium and free body

diagrams, center of gravity and moments of

inertia. The course then moves on to explore

stress and strain, including normal and shear

stresses, and stress and strain transformations.

Then the materials properties of interest to the

mechanical response and testing procedures

used to determine these properties are

discussed. Lastly, the stresses and strains

associated with common loading modes

(e.g., axial, torsion, shear and bending) are

covered. Modes of failure, including yielding

and buckling, are also introduced. prereq: Math

2374, Math 2373 (concurrent allowed), Phys

1301W, CSE Student, Materials Engineering

Major or premajor

AEM 2301. Mechanics of Flight. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Spring)

Standard atmospheric properties, basic

aerodynamics, generation of lift/drag. Airfoils,

finite wings. Elements of aircraft performance

and atmospheric flight mechanics. Introduction

to MatLab and simulations for aircraft design.

prereq: PHYS 1301W, [concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in MATH 2373 or

equiv], CSE

AEM 3031. Deformable Body Mechanics. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Uniaxial loading/deformation. Stress/strain

at point, Mohr's circle. Internal forces in

beams. Material behavior, linear elasticity.

Torsion of circular shafts. Bending of beams

of symmetrical section. Column buckling.

Statically indeterminate structures. prereq:

[2011 or 2021 or [BMEN 3011, BMEN major]],

[Math 2374 or equiv], [concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in Math 2373 or equiv],

CSE

AEM 3100. Software Applications in AEM. (;

1 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Topics covering software applications for

problems of interest. prereq: [CSCI 1113 or

equiv]

AEM 3101. Mathematical Modeling and

Simulation in Aerospace Engineering. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Mathematical modeling of engineering

systems/numerical methods for their solution.

Use of MATLAB. Focus on systems found in

aerospace engineering/mechanics. prereq:

[MATH 2373 or equiv], AEM major

AEM 3391. Independent Design Project. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Independent design project construction/testing

under guidance of faculty member. Group

projects allowed. Students responsible for

finding faculty adviser for project. Final project

report (written or oral). prereq: dept consent

AEM 4201. Fluid Mechanics. (4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

First course in fluid mechanics. Stress/

strain rate descriptions, fluid statics. Use of

differential and finite control volume analysis

with continuity. Momentum/energy equations,

Bernoulli/Euler equations, vorticity, potential

flow, incompressible viscous flow using Navier-

Stokes equations, dimensional analysis, pipe

flow, boundary layers, separation, introduction

to turbulence. prereq: 2012, [Math 2373 or

equiv], [Math 2374 or equiv], [CSE upper div or

grad student]

AEM 4202. Aerodynamics. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Inviscid aerodynamics. Subsonic, transonic,

and supersonic airfoil theory; wing theory.

Introduction to compressible flow, normal

and oblique shock waves, Prandtl-Meyer

expansions. Linearized compressible flow.

Wing-body combinations. Computational

aerodynamics methods. prereq: upper div CSE

or grad, 4201

AEM 4203. Aerospace Propulsion. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Basic one-dimensional flows: isentropic, area

change, heat addition. Overall performance

characteristics of propellers, ramjets, turbojets,

turbofans, rockets. Performance analysis of

inlets, exhaust nozzles, compressors, burners,

and turbines. Rocket flight performance,

single-/multi-stage chemical rockets, liquid/solid

propellants. prereq: 4202, [CSE upper div or

grad student]

AEM 4247. Hypersonic Aerodynamics. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Importance/properties of hypersonic flow.

Hypersonic shock and expansion-wave

relations. Local surface inclination methods.

Approximate/exact methods for hypersonic

inviscid flow fields. Viscous flow: boundary

layers, aerodynamic heating, hypersonic

viscous interactions, computational methods.

Hypersonic propulsion and vehicle design.

prereq: 4202, CSE upper division

AEM 4253. Computational Fluid Mechanics.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Introductory concepts in finite difference and

finite volume methods as applied to various

ordinary/partial differential model equations

in fluid mechanics. Fundamentals of spatial

discretization and numerical integration.

Numerical linear algebra. Introduction

to engineering and scientific computing

environment. Advanced topics may include

finite element methods, spectral methods, grid

generation, turbulence modeling. prereq: 4201,

CSCI 1113, CSE upper division

AEM 4290. Special Topics in Fluid

Mechanics. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics vary each semester within the field of

Fluid Mechanics prereq: dept consent

AEM 4293. Directed Studies in Fluid

Mechanics. (1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics of current interest. Individual projects

with consent of faculty sponsor. prereq: dept

consent

AEM 4293. Directed Studies in Fluid

Mechanics. (1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics of current interest. Individual projects

with consent of faculty sponsor. prereq: dept

consent

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AEM 4301. Orbital Mechanics. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

The two-body problem. Earth-satellite

operations, rocket performance, reentry

dynamics, space environments, interplanetary

trajectories. Numerical simulations. Design

project. prereq: [2012 or equiv], [MATH 2373 or

equiv], [CSE upper div or grad student]

AEM 4303W. Flight Dynamics and Control.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Forces/moments, trim, linearization, transfer

functions, dynamic response characteristics

for aircraft. Aircraft stability/control derivatives,

static longitudinal/lateral stability. Phugoid,

short period, spiral, roll subsidence, dutch roll

modes. Handling qualities. Design project.

prereq: [2012, 2301, 3101, [WRIT 1301 or

equiv], [CSE upper div or grad student]] or instr

consent

AEM 4305. Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics

and Control. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Kinematics/dynamics for six-degree of freedom

rigid body motions. Euler's angles/equations.

Torque free motion, spin stabilization, dual-

spin spacecraft, nutation damping, gyroscopic

attitude control, gravity gradient stabilization.

Linear systems analysis, Laplace transforms,

transfer functions. Linear control theory. PID

controllers. prereq: [4301, [3101 or ME 3281 or

EE 3015], CSE upper div] or grad student

AEM 4321. Automatic Control Systems. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Modeling, characteristics, and performance

of feedback control systems. Stability, root

locus, and frequency response methods.

Nyquist and Bode diagrams. Lead-lag and

PID compensators. Digital implementation and

hardware considerations. prereq: CSE upper

div or grad student

AEM 4331. Aerospace Vehicle Design. (; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Multidisciplinary student teams perform

conceptual designs of aerospace vehicles,

components, missions, or systems that

incorporate realistic constraints/applicable

engineering standards. Papers on professional

ethics/contemporary aerospace issues. Oral

preliminary/critical design reviews. prereq:

[2301, 4202, AEM sr] or instr consent

AEM 4333. Aerospace Design: Special

Projects. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Student groups design, build, and test

aerospace projects. Projects include designs

from AEM4331 or projects such as microgravity

experiments. Students create and maintain

an electronic project data repository, prepare

weekly status reports, build and test their

design, and prepare a final report. prereq: 4331

or instr consent

AEM 4490. Special Topics in Aerospace

Systems. (; 1-3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Topics vary each semester within the field of

Aerospace Systems

AEM 4493. Directed Studies in Aerospace

Systems. (1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics of current interest. Individual projects

with consent of faculty sponsor. prereq: dept

consent

AEM 4501. Aerospace Structures. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Advanced strength of materials analysis of

elastic structures with aerospace applications;

failure modes and criteria, buckling, matrix

methods for analysis, plane truss design;

energy and Castigliano methods for statically

determinate and indeterminate structures;

torsion and bending of asymmetrical thin-

walled sections. Design project. prereq: CSE

upper div or grad, 3031 or equiv

AEM 4502. Computational Structural

Analysis. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

Application of finite element methods to

problems in structural analysis. Emphasizes

properly posing problems and interpreting

calculation results. Use of commercial FEA

packages. Introduction to theory of finite

elements. prereq: [Grade of at least C in

4501, [CSE upper div or grad student]] or instr

consent

AEM 4511. Mechanics of Composite

Materials. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Analysis, design, and applications of laminated

and chopped fiber reinforced composites.

Micro-/macro-mechanical analysis of elastic

constants, failure, and environmental

degradation. Design project. prereq: 3031

(or 2031 if MatSci), [CSE upper div or grad

student]

AEM 4581. Mechanics of Solids. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Continuum mechanics in one dimension:

kinematics; mass, momentum/energy,

constitutive theory. Wave propagation, heat

conduction. Strings. Euler-Bernoulli theory. 3-

D deformations/stress. Topics from fracture

mechanics, structural stability, vibrations, thin

films, layered media, smart materials, phase

transformations, 3-D elastic wave propagation.

Elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity. prereq:

3031, [Math 2373 or equiv], [Math 2374 or

equiv], CSE upper div

AEM 4590. Special Topics in Solid

Mechanics and Materials. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics vary each semester within the field of

Solid Mechanics and Materials prereq: dept

consent

AEM 4593. Directed Studies: Solid

Mechanics. (1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics of current interest. Individual projects

with consent of faculty sponsor. prereq: dept

consent

AEM 4601. Instrumentation Laboratory. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Introduction to lab instrumentation.

Computerized data acquisition. Statistical

analysis of data. Time series data, spectral

analysis. Transducers for measurement of

solid, fluid, and dynamical quantities. Design of

experiments. prereq: CSci 1113, EE 3005, EE

3006, [upper div BAEM]

AEM 4602W. Aeromechanics Laboratory.

(WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Experimental methods/design in fluid/solid

mechanics. Wind tunnel/water channel

experiments with flow visualization, pressure,

velocity, force measurements. Measurement

of stresses/strains/displacements in solids/

structures: stress concentrations, materials

behavior, structural dynamics. Computerized

data acquisition/analysis, error analysis, data

reduction. Experiment design. Written/oral

reports. Lab ethics. Writing intensive. prereq:

4201, 4501, 4601, [WRIT 1301 or equiv], [CSE

upper div or grad]

AEM 4796. Professional Experience. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Work experience with substantive engineering

component. Written report. prereq: CSE upper

div, AEM major, dept consent

AEM 4894. Directed Studies: Senior Honors

Thesis. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Writing thesis under direction of AEM faculty

member. prereq: Honors student, permission of

University Honors Program, AEM major

AEM 4896. International Professional

Experience. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

International work experience with substantive

engineering component. Written report. prereq:

CSE upper div, AEM major, dept consent

AEM 5247. Hypersonic Aerodynamics. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Importance/properties of hypersonic flow.

Hypersonic shock and expansion-wave

relations. Local surface inclination methods.

Approximate/exact methods for hypersonic

inviscid flow fields. Viscous flow: boundary

layers, aerodynamic heating, hypersonic

viscous interactions, computational methods.

Hypersonic propulsion and vehicle design.

prereq: 4202 or equiv, CSE grad student

AEM 5253. Computational Fluid Mechanics.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Introductory concepts in finite difference and

finite volume methods as applied to various

ordinary/partial differential model equations

in fluid mechanics. Fundamentals of spatial

discretization and numerical integration.

Numerical linear algebra. Introduction

to engineering and scientific computing

environment. Advanced topics may include

finite element methods, spectral methods,

grid generation, turbulence modeling. prereq:

[4201 or equiv], [CSci 1113 or equiv], CSE grad

student

AEM 5321. Modern Feedback Control. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

State space theory for multiple-input-multiple-

output aerospace systems. Singular value

decomposition technique, applications to

performance/robustness. Linear quadratic

gaussian and eigenstructure assignment

design methods. Topics in H[infinity symbol].

Applications. prereq: 4321 or EE 4231 or ME

5281 or equiv

AEM 5333. Design-to-Flight: Small

Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Spring)

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Designing, assembling, modeling, simulating,

testing/flying of uninhabited aerial vehicles.

Rapid prototyping software tools for vehicle

modeling. Guidance, navigation, flight control,

real-time implementations, hardware-in-the-

loop simulations, flight tests. prereq: [[4202,

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 4303W, 4601] or equiv], instr consent

AEM 5401. Intermediate Dynamics. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Three-dimensional Newtonian mechanics,

kinematics of rigid bodies, dynamics of rigid

bodies, generalized coordinates, holonomic

constraints, Lagrange equations, applications.

prereq: CSE upper div or grad, 2012, Math

2243

AEM 5451. Optimal Estimation. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Basic probability theory. Batch/recursive least

squares estimation. Filtering of linear/non-linear

systems using Kalman and extended Kalman

filters. Applications to sensor fusion, fault

detection, and system identification. prereq:

[[MATH 2243 or STAT 3021 or equiv], [4321 or

EE 4231 or ME 5281 or equiv]] or instr consent

AEM 5501. Continuum Mechanics. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Concepts common to all continuous media;

elements of tensor analysis; motion,

deformation, vorticity; material derivatives;

mass, continuity equation; balance of linear,

angular momentum; geometric characterization

of stress; constitutive equations. prereq: CSE

upper div or grad, 3031, Math 2243 or equiv or

instr consent

AEM 5503. Theory of Elasticity. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Spring)

Introduction to the theory of elasticity, with

emphasis on linear elasticity. Linear and

nonlinear strain measures, boundary-value

problem for linear elasticity, plane problems in

linear elasticity, three dimensional problems

in linear elasticity. Topics from nonlinear

elasticity, micromechanics, contact problems,

fracture mechanics. prereq: 4501 or equiv,

Math 2263 or equiv or instr consent

AEM 5581. Mechanics of Solids. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Continuum mechanics in one dimension:

kinematics; mass, momentum/energy,

constitutive theory. Wave propagation, heat

conduction. Strings. Euler-Bernoulli theory. 3-

D deformations/stress. Topics from fracture

mechanics, structural stability, vibrations, thin

films, layered media, smart materials, phase

transformations, 3-D elastic wave propagation.

Elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity. prereq:

3031 or equiv, [Math 2373 or equiv], [Math

2374 or equiv], [CSE grad student]

AEM 5651. Aeroelasticity. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Static aeroelastic phenomena, torsional

divergence of a lifting surface, control

surface reversal. Aeroelastic flutter, unsteady

aerodynamics. Problems of gust response,

buffeting. Design project. prereq: 4202, 4301,

[grad student or CSE upper div]

Aerospace Studies (AIR)

AIR 1000. Leadership Laboratory. (1 cr.

[max 10 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

In Air Force ROTC, you will not only develop

your knowledge and skills as a leader in the

classroom, you will also apply them for two

hours per week in the Leadership Laboratory.

There, you'll develop your demonstration of

command, effective communication, physical

fitness and knowledge of military customs and

courtesies.

AIR 1104. Heritage and Values of the United

States Air Force. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

"Heritage and Values of the United States

Air Force," is a survey course designed to

introduce students to the United States Air

Force and provides an overview of the basic

characteristics, missions, and organization of

the Air Force.

AIR 1105. Foundations of the United States

Air Force II. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

This is a survey course designed to

introduce students to the United States Air

Force. It provides an overview of the basic

characteristics, missions, and organization of

the Air Force. It also introduces written and oral

communication skills.

AIR 1201. Def. (1 cr. ; A-F only; )

AIR 1202. Def. Derm.. (1 cr. ; A-F only; )

AIR 1204. The Evolution of USAF Air and

Space Power I. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

This survey course covers the beginnings

of manned flight and the development of

aerospace power in the United States,

including the employment of air power in WWI,

WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War. It

also covers the peaceful employment of U.S.

air power in civic actions, space exploration

support and scientific missions.

AIR 1205. The Evolution of USAF Air and

Space Power II. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

This survey course covers the beginnings

of manned flight and the development of

aerospace power in the United States,

including the employment of air power in WWI,

WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War. It

also covers the peaceful employment of U.S.

air power in civic actions, space exploration

support and scientific missions.

AIR 3301. Air Force Leadership, Quality, and

Communication. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Air Force leadership, management, writing,

conflicts. Opportunity to present Air Force

briefing.

AIR 3302. Air Force Officership, Quality, and

Communication. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Focus on completing Quality Air Force training,

learning the Officer Professional Development

system, exploring leadership styles, ethics,

core values, character development, and

standards of conduct. Improve written and oral

communication skills. Case studies. prereq:

3301 recommended

AIR 3401. National Security Policy. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

National security process, regional studies,

advanced leadership ethics, Air Force doctrine,

and military justice. Military as a profession,

officership, civilian control of the military,

preparation for active duty, and current issues

affecting military professionalism. Focus on

refining communication skills.

AIR 3402. Preparation for Active Duty. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

National security process, regional studies,

advanced leadership ethics, Air Force doctrine.

Military law, current issues affecting military

professionalism. Preparation for active duty as

second lieutenant in U.S. Air Force. prereq:

3401 recommended

African Amer & African Studies

(AFRO)

AFRO 1011. Introduction to African

American Studies. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

The study of peoples of African descent

including the evolution of African American

culture, comparative race relations, feminism

and social policy change.

AFRO 1021. Introduction to Africa. (GP; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

A comparative regional examination of

contemporary African challenges and varied

struggles using case studies, and a range of

analytical parameters. Of particular focus will

be issues of political destabilization, social

fragmentation,economic disruption; internal

displacement and international migration within

regional and global contexts.

AFRO 1023W. Introduction to African World

Literature. (GP,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Childhood is a time of intense growth and

dramatic change; of rapid physical, mental

and emotional development. It is a time

of discovering, experiencing, exploring; of

exuberant curiosity and creativity. It is a

state characterized by play and activity,

innocence and wonder, surprise and delight.

But childhood can also be a time of great

confusion and uncertainty; of doubt, turmoil

and anxiety. Through select pieces of short

fiction, prose, essays and cinematic works,

we will analyze the popularity of the coming?

of?age genre (or bildungsroman) as a primary

mode of formative response within the African

world literary tradition. We will consider how

the autobiographical or semi-autobiographical

story, told by a narrator who is growing up and

becoming conscious of their body, their familial

and wider social surroundings, their emotions,

their very identity, dramatizes the cultural,

political, and historical contexts in which it is

set. Through our exploration of socialization as

a thematic component of the bildungsroman,

we will examine how ?coming-of-age? comes

to represent something very different for boys

and for girls.

AFRO 1911. Blackness and Reality

Television. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

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Many critics date the summer of 2000, when

Survivor and Big Brother quickly became

ratings juggernauts, as the beginning of the

contemporary reality television boom. Within

a few short years, shows like College Hill and

America?s Next Top Model began pushing

the genre to centralize the experiences of

black cast members and, today, reality shows

that feature solely or predominately black

casts are among the most successful of the

genre. For some people, the proliferation of

reality television and the roles black people

have played in it has been welcome, while

for others it has been a major cause for

concern, particularly given the complex

history of black representation in U.S. public

culture. In this course, we will consider what

is at stake in the cultural battles over reality

television and the fraught history of black

media representation. The final six weeks

of the course will be dedicated to a reality

television-style competition in which students

will be expected to work in groups.

AFRO 3002. West African History: 1800 to

Present. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

West African history from late 18th century

to present. Past/profound changes including

new 19th century state formation, European

colonialism, post-colonial issues.

AFRO 3006. Impact of African Migrations

in the Atlantic World. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall)

People of African descent through history.

Archeology, geography, literature. Migrations/

activities in the Atlantic world. African history in

the New World. Transfer of African rice growing

technology and other skills. Development of

African American society in the United States.

AFRO 3103. World History and Africa.

(GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This course is an interdisciplinary survey of the

history of the African continent. It examines

the social, cultural, economic and political

transformations that shaped varied African

communities from prehistory to the present.

Focusing primarily on the intricate intersection

of culture, society, economics, and politics,

the course examines the concept of ?world

history? and Africa?s location in the production

of this history as theoretical and analytical

lenses. It puts particular emphasis on the

social, cultural and political developments that

informed individual and collective experiences

of various African peoples and societies,

including the historical narratives and scholarly

discourses associated with them.

AFRO 3108. Black Music: A History of Jazz.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

The development of jazz in America and in the

world, with special emphasis given to the roots

or jazz in the African American experience.

AFRO 3112. In the Heart of the Beat: the

Poetry of Rap. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; )

Contemporary African American poetry as

expressed by popular culture contributors.

Students analyze/evaluate poems used in

rap, in context of African American literature,

American culture, and aesthetics.

AFRO 3120. Social and Intellectual

Movements in the African Diaspora.

(GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Political, cultural, historical linkages between

Africans, African-Americans, African-

Caribbean. Black socio-political movements/

radical intellectual trends in late 19th/20th

centuries. Colonialism/racism. Protest

organizations, radical movements in United

States/Europe.

AFRO 3125W. Black Visions of Liberation:

Ella, Martin, Malcolm, and the Radical

Transformation of U.S. Democracy. (CIV,WI;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Course on the critical thought of Black

intellectual-activists and others enmeshed in

the struggles for the radical transformation

of U.S. democracy. Introduces the following

three leaders and activists--Ella Baker, Martin

Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X--whose work

in the building of the Black freedom movement

spanned the period from the 1930s to the late

1960s. Course proposition is that their life

and times in the struggle for liberation offer

important insights into the transformation of the

U.S. political economy from the welfare/warfare

state to the neoliberal state. These intellectual-

activists, as well as others who translate their

radical traditions through Black-Brown and

Afro-Asian solidarity projects (e.g. Grace Lee

Boggs of Detroit) have responded to racial

formation in the U.S. and presented not just

visions of liberation but concrete alternatives

at the grassroots to usher in a more just,

egalitarian, and ethical society.

AFRO 3131. Peace & Conflict in 21st

Century Africa. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Odd

Year)

Departing from a country-specific focus and a

comparative regional perspective, this course

examines contemporary African challenges

and varied struggles using case studies, and

a range of analytical parameters. Of particular

interest will be issues relating to peace and

(in)security, ethnic/civil clashes, religious

conflicts, authoritarianism, democracy and

related impacts: political destabilization, social

fragmentation, economic disruption; internal

displacement and international migration within

regional and global contexts etc. Historical

contexts (colonial legacies) and contemporary

dynamics (contemporary realities) will be

studied from a political, and sociological

perspective to establish course content and

outcomes.

AFRO 3135. Political Dynamics in the Horn

of Africa. (GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Who wields political power? Who challenges

those in power? And how do they legitimize

their claims and go about enforcing them?

These are the core questions that will guide

our exploration of the political dynamics in

the Horn of Africa. Just like most regions in

Africa, the Horn is home to diverse cultures and

languages. What distinguishes it, however, is

the contested nature of state borders, which

have been redrawn in ways not observed

anywhere else in Africa since the end of

European colonialism. The purpose of this

class is to delve deeper into these conflicts, to

examine the interactions between incumbent

governments, armed rebel groups and

international actors in shaping war and peace

in the Horn. Throughout this journey, we will

pay special attention to ideas of sovereignty,

identity and violence and draw on literature

outside of the Horn to help us better dissect

what is going on within it.

AFRO 3205. History of South Africa from

1910. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

The history of South Africa from the Union

to the present. Focus on such issues as

African and Afrikaner nationalism, structures

of apartheid, forced population removals,

divestment and sanctions, and the post-

apartheid era.

AFRO 3251W. Sociological Perspectives on

Race, Class, and Gender. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Analytical overview of three major forms of

inequalities in the United Sates today: race,

class, gender. Focus on these inequalities as

relatively autonomous from one another and as

deeply connected/intertwined with one another.

Intersectionality key to critical understanding of

these social forces. Social change possibilities.

AFRO 3301. The Music of Black Americans.

(AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Musical contributions of African American

artists/innovators from 1619 to present.

Apirituals, blues, ragtime, gospel, art music,

jazz.

AFRO 3402. Pleasure, Intimacy and

Violence. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd

Year)

Gender/sexual violence to poststructural,

anti-racist theories and debates about social

construction of sexuality. How intimacy and

violence are co-constituted within normative

frameworks of U.S. governmentality. Writings

by black feminist criminologists who have

linked incarceration, welfare reform, and other

forms of state regulation to deeply systemic

forms of violence against people of color.

AFRO 3426. African Americans, Social

Policy, and the Welfare State. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Period between New Deal (1930s) and present.

History/impact of federal policy (presidential,

congressional, judicial) and race on African

Americans. Politics of allocation of insurance

versus relief in Social Security Act of 1935.

Race and expansion of social benefits after

World War II. School desegregation. Kennedy?

s civil rights policy, LBJ?s War on Poverty.

Affirmative Action. Warren court. Busing.

Conservative retreat from welfare state under

Ronald Reagan and George Bush.

AFRO 3431. Early Africa and Its Global

Connections. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Survey of African history from earliest times

to 1800. Focuses on socioeconomic, political,

and cultural development in pre-colonial Africa

from ancient Egypt through the era of the trans-

Atlantic slave trade.

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AFRO 3432. Modern Africa in a Changing

World. (GP,HIS; 3-4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Socioeconomic, political, and cultural

development in Africa, from abolition of trans-

Atlantic slave trade through postcolonial era.

AFRO 3433. Economic Development in

Contemporary Africa. (GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Major socio-economic challenges that

confront post-independence sub-Saharan

African countries in quest for sustainable

economic development/growth. Causes of

persistent poverty/inequality, role of institutions/

multinational agencies. Growth in 21st century.

prereq: APEC 1101 or ECON 1101

AFRO 3436. Contemporary African

Conflicts: From Somalia to South Africa. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Historical contexts in which specific

contemporary political conflicts developed.

Slave trade, colonial conquest, indirect rule,

forced labor, discretionary justice. Patterns

of human rights violations/socio-political

conflict. Cases studies might include Somalia,

Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda.

AFRO 3578. Contemporary Sub-Saharan

African Popular Art Forms. (AH,TS,GP; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course explores popular art practices and

representations ? mediated through the lens

of television, radio, popular cinema, sequential

art, and the internet ? as the everyday

expressions of modern African identities. As

sites where the tensions, frictions, collisions

and notably, the productive creativities of the

local and the global are circulated, negotiated

and contested, African popular cultures provide

insights into a unique and increasingly crucial

facet of contemporary African artistic practice

as critical intervention. The course is designed

on the premise that Africans of all social strata

and lifestyles are strategic and deliberate

consumers of popular cultural forms, generated

within local cultures as signifiers of larger

social, political, and economic processes. In

light of prevailing studies which sometimes end

up naively celebrating agency and resistance,

AFRO 3578 underscores the role of popular

cultures as public/private sites of power's

ideological and material (re-) production,

contestation, or transformation. It considers

creative practices as sites of both resistance

and accommodation; of creative adaptation,

innovation, and resilience. Through our

discussion of communication technologies

and their role in transmitting artistic and

political ideas beyond the confines of dominant

discourses and established institutions, we

will evaluate the interface of technology and

sociocultural shifts.

AFRO 3592W. Introduction to Black Women

Writers in the United States. (DSJ,WI,LITR;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

The literature of African American women

writers explored in novels, short stories,

essays, poetry, autobiographies, and drama

from the 18th to the late-20th century.

AFRO 3593. The African American Novel. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Explore African American novelistic traditions.

Plot patterns, character types, settings,

symbols, themes, mythologies. Creative

perspectives of authors themselves. Analytical

frameworks from contemporary literary

scholarship.

AFRO 3597W. Introduction to African

American Literature and Culture I.

(DSJ,WI,LITR; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

African American oral tradition, slave narrative,

autobiography, poetry, essay, fiction, oratory,

and drama, from colonial era through Harlem

Renaissance.

AFRO 3598W. Introduction to African

American Literature and Culture II.

(DSJ,WI,LITR; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

African American oral tradition, autobiography,

poetry, essay, fiction, oratory, drama. From

after Harlem Renaissance to end of 20th

century.

AFRO 3601W. African Literature.

(GP,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

The globalized present has witnessed

increased mobility as economic, political, and

social unrest intensify, forcing mass migration

of populations across scorching deserts,

treacherous mountains and perilous seas.

In the United States and in Western Europe

specifically, the consequence of this mobility?

immigration?remains the single most cross-

cutting issue and the most vexed political

challenge of the day. Defined as threatening

and intrusive, frequently criminalized in

discourse and in action, immigrants have

become scapegoats for a wide range of

problems that bedevil every aspect of life in

every country. Blamed for everything from

taking jobs from locals to rising crime and the

spread of communicable diseases, immigrants

have become victims of xenophobic violence

and repositories for the routine fear-mongering

prevalent in post-9/11 global terror and

counter-terror climate. This course addresses

the keys issues that arise in contemporary

immigration and global security debates.

Throughout the course of the semester, we will

interrogate the literary and audio-visual arts as

a mirror of the times, reflecting socio-political

conditions. In a bid to place the current ?crisis?

in a historical perspective, we will examine

select works by African writers, filmmakers and

artists, which provide examples that enable

us to move beyond stereotypes and common

assumptions.

AFRO 3625W. Women Writers of Africa and

the African Diaspora. (GP,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; A-

F only; Spring Even Year)

Works of black women writers from Europe,

Africa, South America, and the Caribbean.

Novels, drama, films, and essays.

AFRO 3627. Seminar: Harlem Renaissance.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Review Harlem Renaissance from variety

of perspectives. Literary, historical, cultural,

political, international. Explore complex

patterns of permeation/interdependency

between worlds inside/outside of what W.E.B.

Du Bois called "Veil of Color."

AFRO 3654. African Cinema. (AH,GP; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall & Summer)

This course introduces you to films written

and directed by African filmmakers beginning

the 2nd part of the 20th Century. Through an

exploration of the stylistic and thematic issues

raised by each film, it is expected that students

will gain a broad understanding of how African

filmmakers portray African social and cultural

life, including the artistic and political contexts

within which they work. In this way, students

will gain an historical perspective on the origins

of African filmmaking, confront the basic social,

cultural and aesthetic questions raised by

African filmmakers and critics, and consider

how questions raised by African filmmakers

and their films fit into the larger context of

world cinema. We will contrast postcolonial

African films with Hollywood jungle epics,

settler/adventure romances in safari paradise,

and colonial movies about Africa. Moving

beyond strict categories and standards we will

also examine the role of documentary films in

shaping our understanding of African people's

lives and the social construction of reality. We

will review the place of documentary film in the

current media-scape and discuss its functions

and limitations. Most films will be screened in

original languages with English subtitles.

AFRO 3655. African-American Cinema.

(AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even

Year)

African American cinematic achievements

from silent films of Oscar Micheaux through

contemporary Hollywood and independent

films. Class screenings, critical readings.

AFRO 3745. Black Cultural Studies.

(AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

What is black life? And what does it mean

to talk about black life in the context of the

push toward the liberation of black lives? In

recent years we have become accustomed

to hearing about and debating the efficacy of

the term and movement "Black Lives Matter,"

but what, other than precarity, constitutes

these lives that matter? How have black people

collectively thrived even under conditions that

would assume otherwise? In this course we will

consider the myriad ways black people have

gone about creating, dreaming, struggling,

building, educating, loving, and living, even

in the midst of all that works to bring death

near. We will explore a range of cultural forms,

including stand-up comedy, hip hop and R&B

music, reality television, social media, and

film, in order to contemplate the urgency and

necessity of black social life, or, what it means

to be with and for black people.

AFRO 3864. African American History: 1619

to 1865. (CIV,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Spring)

Importance of dynamics of class, gender,

region, and political ideology. Changing nature

of race/racism.

AFRO 3865. African American History: 1865

to the Present. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

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History of African American men and women

from the beginning of the 20th century to the

present. Discussion of internal migrations,

industrialization and unionization, The Great

Depression, world wars, and large scale

movements for social and political change.

AFRO 3866. The Civil Rights and Black

Power Movement, 1954-1984. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Modern black civil rights struggle in the U.S.,

i.e., the second reconstruction. Failure of

reconstruction, abdication of black civil rights

in 19th century. Assault on white supremacy

via courts, state, and grass roots southern

movement in 1950s and 1960s. Black struggle

in north and west. New emphasis on Black

Power, by new organizations. Ascendancy of

Ronald Reagan, conservative assault on the

movement.

AFRO 3867. Black Men: Representations

and Reality. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

This course will explore the lived reality of black

men in the United States. Ranging historically-

far and thematically-wide, this course will

introduce students to the experience of black

male labor force participation and employment

outcomes; deconstruct representations

of black masculinity in popular culture;

explore academic dilemmas associated

with primary and secondary educational

pursuits; and uncover issues connected with

law, incarceration, and criminal justice. In

addition, this course will examine relationship

complexities involving black men and black

women, black men and white women, and

black men and black men, looking closely

at the African-American role in traditional

and non-traditional family structures. The

course will also address the most central of

questions: What is the black male experience,

given the growing diversity of black maleness

in Minnesota, the United States, and the

Diaspora. At the center of the course is not only

what other people have said about the black

male historical and contemporary experience,

but also how black men have imagined and

constructed their own experience over time.

AFRO 3868W. Race, War, and Race Wars in

American History. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Fall Odd Year)

Role that race has played in American war

history. Impact that wars have had on race

and race relations in the United States and the

world. Literature and film.

AFRO 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. Typically the

student's work is supervised and evaluated by

a site coordinator or instructor. A student may

only earn credit for a given internship through

one course at a time.

AFRO 3910. Topics in African American

and African Studies. (; 1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AFRO 3993. Directed Study. (1-5 cr. [max

10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual research and study. Prereq-

instr consent, dept consent, college consent.

AFRO 4105. Ways of Knowing in Africa

and the African Diaspora. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Impact of European knowledge systems

on African world. How peoples on African

continent and across African diaspora have

produced/defined knowledge. Continuity/

change in the way African peoples have

thought about and left their epistemological

imprints upon the world.

AFRO 4231. Color of Public Policy: African

Americans, American Indians, Asian

Americans & Chicanos in the U.S.. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Examination of structural or institutional

conditions through which people of color have

been marginalized in public policy. Critical

evaluation of social theory in addressing the

problem of contemporary communities of color

in the United States.

AFRO 4335. African American Politics. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course examines the historical and

contemporary efforts by African Americans

to gain full inclusion as citizens in the U.S.

political system. Specifically, the course

explores advocacy efforts by civil rights

organizations and political parties to obtain

and enforce civil and political rights for blacks.

An examination of these efforts begins in

the Reconstruction Era and concludes with

the historic election of the nation?s first

African American president. The course will

cover topics such as the politics of the civil

rights movement, black presidential bids and

racialized voting in federal and state elections.

Finally, the course examines how political

parties and organized interests used the Voting

Rights Act to increase the number of minorities

in Congress. The course focuses on whether

the growing number of minorities in Congress

increases citizens? trust in government and

their involvement in voting and participation in

political organizations.

AFRO 4406. Black Feminist Thought. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Critically examine spatiality of African

descendant women in Americas/larger black

diaspora. Writings from black feminist/queer

geographies, history, contemporary cultural

criticism. Recent black feminist theorizing.

AFRO 4478W. Contemporary Politics in

Africa and the Colonial Legacy. (GP,WI; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Examines how current politics in mainly, though

not exclusively, sub-Saharan Africa have

been shaped by the pre-colonial and colonial

processes. Reality of independence; recurrent

political and economic crises, global context,

and prospects for effective democracy. prereq:

POL 1054 or POL 3051 or non-pol sci grad or

instr consent

AFRO 4991W. Thesis Research and Writing.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Preparing a research paper that satisfies

major project requirement. Defining a research

problem. Collecting/analyzing data. Writing the

research paper. prereq: dept consent

AFRO 5101. Seminar: Introduction to Africa

and the African Diaspora. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Comparative frameworks, related theories,

and pivotal texts in study of Africa and African

Diaspora.

AFRO 5103. World History and Africa. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Even Year)

Contributions of African American thinkers to

making of African history/strategies to rework

theoretical/analytical foundations of world

history. Writings/intellectual networks of major

thinkers whose historical/ethnographic works

on Africa spanning nineteenth to twentieth

century. prereq: Grad student or instr consent

AFRO 5120. Social and Intellectual

Movements in the African Diaspora. (3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Political, cultural, historical linkages between

Africans, African-Americans, African-

Caribbean. Black socio-political movements/

radical intellectual trends in late 19th/20th

centuries. Colonialism/racism. Protest

organizations, radical movements in United

States/Europe. prereq: Grad student or instr

consent

AFRO 5191. Seminar: The African American

Experience in South Africa. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Ideological, political, religious, and cultural ties

that have informed African American and black

South African relations from late 18th century

to present.

AFRO 5406. Black Feminist Thought. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Critically examine spatiality of African

descendant women in Americas/larger black

diaspora. Writings from black feminist/queer

geographies, history, contemporary cultural

criticism. Recent black feminist theorizing.

AFRO 5593. The African American Novel. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Explore African American novelistic traditions.

Plot patterns, character types, settings,

symbols, themes, mythologies. Creative

perspectives of authors themselves. Analytical

frameworks from contemporary literary

scholarship.

AFRO 5625. Women Writers of Africa and

the African Diaspora. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

In Coming to America, a 1988 film which

blends humor and romance with some fairly

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pertinent observations, an African prince

travels to Queens, NY, in search of a bride who

will be both an equal and valued partner in life?

s great adventure. In the thirty years since,

the African immigrant story has become an

intrinsic component of the booming canon of

contemporary American immigrant literature,

which includes such names as Edwidge

Danticat, Jhumpa Lahiri, Junot Diaz, Chang-

rae Lee, Gary Shteyngart, and others. This

literary phenomenon mirrors trends identified

in surveys and other similar data gathering

activities. According to a 2009 study of

the Migration Policy Institute, for instance,

more than 75% of the foreign born African

population in the United States has arrived

since 1990. For these newcomers, Africa

is not an imagined ancestral ?motherland?

impressed in collective memory. Nor is it a

faraway continent of parental origin whose

negative media portrayal at times foments

a problematic identification. Africa is a lived

space, a home left behind, the anchor of

childhood memories and?all too frequently?

a horizon that perpetually beckons. As for

America, it is the idealized land of freedom,

prosperity, and opportunity that sometimes

gives more than it promised, but oftentimes

disenchants. This course situates gender

squarely within the interlocking contexts of

dynamic, complex and ever-changing African

and American landscapes. Over the course

of the semester, we will read short stories,

novellas, personal narratives and essays,

interspersed with visual excerpts from selected

films and other representations of immigration,

migration and border crossing in contemporary

African and American cultural landscapes.

AFRO 5627. Seminar: Harlem Renaissance.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Review Harlem Renaissance from variety

of perspectives. Literary, historical, cultural,

political, international. Complex patterns of

permeation/interdependency between worlds

inside/outside of what W.E.B. Du Bois called

"the Veil of Color." prereq: Grad student or instr

consent

AFRO 5866. The Civil Rights and Black

Power Movement, 1954-1984. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

The "second reconstruction." Failure of

Reconstruction, abdication of black civil

rights in 19th century. Post-1945 assault

on white supremacy via courts/state, grass-

roots southern movement in 1950s/1960s.

Black struggle in north and west, emphasis on

Black Power by new organizations/ideologies/

leaders. Ascendancy of Reagan, conservative

assault on movement.

AFRO 5910. Topics in African American and

African Studies. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics vary by instructor.

AFRO 5932. The Production of Knowledge,

Negotiating the Past, and the Writing of

African Histories. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Recent scholarship on social history of

Africa. Focuses on new literature on daily

lives of ordinary people in their workplaces,

communities, households. prereq: Grad student

or instr consent

AFRO 5993. Directed Study. (; 1-3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading/study for qualified

seniors and graduate students. prereq: instr

consent

Ag Educ, Comm & Mktg (AECM)

AECM 1001. Introduction to Agricultural

Education, Communication & Marketing. (;

1 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Historical development of the discipline of

agricultural education; orientation to career

opportunities; areas and expectations of

specialization; issues in the field.

AECM 2051. Current Technical

Competencies. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Odd Year)

Prepares agricultural education teachers

and other agricultural professionals to use

technology in the areas of welding and

small gas engines. Develop basic skills and

knowledge to plan, implement, operate, and

maintain agricultural structural and mechanical

systems. Experiential learning principles and

applied problem solving.

AECM 2096. Career Exploration & Early

Field Experience in Agricultural Education,

Communication, and Marketing. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Analyses of occupations, employment

potential, expectations for work, and

readiness for careers in agricultural education,

communication, and marketing. Field

placement experiences examine career

options and professionals in the field. Observe

schools, extension offices, and agricultural

businesses to learn about the work/workplaces

in agricultural education, communication, and

marketing.

AECM 2221W. Foundations of Leadership

Practice. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

How to be an effective leader in profit/non-profit

agricultural settings. Roles, responsibilities,

knowledge, attitudes, and skills to hire staff,

set goals, coach, mentor/manage teams, and

improve communication.

AECM 2421W. Professional Communication

for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Speaking/writing about scientific/technical

issues. Student-centered, relies on interaction/

participation. Public communication.

AECM 3051. Building Construction/

Woodworking Technology. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Fall Even Year)

Instructional/lab exercises in light frame

building construction. Foundations, concrete/

masonry, framing, plumbing, electrical,

insulating, roofing. Safe work procedures

in a wood shop through small wood project

construction will be utilized. Emphasizes safety

and use of modern tools and materials.

AECM 3096. Experiential Learning:

Production and Business. (; 1-3 cr. [max 9

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Experiential learning in agricultural production

and business. Planned, organized, monitored,

and evaluated based on a per-experience

diagnosis of learning prerequisite to higher

level courses in technical agriculture and

agricultural business. prereq: AgEd major, instr

consent

AECM 3106. Agricultural Policy and Issues

in Minnesota. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Spring Odd

Year)

This course will introduce students to advocacy

and policy-making that affects Minnesota?s

agricultural industry, specifically at the farm

level. They will experience the policy-making

process from an initial idea to building support,

lobbying, legislative work, implementation,

and the effect policies have on Minnesota

farmers. Students will get a behind-the-scenes

look at the policy process in action by meeting

lawmakers, lobbyists, and staff while on

field trips to the Minnesota State Capitol and

Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Students

will also shadow a current legislator, participate

in a mock senate, hear from multiple guest

speakers, and research the decision-making

process by following an agricultural bill through

the legislative session. prereq: 30 credits or

instructor approval

AECM 3431. Communicating Food,

Agriculture & Environmental Science to the

Public. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Planning/strategy for communication

campaigns related to food/agriculture. Student-

centered, relies on interaction/participation.

AECM 3434. Utilizing Social Media for

Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource

Sciences. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Spring Odd Year)

The convergence of multiple forms of

media, newspaper, video, radio, and

photojournalism on the internet is impacting

how we communicate complicated scientific

issues related to topics such as food safety,

agricultural production, and good stewardship

of natural resources, and social media have

been found to play a critical role in shaping

science literacy. Because of the increasing

presence of social media in our everyday

lives, agriculturists are challenged with how to

best package these complex scientific topics

to increase science literacy through social

media networks. This course aims to provide

agriculturists who possess a strong background

and understanding of food, agriculture and

natural resource sciences with the skills

needed to communicate these complex topics

to audiences across social media platforms.

AECM 3444. Layout and Design for

Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource

Sciences. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Spring Even Year)

This course provides students with in-depth,

integrated use of leading industry-adopted

software (Adobe Illustrator and Adobe

InDesign) to develop print communication

pieces. The class addresses layout aspects

and file preparation critical to printing a project

successfully and cost-effectively. Students

will learn to create graphic art designs and

develop effective print layouts. Serves as

a foundational course that covers a range

of topics related to layout and design from

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principles of design, typology, color, and

technical software use. Class assignments

focus on developing tools for use in food,

agricultural and natural resources strategic and

data-driven communications programs.

AECM 3452. Digital Media Essentials for

Agriculture, Food and the Environment. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course introduces basic digital and

video communication skills necessary to

be successful in today's workplace specific

to professions in agriculture, food, and the

environment. Students will infuse learning

strategies into basic audio/visual productions

and basic website construction focused on

informing and communicating complex science

topics.

AECM 3462. Podcasting for Science

Literacy. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course will introduce students to the art of

audio storytelling and develop the professional

skills used to communicate complex science

topics to an intended audience. The course

explores a variety of concepts used in audio

storytelling and educational programming.

Science topics will be researched and scripted

in order to maximize acquired production skills

with the intention of offering informative content

to a target market.

AECM 3480. Special Topics in Agricultural

Education. (; 1-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Lectures by visiting scholar or regular faculty

member. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AECM 3993. Directed Study in Agricultural

Education, Communication & Marketing.

(1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

AECM 3994. Directed Research in

Agricultural Education, Communication

and Marketing. (1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs and

carries out a directed research project under

the direction of a faculty member. Directed

research may be taken for variable credit and

special permission is needed for enrollment.

Students enrolling in a directed research will

be required to use the University-wide on-

line directed research contract process in

order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

AECM 4011. Applied Agribusiness

Marketing Strategies. (; 2 cr. [max 3 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Application of marketing knowledge that

involves building a complete marketing plan

for an agricultural product or device. Team

projects are used.

AECM 4432. Advanced Video Production for

Agriculture, Food and the Environment. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course focuses on advanced digital media

production skills necessary to be successful

in today's workplace specific to professions

in agriculture, food and the environment.

Students will infuse learning strategies into

advanced documentary-style audio/visual

productions. Content will be used to produce

educational websites focused on informing and

communicating complex science topics. prereq:

AECM 3452 or Instructor Consent

AECM 4444. Food and Agricultural

Marketing Campaigns. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

This course discusses the strategy and

tactical tools and techniques required to

create and execute an integrated marketing

communications program in the food and

agricultural industries. We will cover the

issues and elements of audience analysis and

segmentation, advertising, brand management,

product development/naming, product

placement, package design and labeling,

advertising and marketing avenues, and

evaluation of advertising effectiveness.

AECM 4451W. Advanced Persuasive

Writing for Agricultural and Environmental

Sciences. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

In this course, students research, write,

and edit stories for agricultural, food

and environmental organizations and

media. Students produce a final portfolio

that demonstrates their ability to create

professional-level work, such as magazine

articles, news stories, biographies, marketing

materials, blog posts, news releases and

scripts.

AECM 4452. Virtual Field Trip Production

for Agriculture, Food & Natural Resource

Science Education & Comm. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

This course explores the process of using

digital media production skills to develop

educational virtual field trips. Produced content

will focus on reaching students in the K-12

classroom. Topics range from basic to complex

agriscience concepts and often times will

rely on the virtual setting due to limitations of

biosecurity hazards, OSHA guidelines and

industry regulations. Students will script and

produce curriculum driven video content as

well as develop supplemental media assets

to be used as classroom activities for field trip

participants. prereq: AECM 3452 or Instructor

Consent

AECM 5111W. Agricultural Education:

Methods of Teaching. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Use of teaching resources; principles of

teaching and learning; problem-solving

techniques, lesson plan construction for

large group, small group and individual

investigations; student management; and

assessment.

AECM 5112. Agricultural Education

Program Organization and Curriculum for

Youth. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Development of community school program in

agriculture, agribusiness, and environmental

science. Program to meet graduation outcomes

and determine student needs.

AECM 5114. Agricultural Education

Teaching Seminar. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Reflective learning on teacher preparation

experience; identify issues and problems facing

the discipline; needs for continual preparation

and program adjustment.

AECM 5115. Foundations of Agricultural

Education. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course explores historical and

philosophical foundations and current

structures of school-based agricultural

education programs. Students will understand,

value, and apply strategies to implement and

manage the integrated program model of

agricultural education.

AECM 5116. Coordination of SAE Programs:

Work-based Learning. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Spring)

Principles and techniques for coordinating

work-based learning. Supervised agricultural

experience in agricultural education. Historical

and philosophical roots of experiential

learning, integration with classroom instruction,

legal aspects, record keeping, coordination

techniques, current agreement laws.

AECM 5118. Strategies for Managing and

Advising the FFA Organization. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Spring)

Principles and techniques to advise an FFA

chapter. Historical and philosophical basis of

FFA, organization and structure. Integration

with classroom instruction, public relations,

recruitment, and administration of FFA

chapters.

AECM 5125W. Designing Curriculum &

Instruction for Agricultural Education. (WI;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course provides students an opportunity

to understand, observe, and experience

the process of developing curriculum and

instruction for school-based agricultural

education. Through coursework and a part-

time clinical field experience (minimum of

25 hours at an assigned placement) in a

school setting (grades 5-12), students will

engage in the development of middle and

secondary school agricultural education

curricula. Special consideration in planning

will be given to identifying regional, state, and

community needs as well as student interest

and prior knowledge. Students will have the

opportunity to determine a programmatic

framework, outline a scope and sequence of

courses within a school-based agricultural

education program, develop course outlines

and materials, and create units, sub-units, and

daily lessons for a variety of content areas.

Additionally, using the integrated program

model, curricular and instructional opportunities

related to experiential learning (Supervised

Agricultural Experience ? SAE) and leadership

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development (FFA) will be addressed. prereq:

Jr or Sr Ag Ed student, or Ag Ed MS IL student.

AECM 5135. Instructional Methodology for

Agricultural Education. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

This course focuses on instructional

methodology for use in school-based

agricultural education. Students will understand

and apply psychological principles of teaching

and learning, practice a variety of instructional

strategies, develop pedagogical content

knowledge, and apply the integrated program

model of agricultural education to classroom

teaching. Prerequisites: Junior or senior Ag Ed

student or Ag Ed MS IL student

AECM 5145. Agricultural Education

Classroom & Program Leadership. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

This course examines models of classroom

and program leadership within school-based

agricultural education. Through coursework

and a part-time clinical field experience

(minimum of 25 hours) in a school setting

(grades 5-12), students will learn, observe,

and experience the ways in which school-

based agricultural education teachers create

and maintain an effective classroom/lab

environment, manage student behavior,

communicate and engage with school district

leaders, program stakeholders, and community

members to ensure student success. (3 credits)

Prereqs: Jr or Sr Ag Ed student or Ag Ed MS IL

student

AECM 5155. Agricultural Education

Teaching Seminar. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

This course emphasizes professionalism and

the code of ethics for school-based agricultural

educators. Students are prepared for the

job search and teacher licensure application

process. Students take this course concurrent

with AECM 5698-Teaching Internship and

apply professionalism and the integrated

program model in their classroom, school, and

community. Prereqs: Jr or Sr Ag Ed Student or

Ag Ed MS IL student

AECM 5220. Special Topics in Agriculture

Education and Extension. (; 1-3 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Content varies by offering.

AECM 5231. Agricultural Education

Curriculum K-12. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall)

Philosophy, organization, and administration of

instruction in agricultural education programs at

the elementary, middle, and high school levels.

AECM 5233. Advanced Procedures in

Teaching Agricultural Education. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

New developments in methodology;

assessment of innovations and procedures;

consideration of various levels of instruction.

AECM 5235. Experiential Learning in

Agricultural Education. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

The organization and administration of

agricultural experience programs for

middle and secondary level students:

career exploration, improvement

projects, experiments, placement in

production/business/community settings,

entrepreneurship. Current state and national

programs and resource material.

AECM 5280. Current Issues for the

Beginning Agricultural Education Teacher.

(; 1-3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Reflection, analysis on current problems

and issues confronting beginning teachers

of agricultural education. Issues in

teaching methods, classroom and program

management, discipline, curriculum, FFA

and SAE development, school-to-work

relationships.

AECM 5696. Teaching Internship. (; 2-10 cr.

[max 20 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Agricultural Education teaching experience

in a school system that provides instruction

to grades 5-12. prereq: Admission to initial

licensure program

AECM 5697. Teaching Internship: School

and Classroom Setting. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Part-time supervised teaching experience in

a school. Seminars on managing student's

learning in context of work and human resource

education programs in contemporary schools

and on becoming a reflective educator. prereq:

WHRE 5696 for initial licensure program

AECM 5993. Directed Study in Agricultural

Education and Extension. (; 1-4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics may be chosen to permit study of areas

within education or to supplement areas of

inquiry not provided in the regular course

structure.

AECM 5995. Integrating Paper--Master of

Education: Agricultural and Extension

Education. (; 1-5 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students prepare paper dealing with issues in

agricultural education applied to professional

responsibilities. AFEE 5995 can be taken

for 1-5 credits, and students can enroll for

two semesters for a combined max total of 5

credits.

Agronomy and Plant Genetics

(AGRO)

AGRO 1101. Biology of Plant Food Systems.

(BIOL; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Designed for students who are not majors

in a life science program, but who wish to

acquire a better understanding of biological

concepts especially as they relate to their lives.

We examine current issues related to food,

food production and the environment which

provide the context to investigate fundamental

concepts of biology including productivity,

energy, genetic change in populations, and

environmental responses to human activity.

We use a problem-based learning approach

to explore three contemporary issues of great

importance: risks and benefits of GMOs,

farming and food, and the dead zone in the

Gulf of Mexico. Lab, greenhouse, field, and

classroom discussions.

AGRO 1103. Crops, Environment, and

Society. (ENV; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Plants that supply food, fiber, beverages, and

medicine to humans. Plant identification, plant

physiology, plant breeding/biotechnology, plant

ecology, crop culture/management.

AGRO 1660W. First-Year Colloquium/

Experience in Agroecosystems Analysis.

(WI; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Agroecosystems and their impacts on

the environment, landscapes, and rural

communities. Students develop a course plan

within their major, explore career options, and

increase their familiarity with the department,

its history, and its faculty/staff. Field trips,

discussions, readings, reflective writings.

prereq: 1st yr in major hosted by Department of

Agronomy and Plant Genetics

AGRO 2022. Growth and Development of

Minnesota Field Crops. (1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-

N only; Every Fall)

Students learn how field crop species grow

and develop, how unique traits of crop species

contribute to ecosystem services, and how to

identify important growth stages of crops. In

addition to traditional agronomic crops (small

grains, alfalfa, soybean and corn), students

will work with annual and perennial species

that represent emerging crops grown for grain,

oil seed, novel products, cover crops and

biomass. Course work includes lectures, labs

(greenhouse and field), and online assignments

and quizzes. prereqs: AGRO 1101 or HORT

1001 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 1001 and AGRO

1103

AGRO 2402. The Science of Cannabis. (2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Botany, growth and development of cannabis,

industrial and medical uses, cultivation of

industrial and medical cannabis, human

health and social impacts, federal and state

regulations.

AGRO 2501. Plant Identification for Urban

and Rural Landscapes. (; 1 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

Identification of weed species and native

herbaceous plants that are important in crop

production, turf management, horticulture

production, and landscapes systems. This

course will emphasize the identification of weed

species and other plants found in Minnesota

and the upper Midwest area of the United

States. Plant families, life cycles, habitats and

relationships to humans. prereq: Biol 1009 or

equiv

AGRO 2502. Introduction to Integrated

Weed Management. (1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Weeds reduce crop yield and quality,

affect human health, and result in

significant economic loss. This course is

for undergraduate students interested in

learning more about weed management

techniques in an applied context. The goal

is to develop a basic understanding of how

weed biology and ecology are used to select

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and integrate weed control tools for effective

long-term management of weeds in annual

and perennial cropping systems. The topics

to be covered in this course will include basic

understanding of weed biology/ecology,

knowledge of different mechanical, cultural,

and chemical weed control tools, and process

for integration to meet specific goals. The

course involves active, hands-on learning

around new technologies as well as guest

lecturers from industry. Agro 1103 or Biol

1009 is recommended. Agro 2501 is highly

encouraged.

AGRO 3093. Directed Study. (; 1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed Study: A course in which a student

designs and carries out a directed study

on selected topics or problems under the

direction of a faculty member; eg, literature

review. Directed study courses may be taken

for variable credit and special permission is

needed for enrollment. Students enrolling in

a directed study will be required to use the

University-wide on-line directed study contract

process in order to enroll. Prereq: department

consent, instructor consent, no more than

6 credits of directed study counts towards

CFANS major requirements.

AGRO 3094. Directed Research. (1-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs

and carries out a directed research project

under the direction of a faculty member.

Directed research may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment.Students enrolling in a directed

research will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

AGRO 3203W. Environment, Global Food

Production, and the Citizen. (GP,WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Ecological/ethical concerns of food production

systems in global agriculture: past, present,

and future. Underlying ethical positions about

how agroecosystems should be configured.

Decision cases, discussions, videos, other

media.

AGRO 3305. Agroecosystems of the world.

(GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Explore four different areas of world

(Minnesota, Morocco, Nepal, Costa Rica) by

networking with locals on ground in each region

through online interactions. Food, agriculture,

environment. Biophysical/socio-cultural aspects

of agroecosystems through unique multi-

disciplinary lens.

AGRO 3660. Plant Genetic Resources:

Identification, Conservation, and Utilization.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Spring Even Year)

Importance of plant genetic diversity.

Morphological, molecular, and computational

methods of identifying/conserving genetic

resources. Biological basis of genetic diversity.

Case studies in crop improvement. prereq:

Introductory biology

AGRO 4093. Directed Studies for Advanced

Students. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Allows study of agronomy in greater depth or in

areas not currently offered in formal courses.

Tutorial instruction under staff guidance.

prereq: 15 cr in agronomy, instr consent

AGRO 4094W. Undergraduate Directed

Thesis Research. (WI; 2 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Research/thesis conducted under supervision

of CFANS faculty member. Written thesis

describing research results. prereq: Jr or Sr

AGRO 4096W. Professional Experience

Program: Internships. (WI; 2 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Supervised professional experience with

a private company, public agency, or non-

profit organization involved in plant production

or food systems. Reflective analysis of

professional experience and technical

communication on a topic related to the

internship. This course meets on campus once

in late spring and twice in early fall with several

online activities during the summer.

AGRO 4105. Crop Management Field

School: A Hands-on Immersion. (1 cr. [max

2 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Summer)

In this course, you will apply and integrate

principles and concepts of agronomy, plant

pathology, entomology, and soil and weed

science in a hands-on field setting with real-life

scenarios and problems common in production

agriculture. prereqs: BIOL 1001, 1009 or HORT

1001; AGRO 1103, and SOIL 2125

AGRO 4505. Biology, Ecology, and

Management of Invasive Plants. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Ecology/biology of invasive plant species

(weeds). Principles of invasive plant

management in agricultural/horticultural, urban,

wetland, aquatic, and other non-cropland

landscape systems, utilizing biological, cultural,

and chemical means. Management strategies

to design systems that optimize invasive

plant management in terms of economic,

environmental, and social impacts. prereq:

4005, [Bio 3002 or equiv], Soil 2125, [Agro

2501 or Hort 1011]

AGRO 4605. Strategies for Agricultural

Production and Management. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Information/tools necessary to make informed

land management decisions in ever-evolving

economic, policy, climate environments.

Evaluate hows, whats, whys of crop

management by solving real-world problems

that agricultural professionals face. State-of-

the-art production/management practices for

major agricultural crops in Minnesota. Lectures

feature agricultural professionals/experts. Lab

component provides hands-on experience

with modern equipment/data interpretation.

prereq: 1101 or equivalent, [CHEM1015/17 or

equivalent], SOIL1125 or equivalent], [jr or sr or

grad student or instr consent]

AGRO 4888. Issues in Sustainable

Agriculture. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Agroecology, sustainable practices, production

economics, environmental quality, holistic

resource management, healthy food/water,

rural communities. Meet sustainable-agriculture

advocates, including farmers, faculty, and

representatives of non-profit sustainable-

agriculture organizations. prereq: 1103, Soil

1125 or 2125 or equiv

AGRO 5021. Plant Breeding Principles. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This course is intended for advanced

undergraduate students and graduate students

that are either: 1) not plant breeding majors

who will benefit from a basic understanding of

how genetics is applied to plant improvement;

or 2) plant breeding majors lacking prior

coursework in plant breeding. The objective of

this course is to develop an understanding of

the underlying principles, ideas, and concepts

important to applying genetic principles to plant

breeding, evaluating breeding methods, and

enhancing genetic progress and efficiency.

AGRO 5121. Applied Experimental Design.

(; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Principles of sampling methodologies,

experimental design, and statistical analyses.

Methods/procedures in generating scientific

hypotheses. Organizing, initiating, conducting,

and analyzing scientific experiments

using experimental designs and statistical

procedures. prereq: Stat 5021 or equiv or instr

consent

AGRO 5311. Research Methods in Crop

Improvement and Production. (; 1 cr. ; S-N

or Audit; Every Fall & Summer)

Demonstrations and discussions of

techniques in crop improvement and/or

production research. Presentations integrate

biotechnology with traditional breeding

methods; production sessions emphasize

ecologically sound cropping systems. prereq:

applied plant sciences grad

AGRO 5321. Ecology of Agricultural

Systems. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Ecological approach to problems in agricultural

systems. Formal methodologies of systems

inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or

above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort

or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent

AGRO 5431. Applied Plant Genomics and

Bioinformatics. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Analysis, interpretation, visualization of large

plant genomic datasets. Basic computer

programming, applying large-scale genomics

to answer basic/applied biological questions,

understanding limitations of each application,

presenting concise visual findings from large-

scale datasets. prereq: Grad student or

[undergrad with genetics course]

AGRO 5980. Publishing in Plant Science

Journals. (; 2 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

Organizational/writing skills for reporting

research results in a peer-reviewed journal

manuscript. Publication process; choosing

your journal; characteristics of good scientific

writing; ethics, plagiarism, and authorship;

stating your objectives; writing the different

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components of a manuscript; citing literature;

use of tables and figures; proofreading. Written

manuscript ready for submission to a plant

science journal. prereq: instr consent

AGRO 5999. Special Topics: Workshop in

Agronomy. (; 1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Workshops on various topics in agronomy and

plant genetics. Presenters/faculty may include

guest lecturers/experts. Topics specified in

class schedule.

Akkadian (AKKA)

AKKA 5011. Elementary Akkadian I. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Introduction to cuneiform script. Basics of

Old Babylonian morphology and syntax.

Written drills, readings from Hammurabi laws,

foundation inscriptions, annals, religious and

epic literature. prereq: Adv undergrads with

instr consent or grads

AKKA 5012. Elementary Akkadian II. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Continuation of 5011. Readings include

The Gilgamesh Epic, The Descent of Ishtar,

Mari Letters, Annals of Sennacherib and

Essarhaddon, Sargon II. prereq: 5011

American Indian Studies (AMIN)

AMIN 1001. Introduction to American Indian

& Indigenous Peoples. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to how voices/visions of

indigenous peoples have contributed to history

of cultural expression in North America. Historic

contexts/varieties of this expression by region,

tribal cultures. Emphasizes contributions in

literature, philosophy, politics, fine arts.

AMIN 1002. Indigenous Peoples in Global

Perspective. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

Colonial experiences of selected indigenous

peoples in Americas, Euroasia, Pacific Rim.

AMIN 1003. American Indians in Minnesota.

(DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

History, culture, and lived experience of

American Indian people in Minnesota. Self-

representation and histories of Anishinaabe

(Ojibwe) and Dakota peoples through film,

music, oral traditions, and written texts. Work

by non-Indian scholars focuses on cultural,

philosophical, and linguistic perspectives of

Anishinaabe and Dakota peoples.

AMIN 3001. Public History. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Interpretations of collective past as produced in

public venues, including museum exhibitions,

films, theme parks, and websites. Intellectual

and political issues in history produced for

public audiences. Career opportunities. prereq:

instr consent

AMIN 3141. American Indian Language

Planning. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Planning for maintenance/revitalization of

North American indigenous languages.

Condition/status of languages. Documentation,

cultivation, literacy, education.

AMIN 3201W. American Indian Literature.

(DSJ,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Comparative studies of oral traditions, modern

literature from various tribal cultures.

AMIN 3301. American Indian Philosophies.

(AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

World views of indigenous people of Americas.

Topics include native medicines/healing

practices, ceremonies/ritual, governance,

ecology, humor, tribal histories, status of

contemporary native people.

AMIN 3303. American Indians and

Photography. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Historical/comparative overview of photos

in which American Indian people are central

subjects. Primary features of images in

American Indian photos. Relationships among

those involved in making/viewing photos. Ways

in which photos are interpreted. Relation of

photos to social contexts in which they are

produced and to agencies of those who stand

behind their making.

AMIN 3304. Indigenous Filmmakers. (AH; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Analysis of film/video made by American Indian

writers, directors, producers within contexts of

tribally specific cultures/histories, as well as

within context of US culture/film history.

AMIN 3312. American Indian Environmental

Issues and Ecological Perspectives. (ENV;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

American Indian environmental issues in U.S./

Canada. Analysis of social, political, economic,

legal forces/institutions. Colonial histories/tribal

sovereignty.

AMIN 3402. American Indians and the

Cinema. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring & Summer)

Representations of American Indians in

film, historically/contemporarily. What such

representations assert about Native experience

and cultural viability. What they reflect about

particular relationships of power.

AMIN 3409. American Indian Women:

Ethnographic and Ethnohistorical

Perspectives. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even Year)

Comparative survey of ethnographic/

ethnohistorical writings by/about American

Indian women.

AMIN 3501. Indigenous Tribal Governments

and Politics. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Fall Even Year)

History, development, structure, politics of

American Indian Governments. North American

indigenous societies from pre-colonial times to

present. Evolution of aboriginal governments

confronted/affected by colonizing forces of

European/Euro-American states. Bearing of

dual citizenship on nature/powers of tribal

governments in relation to states, federal

government.

AMIN 3602. Archaeology and Native

Americans. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Even Year)

Historical, political, legal, and ethical

dimensions of the relationship of American

archaeology to American Indian people.

Case studies of how representational

narratives about Native people are created

through archaeology; responses by Native

communities; and the frameworks for

collaborative and equitable archaeological

practice. Professional ethics in archaeology/

heritage studies in American contexts.

AMIN 3604. Indigenous Immersion Methods

for the Home, Classroom, and Community.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Prepares students as advanced language

students to participate in and facilitate

immersion environments within both formal and

informal settings including the home, second

language classrooms, immersion classrooms,

language tables, immersion camps, and other

community settings. prereq: OJIB 3104, DAKO

3124 or four semesters of another target

language, or with instructor approval.

AMIN 3711. Dakota Culture and History.

(DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Dakota culture, language, history, literature.

Contemporary issues, the arts.

AMIN 3871. American Indian History: Pre-

Contact to 1830. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

American Indian history from the era of ancient

Native America to the removal era. Social,

cultural, political, and economic diversity of

Native American peoples and Native American

experiences with European colonialism.

AMIN 3872. American Indian History: 1830

to the Present. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Focus on the impact of federal Indian policy on

American Indian cultures and societies, and on

American Indian culture change.

AMIN 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Allows students to examine, reflect on, and

construct meaning from their internship

experience through self assessment of

personal and career needs and goals,

examination of what it means to be a

"professional" and operate within professional

environments, evaluation of performance and

accomplishments, articulation of knowledge

and skills via effective resume writing. A

student may only earn credit for a given

internship through one course at a time.

AMIN 3920. American Indian Studies Topics.

(; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Various topics in American Indian Studies.

AMIN 4231. Color of Public Policy: African

Americans, American Indians, Asian

Americans, & Chicanos in the U.S.. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Structural or institutional conditions through

which people of color have been marginalized

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in public policy. Critical evaluation of

social theory in addressing the problem of

contemporary communities of color in the

United States.

AMIN 4501. Law, Sovereignty, and Treaty

Rights. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

History of American Indian law and the post-

contact effects of colonial and U.S. law on

American Indians through the 20th century.

prereq: 1001

AMIN 4511. Indigenous Political Economies.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Sources, nature, consequences of social/

economic development/change in Indian

communities. Precontact Indian communities.

Effect of European contact. Social movements

into 20th century, including phenomenon of

urban Indian communities. prereq: 1001

AMIN 4525W. Federal Indian Policy. (WI;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Formulation, implementation, evolution,

comparison of Indian policy from pre-colonial

times to self-governance new millennium.

Theoretical approaches to federal Indian policy.

Major federal Indian policies. Views/attitudes of

policy-makers, reactions of indigenous nations

to policies. Effect of bodies of literature related

to policies.

AMIN 4532. Vine Deloria, Jr.: A Renaissance

Indigenous Figure. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

In-depth consideration of indigenous scholar

and activist Vine Deloria Jr.'s intellectual works,

and impacts on fields such as law, religion and

theology, history, natural and social science,

literary criticism, education, anthropology,

paleontology, and political science. Students

read, discuss, produce research on an aspect

of Deloria's work.

AMIN 4821W. Capstone Seminar. (WI; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Seminar for preparation/completion of

American Indian Studies Senior Project

requirement.

AMIN 4990. Topics in American Indian

Studies. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AMIN 4994. Directed Research. (1-12 cr.

[max 18 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Individually arranged research with faculty to

meet student needs and interests. Prereq-instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

AMIN 4996. Field Study. (1-12 cr. [max 18

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Opportunities for experiential learning in a

variety of American Indian community settings.

Consult department faculty at least one term

before enrolling. Prereq-instr consent, dept

consent, college consent.

AMIN 5107. The Structure of

Anishinaabemowin, the Ojibwe Language.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Analysis of grammatical structures of

Anishinaabemowin. prereq: 3104

AMIN 5141. American Indian Language

Planning. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Planning for maintenance/revitalization of

North American indigenous languages.

Condition/status of languages. Documentation,

cultivation, literacy, education. prereq: 3103 or

3123 or instr consent

AMIN 5202. Indigenous Peoples and Issues

Before the United States Supreme Court. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Seminar explores the role and the practice

of the US Supreme Court as a policy-making

institution when dealing with indigenous nations

and their citizens. Analysis of theoretical,

behavioral, political, and institutional

perspectives. Student work includes reading

and textual analysis, leading discussions,

analytical research paper.

AMIN 5402. American Indians and the

Cinema. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring & Summer)

Representations of American Indians in

film, historically/contemporarily. What such

representations assert about Native experience

and cultural viability. What they reflect about

particular relationships of power.

AMIN 5409. American Indian Women:

Ethnographic and Ethnohistorical

Perspectives. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even Year)

Comparative survey of ethnographic/

ethnohistorical writings by/about American

Indian women.

AMIN 5412. Comparative Indigenous

Feminisms. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

The course will examine the relationship

between Western feminism and indigenous

feminism as well as the interconnections

between women of color feminism and

indigenous feminism. In addition to exploring

how indigenous feminists have theorized

from 'the flesh' of their embodied experience

of colonialism, the course will also consider

how indigenous women are articulating

decolonization and the embodiment of

autonomy through scholarship, cultural

revitalization, and activism.

AMIN 5602. Archaeology and Native

Americans. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Even Year)

Historical, political, legal, and ethical

dimensions of the relationship of American

archaeology to American Indian people.

Case studies of how representational

narratives about Native people are created

through archaeology; responses by Native

communities; and the frameworks for

collaborative and equitable archaeological

practice. Professional ethics in archaeology/

heritage studies in American contexts.

AMIN 5890. Readings in American Indian

and Indigenous History. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Students in this course will read recently

published scholarship in American Indian and

Indigenous history that takes up pressing

research questions, promises to push inquiry

in new directions, and that theorizes important

interventions in our thinking to understand

where the field is situated and moving.

Reflecting the instinctively interdisciplinary

nature of American Indian and Indigenous

history, readings will be drawn not just from the

discipline of history but across other disciplines

such as Anthropology, American Studies,

Geography, Literature, Political Science, and

Legal Studies. As well, readings will include

scholarship that reaches out to embrace

the Global Indigenous studies turn. prereq:

Advanced undergrad with instr consent or grad

student

AMIN 5891. American Indian and Indigenous

Studies Workshop. (1.5 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; S-N

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

The American Indian and Indigenous Studies

Workshop brings graduate and advanced

undergraduate students and faculty together

to read and provide intensive feedback

(written and oral) on their works in progress.

As an interdisciplinary field, AIIS students

stand to benefit from ongoing and engaged

conversations about that work that will deepen

and enhance their professionalization in

the field. The readings for the workshop are

submissions from the membership of the

workshop (which will include participants who

are not formally enrolled in the workshop).

We read and consider two submissions per

week (sometimes more if the submissions

are shorter) that are pre-circulated to all

participants via the workshop?s listserv.

Readings under consideration include

research papers, dissertation chapters, article

manuscripts, research proposals, conference

papers, and other submissions that will benefit

from intensive engagement with the members

and will deepen the knowledge of all of the

participants. Students will gain experience with

the research, writing, and revision process as

well as scholarly conversations about original

research and writing. The overarching aim of

the workshop is to develop research, writing,

revision, and scholarly discussion skills as well

as community-building in American Indian and

Indigenous Studies and professionalization in

an increasingly interdisciplinary and global field

of study.

AMIN 5920. Topics in American Indian

Studies. (; 3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Various topics in American Indian studies,

depending upon instructor/semester.

AMIN 5991. Graduate Level Directed

Studies. (; 1-6 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Contact department for futher information.

prereq: dept consent

American Sign Language (ASL)

ASL 1701. American Sign Language I. (;

5 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

The first dynamic course of a four-course

sequence is designed to prepare the students

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to the visual modality of American Sign

Language. This course introduces basic

grammatical structure and basic vocabulary to

develop communicative proficiency and cultural

knowledge. The course utilizes a practical

approach to teaching vocabulary, grammar,

fingerspelling, and cultural aspects through

conversational activities. Students will study

units 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the Signing Naturally

textbook. Community involvement in the ASL/

Deaf community is required outside of class.

ASL 1702. American Sign Language II. (;

5 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

The second dynamic course of a four-course

sequence further acclimates the students

to the visual modality of American Sign

Language and draws upon previously acquired

knowledge in ASL 1701. The course utilizes

a practical approach to teaching vocabulary,

grammar, fingerspelling, and cultural aspects

through conversational activities. In ASL 1702,

students? production and comprehension

skills continue to develop qualitatively and

quantitatively as they are exposed to a greater

variety of interaction activities. Students

will study units 5, 7, 8, and 9 in the Signing

Naturally textbook. Community involvement in

the ASL/Deaf community is required outside of

class. prereq: 1701 with grade of at least [S or

C-] or dept consent

ASL 3001. Cultural and Sociolingual Views

within the Deaf Community. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This course investigates the Deaf community

using an ethnocentric view of culture.

Students will explore cultural readings and

various sources in class discussion using

multi-disciplinary approaches: sociological,

educational, and linguistic views. Can be

taken concurrently with ASL 1701-3704. Class

instruction conducted entirely in ASL with an

English interpreter.

ASL 3703. American Sign Language III. (;

5 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

The third dynamic course of a four-course

sequence draws upon previously acquired

knowledge in ASL 1702. The course

includes comprehension and production

activities, vocabulary, grammatical structure,

fingerspelling, and cultural aspects to further

develop communicative proficiency and cultural

knowledge. In ASL 3703, students are provided

with various conversational opportunities to

expand their production and comprehension

skills in ASL. Students will study units 10, 11,

12, and 14 in the Signing Naturally textbook.

Community involvement in the ASL/Deaf

community is required outside of class. prereq:

1702 with grade of at least [S or C-] or dept

consent

ASL 3704. American Sign Language IV. (;

5 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

The final dynamic course of a four-course

sequence draws upon previously acquired

knowledge in ASL 3703. The course

includes comprehension and production

activities, vocabulary, grammatical structure,

fingerspelling, and cultural aspects to further

develop communicative proficiency and cultural

knowledge. In ASL 3704, students are provided

with various conversational opportunities to

expand their production and comprehension

skills in ASL. Students will study units 15,

17, 18, 22, and 23 in the Signing Naturally

textbooks. Community involvement in the ASL/

Deaf community is required outside of class.

prereq: 3703 with grade of at least [S or C-] or

dept consent

American Studies (AMST)

AMST 1012. Migrants, Refugees, Citizens,

and Exiles: The U.S. on an Immigrant

Planet. (CIV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Immigration to the United States at various

historical periods and across geographical/

political terrains. How immigration, as a

national/racial project, is shaped by legal

categories and discursive practices based on

race, class, gender, and sexuality. Diverse

ways marginalized groups produce national/

transnational political practices.

AMST 1401. Comparative Genders and

Sexualities. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Gender/sexual practices/identities within

international framework. How such practices/

identities reflect/refract national ideals and

express national/international division.

AMST 1511. Americans Abroad: Rethinking

Travel, Culture, & Empire. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

In this course, we will look at Americans

(including ourselves) who travel abroad and

what their experiences, both in the present

and historically, tell us about how we imagine

others and our/their place in the world. What

do these experiences tell us about who we

are as a people, a culture, and a nation? This

course will examine how these experiences

have transformed (and continue to transform)

Americans and the countries and cultures

with which they interact. Indeed, this course

challenges students to consider the overall

effects that these processes have had on

America?s relationship with the rest of the

world.

AMST 1914. Woman, Rage, and Politics. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

The election of the ?squad? ? Alexandria

Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayana Pressley,

and Rashida Tlaib ? signaled a new era of

progressive and diverse political leadership.

Yet these women?s unapologetic efforts

to demand an accounting on behalf of the

American people resulted in vociferous attacks

by both conservative and liberal pundits. This

backlash has a long history where women

in power have been labeled pejoratively as

demanding, as vindictive, as power-hungry, as

monsters. Angry men are seen as righteous

(Brett Kavanaugh), while angry women are ?

nasty? (Hillary Clinton). This course explores

the relationship between women, rage, and

politics. We consider what it means to make

and claim space as women of color in politics.

We look at how rage ? women?s rage, white

rage, rage against women ? gets mobilized to

cement and/or combat racism, xenophobia,

and misogyny. The course reframes women?

s rage as intrepid and redemptive, capable of

sparking change during this political moment.

AMST 2011. The United States since

September 11. (CIV,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

How American citizenship and nationhood

have changed since 9/11. The event and its

aftermath in historical perspective. Political,

economic, and military antecedents. How

9/11 has changed relations between the U.S.

government, U.S. citizens, immigrants, and

international community. How 9/11 has been

remembered.

AMST 2031. Chasing the American Dream:

Economic Opportunity & Inequality in the

U.S.. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

This course begins by focusing on the historical

origins and meanings of the American dream.

How did this dream of unlimited opportunity

come about? What has it meant in different

historical moments and to divergent social

groups? And, why does it continue to be such

a powerful and compelling idea in the United

States and around the world?

AMST 3001. Contemporary Perspectives on

Asian America. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Interdisciplinary overview of Asian American

identities. Post-1965 migration/community.

History, cultural productions, and concerns

of Americans of Chinese, Japanese, Korean,

South Asian, Filipino, and Southeast Asian

ancestry.

AMST 3003. Public History. (3 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Interpretations of collective past as produced in

public venues, including museum exhibitions,

films, theme parks, websites. Intellectual and

political issues in history produced for public

audiences. Career opportunities.

AMST 3112. Prince, Porn, and Public Space:

The Cultural Politics of the Twin Cities in

the 1980s. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

This course uses music (especially Prince

and the Replacements), debates around

pornography/sex, and shifts around access

to public space in order to explore the local

culture and national importance of the Twin

Cities during the 1980s.

AMST 3113W. Global Minnesota: Diversity

in the 21st Century. (DSJ,WI; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Diverse cultural (racial, ethnic, class) groups in

America. Institutions/processes that shape their

relations and create domination, resistance,

hybridity, nationalism, racism, alliance. Specific

content may vary.

AMST 3114. America in International

Perspective. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

The nature of international cultural exchange.

The impact of U.S. cultures and society on

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other countries of the world as well as the

impact of other cultures and societies on the

United States.

AMST 3212. Dissident Sexualities in U.S.

History. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

History of sexuality in United States.

Emphasizes sexualities that have challenged

dominant social/cultural norms. Development

of transgender, bisexual, lesbian, gay identities/

communities. Politics of sex across lines

of race/ethnicity. Historical debates over

controversial practices, including sex work.

AMST 3222H. Honors: American Novel from

1900. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Novels from early 1900s realism through

Modernists (e.g., Faulkner, Hemingway,

Fitzgerald) to recent writers (e.g., Ellison,

Bellow, Erdrich, Pynchon). Stylistic

experiments, emergence of voices from under-

represented groups. Novelists' responses to a

technologically changing society.

AMST 3252W. American Popular Culture

and Politics: 1900 to 1940. (CIV,WI,HIS; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Historical analysis of how popular

arts represent issues of gender, race,

consumerism, and citizenship. How popular

artists define boundaries of citizenship and

public life: inclusions/exclusions in polity and

national identity. How popular arts reinforce/

alter political ideologies.

AMST 3253W. American Popular Culture

and Politics: 1940 to the Present.

(CIV,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring & Summer)

Historical analysis of how popular

arts represent issues of gender, race,

consumerism, and citizenship. How popular

artists define boundaries of citizenship and

public life: inclusions/exclusions in polity and

national identity. How popular arts reinforce/

alter political ideologies.

AMST 3361. Asian Americans and Food. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Asian Americans have always been intimately

connected to food practices and institutions

in the American imagination. Food is the

medium through which Asian American cultural

difference, their status as "perpetual foreigners"

and the "model minority character" are typically

expressed and disseminated. Historically,

Asian migration to the United States was fueled

by labor needs particularly in the agricultural

sector. In addition, Asian labor has been

stereotypically linked to food service and

preparation such as the ubiquitous Chinese

take-out place and more recently, the sushi

and Korean fusion joints. This course is an

introduction to the interdisciplinary study of

food to better understand the historical, social,

and cultural aspects of Asian American food

preparation, distribution and consumption.

Students will investigate the politics and poetics

of Asian American foodways by examining

social habits, and rituals around food in

restaurants, homes and other public venues.

The course texts include ethnographic essays,

fictional works, memoirs, magazines, and

television shows.

AMST 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. Typically the

student's work is supervised and evaluated by

a site coordinator or instructor.

AMST 3920. Topics in American Studies. (;

3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AMST 3993. Directed Studies. (; 1-9 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. prereq: instr

consent

AMST 4101. Gender, Sexuality, and Politics

in America. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Ways public and private life intersect through

the issues of gender, sexuality, family, politics,

and public life; ways in which racial, ethnic,

and class divisions have been manifest in the

political ideologies affecting private life.

AMST 4301. Workers and Consumers in

the Global Economy. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Impact of global economy on workplaces/

workers in the United states, Mexico,

and Caribbean countries. Influence on

consumption. Consequences for American

culture/character. Effects on U.S./Mexican

factory work, service sector, temporary working

arrangements, offshore production jobs

in Dominican Republic, and professional/

managerial positions.

AMST 4401. Inclusion in Public History and

Museums. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Inclusion in Public History and Museum is

designed to engage students in studying the

challenges related to the under-representation

of communities of color and American Indian

Nations in historical organizations and public

history graduate programs. The course serves

as a foundation into a summer internship

program made possible through the Arts and

Cultural Heritage Fund. Class sessions will

provide a philosophical understanding of

museum practice, your summer internship at

the Minnesota Historical Society will provide

practical experience inside the workings of a

major state historical organization. The course

is critical part of the History Museum Fellows

Program, in identifying and addressing issues

of how traditionally marginalized communities

are represented in the traditional narrative of

history ? both in Minnesota museums and in

museums with national audiences. The course

and associated Fellowship Program will create

a unique opportunity for students to strengthen

undergraduate coursework with a one-of-a-kind

seminar, explore career interests and receive

assistance in exploring options for graduate

training as a museum professional.

AMST 4961. Proseminar I. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Classic/contemporary works/problems.

Development of American Studies. Idealizing of

American past. Challenges of multiculturalism.

Contemporary themes. prereq: AmSt jr or AmSt

sr or instr consent

AMST 4962W. Second Proseminar in

American Studies. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Problem related to representative theme,

figure, or period. Students research/write senior

theses. prereq: AmSt sr or instr consent

AMST 5412. Comparative Indigenous

Feminisms. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

The course will examine the relationship

between Western feminism and indigenous

feminism as well as the interconnections

between women of color feminism and

indigenous feminism. In addition to exploring

how indigenous feminists have theorized

from 'the flesh' of their embodied experience

of colonialism, the course will also consider

how indigenous women are articulating

decolonization and the embodiment of

autonomy through scholarship, cultural

revitalization, and activism.

AMST 5920. Topics in American Studies.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Anatomy (ANAT)

ANAT 3001. Human Anatomy. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Anatomical relationships. Function based

upon form. Clinical applications. Gross

(macroscopic) anatomy, histology (microscopic

anatomy). Neuroanatomy (nervous system),

embryology (developmental anatomy). prereq:

[BIOL 1002W or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2002 or

equiv], at least soph

ANAT 3171. Principles of Human Anatomy

Laboratory for Mortuary Science Students.

(; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Human anatomy laboratory for mortuary

science students who have had a previous

human anatomy lecture course. prereq:

Mortuary science student

ANAT 3601. Principles of Human Anatomy.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Anatomical relationships. Function based

upon form. Clinical applications. Gross

(macroscopic) anatomy, histology (microscopic

anatomy). Neuroanatomy (nervous system),

embryology (developmental anatomy). prereq:

[BIOL 1002 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2002 or

equiv], [concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 3602 or concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 3612], at least soph

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ANAT 3602. Principles of Human Anatomy

Laboratory. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Complements 3601 or 3611. prereq: 3001

or 3301 or INMD 3001 or 3301 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 3601 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 3611

ANAT 3608H. Principles of Human Anatomy

Laboratory for Honors Students. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Spring)

Lab work required for 3602 or 3612. Additional

dissection of human cadavers/related projects.

Supplements 3001 or 3601 or 3611. prereq:

[concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 3601 or concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in 3611] or 3001], sophomore,

junior or senior, honors

ANAT 3611. Principles of Human Anatomy.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Anatomical relationships. Function based

upon form. Clinical applications. Gross

(macroscopic) anatomy, histology (microscopic

anatomy). Neuroanatomy (nervous system),

embryology (developmental anatomy). prereq:

[BIOL 1002 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2002 or

equiv], at least soph; [concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in 3602 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 3612]

recommended

ANAT 3612. Principles of Human Anatomy

Laboratory. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Complements 3601 or 3611. prereq: 3001

or 3301 or INMD 3001 or 3301 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 3601 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 3611

ANAT 4900. Directed Studies in Anatomy. (;

1-6 cr. [max 18 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Spring)

x prereq: instr consent

ANAT 5095. Advanced Problems in

Anatomy. (; 1-6 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Exceptional projects that do not easily fit within

confines of other ANAT offerings. Examples

include but not limited to individual teaching or

research projects. prereq: one or more ANAT

classes, instr consent

ANAT 5150. Human Gross Anatomy. (5 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Human cadaveric dissection based on

traditional preparation, lab dissection, review

sections, radiographic analysis, clinical

correlations. Taught by regions. Extremities,

torso, head/neck. Assessment by mid-

semester/final written/practical examinations.

prereq: instr consent, For Medical Students, or

Graduate students enrolled in an appropriate

graduate program as determined by instructor.

ANAT 5525. Anatomy and Physiology of the

Pelvis and Urinary System. (; 1-2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Two-day intensive course. Pelvis, perineum,

and urinary system with cadaveric dissection.

Structure/function of pelvic and urinary

organs, including common dysfunction and

pathophysiology. Laboratory dissections,

including kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder,

pelvic viscera and perineum (male or female),

pelvic floor, vascular and nervous structures.

Grand rounds section. prereq: One undergrad

anatomy course, one undergrad physiology

course, instr consent

ANAT 5999. Head and Neck Anatomy. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Summer)

N/A prereq: instr consent

Anesthesiology (ANES)

ANES 5587. Adv Clinical Physiology I for

Nurse Anesthetists. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Cellular mechanisms underlying systems

physiology. Cellular physiology, physiology

of excitable tissues, renal physiology,

cardiovascular physiology, hemostasis.

ANES 5588. Advanced Clinical Physiology II

for Nurse Anesthetists. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Respiratory physiology, acid-base physiology,

gastrointestinal physiology, metabolism,

endocrinology, reproductive physiology,

physiology of pregnancy/labor. prereq:

Advanced Clinical Physiology I for Nurse

Anesthetists

ANES 5686. Chemistry and Physics for

Nurse Anesthetists. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Summer)

Chemical equilibrium, organic chemistry,

physics of fluids/gases, anesthetic applications.

prereq: General chemistry or instr consent

Animal Science (ANSC)

ANSC 1001. Orientation to Animal Science.

(1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Current issues, career planning, professional

development. Interviews with faculty and other

resource persons.

ANSC 1011. Animals and Society. (CIV; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This online course is designed for anyone

interested in the ways in which we as a human

society interact with, affect and are affected

by non-human animals. Students will gain

a broad understanding of the major ways in

which humans use animals in contemporary

society, including as food, as companions, as

research subjects, and as entertainment. Other

topics will include: social and ethical issues

concerning animal use, the human-animal

bond, animals in culture, and animals and the

law.

ANSC 1101. Introductory Animal Science.

(4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Fundamental concepts of animal breeding,

physiology, nutrition, and management as they

apply to the production of beef, dairy, horses,

poultry, sheep, swine, and other livestock. Fall

term class open only to ANSC majors. Spring

term class open to all majors.

ANSC 1201. Backyard Chickens - Science

and Practice. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Backyard Chickens - Science and Practice is

an online course designed to meet the needs of

students interested in understanding chickens

in general, and for those who engage or are

planning to engage in small scale farming

of chickens. This course, expanded over

6 modules; (1) Basic biology and behavior

(2) Selection (3) Housing (4) Nutrition (5)

Management and (6) Diseases as it relates

to chickens, will help the students understand

the basic science of rearing chickens. Each

of the six modules encompasses pertinent

short video or PowerPoint lectures that provide

fundamental and applied information on

backyard chicken rearing.

ANSC 1205. Animal Handling - Livestock. (1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Students will learn how to handle and restrain

animals safely. Cattle, sheep, and pigs in

the Animal Science Department?s St. Paul

animal units are the animals primarily worked

with. Students will perform common animal

husbandry techniques on these animals.

Proper techniques that promote animal welfare

will be emphasized. This course is meant for

Animal Science freshmen students that have

minimal experience working with livestock.

ANSC 1403. Companion Animal Nutrition

and Care. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

This course is designed for individuals having

no prior training with animals or nutrition but

have interest in caring for and understanding

the contemporary importance of companion

animals. Emphasis will be on nutrition of

healthy animals and the various factors that

play a role in feeding an animal adequately.

These factors include animal behavior,

environmental conditions, food type, and

availability. The course will emphasize basic

principles of nutrition. The target audience

of this course is all undergraduate students

interested in nutrition and care of companion

animals. The course will focus on companion

animals, but not exclusively dogs and cats.

ANSC 1480. Topics in Animal Science. (;

1-3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Various topics

ANSC 1511. Food Animal Products for

Consumers. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Introduction to the compositional variation,

processing, selection, storage, cookery,

palatability, nutritional value, and safety of red

meat, poultry, fish, and dairy products.

ANSC 1701. Historical Influence of the

Horse on Society. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Concepts of historical inquiry using the

powerful/changing relationship between Man

and horse. Students function as historians:

framing questions, searching for appropriate

sources, developing explanation model with

reasoned arguments, and finally, write/defend

interpretation.

ANSC 1901. The journey of food in your

body - digestive physiology. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

In this course we will review how the digestive

system works, and how nutrients are taken

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up from food by our bodies. We will discuss

fast and slow food, diets, bugs and poop. We

will run some fact-checking to popular internet

claims and guide you on how to distinguish

well-supported information from bogus. You will

also learn to search and read scientific papers

and the basics of technical writing in the field.

ANSC 2011. Dairy Cattle Judging. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Evaluation of dairy animals on the basis of

physical appearance, including classes of

heifers and cows from the six major dairy

breeds. Held in conjunction with the Minnesota

State Fair. Training in oral reasons. prereq:

instr consent

ANSC 2012. Livestock and Carcass

Evaluation. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Evaluation of cattle, swine, and sheep.

Breeding stock evaluated on live appraisal,

performance records, and breeding values.

Market animals evaluated, graded, and priced

on physical appearance followed by evaluation

and grading of their carcasses.

ANSC 2013. Beginning Livestock Judging.

(; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Visual evaluation of beef cattle, swine,

and sheep for type, muscling, degree of

finish, structure, and soundness. Short oral

presentations. Preparation for collegiate

livestock judging competition.

ANSC 2015. Animal Welfare Science and

Ethics. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This multidisciplinary course helps students

develop an intellectual framework for

understanding and interpreting issues involving

animal welfare and ethics of animal use in

agriculture, science and society.

ANSC 2016. Introduction to Applied Animal

Behavior. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Basic concepts and applications of animal

behavior within the contexts of human use.

Emphasis on domesticated species, but other

species within captive environments also

examined.

ANSC 2055. Horse Management. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

This course is offered online (semi-self paced)

and provides an introduction to equine-related

careers, the equine industry, and horse breeds

and behavior. Current events will be discussed

including topics such as horse slaughter and

unwanted horses. Students will learn about

the importance of bodyweight estimation,

body condition scoring, hay analysis, plants

poisonous to horses, liability, insurance

options, as well as feeding, pasture, manure,

and facility management. Equine health care

will be discussed including colic, hoof care,

vaccinations, deworming, and the role of

genetics. Each week, students will participate

in a course discussion, quiz, or exam.

ANSC 2056. Horse Management Practicum.

(; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Best management practices. Daily care (in

small groups, weekends included) of horses.

Volunteer day at local equine nonprofit.

Applied equine management research project.

Two group presentations. prereq: 2055 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 2055

ANSC 2401. Animal Nutrition. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Classification/function of nutrients. Use of

nutrients for body maintenance, growth,

egg production, gestation, and lactation.

Comparative study of digestive systems of farm

animal species.

ANSC 3007. Equine Nutrition. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Principles of nutrition. Emphasizes unique

aspects of equine nutrition. Nutritional needs

of healthy animals. Factors in feeding. Animal

behavior, growth/development, physiological

status, environmental conditions, food

type, availability. How physiology of horse's

gastrointestinal tract, utilization of feedstuffs,

and horse's nutritional requirements interrelate.

Balanced rations, nutritional related ailments.

Pasture management, forage selection, use of

dietary feed additives/enhancers. prereq: 2401

ANSC 3011. Statistics for Animal Science. (;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Basic statistical concepts. Develop statistical

reasoning/critical thinking skills. Descriptive

statistics, probability, sampling and sampling

distributions, hypothesis testing, experimental

design, linear correlation, linear regression

and multiple regression. How to make sound

arguments/decisions based on statistics

when reviewing news articles or scientific

publications with statistical content. Explore/

draw conclusions from data using a basic

statistical software package.

ANSC 3015. Animal Welfare Judging and

Assessment. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Advanced application of animal welfare science

toward the assessment of real-life scenarios

in agriculture, companion, and exotic animals.

Top students will compete on the UMN team at

the Intercollegiate Animal Welfare Judging and

Assessment Competition held in November

each year.

ANSC 3092. Undergraduate Research in

Animal Science. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Students conduct research project under

supervision of faculty member.

ANSC 3093. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Directed Study: A course in which a student

designs and carries out a directed study

on selected topics or problems under the

direction of a faculty member; eg, literature

review. Directed study courses may be taken

for variable credit and special permission is

needed for enrollment. Students enrolling in

a directed study will be required to use the

University-wide on-line directed study contract

process in order to enroll. Prereq: department

consent, instructor consent, no more than

6 credits of directed study counts towards

CFANS major requirements.

ANSC 3094. Directed Research. (1-4 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

An opportunity in which a student designs

and carries out a directed research project

under the direction of a faculty member.

Directed research may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment.Students enrolling in a directed

research will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

ANSC 3141. Advanced Dairy Judging. (; 1

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Training in presentation of oral reasons in dairy

cattle judging. Selected students from this

course participate in fall intercollegiate dairy

judging contest. prereq: 2011 or instr consent

ANSC 3142. Advanced Livestock Judging.

(; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Visual evaluation of beef cattle, swine, and

sheep for muscling, finish, structure, and

soundness. Use of production (growth and

reproduction) records in evaluation. Oral

presentations. Preparation for national

collegiate livestock judging contest. prereq:

instructor consent

ANSC 3203W. Environment, Global Food

Production, and the Citizen. (GP,WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Ecological/ethical concerns of food production

systems in global agriculture: past, present,

and future. Underlying ethical positions about

how agroecosystems should be configured.

Interactive learning using decision cases,

discussions, videos, other media.

ANSC 3221. Animal Breeding. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Application of qualitative and quantitative

genetics to animal breeding. Concepts of

livestock improvement through selection and

mating programs.

ANSC 3301. Human and Animal Physiology.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Functions of major systems in mammals.

Nervous system, muscles, cardiovascular

system, respiration, renal system.

Endocrinology/metabolism. Blood, immunology,

reproduction. prereq: Must have taken a

Biology and Chemistry course.

ANSC 3302. Human and Animal Physiology

Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Companion course to 3301. Physiological

principles are demonstrated using active

learning approaches. Nervous system,

muscles, cardiovascular, respiration, renal,

endocrinology/metabolism, blood, immunology,

reproduction. prereq: 3301 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 3301

ANSC 3305. Reproductive Biology in Health

and Disease. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Reproductive organ functions, fertilization,

estrous cycle and endocrine control,

reproductive efficiency, problems/principles of

artificial insemination. Anatomy, physiology,

biochemistry of mammary gland. Mammary

growth, initiation/maintenance of lactation, milk

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synthesis, factors influencing lactation curve.

prereq: Biol 1009 or equiv

ANSC 3307. Artificial Insemination

Techniques. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every

Spring)

Hands-on training/techniques of artificial

insemination at an off-campus laboratory

setting. Techniques of AI and semen handling.

Criteria for selection of bulls. prereq: instr

consent

ANSC 3403. Companion Animal Hot Button

Issues. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Various issues that affect companion animals

in our society. Students debate pros/cons of

each issue and formalize their own opinions

based on information presented by debate

teams.

ANSC 3480. Topics in Animal Science. (;

1-3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Various topics

ANSC 3509. Animal Biotechnology.

(BIOL,TS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

ANSC 3509 is a course for undergraduates

seeking a broad understanding of animal

biotechnology in a single semester. The course

covers the major concepts and principles

of modern animal biotechnology. Topics

include: genes and genomes, recombinant

DNA technology, proteins as products,

DNA fingerprinting and forensic analysis,

bioremediation, aquatic biotechnology, medical

biotechnology, and bioethics as it pertains

to biotechnology. The laboratory component

will focus on teaching molecular techniques

necessary to gather DNA profiling data of

scarlet macaws in southwest Belize. The

Scarlet Macaw Protection Program is a

conservation initiative between the Wildlife

Institute (WI), the Belize Wildlife & Referral

Clinic (BWRC) and Friends for Conservation

& Development (FCD). The purpose of the

Scarlet Macaw Protection Program is to

support a specific scarlet macaw population

in the Chiquibul Forest, which is under heavy

poaching threat. The conservation strategy is

to remove chicks from nest sites that are under

heaviest threat of poaching, and for which

security provision is most prohibitive. Chicks

are reared with the aim to be reintroduced

into the wild. The Animal Biotechnology

laboratory will use DNA isolated from feathers

gathered at scarlet macaw nesting sites and

housing facilities in Belize. The DNA will be

used to genotype scarlet macaws to establish

parentage, genealogy and nesting/breeding

behavior.

ANSC 3511. Animal Growth and

Development. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Principles of animal growth. Interaction of

nutrition, hormones, exercise, heredity, and

disease in regulating growth. prereq: College-

level biology course

ANSC 3555. Applied Livestock and Poultry

Microbiology. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Spring Even

Year)

This applied microbiology course is intended

to provide theoretical basis and hands-on

experience to students on major pathogenic

bacteria colonizing livestock and domestic

poultry. This course will provide skills to

the students who seriously consider farm

animal and poultry microbiology research

and/or teaching in their careers. Pathogenic

bacteria in livestock and poultry such as

Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:

H7, and Salmonella, fungal microorganisms

(Aspergillus), and beneficial microorganisms

such as Lactobacillus, will be discussed. In

addition, the course will introduce feed testing

methods (Bacteriological Analytical Manual

(BAM) methodology), common antibacterials/

antibiotics used for decontamination and

disinfection, and the emerging alternatives

to antibiotics with a perspective on bacterial

antibiotic resistance. In a flipped class room

format, the students will gather necessary

information provided by the instructor,

listen to short lectures on the methods and

mechanisms, participate in demonstrations,

and apply it in a typical BSL2 laboratory set up

under supervision. All students should undergo

BSL2 training prior to enrollment. Online

training counts to approximately 5-6 hours. Not

more than 4 students will be allowed for each

session due to BSL2 pathogenic microbiology

space restriction, access to RAR facilities,

and some non-conventional microbiological

methods. Special health conditions, pregnancy,

and immunocompromised situations must be

consulted with the instructor prior to enrollment.

The students must obtain clearance from

ROHC for their tetanus vaccination status.

prereq: Instructor Permission

ANSC 3609. Business Planning for Animal

Enterprises. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Systems approach to decision making and

problem solving in production enterprises.

Planning, long range goal setting, production

analysis, risk analysis, and cost-benefit

analysis. Quality-of-life issues.

ANSC 3801. Livestock Merchandising. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Promotion/merchandising of purebred

livestock. Hands-on training in advertising,

livestock photography, showing/fitting,

sale organization. Field trips to seed stock

operations/auctions. Presentations by industry

and breed association leaders. Students

conduct annual sale. prereq: Jr or sr or instr

consent

ANSC 4009W. Undergraduate Research

Thesis. (WI; 1-6 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Usually one full year. Research/thesis

experience under supervision of CFANS

faculty member. Written bound thesis, oral

presentation of research results. prereq: Jr or

sr major in AnSc, instr consent

ANSC 4011. Dairy Cattle Genetics. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Quantitative genetic principles of breeding dairy

cattle. Evaluation of males, females. Systems

of mating. Rates of genetic improvement with/

without AI. prereq: (prereq 3221, previous

or current registration in 4604, at least junior

status)

ANSC 4092. Special Problems in Animal

Science. (1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study in an area of animal

science, under supervision of faculty member.

prereq: instr consent

ANSC 4093. Tutorial in Animal Science. (;

1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Informally structured to encourage in-depth

study of specific disciplines in animal science.

Pertinent readings; preparation of written

essays of high quality required. prereq: instr

consent

ANSC 4096. Professional Experience

Program: Internship. (1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; S-N

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Supervised professional experience in animal

industries and farm enterprise systems.

Various aspects of the industry and related

fields. Evaluative reports. Consultations

with faculty advisers and employers. prereq:

CFANS undergrad, instr consent, agreement

form

ANSC 4099. Special Workshop in Animal

Science. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Independent study in an area of animal

science, under supervision of faculty member.

prereq: instr consent

ANSC 4305. Companion & Wild Species

Reproduction. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Reproductive physiology specific to

domesticated companion canine and feline

species as well as avian species. Management

of breeding and reproductive diseases in

companion species as well as conservation

management in wild species. prereq: ANSC

3305

ANSC 4401. Swine Nutrition. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

A comprehensive review of major

considerations in providing optimum, cost-

effective nutrition to swine in all stages of

production. prereq: 2401, 3511 recommended

ANSC 4403. Ruminant Nutrition of

Production & Exotic Animals. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

This is a hybrid course with approximately

75% of material delivered via on-line lectures.

Students will meet once per week for a in-class

hands-on activity or a guest lecture. Species

focus will include dairy, beef, small ruminants,

deer, buffalo and zoo ruminants. Topics include

digestive tract physiology, microbiology of

the rumen, nutrient requirements, nutrient

utilization, nutrient content of feedstuffs, diet

formulation and feeding challenges.

ANSC 4404. Applied Dairy Nutrition. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Application of nutrition principles to dairy cow

nutrition. Nutrient requirements of dairy cows,

feed ingredient selection/usage, formulation/

evaluation of dairy cow rations using computer

programs. Case study analysis of feeding

programs used on dairy farms. prereq: AnSc

4403 recommended

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ANSC 4601. Pork Production Systems

Management. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

IInterrelationships of business, marketing, and

biological performance of pigs in various types

of production systems. prereq: 2401; 3221

recommended

ANSC 4602. Sheep Production Systems

Management. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Nutrition, management, genetics, reproduction,

health. Application of production records,

selection, and marketing technology. Current

research. Social concerns, consumer affairs,

industry practices. Field trips to sheep farms

and related industries.

ANSC 4603. Beef Production Systems

Management. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

How to resolve problems and manage cow-

calf, stocker, or feedlot operations. Segments

of beef industry, challenges. Nutrition,

reproduction, genetics, and health in beef

cattle production. Students evaluate a beef

cattle enterprise and contribute in marketing,

selection, reproduction, nutrition, or health

management. prereq: concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 4613

ANSC 4604. Dairy Production Systems

Management. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Practical applications of principles of animal

breeding, nutrition, physiology, reproduction,

housing, and economics in a problem solving

context. Decision-cases, farm visits, field

diagnostic techniques labs. prereq: Pre-req:

AnSc 1101, AnSc 2401 Concurrent registration

is not allowed in 4614

ANSC 4613. Advanced Beef Production

Systems Management. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Half semester course. Student enterprise-

analysis teams evaluate a beef cattle

enterprise and solve problems in marketing,

selection, reproduction, nutrition, or health

management. prereq: 4603

ANSC 4614. Advanced Dairy Production

Systems Management. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Practical application of electronic tools for

21st century dairy consultant. Data collection,

organization, analysis, interpretation of dairy

production/health data. prereq: 4604

ANSC 5015. Animal Welfare Science and

Ethics. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This multidisciplinary course helps students

develop an intellectual framework for

understanding and interpreting issues involving

animal welfare and ethics of animal use in

agriculture, science and society.

ANSC 5025. Gut Microbiome Systems. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course is primarily focused on providing

conceptual and methodological tools to

understand how diet and the gut microbiome

converge to impact the physiological landscape

of animals and humans, considering diet,

host and microbiome as one highly integrated

system. To that end, the course relies on

concepts of data analysis, gastrointestinal

microbiology, the breadth of scientific literature

produced up to date and hands on experiences

to immerse attendants in the ever-growing

microbiome field and open them to consider a

microbiome lens to address different research

questions in their respective fields. The course

emphasizes three main conceptual areas: 1.

Compositional and functional organization of

microbial communities in the mammalian gut:

From cells to functional communities. 2. Dietary

drivers of the mammalian gut microbiome:

Nutritional Ecology in the mammalian gut 3.

Host-microbiome interactions: Physiological

impact of the mammalian gut microbiome

Rather than memorizing these concepts,

the course emphasizes the need to apply

them to real life issues in animal and human

nutrition and health. As such, recognizing these

conceptual areas in context, and using them

for problem solving in their respective research

areas is the ultimate goal of the course.

Undergraduate level course in microbiology

and physiology are suggested to enroll in this

course. Also, previous completion of statistics

courses and familiarity with the R statistical

interface and command line are recommended.

ANSC 5035. Animal Welfare Judging and

Assessment. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Advanced application of animal welfare science

toward the assessment of real-life scenarios

in agriculture, companion, and exotic animals.

Top students will compete on the UMN team at

the Intercollegiate Animal Welfare Judging and

Assessment Competition held in November

each year.

ANSC 5091. Research Proposals: From

Ideas to Strategic Plans. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

You have a great research idea, now what?

How do you turn your idea into a proposal?

It has been said paraphrasing Edison, that

innovation is one percent inspiration, ninety-

nice percent perspiration. In this course, we

will start with and inspiring idea and sweat

our way to develop a research proposal. The

students will go through a step-by-step process

that starts choosing and defining a research

idea, then proceeding to do literature reviews

and to the development of hypothesis, aims,

objectives and a research strategy. The aim of

this course is to provide students with tools to

understand the structure of scientific reports

and proposals, literature searches and basic

data interpretation. The student will learn about

different research approaches and how to

achieve consistency in their research projects.

We will guide students in how to begin and

develop a written research proposal that will

satisfy the requirements of their advisers,

institution and funding organizations. prereq:

There are no prerequisites, however, having

taken ANSC 3011 Statistics for Animal Science

is desirable.

ANSC 5099. Special Workshop in Animal

Science. (; 1-6 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Topics vary. See Class Schedule or

department. Topics may use guest lectures/

experts. prereq: instr consent

ANSC 5200. Statistical Genetics and

Genomics. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even

Year)

Gene discovery. Genomic selection.

Data analysis. Phenotypes/DNA markers.

Parametric/non parametric linkage analysis.

Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL). Parentage

testing. prereq: [Stat 3021 or equiv], [Biol 4003

or equiv]

ANSC 5305. Companion & Wild Species

Reproduction. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Principles of reproductive physiology specific

to domesticated companion canine and feline

species as well as avian species. These

principles discussed in the context of the

management of breeding and reproductive

diseases in companion species as well as

conservation management in wild species.

prereq: instr consent

ANSC 5555. Applied Livestock and Poultry

Microbiology. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Spring Even

Year)

This applied microbiology course is intended

to provide theoretical basis and hands-on

experience to students on major pathogenic

bacteria colonizing livestock and domestic

poultry. This course will provide skills to

the students who seriously consider farm

animal and poultry microbiology research

and/or teaching in their careers. Pathogenic

bacteria in livestock and poultry such as

Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:

H7, and Salmonella, fungal microorganisms

(Aspergillus), and beneficial microorganisms

such as Lactobacillus, will be discussed. In

addition, the course will introduce feed testing

methods (Bacteriological Analytical Manual

(BAM) methodology), common antibacterials/

antibiotics used for decontamination and

disinfection, and the emerging alternatives

to antibiotics with a perspective on bacterial

antibiotic resistance. In a flipped class room

format, the students will gather necessary

information provided by the instructor,

listen to short lectures on the methods and

mechanisms, participate in demonstrations,

and apply it in a typical BSL2 laboratory set up

under supervision. All students should undergo

BSL2 training prior to enrollment. Online

training counts to approximately 5-6 hours. Not

more than 4 students will be allowed for each

session due to BSL2 pathogenic microbiology

space restriction, access to RAR facilities,

and some non-conventional microbiological

methods. Special health conditions, pregnancy,

and immunocompromised situations must be

consulted with the instructor prior to enrollment.

The students must obtain clearance from

ROHC for their tetanus vaccination status.

ANSC 5625. Nutritional Biochemistry. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Overview of biochemical molecules and

pathways important in nutritional events.

prereq: BIOC 3021 or instr consent

ANSC 5626. Nutritional Physiology. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Whole body macronutrient metabolism as

it relates to etiology of metabolic diseases.

Signaling between tissues to control

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homeostasis. How dysregulation of crosstalk

can lead to metabolic diseases. How diet,

exercise, or starvation impact metabolism.

Regulation of food intake and energy

expenditure. Designing/analyzing/interpreting

research data.

ANSC 5702. Cell Physiology. (; 4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Cell Physiology involves the study of

control mechanisms involved in maintaining

homeostasis with respect to a variety of

parameters including regulation of pH,

volume, nutrient content, intracellular

electrolyte composition, membrane potential,

receptor signaling and aspects of intercellular

communication. The first half of this team-

taught course is organized in a partially on-

line format where students learn from on-line

materials and then take an on-line quiz each

week before meeting with the instructor to

review key concepts in class. The second half

of the course is presented in lecture format.

Student evaluation is based on quiz scores, in-

class exams and graded problem sets.

Anthropology (ANTH)

ANTH 1001. Human Evolution. (BIOL; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

The principles of evolutionary theory,

behavioral biology, comparative anatomy, and

Paleolithic archaeology are used to reconstruct

the major events in human evolution. The

course allows us to understand the behavior of

our ancestors as well as ourselves.

ANTH 1002. Cultural Heritage and

Archaeology. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Archaeology/archaeological epistemology

as scholarly research, cultural heritage,

and subject of competing claims. Students

compare media about archaeology for different

interpretations of the past.

ANTH 1003V. Understanding Cultures:

Honors. (GP,WI,SOCS; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Introduction to social/cultural anthropology.

Comparative study of societies/cultures

around world. Adaptive strategies. Economic

processes. Kinship, marriage, gender. Social

stratification. Politics/conflicts. Religion/ritual.

Personality/Culture. prereq: Honors

ANTH 1003W. Understanding Cultures.

(GP,WI,SOCS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Introduction to social and cultural anthropology.

Comparative study of societies and cultures

around the world. Topics include adaptive

strategies; economic processes; kinship,

marriage, and gender; social stratification;

politics and conflicts; religion and ritual;

personality and culture.

ANTH 1911W. Changing Human

Adaptations. (ENV,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Humans, like other species, are integral

to the ecology of the earth. We display a

series of adaptations that allow us to eat,

grow, find mates, and raise offspring. Do

humans have a fundamental ecological

niche? How have humans adapted to climate

change over time and space, for example,

as we spread out of Africa, into Eurasia

and then into the Americas? We consider

how climate, environmental, and habitat

reconstructions are made by scientists;

and how diets, food acquisition strategies,

geographic distribution, and social structure are

known to paleoanthropologists. We consider

changes in the human gut, tooth size, body

size, and social behaviors. We also explore

how long humans have made a significant

impact on the environment, via hunting and

overhunting, planting food, population growth

and greenhouse gas emissions. When did the

"Anthropocene" begin?

ANTH 1914W. From "O Brother Where Art

Thou?" to "12 Years a Slave": American

Cinema and American Roots Music.

(DSJ,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This seminar focuses on the ways in which

popular culture (movies and other visual

media) presents and comments upon southern

American "roots" music. Although the music

had deep roots in the American past, it also

underwent dramatic transformations with the

coming of industrial capitalism to the South

and as a result of the commercial recording

process itself, especially in the 1920s. This

music continues to shape popular music today,

and it continues to be a focus of cinematic

attention. In this seminar we will focus on three

sets of issues. First, we will consider the music

in terms of the historical contexts that shaped

it. Second, we will consider the question of

how popular cinema and documentary films

interpret (in sometimes problematic ways)

this music, and what the politics of those

representations might be. Third, we will attempt

to understand musical genres and the movies

in which they are featured in relation to the

production of race, class and gender, and the

experience of inequality in the United States.

ANTH 2001V. Being Human - A

Comprehensive Introduction to the Four

Fields of Anthropology. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Whenever you take a trip, do you people-

watch and wonder about these interesting

humans that surround you? Why they look

the way they do? How they know how to

behave in different situations? Why they eat

really weird foods? Anthropology answers

these questions using a holistic, bio-cultural

framework. In this course we will explore the

relationship between human bodies and human

culture, using the five fields of anthropological

inquiry: biological anthropology, archaeology,

cultural anthropology, linguistics and applied

anthropology. We will answer questions such

as: How and why did our physiques evolve

into the form we see today? What cultural

and environmental influences affect human

variation throughout the world? What effects

do religion, law, and society have on the way

people think about, discuss, and use their

bodies today? How do we learn about our past

from examining human remains? How and why

do differences in language use define us as

persons? How can anthropological insight lead

to great careers in law, medicine, business and

public service?

ANTH 2006. Humans and Aliens: Learning

Anthropology through Science Fiction.

(GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Pairs anthropology texts with science

fiction stories to illustrate how our future is

more dependent on how humanity works

anthropologically than what next technological

invention has to offer.

ANTH 3001. Introduction to Archaeology.

(SOCS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even,

Spring Odd Year)

The fundamentals of fieldwork, laboratory

analysis, and interpretation in archaeology.

How field and laboratory research are designed

and implemented, and how results are

interpreted.

ANTH 3002. Sex, Evolution, and Behavior:

Examining Human Evolutionary Biology. (;

4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Methods/theories used to understand humans

in an evolutionary framework. What can be

known only, or primarily, form an evolutionary

perspective. How evolutionary biology of

humans might lead to better evolutionary

theory. How physiology, development,

behavior, and ecology coordinate/co-evolve in

humans.

ANTH 3003. Cultural Anthropology. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics vary. Field research. Politics of

ethnographic knowledge. Marxist/feminist

theories of culture. Culture, language, and

discourse. Psychological anthropology. Culture/

transnational processes.

ANTH 3004. Great Controversies in

Anthropology. (GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Notable controversies in anthropology: Is

human "reason" the same in all cultures?

What makes up evidence/truth when we study

people? Whose "voices" should be heard?

Should anthropologists support contemporary

attempts at economic "development"? Is

it possible to agree on a set of universal

individual or cultural rights? Can we make

qualitative judgments about cultures?

What civic/political responsibilities does the

anthropologist have at home and with the

people whom she or he studies? In-class

debates.

ANTH 3005W. Language, Culture, and

Power. (DSJ,WI,SOCS; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Studying language as a social practice,

students transcribe and analyze conversation

they record themselves, and consider issues of

identity and social power in daily talk.

ANTH 3006. Humans and Aliens: Learning

Anthropology through Science Fiction.

(GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Pairs anthropology texts with science

fiction stories to illustrate how our future is

more dependent on how humanity works

anthropologically than what next technological

invention has to offer.

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ANTH 3008. Introduction to Flintknapping.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; )

Hands-on experience in replication

of prehistoric stone tools, as basis for

archaeological analysis and as art form in itself.

ANTH 3009. Prehistoric Pathways to World

Civilizations. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

How did complex urban societies first develop?

This course addresses this question in

ten regions of the world including Maya

Mesoamerica, Inca South America, Sumerian

Near East, Shang Civilization in East Asia, and

early Greece and Rome.

ANTH 3015W. Biology, Evolution, and

Cultural Development of Language & Music.

(SOCS,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Language is the most human form of behavior,

and the investigation of the ways language and

culture interact is one of the most important

aspects of the study of human beings. The

most fascinating problem in this study is how

language itself may have evolved as the result

of the interaction between biological and

cultural development of the human species. In

this course we will consider the development

of the brain, the relationship between early

hominins, including Neanderthals and Modern

Humans, and such questions as the role

of gossip and music in the development of

language.

ANTH 3021W. Anthropology of the Middle

East. (GP,WI,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall

Even Year)

Anthropological methods of analyzing/

interpreting Middle Eastern cultures/societies.

ANTH 3022W. Anthropology of Dreaming

and Myth. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd

Year)

What is universal in dreaming/myth, how they

vary in different cultures. Influence of dreams

on myths. Appearance of folk narratives and

cultural symbols in dreams. Relationship

between individual and culture. Symbolism,

metaphor, metonymy, other tropes common

to dreaming/myth. Underlying psychological

processes. Papers by anthropologists, case

studies, cultural examples.

ANTH 3023. Culture and Society of India.

(GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even

Year)

Contemporary society and culture in South

Asia from an anthropological perspective with

reference to nationalism; postcolonial identities;

media and public culture; gender, kinship

and politics; religion; ethnicity; and the Indian

diaspora.

ANTH 3027W. Archaeology of Prehistoric

Europe. (HIS,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

How archaeologists analyze/interpret artifacts

to develop knowledge about formation of

European society, from earliest evidence of

human occupation to Roman period.

ANTH 3028. Introduction to Historical

Archaeology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Emphasizes research approaches.

Documentary research, oral history, probate

inventories/acculturation, integration of

documents/archaeological data, analysis

of community patterning, social analysis of

architecture, foodways, artifact identification,

mean ceramic dating, industrial archaeology,

estimation of social status with cemetery data,

sampling, report writing.

ANTH 3034W. Roots Music in American

Culture and Society. (DSJ,WI; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

This course focuses on aspects of southern

American vernacular music that came to

public attention in the 1920s and 1930s as

commercial recordings and field recordings of

rural music became available. Although the

music had deep roots in the American past, it

also underwent dramatic transformations as

a result of the coming of industrial capitalism

to the south and as a result of the commercial

recording process itself. This music continues

to profoundly shape popular music today.

We will try to consider as many questions

as possible during the semester, but we will

focus especially on three sets of issues. First,

we will consider the music in terms of the

historical contexts that shaped it. Second, we

will consider the cultural politics surrounding

the music as we focus on question of how

historical narratives, popular media and popular

perceptions, and scholarly works represent and

interpret (in often problematic ways) certain

genres of popular music and what the politics

of those representations might be; and we will

consider also how we listen to ?roots music,?

how our listening is shaped by contemporary

social and political circumstances. Third, we

will attempt to understand musical genres in

relation to the production of race and class and

the experience of racial and class inequalities

in the United States, and this may in turn

prompt us to think critically about the idea of

musical genre itself.

ANTH 3035. Anthropologies of Death.

(GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Anthropological perspectives on death. Diverse

understandings of afterlife, cultural variations in

death ritual, secularization of death in modern

era, management of death in medicine, cultural

shifts/conflicts in what constitutes good or

natural death.

ANTH 3036. The Body in Society. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Body-related practices throughout the world.

Readings, documentaries, mass media.

ANTH 3043. Art, Aesthetics and

Anthropology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Summer Odd Year)

The relationship of art to culture from multiple

perspectives including art as a cultural system;

the cultural context of art production; the role of

the artist in different cultures; methodological

considerations in the interpretation of art across

cultural boundaries.

ANTH 3046W. Romance and Culture.

(GP,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Romance, aspects of this kind of love

relationships from different perspectives in

social/biological sciences. Draws on cross-

cultural materials.

ANTH 3047W. Anthropology of Sex, Gender

and Sexuality. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Spring)

This course explores the concepts of

"sex," "gender," and "sexuality" through the

scholarship of feminist anthropology, queer

anthropology, and their antecedents. Students

will read ethnographies that grapple with the

contingent and shifting formations of these

social constructions - when they emerge,

disentangle, re-entangle, submerge, etc. The

course will highlight the roles of imperialism,

(settler) colonialism, capitalism, racism,

heteropatriarchy, ableism, and other forms of

social power in shaping these formations as

well at the social categories - "sex," "gender,"

and "sexuality" - themselves.

ANTH 3049W. Anthropology of Social Class.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Odd Year)

Anthropological concept of culture. Theories

of class difference. Investigate comparative

ethnographic about experience of class

difference. Classic texts, mass media/full-

length ethnographic accounts will be used.

ANTH 3145W. Urban Anthropology. (WI; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

This class explores anthropological approaches

to urban life. On one hand, the course

examines the ontological nature of the city

by looking into the relation between cities

and their environment, and asking whether

and how people differentiated "urban" and

"non-urban" spaces. It uncovers the social

practices and behaviors that define urban

life; urban-rural distinctions; the material and

ecological processes that constitute cities;

and popular representations of city and/or

countryside. On the other hand, the course

investigates the spatial and social divisions of

the city, seeking to understand the historical

struggles and ongoing processes that both

draw together and differentiate the people of

an urban environment. It studies how cities

influence decision-making, contributing to the

uneven distribution of power and resources.

It considers: industrialization; urban class

conflict; gendered and racialized spaces; and

suburbanization. Both of these approaches

will also critically consider the city as a social

object that we encounter and learn about

through our engagement with kinds of media,

such as novels and film. Hence, reading

for the class will include literature from the

social sciences and humanities, as well as

critical works of fiction. Students will engege

with these broader anthropological issues

through an investigation of several global cities,

especially Minneapolis-St. Paul, Chicago,

Paris, Mexico City, Brasilia, and New Delhi.

The class mixes lecture, discussion, and

guided research. Lectures will introduce the

history of urbanism and urban anthropology.

Discussions will critically examine the readings,

and offer insights and examples to better

understand them. By participating in a guided

research project, students will uncover hidden

aspects of their own city, using ethnography

or archaeology to shed light on the urban

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environment, social struggles over space, or

other themes.

ANTH 3206. Sex, Murder, and Bodily

Discharges: Purity and Pollution in the

Ancient World. (3 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Spring)

"Dirt is dangerous" wrote Mary Douglas more

than 50 years ago in her groundbreaking

study, Purity and Danger: an Analysis of the

Concept of Pollution and Taboo. Her work

has been influential in ancient Near Eastern

and Mediterranean studies when dealing with

issues of sacred/profane, purity/pollution,

and ritual sacrifice and purification. Douglas'

work provides a framework within which to

understand ancients' thinking about these

concepts that range from the sacredness of

space and bodies to perceived pollutions cause

by bodily leakage or liminal stages of life and

death. In this course, we will examine Douglas'

theory in light of ancient evidence, with special

attention to anceint Israelite literature (the

Tanakh or Old Testament) and ancient Jewish

literature (the Dead Sea Scrolls), but we will

also analyze other ancient Near Eastern and

Mediterranean examples of purity and pollution

(from epigraphical and documentary evidence).

ANTH 3221. Field School. (; 6 cr. [max 18

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Summer)

Field excavation, survey, and research.

Intensive training in excavation techniques,

recordation, analysis, and interpretation of

archaeological materials or prehistoric remains.

prereq: instr consent

ANTH 3242W. Hero, Savage, or Equal?

Representations of NonWestern Peoples in

the Movies. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Even

Year)

Images of nonWestern peoples and cultures

as they have appeared in movies and in other

popular media.

ANTH 3255. Archaeology of Ritual and

Religion. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even

Year)

The course discusses evidence for the origins

of religion and its diverse roles in human

socieities over millennia. It focuses on how

artifacts and architecture are essential to

religious experience. It asks: What constitutes

religion for different cultures? Why is religion

at the heart of politics, social life, and cultural

imagination?

ANTH 3306W. Medical Anthropology.

(GP,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Relations among human affliction, health,

healing, social institutions, and cultural

representations cross-culturally. Human health/

affliction. Medical knowledge/power. Healing.

Body, international health, colonialism, and

emerging diseases. Reproduction. Aging

in a range of geographical settings. prereq:

1003 or 1005 or entry level soc sci course

recommended

ANTH 3327W. Inca, Aztec & Maya

Civilizations. (HIS,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

This course is an intensive examination of the

emergence, growth, and conquest of native

civilizations in ancient America, focusing on

the Maya, Aztec, and Inca states. Lectures and

discussions examine the culture and history of

these Native American civilizations, while also

introducing students to anthropological theories

of the state, religion, aesthetics, and history.

ANTH 3401. The Human Fossil Record. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Fall Even Year)

Fossil evidence paleoanthropologists use

to reconstruct human evolutionary history.

Taxonomy, phylogeny, behavior, ecology,

tool use, land use, biogeography. Hands-on

examination of fossil casts, readings from

primary/secondary professional sources.

prereq: 1001 or instr consent

ANTH 3402. Zooarchaeology Laboratory. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

How archaeologists reconstruct past societies,

diets, and environments. Bones and bone

fragments to skeletal element (e.g., femur,

humerus, tibia), side, age, and taxon (e.g.,

horse, bison, antelope, hyena). Adaptations

and functional morphology of animals?

anatomy. Tool marks, tooth marks, burning,

and types of bone breakage. Past societies'

hunting, sharing, cooking practices as well as

environmental reconstruction using vertebrates.

ANTH 3405. Human Skeletal Analysis. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Structure, design, and variability of modern

human skeleton. Anatomy, functional

morphology, development, evolutionary

history. Bone histology/biology, excavation/

preservation, taphonomy, pathology, forensic

analyses. Differentiating between males/

females, adults/sub-adults, and humans/non-

humans.

ANTH 3501. Managing Museum Collections.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Even Year)

The care and maintenance of collection

objects and their associated information are

a crucial part of both the sciences and the

humanities. This course is designed to provide

foundations and practical experience with many

of the issues faced by those responsible for

museum collections: conservation, legal issues,

organization and classification, digitization,

accessibility, and policies and procedures.

The course includes lectures by museum

professionals, field trips to local facilities, and

hands-on activities. Credit will not be granted if

credit has been received for ANTH 5501.

ANTH 3601. Archaeology and Native

Americans. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Even Year)

Historical, political, legal, and ethical

dimensions of the relationship of American

archaeology to American Indian people.

Case studies of how representational

narratives about Native people are created

through archaeology; responses by Native

communities; and the frameworks for

collaborative and equitable archaeological

practice. Professional ethics in archaeology/

heritage studies in American contexts.

ANTH 3631. Islam in America: A History of

the Present. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

From the "Age of Discovery" and the African

slave trade, to Malcolm X and the War on

Terror, Islam has long been an integral part

of the American landscape. In this course,

students will examine the history of Islam and

social formation of Muslim communities in the

United States. We will approach this history

in the plural: as histories of Islam in America,

paying particular attention to the different local

and global dynamics that led to the migration

of this racially, ethnically, and class variegated

community. This course will explore how racial,

national, cultural, and sectarian differences

within and between Muslim communities shape

and challenge the notion of a singular Islam or

Muslim community. We will ask how and why

Islam and Muslims have been characterized

- both historically and today - as a "problem"

in/for America. What does the emergence

of terminology like "American Muslim" and

"American Islam" tell us about these historical

tensions, conceptions of good/bad citizenship,

and identity politics more broadly, in the United

States today?

ANTH 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. Typically the

student's work is supervised and evaluated by

a site coordinator or instructor.

ANTH 3913. Capstone Project Planning. (1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Evaluation of work to date. Planning future

course work and prospectus for senior

research project. Defining senior project,

finding an adviser, developing preliminary

bibliography. prereq: [Jr or sr] anth major, instr

consent

ANTH 3980. Topics in Anthropology. (; 3

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ANTH 4001. Advanced Method and Theory

in Archaeology. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

An upper-level archaeology class, highly

recommended for anthropology students

considering a career in archaeology or

biological anthropology. Some years it is taught

as a methods course (e.g., Experimental

Archaeology), other years as a theory course

(e.g., the Archaeology of Religion).

ANTH 4003W. Contemporary Perspectives

in Cultural Anthropology. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course considers issues of race, class,

gender, ?culture," and globality across multiple

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genres of writing (ethnography, history, fiction,

poetry, memoir). We do this by reading the

work of writers who, with an ethnographic

sensibility, focus on a particular person whose

life is lived in obscurity, at the margins. We ask

how such an approach that aims to evoke a

world through a life might allow the reader to

understand how people move across space

and time and through their social worlds,

in ways that other kinds of ethnographic or

historical writing might not. prereq: [1003 or

1005], or instr consent

ANTH 4007. Laboratory Techniques in

Archaeology. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Plant remains, material culture, faunal remains,

human osteology. Emphasizes lab experience.

Instructor consent required. prereq: instr

consent

ANTH 4013. Capstone Project. (; 1-3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent research project fulfilling the

senior option; directed by a faculty member.

prereq: sr major, instr consent

ANTH 4019. Symbolic Anthropology. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Pragmatic/structural aspects of social

symbolism cross-culturally. Focuses on power,

exchange, social boundaries, gender, and

rituals of transition/reversal. prereq: 1003 or

1005 or grad student or instr consent

ANTH 4025. Studies in Ethnographic

Classics. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Five types of explanations employed in

ethnographic research: diffusionism and

theory of survivals; functionalist response;

British structuralists; French structuralism;

interpretive turn. Problems in ethnographic

practice, analysis, and writing. Focuses on

several classic monographic examples and

associated theoretical writing. prereq: 1003 or

1005

ANTH 4031W. Anthropology and Social

Justice. (WI,CIV; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Spring Odd Year)

Practical application of theories/methods from

social/cultural anthropology. Issues of policy,

planning, implementation, and ethics as they

relate to applied anthropology. prereq: 1003 or

1005 or 4003 or grad student or instr consent

ANTH 4035. Ethnographic Research

Methods. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

History of and current issues in ethnographic

research. Research projects, including

participant observation, interviewing, research

design, note taking, life history, and other

ethnographic methods. prereq: 1003 or 1005 or

grad student

ANTH 4043. Romans, Anglo-Saxons and

Vikings: Archaeology of Northern Europe.

(; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Archaeology of the British Isles, Scandinavia,

and northern continental Europe, from the

Romans through the Viking Period. Themes

to be examined include social and political

organization, cross-cultural interaction, art and

symbolism, and religion and ritual.

ANTH 4047. Anthropology of American

Culture. (SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Anthropological approaches to contemporary

American society/culture. Tensions

between market and family. Unity, diversity.

Individualism, community.

ANTH 4049. Religion and Culture. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Religious beliefs and world views cross-

culturally. Religious dimensions of human

life through theories of origins, functions,

and forms (e.g. myth, ritual, symbolism) of

religion in society. prereq: 1003 or 1005 or instr

consent

ANTH 4053. Economy, Culture, and Critique.

(GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Systems of production/distribution, especially

in nonindustrial societies. Comparison, history,

critique of major theories. Cross-cultural

anthropological approach to material life that

subsumes market/nonmarket processes.

ANTH 4069. Historical Ecology &

Anthropology of the Environment. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

This seminar course discusses current

approaches to historical ecology, the study

of human-environmental relationships over

time. The course draws on and combines

perspectives from the four subdisciplines of

anthropology (archaeological anthropology,

bioarchaeological anthropology, linguistic

anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology),

and similar disciplines, to understand the

varying ways that scholars have analyzed

and defined ecologies and environmental

problems. It places particular emphasis on

theories that define human relationships to the

environment as recursive and interdependent.

These theories stand in contrast to common

Western theological suppositions that see the

environment as a framework to which human

societies adapt or a set of resources for human

communities to exploit. Rather, historical

ecologists argue that the environment is a true

ecology with humans in it. They contend that

human communities are fundamentally and

inextricably intertwined with the life cycles and

needs of other species, and consequently they

study how human-environmental interactions

emerge through distinct historical processes

and cultural circumstances.

ANTH 4075. Cultural Histories of Healing.

(GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Even

Year)

Introduction to historically informed

anthropology of healing practice. Shift to

biologically based medicine in Europe,

colonialist dissemination of biomedicine,

political/cultural collisions between biomedicine

and "ethnomedicines," traffic of healing

practices in a transnationalist world.

ANTH 4077. Neanderthals: Biology and

Culture of Humanity's Nearest Relative. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Paleontological/archaeological record.

Students reconstruct behavioral similarities/

differences between Neanderthals and modern

humans. Why humans alone survived end of

Pleistocene. prereq: 1001 or 3001 or 3002 or

instr consent

ANTH 4093. In-Class Capstone Project. (1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Course that fulfills the senior capstone

requirement as an add-on directed study in

association with an upper-level 4xxx-5xxx-level

ANTH course. Instructor or department consent

required.

ANTH 4101. Decolonizing Archives. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Archives are not neutral. In order to decolonize

them, scholars in anthropology and other

disciplines must first understand the ways in

which Western settler values have structured

them. Who decides acquisition policy? How

are items indexed, described, and related to

one another? Who has access, and under

what conditions? And who is structurally

excluded? In this course we decolonize

by recontextualizing both the archives as

institutions and their contents. In other words,

we use methods appropriate for contemporary

anthropological archival research. We will

consider preservation, curation, organizational

bias in archives, analytic scale, voice, and how

historical texts are material culture. Students

engage in original archival research.

ANTH 4121. Business Anthropology. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Anthropological/ethnographic understandings/

research techniques.

ANTH 4329. Primate Ecology and Social

Behavior. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Primates as model system to explore

animal/human behavior. Factors influencing

sociality/group composition. Mating systems.

Prevalence of altruistic, cooperative, and

aggressive behavior. Strength of social bonds

in different species. Evolution of intelligence/

culture. prereq: BIOL 1009 or BIOL 1951 or

BIOL 3411 or ANTH 1001 or instr consent

ANTH 4344. Europe and its Margins. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course explores some of the forms of

human imagining (literary, artistic, political,

social scientific) engendered by the notoriously

hard to define entity known as "Europe."

It does so by focusing on regions and

populations that have been thought of at

various times as marking Europe's inner

and outer cultural and/or geographical limits.

Topics addressed include: the relationship

between physical geography, cultural memory,

and the formation (or subversion) of identity

claims; the reconfigured political landscapes

of post-socialism and European integration;

immigration, refugee flows, and the rise of

far-right ethno-nationalisms; and the effects

of pandemics past and present. prereq: One

course in [ANTH or GLOS]

ANTH 4991. Independent Study. (; 1-6 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Under special circumstances and with the

approval of the instructor, qualified students

may register for a listed course on a tutorial

basis. prereq: instr consent

ANTH 4992. Directed Readings. (; 1-6 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

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Allows students to pursue special interests in

anthropology through reading materials under

the guidance of a faculty member. prereq: instr

consent

ANTH 4993. Directed Study. (; 1-6 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Allows students to pursue special interests in

anthropology under the guidance of a faculty

member. prereq: instr consent

ANTH 4994W. Directed Research. (WI;

1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Qualified students may conduct a well-defined

research project under the guidance of a

faculty member. prereq: instr consent

ANTH 5008. Advanced Flintknapping. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Hands-on training in techniques of advanced

stone tool production, artifact reproduction,

and lithic experimental design for academic/

artistic purposes. prereq: [3008 or 5269] or instr

consent

ANTH 5009. Human Behavioral Biology. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

In-depth introduction to, and critical review

of, human behavioral biology, examining

the approaches in anthropology and related

fields. Classic texts/recent empirical studies

of humans and other species. Theoretical

underpinnings of this new discipline/how well

theoretical predictions have been supported by

subsequent research.

ANTH 5015W. Biology, Evolution, and

Cultural Development of Language & Music.

(SOCS,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Language is the most human form of behavior,

and the investigation of the ways language and

culture interact is one of the most important

aspects of the study of human beings. The

most fascinating problem in this study is how

language itself may have evolved as the result

of the interaction between biological and

cultural development of the human species. In

this course we will consider the development

of the brain, the relationship between early

hominins, including Neanderthals and Modern

Humans, and such questions as the role

of gossip and music in the development of

language.

ANTH 5021W. Anthropology of the Middle

East. (GP,WI,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Fall Even Year)

Anthropological field methods of analyzing/

interpreting Middle Eastern cultures/societies.

ANTH 5027W. Archaeology of Prehistoric

Europe. (HIS,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

How archaeologists/historians analyze/interpret

artifacts to develop knowledge about formation

of European society, from earliest evidence

of human occupation to Roman Period.

Interpreting archaeological evidence from

specific sites to understand broad trends in

human past.

ANTH 5028. Introduction to Historical

Archaeology. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Emphasizes research approaches.

Documentary research, oral history, probate

inventories/acculturation, integration of

documents/archaeological data, analysis

of community patterning, social analysis of

architecture, foodways, artifact identification,

mean ceramic dating, industrial archaeology,

estimation of social status with cemetery data,

sampling, report writing.

ANTH 5041. Ecological Anthropology. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Concepts, theories, and methods of ecological

anthropology (cultural ecology) show

how humans interact with the biophysical

environment. Compare biological and cultural

interactions with the environment; examine

adaptive strategies cross-culturally. prereq:

grad or instr consent

ANTH 5045W. Urban Anthropology. (WI; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

This class explores anthropological approaches

to urban life. On one hand, the course

examines the ontological nature of the city

by looking into the relation between cities

and their environment, and asking whether

and how people differentiate "urban" and

'non-urban" spaces. It uncovers the social

practices and behaviors that define urban

life; urban-rural distinctions; the material and

ecological processes that constitute cities;

and popular representations of city and/or

countryside. On the other hand, the course

investigates the spatial and social divisions of

the city, seeking to understand the historical

struggles and ongoing processes that both

draw together and differentiate the people

of an urban environment. It studies how

cities influence political decision-making,

contributing to the uneven distribution of power

and resources. It considers: industrialization;

urban class conflict; gendered and racialized

spaces; and suburbanization. Both of these

approaches will also critically consider the

city as a social object that we encounter and

learn about through our engagement with kinds

of media, such as novels and film. Hence,

reading for the class will include literature

from the social sciences and humanities, as

well as critical works of fiction. Students will

engage with these broader anthropological

issues through an investigation of several

global cities, especially Minneapolis-St. Paul,

Chicago, Paris, Mexico City, Brasilia, and New

Delhi. The class mixes lecture, discussion, and

guided research. Lectures will introduce the

history of urbanism and urban anthropology.

Discussions will critically evaluate the readings,

and offer insights and examples to better

understand them. By participating in a guided

research project, students will uncover hidden

aspects of their own city, using ethnography

or archaeology to shed light on the urban

environment, social struggles over space, or

other themes.

ANTH 5112. Reconstructing Hominin

Behavior. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Even

Year)

Major hypotheses regarding evolution of

human behavior. Combine evidence from realm

of biological anthropology as we consider link

between bone biology/behavior. Archaeological

record. Hypotheses about biocultural evolution

regarding tool-use, hunting, scavenging,

food sharing, grandmothers, cooking, long

distance running. prereq: Previous coursework

in Biological Anthropology or Archaeology

ANTH 5113. Primate Evolution. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Fall Odd Year)

Evolutionary history of primates. Particular

focus on origin/diversification of apes/Old

World monkeys. prereq: Anthropology major,

junior or senior

ANTH 5121. Business Anthropology. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Anthropological/ethnographic understandings/

research techniques. prereq: MBA student

ANTH 5128. Anthropology of Education. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Cross-cultural perspectives in examining

educational patterns. Implicit/explicit cultural

assumptions. Methods/approaches to cross-

cultural studies in education.

ANTH 5221. Anthropology of Material

Culture. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

The course examines material culture as a

social creation, studied from multiple theoretical

and methodological perspectives (e.g., social

anthropology, archaeology, primatology, history

of science). The course examines the changing

role of material culture from prehistory to the

future.

ANTH 5244. Interpreting Ancient Bone. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

How anthropologists use fossil bones to

answer questions of past human diet, behavior,

and environments. Basics of skeletal-element/

species identification of humans and large

mammals. Project where students analyze

a small assemblage of bones. Emphasizes

scientific method, data analysis using

computers. prereq: 1001

ANTH 5255. Archaeology of Ritual and

Religion. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even

Year)

The course discusses evidence for the origins

of religion and its diverse roles in human

societies over millennia. It focuses on how

artifacts and architecture are essential to

religious experience. It asks: What constitutes

religion for different cultures? Why is religion

at the heart of politics, social life, and cultural

imagination?

ANTH 5269. Analysis of Stone Tool

Technology. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Even

Year)

The course offers practical lab experience in

analyzing archaeological collections of stone

tools to learn about human behavior in the

past. Students gain experience needed to get

a job in the cultural resource management

industry.

ANTH 5327W. Inca, Aztec & Maya

Civilizations. (HIS,WI; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall)

This course is an intensive examination of the

emergence, growth, and conquest of native

civilizations in ancient America, focusing on

the Maya, Aztec, and Inca states. Lectures and

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discussions examine the culture and history of

these Native American civilizations, while also

introducing students to anthropological theories

of the state, religion, aesthetics, and history.

ANTH 5401. The Human Fossil Record. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Fall Even Year)

Fossil evidence paleoanthropologists use

to reconstruct human evolutionary history.

Taxonomy, phylogeny, behavior, ecology, tool

use, land use, and biogeography. Examination

of fossil casts, readings from primary/

secondary professional sources. prereq: 1001

or instr consent

ANTH 5402. Zooarchaeology Laboratory. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

How archaeologists reconstruct the past

through the study of animal bones associated

with artifacts at archaeological sites. Skeletal

element (e.g., humerus, femur, tibia), and taxon

(e.g., horse, antelope, sheep, bison, hyena)

when confronted with bone. Comparative

collection of bones from known taxa.

ANTH 5403. Quantitative Methods in

Biological Anthropology. (4 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)

Quantitative methods used by biological

anthropologists. Applying these methods to real

anthropometric data. Lectures, complementary

sessions in computer lab. prereq: Basic

univariate statistics course or instr consent

ANTH 5405. Human Skeletal Analysis. (4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Structure, design, and variability of modern

human skeleton. Anatomy, functional

morphology, development, evolutionary

history. Bone histology/biology, excavation,

preservation, taphonomy, pathology, forensic

analyses. Differentiating between males/

females, adults/sub-adults, and humans/non-

humans. Quizzes, exams, research paper,

project.

ANTH 5412. Comparative Indigenous

Feminisms. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

The course will examine the relationship

between Western feminism and indigenous

feminism as well as the inter connections

between women of color feminism and

indigenous feminism. In addition to exploring

how indigenous feminists have theorized

from 'the flesh' of their embodied experience

of colonialism, the course will also consider

how indigenous women are articulating

decolonization and the embodiment of

autonomy through scholarship, cultural

revitalization, and activism.

ANTH 5442. Archaeology of the British

Isles. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Material evidence of prehistoric/historical past.

Archaeological study of recent and modern

times in Britain. Approaches/interpretations of

materials. Issues of preservation/presentation.

ANTH 5448. Applied Heritage Management.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Contexts of cultural heritage applicable

to federal/state protection. Approaches to

planning/management. Issues of heritage/

stakeholder conflict.

ANTH 5450. Spatial Analysis in

Anthropology: Research Design and Field

Applications. (3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Spring Even Year)

This advanced undergraduate and graduate

course introduces students to spatial analyses

essential to anthropological ethnography,

archaeology, and historical ecology. It builds

on introductory courses at UMN, providing

students an opportunity to learn anthropological

applications of spatial analysis methods,

including: research design, field mapping,

database management, digital survey

platforms, GIS analyses, and integration of

quantitative and qualitative (ethnographic and

historical) data. The structure of the course

will follow the trajectory of a typical doctoral-

level anthropological project, from pre-field data

acquisition and preparation, to in-field data

collection, post-field analysis, and presentation.

Students who take this course will master skills

that are crucial for successful anthropological

spatial analysis in the field and laboratory.

ANTH 5501. Managing Museum Collections.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Even Year)

The care and maintenance of collection

objects and their associated information are

a crucial part of both the sciences and the

humanities. This course is designed to provide

foundations and practical experience with many

of the issues faced by those responsible for

museum collections: conservation, legal issues,

organization and classification, digitization,

accessibility, and policies and procedures.

The course includes lectures by museum

professionals, field trips to local facilities, and

hands-on activities. Credit will not be granted if

credit has been received for ANTH 3501.

ANTH 5601. Archaeology and Native

Americans. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Even Year)

Historical, political, legal, and ethical

dimensions of the relationship of American

archaeology to American Indian people.

Case studies of how representational

narratives about Native people are created

through archaeology; responses by Native

communities; and the frameworks for

collaborative and equitable archaeological

practice. Professional ethics in archaeology/

heritage studies in American contexts.

ANTH 5980. Topics in Anthropology. (; 3

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Apparel Design (ADES)

ADES 1221. Apparel Assembly

Fundamentals. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Methods/applications of apparel assembly,

from micro to macro perspective. prereq: Pre-

apparel design major or instr consent

ADES 2196. Work Experience in Apparel

Design. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; S-N only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Supervised work experience in business,

industry, or government, related to student's

area of study. Integrative paper or project.

prereq: Plan submitted/approved by [adviser,

internship supervisor], written approval of

supervisor, instr consent

ADES 2211. Fashion Illustration and

Portfolio Development. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Illustration skills specific to garments/textiles.

Traditional media/CAD applications. Critique/

analysis of visual communication of apparel

design concepts.

ADES 2213. Textile Analysis. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Physical, chemical, and biological

characteristics of fibers, yarns, textile

structures, and finishes. Their effect on

performance/appearance of textile products,

including apparel, interior, and industrial

textiles. prereq: DHA major or pre-major or instr

consent

ADES 2214. Softlines Analysis. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Spring)

Physical characteristics of softline products

related to function for target market.

Class experiences based on methods of

analysis, including visual inspection, quality,

construction, costing, and fit/sizing. prereq:

DHA major or minor or instr consent

ADES 2221. Apparel Design Studio I. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Theories/methods in designing apparel

for various user groups. Relation of two-

dimensional pattern shape to three-dimensional

body. Introduction to flat-pattern draping.

prereq: [DHA 1201 or RM 1201], [1221 or DHA

1221], apparel design premajor

ADES 2222. Apparel Design Studio II. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Design process in developing apparel for

specific user group. Advanced principles/

methods of developing patterns for body,

including flat pattern, draping, fitting. Computer-

aided design tools for illustration, pattern

making. prereq: [2221 or DHA 2221] with a

grade of at least C-, Apparel Design major,

pass portfolio review

ADES 3170. Topics in Apparel Design. (;

1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

In-depth investigation of specific topic.

ADES 3196. Field Study: National or

International. (; 1-10 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Faculty-directed field study in a national or

international setting. prereq: instr consent

ADES 3217. Fashion: Trends and

Communication. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Relation of fashion trends to visual analysis of

apparel. Application to design/retail.

ADES 3223. Apparel Design Studio III. (4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Study tailored/non-tailored apparel structures.

Experiment with various materials/structures

using traditional/innovative methods. Principles

of manipulating materials/structures applied to

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series of garments. prereq: [2222 or DHA 2222]

with grade of at least C-, Apparel Design major,

pass portfolio review

ADES 3224W. Apparel Design Studio IV.

(WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Principles and theory of functional apparel

design. Conduct and apply research in

designing apparel for situations requiring

thermal or impact protection, accommodation

for mobility, or facilitation for bodily function.

prereq: apparel design major

ADES 3225. Apparel Design Research. (; 1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Market/visual research to support development

of apparel line directed at specific audience.

prereq: 3324 or concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in DHA 3224

ADES 3227. Technical Design Studio. (4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Technical development of sewn product for

production. Variability in human physical sizes,

and grading and fit across a population. In

team-based projects, you will develop a sewn

product pattern; generate prototypes and

technical specifications; source materials; and

plan, execute, and evaluate a production run

for a sewn product. prereq: 2213, [3223 with

grade of C or above]

ADES 4121. History of Fashion, 19th to 21st

Century. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Survey of apparel/appearances in Western

cultures, from 18th century to present. Role of

gender, race, and class with respect to change

in dress within historical moments and social

contexts. Research approaches/methods in

study/interpretation of dress.

ADES 4160H. Honors Capstone Project. (; 2

cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Individualizes honors experience by connecting

aspects of major program with special

academic interests. prereq: DHA honors

ADES 4193. Directed Study in Apparel

Design. (1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study in Design, Housing, and

Apparel under tutorial guidance. prereq:

Undergrad, instr consent

ADES 4196. Internship in Apparel Design.

(; 1-4 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Supervised work experience relating activity in

business, industry, or government to student's

area of study. Integrative paper or project

may be required. prereq: Completion of at

least one-half of professional sequence, plan

submitted and approved in advance by adviser

and internship supervisor, written consent of

faculty supervisor, instr consent

ADES 4215. Product Development:

Softlines. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Product development for apparel and other

sewn products. Developing products in

a lab studio for effectiveness, reliability,

and marketability. Team approach using

merchandising/design principles to develop

products for specific markets. prereq: 2213 or

DHA 2213 or apparel design major or clothing

design major or retail merchandising major or

instr consent

ADES 4218W. Fashion, Design, and the

Global Industry. (WI; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Relationship of fashion, dress, and culture

to fashion industry. Globalization, fashion

centers, design, time/place. Focuses on

Chinese fashion industry. prereq: Upper level

undergraduate or grad student

ADES 4225. Apparel Design Studio V. (4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Market research information/implementation.

Designing for specific audience, market, user

group. Applying market research to design line

of apparel. Research of promotional methods

for design project. prereq: [[3224 or DHA 3224],

[3225 or DHA 3225]] with grade of at least C-,

apparel design major

Apparel Studies (APST)

APST 5117. Retail Environments and

Human Behavior. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Theory/research related to designed

environment across retail channels. prereq:

Grad student or instr consent

APST 5121. History of Fashion, 19th to 21st

Century. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Analysis/interpretation of primary data about

19th/20th centuries based on historical

methods. Critique of cultural, social, economic,

technological, political, and artistic data

presented through lens of dress in film/

literature.

APST 5123. Living in a Consumer Society.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Odd Year)

Consumerism within U.S. society.

Commodification of health care, education,

and production of news. Commercialization of

public space/culture. What drives consumer

society. How meaning is manufactured. What

the lived experiences are of consumers today.

Postmodern market. Alternatives to consumer

society. prereq: Sr or grad student

APST 5170. Topics in Apparel Studies. (;

1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

In-depth investigation of specific topic,

announced in advance.

APST 5193. Directed Study in Apparel

Studies. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study in apparel studies under

tutorial guidance. prereq: instr consent

APST 5218. Fashion, Design, and the Global

Industry. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Relationship of fashion, dress, and culture to

time, place, and design. Focuses on fashion

centers, fashion industry, and globalization.

Chinese fashion industry as case study.

APST 5224. Functional Clothing Design. (4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This class uses an engineering design process

to analyze and meet the functional needs of

specific user groups. We will be designing

clothing that protects users from environmental

conditions, and that facilitates and/or expands

body function and movement. Physical

principles of clothing and human anatomy

are explored. A theoretical understanding of

human anatomy and movement is applied

through advanced patterning techniques for a

variety of body types, work environments, and

activities. Class projects are often conducted

with an outside partner. Project work focuses

on developing skills in collecting, synthesizing

(in written and visual form) and using evidence

to inform the design of a solution to a user-

centered problem. Written documentation,

developmental prototypes, and final design

solutions are produced and evaluated.

Applied Business (ABUS)

ABUS 3029W. Writing Workshop for Applied

& Professional Studies Majors. (WI; 2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Writing is omnipresent throughout Applied

and Professional Studies (APS) courses;

nearly all require some form of written product

and assess students in some way through

their writing ability. Focusing on in-depth

instruction, constructive feedback, and hands-

on experience, this 7-week writing workshop

is designed for students who find themselves

struggling with writing concepts in their other

classes or who want more writing practice to

refine and hone their existing skills. Students

will learn to understand writing expectations

in their disciplines and develop techniques

for brainstorming, organizing, outlining, and

researching. Students will also practice the

drafting process, focusing on mastering

business grammar, avoiding common

mistakes, and cultivating a clear and concise

style. Students will learn the components of

clear structure such as transitioning between

ideas, logical organization, and integrating

research. Students will also develop reliable

editing techniques to test their own writing for

clarity, logic, and appropriate tone, as well as

methods for thinking through critical feedback

and incorporating changes into revisions of

existing documents. Students must be enrolled

in a CCAPS undergraduate major (premajor

status is allowed).

ABUS 3051. Career Search for the

Professional Environment. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

An introduction to the nuts and bolts of job

search strategies, including r?sum? writing,

interviewing, networking, and the use of

technology and the Internet in job seeking. You

will begin to make realistic decisions about

what kinds of jobs and work environments

will best suit you after graduation and into

the future, and formulate a concrete plan for

how to attain this important career goal. In

addition, you will have an understanding of the

professional environment of business. This

will include appropriate on-the-job behavior

and how knowledge of corporate culture,

communication, and etiquette can make

the difference between struggling in the

business world and succeeding and advancing.

Professional presentation, dress, and

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communication are highlighted. Assignments

will focus on practical and applied knowledge

relating to career-oriented skills, exploration,

and success. Prerequisites: None, but upper-

division status recommended.

ABUS 3052. Career Building in the Remote

Gig Economy. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

Businesses are shifting from full-time

permanent employment models to a greater

reliance on short-term contract work and

freelance projects. This trend is referred to

as the emerging "gig economy." Already,

more than one in three people earn a full or

partial income from leveraging this evolving

marketplace. In 2019, Amazon announced

plans to hire over a thousand remote customer

service reps. Technical coders, freelance

photographers, consultants, bloggers,

rideshare contractors, career coaches, and

online affiliate marketers are just a few among

many remote gig opportunities experiencing

rapid growth. This course examines the

structure of a remote gig economy and

corresponding career opportunities. Students

will develop a deep understanding of the

current gig landscape, develop initiatives

and self-direction tactics to meet its needs,

and leave armed to succeed in a growing

remote gig economy. Activities are centered

around obtaining work in the gig economy and

being an exceptional remote "gigger" as an

individual contributor. Additionally, students will

learn how to parlay those talents into endless

career path opportunities, including leadership

and management roles in a quickly evolving,

exciting workplace. Prerequisites: None

ABUS 3201. Digital Design Strategies for

Small Business. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

Basics of multi-platform strategies to promote

small businesses or a personal brand.

Primary concepts include developing a cross-

platform digital presence, creating brand

identity, analyzing strategy effectiveness, and

researching the competition. Students will

work to develop a complete digital strategy for

their own small business or personal brand

by working both individually and in groups to

find creative solutions for reaching their target

audience in today's market. Prerequisites:

None.

ABUS 3301. Introduction to Quality

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Principles/concepts of managing quality

in business applications. Improving

business processes with six sigma method.

Implementing/leading process improvement.

Baldrige Award, ISO 9000. prereq: Introductory

statistics

ABUS 3510. Communicating Virtually

Across Global Teams in Applied Business

Settings. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Collaborative exploration of virtual

communication within teams/across

cultures. Impact of technologies on global

business/societies. Virtual team functioning/

dynamics. Influence of cultural perspective

on communication within group. Role

of communication technology in cultural

development. Ethical/legal implications.

ABUS 4013W. Legal, Ethical, and Risk

Issues for Managers. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Key legal, ethical, and risk frameworks in

business activity and civic life. Students will

identify areas of exposure within their specific

industry and learn about best practices to

minimize legal liability and manage risk.

The writing-related instruction is designed

to develop effective management-level

communication skills regarding legal, ethical,

and other risks and to develop a thoughtful

analytical approach to addressing real-world

risks. prereq: CMgt 4011 recommended for

CMgt students, 45 semester credits

ABUS 4022W. Management in

Organizations. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Demands on today's managers, with a focus

on small to medium-sized organizations.

Techniques/ideas beyond traditional studies.

Applying management theory at all levels.

Managing in a global workplace. Organizational

planning and decision making. Organizing

resources. Leading/motivating people.

Controlling/evaluating organizational activities.

This writing intensive designated course will

spend significant time focusing on the writing

process. Writing is crucial to this discipline

because clear, accurate, and professional

communication is essential to organization

management. The ability to write effectively in

terms of specified audiences ensures, in the

professional world, successful communication

between team members as well as the success

of the projects, companies, and employees

they represent. prereq: 45 semester credits

recommended

ABUS 4023W. Communicating for Results.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Aspects of communication essential for being

persuasive/influential. Organizing/presenting

ideas effectively, strategies for audience

analysis, choosing communication methods,

making appropriate use of informal influence

methods, handling dissent. Processes for

intercultural communication. prereq: 45 cr

completed

ABUS 4041. Dynamics of Leadership. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Successful leadership via flexible approach.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities that leaders

develop from eight leadership strategies:

academic, bureaucratic, eclectic, economic,

fellowship, military, political, social. Ways

to lead diverse populations in a global

environment. prereq: 45 cr completed

ABUS 4043. Project Management in

Practice. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Introduction to project management: tools

and techniques for defining, scheduling,

and managing a project. Learn about team

development and ways to enhance team

performance through planning and executing a

project. Requires use of MS Project, which will

be made available to students without cost via

download. prereq: 45 cr completed

ABUS 4101. Accounting and Finance for

Managers. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Cost accounting concepts. Cost behavior.

Management decision making using cost

data. Time value of money. Cost of capital.

Capital budgeting techniques. Financial

statement analysis. Assignments draw on

business/industry examples. prereq: Financial

accounting, 45 cr

ABUS 4104. Management and Human

Resource Practices. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Providing day-to-day leadership. Organizing

work, motivating employees. Delegating,

coordinating, and achieving results. Front line

human resource practices, including selection,

induction, and training of new employees,

employee appraisal. Handling grievances/

discipline. prereq: 45 cr completed

ABUS 4105. Becoming an Authentic Leader

in an Applied Business Setting. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Students will gain proficiency in various

leadership modalities within a self-reflective

framework. They will learn to build their own

authentic leadership capabilities as well

as assess those of fellow leaders across

individual, group, and organization levels.

Assignments will examine temperament and

decision-making, goal setting and personal

beliefs, change-making and coping with

pressure, and developing personal strengths

and professional authenticity. Prerequisites:

None

ABUS 4151. Innovation for Leaders and

Organizations. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Innovation as cornerstone of knowledge

economy. History of innovation process,

importance to individuals/organizations.

Strategies to foster innovation. Responsibilities

in innovation skill-building/leadership. prereq:

45 cr

ABUS 4211. Facility Asset Management,

Finance, and Budgeting. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Examination of different types of leases.

Relevance of BOMA (Building Office &

Managers Association) space standards.

Understanding components of total annual

and capital facility costs. Analyzing and

interpreting facility financial statements and

reports. Constructing facility capital and

operating budgets. Illustrating GAAP (generally

accepted accounting principles) related to

asset capitalization, and applying financial

terminology when speaking to the chief

financial officer. Recommended prereq: ABUS

4101 or basic accounting/finance knowledge/

experience

ABUS 4213. Facility Management

Fundamentals. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Managing operation and maintenance of

building systems and facility management

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departments. Operation of mechanical,

electrical, and plumbing systems. Critical

spaces, fire/life safety systems, utilities.

Maintenance for specific building systems.

Technology and resources used to support

building operations and maintenance.

ABUS 4217. Real Estate Development:

Process and Tools. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Real estate development creates and alters

our built environment. Working with architects,

engineers, contractors, financing teams,

government, and a host of consultants,

real estate developers transform ideas into

buildings, and with this, the spaces in which

we live, work, and play. So, how do developers

identify good and bad opportunities, and then,

once committed, manage a wide group of

stakeholders, often with disparate interests,

to get the project completed and operating

as planned? It is a challenge every step of

the way, with a myriad of risks and obstacles

to overcome, but with significant potential

rewards. This course traces the development

process from beginning to end, introducing

foundational knowledge in project feasibility

analysis and financial modeling, and integrating

real world examples via case studies and

interviews with Twin Cities-based practitioners.

Prereq: 45 credits. Familiarity with finance and

accounting concepts helpful.

ABUS 4218. Real Estate Finance. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall)

Real estate finance, as commonly understood,

is about the capital that transforms

development ideas into the built form. But

in this course, we will focus on real estate

finance as a dynamic and significant industry

and explore the internal language, norms, and

practices of financiers, ranging all the way from

hedge funds seeking returns rivaling those

of Wall Street, to those backing community

redevelopment and affordable housing

projects. It will begin with an overview of the

industry and introduce common tools of finance

such as pro forma, then move on to sources

of finance, from hedge funds to commercial

banks and community-based lenders. We will

be visited by finance practitioners, including

several operating in the Twin Cities, as well as

their development clients. There is an entire

real estate finance ecosystem to explore,

and students will leave the class with an

understanding of its products, sources, and

roles while developing facility with its analytical

tools.

ABUS 4501. Building and Running a Small

Business Enterprise. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Basic marketing, finance, and leadership

principles that apply to the formation of a

small business enterprise. A variety of class

discussions and independent reflective

exercises will enable students to assess

their resources and develop management,

leadership, and business administration skills.

The final project is collaborative: the creation

of a business plan for a start-up. Prerequisites:

None, although previous business experience

or study will be helpful.

ABUS 4502. Inclusive Business Leadership:

Advancing Diversity. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

This course explores leveraging an

organization's diversity through inclusive

leadership. Taking consideration of the value

of diversity to the next level, we ask: How

do we unleash the full potential of a diverse

organization? To answer, students will do

personal reflection on diversity, inclusiveness,

and unconscious biases, and also take the

Cultural Orientations Indicator (COI). This

increased self-awareness will serve as a

foundation for students to strategically plan and

actively engage business leaders in creating

more inclusive business practices.

ABUS 4509. New Product Development. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

How new consumer, industrial, and service

products are planned/developed. Idea

generation, concept/buyer testing, pricing,

sales/profit strategies, product positioning,

promotion, packaging/distribution. Marketing

case histories. Student projects. prereq: [[4103

or 4701 or Mktg 3001], at least 45 cr] or instr

consent

ABUS 4515. Strategy and Management for

a Sustainable Future. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Sustainability in business. Relationship of

sustainable environments to organizations.

Economic/strategic enterprise value.

Relationship of sustainable business practices

to marketplace trends/realities. prereq: 45 cr

completed

ABUS 4518. Leadership and Innovative

Decision Making in Applied Business. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

An in-depth exploration of essential skills for

businesspeople: change, creative problem

solving, decision making, and innovation.

Participants will immerse themselves in these

topics and practice using them. They will

ultimately use these important concepts to build

a business of their own. Prerequisites: None

ABUS 4571W. Introduction to Grant

Writing for Health Care and Nonprofit

Organizations. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

Nonprofits and health care entities will continue

to be challenged by limited resources and

increased needs in communities they serve.

This reality also results in an increased

need for these groups to find additional

financial support. This course will provide

an understanding of ways to find, research,

and write proposals for grants offered by

government and private entities. As a writing

intensive course, it will spend significant time

focusing on the writing process. Writing is

crucial to the field because the only way for a

nonprofit to be awarded a grant is by submitting

a written proposal. The strength of the proposal

has a significant impact on the money that an

organization will receive. Students will become

familiar with various sections of the proposal

by drafting, editing, and seeking feedback,

and by revising a needs assessment, goal

statement, budget justification, and statement

of organizational purpose. By learning how to

write well in the field, students will increase

their chances of being employed by a nonprofit

and securing funding for their organization.

ABUS 4701. Introduction to Marketing. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Conceptual tools for creating a marketing

plan. How marketing relates to other functional

areas of business. Importance of an ethical,

global view. prereq: [Macroeconomics or

microeconomics], 45 cr

ABUS 4702. Applied Digital Marketing. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Digital marketing represents the fastest

growing sector in most marketing departments.

But what is digital marketing? Understanding

the digital realm of marketing requires a

curiosity about how new technologies will

change business, while grasping the key

strategies that drive tactics and trends. This

course is designed to be a primer on the world

of digital marketing and ways it will affect both

your future employment and larger business

trends. Through case studies, discussion

forums, and interactive activities, you will learn

about the latest research and best practices

in the industry to have a solid grasp of the

core concepts and tools of digital marketing

management, both today and in the future.

Prerequisites: None

ABUS 4703. Marketing for the Professional

Practice. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Principles of marketing applied to the

management of the professional practice.

Begins with an introduction to marketing and

its overall role and function. We will examine

the four P's of marketing (product, price, place,

and promotion), then move on to developing

a marketing plan, which serves as a map that

highlights a path towards success. We look

at the major components of a marketing plan

and provide you with an opportunity to gain

knowledge and experience by completing

one. Topics include understanding the internal

and external environment, segmenting the

market, positioning, differentiating, branding,

and formulating a marketing plan with goals,

strategies, and financial considerations. prereq:

45 semester cr recommended

ABUS 4705. Leadership and Management

for the Professional Practice. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

An introduction to organizational behavior

for students and professionals interested in

leading or managing a professional practice. Its

purpose is to improve your effectiveness as a

leader or manager through an understanding

of the sociological, economic, and political

factors that affect organizations. The course

will progress from an introspective look at

leadership and your own personal preferences

and style, to interactions with others in groups

or teams, to the structure and dynamics of

organizations and how they respond to external

factors. prereq: 45 semester cr recommended

ABUS 4707. Financial Management for the

Professional Practice. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Provides professional practitioners with the

skills they need to make informed financial

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decisions for their business. It introduces

the fundamental concepts of finance and

also touches on related topics in financial

and managerial accounting, marketing, and

personal finance. Students will work in small

groups to implement the principles they

have learned by developing and analyzing

a business plan of the kind used to request

funding for a professional practice. prereq: 45

semester cr recommended

ABUS 4709. Managing the Professional

Practice I: Business Design. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Summer)

Factors/challenges involved in designing

structure of professional practice. Core

values/mission, design of services, physical

design, risk management, equipment/IT,

partners/staffing. Exercises in applied practice

development/management. prereq: 45 cr

ABUS 4711. Managing the Professional

Practice II: Operations. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Summer)

Factors/challenges in day-to-day operations

of professional practice. Marketing, human

resources, finance, entrepreneurial spirit,

inventory management, operational quality,

transitions. Exercises in applied operations.

prereq: 4709, 45 cr

ABUS 4993. Directed Study. (; 1-3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Specially arranged projects, trips, or field work.

prereq: instr consent, dept consent

Applied Economics (APEC)

APEC 1001. Orientation to Applied

Economics. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Introduction to curriculum offerings, liberal

education requirements, employment

opportunities, faculty in the Department of

Applied Economics. Emphasizes historical

development of the discipline, areas of

specialization, coursework expectations, career

planning.

APEC 1101. Principles of Microeconomics.

(GP,SOCS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Economic behavior of consumers/firms in

domestic/international markets. Demand,

supply, competition. Efficiency, Invisible Hand.

Monopoly, imperfect competition. Externalities,

property rights. Economics of public policy in

environment/health/safety. Public goods, tax

policy.

APEC 1101H. Principles of Microeconomics.

(GP,SOCS; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Economic behavior of consumers/firms in

domestic/international markets. Demand,

supply, competition. Efficiency, Invisible Hand.

Monopoly, imperfect competition. Externalities,

property rights. Economics of public policy in

environment/health/safety. Public goods, tax

policy. prereq: Honors student, proficiency in

high school algebra

APEC 1102. Principles of Macroeconomics.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Unemployment/inflation, measures of national

income, macro models, fiscal policy/problems.

Taxes and the national debt. Money/banking,

monetary policy/problems. Poverty and income

distribution. International trade and exchange

rates. Economic growth/development. prereq:

1101 or Econ 1101

APEC 1201. Applications of Excel in

Economics and Management. (; 1 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course offers students the opportunity to

master the basic and intermediate functionality

of Microsoft Excel, and apply those skills to

economic and managerial applications such as

the financial impact of loans and investments,

growth accounting, basic regression analysis,

demand and cost estimation, and resource

allocation. In addition, this course also

emphasizes competencies regarding

presenting and discussing quantitative

information: interpreting quantitative/graphical

data (demonstrating quantitative literacy),

determining effective data display with charts,

and making adequate choices about the

graphical presentation of data. This course

will enable students to become proficient

in assembling and presenting data using

Microsoft Excel.

APEC 1251. Principles of Accounting. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Financial accounting. Theory, concepts,

principles, procedures. Preparation/

understanding of the four financial statements.

APEC 1905. The Ordinary Business of

Life: Issues in Business, Government, and

Macroeconomics. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

The world of economics is sometimes referred

to as the study of the ordinary business of

life. In this course we will discover, reflect

on, and teach ourselves about a selected

group of topics in the fields of business

management and economics. While the first

quarter of our meetings will be on business

and economic history to provide context (the

"Economic Revolution," the Federal Reserve

System, and the role of government in the

economy), the second quarter of class will

analyze macro issues related to the domestic

and world economies (economic growth,

income inequality, the New Economy, and

globalization). The third and fourth quarters

of our time together will be micro-related.

As part of this class, we will investigate the

fields of leadership and business ethics

through a series of readings and films. In

addition, throughout the term some of our class

discussions will be dedicated to helping you

make your transition to and navigation of the

University a smooth one. prereq: freshman

APEC 3001. Applied Microeconomics:

Consumers, Producers, and Markets. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Consumer/producer decisions. Theory of

supply/demand. Markets, pricing, investment,

effect regulation, market failures. prereq: [[1101

or ECON 1101 or 1101H or ECON 1101H],

[MATH 1142 or MATH 1271]] or instr consent;

intended for undergrads in [Ag/Food Bus Mgmt,

Appl Econ]

APEC 3002. Managerial Economics. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Microeconomic theory, its application

to managerial problems. Introduction to

regression analysis, demand analysis, demand

function estimation, forecasting, cost function

estimation, resource allocation decisions, linear

programming, market structure, pricing policy,

risk analysis, investment analysis. prereq -

ApEc 3001 or Econ 3101 AND SCO 2550 or

Stat 3011

APEC 3003. Introduction to Applied

Econometrics. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Econometrics is the core empirical

methodology used in economics. It allows

economists (and others) to learn about the

world through data in non-experimental

situations. This course teaches student how to

use common types of econometric analysis to

answer research questions in an experiential

learning environment. prereq: APEC 1101 or

equiv., STAT 3011 or equiv.

APEC 3004. Management Science

Workshop. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

The Management Science Workshop

focuses on quantitative techniques from

management science relevant to applied

economics and agribusiness management

problems, emphasizing applications of linear

and nonlinear programming to decision

problems of firms and other organizations. The

economic foundations of the models and the

economic interpretations of their solutions are

emphasized. Specific topics include production

planning, logistics, scheduling, inventory

management, and network models. The

course is lab-based and all applications use

Excel, with the Solver add-in, as the software

platform; however, more specialized software

may be introduced. prereq: ApEc 3001 or Econ

3101

APEC 3006. Applied Macroeconomics:

Government and the Economy. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Public sector and market economics. Public

goods, externalities, and other allocation

issues. Government and stabilization of

national economy. Overview of new classical/

Keynesian models. Principles of taxation.

Individual income tax. Sales, business, and

property taxes. prereq: [[1102 or Econ 1102],

[3001 or Econ 3101]] or instr consent

APEC 3007. Applied Macroeconomics:

Policy, Trade, and Development. (GP; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Indicators of economic development, growth

in trade, and welfare of developing countries.

Globalization. Drivers of growth, productivity,

technical change, and research. Comparative

advantage. Distribution consequences of

trade. Trade policy instruments/institutions.

prereq: [1101 or ECON 1101], [1101H or

ECON 1101H], [1102 or ECON 1102], [1102H

or ECON 1102H]; 3001, 3006 recommended

APEC 3061. Economic Development in

Contemporary Africa. (GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Major socio-economic challenges that

confront post-independence sub-Saharan

African countries in quest for sustainable

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economic development/growth. Causes of

persistent poverty/inequality, role of institutions/

multinational agencies. Growth in 21st century.

prereq: 1101 or ECON 1101

APEC 3071. Microeconomics of

International Development. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Characteristics and performance of peasant

agriculture; potential role of agriculture

in economic development, and design of

economic policies to achieve agricultural and

economic development; role of women in

agricultural development. prereq: 1101, 1102,

Econ 1101, 1102, or instr consent

APEC 3202. An Introduction to the Food

System: Analysis, Management and Design.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to use of systems thinking for

exploration of problems in contemporary food

system from multidisciplinary perspective.

System concepts. Historical evolution of food

system. Analysis, management, design.

APEC 3411. Commodity Marketing. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Economic concepts related to marketing

agricultural commodities. Conditions of

competitive markets, historical perspectives

on market institutions/policy, structural

characteristics of markets, policies/regulations

affecting agricultural marketing of livestock,

crop, and dairy products. prereq: 1101 or Econ

1101

APEC 3451. Food and Agricultural Sales. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Professional selling of agricultural and food

products. Students build/refine sales abilities,

identify/qualify prospects, deliver sales

presentations, close the sale. Principles of

market research. prereq: 1101 or Econ 1101

APEC 3480. Topics in Applied Economics.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Lectures and discussion on applied economics

subjects. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

APEC 3501. Agribusiness Finance. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Analysis of financing and investment strategies

for agribusiness firms and their effects on

liquidity, solvency, and profitability. Analysis of

financial institutions, markets, and instruments.

Management problems, issues facing financial

intermediaries serving agriculture. prereq:

[[1251 or Acct 2050], 60 cr] or instr consent

APEC 3511. Retail Supermarket Case

Analysis. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This is a course in which students will work in

teams to address a real-world issue faced by

a retail food company. The National Grocers

Association (NGA) determines the particular

case annually, and the event is held at their

annual meeting along with the Industry-

University Coalition. Elements of the solution

may involve marketing, budgeting, strategic

pricing, and market research. Students are

asked to prepare a presentation to a group of

retail grocers at the annual meeting of NGA,

typically held in Las Vegas, NV. Students will

complete weekly assignments in which they

lay the groundwork for the competition. The

competition is held in February. During the Fall

semester, students engage in research and

evaluation of options on the case study. During

the Spring semester, students finalize their

presentations and compete at the NGA Show

with teams from about 18 other universities that

are members of the NGA Industry-University

Coalition. The competition involves a 15-

minute presentation on the first day with 10

minutes of questions and answers. Students

are guaranteed to present twice with a second

presentation on the second day. Four finalists

are chosen for the finals on the third day with

the winning team being recognized at the

evening banquet and a cash prize. Students

will also have the opportunity to interact with

industry representatives at the show in a

number of ways during the four days. prereq:

APEC 1101 or 1101H or Econ 1101 or 1101H

APEC 3521. Agribusiness and Food

Supply / Value Chain Issues. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

The course is an introductory survey of the

global food economy and current issues.

Included in this course is information on

marketing channels, value chains, and supply

chains; factors that make the global food

economy unique relative to other industries;

and current policy topics including labeling,

Farm Bill, and trade.

APEC 3551. Concept Design and Value-

Added Entrepreneurship in Food,

Agricultural and Natural Resource

Sciences. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Explore the core skills required by

entrepreneurs in opportunity identification

and problem framing that lead to creating

viable concepts that provide solutions to

real consumer challenges. Students will

tackle innovation challenges from an in-depth

exploration of entrepreneurial and design

thinking and learn how to incorporate these

skills into their future professional work. Master

techniques for exploring problems from a

systems viewpoint through a series of hands-

on projects from concept design to product

mapping and consumer testing. Students get to

select a project of their choosing directly from

their major of study and will pitch their new

product or service concept to an expert panel.

APEC 3562. Fundamentals of Rural Property

Appraisal. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

There are two major objectives for this course.

One is to develop an understanding of the

fundamentals and principles of valuing and

appraising rural property, especially farmland.

Students will gain an appreciation of what

an appraiser does, what constitutes a sound

appraisal and how to apply this knowledge in

their careers. The second major objective is to

show students how to evaluate an individual

land purchase. Buying land involves many

individual factors that must be considered.

prereq: 1101 or 1101H or Econ 1101

APEC 3611W. Environmental and Natural

Resource Economics. (ENV,WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Concepts of resource use. Financial/economic

feasibility. External effects, market failures.

Resource use, environmental problems.

Measuring impacts of resource development.

Economics of alternative resource programs,

environmental strategies. prereq: 1101 or

ECON 1101 or 1101H or ECON 1101H

APEC 3811. Principles of Farm

Management. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Strategic and operations aspects of farm

management; financial analysis, budgeting,

strategic management; marketing plan and

control; enterprise and whole farm planning

and control; investment analysis, quality, risk,

and personnel management. prereq: 1101 or

Econ 1101

APEC 3821. Retail Center Management. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Management of garden centers, grocery

stores, and other retail units selling perishable

agricultural products. prereq: [1101 or Econ

1101], [1251 or Acct 2050]

APEC 3841. Agricultural Cooperatives and

Mutuals. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to the cooperative and mutual

form of business organization. Extensive

applications to agricultural, food, and consumer

cooperatives are used. The class is an active-

student learning process with a distance

learning component. prereq: ApEc 1101 or

1101H or Econ 1101 or 1101H

APEC 3993. Directed Study in Applied

Economics. (1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

APEC 3994. Directed Research in Applied

Economics. (1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs and

carries out a directed research project under

the direction of a faculty member. Directed

research may be taken for variable credit and

special permission is needed for enrollment.

Students enrolling in a directed research will

be required to use the University-wide on-

line directed research contract process in

order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

APEC 4311. Tourism Development:

Principles, Processes, Policies. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Evolution of tourism industry; economic,

environmental, and sociocultural impacts of

tourism development; influence of government

policies and organizations; models and

tools needed for successful development;

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consequences of development activities and

ways to involve stakeholders in decisions.

prereq: 1101, 1102 or Econ 1101, 1102

APEC 4451W. Food Marketing Economics.

(CIV,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Economics of food marketing in the United

States. Food consumption trends, consumer

food behavior, marketing strategies, consumer

survey methodology, food distribution/

retailing system. Policy issues related to food

marketing. Individual/group projects. prereq:

[[1101 or Econ 1101], [1101H or Econ 1101H],

SCO 2550 or STAT 3011 or equiv, 60 cr] or

instr consent

APEC 4461. Horticultural Marketing. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Major areas in horticultural marketing.

Difference between horticultural products and

commercial commodities. Core marketing

components that should be used by every

small horticultural business. Approaches to

consumer research.

APEC 4481. Futures and Options Markets.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Economics of futures/options trading in theory/

application. Basis/price relationship in storable/

nonstorable commodities. Hedging/commercial

use of futures/options contracts. Speculation.

Pricing efficiency. Market performances/

regulation. prereq: [[3001 or Econ 3101], [AnSc

3011 or SCO 2550 or Stat 3011],] or instr

consent

APEC 4501. Financial Modeling:

Spreadsheet Applications in Finance,

Management, and Marketing. (; 2 cr. [max 3

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Designing/implementing solutions to problems

in finance, management, and market analysis

with MS Excel? spreadsheet, VBA language,

MS Power BI and Power Excel tools. Exercises

cover topics such as proforma financial

statement analysis, efficient portfolio derivation,

VBA macros and functions, and building

interactive dashboards for analysis of market

trends. prereq: [APEC 3501 or FINA 3001],

[APEC 1251 or ACCT 2050]

APEC 4821W. Business Economics and

Strategy. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Strategic management for production,

processing, wholesaling, retailing, and service.

Strategy formulation, implementation, and

control. Business plans. Case study analysis.

prereq: 3002, [3501 or FINA 3001], and [ACCT

3001 or MGMT 3001 or MKTG 3001]

APEC 5031. Methods of Economic Data

Analysis. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Statistical and econometrics techniques for

applied economists. Theory and application of

multivariate regression model using data sets

from published economic studies. Emphasis

on use of statistical techniques to understand

market behavior. prereq: Math 1271, Stat 5021,

knowledge of matrix algebra

APEC 5032. Economic Data Analysis for

Managerial and Policy Decisions. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Statistical and econometric methods for

the analysis of large data sets to support

managerial and policy decisions. Methods

for organizing, accessing, and ensuring the

quality of data. Estimation techniques include

panel data methods, limited dependent variable

models, and time series analysis. Clarity

of reporting and design of procedures for

maintaining and updating data estimates.

prereq: 5031 or instr consent

APEC 5151. Applied Microeconomics: Firm

and Household. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Quantitative techniques for analysis of

economic problems of firms and households.

Links between quantitative tools and economic

analysis Regression analysis, mathematical

programming, and present value analysis.

prereq: (APEC 3001, Math 1272, and Math

2243) or equiv or grad student or instr consent

APEC 5152. Applied Macroeconomics:

Income and Employment. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Static general equilibrium open economy

models and simple business cycle models that

examine economic growth, business cycles,

and fiscal and monetary policy. Input-output

analysis and large scale econometric models.

Sources/properties of economy and sector-

wide data. Empirical applications. prereq: 3001

or or Math 1271 or Math 2243 or equiv or grad

student or instr consent

APEC 5321. Regional Economic Analysis. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Development patterns. Role of resources,

transportation, and institutional constraints.

Migration, investments in growth and change.

Economic information in investment and

location decisions. Economic development

policies and tools. Economic impact analysis.

prereq: 3006 or ECON 3102 or instr consent

APEC 5411. Commodity Marketing. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Economic concepts related to marketing

agricultural commodities. Conditions of

competitive markets, historical perspectives

on market institutions/policy, structural

characteristics of markets, policies/regulations

affecting agricultural marketing of livestock,

crop, and dairy products. prereq: graduate

student and 1101 or Econ 1101

APEC 5451. Food Marketing Economics. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Economics of food marketing in the United

States. Food consumption trends. Consumer

food behavior, expenditure, data collection.

Consumer utility models, demand forecasting.

Food distribution system. Changes in supply

chain, industry structure that serves retail food

outlets. Individual/group projects.

APEC 5481. Futures and Options Markets.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Economic concepts related to futures/options

trading. Hedging, speculation.

APEC 5511. Labor Economics. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Theoretical foundations of labor markets.

Intertemporal/household labor supply. Demand

for labor, efficiency wages. Human capital

theory, unemployment, migration decisions.

Analysis of econometric research applied to

labor policy issues such as minimum wage,

tax policy, social insurance, education. prereq:

[[3001 or Econ 3101 or PA 5021], [PA 5032 or

equiv]] or instr consent

APEC 5711. Agricultural and Environmental

Policy. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

This is a topics course which changes from

year to year. This year we will consider the

relationship between famines and armed

conflict. The general supposition (conventional

wisdom) is that famines are the result of

the forces of nature ? floods, droughts, and

earthquakes. In fact, the evidence supports

the argument that famines result from the

actions of man to do harm to others. We will

consider a variety of cases including the Irish

Famine of the 19th Century, the hunger after

the conclusion of World War II, and the Bengal

Famine of 1948. prereq: 3001 or Econ 3101

APEC 5721. Economics of Science and

Technology Policy. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

This course covers the economic effects

of science and technology policies, such

as intellectual property rights. The course

considers the effects of policies on: (1) the

economic growth and development levels of

countries; (2) the international technology

transfers that occur between countries through

trade, foreign direct investment, and licensing

arrangements; and (3) differences in the

economic welfare of developed and developing

countries. prereq: APEC 3001 or ECON 3101

or instr consent

APEC 5731. Economic Growth and

International Development. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Spring)

Economics of research and development.

Technical change, productivity growth. Impact

of technology on institutions. Science and

technology policy. prereq: 3002 or [Econ 3101,

Stat 3022]; Econ 4211 recommended

APEC 5751. Global Trade and Policy. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Trade policies of import/export nations, gains

from trade, trade negotiations/agreements.

Free trade and common market areas.

Exchange rate impacts. Primary commodities

and market instability. Current trade issues.

prereq: 3001 or Econ 3101 or PA 5021

APEC 5821. Business Economics and

Strategy. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Strategic management for production,

processing, wholesaling, retailing, and service.

Strategy formulation, implementation, and

control. Business plans. Case study analysis.

prereq: graduate student and 3002, [3501 or

FINA 3001], and [ACCT 3001 or MGMT 3001

or MKTG 3001]

APEC 5831. Food and Agribusiness

Marketplace. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

This is a graduate student survey course of the

industrial organization and current policy issues

in the food and agribusiness marketplace.

It represents a collaboration between the

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College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural

Resource Sciences and the Carlson School of

Management. The course uses short readings

and speakers. A comprehensive look at all

of the sectors in the food and agribusiness

value chain is described. Topics include

food policies (Farm Bills, food stamps, food

labeling, and similar topics); environmental

policies (water, invasive species, agriculture

production and similar topics); and industrial

organization issues (marketing and production

contracts, overview of firm strategic orientation,

distribution and similar topics). Readings, guest

speakers, and presentations are used. prereq:

graduate student

APEC 5832. The Business of Food Systems.

(1 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This is a graduate survey course to introduce

students to the Minnesota food industry

through its regulatory process, research and

development, and industry structure. It is an

integrated week long course that includes

field study tours of Minnesota agriculture

and food economy coupled with classroom

instruction. Each year the course will focus on

two Minnesota industries such as dairy, beef,

soybean, corn, potatoes, and other agricultural

and food industries. The course has been

developed through a collaboration with College

of Veterinary Medicine, School of Public

Health, and College of Food, Agricultural, and

Natural Resource Sciences.

APEC 5841. Agricultural Cooperatives and

Mutuals. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to cooperative and mutual

form of business organization. Extensive

applications to agricultural, food, and consumer

cooperatives are used. Active-student learning

process with a distance learning component.

APEC 5990. Special Topics in Applied

Economics. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Special topics courses - focus on areas not

covered in regularly offered courses. prereqs:

graduate student or instructor consent

APEC 5991. Independent Study in Applied

Economics. (1-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study and supervised reading/

research on subjects/problems not covered in

regularly offered courses. prereq: instr consent

Applied Professional Studies (APS)

APS 5100. Topics in Applied Professional

Studies. (; 1-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics in Applied Professional Studies. prereq:

dept consent

APS 5101. Ecological Design for

Horticulture. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Polyculture and Ecological Design is the design

science of assembling plants into ecologically

balanced systems. Natural polycultures

are self-supporting plant communities in

forests, wetlands, and prairies. Investigate

ecological functions and services that are

important components for sustainable

horticultural design. Learn to apply the

ecological landscape design language and

technique while using the permaculture design

process to create ecologically functional

plant communities. Crucial discussions will

assess the solutions in horticultural design for

adapting to accelerated climate disruption,

and follow natures momentum as a guide to

sustainable production systems. Lab sessions

will demonstrate, and you will develop, the

skills and foresight needed to assess, research,

concept, design, and present polycultures in a

sequential and professional process.

APS 5102. Garden Design: Theory and

Application. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Spring)

This course provides an overview of the garden

design process, the analysis and conceptual

design of the landscape, exploration of the

design characteristics of plants, sustainable

design and a descriptive journey into several

historical garden styles. You will be introduced

to a variety of topics, including the design

process, basic design principles, and the basic

concepts of graphic communication in garden

design. A working knowledge of design process

and principles is critical to quality design.

This course is intended to strengthen student

awareness and knowledge of design rather

than fully develop the skills necessary to draw,

develop and implement garden designs. This

course is different from fact-based horticulture

science courses. Although you will be held

responsible for learning a broad range of

principles and processes in this course, there

are typically no absolute right answers relative

to design assessment and critique. What is

more important is that you gain the ability to

articulate and assess design character and

quality and give evidence of your thought

process.

APS 5103. Integration of Sustainable

Agriculture Concepts. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Biodiversity, ecological balance, nutrient

cycling, soil quality. Organic practices of tillage,

fertility management, weed control, insect

control. Specific practices compared with

conventional/integrated pest management.

Economic analysis of both organic/conventional

practices. prereq: AGRO 1101 or AGRO

1103 or BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009 or HORT

1001 or HORT 6011 or instr consent, [sr or

grad student admitted to MPS in horticulture]

Because of the 5xxx level, undergraduates

need permission numbers to register.

Students can obtain permissions by writing to:

[email protected]

APS 5201. Career and Job Search

Preparation for Graduate Students. (; 1 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Job search and career development tools.

Goals, networking, job search, resume/CV,

interviewing. Assignments include resume/CV,

informational interview, career development

plan. prereq: dept consent

APS 5901. Microeconomics for High School

Teaching. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

This is an online course intended for in-

service and pre-service teachers who want to

build or enhance their content knowledge in

microeconomics and their pedagogical skills

in teaching microeconomics to high school

students. The course will include strategies

for developing curriculum and instruction for

microeconomics that engage students of

diverse backgrounds. prereq: The prerequisites

for this course are: licensed secondary

school teachers in social studies, business,

consumer science, or agricultural education;

or pre-service secondary school teachers in a

teaching licensure program in social studies,

business, consumer science,and dept consent

APS 5950. Topics in APS. (; 1-3 cr. [max 18

cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics in APS

Arabic (ARAB)

ARAB 1101. Beginning Arabic I. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Summer)

Oral practice, reading, comprehension, basic

grammar.

ARAB 1102. Beginning Arabic II. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring &

Summer)

Comprehension, oral practice, reading of

standard Arabic. prereq: 1101 or instr consent

ARAB 3101. Intermediate Arabic I. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Advanced grammar/conversational practice.

Reading Arabic texts.

ARAB 3102. Intermediate Arabic II. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring &

Summer)

Advanced grammar, analyses of readings, oral

comprehension. prereq: 3101 or instr consent

ARAB 3290. Arabic Language Teaching

Tutorial. (; 1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Students tutor beginning students of Arabic and

are part of department's Arabic language team.

prereq: Grade of A in 3102/4122

ARAB 3542. Medieval Islam. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; )

Islamic dynasties, Mamluks and Mongols,

Crusaders and Assassins. Abbasid Caliphate's

disintegration and rise of Seljuk Turks.

ARAB 3811. Egyptian Colloquial Arabic I. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This course is designed for students of

Arabic who have taken a minimum of two

semesters of Modern Standard Arabic (ARAB

1101 and 1102), or the equivalent thereof

as determined by a placement test. The

course provides training in the fundamentals

of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, one of the most

widely-spoken and widely-understood Arabic

vernaculars. Students practice the expression

and comprehension of communicative needs

in a variety of daily-life, informal situations.

In addition, they are acquainted with a range

of authentic cultural materials (film, TV

broadcasts, songs) in Egyptian Arabic. The

course relies heavily on oral practice and class

periods are designed to be interactive. This

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course is open to non-native speakers and

non-heritage learners of Arabic only. It cannot

be taken in lieu of ARAB 3101 or ARAB 3102

to fulfill the CLA second language requirement;

it can, however, be taken concurrently with

these classes. Credit will not be granted if

student has already taken ARAB 3900 Fall

2015, Summer 2016

ARAB 3812. Egyptian Colloquial Arabic II.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring & Summer)

As the continuation of ARAB 3811 Egyptian

Colloquial Arabic I, this course focuses

on further developing oral expression and

comprehension skills in Egyptian Arabic. By

practicing the target language, students explore

important elements of Egyptian culture and

history and engage with a dynamic cross-

section of authentic media and cultural material

including film, television, news, and music.

The course relies heavily on oral practice and

class periods are designed to be interactive.

Textbooks used are Samia Louis' Kallimni

'Arabi and Kallimni 'Arabi Aktar. The course

is designed for students of Arabic who have

completed Egyptian Colloquial Arabic I, or

the equivalent thereof, as determined by a

placement test. This course is open to non-

native speakers and non-heritage learners of

Arabic only. As a 3-credit course, it cannot be

taken in lieu of ARAB 3101 or ARAB 3102 to

fulfill the CLA second language requirement. It

can, however, be taken concurrently with these

classes. Credit will not be granted if student

has already taken ARAB 3900 Spring 2016,

Summer 2016

ARAB 3813. Jordanian Colloquial Arabic. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

This course is designed for students of Arabic

who have taken minimum two semesters

of Modern Standard Arabic (ARAB 1101 &

1102), or the equivalent thereof as determined

by a placement test. The course provides

training in the fundamentals of Jordanian and

Palestinian spoken Arabic, which is widely

understood all over the Arab world, and is

also very similar to the Arabic spoken in

Syria and Lebanon. This course specifically

revolves around the development of your

speaking, listening and transcultural skills. It

will provide you with many opportunities to

speak, watch, and listen to Jordanian Arabic

and to learn about the cultures and societies of

the Levant. The course aims to increase your

ability to successfully navigate the variety of

Arabic language registers, and to substantially

improve your cultural competence. This course

is open to non-native speakers and non-

heritage learners of Arabic only. As a 3-credit

course, it cannot be taken in lieu of ARAB

3101 or ARAB 3102 to fulfill the CLA second

language requirement. It can, however, be

taken concurrently with these classes.

ARAB 3900. Topics in Arabic. (; 3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics specified in course guide.

ARAB 3993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr. [max 12

cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

For advanced students with individual faculty

members. Prereq-instr consent, dept consent,

college consent.

ARAB 4101. Beginning Arabic I for Graduate

Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall & Summer)

Oral practice, reading, comprehension,

grammar.

ARAB 4102. Beginning Arabic II for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring & Summer)

Comprehension, oral practice, reading of

standard Arabic. Meets with 1102. prereq: 4101

or equiv

ARAB 4121. Intermediate Arabic I for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Advanced grammar, conversational practice.

Reading Arabic texts. prereq: 4102 or equiv

ARAB 4122. Intermediate Arabic II for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Periodic Spring & Summer)

Advanced grammar, analyses of readings, oral

comprehension. Meets with 3102. prereq: 4121

or equiv

ARAB 4811. Egyptian Colloquial Arabic I for

Graduate Research. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

This course is designed for students of

Arabic who have taken a minimum of two

semesters of Modern Standard Arabic (ARAB

1101 and 1102), or the equivalent thereof

as determined by a placement test. The

course provides training in the fundamentals

of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, one of the most

widely-spoken and widely-understood Arabic

vernaculars. Students practice the expression

and comprehension of communicative needs

in a variety of daily-life, informal situations.

In addition, they are acquainted with a range

of authentic cultural materials (film, TV

broadcasts, songs) in Egyptian Arabic. The

course relies heavily on oral practice and class

periods are designed to be interactive. Meets

with ARAB 3811.

ARAB 5040. Readings in Arabic Texts. (; 3

cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Post-advanced study of extensive, complex

original Arabic texts and development of

students' Arabic discussion and writing skills

in the realms of literature, academia, media

and/or business. All primary and secondary

readings, assignments, in-class analysis and

discussion are done fully in Arabic. Topics

specified in Class Schedule.

ARAB 5041. Classical and Modern Arabic

Prose. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

In this class, students read extensive,

complex, original Arabic texts and develop

their academic discussion and writing skills

in Arabic. The course covers a substantial

number of Arabic literary texts of different

genres and time periods: excerpts of the

Prophet's biography, classical treatises and

travel writing, stories from the "1001 Nights,"

20th-century short stories, and short novels.

To contextualize the literary texts, students

read secondary texts also composed in Arabic

and engage with Arabic audiovisual materials

(video clips, TV interviews, songs) in class and

at home. In-class analysis and discussion of

the texts is conducted exclusively in Arabic.

prereq: ARAB 5102 or the equivalent thereof as

established by a placement test

ARAB 5101. Advanced Arabic I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Advanced readings in classical/modern Arabic.

Compositions based on texts. prereq: Grade B-

or higher in 3102 or instr consent

ARAB 5102. Advanced Arabic II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Readings of Arabic texts. Writing compositions

based on texts. Continuation of 5101.

ARAB 5992. Directed Readings. (; 1-3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Individual research and readings for advanced

students.

Arabic Lang/Culture in Morocco

(MRCO)

MRCO 1301. Accelerated Colloquial

Moroccan Arabic I. (6 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 1401. Intensive Colloquial Moroccan

Arabic I. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 1701. Accelerated Modern Standard

Arabic I. (6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 1801. Intensive Beginning Modern

Standard Arabic. (10 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 2301. Accelerated Colloquial

Moroccan Arabic II. (6 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 2701. Accelerated Modern Standard

Arabic II. (6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 2801. Intensive Low Intermediate

Modern Standard Arabic. (10 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 3005. Introduction to the Arabic

Newspaper. (3-5 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Basic newspaper vocabulary/structure.

Analysis of headlines.

MRCO 3006. Media Arabic. (3-5 cr. [max

10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Media vocabulary sufficient to grasp gist

of newspaper article/broadcast. Graded

newspaper readings from Middle Eastern

dailies. Taped material from Moroccan

television/radio.

MRCO 3007. Gender, Modernization, and

Social Change in Morocco. (; 3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Interrelationships between gender,

modernization, and social change in post-

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colonial Morocco. Emphasizes social

institutions, religion, development, traditions,

and contemporary issues.

MRCO 3008. Trajectories of Representation:

Indigenous and Western Images of

Morocco. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Contemporary Moroccan literature. Selected

texts, their social/political contexts. Issues

that have shaped national literature and

postcoloniality since 1950s.

MRCO 3009. Moroccan Society and Culture.

(; 1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Political, economic, societal, and cultural trends

in old/modern Moroccan society. Walking tour,

discussions, guest lecturers.

MRCO 3010. Readings in Contemporary

Maghrebi Literature. (3-5 cr. [max 10 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

MRCO 3011. Readings in Islamic Texts I.

(3-5 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

MRCO 3012. Readings in Islamic Texts II.

(3-5 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

MRCO 3013. Islam: Past and Present. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Study abroad course

MRCO 3014. Morocco: Changes and

Cultural Identities. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

The course examines the major social,

cultural, political, intellectual, and human

rights transformations in Morocco over the

last four decades, stressing the undergoing

tensions between the secular liberals and

conservatives (especially Islamists) across

gender, religion, language, and sexual politics.

It also explores changing identities and the

complexity of Moroccan cultural politics. It

is based on a balanced combination of the

exploration of major academic scholarship

from a comparativist and multi-disciplinary

perspective, and insight into the lives and

experiences of Moroccans, with particular focus

on the inhabitants of Fez and the region. Above

all, it traces the blended trajectories and trends

in Moroccan society and culture, stressing the

pressuring challenges to Moroccan national

identities posed by globalization, secularism,

conservatism, and fundamentalism.

MRCO 3599. Morocco in Context. (1-3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 3701. Accelerated Modern Standard

Arabic III. (6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 3702. Accelerated Modern Standard

Arabic IV. (6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 3801. Intensive Intermediate Modern

Standard Arabic. (10 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 3802. Intensive High Intermediate

Modern Standard Arabic. (10 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 3803. Intensive Low Advanced

Modern Standard Arabic. (10 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 3804. Intensive Advanced Modern

Standard Arabic. (10 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 3901. Accelerated Modern Standard

Arabic V. (6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 3902. Accelerated Modern Standard

Arabic VI. (6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 3903. Accelerated Modern Standard

Arabic VII. (6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 3911. Proficiency Arabic I. (; 5 cr.

[max 10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MRCO 3993. Directed Research. (1-3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This directed research provides students with

the opportunity to investigate a cultural or

societal topic related to Moroccan society,

history, or culture under the supervision

of a designated program faculty member.

Students design the topic, readings, and

methodology at the start of the semester with

the faculty member and meet weekly with the

faculty member to discuss topic development,

additional readings (as needed), additional

resources and considerations, and course

paper progress. Semester-only students

enrolled in the 3-credit research option will

have a classroom component (Morocco in

Context) as well as individualized instruction;

academic year students will have all contact

hours through individual faculty meetings.

Semester and academic year students enrolled

in the course for 3 credits will receive the

same amount of individualized contact hours

and put forth a total of 100 hours of research

effort over the course of the semester. In rare

circumstances, a semester student may enroll

in a 1-credit research project if they completed

the summer program and are continuing into

the semester. They have the option to join the

semester group for the Morocco in Context

discussions and will be graded only on their

research project.

Architecture (ARCH)

ARCH 1281. Design Fundamentals I. (AH; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Using architecture broadly defined, students

will develop essential habits of work and

mind, as well as an ability to understand

the relationship between drawing, making

and exploring. The course will introduce and

begin to build an understanding of the role

of iteration and critique, as well as traditional

and contemporary modes of representation in

architecture.

ARCH 1621V. Introduction to Critical Inquiry

in Practice. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course introduces beginning architecture

and landscape architecture students to critical

inquiry in disciplinary research and professional

practice through guest lectures, readings, and

discussions. Weekly exercises help develop

a beginning-level understanding of the depth

and breadth of architectural inquiry in its

contemporary context, i.e., as a complex,

multi-dimensional, multidisciplinary endeavor

with myriad ethical implications. For the final

project, students will extend individual curiosity

from course materials and presentations into

a meaningful proposal for basic or applied

research. Students who are engaged in course

materials will begin to understand: architecture,

landscape architecture, and design more

broadly as an ecology of practices; the

historical, contemporary, and projective

framework for architecture education; the

historical, contemporary, and projective

framework for architecture as a profession; and

specifically how these relate especially in this

region.

ARCH 1621W. Introduction to Critical

Inquiry in Practice. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

This course introduces beginning architecture

and landscape architecture students to critical

inquiry in disciplinary research and professional

practice through guest lectures, readings and

discussions. Weekly exercises help develop

a beginning-level understanding of the depth

and breadth of architectural inquiry in its

contemporary context, i.e., as a complex,

multi-dimensional, multidisciplinary endeavor

with myriad ethical implications. For the final

project, students will extend individual curiosity

from course materials and presentations into

a meaningful proposal for basic or applied

research. Students who are engaged in

course materials will begin to understand:

architecture, landscape architecture and design

more broadly as an ecology of practices;

the historical, contemporary and projective

framework for architecture education; the

historical, contemporary and projective

framework for architecture as a profession; and

specifically how these relate especially in this

region.

ARCH 2281. Design Fundamentals II. (4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Foundation architectural design studio.

Design principles, technical drawing, material

manipulation. prereq: 1281, [Arch mjr or pre-

arch]

ARCH 2301. Drawing and Critical Thinking.

(4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course provides an in-depth foundation

for understanding how drawing functions as a

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discipline-specific way of thinking, brings self-

critical precision to non-verbal production, and

supports processes of conceptual exploration.

prereq: pre-arch major or BDA major; no prereq

in summer

ARCH 3150. Topics in Architecture. (; 1-6 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Selected topics in architecture design, theory,

representation, or history.

ARCH 3211. BDA: Image, Authorship, and

Architecture. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Understanding the discipline and practice of

architecture as fundamentally grounded in

visual literacy, communication and authorship.

Assignments and discussion help students:

identify and characterize authorship of

imagery; critically evaluate and converse

about authorship of imagery; understand one's

own authorship and its potential for growth,

exploration and expression of visual themes in

architecture.

ARCH 3212. BDA: Analytical Modeling of

Contemporary Architecture. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Insight into analytical modeling as one of the

most important tools for a designer. Exercises,

activities and iterative making of analytical

models will help students to gain insight

into works of contemporary architecture;

analyze constituent elements and systems of

form, space and order; investigate and make

visible the underlying conceptual notions that

generated the work; explore physical modeling

as modes and techniques of analysis and

representation; explore the specific issue of

scale in analysis, representation and design

resolution; read 2-D architectural drawings

and translate them into 3-D physical form; and

generally improve physical modeling skills.

ARCH 3221. BDA: Masonry Design and

Construction. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

This is a fast paced, high-energy course

that combines modern design tools with the

art and craft of making through a hands-on

design-build process. This workshop is an

opportunity for architecture students to learn

and practice masonry design and construction

by working directly with the Bricklayers & Allied

Craftworkers (BAC) Local Union (Minnesota/

North Dakota) Apprenticeship Training Center

and in conjunction with the International

Masonry Institute (IMI).

ARCH 3222. BDA Box Problem. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Students gain insight into the process of

making by designing a wooden box that

addresses a specific ritual, ceremony, event

or activity of their choosing. The box will be

evaluated on creativity, technique, craft, and

risk. Introduction and practice with a variety

of woodworking joints and techniques used to

construct a wooden box.

ARCH 3223. BDA: Screen Test: Metal Work.

(2 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Understanding the screen as an architectural

element and screening as an architectural

device. Understanding the nature of making

and material craft in the design process,

specifically metals and metal alloys designed

and fabricated as architectural screen panels.

Students develop: ability to understand, work

with and transform metals; design vocabulary

around screens, screening and patterns

in architecture; design ideas as material

assemblies and spatial propositions; verbal

and visual communication skills as part of the

design process; criteria for making design

decision relevant for using screens, screening

and patterns in architecture.

ARCH 3231. Intensive Applications Design

Workshop. (3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

BDA design core workshops develop your

ability to critically approach a broad range of

conditions through the lens of architecture.

This course will focus on critical inquiry of

tangible architectural attributes such as

material (assembly), site (context), or program

(need). This workshop foregrounds analysis of

measurable, physical and specific conditions,

and favors local project sites and/or precedent

projects. The course offers a structure for

moderately directed learning (including

guided peer review), emphasizes iteration and

process, and offers an opportunity to discover

where and how your own interests align with

broader opportunities as an emerging designer

in architecture and/or other allied disciplines

and design fields.

ARCH 3250. Design Workshop. (; 1-6 cr.

[max 54 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Design process as it relates to architecture.

Hands-on projects involving interactive design

process. Students develop rigorous/inventive

graphic means of communicating. prereq:

2281, [Arch BA or BDA major]

ARCH 3261. BDA: The Art of Daylighting

Design: Exquisite Rooms. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Daylighting design and luminous phenomena

have long captured the imagination of

designers and architects. The beauty and

power of light and shadow inspires the work

of the greatest architectural masters. This

BDA Workshop explores the many roles of

daylighting in architectural design and how it

is shaped by the intersection of both poetic

and performance goals and aspirations. A

select group of exquisite rooms of leading

modern and contemporary architects will be

compared and contrasted to gain insight into

larger luminous design concepts, principles,

strategies, and lessons on the art of daylighting

design. Physical and computer models,

photography, rendered drawings, diagramming,

and computer analysis will be explored to

understand the daylighting design philosophies,

strategies, and details of 'Masters of Light'

and the application of daylighting design

lessons to an individual daylight investigation.

Learning objectives are: to compare and

contrast poetic and performance daylighting

design concepts, principles, and strategies of

modern and contemporary masters; to develop

a comparative knowledge of daylighting

theories and practices from case studies

of exquisite rooms to gain the knowledge

and skills necessary to effectively develop

and assess qualitative and quantitative

daylighting strategies; and to develop a

personal daylighting design theory, process,

and practice.

ARCH 3271. BDA: Watercolor Sketching:

Exploring Iconic Sites. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Students will develop skills in representation

and visualization using watercolor as a

medium for examining architecture as material,

structure and attitude. Students will explore

creative methods in representation through a

process of working en plein air. A new site of

architectural significance will be visited each

week. The goal of this design workshop is

for students to discover and capture a sense

of space, material and design in a personal

manner, developing skills in representation as

well as in design process. The way of working

en plein air reflects a tradition in architecture

of studying precedents in situ as well as

an attitude captured by Frederick Frank in

The Zen of Seeing, namely: To stop rushing

around, to sit quietly on the grass, to switch off

the world and come back to the earth, to allow

the eye to see a willow, a bush, a cloud, a leaf,

is an unforgettable experience.

ARCH 3281. Undergraduate Architecture

Studio I. (; 6 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Introduction to architectural design in relation to

site. prereq: BS Arch major

ARCH 3282. Undergraduate Architecture

Studio II. (; 6 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Introduction to architectural design in relation

to program. prereq: [3281 or 4281], BS Arch

major

ARCH 3291. Extensive Applications Design

Workshop. (3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

BDA design core workshops develop your

ability to critically approach a broad range of

conditions through the lens of architecture. This

course focuses on the critical inquiry of latent

or intangible attributes such as architecture's

experiential, social, cultural, political, ethical,

and poetic dimensions. Students in this course

will engage architecture from the point of

view of ephemeral conditions, theoretical

understandings and operations, spatializing

of data, and/or architectural inquiry applied to

complex conditions or translations. The course

offers a structure for moderately directed

learning (including guided peer review),

emphasizes iteration and process, and offers

an opportunity to discover where and how your

own interests align with broader opportunities

as an emerging designer in architecture and/or

other allied disciplines and design fields.

ARCH 3301. Drawing for Design in

Architecture. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Introduction to practical/conceptual function

of drawing in architecture. prereq: [1301 or LA

1301 or 2301], [Arch or BED major]

ARCH 3312. Drawing Infrastructure. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Spring)

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This course will explore both historic and

modern infrastructure as cultural and

engineering constructs through representation

as a form of critical research. The course is

location and content and focus will change as

location of study program changes. The course

will be structured around study trips, readings,

on-site lectures and will be supplemented by

the participation of several guest speakers.

ARCH 3351. AutoCAD I. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Concepts, tools, and techniques of computer-

aided drawing with current AutoCAD Release.

Producing dimensioned/annotated drawings

for plotting. 3-D drawing capabilities. Use

of dimension variables, attributes, blocks,

symbols. prereq: Arch major or BED major or

instr consent

ARCH 3391. Design and Representation

with BIM. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

In this course, students will be introduced to the

concept of Building Information Modeling (BIM)

through the use of Autodesk Revit, one, one of

the BIM software tools most commonly used

in architectural practice today. Students will

engage in a series of design exercises that will

require both learning and applying Revit in the

context of real world architectural scenarios.

In addition to learning Autodesk Revit as a

design tool, we will examine the use of BIM

technology within the architectural industry

through a series of case study examples. Also,

presenters will share firsthand accounts of

CAD and BIM Software being implemented in

architectural practice.

ARCH 3411V. Architectural History to 1750.

(GP,WI,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

History of architecture/city planning from

antiquity to 1750, as illustrated by major

monuments from western/non-western

cultures. prereq: Soph or above

ARCH 3411W. Architectural History to 1750.

(GP,WI,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Built environment as a tool to study the

human past from ancient times to 1750. Major

trends of style and form and the relationships,

practices, beliefs that have shaped human

behavior. prereq: Soph or above

ARCH 3412H. Honors: Architectural History

Since 1750. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Built environment from the Enlightenment

to the present in a broad social, cultural,

and political context. Major architectural

movements and associated forms/designs.

Ideas/philosophies that have emerged over

time. Lecture, textbooks, discussion, writing,

drawing, looking, and researching. prereq:

Soph, honors

ARCH 3412W. Architectural History Since

1750. (GP,WI,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Examples of the built environment from the

Enlightenment to the present are studied

within a broad social, cultural, and political

context. Major architectural movements and

their associated forms and designs. prereq:

Soph or above

ARCH 3451W. Theory in Design Use. (WI; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Introduction to contemporary architectural

criticism. Ideas put forth by this criticism in

three papers. Relating these ideas to student's

own design work. prereq: [1701, 3311, 3312,

[one BS design studio or two BDA workshops]

ARCH 3511. Material Transformations:

Technology and Change in the Built

Environment. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

Surveys development of significant

architectural material technologies/their

relationships to society/natural environment.

ARCH 3611. Design in the Digital Age. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Introduction to design, design process.

Developing/understanding ways of seeing,

thinking, and acting as a designer. Changes

in design being wrought by digital technology.

Team design project.

ARCH 3711V. Honors: Environmental

Design and the Sociocultural Context.

(CIV,WI,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Designed environment as cultural medium

and as product of a sociocultural process and

expression of values, ideas, and behavioral

patterns. Design/construction as complex

political process. prereq: Honors, [soph or

above]

ARCH 3711W. Environmental Design and

the Sociocultural Context. (CIV,WI,SOCS; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Designed environment as cultural medium/

product of sociocultural process/expression

of values, ideas, behavioral patterns. Design/

construction as complex political process.

prereq: Soph or above

ARCH 3722. The City in Visual Culture.

(AH,GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Grounded by the rich, complex and diverse

architectural and urban contexts of the city,

this course will examine how the spaces of the

city are created, experienced and represented

through its visual culture. The class will

investigate how the physical landscape of

the city has changed over time through all its

historical incarnations. The course is location

and content and focus will change as location

of study program changes. The course will be

structured around weekly seminars, readings,

on-site lectures and will be supplemented by

the participation of several guest speakers.

ARCH 3756. Public Interest Design:

Principles and Practices. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

As the allied fields of design evolve in response

to an increasing number of global challenges -

inequity, social and political turmoil, disruptive

climate-change, accelerating population growth

- the question of how designers will address

the needs of the most vulnerable among us

is fundamental. Public Interest Design (PID),

an emerging area of specialization within the

design professions, specifically considers the

concerns of the vast majority of the world?

s inhabitants who are historically under-

resourced and ill-equipped to respond to the ?

Grand Challenges? facing humankind. With

this mind, this introductory survey course

has two aims: First, to critically examine the

range of environmental, economic, social,

and ethical issues that underpins work with

under-resourced domestic and international

communities ? including how these concerns

can be collectively addressed to become

more resilient; and second, to investigate

organizational models that seek to broaden the

traditional scope of the allied design fields as

disciplines and professions by advocating a

humanitarian basis for practice.

ARCH 3993. Directed Study. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. prereq: instr

consent

ARCH 4150. Topics in Architecture. (; 1-4

cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Design, technology, history, theory,

representation, or urbanism. prereq: Arch major

or instr consent

ARCH 4150W. Topics in Architecture

(Writing Intensive). (WI; 1-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Selected topics in Architecture that meet

Writing Intensive requirements.

ARCH 4194H. Thesis/Capstone Project. (; 3

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Individualizes honors experience by connecting

aspects of major program with special

academic interests. prereq: Arch major, sr,

honors

ARCH 4231. Advanced Intensive

Applications Design Workshop. (3 cr. [max

9 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

BDA design core workshops develop your

ability to critically approach a broad range of

conditions through the lens of architecture.

This course will focus on the critical inquiry

of tangible architectural attributes such as

material (assembly), site (context), or program

(need). This workshop foregrounds the analysis

of more measurable, physical and specific

conditions, and will favor local project sites

and/or precedent projects. Appropriate to

an advanced design workshop, this course

provides a structure for more guided, self-

directed learning in service of iteratively

advancing a design project through the lens of

architecture.

ARCH 4283. Undergraduate Architecture

Studio III. (; 6 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Introduction to architectural design in relation to

materials, construction methods. prereq: [3282

or 4282], B.S. Arch major

ARCH 4284. Undergraduate Architecture

Studio IV. (; 6 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Topical design studio. prereq: 4283, BS Arch

major

ARCH 4291. Advanced Extensive

Applications Design Workshop. (3 cr. [max

9 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

BDA design core workshops develop your

ability to critically approach a broad range of

conditions through the lens of architecture. This

course focuses on the critical inquiry of latent

or intangible attributes such as architecture's

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experiential, social, cultural, political, ethical,

and poetic dimensions. Students in this course

will engage architecture from the point of

view of ephemeral conditions, theoretical

understandings and operations, spatializing

of data, and/or architectural inquiry applied to

complex conditions or translations. Appropriate

to an advanced design workshop, this course

provides a structure for more guided, self-

directed learning in service of iteratively

advancing a design project through the lens of

architecture.

ARCH 4321. Architecture in Watercolor. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Watercolor as tool in design process.

Foundation principles, techniques, medium,

tools, materials. Color relationships, mixing,

composition, applications to design. prereq:

2301

ARCH 4325. Architectural Photography:

Imaging by Design. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Principals of architectural photography

as language of design through lectures,

demonstrations, critical discussions. Ongoing

photographic study under framework of

conceptual themes. compositional forms,

graphic styling, use of natural/artificial light,

technical issues. prereq: BDA or BS major or

Landscape Design and Planning major or instr

consent

ARCH 4341. Architecture Portfolio Design.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

An introduction to design principles as

they relate to the architecture portfolio.

Students extend design thinking and visual

communication skills in architecture into

broader, life-long applications within the

architecture profession by designing a portfolio

that represents in a meaningful way a range of

architecture and/or other coursework.

ARCH 4361. 3-D Computer Architectural

Modeling and Design. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Use of 3D computer modeling for

representation in abstract/realistic ways.

Creation/arrangement of objects. Setting

up lighting. Developing surface materials.

Creating still renderings/animations. Ways

computer visualization can be used for design

exploration, feedback during idea development,

and realistic representation of designs. prereq:

3351, Arch major

ARCH 4382. Computer-Aided Architectural

Design. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Computer-aided tools as used in design.

Practice in 2-/3-D CAD, image manipulation.

Advanced multimedia visualization techniques,

including solid modeling, photo realistic

imaging, animation, and video editing/

recording.

ARCH 4410. Topics in Architectural History.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Selected topics in Architectural History

ARCH 4421W. Architecture and

Interpretation: The Cave and the Light. (WI;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Historical/hermeneutical investigation of

iconography of grotto. Intertwined themes of

descent into earth and ascent to light, from

earliest strata of human culture to present day.

prereq: [3411, 3412] or instr consent

ARCH 4423. Gothic Architecture. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

History of architecture and urban design in

Western Europe, from 1150 to 1400. prereq:

3411 or instr consent

ARCH 4424. Renaissance Architecture. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

History of architecture and urban design in

Italy, from 1400 to 1600. Emphasizes major

figures (Brunelleschi, Alberti, Bramante,

Palladio) and evolution of major cities (Rome,

Florence, Venice). prereq: 3411 or instr

consent

ARCH 4425W. Baroque Architecture. (WI; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Architecture and urban design in Italy, from

1600 to 1750. Emphasizes major figures

(Bernini, Borromini, Cortona, Guarini) and

evolution of major cities (Rome, Turin). prereq:

3411 or instr consent

ARCH 4428. History and Culture of

European Cities. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

This is a history course aimed at investigating

the rich urban, landscape and architectural

legacy of European cities, tracing their complex

histories through the development of city

morphology, and ceremonial and quotidian

spaces. The course is location and content

and focus will change as location of study

program changes. Lectures are in class and

also includes several field trips to historic sites

and landscapes.

ARCH 4431. Eighteenth-Century

Architecture and the Enlightenment. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Architecture, urban planning, and garden

design in Europe and America, 1650 to 1850.

ARCH 4432. Modern Architecture. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Fall Odd Year)

Architecture and urban design in Europe and

the United States from early 19th century to

World War II. prereq: 3412 or instr consent

ARCH 4434. Contemporary Architecture. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Even Year)

Developments, theories, movements, and

trends in architecture and urban design from

World War II to present. prereq: 3412 or instr

consent

ARCH 4435. History of American

Architecture. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall)

Through lectures, readings, discussion,

and research, we will analyze buildings and

spaces?architect designed and ?vernacular??

in the context of social, political, economic,

technological, and ecological change. As we

address these issues, we will examine the

ways design and daily life, performed locally,

interacted with national and global systems

and flows; and the role the built environment

has played in advancing structures and

concepts of class, gender, race, ethnicity, and

power. Students will gain a broad familiarity

with the history of American buildings and

landscapes, develop critical frameworks for

analysis, and enhance their understanding

of the environments they interact with every

day?as designers, citizens, consumers, and

professionals.

ARCH 4451. Contemporary Architectural

Thinking. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

This course examines major architectural

theories and debates which have informed,

catalyzed, or destabilized the discourse

of architecture in the past seven decades.

Focusing on selected key texts, ideologies, and

figures, the course considers the changing role

of architectural theory?as a vehicle of thought,

a guide for practice, a catalyst for design, and

a platform for debate. Topics shows formal or

theoretical resonances in the problematics and

poetics of architectural productions apropos

of the technofantasist neo-avant-gardism,

the post-structural semiosis, the postmodern

consumerism, conceptual architecture, pop

architecture, hippie counterculture, etc.

ARCH 4511. Materials and Methods I. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Building materials, assemblies, construction

operations shaping building designs. Material

properties for designing/detailing building

systems, elements, components. Applications.

Modeling, hands-on building experiences.

prereq: BS Arch major or BDA major jr/sr

ARCH 4521. Environmental Technology I. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Issues related to environmental quality/design.

Climate response. Heating, cooling, lighting

design. Indoor air quality. prereq: BS Arch

major

ARCH 4552. Integrated Design Processes.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Wood/steel building design topics. Emphasizes

whole building design and individual structural

elements. Conceptual design strategies.

Planning/design phases. Criteria for selection

of building systems. Principles of wood/

steel structural systems. Basic building code

requirements. Individual/group design/research

projects.

ARCH 4561. Architecture and Ecology.

(ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Introduction to theories/practices of ecological

approaches to architectural design. Ecological

context, implications/opportunities of

architecture. Historical/theoretical framework

for ecological design thinking. Issues studied

at various scales: site/community, building,

component.

ARCH 4571. Architectural Structures I. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Structural mechanics, graphic/quantitative

analysis. Loads, materiality, strength,

equilibrium, stability, serviceability, reliability.

External/internal forces. Shear/moment

diagrams/calculations. Structural behavior of

building systems. Design using wood/steel

members. prereq: BS Arch major

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ARCH 4671. Historic Preservation. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Philosophy, theory, origins of historic

preservation. Historic archaeology, research,

descriptive analysis, documentation.

Government's role, standards/guidelines,

building codes, neighborhood preservation,

advocacy. Using primary/secondary resources.

Controversial aspects. prereq: Jr or sr or instr

consent

ARCH 4672. Historic Building Conservation.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Historic building materials, systems,

methods of conservation. Structural systems,

building repair/pathology. Introducing new

environmental systems. Conserving interiors.

Research on materials/techniques, using

primary/secondary resources. Documenting

with photography/measured drawings. prereq:

4671 or concurrent enrollment in 4671 or instr

consent

ARCH 4674. World Heritage Conservation.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Design/planning options for conservation

of historic buildings/cultural heritage sites.

Case studies link current practices, methods/

solutions with expert preservationists, site

conservationists, local communities in

development/design of conservation proposals.

prereq: Jr or sr or instr consent

ARCH 4701W. Introduction to Urban Form

and Theory. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Urban form, related issues of design/theory/

culture. Thematic history of cities. Lectures,

discussions, assignments. prereq: [3411, 3412]

or instr consent

ARCH 5001. Architectural Design Studies:

Representation & Design. (1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Summer)

During this six week, summer intensive course,

students will focus on basic issues of visual

thinking and conceptual representation in

architecture. This sequence of complementary

exercises introduces issues and ways of

working intended to complement educational

backgrounds from other, non-architectural,

disciplines. To do that we have designed

the exercises to juxtapose different ways of

perceiving and understanding constructed

environments. While exploring these

architectural ways of thinking, the exercises will

also help to acknowledge preconceptions that

may hinder one's ability to explore conceptual

decisions.

ARCH 5101. Architectural Design Studies. (;

7 cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Principles/methods architecture design.

Theories, history, technologies, media, and

processes as foundation for critical thinking.

Analytic modeling, visual thinking. prereq: 3+

track for MArch

ARCH 5110. Architecture as Catalyst. (1 cr.

[max 3 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Spring)

Topical workshops on design methods,

theories, or emerging practices. prereq: M.Arch

ARCH 5207. Venice Design Workshop. (; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Design interventions with special concerns for

urban landscapes, heritage conservation, and

sustainable development. Jointly conducted

with a graduate landscape architecture design

studio. Design techniques for site plans/

masterplans. Final project. prereq: M.Arch or

instr consent

ARCH 5212. Undergraduate Architecture

Studio 05: Advanced Design. (6 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Advanced design studio to engage students in

range of critical subjects to be determined by

respective instructors. Intended to challenge

students with independent/experimental

approach to design that builds on prior

knowledge, develop working methodologies/

design ethics. prereq: C- or better in 3281,

3282, 4283, 4284

ARCH 5241. Principles of Design

Programming. (; 3-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Spring)

Architectural programming. Client/user

needs. Equipment, space, activity analysis.

Site selection, precedent analysis. Analysis

of standards/regulations. Technology

and materials. Hypothesis formulation/

evaluation. Conceptual development, research,

representation, interpretation. prereq: [8251,

[M.Arch or MS Arch] major] or instr consent

ARCH 5250. Advanced Topics in Design.

(; 1-6 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Advanced topics in architectural design.

ARCH 5301. Conceptual Drawing. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Drawing as way of analyzing, exploring, and

generating design ideas. Projection systems,

diagramming, mapping. Different modes of

visual perception. Nonverbal structures. prereq:

MArch major or instr consent

ARCH 5313. Visual Communication

Techniques in Architecture. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Delineation, presentation, and design

techniques. Various visual media and methods

of investigation. prereq: M Arch major or instr

consent

ARCH 5321. Architecture in Watercolor. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Watercolor as a tool in design process.

Foundation principles, techniques, medium,

tools, materials. Color relationships, mixing,

composition, applications to design. prereq: M

Arch grad student or instr consent

ARCH 5350. Topics in Architectural

Representation. (; 1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Selected topics in architectural representation.

ARCH 5361. 3-D Computer Architectural

Modeling and Design. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Use of 3D computer modeling for

representation in abstract/realistic ways.

Computer modeling software. Creation/

arrangement of objects, setting up lighting,

developing surface materials, creating

still renderings/animations. Ways in which

computer visualization can be used for design

exploration, for feedback during development

of ideas, and for realistic representation of fully

formed designs. prereq: M Arch major

ARCH 5372. Computer Methods II. (; 1 cr. ;

S-N or Audit; Every Spring)

Current techniques, computer programs, and

their application to architectural computing and

design. prereq: 5371, concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 8252 and M Arch major

or instr consent

ARCH 5381. Introduction to Computer Aided

Architectural Design. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

2-D drawing, 3-D modeling/animation, printing,

plotting. Electronic networking/communications,

database management, spreadsheet analysis,

land-use analysis, project management.

prereq: Arch or BED or M Arch or grad student

in LA or instr consent

ARCH 5382. Computer Aided Architectural

Design. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

2-D/3-D CAD, image manipulation. Advanced

multimedia visualization techniques for design,

including solid modeling, photo-/realistic

imaging, animation, video-editing/recording.

ARCH 5391. Design and Representation

with BIM. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

In this course, students will be introduced to the

concept of Building Information Modeling (BIM)

through the use of Autodesk Revit, one, one of

the BIM software tools most commonly used

in architectural practice today. Students will

engage in a series of design exercises that will

require both learning and applying Revit in the

context of real world architectural scenarios.

In addition to learning Autodesk Revit as a

design tool, we will examine the use of BIM

technology within the architectural industry

through a series of case study examples. Also,

presenters will share firsthand accounts of

CAD and BIM Software being implemented in

architectural practice.

ARCH 5392. Digital Documentation:

Facades. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

This course explores two aspects of

contemporary architectural practice that are

bound up in a constantly evolving relationship:

Facades and BIM. Over the course of the

semester, students will study the anatomy

of contemporary enclosure systems and

understand the requirements that shape them.

We will look at systems that are complex,

layered and multi-functional, and develop an

understanding of contemporary enclosure

design relative to historical precedents.

ARCH 5410. Topics in Architectural History.

(; 3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Advanced study in architectural history.

Readings, research, seminar reports.

ARCH 5411. Principles of Design Theory. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Principles of design and their instrumentation.

How and why architecture theory is generated.

Types and significance of formal analysis.

Theoretical positions and modes of criticism.

prereq: M Arch major or instr consent

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ARCH 5412. Architecture: A Global and

Cultural History. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course examines the history of

architecture from a global perspective,

addressing a variety of traditions and

geographical locations, and following their

interconnections and exchanges.

ARCH 5413. Modern and Contemporary

Global Architecture. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

This course is a global history of modern

and contemporary architecture, tailored to

graduate students in the M.Arch. program. The

course examines the architectural production

of the 20th and 21st centuries through the

focused study of buildings, urban plans, unbuilt

designs, manifestos, and other visual and

textual documents. Students will be called

upon to reflect on issues of design, planning,

programming, technology, and representation,

connecting this course to their architectural

training and future professional practice.

At the same time, the course will offer a

critical and multidisciplinary perspective,

presenting architecture in the context of

culture, politics, economics, ideology, and

other historical developments. The premise of

this course is the fundamental role of history

for contemporary and future architectural

practice. The course assignments, readings,

and activities aim to spur a productive dialogue

between critical reflection and historical

knowledge with an eye towards creative action.

ARCH 5421. Architecture and Interpertation:

The Cave and the Light. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Spring)

Historical/hermeneutical investigation of

iconography of grotto. Intertwined themes of

descent into earth and ascent to light, from

earliest strata of human culture to present day.

prereq: [3411, 3412] or instr consent

ARCH 5423. Gothic Architecture. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

History of architecture and urban design in

Western Europe, from 1150 to 1400. prereq:

MS Arch or M Arch major or instr consent

ARCH 5424. Renaissance Architecture. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

History of architecture and urban design in

Italy, from 1400 to 1600. Emphasizes major

figures (Brunelleschi, Alberti, Bramante,

Palladio) and evolution of major cities (Rome,

Florence, Venice). prereq: MS Arch or M Arch

major or instr consent

ARCH 5425. Baroque Architecture. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Fall Odd Year)

Architecture and urban design in Italy, from

1600 to 1750. Emphasizes major figures

(Bernini, Borromini, Cortona, Guarini) and

evolution of major cities (Rome, Turin). prereq:

MS Arch or M Arch major or instr consent

ARCH 5431. Eighteenth-Century

Architecture and the Enlightenment. (3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Architecture, urban planning, and garden

design in Europe and America from 1650 to

1850.

ARCH 5432. Modern Architecture. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Architecture and urban design in Europe and

the United States, from early 19th century to

World War II. prereq: MS Arch or M Arch major

or instr consent

ARCH 5434. Contemporary Architecture. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Developments, theories, movements, and

trends in architecture and urban design, from

World War II to present. prereq: MS Arch or M

Arch major or instr consent

ARCH 5435. History of American

Architecture. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall)

Through lectures, readings, discussion,

and research, we will analyze buildings and

spaces?architect designed and ?vernacular??

in the context of social, political, economic,

technological, and ecological change. As we

address these issues, we will examine the

ways design and daily life, performed locally,

interacted with national and global systems

and flows; and the role the built environment

has played in advancing structures and

concepts of class, gender, race, ethnicity, and

power. Students will gain a broad familiarity

with the history of American buildings and

landscapes, develop critical frameworks for

analysis, and enhance their understanding

of the environments they interact with every

day?as designers, citizens, consumers, and

professionals.

ARCH 5441. Minnesota: Architecture and

Landscapes. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

History of major architectural monuments,

urban phenomena, and landscape forms

of Minnesota. Interrelationships between

architecture, geography, and people. prereq:

[3411, 3412] recommended

ARCH 5446. Architecture Since World War

II: Postwar Experimentation: Aesthetics and

Politics of Architecture. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Eight-week seminar. Avant-garde architectural

responses to postwar consciousness of

social issues/meaning. How tenets of

western avant-gardism were transformed by

regional constraints when introduced to post-

independent agendas of non-western world.

prereq: M Arch major

ARCH 5450. Topics in Architectural Theory.

(; 1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Selected topics in architectural theory and

criticism.

ARCH 5451. Architecture: Defining the

Discipline. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Paradigms through which architecture has

defined itself. Implications for its practice,

product, and architecture in general. Lecture,

discussion, design exercises. prereq: M Arch

major

ARCH 5452. Architecture: Design, Form,

Order, and Meaning. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Architecture and the issue of meaning.

Explores fundamental and constituent elements

of architectural form and order; their inherent

tectonic, phenomenal, experiential, and

symbolic characteristics; their potential and

implications for the creation and structure of

meaningful human places. prereq: M Arch

major or instr consent

ARCH 5461. North American Indian

Architecture. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Historic/contemporary principles/theories of

North American Indian architecture. Culture,

technology, environment, art, and craft of

North American Indians in their settlements/

architecture. prereq: M Arch major or instr

consent

ARCH 5462. Venice: A Port City. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Historical understanding of Venice and its

lagoon, the rise and decline of Venice as a

maritime empire as well as a port city of global

trades, and environmental issues of heritage

conservation. Seminars/field trips highlighting

architectural and artistic achievements of

Venice. prereq: M.Arch or MLA or instr consent

ARCH 5515. Technology One: Building

Materials and Construction Systems. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Building materials (concrete, masonry, steel,

timber, glass). Building systems (structure,

envelope, circulation, HVAC, plumbing).

Integration of systems. Building construction

processes/terminology. prereq: M Arch student

ARCH 5516. Technology Two: Luminous

and Thermal Design. (; 6 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Concepts/principles of daylighting, thermal,

energy, and systems integration. Architectural/

technological implications of lighting and

thermal design. Ecological thinking in support

of sustainable design decision making. prereq:

M Arch

ARCH 5517. Technology Three: Structural

Systems. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Structural behavior in withstanding gravity

and lateral forces. Evolution, range, and

applications of structural systems. Structural

analysis. Graphical methods, site visits, analog/

digital modeling. Case studies, problems.

prereq: M Arch student

ARCH 5518. Environmental Technology:

Integrative Ecological Design for

Responsive Architecture. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

This course introduces the ecological design

concepts and principles of daylighting, thermal,

energy, and building systems integration.

The course will provide students with an

understanding of the primary architectural

and technological implications of lighting

and thermal to inform design and ecological

thinking and to support sustainable design

decision-making.

ARCH 5521. Material Investigation:

Concrete. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Design projects identify common problems/

improvements, investigate alternatives, and

develop solutions where concrete is primary

building material. prereq: MArch or MS

ARCH 5523. Material Investigation: Steel

and Glass. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

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Design projects identify common problems and

improvements, investigate alternatives and

develop solutions where steel and glass are

the primary building materials. prereq: Grad

student

ARCH 5527. Material Investigations: Stone

and Water. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Design projects identify common problems/

improvements, investigate alternatives, and

develop solutions where wood is primary

building material. prereq: M.Arch or M.S.

ARCH 5539. Daylighting and Architecture

Design. (; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

This 15-week seminar will explore approaches

to daylighting and architectural design that

weave together diverse layers of ecological,

physiological, and psychological issues to

enhance our understanding and relationship of

light in place and time. We will explore how the

formal, aesthetic, atmospheric, and experiential

aspects of daylighting also support and foster

more sustainable and regenerative approaches

to architectural design. The goal of the seminar

is to familiarize students with daylighting from

an ecological perspective in order to use both

creatively in the design process.

ARCH 5541. Material Strategies. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Emergent materials in advanced building

design; strategies for material approaches

relevant to global resource flows, technological

trajectories, and sociocultural effects. Research

projects based on evaluative tools and case

studies. prereq: M Arch or Arch MS major

ARCH 5550. Topics in Technology. (; 1-4

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Selected topics in architecture technology,

e.g., construction, environmental management,

energy performance, lighting, materials.

ARCH 5561. Tech 1, Structures for Building.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Role of structure in architectural design.

Common systems found throughout history.

Review systems to identify parameters that

influence structural decisions. prereq: M Arch

major or instr consent

ARCH 5562. Tech 2, Intro to Building

Technology. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Origin/development of architectural idea.

Designs as direct means of representing our

underlying intentions. prereq: M.Arch or instr

consent

ARCH 5563. Tech 3: Advanced Building

Technology Integrated Building Systems.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Logic of integrating building systems. Improving

understanding of/thinking critically about

integration principles, theories, practice,

application. Identifying/working through

problems the project architect must address.

prereq: M.Arch or instr consent

ARCH 5564. Tech 4: Building Structural

Systems. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Main concepts related to building structures.

Basic knowledge of flow of forces. Review

of rules for sizing structures. Calculations to

understand systems behavior. Knowledge/tools

to design buildings considering structure within

design process. prereq: M.Arch or instr consent

ARCH 5609. Development and

Implementation of Research. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Bridge gaps among architectural research,

design, practice. Forum for students to

independently develop research topics/

implement research methods related to

architectural scholarship/practice, aided by

classmates, instructor, guest lecturers. prereq:

instr consent

ARCH 5611. Design in the Digital Age. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Introduction to design, design process.

Developing/understanding ways of seeing,

thinking, and acting as a designer. Changes

in design being wrought by digital technology.

Team design project. prereq: Grad student or

upper level undergrad student

ARCH 5621. Professional Practice in

Architecture. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Legal, ethical, business, and practical

requirements of architectural practice.

Contemporary and historical models of contract

formation, business principles, accounting,

project management, design services, and

marketing. prereq: M Arch major or instr

consent

ARCH 5630. Practicum: Advanced Issues

in Practice. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Suppressed

Penalty Grades; Every Fall & Spring)

Advanced architectural practice topics not

normally covered in curricula are examined/

evaluated as foundation for licensure/ARE 4.0

testing processes. prereq: M.S. Architecture or

M.Arch

ARCH 5650. Topics in Architectural

Practice. (; 1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics in architectural practice, methods of

design production, marketing, operation, and

relationships among clients, architecture, and

society. prereq: 5621, Arch major or 5621, M

Arch major or instr consent

ARCH 5651. Building Stories. (; 3 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Professional practice education by means of

case study analysis.

ARCH 5670. Topics in Historic Preservation.

(; 1-3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Selected topics in the theory, philosophy,

research, and methods of architectural historic

preservation.

ARCH 5671. Historic Preservation. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Philosophy, theory, origins of historic

preservation. Historic archaeology/research,

descriptive analysis, documentation of

historic buildings. Government's role in

historic preservation, preservation standards/

guidelines, preservation/building codes,

preservation advocacy.

ARCH 5672. Historic Building Conservation.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Historic building materials, systems, and

methods of conservation. Discussion of

structural systems, building repair and

pathology, introduction of new environmental

systems in historic buildings, and conservation

of historic interiors. Research on historic

building materials and techniques using

primary and secondary resources and on

documentation of a specific historic site through

large-format photography and measured

drawings. prereq: 3412, 5671 or instr consent

ARCH 5673. Historic Property Research and

Documentation. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Philosophy, theory, methods of historic building

research. Descriptive analysis of buildings,

building documentation, historical archaeology,

architectural taxonomy. prereq: [3412, 3641,

4671, 5671, 4672 or 5672] or instr consent

ARCH 5674. World Heritage Conservation.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Investigations of World Heritage conservation

and nomination for the preservation of historic

buildings and sites and their management

for public use. Case studies link current

practices, methods, and solutions with expert

preservationists, site conservationists and local

communities in the development and design

of preservation strategies. prereq: MS in Arch-

HP concentration or M.ARCH or MLA or instr

consent

ARCH 5676. Economics of Heritage

Preservation. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Theory and practice of heritage preservation-

based community redevelopment/economics.

Financial aspects of real estate development.

Case studies of recent historic rehabilitation

projects throughout Minnesota. Financial

feasibility and compliance with design

guidelines/regulatory aspects. Financial

incentives in other states/how new policies

in Minnesota might positively influence

preservation activity.

ARCH 5677. Preservation of the Vernacular

Built Environment and Cultural Landscape.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

Theoretical, methodological, practical

implications of preserving vernacular

environment such as commercial blocks,

strips/buildings, warehouses/sheds, wharves/

piers, abandoned streetcar tracks/railroad

spurs. prereq: Grad student, open to upper

level (junior/senior) undergraduates with instr

consent. Honors student encouraged.

ARCH 5678. Preservation & Sustainability.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Topics covered include identification of historic

properties, consideration of constraints on

modification, examination of potential energy-

saving treatments, consideration of the full

range of options for ?greening? buildings and

neighborhood, and discussion of resolution of

conflicts between the two.

ARCH 5686. Research Practices Final

Project: Research into Practice. (4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

The course is the first of a three-??course final

project sequence required as the capstone

experience for MS-??RP students. The

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course provides a forum for understanding

the current state of research in the design

and building industry and its trajectories

and trends. Student projects will apply this

knowledge to a regionally based commercial

or non-?????profit practices in the building

industry, assessing the firm???s research

capacity, mapping its potential in context of

innovative precedents and suggesting future

growth. prereq: MS-RP student

ARCH 5687. Research Practices Final

Project: Practice into Research. (4 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall)

Course is the second of a three-??course final

project sequence required as the capstone

experience for MS-??RP students. Building

upon the previous semester understanding the

state of research in the building industry, this

course develops a single case study project in

comparative context of contemporary practice.

The work of individual students adds to a

collective knowledge base on project best

practices and development of industry-?????

wide metrics and standards. Course meets

concurrently with ARCH 5688 Representation

of Case Studies. prereq: Arch 5686

ARCH 5688. Research Practices Final

Project: Representation of Case Studies. (1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

The course is the third of a three-??course final

project sequence required as the capstone

experience for MS-??RP students. This course

meets concurrently to ARCH 5687 Practice into

Research. Information graphics are essential to

understanding and explaining critical issues in

a case study. The format of information can be

designed to emphasize comparisons between

projects or to highlight unique characteristics

of individual projects. This course will explore

a variety of strategies commonly used in case

study documentation and ask the student

to apply one method to present the case

developed in ARCH 5687. prereq: Arch 5686

ARCH 5689. Advanced Inclusive

Professional Practice. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Advanced inclusive professional practice

class focuses on new and emerging issues in

architectural practice including: Lean design,

research practices, collaborative intercultural

competence. Student projects include creation

of interactive material and diagrams.

ARCH 5711. Theory and Principles of Urban

Design. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Seminar. Debate on dominant theories/

paradigms informing city design from

renaissance to 21th century. Critical issues

central to current debates. prereq: M Arch

major or LA grad major or grad student or instr

consent

ARCH 5721. Case Studies in Urban Design.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Reading seminar. Evolution of contemporary

city. Dynamics that created contemporary

urban spatial patterns. Planning/design

theories that have guided public interventions

in built environment. Thematic texts, classroom

discussions. prereq: Grad student or instr

consent

ARCH 5731. Territorial City. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Seminar. Students research, define, and

test conditions within which the territory

and contemporary city coexist. Site for

research is Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Readings, discussions, field trips, collaborative

development of urban proposals.

ARCH 5750. Topics in Urban Design. (;

1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Special topics in theory/practice of urban

design.

ARCH 5756. Public Interest Design:

Principles and Practices. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

As the allied fields of design evolve in

response to an increasing number of global

challenges?inequity, social and political

turmoil, disruptive climate-change, accelerating

population growth?the question of how

designers will address the needs of the most

vulnerable among us is fundamental. Public

Interest Design (PID), an emerging area of

specialization within the design professions,

specifically considers the concerns of the vast

majority of the world's inhabitants who are

historically under-resourced and ill-equipped

to respond to the "Grand Challenges" facing

humankind. With this mind, this introductory

survey course has two aims: First, to critically

examine the range of environmental, economic,

social, and ethical issues that underpins

work with under-resourced domestic and

international communities?including how

these concerns can be collectively addressed

to become more resilient; and second, to

investigate organizational models that seek

to broaden the traditional scope of the allied

design fields as disciplines and professions by

advocating a humanitarian basis for practice.

ARCH 5993. Directed Study. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Guided individual reading or study. prereq: instr

consent

Art (ARTS)

ARTS 1001. Introduction to Contemporary

Art and Theory. (DSJ,AH; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Introductory overview of contemporary

artistic practices/theoretical foundations.

Familiarization with contemporary

critical/creative practices. Approaches to

contemporary art through lens of cultural

diversity/social justice.

ARTS 1001H. Honors Introduction to

Contemporary Art and Theory. (AH,DSJ; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Introductory overview of contemporary

artistic practices/theoretical foundations.

Familiarization with contemporary

critical/creative practices. Approaches to

contemporary art through lens of cultural

diversity/social justice. Prereq: Honors student

ARTS 1002. Art and Life: Thinking About

Ethics Through Art. (AH,CIV; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Case examples from visual arts. Ethical

theories. Philosophical take on relationship

between art, life, ethics.

ARTS 1101. Introduction to Drawing. (AH;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

This is an introductory studio course that

exposes students to the ideas, methods, and

materials of drawing. Fundamental elements

such as line, value, texture, shape and space

are explored in works using media such as

graphite, charcoal and ink on a variety of

surfaces. Found and other source materials

are utilized in collage and mixed-media

works. In hands-on exercises and projects,

students will create original work based on

observation and imagination. This course will

also introduce techniques and methods to

realize and evaluate visual ideas. Technical

demonstrations, lectures and exhibition

visits will provide starting points for further

explorations. Individual and group critiques will

help students to address technical concerns

and contextualize their work within the rich

history of drawing. Studio work outside of class

time is expected.

ARTS 1102. Introduction to Painting. (AH;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

This is an introductory studio course that

will focus on the fundamentals of painting

(oil and/or acrylic). We will explore a variety

of media, techniques, and subject matter.

Our assignments will emphasize developing

the skills and understanding of basic

painting fundamentals, using traditional and

experimental approaches to painting, such

as: color mixing and relationships, tone, mark-

making, texture, abstraction, space, and

visual language. There will be demonstrations,

practice, field trip(s) and class discussion. We

will develop the verbal and analytical skills

necessary to critically examine students' work.

We will look at historical and contemporary

painters. This course provides an introduction

the creative process through hands-on

investigation, observation of the immediate

environment, and the exploring the artist's

imagination. Studio work outside of class is

expected.

ARTS 1103. Introduction to Printmaking:

Relief, Screen and Digital Processes. (AH;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Students will be introduced to techniques

of relief printing using oil based inks,

screenprinting using water based inks, and

digital printmaking. Relief projects (linoleum

and woodcut) emphasize the exploration of

mark making, printing techniques and color

layering. Screen print and digital applications

will explore layering, color and image making

strategies. Students will learn digital strategies

for creating images in screen printing, working

from both photo and drawn sources. The

course includes the historical context and

recent innovations for each process in order

to develop contemporary applications for

these each method. Students will develop

meaningful content in conjunction with the

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acquisition of technical skills. Individual and

group critiques will help students to address

technical concerns and contextualize their

work within the rich history of printmaking.

Studio work outside of scheduled class time is

expected.

ARTS 1104. Introduction to Drawing and

Printmaking. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

This course exposes students to the ideas,

methods, and materials of drawing and

printmaking. Fundamental elements such

as line, value, texture, shape and space

are explored in works using media such

as graphite, charcoal and ink on a variety

of surfaces. Students will be introduced to

printmaking methods through monoprinting

and other immediate techniques. In hands-on

exercises and projects, students will create

original work based on observation and

imagination. Slide lectures and critiques will

help students to address technical concerns

and contextualize their work within the rich

history of these two graphic media. Studio work

outside of scheduled class time is expected.

ARTS 1107. Introduction to Digital Drawing.

(AH; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course introduces students to digital

drawing as a means of expression. Students

will experiment with methods of making

marks on a surface or virtual surface, and the

materiality and process of making those marks.

In this introductory drawing course, students

will explore the realm of possibilities of digital

technology as an essential component in a

contemporary drawing practice. Elements such

as line, value, texture, shape and space are

explored in works using digital technology.

Students will learn the basics of drawing using

Wacom Bamboo, Cintiq tablets, and Adobe

software applications. This class provides

students with hands on experience with

technological aids in art making such as a

laser cutter, digital router, 3d printers, digital

embroidery machine, vinyl cutter, and sonic

welder. Students will also gain experience

using large format Epson printers with a variety

of materials. This class will use drawing to

explore conceptual development and critical

thinking. Individual and collaborative projects

are aimed to provide students with technical

ability while building concept and content in the

work. Individual and group critiques will help

students to address technical concerns and

contextualize their work within the rich history

of drawing. Studio work outside of scheduled

class time is expected.

ARTS 1201. Art + Change: The

Transformational Power of Art. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Art+ Change: The Transformational Power

of Art is an introduction to the complex and

varied artist-centered approaches to the

social, ethical, political, and environmental

challenges of our times. As an emerging

form of art, contemporary socially engaged

art is not a monolithic practice and goals

amongst practitioners exhibit a wide range

of approaches. Artists may work towards

changing dominant systems in order to foster

more positive outcomes; other artists strive

to acknowledge and call out complexity and

contradictions of those same systems. While

artists working in this field, commonly called

social practice work, investigate a broad set

of topics and media approaches, with varying

motivations and intentions, what they share

is a foregrounding of the subject and content

that informs the work. This course examines

the way engaged social art practice can lead

to sustained connections and shared visions

within communities and institutions; can

create a more just and equitable culture; and

can address many pressing environmental

and social issues of our day. The class

investigates the role of the art as a catalyst for

social change. We will approach this through

questions and dialogue, acknowledging that

many of the tensions and contradictions cannot

be resolved but are still worth the effort to

recognize and address. This course combines

a research-based learning environment with

a strong studio- based component. Through

readings, presentations, field trips, experiential

and sensory opportunities, case studies, video

presentations, and class project initiatives,

we will explore the spectrum of contemporary

strategies to a socially engaged approach

to art. Students will create hands-on and a

culminating collaborative creative project and

will learn to identify themes, develop ideas

individually, and collectively and execute these

ideas through multiple ways of knowing and

making of art projects. Through a variety of

media, students will be encouraged to explore

issues and address themes that they are

passionate about. Students will be assessed

through their participation in discussion,

through their writing, and the quality of their

creative projects

ARTS 1202. Art and Yoga: Combining

Somatic, Contemplative, and Creative

Practices. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Art and Yoga integrates somatic and

creative practices for greater peace, joy,

self-acceptance, and vitality. It nurtures your

full creative potential and develops your

connection to your inner resources through a

careful sequencing of yoga and art. Each class

opens with yoga, chanting, and meditation,

which leads into guided creative exercises

with various art materials. This yoga-then-

art sequence helps you selectively calm and

energize the body/mind prior to experimenting

with the expressive arts. Highlighting Kundalini

Yoga, during each class we learn a mixture

of pranayam (breathing techniques), kriyas

(postural asana sequences), and meditations

with mudra (hand positions) and mantra

(repetition of primal sounds and sacred

phrases). Along the way students learn

effective self-care practices to manage stress

and overwhelm. During the second half of each

class, once in a meditative, yogic state, we

explore a guided creative prompt, typically

using oil pastels, water-based paints and other

mixed media for drawing and painting, or pen

and paper for creative writing. Occasionally

we explore sound and authentic movement.

Overall, the course emphasizes the creative

process rather than the final outcome; the

intention is to cultivate a non-judgmental

attitude towards our body/minds and the

creative gifts we have to share. You leave the

course feeling stronger emotionally, physically,

and creatively. Bring a yoga mat and wear

comfortable clothing to class. Art materials

are supplied for the creative exercises we do

during class. The yoga-then-art sequence is

also used during your weekly home practice.

A list will be provided for you to purchase

supplies to use at home, though feel free to

use materials you already own. Evaluation

based on attendance, participation, quality of

engagement, a service component, regular

home creative practice, two self-assessment

written reports, and one additional home

creative project. This class is for all levels of art

and yoga backgrounds: although welcome, no

previous experience is necessary.

ARTS 1203. Art + The Mississippi River. (4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

As the Mississippi River flows through campus,

it shapes the site of a seventy-two-mile

urban national park in the heart of Dakota

homeland. Using the river as a basis for

artistic inquiry, research, and collaborative

practices, students engage in interdisciplinary

creative explorations while learning about

water ecologies and politics: mapping, book-

making, digital photography, sound portraits,

aerial photography, underwater photography,

and performance. The Mississippi River,

increasingly identified with the University of

Minnesota, sparks our collective imagination

and connects us through time, water, land,

and culture. In this course we will focus on

learning about the Mississippi, and ourselves,

by cultivating a personal relationship with the

river and experimenting with art to convey this.

We will examine why place-based learning,

systems thinking, and engaged individual

and collective creative engagement can lead

to out-of-the-box learning, art-making, and

innovative solutions to challenging social and

ecological problems. Students are not expected

to have previous art experience but will be

introduced to a number of media approaches.

This class provides multiple opportunities

to learn about how art intersects with other

disciplines, including physics, geology, history,

anthropology. Our process will value multiple

ways of knowing, generate varied perspectives,

emphasize peer-to-peer learning, and introduce

a range of creative media, materials, and

technologies. Class activities will include

traveling on a river boat, launching aerial

balloon cameras, visiting cultural, scientific, and

historic places, and engaging in conversations

with guest artists, architects, composers,

scientists, and culture keepers. Many students

at the University of Minnesota are looking

for ways to be creative in how they connect

to issues that they care about. This course

introduces approaches that will assist students

in learning how to initiate and create these

types of art projects and practices.

ARTS 1701. Introduction to Photography.

(AH; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Presents conceptual, technical, historical

aspects of photography within fine arts context.

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Emphasis on creative process through hands-

on experience in use of camera, digital, black/

white, darkroom processes.

ARTS 1704. Introduction to Moving Images.

(AH; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Introduction to Moving Images provides

students with the fundamentals of moving

image production including camera work,

lighting, and sound. Students will explore

audio/visual aesthetics and fundamental

elements of narrative, experimental, and

animated moving images. Students create

several short film projects, both individually

and in groups and develop skills in critical

evaluation through critique sessions that

investigate the aesthetic, technical and

cultural interpretation of moving images.This

course is the prerequisite for intermediate

level Department of Art courses in Moving

Images including Narrative Digital Filmmaking,

Experimental Film and Video, Animation and

Super 8 and 16 mm Filmmaking.

ARTS 1801. Introduction to Ceramics:

Wheel-Throwing and Hand-Building

Techniques. (AH; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Interested in working with a material and

practice that dates back 20,000 years? Want

direct engagement with creative processes

and materials that correlate the hand and the

eye with the mind? The course introduces

an exciting hands-on experience of ceramic

three-dimensional object making. The course

introduces general aspects of ceramic practice

in art form, based on wheel-throwing and hand-

building techniques, using electric and gas

firing methods. It also deals with the basic

visual concepts of three-dimensional form

whether utilitarian object or non-utilitarian

object. The assignments in this course

introduce various fundamental elements,

technically and artistically, of artistic ceramic

production. Students become familiar with

the processes and techniques of working with

and firing clay, and also the artistic formal

languages and experience of externalizing

inner thought. Critiques will be used as

a tool for developing critical thinking and

project development. Finished pieces will be

produced that reflect the full ceramic production

experience.

ARTS 1802. Introduction to Sculpture:

Understanding the Fundamentals of the

Practice of Sculpture. (AH; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course will help you gain an understanding

of the fundamentals of sculpture through a

studio practice with a variety of materials,

concepts, techniques, and styles. The course

is an introduction to the inherent nature of

materials, the development of form in real

space, and the shops and tools with which to

create sculptural forms in our state-of-the-art

facilities. We will focus on the foundations of

sculpture through hands-on demonstrations

of basic sculptural processes: for example,

carving, modeling, assembling, and casting.

You will also be exposed to, and experiment

with, the diverse range of approaches, work

methods, and topics that have occupied

sculptors both past and present. Students

learn the proper use and function of the

wood and metal shops, as well as a variety

of other tools and techniques, including new

technologies such as the Laser Cutter and VR

(Virtual Reality), along with more traditional

techniques such as metal casting, paper

folding, clay, and plaster. You will discover

your individual creative process and aid the

sculptural articulation of your conceptual issues

through discussion and critique of your class

accomplishments. Critiques will be used as a

tool for developing critical thinking and project

development.

ARTS 1803. Introduction to Sculpture and

Ceramics. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course introduces the fundamentals

of sculpture and ceramics through a studio

practice with a variety of materials, methods,

and ideas. Through a studio practice, students

will explore hands on experience to find a way

to engage with creative production process.

The finished pieces will be discussed through

various points of views. The instruction in this

class will be given through: 1. Demonstrations

of techniques 2. Slide presentations and

lectures 3. Individual assistance and instruction

4. Individual and group critiques / discussion

and evaluation

ARTS 3110. Intermediate Drawing. (; 4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

An intermediate level course that expands

upon skills learned in beginning drawing.

Specialized drawing techniques in dry and

wet media will be introduced as well as

contemporary, experimental, and conceptual

approaches and issues. prereq: 1101 or 1104

ARTS 3120. Intermediate Painting. (; 4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course explores traditional and

nontraditional concepts and techniques of

painting and the development of artistic voice.

The goal of this course is to provide students

with a working knowledge of techniques,

materials, processes and aesthetic sensibilities

related to contemporary painting. Exploration of

individual approach and self- directed concepts

are stressed. Students can choose to work

with acrylics and/or oils. Studio work outside of

scheduled class time is expected. prereq: 1102

ARTS 3130. Intermediate Printmaking:

Traditional and Contemporary Approaches.

(; 4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

The print as vehicle for conceptual/personal

expression. Traditional printmaking techniques,

evolving contemporary processes for realizing

visual concepts. Historical/cultural development

of multiple/matrix as means of communication.

prereq: 1103 or 1104

ARTS 3140. Figure Drawing. (4 cr. [max 12

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is designed to develop ability in

drawing through observation and interpretation

of the human form. Some in class work

and assignments will be structured with

strict limitations, including choices of media.

Students will explore contemporary viewpoints

and modern aspects of the figure through slide

lectures and class discussions. Prereq: 1101 or

1104

ARTS 3150. Dimensional Painting. (; 4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring)

This course explores the hybridization of

painting, sculpture, and installation. The

illusionary space and techniques of two

dimensional media is combined and co-exists

with three dimensional sculptural approaches.

Students will discover their own solutions to

painting in space. Formats for projects include

wall constructions, wall paintings, object-based

paintings, found objects, assemblage, reliefs,

floor works, and installations. The students will

also explore a vast number of materials, and

the technical problems and solutions that are

possible. Historical and contemporary artists

and concepts that are relevant to dimensional

painting will also be introduced. Studio work

outside of class is expected. prereq: 1102

ARTS 3170. Intermediate Digital Drawing. (;

4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Possibilities of digital technology as tool and

component in contemporary, creative drawing

practice. prereq: 1107

ARTS 3180. Zines, Comics, and Books. (4

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

This class introduces students to the culture

and creation of artists books, comics, and

zines. Students will generate one example of

each format, while being exposed to a wide

range of works and relevant processes. We

will view and read examples across cultures

and develop an understanding of the history

and contemporary context for making artists

books. We will look at zines that embrace

punk culture, gay culture, counter culture, and

feminist movements. We will read graphic

novels and connect with the local comics

scene. We will visit archives of artists books

in the Twin Cities, starting with the impressive

collection at the University of Minnesota.

Students will learn basic letterpress printing

and screen printing as well as other generative

techniques for self-publishing, from the copy

machine to internet publishing. Students will

also be introduced to binding techniques for the

artists' book section of this class.

ARTS 3190. Watercolor Painting. (; 4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Students will explore expressive and

technical possibilities of watercolor including

contemporary, traditional, and experimental

approaches to painting. They will learn about

pictorial structure, color relationships, and

forming creative ideas for visual expression.

Projects will focus on both representational

and abstract imagery. This class encourages

the development of critical thinking, self?-

evaluation, and the pursuit of independent

ideas. Contemporary and historical painting

will be introduced as a reference for painting

projects. In addition to creating artwork, we

will discuss the creative process and artistic

practice through selected readings. A goal of

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this course is for students to understand the

importance of painting as a thinking process

and as a language. Prerequisites: ARTS 1101,

1102, or 1104

ARTS 3206W. Art + Ecology. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

Art + Ecology explores the history, theory,

and contemporary practice of artists engaged

with the ecological issues of our time. This

seminar offers an introduction to the dynamic

and emerging field of Environmental Art,

focusing on the ways in which artists use

creativity to work across disciplines to address

ecological concerns. This course investigates

the role contemporary artists play as catalysts

in relation to a range of concerns, including

environmental justice, mass extinction, climate

change, and treatment of "waste" as well as

issues of the quality of the air, water, soil, and

habitat. This seminar also will introduce the

notion of artists as agents of change who build

communities of ecologically aware practices

around interrelated environmental and social

issues. Students will be encouraged to see how

their creativity and imagination can contribute

to finding solutions to pressing environmental

problems.

ARTS 3230. Sound Art. (; 4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This Sound Art course is designed to

cultivate your curiosity about the sonic as

a contemporary art modality. It provides an

introduction to diverse practices, techniques,

and ways of thinking about sound while

encouraging you to develop and expand upon

your creative work. Students produce creative

projects using sound as primary material.

History of experimental sound art from early

20th century to present. Critiques, readings,

writing, public presentations will be included

weekly. prereq: 1704

ARTS 3240. Making Art Interactive. (; 4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Conceptual/aesthetic development with digital,

interactive art. Experimental approaches to

interactive technologies. Responsive, tangible

media. Critical theory/history of new media.

prereq: 1704

ARTS 3250. Art + Performance. (; 4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Studio practice, investigation of forms of

expression involving narrative, performance,

installation. Hybrid art forms introduced by

Dada movement in 1920's, continued by

Fluxus movement in 1950's, to contemporary

performance/installation artists.

ARTS 3300. Intermediate Sculpture. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Studio practice. Historical/contemporary

methods/concepts. Personal sculptural

thinking in various media platforms. Individual/

collaborative modes for contemporary

sculptural practice. prereq: [1001, 1301] or

[2301, 3390]

ARTS 3401V. Honors: Critical Theories

and Their Construction From a Studio

Perspective. (AH,WI,CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

This honors course examines primary critical

theories that shape analysis of works of art.

Evaluation of works from artist's perspective.

Theory as organizational structure from which

to understand contemporary works. prereq:

[junior] or instr consent

ARTS 3401W. Critical Theories and Their

Construction From a Studio Perspective.

(WI,CIV,AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Primary critical theories that shape analysis of

works of art. Evaluation of works from artist's

perspective. Theory as organizational structure

from which to understand contemporary works.

prereq: instr consent

ARTS 3404W. Professional Practices in

the Arts. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Professional Practices in the Arts is a course

that examines practical applications of

presentation, documentation, business skills,

and career planning specific to studio art. It

provides a foundation of practical information

to assist undergraduate and graduate studio

majors in building a successful career. The

course consists of lectures, discussions,

readings, presentations, and demonstrations.

The class will spend a significant amount of

time discussing different types of art venues

and the appropriate contexts for different

types of work. Additionally, we will assess

and interpret individual students' work as a

means to generating appropriate questions and

insights for artists statements. prereq: Grad

student or [Art BFA student or Art Major, jr or

sr]

ARTS 3415H. Honors Exhibition. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Advanced problems in studio and research,

leading to a magna or summa exhibition.

prereq: [Magna or summa honors candidate],

instr consent, dept consent

ARTS 3416H. Honors Thesis: Supporting

Paper. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Summa thesis paper written in support of

honors exhibition or in relation to candidate's

visual/conceptual interests. prereq: Summa

level honors candidate, instr consent

ARTS 3481. Curatorial Practice Field

Experience. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course looks at current critical questions

of curating and exhibition making. We explore

the process of developing an exhibition,

building working relationships with artists and

understanding how to e?ectively communicate

ideas to turn a concept into a project. The

course assumes that curating has also evolved

from a practice associated with a museum

art expert to something that is increasingly

framed as a creative marketable skill related

to cultural production. Discussions, readings,

and coursework include consideration of

gallery and public space and audience

experience. Curatorial trends will be explored

via site visits to established and alternative

exhibit spaces. Students are introduced to a

wide variety of artists and how their work is

contextualized by the exhibition format. Site

visits to exhibition spaces and conversations

with professional curators reinforce the course

material. Through practice and application,

students examine the evolving de?nitions and

responsibilities of a curator, and a variety of

issues related to the development of a coherent

and relevant exhibition. Students participate

in hands-on, curatorial workshops, and curate

a professional, public presentation using a

nontraditional space, gallery space, digital

space or other local venue.

ARTS 3490. Workshop in Art. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Selected topics and intensive studio activity;

topics vary yearly.

ARTS 3499. Internship at Katherine E. Nash

Gallery. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Hands-on experience in day-to-day operation/

mission of Department of Art's professional

gallery. prereq: 1001 or ARTH 1XXX or instr

consent

ARTS 3710. Black and White Darkroom

Photography. (; 4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Classical photographic practice, concentrating

on camera and darkroom controls. Historical

overview of the medium. Conceptual and

contemporary approaches to traditional

themes. prereq: 1701

ARTS 3720. The Extended Image. (; 4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Manipulation of the photo image using various

camera and darkroom methods including

sequence, multiples, narrative, and book

formats. Marking and altering photographic

surfaces, applied color, and toning. Use of the

photograph in interdisciplinary projects. prereq:

1701

ARTS 3730. Intermediate Digital

Photography. (4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Photographic digital imaging in fine arts.

Manipulation, computer applications. Editing in

photo imaging software. prereq: 1701

ARTS 3740. Lighting and the Constructed

Image. (4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Take charge of your photographs and moving

images. This class is about making pictures

vs. taking pictures. Students will learn to use

flash and continuous light sources to shape

the content and feeling of your work, to create

worlds, characters, and stories. Some projects

will be specific to still photography, but you

will have the option of working with moving

image in others. You will learn principles of

lighting that apply to all media. In addition to

lighting, the use of props, sets, costumes and

digital manipulation will be explored in a series

of student projects. We will learn to control

and shape light in the studio and on location,

in table-top setups and large-scale outdoor

productions. We will look at contemporary and

historic artists in all genres who are masters

of the constructed image. There will be a lot of

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hands-on skills taught in this class, but always

in the service of exploring and expressing

your personal vision. prereq: ARTS 1701

Introduction to Photography

ARTS 3750. Narrative Digital Filmmaking. (4

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Narrative forms of video. Documentary,

live action, memoir, experimental forms.

Digital video production and editing. Personal

aesthetic and conceptual directions.

Theory, critical readings about historical and

contemporary works in video. prereq: [1704 or

instr consent]

ARTS 3760. Experimental Film and Video.

(4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Experimental approaches in producing digital

video within a contemporary art context. Using

digital media technologies in installation,

performance, and interactive video art.

Emphasizes expanding personal artistic

development. Theoretical issues, critical/

historical readings/writings in media arts.

prereq: ARTS 1704

ARTS 3770. Animation. (; 4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Creating ideas visually with 2- and 3-

dimensional animation technologies. Vector-

and layer-based raster animation. Modeling

objects and spaces, creating textures, lighting,

movement, sound track. prereq: ARTS 1704

ARTS 3780. Super 8 and 16 MM Filmmaking.

(4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course will explore the medium of

Super 8 filmmaking in the tradition of the

experimental and avant ?garde. We will focus

on the physicality of the film stock, the basic

mechanics of the camera and projector, and

how these elements translate into a visual

language and aesthetic. Students will learn

how to shoot, process, edit, splice, project, and

transfer their own super 8 films. This course

will balance the technical, conceptual, and

historical aspects of small? gauge or amateur

analog filmmaking, and address what it means

to work in this medium at the beginning of

the 21st century. The course will include

presentations, readings, and discussions

on contemporary and historical artists in the

medium, as well as outside film screenings and

lectures. Classroom visits by artists will also

provide an informed context for the primary

course objective.

ARTS 3820. Ceramic: Wheel Throwing. (; 4

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Expands wheel-throwing skills, develops

aesthetic awareness of ceramic forms. Kiln

firing, glaze formulation. prereq: 1801

ARTS 3830. Ceramic Sculpture. (; 4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Intermediate hand building. Development of

abilities, critical awareness. Kiln firing, glaze

formulation. prereq: 1801

ARTS 3850. Foundry and Metal Sculpture. (;

4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Metal casting of sculpture in bronze, iron,

aluminum, other metals. Studio practice,

investigation of historical/contemporary

methods and concepts. Development of

personal sculptural imagery. prereq: ARTS

1802

ARTS 3860. Sculpture and Installation. (4

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

This class will examine the historical and

contemporary aspects of sculpture installation

art. The structure of this studio course provides

space for in-depth research, idea development,

individual exploration, experimentation, play

and critical feedback. This course is not media

specific, you will be working with materials that

work with the concepts in your practice. You

are encouraged to explore the use of sound,

video and performance in your installations.

A generous amount of studio time is allowed

for studio work and personal exploration

augmented by readings, field trips and visiting

artist lectures. prereq: 1802

ARTS 3890. 3D Modeling and Digital

Fabrication. (4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

In this class, students will learn the basic skills

of 3D computer modeling and digital fabrication

to generate objects using the Department of

Art's 3D Printers, 3-axis CNC Router and Laser

Cutter. Instruction includes computer modeling

in Adobe Illustrator and Rhino, transfer of files

and object fabrication.

ARTS 3896. Internship. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

S-N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Field work at local, regional, national,

or international arts organization or with

professional artist provides experience in

activities/administration of art/art-based

organizations. prereq: BFA Art major, instr

consent

ARTS 5105. Advanced Dimensional

Painting. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Illusionary space applied to sculptural forms.

Practical applications of spatial/painterly

concepts. Emphasizes critical/visual judgment.

Development of cohesive body of work

reflecting interaction of two/three dimensions.

prereq: 3105 or instr consent

ARTS 5110. Advanced Drawing. (; 4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This studio course provides students the

opportunity to investigate individual ideas

and work on self-guided projects within a

communal learning environment. Students will

be encouraged to develop and execute their

ideas with skillfulness and clarity. Through

a consideration of diverse materials and

practices, students will develop a proficiency

in the language of contemporary drawing or

painting. This course is designed to assist

students in making connections between

their own work and larger global themes and

issues. Group and individual critiques, field

trips, reviewing the work of other artists and

readings will supplement studio work. Students

are expected to spend time working on their

projects outside of scheduled class time.

prereq: Art major and ARTS 3110

ARTS 5120. Advanced Painting. (; 4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This studio course provides students the

opportunity to investigate individual ideas

and work on self-guided projects within a

communal learning environment. Students will

be encouraged to develop and execute their

ideas with skillfulness and clarity. Through

a consideration of diverse materials and

practices, students will develop a proficiency

in the language of contemporary painting. This

course is designed to assist students make

connections between their own work and larger

global themes and issues. Group and individual

critiques, field trips, reviewing the work of other

artists and readings will supplement studio

work. Students are expected to spend time

working on their paintings outside of scheduled

class time. prereq: ARTS 3120 and ARTS

major

ARTS 5140. Advanced Printmaking. (; 4

cr. [max 16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

In-depth research of personal imagery using

a broad range of historical and contemporary

applications. Development of imagery using

color, photo-mechanical, digital processes.

Cross-media approaches. Prereq: ARTS major

and ARTS 3130

ARTS 5230. Advanced Art + Sound. (; 4

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Sound art practice/theory. Emphasizes

individual creative projects using sound as

primary material. History of experimental

sound art from early 20th century to

present. Critiques, readings, writing, public

presentations. prereq: ARTS major and 3605 or

3230

ARTS 5250. Art + Performance. (; 4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Studio practice in performance art and

installation; investigation of historical and

contemporary methods and concepts of

interdisciplinary expression. Development of

personal imagery. Prereq: ARTS major

ARTS 5260. Art + Interdisciplinary

Collaborations. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Interdisciplinary, collaborative artist teams

explore modes of creative expression at

intersections of the arts. Students collaborate

to co-author/produce works of art for pubic

presentation. Emphazes integration of media

arts with visual art, music, dance, and theater

to produce interdisciplinary/collaborative art.

prereq: Upper-division undergraduate or

graduate student in art, creative writing, dance,

music or theater.

ARTS 5401W. BFA Seminar Capstone 1:

Concepts and Practices in Art. (WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Various ideologies, cultural strategies that

influence practice/interpretation of art.

Emphasizes diversity of viewpoints. Application

of issues in developing final BFA exhibition.

ARTS 5404. BA Capstone and Exhibition. (3

cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

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The BA Captstone and Exhibition will focus on

building professional skills, developing a strong

studio practice, and preparing for an exhibition

in Regis Center Public Spaces.

ARTS 5407. BFA Capstone 2: Critique and

Exhibition. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This critique-based seminar will provide a

structured critical forum for the discussion

of your work, help you to verbally articulate

and defend your work and prepare you in

the presentation of your work. This is a self-

motivated and self-directed class. It is expected

that you will produce a substantial amount of

work to show in this course. Your work is self-

directed Artwork created from assignments (in

other classes) will not be critiqued. Each artist

will have two one-hour critiques of their work

over the course of the semester. Critiques may

include members from the arts community such

as local artists, MIA, Midway Contemporary

Art, Walker Art Center, The Soap Factory

and Franklin Artworks. Grades are based on

critique participation, attendance and your artist

presentation. This class culminates in the BFA

Exhibition in the Nash Gallery. Throughout the

semester, we will meet with Nash Gallery staff

to develop this final show.

ARTS 5490. Workshop in Art. (; 1-4 cr. [max

48 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Selected topics and intensive studio activity.

Topics vary yearly.

ARTS 5610. New Media: Making Art

Interactive. (; 4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Conceptual/aesthetic development with digital,

interactive art. Experimental approaches

to interactive technologies. Projects with

responsive/tangible media. Theory/history of

new media. prereq: 3601 or instr consent

ARTS 5710. Advanced Photography and

Moving Image Projects. (; 4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Design/implementation of individual advanced

projects. Demonstrations, lectures, critique.

Reading, writing, discussion of related articles/

exhibitions. prereq: previously completed a

3XXX course in Photography or Moving Images

and Art major

ARTS 5740. Lighting and the Constructed

Image. (4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Take charge of your photographs and moving

images. This class is about making pictures

vs. taking pictures. Students will learn to use

flash and continuous light sources to shape

the content and feeling of your work, to create

worlds, characters, and stories. Some projects

will be specific to still photography, but you

will have the option of working with moving

image in others. You will learn principles of

lighting that apply to all media. In addition to

lighting, the use of props, sets, costumes and

digital manipulation will be explored in a series

of student projects. We will learn to control

and shape light in the studio and on location,

in table-top setups and large-scale outdoor

productions. We will look at contemporary and

historic artists in all genres who are masters

of the constructed image. There will be a lot of

hands-on skills taught in this class, but always

in the service of exploring and expressing your

personal vision. prereqs: ARTS Major

ARTS 5750. Advanced Narrative Digital

Filmmaking. (; 4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Narrative forms of video. Documentary,

live action, memoir, experimental forms.

Digital video production and editing. Personal

aesthetic and conceptual directions.

Theory, critical readings about historical and

contemporary works in video. prereq: 3750

ARTS 5760. Experimental Film and Video. (;

4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Experimental approaches in producing digital

video within a contemporary art context. Using

digital media technologies in installation,

performance, and interactive video art.

Emphasizes expanding personal artistic

development. Theoretical issues, critical/

historical readings/writings in media arts.

prereq: ARTS major

ARTS 5770. Animation. (; 4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Creating ideas visually with 2- and 3-

dimensional animation technologies. Vector-

and layer-based raster animation. Modeling

objects and spaces, creating textures, lighting,

movement, sound track. prereq: Art major

ARTS 5780. Advanced Super 8 and 16 MM

Filmmaking. (4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

This course will explore the medium of

Super 8 filmmaking in the tradition of the

experimental and avant ?garde. We will focus

on the physicality of the film stock, the basic

mechanics of the camera and projector, and

how these elements translate into a visual

language and aesthetic. Students will learn

how to shoot, process, edit, splice, project, and

transfer their own super 8 films. This course

will balance the technical, conceptual, and

historical aspects of small gauge or amateur

analog filmmaking, and address what it means

to work in this medium at the beginning of

the 21st century. The course will include

presentations, readings, and discussions

on contemporary and historical artists in the

medium, as well as outside film screenings and

lectures. Classroom visits by artists will also

provide an informed context for the primary

course objective. Prereq: Art major

ARTS 5810. Advanced Ceramics. (; 4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Critical discourse of aesthetics. History of,

contemporary issues in clay and criticism.

Independent, advanced projects. prereq: ARTS

major and ARTS 3820 or ARTS 3830

ARTS 5850. Advanced Foundry and Metal

Sculpture. (4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Metal casting of sculpture in bronze, iron,

aluminum, other metals. Studio practice,

investigation of historical/contemporary

methods and concepts. Development of

personal sculptural imagery. prereq: Art major

ARTS 5860. Advanced Sculpture. (; 4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

This advanced Sculpture course is a self-

motivated and self-directed studio class to

help you develop and maintain a personal

studio practice. The structure of this studio

course provides space for in-depth research,

idea development, individual exploration,

experimentation, play and critical feedback.

Prereq: ARTS major and ARTS 3860

ARTS 5890. 3D Modeling and Digital

Fabrication. (4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

In this class, students will learn the basic skills

of 3D computer modeling and digital fabrication

to generate objects using the Department of

Art's 3D Printers, 3-axis CNC Router, and

Laser Cutter. Instruction includes computer

modeling in Adobe Illustrator and Rhino,

transfer of files, and object fabrication. Prereq:

ARTS major

ARTS 5990. Independent Study in Art. (1-4

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Independent study project designed by student

in consultation with instructor. prereq: Major,

completed regular course with instructor, instr

consent

Art History (ARTH)

ARTH 1001. Introduction to Art History:

Prehistoric to Contemporary. (AH; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Major monuments/trends in art, prehistoric

to present. Style, subject matter, patronage.

Reconstructing artworks' original setting:

religious, political, and social contexts. Western

canon, occasionally in comparison with non-

Western works.

ARTH 1002W. Why Art Matters. (AH,WI,GP;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to history of topics that investigate

power/importance of art both globablly and in

its diverse forms, from architecture and painting

to video and prints. Sacred space, propaganda,

the museum, art/gender, art/authority, tourism.

ARTH 1004W. Introduction to Asian Art.

(HIS,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

This one-semester course is an introduction

to painting, sculpture, and architecture from

South, Southeast, and East Asia. It will

cover works from ancient cultures to those of

contemporary Asian diasporas. Resisting the

impossible task of covering everything, we will

instead home in on specific objects in order

to understand them in their broader cultural,

religious, and social contexts. We will trace the

ways in which common themes and problems

appear in different art forms and in different

places, and we will discover the ways in which

seemingly disparate styles and objects may be

productively understood in conversation with

each other. We will work together to create

an interpretive model that is synthetic, critical,

and appreciative of the enormously diverse

field that is Asian Art. Lectures will move

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from explanatory descriptions of objects and

histories that are covered in the textbook to

critical interpretations of the historiographies

that shape the contemporary reception of Asian

art.

ARTH 1921W. Introduction to Film Study.

(AH,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Fundamentals of film analysis and an

introduction to the major theories of the

cinema, presented through detailed

interpretations of representative films from the

international history of the cinema.

ARTH 3005. American Art. (AH; 3 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Artistic practice in the United States: colonial

period to cold war. America as idea/identity

shaped, expressed, represented, and

contested through art. Canon of American

art history. Works by individuals outside of

traditional channels of art instruction/reception.

Questions about what does/does not count as

art history.

ARTH 3009. Medieval Art. (AH; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Medieval art in Western Europe, from around

1000 to the mid-14th century. Works from

France, Spain, Germany, Italy, and England

examined in their historical context. Cross

cultural relations, development of completely

new forms of art and techniques, and the

processes of realization.

ARTH 3012. 19th and 20th Century Art. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Major monuments/issues of modern period.

Sculpture, architecture, painting, prints.

Neo-classicism, romanticism, realism,

impressionism, evolution of modernism,

symbolism, fauvism, cubism, dadaism,

surrealism, abstract expressionism, pop art,

conceptualism, postmodernism.

ARTH 3013. Introduction to East Asian Art.

(GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

A selective examination of works of art

produced in China, Korea and Japan from the

neolithic era to modern times. Nearly every

major type of object and all major styles are

represented.

ARTH 3014W. Art of India. (AH,WI,GP; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Indian sculpture, architecture, and painting

from the prehistoric Indus Valley civilization to

the present day.

ARTH 3015W. Art of Islam. (AH,WI,GP; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Architecture, painting, and other arts from

Islam's origins to the 20th century. Cultural and

political settings as well as themes that unify

the diverse artistic styles of Islamic art will be

considered.

ARTH 3018. Art of the Ottoman Empire. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course offers a wide-ranging introduction

to visual culture under the Ottoman Empire.

Initially formed as a small principality at the

beginning of the fourteenth century in Anatolia,

the Ottoman polity established itself as a major

political and military power through the early

modern period and beyond. With emphasis

placed upon key monuments and objects, we

will examine an array of artistic media, ranging

from manuscript illumination and calligraphy

to ceramics, textiles, metalwork, glasswork

and jewelry. Major themes include the urban

transformation of the Byzantine capital; the

formation of imperial ideology and its visual

articulation, the formation of a distinctive

imperial style across media; the operation

of court ateliers and societies of artists and

artisans; contacts and interactions with the

European and Islamic contemporaries; and

cultural and artistic "decline."

ARTH 3019. Buddhist Art and Architecture.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This class provides an introduction to Buddhist

art and architecture, from the sixth-century

BCE to the present. Beginning with the life of

the historical Buddha (563-483), it will follow

the development of Buddhist art in India before

tracing it across the Silk Road to China, Korea,

and Japan. The class will consider how art

and architecture evolved to serve the needs of

Buddhism as its doctrine and practice evolved.

At the same, we will consider how Buddhist

cosmology and metaphysics were translated

into culturally specific modes that served the

multifarious cultural and artistic traditions of

Asia.

ARTH 3152. Art and Archaeology of Ancient

Greece. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

This course will provide an introduction to

the history of Greek art, architecture and

archaeology from the formation of the Greek

city states in the ninth century BCE, through

the expansion of Greek culture across the

Mediterranean and Asia in the Hellenistic

period, to the coming of Rome in the first

century BCE. While this survey concentrates

on the main developments of Greek art, an

important sub-theme of this course this is the

changes Classical visual culture underwent as

it served non-Greek peoples, including the role

it played for Alexander and his successors in

forging multiethnic, globally minded empires

in Western, Central and South Asia. No

background in the time period or discipline

is expected and therefore this class will also

serve as an introduction to interdisciplinary

study of art history and the classical world. A

number of art historical methodologies will be

introduced in order to not only give students

a useful background in art history but to give

them the tools to think as art historians and

incorporate related visual and textual evidence

meaningfully into their writing.

ARTH 3162. Roman Art and Archaeology.

(HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd, Spring

Even Year)

Introduction to history of Roman art, from

formation of city-state of Rome under Etruscan

domination, to transformation of visual culture

in late antiquity under peoples influenced by

the Romans.

ARTH 3182. Egypt and Western Asia: Art

and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt and

Western Asia. (AH,GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

This course will provide students with

foundational knowledge in the art, architecture,

and archaeology of Egypt, East Africa, Asia

Minor, Mesopotamia, Iran and Central Asia

from the Neolithic through Late Antiquity (ca.

7,000 B.C.E. - 650 C.E.). Students will gain

an understanding of the relationship between

the visual material and the social, intellectual,

political, and religious contexts in which it

developed and functioned. In this regard,

students will also gain an understanding of the

evolution of, and exchanges and differences

among, the visual cultures of these time

periods and regions. It will also expose them to

the preconditions for contemporary geopolitics

in the region.

ARTH 3216W. Chicana and Chicano Art.

(WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

A Chicana/o has been described as a Mexican-

American with a political sense of identity

that emerges from a desire for social justice.

One journalist bluntly stated, "A Chicano

is a Mexican-American with a non-Anglo

image of himself" (Ruben Salazar, Los

Angeles Times, 1970). This identity emerged

through the Chicano Movement, a social

and political mobilization that began in the

1960s and 1970s. The Chicano Movement

witnessed the rise of community-based political

organizing to improve the working conditions,

education, housing opportunities, health, and

civil rights for Mexican-Americans. For its

inception, the Chicano Movement attracted

artists who created a new aesthetic and

framework for producing art. A major focus of

Chicana/o artists of the 1960s and 1970s was

representation, the right to self-determination,

and the role of art in fostering civic and

public engagement. This focus continues to

inform Chicana/o cultural production. Social

intervention, empowerment, and institutional

critique remain some of the most important

innovations of American art of the last several

decades, and Chicana/o artists played a

significant role in this trend.

ARTH 3309. Renaissance Art in Europe.

(AH; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Major monuments of painting/sculpture in

Western Europe, 1400-1600. Close reading of

individual works in historical context. Influence

of patrons. Major social/political changes

such as Renaissance humanism, Protestant

Reformation, market economy.

ARTH 3311. Baroque Art in Seventeenth

Century Europe. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Dominant trends/figures of Italian, French,

Flemish, and Dutch Baroque period. Works

of major masters, including Caravaggio,

Bernini, Poussin, Velazquez, Rembrandt, and

Rubens. Development of illusionistic ceiling

decoration. Theoretical basis of Baroque art.

Art's subservience to Church and royal court.

ARTH 3312. European Art of the Eighteenth

Century: Rococo to Revolution. (HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Major developments in 18-century

painting, sculpture, and interior decoration,

from emergence of Rococo to dawn of

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Neoclassicism. Response of art to new forms

of patronage. Erotics of 18-century art. Ways

art functioned as social/political commentary.

ARTH 3313. Spanish Baroque Masters:

Tradition and Experimentation in Golden

Age Spain. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

This seminar focuses on some of the major

masters of Spanish Baroque art, including

Francisco de Zurbar?n, Diego Vel?zquez,

Jusepe de Ribera, Bartolom? Esteban Murillo,

and Juan S?nchez Cot?n. We will explore

their works from a variety of perspectives in an

effort to understand the unique character and

contributions of the art of the Spanish Golden

Age.

ARTH 3315. The Age of Curiosity:

Art, Science & Technology in Europe,

1400-1800. (AH,TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Diverse ways in which making of art and

scientific knowledge intersected in early

modern Europe. Connections between

scientific curiosity and visual arts in major

artists (e.g., da Vinci, Durer, Vermeer,

Rembrandt). Artfulness of scientific imagery/

diagrams, geographical maps, cabinets of

curiosities, and new visual technologies, such

as the telescope and microscope.

ARTH 3335. Baroque Rome: Art and Politics

in the Papal Capital. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even Year)

Center of baroque culture--Rome--as city of

spectacal and pageantry. Urban development.

Major works in painting, sculpture, and

architecture. Ecclesiastical/private patrons who

transformed Rome into one of the world's great

capitals.

ARTH 3401. Art on Trial. (AH,CIV; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Analysis of visual representations in fine arts

and popular media, in context of social issues.

Obscenity, censorship, democracy, technology,

commerce, the museum, propaganda, social

role of artist. Understanding the contemporary

world through analysis of dominant aesthetic

values.

ARTH 3422. Off the Wall: History of Graphic

Arts in Europe and America in the Modern

Age. (; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

History/theory of creation of lithography, social

caricature (e.g., Daumier, Gavarni), revival of

etching (e.g., Goya/mid-century practitioners,

Whistler), and color lithography (e.g., Toulouse-

Lautrec, Vuillard, Bonnard). Media changes

of 20th century. Revolutionary nature of new

media.

ARTH 3434. Art and the Environment.

(AH,ENV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Historical development of land, earth,

and environmental art since 1968.

Artists' engagement with environmental

problems. Responses to changing aesthetic,

political, biological, economic, agricultural,

technological, and climactic conditions from

global perspective.

ARTH 3464. Art Since 1945. (HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Broad chronological overview of U.S./

international art movements since 1945.

Assessment of critical writings by major

theoreticians (e.g., Clement Greenberg)

associated with those movements. Theoretical

perspective of postmodernism.

ARTH 3577. Photo Nation: Photography in

America. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Development of photography, from 19th

century to present. Photography as legitimate

art form. Portraits/photo albums in culture.

Birth of criminal justice system. Technological/

market aspects. Politics of aesthetics. Women

in photography. Ways in which idea of America

has been shaped by photographs.

ARTH 3627. Seminar: Harlem Renaissance.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Review Harlem Renaissance from variety

of perspectives. Literary, historical, cultural,

political, international. Explore complex

patterns of permeation/interdependency

between worlds inside/outside of what W.E.B.

Du Bois called "Veil of Color."

ARTH 3655. African-American Cinema.

(AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even

Year)

African American cinematic achievements

from silent films of Oscar Micheaux through

contemporary Hollywood and independent

films. Class screenings, critical readings.

ARTH 3777. The Diversity of Traditions:

Indian Empires after 1200. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This class considers the development of

Indian and Pakistani art and architecture

from the introduction of Islam as a major

political power at the end of the 12th century

to the colonial empires of the 18th century.

We will study how South Asia?s diverse

ethnic and religious communities interacted,

observing how visual and material cultures

reflect differences, adaptations, and shared

aesthetic practices within this diversity of

traditions. Students in this class will have

mastered a body of knowledge about Indian

art and probed multiple modes of inquiry.

We will explore how Muslim rulers brought

new traditions yet maintained many older

ones making, for example, the first mosque in

India that combines Muslim and Indic visual

idioms. We will study the developments leading

to magnificent structures, such as the Taj

Mahal, asking why such a structure could be

built when Islam discourages monumental

mausolea. In what ways the schools of painting

that are the products of both Muslim and

Hindu rulers different and similar? The course

will also consider artistic production in the

important Hindu kingdoms that ruled India

concurrently with the great Muslim powers. In

the 18th century, colonialist forces enter the

subcontinent, resulting in significant innovative

artistic trends. Among questions we will ask

is how did these kingdoms influence one

another? Throughout we will probe which forms

and ideas seem to be inherently Indian, asking

which ones transcend dynastic, geographic

and religious differences and which forms and

ideas are consistent throughout these periods

of political and ideological change. To do all

this we must constantly consider how South

Asia's diverse ethnic and religious communities

interact. There are no prerequisites for this

course.

ARTH 3778. Traditions of South Asian

Painting: Past to Present. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course surveys the rich diversity of painted

media in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal,

from 5th-century murals to contemporary

canvases that travel the world. We will

locate the works in their physical, ritual, and

intellectual contexts. We will explore how the

familiar categories with which we describe

painting, such as Landscape, Portraiture,

Narrative, and even Modern, might be

productively reassessed in light of South Asian

aesthetic traditions by locating the works in

their physical, ritual, and intellectual contexts.

The course culminates in the contested spaces

of contemporary art, where questions of

politics, identity, and intention come to the

fore. Although mainly focusing on the painting

traditions of India, the course will include

painting from Pakistan, the Himalayas, Sri

Lanka, and the South Asian diaspora. The

humanities sharpen our ability to develop

critical questions and to judge why and how

one answer or interpretation may be stronger

than another. Humanistic thinking is developed

in dialogue; it emerges between individuals

in conversation with each other and with their

objects of study. This course asks you to boldly

bring your curiosity, convictions, and blind-

spots to our collective conversation, close

reading, and individual writing. The course

consists of two weekly meetings, and one or

two trips to nearby museums or galleries.

ARTH 3896. Directed Professional

Experience. (; 1-2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Internship or research assistantship in

approved program, art institution, business or

museum. prereq: instr consent

ARTH 3921W. Art of the Film. (AH,WI; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

History of the motion picture as an art form;

major films, directors, genres, and styles.

Films discussed include THE BIRTH OF A

NATION, CITIZEN KANE, BICYCLE THIEF,

RASHOMON, and JULES AND JIM.

ARTH 3929. Cinema Now. (AH; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Course examines contemporary cinema,

including fiction films, documentaries,

animation, and avant-garde experiments.

Focuses on feature-length theatrical films,

but will also consider other aspects of the

contemporary media world: graphic novels,

video games, television series and the Internet

(e.g., Youtube). Examines media production,

distribution, marketing, exhibition, and

reception. Course will also present a survey of

developments in contemporary cinema studies,

since the choice of films will support a variety

of critical approaches including economic,

aesthetic (generic, auteurist, formalist),

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ideological (race, class, gender), and reception

studies.

ARTH 3940. Topics in Art History. (; 1-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ARTH 3971V. Honors: Art History Capstone.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Capstone course for art history majors, which

teaches writing skills and strategies, and aids

students in the completion of senior paper

projects through the study of art historical

methods. Students work with both the class

instructor and individual faculty advisers on

independent research and writing.

ARTH 3971W. Art History Capstone. (WI; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Summer)

Capstone course for art history majors, which

teaches writing skills and strategies, and aids

students in the completion of senior paper

projects through the study of art historical

methods. Students work with both the class

instructor and individual faculty advisers on

independent research and writing. prereq: ArtH

major, instr consent

ARTH 3993. Directed Study. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

TBD prereq: instr consent

ARTH 3994. Directed Research. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

TBD prereq: instr consent

ARTH 5302. The Image Multiplied: Prints in

Early Modern Europe. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

The technology of mechanically reproducing

complex visual images on paper, a

development of fifteenth-century Europe,

transformed the early modern world no less

than the emergence of digital media has

transformed our own. Techniques of woodcut,

engraving and etching quickly became

important media for innovation within the fine

arts. At the same time, they became equally

important as sources for devotional imagery,

for disseminating copies of other artworks, for

the expansion of knowledge through scientific

illustration, and for the effective broadcasting

of political and religious messages during

centuries of extraordinary political and religious

upheaval. In this course we will investigate the

cultural history of printed images in Europe

from the time of their emergence in the fifteenth

century through the mid-eighteenth century.

Through lectures and class discussion, you will

develop a familiarity with the technical aspects

of printmaking and apply that understanding to

the historical interpretation of specific works.

The course will not be an exhaustive survey

of printmakers and printmaking styles during

the early modern era but will instead approach

the early modern print through the changing

cultural circumstances of its production and

reception. While we will consider the work

of many lesser-known (and anonymous)

artists, we will concentrate on the work of

major printmakers such as Mantegna, D?rer,

Goltzius, Rembrandt, Callot, Hogarth, and

Piranesi. The course will include visits to local

collections.

ARTH 5313. Spanish Baroque Masters:

Tradition and Experimentation in Golden

Age Spain. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

This seminar focuses on some of the major

masters of Spanish Baroque art, including

Francisco de Zurbar?n, Diego Vel?zquez,

Jusepe de Ribera, Bartolom? Esteban Murillo,

and Juan S?nchez Cot?n. We will explore

their works from a variety of perspectives in an

effort to understand the unique character and

contributions of the art of the Spanish Golden

Age.

ARTH 5315. The Age of Curiosity:

Art, Science & Technology in Europe,

1400-1800. (AH,TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Diverse ways in which making of art and

scientific knowledge intersected in early

modern Europe. Connections between

scientific curiosity and visual arts in major

artists (e.g., da Vinci, Durer, Vermeer,

Rembrandt). Artfulness of scientific imagery/

diagrams, geographical maps, cabinets of

curiosities, and new visual technologies, such

as the telescope and microscope.

ARTH 5335. Baroque Rome: Art and Politics

in the Papal Capital. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Fall Even Year)

Center of baroque culture--Rome--as city of

spectacle and pageantry. Urban development.

Major works in painting, sculpture, and

architecture. Ecclesiastical/private patrons who

transformed Rome into one of the world's great

capitals.

ARTH 5336. Transformations in 17th

Century Art: Caravaggio, Velazquez, and

Bernini. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

This course offers an in-depth examination

of three of the most innovative masters of

early modern European art, the painters

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and Diego

Vel?zquez, and the sculptor and architect

Gianlorenzo Bernini. Through selected

readings, slide presentations and discussions,

we will explore the lives and works of these

artists, paying particular attention to the ways

they created an entirely new relationship

between the work of art and the viewer and

ushered in a radically new way of conceiving

visual imagery.

ARTH 5411. Gender and Sexuality in Art

Since 1863. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

History of art from late 19th to early 21st

century. How gender/sexuality have been

central to that period?s artistic production,

art criticism, and aesthetic theorization. How

gender/sexuality are important themes for

artists. How the writing of history reveals

assumptions about gender/sex. Critical

reading/writing.

ARTH 5413. Alternative Media: Video,

Performance, Digital Art. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall)

In-depth examination of development of

alternative media in 20th/21st century art.

Video technologies. Performance, time based

art. Digital art. prereq: 3464 or instr consent

ARTH 5417. Twentieth Century Theory and

Criticism. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Trends in 20th-century art theory, historical

methodology, criticism. Key philosophical ideas

of modernism/postmodernism: formalism,

semiotics, poststructuralism, feminism,

marxism, psychoanalysis, deconstruction.

prereq: 3464 or instr consent

ARTH 5422. Off the Wall: History of Graphic

Arts in Europe and America in the Modern

Age. (; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

History/theory of creation of lithography, social

caricature (e.g., Daumier, Gavarni), revival of

etching (e.g., Goya, mid-century practitioners,

Whistler), and color lithography (e.g., Toulouse-

Lautrec, Vuillard, Bonnard). Media changes

of 20th century. Revolutionary nature of new

media.

ARTH 5431. Art and Activism: French

Painting 1789 to 1870. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

This course surveys art major movements,

institutions, and debates in France and its

expanding overseas empire from the late

eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries,

paying particular attention to the intersection

of art and politics. Artists and movements we

will consider include some of the most well-

researched and revered in art history: neo-

classicism-David and Ingres; Romanticism-

Corot, Gericault, Delacroix; landscape and

peasant?painting-the Barbizon group; Realism-

Courbet; and Impressionism-Manet, Pissarro,

Morisot, and Degas. Major themes to be

addressed in the course include, but are not

limited to, the following: artists? challenge

to established institutions and exhibition

practices; their participation in, and responses

to, revolutionary political movements; the artist

as worker; censorship and exile; visions of

empire and abolition; the New Woman; and,

finally, contemporary artists? appropriations of

nineteenth-century French art to advance their

own artistic/political agendas in the present.

ARTH 5466. Contemporary Art. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Survey of the art and important critical literature

of the period after 1970. Origins and full

development of postmodern and subsequent

aesthetic philosophies. prereq: 3464 or instr

consent

ARTH 5655. African-American Cinema.

(AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

African American cinematic achievements,

from silent films of Oscar Micheaux through

contemporary Hollywood and independent

films. Class screenings, critical readings.

ARTH 5765. Early Chinese Art. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Art/material culture of early China from

Neolithic age (ca. 10000-2000 BCE) to early

imperial period (221 BCE-906 CE).

ARTH 5766. Chinese Painting. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Major works from the late bronze age to the

modern era that illustrate the development of

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Chinese landscape painting and associated

literary traditions.

ARTH 5769. Connoisseurship and Curatorial

Practice in Early Chinese Art. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course provides students an immersive

experience in the study of early Chinese art

and material culture from the Neolithic age

(ca. 8000?ca. 2000 BCE) to the early imperial

period (221 BCE-220 CE). Geographical

coverage uses today's China as a point of

departure, but its scope also extends to the rest

of the world. This course will explore artifacts

in a variety of media, including ceramic, jade,

metal, lacquer, silk, painting and writing, as

well as ephemeral arts. Students are expected

to think each artwork as the embodiment

of the complex socio-cultural history of the

period, in which they were produced. Guided

by the instructor, students will have a selective

examination of representative works of art

from MIA (the Minneapolis Institute of Art),

where they are supposed to be engaged in

comprehensive object study, consultation and

investigation with the curators, and develop

essential curatorial skills of working with

artworks. Based on two or more selected

artworks, students are expected to finish a

short research paper that is throughly studied

and potentially publishable.

ARTH 5777. The Diversity of Traditions:

Indian Empires after 1200. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This class considers the development of

Indian and Pakistani art and architecture

from the introduction of Islam as a major

political power at the end of the 12th century

to the colonial empires of the 18th century.

We will study how South Asia?s diverse

ethnic and religious communities interacted,

observing how visual and material cultures

reflect differences, adaptations, and shared

aesthetic practices within this diversity of

traditions. Students in this class will have

mastered a body of knowledge about Indian

art and probed multiple modes of inquiry.

We will explore how Muslim rulers brought

new traditions yet maintained many older

ones making, for example, the first mosque in

India that combines Muslim and Indic visual

idioms. We will study the developments leading

to magnificent structures, such as the Taj

Mahal, asking why such a structure could be

built when Islam discourages monumental

mausolea. In what ways the schools of painting

that are the products of both Muslim and

Hindu rulers different and similar? The course

will also consider artistic production in the

important Hindu kingdoms that ruled India

concurrently with the great Muslim powers. In

the 18th century, colonialist forces enter the

subcontinent, resulting in significant innovative

artistic trends. Among questions we will ask

is how did these kingdoms influence one

another? Throughout we will probe which forms

and ideas seem to be inherently Indian, asking

which ones transcend dynastic, geographic and

religious differences and which forms and ideas

are consistent throughout these periods of

political and ideological change. To do all this

we must constantly consider how South Asia?

s diverse ethnic and religious communities

interact.

ARTH 5778. Traditions of South Asian

Painting: Past to Present. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course surveys the rich diversity of painted

media in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal,

from 5th-century murals to contemporary

canvases that travel the world. We will

locate the works in their physical, ritual, and

intellectual contexts. We will explore how the

familiar categories with which we describe

painting, such as Landscape, Portraiture,

Narrative, and even Modern, might be

productively reassessed in light of South Asian

aesthetic traditions by locating the works in

their physical, ritual, and intellectual contexts.

The course culminates in the contested spaces

of contemporary art, where questions of

politics, identity, and intention come to the

fore. Although mainly focusing on the painting

traditions of India, the course will include

painting from Pakistan, the Himalayas, Sri

Lanka, and the South Asian diaspora. The

humanities sharpen our ability to develop

critical questions and to judge why and how

one answer or interpretation may be stronger

than another. Humanistic thinking is developed

in dialogue; it emerges between individuals

in conversation with each other and with their

objects of study. This course asks you to boldly

bring your curiosity, convictions, and blind-

spots to our collective conversation, close

reading, and individual writing. The course

consists of two weekly meetings, and one or

two trips to nearby museums or galleries.

ARTH 5781. Age of Empire: The Mughals,

Safavids, and Ottomans. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; )

Artistic developments under the three most

powerful Islamic empires of the 16th through

19th centuries: Ottomans of Turkey; Safavids

of Iran; Mughals of India. Roles of religion and

state will be considered to understand their

artistic production.

ARTH 5783. Art, Diplomacy and Empire. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course examines the mobility and

agency of objects and people in diplomatic

practice. An emerging body of scholarship

within Renaissance and early modern studies

explores the exchange and global circulation

of objects and their role in cultural encounters.

The possibilities offered by this 'material

turn' highlight the potential of objects to

enable cultural contact, conversion and

exchange across traditional political and

cultural boundaries. At the same time, recent

innovative and interdisciplinary approaches

to exchange highlight cultural aspects of the

diplomatic encounter. As a result, the roles

of diplomats, interpreters, merchants as well

as various types of objects and services

continue to be interpreted in new ways. This

course will introduce students to canonical

texts associated with gift-exchange and

reciprocity, and will explore their relevance

to the disciplines of history and art history

particularly with regard to imperial encounters

and exchanges.

ARTH 5785. Art of Islamic Iran. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; )

Architecture, painting, and related arts in

Iran from the inception of Islam (7th century)

through the 20th century. Understanding the

nature of Islam in Persianate cultural settings

and how artistic production here compares to

the Islamic world.

ARTH 5787. Visual Cultures in Contact:

Cross-Cultural Interaction in the Ancient

and Early Medieval Worlds. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even Year)

Evaluate critical perspectives from variety of

interdisciplinary conversations. Framework

for studying cross-cultural interaction among

ancient visual cultures that integrates practical,

cognitive, object oriented approaches. Cross-

continental movement/selective appropriation

of objects/motifs.

ARTH 5930. Junior-Senior Seminar. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Major art-historical theme, artist, period, or

genre. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

prereq: [Jr or sr] ArtH major, instr consent

ARTH 5950. Topics: Art History. (; 3 cr. [max

9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ARTH 5993. Directed Study. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

TBD prereq: instr consent

ARTH 5994. Directed Research. (; 1-4 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

tbd prereq: instr consent

Arts and Cultural Leadership (ACL)

ACL 5100. Topics in Arts and Cultural

Leadership. (; 1-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics in Arts and Cultural Leadership.

ACL 5211. Trends and Impacts in Arts and

Cultural Leadership and Management. (3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Through discussion and analysis, research

and peer presentation projects, this seminar

will investigate and question the theoretical

nuances from which nonprofit arts and cultural

organizations are built and the practical

influences that affect them daily. Leadership

in the cultural sector is evolving rapidly;

textbook strategies are being re- evaluated

and organizations are re-inventing themselves

in creative ways in response to current social

and economic conditions. Emphasis is placed

on current events, immediate and long- term

trends and research into what is happening

now. Topics include the role of arts and cultural

organizations within the community; past,

current and future concepts in organizational

structures; and the application of traditional and

integrated relationship-based strategies.

ACL 5221. Creative Entrepreneurship and

Resource Development. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

An entrepreneurial approach to developing

resources (including financial, human, and

partnership) for arts and culture based

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enterprises whether using a nonprofit, for-

profit or social enterprise business model.

The course will investigate and discuss the

complexities and nuances of how to determine

the appropriate business model and develop

both earned and philanthropic income.

Students focus on framing and articulating

the relevance of the enterprise as well as

understanding the perspectives of audiences,

customers, funders and donors. The course

also explores the role of communications

strategies in support of fundraising, and the

importance of leadership in acquiring resources

to sustain and grow successful organizations.

Students develop both a broad understanding

of resources as well as detailed strategies

for supporting work in arts and culture based

enterprises.

ACL 5231. Ethical Dilemmas and Legal

Issues for Cultural Leaders. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

This course explores topics in ethics, law and

leadership. Through interactive sessions,

readings, presentations, discussions, papers

and guest speakers, student-leaders will

develop knowledge, tools and resources for

assessment of ethical and legal issues within

arts and cultural contexts. The course will

engage student-leaders with an overview of

relevant topics and a foundation for further

exploration of self selected topics. Student-

leaders will learn to spot issues and identify

when to seek legal guidance, and assess

considerations relevant to critical problem

solving and informed decision-making.

ACL 5241. Financial Management for Arts

Nonprofits. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This course introduces students to concepts

and applications of financial management

and leadership practices for nonprofits

with a specific focus on arts and cultural

organizations. The goal of the course is

to develop both theoretical and practical

understanding of the central responsibilities

of financial management and leadership

in order to equip students to use financial

information, identify business models, and

employ a financial lens for planning and

decisions. Focus will be on the fundamentals

of budgeting and accounting, interpretation of

financial statements, data, and procedures for

operational forecasts, as well as the fiduciary

responsibilities of nonprofit boards.

ACL 5251. Courageous Imagination in

Action: Art and Culture as Forces and

Resources of Change. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

This class is for anyone passionate about

the unique capacities embedded in arts and

cultural work, concerned about the cascade of

challenges facing humanity, and determined to

lead with and through the powerful resources

of the arts and culture. Fundamental changes

in organizations, programs, and resources

are needed to meet the complex challenges

of our times. A key emphasis of the course

is development of a personal mission and

purpose by each student as a leader in

working with existing organizations and

systems and leading changes essential for a

sustainable, humane, creative, and thriving

future. The course is designed to challenge

and support students as they choose a

direction and purpose they wish to address ?

contacts, examples, resources, local, regional,

national, websites, people, and examples

will be provided. The course examines

existing organizations and systems, those in

transformation and the opportunity, need and

challenge in creating new forms. Students meet

key people in different sectors and stages of

change. This is a highly interactive course, with

simulations, imaginative work and a variety of

visitors, site visits, and explorations of ideas

and beliefs that may be challenging. These

may include connections with Minnesota

State legislature, regional arts councils, City

of Minneapolis and/or St Paul, large and

small arts and culture organizations in the

area. National networks including USDAC,

Americans for the Arts, Climate Generation,

The Wounded Warrior Project, and others.

Students will prepare a presentation that links

their personal purpose and mission with the

work they seek and the differences they hope

to make and support.

ACL 5251. Courageous Imagination in

Action: Art and Culture as Forces and

Resources of Change. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

This class is for anyone passionate about

the unique capacities embedded in arts and

cultural work, concerned about the cascade of

challenges facing humanity, and determined to

lead with and through the powerful resources

of the arts and culture. Fundamental changes

in organizations, programs, and resources

are needed to meet the complex challenges

of our times. A key emphasis of the course

is development of a personal mission and

purpose by each student as a leader in

working with existing organizations and

systems and leading changes essential for a

sustainable, humane, creative, and thriving

future. The course is designed to challenge

and support students as they choose a

direction and purpose they wish to address ?

contacts, examples, resources, local, regional,

national, websites, people, and examples

will be provided. The course examines

existing organizations and systems, those in

transformation and the opportunity, need and

challenge in creating new forms. Students meet

key people in different sectors and stages of

change. This is a highly interactive course, with

simulations, imaginative work and a variety of

visitors, site visits, and explorations of ideas

and beliefs that may be challenging. These

may include connections with Minnesota

State legislature, regional arts councils, City

of Minneapolis and/or St Paul, large and

small arts and culture organizations in the

area. National networks including USDAC,

Americans for the Arts, Climate Generation,

The Wounded Warrior Project, and others.

Students will prepare a presentation that links

their personal purpose and mission with the

work they seek and the differences they hope

to make and support.

ACL 5261. Culture, Place, and Community:

Ways of Living Together in the 21st

Century. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Summer)

The rise of the creative economy, creative

cities, and creative class is generally

considered unique to the 21st century. Or are

these phenomena just new brand identities

for the historic role of cities and art making?

They have also been linked to a rise in social

and economic inequity. During this same

time, along with creativity, culture ? as in

ethnic and national culture ? is of increasing

significance in the ways cities and communities

are planned, form, and function. What roles

do artists and other cultural leaders, urban

planners, and civic leaders play with regard

to these emerging trends and the inequities

that come with them? This course explores

the evolution of arts, culture, and the creative

sector and their changing relationships to

community planning, development, and

democracy. Students will hear directly from

community leaders and undertake their own

community research.

ACL 5950. Special Topics. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Special topics. prereq: dept consent

ACL 5993. Directed Studies. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 15 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study for qualified

graduate students. prereq: Grad student, dept

consent

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

(AMES)

AMES 1001. Asian Film and Animation.

(AH,GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Various film styles within Asian film/animation

production. Ways of analyzing film. Work of

20th-century directors in Asia.

AMES 1201. Arrow, Fist, and Sword:

Conceptions of the Hero in Asian Cultures.

(GP,LITR; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Concepts of the "hero" in Persian, Indian

Chinese, Korean, and Japanese cultures: How

did various societies in these countries define

the ethos of the "hero" and his relationship

to the community? How did versions of the

hero change over time, and how was the hero

redefined in the context of modern nationalism?

What part have traditional gender roles played

in defining the hero, and is a "female" hero

possible within these traditions? And how has

popular film allowed modern Asian societies

to reinterpret their traditional conceptions of

the hero? Specific explorations: the Persian

hero Rostam in The Book of Kings; Rama and

retellings of the Indian Ramayana; Mulan and

the Chinese female warrior; the Korean hero

Hong Gildong; and the Japanese story of the

forty-seven ronin.

AMES 1601. Clothing Matters: Culture and

Fashion in India. (3 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This interdisciplinary course demonstrates the

importance of dress and adornment practices

in the formation of collective identities in

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India. By exploring past and current trends

in literature, art, media and performance, it

shows how cultural texts construct norms

and practices regarding space, body and

gender. It also focuses on ways different

social groups and communities, through

creative acts of (un)dressing in the public

sphere, create a complex relationship between

structures of power and aesthetics. In addition

to highlighting the significance of gender and

material culture in Indian literature, this course

traces the history of dress practices to offer

new perspectives on class, caste, religion

and nationalism. The readings will further

highlight historical and political events where

clothing and accessories become crucial

sites for resisting established social order and

registering collective protest. Texts will also

be complemented with screenings of films

to show the rich and complex intersection of

dress practices with discourses of tradition and

modernity.

AMES 1806. Modern Arab Cultures and

Societies. (3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

What we commonly and monolithically refer

to as "The Arab World" in fact consists of

22 individual nation-states, each with their

own particular historical trajectory and a

combined population of nearly 400 million

people encompassing a plethora of religious

faiths, political orientations, social formations,

and individual identities. This course provides a

starting point for comprehending this frequently

misunderstood part of the world, the diverse

peoples who inhabit it, and the myriad cultures

they practice. We will address the various

problems we encounter when approaching

such an unwieldy concept as "The Arab World,"

key moments that have shaped modern Arab

cultures and societies, and examples of how

cultural production functions in the context of

modern Arab history and politics.

AMES 3001. Concepts in Asian and Middle

Eastern Studies. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall)

Introduction to questions of modernity in Asia

and the Middle East and foundational course

for the major and the minor in Asian and

Middle Eastern Studies. Reflecting the range

of geography covered by the department, it will

cover topics related to the Middle East, South

Asia, and East Asia, and highlight connections

among them. Our primary goal is to become

versed in a number of key concepts and

issues that are essential to being a successful

student in upper-division AMES courses.

Furthermore, we will engage with theoretical,

literary, and filmic texts concerning various

regions of the Asian continent and develop

the ability to respond to major questions in

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies through

the close reading of primary and secondary

materials and the practical employment of key

terms and concepts. There will be a strong

focus on proper definitions and historical

contextualization, and on analytical application

and interpretation.

AMES 3014W. Art of India. (AH,WI,GP; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Indian sculpture, architecture, and painting

from the prehistoric Indus Valley civilization to

the present day.

AMES 3232W. "Short" Poetry in China and

Japan. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring

Even Year)

Short poetic forms of China and Japan.

Chinese quatrains and octets. Japanese tanka

and haiku. Translations by modern poets. Texts

in original languages (with provided glosses).

Art of translation. Translators' conceptions of

East Asian 'exoticism.'

AMES 3250. Topics in Asian Film and

Media. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Examines theme, problem, region, style

or filmmaker in Asian cinema. Focuses on

(geo)political and socioeconomic contexts in

relation to artistic and interpretive frameworks.

AMES 3265W. The Fantastic in East Asia:

Ghosts, Foxes, and the Alien. (LITR,WI; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

How the strange/alien is constructed in

premodern Chinese/Japanese literature. East

Asian theories of the strange and their role

in the classical tale, through the works of Pu

Songling, Edo-era storytellers, and others. Role

of Buddhist cosmology and salvation. prereq:

Some coursework in East Asia recommended

AMES 3336. Revolution and Modernity in

Chinese Literature and Culture. (GP,LITR; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Introduction to modern Chinese literature,

visual culture, and critical thought from

beginning of 20th century to end of Mao era.

Examples of literature/culture, parallel readings

of Chinese critical essays. Readings are in

English translation.

AMES 3337. Contemporary Chinese

Literature and Popular Culture. (GP,LITR; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Contemporary Chinese literature, popular

culture. End of Mao era to present. Creative

results of China's "opening and reform."

Commercialization and globalization of culture.

Literature, visual culture, popular music.

AMES 3351. Martial Arts in Chinese

Literature and Film. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Investigation of the martial arts motif in Chinese

literature and its cinematic descendants.

Class materials include ancient stories about

sage kings, assassin-retainers, lady knights-

errant; recent blockbusters such as "Crouching

Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Hero," and "Kung Fu

Hustle;" the careers and stardoms of Bruce

Lee, Jet Li, and Jackie chan; and American

animated films featuring martial arts themes,

such as "Mulan" and the "Kung Fu Panda"

series. While reflecting cultural transformations

across history, these examples manifest a

consistent poetics of emptiness, due to the

genre's thematic preoccupation with resistance

and transcendence, as well as its roots in

Confucian-Daoist-Buddhist philosophies. In

these regards, the martial arts genre, other

than being a pop culture phenomenon, offers a

meaningful gateway toward rediscovering the

Chinese tradition's cosmopolitan potentials.

AMES 3356W. Chinese Film. (AH,WI; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Survey of Chinese cinema from China

(PRC), Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Emphasizes

discussion/comparison of global, social,

economic, sexual, gender, psychological, and

other themes as represented through film.

AMES 3357. Taiwan Film. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

This course examines the history of Taiwan film

from the Japanese colonial period to the early

21st century along with the increased (though

still quite limited) availability of pre-1980s

films on DVD with English subtitles. We will

cover topics such as dialect films; Nationalist

propaganda; "healthy realism;" connections

with the Hong Kong, Hollywood, and mainland

Chinese film industries; the aesthetics of New

Taiwan Cinema; the imagination of Taiwan

as a postcolonial Southeast Asian rather than

East Asian or Chinese polity; and the battle for

commercial viability in the global film market.

Throughout the course, we will closely analyze

cinematic form and narrative structure in

addition to broader issues of nation, society,

politics, and ecology.

AMES 3362. Women Writers in Chinese

History. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

This class provides a survey of the surprisingly

diverse and vibrant tradition of women writers

in Chinese literary history, which during its

long imperial period (221 B.C.E.-1911 C.E.)

was dominated by a male-centered cultural

order. The class situates individual women

writers within their specific historical settings

and larger cultural backdrops, thus introducing

students to literary themes, gender dynamics,

and conditions of cultural production in Chinese

history. The class also addresses complex

shifts in female writing and its social presence

across the premodern-modern transition.

Taught in English and no prerequisites.

AMES 3372. History of Women and Family

in China, 1600-2000. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)

Marriage/family life, foot binding, cult of

women's chastity. Women in nationalist/

communist revolutions. Gender relations

in post-socialist China. Effect of ideologies

(Confucianism, nationalism, socialism) on

women/family life. Differences between

ideology and social practice.

AMES 3373. Religion and Society in Imperial

China. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Varieties of religious experience in imperial

China. Religion as lived practices. Textual

traditions. Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism,

relations among them. Western missionary

enterprise in China.

AMES 3374. Patterns in Chinese Cultural

History. (3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

A survey course of Chinese cultural history

across its long evolution. It connects historical

and cultural knowledge to the Chinese literary

and intellectual traditions, and unveils larger

trends in the developments of Chinese culture

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and society during the pre-20th-century period

and across the tradition-modern divide. Taught

in English and no prerequisites.

AMES 3377. A Thousand Years of

Buddhism in China: Beliefs, Practices, and

Culture. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even

Year)

Buddhism in China, 4th-15th centuries.

Introduction of Buddhism to China. Relevance

of Buddhist teaching to indigenous thought

(e.g., Taoism, Confucianism). Major "schools":

Tiantai, Huayan, Chan/Zen, etc.. Cultural

activities of monks, nuns, and lay believers.

AMES 3420. Topics in Japanese Culture.

(; 1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Selected topics in Japanese culture. Topics

specified in the Class Schedule.

AMES 3433. Traditional Japanese Literature

in Translation. (LITR; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall

Odd Year)

Survey of texts in different genres, from 8th to

early 19th centuries, with attention to issues

such as "national" identity, gender/sexuality,

authorship, popular culture. No knowledge of

Japanese necessary.

AMES 3436. Postwar Japanese Literature in

Translation. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Survey of ideas/styles of recent Japanese

literature. Writers include Dazai Osamu, Ibuse

Masuji, Oe Kenzaburo, Mishima Yukio, and

Yoshimoto Banana. All readings in English

translation. prereq: Basic knowledge of modern

Japanese history helpful, knowledge of

Japanese language not required

AMES 3437. The Japanese Novel. (GP,LITR;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Survey of the principal authors of the period

spanning Japan's opening to the West (1860s)

to World War II. Writers include Natsume

Soseki, Shiga Naoya, Kawabata Yasunari,

Edogawa Rampo, Hayashi Fumiko, and

Tanizaki Junichiro.

AMES 3441W. Japanese Theater. (AH,WI; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Japanese performance traditions. Emphasizes

noh, kabuki, and bunraku in their literary/

cultural contexts. Relationship between these

pre-modern traditions and modern theatrical

forms (e.g., Takarazuka Revue).

AMES 3442. Performing Arts in Japan and

Their Cultural Backgrounds. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Spring)

Taught entirely overseas in Japan, this

instructor-led Learning Abroad Center course

engages a diverse and representational range

of Japanese theatrical traditions including but

not limited to Noh, Kyogen, Bunraku, Kabuki,

Takarazuka, and Butoh. We explore the links

among medieval traditions of "performance

of offering" to Buddhist and Shinto deities,

entertainment of elite audiences, and new

theatrical work based on anime, manga, and

martial arts. We will experience, firsthand

and in person, Japanese performing arts

in their original cultural locations, such as

Tokyo, Nara, and Osaka. This course consists

of class discussions and lecture, attending

theatrical productions at playhouses and

vaudeville theaters, special lectures by

prominent guest speakers, and observation

of several kinds of "performance of offering"

at temples and shrines. As a winter-term

course, our seminar takes place during an

exciting time of year for this topic: we begin

with "new-year count down" ("joya no kane") at

a temple where the giant bell rings 108 times.

In addition, playhouses will be filled with a

special, new-year atmosphere, thus offering

a unique opportunity to learn about New Year

celebrations in Japan and about the Japanese

performing arts highlighting these celebrations.

AMES 3456. Japanese Film. (GP; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Themes, stylistics, and genres of Japanese

cinema through work of classic directors

(Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, and Ozu) and more

recent filmmakers (Itami, Morita). Focuses on

representations of femininity/masculinity.

AMES 3457. War and Peace in Japan

Through Popular Culture. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

War-related issues in Japan. Animation films,

comics from 1940s to 1990s. Mobilization

of culture for WWII. Conflict between

constitutional pacifism/national security.

Japan's role in cold war/post-cold war worlds.

AMES 3458. Japanese Animation. (GP; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course takes up the technologies, genres,

and themes of Japanese animation. By

examining the works of important directors

alongside media theories and other related

writings, the course will cover not only the

major genres and recurrent themes of anime,

but also the cultural and critical contexts for

apprehending anime.

AMES 3466. Japanese Popular Culture in

a Global Context. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Spring)

What happens when one nation's popular

culture begins to permeate others.

Japanimation, manga, fashion, and music.

Relationship of popular culture to nation(alism),

ethnicity, gender, and identity. Effects of

popular culture on consumers, socialization.

Ways that consumption affects us personally.

AMES 3467. Science Fiction, Empire, Japan.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Even Year)

Premised on its historical position as a non-

Western colonial empire, this course takes

up Japan as a focal point for examining

the relations between science fiction and

imperialism. Discussions center on the colonial

underpinnings of Japanese science fiction and

how particular motifs (future war, time travel,

posthuman bodies) critically interrogate this

history.

AMES 3468. Environment, Technology

and Culture in Modern Japan. (ENV; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Read/view historical, literary, visual texts

to discover guiding ideas about nature,

environment, technology use in Japan. No prior

knowledge of Japan is necessary.

AMES 3471. Introduction to Japanese

Religions. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

An introduction to the development of different

forms of religious practice in Japan over the

past fourteen hundred years. A survey of

Japanese religions and their development

will be combined with specific examples (past

and present) that demonstrate the way that

religious belief has manifested itself in various

forms of cultural practice.

AMES 3478. Modern Japan, Meiji to the

Present (1868-2000). (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Japan's development as industrial/imperial

power after Meiji Restoration of 1868. Political

developments in Taisho years. Militarization/

mobilization for war in 1930s. Japan's war

with China, Pacific War with US. American

Occupation. Postwar economic recovery, high

growth. Changing political/popular culture of

1980s, '90s.

AMES 3520. Topics in Korean Culture. (;

1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Selected topics in Korean culture. Topics

specified in the Class Schedule.

AMES 3536. Modern Korean Literature.

(GP,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Modern Korean literature in English translation

from the colonial period until the 1990s.

Read literary texts critically, using genre

categories, theories of narrative voice, different

understandings of modern literary subjectivity,

and historical contextualization.

AMES 3556. Korean Film and Media.

(AH,GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

This course is an introduction to Korean film

from the Japanese colonial period (1910-1945)

to the present day. We discuss the emergence

of the Korean film industry under the conditions

of colonial modernity and the various political

pressures put on film production in South

Korea until the 1990s. We will then turn to

the last twenty years, during which South

Korean film and television have experienced

a boom in popularity in East Asia and globally.

Throughout, we will focus on the formal and

technical aspects of film, representations of

history and historical memory, genre borrowing

and genre mixing, and the relationships

between art-house and culture industry

productions.

AMES 3576. Language & Society of the Two

Koreas. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course is designed to offer an introduction

and contrastive analysis of the language and

society of the two Koreas; the Republic of

Korea (better known as South Korea) and

the Democratic People?s Republic of Korea

(better known as North Korea). This course

will introduce the growing divide of the past 70

years between North and South Korea in the

areas of language, society, and culture.

AMES 3586. Cold War Cultures in Korea. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

In this course we will analyze the Cold War

(1945-1989) not only as an era in geopolitics,

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but also as a historical period marked by

specific cultural and artistic forms. We focus

on the Korean peninsula, looking closely at

the literary and film cultures of both South

Korea and North Korea. We discuss how

the global conflict between U.S.-centered

and Soviet-centered societies affected the

politics, culture, and geography of Korea

between 1945 and 1989, treating the division

of Korea as an exemplary case extending from

the origins of the Cold War to the present.

We span the Cold War divide to compare

the culture and politics of the South and the

North through various cultural forms, including

anti-communist and socialist realist films,

biography and autobiography, fiction, and

political discourse. We also discuss the legacy

of the Cold War in contemporary culture and

in the continued existence of two states on the

Korean peninsula. The primary purpose is to be

able to analyze post-1945 Korean cultures in

both their locality and as significant aspects of

the global Cold War era.

AMES 3620. Topics in South Asian Culture.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AMES 3636. South Asian Women Writers.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

Survey of South Asian women's writing, from

early years of nationalist movement to present.

Contemporary writing includes works by

immigrant writers. Concerns, arguments, and

nuances in works of women writing in South

Asia and diaspora.

AMES 3637W. Modern Indian Literature.

(GP,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Survey of 20th century literature from South

Asian countries, including India, Pakistan, and

Sri Lanka. All readings in English. Focuses

on colonialism, post-colonialism, power, and

representation.

AMES 3638. Islam and Modernity in South

Asia. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course explores the multiple genealogical

trajectories of Islamic thought in South Asia

through the varied lens of its literary traditions.

For centuries, literature has remained an

important site for the expression of Islamic

identity and its interaction with the larger

history of the subcontinent. Muslim writers

have traversed diverse domains of human

experience through multiple genres: while

poetry has been a widely celebrated genre

for the expression of private love, drama has

emerged as a crucial site for public politics and

activism. In this course, students will read texts

that have circulated across South Asia and

interpret them in relation to enduring questions

about power, justice, identity, community and

love (both human and divine) in Islam. Reading

a wide array of works from diverse temporal

and spatial locations, this course examines

how the aesthetic and discursive world of

South Asia provides a terrain on which the

Islamic "socius" of the region has come to

define itself in a unique manner. In addition,

we also investigate how these literary cultures-

at different historical junctures-articulated a

secular ethos to define Hindu-Muslim relations

in the subcontinent. We further discuss

questions of genres-epic, romance, drama,

novel and lyric-as a way of thinking about the

circulation of literary forms across languages,

cultures and national spaces in the past and

the present.

AMES 3651. Ghosts of India. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Writers, filmmakers, and other creative art

practitioners from almost every corner of this

living world use the figure of the ghost to

address questions of ethics, justice, violence,

and repression. This course focuses on India's

modern ghosts as well as ghosts and spirits

from classical Indian literature. In every sphere

of our lives, public and private, we are chased

by various ghosts that often appear in forms

of memory, remembrance, nostalgia, and

forgetfulness. Ghosts scare us, enchant us,

and capture our imagination. Our intellectual

engagement will consist of theorizations

around the figure of the ghost and its various

conceptual offshoots (hauntology, specter, the

uncanny, etc.) as encountered through literary

and filmic texts. The course will also connect

these ghostly tales with issues of nationalism,

gender, communal and ethnic violence, and

capitalism.

AMES 3671. Hinduism. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Development of Hinduism focusing on

sectarian trends, modern religious practices,

myths/rituals, pilgrimage patterns/ religious

festivals. Interrelationship between Indian

social structure/Hinduism.

AMES 3672. Buddhism. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Summer Even Year)

Historical and contemporary account of the

Buddhist religion in Asia/world in terms of its

rise, development, various schools, practices,

philosophical concepts, and ethics. Current

trends in the modern faith and the rise of

"socially engaged" Buddhism.

AMES 3673. Survey of India: Languages,

Literature, and Film. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Survey course of Indian languages and

literatures that explores the languages of

India from genealogical, linguistic, typological,

historical and sociological perspectives.

Diachronic analysis of the languages of India

in relation to some structural features will be

also investigated. This course will also provide

an overview of literatures of several main

South Asian languages with a focus on Hindi

- Urdu literatures. We will address the origin

of Hindi-Urdu literatures, periodization, and

naming of each period. We will also examine

the important writers and their representative

work, along with the literary trends and

influences of each period, including political,

social, and cultural situations which helped to

shape the writers and their work. Among the

representative literary works in Hindi-Urdu,

some have been made into films.

AMES 3679. Religion and Society in Modern

South Asia. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Survey of religious formations in modern

South Asia (Hindu, Islamic, Sikh, Buddhist).

Transformation of religious practice/thought

in modernity. Relation between religion and

nationalism. Geopolitical dimensions of

religious transformation in South Asia.

AMES 3771. History of Southeast Asia. (GP;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Origins of civilization/indigenous states. impact

of world religions and Western colonialism

on gender, social, political, and economic

structures. Nationalism. Establishment

of Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and the

Philippines.

AMES 3772. Hmong Language and Culture

Immersion in China. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Summer)

This instructor-led study abroad course

in Kunming, China, focuses on Hmong

language and culture in the trans-historical

context of China. Students will gain a deeper

understanding of the intricate differences within

the Hmong linguistic and cultural diaspora

through a comparative approach examining

the complexity of Hmong dialects and regional

cultural shifts. Instructors will work with all

student levels, and instruction is oriented

towards helping students learn to use the

language effectively. All aspects of linguistic

performance - speaking, reading, writing

and listening - will be addressed. Open to all

students interested in Hmong language and

culture, regardless of language level.

AMES 3773. Hmong Language and Culture

Immersion in Thailand. (GP; 4 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Periodic Summer)

This is an instructor-led study abroad course

in Thailand. Hmong in the United States trace

their story of diaspora directly to Thailand

as the most recent country of immigration.

While many traced their refugee stories to

Thailand, before immigrating to the United

States and other countries, Thailand is

also a country where many Hmong settled.

Thailand is a country of many Hmong stories,

intertwined with settlement, immigration,

social economic struggles and successes,

language development, and more. This study

abroad course will focus on learning, observing

and exploring the Hmong diaspora through

language and culture in Thailand. The course

will explore the historical, cultural, and linguistic

contexts of Hmong settlement and immigration

in Thailand as well as compare to contexts of

Hmong in the United States.

AMES 3776. Hmong History Across the

Globe. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd,

Spring Even Year)

Hmong interaction with lowland Southeast

Asian states (Laos, Vietnam) and Western

colonial powers (French, American) since 19th

century. Changes to religious, social, political,

and gender institutions. Aspirations for political

autonomy.

AMES 3800. Topics in Arab Literature. (;

3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AMES 3820. Topics in Arab Culture. (; 3 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

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Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AMES 3832. The Politics of Arabic Poetry.

(GP,LITR; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course engages with Arabic poetry in its

socio-political context. How have Arab poets

from the pre-Islamic era till the present time

used their verse as a tool to affirm the structure

of their society, or to struggle with it? What

roles did Arabic poetry play at the Abbasid

imperial courts? How does Arabic poetry

participate in the constitution and promulgation

or subversion of political ideologies? And what

presence has it had in Arab peoples' struggles

for independence or reform, historically and

today as part of the Arab Spring?

AMES 3856W. Palestinian Literature and

Film. (GP,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

This course examines modern literature and

film of the Palestinian people both for artistic

significance and interactions with the broader

historical and political situations confronted

by Palestinians. We will ask how cultural

production, namely literature and film, interacts

with, responds to, and even anticipates

historical and political events. At the same

time, we will problematize a strictly historicist

and political reading of literary and cinematic

texts, which reduces such artistic works to

mere sociological documents, overlooking their

creative and artistic achievements. Ultimately,

this leads us to a number of questions: what

is the relationship between history/politics

and art? Can artistic texts transcend the

historical and political contexts in which they

are produced? How has artistic production

functioned within the context of Palestinian

statelessness, exile, and anti-colonial struggle?

All texts covered in the course will be in English

translation, however those able to read texts in

the original Arabic are encouraged to do so.

AMES 3866. Arab American Experiences. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Arab diasporic experiences in the West, and

in America in particular, have been mediated

by popular depictions of "the Arab" as violent

terrorist, oppressor of/oppressed woman,

religious fanatic, and myriad other negative

stereotypes, heightened since September 11,

2001. How do Arabs in America, especially

youth, navigate the superimposition of these

images upon them? How do they relate to

the multiple locations of "home" between the

West and the Arab world? To what extent

are they perpetually "out of place," and what

strategies have they developed to navigate

their liminal and often marginalized social

position? Through the examination of memoirs,

novels, film, music, and even food, this course

will use Arab American cultural production as a

lens through which to explore these questions.

AMES 3867. Orientalism and the Arab

World. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course explores the various manners in

which "the Arab World" is constructed and re/

presented in western discourses. Through

scholarly writings such as Samuel Huntington's

"The Clash of Civilizations" thesis and popular

media such as television's Homeland, this

course illuminates how the idea of a monolithic

"Arab World" and quintessential "Arab" subject

are constructed and re/produced for western

consumption. Crucially, moreover, this course

also examines how this re/production of

the "Arab World/Subject" is integral to the

construction of western identity itself, serving

as a foil to western self-conceptualization. This

course also examines how individuals and

peoples who are the object of the orientalist

gaze have attempted to respond to and subvert

orientalist discourses and stereotypes, as

well as scholarly critiques of Edward Said's

orientalism thesis itself.

AMES 3868. Culture and Society of the

Arabian Peninsula. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

This course revolves around the study of

issues and cultural trends in the societies

of the Arabian Peninsula, particularly Saudi

Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates,

Kuwait, and Bahrain. After an introduction on

the historical development of these states,

topics we cover include nation-building and

heritage construction; the meaning of tribalism

and "Bedouinness" today; social stratification

and sectarianism; issues of gender; labor and

migration; and local production of literature,

poetry and film. In the last four weeks of the

semester, we will read three novels composed

by local authors. This course is taught in

English.

AMES 3871. Islam: Religion and Culture. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This course is a brief survey of the religion and

civilization of Islam. It introduces students to 1)

Islamic history from its inception in the seventh

century CE to the present, with emphasis on

the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the

early Caliphate; 2) The authoritative texts of

Islam, i.e. the Quran and Prophetic traditions

(Hadith); 3) The institutions and discourses

characteristic of Islamic civilization; and 4)

The transformation of Muslim life and thought

in the modern period. By taking this course,

students become familiar with the chief ideas,

characters, narratives, rites, localities, and

movements associated with Islam. prereq:

Soph or jr or sr

AMES 3872. The Cultures of the Silk Road.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Past/present state of cultures that flourished in

Central Asia (present-day CA republics, Iran,

Afghanistan) after Alexander the Great. Decline

with opening of sea routes.

AMES 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. Typically the

student's work is supervised and evaluated by

a site coordinator or instructor. A student may

only earn credit for a given internship through

one course at a time.

AMES 3900. Topics in Asian Literature. (; 3

cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AMES 3920. Topics in Asian Culture. (; 3 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AMES 3993. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max 16

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Individual reading/study, with guidance of

a faculty member, on topics not covered in

regular courses. Prereq-instr consent, dept

consent, college consent.

AMES 4901W. Capstone Project in Asian

Languages & Literatures. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

The capstone project in the department of

Asian Languages and Literatures is meant to

demonstrate the cumulative language, critical

thinking, and analysis skills developed by

students over the course of their undergraduate

studies. It consists of a thesis of at least 6000

words, in which students must synthesize

research in primary language sources (i.e.

texts, films, or other forms of cultural production

in the original language of student's declared

subplan) with secondary research. prereq: ALL

major, sr

AMES 5250. Advanced Topics in Asian

Film and Media. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Examines theme, problem, region, style

or filmmaker in Asian cinema. Focuses on

(geo)political and socioeconomic contexts in

relation to artistic and interpretive frameworks.

AMES 5277. Space and Modernity in Asia.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Examines methods, vocabularies, and theories

necessary to articulate new spatial approaches

to modern Asian cultural texts, including

literature, films, and urban spaces. Special

focus on Soja, Lefebvre, Winichakul, Henry, Ai,

Zhang, and Furuhata.

AMES 5351. Chinese New Media. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

This course explores new media and

intermediality from specific moments in the

history of modern China. The new visuality

of the late Qing Dynasty offers examples

of how new forms of visual culture became

both reflexive and constitutive of modernity.

Later, silent cinema of the Republican era both

drew upon and defined itself against existing

Chinese dramatic forms, particularly opera.

In the 1930s, the arrival of sound in cinema

provided a space for phonographic modernity

to be expressed through film. In the People?

s Republic, the productive interplay between

traditional art forms and cinema entered a new

era, culminating in the cinematic adaptations of

the ?model plays? of the Cultural Revolution.

Finally, recent years have seen the explosive

growth of digital cinema, computer animation,

internet culture, and gaming communities.

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AMES 5358. Realism, Revolution, and the

Moving Image. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Cinema associated with socialist realism

as a global, transnational phenomenon

at the heart of the aesthetics of the 20th-

century's communist movement. The work of

revolutionary filmmakers from China, Soviet

Union, North Korea, Cuba, Eastern Europe,

and Africa informs our exploration of socialist

realism. Formalized by Maxim Gorky and

other Soviet artists, theorists, and cultural

officials in the early 1930s, socialist realism

would become the official literary and artistic

style of Communist revolutionary movements

and resulting states throughout the world.

Certain consistencies of style and theme

spread to various sites across histories and

geographies, yet much variation also was

evident and will be explored in this class.

Rejecting the dismissal of socialist realism

as mere propaganda, we will take seriously

its theorization and its aesthetic innovations,

as well as its relationships with classical

Hollywood narration, melodrama, and the

psychoanalytic concept of sublimation. Through

an examination of socialist realism?s variations

and limits, we will grapple with larger questions

of modernity, authority, and the function of art

in modern societies.

AMES 5359. Early Shanghai Film Culture. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Shanghai film culture, from earliest extant

films of 1920s to end of Republican Era in

1949. Influences on early Chinese film, from

traditional Chinese drama to contemporary

Hollywood productions. Effects of leftist politics

on commercial cinema. Chinese star system,

material film culture.

AMES 5374. The Monkey King and

Transcultural China: Chinese Myth, Legend,

and Ideology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Early Chinese myths/legends/historical

narratives about the Monkey King. Cultural

formations from later periods, including

contemporary popular culture and Asian

American literature. Construction of China/

Chinese in 20th Century seen through the

Monkey as a figure of otherness and in-

betweenness in relation to globalization and

cross-cultural identity.

AMES 5436. Literature by 20th-Century

Japanese Women in Translation. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Literary/historical exploration of selected

works by Japanese women writers in variety of

genres. All literary texts read in English.

AMES 5446. Kabuki: A Pop, Queer, and

Classical Theater in Japan. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Spring Odd Year)

Kabuki, an all-male theater of "song (ka)/

dance (bu)/acting (ki)" that came into being

in the 17th century, still boasts popularity in

Japan. This course explores kabuki in several

contexts: historical, theatrical, literary, and

theoretical. It aims to historicize this performing

art in its four-hundred-year dynamic trajectory

against the static understanding that it is a

national, high culture. No less importantly,

we inquire into theoretical implications of

subject matter, such as citationality, gender

construction, and the like. Furthermore, this

course attends to what is usually marginalized

and overlooked in kabuki historiography:

koshibai (unlicensed small troupes of kabuki);

onna yakusha (women kabuki actors who

mastered the acting techniques established

by male kabuki actors--including the technique

of female impersonation). Open to anyone

with an interest, no previous knowledge of

Japanese studies, theater studies, or Japanese

is required. All of the readings will be available

in English. Audio-visual materials will be used

whenever available and appropriate.

AMES 5486. Images of "Japan". (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Fall Even Year)

This course examines non-Japanese texts

that deploy the imagination of "Japan" in their

narratives. Discussions will take up such focal

points as: ethnographic cinema, the politics of

travel and translation, the intersections of race

and gender, the cultural politics of alternate

histories, and the ramifications of techno-

orientalist discourse.

AMES 5620. Topics in South Asian Culture.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AMES 5636. South Asian Women Writers. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Survey of South Asian women's writing, from

early years of nationalist movement to present.

Contemporary writing includes works by

immigrant writers. Concerns, arguments, and

nuances in works of women writing in South

Asia and diaspora.

AMES 5820. Topics in Arab Culture. (; 3 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AMES 5866. Gender and Sexuality in

Modern Arabic Literature. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Survey of modern Arabic literature?s key

role in the articulation, construction, and

subversion of gendered subjectivities. Explores

the construction of masculine and feminine

subjectivities, as well as the blurring of the

dichotomy between the two. Also explores

how homoerotic desire is presented in modern

Arabic novels. Engages the complex interplay

between the gender politics of literary texts,

and the broader historical and political contexts

from which they emerge. All texts covered

in this course will be in English translation,

however those able to read texts in the original

Arabic are encouraged to do so.

AMES 5868. Culture and Society of the

Arabian Peninsula. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

This course revolves around the study of

issues and cultural trends in the societies

of the Arabian Peninsula, particularly Saudi

Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates,

Kuwait, and Bahrain. After an introduction on

the historical development of these states,

topics we cover include nation-building and

heritage construction; the meaning of tribalism

and "Bedouinness" today; social stratification

and sectarianism; issues of gender; labor and

migration; and local production of literature,

poetry and film. In the last four weeks of the

semester, we will read three novels composed

by local authors. This course is taught in

English. Meets with ALL 3868.

AMES 5920. Topics in Asian Culture. (; 3 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AMES 5993. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Individual reading/study, with guidance of

a faculty member, on topics not covered in

regular courses. Prereq-instr consent, dept

consent, college consent.

Asian American Studies (AAS)

AAS 1101. Imagining Asian America.

(DSJ,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Issues in Asian American Studies. Historical/

recent aspects of the diverse/multifaceted

vision of "Asian America," using histories, films,

memoirs, and other texts as illustrations.

AAS 1201. Racial Formation and

Transformation in the United States.

(DSJ,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

How aggrieved racialized groups struggle over

identity, culture, place, and meaning. Histories

of racialization. Strategies toward rectification

of historical injustices from dispossession,

slavery, exploitation, and exclusion.

AAS 3001. Contemporary Perspectives on

Asian America. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Interdisciplinary overview of Asian American

identities. Post-1965 migration/community.

History, cultural productions, and concerns

of Americans of Chinese, Japanese, Korean,

South Asian, Filipino, and Southeast Asian

ancestry.

AAS 3211W. Race & Racism in the U.S..

(DSJ,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

We live in a society steeped in racial

understandings that are often invisible?some

that are hard to see, and others that we work

hard not to see. This course will focus on race

relations in today's society with a historical

overview of the experiences of various racial

and ethnic groups in order to help explain

their present-day social status. This course is

designed to help students begin to develop

their own informed perspectives on American

racial ?problems? by introducing them to the

ways that sociologists deal with race, ethnicity,

race relations and racism. We will expand our

understanding of racial and ethnic dynamics

by exploring the experiences of specific

groups in the U.S. and how race/ethnicity

intersects with sources of stratification such

as class, nationality, and gender. The course

will conclude by re-considering ideas about

assimilation, pluralism, and multiculturalism.

Throughout, our goal will be to consider

race both as a source of identity and social

differentiation as well as a system of privilege,

power and inequality affecting everyone in the

society albeit in different ways.

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AAS 3251W. Sociological Perspectives on

Race, Class, and Gender. (DSJ,WI,SOCS; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

In the midst of social unrest, it is important

for us to understand social inequality. In this

course we will analyze the impact of three

major forms of inequality in the United States:

race, class, and gender. Through taking an

intersectional approach at these topics, we

will examine the ways these social forces

work institutionally, conceptually, and in terms

of our everyday realities. We will focus on

these inequalities as intertwined and deeply

embedded in the history of the country. Along

with race, class, and gender we will focus on

other axes of inequality including sexuality,

citizenship, and dis/ability. We will analyze

the meanings and values attached to these

social categories, and the ways in which these

social constructions help rationalize, justify, and

reproduce social inequality.

AAS 3271. Learning in the Asian American

Community. (; 3 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course is intended to give students

a general introduction to participatory

learning through engagement with Asian

American community organizations and/or

leaders. The course is based within Asian

American studies, an interdisciplinary field

of inquiry that examines how histories of

immigration, exclusion, racialization, and

citizenship have shaped Asian American

communities and identities. In turn, Asian

American studies asks how Asian Americans,

configured as immigrants, refugees, "forever

foreigners," and "model minorities," impact

how American nation, empire, rights, and

belonging are constructed. Working with

community partners, students will have

the opportunity to learn several different

community-based research skills: newspaper

article search, archival research and/or archival

organization, interviewing skills, and audio/

video production. Students also have the

option to complete service learning with an

organization throughout the semester; with

this option, students will write a short reflection

statement on their service learning as their final

project. prereq: AAS and CRES minors must

AAS 3301. Asian America Through Arts

and Culture. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Spring Even Year)

The course focuses on the close analysis

and interpretation of individual works by a

range of modern and contemporary artists.

Students will analyze, critique, and interpret

these works in light of the historical and social

contexts in which they were produced, their

creation and uses of aesthetic form, and

their impact on individuals and communities.

Discussion, writing assignments, and oral

presentations will focus on different ways of

encountering and evaluating artistic work; for

instance, students will write critical analyses

and production reviews as well as dialogue

more informally through weekly journal entries

and online discussion forums. We will examine

what it means to define artists and their work

as being "Asian American" and explore how

other categories of identity such as gender,

sexuality, or class intersect with race. We will

study how art works not only as individual

creativity but also as communal and social

practice; for instance, we look at the history of

theaters, such as East-West Players or Pan

Asian Repertory Theatre, that have sustained

Asian Americans as actors, playwrights, and

designers.

AAS 3303W. Writing Differences: Literature

by U.S. Women of Color. (DSJ,WI,LITR; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Interpret/analyze poetry, fiction, drama of U.S.

women minority writers. Relationship of writer's

history, ethnicity, race, class, gender to her

writings.

AAS 3311. Asian American Theater. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Through submerging students in both theater

history and practice, this class brings students

closer to the history, experiences, and politics

of Asian Americans. Why are Asian American

stories needed and how do we tell them? What

are the artistic and social agendas driving the

making of Asian American theater? How have

the styles of performance shifted? While we will

be actively working on readings and original

theater projects, you don't need to be a theater

expert to enjoy this class. Topics will include

reading plays by Frank Chin, David Henry

Hwang, Wakako Yamauchi, Naomi Iizuka, and

others; looking at the history of Asian American

theater companies; discussing creative

approaches to casting, acting, directing, and

design; and building collaborations among

companies, audiences, and communities.

AAS 3341. Asian American Images.

(AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

From 19th-century anti-Chinese political

cartoons to Harold and Kumar, visual

representations of Asians in the United States

have long influenced how Asian Americans

are seen and treated. What are some of the

ways that photography, graphic arts, and digital

culture have pictured Asian Americans as

aliens, citizens, immigrants, workers, family

and community members, entertainers, and

artists? Course topics will relate visual images

to particular historical moments, including

the early exclusion period and the "yellow

peril" stereotype; WWII Japanese American

incarceration and the drawings of Min? Okubo,

and photo-journalism documenting U.S.

military involvement in Southeast Asia and

its aftermath. How do photographic and other

images work to counter historical amnesia, heal

traumatic loss, and document social injustice?

Other weeks of the class will explore the ways

that individuals, families, and communities

use photographs, video, and other visual

media to preserve a sense of connection

and belonging. We will also look at how

contemporary Asian American photographers

such as Tseng Kwong Chi, Nikki Lee, and Wing

Young Huie experiment with visual images to

raise questions of racial and national identity,

social inequality, gender, sexuality, and political

agency. The course also includes a digital

storytelling project that encourages students

to create video images and sound reflecting

Asian American immigration stories from local

communities.

AAS 3351. Asian Americans and Popular

Culture. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Over the past few decades, Asian Americans

have become increasingly visible both as the

subjects and producers of popular culture in

the United States. This course will explore

how this new recognition of Asian Americans

in popular literature, cinema, television,

and entertainment is related both to longer

histories of Asian immigration and racial

exclusion and to post-1960s efforts to forward

racial awareness, community activism, and

social justice. Our first unit will look at how

particular stereotypes such as the yellow peril

or the wartime enemy encouraged anti-Asian

feeling and violence and legal restrictions

on immigration and naturalization. We will

then examine how throughout history, Asian

immigrants and their descendants used song,

dance, theater, writing, and other forms of

popular culture to express personal desires and

foster collective ties. Our final unit concentrates

on contemporary popular culture and its

relationship to the changing identities of Asian

Americans. How do Asian Americans influence

the current essays, films, and videos that

are consumed by millions today? How are

increasingly pan-ethnic, interracial, multiracial,

transnational, and global experiences reflected

in popular culture?

AAS 3361. Asian Americans and Food. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Asian Americans have always been intimately

connected to food practices and institutions

in the American imagination. Food is the

medium through which Asian American cultural

difference--including their status as "perpetual

foreigners" or their "model minority character"--

are typically expressed and disseminated.

Historically, Asian migration to the United

States was fueled by labor needs particularly

in the agricultural sector. In addition, Asian

labor has been stereotypically linked to food

service and preparation such as the ubiquitous

Chinese take-out place and more recently, the

sushi and Korean fusion joints. This course is

an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of

food to better understand the historical, social,

and cultural aspects of Asian American food

preparation, distribution and consumption.

Students will investigate the politics and poetics

of Asian American foodways by examining

social habits, and rituals around food in

restaurants, homes and other public venues.

The course texts include ethnographic essays,

fictional works, memoirs, magazines, and

television shows.

AAS 3409W. Asian American Women's

Cultural Production. (AH,WI,DSJ; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Diversity of cultures designated "Asian

American." Understanding women's lives

in historical, cultural, economic, and racial

contexts.

AAS 3483. Hmong History Across the

Globe. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd,

Spring Even Year)

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Hmong interaction with lowland Southeast

Asian states (Laos, Vietnam) and Western

colonial powers (French, American) since 19th

century. Changes to religious, social, political,

and gender institutions. Aspirations for political

autonomy.

AAS 3486. Hmong Refugees from the Secret

War: Becoming Americans. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Spring Odd Year)

Socio-economic, political, gender, cultural/

religious changes in Hmong American

community during last three decades. How

Hmong are racialized in American society.

Impact to first/second generations.

AAS 3503. Asian American Identities,

Families, & Communities. (SOCS,DSJ; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

This course provides a sociological overview

of Asian American identities, families and

communities. To place these experiences

within a broader historical, structural, and

cultural context the course will begin with

a brief introduction to the history of Asians

and Asian Americans in the United States

and sociological theories about incorporation

and racial stratification. We will then examine

the diversity of Asian American communities

and families, highlighting ethnic, gender, and

class variations. Other topics of focus include

racialization and discrimination, education,

ethnic enclaves, family and intergenerational

relationships, identity, media, culture, and

politics and social action. Throughout the

course we will consider the ways in which

society affects individuals, and how in turn,

individuals affect society. Students will have an

option to do community-engaged learning or

another course project.

AAS 3601W. War and Empire: Asian

American Perspectives. (GP,WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

This course examines the reach of war and

empire in Asian America since the turn of the

twentieth century. Starting with US wars in

the Philippines (1898-1910) and the formation

of the colonial state, the course will track

the ascendancy of US empire in Asia and

paths toward wars against imperialist Japan

(1941-1945), in Korea (1950-53), and in

Vietnam (1955-1975). The course will address

the relevance of the unending Global War

on Terrorism (2001-) in contemporary Asian

America. Together, the course explores how

these wars have shaped and continue to inform

the lives and memories of Asian immigrants

and refugees, their children, and other Asian

Americans.

AAS 3862. American Immigration History.

(DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Global migrations to U.S. from Europe,

Asia, Latin America, and Africa, from early

19th century to present. Causes/cultures of

migration. Migrant communities, work, and

families. Xenophobia, assimilation/integration,

citizenship, ethnicity, race relations. Debates

over immigration. Place of immigration in

America's national identity.

AAS 3866. Arab American Experiences. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Arab diasporic experiences in the West, and

in America in particular, have been mediated

by popular depictions of "the Arab" as violent

terrorist, oppressor of/oppressed woman,

religious fanatic, and myriad other negative

stereotypes, heightened since September 11,

2001. How do Arabs in America, especially

youth, navigate the superimposition of these

images upon them? How do they relate to

the multiple locations of "home" between the

West and the Arab world? To what extent

are they perpetually "out of place," and what

strategies have they developed to navigate

their liminal and often marginalized social

position? Through the examination of memoirs,

novels, film, music, and even food, this course

will use Arab American cultural production as a

lens through which to explore these questions.

AAS 3875W. Comparative Race and

Ethnicity in U.S. History. (DSJ,WI,HIS; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This writing-intensive course examines the

racial history of modern America. The focus

is placed on how American Indians, African

Americans, and immigrants from Europe,

Asia, and Latin America struggle over identity,

place, and meanings of these categories

in society where racial hierarchy not only

determined every aspect of how they lived, but

also functioned as a lever to reconstitute a new

nation and empire in the aftermath of the Civil

War. We are interested in studying how these

diverse groups experienced racialization not in

the same way but in various and distinct ways

in relation to each other.

AAS 3877. Asian American History, 1850

to Present. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Asian American history and contemporary

issues, from 1850 to present. Immigration,

labor, anti-Asian movements, women/families,

impact of World War Two, new immigrant/

refugee communities, civil rights, Asian

American identity/culture.

AAS 3920. Topics in Asian American

Studies. (; 2-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AAS 3993. Directed Studies in Asian

American Studies. (; 1-9 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. prereq: instr

consent

AAS 4231. Color of Public Policy: African

Americans, American Indians, Asian

Americans & Chicanos in the U.S.. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Structural or institutional conditions through

which people of color have been marginalized

in public policy. Critical evaluation of

social theory in addressing the problem of

contemporary communities of color in the

United States.

AAS 4232. American Drama by Writers of

Color. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Selected works by Asian American, African

American, American Indian, Latino, and

Chicano playwrights. How racial/ethnic

differences are integral to shaping different

visions of American drama. History of

minority/ethnic theaters, politics of casting,

mainstreaming of the minority playwright.

AAS 4311. Asian American Literature and

Drama. (DSJ,LITR; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall

Odd Year)

Literary/dramatic works by Asian American

writers. Historical past of Asian America

through perspective of writers such as Sui Sin

Far and Carlos Bulosan. Contemporary artists

such as Frank Chin, Maxine Hong Kingston,

David Henry Hwang, and Han Ong. Political/

historical background of Asian American artists,

their aesthetic choices.

AAS 5920. Topics in Asian American

Studies. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AAS 5993. Directed Readings. (; 1-4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Directed reading--must be set up with individual

instructor.

AAS 5996. Graduate Proseminar. (; 1 cr.

[max 4 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Discussions/presentations from various

disciplinary perspectives on research, activism,

and performance in Asian American/Diasporic

Studies. Students engage in dialogue, observe

models of scholarly engagement, and reflect on

issues within Asian American/diasporic studies.

Astronomy (AST)

AST 1001. Exploring the Universe.

(ENV,PHYS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

The human place in the Universe. Study of

Earth, other planets, sun, stars, galaxies.

Background and fragility of life on Earth. Scale,

origin, history of universe and our relationship

to it.

AST 1005. Descriptive Astronomy. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Twentieth century astrophysics, current

frontiers of astrophysical research. prereq: non-

science major

AST 1011H. Exploring the Universe, Honors.

(ENV,PHYS; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Human place in universe. Earth, other planets,

sun, stars, galaxies. Background/fragility of

life on Earth. Scale, origin, history of universe,

our relationship to it. Honors version of 1001.

prereq: High school trigonometry, [high school

physics or chemistry]

AST 1905. Freshman Seminar. (; 2 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

AST 2001. Introduction to Astrophysics. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Physical principles and study of solar system,

stars, galaxy, and universe. How observations/

conclusions are made. prereq: [One yr

calculus, PHYS 1302] or instr consent

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AST 2990. Directed Studies. (1-5 cr. [max 10

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Independent, directed study in observational

and theoretical astrophysics. Arranged with

faculty member. prereq: 1 yr calculus, Phys

1302, instr consent

AST 4001. Astrophysics I. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall)

Astrophysics of stars and stellar populations.

Stellar formation, evolution, interiors/

atmospheres. Stellar populations, galactic

distribution of stars. prereq: 2001, Phys 2601

AST 4002. Astrophysics II. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall)

Astrophysics of galaxies and the universe.

Diffuse matter, galactic structure, and

evolution. Clusters of galaxies. Introductory

cosmology, evolution of the universe. prereq:

2001, Phys 2601

AST 4031. Interpretation and Analysis of

Astrophysical Data. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Introduction to analysis techniques with

applications to modern astrophysics. Methods

to interpret/analyze large data sets from

experiments. Principles/methods of analysis,

with applications to current research. For senior

undergraduate/graduate students in Physics/

Astronomy. prereq: [Math 2243 or 2373 or

equivalent[, [Math 2263 or 2374 or equivalent],

Ast 2001 or instr consent

AST 4041. Computational Methods in the

Physical Sciences. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to using computer programs to

solve problems in physical sciences. Selected

numerical methods, mapping problems onto

computational algorithms. Arranged lab.

prereq: Upper div or grad student or instr

consent

AST 4299H. Senior Honors Astrophysics

Research Seminar. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Based on department's research seminar.

prereq: upper div honors student in IT or CLA,

inst consent

AST 4990. Directed Studies. (1-5 cr. [max 10

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Independent, directed study in observational

and theoretical astrophysics. Arranged with

faculty member. prereq: 2001, instr consent

AST 4994W. Directed Research. (WI; 2-5

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Independent research in observational or

theoretical astrophysics. Senior Thesis for

undergraduate astrophysics majors. Arranged

with faculty member.

AST 5012. The Interstellar Medium. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Survey of physical processes in the interstellar

medium. Dynamic processes, excitation

processes, emission and absorption by gas

and dust. Hot bubbles, HII regions, molecular

clouds. prereq: 2001, Phys 2601 or instr

consent

AST 5022. Relativity, Cosmology, and the

Universe. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Large-scale structure/history of universe.

Introduction to Newtonian/relativistic

world models. Physics of early universe,

cosmological tests, formation of galaxies.

prereq: [2001, Phys 2601] or instr consent

AST 5031. Interpretation and Analysis of

Astrophysical Data. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Introduction to analysis techniques with

applications to modern astrophysics. Methods

to interpret/analyze large data sets from

experiments. Principles/methods of analysis,

with applications to current research. For

graduate students in Physics/Astronomy

AST 5201. Methods of Experimental

Astrophysics. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Spring

Even Year)

Contemporary astronomical techniques and

instrumentation. Emphasizes data reduction

and analysis, including image processing.

Students make astronomical observations at

O'Brien Observatory and use department's

computing facilities for data analysis. Image

processing packages include IRAF, AIPS, IDL,

MIRA. prereq: Upper div CSE or grad or instr

consent

AST 5731. Bayesian Astrostatistics. (4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

This course will introduce Bayesian methods

for interpreting and analyzing large data

sets from astrophysical experiments.

These methods will be demonstrated using

astrophysics real-world data sets and a focus

on modern statistical software, such as R and

python. Prerequisites: MATH 2263 and MATH

2243, or equivalent; or instructor consent

Suggested: statistical course at the level of

AST 4031, AST 5031, STAT 3021, or STAT

5021

Biochemistry (BIOC)

BIOC 1010. Human Health and Disease. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to molecular basis of common

human diseases. Human genome, cellular/

molecular biology, biochemical reactions, organ

relationships, whole body physiology. Inherited

Diseases, metabolic diseases. Aging. Methods

to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease. Gene

therapy, regenerative medicine, drug-based

interventions.

BIOC 2011. Biochemistry for the

Agricultural and Health Sciences. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Survey of organic chemistry and biochemistry

outlining structure and metabolism of

biomolecules, metabolic regulation, principles

of molecular biology. prereq: Chem 1015, Bio

1009

BIOC 3021. Biochemistry. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Fundamentals of biochemistry. Structure/

function of nucleic acids, proteins, lipids,

carbohydrates. Enzymes. Metabolism. DNA

replication and repair, transcription, protein

synthesis. Recommended prerequisites:

Introductory biology (BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2003

or equivalent), organic chemistry (CHEM 2301

or CHEM 2081/2085 or equivalent). Note: CBS

students should take BIOC 3022 not 3021.

BIOC 3022. Biochemistry for Life Scientists.

(3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course provides an introduction to

biochemistry including discussion of the

structure and functions of biomolecules

(proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic

acids), central metabolic pathways, and the

mechanisms of enzyme action. This course

is intended for students in the College of

Biological Sciences. Students from other

colleges should register for BIOC 3021. prereq:

CHEM 2301 or CHEM 2081/2085 or equivalent

BIOC 4025W. Laboratory in Biochemistry.

(WI; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Theory, principles, and use of fundamental

techniques in modern biochemistry labs.

prereq: 3021, 3022, or 4331 or equiv

BIOC 4125. Laboratory in Molecular Biology

and Biotechnology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring & Summer)

Basic recombinant DNA techniques:

methods for growing, isolating, and purifying

recombinant DNA and cloning vectors, DNA

sequencing and sequence analysis, gene

expression, Polymerase Chain Reaction

(PCR), other current techniques. prereq: [3021

or Biol 3021 or or Biol 4003], [4025 or GCD

4015 or GCD 4025 or MicB 3301]

BIOC 4185. Laboratory in Molecular

Genetics. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Summer)

Basic recombinant DNA techniques.

Methods for growing, isolating, and purifying

recombinant DNA and cloning vectors.

DNA sequencing, sequence analysis. Gene

expression, Polymerase Chain Reaction

(PCR). Current techniques. prereq: Enrollment

in Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate

Research Program

BIOC 4225. Laboratory in NMR Techniques.

(; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Practical aspects of nuclear magnetic

resonance (NMR) spectrometry. Hands-on

experience with 500/600 MHz instruments.

Sample preparation/handling, contamination

sources, tube/probe options, experiment

selection, experimental procedures, software,

data processing. prereq: 4331; 4521

recommended; intended for biochemistry

majors

BIOC 4325. Laboratory in Mass

Spectrometry. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Spring)

Hands-on experience with techniques/

instruments. Sample preparation/handling,

2-dimenstioal gels, MS-MS, MALDI-TOF,

electrospray/LC-MS, experiment selection/

procedures, software, data processing. prereq:

4332, 4521

BIOC 4331. Biochemistry I: Structure,

Catalysis, and Metabolism in Biological

Systems. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Advanced survey of structure/catalysis,

metabolism/bioenergetics. prereq: (BIOL 1009

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or 2003 or equiv) AND (Chem 2302 or CHEM

2081/2085 or equiv)

BIOC 4332. Biochemistry II: Molecular

Mechanisms of Signal Transduction and

Gene Expression. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Advanced survey of molecular biology.

Mechanisms of gene action/biological

regulation. prereq: BioC 4331 or Bioc 3201 or

BioC 3022

BIOC 4351. Protein Engineering. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Key properties of enzymes/molecular basis,

computer modeling strategies, mutagenesis

strategies to create protein variants,

expression/screening of protein variants.

Evaluate research papers, identify unsolved

practical/theoretical problems, plan protein

engineering experiment. prereq: 4331 or instr

consent

BIOC 4521. Introduction to Physical

Biochemistry. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Physical chemical principles, their applications

in biochemistry. Thermodynamics, kinetics,

spectroscopy, solution dynamics as applied to

biochemical reactions/ biopolymers. prereq:

4331 recommended, (Chem 1062/1066 or

CHEM 1082/1086) AND (Physics 1202 or

1302)

BIOC 4793W. Directed Studies: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1-7 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Writing Intensive Directed Studies is an

individual-study, literature-based investigation

in which the student is mentored directly by

a faculty member. One main feature of this

course is that the student will receive writing

instruction and the written output of the course

will be revised during the semester. The project

needs to be explained in a Research/Directed

Studies contract and agreed on by both the

student and faculty mentor. The contract must

be approved by the director of undergraduate

studies (DUGS) for the major before the

student is allowed to register. The contract

includes a description of learning objectives

for the course, how writing instruction will take

place, a timeline for when student writing will

be handed in and how it will be assessed,

methodology to be used by the student,

and how assessment of learning will be

conducted by the mentor. Additional oversight

is established for this course near the end of

the semester the written output is submitted

to the DUGS for the major. The DUGS is

responsible to determine that the writing meets

standards set by the CBS Education Policy

Committee for quality of writing, appropriate

citation of literature, well-constructed figures,

tables, and legends (if present), appropriate

use and interpretation of statistics (if present),

conclusions that are supported by evidence,

and well-formatted references. This course

is graded S/N and approval of the DUGS is

required before a grade of S can be given by

the faculty mentor. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793W, 4794W, 4993, 4994 counts towards

CBS major requirements.

BIOC 4794W. Directed Research: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1-7 cr. [max 42 cr.] ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Writing Intensive Directed Research is an

individual-study, laboratory or field research

experience in which the student is mentored

directly by a faculty member. This course

is intended for students who already have

initiated a research project in the lab of the

mentor and already have results. In this course

the student will receive writing instruction.

The written output usually is in the form of a

scientific paper describing the results of the

student's project. Written output of the course

must be revised during the semester and a

schedule for writing, assessment and revision

needs to be in place at the beginning of the

semester. The project needs to be explained

in a Research/Directed Studies contract and

agreed on by both the student and faculty

mentor. The contract must be approved by the

Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUGS)

for the major before the student is allowed to

of learning objectives for the course, how

writing instruction will take place, a timeline

for when student writing will be handed in and

how it will be assessed, methodology to be

used by the student, and how assessment

of learning will be conducted by the mentor.

Additional oversight is established for this

course - near the end of the semester the

written output is submitted to the DUGS for the

major. The DUGS is responsible to determine

that the writing meets standards set by the

CBS Education Policy Committee for quality of

writing, appropriate citation of literature, well-

constructed figures, tables, and legends (if

present), appropriate use and interpretation

of statistics (if present), conclusions that are

supported by evidence, and well-formatted

references. The DUGS can call for a final

revision before a grade is given. This course

is graded S/N and approval of the DUGS is

required before a grade of S can be given by

the faculty mentor. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793W, 4794W, 4993, 4994 counts towards

CBS major requirements.

BIOC 4993. Directed Studies. (; 1-7 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Directed Studies is an individual-study,

literature-based investigation in which the

student is mentored directly by a faculty

member. The topic for the course needs to

be explained in a Research/Directed Studies

contract and agreed on by both the student

and faculty mentor. The contract must be

approved by the director of undergraduate

studies (DUGS) for the major before the

student is allowed to register. The contract

includes a description of learning objectives

for the course, methodology to be used,

and how the assessment of learning will be

conducted. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793W, 4794W, 4993, 4994 counts towards

CBS major requirements.

BIOC 4994. Directed Research. (; 1-7 cr.

[max 42 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed Research is an individual-study,

laboratory or field investigation course. The

research topic needs to be agreed on by

both the student and the faculty mentor and

explained in a Research/Directed Studies

contract. The contract must be approved by

the director of undergraduate studies (DUGS)

for the major before the student is allowed to

learning objectives for the course, methodology

to be used, and how the assessment of

learning will be conducted. prereq: department

consent, instructor consent, no more than 7

credits of 4793W, 4794W, 4993, 4994 counts

towards CBS major requirements.

BIOC 5002. Critical Evaluation of

Biochemistry Research. (1 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall & Spring)

BioC 5002 guides advanced undergraduates

and new graduate students as they learn how

to design experiments and to critically evaluate

a wide variety of cutting-edge research

projects, both as readers and as researchers.

Introductory lectures include peer review,

experimental design, critical thinking and the

psychology of judgment and decision-making.

This is followed by a series of guest speakers

who will guide students as they develop their

skills in evaluation of current research papers.

BIOC 5213. Selected Topics in Molecular

Biology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Cutting edge areas in molecular biology. Topics

focus on the "3 R's" of DNA: repair, replication,

and recombination. Faculty who are experts in

these areas teach modules on specific topics,

including discussion of their research interests.

prereq: 4332 or 8002 or [3021, BIOL 4003] or

instr consent

BIOC 5216. Current Topics in Signal

Transduction. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Mechanisms by which biological signals evoke

biochemical responses.

BIOC 5225. Graduate Laboratory in NMR

Techniques. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Spring)

Practical aspects of nuclear magnetic

resonance (NMR) spectrometry. Hands-on

experience with 500/600 MHz instruments.

Sample preparation/handling, contamination

sources, tube/probe options, experiment

selection, experimental procedures, software,

data processing. prereq: 8001 or instr consent

BIOC 5309. Biocatalysis and

Biodegradation. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Fundamentals of microbial enzymes/

metabolism as pertaining to biodegradation

of environmental pollutants/biosynthesis

for making commodity chemicals. Practical

examples. Guest speakers from industry.

BIOC 5351. Protein Engineering. (3 cr. ;

Audit; Every Fall)

Key properties of enzymes/molecular basis,

computer modeling strategies, mutagenesis

strategies to create protein variants,

expression/screening of protein variants.

Evaluate research papers, identify unsolved

practical/theoretical problems, plan protein

engineering experiment.

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BIOC 5352. Biotechnology and

Bioengineering for Biochemists. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Protein biotechnology. Microorganisms used

as hosts for protein expression, protein

expression, and engineering methods.

Production of enzymes of industrial interest.

Applications of protein biotechnology in

bioelectronics. Formulation of therapeutic

biopharmaceuticals. prereq: [[3021 or 4331 or

BIOL 3021 or or MICB 4111], [BIOL 3301 or

MICB 3301]] or instr consent

BIOC 5361. Microbial Genomics and

Bioinformatics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to genomics. Emphasizes

microbial genomics. Sequencing methods,

sequence analysis, genomics databases,

genome mapping, prokaryotic horizontal gene

transfer, genomics in biotechnology, intellectual

property issues. Hands-on introduction to UNIX

shell scripting, genomic data analysis using R

and Excel in a computer lab setting. prereq:

College-level courses in [organic chemistry,

biochemistry, microbiology]

BIOC 5444. Muscle. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Muscle molecular structure/function and

disease. Muscle regulation, ion transport, and

force generation. Muscular dystrophy and heart

disease. prereq: 3021 or BIOL 3021 or 4331 or

BIOL 4331 or PHSL 3061 or instr consent

BIOC 5527. Introduction to Modern

Structural Biology. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Methods employed in modern structural

biology to elucidate macromolecular structures.

Primary focus on X-ray diffraction, nuclear

magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy

and mass spectrometry. Principles underlying

structural biology and structure/function

relationships. prereq: [intro biochemistry, intro

physics] or physical chemistry or instr consent

BIOC 5528. Spectroscopy and Kinetics. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Biochemical dynamics from perspectives

of kinetics and spectroscopy. Influence of

structure, molecular interactions, and chemical

transformations on biochemical reactions.

Focuses on computational, spectroscopic,

and physical methods. Steady-state and

transient kinetics. Optical and magnetic

resonance spectroscopies. prereq: Intro

physical chemistry or equiv; intro biochemistry

recommended

BIOC 5535. Introduction to Modern

Structural Biology -- Diffraction. (2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

Theory and practice in the determination

of three-dimensional structures of

macromolecules using x-ray and neutron

diffraction and electron microscopy. prereq:

(Introductory biochemistry, introductory

physics, college calculus] or physical chemistry

or instr consent

BIOC 5536. Introduction to Modern

Structural Biology - Nuclear Magnetic

Resonance. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Theory and practice in the determination

of three-dimensional structures of

macromolecules using NMR. prereq:

[Introductory biochemistry, introductory

physics, college calculus] or physical chemistry

or instr consent

BIOC 5960. Special Topics in Biochemistry.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

In-depth study of topics in biochemistry. prereq:

[[3021 or equiv], CHEM 2301]] or instr consent

Bioethics, Center for (BTHX)

BTHX 5000. Topics in Bioethics. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Bioethics topics of contemporary interest.

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

BTHX 5010. Bioethics Proseminar. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Introduction to topics in bioethics. prereq:

Bioethics grad student or grad minor

BTHX 5100. Introduction to Clinical Ethics.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Most frequent ethical problems faced by

clinicians, patients/families, and ethics

consultants. Forgoing life sustaining treatment,

decisional capacity, informed consent,

treatment refusals, death/dying, pediatric

ethics, reproductive issues, research ethics,

psychiatric illness. Real cases.

BTHX 5110. Ethical Issues in Pediatrics. (2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Bioethics concerns the identification, analysis,

and resolution of ethical problems that arise in

planning for the care of patients in biomedical

research, and in relation to the natural world.

This course deals with ethical problems that

occur frequently in pediatrics settings, in clinical

and public health venues, in research and in

the environment. The course emphasizes the

ethical responsibilities of laypersons, health

professionals, researchers and policy makers

in planning for and resolving bioethics issues in

pediatrics, including the prenatal and perinatal

period. Issues addressed include reproductive

issues, death and dying, forgoing life-sustaining

treatment, conflicts and war, research with

children and pregnant women, genetics, public

and global health, social justice and other

topics.

BTHX 5120. Dying in Contemporary Medical

Culture. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Examines practices of dying and death in

contemporary U.S. culture, moral problems

associated with these practices, possible

solutions, and practical applications. Readings

will consist of cultural critiques, bioethics

literature, and empirical research.

BTHX 5210. Ethics of Human Subjects

Research. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even

Year)

Issues in ethics of human subjects research.

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

BTHX 5220. Standards for Research with

Human Participants: A Lecture Series for

Researchers. (1 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Even Year)

This series of lectures presents various legal

and regulatory standards that apply to research

using human participants. Some are of general

interest (e.g., Informed Consent); others will

interest more specialized researchers (e.g.,

International Research).

BTHX 5300. Foundations of Bioethics. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Overview of major contemporary frameworks

used to approach ethical issues in bioethics.

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

BTHX 5325. Biomedical Ethics. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Major topics/issues in biomedical ethics.

Patients' rights/duties, informed consent,

confidentiality, ethical issues in medical

research, initiation/termination of medical

treatment, euthanasia, abortion, allocation of

medical resources. prereq: Jr or sr or grad

student or instr consent

BTHX 5400. Intro Ethics in Hlth Policy. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Topics vary to reflect issues of current

significance. Relates to law/politics as

appropriate but focuses on moral analyses

of policy issues. prereq: Grad student or

professional student or instr consent

BTHX 5411. Health Law and Policy. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Spring Even Year)

Organization of health care delivery. Physician-

patient relationship. informed consent. Quality

control. Responses to harm and error, including

through medical malpractice litigation. Access.

Proposals for reform. prereq: Grad student or

instr consent

BTHX 5453. Law, Biomedicine, and

Bioethics. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Spring Even

Year)

Law/bioethics as means of controlling important

biomedical developments. Relationship of

law and bioethics. Role of law/bioethics in

governing biomedical research, reproductive

decisionmaking, assisted reproduction, genetic

testing/screening, genetic manipulation,

and cloning. Definition of death. Use of life-

sustaining treatment. Organ transplantation.

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

BTHX 5510. Gender and the Politics of

Health. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Significance of gender to health and health

care. Feminist analysis regarding moral/

political importance of gender, possibly

including contemporary western medicine?

s understanding of the body, childbirth, and

reproductive technologies; cosmetic surgery;

chronic illness; disability; participation in

research; gender and classification of disease.

Care work, paid/non-paid. Readings from

feminist theory, history, social science,

bioethics, and moral philosophy.

BTHX 5520. Social Justice and Bioethics. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even Year)

This course explores matters of social justice

related to health. Readings from multiple

disciplinary perspectives ground examination

of how to understand social justice in this

context. Class sessions will predominantly

focus on specific practical issues such as

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health disparities, the politics of inclusion

and exclusion in clinical research, resource

allocation in resource poor settings, and health

professional roles during war. Discussions

incorporate consideration of these issues?

institutional and broader social contexts. This

course is appropriate for a wide audience

including students from the health professions,

philosophy, social science, and law.

BTHX 5530. Investigative Journalism and

Bioethics. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

This seminar will explore the links between

bioethics and journalism, examining classic

and contemporary works of investigative health

journalism, works of literary non-fiction related

to medicine and health, and investigative work

by bioethicists. It will also examine the art of

muckraking, non-profit investigative journalism,

the public relations industry, the decline of

print journalism and the rise of digital media,

and how these developments are shaping the

relationship between bioethicists and the press.

BTHX 5540. Bioethics, Psychiatry &

Psychology. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Explore philosophical and ethical issues in

psychiatry and psychology. Potential topics

include the moral responsibility of psychopaths

for their actions, false memories of Satanic

ritual abuse, insanity pleas, the sociology of

institutionalization, clinical trials of psychiatric

drugs, cosmetic psychopharmacology, recent

work in experimental philosophy, and classic

experiments in social psychology.

BTHX 5610. Research & Publication

Seminar. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Publication strategy/venues. Authorship issues/

ethics in publication. Manuscript formatting/

letters of submission. Peer review. prereq:

[Junior or senior or grad student], bioethics

grad majors must register A-F

BTHX 5620. Social Context of Health and

Illness. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even

Year)

Social context in which contemporary

meanings of health and illness are understood

by providers/patients. Ethical implications.

Readings from history, social science,

literature, and first-person accounts. prereq:

Grad student or instr consent

BTHX 5630. Bioethics Colloqium. (1 cr. [max

2 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course features presentations from a

variety of departments and programs across

campus that deal in some way with ethics

as a theoretical and/or applied concept.

Students will attend these presentations;

engage with scholars thinking about ethics

from multiple perspectives; and be able to bring

these perspectives to bear upon their own

research. The course is thus an opportunity to

explore ethics as it might be conceptualized

or practiced in the social sciences, law, public

policy, global health, and many other arenas,

and in turn to think about how these disparate

frameworks and practices can be usefully put

into conversation with bioethics, and with their

own projects.

BTHX 5650. Disability Ethics. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Spring Odd Year)

This course is an examination of ethical issues

pertaining to disability, with an emphasis

on discussion and consideration of widely

contrasting perspectives. Issues discussed

include physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia,

selective abortion, cochlear implant technology,

sterilization, special versus inclusive education,

Universal Design/Universal Instructional

Design, disability accommodations, and built

and social environments, examined within

social, legal, policy, and cultural environments.

Assignments include, readings, viewings,

journaling, field projects, and research papers.

BTHX 5710. Ethical Issues in Global Health.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even Year)

This course examines ethical issues related

to global health. Topics may include religion,

morality, public policy, and the connection

between health and human rights. Open to

juniors, seniors, graduate and professional

students.

BTHX 5800. Animal Ethics. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Human relationships with animals are changing

and this course offers a venue for exploring

some of the ethical issues in these evolving

relationships. The course will discuss the

differences between animal ethics and animal

welfare and examine the morality and ethics

of human-animal interactions in various

contexts. These include cultural and historical

views of animals; animals as companions;

the use of animals in scientific research,

entertainment, and service work; euthanasia;

animal production and sustainability; and

conservation issues.

BTHX 5900. Independent Study in Bioethics.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students propose area for study with faculty

guidance, write proposal which includes

outcome objectives and work plan. Faculty

member directs student's work and evaluates

project. prereq: instr consent

Biology (BIOL)

BIOL 1001. Introductory Biology:

Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives.

(BIOL; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

A one-semester exploration of the genetic,

evolutionary, and ecological processes that

govern biological diversity from populations

to ecosystems. We explore how these

processes influence human evolution, health,

population growth, and conservation. We also

consider how the scientific method informs our

understanding of biological processes. Lab.

This course is oriented towards non-majors and

does not fulfill prerequisites for allied health

grad programs.

BIOL 1001H. Introductory Biology I:

Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives.

(BIOL; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

A one-semester exploration of the genetic,

evolutionary, and ecological processes that

govern biological diversity from populations

to ecosystems. We explore how these

processes influence human evolution, health,

population growth, and conservation. We also

consider how the scientific method informs our

understanding of biological processes. Lab.

This course is oriented towards non-majors and

does not fulfill prerequisites for allied health

grad programs.

BIOL 1003. Evolution and Biology of Sex.

(BIOL; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course is designed as a one-semester

exploration of biology from the standpoint of

the evolution and biology of sex. It emphasizes

scientific processes, evolution, sexual behavior,

reproductive biology, and diversity with respect

to sexual orientation, reproductive strategies,

and gender identity. Lab activities complement

these topics. This course does not fulfill

prerequisites for allied health grad programs.

BIOL 1009. General Biology. (BIOL; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

A comprehensive introduction to biology -

includes molecular structure of living things,

cell processes, energy utilization, genetic

information and inheritance, mechanisms of

evolution, biological diversity, and ecology.

Includes lab. This comprehensive course

serves as a prerequisite and requirement in

many majors.

BIOL 1009H. Honors: General Biology.

(BIOL; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

A comprehensive introduction to biology -

includes molecular structure of living things,

cell processes, energy utilization, genetic

information and inheritance, mechanisms of

evolution, biological diversity, and ecology.

Includes lab. This comprehensive course

serves as a prerequisite and requirement in

many majors.

BIOL 1012. Human Biology: Concepts and

Current Ethical Issues. (BIOL,CIV; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

One-semester exploration of human anatomy,

physiology and medical ethics; topics such as

human cells, genetics, organs, disease and

reproduction. Weekly debates/discussions on

ethical issues. Active learning format. Animal

dissections required. Suitable for students in

any major. Does not fulfill prerequisites for

allied health grad programs.

BIOL 1015. Human Physiology, Technology,

and Medical Devices. (BIOL,TS; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Course is organized around homeostasis,

information flow, and other concepts in

physiology. For non-biology majors who wish

to explore interests in health care or medical

device engineering. Active learning format.

Labs focus on data collection and simple organ

dissections. Does not fulfill prerequisites for

most biomedical graduate programs.

BIOL 1020. Biology Colloquium. (; 1 cr. [max

2 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to the diverse fields of biology

through seminars, lab tours, trips to Itasca

Biological Station, and interaction with other

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biology students and faculty. Course may be

repeated once.

BIOL 1052. Environmental Biology: Science

and Solutions. (ENV; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

This course explores the science behind

environmental topics. It delves into the

interface of science and policy, environmental

decision-making and ethics. Topics include

biodiversity, environmental toxicology, food

production, and global climate change.

Students looking to fulfill the liberal education

requirement-Biological Sciences with Lab in

this topic should take Biology 1055.

BIOL 1055. Environmental Biology: Science

and Solutions with Laboratory. (BIOL,ENV;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Explores science behind environmental

topics. Delves into the interface of science

and policy, environmental decision-making

and ethics. Topics include biodiversity, env.

toxicology, food production, and climate

change. In lab students conduct the work of

biologists, proposing hypotheses, conducting

experiments, and analyzing/interpreting data.

This course is intended to engage non-biology

majors in the work of biology, studying current

biological knowledge through evidence-based

discussions of what is currently known, and

by addressing science that is unknown to

the students (and, at times to the biological

community) through the generation and testing

of hypotheses, collection and analysis of

data, and practice of making data-informed

conclusions.

BIOL 1093. Biology Colloquium: Directed

Study. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Individual study or research undertaken by

a student concurrently enrolled in Biol 1020

with oversight by a faculty sponsor. prereq:

1020 and concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 1020

BIOL 1101. Genetics and Society. (CIV; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Principles of heredity and their social and

cultural implications. prereq: Credit will not be

granted if credit has been received for: BIOL

3020, Biol 4003, GCD 3022. No CBS Major

Juniors or Seniors.

BIOL 1301. Dean's Scholar: Introduction to

Leadership. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

Leadership theory/concepts. Personal views

on leadership. Characteristics for effective

leadership. Course uses experiential teaching

methods, self-reflection. prereq: Dean's Scholar

BIOL 1805. Nature of Life: Introducing New

Students to the Biological Sciences. (; 0.5

cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Biological sciences, from molecules to

ecosystems and from laboratory science

to field biology. Introduction to the College

of Biological Sciences community and

opportunities. Held at Itasca Biological Station

and Laboratories. Transportation, board, and

lodging fee. prereq: Fr in College of Biological

Sciences

BIOL 1806. Nature of Life, Part Two. (0.5

cr. ; S-N only; Every Spring)

Second semester of Nature of Life with focus

on building intentional pathway in CBS/student

success/engagement. prereq: 1805

BIOL 1912. Photographing the University

Community. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This seminar will provide students and

faculty an opportunity to explore the art

of photojournalism and/or documentary

photography. Students and faculty will take

photographs on the University campus or the

surrounding neighborhoods and then each

person will assemble their photographs into

a coherent essay. The seminar will include

social themes, and will have a strong writing

component, as well as the obvious focus on

photography.

BIOL 1913. Understanding the Evolution-

Creationism Controversy. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

This seminar has two goals: 1) to help you

succeed at the University of Minnesota, and 2)

to help you develop your own understanding

and appreciation of the evolution-creationism

controversy. We?ll discuss the many aspects of

the evolution-creationism controversy, including

its history, legacy, relevance, and key people.

We will also discuss a variety of issues related

to the controversy, including those involving

court decisions, public opinion, racism,

politics, etc. Many people are emotional and

opinionated about the evolution-creationism

controversy. Although this seminar is not

focused on opinions, we will talk about why

so many people feel strongly about this issue,

and why the controversy persists. You will be

interested in?and probably surprised by?what

you learn. Each week we will also talk about

concerns and/or questions you have about

life at the University. Although I can?t fix your

parking tickets, I can offer advice about what

you?ll need to do to succeed here.

BIOL 1915. Genomics in Your Current and

Future Life. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Our understanding of DNA and genomes has

infiltrated every aspect of society including

medicine (diagnosis and susceptibilities to

disease as well as developing new gene-based

therapies, including gene therapy), CSI, ethics,

GMOs for sustainable agriculture, and even

designing our kids genomes. Class lectures

and all reading material will be available

online. Students will share their thoughts on a

variety of controversial issues both online. In

class, we will use the on-line blogs and lecture

material as a starting points to discuss further

various aspects of different applications of

modern precision genetic technologies. The

fundamental goal of the class is to encourage

students to develop their processes of thinking

about, and discussing in a small group, current

complex and controversial issues. No final

papers and no final exam.

BIOL 1917. Experimental Evolution. (; 1 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Life originated over four billion years ago. Since

that time, evolution has shaped living systems,

generating tremendous biological diversity.

Experimental evolution is a dynamic approach

to investigating life, examining how and why

biological systems change over evolutionary

time. We will focus on how experimental

evolution is done, what we have already

learned, and the bright future for new research.

Topics will include adaptive radiation, infectious

diseases, the genetic basis of phenotypes,

speciation, and the evolution of multicellularity.

Readings will be primary literature and review

articles, to be discussed every meeting.

Toward the end of the semester, students will

propose their own experimental evolution study

based upon the readings, class discussions,

and meetings with faculty.

BIOL 1918. Evolutionary Perspectives on

Agriculture and Human Health. (; 1 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Crops, humans, pests, and pathogens have

evolved and continue to evolve, largely by

natural selection (nonrandom differences in

reproduction and survival among random

genetic variants). Weeds and insect pests

readily evolve resistance to our control

methods, from crop rotation to chemical

pesticides. Human pathogens evolve

resistance to antibiotics. Can we slow such

harmful evolution? Also, can the evolutionary

history of crops help guide plant breeding?

Can our own evolutionary history suggest

ways to improve health-care in humans? In

alternate weeks, students will discuss an

assigned article or video and then find a related

scientific journal article and explain one figure

from the article. Grades will depend in part

on courteous and insightful questions and

comments among students. This course will be

offered remotely via Zoom at a scheduled time.

Personal interaction in this course is required

through audio and video using Zoom. Short

presentations by students will use ?Share

Screen?.

BIOL 1921. The Nexus Between Art and

Biology. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This seminar will explore the many and diverse

interactions between art and biology. The

topics covered range from the portrayal of

biology in classic art, to the use of artistic

venues for studying and remediating

environmental problems, to the utility of

photography, painting, sculpture, and other

art forms to explore levels of biology ranging

from molecular and cellular structures to

landscapes. The course includes hands-on

creation of artistic biological objects. Topics

will be explored using recorded media and

presentations by students, the instructor, and

invited speakers to cover novel topics at the

art/biology interface.

BIOL 1926. Entanglement of genomic

and environmental influences on traits of

organisms. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Genetic determinism, a view that variation

in traits is overwhelmingly due to genetic

differences among individuals, has a deep

history in biology. Despite many direct,

experimental demonstrations of major effects

of environmental conditions on many traits,

emphasis on genetic effects predominates

today, especially in the popular press. Through

readings and discussion, we will explore

the joint roles of genome and environment

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as influences on traits, and we will consider

implications for fields of biological research and

also for society.

BIOL 1927. The Greatest Benefit to

Humankind: the Nobel Prize and Where

Good Ideas Come From. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Through studying the Nobel Prize, the people

and the research behind them, we?ll consider

where good ideas come from and some of the

best ideas that have led to the greatest benefit

to humankind. The history of the Nobel Prize is

filled with societal changing ideas, but it is also

filled with drama and scandal! We?ll consider

who has been chosen to receive a Nobel Prize

and why, research awarded the Nobel Prize

that has later been disproven, and discuss how

the Nobel Prize selection might be adapted for

the future. Students will examine innovation

across a variety of disciplines and consider

how solutions to problems facing society

require creativity, collaboration, and new

ways of thinking through activities designed to

improve your creative thinking. Classwork will

involve discussion, group work, writing, and an

in-class presentation.

BIOL 1942. Science and Politics of Genetics

and Reproduction. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

In this seminar, students will read, discuss,

debate, and generally engage with a myriad of

issues surrounding the science of genetics and

the application of revolutionary technologies

to human reproduction. Students will explore

topics and controversies relating to the past,

present, and future of human sexual activity

and human reproduction, and how reproductive

technologies (such as in vitro fertilization) have

helped shape our modern society. Through the

use of both fiction and non-fiction literature,

students will learn the details of current

scientific breakthroughs such as "designer

babies." This seminar aims to engage students

in an exploration of their personal beliefs about

the roles of science, the government, and also

religious institutions on human reproductive

rights.

BIOL 1951. Foundations of Biology Lecture I

for Biological Sciences Majors. (BIOL; 4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Core biological concepts, from biomolecules to

ecosystems. Emphasizes evolution, organismal

diversity, and genetics within context of

problem solving/applications. Students must

take both BIOL 1951 and BIOL 1961 to be

awarded the Biological Sciences LE. This

course is required for all CBS majors

BIOL 1951H. Foundations of Biology

Lecture I for Biological Sciences Majors.

(BIOL; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Core biological concepts, from biomolecules to

ecosystems. Emphasizes evolution, organismal

diversity, and genetics within context of

problem solving/applications. Students must

take both BIOL 1951H and BIOL 1961 to be

awarded the Biological Sciences LE. This

course is required for all CBS honors students

BIOL 1961. Foundations of Biology Lab I for

Biological Sciences Majors. (BIOL; 2 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Core biological concepts, from biomolecules to

ecosystems. Emphasizes evolution, organismal

diversity, and genetics within context of

problem solving/applications. Students must

take both BIOL 1951 and BIOL 1961 to be

awarded the Biological Sciences LE. This

course is required for all CBS majors

BIOL 2001. Career Planning for Biologists.

(; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Course structured to provide career planning

and exploration guidance based on individual's

specific goals. Option to focus coursework on

identifying career interests, exploring career

options in the biological sciences, preparing

for job or internship applications, or organizing

graduate school application materials.

Provides career coaching on topics related to

resume writing, interviewing and professional

relationship building, and introduces resources

to engage in effective career exploration and

planning in the biological sciences.

BIOL 2003. Foundations of Biology for

Biological Sciences Majors, Part II. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Second of two courses. Biological concepts,

from biomolecules to ecosystems. Ecology/

biochemistry concepts within problem solving/

application.

BIOL 2003H. Foundations of Biology for

Biological Sciences Majors, Part II. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Second of two courses. Biological concepts,

from biomolecules to ecosystems. Ecology/

biochemistry concepts within problem solving/

application.

BIOL 2005. Animal Diversity Laboratory.

(; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Dissection, direct observation of

representatives of major animal groups.

BIOL 2007. Marine Animal Diversity

Laboratory. (1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Survey of marine animal diversity.

Understanding major animal groups, how

they relate to one another, how they differ in

structure, how each group achieves survival/

reproduction in diverse environments. Lab

includes dissections, including vertebrates,

such as fish. Prereq/coreq: BIOL 2005 or BIOL

2012

BIOL 2012. General Zoology. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Major animal groups (phyla). Applications

of morphological, physiological, and

developmental characteristics to define

evolutionary relationships. Parasitic forms

affecting human welfare. Lab requires

dissection, including mammals. prereq: One

semester of college biology

BIOL 2101. Brewing: The Biology, History,

and Practice. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Rigorous look at the history of brewing,

microbiology, biochemistry, and biological

concepts associated with brewing, such as

competition, and practical aspects of modern

brewing. This lecture/laboratory hybrid course

will teach students the components used in

brewing and how they contribute to the final

product as well as the process of brewing using

hands on laboratory. Textbook is online and

will be posted on the Canvas site. prereq: BIOL

1001 or 1009 or 1951 or 2002 or 2003 or 2004

Students must be 21 by the first day of class

to register, we will check IDs on the first day

of class. There are three required field trips.

For the field trips students meet in McNeal Hall

at 1:00pm and return approximately at 5pm to

McNeal Hall.

BIOL 2301. Dean's Scholar: Critical Service

Learning. (; 2 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Importance of service in leadership. How

personal experiences influence perspectives

on social issues. Techniques for group work.

Service project with community organization

related to biological sciences. prereq: 1301,

CBS Dean's Scholar

BIOL 2800. Understanding the Environment:

Ecology for Educators. (5 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Summer)

Ecology/earth systems science content,

concepts, and investigation skills that

environmental educators, science

communicators, and natural history interpreters

should be proficient in when addressing

respective audiences about science,

environmental issues, and nature studies.

BIOL 2905. Nature of Life, Part III. (; 0.5 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Fall)

Reflect on aspirations, personal characteristics,

experiences. Resources/practical tools to reach

educational/professional goals. Special focus

on developing personal/professional goals,

articulating personal experiences in light of

aspirations. prereq: 1805, 1806

BIOL 2906. Nature of Life, Part IV. (0.5 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Spring)

Reflect on aspirations, personal characteristics,

experiences. Resources/practical tools to reach

educational/professional goals. Special focus

on developing personal/professional goals,

articulating personal experiences in light of

aspirations. prereq: 2905

BIOL 2960H. Exploring Research in the

Biological Sciences. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Explore areas of biological research. Learn

where/how to access research papers. Prepare

in-depth review paper. prereq: CBS, Honors

program, soph, dept consent

BIOL 3001. Nature of Science and Research.

(1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

Explore how to read/use research papers. Role

of research ethics. Financial, legal, regulatory

oversight on research/other topics. **This

course is for new CBS transfer students from

other institutions. prereq: College-level biology

BIOL 3004. Foundations of Biology

for Biological Sciences Majors, Part II

Laboratory. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course follows BIOL 1961 and is required

for all CBS majors. Students design and

perform research projects that will require

an additional 4-to-6 hours per week of work

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outside of class; times to be arranged. Each

section is devoted to a single research area;

check the section details to see which sections

correspond to each research area. Research

projects in zebrafish environmental toxicology

and zebrafish microbiome sections will require

in-person work in the BIOL 3004 laboratory.

Only students with previous command

line coding experience should enroll for a

computational microbiology section. All projects

involve applying quantitative skills, scientific

method, and modern biological tools to real-

world questions. Prerequisite is Foundations

of Biology Lab I: BIOL 1961, 1961H, 2002, or

2002H AND CHEM 1021, 1061, or 1081 Credit

will not be granted if credit has been received

for:BIOL 3004H.

BIOL 3015. Molecular Biology. (2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Summer)

All areas of biology have been transformed

by the recent advances in molecular biology

technology. Every life scientist, whether they

study viruses or crashes of elephants, uses

DNA cloning, sequencing, and genomic

analysis. This technology has also impacted

all aspects of health care by generating highly

specific diagnostic tools and personalized

treatments. The purpose of this course is

to give students a solid foundation in the

principles and tools of molecular biology. Biol

3015 will introduce concepts and techniques

for understanding gene expression and the

flow of genetic information. We will discuss

the structure of nucleic acids and proteins, the

replication and repair of DNA, transcription

and its regulation, and translation. Students

will also learn about current technologies

used in molecular biology including cloning,

PCR, DNA sequencing, mass spectrometry,

DNA microarrays, proteomics, bioinformatics,

and whole genome analysis. This course is

intended for students majoring in biology who

have taken introductory biology and chemistry

courses. At the University of Minnesota, this

course is intended for undergraduates in the

College of Biological Sciences. Biol 3015 will

provide a strong foundation in the discipline

of molecular biology, and will serve as a

prerequisite for upper level courses in CBS.

Students who have previously received a

passing grade in Biol 3020 are not eligible for

this course.

BIOL 3025. Molecular Biology and Society.

(TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

An in-depth analysis of molecular biology topics

and methods related to the Central Dogma of

modern biology. Successful completion of this

course is required as the prerequisite for most

upper-level CBS courses.

BIOL 3209. Understanding the Evolution-

Creationism Controversy. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Aspects of evolution-creationism controversy,

including its history, legacy, relevance, and key

people. Court decisions, public opinion, and

related issues (e.g., racism, politics). prereq:

BIOL 1001, 1009, 1951 or 2002, or equiv

BIOL 3211. Physiology of Humans and

Other Animals. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Study of the various solutions to common

physiological problems faced by humans, other

vertebrates, and invertebrates. Core concepts

in physiology including flow down gradients,

homeostatsis, cell-cell communication,

interdependence of body systems, cell

membrane dynamics, and mathematical

modeling of physiological processes. Active

learning format. prereq: [1009 or 2003],

[CHEM 1062/1066 or 1082/1086], [2005 is

recommended]

BIOL 3270. Introduction To Systems

Biology. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Emergent properties of metabolic networks;

Computational modeling of metabolism;

Parameter estimation from high-throughput

measurements; Prediction of metabolic

phenotypes for knockout mutants; Flux balance

analysis; Metabolic control analysis. prereq:

Recommended prereq MATH1241, BIOC3021

BIOL 3272. Applied Biostatistics. (; 4 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Conceptual basis of statistical analysis.

Statistical analysis of biological data. Data

visualization, descriptive statistics, significance

tests, experimental design, linear model,

simple/multiple regression, general linear

model. Lectures, computer lab. prereq: High

school algebra; BIOL 2003 recommended

BIOL 3272H. Applied Biostatistics. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Conceptual basis of statistical analysis.

Statistical analysis of biological data. Data

visualization, descriptive statistics, significance

tests, experimental design, linear model,

simple/multiple regression, general linear

model. Lectures, computer lab. prereq: High

school algebra; BIOL 2003 recommended.

BIOL 3302. Dean's Scholar: Leadership

Capstone Experience. (1 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Fall & Spring)

In BIOL 3302, students will actively refine

their perspectives about leadership, through

examining their past experiences, their

previous and future growth as a leader,

and their personal effectiveness across

situations and contexts. They will explore

emotional and social awareness, vulnerability,

feedback, perspective taking, critical thinking,

empathy, and effective communication through

conversation, written narratives, and creative

expression. prereq: 1301, 2301, CBS dean's

scholar

BIOL 3303. Dean's Scholar: Peer Leadership

Development. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

This course teaches theoretical frameworks,

principles, and practices of effective peer

leadership. As a Dean's Scholars Peer

Mentor, you are in a peer leadership role that

requires you to serve as a support, resource,

connection, and bridge between first year

students and their campus experience. This

course will teach you in-depth, academic

frameworks about the theory behind peer

leadership; how it impacts the college student

experience, why it works, and tools and

practices that distinguish role modeling from

exceptional peer leadership. The course also

offers a learning laboratory for you to reflect

and synthesize various aspects of your student

leadership experience with a community of

fellow leaders.

BIOL 3311. Leadership in Science. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Seminar and discussion on the topic of

leadership in science.

BIOL 3503. Biology of Aging. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall)

Age-related changes in individuals/populations.

Evolution of senescence. Genes that influence

aging. Interventions. Prospects for an aging

human society. prereq: 1002 or 1009 or 2003

or equiv

BIOL 3600. Directed Instruction. (; 1-2 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Students assist with biology colloquium. prereq:

1020, upper div, application, instr consent; up

to 4 cr may apply to major

BIOL 3610. Internship: Professional

Experience in Biological Sciences. (1-6 cr. ;

S-N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Matches student's academic or career goals

with opportunities in industry, non-profit

organizations, and government agencies.

Prereq-Acceptance into CBS Internship

Program, internship workshop, college consent.

BIOL 3700. Undergraduate Seminar. (; 1-3

cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Faculty members lead students in discussions

on topics of interest.

BIOL 3905. Beyond the Nobel Prize:

Examining the Evolution of Swedish

Innovation. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

This course is open to undergraduates

from all disciplines and will appeal to

students with a broad interest creativity

and innovation.Students will examine

innovation across a variety of disciplines

and consider how solutions to problems

facing society require creativity, collaboration,

and new ways of thinking. In particular, we

will explore personal creativity, as well as

how environments can foster innovation,

particularly in the Swedish context by traveling

to Stockholm over spring break. We examine

the reasons behind Sweden?s ranking (#2

in 2017) on the Global Innovation Index,

as well as the Nobel Prize, international

awards bestowed by Swedish institutions that

recognize significant academic, cultural and

scientific advances. In addition, as a learning

abroad seminar, students will learn about their

own level of and strategies to increase their

intercultural competence, and engage in a

practical experience of navigating another

culture in an intentional and reflective way.

BIOL 3960H. Communicating in the

Biological Sciences. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Oral reports on topics of current interest to

biologists. Progress reports on lab and field

research by students.

BIOL 4003. Genetics. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Genetic information, its transmission from

parents to offspring, its expression in cells/

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organisms, and its course in populations.

prereq: Biol 3020 or Biol 3025 or Biol 3015 or

BioC 3021 or BioC 4331 or grad MSB

BIOL 4004. Cell Biology. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Processes fundamental to cells. Emphasizes

eukaryotic cells. Assembly/function of

membranes/organelles. Cell division, cell

form/movement, intercellular communication,

transport, secretion pathways. Cancer cells,

differentiated cells. prereq: Biol 4003 or Biol

3020 or Biol 3025 or Biol 3015 or grad

BIOL 4201. Teaching in the Biology

Laboratory. (; 1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Pedagogical underpinnings for teaching in lab.

prereq: Student who is teaching in CBS lab

course

BIOL 4321W. Deconstructing Research:

Writing about Biological Research for Non-

scientists. (WI; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Deconstructing Biology Research is designed

to help majors in the College of Biological

Sciences improve their skills in selecting

primary research papers, understanding the

experimental approaches taken by the authors

of those papers, and evaluating the results

and conclusions. Students will then share that

knowledge by writing effective deconstructions

that explain the research approaches and

results for different audiences, including the

public at large.

BIOL 4590. Coral Reef Ecology. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Contemporary issues in tropical reef ecology

from diverse perspectives. Option of two-credit

seminar during fall semester plus additional

two-credit field option (BIOL 4596) to involve

SCUBA diving/snorkeling on tropical reef.

prereq: Introductory biology course with lab

BIOL 4596. Coral Reef Ecology (Dive Trip).

(2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

SCUBA diving/snorkeling on tropical reef.

Conduct primary research/writing. prereq:

Introductory biology with lab, valid passport,

and SCUBA certification.

BIOL 4793W. Directed Studies: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1-7 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Writing Intensive Directed Studies is an

individual-study, literature-based investigation

in which the student is mentored directly by

a faculty member. One main feature of this

course is that the student will receive writing

instruction and the written output of the course

will be revised during the semester. The project

needs to be explained in a Research/Directed

Studies contract and agreed on by both the

student and faculty mentor. The contract must

be approved by the director of undergraduate

studies (DUGS) for the major before the

student is allowed to register. The contract

includes a description of learning objectives

for the course, how writing instruction will take

place, a timeline for when student writing will

be handed in and how it will be assessed,

methodology to be used by the student,

and how assessment of learning will be

conducted by the mentor. Additional oversight

is established for this course near the end of

the semester the written output is submitted

to the DUGS for the major. The DUGS is

responsible to determine that the writing meets

standards set by the CBS Education Policy

Committee for quality of writing, appropriate

citation of literature, well-constructed figures,

tables, and legends (if present), appropriate

use and interpretation of statistics (if present),

conclusions that are supported by evidence,

and well-formatted references. This course

is graded S/N and approval of the DUGS is

required before a grade of S can be given by

the faculty mentor. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793W, 4794W, 4993, 4994 counts towards

CBS major requirements.

BIOL 4794W. Directed Research: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1-7 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Writing Intensive Directed Research is an

individual-study, laboratory or field research

experience in which the student is mentored

directly by a faculty member. This course

is intended for students who already have

initiated a research project in the lab of the

mentor and already have results. In this course

the student will receive writing instruction.

The written output usually is in the form of a

scientific paper describing the results of the

student's project. Written output of the course

must be revised during the semester and a

schedule for writing, assessment and revision

needs to be in place at the beginning of the

semester. The project needs to be explained

in a Research/Directed Studies contract and

agreed on by both the student and faculty

mentor. The contract must be approved by the

Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUGS)

for the major before the student is allowed to

of learning objectives for the course, how

writing instruction will take place, a timeline

for when student writing will be handed in and

how it will be assessed, methodology to be

used by the student, and how assessment

of learning will be conducted by the mentor.

Additional oversight is established for this

course - near the end of the semester the

written output is submitted to the DUGS for the

major. The DUGS is responsible to determine

that the writing meets standards set by the

CBS Education Policy Committee for quality of

writing, appropriate citation of literature, well-

constructed figures, tables, and legends (if

present), appropriate use and interpretation

of statistics (if present), conclusions that are

supported by evidence, and well-formatted

references. The DUGS can call for a final

revision before a grade is given. This course

is graded S/N and approval of the DUGS is

required before a grade of S can be given by

the faculty mentor. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793W, 4794W, 4993, 4994 counts towards

CBS major requirements.

BIOL 4850. Special Topics in Biology. (; 1-5

cr. [max 10 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Summer)

Offered at Itasca Biological Station and

Laboratories. Metagenomics, telemetry/animal

behavior, aquatic botany, field evolution,

parasite and disease ecology. prereq:

Beginning biology

BIOL 4950. Special Topics in Biology. (; 1-4

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; S-N only; Periodic Spring)

In-depth study of special topic in life sciences.

BIOL 4960H. Thesis Writing in the Biological

Sciences: Developing the Literature Review.

(; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

In the Fall semester of the two-semester

capstone thesis support course, CBS honors

students will develop and refine the literature

review introduction component of the honors

thesis. The course will focus on conceptualizing

the gap in knowledge, drafting the literature

review, and revising in response to peer

and outside reader feedback. We will use

the literature to unpack the conventions of

authentic scientific writing so that students

can begin to draft other sections of their

thesis (methods, results narrative, publication

ready figures, legends) By the end of the

term, students will have developed and peer-

workshopped at least one draft module of each

data-related thesis section and they will have

a revised version of the thesis introduction/

literature review to deliver to their faculty

research mentor for feedback before the start

of the Spring term. Students should be in a

research lab and have started their research

project before the start of the semester.

Students who have not yet fulfilled an upper

division WI course in the biological sciences

should wait until the Spring (final) semester to

research or WI directed studies (for example,

MicB 4794W or 4793W). The completed and

approved thesis will count for the WI.

BIOL 4961H. Thesis Writing in the Biological

Sciences: Conveying and Contextualizing

Results. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

In this second semester of the CBS thesis

support course, honors students will continue

work initiated Biol 4960H to develop/draft/

revise results/methods/discussion sections

of thier honors thesis. In addition, they

will prepare and present a professional

research poster at the University of Minnesota

Undergraduate Research Symposium in April.

The complete thesis will be assessed by two or

three faculty readers against standards outlined

in CBS Thesis Assessment Rubric. Students

who have not yet fulfilled an upper division

WI course in the biological sciences should

concurrently register for their major's version

of WI directed research or WI directed studies

(for example, MicB 4794W or 4793W). The

completed and approved thesis will count for

the WI.

BIOL 4993. Directed Studies. (; 1-7 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Directed Studies is an individual-study,

literature-based investigation in which the

student is mentored directly by a faculty

member. The topic for the course needs to

be explained in a Research/Directed Studies

contract and agreed on by both the student

and faculty mentor. The contract must be

approved by the director of undergraduate

studies (DUGS) for the major before the

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student is allowed to register. The contract

includes a description of learning objectives

for the course, methodology to be used,

and how the assessment of learning will be

conducted. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793W, 4794W, 4993, 4994 counts towards

CBS major requirements.

BIOL 4994. Directed Research. (; 1-7 cr. ; S-

N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Directed Research is an individual-study,

laboratory or field investigation course. The

research topic needs to be agreed on by

both the student and the faculty mentor and

explained in a Research/Directed Studies

contract. The contract must be approved by

the director of undergraduate studies (DUGS)

for the major before the student is allowed to

learning objectives for the course, methodology

to be used, and how the assessment of

learning will be conducted. prereq: department

consent, instructor consent, no more than 7

credits of 4793W, 4794W, 4993, 4994 counts

towards CBS major requirements.

BIOL 5272. Applied Biostatistics. (; 4 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Conceptual basis of statistical analysis.

Statistical analysis of biological data. Data

visualization, descriptive statistics, significance

tests, experimental design, linear model,

simple/multiple regression, general linear

model. Lectures, computer lab. prereq: High

school algebra; BIOL 2003 recommended.

BIOL 5309. Molecular Ecology And

Ecological Genomics. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even Year)

Application of molecular tools (PCR,

sequencing, AFLP, SNPs, QTL) and analyses

of molecular data for understanding ecological/

evolutionary processes. Strengths/weaknesses

of techniques/analyses. Questions molecular

tools are used to answer. prereq: BIOL 3407 or

BIOL 3409 or BIOL 4003

BIOL 5407. Ecology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Principles of population growth/interactions

and ecosystem function applied to ecological

issues, including regulation of human

populations, dynamics/impacts of disease,

invasions by exotic organisms, habitat

fragmentation, and biodiversity. Lab. prereq:

[One semester college biology, [MATH 1142

or MATH 1271 or MATH 1281 or equiv], grad

student] or instr consent

BIOL 5409. Evolution. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Diversity of forms in fossil record and in

presently existing biology. Genetic mechanisms

of evolution. Examples of ongoing evolution in

wild/domesticated populations and in disease-

causing organisms. Lab. prereq: One semester

of college biology, grad student

BIOL 5701. Surveying the Field: Science

Communication and Public Engagement. (;

2 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring

& Summer)

Course Description: How do scientists learn

to become effective communicators? This

online course will explore the theoretical and

practical aspects of science communication

and public engagement. We will analyze

effective communication strategies and

explore the challenges and opportunities for

researchers seeking to engage with the public

in formal and informal settings. We will hear

and interact with guest speakers and explore

the environmental communication landscape

through readings, research, presentations, and

writing. This course is designed to help you

practice engaging diverse audiences ? red and

blue, young and old ? with science. In your

final project, you will build upon the skills you?

ve developed to create a public engagement

activity, long-form article, or performance piece.

All work will be shared with your peers during

the final week of class.

BIOL 5910. Special Topics in Biology for

Teachers. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Spring & Summer)

Courses developed for K-12 teachers

depending on topics or subtopics which

might include any of the following: plant

biology, animal biology, genetics, cell biology,

biochemistry, microbiology. prereq: BA or BS

in science or science education or elementary

education or K-12 licensed teacher

BIOL 5950. Special Topics. (; 1-4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

In-depth study of special topic in life sciences.

Biology, Society, and Environ

(BSE)

BSE 2001. An Introduction to Biology,

Society, and Environment. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Intellectual threads and faculty for courses

in BSE major, especially social sciences.

Content varies. Students may take this course

to explore the BSE major. Must be completed

prior to senior year.

BSE 3361W. Geography and Public Policy.

(WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Nature/effects of federal policy in United

States. How documents produced as policy are

crafted/implemented. Policies relating to food/

agriculture, forestry, wildlife, transportation.

BSE 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. Typically the

student's work is supervised and evaluated by

a site coordinator or instructor. A student may

only earn credit for a given internship through

one course at a time.

BSE 3991. Biology, Society and

Environment Capstone. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall & Spring)

This course will help you reflect on your

path through the BSE major, assess the

knowledge and skills you developed during

your degree program, and articulate how your

knowledge and skills support your personal and

professional interests and goals. BSE 3991 is

open to second-semester Junior and Senior

BSE majors.

BSE 3996. Senior Project Directed

Research. (3-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Individual guided research course taken in

fulfillment of BSE senior project requirement.

Prereq-instr consent, dept consent, college

consent.

BSE 3997. Senior Project. (2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Senior Project add-on credit. Must be taken

concurrently with "BSE Core" or "BSE

Theme Elective" course related to area of

specialization. Prereq-instr consent, dept

consent, college consent.

Biomedical Engineering (BMEN)

BMEN 1601. Biomedical Engineering

Undergraduate Seminar I. (1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Introduction to biomedical engineering from

academic/industrial perspectives. Survey of

current/emerging areas. prereq: CSE student

BMEN 1602. Biomedical Engineering

Undergraduate Seminar II. (1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Continuation of 1601. Emphasizes biomedical

engineering design and numerical analysis.

prereq: CSE student

BMEN 2101. Biomedical Thermodynamics.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Introduction to thermodynamics with biological

emphasis. First Law, Boltzmann distribution,

reaction equilibrium, random walks, friction,

diffusion in fluids, entropy, free energy,

Maxwell relations, phase equilibria, chemical

forces, self-assembly, cooperative transitions,

molecular machines, membranes. Introduction

to statistical mechanics. prereq: 2501, CHEM

1022, MATH 2373, concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in MATH 2374

BMEN 2151. Introductory Medical Device

Prototyping. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Engineering drawing with SolidWorks;

CAM and 3D FDM printing; Lathe, mill,

and other shop instruction; Biomaterials &

biocompatibility; Digital and analog electronics,

SPICE and test equipment; Programming in C;

and Microcontrollers, sensors and actuators.

BMEN 2401. Programming for Biomedical

Engineers. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Introduction to structured programming in

biomedical engineering. Development of

programming skills/logic relevant for numerical

methods used for analyzing biomedical

signals and solving algebraic/differential

equations using Matlab. Programming logic/

structured programming, introduction to

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scientific computation motivated by signal

representations. Weekly lecture, computer lab

modules. prereq: MATH 1272, PHYS 1302,

CSE student

BMEN 2501. Cellular and Molecular Biology

for Biomedical Engineers. (BIOL; 4 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

Fundamentals of cellular/molecular biology.

Chemistry of proteins, lipids, and nucleic

acids. Applications to biomedical engineering.

Function/dynamics of intracellular structures

and differentiated animal cells. Application of

physical/chemical fundamentals to modeling

cellular/subcellular processes. Lecture/lab.

prereq: concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in CHEM 1022, concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in MATH

1372, concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in PHYS 1302, CSE student

BMEN 3011. Biomechanics. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Statics, dynamics, deformable body mechanics

applied to biological/biomedical problems.

Mechanical properties of biological/commonly

used biomedical engineering materials.

Techniques for numerical solution of

biomechanics problems. Lecture/Discussion.

prereq: BME Upper Div or dept consent

BMEN 3015. Biomechanics Lab. (1 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Lab accompanies BMEn 3011 Biomechanics.

prereq: [BME UD or dept consent], concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 3011

BMEN 3111. Biomedical Transport

Processes. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Principles of momentum, heat, mass transfer

illustrated with applications in physiological

processes. Fluid mechanics, heat condition,

mass diffusion, convection. Lecture. prereq:

[3011, 3015], [BMEN upper div or dept

consent]

BMEN 3115. Biomedical Transport

Processes Lab. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Lab accompanies BMEn 3111 Biomedical

Transport Processes. prereq: [3011, concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 3111],

[BMEN upper div or dept consent]

BMEN 3151. Medical Device Practicum. (1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

BMEN 3151 "Medical Device Practicum" allows

students to use the skills they learned in BMEN

2151 "Introductory Medical Device Prototyping"

for making an actual medical device prototype.

Weekly seminars introduce advanced medical

device topics that will be fundamental to senior

design. Students will become acquainted with

the following topics: Design opportunities in

medicine, conceiving and vetting a medical

device, FDA regulations and guidance,

intellectual property, commercialization

licensing and entrepreneurship, and building a

medical device prototype.

BMEN 3211. Bioelectricity and

Bioinstrumentation. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Principles of electrical phenomena, instruments

relevant to biomedical applications. Lecture/

discussion. prereq: BME Upper Div or dept

consent

BMEN 3215. Bioelectricity and

Bioinstrumentation Lab. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall)

Lab accompanies BMEn 3211 Bioelectricity/

Bioinstrumentation. prereq: [BMEN Upper Div

or dept consent], concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 3211

BMEN 3311. Biomaterials. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Principles of biomaterials. Organic chemistry/

biochemistry of natural/artificial biomaterials.

Physical characterization/mechanical testing.

Biomedical applications. Lecture/discussion.

prereq: 2101, [BMEn Upper Div or dept

consent]

BMEN 3315. Biomaterials Lab. (1 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Lab accompanies BMEn 3311 Biomaterials.

prereq: [2101, concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 3311], [BMEN Upper

Div or dept consent]

BMEN 3411. Biomedical Systems Analysis.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Quantitative analysis of physiological/biological

systems. First/second order systems, linear

time-invariant systems, systems classification/

identification. Linear control theory/controller

synthesis. Electrical, mechanical, thermal,

chemical/biomedical control systems. prereq:

3211, [BME Upper Div or dept consent]

BMEN 3415. Biomedical Systems Analysis

Lab. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Lab accompanies BMEn 3411 Biomedical

Systems Analysis. prereq: [3211, concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 3411],

[BME Upper Div or dept consent]

BMEN 3601. Biomedical Engineering

Careers and Practice in the Med Tech

Industry. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Local industry speakers describe various

job roles available to BBmE graduates at

graduation. Input from Career Center on

internship/job searching/interviewing. Exposure

to other aspects of the medical devices industry

(e.g. failure mode analysis, tolerancing,

reading/critiquing clinical literature, etc).

BMEN 4001W. Biomedical Engineering

Design I. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Design/analysis of biomedical devices/

technologies. Students work in teams on open

ended design project, present completed work

at design show. prereq: 2501, 3001, 3101,

3201, 3301, 3701

BMEN 4002W. Biomedical Engineering

Design II. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Continuation of 4001W. prereq: 4001W

BMEN 4011. CAD/CAE of Bioelectrical

Devices. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Simulation, analysis, design of industry

common Bioelectrical Devices with using CAD

software. Altium Designer CAD/LT Spice.

prereq: [3211, 3215] or instr consent

BMEN 4013. CAD of Biomechanical/

transport Devices. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Introduction to CAD modeling/analysis for

medical device engineers using SOLIDWORKS

CAD platform. Emphasis on practical

applications of CAD for engineers using real-

world examples from actual industry projects.

prereq: BME Upper Division or instr consent

BMEN 4015. CAE of Biomechanical/

Transport Devices. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Computational modeling and simulation of

biomechanical and biotransport devices using

COMSOL Multiphysics software. prereq: 3011,

3015, 3111, 3115

BMEN 4710. Directed Research. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Independent laboratory research under faculty

supervision. prereq: instr consent, dept consent

BMEN 4720. Directed Study. (; 1-4 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Directed study under faculty supervision.

prereq: instr consent, dept consent

BMEN 4794H. Directed Research Honors.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Independent laboratory research under faculty

supervision. prereq: BME UD, UHP student,

instr consent, dept consent

BMEN 4896. Industrial Assignment I: Co-op

Program. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Industrial assignment in co-op program.

Industrial work assignment in engineering

intern program. Evaluation based on student's

formal written report covering semester's work

assignment. Please visit the Engineering Co-

op Program's website for the full syllabus

and course information: http://co-op.umn.edu

prereq: BMEn upper div, completion of required

courses in BMEn prog through spring sem of

3rd yr, registered in co-op prog prereq: BMEn

upper div, completion of required courses

in BMEn prog through spring sem of 3rd yr,

registered in co-op prog

BMEN 4996W. Industrial Assignment II: Co-

op Program. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Industrial assignment in co-op program.

Solution of system design problems that

require developing criteria, evaluating

alternatives, and generating a preliminary

design. Final report emphasizes design

communication and describes design decision

process, analysis, and final recommendations.

Please visit the Engineering Co-op Program's

website for the full syllabus and further course

information: http://co-op.umn.edu prereq: 4896,

registered in co-op prog

BMEN 5001. Advanced Biomaterials. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Commonly used biomaterials. Chemical/

physical aspects. Practical examples from

such areas as cardiovascular/orthopedic

applications, drug delivery, and cell

encapsulation. Methods used for chemical

analysis and for physical characterization of

biomaterials. Effect of additives, stabilizers,

processing conditions, and sterilization

methods. prereq: 3301 or MatS 3011 or grad

student or instr consent

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BMEN 5031. Engineering Extracellular

Matrices. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This class explores the complex set of fibrous

and linking proteins of tissues, namely the

extracellular matrix (ECM). The ECM is crucial

not only for maintaining the structure of tissues

but also for guiding and maintaining cellular

functions and fate processes. The purpose

of the course is to become acquainted with

ECM proteins and to investigate how control

or manipulation of ECM proteins impacts on

cell and tissue function with an emphasis

on impacts for regenerative medicine. In the

course of this study, we will apply fundamentals

of physics, chemistry, and mathematics

to make predictions, solve problems and

optimize outcomes related to ECM engineering.

Required prerequisites: Upper Division

Undergraduate or Graduate level student

standing in CSE. Recommended prerequisites:

BMEn 2501, 3011/3015, 3111/3115,

3311/3315, or equivalents (introductory cell/

molecular biology, biomaterials, biotransport,

biomechanics).

BMEN 5041. Tissue Engineering. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Fundamentals of wound healing and

tissue repair; characterization of cell-matrix

interactions; case study of engineered tissues,

including skin, bone marrow, liver, vessel,

and cartilage; regulation of biomaterials and

engineered tissues. prereq: CSE upper div or

grad student or med student or instr consent

BMEN 5101. Advanced Bioelectricity and

Instrumentation. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Spring)

Instrumentation, computer systems,

and processing requirements for clinical

physiological signals. Electrode characteristics,

signal processing, and interpretation of

physiological events by ECG, EEG, and EMG.

Measurement of respiration and blood volume/

flow. prereq: [CSE upper div, grad student] or

instr consent

BMEN 5111. Biomedical Ultrasound. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Introduction to biomedical ultrasound, including

physics of ultrasound, transducer technology,

medical ultrasound imaging, photoacoustic

imaging, applications of non-linear acoustics,

and high-intensity ultrasound. prereq: [[PHYS

1302 or equiv], [MATH 2374 or equiv]] or instr

consent

BMEN 5151. Introduction to BioMEMS and

Medical Microdevices. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Design/microfabrication of sensors, actuators,

drug delivery systems, microfluidic devices,

and DNA/protein microarrays. Packaging,

biocompatibility, ISO 10993 standards.

Applications in medicine, research, and

homeland security. prereq: CSE sr or grad

student or medical student

BMEN 5201. Advanced Biomechanics. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to biomechanics of

musculoskeletal system. Anatomy, tissue

material properties. Kinematics, dynamics,

and control of joint/limb movement. Analysis

of forces/motions within joints. Application to

injury, disease. Treatment of specific joints,

design of orthopedic devices/implants. prereq:

[[3001 or equiv], [CSE upper div or grad

student]] or instr consent

BMEN 5311. Advanced Biomedical

Transport Processes. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Fluid flow and mass transfer in the body,

bioreactors, and medical devices. Pulsatile

flows. Flows around curved and deformable

vessels. Boundary layer flows. Blood rheology.

Interstitial (porous media) flows. Oxygenation.

Cell migration. Student critiques of published

papers.

BMEN 5321. Microfluidics in Biology and

Medicine. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Fundamentals of microfluidics. Fluid

mechanics/transport phenomena in microscale

systems. Pressure/surface driven flows.

Capillary forces, electrokinetics, hydraulic

circuit analysis. Finite element modeling

for microfluidic systems. Design/fabrication

methods for microfluidic devices. prereq: [3111,

AEM 4201, ChEn 4005, [ME 3331 or ME 3332

or CSE grad student or instr consent]

BMEN 5351. Cell Engineering. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Engineering approaches to cell-related

phenomena important to cell/tissue

engineering. Receptor/ligand binding.

Trafficking/signaling processes. Applications to

cell proliferation, adhesion, and motility. Cell-

matrix interactions. prereq: [2401, [2501 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 5501], [MATH 2243 or MATH 2373]] or CSE

upper div or grad student or instr consent

BMEN 5361. 3D Bioprinting. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

3D Bioprinting has recently emerged as a new

biofabrication technology that merges many

engineering fields (eg. BME, MechE, ChemE)

with other disciplines such as Materials

Science, Stem Cell Biology, Physiology,

Surgery and Pharmacology. This course

serves as an introduction to the field and how

its disciplines interface, while providing the

student with knowledge of many of the most

common bioprinting methods and applications

being developed today through lectures by

experts in the field (academia and industry) as

well as hands-on lab exercises in the UMN 3D

Bioprinting Facility.

BMEN 5401. Advanced Biomedical Imaging.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Functional biomedical imaging modalities.

Principles/applications of technologies

that offer high spatial/temporal resolution.

Bioelectromagnetic and magnetic resonance

imaging. Other modalities. prereq: CSE upper

div or grad student or instr consent

BMEN 5411. Neural Engineering. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Theoretical basis. Signal processing

techniques. Modeling of nervous system, its

response to stimulation. Electrode design,

neural modeling, cochlear implants, deep brain

stimulation. Prosthetic limbs, micturition control,

prosthetic vision. Brain machine interface,

seizure prediction, optical imaging of nervous

system, place cell recordings in hippocampus.

prereq: 3401 recommended

BMEN 5412. Neuromodulation. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Fundamentals of bioengineering approaches

to modulate the nervous system, including

bioelectricity, biomagnetism, and optogenetics.

Computational modeling, design, and

physiological mechanisms of neuromodulation

technologies. Clinical exposure to managing

neurological disorders with neuromodulation

technology.

BMEN 5413. Neural Decoding and

Interfacing. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Neural interface technologies currently in use

in patients as well as the biophysical, neural

coding, and hardware features relating to

their implementation in humans. Practical and

ethical considerations for implanting these

devices into humans. prereq: 5411, [3201 or

3401 or equiv recommended]

BMEN 5421. Introduction to Biomedical

Optics. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Biomedical optical imaging/sensing principles,

laser-tissue interaction, detector design,

noise analysis, interferometry, spectroscopy.

Optical coherence tomography, polarization,

birefringence, flow measurement, fluorescence,

nonlinear microscopy. Tours of labs. prereq:

CSE sr or grad student

BMEN 5501. Biology for Biomedical

Engineers. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Concepts of cell/tissue structure/function. Basic

principles of cell biology. Tissue engineering,

artificial organs. prereq: Engineering upper div

or grad student

BMEN 5601. Cardiovascular Devices. (1 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Design of cardiovascular devices with experts

from local medtech companies. Discussion of

clinical need, the generic design (emphasizing

use of engineering principles), typical testing

and validation methods, and major limitations

of the available devices. Design, analysis, and

testing of these and related devices. prereq:

BMEN 3011, 3111, 3211, or equivalents with

instr consent

BMEN 5701. Cancer Bioengineering. (3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Cancer-specific cell, molecular/genetics events.

Quantitative applications of bioinformatics/

systems biology, optical imaging, cell/matrix

mechanics. Drug transport (with some

examination of design of novel therapeutics).

prereq: [Upper division CSE undergraduate,

CSE graduate student] or instr consent

BMEN 5910. Special Topics in Biomedical

Engineering. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Special topics in biomedical engineering.

BMEN 5920. Special Topics in Biomedical

Engineering. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Special topics in biomedical engineering.

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Bioproducts and Biosystems Eng

(BBE)

BBE 1001. Bioproducts and Biosystems

Engineering Orientation. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or

Audit; Every Fall)

Academic programs/careers related to

bioproducts and biosystems engineering.

Required field trip.

BBE 1002. Biorenewable Resources. (TS; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

In this course you will gain a basic

understanding of what biorenewable resources

are and the benefits and challenges that

biorenewable materials provide. You will learn

how to evaluate the environmental impact of

various material choices and the technical and

economic implications of these options.

BBE 2001. Mechanics and Structural

Design. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Fundamental treatment of statics, dynamics,

and principles of structural design. Techniques

for individual components, including trusses,

beams, and columns. Using conventional

lumber products, engineered wood products,

and steel. Lab. Prerequisite: Math 1272 or

Math 1372 or Math 1572H and Phys 1101W or

Phys 1301W or Phys 1401V)

BBE 2003. Computer Applications in

Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Applications of computational methods for

solving practical problems in Bioproducts

and Biosystems Engineering. Applications of

computer software, for instance, Matlab, R,

and Excel, in assisting engineering calculations

and designs in Bioproducts and Biosystems

Engineering. Prereq: (Math 1271 or Math

1371, Math 1272 or Math 1372, Concurrent

registration in [{Math 2243 or 2373} OR {Math

2263 or 2374}]) CSE lower division or CSE

Upper Division BBE Majors or CFANS Pre-BBE

(Premajor) or instructor consent.

BBE 2201. Renewable Energy and the

Environment. (TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

There is a growing sense of national and global

urgency regarding carbon and climate change

with particular emphasis on our energy system.

Unfortunately, the answers are not simple. In

this course, students explore our wide range

of traditional and renewable energy sources

and how these options impact our environment

and society. Students are also exposed to

the complex and compelling ethical issues

raised by global, national, and local changes in

how we produce and use energy. This course

informs and engages students to be thoughtful,

rather than passive consumers of energy.

Students gain the knowledge necessary to be

articulate in career, community, and personal

arenas regarding renewable energy resources.

In addition, students develop the ability to

evaluate and respond to present and future

technological changes that impact their energy

use in the workplace, at home, and in the

community. This course was designed and

offered as an online course since 2011. For

more details on the course please look at the

syllabus and some comments from previous

students by going to bbe2201.cfans.umn.edu

BBE 3002. Introduction to Engineering

Design. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Identify, formulate, develop/complete

open-ended designs in bioproducts &

biosystems engineering at the conceptual level;

engineering economics principles, safety/health

considerations, and ethics for design project.

Written, graphical, and oral presentations.

prereq: [MATH 1271 or MATH 1371, CHEM

1021, BBE lower div (soph) or upper div (jr),

freshman writing req] or instr consent

BBE 3012. Transport in Biological

Processes I. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Introduction to fluid mechanics. Fluid

statics/kinematics. Differential/finite control

volume analysis with continuity, momentum,

energy equations. Bernoulli/Euler Equation.

Dimensional analysis. Potential flow. Non-

Newtonian Fluids. Applications to biological

fluids/biological systems. prereq: BBE 1001 or

concurrent registration and BBE 2001 and BBE

3033 and Math 2243 or Math 2373 or Math

2574H and Math 2263 or Math 2374 or Math

2573H and Phys 1302W or Phys 1402V

BBE 3013. Engineering Principles of

Molecular and Cellular Processes. (3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall)

Applied engineering principles in biological

processes. Classification of microbes of

industrial importance. Parameters for cellular

control. Modeling of cell growth/metabolism,

enzymatic catalysis, bioreactor design, product

recovery operations design. Case studies.

prereq: BBE 1001 or concurrent reg and BIOL

1009 and CHEM 1062 or equiv and CHEM

1066 or equiv and MATH 1372 or equiv and

BIOC 2011 or CHEM 2301, or instructor

consent

BBE 3023. Ecological Engineering

Principles. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Physical, thermal, texture, strength, moisture

properties of soil. Saturated/unsaturated

moisture movement. Quantitative descriptions

of mass/energy flux/storage in ecosystems.

Distribution of vegetation in landscapes.

Engineering/management impacts on soil-

water-plant systems. prereq: BIOL 1009,

[3012 or concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 3012] or instr consent

BBE 3033. Material and Energy Balances

in Biological Systems. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Basic principles of materials and energy

balances, their applications in biological

systems. prereq: [CHEM 1062 or equiv],

[CHEM 1066, or equiv], [MATH 1372 or equiv],

[PHYS 1302W or equiv]

BBE 3043. Biological and Environmental

Thermodynamics. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Laws of thermodynamics for energy,

environmental and biological sciences.

First/second laws of thermodynamics in

representing phase change, biochemical

reactions, metabolic cycles, and

photosynthesis. prereq: BIOL 1009, [CHEM

1061 or equiv], [CHEM 1065, or equiv], [MATH

1372 or equiv], [PHYS 1302 or equiv]

BBE 3093. Directed Studies. (; 1-5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study of topic(s) involving physical

principles as applied to agricultural production

and land resources. prereq: instr consent

BBE 3101. Introductory Statics and

Structures for Construction Management. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Statics, engineering wood design principles,

mechanical properties of wood. Design

techniques for individual components. Trusses,

beams, columns. Using conventional lumber

products, engineered wood products, and steel.

Simple structures explored through examples,

assignments. prereq: Working knowledge of

[trigonometry, geometry, algebra]

BBE 3201. Sustainability of Food Systems:

A Life Cycle Perspective. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Consequences of global food system. Diversity

in food systems. Current topics in food

sustainability.

BBE 3394. Directed Research. (; 1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs

and carries out a directed research project

under the direction of a faculty member.

Directed research may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment.Students enrolling in a directed

research will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

BBE 3396. Industry Assignment. (1 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Students participating in industrial or

experiential learning assignment. Evaluation

based on formal final report; coordinated with

faculty and industry advisor.

BBE 3480. Special Topics. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

BBE 4001. Chemistry of Biomass and

Biomass Conversion to Fuels and Products.

(ENV; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Chemistry of biomass and its sustainable

utilization for biofuels and bioproducts,

including bio-based materials. Chemicals/

energy and their environmental implications

within the context of chemical principles and

associated reactions underlying the structure,

properties, processing, and performance of

plant materials. prereq: CHEM 2301 or instr

consent

BBE 4013. Transport in Biological

Processes II. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Application of thermodynamics, fluid flow, heat/

mass transfer to design problems. Biological

processes/materials at cell, organism, system

level. Agricultural, environmental, food,

bioprocess applications. Solution of equations

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involving computer programming assignments.

prereq: 3012, 3043, [upper div CSE or instr

consent]

BBE 4023W. Process Control and

Instrumentation. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Measurement of motion, force, pressure,

flow, temperature, size, shape, color, texture,

rheology, moisture, water mobility, fat, and pH.

Linking physical and biological control systems.

prereq: Upper div CSE or grad student

BBE 4301. Applied Surface and Colloid

Science. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to surface/colloid science

concepts. Surface tension, wetting, adsorption,

capillarity. Formation/stability of sols,

emulsions, and foams. Water solubility.

Partition coefficients of organic species.

Properties of both surfactants and water

soluble polymers. Focuses on interdisciplinary

applications. prereq: 3043 or BMEN 2101 or

CHEN 3101 or CHEM 4501 or instr consent

BBE 4302. Biodegradation of Bioproducts.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Organisms of importance to bio-based

products. Deterioration, control, bioprocesses

for benefit. prereq: 1002 or instr consent

BBE 4303. Introduction to Bio-based

Materials Science. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Principles of materials science, their application

to bio-based materials. prereq: 2001 or instr

consent

BBE 4305. Pulp and Paper Technology. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Pulping processes, fiber refining/processing,

paper manufacturing, fiber/paper properties,

recycling. Water requirements, effluent

treatment. Chemical/mechanical pulping,

pulp preparation, secondary fiber, de-inking,

wet end additives. Lab problems/exercises,

lectures. Online course. prereq: Junior or

senior or instr consent

BBE 4333. Off-road Vehicle Design. (4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Mechanics involved in designing/testing off-

road vehicle. Vehicle mechanics, traction, and

performance. Complexity/modeling of vehicle

interaction with soil, muskeg, and snow. prereq:

[[2001, 4303] or [AEM 2021, AEM 3031], [3012

or CEGE 3502 or concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in CEGE 3502], upper div

CSE] or instr consent

BBE 4355. Design of Wood Structures. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Design of wood structures using Allowable

Stress Design. Wood properties/characteristics

important to structural design. Heavy/light

frame wood construction. prereq: 2001 or CE

student or instr consent

BBE 4401. Bioproducts Separation and

Purification Processes. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Unit operations of bioproducts engineering/

manufacture; separations and purification

processes.

BBE 4402. Bio-based Products Engineering

Lab II. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Unit operations laboratory exercises in bio-

based products engineering/manufacture.

prereq: BBE 2003 and BBE 4013, [jr or sr or

instr consent]

BBE 4403. Bio-based Products Engineering

Lab I. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Lab exercises in bio-based products

engineering. prereq: CHEM 2301, [jr or sr or

instr consent]

BBE 4404. Biopolymers and Biocomposites

Engineering. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Structure/properties of biopolymers.

Engineering of composites from these

biopolymers or plant-based materials. prereq:

[BBE/CSE upper division] or instr consent

BBE 4502W. BBE Capstone Design. (WI; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Students develop, select, formulate, and

complete an open-ended, comprehensive

engineering process/product design project.

This course should be taken during the last

spring semester before graduation. prereq:

2002, sr

BBE 4523. Ecological Engineering Design.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Application of ecological engineering to design

of remediation systems. Artificial ecosystems,

ecosystem/wetland restoration, constructed

wetlands. Biological engineering for slope

stability. Waste treatment. Restoring ecological

service of watersheds. prereq: [CHEM 1022 or

[CHEM 1062, CHEM 1066], 3012, upper div

CSE] or instr consent

BBE 4533. Sustainable Waste Management

Engineering. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Sources/characteristics of agricultural wastes.

Livestock, food processing, domestic wastes.

Physical, biological, chemical, rheological,

microbiological properties. Effects on

environment. Collection, storage, treatment

(aerobic/anaerobic), use/disposal. Land

application. prereq: 3023, upper div CSE

BBE 4535. Assessment and Diagnosis of

Impaired Waters. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Assessing impaired waters and developing

TMDL for conventional pollutants. Preparing/

communicating legal, social, and policy

aspects. TMDL analysis of real-world impaired

waters problem. Field trip to impaired waters

site. prereq: BBE 3012 and Upper division in

CSE or CFANS or CBS student or instr consent

BBE 4608. Environmental and Industrial

Microbiology. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Use of organisms in remediation of waste and

pollution problems related to bio-based product

industries. Types, characteristics, identification

of useful microorganisms. Applications of

microbes to benefit industrial processes of

wood and fiber. prereq: [BIOL 1001 or BIOL

1009], CHEM 1011

BBE 4713. Biological Process Engineering.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Material/energy balances. Homogeneous

reactions of bioprocess engineering/biological

systems. Fermentation engineering, reactor

design. Filtration, centrifugation, separation,

absorption, extraction, chromatography.

Biorefining. Conversion of biomass. prereq:

[3033, [4013 or concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 4013], upper div CSE]

or instr consent

BBE 4723. Food Process Engineering. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Material/energy balance, fluid dynamics,

heat/mass transfer in refrigeration, freezing,

psychometrics, dehydration, evaporation,

non-thermal processing, and separation.

Development control for production of food

products. prereq: [[4013 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 4013],

upper div CSE] or instr consent

BBE 4733. Renewable Energy Technologies.

(TS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Energy security. Environmental, economic,

societal impacts. Current/emerging

technologies for production/use, characteristics

of renewable energy, key methods for efficient

production. Current/probable future. Impact

on sustainable development. prereq: Junior or

senior

BBE 4743. Nanobioengineering &

Nanobiotechnology. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

This course will educate on the interdisciplinary

areas of bionanotechnology/nanobiotechnology

and nanobioengineering, including engineering

principles and inherent technological

applications. Prereq: Upper division in CSE

or juniors and seniors in physical sciences,

biological sciences and engineering (including

CBS and CFANS) or equivalent or instructor

consent.

BBE 4744. Engineering Principles for

Biological Scientists. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Material/energy balances applied to

processing systems. Principles of fluid flow,

thermodynamics, heat, mass transfer applied

to food and bioprocess unit operations such

as pumping, heat exchange, refrigeration/

freezing, drying, evaporation, and separation.

prereq: [Math 1142 or Math 1271], Phys 1101;

intended for non engineering students

BBE 4753. Air Quality and Pollution Control

Engineering. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Air quality and pollution control engineering

systems. Air pollutant sources, emissions

transformations, dispersion, fate and impacts.

Introduction to air quality and pollution laws,

regulations and permits. Control technologies

including energy conservation, cyclones,

electrostatic precipitators, fabric filters,

absorbers, adsorbers, incinerators and

biofilters. prereqs: BBE 3012, 3043, upper

division CSE, graduate student or instructor

consent. Credit will not be granted if credit has

been received for CEGE 5561

BBE 4900. Intern Reports. (; 2 cr. [max

4 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Students participating in industrial or

experiential learning assignment. Evaluation

based on formal final report; coordinated with

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faculty and industry advisor. prereq: [CSE or

CFANS] student in BBE, instr consent

BBE 5001. Chemistry of Biomass and

Biomass Conversion to Fuels and Products.

(; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Chemistry of biomass. Sustainable utilization

for biofuels/bioproducts. Bio-based materials,

chemicals, energy. Environmental implications.

Chemical principles/reactions underlying

the structure, properties, processing, and

performance of plant materials. prereq: Grad

student or instr consent

BBE 5023. Process Control and

Instrumentation. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Fundamental principles in system dynamics/

control. Emphasizes process systems and

problems faced by process engineers. prereq:

Grad student or instr consent

BBE 5093. Directed Study. (; 1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected topics

or problems under the direction of a faculty

member; eg, literature review. Directed study

courses may be taken for variable credit and

special permission is needed for enrollment.

Students enrolling in a directed study will be

required to use the University-wide on-line

directed study contract process in order to

enroll. prereq: department consent, instructor

consent, no more than 6 credits of directed

research counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

BBE 5094. Directed Research. (; 1-5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Advanced individual-study project. Application

of engineering principles to specific problem.

prereq: instr consent

BBE 5301. Applied Surface and Colloid

Science. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to surface/colloid science

concepts. Surface tension, wetting, adsorption,

capillarity. Formation/stability of sols,

emulsions, and foams. Water solubility.

Partition coefficients of organic species.

Properties of both surfactants and water

soluble polymers. Focuses on interdisciplinary

applications.

BBE 5302. Biodegradation of Bioproducts.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Organisms and their importance to bio-based

products: deterioration, control, bioprocesses

for benefit. prereq: Grad student or instr

consent

BBE 5303. Introduction to Bio-based

Materials Science. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Principles of materials science, their application

to bio-based materials. Project required.

BBE 5305. Pulp and Paper Technology. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Pulping processes, fiber refining/processing,

paper manufacturing, fiber/paper properties,

paper recycling. Water requirements, effluent

treatment. Chemical/mechanical pulping,

pulp preparation, secondary fiber, de-inking,

wet end additives. Lab problems/exercises

supplemented by lectures. Online course.

BBE 5333. Off-road Vehicle Design. (4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Mechanics involved in designing/testing off-

road vehicles. Vehicle mechanics, traction,

performance. Complexity/modeling of vehicle

interaction with soil, muskeg, snow. Case

study or literature review. Develop paper

for publication. prereq: [[2001, 4303] or

[AEM 2021, AEM 3031], [3012 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 3012

or CEGE 3502 or concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in CEGE 3502], upper div

CSE] or instr consent

BBE 5401. Bioproducts Separation and

Purification Processes. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Unit operations of bioproducts engineering/

manufacture. Project required. prereq: Grad

student or instr consent

BBE 5402. Bio-based Products Engineering

Lab II. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Unit operations laboratory exercises in bio-

based products engineering/manufacture.

BBE 5403. Bio-based Products Engineering

Lab I. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Laboratory exercises in bio-based products

engineering. prereq: Grad student or instr

consent

BBE 5404. Biopolymers and Biocomposites

Engineering. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Structure/properties of biopolymers.

Engineering of composites from biopolymers/

plant-based materials. prereq: grad student or

instr consent

BBE 5480. Special Topics. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

BBE 5513. Watershed Engineering. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Application of engineering principles to

managing surface runoff from agricultural,

range, and urban watersheds. Design of

facilities and selection of land use practices for

controlling surface runoff to mitigate problems

of flooding and degradation of surface-water

quality. prereq: 3023, upper div CSE or grad

student

BBE 5523. Ecological Engineering Design.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Application of ecological engineering to design

of remediation systems. Artificial ecosystems,

ecosystem/wetland restoration, constructed

wetlands, biological engineering for slope

stability, waste treatments. Restoring ecological

service of watersheds. prereq: [[CHEM 1022

or CHEM 1062, CHEM 1066], BBE 3012, grad

student] or instr consent

BBE 5535. Assessment and Diagnosis of

Impaired Waters. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Assessing impaired waters and developing

TMDL for conventional pollutants. Preparing/

communicating legal, social and policy aspects.

TMDL analysis of real-world impaired waters

problem. Field trip to impaired waters site.

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

BBE 5608. Environmental and Industrial

Microbiology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Use of microbes/enzymes to detoxify

contaminants in field or in containment

facilities. Contaminants, sources, fates.

Biological organisms, pathways, catalysts

utilized in bioremediation. Site inspection

practices, bioremediation technologies,

application in real-world situations. prereq:

[BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009], CHEM 1011

BBE 5713. Biological Process Engineering.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Material/energy balances. Homogeneous

reactions of bioprocess engineering and

biological systems. Fermentation engineering,

reactor design fundamentals. Filtration,

centrifugation, separation, absorption,

extraction, chromatography. Biorefining.

Conversion of biomass into bioenergy,

biochemicals, and biomaterials. prereq: [3033,

[4013 or concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 4013], or instr consent

BBE 5723. Food Process Engineering. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Food processing engineering. Applications

of material balance, energy balance,

fluid dynamics, and heat/mass transfer

to refrigeration, freezing, psychometrics,

dehydration, evaporation, non-thermal

processing, and separation. Development/

control for food products. prereq: [[4013 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 4013], or instr consent

BBE 5733. Renewable Energy Technologies.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Energy security and its environmental,

economic and societal impacts. Current and

emerging technologies for production and

use, characteristics of renewable energy, key

methods for efficient production, current and

probable future, and impact on sustainable

development. prereq: Grad student or instr

consent

BBE 5743. Nanobioengineering &

Nanobiotechnology. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

This course will educate on the interdisciplinary

areas of bionanotechnology/nanobiotechnology

and nanobioengineering, including engineering

principles and inherent technological

applications. prereq: Instructor consent

BBE 5753. Air Quality and Pollution Control

Engineering. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Air quality and pollution control engineering

systems. Air pollutant sources, emissions

transformations, dispersion, fate and impacts.

Introduction to air quality and pollution laws,

regulations and permits. Control technologies

including energy conservation, cyclones,

electrostatic precipitators, fabric filters,

absorbers, adsorbers, incinerators and

biofilters. Course Prerequisites Graduate

student or instructor consent Credit will not be

granted if credit has been received for CEGE

5561

Business Administration (BA)

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BA 1001. Introduction to Analyzing

Business Problems using Excel. (; 1 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall & Spring)

BA 1001 introduces students to basic

skills for analyzing data and presenting

recommendations to management. In this class

students work extensively with Microsoft Excel

and are better prepared to use this popular tool

in internships and upper division classes.

BA 1919. WHY BEFORE HOW: Thriving in a

World of Increasing Expectations. (; 3 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Fall)

We all want to thrive. But many of us are also

feeling anxious and stressed out. Whether it?s

dealing with difficult people or facing pressure

to be successful and extraordinary, life today

is not easy. This course offers the space to be

yourself and investigates timeless guidance

for creating a life that is meaningful, joyful and

fulfilling. Instead of relying on life hacks and

shortcuts to answer ?How do I succeed??

we will first ask ?Why am I doing this?? By

better understanding ourselves, our lives

and the minds of others, we will build skills

for increasing our self-awareness, emotional

agility, resilience, perspective-taking, and

communicating with others. Following Friedrich

Nietzsche?s wisdom that those who have a ?

why? can overcome any ?how,? this class will

prepare you to chart your path with purpose

and overcome the inevitable obstacles that lay

ahead.

BA 1990. Topics in Business. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics vary.

BA 3000. Career Skills. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Career planning. Use of Carlson School of

Management's Business Career Center.

Awareness, knowledge, skills associated with

career/job search process. prereq: CSOM

[soph or upper div] major, MACC, MBT

BA 3900. Topics. (; 1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics in business vary.

BA 3990H. Honors Topics. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics vary.

BA 3993. Directed Study. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Student-initiated project or directed study to

be completed with a faculty member. prereq:

Instrutor consent

BA 3999. Internship Seminar. (1 cr. [max 3

cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course helps students integrate internship

experiences with relevant assignments to

create helpful next steps toward their career

learning and development. prereq: Approved

internship, instr consent

BA 4501. Carlson Funds Enterprise:

Growth. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Lectures, assignments, modules. Hands-on

real-money experience through Golden Gopher

Growth Fund. prereq: concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in MBA 6501, CSOM [jr or

sr], approved application

BA 4502. Carlson Funds Enterprise: Fixed

Income. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Lectures, assignments, modules. Hands-on

real-money experience through Golden Gopher

Growth Fund. prereq: concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in MBA 6501, CSOM [jr or

sr], approved application

BA 4503. Carlson Ventures Enterprise. (;

2-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Carlson Ventures Enterprise (CVE) is a

dynamic, experiential learning program built

around a real-world curriculum developed and

presented by active industry professionals.

Classes draw heavily on industry speakers,

panels and ?real-time? business cases. CVE

offers highly-motivated, entrepreneurially

minded associates an opportunity to develop

critical analysis skills for evaluating any new

business opportunity, whether from inside a

Fortune 500 company or a start-up. By the

end of the course associates will know how to

assess the potential of new business ideas,

and they will be experienced in the creation of

professional written and oral reports to support

strategic decisions and funding initiatives.

prereq: concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in MBA 6503, CSOM [jr or sr],

approved application

BA 4504. Carlson Consulting Enterprise.

(; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Connects cutting-edge ideas/technologies

from classroom to real problems presented

by clients. Students work collaboratively with

clients to integrate strategy/technology. How

to lead complex change initiatives. prereq:

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in MBA 6504, CSOM [jr or sr], approved

application

BA 4505. Brand Enterprise. (; 3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Students assist companies/organizations

with marketing/brand challenges. Applying

theory and industry best practices. Working

collaboratively in real world environment.

Critical thinking, applied marketing skills.

prereq: concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in MBA 6505, CSOM [jr or sr],

approved application

BA 4992V. Honors Thesis Seminar. (WI; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course provides a foundation for how

to conduct individually-pursed research with

a focus on writing and methods. While it is

designed to support Carlson School students

writing their honors thesis, students do not

need to continue with a thesis to successfully

complete the course. In order to both develop

your individual thesis as well as learn research

methods and writing techniques over the

course of a single semester, there will be

parallel sets of assignments: one for your

thesis (individual) and one for a practice thesis

(group). During the first part of the course, your

individual thesis project will be emphasized,

focusing on finding a thesis topic related to the

research of Carlson School faculty who will be

supervisors for this academic year. Starting

partway through the course, you will be paired

with a group of students to work on a practice

thesis in which methods, statistical analysis,

and writing results are emphasized using

pre-specified datasets. Writing is integrated

fully into the course. You will be instructed in

writing pertinent to research proposals and

scholarship, including problem statements,

annotated bibliographies, literature reviews,

methodology, and reference lists. prereq:

Senior honors student

BA 4994H. Directed Research. (; 1-4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Honors directed research. prereq: Honors

Business Law (BLAW)

BLAW 3058. The Law of Contracts and

Agency. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Origin of law, its place in and effect on society;

history and development of law; system of

courts; legal procedure. Law of contracts as the

basic law affecting business transaction. Laws

affecting the sale of goods and contracts and

the law of agency.

BLAW 3059. Real Estate Law. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Every business owner or manager inevitably

will be involved with purchasing, selling,

owning, leasing, zoning, taxing, mortgaging

and financing real estate. This course provides

the basic tools to understand all aspects of

real estate and to spot issues that require legal

counsel.

BLAW 3061. Business Law Basics. (2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course provides a broad background in

the fundamentals of many business law topics

that are important to any businessperson.

NOTE: This course is designed for students

who do not have knowledge or experience

with any aspect of business law. There is

no prerequisite for this course. The goal is

to provide basic concepts that can be used

throughout your career to spot legal issues,

identify potential concerns, and with the aid

of counsel, solve or avoid problems. General

topics include: various legal entities in which

business can be conducted, tort law (with

emphasis on negligence), real estate law, the

law of agency, intellectual property (patents,

copyrights, trade secrets and trademarks),

warranty law, product liability, employment

law, certain discrimination laws (including

Minnesota?s fairly recent protections for

women in the workplace), alternative dispute

resolution and administrative law. Throughout

the course, we will examine the impact of the

Supreme Court on American business. NOTE:

Students who previously took BLAW 3058 (4

credit course) should NOT take this course.

BLAW 3062. Contract Law and Corporate

Regulation. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

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This course highlights topics that are important

to any business major, with particular emphasis

on publicly-traded companies. NOTE: This

course is designed for students who do not

have knowledge or experience with any aspect

of business law. There is no prerequisite for

this course. General topics include: (1) the

law of contracts and transactions involving

the sale of goods, (2) secured transactions

(how creditors can use a debtor?s assets as

collateral to secure indebtedness), and (3)

the basics of bankruptcy law. Public company

subjects include: pros and cons of going public,

the IPO process, federal securities laws and

SEC regulations regarding public company

reporting requirements, insider trading, the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and its impact on

corporate governance, trends in shareholder

democracy rights and shareholder activism,

and the role of boards and audit committees.

Throughout the course, we will examine the

impact of the Supreme Court on American

business. NOTE: Students who previously took

BLAW 3058 (4 credit course) should NOT take

this course.

CAPA Barcelona Study Abr Prgm

(BCLA)

BCLA 1001. Beginning Spanish I. (GP;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

This course is designed to provide students the

vocabulary and grammar necessary for basic

expression in Spanish using a communicative

approach. In this course, students will learn to

introduce themselves, talk about daily routine

and plans, discuss past events, use vocabulary

related to food, family, and everyday life and

activities, negate, and use other expressions

necessary for basic communication such as

greetings, ordering at a restaurant, or asking

for directions.

BCLA 1002. Beginning Spanish II. (GP;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

After completing this course, the student

will understand phrases and expressions of

frequent use related to areas of experience

that are especially relevant to him (basic

information about himself and his family,

purchases, places of interest, occupations,

etc.). Will be able to communicate when

carrying out simple and daily tasks that do not

require more than simple and direct exchanges

of information on issues that are known or

usual. Can describe in simple terms aspects

of their past and their environment as well as

issues related to their immediate needs.

BCLA 1003. Intermediate Spanish I. (GP;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

This course is designed to improve a student?s

ability to communicate in Spanish. Building on

knowledge from previous courses, this course

will introduce students to grammatical topics

such as the subjunctive mood, the imperative

mood, the pluperfect of the indicative, and

expressions regarding the passage of time.

This class is based on the communicative

approach and stresses the use of these

grammatical structures in real and relevant

communication.

BCLA 1004. Intermediate Spanish II. (GP;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

After completing this course, the student will

understand extended speech and lectures

(TV, movies, newspapers,...). Will be able

to communicate with a degree of fluency

that will let students interact with locals with

spontaneity. The information presented will be

precise when talking in a field of interest and

quite clear when writing or speaking in other

range of subjects.

BCLA 1101. Pompeu Fabra University

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern in Barcelona study abroad

program to represent a course taken at

Pompeu Fabra University. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

BCLA 1102. Pompeu Fabra University

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern in Barcelona study abroad

program to represent a course taken at

Pompeu Fabra University. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

BCLA 1103. Pompeu Fabra University

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern in Barcelona study abroad

program to represent a course taken at

Pompeu Fabra University. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

BCLA 1104. Pompeu Fabra University

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern in Barcelona study abroad

program to represent a course taken at

Pompeu Fabra University. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

BCLA 1105. Pompeu Fabra University

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern in Barcelona study abroad

program to represent a course taken at

Pompeu Fabra University. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

BCLA 1501. Introduction to Photography.

(AH,GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This course is designed for beginning students

in photography, and specifically presents digital

camera techniques as a means of personal

expression. Observing/capturing, digital

process, printing and screen presentation will

be addressed in relation to specific subjects,

intentions and aesthetic judgements. The

particular study abroad experience of each

student will be one of the main focuses

throughout the semester. Students are

expected to bring a digital camera and a

laptop with some means of editing (although

computers and basic Photoshop is available in

the computer lab.)

BCLA 3001. Nationalism in Comparative

Perspective. (CIV,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course studies the relationship between

states and nations in both a theoretical and

comparative perspective with a particular

focus on the Catalan, Basque and Spanish

experiences. It analyzes state building

processes and the development of nationalism,

as well as the social, economic and

technological conditions behind its emergence,

transformation and contrasting discourse. The

course aims at providing a solid theoretical

background on the subject of nationalism as

well as introducing the students into the social

and political reality that permeates in Spain?s

daily life and shapes Spaniard?s political mind-

frames and identities.

BCLA 3002. Global Marketing. (GP; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course provides an exploration of basic

knowledge of global marketing, focusing on the

impact of environment on the strategies used

by firms, and the understanding of consumer

behavior management as it relates to the

development and implementation of global

marketing strategies. Worldwide business

represents real opportunities for a firm but also

creates difficulties, challenges and new ways

of implementing marketing. Global marketing

is a specific kind of marketing applied to

inter-national firms in order to implement

the same strategy within the entire market

taking into account cultural, economic, social,

political, etc., specificities for each area.

This course will provide the basic knowledge

of global marketing focusing on the impact

of environment on the firm strategy, the

development and implementation of a global

marketing strategy and the understanding of

consumer behavior management in a global

strategy. Case studies applied to worldwide

business contexts as well as more specific

European contexts will provide concrete

illustrations for the students.

BCLA 3003. Intercultural Management. (GP;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

This course is designed to introduce students

to concepts and fundamentals of international

management. The course will consider

aspects of management within an international

and culturally complex environment, while

considering the business influences within

the global workplace. Students with or without

prior international management knowledge

will benefit from the course. Organizational

effectiveness demands that personnel do the

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right things efficiently. Therefore, the role of

management is to strive for and maintain the

goals of the organization. Being an effective

manager is not just telling others what to do.

It is also about effective leadership, training,

and communication. Having effective managers

can be a cost saving tool for all organizations of

all sizes. Corporation executives, supervisors,

and managers are aware of the importance

of and difficulty in finding and retaining highly

skilled employees (a time-consuming role

of management). Today's managers need

a systems-view of the organization. This

course will help you think of the organization

as a system rather than as a work unit where

tasks are performed. Most of you will, after

graduating, become supervisors and managers

and be required to provide training and

leadership for your personnel. In just about any

organization, you will be working with people

who will have a different cultural background

that your own, you may be working as an

expatriate in a different country or you may

experience any of a number of multicultural

challenges. This course will help you prepare

for these eventualities.

BCLA 3004. Advertising and Society. (CIV;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

This course introduces students to the

linkages between advertising and society.

It is premised on the belief that advertising

helps shape human attitudes and behaviors,

just as the latter two in turn help direct and

shape advertising. However, the emphasis

in this course is firmly on advertising as a

shaping agent?how it influences individuals

and societies, the dynamic nature of the

relationship, and the impacts (both positive

and negative) that advertising may have on

individuals and societies. It takes a critical and

dispassionate view of advertising rather than

a managerial or practitioner?s view. Various

criticisms of advertising are flagged, and these

are used as a basis for further coverage and

discussion of the criticisms and issues raised.

BCLA 3005. Analyzing and Exploring the

Global City. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Cities around the world are striving to

be ?global,? and Barcelona, the capital of

Catalunya, is one of the largest and most

cosmopolitan cities in Spain. It is globally

renowned for its art and architecture,

possessing no fewer than nine UNESCO

World Heritage sites, and has become

a major destination for global tourism.

This interdisciplinary course examines the

emergence of this elegant, creative city as

Spain?s gateway to the Mediterranean, and

analyzes its history and evolution since its

foundation by the Romans. Students will

explore the role of population dynamics,

industrial change, and globalization in shaping

the city and the lives of its inhabitants,

examining the ways in which the interplay of

urbanism, politics, and society has addressed

challenges of social, political, and technological

change in the past and today. The course also

traces the changing nature of Barcelona?s

relationship with the rest of Spain, Europe, and

the wider world. Topics will include ancient

and Medieval Barcelona; nationalism and

innovations in art and architecture; the role

of the 1992 Olympics as a catalyst for urban

regeneration; the impacts of gentrification,

tourism, and the recent economic crisis on the

city and its inhabitants; and future scenarios of

urban change.

BCLA 3006. Architectural History of Spain.

(HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

This course will look at the history of

architecture and urban design in Spain.

Beginning with a brief introduction to the

ancient styles (from the first civilization of

the Iberian Peninsula), it will focus upon

developments in architecture and urban

planning in Spain from the 1st Century AD to

the present. Special attention will be paid to

the 19th and 20th Centuries in Barcelona, and

several relevant field visits will be made.

BCLA 3009. Media and Conflict. (CIV,SOCS;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

The course will provide a structured approach

to address different media systems. It will

explore the dynamics of news, politics,

conflicts and freedom of the press. Focusing

on ongoing, international crises of global

importance, we will examine how various

international media report on topics including

armed conflicts, human rights abuses.

Study the dynamics governing news media

environment and structures. We will try to

understand why different audiences from

different cultural spheres perceive the same

news in sometimes a diametrically opposed

way. We will examine the rich arsenal of

repression tools used by authoritarian and even

democratic regimes to suppress press freedom

or spin news to their advantage. We will look

at the ways and means by which courageous

journalists try to circumvent these obstacles.

BCLA 3011. The Birth of Modern Art:

Matisse, Picasso, Dal?. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

The work of these three international artists

with distinct cultural roots is explored on an

individual basis within the wider framework of

European art movements. In each case, we

will study the acceptance and/or rejection of

tradition, the interaction with French art and

artists, and personal experience. We will also

pay attention to the role of both outside stimuli

(war, relationships) and inner forces (memory,

imagination). The course will include course

related excursions to the Picasso Museum, the

MNAC (Catalan National Museum of Art) as

well as a trip to the Dal? Theatre Museum in

Figueres.

BCLA 3013W. Writing the City. (GP,WI,LITR;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

The course explores the craft of creative writing

in relation to the city and investigates the

particular challenges of writing about place.

Students will examine different aspects of

the city in relation to Barcelona narratives,

including the old city, travel, urban spaces,

solitude, politics, ethnicity, particular boroughs,

and characters (both fictional and real), as

well as making use of practical exercises and

fieldwork.

BCLA 3014. Spain As Seen Through Its

Movies: 1980s to Today. (AH,GP; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

The main goal of this course is to provide

students with a general understanding of

Spain, taking into consideration its recent

past, but focusing mainly on some of the most

relevant and controversial issues of the current

situation. The use of movies as a vehicular

tool allows not only for the introduction of

the cultural factor, but also the very Spanish

perspective(s) that helps explain how the

country sees and understands itself. The

course will address the following general

questions: a) what it means to speak of a

"national cinema;" b) how cinema constructs

and/or contests of his or her story; c) cinema's

impact on shifting notions of what constitutes

the human condition; d) how the formal

qualities of cinematic narrative shape on-

screen stories; e) where and how issues of

gender, sexuality, class, and ethnicity surface

in cinematic articulations of the relationship

between national identity, global trends, and

personal history. There are five sections or

blocks to this course. The first block will cover

the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent

dictatorship, indispensable to understand

the last 40 years of democracy in Spain. The

second block is almost a monography to the

figure of Pedro Almod?var, his time, and the ?

Espa?a? his movies depict. The third focuses

on the genre of horror, very rich in the recent

Spanish production and quite ?imitated? by

Hollywood. These last two blocks serve as a

good opportunity to reflect about the political/

national/identity aspects of the cinema industry.

In an attempt to reverse the perspective, the

last two blocks approach current Spanish

issues with an important impact in the society

as a whole and its citizens as individuals. The

fourth block discusses Spanish politics and its

most recent developments. And the fifth one is

a gender approach to the demographics of the

country.

BCLA 3015. Capturing Barcelona through

Photography. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course will explore digital photography

as a tool to view different aspects of Spanish

society (and ourselves within that society)

through various photographic exercises and

assignments. Students will receive the tools

to read photography and construct an idea

through images. At the end of the course

the students will produce a portfolio of the

work done. Lectures will cover the History of

Photography, with a special attention to photo-

reportage, Italian photographers, technical

aspects related to photography production.

The course introduces technical process of

digital photography, from camera operation

and the essential techniques of image capture

with camera, image management with imaging

related software. Classroom discussions

and assigned readings will help student

develop the critical skills used to understand

how photographs function aesthetically

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and conceptually as how they are used in

contemporary society and culture.

BCLA 3048. Transportation and Logistics

Management. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

In today?s global supply chains, manufactured

products often travel across multiple countries

and multiple states, using multiple modes of

transportation, before reaching final customers.

Along the way, these products are processed

at a variety of inventory transfer points, and

reconfigured and combined with other products

with the goal of arriving intact at the right place

and right time. Effectively managing these

flows requires understanding the underlying

economics of weight, volume, distance,

and velocity. It requires taking an end-to-

end view of the logistics and transportation

network to understand how changes in one

link impact others. It also requires openness

to change, including adopting new network

designs and other innovations that promise to

improve processes in fundamental ways. This

course uses a combination of lectures, case

discussions, interactive classroom activities,

and guest speakers. Students are expected to

have read any assigned readings and cases

before the corresponding class session so

they are prepared to actively take part in class

discussion.

BCLA 3101. Pompeu Fabra University

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern in Barcelona study abroad

program to represent a course taken at

Pompeu Fabra University. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

BCLA 3102. Pompeu Fabra University

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern in Barcelona study abroad

program to represent a course taken at

Pompeu Fabra University. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

BCLA 3103. Pompeu Fabra University

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern in Barcelona study abroad

program to represent a course taken at

Pompeu Fabra University. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

BCLA 3104. Pompeu Fabra University

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern in Barcelona study abroad

program to represent a course taken at

Pompeu Fabra University. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

BCLA 3105. Pompeu Fabra University

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern in Barcelona study abroad

program to represent a course taken at

Pompeu Fabra University. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

BCLA 3375. Global Internship: Barcelona.

(3-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

The Global Internship Course (GIC) provides a

unique and innovative opportunity for students

to engage in an internship (and living abroad

experience) while supported by academic

in-class and online educational sessions to

further develop their personal and professional

skills while earning academic credit. GIC

students also partake in out-of-class guided

and self-guided activities and excursions that

have been devised to enable them to become

more comfortable with, and knowledgeable

of, their internship locations/neighborhoods.

Furthermore, a day-long field trip illustrates

how socio-political and economic factors, such

as the effects of housing costs in global cities,

necessitate commuting and changing work

practices, such as flexible working hours and

working remotely that embody best practice in

well-being. Field excursions vary depending

on location and may also include a focus on,

for example, corporate social responsibility

and sustainability. The GIC fits in with CAPA's

philosophy and practice of enabling students

to learn about the social and cultural context of

their internship placement and the host region

and country, as well as other GIC themes,

through comparative global analysis. At times,

this analysis will be facilitated through a small

selection of CAPA Masterclasses given by

leading professionals from a diverse range of

fields. The in-class active learning approach

gives students the opportunity to discuss

and analyze theories and models of work,

organizational behavior, and management in a

cross-cultural context.

BCLA 4061. Marketing and Distribution

Channels. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Marketing channels are sets of interdependent

organizations involved in the process of

making a product or service available for use

or consumption. Marketing and distribution

channels management is an essential aspect

of commercial activities. In today?s ever-

more complex and challenging competitive

scenario, it is necessary for organizations to

know how to effectively select and manage

marketing channels so that they can create

partnerships that are capable of generating

value and trust and avoiding conflicts. As

Peter Drucker has said, ?The greatest change

will be in distribution channels, not in new

methods of production or consumption.?

Choosing the right channels, convincing them

to carry your merchandise, and getting them

to work as partners is a major challenge. Too

many companies see themselves as selling

to distributors instead of selling through them.

This course will help students learn how to

develop marketing channel plans, which enable

an organization to increase sales, margins, and

levels of collaboration with channel partners.

BCLA 4622W. International Finance.

(GP,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

The International Finance module provides an

understanding of finance in the international

context. In a globally integrated world, it

has become imperative to trade, invest, and

conduct business operations internationally.

This course exposes students to the

opportunities and risks associated with

international finance. As the world has become

more integrated due to deregulation of financial

markets, product innovation, and technology,

capital markets have kept pace with this

integration. Building upon the understanding

of theoretical concepts of finance and their

adaptation to the international context, the

study of international finance has become

essential. The course coverage includes

historical perspectives and foundations of

international finance, the foreign exchange

markets and exchange rate determination,

exposure management, and financial

management of the multinational firm. The

course also helps students examine the current

economic landscape through discussions of

current economic and political development

and their impact on international finance.

Carlson Executive MBA (CMBA)

CMBA 5554. International Residency. (1.5

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Students travel to an international location

for nine days, engage in discussions with

international colleagues, to apply program

concepts and develop broader sensitivity to

cultural/social differences. Pre-trip preparation,

on-site disucssion, and trip assignment are also

required. Held in late March.

CMBA 5625. Entrepreneurship and

Innovation. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Entrepreneurial role of employee/management

in increasing organizational value through

creation/formation of new businesses,

products, or markets within entities ranging

from early stage companies to social ventures

to F500 corporations.

CMBA 5710. Leadership. (1.5 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Self-awareness/insight concerning personal

leadership/core values. Increase capabilities

to understand potential personal derailment

patterns/create effective strategies to

address challenges. Develop lifelong

executive leadership practices/habits for high

performance in demanding circumstances.

CMBA 5711. Negotiation. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Securing agreements between two or more

parties who are interdependent and are

seeking to maximize their own outcomes.

Negotiation in various settings. Simulations,

role-playing, cases.

CMBA 5712. Information Technology. (1.5

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

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Course prepares you with an inside-out and

an outside-in perspective of how information

technology is disrupting a variety of industries,

how to compete in such an environment and

how to strategically manage the IT function

within companies to have an efficiency-

innovation duality. Key principles covered

in the class are developing a state-of-the-

art IT strategy, getting first-hand exposure to

ERP systems and learning the organizational

changes involved in implementing such

systems, applying disruptive and big-bang

theories of IT enables disruption and learning

the nuances of platform competition and multi-

sided markets to fight such disruption.

CMBA 5713. Managerial Accounting. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

How to analyze accounting for management

decisions. Planning/control. Transfer pricing,

performance measurements, cost behavior,

cost allocation, activity-based costing, standard

costs.

CMBA 5714. Advanced Marketing. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Product markets in which organization should

compete. Sustainable competitive advantage.

Matching marketing strategy with environment.

Coordinating marketing/business functions.

Organizing/managng marketing process.

Cases.

CMBA 5715. Advanced Financial

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Executive-level corporate financial policy.

Rigorous case-oriented approach. Students

apply principles of finance on their own

initiative.

CMBA 5721. Advanced Management Topics.

(1.5 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Topics reflects strengths, talents, and interests

of class. Topics integrate different aspects of

curriculum while not being limited by specific

area/paradigm.

CMBA 5722. International Business. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Developing an integrative framework for

international activities of firm. How international

environment constrains decision-making. How

currancy prices are determined. Managing

exchange risk.

CMBA 5723. Ethics. (1.5 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Role of ethics in corporate strategy.

Stakeholder management, individual/collective

responsbility, international business ethics.

Business's responsibility to the environment.

Truthful/tasteful advertising. Obligations to local

community. Managing diverse workforce.

CMBA 5724. International Residency. (; 1.5

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Students travel to international location

for 11 days. Discussions with international

colleagues. Applying program concepts.

Sensitivity to cultural/social differences.

Pre-trip preparation, on-site disucssion, trip

assignment.

CMBA 5810. Introduction to Statistics and

Business Analytics. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

This course focuses on the use of data to solve

business problems and the development of

skills necessary to (1) formulate a management

problem as a statistical problem; (2) collect

appropriate data and perform fundamental

procedures of statistical analysis; and (3) to

interpret, critically evaluate, and implement

the results of the statistical analysis. In

particular, the student should be able to:

generate and use basic graphical and

numerical descriptive methods; apply basic

estimation and testing procedures; estimate

and interpret the parameters of simple and

multiple regression model; to test the utility

of the model and to use it for estimation and

prediction; think statistically about issues facing

her/his organization; recognize when statistical

methods are effective, and when they are not;

and to translate, communicate, and critically

evaluate the results of statistical analyses.

CMBA 5811. Financial Accounting. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Students learn about the accounting system

used by firms to measure and report their

economic performance and financial position

to external parties. Students analyze corporate

financial reports to discover the impact of

significant economic events. Discussions and

cases focus on the role of financial reporting

standards in informing financial intermediaries

and contributing to the efficient allocation of

capital in a modern economy.

CMBA 5812. Organizational Behavior. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Course's main purpose is to prepare you

to successfully engage and lead people

to achieve organizational goals. Effective

managers must not only develop winning

strategies, but they must also implement them.

Doing so requires a thorough understanding

of organizational behavior. Broadly speaking,

organizational behavior is the systematic

study of how people behave in organizational

settings. This course is designed to develop

your understanding of the complexity of

orgs and how they affect behavior, build your

self-knowledge and people-leadership skills,

and help you learn and apply appropriate

tactics and tools to improve organizational

functioning and facilitate personal career

success. Course topics include: organizational

(e.g. structure and culture), interpersonal

(e.g. power and influence, social networks,

conflict), and individual (e.g. decision making,

motivation) aspects of organizational behavior.

CMBA 5813. Competing In The Digital Age.

(1.5 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Course prepares you with an inside-out and

an outside-in perspective of how information

technology is disrupting a variety of industries,

how to compete in such an environment and

how to strategically manage the IT function

within companies to have an efficiency-

innovation duality. Key principles covered

in the class are developing a state-of-the-

art IT strategy, getting first-hand exposure to

ERP systems and learning the organizational

changes involved in implementing such

systems, applying disruptive and big-bang

theories of IT enables disruption and learning

the nuances of platform competition and multi-

sided markets to fight such disruption.

CMBA 5814. Economics. (1.5 cr. [max 3 cr.] ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

The goal is to improve corporate decision-

making by developing better understanding

of the economic environment. Emphasis is

strategic, not theoretic (this is not a standard

macro course.) We shall consider two primary

kinds of economic phenomena (and models): i.

long-run economic growth; ii. business cycles.

Also and importantly, we will learn about what

a central bank does and spend some time on

the current world financial/macroeconomic

mess. How could we do otherwise? Students

will learn appropriate tools to analyze these

phenomena and apply them to their own

decision-making environs, both organizational

and personal.

CMBA 5815. Marketing Management. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

This is a study of management of the marketing

function. We strive for an understanding of

foundational marketing concepts and of the

skills needed for strategy development. We

also consider the importance of integrating

financial data, operational factors, and

human resource issues along with marketing

research pertaining to product offering

decisions, distribution channels, pricing and

communication.

CMBA 5816. Strategic Management. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Course provides an integrated, top

management viewpoint for business students.

It frames the functional courses in the CEMBA

curriculum by providing a 'total' business

perspective. The course objective is to develop

analytic skills and deep understandings in

identifying key issues and formulating and

implementing appropriate strategies for

creating and sustaining a competitive edge

in complex business situations. The course

will familiarize students with the most current

theories, concepts, and techniques of strategic

management using a combination of readings,

case discussions, presentations and videos.

Student progress will be assessed through

class participation, an in-class exam, and a

group project comparing the strategies of two

competing firms.

CMBA 5817. Financial Management. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Students apply concepts of risk, return, and

valuation to decisions that a corporate financial

officer or person in small business must make

about sources/uses of funds during changing

financial markets.

CMBA 5818. Supply Chain and Operations.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

A majority of the people and physical assets

of a company are involved in operations. The

operations function represents the physical

core of every company: The systems and

processes that generate the goods and

services to be sold to customers. World-

class operations can lead to a significant

and enduring competitive advantage. Failing

operations mean low productivity and

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bad press at best, and company failure at

worst. Understanding operations means

understanding processes and supply chains.

This course is designed to develop a basic

framework to comprehend key design

decisions and trade-offs within that context.

As such, the course encompasses both

manufacturing and service operations. Course

also highlights why successful supply chain

and operations management has to be

strategic in nature, and how the operations

function relates to other business functions

such as marketing or product development.

CMBA 5820. Negotiation Strategies:

Creative Solutions for Difficult Problems. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Negotiation is the art and science of securing

agreements between two or more parties who

are interdependent and who are seeking to

maximize their own outcomes. As such, this

course deals with understanding the behavior

of individuals, groups, and organizations in

the context of competitive situations. We

focus on understanding both the theory

and process of negotiation in a variety of

settings. This course is designed to be

relevant to the broad spectrum of negotiation

problems that are faced by managers and

professionals. It is designed to complement

the technical and diagnostic skills learned in

other courses in the program. A basic premise

of the course is that while a manager needs

analytical skills to discover optimal solutions

to problems, a broad array of negotiation

skills are needed to get these solutions

accepted and implemented. This course will

allow participants the opportunity to develop

these skills experientially and to understand

negotiation in useful analytic frameworks. As

such, considerable emphasis will be placed on

simulations, role-playing, and cases.

CMBA 5821. Managerial Accounting. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

This course presents the topic of management

accounting in depth. The purpose of

management accounting is to provide

information to management for costing

products and decision making as well as for

planning, controlling, and evaluating business

activities. The student who successfully

completes this class will be able to identify a

managerial issue and create a solution to the

problem.

CMBA 5822. Applied Leadership. (1.5 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

The course objectives are to build stronger

self-awareness and insight concerning

personal leadership and core values, increase

capabilities to understand potential personal

derailment patterns and create effective

strategies to address these challenges, better

nurture and leverage strengths for executive

leadership performance, effectively coach and

motivate others as a key executive leadership

attribute, and develop deeper lifelong executive

leadership practices and habits for high

performance in demanding circumstances.

prereq: CMBA student

CMBA 5823. Competing Globally. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

In this course we explore the many faces

of global competition. We challenge the

assumptions that global strategy is a precursor

to success by exploring a set of complex forces

that drive firms to internationalize. The course

places special emphasis on emerging markets,

given that they are home to most of the global

growth and population, as well as institutional

voids. We focus on factors that determine

strategic choices firms make as they build

their international presence, by exploring how

firms: build international presence by selecting

countries, and modes of entry; benefit from

national competitive advantage in developed

and emerging markets; diagnose and address

cultural challenges of working across borders,

organize to share knowledge across borders;

build and sustain their multifaceted global

legitimacy; collaborate across borders; prepare

their managers to address cultural, personal,

and career challenges in expatriate roles and

on global teams.

CMBA 5824. Corporate Responsibility &

Ethics. (1.5 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

In this course we will explore both ethical

challenges in the contemporary business

environment as well as the strategic

opportunities offered by corporate social

responsibility. Students will conduct

stakeholder analysis, apply ethical principles,

consider alternatives, and recommend and

defend an "ethical" final decision. We will seek

to answer the question "can business do good,

and also do well?"

CMBA 5825. Strategic Marketing. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Marketing begins and ends with the buyer.

Hence, marketing strategy is the study of

delivering value to buyers in a manner that

exceeds the value proposition of marketplace

rivals, using both internal and external

resources. From determining consumer needs

to assuring customer satisfaction, a clear

understanding of buyer behavior is critical to

the successful formulation and implementation

of marketing strategy. To that end, this course

is designed to provide prospective general

managers the intellectual tools necessary to

design actionable marketing strategies. There

will be a strong emphasis on managerial action

and multiple theoretical perspectives will be

discussed.

CMBA 5826. Corporate Strategy. (1.5 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Spring)

This course focuses on the strategic

management of firm scope (i.e., choosing what

your firm does and does not do). It provides

understanding about strategic choices such

as outsourcing or ?insourcing? activates and

entering or leaving lines of business. We

develop and employ a set of tools that provide

a disciplined way to investigate these issues.

Why companies exist, notion of added value,

how companies add value through resources

and incentives to develop resources, why a

company would participate in more than one

line of business, and what considerations

should guide corporate renewal.

CMBA 5827. Advanced Financial

Management. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Financial Management introduced the theory

of corporate finance and the application of

value creation principles to, mainly, business

operating decisions at the level of the project

or initiative. This course moves on to consider

decisions at the firm level. Among the

questions addressed in this course are how

best to measure overall firm performance,

how to best finance the company, including

debt versus equity questions, when to include

options in the firm?s financing arrangements,

when to lease resources rather than buy them,

when to pay a dividend and/or repurchase

shares and whether mergers and acquisitions

generate value added.

CMBA 5828. International Residency - Study

Abroad. (1.5 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Students travel to an international location

for 9-10 days. This provides the opportunity

to engage in discussions with international

colleagues, apply program concepts, and

develop a broader sensitivity to cultural

and social differences. Pre-trip preparation,

assignments, on-site discussions and activities,

and post-trip assignments are required.

CMBA 5829. International Residency ?

Global Team Project. (1.5 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

The Global Team Project (GTP) provides

Carlson School Executive MBA students

with the unique opportunity to work in a

collaborative team environment across

cultures, industries, and markets alongside

students from our Vienna Executive MBA

program and our China Executive MBA

program. As participants in the GTP, students

develop advanced skills in teamwork, cross-

cultural collaboration, and business plan

development within a dynamic environment

shaped by academic rigor and the demands of

real-world international business.

CMBA 5830. Advanced Management Topic

Elective: Power & Influence. (; 1.5 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Elective courses are offered across cohorts on

preference basis. Course topics may change

from year to year and can cover a variety of

areas including entrepreneurship/innovation,

strategy, IT, and others.

CMBA 5831. Advanced Management Topic

Elective: Entrepreneurship & Innovation. (;

1.5 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Elective courses are offered across cohorts on

preference basis. Course topics may change

from year to year and can cover a variety

of areas from entrepreneurship/innovation,

strategy, IT, and others.

CMBA 5832. Advanced Management

Topic Elective: Business Analytics for

Competitive Advantage. (; 1.5 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Elective courses are offered across cohorts on

preference basis. Course topics may change

from year to year and can cover a variety

of areas from entrepreneurship/innovation,

strategy, IT, and others.

CMBA 5833. Advanced Management Topics

Elective - Healthcare Innovations. (; 1.5 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

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Elective courses are offered across cohorts on

preference basis. Course topics may change

from year to year and can cover a variety

of areas from entrepreneurship/innovation,

strategy, IT, and others.

Cellular/Organismal Physiology

(COP)

COP 4793W. Writing Intensive Directed

Studies. (WI; 1-7 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Writing Intensive Directed Studies is an

individual-study, literature-based investigation

in which the student is mentored directly by

a faculty member. One main feature of this

course is that the student will receive writing

instruction and the written output of the course

will be revised during the semester. The project

needs to be explained in a Research/Directed

Studies contract and agreed on by both the

student and faculty mentor. The contract must

be approved by the director of undergraduate

studies (DUGS) for the major before the

student is allowed to register. The contract

includes a description of learning objectives

for the course, how writing instruction will take

place, a timeline for when student writing will

be handed in and how it will be assessed,

methodology to be used by the student,

and how assessment of learning will be

conducted by the mentor. Additional oversight

is established for this course near the end of

the semester the written output is submitted

to the DUGS for the major. The DUGS is

responsible to determine that the writing meets

standards set by the CBS Education Policy

Committee for quality of writing, appropriate

citation of literature, well-constructed figures,

tables, and legends (if present), appropriate

use and interpretation of statistics (if present),

conclusions that are supported by evidence,

and well-formatted references. This course

is graded S/N and approval of the DUGS is

required before a grade of S can be given by

the faculty mentor. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793, 4794, 4993W, 4994W counts towards

CBS major requirements.

COP 4794W. Writing Intensive Directed

Research. (WI; 1-7 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Writing Intensive Directed Research is an

individual-study, laboratory or field research

experience in which the student is mentored

directly by a faculty member. This course

is intended for students who already have

initiated a research project in the lab of the

mentor and already have results. In this course

the student will receive writing instruction.

The written output usually is in the form of a

scientific paper describing the results of the

student's project. Written output of the course

must be revised during the semester and a

schedule for writing, assessment and revision

needs to be in place at the beginning of the

semester. The project needs to be explained

in a Research/Directed Studies contract and

agreed on by both the student and faculty

mentor. The contract must be approved by the

Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUGS)

for the major before the student is allowed to

of learning objectives for the course, how

writing instruction will take place, a timeline

for when student writing will be handed in and

how it will be assessed, methodology to be

used by the student, and how assessment

of learning will be conducted by the mentor.

Additional oversight is established for this

course - near the end of the semester the

written output is submitted to the DUGS for the

major. The DUGS is responsible to determine

that the writing meets standards set by the

CBS Education Policy Committee for quality of

writing, appropriate citation of literature, well-

constructed figures, tables, and legends (if

present), appropriate use and interpretation

of statistics (if present), conclusions that are

supported by evidence, and well-formatted

references. The DUGS can call for a final

revision before a grade is given. This course

is graded S/N and approval of the DUGS is

required before a grade of S can be given by

the faculty mentor.

COP 4993. Directed Studies. (1-7 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Directed Studies is an individual-study,

literature-based investigation in which the

student is mentored directly by a faculty

member. The topic for the course needs to

be explained in a Research/Directed Studies

contract and agreed on by both the student

and faculty mentor. The contract must be

approved by the director of undergraduate

studies (DUGS) for the major before the

student is allowed to register. The contract

includes a description of learning objectives

for the course, methodology to be used,

and how the assessment of learning will be

conducted. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793, 4794, 4993W, 4994W counts towards

CBS major requirements.

COP 4994. Directed Research. (1-7 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Directed Research is an individual-study,

laboratory or field investigation course. The

research topic needs to be agreed on by

both the student and the faculty mentor and

explained in a Research/Directed Studies

contract. The contract must be approved by

the director of undergraduate studies (DUGS)

for the major before the student is allowed to

learning objectives for the course, methodology

to be used, and how the assessment of

learning will be conducted. prereq: department

consent, instructor consent, no more than 7

credits of 4793, 4794, 4993W, 4994W counts

towards CBS major requirements.

Center for Allied Health Prog

(CAHP)

CAHP 5110. Foundations of

Interprofessional Communication and

Collaboration. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

Interprofessional approach to health care.

Directed group activities in five two-hour

sessions: personal/professional image;

teamwork, self/peer assessment; health

professions; professional identity/integrity;

relationships between professions and those

they serve. Includes online modules. prereq:

Enrolled CLSP or OT student

Chemical Engineering (CHEN)

CHEN 1001. Advances in Chemical

Engineering and Materials Science. (; 1 cr.

[max 2 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall)

Survey of important advances in chemical

engineering, materials science/engineering.

Design problems, career opportunities.

Lectures, demonstrations, interactive

exercises. prereq: Recommended for [chemical

engineering, materials science/engineering]

majors

CHEN 1901. Chemical Engineering &

Society. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Spring)

The goal of this freshman seminar is to

provide students with a background on what

chemical engineers do and how their skills are

being employed to address some of the most

pressing technological issues in society today.

CHEN 2001. Material and Energy Balances.

(4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Description/analysis of chemical engineering

systems. Units/dimensions, materials balances

on systems with/without chemical reactions,

elementary phase equilibria/diagrams,

energy balances. Elementary treatment of

multistage steady-state equilibrium operations.

prereq: concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in CHEM 2301 or equiv., concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in MATH

2374 or equiv., concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in PHYS 1302 or equiv.,

CSE student, C- or better in all pre-reqs

CHEN 2594. Directed Research Lower

Division. (; 1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent lab research under faculty

supervision for students not yet taking junior

level ChEn courses. prereq: instr consent,

DUGS consent

CHEN 3005. Transport Phenomena:

Momentum and Heat. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Fluid statics/dynamics. Applications to chemical

engineering systems, conduction, diffusion.

Principles/applications of heat transfer in

chemical engineering systems. prereq: [2001

or [transfer student, dept consent]], [Math 2373

or equiv.], upper div ChEn major, C- or better in

all pre-reqs

CHEN 3006. Mass Transport and Separation

Processes. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Introduction to principles of mass transfer.

Mass transfer operations used in separation

processes, unit operations. prereq: [2001 or

4001], [3005 or 4005], [3101 or 4101], [upper

div ChEn major or dept consent], C- or better in

all pre-reqs

CHEN 3041. Industrial Assignment I. (2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Industrial work assignment in engineering co-

op program. Formal report on technical project

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related to industrial work. prereq: ChEn upper

Div, completion of required courses in ChEn

prog through fall sem of 3rd yr, GPA of at least

2.80, registered in co-op prog

CHEN 3045. Chemical Engineering

Industrial Internship. (1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Industrial internship, three to eight months.

Formal report on technical project related to

industrial work. prereq: ChEn Upper Division.

GPA of at least 2.8.

CHEN 3101. Chemical Engineering

Thermodynamics. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Applications of thermodynamics/chemical

equilibrium to problems in chemical

engineering. prereq: 2001, CHEM 4501, [Math

2373 or equiv.],[upper div ChEn major or dept

consent], C- or better in all pre-reqs

CHEN 3102. Reaction Kinetics and Reactor

Engineering. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Chemical equilibrium/chemical kinetics applied

to chemical engineering systems. Behavior/

design of chemical reactors, interaction

between chemical/physical rate processes.

Mathematical modeling, design of reactors.

prereq: [2001 or 4001], [3101 or 4101], [upper

div ChEn major or dept consent], C- or better in

all pre-reqs

CHEN 3201. Numerical methods in ChEn

applications. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Numerical methods/applications in heat/mass

transfer, advanced chemical engineering

applications. prereq: [2001 or 4001], [3005 or

4005], [3006 or 4006 or concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in 3006 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 4006],

[upper div ChEn major or dept consent], C- or

better in all pre-reqs

CHEN 3401W. Junior Chemical Engineering

Lab. (WI; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Efficient design, structure, measurement,

planning, analysis, presentation of

experiments/results. Energy balances, fluid

flow, heat/mass transfer. Design of new

systems using data obtained in lab. Oral/written

presentations. prereq: ChEn 3005; upper div

ChEn major

CHEN 3701. Introduction to Biomolecular

Engineering. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Fundamentals of biological systems, from

biomolecules to interplays of biomolecules that

give rise to processes of life. Students apply

chemical engineering principles to analysis of

living systems. prereq: 2001, [[Chem 2302 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in Chem 2302] or equiv.], [Math 2373 or

equiv.]; high school biology recommended; C-

or better in all pre-reqs

CHEN 4041. Industrial Assignment II. (2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Industrial assignment in engineering co-op

program. Application of chemical engineering

principles to engineering design problems

related to industrial work. Formal written report

and presentation. prereq: 3041, GPA of at least

2.80, registration in co-op prog

CHEN 4214. Polymers. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Polymer structure-property relations: structure/

morphology of crystalline/amorphous states.

Crystallization kinetics. Vitrification and the

glass transition. Mechanical properties, failure,

permeability, optical/electrical properties,

polymer composites, effect of processing on

properties. prereq: [[MATS 3011, [3101 or

MATS 3001], [upper div MatS or ChEn]]] or

instr consent

CHEN 4223W. Polymer Laboratory. (WI; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Synthesis, characterization, and

physical properties of polymers. Free

radical, condensation, emulsion, anionic

polymerization. Infrared spectroscopy/gel

permeation chromatography. Viscoelasticity,

rubber elasticity, crystallization.

CHEN 4401W. Senior Chemical Engineering

Lab. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Principles/techniques of efficient design,

structure, measurement, planning, analysis,

presentation of experiments. Energy balances,

fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transfer. Design

of new systems using experimental data

obtained in lab. Oral/written presentations.

prereq: CHEN 3006, CHEN 3401W

CHEN 4501W. Chemical Engineering

Design. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Engineering economics of process evaluation,

including time/bases for cost estimation.

Engineering design through group projects.

Case studies. prereq: CHEN 3401W, ChEn

3102, ChEn 3006 (or &3006)

CHEN 4593. Directed study. (; 1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Directed study under faculty supervision.

prereq: ChEn major upper division, instr

consent

CHEN 4594. Directed Research. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent lab research under faculty

supervision. prereq: Upper div ChEn

CHEN 4594H. Directed Research - Honors.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Independent lab research under faculty

supervision for upper division students wanting

honors experience. prereq: instr and DUGS

consent, upper div ChEn major

CHEN 4601. Process Control. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Analysis of dynamic behavior/design of linear

control systems for chemical processes.

Dynamic response/stability of linear ODE

systems, tuning of PID controllers, synthesis

of feedback, feedforward/feedback controller.

prereq: [3102 or 4102], [upper div ChEn major

or dept consent], C- or better in all pre-reqs

CHEN 4701. Applied Math. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Integrated approach to solving linear

mathematical problems (linear algebraic

equations, linear ordinary/partial differential

equations) using theoretical/numerical

analysis based on linear operator theory.

Undergraduate version of 8201. prereq: [3102

or 4102], ChEn major upper div

CHEN 4702. Advanced Undergraduate

Rheology. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Deformation/flow of non-Newtonian/viscoelastic

fluids, plastic materials, perfectly elastic solids.

Phenomenological/molecular interpretation

of rheology of elastomers, polymer melts,

polymer solutions. Application of rheology to

polymer processing. prereq: [3005 or 4005],

instr consent

CHEN 4704. Advanced Undergraduate

Physical Rate Processes I: Transport. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Mass transfer, dilute/concentrated diffusion,

Brownian motion. Diffusion coefficients in

polymers, of electrolytes, at critical points.

Multicomponent diffusion. Correlations/

predictions. Mass transfer, chemical reaction.

prereq: [3005 or 4005], ChEn major upper div

CHEN 4707. Advanced Undergraduate

Statistical Thermodynamics and Kinetics. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Introduction to statistical mechanical

description of equilibrium/non-equilibrium

properties of matter. Emphasizes fluids,

classical statistical mechanics. prereq: ChEn

3005 or 4005, 3101 or 4101, CHEM 3501,

CHEM 3502, ChEn major upper div

CHEN 4708. Advanced Undergraduate

Chemical Rate Processes: Analysis of

Chemical Reactors. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Design of reactors for heat management, with

catalytic processes. Analysis of steady state,

transient behavior. Polymerization, combustion,

solids processing, environmental modeling.

Design of multiphase reactors. prereq: [3102 or

4102], ChEn major upper div

CHEN 5531. Electrochemical Engineering

and Renewable Energy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Fundamentals of electrochemical engineering.

Electrochemical mass transfer electrokinetics,

thermodynamics of electrochemical cells,

modern sensors. Formation of thin films

and microstructured materials. Computer-

based problems. prereq: [MATS 3011 or instr

consent], [upper div CSE or grad student]

CHEN 5595. Special Topics. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

New or experimental special topics. prereq:

ChEn major upper div

CHEN 5751. Biochemical Engineering. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Chemical engineering principles applied to

analysis/design of complex cellular/enzyme

processes. Quantitative framework for

design of cells for production of proteins,

synthesis of antibodies with mammalian

cells, or degradation of toxic compounds in

contaminated soil. prereq: [3005 or 4005],

[concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 3006 or concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in 4006], [concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in 3102 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 4102]

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CHEN 5753. Advanced Biomedical

Transport Processes. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Fluid, mass, heat transport in biological

systems. Mass transfer across membranes,

fluid flow in capillaries, interstitium, veins, and

arteries Heat transfer in single cells/tissues.

Whole organ, body heat transfer issues. Blood

flow, oxygenation. Heat/mass transfer in

respiratory systems. Biotransport issues in

artificial organs, membrane oxygenators, drug

delivery applications. prereq: 3005 or 4005 or

equiv

CHEN 5771. Colloids and Dispersions. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Preparation, stability, coagulation kinetics or

colloidal solutions. DLVO theory, electrokinetic

phenomena. Properties of micelles, other

microstructures. prereq: Physical chemistry

Chemistry (CHEM)

CHEM 1015. Introductory Chemistry:

Lecture. (PHYS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Matter/energy, atoms, compounds, solutions,

chemical reactions, mole/chemical calculations,

gases, liquids, solids, chemical bonding,

atomic/molecular structure, acids, bases,

equilibria. Physical/chemical properties of

hydrocarbons and organic compounds.

Problem solving. prereq: [High school

chemistry or equiv], two yrs high school math,

not passed chem placement exam, high

school physics recommended; Students who

will go on to take CHEM 1061/1065 should

take CHEM 1015 only. Students who will

NOT be continuing on to CHEM 1061/1065

and need to fulfill the Physical Science/Lab

core requirement need take the 1-credit lab

course CHEM 1017 either concurrently or

consecutively. This course will NOT fulfill the

Physical Science/Lab core requirement unless

the CHEM 1017 lab course is completed either

concurrently or consecutively.

CHEM 1016. Exploring Chemical Thinking.

(1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course is designed to help students

develop and implement algebraic and chemical

thinking, the ability to use symbols to represent

atoms and molecules, and how these symbolic

representations of microscopic particles match

our macroscopic experimental observations/

data. While these unique skills will be explicitly

developed in this course, they will help

students gain a deeper understanding of any

chemical concepts to which they are applied.

CHEM 1017. Introductory Chemistry:

Laboratory. (PHYS; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Organic chemistry. Matter/energy, atoms,

compounds, solutions, chemical reactions,

mole/chemical calculations, gases, liquids,

solids, chemical bonding, atomic/molecular

structure, acids, bases, equilibria. Physical/

chemical properties of hydrocarbons and

organic compounds containing halogens,

nitrogen, or oxygen. Problem solving. prereq:

[1015 or concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in 1015], dept consent; credit will

not be granted if credit received for: 1011;

CHEM 1017 is a 1-credit lab-only course. This

course is not intended for students who are

planning to take CHEM 1061/1065. Intended

only for students who need the course to fulfill

the Physical Science/Lab requirement, and

are taking CHEM 1015 either concurrently or

consecutively. This course will NOT fulfill the

Physical Science/Lab core requirement, unless

CHEM 1015 is completed either concurrently

or consecutively.; meets Lib Ed req of Physical

Sciences)

CHEM 1061. Chemical Principles I. (PHYS;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Atomic theory, periodic properties of elements.

Thermochemistry, reaction stoichiometry.

Behavior of gases, liquids, and solids.

Molecular/ionic structure/bonding. Organic

chemistry and polymers. energy sources,

environmental issues related to energy use.

Prereq-Grade of at least C- in [1011 or 1015]

or [passing placement exam, concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 1065];

intended for science or engineering majors;

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 1065; registration for 1065 must precede

registration for 1061

CHEM 1062. Chemical Principles II. (PHYS;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Chemical kinetics. Radioactive decay.

Chemical equilibrium. Solutions. Acids/bases.

Solubility. Second law of thermodynamics.

Electrochemistry/corrosion. Descriptive

chemistry of elements. Coordination chemistry.

Biochemistry. prereq: Grade of at least C-

in 1061 or equiv, concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 1066; registration for

1066 must precede registration for 1062

CHEM 1065. Chemical Principles I

Laboratory. (PHYS; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Basic laboratory skills while investigating

physical and chemical phenomena closely

linked to lecture material. Experimental design,

data collection and treatment, discussion of

errors, and proper treatment of hazardous

wastes. prereq: concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 1061

CHEM 1066. Chemical Principles II

Laboratory. (PHYS; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Basic laboratory skills while investigating

physical and chemical phenomena closely

linked to lecture material. Experimental design,

data collection and treatment, discussion of

errors, and proper treatment of hazardous

wastes. prereq: concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 1062

CHEM 1071H. Honors Chemistry I. (PHYS; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Advanced introduction to atomic theory.

Periodic properties of elements. Behavior

of gases, liquids, and solids. Molecular/

ionic structure, bonding. Aspects of organic

chemistry, spectroscopy, and polymers.

Mathematically demanding quantitative

problems. Writing for scientific journals. prereq:

Honors student, permission of University

Honors Program, concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 1075H; registration for

1075H must precede registration for 1071H

CHEM 1072H. Honors Chemistry II. (PHYS;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Advanced introduction. Chemical kinetics/

reaction mechanisms, chemical/physical

equilibria, acids/bases, entropy/second law of

thermodynamics, electrochemistry/corrosion;

descriptive chemistry of elements; coordination

chemistry; biochemistry. prereq: 1071H,

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 1076H, honors student, registration for

1076H must precede registration for 1072H

CHEM 1075H. Honors Chemistry I

Laboratory. (PHYS; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Develop laboratory skills while investigating

physical and chemical phenomena closely

linked to lecture material. Experimental design,

data collection and treatment, discussion of

errors, and the proper treatment of hazardous

wastes. Prereq-&1071H, honors student,

permission of University Honors Program.

CHEM 1076H. Honors Chemistry II

Laboratory. (PHYS; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Develop laboratory skills as experiments

become increasingly complex. Data collection/

treatment, discussion of errors, proper

treatment of hazardous wastes, experiment

design. prereq: concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 1072H

CHEM 1081. Chemistry for the Life Sciences

I. (PHYS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

The topics of atomic theory, molecular

structure, bonding and shape, energy and

enthalpy, gases, properties of solutions, and

equilibrium will be presented along with their

application to biological systems. Intended

to provide a strong chemistry background

for students pursuing life science related

majors or careers in life science related fields.

prereq: grade of a C- or better in CHEM 1015

or passing chemistry placement exam. This

course is recommended for CBS majors.

CHEM 1082. Chemistry for the Life Sciences

II. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

The topics of acids, bases and equilibrium,

kinetics, nucleophilic substitution and

elimination reactions, free radicals,

electrochemistry, and alkene addition reactions

will be presented along with their application

to biological systems. Intended to provide

a strong chemistry background for students

pursuing life science related majors or careers

in life science related fields. prereq: grade of a

C- or better in CHEM 1081 (lecture) and CHEM

1065 (lab); concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in 1086; registration for 1086 must

precede registration for 1082. This course is

recommended for CBS majors.

CHEM 1086. Chemistry for the Life Sciences

II Laboratory. (1 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Experimental techniques and instrumentation

applied to the study of chemical reactions.

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Techniques include computational chemistry,

isolation of natural products, chromatography,

acid-base titrations, preparation of buffers,

study of reaction kinetics, and examination of

polymer degration. Prereq: grade of a C- or

better in CHEM 1081 (lecture) and CHEM 1065

(lab). Concurrent registration in CHEM 1082 is

required. This course is recommended for CBS

majors.

CHEM 1901. Ideas Worth Spreading:

Digging into TED Talks. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

TED talks are among the most widely available

forms of intellectual discourse. In these short

oral presentations, speakers share thoughtful

and thought-provoking insights on a range

of topics. In this course, we will focus both

on discovering our own passions and how to

communicate these passions effectively to a

broad audience.

CHEM 1907. Chemistry in the Kitchen. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Cooking is a widely-known (and widely-

appreciated) application of chemistry. In this

course, we will discuss the chemical principles

behind topics such as nutritional value of food,

the role of gluten in baking, caramelization/

roasting, and molecular gastronomy. Relevant

concepts from biochemistry, neuroscience, and

materials science will also addressed.

CHEM 1911W. Quantum Mechanics and

Popular Philosophy. (WI; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

One may argue about its causal role in these

matters, but there is no doubt that the language

of quantum mechanics has provided a powerful

new set of metaphors with which to express our

understanding of ourselves and our place in

the overall scheme of things. We will begin with

an introduction to some of the basic ideas of

quantum mechanics, including the uncertainty

principle and wave/particle duality, and discuss

some of the quantum paradoxes that highlight

the counter-intuitive nature of these concepts.

We will then go on to discuss the reflection

of these ideas in popular books, articles, and

web sites concerning religion, mythology, and

philosophy.

CHEM 1913. The Art in Science. (; 2 cr. [max

4 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Science is an art. But there is also much

art in science. From beautiful and inspiring

photographs, posters, videos, and sculptures,

science can be a source of inspiration for art.

Conversely, art of many media are powerful

tools to understand and explain science. In

this seminar class we will discuss our vision

of science and how it can be portrayed in

art. Students will discover research ongoing

at UMN and create an art project such as a

journal cover or a photography portfolio to

illustrate their vision of it.

CHEM 2081. Chemistry for the Life Sciences

III. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

The topics of spectroscopy, conjugation and

aromaticity, carbonyl and their reactivity,

carboxylic acid derivatives, and electrophilic

aromatic substitution reactions will be

presented along with their application to

biological systems. Intended to provide a

strong chemistry background for students

pursuing life science related majors or careers

in life science related fields. prereq: grade of a

C- or better in CHEM 1082 (lecture) and CHEM

1086 (lab). This course is recommended for

CBS majors.

CHEM 2085. Chemistry for the Life Sciences

III Laboratory. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Experimental techniques and instrumentation

applied to the study of chemical reactions

and related biological systems. Techniques

include spectroscopy, isolation, kinetics and

thermodynamics, green chemistry, oxidations,

enzymatic reductions, drug discovery. prereq:

grade of a C- or better in CHEM 1082 (lecture)

and CHEM 1086 (lab). Concurrent registration

in CHEM 2081 is required. This course is

recommended for CBS majors.

CHEM 2094. Directed Research. (; 1-3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Learning experience in areas not covered by

regular courses. Individually arranged with

faculty member. prereq: instr consent

CHEM 2101. Introductory Analytical

Chemistry Lecture. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Summer)

Primarily for chemistry majors. Methods/

concepts of measurement by chemical/

instrumental analysis, including titrimetry,

quantitative spectrophotometric analysis,

chromatographic separations, equilibrium/rate

methods. prereq: 1062/1066 or equiv

CHEM 2111. Introductory Analytical

Chemistry Lab. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Summer)

Lab for 2101. High precision methods,

acidimetry and complexometry, single

and multicomponent analysis by

spectrophotometry, analysis of mixtures by ion

exchange and gas chromatography, enzymatic

and rate methods. prereq: 2101 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 2101

CHEM 2121. Process Analytical Chemistry.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Strategies/techniques for analysis.

Use of modern instruments, including

spectrophotometry, chromatography, and

electrochemistry. prereq: [2302 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 2302],

[4501 or concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 4501], CSE student

CHEM 2301. Organic Chemistry I. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Organic compounds, constitutions,

configurations, conformations, reactions.

Molecular structure. Chemical reactivity/

properties. Spectroscopic characterization

of organic molecules. prereq: C- or better in

1062/1066 or 1072H/1076H

CHEM 2302. Organic Chemistry II. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Reactions, synthesis, and spectroscopic

characterization of organic compounds,

organic polymers, and biologically important

classes of organic compounds such as lipids,

carbohydrates, amino acids, peptides, proteins,

and nucleic acids. prereq: Grade of at least C-

in 2301

CHEM 2311. Organic Lab. (4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Laboratory techniques in synthesis, purification

and characterization of organic compounds

with an emphasis on green chemistry

methodologies. prereq: Grade of at least C- in

[2302] or [concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 2302

CHEM 2312H. Honors Organic Lab. (; 5 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Honors organic chemistry lab. prereq: [2301 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 2301], [Chem or ChemE or BioC] major, instr

consent

CHEM 2331H. Honors Elementary Organic

Chemistry I. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Important classes of organic compounds, their

constitutions, configurations, conformations,

reactions. Relationships between molecular

structure/chemical properties/reactivities.

Spectroscopic methods/characterization of

organic molecules. prereq: At least B+ in

1072H, UHP student

CHEM 2332H. Honors Elementary Organic

Chemistry II. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Continuation of 2331H. Reactions, synthesis,

and spectroscopic characterization of organic

compounds, organic polymers, and their role

in biologically important classes of organic

molecules such as lipids, carbohydrates, amino

acids, peptides, proteins, and nucleic acids.

prereq: At least C- in 2331H, UHP student

CHEM 2910. Special Topics in Chemistry. (;

1 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall)

Topics in chemistry. Opportunities and current

research. prereq: 1 sem 1xxx chemistry or instr

consent

CHEM 2920. Special Topics in Chemistry. (;

1 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Spring)

Topics in chemistry. Opportunities and current

research. prereq: 1 sem 1xxx chemistry or instr

consent

CHEM 4001. Chemistry of Biomass and

Biomass Conversion to Fuels and Products.

(ENV; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Chemical principles underlying structure,

properties, processing, performance of plant

materials. prereq: 2301, [jr or sr or instr

consent]

CHEM 4011. Mechanisms of Chemical

Reactions. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Reaction mechanisms, methods of study.

Mechanistic concepts. Gas phase reactions.

"Electron pushing" mechanisms in organic/

enzymatic reactions. Kinetic schemes, other

strategies. prereq: [2302, 4501] or equiv

CHEM 4021. Computational Chemistry. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Theoretical methods for study of molecular

structure, bonding, and reactivity. Ab initio/

semi-empirical calculations. Theoretical

determination of molecular electronic structure/

spectra, relation to experimental techniques.

Molecular mechanics. Structure determination

for large systems. Molecular properties/

reactivity. Computational tools. Critical

assessment of methods/theoretical work in the

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literature. Lab. prereq: [4502 or equiv], instr

consent

CHEM 4066. Chemistry of Industry. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Industrial and polymer chemistry technology.

Relation of basic properties to industrial

utility. Economics, social problems, industrial

environment. prereq: Chem sr or grad student

or instr consent

CHEM 4094W. Directed Research. (WI; 1-5

cr. [max 30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Learning experience in areas not covered by

regular courses. Individually arranged with

faculty member. prereq: Any 3xxx or 4xxx

chem course, instr consent

CHEM 4101. Modern Instrumental Methods

of Chemical Analysis. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Basic electronic, optical, computer technologies

in design of chemical instrumentation.

Advanced topics in spectroscopy (e.g., FT-

NMR, FT-IR, atomic absorption/emission).

Electrochemistry. Mass spectrometry. prereq:

2101, 2111

CHEM 4111W. Modern Instrumental

Methods of Chemical Analysis Lab. (WI; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Instrumental techniques, including

spectroscopic methods, electrochemical

methods, and analysis based on separation.

Use of computers in data collection and

reduction. prereq: 4101 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed)

CHEM 4201. Materials Chemistry. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Crystal systems/unit cells, phase diagrams,

defects/interfaces, optical/dielectric properties,

electrical/thermal conductivity, X-ray diffraction,

thin film analysis, electronic structure, polarons/

phonons, solid state chemistry, liquid/molecular

crystals, polymers, magnetic/optical materials,

porous materials, ceramics, piezoelectric

materials, biomedical materials, catalysts.

prereq: [[4502 or equiv], 4701] or instr consent

CHEM 4214. Polymers. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Structure/morphology of crystalline/amorphous

states. Crystallization kinetics. Vitrification,

glass transition. Mechanical properties, failure,

permeability, optical/electrical properties,

polymer composites, effect of processing.

prereq: [MATS 3011, [CHEN 3101 or CHEN

4101 or MATS 4001], [upper div MatS or ChEn

or CHEM]] or instr consent

CHEM 4221. Introduction to Polymer

Chemistry. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Condensation, radical, ionic, emulsion, ring-

opening, metal-catalyzed polymerizations.

Chain conformation, solution thermodynamics,

molecular weight characterization, physical

properties. prereq: [2302, 4501] or instr

consent

CHEM 4223W. Polymer Laboratory. (WI; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Synthesis, characterization, and

physical properties of polymers. Free

radical, condensation, emulsion, anionic

polymerization. Infrared spectroscopy/gel

permeation chromatography. Viscoelasticity,

rubber elasticity, crystallization. prereq: 4221

or 4214 or CHEN 4214 or MATS 4214 or instr

consent

CHEM 4301. Applied Surface and Colloid

Science. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to surface/colloid science

concepts. Surface tension, wetting, adsorption,

capillarity. Formation/stability of sols,

emulsions, and foams. Water solubility.

Partition coefficients of organic species.

Properties of both surfactants and water

soluble polymers. Focuses on interdisciplinary

applications. prereq: 3043 or BMEN 2101 or

CHEN 3101 or CHEM 4501 or instr consent

CHEM 4311W. Advanced Organic Chemistry

Lab. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Reactions, techniques, and instrumental

methods in synthetic organic chemistry. prereq:

2311

CHEM 4321. Organic Synthesis. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Fundamental concepts, reactions, reagents,

structural/stereochemical issues, mechanistic

skills for organic chemistry. prereq: [2302 or

equiv], 4501, instr consent

CHEM 4322. Advanced Organic Chemistry.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Topics vary by instructor. Examples: natural

products, heterocycles, asymmetric synthesis,

organometallic chemistry, polymer chemistry.

prereq: [2302 or equiv], 4501, instr consent

CHEM 4352. Physical Organic Chemistry. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Fundamental concepts and mechanistic tools

for analysis of organic reaction mechanisms.

Solvation, reactive intermediates, gas phase

chemistry. Photochemistry/strained-ring

chemistry. prereq: 4501, [4011 or 8011]

CHEM 4361. Interpretation of Organic

Spectra. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Application of nuclear magnetic resonance,

mass, ultraviolet, and infrared spectral

analyses to organic structural problems.

prereq: [2302 or equiv], 4501, instr consent

CHEM 4411. Introduction to Chemical

Biology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Chemistry of amino acids, peptides, proteins,

lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids.

Structure, nomenclature, synthesis, reactivity.

Techniques to characterize biomolecules.

prereq: [2302 or 2081 equiv]

CHEM 4412. Chemical Biology of Enzymes.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Enzyme classification with examples from

current literature. Strategies to decipher

enzyme mechanisms. Chemical approaches

to control enzyme catalysis. prereq: [2302 or

equiv], 4501

CHEM 4423W. Foundations of Chemical

Biology Laboratory. (WI; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Experimental techniques from all areas of

chemistry applied to biological problems.

Experiments to highlight techniques and

concepts used in modern Chemical Biology

research. Emphasis on connections between

classroom/laboratory learning and experimental

science, health, disease and medical research.

prereq: [2302 or 2304], 2311, 2111

CHEM 4501. Introduction to

Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Statistical

Mechanics. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Physical chemistry as it relates to macroscopic

descriptions of chemical systems. Chemical

thermodynamics, phase equilibria,

chemical equilibria. Statistical mechanics.

Phenomenological reaction kinetics. Kinetic

theory of gases. Collision, statistical theories

of reaction rates. prereq: [1062/1066 or

1071H/1075H], [MATH 2263 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in MATH

2263 or MATH 2374 or concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in MATH 2374], [PHYS

1302 or PHYS 1402V or PHYS 1502V]

CHEM 4502. Introduction to Quantum

Mechanics and Spectroscopy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Microscopic descriptions of chemical systems.

Quantum theory. Applications to atomic/

molecular structure. Molecular spectroscopy.

Quantum statistical mechanics. Discussion

of solutions to several differential equations.

prereq: [1062/1066 or 1072H/1076H of

1082/1086], [MATH 2263 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in MATH

2263 or MATH 2374 or concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in MATH 2374 or

MATH 2243 or concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in MATH 2243 or MATH

2373 or concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in MATH 2373], [PHYS 1302 or PHYS

1402V or PHYS 1502V]

CHEM 4511W. Advanced Physical

Chemistry Lab. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Experiments illustrating principles and methods

of thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, and

quantum mechanics. prereq: 4501, 4502,

chemistry major

CHEM 4601. Green Chemistry. (ENV; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Survey key aspects of green chemistry in

modern research and development both in

academia and industry, as well as relevant

implications for the environment, technology,

and public policy. prereq: [2302 or 2081 or

equiv]

CHEM 4701. Inorganic Chemistry. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Periodic trends. Structure/bonding in

compounds where s and p electrons are

important. Descriptive chemistry of solids and

transition metal compounds. Transition metal

chemistry. Topics in main group and materials

chemistry. prereq: [2311 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 2311],

[4501 or concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in 4501 or 4502 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 4502]

CHEM 4711W. Advanced Inorganic

Chemistry Lab. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

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Lab experiments in inorganic/organometallic

chemistry illustrating synthetic/spectroscopic

techniques. prereq: 4701, chem major

CHEM 4715. Physical Inorganic Chemistry.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Physical methods (e.g., IR, UV-VIS, ESR,

Mossbauer and mass spectroscopy, magnetic

measurements, X-ray diffraction) and concepts

applied to inorganic and organometallic

systems. prereq: 4701 or equiv, chem major or

instr consent

CHEM 4725. Organometallic Chemistry. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Synthesis, reactions, structures, and other

properties of main group and transition metal

organometallic compounds; electronic and

structural theory, emphasizing their use as

stoichiometric and homogeneous catalytic

reagents in organic and inorganic systems.

prereq: 4701 or equiv, chem major or instr

consent

CHEM 4735. Bioinorganic Chemistry. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Role of metal ions in biology. Emphasizes

structure, function, and spectroscopy of

metalloproteins and their synthetic analogs.

prereq: 4701 or equiv, chem grad or instr

consent

CHEM 4745. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Topics in main group and transition metal

chemistry. Emphasizes synthesis, structure,

physical properties, and chemical reactivity.

prereq: 4701, chem major, instr consent

CHEM 4894. Directed Thesis. (; 1-3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Written thesis under direction of chemistry

project advisor. prereq: instr consent

CHEM 5210. Materials Characterization. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Modern tools/techniques for both bulk-

and thin-film characterization. Topics may

include ion-solid interactions, Rutherford back

scattering, secondary ion mass spectrometry,

solid-state NMR, x-ray photoelectron

spectroscopy, small-angle x-ray/neutron

scattering, transmission/scanning electron/

probe microscopy, near-field scanning

optical microscopy, porosimetry, adsorption

techniques, and ellipsometry. prereq: grad

student or instr consent

CHEM 5245. Introduction to Drug Design. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Concepts that govern design/discovery of

drugs. Physical, bioorganic, medicinal chemical

principles applied to explain rational design and

mechanism of action drugs. prereq: 2302 or

equiv

CHEM 5755. X-Ray Crystallography. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Essentials of crystallography as applied

to modern, single crystal X-ray diffraction

methods. Practical training in use of

instrumentation in X-ray crystallography

facility in Department of Chemistry. Date

collection, correction/refinement, structure

solutions, generation of publication materials,

use of Cambridge Crystallographic Structure

Database. prereq: Chem grad student or instr

consent

Chicano Studies (CHIC)

CHIC 1102. Latinos in the United States:

Culture and Citizenship. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Historical/cultural knowledge on the complex/

multi-layered relationship that Latinos have to

the U.S., their country of origin. Influence of

social, cultural, and political dynamics on Latino

identity, politics, and sense of belonging in the

U.S. Cultural citizenship.

CHIC 1102H. Honors: Latinos in the United

States: Culture and Citizenship. (DSJ,HIS; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Historical/cultural knowledge on the complex/

multi-layered relationship that Latinos have to

the U.S., their country of origin. Influence of

social, cultural, and political dynamics on Latino

identity, politics, and sense of belonging in the

U.S. Cultural citizenship.

CHIC 1112. Paradigms in Chicana/o

Studies. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Prevailing paradigms of analysis,

methodologies of research, and guiding

theoretical concepts that have shaped Chicana/

o studies. The paradigms introduced in

this course are foundational to the study of

Chicanas, Chicanos, and Chicanx, and it

provides the necessary tools for success in

upper division courses in the department.

Topics include decolonial imaginaries,

indigeneity, intersectionality, experiential

knowledge, hegemony and counter-

hegemony, oppositional consciousness, queer

theory, racialization, transnationalism, and

globalization.

CHIC 1201. Racial Formation and

Transformation in the United States.

(DSJ,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

How aggrieved racialized groups struggle over

identity, culture, place, and meaning. Histories

of racialization. Strategies toward rectification

of historical injustices from dispossession,

slavery, exploitation, and exclusion.

CHIC 1275. Engaged Learning in the

Chicano/Latino Community. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Normative/applied ethics used to reflect

on personal/societal responsibilities and to

analyze U.S. educational systems. Institutional/

social constraints on equitable educational

opportunities for Chicano/Latino students.

Models of inclusive/just education. Students

tutor/mentor Chicanos/Latinos, dialogue with

Chicano/Latino educators. This course covers

race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, immigration,

migration.

CHIC 1912. Performing Latina/o/x Identities:

Media, Art, and Popular Culture. (DSJ; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

What are the most popular representations

of Latinos in mainstream media? How are

stereotypes about Latinos perpetuated by the

media? How do scholars in various fields, such

as Communications and Latina/o Studies,

critique one-dimensional images of Latinos

in the media and in popular culture? How do

Latinos challenge stereotypical portrayals and

represent themselves when they create their

own art or media? How does the intersection

of ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class inform

media representations and Latina/o/x-created

art-forms? With these questions in mind,

this course explores the representation of

Latinos and Latinas in the media and how

Latinas and Latinos represent themselves in

mainstream, independent, and social media

when they have creative control. Students

learn how Latina/o identity has been portrayed

in popular and in independent media, in

politics, in activism and social movements.

By engaging with scholarship on media

representation, students learn to identify the

major stereotypes of Latinos in television, film,

and news media. Students learn to differentiate

between stereotypes and efforts towards

self-representation produced by Latinos.

The course will incorporate performances

and workshops led by locally and nationally-

renowned Latina/o artists.

CHIC 3212. Chicana Feminism: La Chicana

in Contemporary Society. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Scholarly/creative work of Chicanas or

politically defined women of Mexican American

community. Interdisciplinary. Historical context,

cultural process, and autoethnography.

CHIC 3216W. Chicana and Chicano Art.

(AH,WI,CIV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

A Chicana/o has been described as a Mexican-

American with a political sense of identity

that emerges from a desire for social justice.

One journalist bluntly stated, "A Chicano

is a Mexican-American with a non-Anglo

image of himself" (Ruben Salazar, Los

Angeles Times, 1970). This identity emerged

through the Chicano Movement, a social

and political mobilization that began in the

1960s and 1970s. The Chicano Movement

witnessed the rise of community-based political

organizing to improve the working conditions,

education, housing opportunities, health, and

civil rights for Mexican-Americans. For its

inception, the Chicano Movement attracted

artists who created a new aesthetic and

framework for producing art. A major focus of

Chicana/o artists of the 1960s and 1970s was

representation, the right to self-determination,

and the role of art in fostering civic and

public engagement. This focus continues to

inform Chicana/o cultural production. Social

intervention, empowerment, and institutional

critique remain some of the most important

innovations of American art of the last several

decades, and Chicana/o artists played a

significant role in this trend.

CHIC 3221. Chicana/o Cultural Studies:

Barrio Culture and the Aesthetics of

Everyday Life. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Cultural studies approach to investigating

aesthetic dimensions of experience that inform

and are informed by dynamic relationship

between culture, class, ethnicity, and power.

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CHIC 3223. Chicana/o and Latina/o

Representation in Film. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Introduction to Chicana/o and Latina/o

visual representation. Depiction of Latina/

o experience, history, and culture in film.

Analyzing independent/commercial films as

texts that illuminate deeply held beliefs around

race, class, ethnicity, gender, and national

origin.

CHIC 3275. Engaged Learning in the

Chicano/Latino Community. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Normative/applied ethics used to reflect

on personal/societal responsibilities and to

analyze U.S. educational systems. Institutional/

social constraints on equitable educational

opportunities for Chicano/Latino students.

Models of inclusive/just education. Students

tutor/mentor Chicanos/Latinos, dialogue with

Chicano/Latino educators. This course covers

race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, immigration,

migration.

CHIC 3352. Transborder Theory: Global

Views/Borderland Spaces. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even Year)

Demographic realities, political/economic shifts,

cultural exchanges that characterize U.S.-

Mexico borderland spaces in global economy.

Historically contextualized, transnational

approach to cultures, politics, and economics

of U.S.-Mexico Borderlands. Dynamics of

borderland spaces.

CHIC 3374. Migrant Farmworkers in

the United States: Families, Work, and

Advocacy. (CIV; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Socioeconomic/political forces that impact

migrant farmworkers. Effects of the laws

and policies on everyday life. Theoretical

assumptions/strategies of unions and advocacy

groups. Role/power of consumer. How

consuming cheap food occurs at expense of

farmworkers.

CHIC 3375. Folklore of Greater Mexico.

(DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Scholarly survey and exploration of the

sociocultural function of various types of

folklore in Greater Mexico. Ways in which

folklore constructs and maintains community,

as well as resists and engenders cultural shifts.

CHIC 3412. Comparative Indigenous

Feminisms. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

The course will examine the relationship

between Western feminism and indigenous

feminism as well as the interconnections

between women of color feminism and

indigenous feminism. In addition to exploring

how indigenous feminists have theorized

from 'the flesh' of their embodied experience

of colonialism, the course will also consider

how indigenous women are articulating

decolonization and the embodiment of

autonomy through scholarship, cultural

revitalization, and activism.

CHIC 3423. Central American Revolutions.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Social, political, and economic issues that

have shaped Central American history for

nearly two centuries. Colonial histories,

capitalist development, ethnic/racial conflict,

foreign intervention, Catholic Church, civil war

throughout region. Readings/discussions cover

events in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador,

Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

CHIC 3425. History of Modern Mexico. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Mexico, from independence to present.

Struggles for land, liberty, and equality.

Ethnicity, gender and class. Economic growth,

nationalism, and globalization. Urbanization,

immigration, demographic transition.

CHIC 3444. Chicana and Chicano History I.

(DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Experiences of people of Mexican descent in

the United States. Important eras in histories

of Mexico, the United States, and Mexican

Americans. Central role of Chicana/os in U.S.

history, culture, and politics. Topics include

race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, immigration,

migration.

CHIC 3446. Chicana and Chicano History

II: WWII, El Movimiento, and the New

Millennium. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Experiences of people of Mexican descent

in the U.S. Notions of citizenship from WWII.

Chicano civil rights movement. Impact of

immigration patterns/legislation. Cultural wars,

changing demographics. Social, economic, and

political changes that influenced day-to-day life

of Mexican Americans. Meaning of racialized

"Mexican" identity. How different groups of

Mexicans have understood their relationships

to other Americans and other Latino groups.

CHIC 3452. Chicanx/LatinX Indigeneity.

(DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Historical, cultural, and political processes

impacting Chicanas/os and their understanding

of being indigenous to the North American

continent. History, culture, and identity

formation as dynamic processes intimately

related to present and future constructions of

Mexican American identities and sociopolitical

perspectives.

CHIC 3507W. Introduction to Chicana/o

Literature. (DSJ,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Cultural, intellectual, and sociopolitical

traditions of Mexican Americans as they are

represented in creative literature. Genres/

forms of creative cultural expression and their

significance as representations of social,

cultural, and political life in the United States.

Novels, short stories, creative non-fiction,

drama, essay, poetry, and hybrid forms of

literature.

CHIC 3672. Chicana/o Experience in the

Midwest. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Experiences of people generally defined

as Chicano or Latino, living in the Midwest.

Individual/group identity. Focuses on

construction of Chicano-Latino experience.

How identity affirmation, migration stories,

immigration status, historical memory, and

cultural traditions are impacted by being in the

Midwest.

CHIC 3771. Latino Social Power and Social

Movements in the U.S.. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

How Latinos have collectively resisted

social domination. Theories of social power/

movements. Resistance by Latinos during

60s/70s. Current organized efforts to curb

immigration, establish English as official

language, and limit immigrant rights.

CHIC 3852. Chicana/o Politics. (DSJ,SOCS;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Theory/practice of Chicana/o politics through

an analysis of Mexican American experience,

social agency, and response to larger political

systems and behaviors using social science

methods of inquiry. Unequal power relations,

social justice, and the political economy.

CHIC 3862. American Immigration History.

(DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Global migrations to U.S. from Europe,

Asia, Latin American, and Africa, from early

19th century to present. Causes/cultures of

migration. Migrant communities, work, and

families. Xenophobia, assimilation/integration,

citizenship, ethnicity, race relations. Debates

over immigration. Place of immigration in

America's national identity.

CHIC 3888. Immigration and the U.S. Latina/

o Experience: Diaspora, Identity, and

Community. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Experiences of migrants from Latin America

to the United States in 20th/21st century.

Migrant engagements with US society. Pre-

existing Latina/o and other ethnic communities.

experiences within political, economic, and

social aspects of life at local/global level.

CHIC 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. Typically the

student's work is supervised and evaluated by

a site coordinator or instructor.

CHIC 3900. Topics in Chicano Studies. (; 3

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Topics vary by section of course.

CHIC 3993. Directed Studies. (; 1-9 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading, research, and study.

Students often do preliminary readings and

research in conjunction with plans for education

abroad programs. prereq: instr consent

CHIC 4231. Color of Public Policy: African

Americans, American Indians, Asian

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Americans & Chicanos in the U.S.. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Examination of the structural or institutional

conditions through which people of color have

been marginalized in public policy. Critical

evaluation of social theory in addressing the

problem of contemporary communities of color

in the United States.

CHIC 4232. Chicana/o - Latina/o Gender and

Sexuality Studies. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Odd, Spring Even Year)

Critical thinking of Chicanas/os and Latinas/

os around construction of gender. Politics

of sexual identity. How the self is gendered

in relationship to sexual, racial, class, and

national identities under different social

structural conditions. Way in which the

"borders" that define/confine sexual norms shift

over time.

CHIC 4275. Theory in Action: Community

Engagement in a Social Justice Framework.

(CIV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Theoretical frameworks of social justice and

community engagement for work outside

classroom with/in Latina/o community. Worker

issues/organizing. Placements in unions,

worker organizations. Policy initiatives on labor

issues. Students reflect on their own identity

development, social location, and position of

power/privilege.

CHIC 4401. Chicana/Latina Cultural Studies.

(AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even

Year)

Readings in Chicana/Latina cultural studies.

TV, film, art, music, dance, theatre, literature.

Identity/sexuality. Production of culture/theory.

CHIC 4901W. Senior Paper. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Capstone experience. Students produce

original research paper or creative project on a

topic determined in consultation with a faculty

adviser.

CHIC 5216W. Chicana and Chicano Art.

(AH,WI,CIV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

A Chicana/o has been described as a Mexican-

American with a political sense of identity

that emerges from a desire for social justice.

One journalist bluntly stated, "A Chicano

is a Mexican-American with a non-Anglo

image of himself" (Ruben Salazar, Los

Angeles Times, 1970). This identity emerged

through the Chicano Movement, a social

and political mobilization that began in the

1960s and 1970s. The Chicano Movement

witnessed the rise of community-based political

organizing to improve the working conditions,

education, housing opportunities, health, and

civil rights for Mexican-Americans. For its

inception, the Chicano Movement attracted

artists who created a new aesthetic and

framework for producing art. A major focus of

Chicana/o artists of the 1960s and 1970s was

representation, the right to self-determination,

and the role of art in fostering civic and

public engagement. This focus continues to

inform Chicana/o cultural production. Social

intervention, empowerment, and institutional

critique remain some of the most important

innovations of American art of the last several

decades, and Chicana/o artists played a

significant role in this trend.

CHIC 5374. Migrant Farmworkers in

the United States: Families, Work, and

Advocacy. (CIV; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Socioeconomic/political forces that impact

migrant farmworkers. Effects of the laws

and policies on everyday life. Theoretical

assumptions/strategies of unions and advocacy

groups. Role/power of consumer. How

consuming cheap food occurs at expense of

farmworkers.

CHIC 5412. Comparative Indigenous

Feminisms. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

The course will examine the relationship

between Western feminism and indigenous

feminism as well as the interconnections

between women of color feminism and

indigenous feminism. In addition to exploring

how indigenous feminists have theorized

from 'the flesh' of their embodied experience

of colonialism, the course will also consider

how indigenous women are articulating

decolonization and the embodiment of

autonomy through scholarship, cultural

revitalization, and activism.

CHIC 5920. Topics in Chicana(o) Studies. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Multidisciplinary themes in Chicana(o) studies.

Issues of current interest.

CHIC 5993. Directed Studies. (; 1-3 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading, research, and study

for completion of the requirements for a senior

paper or honors thesis. prereq: instr consent

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

(CAPY)

CAPY 5672. Children's Exposure to

Domestic Violence: Effects on Child

Functioning, Treatment Implications. (; 1

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Efects of exposure to domestic violence

in context of development, from infancy to

late adolescence. Assessment strategies,

best practices in intervention/prevention

for vulnerable children and adolescents.

Multidisciplinary approaches to working with

children exposed to violence (e.g., judicial,

medical, law enforcement partnerships).

Child Psychology (CPSY)

CPSY 1301. Nature-Based Learning in Early

Childhood. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This course is intended for undergraduate

students throughout the University of

Minnesota to develop an understanding of

the connection between early childhood,

development, and nature-based learning and

play. Students will learn, through an exploration

of national standards and guidelines as well as

current research, best practices for connecting

children and nature.

CPSY 1334. Global Issues on Children and

Youth in Society. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Study of hot topic issues currently faced

by children around the world. Provides

an introduction to science, ethics, and

ramifications in civic life of controversial issues

concerning child or youth development in

contemporary societies. Examines topics

of ethical and civic concern and interest to

parents, society, and young people and how

developmental science informs these issues

and policies as well as the decisions and

actions of citizens in society. Students gain

a basic understanding of how developmental

research and theory inform policy and practices

of societies as well as the individual decisions

of parents, teachers, community members,

and other citizens that influence the lives of

children and youth. This course also examines

how social issues influence science and its

translation to action. Students will be exposed

to a wide range of issues about children and

youth that currently confront many societies

around the world, and the state of the research

evidence pertinent to these issues. Students

will also learn how research is translated and

disseminated so that it can inform policy and

practice.

CPSY 2301. Introduction to Child

Psychology. (SOCS; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

This course will examine normative physical,

social, and cognitive development from the

prenatal period through adolescence. The

major goals include fostering an understanding

of the usefulness of a developmental approach

to psychological issues, familiarizing students

with current research and methodology in

child psychology, and engaging students in

the experiences of developmental psychology

through observation and analysis of child

behavior. PSY majors should take the cross-

listed course CPSY 3301.

CPSY 2310. Special Topics in Child

Development. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics vary by semester.

CPSY 3301. Introduction to Child

Psychology. (SOCS; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

This course will examine normative physical,

social, and cognitive development from the

prenatal period through adolescence. The

major goals include fostering an understanding

of the usefulness of a developmental approach

to psychological issues, familiarizing students

with current research and methodology in

child psychology, and engaging students in

the experiences of developmental psychology

through observation and analysis of child

behavior. This course is intended for non-Child

Psychology/Early Childhood majors. Those

majors should take the cross-listed course

CPSY 2301.

CPSY 3308W. Introduction to Research

Methods in Child Psychology. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Explore developmental research methodology

by learning about observational research

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and experimental designs. Critically evaluate

research articles, learn to report research, and

understand the difference between science

and pseudoscience. Gain awareness of the

ethical and practical issues that developmental

psychologists face when they work with

children. prereq: CPSY 2301 / 3301 or equiv

CPSY 3360H. Child Psychology Honors

Seminar. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Acquaints students with the various research

projects and activities in the Institute for Child

Development and in related departments.

Faculty are invited to discuss their research

projects with seminar participants. prereq:

CPsy honors student

CPSY 3401. Children, Youth, and Media. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

This course will examine a variety of questions

related to children?s and adolescents? use

and understanding of the media, and address

the role of the media in cognitive, social, and

emotional development. Pre-req: CPSY 2301

OR CPSY 3301 OR PSY 1001

CPSY 3601. Introduction to Child Life

Theory and Practice. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

This course will provide an introduction to

the child life profession with a strong focus

on patient and family-centered care. This

course will meet the required topics of study

as identified by the Child Life Council. The

major learning objectives include 1) gaining

an understanding of the fundamental theories

that support patient and family-centered care

and child life practice, 2) identifying how illness,

injury and hospitalization impacts a child's

development and their family, 3) gaining an

understanding of the Official Documents of the

Child Life Council, 4) examining the elements

of therapeutic play in a clinical setting, and 5)

identifying techniques to prepare a child and

their family for healthcare encounters. prereq:

any introductory course in CPSY, PSY, or

FSOS

CPSY 3896. Internship in Child Psychology.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Students secure an internship in the realm

of child psychology/development. A student

may only earn credit for a given internship

through one course at a time. Corresponding

online coursework includes written reflections,

journals, and career development activities.

Credits are variable based on hours at your

site: - 1 credit - 45 hour minimum (average 3-4

hours per week) - 2 credit - 90 hour minimum

(average 5-7 hours per week) - 3 credit - 135

hour minimum (average 8-9 hours per week)

- 4 credit - 180 hour minimum (average 10-12

hours per week) Students and their supervisors

must submit a completed internship contract

via Goldpass in order to register. http://

goldpass.umn.edu/ Contact the CPSY advisor

with any questions.

CPSY 4302. Infant Development. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall)

Perceptual, motor, emotional, social, and

cognitive development during the first two

years of life; the developing infant in his or her

social and physical environment. prereq: CPSY

2301 or equivalent or instructor consent

CPSY 4303. Adolescent Psychology. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Overview of development in the teenage

years/second decade of life. Interactions of

adolescents with family, school, and society.

prereq: PSY 1001 or equivalent

CPSY 4310. Special Topics in

Developmental Psychology. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Description is specific to each topics title.

CPSY 4311. Behavioral and Emotional

Problems of Children. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Study abnormal psychology and atypical

development in children and adolescents.

Focus on behavioral and emotional problems,

disorders and diagnoses, psychopathology

contrasted to normal development. Understand

symptoms, causes, course, and prevention

of common disorders, excluding physical and

sensory handicaps. prereq: CPSY 2301 / 3301

or equiv

CPSY 4313W. Disabilities and Development.

(WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Surveys all areas of exceptionality. Mental,

hearing, vision, physical, speech, language

handicaps. Learning disabilities. Autism.

Emotional/behavior disorders. Giftedness.

Study the related legal rights, policies, and

education accommodations for students with

disabilities. prereq: Psy 1001

CPSY 4329. Biological Foundations of

Development. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Evolutionary theory and behavioral genetics

applied to understanding of development of

human behavior; formation of species-typical

adaptive behavior and individual differences in

infancy, childhood, and adolescence. prereq:

CPSY 2301 / 3301 or equiv

CPSY 4331. Social and Personality

Development. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

Development of social relations and

personality; research, methodology, and

contrasting theoretical perspectives. Survey

of findings on interpersonal relationships,

the concept of self, prosocial and antisocial

behavior, and acquisition of social roles.

prereq: CPSY 2301 / 3301 or equiv

CPSY 4336. Development and Interpersonal

Relationships. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Processes and functions of interactions

with personal relationships across the

lifespan; analysis of theory and research on

developmental changes and influences.

CPSY 4341. Perceptual Development. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Study how children learn to perceive and

experience the world. Explore different

approaches to studying brain function and the

development of the sensory and perceptual

systems and processes with focus on infant

perception and the neurobiology of how the

senses work. Cover a variety of developmental

disorders of sensation and perception: learn

about normal brain function by studying

abnormal brain function. prereq: CPSY 2301 /

3301 or equiv

CPSY 4343. Cognitive Development. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to the scientific study of cognitive

development (children's thinking) from infancy

through adolescence. Focus on research

and practical applications. Specific topic

areas include infant perception and cognition,

attention and memory development, language

and symbolic thinking, social cognition,

executive function. prereq: CPSY 2301 or 3301

or equivalent

CPSY 4345. Language Development and

Communication. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

How do children acquire language? Learn

about acquisition of phonology (the sound

system of the language), semantics (the

meaning of units in the language), syntax

(the structure of sentences), morphology (the

structure of words, phrases, and sentences),

and pragmatics (language use). Study English

learning along with the acquisition of other

spoken and signed languages. prereq: CPSY

2301 / 3301 or equiv

CPSY 4347W. Child Psychology Capstone.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Synthesize important themes and concepts

from the CPSY undergraduate experience.

Use knowledge of developmental psychology

and research methods to complete various

capstone assignments throughout the course.

Students may find and evaluate high-quality

empirical articles; write a literature review;

create a hypothesis and design a behavioral

coding system; work with peer research

partners to collect data in the Lab School;

and/or present work to peers and instructors

in a professional format. Prereq: Senior and

completion of CPSY 3308W (or approved

equiv)

CPSY 4994. Directed Research in

Developmental Psychology. (; 1-4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Serve as an Research Assistant in an Institute

of Child Development faculty lab. Help plan/

implement/document scientific studies and

gain experience in research methodology.

Duties vary based on lab and faculty projects

that term, and are individually arranged with

corresponding faculty and lab representatives.

To register: students must first secure their

own placement in a faculty research lab; see

ICD website and departmental advisor for

assistance. Students then submit completed

contract to CPSY advisor for a permission

number to register.

CPSY 4994V. Directed Research in Child

Psychology (Honors Thesis). (WI; 1-6 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Individual empirical investigation. Students help

plan/implement scientific studies while gaining

experience/expertise in research methodology.

prereq: 4 cr in CPsy, CPsy honors, instr

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CPSY 4996. Field Study in Child

Psychology. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; S-N or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students secure an internship / volunteer /

work opportunity in the community with

children. Corresponding online coursework

includes written reflections, journals, and

career development activities. Credits are

variable based on hours at your site. Students

must submit a completed field study contract to

the CPSY advisor in order to register.

CPSY 5171. Practicum: Applying

Instructional Methods in the Elementary

School. (2 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

Practicum: Applying Instructional Methods in

Elementary School is a semester long, full day

experience during which teaching candidates

gradually increase teaching responsibilities

through observation and guided practice in an

elementary (grade K-3) classroom, in a co-

teaching model. The practicum experience

is taken in connection with the Elementary

Methods Teaching Block. Methods course

teaching assignments are done during the

practicum experience.

CPSY 5181. Clinical Experience in

Elementary School Teaching. (10 cr. [max

20 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Students spend full days in the elementary

classroom gradually assuming responsibility for

teaching the class. Students prepare a portfolio

based on criteria given. One seminar per week.

CPSY 5187. Capstone Project: Improvement

of Teaching in Early Childhood Education.

(2 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

This is the capstone for teaching candidates

in the M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education.

Students will complete an in-depth reflective

teaching portfolio and parallel assignments.

The course requires demonstration of the

linking of child development theory, knowledge

of developmentally appropriate teaching, and

reflective practice. prereq: Completion of all

requirements for Early Childhood Teacher

Licensure, other than CI 5181, which is taken

concurrently.

CPSY 5241. Practicum in Early Childhood

Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course offers a great introduction to the

early childhood experience for those interested

in working with young children. Helpful first

course to explore Early Childhood major

(can also count in CPSY BA). Students will

review early development and learn how

this knowledge is applied in educational and

early care settings. Spend time observing

early childhood programs through practicum

experiences around the city.

CPSY 5251W. Social and Philosophical

Foundations of Early Childhood Education.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course traces the history of early

childhood education from Plato to the present,

as well as explores various program models

and the standards movement, including the

Minnesota Early Learning Indicators. The

course includes lecture, discussion, videos and

vignettes, assignments, and requires students

to begin developing a personal teaching

philosophy. It is also a writing intensive course

which incorporates writing instruction and

professional writing expectations throughout all

course assignments and activities.

CPSY 5252. Facilitating Social and

Emotional Learning in Early Childhood

Education. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course explores social and emotional

development throughout the early childhood

(0-8) years. Explore the variety of ways

that social interactions and emotional

understanding occur in young children with

a special emphasis on the role of adults in

facilitating these processes. Students will

encounter a blend of theory and application

as they learn to promote children's mental

health, understand special circumstances

such as trauma, and respond to challenging

behaviors across early learning settings.

prereq: CPSY 2301 or equiv or inst consent.

For Early Childhood or ECSE students.

CPSY 5253. Facilitating Cognitive and

Language Learning in Early Childhood

Education. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Overview of cognitive and language

characteristics of children ages 0-8 years and

of how teachers can plan curriculum to facilitate

children's development in these areas. prereq:

CPSY 2301 or equiv or inst consent. For Early

Childhood or ECSE students.

CPSY 5254. Facilitating Creative and Motor

Learning in Early Childhood Education. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Learn how young children develop creativity

and motor skills from birth - age 8. Engage in

hands-on exploration of creative classroom

materials and reflection. Complete action-

oriented and applied assignments with small

groups of children in early childhood education

settings. prereq: CPSY 2301 or equiv or inst

consent. For Early Childhood and ECSE

students.

CPSY 5261. Early Learning in Infancy

and Toddlerhood. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Summer)

This course provides an understanding of

infant and toddler development. It offers

multiple perspectives and current research

related to the timetable of infant and toddler

development, as well as the role of caregivers,

environment, and culture in development.

Special attention will be given to policies/

programming that concern infants, toddlers,

and their families. Students will be expected

to understand the nuanced and varied ways in

which development unfolds, including areas of

exceptionalities, as well as explore the roles

of professionals and community members in

supporting infant and toddler development.

CPSY 5281. Student Teaching in Early

Childhood Education. (; 6-8 cr. ; S-N or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Student teaching plus weekly seminar for

students pursuing the Early Childhood teaching

licensure. Application of theory/research

relating to teaching preschool children.

Student teach either 5 mornings per week

(7:45-12:30) for 8 credits or 3 afternoons per

week (11:45-4:30) for 6 credits. In addition, ALL

students participate in weekly (Fridays 12:30-2)

seminars. Prereq: Early Childhood or ECSE

student plus successful completion of CPSY

5241, 5252, 5253, and 5254.

CPSY 5301. Advanced Developmental

Psychology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Summer)

This course is an exploration of life span

development through the lenses of social,

cultural, cognitive, biological, and learning

theories and research. A primary emphasis

of the class is on gaining better conceptual

understanding of different perspectives on

healthy development in order to support

informed practical understanding of how to

help children, adolescents, and adults progress

through the developmental periods and to help

them with the challenges they face across their

lifespan. This course is intended for graduate

students. Undergraduate students should take

CPSY 2301 or 3301 and not also 5301.

CPSY 5302. Cognitive and Biological

Development. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

This course concerns the development and

function of thinking skills throughout the

lifespan, touching upon several aspects of

what makes humans unique. How are humans

able to perceive, evaluate, interpret, infer,

remember, symbolize, plan, evaluate, problem

solve, and hypothesize? What influences the

very emergence of such abilities and the nature

of their function? What obstacles interfere with

the development or the quality of cognitive

processes? Brain development and other

biological factors, and our relationships and

other environmental factors influence our

thinking and its development. Throughout this

course, we will discuss how knowledge about

cognitive development can influence our work

with children, adolescents, and adults, in daily

life, professional practice, and public policy.

Among the many applications of our knowledge

of cognitive development, in this course we

will focus on select examples relevant to

parenting, education, and media exposure,

and on topics initiated by students. The course

will address individual differences and cultural

differences in cognitive development, and

how knowledge about variation in ?typical?

cognitive development provides an important

foundation for understanding atypical cognitive

development.

CPSY 5303. Social and Emotional

Development. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

What are the roots of becoming who we

are, as individuals in society? What roles do

others ?parents, siblings, peers, teachers, and

communities -- play in the socialization of an

individual, and how stable are the forces and

outcomes of these influences? This course

focuses on social development throughout

the human lifespan, with an emphasis on how

biology, culture, and relationships influence

that development. Throughout this course,

we will discuss how knowledge about social

development can inform our interpretation of

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social issues and guide our reaction to them,

in terms of behaviors, practices, and public

policy. Among the many possible applications

of social development, we focus in particular

(but not exclusively) on positive psychology,

widespread social problems such as poverty

and social disparities, and prevention science.

We emphasize individual differences in social

development, and attend to the interplay

between social development and cognition,

learning, and biological development.

CPSY 5304. Research Methods in Applied

Child and Adolescent Development. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Applied child and adolescent development

research builds upon on traditions of general,

clinical, developmental, and educational

psychology research, while focusing on efforts

to address social needs, social problems,

and public policy. Knowledge of scientifically

sound and effective approaches to studying

social problems and solutions will support

those individuals who lead, contribute to, or use

research. That is, knowledge gained from this

course will support your development as an

investigator or research associate, and it will

also empower your role as a savvy consumer

of the research you intend to apply to practice

or policy.

CPSY 5306. Ethics and Professionalism in

Applied Child and Adolescent Development.

(; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course concerns ethical principles, issues,

and codes relevant to research and practice

in applied developmental psychology. These

ethical considerations pertain to the work of

professionals and researchers in communities,

school, medical, and social agencies that

serve children, youth, families, and adults.

Throughout the course, we will consider the

general principles that guide ethical behaviors

and decision-making across settings, unique

issues that might arise in specific settings,

and the roles served by formal codes of

conduct. We also consider the roots of ethical

thinking, behavior, and decision-making, and

the social and cultural influences on individual's

developing sense of ethics.

CPSY 5310. Current Issues in Applied

Child and Adolescent Development. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Applied Child and Adolescent Development

(ACAD) evolved from social scientists?

efforts to contribute to solving problems in

society. At its inception in the early 1980?s,

Wertleib described the applied developmental

scientist as ??being increasingly called upon to

participate as social change agents and public

policy advisors?. (occupying) an important

position in many health care, education, human

service and public policy settings.? ACAD also

focuses on positive psychology, supporting

healthy development as a preventative vs.

only reactive approach to positive change; and

appreciates the reciprocal relation between

research and practice. This seminar course

provides students with a sample of the wide

range of current issues faced by applied

developmental scientists.

CPSY 5360. Special Topics in

Developmental Psychology. (; 1 cr. [max 3

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Summer)

Study in specialized areas of developmental

psychology. Topics/credits vary.

CPSY 5413. Early Childhood and Public

Policy. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

State, federal, and international policies and

legislative activity touching first five years of a

child's life. Family, community, and institutional

roles in promoting children's social, cognitive,

and emotional development. Issues related to

health, mental health, poverty, developmental

delays, and special needs.

CPSY 5414. Individualized Learning

Experience in Early Childhood and Public

Policy. (; 1-3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Individualized, applied learning experience.

Focuses on early childhood policy

development, research, or evaluation. Students

attend an early childhood policy lecture series

and participate in small discussion groups and

follow-up activities. prereq: Early Childhood

Policy Certificate student, instr consent

CPSY 5501. Foundations in Infant and Early

Childhood Mental Health I. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Fall Odd Year)

History, theory, research, concepts, and

issues in infant mental health. Issues pertinent

to difficulties in development. Readings,

visual material. Expert guest lectures. prereq:

[Baccalaureate degree in an early-childhood-

related field from an accredited U.S. institution

or documented equiv], experience in early

childhood [research or practice]

CPSY 5503. Development and

Psychopathology in Early Childhood. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

History, theory, research, concepts, and issues

in infant mental health. Typical development.

Difficulties in development. Expert guest

lectures. Readings, visual material. prereq:

5501 or enrolled in MA program or IECMH

graduate minor

CPSY 5506. Infant Observation Seminar I. (;

1 cr. ; S-N only; Spring Odd Year)

How an infant develops in context of family

relationships over a 9-12 month period.

Students observe an infant for one hour

a week, write a narrative, and discuss

observations.

CPSY 5508. Infant Observation Seminar II.

(; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Summer Odd Year)

How an infant develops in context of family

relationships over a nine- to twelve-month

period. Students observe an infant for one

hour a week, write a narrative, and discuss

observations.

CPSY 5511. Infant Observation Seminar III.

(; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Fall Even Year)

How an infant develops in context of family

relationships over 9-12 month period. Students

observe an infant for one hour a week, write a

narrative, and discuss observations.

CPSY 5513. Early Childhood Assessment. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Summer)

The course introduces processes and

evidence-based methods of early childhood

assessment and diagnosis from a

developmental, multi-disciplinary framework.

prereq: CPSY 5503 or instructor permission

CPSY 5515. Assessment in Infant and Early

Childhood Mental Health: NCAST. (; 2 cr. ;

S-N only; Summer Odd Year)

Achieving reliability in two observational

measures of parent-child interaction: (1)

nursing child assessment feeding (2)

teaching Sscales. Discussion, lecture,

videotapes, listening/observation tasks. prereq:

[Baccalaureate degree in early-childhood-

related field from accredited U.S. institution

or documented equiv], [experience in early

childhood research or practice]

CPSY 5518. Prevention and Intervention in

Early Childhood: Principles. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Students design prevention/intervention

programs and apply evidence-based strategies

in workplace/practicum settings. Readings, in-

class reflective practice groups. prereq: CPSY

5513

CPSY 5521. Prevention and Intervention in

Early Childhood: Practice. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Spring Odd Year)

Students design prevention/intervention

programs and apply evidence-based strategies

in workplace/practicum settings. Readings, in-

class reflective practice groups.

CPSY 5523. Reflective Supervision in

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health:

Community-based. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Spring

Even Year)

Principles/strategies of reflective supervision/

consultation. Discussion, final assignment

designated by instructor.

CPSY 5525. Reflective Supervision in Infant

and Early Childhood Mental Health: Clinical.

(; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Spring Even Year)

Principles and strategies of reflective

supervision/consultation. Discussion, final

assignment designated by instructor.

CPSY 5601. Child Life Theory, Practice and

Program Development. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

With a strong foundation in the theory

and science of child development, Child

Life Specialists promote effective coping

for children experiencing the stress and

uncertainty of illness, injury, disability, and

hospitalization. Child Life Specialists translate

the theory of developmental science into

practice and advocate for patient- and family-

centered care in medical settings. This course

will provide an overview of history, fundamental

theories, relevant research, and application

of the Child Life Professional Practice. The

Official Documents of the Child Life Council

(2011) will be analyzed as a source of guiding

principles for professional practice. An

introduction to Child Life program development

is also examined in this course. This course

must be taken prior to a child life internship.

CPSY 5602. Developmental Perspectives on

Illness and Injury in Healthcare. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

With a strong foundation in the theory

and science of child development, Child

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Life Specialists promote effective coping

for children experiencing the stress and

uncertainty of illness, injury, disability, and

hospitalization. Child Life Specialists translate

the theory of developmental science into

practice and advocate for patient- and family-

centered care in medical settings. This course

will provide an overview of developmental

theories as they apply to children and

adolescents experiencing illness and injury in

healthcare. Child Life preparation, relaxation

interventions, and patient support practices for

ill children will be examined.

CPSY 5603. Therapeutic Play for Child Life

Practice. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

With a strong foundation in the theory

and science of child development, Child

Life Specialists promote effective coping

for children experiencing the stress and

uncertainty of illness, injury, disability, and

hospitalization. Child Life Specialists translate

the theory of developmental science into

practice and advocate for patient- and

family-centered care in medical settings.

This course will provide an overview of the

theoretical framework of play across childhood

development and its role within pediatric

healthcare settings and Child Life practice.

Students will gain a professional understanding

of therapeutic play interventions essential for

facilitation of children?s coping and adjustment

in various healthcare experiences.

CPSY 5604. Therapeutic Relationships:

Supporting Children in Healthcare. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

With a strong foundation in the theory

and science of child development, Child

Life Specialists promote effective coping

for children experiencing the stress and

uncertainty of illness, injury, disability, and

hospitalization. Child Life Specialists translate

the theory of developmental science into

practice and advocate for patient- and family-

centered care in medical settings. This course

will provide an overview of the role of Child

Life professionals in therapeutic relationships

with patients, caregivers and families.

The theoretical foundations of therapeutic

relationships will be examined and students will

gain a working knowledge of the philosophies

and principles underpinning patient and family-

centered care.

CPSY 5605. Childhood Death and

Bereavement. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

With a strong foundation in the theory

and science of child development, Child

Life Specialists promote effective coping

for children experiencing the stress and

uncertainty of illness, injury, disability, and

hospitalization. Child Life Specialists translate

the theory of developmental science into

practice and advocate for patient- and family-

centered care in medical settings. This course

will provide an overview of the fundamental

theories of children?s concept of death and the

grief process across development. Students

will gain an understanding of how Child Life

Specialists collaborate with multidisciplinary

care teams to support and provide culturally

competent care to pediatric patients and their

families at end-of-life and bereavement.

CPSY 5981. Cross-Cultural Experiences in

Education and English Teaching in Brazil.

(GP; 12 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; S-N only; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

This course provides an experiential

introduction to the process of learning and

teaching a second language to young children

in an international setting. Students will

engage in inquiry, planning, classroom

teaching and reflection as they participate

on a team developing curriculum in a partial

day English immersion classroom. Through

readings, videos, a homestay experience,

small group projects, classroom observations,

and participation as part of a team of English

teachers in Brazil, students will gain an

introduction to Brazilian culture, learn the

basics of the local education system, and

experience firsthand what it is like to learn a

new language. Students will next be exposed

to some of the basic elements of early

childhood second language teaching, will help

to plan and co-deliver relevant and appropriate

curriculum, write lesson plans and engage in

reflective practice with their teaching team.

Finally, because of the cultural immersion

element of the class, students will be

supported to 1) reflect on their personal cultural

adjustment process, 2) develop an effective

working relationship with their co-teachers, and

3) consider the ethical dilemma present in the

provision of educational opportunity to Brazil?s

marginalized communities.

CPSY 5991. Independent Study in Child

Development. (1-12 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; Student

Option No Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Independent study arranged with child

development faculty member.

CPSY 5996. Field Experience in Applied

Child and Adolescent Development. (1-12

cr. [max 24 cr.] ; S-N only; Periodic Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Emphasizes field experiences focusing on the

development of children and adolescents as

individuals or members of groups; may include

interactions with children and adolescents in

natural settings, or research on applied topics

or with atypical populations.

China Executive MBA (CHMB)

CHMB 5800. Organizational Behavior. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Theories/frameworks for analyzing behavior of

individuals, groups, and the organization itself.

Emphasizes making decisions and developing

action plans that enable managers to provide

effective leadership. Personnel selection,

reward/compensation systems, collective

bargaining.

CHMB 5801. Financial Accounting. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

External accounting system used by firms

to measure their economic performance

and financial position. Students analyze

corporate financial reports to discover impact

of significant economic events. Rise of financial

reporting standards and financial intermediaries

in efficient allocation of capital in a modern

economy. Discussions, cases.

CHMB 5802. Statistics and Decision Making.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Exploratory data analysis, basic inferential

procedures, statistical process control,

regression analysis.

CHMB 5803. Operations Management. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

How to manage operations function in

manufacturing/service organizations.

Emphasizes strategic impact of operations

decisions. Operations strategy, process design,

productivity improvement, quality management,

business process re-engineering, service

quality, forecasting, demand management,

inventory management, production planning,

project management, scheduling, supply

chain management, international operations

management.

CHMB 5804. Managerial Accounting. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

How to analyze accounting for use in

management decisions. Planning and control.

Transfer pricing, performance measurements,

cost behavior, cost allocation, activity based

costing, standard costs.

CHMB 5805. Financial Management. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Theory/practice of finance from analytical

approach. Students apply basic financial

concepts of risk, return, and valuation to

decisions that a corporate financial officer or

person engaged in small business must make

about sources/uses of funds during changing

financial markets.

CHMB 5806. Marketing Management. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Developing/implementing most appropriate

combination of variables to carry out a firm's

strategy in its target markets. Applying analytic

perspectives, concepts, and decision tools

of marketing to decisions in product offering,

distribution, pricing, and communication.

CHMB 5807. Business Strategy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Formulating strategy for an enterprise.

Shaping mission, product-market choice, and

organizational character. Shaping allocation of

resources to meet organiational circumstances

and conflicting stockholder interests. Situational

analysis, strategy development. Written/

oral presentation of strategic analyses/

recommendations.

CHMB 5808. Strategic Marketing. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F only; )

Product markets in which an organization

should compete. Sustainable competitive

advantage that should be developed. Matching

marketing strategy with the environment.

Coordination between marketing and other

business functions. Organization/management

of marketing. Case studies.

CHMB 5809. Advanced Financial

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; )

Executive level corporate financial policy.

Students are challenged to apply basic

principles of finance on their own initiative.

Rigorous case-oriented approach.

CHMB 5810. International Environment. (;

1.5 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

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How to develop an integrative framework

for dealing with international activities of a

newly exporting company or a full-fledged

multinational. How international environment

constrains decision-making, how currency

prices are determined, and how to manage

exchange risk in coordination with strategic

choices of the firm. prereq: China Executive

MBA student

CHMB 5811. Information Technology

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; )

Managing information resources/technology.

Students gain exposure to various information

technologies, examine their applications,

explore competitive advantages associated

with information technology, and address

organizational/managerial implications.

CHMB 5813. Ethics and Leadership. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Role that ethics can play in corporate

strategy. Key concepts include stakeholder

management, individual/collective

responsibility, and international business

ethics. Theoretical considerations applied to

issues such as a business's responsibility to

the environment, truthful/tasteful advertising,

obligations to local community, and managing a

diverse workforce.

CHMB 5815. International Human

Resources Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Topics reflect the strengths, talents, and

interests of the class. Integrates different

aspects of the curriculum while not being

limited by a specific area or paradigm.

CHMB 5816. International Residency. (6 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Students travel to an international location

for 11 days and engage in discussions with

international colleagues, apply program

concepts, and develop a broader sensitivity to

cultural/social differences. Pre-trip preparation,

on-site discussion, and trip assignment are

required.

CHMB 5817. China's Economy. (; 1.5 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Spring)

Focusing on China's economy, this course is

designed as a required course for all China

Executive MBA students. prereq: China

Executive MBA student

CHMB 5818. Law and Business. (; 3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Legal/regulatory environment of business

operations in China.

Chinese (CHN)

CHN 1011. Beginning Modern Chinese I. (5

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every

Fall & Summer)

Speaking/reading modern standard Chinese

through structured practice.

CHN 1012. Beginning Modern Chinese II. (5

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring &

Summer)

Speaking/reading modern standard Chinese

through structured practice. prereq: 1011 or

equiv or instr consent

CHN 1015. Accelerated Beginning Modern

Chinese. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall)

Mandarin Chinese. Reading, writing, standard

pronunciation. Meets with 4005. prereq: Oral/

aural skills or speaker of other Chinese dialect

recommended

CHN 3016. Accelerated Intermediate Modern

Chinese. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Spring)

Continuation of CHN 1015. Mandarin Chinese

course designed primarily for students with

oral/aural skills but with little or no exposure

to reading and writing. Also for speakers of

other Chinese dialects and others with prior

experience. Concentration on reading, writing,

and standard pronunciation. Equivalent to

two semesters, Chinese 3021-3022. Upon

completion, student may enter Advanced

Modern Chinese, Chinese 3031. prereq: 1012

or 1015; oral/aural skills or speaker of other

Chinese dialect recommended

CHN 3021. Intermediate Modern Chinese I.

(5 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Modern standard Chinese skills developed

further through conversations, writing, reading.

prereq: 1012 or 1015 or equiv or instr consent

CHN 3022. Intermediate Modern Chinese II.

(5 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Modern standard Chinese skills developed

further through conversation/reading. prereq:

3021

CHN 3031. Advanced Modern Chinese I. (4

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Reading/analysis of 20th-century texts. prereq:

3022 or equiv or instr consent

CHN 3032. Advanced Modern Chinese II. (4

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Reading/analysis of 20th-century texts. prereq:

3031 or equiv or instr consent

CHN 3161. Movies in Modern China. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Periodic Summer)

Taught entirely in Chinese, this course

introduces students to modern Chinese

cinema. Each week, students will view and

discuss Chinese movies (without subtitles)

and learn the basic concepts of film studies,

historical movements in Chinese cinema, key

filmmakers in China, and how Chinese social

issues are represented in the movies. This

course is designed for students who have

completed Chinese immersion school or have

advanced proficiency in listening, reading,

speaking, and writing in Mandarin Chinese.

Not open to native Chinese speakers, except

under special circumstances. prereq: CHN

3032 or permission of instructor. Lectures and

assignments are primarily online with one class

meeting per week on the UMN campus.

CHN 3201. Chinese Calligraphy. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Appreciation and execution of Chinese

calligraphy through guided practice.

CHN 3202. Intermediate Chinese

Calligraphy. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Advanced techniques of composing Chinese

characters using regular style of Chinese

calligraphy. prereq: 3201 or instr consent

CHN 3203. Advanced Chinese Handwriting.

(2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

This course is designed for students

participating in the Chinese Flagship program

who have already completed CHN 3201

(Chinese Calligraphy). Students with a Chinese

language background may also enroll with

the instructor's permission. The course will

be taught in Mandarin Chinese. Students will

learn the proper methods of composing a

Chinese character using pen/pencil. With this

foundation, they will advance to writing ancient

poetry, couplets, and classical and modern

essays. As students learn to write beautiful

characters in these texts, they will also gain

a better understanding of Chinese culture

and literature. Students will also have the

opportunity to read and recognize characters

written in the Running Script and Casual Script.

A deeper understanding of the intricacies

in written script allows students to better

appreciate the beauty of Chinese literature and

engage with its diverse philosophies.

CHN 3290. Chinese Language Teaching

Tutorial. (; 1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Students tutor beginning students of Chinese

and are part of department's Chinese language

team. prereq: Grade of A in 3032

CHN 3920. Topics in Chinese Culture. (; 1-2

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Selected topics in Chinese culture. Topics

specified in the Class Schedule.

CHN 3993. Directed Studies. (1-5 cr. [max

15 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Guided individual study of Chinese language or

linguistics. prereq: instr consent, dept consent,

college consent

CHN 4001. Beginning Modern Chinese I for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Summer)

Speaking/reading modern standard Chinese

through structured practice. Meets with 1011.

CHN 4002. Beginning Modern Chinese II for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring &

Summer)

Speaking/reading modern standard Chinese

through structured practice. Meets with 1012.

prereq: 4001

CHN 4003. Intermediate Modern Chinese

I for Graduate Student Research. (5

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Summer)

Modern standard Chinese skills developed

through conversations, writing, reading. Meets

with 3021. prereq: 4002

CHN 4004. Intermediate Modern Chinese

II for Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Modern standard Chinese skills developed

through conversation/reading. Meets with 3022.

prereq: 4003

CHN 4005. Accelerated Beginning Modern

Chinese for Graduate Student Research. (5

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

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Mandarin Chinese. Reading, writing, standard

pronunciation. prereq: Grad student, instr

consent; oral/aural skills or other Chinese

dialect recommended

CHN 4006. Accelerated Intermediate Modern

Chinese for Graduate Student Research. (5

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Continuation of CHN 1015/4005. Mandarin

Chinese course designed primarily for

students with oral/aural skills but with little

or no exposure to reading and writing. Also

for speakers of other Chinese dialects and

others with prior experience. Concentration on

reading, writing, and standard pronunciation.

Equivalent to two semesters, Chinese

3021-3022. Upon completion, student may

enter Advanced Modern Chinese, Chinese

3031. prereq: 1012 or 1015; oral/aural skills or

other Chinese dialect recommended

CHN 4007. Advanced Modern Chinese I for

Graduate Student Research. (4 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Reading and analysis of 20th-century texts.

Meets with 3031. prereq: 4004

CHN 4008. Advanced Modern Chinese II for

Graduate Student Research. (4 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Reading and analysis of 20th-century texts.

Meets with 3032. prereq: 4007

CHN 4021. Flagship Chinese for Academic

Purposes. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This content-based instruction course

focuses on using the target language

(standard Mandarin) properly in academic and

professional social settings, and it is designed

to prepare Chinese Flagship students for their

direct enrollment courses during their capstone

year in China. Students will apply Chinese to

topics in their major, including writing academic

essays and giving professional presentations

on specific topics within their domain. Instructor

consent required.

CHN 4022. Flagship Chinese for

Professional Purposes. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

This course prepares Chinese Flagship

students for their internship experience in

China during their capstone year. Taught

entirely in Mandarin Chinese, students explore

various job-searching sites, create their own

resume and cover letter in Chinese, and

participate in mock job interviews for careers

pertaining to their professional interests.

Students perform basic tasks within their own

work area and collaborate with peers from

other Flagship universities to complete group

work projects. Chinese business etiquette and

culture are also embedded in the curriculum.

CHN 4040. Chinese Content-Based

Instruction. (; 1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; S-N or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is designed for students of

advanced Chinese (CHN 4041 and above)

especially students in the Chinese Flagship

program. It is intended to bridge their language

learning experience to the cultural studies

courses on modern Chinese literature, visual

culture, popular music, and contemporary

Chinese society (ALL 3336, 3337, and

others). Content-based instruction addresses

Chinese creative and cultural production as

contextualized by the Cultural Revolution,

during and after the Mao era, China's

"opening and reform" as well as by the

commercialization and globalization of culture.

Taught primarily in Mandarin Chinese, the

course focuses on the discussion of materials

and issues, not reading of texts. Students will

be provided with bilingual materials, including

vocabulary lists and original texts to aid the

discussions. Not open to native Chinese

speakers, except under special circumstances.

Permission of Instructor.

CHN 4041. Advanced Readings in Modern

Chinese I. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Writings of different styles. Short stories/essays

written since 1949 that reflect Chinese society.

Internet writing, use of language. Writings

reflection of contemporary Chinese society,

its culture/philosophies. prereq: 3032 or instr

consent

CHN 4042. Advanced Readings in Modern

Chinese II. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Writings of different styles. Short stories/essays

written since 1949 that reflect Chinese society.

Internet writing, use of language. Writings'

reflection of contemporary Chinese society,

its culture/philosophies. prereq: 3032 or instr

consent

CHN 5040. Readings in Chinese Texts. (;

3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Students read authentic materials of various

types to increase reading/speaking ability.

Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq:

4042 or equiv or instr consent

CHN 5041. Media Chinese. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Conducted 100% in Mandarin Chinese,

this course trains students to comprehend

media Chinese by listening to and viewing

Chinese television programs and online/

internet resources. Course content includes

international and Chinese national news, social

issues, historical events, and interpersonal

relations relevant to modern Chinese society,

history, and culture. Students must have

taken 3-4 years of college-level Chinese

or demonstrate the same level of Chinese

proficiency.

CHN 5042. Contemporary Chinese Texts

1949-present. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Advanced Chinese language course focused

on contemporary Chinese short stories,

novelettes, and prose written since 1949,

especially from 1978 to the present. These

literary works explore various aspects of

contemporary Chinese society, history,

and culture including: social prejudices and

discrimination against the mentally and

physically disadvantaged, the Anti-Rightist

Movement, the Cultural Revolution, the drug

problem, male-female relationships, education,

parental love (and lack thereof), traditional

Chinese views of life, rape and sex, influence

from the West, and more. Class discussion

focuses on the use of the language, the social

interpretation of the texts, and the Chinese

cultural and philosophical implications found in

those works. prereq: CHN 4042 or instructor

consent. Recommended: CHN 5041

CHN 5211. Introductory Classical Chinese I.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Reading excerpts from canonical Chinese

texts. Transnational nature of Classical

Chinese/its importance in study of East Asian

cultures. Taught in English. prereq: Two

years of an East Asian language (Chinese,

Japanese, Korean) or equivalent or instr

consent

CHN 5212. Introductory Classical Chinese II.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Reading excerpts from canonical Chinese

texts. Transnational nature of Classical

Chinese/its importance in study of East Asian

cultures. Taught in English. prereq: 5211 and

two years of an East Asian language (Chinese,

Japanese, Korean) or its equivalent or instr

consent

CHN 5213. Literary Chinese in the Analects.

(3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

The "Analects" is a collection of the sayings of

Confucius and his disciples. As one of the most

revered classics in the Chinese tradition, it is

essential for understanding Chinese cultural

values, and contains complex philosophical

themes for critical thinking. Linguistically, the

"Analects" provides an excellent example of

the classical Chinese language, and is the

source of many common Chinese idioms. This

class takes key passages from the "Analects"

in the original and aims to equip students with

a holistic understanding of Chinese language,

culture, and history. Prerequisite: CHN 3022 or

instructor consent.

CHN 5214. Classical Chinese Language

and Culture. (3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Classical Chinese, or literary Chinese, was

the formal written language in China until the

early 20th century, and also, during various

periods, in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. It

is closely related to the modern Chinese

language, especially for formal writing, and

its literary heritage has laid the cornerstone

of Chinese cultural values and worldviews.

This class guides the students to comprehend

the linguistic and cultural characteristics of

classical Chinese, introduces them to key

aspects of the tradition, and develops skills

for translating classical Chinese into modern

Chinese and English texts. The prerequisite

is fourth-year Chinese (CHN 4042) or above.

Please note that this class is entirely taught in

modern Mandarin Chinese, although English

study guides will be provided throughout the

course.

CHN 5393. Directed Study. (1-5 cr. [max 18

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq-instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

Civil, Environ, and Geo-Engin

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CEGE 1101. Introduction to Civil,

Environmental, and Geo-Engineering. (1

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Introduction to civil, environmental, and geo-

engineering practice and the vital role these

fields play in our society. Presentations made

by faculty and professional engineers include

current and future challenges, research and

career opportunities, and case studies of

projects. prereq: Lower div

CEGE 1501. Environmental Issues and

Solutions. (ENV,PHYS; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Open to students from all colleges. Importance

of science in understanding/solving various

environmental problems. Case studies.

Laboratory exercises. prereq: High school

chemistry or equiv, one yr high school algebra

CEGE 3101. Computer Applications I. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Computer tools and computational methods

for solving civil, environmental, and geo-

engineering problems. Solving systems

of linear/nonlinear equations, parameter

estimation and engineeringmodel fitting,

numerical differentiation/integration, numerical

solution of ordinary and partial differential

equations. prereq: MATH 1372, PHYS 1301,

CSE or instructor consent

CEGE 3102. Uncertainty and Decision

Analysis. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Stochastic models, their usefulness

in reasoning about uncertainty in civil,

environmental, and geo-engineering.

Techniques for identifying, fitting, and

validating models using data samples. Testing

hypotheses about, and bounding uncertainty

attached to, engineering parameters.

Applications to civil, environmental, and geo-

engineering. prereq: MATH 1372 or equiv

CEGE 3103. Engineering Ethics and

Professional Practice. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Introduction to ethical thinking, legal aspects

of professional practice, codes of ethics for

engineers, ethical problem-solving using case

studies. Prereq: Civil Eng. or Environmental

Eng. or Geoengineering Upper Division

CEGE 3111. CADD for Civil Engineers. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to AutoCAD and Civil 3D software.

Students complete all tasks to design two-

lane roadways and subdivision using civil

engineering design software, including

topography, plan/profile, contours, cross

sections, and quantity calculations. prereq:

CEGE 3201

CEGE 3190. Curricular Practical Training

Internship. (1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Work assignment involving advanced civil

engineering. Reviewed by the director of

undergraduate studies. Prereq: CE, EnvE, or

Geo major

CEGE 3190. Curricular Practical Training

Internship. (1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Work assignment involving advanced civil

engineering. Reviewed by the director of

undergraduate studies. Prereq: CE, EnvE, or

Geo major

CEGE 3201. Transportation Engineering. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Applying laws of motion to vehicle

performance, determining constraints for

highway designs. Traffic flow principles,

their relation to capacity and level of service.

Geometric design, traffic control, pavement

design, transportation planning. prereq: PHYS

1301, (CEGE 3101, CEGE 3102 can be taken

concurrently)

CEGE 3202. Surveying & Mapping. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Summer)

Theory of precision measurements of distance,

elevation, angle, and direction of points/

lines above, on, or beneath earth's surface.

Establishing such points/lines. Elements of

coordinate systems, datum planes, and maps.

prereq: MATH 1271, MATH 1272], [CSE or

Construction Mgmt]

CEGE 3301. Soil Mechanics I. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Index properties and soil classification.

Effective stress. Permeability and seepage.

Elasticity theory. One-dimensional compression

and consolidation; settlements. Compaction;

cut and fill problems. prereq: upper division

CSE, AEM 3031, CEGE 3101, or instructor

consent

CEGE 3401. Linear Structural Analysis. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Analysis of determinate/indeterminate trusses

and frames. Application of energy methods and

virtual work technique in analysis of structural

deformations. Force-based and displacement-

based methods in analysis of indeterminate

structures. Influence lines and critical load

configurations. prereq: AEM 3031, upper

division CSE or instructor consent

CEGE 3402. Civil Engineering Materials.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Concepts and modeling of behavior

mechanisms for civil engineering materials

such as concrete, masonry, metals, asphalt,

plastics, and wood. Standard specifications

for material properties. Techniques for testing.

prereq: AEM 3031

CEGE 3501. Introduction to Environmental

Engineering. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

A quantitative approach to environmental

problems, including the development of mass

and energy balances and the application

of fundamental principles of environmental

chemistry and microbiology. Meets the

University of Minnesota's liberal education

environment theme through the incorporation

of environmental function, problems, and

solutions throughout the course. prereq: Chem

1062, Phys 1302, Math 1372 or equivalent

CEGE 3502. Fluid Mechanics. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Fluid statics/dynamics. Kinematics of fluid

flow, equations of motion, pressure-velocity

relationships, viscous effects, boundary layers.

Momentum/energy equations. Lift/drag. Flow in

pipes and pipe systems. Hydraulic machinery.

Fluid measurements. prereq: [AEM 2012 or

AEM 3031], Math 2373, CEGE 3101

CEGE 3541. Environmental Engineering

Laboratory. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Laboratory-based course focused on physical,

chemical, and microbiological measurements

used in analysis of air, water, and solid

samples. Applications include water quality,

water treatment, wastewater treatment,

hazardous waste treatment/remediation, air

pollution, and environmental sensing. prereq:

CEGE 3501

CEGE 4000H. Honors Research Seminar. (;

1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Attend twelve (12) research seminars in civil,

environmental, and geo- engineering given

by faculty members and visiting scholars.

Write and submit a summary of each attended

seminar. Explicitly interact with four or more

of the speakers. prereq: Upper div CE, EnvE,

GeoE, Enrolled in the University Honors

Program or instructor consent

CEGE 4011. Special Topics. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics/credits vary. prereq: Upper div CSE

CEGE 4094H. Senior Honors Thesis. (; 2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Writing thesis under direction of CE faculty

member. prereq: Upper div CE

CEGE 4101W. Project Management and

Engineering Economics. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Civil, Environmental, and Geo-engineering

project management. Project planning,

scheduling, and controlling. Project permitting.

Financing, bidding, and contracts for public

projects. Budgeting, staffing, task cost control.

Critical path method and graphical project

representations. Project management and

leadership. Risk management. Engineering

economics. Prerequisites: Civil Eng. or

Environmental Eng. or Geoengineering upper

division

CEGE 4102W. Capstone Design for Civil

Engineering. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Teams formulate/solve civil engineering

problems. From conceptual stage through

preliminary planning, public hearings, design,

environmental impact statements, final plans/

specifications, and award of contracts. prereq:

4101W, 4301, 4401, 4501, 4502

CEGE 4103W. Capstone Design for

Environmental Engineering. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Team participation in formulation/solution of

open-ended civil engineering problems, from

conceptual stage through preliminary planning,

public hearings, design, and environmental

impact statements, to preparation of final plans/

specifications and award of contracts. Prereqs:

CEGE 4101W, 4501, 4502

CEGE 4104W. Capstone Design for

Geoengineering. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

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open-ended civil engineering problems, from

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conceptual stage through preliminary planning,

public hearings, design, and environmental

impact statements, to preparation of final plans/

specifications and award of contracts. prereq:

CEGE 4101W, CEGE 4121, CEGE 4311,

CEGE 4351, ESCI 4501

CEGE 4121. Computer Applications II. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Advanced application of computer tools/

methods in solving ordinary/partial differential

equations from civil engineering problems.

Spreadsheet, MatLab programming. Methods

may include finite differences, boundary

element, finite element, and control volume

finite element. prereq: CEGE 3101, MATH

2373 or equivalent, MATH 2374 or equivalent,

upper division CSE or instructor consent

CEGE 4170. Independent Study I. (; 1-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Special studies in planning, designing, or

analyzing civil engineering systems. Lab

problems, literature studies, or reports

supervised by staff. prereq: instr consent

CEGE 4180. Independent Study II. (; 1-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring & Summer)

Special studies in the planning, design, or

analysis of civil engineering systems. Individual

lab research problems, literature studies,

reports. Supervised by staff. prereq: instr

consent

CEGE 4190. Engineering Co-op

Assignment. (; 2-6 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Formal written report of work during six-month

professional assignment. prereq: Upper div CE,

approval of department co-op director

CEGE 4194. Directed Research. (1-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Special studies in planning, designing, or

analyzing civil, environmental, and geo-

engineering systems. Lab problems, literature

studies, or reports supervised by staff. Prereq:

Instructor Consent

CEGE 4201. Principles of Highway Design.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Vertical and horizontal alignment, cross-

sections and earthwork computations, roadside

design, highway capacity, impact of vehicle

type on geometric design, intersection design,

safety impacts of highway design. prereq:

upper division CSE student, CEGE 3201 or

instr consent

CEGE 4211. Traffic Engineering. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Principles of vehicle/driver performance as they

apply to safe/efficient operation of highways.

Design/use of traffic control devices. Capacity/

level of service. Trip generation, traffic impact

analysis. Safety/traffic studies. prereq: CEGE

3201, CEGE 3102 or equivalent, upper division

CSE or instructor consent

CEGE 4253. Pavement Engineering and

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

History of road construction. Asphalt pavement.

Portland cement concrete pavement

construction. Construction technologies.

Maintaining flexible/rigid pavement systems.

Manual/automated assessment. Definitions

of performance. Optimization. prereq: [3201,

3301, 3402, upper div CSE] or grad student or

instr consent

CEGE 4301. Soil Mechanics II. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Traction and stress. Mohr-Coulomb failure

criterion. Experiments on soil strength. Earth

pressure theories, rigid/flexible retaining

walls. Stability of slopes. Bearing capacity of

foundations. prereq: CEGE 3301, upper div

CSE, or instr consent

CEGE 4311. Rock Mechanics. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Site investigation/classification. In-situ stresses.

Strength/failure criteria of rock/interfaces.

Stereographic projections. Kinematic

analysis of rock slopes. Block size/stability.

Reinforcement. Methods of stress analysis.

Pillar design, stiffness effects. Elastoplastic

analysis. Rock-support interaction. Numerical

modeling of support systems. Lab testing of

rock. prereq: CEGE 3301 or instr consent

CEGE 4351. Groundwater Mechanics. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Shallow confined, unconfined, and sem-

confined flows. Flow in two coupled aquifers

separated by leaky layers. Transient flow.

Flow toward wells. Streamlines/pathlines in

two/three dimensions. Contaminant transport.

Elementary computer modeling. prereq: CEGE

3101or BBE 2003, CEGE 3502 or BBE 3012,

upper division

CEGE 4352. Groundwater Modeling. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Analytic element method. Mathematical/

computer modeling of single/multiple aquifer

systems. Groundwater recovery. Field

problems. Theory/application of simple

contaminant transport models, including

capture zone analysis. prereq: 4351, upper div

CSE or grad student or instr consent

CEGE 4401. Steel and Reinforced Concrete

Design. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Limit-states design. Steel: tension,

compression, flexure, combined compression/

flexure, connections. Reinforced concrete:

beams (rectangular, T-sections, doubly

reinforced) in flexure/shear, one-way

slabs, serviceability, development length,

reinforcement detailing, short columns. prereq:

Grade of at least C- in 3401, concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 3402,

[upper div CSE or grad student]

CEGE 4411. Matrix Structural Analysis. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Analysis of linear structural systems by matrix

methods, stiffness, and flexibility methods.

Introduction to computerized structural analysis

of trusses/frames, including coding. prereq:

CEGE 3101, CEGE 3401, upper div CSE or

grad student or instr consent

CEGE 4412. Reinforced Concrete II. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Advanced design of reinforced concrete

structures: footings, retaining walls, columns

with slenderness effects and biaxial loading,

torsion, continuous systems, two-way floor

systems. prereq: CEGE 4401, upper div CSE

or instr consent; 4411 recommended

CEGE 4413. Steel Design II. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Design of steel and composite steel/concrete

structures, including composite beams, plate

girders, beam-columns, connections and multi-

story frames. prereq: CEGE 4401, upper div

CSE or instr consent; 4411 recommended

CEGE 4416. Sensors in Infrastructure. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

As sensors become part of practice in CEGE

fields, an understanding of instrumentation

and their application to engineering problems

becomes essential. This course will highlight

the interdisciplinary nature of using sensors

in engineering applications and how

previous coursework can be applied. The

sensors covered will range from mechanical

measurements (e.g. strain, displacement, and

acceleration) to environmental measurements

(e.g. temperature, oxygen concentration, and

wind speed), and non-destructive techniques.

In addition to class lectures, instruments

and data acquisition will be explored in lab

experiments. Prerequisites: CEGE 3402, AEM

3031, CSE Upper division or instructor consent

CEGE 4417. Structural Engineering Design

of Wood Buildings. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

This course provides an in-depth presentation

of topics in design of wood structures. The

course is intended for advanced undergraduate

and entering graduate students who have

completed CEGE 4401 or equivalent. The

course extends basic concepts of member

design, which are covered in CEGE 4401, to

wood members and simple wood structures.

Knowledge of basic concrete and steel

design, construction materials and structural

analysis is presumed. Topics covered in

the course include: wood properties and

grading; design criteria using sawn wood,

glue-laminated wood, and plywood; design of

beams, columns, trusses, shear diaphragms

and floors; connections for wood structures;

and building codes and test methods. Prereqs:

CEGE 4401 or equivalent

CEGE 4501. Hydrologic Design. (; 4 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Hydrologic cycle: precipitation, evaporation,

infiltration runoff. Flood routing through rivers

and reservoirs. Statistical analysis of hydrologic

data and estimation of design flows. Open

channel flow, flow through conduits. Detention

basin design, hydraulic structure sizing,

estimation of risk of flooding. prereq: CEGE

3502

CEGE 4502. Water and Wastewater

Treatment. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Theory and design of physical, chemical, and

biological processes for the treatment of water

and wastewater. prereq: CEGE 3501 or ChEn

2001 or BBE 3033

CEGE 4511. Hydraulic Structures. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

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Hydraulic design procedures for culverts,

dams, spillways, outlet works, and river control

works. Drop structures, water intakes, bridge

crossings. prereq: CEGE 4501, upper division

CSE student, Grad student or instructor

consent

CEGE 4512. Open Channel Hydraulics. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Theories of flow in open channels, including

gradually varied and rapidly varied flows,

steady and unsteady flows. Computational

methods for unsteady open channel flows,

applications to flood routing. Introduction to

moveable bed mechanics.

CEGE 4513. Energy Conversion from Wind

Hydro and Solar Resources. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

During this class the physical principles of

energy conversion from alternative resources

as wind, hydro and solar will be presented

and discussed, with an emphasis on fluid

mechanics and geophysical flows (atmospheric

boundary layer, rivers, tidal flows). We

will start with the resource assessment

devoted to quantify the available energy in

the environment (wind, rivers, and sun). Each

energy resource module will include basic

economic principles and assumption enabling

the quantification of the efficiency and the

costs of energy transformation, as well as

an estimate of environmental effects (when

possible). We will focus on the details on

wind, streams, wave and solar power using

conservation equations and basic principles of

thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. prereqs:

CEGE 3502 or equivalent

CEGE 4522. Review of Introductory Fluid

Mechanics for Graduate Students. (3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Fluid statics/dynamics. Kinematics of fluid

flow, equations of motion, pressure-velocity

relationships, viscous effects, boundary layers.

Momentum/energy equations. Lift/drag. Flow in

pipes and pipe systems. Hydraulic machinery.

Fluid measurements

CEGE 4561. Solids and Hazardous Wastes.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course will serve as an introduction

to the topics of solid and hazardous waste

management. Classes will incorporate

information about prevention, treatment

options, and the regulations surrounding solid

and hazardous waste. They will also provide

an opportunity to observe different methods of

waste treatment in action.

CEGE 4562. Environmental Remediation

Technologies. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Theory and application of current and emerging

technologies used to remediate contaminated

soil and groundwater.

CEGE 4563. Pollutant Fate and Transport:

Processes and Modeling. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course will focus on understanding the

processes that dictate chemical fate in surface

waters, including air-water transfer, adsorption,

and biological and abiotic degradation.

Students will evaluate the kinetics of these

processes by interpreting experimental

data. They will also characterize transport

in surface waters by building theoretical

and computational models from scratch that

incorporate advection, diffusion and dispersion

transport processes. Students will develop

finite difference solutions to advection-diffusion-

reaction equations, using ideal and non-ideal

reactor theory, to describe the ultimate fate of

pollutants in surface water systems such as

rivers, lakes, and estuaries. Fate and transport

of organic pollutants (such as pesticides and

pharmaceuticals), as well as biochemical

oxygen demand and nutrient pollution, will be

studied. Prerequisites: CEGE 3101, CEGE

3501, or instructor consent

CEGE 4581. Design for Sustainable

Development - India. (TS,GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Summer)

In this interdisciplinary course in Bangalore

(India's fast-growing mega-city and

entrepreneurship hub) you will work in

teams with local partners to research and

design sustainable solutions to development

challenges of water, energy, waste, agriculture,

transportation, and health. prereq: Open to

Junior/Seniors with min. 3.0 GPA.

CEGE 4582. Field Methods in Water Quality:

Norway. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Summer)

This course will explore various aspects of

water quality while visiting Norway. The first

week will cover the water quality of streams

and of stormwater. The second week will cover

the water quality of lakes. The third week

will cover drinking water and its treatment

as well as municipal wastewater and its

treatment. This course will be a combination

of ?field course? and ?laboratory course? .

This course is considered ?hands-on? in

that the students will make water quality and

other measurements in the field, collect water

samples, and perform laboratory analyses on

those collected samples. The location of the

course will be in/near Trondheim, Norway for

weeks 1 and 3 and at the Sletvik field station

for week 2. Students will be required to submit

three laboratory reports, one for each week of

the course. Prereq: (CHEM 1061, CHEM 1065)

or equivalent

CEGE 4583. Design for Life: Water in

Tanzania. (GP,TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Teams will evaluate community needs

and infrastructure to design potable water-

handling systems in rural Tanzania, typically

off the power grid. Fluid mechanics: complex

distribution networks, system losses, pump

selection, borehole development; field

measurements. Designs must address

Tanzanian design guidelines.

CEGE 5094. Directed Research. (; 1-4 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Special studies in the planning, design,

or analysis of civil, environmental, and

geo- engineering systems. Individual lab

research problems, literature studies, reports.

Supervised by staff. prereq: instr consent

CEGE 5180. Special Topics. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics vary depending on faculty and student

interests. prereq: instr consent

CEGE 5211. Traffic Engineering. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Principles of vehicle and driver performance as

they apply to the safe and efficient operation

of highways. Design and use of traffic control

devices. Capacity and level of service. Trip

generation and traffic impact analysis. Safety

and traffic studies. prereq: CEGE 3201, CEGE

3102 or equivalent, Grad Student

CEGE 5212. Transportation Policy,

Planning, and Deployment. (; 3 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Techniques of analysis and planning for

transportation services. Demand-supply

interactions. Evaluating transportation

alternatives. Travel demand forecasting.

Integrated model systems. Citizen participation

in decision-making. prereq: 3201 or equiv,

upper division CSE, or grad student

CEGE 5213. Transit Planning and

Management. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Principles/techniques related to transit

systems. Historical perspective, characteristics

of travel demand, demand management.

Evaluating/benchmarking system performance.

Transit-oriented development. Analyzing

alternative transit modes. System design/

finance. Case studies, field projects. prereq:

Upper Division CE, EnvE, or GeoE student, CE

or GeoE grad student, or instructor consent

CEGE 5214. Transportation Systems

Analysis. (; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Systems approach, its application to

transportation engineering/planning. Prediction

of flows and level of service. Production

functions, cost optimization, utility theory,

demand modeling, transportation network

analysis, equilibrium assignment, decision

analysis, multidimensional evaluation of

transportation projects. prereq: CEGE 3201

CEGE 5341. Wave Methods for

Nondestructive Testing. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall)

Introduction to contemporary methods for

nondestructive characterization of objects of

civil infrastructure (e.g., highways, bridges,

geotechnical sites). Imaging technologies

based on propagation of elastic waves such

as ultrasonic/resonant frequency methods,

seismic surveys, and acoustic emission

monitoring. Lecture prereq: [AEM 2021, AEM

3031] or instr consent

CEGE 5342. Introduction to Inverse

Problems. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Introduction to principles and applications of

the inverse problems theory -- the underpinning

of model-driven data analytics. The course

covers (i) basic ideas, (ii) mathematical

foundation, (iii) discretization strategies,

(iv) regularization techniques, (v) solution

algorithms, and (vi) example problems. All

advanced concepts, when recalled, are

introduced in an intuitive engineering setting.

The discussion, supported by ample numerical

examples, focuses on the inversion of linear

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``forward'' models. Numerical solutions are

implemented in the Matlab environment,

and make use of the regtools package that

accompanies the textbook (P.C. Hansen,

Discrete Inverse Problems -- Insight and

Applications, SIAM, 2010). Prereqs: MATH

2243, MATH 2263, CEGE 3101 or equivalent

CEGE 5351. Advanced Engineering

Mathematics I. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall)

Emphasizes skills relevant for civil,

environmental, and geo- engineers.

Mathematical principles explained in an

engineering setting. Applications from various

areas in civil, environmental, and geo-

engineering. prereq: [ Math 2374 or equiv],

upper division CSE student or grad student] or

instr consent

CEGE 5411. Applied Structural Mechanics.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Principal Stresses and strain analysis; failure

criteria. Introduction to plane elasticity,

energymethods, torsion of beams, and bending

of unsymmetrical beams. Introduction to

structural dynamics and stability. prereq: AEM

3031, Upper div CSE or grad student or instr

consent

CEGE 5414. Prestressed Concrete Design.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Design of prestressed concrete structures.

Time dependent effects, behavior, flexure,

shear, torsion, deflections, continuous systems.

prereq: CEGE 4401, upper div CSE or grad

student or instr consent

CEGE 5415. Masonry Structures. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Masonry materials and their production.

Mortars, grouts. Design of unreinforced and

reinforced masonry structural systems. Walls,

columns, lintels. Codes/specifications, testing.

prereq: CEGE 3401, upper div CSE or grad

student or instr consent; 4401 recommended

CEGE 5416. Sensors in Infrastructure. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

As sensors become part of practice in CEGE

fields, an understanding of instrumentation

and their application to engineering problems

becomes essential. This course will highlight

the interdisciplinary nature of using sensors

in engineering applications and how

previous coursework can be applied. The

sensors covered will range from mechanical

measurements (e.g. strain, displacement, and

acceleration) to environmental measurements

(e.g. temperature, oxygen concentration, and

wind speed), and non-destructive techniques.

In addition to class lectures, instruments

and data acquisition will be explored in lab

experiments. prereq: CEGE 3402, AEM 3031

CEGE 5417. Structural Engineering Design

of Wood Buildings. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

This course provides an in-depth presentation

of topics in design of wood structures. The

course is intended for advanced undergraduate

and entering graduate students who have

completed CEGE 4401 or equivalent. The

course extends basic concepts of member

design, which are covered in CEGE 4401, to

wood members and simple wood structures.

Knowledge of basic concrete and steel

design, construction materials and structural

analysis is presumed. Topics covered in

the course include: wood properties and

grading; design criteria using sawn wood,

glue-laminated wood, and plywood; design of

beams, columns, trusses, shear diaphragms

and floors; connections for wood structures;

and building codes and test methods. Prereqs:

CEGE 4401 or equivalent

CEGE 5511. Urban Hydrology and Water

Quality. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Urban hydrology for small watersheds and

the management of storm water quality and

quantity. prereq: CEGE 4501or BBE 5513,

upper division CSE or grad student or instructor

consent

CEGE 5512. Stochastic Ecohydrology. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This course will provide the theoretical

and quantitative basis for understanding

the interactions between the water cycle,

vegetation, soil biogeochemistry, and the

atmosphere. A main focus of the course will be

on modeling the?water and carbon dynamics

across the soil-plant-atmosphere system. We

will provide probabilistic descriptions of this

system at the daily, seasonal, and interannual

timescales by incorporating various sources

of?randomness and non-stationarity within the

environment, particularly those from rainfall.

These concepts and tools will be discussed

in the context of?sustainable management of

water resources and terrestrial ecosystems,

especially in view of the changes in the

hydrological regime from climate change and

societal pressures. prereq: MATH 2373, MATH

2374

CEGE 5513. Energy Conversion from Wind,

Hydro and Solar Resources. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

During this class the physical principles of

energy conversion from alternative resources

as wind, hydro and solar will be presented

and discussed, with an emphasis on fluid

mechanics and geophysical flows (atmospheric

boundary layer, rivers, tidal flows). We

will start with the resource assessment

devoted to quantify the available energy in

the environment (wind, rivers, and sun). Each

energy resource module will include basic

economic principles and assumption enabling

the quantification of the efficiency and the

costs of energy transformation, as well as

an estimate of environmental effects (when

possible). We will focus on the details on

wind, streams, wave and solar power using

conservation equations and basic principles of

thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. prereq:

CEGE 3502 or equivalent

CEGE 5514. Granular Physics with

Environmental and Engineering

Applications. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall)

This class concerns ways in which relatively

straightforward particle-scale phenomenology

is directly related to larger-scale behaviors

of concern to environmental and engineering

processes. These larger scale behaviors

include pattern formation driven by cooperative

sorting and advection dynamics. They also

include quasi-static and dynamic non-linear

responses to stresses and other forcing.

Applications we discuss include particle

transport in rivers, wetlands reclamation,

pavement compaction, and industrial

mixing. As many large-scale and small-

scale phenemonelogy can be counter-

intuitive without experience, the in-class

work is supplemented by two sets of hand-

on activities. (1) students will explore these

phenomenology in physical laboratories and

(2) students will explore details unattainable in

the physical laboratory by modifying existing

computational simulations. (e.g., behavior in

zero gravity, chaotic particle pathways, small-

scale structures in colloidal suspensions).

Minimal prior programming experience is

expected. Programming assignments will

be designed to be flexible for students of all

levels of such experience. Prereqs: Graduate

student in CSE or permission of instructor and/

or CEGE 3502, MATH 2373, MATH 2374

CEGE 5541. Environmental Water

Chemistry. (; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Introduction to water chemistry. Physical

chemical principles, geochemical processes

controlling chemical composition of waters,

behavior of contaminants that affect the

suitability of water for beneficial uses. prereq:

CEGE 3501, Chem 1061, Chem 1062 or Chem

1071H/1072H, upper division CSE or grad

student or instructor consent

CEGE 5542. Experimental Methods in

Environmental Engineering. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Spring)

Tools necessary to conduct research in

environmental engineering and chemistry.

Theory of operation of analytical equipment.

Sampling and data handling methods,

statistical analyses, experimental design,

laboratory safety. Lecture, laboratory. prereq:

CEGE 3501, (CEGE 5541 recommended)

Chem 1022, upper division CSE or grad

student or instructor consent

CEGE 5543. Introductory Environmental

Fluid Mechanics. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall

Odd Year)

Environmental fluid mechanics is the study

of the interaction of fluid flows that occur

in aquatic ecosystems with the growth and

behavior of living organisms. prereq: CEGE

3502 or AEM 4201 or ChEn 3005, upper

division CSE or grad students or instructor

consent

CEGE 5551. Environmental Microbiology. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Role of microorganisms in environmental

bioremediation, pollution control, water/

wastewater treatment, biogeochemistry, and

human health. prereq: Upper div or grad

student or instructor consent

CEGE 5552. Environmental Microbiology

Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Basic microbiological techniques: isolation,

identification/enumeration of bacteria, BOD,

biodegradable kinetics, disinfection. Lab.

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prereq: CEGE 5551 or concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in CEGE 5551

CEGE 5570. Design for Sustainable

Development - India. (; 3-9 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Summer)

In this interdisciplinary course in Bangalore

(India's fast-growing mega-city and

entrepreneurship hub) you will work in

teams with local partners to research and

design sustainable solutions to development

challenges of water, energy, waste, agriculture,

transportation, and health. Prereqs: Open to

graduate students from all majors

Classical and Near Eastern Std

(CNES)

CNES 1002. World of Greece. (HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Ancient Greek civilization, from second

millenium BCE to Roman period. Art/

archaeology, philosophy, science, literature,

social/political institutions. Focuses on

connections with contemporary cultures

corresponding to Ancient Near East.

CNES 1003. World of Rome. (HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Roman civilization, from Etruscan origins to late

antiquity. Cultural diversity of Mediterranean

civilization. Ways of life, social, and political

institutions as evidenced by literature, art,

architecture, history, and material culture.

CNES 1042. Greek and Roman Mythology.

(AH; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Introduction to stories/study of Greek/Roman

mythology.

CNES 1042H. Honors Course: Greek and

Roman Mythology. (AH; 4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to stories/study of Greek/Roman

mythology.

CNES 1082. Jesus in History. (HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Who was Jesus? While there has been some

basic consistency in the depictions of Jesus

throughout history, there has also been lots

of variety. We will explore a whole host of

portraits of Jesus at different points in history

to demonstrate not only the varying ways

that Jesus has been thought of but also to

understand the relationship between these

portraits and the historical and cultural contexts

in which they were created. We will look at the

gospels of the New Testament and some from

outside the New Testament. We will look at

ancient and medieval art. And we will look at

modern film. Although we might not get to the

bottom of who Jesus was, we might understand

more fully how communities throughout history

have thought about him. Intended as a course

of interest to undergraduates in all colleges

of the TC campus. Students of any, all, or no

religious background are welcome.

CNES 1201. Bible:Context & Interpretation.

(LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to the modern academic study

of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible in the

historical context of literature from ancient

Mesopotamia. Read Babylonian Epic of

Creation, Epic of Gilgamesh, Hammurabi,

Genesis, Exodus, Psalms. Stories of creation,

law, epic conflict, and conquest. prereq:

Knowledge of Hebrew not required

CNES 1913. Homer's Odyssey and Politics.

(CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Homer's Odyssey is the story of a man who

returns from war to find a world much different

from the one he left ten years earlier - and

one that seems to have no place for him.

On his way home, he lies to some, robs and

murders others and, arguably through his own

negligence, loses all his men. Once back on

his native island of Ithaca, he re-establishes his

authority as local strong-man through a mass

killing of rivals. He is nonetheless emphatically

a "hero" and the moral and political center

of the story: what Odysseus does is (in the

storyteller's eyes, and those of most readers

ever since) right and just. This seminar will

use a close reading of the Odyssey, a study

of Season One of the Netflix series House of

Cards and of selections from Robert Caro's

biography of Lyndon Johnson, and extensive

discussion of contemporary political and

social events, to ask what sort of political

and social world Homer's poem imagines;

how it formulates and discusses power and

justice; how it encourages its audience to

accept judgments about human behavior and

"what is right" that may, upon reflection, seem

horrifying; and what we are to make of this

today.

CNES 3016W. Biblical Law and Jewish

Ethics. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

This course introduces students to the original

meaning and significance of religious law and

ethics within Judaism. Law is the single most

important part of Jewish history and identity. At

the same time, law is also the least understood

part of Judaism and has often been the source

of criticism and hatred. We shall therefore

confront one of the most important parts of

Jewish civilization and seek to understand it

on its own terms. In demonstrating how law

becomes a fundamental religious and ethical

ideal, the course will focus on the biblical and

Rabbinic periods but spans the entire history of

Judaism. Consistent with the First Amendment,

the approach taken is secular. There are no

prerequisites: the course is open to all qualified

students. The course begins with ideas of

law in ancient Babylon and then studies the

ongoing history of those ideas. The biblical idea

that a covenant binds Israel to God, along with

its implications for human worth - including the

view of woman as person - will be examined.

Comparative cultural issues include the

reinterpretations of covenant within Christianity

and Islam. The course investigates the rabbinic

concept of oral law, the use of law to maintain

the civil and religious stability of the Jewish

people, and the kabbalistic transformation of

law. The course concludes with contemporary

Jewish thinkers who return to the Bible while

seeking to establish a modern system of

universal ethics. The premise of the course is

the discipline of academic religious studies.

The assumptions of the course are therefore

academic and secular, as required by the

First Amendment. All texts and all religious

traditions will be examined analytically and

critically. Students are expected to understand

and master this approach, which includes

questioning conventional cultural assumptions

about the composition and authorship of the

Bible. Willingness to ask such questions and

openness to new ways of thinking are essential

to success in the course.

CNES 3016W. Biblical Law and Jewish

Ethics. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; )

This course introduces students to the original

meaning and significance of religious law and

ethics within Judaism. Law is the single most

important part of Jewish history and identity. At

the same time, law is also the least understood

part of Judaism and has often been the source

of criticism and hatred. We shall therefore

confront one of the most important parts of

Jewish civilization and seek to understand it

on its own terms. In demonstrating how law

becomes a fundamental religious and ethical

ideal, the course will focus on the biblical and

Rabbinic periods but spans the entire history of

Judaism. Consistent with the First Amendment,

the approach taken is secular. There are no

prerequisites: the course is open to all qualified

students. The course begins with ideas of

law in ancient Babylon and then studies the

ongoing history of those ideas. The biblical idea

that a covenant binds Israel to God, along with

its implications for human worth - including the

view of woman as person - will be examined.

Comparative cultural issues include the

reinterpretations of covenant within Christianity

and Islam. The course investigates the rabbinic

concept of oral law, the use of law to maintain

the civil and religious stability of the Jewish

people, and the kabbalistic transformation of

law. The course concludes with contemporary

Jewish thinkers who return to the Bible while

seeking to establish a modern system of

universal ethics. The premise of the course is

the discipline of academic religious studies.

The assumptions of the course are therefore

academic and secular, as required by the

First Amendment. All texts and all religious

traditions will be examined analytically and

critically. Students are expected to understand

and master this approach, which includes

questioning conventional cultural assumptions

about the composition and authorship of the

Bible. Willingness to ask such questions and

openness to new ways of thinking are essential

to success in the course.

CNES 3061. "Bread and Circuses:"

Spectacles and Mass Culture in Antiquity.

(CIV,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd,

Spring Even Year)

Development of large-scale public

entertainments in ancient Mediterranean

world, from athletic contests of Olympia and

dramatic festivals of Athens to chariot races

and gladiatorial games of Roman Empire.

Wider significance of these spectacles in their

impact on political, social, and economic life of

the societies that supported them.

CNES 3071. Greek and Hellenistic Religions.

(HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even Year)

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Greek religion from the Bronze Age to

Hellenistic times. Sources include literature, art,

and archaeology. Homer and Olympian deities,

ritual performance, prayer/sacrifice, temple

architecture, death and the afterlife, mystery

cults, philosophical religion. Near Eastern

salvation religions.

CNES 3072. The Birth of Christianity. (AH; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Early Jesus movement in cultural/historical

setting. Origins in Judaism. Traditions about

Jesus. Apostle Paul, controversies/interpreters.

Authority, religious practice, structure.

Emergence of canon. Contemporary methods

of New Testament study. Biblical writings as

history/narrative. CNES 3072/CNES 5072/

RELS 3072/RELS 5072 meet together.

CNES 3074. Exploring the Quran: An

intellectual odyssey with Islam's holy

scripture. (AH; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

This course explores the contents of the Quran

and probes its place in the history of human

civilization. Students will learn about, and

critically reflect on, the following subjects: 1)

the Quran's core ideas, stories, laws, parables,

and arguments, 2) the historical context in

which the Quran was first promulgated and

codified, 3) the relationship between the Quran

and the preceding literary traditions of the

ancient world, in particular, the Bible and

post-biblical Jewish and Christian writings,

4) Muslim utilization of the Quran towards

intellectual, social, religious, cultural, and

political ends, and 5) the pre-modern and

modern scholarly traditions of interpreting the

Quran.

CNES 3076. Apostle Paul: Life, Letters, and

Legacy. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd,

Spring Even Year)

How/what can we know about Paul. What his

message was. What he was fighting. How he

was later understood by friends/foes.

CNES 3081W. Classical Epic in Translation.

(LITR,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd,

Spring Even Year)

Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Virgil's Aeneid.

Cultural context of epic. Development of the

hero. Epic style. Poetics of epic.

CNES 3082W. Greek Tragedy in Translation.

(LITR,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even,

Spring Odd Year)

Origins of tragedy. Ancient theatres. Selected

plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides.

CNES 3092. Jesus in History. (HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Who was Jesus? While there has been some

basic consistency in the depictions of Jesus

throughout history, there has also been lots

of variety. We will explore a whole host of

portraits of Jesus at different points in history

to demonstrate not only the varying ways

that Jesus has been thought of but also to

understand the relationship between these

portraits and the historical and cultural contexts

in which they were created. We will look at the

gospels of the New Testament and some from

outside the New Testament. We will look at

ancient and medieval art. And we will look at

modern film. Although we might not get to the

bottom of who Jesus was, we might understand

more fully how communities throughout history

have thought about him. Intended as a course

of interest to undergraduates in all colleges

of the TC campus. Students of any, all, or no

religious background are welcome.

CNES 3103. Ancient Greece: Alexander and

the East. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring

Even Year)

Achievements of Alexander the Great, their

effect on Greek-speaking world. Greek

colonization of Egypt. Hellenistic art, literature,

philosophy.

CNES 3106. Ancient Rome: The Age of

Nero. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

The Roman Empire. "Silver Age" of Latin

literature, rise of Christianity. Art/architecture.

CNES 3115. Midrash: Reading and Retelling

the Hebrew Bible. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

How did the Jews of the first seven centuries

of the common era read and understand the

Hebrew Bible? What were the problems they

faced -- interpretive, historical, theological --

in trying to apply their holy scriptures? This

course explores key issues that led to the

development of a new form of Judaism in late

antiquity, rabbinic Judaism, and its methods

of scriptural interpretation. The course?s

study will focus on the forms and practices of

rabbinic scriptural interpretation (midrash) as it

developed in Roman Palestine and Sasanian

Babylonia, focusing on key narrative and legal

passages in the Five Books of Moses (Torah).

A main focus of the course will be on the ways

the rabbis adapted the Hebrew Bible to express

their own core concerns.

CNES 3121. Gender and Body in Early

Christianity. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Odd Year)

Ancient Christians, like any other social group

in the ancient world, represented themselves

through images, stories, and discourses using

the cultural tools available to them in their own

contexts. In this course, we will explore two key

texts of early Christianity (1 Corinthians and the

Gospel of Mark) with special attention to how

representations of the body and gender served

to communicate the nature of what it meant to

be Christian for these authors. The study of

ancient material offers a space to acquire the

skills of critical analysis of body and gender

dynamics so that we can better understand the

roles that the body and gender play in shaping

our self-identity, social interaction, and societal

structures.

CNES 3152. Art and Archaeology of Ancient

Greece. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

This course will provide an introduction to

the history of Greek art, architecture and

archaeology from the formation of the Greek

city states in the ninth century BCE, through

the expansion of Greek culture across the

Mediterranean and Asia in the Hellenistic

period, to the coming of Rome in the first

century BCE. While this survey concentrates

on the main developments of Greek art, an

important sub-theme of this course this is the

changes Classical visual culture underwent as

it served non-Greek peoples, including the role

it played for Alexander and his successors in

forging multiethnic, globally minded empires

in Western, Central and South Asia. No

background in the time period or discipline

is expected and therefore this class will also

serve as an introduction to interdisciplinary

study of art history and the classical world. A

number of art historical methodologies will be

introduced in order to not only give students

a useful background in art history but to give

them the tools to think as art historians and

incorporate related visual and textual evidence

meaningfully into their writing.

CNES 3162. Roman Art and Archaeology.

(HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Introduction to art and material culture of

Roman world: origin, change, continuity.

Progress/decay in later empire, its legacy to

modern world.

CNES 3182. Egypt and Western Asia: Art

and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt and

Western Asia. (AH,GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

This course will provide students with

foundational knowledge in the art, architecture,

and archaeology of Egypt, East Africa, Asia

Minor, Mesopotamia, Iran and Central Asia

from the Neolithic through Late Antiquity (ca.

7,000 B.C.E. - 650 C.E.). Students will gain

an understanding of the relationship between

the visual material and the social, intellectual,

political, and religious contexts in which it

developed and functioned. In this regard,

students will also gain an understanding of the

evolution of, and exchanges and differences

among, the visual cultures of these time

periods and regions. It will also expose them to

the preconditions for contemporary geopolitics

in the region.

CNES 3201. The Bible: Context and

Interpretation. (LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Introduction to the modern academic study

of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible in the

historical context of literature from ancient

Mesopotamia. Read Babylonian Epic of

Creation, Epic of Gilgamesh, Hammurabi,

Genesis, Exodus, Psalms. Stories of creation,

law, epic conflict, and conquest. prereq:

Knowledge of Hebrew not required

CNES 3202. Bible: Prophecy in Ancient

Israel. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Survey of Israelite prophets. Emphasizes

Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel,

Second Isaiah. Prophetic contributions to

Israelite religion. Personality of prophets.

Politics, prophetic reaction. Textual analysis,

biblical scholarship. Prophecy viewed cross-

culturally. prereq: [RelS 1001] or [CNES 1201

or JWST 1201 or RELS 1201 or CNES 3201 or

JWST 3201 or RELS 3201]

CNES 3205. Women, Gender, and the

Hebrew Bible. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Spring Odd Year)

How men, woman, gender, sexuality is

portrayed in Hebrew Bible. Social/religious

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Reading biblical texts from academic point of

view.

CNES 3206. Sex, Murder, and Bodily

Discharges: Purity and Pollution in the

Ancient World. (3 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Spring)

"Dirt is dangerous" wrote Mary Douglas more

than 50 years ago in her groundbreaking

study, Purity and Danger: An Analysis of

Concept of Pollution and Taboo. Her work

has been influential in ancient Near Eastern

and Mediterranean studies when dealing with

issues of sacred/profane, purity/pollution,

and ritual sacrifice and purification. Douglas'

work provides a framework within which to

understand ancients' thinking about these

concepts that range from the sacredness of

space and of bodies to perceived pollutions

caused by bodily leakage or liminal stages of

life and death. In this course, we will examine

Douglas' theory in light of ancient evidence,

with special attention to ancient Israelite

literature (the Tanakh or Old Testament)

and ancient Jewish literature (the Dead Sea

Scrolls), but we will also analyze other ancient

Near Eastern and Mediterranean examples

of purity and pollution (from epigraphical and

documentary evidence).

CNES 3502. Ancient Israel: From Conquest

to Exile. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Israelite history in context of what is known

from Egyptian, Canaanite, Mesopotamian

sources.Issues raised by archaeological data

related to Israelite conquest of Canaan.

CNES 3504. Apocalypticism, Cosmic

Warfare, and the Maccabees: Jewish

Strategies of Resistance in Antiquity. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

The rise of Hellenistic kingdoms in the ancient

Mediterranean and Near East created a variety

of responses from local, subjugated peoples,

and some of the most documented cases

are those of Jewish populations in Koele-

Syria/Palestine. The main objective of this

course is to analyze Jewish responses to

imperial rule and military conflict during the

Hellenistic and early Roman periods (c. 300

B.C.E. ? 150 C.E.), but we will also spend time

examining the broader picture of how local,

ancestral groups fared under foreign rule.

Along with discussing pertinent archaeological

evidence, we will discuss Jewish literature

and documentary material from this period,

including, the sectarian documents of the

Dead Sea Scrolls, the Book of Judith (a

Jewish "novel"), the Books of Daniel and the

Maccabees (all of which provide historical

information about the Maccabean revolt and

rise of the Hasmoneans), and the writings of

Josephus (a Jewish writer who witnessed the

Roman takeover of Palestine in the first century

C.E.). This course will stay within the confines

of the ancient evidence and not examine later

interpretations when analyzing each historical

period; it will begin with Ptolemaic control of

the region and conclude with the Bar Kokhba

revolt, its aftermath, and the resilience of

Jewish populations in northern Palestine.

Topics that will be examined in depth are

messianism and apocalypticism, the Jerusalem

Temple, Jewish ancestral traditions (which

include biblical literature), and theoretical

models used by scholars to analyze power

relationships in antiquity.

CNES 3515. Multiculturalism in Modern

Israel: how communities, ideologies, and

identities intersect. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Spring)

This course focuses on the way various

cultural groups in Israel attempt to achieve

cultural recognition. Students will learn how

various ethnic and religious groups shape their

identities through process of acculturation and

struggle. Students will learn about several

Israeli cultures by reading literature, book

chapters and case-studies, and watching

movies, all of which center on these debates.

Students will examine various case studies

centered on these multicultural issues in Israel

and will discuss and reflect on the implications

of the issues raised by the course material for

the international community, the United States,

and for their own lives.

CNES 3535. Death and the Afterlife in the

Ancient World. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Fall Odd Year)

Beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors related to

death and the afterlife found in the cultures

of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East.

Literature, funerary art/epitaphs. Archaeological

evidence for burial practices and care of dead.

CNES 3601W. Sexuality and Gender in

Ancient Greece and Rome. (AH,WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Evidence for Ancient Greek and Roman

ideas about sexuality and gender roles. The

methodologies by which it is analyzed. Norms

of writing about ancient culture, gender, and

sexuality.

CNES 3617. Pagans, Christians, Barbarians:

The World of Late Antiquity. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Fall Odd Year)

Between classical and medieval, pagan and

Christian, Roman and barbarian, the late

antique world was a dynamic age. This course

will focus on the Mediterranean region from

the 2nd to the mid-7th century exploring such

topics as the conversion of Constantine, the

fall of Rome, barbarian invasions, the spread of

Christianity, and the rise of Islam.

CNES 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time, paid

or unpaid, primarily in off-campus environments

in conjunction with museum or gallery

internships; archaeological field experience;

language teaching practicum, etc. Internships

integrate classroom knowledge and theory with

practical application and skill development in

professional or community settings. The skills

and knowledge learned should be transferable

to other employment settings and not simply

to advance the operations of the employer.

Typically the student's work is supervised and

evaluated by a site coordinator or instructor.

CNES 3951W. Capstone. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Research project pertaining to ancient world,

using documents or primary sources along with

secondary sources. Students select project

in consultation with faculty member. prereq:

course is open to second semester juniors

and seniors, major in CNES or RelS], instr

consentonsent

CNES 3993. Directed Studies. (; 1-4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. prereq: instr

consent

CNES 5016W. Biblical Law and Jewish

Ethics. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

This course introduces students to the original

meaning and significance of religious law and

ethics within Judaism. Law is the single most

important part of Jewish history and identity. At

the same time, law is also the least understood

part of Judaism and has often been the source

of criticism and hatred. We shall therefore

confront one of the most important parts of

Jewish civilization and seek to understand it

on its own terms. In demonstrating how law

becomes a fundamental religious and ethical

ideal, the course will focus on the biblical and

Rabbinic periods but spans the entire history of

Judaism. Consistent with the First Amendment,

the approach taken is secular. There are no

prerequisites: the course is open to all qualified

students. The course begins with ideas of

law in ancient Babylon and then studies the

ongoing history of those ideas. The biblical idea

that a covenant binds Israel to God, along with

its implications for human worth - including the

view of woman as person - will be examined.

Comparative cultural issues include the

reinterpretations of covenant within Christianity

and Islam. The course investigates the rabbinic

concept of oral law, the use of law to maintain

the civil and religious stability of the Jewish

people, and the kabbalistic transformation of

law. The course concludes with contemporary

Jewish thinkers who return to the Bible while

seeking to establish a modern system of

universal ethics. The premise of the course is

the discipline of academic religious studies.

The assumptions of the course are therefore

academic and secular, as required by the

First Amendment. All texts and all religious

traditions will be examined analytically and

critically. Students are expected to understand

and master this approach, which includes

questioning conventional cultural assumptions

about the composition and authorship of the

Bible. Willingness to ask such questions and

openness to new ways of thinking are essential

to success in the course.

CNES 5071. Greek and Hellenistic Religions.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Greek religion from Bronze Age to Hellenistic

times. Literature, art, archaeology. Homer/

Olympian deities. Ritual performance, prayer,

sacrifice. Temple architecture. Death/afterlife.

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Mystery cults. Philosophical religion. Near

Eastern salvation religions. Meets with 3071.

CNES 5072. The Birth of Christianity. (AH; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Early Jesus movement in cultural/historical

setting. Origins in Judaism. Traditions about

Jesus. Apostle Paul, controversies/interpreters.

Authority, religious practice, structure.

Emergence of canon. Contemporary methods

of New Testament study. Biblical writings as

history/narrative. CNES 3072/CNES 5072/

RELS 3072/RELS 5072 meet together.

CNES 5115. Midrash: Jewish Biblical

Interpretation. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

How did the Jews of the first seven centuries

of the common era read and understand the

Hebrew Bible? What were the problems they

faced -- interpretive, historical, theological --

in trying to apply their holy scriptures? This

course explores key issues that led to the

development of a new form of Judaism in late

antiquity, rabbinic Judaism, and its methods

of scriptural interpretation. The course's

study will focus on the forms and practices of

rabbinic scriptural interpretation (midrash) as it

developed in Roman Palestine and Sasanian

Babylonia, focusing on key narrative and legal

passages in the Five Books of Moses (Torah).

A main focus of the course will be on the ways

the rabbis adapted the Hebrew Bible to express

their own core concerns.

CNES 5121. Gender and Body in Early

Christianity. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Odd Year)

Ancient Christians, like any other social group

in the ancient world, represented themselves

through images, stories, and discourses using

the cultural tools available to them in their own

contexts. In this course, we will explore two key

texts of early Christianity (1 Corinthians and the

Gospel of Mark) with special attention to how

representations of the body and gender served

to communicate the nature of what it meant to

be Christian for these authors. The study of

ancient material offers a space to acquire the

skills of critical analysis of body and gender

dynamics so that we can better understand the

roles that the body and gender play in shaping

our self-identity, social interaction, and societal

structures.

CNES 5204. The Dead Sea Scrolls. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran.

Contents of Dead Sea Scrolls, significance

for development of Bible. Background of

Judaism and Christianity. Archaeological site of

Qumran. Open to graduate students across the

college; knowledge of classical Hebrew will not

be required. The course is open to upper level

undergraduate students with permission of the

instructor.

CNES 5502. Ancient Israel: From Conquest

to Exile. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Israelite history in context of what is known

from Egyptian, Canaanite, and Mesopotamian

sources. Focuses on issues raised by

archaeological data related to Israelite

conquest of Canaan. prereq: Knowledge of

Hebrew not required; 5501 recommended

CNES 5713. Introduction to Ugaritic. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Ugaritic alphabetic cuneiform script,

morphology, and syntax. Reading of

representative samples of Ugaritic literature.

Attention to linguistic and cultural issues and

links to biblical and other Ancient Near Eastern

texts. prereq: Adv Hebrew, previous study of

biblical texts or instr consent

CNES 5787. Visual Cultures in Contact:

Cross-Cultural Interaction in the Ancient

and Early Medieval Worlds. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even Year)

Evaluate critical perspectives from variety of

interdisciplinary conversations. Framework

for studying cross-cultural interaction among

ancient visual cultures that integrates practical,

cognitive, object oriented approaches. Cross-

continental movement/selective appropriation

of objects/motifs.

CNES 5794. Introduction to Classical and

Near Eastern Studies. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit;

Every Fall)

Introduction to core research materials and

reference materials in the various disciplines

which make up classical studies. prereq: grad

major or minor or instr consent

CNES 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq-instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

CNES 5994. Directed Research. (1-12 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Guided individual research. Prereq-instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

CNES 5996. Directed Instruction. (1-12 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Guided individual research. Prereq-instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS)

CLS 5090. Special Laboratory Methods. (;

1-2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Assignment on an individual basis to one of

a variety of special areas of experience in the

clinical lab. prereq: instr consent

CLS 5100. Virology, Mycology, and

Parasitology for Medical Technologists. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Lab diagnosis of viral, fungal, and parasitic

infections. Lecture. prereq: microbiology course

with lab, biochem course

CLS 5120. Seminar: Clinical Laboratory

Science. (; 1 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; S-N or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Current literature. Presentation/discussion of

research. prereq: instr consent

CLS 5121. Journal Presentations. (; 1 cr.

[max 2 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Critical analysis, evaluation, discussion of

current journal articles in student's specialty

area. prereq: 1st yr CLS grad student

CLS 5125. Practicum Teaching. (; 1-2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Supervised teaching experience, develop

skills using instructional materials, tests, and

measurements. prereq: instr consent

CLS 5129. Elements of Laboratory

Administration. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

Leadership styles, employee selection and

evaluation, communications, motivation,

morale, discipline, job descriptions, record

keeping, budgets, cost accounting, purchasing,

product evaluation, lab safety, labor relations,

government regulations. prereq: instr consent

CLS 5130. Practicum in Laboratory

Administration. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

Supervised experience and assignment of

specific problems related to lab service and

management in health care institutions. prereq:

instr consent

CLS 5140. Techniques for Teaching. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Developing objectives, classroom activities,

and evaluation criteria for medical technology

education. prereq: instr consent

CLS 5165. Advanced Clinical

Immunohematology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Observation, study, and practice in special

problems, advanced techniques, and

methodology. prereq: instr consent

CLS 5402. Molecular Diagnostics. (; 1 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Basic theory/application of molecular

diagnostics in clinical lab. Lecture, lab. prereq:

instr consent

CLS 5768. Advanced Hematology. (; 5-10 cr.

[max 30 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Practical experience collecting bone marrow

from patients. Diagnosing hematological

diseases by evaluating and interpreting cells

from clinical specimens of bone marrow,

peripheral blood, and, if applicable, lymph

nodes. prereq: instr consent

CLS 5864. Research Seminar. (; 1 cr. [max

10 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Departmental research seminar series. prereq:

instr consent

CLS 5865. Departmental Seminar. (; 1 cr.

[max 10 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Departmental clinical lab research seminar

series. prereq: instr consent

Clinical Physiol, Movement Sci

(CPMS)

CPMS 5101. Introduction to Clinical

Physiology and Movement Science. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Overview of clinical physiology and clinical

movement science. For students in such

diverse fields as bioengineering, kinesiology,

neuroscience, physical therapy, physiology,

psychology, public health, occupational

therapy.

CPMS 5201. Colloquium in Clinical

Physiology and Movement Science. (; 1 cr.

[max 4 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

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Interdisciplinary course meets 1st and 3rd

week of the month. Current research areas,

scientific methods, and interpretation of results

in the areas of clinical movement science and

clinical physiology. prereq: Undergrad level

in basic anatomy and physiology is highly

recommended

Col of Food, Agr & Nat Res Sci

(CFAN)

CFAN 1101. Dean's Engaged Leaders

Seminar. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Students explore their role in building inclusive

community spaces. Development of leadership

skills in academic, social, and public service

contexts. Hands-on learning/real-world

applications in culturally diverse communities.

Field trips, guest speakers, and discussions.

prereq: Incoming 1st-yr CFANS students only

CFAN 1102. President's Emerging Scholars

Seminar. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall)

President's Emerging Scholars (PES) is an

educational opportunity program that supports

high-achieving, historically underserved

students in their pursuit of a bachelor's degree

at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Participants are selected based on holistic

review conducted by the Office of Admissions,

and PES students demonstrate achievement in

a number of ways, including strong academics,

extracurricular excellence, and significant

community engagement. This seminar is

designed to help CFANS PES students in

the transition from high school to college.

Many PES students are the first in their family

to attend college, be Pell Grant recipients,

indigenous students, and students of color. In

this course, students will explore University

resources, its people, and connect students

with each other. Students will learn about

resources, challenges, opportunities, and

their own identity development through self-

reflection and engagement assignments,

culminating in the creation of a Digital Story

they can share with their peers. prereq: CFANS

newly admitted PES students

CFAN 2096. Reflecting on Your Professional

Experience. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course is designed to meet the CFANS

Experiential Learning requirement which

defines the importance and processes of

learning through experience. Students will

undertake an experience in an authentic work-

place setting related to agriculture, food or

natural resource settings as a prerequisite to

the course. The prerequisite experience will

serve as a foundation for learning professional

competencies including reflection, problem

solving, managing interpersonal relationships,

professional communication, and goal setting.

Current theories of career development will be

introduced to help students construct meaning

from their experiences to inform future goals

and strategies. prereq: Secured internship,

completion of summer module, instr consent

CFAN 2333. Insects, Microbes, and Plants:

Ecology of Pest Management. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall)

This course uses fundamental concepts

of ecology and evolution to illuminate and

solve the challenges in managing insects and

microbes in today's global context of food and

fiber production. Students will learn relevant

aspects of insect and microbial biology to be

able to situate concrete management problems

in an appropriate ecological and evolutionary

conceptual framework. Students will apply

these concepts and discuss ecological and

management controversies, such as what

can we learn from natural areas to better

manage food and fiber production systems.

Case studies, readings, and discussion topics

will emphasize factors influencing responsible

management decisions.

CFAN 3002. Transfer Student Seminar. (1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course introduces new transfer students

to the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural

Resource Sciences (CFANS) and to the

UMN. This course will introduce students

to opportunities provided to them by both

CFANS and the University. It will help connect

students to faculty and staff, as well as to

other transfer students. By introducing transfer

student theories, diversity & equity topics,

leadership skills and career information,

transfer students will become immersed in

the CFANS environment and will be provided

with a foundation of knowledge that will help

students continue to be successful during their

remaining time at the University of Minnesota.

The course will be held once a week.

CFAN 3091V. Research Proposals: From

Ideas to Strategic Plans. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

You have a great research idea, now what?

How do you turn your idea into a proposal?

It has been said, paraphrasing Edison, that

innovation is one percent inspiration, 99

percent perspiration. In this course, we will

start with an inspiring idea and sweat our way

to develop a research proposal. The students

will go through a step-by-step process that

starts with choosing and defining a research

idea, then proceeding to do literature reviews

and to the development of a hypothesis, aims,

objectives, and a research strategy. The aim

of this course is to provide students with tools

to understand the structure of scientific reports

and proposals, literature searches, and basic

data interpretation. The students will learn

about different research approaches and

how to achieve consistency in their research

projects. We will guide students in how to begin

and develop a written research proposal that

will satisfy the requirements of their advisors,

institution, and funding organizations. prereq:

If you have less than 60 credits and are

interested in this course, please contact the

instructor.

CFAN 3093. Directed Studies in

International Agriculture. (; 2-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

CFAN 3096. Making the Most of your

Professional Experience. (1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Enhance quality internship experience. Insight

about self, world of work, individual learning

styles. Communicate skills/learning. prereq:

Secured internship, instr consent

CFAN 3201. Career and Internship

Preparation. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Self exploration, networking, industry research,

job/internship search, resumes, cover letters,

interviewing, salary negotiation, goal setting.

prereq: Soph or jr or sr or grad student

CFAN 3293. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

CFAN 3301. Grad & Prof School:Success

Strategies for Prep,Adm. (1 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Intended for junior/seniors of all majors with

interests in career exploration/pursuit of either

graduate or professional school education.

Addresses needs of multicultural students,

those from diverse backgrounds, those who

may be first generation college students.

CFAN 3334. Parasites and Pestilence. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course is designed to provide you with

a basic understanding of protozoan and

metazoan parasites, focusing on the biology

and epidemiology of parasitic diseases and

on the parasite- host association. Special

emphasis will be placed on those parasites

of major medical/veterinary consequence,

because parasites continue to be one of the

primary causes of morbidity and mortality

throughout the world. It is anticipated that you

will obtain an awareness of the importance and

complexity of these diseases, and how they

impact the majority of the world?s population

that is less fortunate than those of us living in

developed countries. Parasites are explored

in the context of transmission, associated

disease, diagnosis and treatment options; and

environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic

drivers of disease epidemiology. Content

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will be presented on the blackboard and via

Power Point. Additional information is available

through the lecture outline in the course

website, and in the text. Occasionally, we will

have guest lectures on specific topics. The

speakers are UMN faculty members and highly

recognized scientists, from whom you will

receive state-of-the-art information.

CFAN 3422. Introduction to Sustainable

Akumal. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Even Year)

This is the on-campus background prerequisite

for CFAN 3522 Sustainable Akumal. We

introduce Akumal and the history of coastal

development in the Mexican Caribe along with

coastal ecology and important biota from the

area. We consider the cultural context, from

ancient Maya to the recent development of

a tourism economy and its effects on local

communities. We cover required gear and

have a pool snorkel session. prereq: Instructor

approval, LAC admission to Sustainable

Akumal study abroad course.

CFAN 3500. International Field Studies

Seminar. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Interface of agriculture with various natural

resource, environmental, economic,

food safety, public policy, ethical issues

transcending national borders. Seminars take

place in other countries or regions of world,

providing global perspective. Active learning,

lectures, discussion tutorials, field trips, reports,

exams. prereq: instr consent

CFAN 3501. Costa Rica--Sustainable

Development. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Costa Rica's development strategy.

Agriculture, tourism, energy, and urbanization

show synergies and tension between

economic, social, and environmental impacts.

Sustainability and how organizations

maximize benefits associated with sustainable

development. prereq: instr consent

CFAN 3502. Bahamas--Tropical Marine

Biology and Shark Ecology. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring & Summer)

Ecology of sharks and natural history of South

Bimini Island. Marine ecosystems. Local flora

and fauna. Local culture and development

policy on the ecosystems. prereq: instr consent

CFAN 3503. Switzerland--Mountain

Agriculture. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring & Summer)

Spring-time agriculture in a mountain

ecosystem; management of farm enterprises

to be productive in the context of Europe;

how Switzerland has developed agro-

tourism; interact with farmers, researchers,

professionals and government officials who

share expertise and interest in agricultural

issues. prereq: instr consent

CFAN 3504. Vertebrate Research Design

and Field Survey Techniques. (GP,ENV; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Thai culture and conservation challenges.

Two-day barge trip learning culture before

traveling to Thailand's premier conservation

research site. Camera-trapping techniques,

prey assessment methods, and radio telemetry

approaches to the study of large mammals.

prereq: instr consent

CFAN 3505. French Language and Culture.

(1 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring &

Summer)

French language/way of life. Heritage of French

culture. prereq: instr consent

CFAN 3506. Iceland: Landscapes,

Natural Resources, and Environmental

Management. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Summer)

Landscapes and natural resources shape ways

countries view and manage environmental

resources. We will study landscapes and

natural resources of Iceland, including

Thingvellir (= ??ingvellir) National Park, the

historical seat of Icelandic Parliament (or

Al??ingi). We will learn how the national

park and other natural resources are

sustainably managed, and their significance as

environmental and cultural shrines. Students

will compile a journal with daily entries,

including photographs or digital images,

and participate in field exercise and cultural/

social activities providing insight into Icelandic

landscapes and society. prereq: But must be at

least end-of-year freshmen in good academic

standing with a minimum GPA of 2.5 or instr

consent

CFAN 3507. Exploring Ecuador: People,

Land, and Water from the Amazon to the

Galapagos. (ENV,GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

In this course we will explore the abundant

flora and fauna and water resources of the

majestic mountains, rich valley farmlands,

and lush tropical forests. We will also explore

sustainability and restoration projects and

visit urban Quito, rural villages, Amazon

basin, and island hop through the Galapagos.

This interdisciplinary course offers students

of all disciplines an opportunity to explore

water resource management and Indigenous

(Quichua) culture ? A great opportunity for

scientifically and culturally oriented students

to interact with each other and the people of

Ecuador.

CFAN 3510. From Rainforest to Reef:

Wildlife Medicine and Conservation in

Belize. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Introduction to key topics in wildlife medicine.

Students will learn medical issues and

approaches, the role of the veterinarian in

wildlife conservation, zoo medicine, and

wildlife rescue & rehabilitation. This program

is held at the Belize Wildlife & Referral

Clinica??s (BWRC) teaching facility with

BWRCa??s founder and wildlife veterinarian,

Dr. Isabelle Paquet-Durand. Labs include

distance immobilization, suture, spay & neuter,

necropsy, comparative anatomy, radiography,

parasitology and blood analysis. Field visits

are conducted with Dr. Isabelle to the Belize

Zoo and to avian, reptile, primate, and

manatee centers. Students are introduced to

preventative medicine and common diseases

for many of these species. A spay & neuter

lab reviews theory and suture practice, this is

followed by a spay & neuter clinic organized

in the field or at BWRC. Students also have

the opportunity to observe, and when possible,

assist the BWRC veterinary staff during their

daily operations.

CFAN 3512. Sustainable Food Chains. (GP;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring & Summer)

Concentrated study in agriculture/agribusiness.

Horticulture. Viticulture/wine making. Rural

tourism. Gastronomy. prereq: instr consent

CFAN 3513. The Natural History of Norway.

(ENV,GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Spring & Summer

Odd Year)

The program will be based in the Nord Tr?

ndelag region of central Norway where

students will learn about Norway's physical

geography, ecology, and management of

natural resources, including its flora, fauna, and

agricultural systems. Students will also gain

an understanding of the region's rich culture,

history, and close ties to Minnesota. prereq:

instructor consent

CFAN 3514. Machu Picchu: Biodiversity &

Climate Change in Peru. (ENV,GP; 3 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Summer)

Southeastern Peruvian Andes. Inca

civilizations. Biodiversity assessment in

headwaters of Amazon. What it means to be

World Heritage Site. Experience the magic

of the Andes. Watch the sunrise over the

mountains surrounding Machu Picchu. Climb

steep trails deep in the forest to check cameras

capturing Peccaries, Jaguars and Jagarundis.

Eat dinner with Macaws. Ask a question about

the ecology of the forest ? and answer it. Have

a unique experience in South America, and

share a story about that experience back

at home. Posing your own question about

biodiversity, landscapes, specific plants or

animals, or culture is an intensely rewarding

experience. Learning about the ecology of

a subset of the Amazon, framing questions

and collecting information to address those

questions helps us refine our creative and

analytical abilities.

CFAN 3516. Sustainable Food Systems of

Italy. (ENV,GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring

& Summer)

This course examines the concepts of

sustainability in relation to food production

and culture in a country and place where food

is a fundamental component of the regional

and national culture. The course incorporates

intercultural development concepts to introduce

students to past and present Italian culture

through the cultural importance of food

systems, the ethics of food consumption and

production and the concepts of sustainability.

CFAN 3517. Shires, Shorthorns and Sheep:

Exploring Livestock Systems in England.

(GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Spring & Summer Even

Year)

This embedded study abroad course will

directly examine the similarities and differences

of livestock production practices, regulatory

policies, consumer (and export) demands and

the ethics of animal agriculture in England and

Minnesota while allowing students to explore

the rich history and culture of England.

CFAN 3518. Environmental Issues in New

Zealand. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

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This Global Seminar, Environmental Issues in

New Zealand, is open to any undergraduate

or graduate students regardless of major.

Priority for enrollment is given to University

of Minnesota students, but students from

other institutions may attend if space is

available. There are no course prerequisites

and all instruction is in English. New Zealand

is a modern country with friendly people

and awesome scenery. Our daily news

is filled with reports on climate change,

water scarcity and pollution, soaring energy

costs, and food shortages. Solutions must

consider environmental, economic, and social

implications of our management strategies.

Frequently there are trade-offs between

benefits and costs. University students as

future leaders of business, government,

and social programs should understand

how to analyze environmental issues. What

are the issues? Who is affected? What

alternatives exist to solve them? What are the

environmental, economic, and social trade-

offs between these alternatives? What are

reliable sources of information? How can each

of us contribute to solutions? New Zealand

has undergone significant changes in its

plant and animal composition following the

invasion of humans and the exotic species

they introduced. Alarmed by these changes,

New Zealanders recently have made significant

strides in recognizing environmental issues

and seeking sustainable solutions. They offer

valuable lessons for U.S. students to bring

home and apply to our own environmental

issues.

CFAN 3519. Bali: Water and Culture from

Rainforests to Reefs. (ENV,GP; 3 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Travel to Bali, Indonesia as part of a Global

Seminarto explore how culture and beliefs

influence our relationship with water and

the environment. Through field and cultural

excursions and site visits, lectures, and

personal observation and study, students will

cultivate an awareness of their relationship to

the natural world as influenced by their own

culture and belief system.

CFAN 3519. Bali: Water and Culture from

Rainforests to Reefs. (GP,ENV; 3 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Travel to Bali, Indonesia as part of a Global

Seminar to explore how culture and beliefs

influence our relationship with water and

the environment. Through field and cultural

excursions and site visits, lectures, and

personal observation and study, students will

cultivate an awareness of their relationship to

the natural world as influenced by their own

culture and belief system.

CFAN 3520. Germany: Leading the

Renewables Revolution. (GP,ENV; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall)

A bilateral agreement between Minnesota

and Germany to pursue best practices in

clean energy offers a unique opportunity for

students to participate in an international

delegation. Students meet government,

business, academia and civil society leaders

and see Germany's integrated approach to

energy transition up close. Embedded fall

semester with winter study abroad travel to

Germany. CFAN 5520 is the graduate offering

of this course. prereq: instructor consent

CFAN 3521. Borneo Global Seminar:

Tropical Wildlife Conservation & Climate

Change. (ENV,GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Summer

Odd Year)

This seminar explores tropical conservation

by focusing on three main themes in Borneo:

climate change, rehabilitation and release of

charismatic rare and endangered species,

and remote camera surveys for environmental

education. Each theme is supported with in-

country lectures, exploration activities, and

a student product. We explore and learn

about marine, montane, and tropical forest

ecosystems. Threats to ecosystem health in

Borneo are multi-faceted. Habitat loss and

fragmentation, due to logging a few decades

ago and primarily now oil-palm agriculture,

mean that wildlife populations are smaller

and increasingly isolated. This class engages

students in global issues of climate change

and habitat loss, helping them explore and

analyze their observations critically. It also

brings students face-to-face with rehabilitation

and reintroduction of the species that suffer

most as forests are felled for logging followed

by oil palm agriculture. Species we investigate

most closely are orangutans and sun bears.

We explore riparian habitat, discuss issues

of fragmentation, and pressures on protected

areas at the Danau Girang Field Centre

(DGFC). DGFC is located in high-quality

riparian habitat in the Kinabatangan Reserve,

in patches of forest nestled in a matrix of

oil-palm agriculture. This area is host to a

truly incredible suite of wild species. The

Kinabatangan River is home to clouded

leopards, sun bears, orangutans, otters,

proboscis monkeys, and crocodiles. At the field

station, wild orangutans forage in the canopy

overhead. If you follow the noise of rustling

leaves, you will likely observe troops of long-

tailed macaques moving in the canopy and

hornbills feeding on forest fruits. Students

learn wildlife monitoring techniques and design

their own environmental education lesson.

Students also connect issues of climate change

and conservation in a range of ecosystems

in Sabah, Borneo, and design enrichment

projects for captive sun bears and orangutans.

CFAN 3522. Sustainable Akumal: Turtles,

tourists, cenotes and coral reefs. (ENV,GP;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)

This Global Campus Partner seminar

addresses coastal and marine ecology as

affected by tourism and development and

how these affect local communities. We will

explore these issues in Akumal (Mayan: place

of the turtle), Mexico on the Riviera Maya.

Tourism and associated development have

expanded exponentially in the past decade with

subsequent effects on waste management and

water quality in the local cenotes, groundwater,

lagoons and reefs. In addition to the water

quality effects, increased use by tourist is

also directly affecting sea grass, turtles and

coral reefs. We will explore the ecology of

these systems, methods to assess their status

and impacts, and strategies to reduce or

mitigate the effects in a sustainable manner

that involves local populations. Prereq: CFAN

3422

CFAN 3523. Greek Agriculture and

Gastronomy: A Taste of the Mediterranean.

(GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring & Summer)

This embedded course will be based in

Thessaloniki, Greece and will examine Greek

agriculture, food, and culture. Students will

have hands-on experiences learning about

the impact that Greek cuisine has on the

rural development of the country, and how

Greeks work to conserve many of their cultural

traditions.

CFAN 4801H. Honors Thesis. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Students work closely with a faculty member

to develop and complete the honors thesis.

Available to all CFANS majors. Prereq-

Candidate for graduation with honors through

CFANS in any major, college consent.

CFAN 5480. Topics in CFANS. (; 1-4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Lectures by visiting scholar(s) or regular faculty

member. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

prereq: Grad student

CFAN 5500. International Field Studies

Seminar. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Interface of agriculture with natural resource,

environmental, economic, food safety, public

policy, ethical issues transcending national

borders. Seminars take place in various

countries/regions. Active learning, lectures,

discussion tutorials, field trips, reports, exams.

prereq: instr consent

CFAN 5501. Costa Rica--Sustainable

Development. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Costa Rica's development strategy.

Agriculture, tourism, energy, urbanization.

Synergies/tension between economic, social,

environmental impacts. How organizations

maximize benefits associated with sustainable

development. prereq: grad student, instr

consent

CFAN 5518. Environmental Issues in New

Zealand. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This Global Seminar, Environmental Issues in

New Zealand, is open to any undergraduate

or graduate students regardless of major.

Priority for enrollment is given to University

of Minnesota students, but students from

other institutions may attend if space is

available. There are no course prerequisites

and all instruction is in English. New Zealand

is a modern country with friendly people

and awesome scenery. Our daily news

is filled with reports on climate change,

water scarcity and pollution, soaring energy

costs, and food shortages. Solutions must

consider environmental, economic, and social

implications of our management strategies.

Frequently there are tradeoffs between benefits

and costs. University students as future

leaders of business, government, and social

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programs should understand how to analyze

environmental issues. What are the issues?

Who is affected? What alternatives exist to

solve them? What are the environmental,

economic, and social tradeoffs between these

alternatives? What are reliable sources of

information? How can each of us contribute

to solutions? New Zealand has undergone

significant changes in its plant and animal

composition following the invasion of humans

and the exotic species they introduced.

Alarmed by these changes, New Zealanders

recently have made significant strides in

recognizing environmental issues and seeking

sustainable solutions. They offer valuable

lessons for U.S. students to bring home and

apply to our own environmental issues.

CFAN 5519. Bali: Water and Culture from

Rainforests to Reefs. (3 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Spring)

Travel to Bali, Indonesia as part of a Global

Seminarto explore how culture and beliefs

influence our relationship with water and

the environment. Through field and cultural

excursions and site visits, lectures, and

personal observation and study, students will

cultivate an awareness of their relationship to

the natural world as influenced by their own

culture and belief system.

CFAN 5520. Germany: Leading the

Renewables Revolution. (; 1-3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

A bilateral agreement between Minnesota

and Germany to pursue best practices in

clean energy offers a unique opportunity for

students to participate in an international

delegation. Students meet government,

business, academia and civil society leaders

and see Germany's integrated approach to

energy transition up close. Embedded fall

semester with winter study abroad travel to

Germany. CFAN 5520 is the graduate offering

of this course. prereq: instructor consent

Coll of Science, Engineering (CSE)

CSE 1001. First Year Experience. (; 1 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall)

Resources and strategies for college success.

Majors and career opportunities offered

in the physical sciences, mathematics,

and engineering. Personal responsibility,

academic integrity, and level of academic rigor

required for success. Personal action plan for

achievement in CSE. prereq: CSE, fr

CSE 1002. CSE First Year Global Seminar -

Taking CSE 1001 International!. (1-2 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Spring & Summer)

The program will take place over 10 days in

designated locations abroad. Daily activities

will include site visits to relevant commercial

and academic institutions. Significant cultural

elements and activities will be a key component

of this program as well. The specifics of

each seminar will depend on the location

and travel dates. Freshman global seminars

are a chance for students to learn abroad

during their first year in the College of Science

and Engineering. These freshman Global

Seminars are popular short-term study abroad

programs customized for CSE students,

tailored for their first year of study in CSE.

Students get to know a faculty member and

other students, earn one credit, and learn about

a technical topic. Preparation begins prior

to departure. Registration and billing during

spring semester. Led by a faculty expert and a

CSE professional staff member. There are no

language prerequisites. prereq: CSE 1001 First

Year Experience

CSE 1012. Project-based Inquiry. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

This experiential learning class introduces

CSE freshmen to new skills that will be helpful

in their coursework, extracurricular activities

and internships, and develops those skills

through a team project. Different sections

of the course are devoted to different skill-

based themes (e.g., 3D printing; 3D Printing

and Microcontrollers). All sections follow the

same format. In the first several weeks of

the semester, students learn new skills by

completing exercises and activities. Then,

team projects begin. Student teams are given

project constraints or specifications (i.e., size

limitations, features) and then follow a series

of design steps to create their projects. First,

they define a problem or goal for their projects

based on their interests and the skills they

are learning. Next, they brainstorm possible

ways to solve the problem or meet the goal

and select one to pursue. Then, they create a

prototype and test it. Based on the results, they

redesign and refine their project as time allows,

ultimately creating a final project. At key points

along this sequence, the teams document their

work with project memos, a presentation about

their prototype, and a final project report.

CSE 1511. PLTW: Introduction to

Engineering Design. (3 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students are introduced to the engineering

design process, applying math, science, and

engineering standards to identify and design

solutions to a variety of real problems. They

work both individually and in collaborative

teams to develop and document design

solutions using engineering notebooks and 3D

modeling software.

CSE 1512. PLTW: Principles of Engineering.

(3 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Through problems that engage and challenge,

students explore a broad range of engineering

topics, including mechanisms, the strength

of materials and structures, automation, and

motion. Students develop skills in problem

solving, research, and design while learning

strategies for design process documentation,

collaboration, and presentation.

CSE 1513. PLTW: Digital Electronics. (3 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Open doors to understanding electronics and

foundations in circuit design. Digital electronics

is the foundation of all modern electronic

devices such as cellular phones, MP3 players,

laptop computers, digital cameras, high

definition televisions, etc. Students learn

the digital circuit design process to create

circuits and present solutions that can improve

people's lives.

CSE 1514. PLTW: Computer Integrated

Manufacturing. (3 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Manufacturing transforms ideas into products.

This course provides an opportunity for

students to develop a better understanding

of this innovative and exciting industry.

Students learn about manufacturing processes,

product design, robotics, and automation.

Students develop their knowledge and skills of

Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing to

produce products using a Computer Numerical

Controlled (CNC) mill. Students apply the

knowledge and skills gained in this course as

they collaborate to design, build, and program

factory system models.

CSE 1515. PLTW: Overview of Civil

Engineering and Architecture. (3 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students learn the fundamentals of building

design, site design, and development. They

apply math, science, and standard engineering

practices to design both residential and

commercial projects and document their work

using 3D architectural design software.

CSE 1516. PLTW: Computer Science

Principles. (3 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Students create apps for mobile devices,

automate tasks in a variety of languages, find

patterns in data, and interpret simulations.

Students collaborate to create and present

solutions that can improve people?s lives.

CSE 4096. Field Study; Internship, Industrial

Assignment. (1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Provide students participating in academic-

related experience, limiting ability to enroll

for full-time status during semester, ability to

maintain active student status with University.

CSE 5101. Introduction to Engineering

Design for Teachers. (3 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Summer)

History, career opportunities, portfolios,

visualization, geometry, modeling, construction,

analysis, documentation. Part of Project Lead

the Way curriculum. Prereq-college consent.

CSE 5102. Principles of Engineering for

Teachers. (3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Summer)

Communication/documentation, design

process, engineering systems, strength of

materials, testing, reliability, statics/dynamics.

Part of Project Lead the Way curriculum.

Prereq-college consent.

CSE 5104. Civil Engineering and

Architecture. (3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Summer)

Overview of civil engineering and architecture,

their interrelationship/dependence on each

other. Students use software to solve real

world problems. Project/site planning. Project

documentation/presentation. Part of Project

Lead the Way. Prereq-college consent.

College of Liberal Arts (CLA)

CLA 1001. CLA First-Year Experience I. (; 1

cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

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This course is designed to help students

transition into the University of Minnesota and

the College of Liberal Arts. The course will

include various opportunities to engage, create,

and reflect on your own unique experiences

and identify effective strategies, skills, and tools

to be successful in your first year and beyond.

CLA 1002. CLA First-Year Experience II. (; 1

cr. ; S-N only; Every Spring)

This course is designed to help each student

achieve their individual goals by promoting

proactive educational and career planning,

introducing CLA?s Core Career Competencies,

and encouraging students to reflect on how

they are developing them in their first year.

CLA 1005. Introduction to Liberal Arts

Learning. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course is about you: your identity,

your dreams, your goals, your values, your

strengths, and your first year university

experience. This course is also about ?you?

in the plural sense. More specifically, through

a shared experience that includes dialogue,

readings, videos, and a group project. We

will explore how diverse US college students

understand their college education, what they

want from it, and how they negotiate and give

meaning to their university experience. This

course is designed to help you navigate the

challenges of college, the workplace, and

society and propel you towards personal

excellence, fulfillment, and wellness. As

active partners in the quest for educational

and personal success, our teaching team

will work with you to develop the knowledge

and understanding of self, society, and the

university required to successfully navigate

college life in an increasingly diverse and

interconnected world. prereq: CLA Presidents

Emerging Scholars, freshman

CLA 1007. CLA First-Year Experience:

Independent Study. (1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study version of CLA 1001/1002.

By permission number only.

CLA 1052. Dean's First-Year Research

and Creative Scholars Program. (; 1-2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Freshman research or creative opportunity with

faculty. Prereq-Only available to CLA freshmen

receiving a CLA Research Opportunity.

CLA 1053. Continuation of Dean's First-Year

Research and Creative Scholars Program.

(2-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall)

Continued work with matched faculty as

part of their First Year Research or Creative

opportunity with faculty. Prereq-Only available

to CLA freshmen or transfer students who have

completed CLA 1052.

CLA 1200. Topics. (; 1-5 cr. [max 20 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

CLA 1201. BA MD Medical Education

Seminar I. (1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall)

This is the first course in a series of 4 required

courses for students enrolled in the BA/MD

Joint Admissions Scholars Program. Students

in the course will have the opportunity to be

mentored and coached by Medical School

faculty as they prepare for medical education.

CLA 1202. BA MD Medical Education

Seminar II. (1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Spring)

This is the second course in a series of 4

required courses for students enrolled in the

BA/MD Joint Admissions Scholars Program.

Students in the course will have the opportunity

to be mentored and coached by Medical

School faculty as they prepare for medical

education.

CLA 1914. Humor and Laughter in

Interaction. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

In this course we will investigate humor and

laughter in their ?natural habitat,? everyday

talk, and analyze how language shapes and is

shaped by social interaction. We will discuss

basic features of humor including jokes,

anecdotes, word play, and irony. Then we will

study how we laugh and why we laugh. We will

investigate how humor and laughter are used in

spontaneous conversation for self- disclosure,

irony, multimodal and intertextual humor,

masculinity, demarcation, etc. We will examine

conversations among friends and family, co-

workers, and bilingual school children and

cross-cultural couples. We will primarily focus

on English conversations but the readings

will relate to a variety of languages, including

English, ELF (English as a Lingua Franca),

Japanese, Spanish, and German.

CLA 1915. Language, Food, and Identity. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Language and food are crucial for defining

who we are. We learn language and the

tastes (textures, smells, visual features, and

sounds) that we associate with food early in our

lives, and both form an important part of our

identities. In this course, we will address the

following questions: 1) How are language, food,

and identity related? 2) How does language

structure recipes and menus, and how is it

used in food names? 3) How is language used

online and in the media, e.g., in food blogs and

TV cooking shows? 4) How do we assess and

identify food? 5) How does language relate to

gender in the context of food? 6) How does

language and food socialization influence

children?s identity? 7) What metaphors do

we have for food? 8) How does food humor

reflect our identities? We will explore the

relation between language, food, and identity

in spontaneous conversations among people

eating a variety of foods. The class will be most

rewarding for students who like to cook and/or

eat, talk about food, and educate their palate.

CLA 2005. Introduction to Liberal Education

and Responsible Citizenship. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

This course will focus on the themes of identity,

community and civic engagement. We will

focus on developing dimensions of personal

and social responsibility to include contributing

to a larger community and taking seriously

the perspectives of others. This course will

take on big questions such as: What does it

mean to contribute to a larger community?

What does a college education prepare you

for? How can critical thinking skills be applied

to real life case studies? How do you navigate

your identity in the workplace, academic, and

service-learning settings? What is responsible

citizenships and engage in diverse and

competing perspectives? In this course, we

will turn to real-world stories and voices to

explore our potential for greater understanding,

compassion, empathy, resilience, democratic

imagination, and critical citizenship prereq:

[CLA 1005], CLA Presidents Emerging

Scholars, freshman

CLA 2200. Topics. (; 1-5 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

CLA 2201. BA/MD Medical Education

Seminar III. (1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall)

Students will identify important character

qualities that enhance a person?s capacity

to be an effective physician and will solidify

personal values associated with a passion for

medicine. Students will further develop their

communication skills by facilitating a seminar

where they reflect upon their structured clinical

or research experience.

CLA 2202. BA/MD Medical Education

Seminar IV. (1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Spring)

Students will explore healthcare policy and the

effect the policies have on health disparities

and healthcare in Minnesota. Students will

reflect upon their experiential development,

enhance skills to facilitate lifelong personal

introspection and identify strengths and

challenges of their interpersonal attributes.

CLA 3001. CLA Transfer Semester

Experience. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course will support first-semester College

of Liberal Arts transfer students in making

a smooth transition and connect them with

campus resources. Although online, some in-

person assignments are required (available

at various times) to help students benefit from

resources, meet people, and develop a sense

of belonging on campus. Time will also be

dedicated to major exploration and career/post-

graduation planning, so that students are well-

prepared to meet their individual goals. Some

weekly lessons will carefully relate to CLA's

Career Readiness themes, and involve taking

a personal assessment and finalizing a new

resume. Prereq: Must be a new CLA transfer

student in their first semester on the UMTC

campus.

CLA 3002. Career Kickstarter: Finding

Internships and Other Career-Related

Experiences. (1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

For sophomores and juniors. This course helps

you explore and apply for internships or other

career-related opportunities for undergraduate

students (e.g., undergraduate research,

leadership, etc.). You'll have opportunities

to begin learning and gaining experience

through employer engagement within the class.

Assignments include researching internship

options, writing cover letters, and learning how

to network as a student.

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CLA 3101. Career Exploration for Transfer

Students. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

For CLA transfer students or students

considering transferring to CLA. This

course helps you learn about campus

career resources and your CLA core career

competencies, write cover letters, and connect

career fields and CLA majors with careers.

Assignments include learning about and using

campus career resources, writing cover letters,

and exploring career fields common to CLA

students.

CLA 3201. Career Planning: Preparing for

Your Post-Graduation Plans. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

For juniors and seniors. This course

helps you plan and prepare for your post-

graduation plans, such as finding a job or

applying for graduate school. Assignments

include preparing for interviews, conducting

informational interviews, and crafting your

personal brand for cover letters and/or personal

statements.

CLA 3205. Law School Exploration. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This is a course for those interested in law

school. It offers an overview of applying to and

attending law school, as well as exploration of

careers and specialties within the field of law.

Discover how your Core Career Competencies

and your Liberal Arts Advantage prepare you

for and make you competitive in the field of law.

Assignments include informational interviews

and off-campus site visits that allow you to

examine the reality of attending law school and

becoming a lawyer.

CLA 3500. Topics. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

CLA 3501. Spanish History on the Camino

de Santiago: A Hiking Adventure. (GP; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Summer)

This seminar will combine the history of Spain,

the history of the Camino de Santiago, art

history, and architectural history with the

practice of travel for transformation. While we

will travel together, each of us will have the

opportunity to experience something that holds

unique and individual meaning. It may be a

spiritual awakening, an educational epiphany,

or a transformative personal moment. There

will be ample time for personal reflection and

contemplation as well as group experiences.

You will be encouraged to use your time on

the camino to discover something that holds

special meaning for you whether it is spiritual,

a rite of passage, personal transformation or

just openness to new experiences. We will all

engage in reverent travel which is a practice

that spans traditions and religions.

CLA 3890. Internship Reflection: Building

on your Summer Internship Experience. (; 1

cr. [max 2 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

In this 7 week, online fall course, students

reflect on their summer internship experience

to analyze and identify which components

from their internship work, environment, and

professional relationships energized them,

and which core career competencies they

developed. Students will intentionally examine

multiple perspectives to crystallize their values,

interests, and strengths, and create next

steps for their career and life. Through this

process, students will practice leveraging

their internship experience for upcoming

professional opportunities, as well as gain the

tools for creating an authentic professional

identity, grounded in their liberal arts education,

in an evolving job market and world.

CLA 3896. Internship Reflection: Making

Meaning of Your Experience. (; 1 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

For any student with an internship. Allows

students to examine, reflect on, and construct

meaning from their internship experience

through self assessment of personal and

career needs and goals, examination of what

it means to be a "professional" and operate

within professional environments, evaluation

of performance and accomplishments, and

articulation of knowledge and skills via effective

resume writing. prereq: dept consent

Commun Engage Scholars

Program (CESP)

CESP 3901. Community Engagement

Scholars Program Integrative Capstone

Seminar. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This one-credit seminar is designed to

complement the Integrative Community

Engagement Project (ICEP) as a capstone

experience for you as a Community

Engagement Scholar. The seminar will provide

tools, guidance, support, and structure to help

you successfully complete your ICEP. It will

also provide opportunities for you to reflect on

how your previous academic and community

work have informed your ICEP, and how your

experiences will inform and help prepare

you for the next, post-graduation phase of

your life. The first half of the semester will

be focused primarily on project support, and

the final half of the semester will be focused

on reflection. Throughout the semester we

are going to be preparing you to do a digital

story as your Integration and Contextualization

capstone reflection on your participation in the

Community Engagement Scholars Program.

During our seminar meetings, we will use a

variety of teaching and learning strategies

to achieve the course objectives, including:

workshop space to discuss projects with your

small group of peers, interactive reflection

activities, and short readings. A number of our

class periods will be spent using a learning

method called learning circles. Learning

circles are a form of democratic education in

which participants share stories about their

experiences around a common theme to

identify connections and insights about our

work. As part of our digital storytelling process

we will be doing several activities throughout

the semester that will lead to a story circle, a

part of the creative process that takes place

during digital storytelling workshops. prereq:

Departmental Consent based on program

requirements completed or plan for completion

determined with program staff.

CESP 3993. Directed Study for Community

Engagement. (1-4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. prereq: instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

Communication Studies (COMM)

COMM 1101. Introduction to Public

Speaking. (CIV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Public communication processes, elements,

and ethics. Criticism of and response to public

discourse. Practice in individual speaking

designed to encourage civic participation.

COMM 1101H. Honors: Introduction to

Public Speaking. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Public communication processes, elements,

and ethics. Criticism of and response to public

discourse. Practice in individual speaking

designed to encourage civic participation.

prereq: Honors

COMM 1313W. Analysis of Argument. (WI; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Strategies for analyzing, evaluating, generating

arguments. Problems in listening/responding to

argument.

COMM 1917. Sounds of Social Justice. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine

wrote, ?Music and the arts feed our souls,

but a decent wage puts food on the table.

Musicians, fans of music, and grassroots

political organizations are a potent force to fight

for social justice.? This seminar will explore the

soundscapes of contemporary activism from

musical lyrics and protest chants to meditative

silence and sonic weaponry. Together, we

will work towards understanding the interplay

between sound and social justice, examining

the different sonic dimensions of cultural,

political, and social rights around the world.

We will consider issues of race, immigration,

gender and sexuality, labor, and war with

an eye (and an ear) towards what protest,

progress, and change quite literally sound like.

This course will make use of a wide range of

media and learning styles, such as listening

exercises, class discussions, field trips, and

multimodal research projects. Ultimately,

students will explore how our sonic realities

inform our understanding and response to both

cultural and human rights.

COMM 1918. Analysis of the Intersection of

Communication and Sport. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

Sports are something that illustrate both

the best and worst aspects of society. On

one hand, sports can provide common

ground for those who may share few other

similarities. On the other hand, sports serve

to construct and reinforce the very social

and cultural differences they so effectively

transcend. Perhaps more than any other

popular cultural arena, sports shape, illustrate,

and bolster expectations for how people

ought to conduct themselves depending

on their racial, class, gender, and sexual

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identities. Consequently, sporting events, the

identity performances these events reinforce,

and the way media outlets represent these

events and performances can expose some

of the most difficult and urgent questions

within contemporary cultural theory, popular

culture studies, and media studies. Focusing

specifically on an American context, this course

will combine theoretical and sports-oriented

readings from communication scholars to

discuss the roles sports play in American

culture, their power to influence identity

performances, and how sports are represented

and consumed?from live events viewed in a

stadium to fantasy sports. We will examine how

sports, as texts, help us to grapple with the

intersections among identity, politics, media,

and culture.

COMM 3110. Topics in Communication

Studies. (; 3 cr. [max 15 cr.] ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Summer)

Cases illustrating communication studies,

theory, underlying issues.

COMM 3110H. Honors Topics in

Communication Studies. (; 3 cr. [max 15

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Cases illustrating communication studies,

theory, underlying issues. prereq: Honors

COMM 3190H. Honors Course: Research

Seminar in Communication. (; 3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Students conduct original research in rhetoric,

communication theory, or media for honors

thesis. Theory, methods, research writing.

prereq: Honors candidate in comm, instr

consent, dept consent

COMM 3201. Introduction to Electronic

Media Production. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students work as a team to plan, script,

and shoot video productions in a hands-on

multi-camera television studio. By creating

their own productions and reviewing the

productions of others, students learn how

media aesthetics shape the presentation of

themes and messages.

COMM 3202. Audio Production and Media

Literacy. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Experience with sound design/production.

Models of media, audience, shared

construction of reality. Sound/audio as medium

of communication. What about sound is

persuasive. How media producers use sound

to make things seem realistic. Role sound

plays in audience's construction of world.

How people use sound in unexpected ways.

How mode of delivery affects how content is

produced/interpreted. Recording, foley work,

looping/ADR, production of radio play. prereq:

3201, able to meet outside of designated

course window

COMM 3204. Advanced Electronic Media

Production. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Video as communicative medium integrating

visual/aural aesthetics. Creation of broadcast-

quality production integrating message

creation, audience analysis, argument

development, and visual/audio scripting.

Utilization of media aesthetics to develop/

shape production content. prereq: 3201 or instr

consent

COMM 3211. Introduction to Media Studies.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Historical development and current issues

in electronic media technologies and

programming. Effects of governmental,

industrial, and public organizations on message

content. Problem areas of electronic media.

COMM 3221. Musical Communication. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

A critical media studies perspective on

the production, distribution, consumption,

circulation, and regulation of popular music.

COMM 3231. Reality TV: History, Culture,

and Economics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Social, visual, cultural, economic, historical,

and ethical dimensions of reality television.

COMM 3263W. Media Literacy: Decoding

Media Images and Messages. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Analysis of media images/messages. Principles

of literacy. Media content/industries. Media

and identity. Media effects. Textbook/packet

readings, videos, small groups of peer writing

workshops, media analyses.

COMM 3341. Asian American Images.

(AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

From 19th-century anti-Chinese political

cartoons to Harold and Kumar, visual

representations of Asians in the United States

have long influenced how Asian Americans

are seen and treated. What are some of the

ways that photography, graphic arts, and digital

culture have pictured Asian Americans as

aliens, citizens, immigrants, workers, family

and community members, entertainers, and

artists? Course topics will relate visual images

to particular historical moments, including

the early exclusion period and the "yellow

peril" stereotype; WWII Japanese American

incarceration and the drawings of Min? Okubo,

and photo-journalism documenting U.S.

military involvement in Southeast Asia and

its aftermath. How do photographic and other

images work to counter historical amnesia, heal

traumatic loss, and document social injustice?

Other weeks of the class will explore the ways

that individuals, families, and communities

use photographs, video, and other visual

media to preserve a sense of connection

and belonging. We will also look at how

contemporary Asian American photographers

such as Tseng Kwong Chi, Nikki Lee, and Wing

Young Huie experiment with visual images to

raise questions of racial and national identity,

social inequality, gender, sexuality, and political

agency. The course also includes a digital

storytelling project that encourages students

to create video images and sound reflecting

Asian American immigration stories from local

communities.

COMM 3351. Asian Americans and Popular

Culture. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Over the past few decades, Asian Americans

have become increasingly visible both as the

subjects and producers of popular culture in

the United States. This course will explore

how this new recognition of Asian Americans

in popular literature, cinema, television,

and entertainment is related both to longer

histories of Asian immigration and racial

exclusion and to post-1960s efforts to forward

racial awareness, community activism, and

social justice. Our first unit will look at how

particular stereotypes such as the yellow peril

or the wartime enemy encouraged anti-Asian

feeling and violence and legal restrictions

on immigration and naturalization. We will

then examine how throughout history, Asian

immigrants and their descendants used song,

dance, theater, writing, and other forms of

popular culture to express personal desires and

foster collective ties. Our final unit concentrates

on contemporary popular culture and its

relationship to the changing identities of Asian

Americans. How do Asian Americans influence

the current essays, films, and videos that

are consumed by millions today? How are

increasingly pan-ethnic, interracial, multiracial,

transnational, and global experiences reflected

in popular culture?

COMM 3401. Introduction to

Communication Theory. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Social scientific theory in human

communication. Logic of scientific

communication theories in interpersonal,

small group, organizational, intercultural, and

mediated communication.

COMM 3402. Introduction to Interpersonal

Communication. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Nature and function of communication between

individuals in formal and informal relationships.

Communicative interactions from theoretical

and practical viewpoints.

COMM 3409. Nonverbal Communication.

(SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Nonverbal communication in interpersonal

communication process. Nonverbal codes

(touch, space, smell, eye contact) and

their communicative functions (impression

management, flirting, persuading, lying) in

relational contexts (intimate relationships,

friendships, work relationship). Theories,

practices.

COMM 3411. Introduction to Small Group

Communication. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Cooperative thinking in task-oriented groups.

Planning, preparing for, and participating in

small groups in private and public contexts.

COMM 3422. Interviewing and

Communication. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Application of communication concepts in

information interview. Planning, conducting,

and evaluating informational, journalistic/

elite, helping, persuasive, appraisal, and

employment interviews. Class training, field

experience.

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COMM 3431. Persuasion Theories. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Sociological, psychological, and

communication perspectives. Theoretical

knowledge applied to persuasion problems.

prereq: Soph recommended

COMM 3441. Introduction to Organizational

Communication. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Functions of communication in work groups,

in organizational hierarchies, and between

organizations.

COMM 3451W. Intercultural

Communication: Theory and Practice. (WI;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Theories of and factors influencing intercultural

communication. Development of effective

intercultural communication skills. prereq:

Planning an intercultural experience

COMM 3452W. Communication and the

Intercultural Reentry. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Intercultural experience explored through

stories and story telling, participant

observation, and social scientific theory.

Constructs include identity, learning styles,

cultural adaptation, values, ethics. prereq:

Return from an intercultural experience

COMM 3601. Introduction to Rhetorical

Theory. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Theoretical systems to explain/direct creation

of public discourse. Traditional rhetoric to

contemporary perspectives. Using theory to

explain practice of public discourse.

COMM 3605W. Persuasive Speaking and

Speech Writing. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Performance/composition with critical inquiry

into rhetoric theories. Writing, thinking, and

speaking skills. prereq: 1101, soph

COMM 3614. Advanced Public Policy and

Debate. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Instruction in advanced theories and practices

of both public and NDT/CEDA policy debate.

COMM 3615. Argumentation. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Argument(s) in relation to logic, dialectics,

and rhetorical performance. Structured

reasoning, informal conversation, familial

arguments, debates in technical professions,

communication ethics, and public/social

argumentation. prereq: Soph

COMM 3625. Communication Ethics. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Applying concepts/theories from philosophy

and social science to ethical issues in

interpersonal, group, organizational,

intercultural, and media communication.

COMM 3631. Freedom of Speech. (CIV;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Communication theories and principles that

underlie the concept of freedom of speech in

the United States. A variety of contexts and

practices are examined in order to understand

how communicative interaction should be

described and, when necessary, appropriately

regulated.

COMM 3635W. Famous Speeches. (WI; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Speeches that became famous because of the

occasion, issue, or speaker. Students analyze

texts, research the issue?s history and the

speaker?s biography/opposition, and evaluate

the speech's artistry, ethical principles, effects

on society, and contribution to history of ideas.

COMM 3645W. How Pictures Persuade. (WI;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

How words/pictures interact in graphic

memoirs, political cartoons, and science

to create/communicate meaning. How this

interaction bears on public advocacy. Reading

examples of comprehensive cognitive model of

visual communication.

COMM 3666. Greek Intellectual Revolution.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

This course is a three-week study abroad

experience in Greece with the objective to

examine how this ancient culture revolutionized

its self-understanding of certain eternal human

questions. Students will first acquire a degree

of cultural competence in understanding the

ancient culture, secondly understand how that

revolution shaped our own western cultural

foundations, and thirdly to use the ancient

answers to provoke a critical assessment our

answers to those same human questions.

COMM 3676W. Communicating Terrorism.

(GP,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Terrorism as an ethical and international

problem. Different cultures' historical

trajectories for terrorism. Contrasts between

Algerian, Irish, and Arab terrorism.

COMM 3681W. Rhetorical Fictions and

20th Century Conflicts. (GP,WI,LITR; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Analysis of selected 20th-century documentary

novels. Nature of artistic truth in relation to

historical truth. Cross-cultural comparisons

of responses to impact of Anglo-American

policies.

COMM 3682W. Communicating War.

(AH,WI,CIV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Claim: if ethics (right/wrong) exists in war,

then right/wrong exist everywhere. Students

experience this claim through its expression

in various arts/humanities media of history,

memoir, philosophical meditation, and film.

COMM 3896. Internship for Academic

Credit. (; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. Typically the

student's work is supervised and evaluated by

a site coordinator or instructor.

COMM 3970. Directed Study. (1-3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq-One

Comm course, instr consent, dept consent,

college consent.

COMM 3980. Directed Instruction. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Supervised planning/teaching of undergraduate

courses. prereq: instr consent, dept consent

COMM 3990. Research Practicum. (; 1-3

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

How communication research is designed,

implemented, and published. Focus is on

working with senior faculty on their current

research projects.

COMM 3999W. Capstone Project. (WI; 1 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

The Capstone is fulfilled by completing a

10-20 page capstone paper. Students seeking

honors in communication studies may fulfill the

capstone requirement with the honors thesis.

The honors thesis is completed by taking 6

credits of of COMM 3190H, which counts

towards the Additional Electives requirement.

Students who double major and choose to

complete the capstone requirement in their

other major may waive the communication

studies BA capstone, and they do not need

to replace the 1 credit. Take COMM 3999W

concurrently with any COMM 4xxx or 5xxx

course. COMM 3999W is taken S-N only and

must be taken during the same semester

in which the capstone paper is written. The

instructor sets the criteria for standards of

quality and conceptual/theoretical content.

Prerequisites: COMM major; instructor consent

COMM 4204. Producing for Television:

Theory and Practice. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Producing media content based on audience,

design, and story. Developing a thematic

design. Evaluating and choosing a projected

audience based on story concept and

program bible. Each student completes a

television program, including writing a script,

preproduction planning, and considering

crew and talent needs. Media producer

responsibilities. prereq: 3201, 3204

COMM 4235. Electronic Media and Ethnic

Minorities--A World View. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Representation and involvement of various

ethnic groups (e.g., African-Americans, Native

Americans in United States and Canada,

Maori, Turks in Europe) in radio, TV, cable,

Internet. Roles of government, industry,

public organizations, and minority groups in

regulating, managing, and financing ethnic

media activities.

COMM 4245. Critical Television Studies. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

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Television as object of criticism, as cultural

institution, and as omnipresent mode of

commercialized popular culture. Aesthetics,

semiotics, political economics, consumer

culture/advertising, social representation,

global television, televisuality, flow. Reception

and everyday life. prereq: 3211

COMM 4251. Environmental

Communication. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Historical, cultural, material contexts within

which environmental communication

takes place. Understand environmental

communication as well as develop

communication strategies that lead to more

sustainable social practices, institutions, and

systems.

COMM 4263. Feminist Media Studies. (DSJ;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Issues, controversies, and practices of gender

and their relationship to U.S. media. Ways in

which gender is represented in and comes into

play with media texts/institutions. Histories of

feminism, theories/methods/political economy,

case studies. prereq: 3211 or instr consent

COMM 4291. New Telecommunication

Media. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Development and current status of new

telecommunication media such as cable TV,

satellites, DBS, MDS, and video disk/cassettes.

Technology, historical development, regulation,

and programming of these media and their

influence on individuals, organizations, and

society. prereq: 3211 or instr consent

COMM 4404W. Language Borderlands. (WI;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Effect of multilingualism on self identity/sense

of community. Subjective/social dimensions

of being multilingual. Experience of language

loss.

COMM 4407. Communication and Conflict.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Aspects of conflict common across types of

relationships. Theories as alternative lenses to

illuminate aspects of conflict. Communication

strategies to manage or resolve conflict.

prereq: 3401 or instr consent

COMM 4461. Prosocial Communication and

Health. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

There has been a shift in how we think about

and study human health and well-being.

This shift also emphasizes the cultivation of

positive emotions, behaviors, and practices

into our daily lives so that we may improve our

relationships with others and ultimately our

well-being. In this senior-level undergraduate

seminar we will examine a) the meaning and

importance of prosocial communication in

our lives; b) the communicative and relational

contributions of prosociality to our health and

well-being; and c) how the popular press

presents happiness research.

COMM 4471. Communication in Marriage

and Family. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Contemporary theories of marriage/family

communication using life-cycle approach.

Role/function of communication in changing

relational contexts. Ways of improving

marriage/family relationships. prereq: 3401 or

3402 or instr consent

COMM 4602W. Contemporary Political

Persuasion. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

Contemporary political speech. Ideologies in

political persuasion. prereq: 1101, 3431 or instr

consent

COMM 4616. African American Civil Rights

Rhetoric. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Uses the struggle of African Americans to

explore and analyze philosophical concepts,

political issues, moral complexities, and

discursive characteristics of civil rights rhetoric.

prereq: Jr

COMM 4621W. Rhetoric of Feminism.

(DSJ,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

History/criticism of rhetoric of feminism from

19th century to present.

COMM 5110. Special Topics in

Communication Theory. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Summer)

Advanced theoretical problems. See

department office for current offering.

COMM 5211. Critical Media Studies: Theory

and Methods. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Survey of theories, research methods, and

scholars dominating critical media studies

since late 1920s. prereq: Grad student or instr

consent

COMM 5221. Media, Race, and Identity. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Critical media studies perspective on

cultural politics of race and ethnicity. Social

construction of race, politics of racism, media

representations of race. prereq: 3211 or instr

consent

COMM 5231. Media Outlaws. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Even Year)

People working outside of mainstream media

institutions who find creative/provocative ways

to use media as space for cultural, political, or

economic critique/resistance.

COMM 5250. Environmental

Communication. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Historical, cultural, material contexts within

which environmental communication

takes place. Understand environmental

communication as well as develop

communication strategies that lead to more

sustainable social practices, institutions,

systems.

COMM 5261. Political Economy of Media

Culture. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Organizational practices of media

communicators. Media content as link between

communicators and audiences. How viewers

use/process media content. prereq: 3211 or

instr consent

COMM 5401. Advanced Theories of

Communication. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Survey of major theoretical approaches

to communication including, positivism,

constructivism, and systems. prereq: 3401 or

grad

COMM 5402. Advanced Interpersonal

Communication. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Social scientific approaches to interpersonal

communication. Theory, research findings.

prereq: 3401 or 3402

COMM 5411. Small Group Communication

Research. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Survey of small group communication

research; theory and practice. Group decision-

making and leadership. prereq: 3411 or instr

consent

COMM 5431. The Process of Persuasion. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Communication campaigns (e.g., advertising,

political) illustrating persuasive processes and

theories. Research paper required. prereq:

3431

COMM 5441. Communication in Human

Organizations. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Communication in organizational settings.

Organizational structure and dynamics and

their effect upon the communication process.

Individual projects.

COMM 5451W. Intercultural Communication

Processes. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

Theory and research on cultural differences

in values, norms, behaviors, and perceptions

that affect communication across cultures

internationally and domestically.

COMM 5611. Survey of Rhetorical Theory.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Rhetorical theory, from ancient to

contemporary period. Application to public

discourse.

COMM 5615W. Introduction to Rhetorical

Criticism. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Analysis of public discourse using various

theoretical perspectives. prereq: 1101; 3601

recommended

COMM 5617. History and Criticism of U.S.

Public Discourse: 1630-1865. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

How discourse has been used to establish or

maintain power. Speeches and public debates

used to examine American public address from

17th century (e.g., Puritan sermons) to the Civil

War. prereq: Jr

COMM 5970. Directed Study. (1-3 cr. [max

18 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Instructor

and department consent is required.

COMM 5994. Communication Research

Practicum. (; 1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; S-N or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students participate in research group. prereq:

instr consent

Compar Study in Discourse/Soc

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CSDS 5302. Aesthetics and the Valuation

of Art. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Society, ideology, aesthetic value in light of

recent critical theories of visual art, music,

literature. Mediations of place, social class,

gender, ideology on aesthetic judgment in post-

renaissance Western culture.

Comparative & Molecular Biosci

(CMB)

CMB 5200. Statistical Genetics and

Genomics. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Even

Year)

Statistical issues in genomics. Gene detection,

including statistical analysis/designs for linkage

study and for mapping quantitative trait loci.

Linkage analysis using pedigree data for

codominant/dominant markers. Using radiation

hybrid mapping and single cell typing. Design

issues in linkage analysis, parentage testing,

and marker polymorphism.

CMB 5303. Comparative Models of Disease.

(2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Disease processes in organ systems.

Examples of animal models. Comparative

medicine. Clinical relevance of problem/

disease. Animal models used to study disease

process/problem. Lectures.

CMB 5340. Structural Biology in Biomedical

Research. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Structural biology plays a central role in

biomedical research, but it is a challenging field

to learn. This course teaches basic structural

biology and its applications to biomedical

research in an accessible and practical fashion.

We will cover the principles and procedures of

structural biology as well as structural biology

databases and software. Students will also

learn how structural biology is used to solve

scientific problems (e.g., elucidating molecular

mechanisms and designing drugs and

vaccines) and acquire skills that may facilitate

their own research (e.g., reading structural

biology literature and designing mutations).

Student learning is achieved through classroom

lectures, computer labs, written critique and

oral presentation of research literature, and

participation in discussion. The overall goal

of this course is to help students understand

structural biology and use it in their own

research.

CMB 5571. Pathogenomics and Molecular

Epidemiology - Learning to Fly. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

This course is designed provide an introduction

to the use of molecular methods in our

understanding of the pathogenesis, etiology,

and transmission of infectious diseases that are

important to both animals and public health.

This is intended as a hands-on course for the

student to learn techniques related to genome

sequencing, pangenome analysis, phylogenetic

analysis, and metagenomic analysis, and then

apply these techniques towards their own

research.

CMB 5594. Directed Research in

Comparative and Molecular Biosciences. (;

1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Independent study as determined by instructor.

Usual activity includes conducting research in

instructor's lab. prereq: Jr, instr consent

CMB 5910. Grantwriting: What Makes a

Winning Proposal?. (2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Components of a strong proposal. Grant

submission process. What reviewers look for.

How to locate grant announcements that match

reserach interests.

CMB 5912. Creativity. (1 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Creativity will be explored and used to provide

new perspectives on a variety of professional

goals, activities and challenges. Lectures will

be followed by a mixture of individual and

group activities to provide a guided exploration

of how these creative approaches can be

applied to many situations. Students will

learn skills to expand their vision, become

more adept at problem solving, design more

innovative research, inspire themselves

and others and become more fascinating

communicators.

CMB 5915. Essential Statistics for Life

Sciences. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This course is a broad overview of the

principles and methods of statistical analysis

used in life sciences research, including

biological, veterinary, and translational

research, and provides the background a

new researcher needs to understand and

apply commonly used statistical methods and

the preparation needed for more advanced

coursework. Classes will include general

instruction and background information,

detailed examples of how to perform the

analyses, with actual data sets, and discussion

on how the topic has been applied in

biological research, including reading and

assessing papers in the field. Computing

will be performed using the R software

environment, though students may use

alternate software with permission. Topics will

include: ? Descriptive statistics and exploratory

graphics ? Understanding statistical inference

and interpreting P-values and confidence

intervals. ? One and two sample inference,

including t-tests, proportion tests, and non-

parametric alternatives ? Linear regression,

including the effects of confounders ? ANOVA

methods, including pairwise comparisons and

multiple comparisons

Comparative Literature (CL)

CL 5992. Directed Reading in Comparative

Literature. (; 1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Guided individual reading and study. prereq:

instr consent

Computer Science (CSCI)

CSCI 1001. Overview of Computer Science.

(MATH,TS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Foundations/limits of today's computing/

information technology. How to reason about

applications/technological advances. Policy

issues. Algorithms for automating solutions.

Abstraction in design/problem solving.

Concepts of computer databases, networks,

expert systems human-computer interaction,

Internet, Web, desktop software, personal

computers. prereq: Non-CSci major, non-

CompE major, non-EE major

CSCI 1103. Introduction to Computer

Programming in Java. (4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Fundamental programming concepts/

software development using Java language.

Problem solving skills. Algorithm development

techniques. Use of abstractions/modularity.

Data structures/abstract data types. Substantial

programming projects. Weekly lab.

CSCI 1113. Introduction to C/C++

Programming for Scientists and Engineers.

(4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Programming for scientists/engineers.

C/C++ programming constructs, object-

oriented programming, software development,

fundamental numerical techniques. Exercises/

examples from various scientific fields. prereq:

Math 1271 or Math 1371 or Math 1571H or

instr consent

CSCI 1115. Exploring Computer Science

Exercises in C++. (1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall

& Spring)

This course is designed as a complement to

CSCI 1113 for students who elect to devote

additional time to get a broader exposure to

concepts and practice of computer science.

Students will work in small groups to sharpen

their problem solving and computational skills,

and be exposed to a variety of applications of

computing.

CSCI 1133. Introduction to Computing and

Programming Concepts. (4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Fundamental programming concepts using

Python language. Problem solving skills,

recursion, object-oriented programming.

Algorithm development techniques. Use of

abstractions/modularity. Data structures/

abstract data types. Develop programs to

solve real-world problems. prereq: concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in MATH

1271 or concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in MATH 1371 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in MATH

1571H or instr consent

CSCI 1133H. Honors Introduction to

Computing and Programming Concepts. (;

4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Programming concepts using Python language.

Real world problem solving, recursion, object-

oriented programming. Algorithm development

techniques. Abstractions/modularity.

Optional honors topics: programming robots,

programming paradigms, artificial intelligence.

prereq: [concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in MATH 1271 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in MATH

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allowed) in MATH 1571H], CSci majors, pre-

majors in CSE/CLA, honors student

CSCI 1135. Exploring Computer Science

Exercises in Python. (1 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Fall & Spring)

This course is designed as a complement to

CSCI 1133 for students who elect to devote

additional time to get a broader exposure to

concepts and practice of computer science.

Students will work in small groups to sharpen

their problem solving and computational skills,

and be exposed to a variety of applications of

computing.

CSCI 1913. Introduction to Algorithms, Data

Structures, and Program Development.

(4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Advanced object oriented programming

to implement abstract data types(stacks,

queues, linked lists, hash tables, binary trees)

using Java language. Searching/sorting

algorithms. Basic algorithmic analysis. Scripting

languages using Python language. Substantial

programming projects. Weekly lab. prereq: (EE

major and EE 1301) or (CmpE major and EE

1301) or 1103 or 1113 or instr consent

CSCI 1933. Introduction to Algorithms and

Data Structures. (4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Advanced object oriented programming to

implement abstract data types (stacks, queues,

linked lists, hash tables, binary trees) using

Java language. Inheritance. Searching/sorting

algorithms. Basic algorithmic analysis. Use

of software development tools. Weekly lab.

prereq: 1133 or instr consent

CSCI 1933H. Honors Introduction to

Algorithms and Data Structures. (; 4 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Spring)

Advanced object oriented programming to

implement abstract data types (stacks, queues,

linked lists, hash tables, binary trees) using

Java language. Inheritance. Searching/sorting

algorithms. Basic algorithmic analysis. Use

of software development tools. Weekly lab.

Optional honors topics: Advanced Java topics,

GUI programming, CS research examples.

prereq: [1133 or 1133H] and honors student, or

inst consent

CSCI 2011. Discrete Structures of Computer

Science. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Foundations of discrete mathematics. Sets,

sequences, functions, big-O, propositional/

predicate logic, proof methods, counting

methods, recursion/recurrences, relations,

trees/graph fundamentals. prereq: MATH 1271

or MATH 1371 or instr consent

CSCI 2011H. Honors Discrete Structures of

Computer Science. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Foundations of discrete mathematics. Sets,

sequences, functions, big-O, propositional/

predicate logic, proof methods, counting

methods, recursion/recurrences, relations,

trees/graph fundamentals. Advanced topics

in discrete structures as time permits. prereq:

[MATH 1271 or MATH 1371 or MATH 1571H],

honors student.

CSCI 2021. Machine Architecture and

Organization. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Introduction to hardware/software components

of computer system. Data representation,

boolean algebra, machine-level programs,

instruction set architecture, processor

organization, memory hierarchy, virtual

memory, compiling, linking. Programming in C.

prereq: 1913 or 1933 or instr consent

CSCI 2033. Elementary Computational

Linear Algebra. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Matrices/linear transformations, basic theory.

Linear vector spaces. Inner product spaces.

Systems of linear equations, Eigenvalues,

singular values. Algorithms/computational

matrix methods using MATLAB. Use of matrix

methods to solve variety of computer science

problems. prereq: [MATH 1271 or MATH 1371],

[1113 or 1133 or knowledge of programming

concepts]

CSCI 2041. Advanced Programming

Principles. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Principles/techniques for creating correct,

robust, modular programs. Computing with

symbolic data, recursion/induction, functional

programming, impact of evaluation strategies,

parallelism. Organizing data/computations

around types. Search-based programming,

concurrency, modularity. prereq: [1913 or

1933], 2011

CSCI 2081. Introduction to Software

Development. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Techniques for design and development of

software using Java. Introduction to object-

oriented programming and design, integrated

development environments, inheritance and

polymorphism. Software design principles,

testing and debugging, and use of project

management tools. Implementation of a

software project using data structures, files,

and I/O. This course is intended for non-CS

Majors. Prerequisite: CSCI 1133, CSCI 1103,

or CSCI 1113

CSCI 2980. Special Topics in Computer

Science. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Special topics. Lectures, informal discussions.

CSCI 2999. Special Exam. (4 cr. ; Student

Option; )

CSCI 3003. Introduction to Computing

in Biology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

This course builds computational skills

needed to carry out basic data analysis tasks

common in modern biology. Students will learn

computing concepts (algorithm development,

data structures, complexity analysis) along

with practical programming skills in Python

and R. No previous programming knowledge

assumed. Prereq: introductory biology course.

CSCI 3041. Introduction to Discrete

Structures and Algorithms. (4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Overview of strategies and techniques for

the design and analysis of algorithms. Logic

and proof techniques, asymptotic notation,

recurrences, graphs and relations. Algorithm

design strategies and examples from graph

algorithms, greedy, divide-and-conquer, and

dynamic programming. This course is intended

for non-CS Majors. Prerequisite: CSci 2081 or

instructor permission

CSCI 3061. Introduction to Computer

Systems. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Overview of the organization and interfaces

of computing systems. Basics of machine

organization, data representation, memory

hierarchy and assembly language/ISA.

Systems programming in C/C++, including

memory management, files, processes and

interprocess communication. This course is

intended for non-CS Majors. prereq: CSci 2081

or instructor permission

CSCI 3081W. Program Design and

Development. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Principles of programming design/analysis.

Concepts in software development. Uses

C/C++ language to illustrate key ideas in

program design/development, data structures,

debugging, files, I/O, state machines, testing,

coding standards. prereq: [2021, 2041]; CS

upper div, CS grad, or dept. permission

CSCI 3921W. Social, Legal, and Ethical

Issues in Computing. (CIV,WI; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Impact of computers on society. Computer

science perspective of ethical, legal, social,

philosophical, political, and economic aspects

of computing. prereq: At least soph or instr

consent

CSCI 3970. Industrial Student Co-op

Assignment. (; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; S-N or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Industrial work assignment in a co-op program

involving advanced computer technology.

Reviewed by a faculty member. Grade based

on final written report. prereq: CSci, in co-op

program, instr consent

CSCI 4011. Formal Languages and

Automata Theory. (4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Logical/mathematical foundations of

computer science. Formal languages, their

correspondence to machine models. Lexical

analysis, string matching, parsing. Decidability,

undecidability, limits of computability.

Computational complexity. prereq: 2041 or instr

consent

CSCI 4041. Algorithms and Data Structures.

(4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Rigorous analysis of algorithms/

implementation. Algorithm analysis, sorting

algorithms, binary trees, heaps, priority queues,

heapsort, balanced binary search trees, AVL

trees, hash tables and hashing, graphs, graph

traversal, single source shortest path, minimum

cost spanning trees. prereq: [(1913 or 1933)

and 2011] or instr consent; cannot be taken for

grad CSci cr

CSCI 4061. Introduction to Operating

Systems. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

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Processes/threads, process coordination,

interprocess communication, asynchronous

events, memory management/file systems.

Systems programming projects using operating

system interfaces and program development

tools. prereq: 2021 or EE 2361; CS upper div,

CS minor, CompE upper div., EE upper div.,

EE grad, ITI upper div., Univ. honors student,

or dept. permission; no cr for grads in CSci.

CSCI 4131. Internet Programming. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Issues in internet programming. Internet

history, architecture/protocols, network

programming, Web architecture. Client-

server architectures and protocols. Client-

side programming, server-side programming,

dynamic HTML, Java programming, object-

oriented architecture/design, distributed object

computing, Web applications. prereq: 4061,

4211 recommended, cannot be taken for grad

CSci cr

CSCI 4203. Computer Architecture. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to computer architecture.

Aspects of computer systems, such as

pipelining, memory hierarchy, and input/output

systems. Performance metrics. Examins each

component of a complicated computer system.

prereq: 2021 or instr consent

CSCI 4211. Introduction to Computer

Networks. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Concepts, principles, protocols, and

applications of computer networks. Layered

network architectures, data link protocols,

local area networks, routing, transport,

network programming interfaces, networked

applications. Examples from Ethernet,

Token Ring, TCP/IP, HTTP, WWW. prereq:

4061 or instr consent; basic knowledge of

[computer architecture, operating systems]

recommended, cannot be taken for grad CSci

CSCI 4271W. Development of Secure

Software Systems. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Overview of threat modeling and security

assessment in the design and development

of software systems. Techniques to identify,

exploit, detect, mitigate and prevent

software vulnerabilities at the design,

coding, application, compiler, operating

system, and networking layers. Methods for

effectively communicating system designs and

vulnerabilities. Prerequisites: 3081W

CSCI 4511W. Introduction to Artificial

Intelligence. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Problem solving, search, inference techniques.

Knowledge representation. Planning. Machine

learning. Robotics. Lisp programming

language. Cannot be taken for grad CSci

credit. prereq: 2041 or instr consent

CSCI 4611. Programming Interactive

Computer Graphics and Games. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Tools/techniques for programming games/

interactive computer graphics. Event loops,

rendering/animation, polygonal models,

texturing, physical simulation. Modern graphics

toolkits. History/future of computer games

technology. Social impact of interactive

computer graphics. prereq: 2021 or instr

consent

CSCI 4707. Practice of Database Systems.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Concepts, conceptual data models, case

studies, common data manipulation languages,

logical data models, database design, facilities

for database security/integrity, applications.

prereq: 4041 or instr consent

CSCI 4921. History of Computing. (HIS,TS;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Developments in last 150 years; evolution of

hardware and software; growth of computer

and semiconductor industries and their relation

to other businesses; changing relationships

resulting from new data-gathering and analysis

techniques; automation; social and ethical

issues.

CSCI 4950. Senior Software Project. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Student teams develop a software system,

distribute system to users, and extend/

maintain it in response to their needs.

Software engineering techniques. Software

development, team participation, leadership.

prereq: Upper div CSci, instr consent

CSCI 4970W. Advanced Project Laboratory.

(WI; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Formulate and solve open-ended project:

design, implement, interface, document, test.

Team work strongly encouraged. Arranged with

CSci faculty. prereq: Upper div CSci, 4061,

instr consent; cannot be taken for grad cr

CSCI 4994H. Honors Thesis. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Research work for an honors thesis arranged

with a CS faculty member who is the adviser

or coadviser. prereq: Honors student, instr

consent

CSCI 5103. Operating Systems. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Conceptual foundation of operating system

designs and implementations. Relationships

between operating system structures and

machine architectures. UNIX implementation

mechanisms as examples. prereq: 4061 or instr

consent

CSCI 5105. Introduction to Distributed

Systems. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Distributed system design and implementation.

Distributed communication and

synchronization, data replication and

consistency, distributed file systems, fault

tolerance, and distributed scheduling. prereq:

[5103 or equiv] or instr consent

CSCI 5106. Programming Languages. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Design and implementation of high-level

languages. Course has two parts: (1) language

design principles, concepts, constructs; (2)

language paradigms, applications. Note:

course does not teach how to program in

specific languages. prereq: 4011 or instr

consent

CSCI 5115. User Interface Design,

Implementation and Evaluation. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Theory, design, programming, and evaluation

of interactive application interfaces. Human

capabilities and limitations, interface design

and engineering, prototyping and interface

construction, interface evaluation, and topics

such as data visualization and World Wide

Web. Course is built around a group project.

prereq: 4041 or instr consent

CSCI 5117. Developing the Interactive Web.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Hands-on design experience using modern

web development tools. Students work in

teams to develop software programs using

each of four toolkits. Analyze developments

in forum posts and classroom discussions.

prereq: 4131 or 5131 or instr consent; upper

div or grad in CSci recommended

CSCI 5123. Recommender Systems. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

An overview of recommender systems,

including content-based and collaborative

algorithms for recommendation, programming

of recommender systems, and evaluation and

metrics for recommender systems. prereq:

Java programming and 2033 and 3081, or

instructor consent.

CSCI 5125. Collaborative and Social

Computing. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring

Even Year)

Introduction to computer-supported cooperative

work, social computing. Technology, research

methods, theory, case studies of group

computing systems. Readings, hands-on

experience. prereq: 5115 or instr consent

CSCI 5127W. Embodied Computing: Design

& Prototyping. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Fall Even Year)

In this course, you will learn and apply

the principles of embodied computing to

human-centered challenges. Through a

semester-long team project, you will learn

and demonstrate mastery of human-centered

embodied computing through two phases:

(1) investigating human needs and current

embodied practices and (2) rapidly prototyping

and iterating embodied computing solutions.

One of the ways you will demonstrate this

mastery is through the collaborative creation

of a written document and project capstone

video describing your process and prototype.

prereq: CSci 4041, upper division or graduate

student, or instructor permission; CSci 5115 or

equivalent recommended.

CSCI 5143. Real-Time and Embedded

Systems. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

Real-time systems that require timely response

by computer to external stimulus. Embedded

systems in which computer is part of machine.

Increasing importance of these systems in

commercial products. How to control robots

and video game consoles. Lecture, informal

lab. prereq: [4061 or instr consent], experience

with C language

CSCI 5161. Introduction to Compilers. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

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Techniques for translating modern

programming languages to intermediate

forms or machine-executable instructions/their

organization into compiler. Lexical analysis,

syntax analysis, semantic analysis, data flow

analysis, code generation. Compiler project for

prototypical language. prereq: [2021, 5106] or

instr consent

CSCI 5204. Advanced Computer

Architecture. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Instruction set architecture, processor

microarchitecture, memory, I/O systems.

Interactions between computer software and

hardware. Methodologies of computer design.

prereq: 4203 or EE 4363

CSCI 5211. Data Communications and

Computer Networks. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Concepts, principles, protocols, and

applications of computer networks. Layered

network architectures, data link protocols, local

area networks, network layer/routing protocols,

transport, congestion/flow control, emerging

high-speed networks, network programming

interfaces, networked applications. Case

studies using Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI,

TCP/IP, ATM, Email, HTTP, and WWW.

prereq: [4061 or instr consent], basic

knowledge of [computer architecture, operating

systems, probability], grad student

CSCI 5221. Foundations of Advanced

Networking. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring

Even Year)

Design principles, protocol mechanisms.

Network algorithmics, implementation

techniques. Advanced network architectures,

state-of-art/emerging networking technologies/

applications, network modeling. Simulation,

experiments. prereq: 4211 or 5211 or

equiv; intro course in computer networks

recommended

CSCI 5231. Wireless and Sensor Networks.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Enabling technologies, including hardware,

embedded operating systems, programming

environment, communication, networking, and

middleware services. Hands-on experience

in programming tiny communication devices.

prereq: 4211 or 5211 or instr consent

CSCI 5271. Introduction to Computer

Security. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Concepts of computer, network, and

information security. Risk analysis,

authentication, access control, security

evaluation, audit trails, cryptography, network/

database/application security, viruses, firewalls.

prereq: 4061 or equiv or instr consent

CSCI 5302. Analysis of Numerical

Algorithms. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Additional topics in numerical analysis.

Interpolation, approximation, extrapolation,

numerical integration/differentiation, numerical

solutions of ordinary differential equations.

Introduction to optimization techniques. prereq:

2031 or 2033 or instr consent

CSCI 5304. Computational Aspects of Matrix

Theory. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Perturbation theory for linear systems and

eigenvalue problems. Direct/iterative solution

of large linear systems. Matrix factorizations.

Computation of eigenvalues/eigenvectors.

Singular value decomposition. LAPACK/other

software packages. Introduction to sparse

matrix methods. prereq: 2031 or 2033 or instr

consent

CSCI 5421. Advanced Algorithms and Data

Structures. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Fundamental paradigms of algorithm and

data structure design. Divide-and-conquer,

dynamic programming, greedy method, graph

algorithms, amortization, priority queues

and variants, search structures, disjoint-

set structures. Theoretical underpinnings.

Examples from various problem domains.

prereq: 4041 or instr consent

CSCI 5451. Introduction to Parallel

Computing: Architectures, Algorithms, and

Programming. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Parallel architectures design, embeddings,

routing. Examples of parallel computers.

Fundamental communication operations.

Performance metrics. Parallel algorithms for

sorting. Matrix problems, graph problems,

dynamic load balancing, types of parallelisms.

Parallel programming paradigms. Message

passing programming in MPI. Shared-address

space programming in openMP or threads.

prereq: 4041 or instr consent

CSCI 5461. Functional Genomics, Systems

Biology, and Bioinformatics. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Computational methods for analyzing,

integrating, and deriving predictions from

genomic/proteomic data. Analyzing gene

expression, proteomic data, and protein-protein

interaction networks. Protein/gene function

prediction, Integrating diverse data, visualizing

genomic datasets. prereq: 3003 or 4041 or instr

consent

CSCI 5465. Introduction to Computing for

Biologists. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

This course is designed for graduate students

in biology or other related sciences that

wish to learn fundamental computing skills

that will enable them to develop their own

computational approaches for meaningful

interpretation of scientific data. Students will

complete programming assignments in Python

and R. No previous programming knowledge

assumed. Prereq: Introductory biology course;

non-CSE students only.

CSCI 5471. Modern Cryptography. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to cryptography. Theoretical

foundations, practical applications. Threats,

attacks, and countermeasures, including

cryptosystems and cryptographic protocols.

Secure systems/networks. History of

cryptography, encryption (conventional,

public key), digital signatures, hash functions,

message authentication codes, identification,

authentication, applications. prereq: [2011,

4041, [familiarity with number theory or finite

fields]] or instr consent

CSCI 5481. Computational Techniques for

Genomics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Techniques to analyze biological data

generated by genome sequencing, proteomics,

cell-wide measurements of gene expression

changes. Algorithms for single/multiple

sequence alignments/assembly. Search

algorithms for sequence databases,

phylogenetic tree construction algorithms.

Algorithms for gene/promoter and protein

structure prediction. Data mining for micro

array expression analysis. Reverse engineering

of regulatory networks. prereq: 4041 or instr

consent

CSCI 5511. Artificial Intelligence I. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to AI. Problem solving, search,

inference techniques. Logic/theorem proving.

Knowledge representation, rules, frames,

semantic networks. Planning/scheduling. Lisp

programming language. prereq: [2041 or instr

consent], grad student

CSCI 5512. Artificial Intelligence II. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Uncertainty in artificial intelligence. Probability

as a model of uncertainty, methods for

reasoning/learning under uncertainty, utility

theory, decision-theoretic methods. prereq:

[STAT 3021, 4041] or instr consent

CSCI 5521. Introduction to Machine

Learning. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Problems of pattern recognition, feature

selection, measurement techniques. Statistical

decision theory, nonstatistical techniques.

Automatic feature selection/data clustering.

Syntactic pattern recognition. Mathematical

pattern recognition/artificial intelligence. prereq:

[[2031 or 2033], STAT 3021] or instr consent

CSCI 5523. Introduction to Data Mining. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Data pre-processing techniques, data types,

similarity measures, data visualization/

exploration. Predictive models (e.g., decision

trees, SVM, Bayes, K-nearest neighbors,

bagging, boosting). Model evaluation

techniques, Clustering (hierarchical, partitional,

density-based), association analysis, anomaly

detection. Case studies from areas such as

earth science, the Web, network intrusion, and

genomics. Hands-on projects. prereq: 4041 or

equiv or instr consent

CSCI 5525. Machine Learning. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Models of learning. Supervised algorithms such

as perceptrons, logistic regression, and large

margin methods (SVMs, boosting). Hypothesis

evaluation. Learning theory. Online algorithms

such as winnow and weighted majority.

Unsupervised algorithms, dimensionality

reduction, spectral methods. Graphical models.

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

CSCI 5551. Introduction to Intelligent

Robotic Systems. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

Transformations, kinematics/inverse

kinematics, dynamics, control. Sensing

(robot vision, force control, tactile sensing),

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applications of sensor-based robot control,

robot programming, mobile robotics,

microrobotics. prereq: 2031 or 2033 or instr

consent

CSCI 5552. Sensing and Estimation in

Robotics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Bayesian estimation, maximum likelihood

estimation, Kalman filtering, particle filtering.

Sensor modeling and fusion. Mobile robot

motion estimation (odometry, inertial,laser scan

matching, vision-based) and path planning.

Map representations, landmark-based

localization, Markov localization, simultaneous

localization/mapping (SLAM), multi-robot

localization/mapping. prereq: [5551, Stat 3021]

or instr consent

CSCI 5561. Computer Vision. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Issues in perspective transformations, edge

detection, image filtering, image segmentation,

and feature tracking. Complex problems

in shape recovery, stereo, active vision,

autonomous navigation, shadows, and physics-

based vision. Applications. prereq: 5511 or instr

consent

CSCI 5563. Multiview 3D Geometry in

Computer Vision. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

The 3D spatial relationship between cameras

and scenes in computer vision. Application to

tasks such as planning robots, reconstructing

scenes from photos, and understanding human

behaviors from body-worn cameras data.

Multiview theory fundamentals, structure-

from-motion, state-of-the-art approaches,

and current research integration. prereq:

Undergraduate students enrolling in the course

must have completed CSCI 2033 or have

instructor consent.

CSCI 5607. Fundamentals of Computer

Graphics 1. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Fundamental algorithms in computer graphics.

Emphasizes programming projects in C/C+

+. Scan conversion, hidden surface removal,

geometrical transformations, projection,

illumination/shading, parametric cubic curves,

texture mapping, antialising, ray tracing.

Developing graphics software, graphics

research. prereq: concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 2033, concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 3081

CSCI 5608. Fundamentals of Computer

Graphics II. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Advanced topics in image synthesis, modeling,

rendering. Image processing, image warping,

global illumination, non-photorealistic

rendering, texture synthesis. Parametric cubic

surfaces, subdivision surfaces, acceleration

techniques, advanced texture mapping.

Programming in C/C++. prereq: 5607 or instr

consent

CSCI 5609. Visualization. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even Year)

Fundamental theory/practice in data

visualization. Programming applications.

Perceptual issues in effective data

representation, multivariate visualization,

information visualization, vector field/volume

visualization. prereq: [1913, 4041] or equiv or

instr consent

CSCI 5611. Animation & Planning in Games.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Theory behind algorithms used to bring virtual

worlds to life. Computer animation topics. Real-

time, interactive techniques used in modern

games. Physically-based animation, motion

planning, character animation, simulation in

virtual worlds. prereq: 4041 or 4611 or instr

consent

CSCI 5619. Virtual Reality and 3D

Interaction. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring

Odd Year)

Introduction to software, technology/

applications in virtual/augmented reality, 3D

user interaction. Overview of current research.

Hands-on projects. prereq: 4611 or 5607 or

5115 or equiv or instr consent

CSCI 5707. Principles of Database Systems.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Concepts, database architecture, alternative

conceptual data models, foundations of data

manipulation/analysis, logical data models,

database designs, models of database

security/integrity, current trends. prereq: [4041

or instr consent], grad student

CSCI 5708. Architecture and Implementation

of Database Management Systems. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Techniques in commercial/research-oriented

database systems. Catalogs. Physical storage

techniques. Query processing/optimization.

Transaction management. Mechanisms

for concurrency control, disaster recovery,

distribution, security, integrity, extended data

types, triggers, and rules. prereq: 4707 or 5707

or instr consent

CSCI 5715. From GPS, Google Maps, and

Uber to Spatial Data Science. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Spring Even Year)

Spatial databases and querying, spatial big

data mining, spatial data-structures and

algorithms, positioning, earth observation,

cartography, and geo-visulization. Trends

such as spatio-temporal, and geospatial cloud

analytics, etc. prereq: Familiarity with Java, C+

+, or Python

CSCI 5751. Big Data Engineering and

Architecture. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Big data and data-intensive application

management, design and processing concepts.

Data modeling on different NoSQL databases:

key/value, column-family, document, graph-

based stores. Stream and real-time processing.

Big data architectures. Distributed computing

using Spark, Hadoop or other distributed

systems. Big data projects. prereq: 4041, 5707,

or instructor consent.

CSCI 5801. Software Engineering I. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Advanced introduction to software engineering.

Software life cycle, development models,

software requirements analysis, software

design, coding, maintenance. prereq: 2041 or

instr consent

CSCI 5802. Software Engineering II. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Introduction to software testing, software

maturity models, cost specification models,

bug estimation, software reliability models,

software complexity, quality control, and

experience report. Student groups specify,

design, implement, and test partial software

systems. Application of general software

development methods and principles from

5801. prereq: 5801 or instr consent

CSCI 5980. Special Topics in Computer

Science. (; 1-3 cr. [max 27 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Lectures and informal discussions on current

topics in computer science. prereq: instr

consent; may be repeated for cr

CSCI 5991. Independent Study. (; 1-3 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Independent study arranged with CS faculty

member. prereq: instr consent; may be

repeated for cr

CSCI 5994. Directed Research. (; 1-3 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Directed research arranged with faculty

member. prereq: instr consent; may be

repeated for cr

CSCI 5996. Curricular Practical Training.

(; 1 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Industrial work assignment involving advanced

computer technology. Reviewed by faculty

member. Grade based on final report covering

work assignment. prereq: [CSci or CompE]

major, instr consent

CSCI 5997. Curricular Practical Training

Extension. (1 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; S-N only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Extension of an industrial work assignment

involving advanced computer technology.

Grade based on final report covering work

assignment. prereq: [CSci or CompE] major,

instr consent

Construction Management (CMGT)

CMGT 2019. AutoCAD for Construction

Managers. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Most current version of AutoCAD software

skills and construction concepts. 2-D

techniques and business applications of

computer-aided drafting (CAD) at job entry

level. prereq: 30 sem cr

CMGT 3001W. Introduction to Construction.

(WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A wide range of construction-related topics

and an overview of the industry itself are

presented: type and size of projects, where the

industry has come from and where it appears

to be heading, and roles and responsibilities

of participants. Through assignments and

projects, the course defines project and

construction sequences, materials and building

systems, and project scheduling and delivery

methods. Students will conduct research into

construction materials, sustainability, and

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self-selected topics. As a writing intensive

course focused on developing skills crucial to

professionals, it requires the production and

revision of a variety of construction documents,

including drawings and specifications.

CMGT 3011. Construction Plan Reading.

(; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Intro to construction plan reading and

construction documents (using architectural,

civil, mechanical, electrical drawings and

project manual). Read, understand, and

interpret commercial construction plans and

project manuals, including notes, symbols, and

plan layout.

CMGT 3024W. Facility Programming and

Design. (WI; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Facility Programming and Design moves

through the process of defining a building-

related need, evaluating the existing facility,

exploring design solutions, and presenting a

business case for the final project. This course

is constructed from the viewpoint of the facility

manager, and each step of the instruction

and each assignment builds to the final

project and presentation. It is a requirement

for Construction Management degree and

certificate students. It can also be used as

an elective for undergraduate or graduate

students pursuing degrees in architecture,

civil engineering, facility management, interior

design, housing studies, and other related

majors. There are no formal prerequisites,

but it is recommended that students have

completed at least one of the following: 1. CMgt

3011 (Construction Plan Reading) or CMgt

3001/3001W (Introduction to Construction)

taken before or simultaneously with this

course; 2. completion of a first or second

year architecture or interior design studio;

3. relevant prior experience in the facility

management industry; 4. approval of the

instructor.

CMGT 4000. The Construction Industry

through Time and Tomorrow. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

This course centers on the construction

industry in all its facets. The intention is to

ensure that students taking it are provided

with an in-depth understanding of how the

industry evolved from early times to the

present day and where the industry may be

heading in the future. Equipped with this

knowledge, graduates will be in a better

position to understand their role in whichever

sector of the industry they choose to build their

careers and to contribute to positive change

and improvement in how the industry serves

its clients. It should be emphasized that this

course is neither a history of architectural

or engineering design, nor of construction

technology, but concentrates rather on industry

structure, organization, and the way it delivers

its products.

CMGT 4001. Innovative Contracting. (1 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Fall Odd Year)

The triple constraint of time/cost/quality has

often been challenged by traditional design/

bid/build delivery methods. The private sector

has had a unique advantage in its ability to

negotiate contracts in the absence of firm

bidding rules, including the extensive use

of design/build delivery methods, while the

public sector has been required by statute

to bid to the lowest responsible bidder using

design/bid/build. In an attempt to find the right

balance that respects the competitive public

bidding process while taking advantage of

alternative project delivery strategies, the

public sector has used enabling legislation

to aggressively find new ways to contract

project delivery, improving quality, speed of

delivery, and cost management while reducing

risk. This course will explore the methods of

innovative contracting used by MnDOT and

their underlying strategies, techniques, metrics,

and outcomes, using a case study approach.

CMGT 4002. Lean Construction. (; 1 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

An introduction to lean principles and how they

can be applied to the design and construction

industrIes. Prerequisites: None, although

planning/scheduling coursework or experience

is recommended.

CMGT 4003. Managing with Building

Information Modeling. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

For 5,000 years we have used hand drawings

to communicate ideas and methodologies,

from Egyptian hieroglyphs to computer

technology. Building information modeling

(BIM) computer models act as simulators,

analyzing architectural programs, materials,

energy usage, constructability, construction

sequencing, and more, down to tens of

micrometers. Today, building systems such as

sheet metal and steel are fabricated directly

from 3D models; material quantities are

extracted from modeled objects and tied to

cost early in the design process; coordinated

models are visualized by project teams,

clarifying scope, and providing a vehicle

for communication. This course combines

high-level technical training in BIM software

with theoretical processes for managing a

construction project using BIM techniques

and tools. Prereqs: None. However, if you

have no prior experience with construction, we

recommend CMgt 3001 - Intro to Construction

and CMgt 4021 - Construction Planning and

Scheduling for knowledge of industry project

delivery. Basic computer skills are required.

CMGT 4011. Construction Documents and

Contracts. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Definition, interpretation, and utilization of

drawings. Specifications, agreements, bidding

forms, general conditions. Bonds, contracts,

subcontracts, and related documents.

Appropriate provisions for minority business

participation, such as tax exempt status and

wage rates. prereq: 3001, 45 sem cr

CMGT 4021. Construction Planning and

Scheduling. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Project planning, scheduling, and control.

Considering/understanding alternatives.

Industry techniques. Introduction to critical

path method. Using commercial software

on personal computers. Updating/analyzing

project schedules. prereq: 3001, 3011, 45 sem

CMGT 4022. Construction Estimating. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Purposes/uses of various estimates.

Performing quantity take-off, organizing

bidding process. Requesting/analyzing

subcontractor proposals. Unit pricing. Using

published resources. Preparing systems-based

estimates. Related software, spreadsheets,

custom applications. Linkages among

estimates, budgets, cost control systems, and

cost records. prereq: 3001, 3011, 45 sem cr

CMGT 4031. Construction Safety and Loss

Control. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Introduction to construction safety, health,

and loss control. Hazard recognition.

Control procedures. Management systems

for measuring/evaluating loss-control

performances in construction industry. prereq:

3001, 45 sem cr

CMGT 4041W. Specifications and Technical

Writing for Construction Professionals. (WI;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Develop/enhance appropriate oral/written

communication necessary for use in

the construction process from planning

phase through contract closeout. Develop

construction-specific practical applications

to facilitate the process and avoid common

pitfalls. prereq: 4011 or concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in 4011

CMGT 4073. Building Codes for

Construction Managers. (; 1 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Building codes history, foundation, structure,

and organization. Importance to the built

environment throughout building life cycle:

design, construction, occupancy, demolition.

Code compliance and role of building code

official. Interpretation and application to specific

scenarios. Recognizing and correcting code

deficiencies. prereq: 45 cr or instr consent

CMGT 4081. Managing Erosion and

Sediment Control on Construction Sites. (;

1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Designed for those who will supervise, run, or

direct construction site operations, grading,

culvert replacement, and bridge construction.

Best management practices to reduce or

control erosion and sedimentation. Topics

include permit requirements, stakeholder roles

and responsibilities, sample specifications,

and using the Storm Water Pollution

Prevention Plan (SWPPP). Soil erodibility, turf

establishment techniques, grading techniques

to minimize erosion, timing of installations,

and proper application of best management

practices are also covered. Students will learn

how to implement an erosion and sediment

control plan, the requirements of various

regulatory agencies, and consequences of

permit violations. Can be used to achieve the

Erosion and Stormwater Construction Site

Management Certification, which is required by

the Minnesota Department of Transportation

Standard Specifications on construction sites.

prereq: CMGT 3001- Introduction to the Built

Environment OR relevant experience

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CMGT 4193. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Independent project. Topic arranged with/

supervised by construction management

faculty. prereq: Admitted to CMgt major or

minor or certificate

CMGT 4196. Construction Management

Internship. (; 1 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Hands-on work experience within a

construction company, applying previous

coursework in the workplace, contributing

knowledge of best practices, and participating

in career and business development exercises.

prereq: [[CMgt] major or minor or certificate

student], [jr or sr], dept consent

CMGT 4201. Construction Accounting. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Unique characteristics and dissimilarities

crucial for all parties involved to understand/

manage the construction process. Unique

aspects of construction financial accounting,

managerial accounting, tax planning, and

auditing. prereq: 3001, Acct 2050, ABus 4101

CMGT 4215. Facility Quality Assessment

and Commissioning. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

How to assess condition/quality of building

site, exterior/interior of facility, and building

equipment. Evaluating effectiveness/efficiency

of facility operations/maintenance program.

What to look for during building audits. How

to write professional assessment reports.

How to make useful recommendations for

improvements. Value/purpose of building

commissioning/ re-commissioning. prereq:

3001, [4213 or concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 4213}, 4542, 4562

CMGT 4301. Introduction to Environmental

Health & Safety. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

While OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health

Administration) remains the governmental

regulatory agency, the responsibility for

occupational safety and health of employees

has evolved into an integral part of a variety

of industries, including construction, health

care, oil and gas extraction, and many more.

The course provides a comprehensive

understanding of environmental health and

safety standards and their application to the

management of workplace injury prevention

and health promotion. prereq: 45 credits

CMGT 4302. Environmental Health

Principles. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

The construction industry has one of the

highest morbidity and mortality rates among

professions, and there is also an economic

implication. Companies can reduce the

risk of injuries, diseases, and death due to

environmental hazards by implementing an

appropriate health and safety plan. Plans must

be continually reviewed to ensure they are

current with new products, scientific evidence,

legal parameters, and cultural changes. This

course will review requirements and provide

direction in controlling regulations related

to environmental and occupational health,

chemical and biological safety, hazardous

materials, and other health hazards. prereqs:

45 credits completed. Some knowledge of

construction management principles is strongly

recommended.

CMGT 4303. Industrial Hygiene Principles.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Overview of the practice of industrial hygiene:

the science of anticipating, recognizing,

evaluating, and controlling workplace

conditions that may cause workers' injury or

illness. Presents critical topics to enhance

technical skills, deepen understanding, and

gain the necessary knowledge and tools

to apply the principles of Industrial hygiene

effectively, efficiently, and reasonably,

including hazard types, routes of exposure, and

determination of exposure levels, Also explores

the industrial hygiene hazard evaluation

process and how it applies to the goal of

workplace safety, as well as related federal

and state regulations. Students will examine

specific workplace problems related to worker

health and safety. Prerequisites: None

CMGT 4304. Fire and Life Safety Principles.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Provides an overview of the fire and life

safety requirements for new and existing

buildings, as indicated in the National Fire

Protection Association (NFPA) Life Safety

Code. The Code addresses life safety for

fire emergencies, but also other types of

emergencies, such as bomb threats. The

purpose of the Code is to establish minimum

requirements that will provide a reasonable

degree of safety during emergencies in any

structure. To apply the Code effectively,

one must understand its legal authority in

various jurisdictions, Code navigation, and

the ways proper application of the Code can

minimize the effects of a devastating fire or

other emergency. Specific topics include

building classification, types of construction, fire

protection, means of egress, and occupancy

features. The course will enhance technical

skills and provide knowledge and tools to

apply the Code effectively, efficiently, and

reasonably. Students will prepare a facility

compliance checklist that can be used in

everyday execution of the principles learned in

this course. Prerequisites: None

CMGT 4305. Health and Safety Planning and

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Companies can reduce the risk of injury,

disease, and death due to environmental

hazards by implementing an appropriate

health and safety plan. Each plan must be

continually reviewed to ensure it is current

with new products, scientific evidence, legal

parameters, and cultural changes. This course

is a comprehensive study of the essential

components of an effective safety planning

and management system. It also examines

the cultural aspects of integrating total safety

planning and management into all levels of an

operation. Prerequisites: None

CMGT 4422. Advanced Construction Cost

Estimating. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Advanced estimating concepts, including

procurement, productivity, and value

engineering. Working in teams, students

develop and deliver a competitive bid for a real

project and examine strategies to meet the

owner's budget and expectations through value

engineering approaches. prereq: CMGT 4022

or instr consent

CMGT 4471. Sustainability for Construction

Managers. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Building industry's impact on the environment;

sustainable building initiatives; environmental

principles and practices in pre-con,

construction, close-out and operations; impact

on construction manager role, procurement

methods, contracts, estimating and scheduling,

and team structure; green adoption issues;

current technologies; future trends.

CMGT 4542. Building Energy Systems. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Functions of building mechanical systems, their

integration with other building components.

Residential/commercial HVAC systems,

alternative energy sources, energy effciency,

structural implications of mechanical systems,

indoor air quality, environmental strategies.

Case studies. prereq: [3001, [jr or sr]] or instr

consent

CMGT 4544. Materials and Structures I. (4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

First part of the two-semester statics/materials/

structures sequence. Introduces basic statics

as it relates to structural analysis, including

a fundamental understanding of forces,

loads, shears, and moments applied to

structural elements. These principles will be

applied through the development of beam

diagrams using load path analysis. Provides

an introduction to building structural systems

and their design and construction process,

and covers building loads and the methods of

analyzing and designing structural elements

such as beams and columns. Discusses the

path of loads applied to a building and the

structural materials?specifically, wood and

steel?that are commonly used to support these

loads in building construction. Finally, the

course provides an overview of the tools and

techniques used by the structural engineer in

the course of building design, as well as basic

procedures for choosing materials and member

sizes for use in a building system.

CMGT 4545. Materials and Structures II. (4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Building on the engineering, materials, and

structural concepts of Materials and Structures

I, this course explores concrete as a material

(components, manufacture, installation, and

mix design), and in terms of its structural

uses. Soils and aggregates (origin, analysis,

and classification) and earthwork/compaction

concepts are also surveyed. Laboratory testing

of these materials is included. These two

broad topics are then combined with masonry

concepts to discuss foundations, retaining

walls, slabs, and footings. Finally, lateral

systems within a structure are discussed. An

overall curriculum project (which will refer back

to M&S I) will examine a real-world structural

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system, including loading, engineering,

materials, and construction aspects. prereq:

CMgt 4544

CMGT 4550. Topics in Construction

Management. (; 1-2 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Seminar. Timely issues/themes in construction

management.

CMGT 4562. Building Envelope Design and

Construction. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Science behind design of a weather-tight

building envelope. Construction principles

for foundations, exterior walls, windows,

opening, roofs. Consequences of poor design/

construction. Component review of building

envelope (shell) elements. Testing/quality

control strategies. Construction issues/

envelope sequencing. prereq: None, but

4542 or 4572 or professional experience

recommended

CMGT 4861. Construction Management

Capstone. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Using a case study approach, explores

concepts of project management, decision

theory, and leadership needed to solve critical,

complex, and even routine problems within

construction businesses and their projects.

Students will be required to think critically and

creatively about the possible solutions and be

able to effectively articulate those solutions. It

will apply all prior construction management-

related coursework into a comprehensive

construction and facility project management

capstone intended to demonstrate mastery

of the construction and facility management

body of knowledge prior to graduation. prereqs:

CMGT 4011, 4021, 4022, and 4031 (which

may be taken concurrently with instructor

permission).

Coptic (COPT)

COPT 5001. Elementary Coptic. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; )

Introduction to Coptic grammar and vocabulary,

chiefly in the Sahidic dialect.

COPT 5002. Elementary Coptic. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Reading a variety of Coptic literature, such

as Gnostic, martyrological, or monastic texts.

prereq: 5001 or equiv

Ctr for Spirituality/Healing (CSPH)

CSPH 1000. Topics in Whole Life Wellbeing.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Special topics offerings in Integrative Health/

Wellbeing. Contact department for semester

offerings.

CSPH 1001. Principles of Holistic Health

and Healing. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Principles/measures of holistic health that

promote health and well being. Theory, how

holistic health is incorporated into health care

delivery system. Application/integration of

holistic health into daily personal life.

CSPH 1101. Self, Society, and Environment:

An Integral Systems Approach to Personal

Wellbeing and Engagement. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Complexity theory approach to internal/

external systems that influence lives/health.

Interrelated workings of mind, psyche, and

body. Means of bringing these into dynamic

balance. Environmental/social systems.

CSPH 3001. Introduction to Integrative

Healing. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Current US health care system/US

cultural views of health/wellness. Various

complementary/alternative medical systems/

practices that might be integrated into current

way of thinking about health/wellness/treatment

of illness/disease. prereq: 60 credits or instr

consent

CSPH 3101. Creating Ecosystems of Well-

Being. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Information, practices, and tools that enable

individuals and communities to build capacity

for well-being. Factors and ecosystems that

contribute to health, happiness, and well-being.

Students develop a personal plan for health

and well-being and one for a community.

CSPH 3201. Introduction to Mindfulness-

Based Stress Reduction. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Techniques by which stress endemic in a fast-

paced competitive culture can be reduced or

worked with constructively. Students practice/

apply techniques of mindfulness. Recent

medical-scientific literature on physiological/

psychological elements in the stress response.

CSPH 3211. Living on Purpose: An

Exploration of Self, Purpose, and

Community. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Explore questions of meaning/purpose. Explore

other people's ways of living on purpose.

Consider big questions that shape present/

future. Build framework to lead purposeful

life. Primarily Online Course with 3 in-person

meetings prereq: 30+ credits completed or instr

consent

CSPH 3301. Food Choices: Healing the

Earth, Healing Ourselves. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Link between our food/diet, agricultural

practices, and health of planet. Food security.

Cultural/personal context of food choices.

Ways that food is produced, especially

industrial monoculture. Food choices and the

earth's bio diversity. Land use, water use,

pollution, energy needs, climate change.

Alternatives: organic/sustainable, fair trade.

Economic policies/choices. Global tradeoffs.

CSPH 4311. Foundations of Hatha Yoga:

Alignment & Movement Principles. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Anatomical considerations/understanding

critical to executing safe/effective Hatha Yoga

instruction. Overview of human gross anatomy/

bodily systems essential to Hatha Yoga. First

in sequence of three courses in University

of Minnesota Yoga Teachers Education &

Training Sequence. Students who complete

sequence may be qualified to register with

Yoga Alliance as 200 hour Registered Yoga

Teacher. prereq: [Prerequisite PsTL 1135

Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology

or equivalent], instr consent (prerequisite

course may be taken concurrently)

CSPH 4312. Hatha Yoga Philosophy,

Lifestyle, & Ethics. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

History, tradition, philosophy of Hatha

Yoga with emphasis on ethical practice

of Hatha Yoga. Study of classical/modern

text. Foundational concepts of how to use

knowledge to facilitate strong Yoga Asana,

Pranayama, meditation practice. Second

course in sequence of three (3) courses in

University of Minnesota Yoga Teachers'

Education & Training Sequence. prereq: 4311

CSPH 4313. Hatha Yoga Teaching Principles

& Methodology. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Communication/sequencing principles

necessary for teaching effective, safe Hatha

Yoga classes. Use knowledge/skills gained

during prerequisite two Hatha Yoga courses.

Practice skills through participation in Service

Learning. Third course in sequence of three

(3) courses in University of Minnesota Yoga

Teachers' Education & Training Sequence.

prereq: 4311, 4312

CSPH 5000. Explorations in Integrative

Therapies and Healing Practices. (; 1-4

cr. [max 16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Research and practice on therapies, delivery

of complementary therapies and, regulatory

issues. prereq: Jr or sr or grad student or instr

consent

CSPH 5101. Introduction to Integrative

Healing Practices. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Cultural contexts of healing traditions.

Integrative therapies presented by

practitioners, including traditional Chinese

medicine, meditation, mind-body healing,

spiritual practices, energy healing, naturopathy,

herbalism, movement therapies, homeopathy,

manual therapies, nutrition. prereq: Jr or sr or

grad student; or instructor consent

CSPH 5102. Art of Healing: Self as Healer. (;

1 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to individual transformational

journey as part of health science education.

Students become aware of their responsibility/

resources to facilitate development of the

self. Research data, experience of self that

is part psychoneuroimmunology, mind-body-

spirit approaches. Lecture, scientific literature,

meditation, imagery, drawing, group interaction.

prereq: Jr or sr or grad student or instr consent

CSPH 5111. Ways of Thinking about Health.

(2 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall)

Cultural contexts explored through field-

trip immersion experiences. Aspects of

different health care systems. Indigenous

North American, Vedic, traditional Chinese,

biomedicine. Writing assignment. prereq: [Jr,

Sr, or grad student standing], instr consent

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CSPH 5115. Cultural Awareness, Knowledge

and Health. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

How knowledge can become resource for

individual, family, community health. Interactive

glimpse of wisdom of cultural communities.

Develop capacity to see culture within

professional education/practice. Cultural

constructs underpinning medical system, role

of culture in interaction between practitioner/

patient, role of reconnection to cultural heritage

in healing. prereq: Jr or sr or grad student or

instr consent

CSPH 5118. Whole Person, Whole

Community: The Reciprocity of Wellbeing.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course explores the symbiotic and

reciprocal relationship between individual and

community health and wellbeing, as well as

the many factors/forces which influence that

relationship. Drawing upon recent studies

in the area of reciprocal/symbiotic effects

between individual wellbeing and community

wellbeing, this course will include the following

core topics: definitions of community and

related dimensions of wellbeing, importance

of Individual/Community reciprocity (Social

Justice, Equity, Safety, and Trust), historical

trauma and healing, and individual action

and personal empowerment in community

transformation. Utilizing elements of the Center

for Spirituality & Healing's Wellbeing model and

modes of contemplative practice, this course

will ultimately assist learners through phases

of individual reflection and mindfulness for the

purpose of creating more open and reciprocal

relationships with entities they describe as their

communities. An extension of recent studies

in the area of the reciprocal (or rippling) effect

between individual wellbeing and community

wellbeing this course will guide individuals in

identifying the various communities in which

they live or participate, the roles they "play"

within those communities and why/ how this

knowledge can help prepare them for action

and leadership. Main themes of the course

will include: - Mindfulness, Reflection and

Healing: Historical Trauma and Marginalization.

- Roles and Reciprocity: Justice, Equity,

Security and Trust between individuals and

their communities. - Transformation: Individual

Action/Leadership as Bridge between Personal

and Community Wellbeing.

CSPH 5121. Whole Systems Healing: Health

and the Environment. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Selected interfaces between human health

and the environment. Using complexity theory

as a theoretical framework, students use

phenomenological methodologies to analyze

and describe the interrelated dynamics of

human and natural systems. Case studies.

Develop strategies to optimize the healthy

functioning of human/environmental systems.

prereq: Jr or sr or grad student

CSPH 5201. Spirituality and Resilience. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring & Summer)

Links between resilience and spirituality.

Applications of resilience/health realization

model to students' personal/professional lives.

Review of literature, theory, and research.

prereq: Jr or sr or grad student or instr consent

CSPH 5212. Peacebuilding Through

Mindfulness: Transformative Dialogue in

the Global Community. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring & Summer)

Contemplative/mindfulness practice. Tapping

into reservoir of strength, compassion,

and wisdom that fosters expressions of

unconditional love, reconciliation, and

forgiveness. Shifting from ego centered

cognitive analysis/assessment to heart

centered presence and deep listening

grounded in humility/compassion. Native

American circle process, including use of

talking piece. prereq: Jr or sr or grad student or

instr consent

CSPH 5215. Forgiveness and Healing:

A Journey Toward Wholeness. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring & Summer)

Impact of forgiveness on process of inter-/intra-

personal healing. Forgiveness/healing in health

care and social work settings from multiple

spiritual/secular traditions. prereq: Jr or sr or

grad student or instr consent

CSPH 5225. Meditation: Integrating Body

and Mind. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Meditation as a physical, emotional,

intellectual, and spiritual inquiry. Students

examine a variety of texts and develop ability

to enter a state of calm, meditative awareness.

prereq: Jr or sr or grad student or instr consent

CSPH 5226. Advanced Meditation: Body,

Brain, Mind, and Universe. (; 1 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

Students work to integrate meditation practice

into daily life, cultivating awareness of the

fundamental oneness of body, brain, mind,

and universe. Mind-body interactions in health.

"Hard problem" of consciousness in brain

science. Emergence of compassion, wisdom,

and healing in non-discursive awareness.

prereq: [5225, [jr or sr or grad student]] or instr

consent

CSPH 5303. Pain Management and Evidence

Based Complementary Health Approaches.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course will cover the evidence regarding

effectiveness and safety of CIH practices, and

the relationship of CIH to contemporary views

of pain, health, and healing. There is a growing

evidence base to support some complementary

and integrative healing (CIH) approaches for

pain management including yoga, mindfulness

meditation, chiropractic, and others. In the

US, chronic pain impacts over one third of the

population and affects more individuals than

heart disease, diabetes, and cancer combined.

While there is a wide range of conventional

medical treatments available to manage pain,

many are only marginally effective and are

associated with troublesome side effects. Of

growing concerns is the endemic problem of

opioids associated with misuse, addiction,

and fatal overdose. Pain sufferers and health

providers need effective and safe options for

pain management. Some complementary

and integrative healing (CIH) approaches

have a growing evidence base to support

their use, particularly for pain management.

This course will introduce students to the

theories, mechanisms, use, effectiveness, and

safety of commonly used complementary and

integrative healing practices. The relationship

of CIH approaches to contemporary views and

research regarding pain, health and healing,

and placebo effects will also be explored.

Through reading, reflection, discussion,

and critical appraisal, students will develop

the necessary skills to synthesize different

forms of information, including research,

to reach evidence-informed and balanced

conclusions regarding CIH for managing pain,

restoring function, and enhancing overall

health and wellbeing. CIH approaches covered

will include: whole systems (Traditional

Chinese Medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic,

Ayurvedic Medicine, etc.); mind-body practices

(contemplative and meditative practices;

yoga, tai chi, Qigong, etc.); manipulative and

body-based approaches (massage therapy,

acupuncture, manipulation); and energy-

based approaches (energy medicine, Reiki,

therapeutic touch, healing touch). Upon

completion of the course, students will have

a foundational knowledge of CIH for pain

management and the skills to critically appraise

and determine the trustworthiness of different

information sources. Prerequisite: Graduate or

Professional program student.

CSPH 5305. Introduction to Integrative

Mental Health. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Prerequisite: Graduate or Professional

student. This course focuses on introducing

students to the concept of integrative mental

health (IMH). Definitions of IMH, the history

and background of the concept, and how it

relates to psychiatric care and health care in

general will be explored. Students will explore

and practice risk-benefit profiles of different

modalities in the context of evidence-based

mental health care. An emphasis will be placed

on the connection between physical and mental

health and how that can be approached from

an integrative perspective. Topics such as

mindfulness and mental health, nutrition and

mental health, herbs and supplements in

psychiatric care, and the role of functional

medicine in IMH will be covered, as well

as how psychotherapy and psychotropic

medications fit in the IMH framework. Students

will review the current diagnostic system for

mental health disorders and that can both

help and hinder an integrative approach to

mental health care. Integrative approaches

for assessing mental health concerns will be

reviewed, and how to use these approaches

alongside a traditional medical approach for

maximum benefit will be explored. Students

will further review specific modalities for mental

health and wellbeing that are less focused on

specific systems and more focused on holism

and the interplay of systems. Students will also

identity and explore different ways of viewing

mental health and wellbeing based on cultural

and geographical issues, and how these may

impact the approaches.

CSPH 5307. Integrative Nursing: Application

across Settings and Populations. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

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Prerequisites: registered nurse, graduate level

registration only. Principles and application

of integrative nursing will provide learners

with skills that can be immediately applied to

nursing practice, advanced nursing practice,

and nurse leadership. Clinical case studies and

interactive discussion will be used for students

to learn how to practice integratively in their

current healthcare role or to develop into a

new role or paradigm. Case studies will be

individualized to fit the needs of all learners for

applicable skill building.

CSPH 5311. Introduction to Traditional

Chinese Medicine. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring & Summer)

Philosophical roots of Shamanism,

Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.

Influence of these philosophies on Chinese

medicine. Evolution of concepts of the tao, Yin-

Yang, microcosm, macrocosm. Development

of herbal medicine, Tui Na, Qi Gong,

acupuncture, moxibustion. Traditional Chinese

medicine etiology of disease, physiology,

diagnosis, therapy, disease prevention, ethics,

psychology, cosmology. prereq: Jr or sr or grad

student or instr consent

CSPH 5313. Acupressure. (; 1 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Principles/applications. Location, indications

for use, and techniques of stimulation of

acupressure points. Methods for self care and

care of others. Treatment of pain conditions,

chronic health conditions, palliative care,

oncology, women's health care.

CSPH 5315. Traditional Tibetan Medicine:

Ethics, Spirituality, and Healing. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Ethics, spirituality, and healing from

perspective of traditional Tibetan medicine.

Belief that illness results from imbalance

and that treating illness requires correcting

underlying imbalance. How to apply these

principles, integrate them into clinical practice,

and consult with a traditional Tibetan doctor.

prereq: Jr or sr or grad student or instr consent

CSPH 5317. Yoga: Ethics, Spirituality, and

Healing. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Summer)

Students test claim that systematic yoga

practice leads to optimal health. Yoga's

philosophy, scientific evidence, practical

application. Students propose research-based

programs for integrating yoga into personal/

professional life.

CSPH 5318. Tibetan Medicine, Ayurveda,

and Yoga in India. (; 4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Summer)

Students study with expert practitioners in

India. Using critical thinking, philosophical

knowledge, cultural practices, scientific

evidence, and research-based programs

to integrate these traditions into personal/

professional life. prereq: [5315, 5317] or instr

consent

CSPH 5319. Yoga and Ayurveda in India. (4

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Yoga and Ayurveda are interrelated, ancient,

holistic Indian traditions that integrate ethics,

spirituality, and healing. While studying

with expert practitioners at the University of

Minnesota and in India, students will examine

the claim that the systematic practice of these

traditions promotes healing and optimal health.

prereq: CSPH 4311 (and instructor approval),

CSPH 5317 or CSPH 5318 or instructor

consent.

CSPH 5331. Foundations of Shamanism

and Shamanic Healing. (; 2 cr. ; S-N or Audit;

Periodic Fall)

3 ?-day retreat intensive. Shamanic

philosophies, ritual etiquette, Core beliefs

common to all shamanic healing practices.

Cross-cultural healing beliefs/practices, unique

psychology for understanding them, their

use with contemporary healing practices and

for personal growth. prereq: Jr or sr or grad

student or instr consent

CSPH 5341. Overview of Indigenous

Hawaiian Healing. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Traditional Hawaiian healing. ho'olomilomi

(massage), la'au lapa'au (herbal medicine)

and ho'opoonopono (conflict resolution).

Hawaiian epistemology, traditions, and cultural

values compared with western. The science of

traditional ecological knowledge for healing and

self-reliance.

CSPH 5343. Ayurveda Medicine: The

Science of Self-healing. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Principles of Ayurveda. Evidence-based

information. Balance of body, mind and spirit

for optimum health. Ayurvedic constitutional

types. Herbal medicine, detoxification,

massage. Personal plans for health and well-

being. How Ayurveda is being integrated into

health care settings.

CSPH 5401. People, Plants, and Drugs:

Introduction to Ethnopharmacology. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Biologically active substances used in

traditional cultures. Ethnopharmacology's past,

current, and potential contributions to human

knowledge. Concrete examples. prereq: Jr or sr

or grad student or instr consent

CSPH 5421. Botanical Medicines in

Integrative Healthcare. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Widely-used botanical medicines from

biomedical perspective. Alternative therapeutic

systems presented according to bodily

systems/processes. Evidence for therapeutic

use. Botanical characteristics, traditional uses,

chemical properties, dosage, hazards/safety

issues, quality control. prereq: Jr or sr or grad

student or instr consent

CSPH 5423. Botanical Medicines:

Foundations and Practical Applications. (; 1

cr. ; Student Option; Every Summer)

Theoretical underpinnings. Skills to gather,

process, and apply selected local plants/herbs.

Multi-sensory of herbalists. Empirical scientific

evidence for key plants.

CSPH 5431. Functional Nutrition: An

Expanded View of Nutrition, Chronic

Disease, and Optimal Health. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Principles of nutrition related to metabolic

function. Model attempts to reduce chronic

disease by looking for underlying causes/

triggers and to intervene to restore function

and achieve optimal health. Emphasizes

importance of nutrition as a component of self-

care. prereq: [Jr or sr or grad student] in Health

Sciences or instr consent

CSPH 5503. Aromatherapy Fundamentals.

(; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring &

Summer)

For health professional students/practicing

health professionals. Essential oil therapy

and current aromatherapy practices in

clinical settings. Key safety/toxicity issues.

Critique scientific/historical evidence about

the therapeutic qualities of six essential oils

in common use by the public and in clinical

settings. prereq: Jr or sr or grad student

CSPH 5513. Living Well, Dying Well:

Empowering Patient Communication at the

End of Life. (2 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall)

Students will learn how to provide

compassionate and effective care at the end of

life, including appropriate communication with

patients, families, and healthcare providers at

crucial points of care. Students will also explore

their own perspectives about end of life and

learn the importance of self-care. The course

will help students reframe end-of-life care from

a focus on medical death to an emphasis on

humane dying through reflection on values,

hopes, and plans. Students will learn to support

individuals through personal connection and

the sharing of narratives and wisdom.

CSPH 5521. Therapeutic Landscapes. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Principles of therapeutic design for specific

population requirements. Therapeutic

landscape design. Incorporates interdisciplinary

interaction between horticulture, landscape

architecture, and health science departments.

prereq: [Jr or sr or grad student] in [health

sciences or therapeutic recreation or

horticulture or landscape architecture] or health

professional or instr consent

CSPH 5522. Therapeutic Horticulture. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Central elements of therapeutic horticulture

in context of multiple health care settings.

Evidence-based history, principles, precepts,

and practical application of therapeutic

horticulture. Various plant/plant-related

modalities from current research findings

are related to populations, using therapeutic

horticulture as a treatment intervention. prereq:

5101 or Hort 5072 or instr consent

CSPH 5523. Applications in Therapeutic

Horticulture. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Summer)

How to develop comprehensive program

plans in therapeutic horticulture. Evidence-

based principles, facilitation techniques.

Documentation, assessment, program

development techniques, evaluation.

Leadership training, program plan components,

book reviews, readings, comprehensive exam.

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CSPH 5535. Reiki Healing. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

History, principles, precepts, and practical

application of Reiki energy healing. Alternative

energy healing modalities, current research

findings. Activation of the Reiki energy, hand

positions to perform a treatment. Students

provide Reiki treatments, discuss findings.

prereq: Jr or sr or grad student or instr consent

CSPH 5536. Advanced Reiki Healing: Level

II. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Spring)

Principles/application of Reiki energy healing.

Four levels of healing. Emphasizes healing

at spiritual level. Activation of Reiki energy.

Symbols that allow for energy transfer through

space/time. Using second level Reiki energy

for both distance healing and standard Reiki

treatment. Students provide Reiki treatments,

discuss findings. Current literature, research

findings. prereq: 5535, instr consent

CSPH 5541. Emotional Healing and

Happiness: Eastern and Western

Approaches to Transforming the Mind. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Experiential training in the cultivation of

happiness, emotional health, and healing

for multi-disciplinary professions. Ancient/

contemporary, eastern/western approaches.

How to increase positive emotions and mind

states. Meditation, integrative approaches.

Case examples. prereq: Sr or grad student or

instr consent

CSPH 5555. Introduction to Body and

Movement-based Therapies. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Theories/approaches of selected somatic

therapies, including dance, movement, and

body-based therapies. Historic/theoretical

perspectives on use of movement, dance,

and somatic re-patterning. Demonstrations

of techniques. Application of techniques to

specific populations/settings. prereq: Jr or sr or

grad student or instr consent

CSPH 5561. Overview of the Creative Arts in

Health and Healing. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Summer)

How creative arts therapies are integrated into

health care. Art therapy, poetry therapy, dance/

movement therapy, music therapy. Guided

experiential exercises, discussions, readings,

individual learning interventions, lectures.

prereq: Jr or sr or grad student

CSPH 5601. Music, Health and Healing. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Music therapy, music medicine, music

psychotherapy. Techniques/interventions.

Hypotheses/rationale related to interventions.

Related research. prereq: Jr or sr or grad

student or instr consent

CSPH 5605. Movement and Music for Well-

being and Healing. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Music therapy/medicine. Dance/movement

therapy. Laban movement analysis. Somatic

studies. Health care settings, patient

populations, illnesses/diagnoses. Research

surrounding approaches. Readings, lectures,

discussion.

CSPH 5631. Healing Imagery I. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

How imagery and imagery interventions are

implemented for healing and to promote

health/well-being. Experience/create imagery

interventions. Instructional strategies include

experiential, discussions, readings, lecture, and

individual learning interventions. prereq: Jr or sr

or grad student

CSPH 5641. Animals in Health Care: The

Healing Dimensions of Human/Animal

Relationships. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Summer)

Central elements of animal assisted therapy

in multiple health care settings. History,

principles, and evidence-based guidelines.

Community-based interventions, in-class

demonstrations, field trips. prereq: Jr or sr or

grad student

CSPH 5642. Nature Heals: An Introduction

to Nature-Based Therapeutics. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course will cover the basic theories and

approaches of Nature-Based Therapeutics

including restorative environments, therapeutic

horticulture, animal assisted interactions,

therapeutic landscapes, forest bathing, green

care farming, facilitated green exercise,

wilderness therapy and ecopsychology. The

course includes: 1) historic and theoretical

perspectives 2) research into specific

techniques 3) application of techniques to

specific population and setting

CSPH 5643. Horse as Teacher: Intro

to Nature-Based Therapeutics Equine-

Assisted Activities & Therapies (EAAT). (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This course is designed to introduce students

to the field of Equine-Assisted Activities

and Therapies (EAAT) and to the range of

therapeutic and learning opportunities found

within equine interactions. Five domains of

practice in EAAT are covered and include

physical, social, cognitive, psychological

and spiritual contexts. The course presents

historical and theoretical concepts which

helped develop various types of EAATs,

and how the growth of EAAT nationally and

internationally has continued to mold the

profession. Students will learn to describe

safety guidelines, best practices as they

are currently known, and precautions and

contraindications in EAAT sessions. During

a three-day face-to-face class, students will

engage in hands-on learning with horses and

apply course concepts and topics during this

intensive. Students will evaluate peer-reviewed

literature in EAAT research to identify the

strengths and weaknesses of such published

material. Students will synthesize reading,

lecture and experiential learning to develop

an EAAT plan for an assigned target group

population. prereq: jr or sr or grad or instr

consent

CSPH 5701. Fundamentals of Health

Coaching I. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Tenets of health coaching model. Tools for self

development, deep listening, communication.

Building blocks for optimal health from holistic

perspective. How to identify/benchmark

stages/patterns of change, interface with

interdisciplinary health care providers, educate

clients on self-care practices. prereq: admitted

to Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching

MA program; or, Integrative Therapies and

Healing Practices Certificate-Health Coaching

track; or, instr consent.

CSPH 5702. Fundamentals of Health

Coaching II. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Basic tenets of health coaching model. Tools

for self development, deep listening, and

effective communication. Core building blocks

for optimal health from a holistic perspective.

Identifying/benchmarking stages/patterns

of change, interfacing with interdisciplinary

health care providers, locating resources

to assist clients in decision making, and

educating clients on self-care practices. prereq:

CSPH 5701; admitted to Integrative Health

and Wellbeing Coaching MA program; or,

Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices

Certificate-Health Coaching track; or, instr

consent.

CSPH 5703. Advanced Health Coaching

Practicum. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Case-based. Identify/utilize broad-based

resources in guiding/supporting individual

client cases. Application of theory/process from

earlier courses. Ethical issues, professional

boundaries, referral processes, client selection.

prereq: 5101, 5701, 5702, admitted to

Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching MA;

or, Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices

Certificate-Health Coaching track.

CSPH 5704. Business of Health Coaching.

(2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Applying health coaching knowledge/skills in

service delivery venues or private practice.

Starting business. Business models. Student

determine structure/venue appropriate for

them. Legal/ethical considerations. prereq:

5101, 5701, 5702, admitted to Integrative

Health and Wellbeing Coaching MA; or,

Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices

Certificate-Health Coaching track; or inst

consent.

CSPH 5705. Health Coaching Professional

Internship. (2 cr. ; S-N only; Every Spring)

120 hours of health coaching practice.

Students work with individual clients in acute/

longitudinal encounters, provide wellness

teaching, design career plan. Prerequisite

CSPH 5701, 5702, 5703; admitted to

Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching MA;

or, Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices

Certificate-Health Coaching track [CSPH 5101,

5704 recommended]

CSPH 5706. Lifestyle Medicine. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

This course provides a foundation in the

theory and clinical application of lifestyle

medicine. Lifestyle medicine aims to address

the behavioral and lifestyle bases of common

illnesses through health promoting activities

and reducing harmful behaviors. In this course,

we will explore optimal nutrition, lifestyle,

physical activity, and attitude. We will examine

the emerging evidence base of lifestyle

medicine and how it relates to health promotion

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and disease prevention. Participants will be

introduced to common laboratory and imaging

findings, and how they relate to optimal health.

prereq: basic course in Biology or Human

Physiology.

CSPH 5707. Coaching People with Clinical

Conditions. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring & Summer)

This course provides the student with a basic

awareness and expanded perception of

prevalent clinical conditions, and supports

the development of empathy. It equips the

student with best practice coaching skills to

use with a client managing one or more clinical

conditions. And it supports the development

of professional communication skills. prereq:

CSPH 5701, 5702 and 5706; practicing health

professional admitted to one of the following

programs: Integrative Health and Wellbeing

Coaching Master's or Integrative Therapies and

Healing Practices Certificate-Health Coaching

track, or instructor consent.

CSPH 5708. Mind-Body Science and the Art

of Transformation. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Explore how utilizing transformative practices

changes in our physical brain, thoughts, beliefs,

bodies, emotions and paradigms and create

sustainable shifts towards optimal health,

wellness and living. This course will include

knowledge and discoveries from multiple

disciplines including but are not limited to

psychologists, scientists, quantum physicist,

philosophers, healers, educators. The mind-

body research has accelerated dramatically

in the past couple decades and will provide

students with an opportunity to discover new

ways of understanding our human brains

and bodies. This in turn provides new insight

and innovation into human behavior and

sustainable transformative change.

CSPH 5709. Health and Wellbeing Group

Coaching. (2 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall)

The Group Coaching course expands the

competencies of the Health Coach from the

one-to-one coaching process to a group format.

Theories and tools of group coaching will be

applied to facilitating a group coaching process

in the community. Course progress will include:

Foundations of Group Coaching; Developing

Group Coaching Skills; Application of Group

Coaching Skills to a Community Organization;

Expanding Theory and Application of Group

Coaching. Prereq admission to Integrative

Health & Wellbeing MA or graduate of

Certificate in Integrative Therapies and

Healing Practices-Health Coaching program

or instructor approval; CSPH 5701,5702,5706;

recommended CSPH 5707; or instructor

approval.

CSPH 5711. Optimal Healing Environments.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Development/implementation of optimal healing

environments. Evidence base supporting

structural, architectural, human, and care

processes. Emphasizes identifying models of

optimal healing environments and leadership

strategies that support diffusion of innovation.

prereq: Jr or sr or grad student or instr consent

CSPH 5712. Supervised Health Coaching

Skills Advancement. (1-2 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; S-N

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Prereq admitted to Integrative Health and

Wellbeing Coaching Master of Arts, Integrative

Therapies and Healing Practices Certificate-

Health Coaching Track; CSPH 5701; CSPH

5702; or instructor consent. This course

provides Health Coaching students the

opportunity to advance coaching skills/

strategies through individual client practice

under the supervision of an experienced

Health Coaching instructor. The student health

coach will engage in recorded in-person

and/or telephone coaching sessions, and

receive live feedback from the instructor. The

student will assess their own integration of

coaching skills through completion of self-skills

assessment (level appropriate) that includes

self-reflection. A final skills assessment (level

appropriate) will be completed utilizing the

standardized tool developed for the University

of Minnesota Health Coaching program

(developed in alignment with guidelines

the International Consortium for Health and

Wellness Coaching).

CSPH 5713. Health Coaching for Health

Professionals. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Prereq enrolled in Doctor of Nursing Practice-

Integrative Health and Healing track or other

health professional program; or instr consent.

This course explores the basic tenets of the

four pillars of health coaching model: self-

awareness, mindful presence, authentic

communication, and safe/sacred space.

Students will learn to identify/benchmark

stages/patterns of change and to respectfully

collaborate with interdisciplinary health

care providers and facilitate clients ability

to achieve sustainable lifestyle changes.

Consistent, nonjudgmental application

of a holistic perspective of optimal health

and wellbeing in patient encounters will

be discussed and demonstrated. Students

will have the opportunity to observe and

to practice applying tools and practices

from motivational interviewing, emotional

intelligence, appreciative inquiry and non-

violent communication. Students will identify

the basic elements of an effective coach/client

interchange in order to apply basic, effective

coaching techniques. Students will be able to

differentiate between health coaching, nurse

education, case/disease management, and

therapy. The course will discuss the importance

of ongoing personal development in one's

professional practice so that students may

apply tools for self-reflection and personal

growth in their own lives and work settings.

CSPH 5805. Wellbeing in the Workplace.

(3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Work and experiences in the workplace have

a profound impact on many dimensions of

individual and collective wellbeing, including a

sense of purpose and meaning, financial and

emotional security, quality of relationships and

community, physical and emotional health,

and the local and global environments. In this

course, students will learn multi-disciplinary

perspectives on key challenges in creating

workplaces that contribute to greater wellbeing.

Students will also reflect on their own personal

experiences with wellbeing in their current

and past work environments and examine

strategies for enhancing wellbeing based on

interdisciplinary theory and research. Specific

topics include the importance of purpose and

meaning at work, challenges in achieving work-

life integration, the impact of technology on

work expectations, and organizational change.

This course is based on a whole-life, integrative

model of wellbeing and draws from research

and theory across the social, behavior, and

health sciences.

CSPH 5806. Wellbeing and Resiliency for

Health Professionals. (; 1 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course will teach health professional

students and health professionals self-care

strategies that will improve their individual

wellbeing and reduce the stress and burnout

often experienced in these professions.

Improving individual wellbeing will also

contribute to greater wellbeing in the teams and

systems in which these professionals work.

CSPH 5807. Mindfulness in the Workplace:

Pause, Practice, Perform. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

An experiential course designed to teach

core mindfulness skills while also exploring

specific applications to the workplace setting.

Explores key mindfulness traits and how they

relate to essential workplace skills, such as

resilience, task execution, critical analysis,

intra/interpersonal growth, and leadership.

The course will explore existing workplace

programs and how corporate culture can

be a barrier or a catalyst for adoption of

mindfulness principles. From the perspective

of the workplace and academic literature,

students will gain an understanding of how to

practically apply evidence-based techniques to

help them succeed on the job.

CSPH 5905. Food Matters: Cook Like Your

Life Depends On It. (1 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

This course examines the role of food as it

bears on the current acute care approach

to health and healing, the predominance of

chronic disease and the important role that

lifestyle (physical activity, stress, sleep, diet)

has on all aspects of well being. For healthcare

students and future practitioners, this course

will support the development of personal food

and cooking skills. This will allow them to serve

as models to patients, as well as provide tools,

resources and applications to support and

guide patients in addressing their own diet

and cooking challenges, specifically as they

pertain to improving their health outcomes.

Provides an in-depth exploration of dietary

trends, their risks and benefits in relation to

current health concerns such as diabetes,

obesity, heart disease, etc. Also examines

the impact of the Standard American Diet (?

SAD?) on these public and personal health

problems linked to diet and lifestyle. Analyzes

the components of a food system including how

production, distribution and consumption of

food are interrelated.

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Cultural Stdy/Comparative Lit

(CSCL)

CSCL 1001W. Introduction to Cultural

Studies: Rhetoric, Power, Desire.

(AH,WI,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Culture is a site of struggle, over meanings,

values, history, and reality. This course

introduces students to cultural studies as a

conceptual, interpretive, and interdisciplinary

approach to the role that culture plays in

defining reality and to the possibilities for

contesting those definitions. Through exploring

the rituals and practices of culture that shape

our perceptions of the world, often in ways we

take for granted, the course seeks to develop

a critical understanding of the relationships

between individual and society, representation

and reality, as well as theory and practice

CSCL 1101W. Literature. (LITR,WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

What is literature? Today the term literature

embraces all things printed, from fiction to

nonfiction to advertising (yes, even your junk

mail), from highbrow to low. This course will

take a comparative view of the term literature

as well as its ideas, practices, and forms.

Given that literature historically has been tied

to writing, to print, or to the book, what does

it mean to study literature today?in an age

when the book (and possibly print itself) may

be vanishing?

CSCL 1201V. Honors Course: Cinema.

(AH,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Introduction to the critical study of the visual

in modernity, presented through sustained

analysis of the cinema and cinematic codes.

Emphases on formal film analysis and major

film movements and conventions in the

international history of cinema. Students

develop a vocabulary for formal visual analysis

and explore major theories of the cinema.

*Students will not receive credit for CSCL

1201V if they have already taken CSCLW,

SCMC 1201W, ARTH 1921W, CSCL 1921W,

CSCL 1201 or SCMC 1201

CSCL 1201W. Cinema. (AH,WI; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to the critical study of the visual

in modernity, presented through sustained

analysis of the cinema and cinematic codes.

Emphases on formal film analysis and major

film movements and conventions in the

international history of cinema. Students

develop a vocabulary for formal visual analysis

and explore major theories of the cinema.

*Students will not receive credit for CSCL

1201W if they have already taken SCMC

1201W, CSCL 1201V, SCMC 1201V, ARTH

1921W, CSCL 1921W, CSCL 1201 or SCMC

1201

CSCL 1202W. Media: Word, Image, Sound.

(AH,WI,TS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Introduction to the critical and theoretical study

of media and technology from Aristotle to

the modern world. The first half of the course

emphasizes theoretical readings in dialogue

with historical apparatuses (printing press,

photography, radio, cinema, television) and

various expressive objects (the bible, early film,

ethnographic sound recordings). The second

half turns to the modern culture industry since

World War II, and introduces students to the

critical study of mass culture, the concept

of ideology, and of the relationship between

corporate power and media conglomerates.

CSCL 1301W. Reading Culture: Theory and

Practice. (AH,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Culture and cultural conflict. Reading cultural

theory/texts such as film, literature, music,

fashion, commercial art, and built environment.

CSCL 1401W. Reading Literature: Theory

and Practice. (LITR,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

How can we read/understand different ways

that literature is meaningful? Emphasizes

practice in reading a broad spectrum of world

literature, literary theory.

CSCL 1501W. Reading History: Theory and

Practice. (HIS,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

What is history? How can we understand

its meanings/uses? Emphasizes practice in

reading cultural texts from various historical

perspectives.

CSCL 1915. Representation in the Time of

Pandemics: Culture and Politics from AIDS

to COVID-19.. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This course starts from the premise that

representation is where culture and politics

meet, and it tests the hypothesis that

pandemics radically transform representation.

There are times in history when it takes a

global pandemic to see the world in a different

light: these are times when a pandemic

makes us understand our place in the world

differently. How and why do pandemics

change the ways we represent the world and

ourselves? Or, do they? To answer these

questions, we will examine a great variety of

representations of life, culture, and society in

the time of pandemics: we will watch films,

documentaries, and musicals; we will look at

photography, paintings, memes, and other

visual arts; we will read novels, poems, diaries,

and autobiographies; we will study works

of philosophy, essays of cultural criticism,

and political commentary from various media

sources. We will do all that by focusing on

two current and ongoing pandemics?theHIV/

AIDS pandemic and the SARS-CoV-2/

COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, we will

consider the cultural and political responses

to the AIDS pandemic in the 1980s and

1990s and to the COVID-19 pandemic in

2020, both in the U.S. and worldwide: we will

investigate how these pandemics are linked to

systemic oppressions (e.g., racism, misogyny,

xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia), how

they have transformed the relation between

our individual rights and our responsibilities

to society, how they have impacted sex and

love and friendship, how they have changed

the way we think about life and death, how

they have enabled new and different forms of

sociality, communication, and representation.

Ultimately, however, it is not only a matter of

representing the world differently: it is also a

question of changing it. This is where culture

meets politics. The word ?representation,?

in fact, means not only cultural or aesthetic

representation (e.g., as in the way a film

represents an aspect of reality); it also means

political representation (e.g., as in the way

elected officials represent us in democratic

governance). Pandemics radically transform

representation in both these senses: they

transform both culture and politics. In the end,

thus, the fundamental question of the course is:

how can our representations of the world help

bring about the change we want in the world?

CSCL 3005. Seminar in Critical Thought. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Exploration of concepts and problems

foundational to the practice of critique.

Focus on paradigmatic concerns and shifts

underpinning humanistic inquiry, from the

past to the present, such as representation,

narrative, ideology, subjectivity, power and

violence, and transformation. Groundwork for

understanding the European critical tradition

and key challenges from non-European

sources.

CSCL 3111W. Close Reading. (LITR,WI; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

History/theory of 'close reading' (i.e., the most

intense encounter between reader and text)

exemplified through critical texts. Students

perform close readings of various texts.

CSCL 3117. Concepts of Literary Study.

(LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course begins by asking what this strange

thing we call literature is, this six-thousand year

old form of writing that brings into existence,

each time a work is read, a world that did not

previously exist. Sometimes that world is one in

which we long to live, sometimes it is dark and

foreboding, all death and despair; sometimes

we seek it out as an escape from our daily

lives, sometimes we enter it to be able to better

understand those same lives, to come back

to them refreshed, not just emotionally but

intellectually -- for if literature does involve

an immersion in the not-actually-existent, a

departure from the everyday world, it does so

by engaging us from within the world and in

such a way that it is able to recast our everyday

world and make us think it in new ways. And

literature does all this with that most everyday

of things, language. By attending to the ways

authors and scholars mobilise language?s

expressive, analytic and conceptual resources,

with this course we shall learn various methods

of critically appreciating and engaging complex

literature, while gaining insight into how the

practices of literary criticism and theory relate

to, and help us understand, the world in which

we live, how language shapes and forms that

world and literature?s unique place and role in

that world and its forming.

CSCL 3120. Poetry as Cultural Critique. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Examines the status of "poetry" in several

cultures of the Americas bringing together

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techniques of close reading and broad cultural

inquiry.

CSCL 3122. Reading Literary Movements.

(LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Literary movements that emerge when group

of writers puts forth new definition of literature.

Literary movements created by scholars

after the fact. Focuses on one or two related

movements (e.g., surrealism, dadaism).

CSCL 3123. Jewish Writers and Rebels in

German, Austrian, and American Culture. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Literary/cultural modes of writing used by

Jewish writers in Germany, Austria, and

America to deal with problems of identity, anti-

Semitism, and assimilation. Focus on 20th

century. All readings (novels, poetry, stories)

in English. prereq: No knowledge of German

required; Extra work in German must be done

in order to count this course toward a German

minor or a German, Scandinavian, Dutch

major.

CSCL 3130W. Colonial and Postcolonial

Literatures and Theory: 1700 to the Present.

(GP,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd,

Spring Even Year)

Readings in colonial/postcolonial literatures/

theory from at least two world regions:

Africa, the Americas, the Arab world, Asia,

Europe, and the Pacific. Cultural/psychological

dynamics and political economy of world under

empire, decolonization, pre- vs. post-coloniality,

globalization.

CSCL 3141. Classics of World Literature.

(LITR; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This will be an introduction to the concept

of world literature ? that is, literature from

the Arab, Asian, African, Latin American

and Oceanic worlds, not only the English-

speaking countries of England and its former

colonies. And it will introduce students to

some of the basic methods of comparative

literary study such as close reading, genre

analysis, etymology, stylistics, and translation.

We will discuss classic problems confronted

within comparative literature such as collective

authorship, the spirit of a people, the historical

reconstruction of the past through the study

of language, comparative cultural value, and

the effects on language and learning prompted

by technology (in the form, for example, of

the ?digital humanities?). We will ask how

comparative literature differs from other forms

of literary study, but most of all concentrate on

the low-tech (but not anti-technological) reading

of literary texts ? the student alone with a book

in their hand -- while mastering as one?s own

a handful of the enduring classics of world

literature ? books that have influenced many

generations of thinkers and writers but that,

oddly, are not typically covered in any college

curriculum: not in English classes, humanities

introductions, or general knowledge courses.

Our focus will be on books that happen both

to be central to Western and world culture as

part of the inheritance of its educated citizens,

but also that happen to be lost at the same

time, known about rather than known, invoked

but not studied, quoted from but not generally

understood. We will be addressing books, in

other words, that deeply inspired, but also

shaped the thinking of many of the scientists,

artists, and scholars of the past, and which

were once common knowledge ? the expected

points of departure for all educated men and

women. In our own day, their influence has

hardly waned ? although not in their original

form. Modern film and television industries,

for instance, rely heavily on their stories,

even as philosophers and theologians cannot

express themselves without drawing on

their characters, languages, and plots. Even

the basic elements of advertising would be

unthinkable without being able to draw on their

repertoire of common stories, mythological

settings, and cast of heroes. In an age of

radical departures and brave new worlds, we

are interested here in invaluable traditions,

which have not lost their relevance.

CSCL 3210. Cinema and Ideology. (AH; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

The cinema as a social institution with

emphasis on the complex relations it maintains

with the ideological practices that define

both the form and the content of its products.

Specific films used to study how mass culture

contributes to the process of shaping beliefs

and identities of citizens.

CSCL 3211. Global & Transnational

Cinemas. (GP; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

This course explores Global and Transnational

Cinemas as alternative traditions to the

dominant Hollywood-centered accounts of

film history. Students will grapple with the

historical, social, and political motivations of

cinematic projects that critique traditions of

national cinema, or that resist the hegemonic

force of neocolonial cultural centers. Italian

Neo-realism and the French New Wave will

be examined as movements that challenge

politics and mass culture. Third Cinema in Latin

America and pan-African cinematic movements

will be examined through their struggles with

both colonialism and the rise of post-colonial

dictatorships. Indian and Japanese cinemas of

the 50s & 60s will mark out new possibilities of

filmmaking and distribution. Finally, counter-

hegemonic and experimental movements in

U.S.-based film, such as the L.A. Rebellion and

Fluxus, will allow students to understand how

opposition to Hollywood style could exist within

the very centers of cultural power while also

reaching out to larger global communities.

CSCL 3212W. Documentary Cinema: History

and Politics. (AH,WI,CIV; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course explores the ethics and aesthetics

of documentary cinema, arguably the very

first genre of film. We will track the way

documentary has widened from largely

instructional and experimental uses early in

its history to become a distinct genre among

today?s familiar feature films. We will screen

early documentaries, which may include

shocking ethnographies (Nanook of the North,

The Mad Masters). Over the course of the

term, the syllabus makes its way to recent

exemplars of the genre (films may include:

Amy, American Teen, I Am Not Your Negro,

A Jihad for Love, Generation Wealth, Fetish,

Blackfish and so on). One of our aims will be

to explore students? relations as viewers and

documentarians themselves (via smartphones,

Instagram, etc.) to this participatory, revelatory,

and always controversial, politically fraught film

practice. Documentary Cinema includes both

full class lectures and discussions as well as

small group discussion of films and readings,

and may include the opportunity for students

to create their own personal documentary.

Intellectually, the course balances out a study

of the grammar of documentary as an artistic

practice with explorations of the ways the genre

reflects broader currents of cinematic and

cultural history. By the end of the semester,

students should have a stronger understanding

of the ways documentary cinema opens our

senses to the world around us.

CSCL 3220W. Screen Cultures. (AH,WI,TS;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Screens increasingly define the ways that we

communicate with one another and how we

encounter the world. This course will offer a

critical, historical approach to the emergence

of ?screen cultures? from the beginning of

photography and cinema to our own age of

ubiquitous touch screen displays. We will pay

a great deal of attention to the ways that such

technologies drive our patterns of consumption

and production as well as how they create and

define our social environments.

CSCL 3221. On Television. (CIV; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

We will study writings on television and

specific TV shows from a variety of angles to

understand the rise of American broadcast

technologies, how race and class are crafted

on TV, representations of gender and the

home, postmodernity and late capitalism, the

rise and demise and of taste, global television

and the public sphere, the production of ?

reality? in our present historical moment,

and changes in televisual technologies.

Throughout the course, we will also consider

what constitutes television?the technology, the

form, and the content?and learn to read these

three facets of it concurrently.

CSCL 3231. Comedy: Media, Politics &

Society. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

What makes some jokes so funny? And why

do we laugh? In this course, we will approach

the topic of comedy from every angle. We will

study theories and philosophies of humor,

and will survey many different forms of the

genre?film, television, viral web videos, internet

memes, stand-up, improv, sketch comedy,

absurdist theater, and political satire. And,

of course, we will write and perform our own

comedy in the classroom. By studying the

history and formations of comedy, we will

think about how jokes can help us change the

rules of everyday life and imagine a new way

forward.

CSCL 3251. Popular Music and Mass

Culture. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

This course investigates the ways popular

music is imbricated with the our identities,

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social affiliations and attitudes towards others

on the scale of millions of people?what we

might call ?mass culture.? We will explore

how popular music produces emotion, a sense

of intoxication, and erotic desire; how it can

be linked with self-discipline, bodily exercise,

state security, sovereign authority, patriotism,

courage, punishment, and violence; and

how music might be heard related to labor

and work, consumerism and consumption,

and capitalism more broadly. We will puzzle

over the ways music can give coherence to

a cultural group, accompany moral education

and action, challenge or reinforce gender

conventions, mobilize and disperse political

resistance, or lead one into a trance of spiritual

and religious ecstasy. While we will still attend

to a variety of ?purely? musical elements both

large and small (chords, verses, choruses,

singing styles, lyrics, etc.), our central focus

will be on forming a more philosophical view of

its functions within popular culture. Genres to

be discussed include rock, pop, hip-hop, R&B,

electronic dance music, performances of the

national anthem, and experimental music.

CSCL 3281. European Intellectual History:

The Early Modern Period, Antiquity to 1750.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

First of a two-semester course. European

thought in its historical/cultural context.

Emphasizes development of philosophical/

scientific thought, its relation to thinking about

the individual and the community. Readings

from original sources.

CSCL 3282. European Intellectual History:

The Modern Period, 1750-Present. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Second of a two-semester course. European

thought in its historical/cultural context.

Emphasizes development of philosophical/

scientific thought, its relation to thinking about

the individual and the community. Readings are

from original sources.

CSCL 3310W. The Rhetoric of Everyday

Life. (CIV,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

How discourse reproduces consciousness and

persuades us to accept that consciousness

and the power supporting it. Literary language,

advertising, electronic media; film, visual

and musical arts, built environment, and

performance. Techniques for analyzing

language, material culture, and performance.

(previously 3173W)

CSCL 3322. Visions of Nature: The Natural

World and Political Thought. (ENV; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Scientific and cultural theory concerning the

organization of nature, human nature, and their

significance for development of ethics, religion,

political/economic philosophy, civics, and

environmentalism in Western/other civilizations.

CSCL 3323. Science and Culture. (AH; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Science and technology engaged through

historical and cultural manifestations from

film, literature, and YouTube to scientific

and philosophical essays. Relations among

humanities, science, economics, politics,

philosophy and history. Psychiatry and drugs,

food and agriculture, sexuality, religion and

science, climate change.

CSCL 3334. Monsters, Robots, Cyborgs.

(LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Historical/critical reading of figures (e.g.,

uncanny double, monstrous aberration,

technological hybrid) in mythology, literature,

and film, from classical epic to sci-fi,

cyberpunk, and Web. (previously 3461)

CSCL 3335. Aliens: Science Fiction to

Social Theory. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

In English, the word ?alien? designates both

immigrants from other countries and beings

from other worlds. Aliens of all sorts are

everywhere; they tend to provoke fascination,

fantasy, and for many, fear and anxiety. But the

deeper philosophical significance of aliens says

as much about us as it does about them. In this

course, we will explore these questions through

a range of novels, films, and artworks from the

1890s to the present day, with an emphasis on

science fiction and American popular culture.

CSCL 3350W. Sexuality and Culture.

(DSJ,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Historical/critical study of forms of modern

sexuality (heterosexuality, homosexuality,

romance, erotic domination, lynching). How

discourses constitute/regulate sexuality.

Scientific/scholarly literature, religious

documents, fiction, personal narratives, films,

advertisements.

CSCL 3351W. The Body and the Politics

of Representation. (HIS,WI; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Western representation of the human body,

1500 to present. Body's appearance as a site

and sight for production of social and cultural

difference (race, ethnicity, class, gender).

Visual arts, literature, music, medical treatises,

courtesy literature, erotica. (previously 3458W)

CSCL 3352W. Queer Aesthetics & Queer

Critique. (DSJ,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Is there such a thing as global queer

aesthetic? If so, how do various modes of

representation and expression (novels, poetry,

and sophisticated uses of language across film,

television and video, digital media, pop music

and punk) elaborate and enact queerness in

particular material ways while also helping to

create a larger, intermedial queer culture?

CSCL 3405. Marx for Today. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

This course provides students with an

introduction to Marxist theory, with particular

attention to its relevance for the contemporary

world. The course will focus on Marx's writings

themselves as well as a range of applications

and case studies as they relate to gender,

race, ethnicity, and social inequality. Among

the many topics to be considered include

topics like modes of production, labor, profit

and surplus value, slavery and race, gender

and domestic labor, finance capital and crisis,

and environmental sustainability. Students will

be required to take two exams, in addition to

completing a final paper. It is a discussion-

based course, and active participation, close

reading, and analytical writing will be expected.

CSCL 3412W. Psychoanalysis. (WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

The work of Sigmund Freud has withstood

years of controversy to install itself as

foundational to the way we understand the

relationship between individual desires, social

structures, and cultural practices. This is in part

because Freud?s writings were not restricted

to the domain of psychology. His writings

also renewed grand philosophical questions

in ways that dramatically transformed them.

He asked: What is a human subject? What

are the causes of her actions? What are the

nature and motivations of her engagement with

others? In the many decades since his early

publications, Freud?s key concepts like the

ego, the superego, the id, the unconscious,

and the significance of dreams and jokes

have had an enduring influence in Western

culture. This course introduces students

to a range of psychoanalytic writings from

Freud?s early theories of mental structure

and human development to contemporary

applications, re-workings, and critiques of

psychoanalysis. We will discuss concepts

like the unconscious, sexuality, disavowal,

repression, neurosis, melancholia, the pleasure

principle and the death drive. By the end of

the course, we will have developed a sense

of the uses and limitations of psychoanalysis

for understanding pressing global issues such

as sexual identification and its formation,

racism, neo-fascism, extreme political division,

war and nationalism, climate change, and

the destruction of democratic ideals. Authors

read may include Melanie Klein, Franz Fanon,

Jacques Lacan, Julia Kristeva, David Eng,

Slavoj Zizek, Henry Stack Sullivan, Kalpana

Sheshadri- Crooks and Margaret Mahler.

Readings will be complemented with short

stories, literary excerpts, film clips, as well as

discussion of current political issues.

CSCL 3425W. Theories of Culture. (AH,WI; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Examination of three prevalent theoretical

perspectives on culture -- philosophical,

anthropological, and aesthetic -- as they

converge in the work of writers who have

contributed to our contemporary conception of

cultural diversity.

CSCL 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

CSCL students who would like to pursue paid

or unpaid internships can also earn credit

toward their degree. This course includes

a series of reflective assignments on the

internship experience that help students

develop their career goals, aspirations, and

plans. CSCL students often find internships

at media companies, advertising agencies,

film festivals, arts institutions and galleries,

publishing houses, non-profits, and community

organizations. Typically a student?s work is

supervised and evaluated by a site coordinator

and the instructor works with a student on

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readings and assignments. Credits taken

are determined by the number of weekly or

total hours for onsite internship work, course

readings, assignments, and meetings. The

following are minimum hours and weekly

averages based on a 16 week semester:

1 credit - 45-hour minimum (average 3-4

hours per week) 2 credit - 90-hour minimum

(average 5-7 hours per week) 3 credit - 135-

hour minimum (average 8-9 hours per week)

4 credit - 180-hour minimum (average 10-12

hours per week) There is also a deferred

enrollment section of the course that allows

students to take a summer internship followed

by fall enrollment for credit. Students interested

or registered in this section must contact

the instructor at the start of their internship

or during registration for more information.

Students are also encouraged to apply for CLA

Internship and Leadership Scholarships. For

more information on this course or internship

possibilities, please contact the Film Studies

Coordinator ([email protected]). Students

can also use Goldpass to search for internship

possibilities.

CSCL 3993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq-instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

CSCL 4993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual study.

CSCL 5281. European Intellectual History:

The Early Modern Period, Antiquity to 1750.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

First of a two-semester course. European

thought in its historical/cultural context.

Emphasizes development of philosophical/

scientific thought, its relation to thinking about

the individual and the community. Readings

from original sources.

CSCL 5282. European Intellectual History:

The Modern Period, 1750-Present. (3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Second of a two-semester course. European

thought in its historical/cultural context.

Emphasizes development of philosophical/

scientific thought, its relation to thinking about

the individual and the community. Readings are

from original sources.

CSCL 5302. Aesthetics and the Valuation

of Art. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Society, ideology, and aesthetic value

considered in light of recent critical theories of

visual art, music, and literature. Meditations

of place, social class, gender and ideology

on aesthetic judgment in post-Renaissance

Western culture.

CSCL 5305. Vision and Visuality: An

Intellectual History. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Central role of vision/visuality in modernity.

Modern age as scopic regime. Ways that ideas/

ideologies of perception have shaped aesthetic

experience within social existence.

CSCL 5331. Discourse of the Novel. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Comparative study of the novel, 18th

century to present. Its relations to ordinary

language practices, emergent reading publics,

technologies of cultural dissemination,

problems of subjectivity, and its role in

articulating international cultural relations.

CSCL 5401. Origins of Cultural Studies. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Intellectual map of the creation of cultural

studies as a unique approach to studying

social meanings. Key figures and concepts,

including nineteenth- and early twentieth

century precursors.

CSCL 5411. Avant-Garde Cinema. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

In 1939, the art critic Clement Greenberg

defined avant-garde art in opposition to the ?

kitsch? of mass-produced culture. To what

extent does this conception of the avant-garde

apply to the cinema?an institution and art

form that supposedly requires machines and

industrial modes of production? This course

introduces students to key works of avant-

garde and experimental film made by artists

working on the margins of commercial film

and mainstream art institutions. From the first

half of the twentieth century, we will consider

influential films made under the banners of

Futurism, Constructivism, Surrealism, and

Dada, and discuss their complex relation

to Hollywood commodities. In the postwar

period, we will explore a range of increasingly

global experimental film practices, from the

queer underground cinema in Latin America

to the use of film projection in avant-garde

performance. We will examine these practices

in light of larger debates about medium

specificity as well as the aesthetics and politics

of the personal vs. the structural. In the final

unit, we will reflect on the way contemporary

artists, scholars, and curators have assembled

a tradition of avant-garde cinema in the age of

new media, and contemplate new directions we

want it to take.

CSCL 5555. Introduction to Semiotics. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Problems of the nature of the sign; sign

function; sign production; signifying systems

as articulated in philosophy, linguistics,

anthropology, psychoanalysis, and art theory.

Application of semiotics to various signifying

practices (literature, cinema, daily life).

CSCL 5666. Film Music: Theory, History,

Practice. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Role of music in American/European film

from early 20th century silent cinema to

near present. Narrative features, shorts,

documentary, horror, thriller, science fiction,

comedy, cartoon. Film music as social/cultural

practice and as part of political economy within

culture industry.

CSCL 5833. Marx, Freud, Nietzsche:

Intellectual Foundations. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Three thinkers who defined modernity: Marx,

Freud, and Nietzsche. Central tenets of their

thought/terms associated with their theories.

Their careers portrayed against the background

of their times; their place in intellectual history.

CSCL 5910. Topics in Cultural Studies and

Comparative Literature. (; 3 cr. [max 32 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

CSCL 5993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr. [max

9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq-instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

Curriculum and Instruction (CI)

CI 1001. Introduction to the Elementary

School. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Three modules focus on important aspects

of contemporary urban elementary school

teaching: the principal's role, the teacher's

role, and the students. Central to each module

are school-based visits, observations, and

interviews.

CI 1032. Creating Identities: Learning In and

Through the Arts. (AH; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

?Creating Identities: Learning In and Through

the Arts? gives you opportunities to create

art in different mediums including storytelling,

photomontage, movement, as well as a

creative medium of your choice in order

to reflect your understanding of a social

justice issue. In CI 1032 you join a learning

community for discussing, analyzing, and

making meaning of this artistic production.

No prior experience is needed; come with

an open mind and imagination as well as

a willingness to experiment. An important

emphasis in the class will be on finding your

own ways to transform ordinary materials. We

will introduce you to specific artistic techniques

and in turn you will learn to take creative risks,

think metaphorically, explore the unknown,

improvise, brainstorm, and invent your own

methods of working. Each of you bring to

the class different kinds of knowledge and

abilities. To be successful in this course you

need to be willing to work hard, to explore

territory that may not be familiar to you,

to be reflective about what you are doing,

and to learn from your diverse classmates

and in turn help them achieve the same

goals. The instructors of ?Creating Identities:

Learning In and Through the Arts? shape

the course with the assumption that identity

is at the heart of educational experiences

and that the habits of mind associated with

the artistic production are primary vehicles

for multimodal learning. We will experience

how arts-based learning engenders higher

order thinking, the creative process, reflection

and perseverance. This course gives you

the opportunity to both produce as well as

analyze art in order to experience how creative

expressions reveal aspects of our personal

and social identities that have an impact on

how we learn. Through mediums including

photography, film, performance, music, painting

and sculpture, we will explore how artists

are influenced by cultural elements such as

the built and natural environments, gender,

religion, nationality, and socioeconomic status,

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and how artists, in turn, shape our perceptions

of culture and identity. Through writing and

discussion, we will consider how the arts

can both reflect and impact our perceptions

of identity and our reflections of ourselves

as learners. As you move further into your

academic studies and your career, you will

intersect with people from differing cultures

and places. The work in this class will help you

become more comfortable with and welcome

the benefits that come with intercultural

learning. Interactions with classmates and

cultural production of indigenous, immigrant,

international and Western artists, allows you to

have a greater understanding of, appreciation

for and acceptance of the ways of knowing

a variety of cultures can provide, and the

confidence that you can reciprocate in kind.

CI 1121. Educational Movements Past

and Present: Multicultural Perspectives.

(DSJ,HIS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Students will explore diverse historical

perspectives regarding educational movements

in the U.S. since the Civil War. Through

challenging questions and problems in

educational history, students will develop

critical frameworks necessary for interpreting

America?s educational past and how it is tied

to culture, politics, privilege, and power.

CI 1124. Global Stories of Education:

Literature for Young Adults. (GP,LITR; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Using young adult novels, short stories,

nonfiction, and poems by immigrant,

indigenous, minority, and refugee authors,

students explore learning experiences of youth.

Through immersion in the global lives and

identities of characters who cross geographic

and cultural borders, students consider what

stories teach and how young people learn.

CI 1150. Special Topics History. (GP,HIS; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

History topics in education.

CI 1512. Nature in the City. (BIOL,ENV; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Science and conservation of biodiversity

in the Twin Cities. Ecology and evolution

of species and communities adapted to

urban environments. Socially responsible

and culturally sensitive interventions to

environmental problems.

CI 1563. Physics by Inquiry. (PHYS; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Laboratory-based introductory class where

students learn by experimenting and model

building and testing. Topics include electric

circuits, light and color, and observational

astronomy. Emphases include the nature

of science and science learning, effective

strategies for team-based learning, and logical

reasoning skills.

CI 1806. College Algebra through Modeling.

(MATH; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Math modeling, including linear, polynomial,

rational, exponential, logarithmic functions,

counting/probability. Excel or calculators used

to develop equations/graphs from theoretical/

real interdisciplinary data. Projects enable

students to use models to examine trends,

make predictions. prereq: Three yrs high

school math or grade of at least C+ in PsTL

0731 or PsTL 0732 or CI 0832 or placement

test score or instr consent

CI 1826. Social Change, Social Justice: An

Introduction to Applied Calculus. (MATH; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This class is an introduction to differential

calculus: instantaneous rates of change,

derivative graphs and formulas, multivariate

scenarios, partial derivatives and integration.

Applications focus on analyzing change in

social science scenarios such as gentrification

and racial disparities in housing using authentic

Minnesota data. Prerequisites: four years high

school math OR grade of at least B+ in CI 0832

or PSTL 0732 OR placement test score OR

instructor consent.

CI 1871. Computer Literacy and Problem

Solving. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Competencies in computer applications used

in the social sciences and business to solve

problems. Using advanced word processing

techniques to create complex documents,

electronic spreadsheets to analyze data and

present it graphically, database management

programs to store, organize, and query data,

and presentation software to communicate

ideas.

CI 1908W. Children and Other Talking

Animals: Animal Tales in (Mostly) Children's

Literature. (CIV,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Humans and animals coexisted for millennia

until humanity exiled itself from nature in

order to rule it. In this course we look at the

tradition of animal tales as the never-entirely-

suppressed memory of this kinship and a hope

for our future. We explore how animal tales

have been used through the ages to reflect

diverse ethical conceptualizations of the human

relationship with animals and the natural world.

We study the connections between children

and/as talking animals. We read a range of

animal tales and consider their meanings for

the environmentally threatened global world.

CI 2311W. Introduction to Technology and

Ethics in Society. (CIV,WI; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Values and ethical issues related to technology

use in education, workplace, and family/

community life.

CI 2312. Sex, Drugs, and the Internet:

Educational Perspectives. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Immersive exploration/critique of advantages/

risks associated with society's pervasive use of

the Internet. Dangers and strategies to combat

them. The Internet's potential for teaching/

learning.

CI 3001. Engaged Arts Learning in

Elementary Classrooms. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to pictorial expression, design, and

the function of art in the social environment.

CI 3101. Issues in Urban Education. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Issues in urban education examines and

critiques contemporary commentary on urban

education through texts, social media, case

studies, and service-learning in schools.

Through examination of socio-cultural and

socio-political contexts of urban education,

this course considers the role of teachers,

curriculum, and community in urban schooling.

CI 3211. Introduction to Elementary

Teaching. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Classroom management, instructional

planning, working with families in elementary

classroom. Assigned readings, lectures,

classroom activities, assignments. prereq:

[Elementary ed or early childhood ed

foundations major], concurrent practicum

experience

CI 3212. Practicum: Elementary Teaching. (;

2 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Field-based practicum. Students apply learning

from their University courses to elementary

school setting, connecting theory, research,

and practice. prereq: concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in 5111, [elementary

education foundations or early childhood

foundations] major

CI 3283. Practicum: Special Education K-6.

(; 2 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Field-based practicum. Students apply learning

from their university course in elementary

school setting, linking theory, research, and

practice. prereq: concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in EDPSY 5613,

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in EDPSY 5616, elementary education:

foundations major

CI 3342. Social Media & Connected

Learning. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course investigates current and potential

future impacts of social media using connected

learning (Ito) and participatory culture (Jenkins)

as a theoretical lens to understand the

ways in which it can be used for education.

Connected learning focuses on learning

"pathways" that move across formal and

informal settings to transform the very nature

of learning - what it means, how it occurs, and

where it takes place. In addition to gaining a

philosophical understanding of participatory

practices in spaces of connected learning,

students will develop conceptual and practical

expertise in using social media applications

and social networking platforms for learning,

creative expression, forming connections, and

interacting as global citizens. The overarching

aim of this course is to help students become

critical consumers and ethical producers of new

media in various forms for learning purposes.

A balanced analysis and critique of both the

affordances and the challenges associated

with social media use as a tool for learning

will be an essential component of the course

and will frame each social media application

and network that is explored and authentically

integrated into the course. An examination

of social media practices and influences will

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include their use in both formal education as

well as informal learning contexts.

CI 3401W. Diversity in Children's Literature.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Classic/contemporary books for children in

all genres, created by authors/illustrators.

Research in transactional theory. Cultural

authenticity. Reading, discussion, group

activities, interactive lectures, projects.

CI 3421W. Writing on Education: Pivotal

Experiences of Teaching and Learning. (WI;

4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Reflection and narrative play important roles in

developing deep understanding of teaching and

learning. In this course students will read and

write texts about critical moments of education,

and through this work develop reflective,

analytic, and writing skills that will enable

them to become more thoughtful and effective

citizens in the world of education. Whether

students hope to become teachers, youth

workers, community organizers, curriculum

designers or administrators in educational

settings, this course invites students to

consider how writers represent experiences of

teaching and learning and how these reflective

narratives can inform our own work and

worlds. Students will explore the ways that

writers of creative nonfiction use language

to examine pivotal experiences of teaching

and learning in diverse contexts, and add

their own voices to this rich body of work by

producing their own texts. Through study of

writing, students will develop familiarity with

writing choices and practice employing these

techniques and processes in their own writing.

Students will read personal essays written

by writers in the US who reflect on their own

experiences and interrogate how aspects

of their identities (including race, ethnicity,

gender, family history and language) inform

pivotal experiences of teaching and learning.

Students will compose texts that explore

their own experiences within a constellation

of formal and informal educational settings

and the questions raised and arguments

made through these representations. We will

use a workshop-based format that supports

transformational learning, helping writers see

themselves and their worlds in new ways.

Course reading will introduce a range of issues

raised by experiences in and outside of the

classroom.

CI 3610. Linguistics for Teachers. (SOCS; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

For pre K-6 pre-service teachers. Introduction

to linguistics. Linguistic terminology and how to

apply methods of linguistic analysis to English,

focusing on educational settings and classroom

instruction.

CI 3611W. Basics in Teaching English as a

Second Language. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Writing intensive course that combines service

learning internship with classroom lectures,

discussions, group work, experiential activities.

In this course, service learning requires

students to act as teachers and professional

leaders with students for 30 hours a semester.

Prepares students for teaching ESL to adults

in community programs. prereq: Have studied

another language.

CI 3612. Introduction to Pronunciation and

Grammar for ESL Teachers. (4 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduces English language analysis with key

concepts/theories in English pronunciation

system/grammar. Issues within each/explore

way ESL textbooks/instructors can advance

ESL learners' language proficiency in these

areas. prereq: An Introduction to Linguistics

course, e.g., CI 3610 or LING 3001

CI 3613. Intercultural Communication and

English Language Teaching. (3 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Foundations of international/cross-cultural

communication. Increased understanding

of personal preferences/experiences in

learning languages/using them in international

communication. How these skills vary across

individuals/contexts.

CI 3901. Exploring the Teaching Profession

I. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course provides an avenue for

participation in the College of Education

and Human Development for undergraduate

students who have identified teaching as

a possible career choice and are accepted

into the College?s DirecTrack to Teaching

program. This course enables students to

explore the history and culture of teaching,

student learning, community contexts for

learning, and sociocultural, historical, and

political influences on teaching, learning, and

schools. Students will participate in service

learning experiences in area schools. They will

attend class, make presentations, engage in

online and in person analytical and reflective

discussions, collaborate with peers and begin

their journey towards becoming teachers.

prereq: DirecTrack to Teaching program or

department consent

CI 3902. Exploring the Teaching Profession

II. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Diversity in schools, strategies for increasing

cultural competence. Parents, communities,

professional development. Students reflect on

themselves as future teachers and complete

50 hours in educational settings. prereq: CI

3901, admission to DirecTrack to Teaching or

department consent

CI 3993. Directed Study: Curriculum and

Instruction. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Opportunity for students to pursue study not

available through regular coursework. This is a

student-initiated project created in consultation

with a faculty monitor. In consultation with

instructor, the student determines topic, sets

goals, and develops a proposed project or plan

for completing the course. Prereq instr consent.

CI 4121. Culture Power and Education. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Manifestations of culture/power in education.

How culture is mediating factor in educational

achievement of students of color. Relationship

between home/community, school cultures.

Theories/research that show importance of

integrating students' interests, knowledge,

experience for increasing student engagement/

achievement.

CI 4122. Social Class Education and

Pedagogy. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Social, psychological, economic, political

aspects of social class/poverty. Implications

for education as social institution/classroom

pedagogy. Social class in U.S., working-class

literature for adults/children, labor histories,

economic systems.

CI 4311W. Technology and Ethics in

Society. (CIV,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Critique of values and ethical issues related to

technology use in education, the workplace,

and family and community life.

CI 4312. Sex, Drugs, and the Internet:

Educational Perspectives. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Immersive exploration/critique of advantages/

risks associated with society's pervasive use of

the Internet. Dangers and strategies to combat

them. The Internet's potential for teaching/

learning.

CI 4602. English Learners and Academic

Language. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

The course prepares teacher candidates to

work effectively with English Learners (ELs)

and other linguistically diverse students in

their subject areas of music and agricultural

education and to develop their students'

academic language proficiency as needed for

school success.

CI 5008. Theory and Practice of Arts

Teaching. (; 1-2 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Designed for students pursuing visual or

performing arts education licensure, the

course explores: 1) Arts concepts, skills, and

processes appropriate for elementary school;

2) methods of teaching arts for social justice;

and 3) an overview of children?s production of

and responses to visual and performing art.

CI 5018. Teaching Dance. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Teaching Dance considers the theoretical and

curricular applications of dance pedagogy and

assessment in PK?12 dance learning contexts.

Students will connect theory to practice

by developing curriculum and instructional

material from the field of dance education

and professional teaching standards in dance

education. prereq: Education graduate student

or instructor consent

CI 5049. Digital Media & Technology

Integration: Arts Education Theory &

Practice. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Summer)

This course explores issues in the visual and

performing arts regarding the current and

potential use of technology and digital media

in P-12 arts classrooms. Through readings,

discussions, artistic production, academic

writing, and collaboration, you will understand

the use and integration of technology in P-12

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arts classrooms as pedagogical tools; the

function of scaffolding students? use of digital

media as part of 21st century arts teaching and

learning; various technological supports for

student learning and artistic production; specific

digital media theories, pedagogies, and content

knowledge; the use of technology in designing,

sharing, and conducting lessons; issues

concerning the assessment and exhibition of

student works; and practical issues of using

technology for teaching in and through the arts.

CI 5050. Issues in Art Education. (; 1-4

cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Summer)

Issues/trends, current practices, recent

research.

CI 5065. Improving Arts Programs in the

Schools. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This course provides students with an

exploration of issues in visual and performing

art instruction, including teaching methods

and evaluation, philosophical frameworks of

pedagogy, and institutional issues concerning

arts programs in middle and high schools;

social and cultural structures of schooling,

practical issues, and teaching arts.

CI 5069. Curriculum Innovations in Arts

Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This course provides students with an

examination of traditions in American schooling

related to visual and performing arts education

curricula.

CI 5075. The Social, Historical and Cultural

Foundations of Arts Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Fall)

The Social, Historical and Cultural Foundations

of Arts Education will examine the arts in public

education since the 1800s.

CI 5078. Application of Aesthetic Theory in

Education. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring

& Summer)

The course explores: ?contemporary theories

of arts ?psychological and philosophical

foundations ?an overview of children's

production of and responses to visual and

performing arts

CI 5096. Arts Education Practicum. (; 1-6

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

In this course, students complete practicum

observations in designated K-12 visual art

or performing art, special education, and

kindergarten classrooms.

CI 5097. Student Teaching in Arts

Education. (; 8 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Spring

& Summer)

Teacher candidates spend 16 weeks student

teaching in visual art, dance, or theatre. Eight

weeks occur in an elementary setting and eight

weeks occur in a secondary setting including,

but not limited to, middle school.

CI 5102. Culture, Schools, & Communities:

Human Relations I. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Summer)

This course provides teacher candidates

with the knowledge and skills to address

social and cultural dimensions of education.

Students explore a wide range of challenges

and dilemmas facing contemporary educators

in the U.S. and in other global locations. They

examine original research and theory from the

social sciences, and learn how research and

theories have informed various educational

policies and actual approaches to teaching.

The course begins with a focused study of how

U.S. educational history has been shaped by

competing norms and purposes. It then moves

into the role of philosophy in defining those

purposes, and shaping actual approaches to

teaching. The course then shifts to examine

multiple dimensions of humanity including

race, culture, gender, gender orientation,

class, worldview, perception, and language

in and out of school. These concepts lay the

foundation for study of cultural transmission

and acquisition, the learning preferences of

diverse students, and ultimately, culturally

relevant pedagogy, cultural competence, and

cultural intelligence. Throughout the course,

teacher candidates will consider their own

positionality and what that means for their

practice. Learning experiences are made up of

class meetings involving speakers, simulations,

and multi-media presentations; readings; small

group discussions, activities, exercises and

projects.

CI 5103. Culture, Schools, & Communities:

Human Relations II. (1 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Fall)

This course provides teacher candidates with

the knowledge and skills to address social

and cultural dimensions of education. The

course then explores community partnerships

that support student learning, and how

teachers may navigate the social and political

environment of schools and school districts

to be effective advocates for their students.

The course examines three themes that are

interwoven throughout: professionalism,

teacher leadership, and adaptive expertise.

In sum, the course encourages teacher

candidates to imagine both the realities and

possibilities of schooling in the contemporary

world. Learning experiences are made up of

class meetings involving speakers, simulations,

and multi?media presentations; readings;

small group discussions, activities, exercises

and projects. Prerequisites: Enrolled in initial

teacher licensure program and successful

completion of CI 5102.

CI 5105. Increasing Access and Success in

Undergraduate Classrooms. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Fundamentals and best practices for promoting

student access, persistence, and retention

within classroom. Focuses on traditionally

under-represented/-served populations.

CI 5106. Multicultural Teaching and

Learning in Diverse College Contexts. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Theory/pedagogy for culturally responsive

teaching from perspectives of teachers/learners

in postsecondary settings. Critical multicultural

education, universal instructional design,

integrated multicultural instructional design.

CI 5111. Introduction to Elementary School

Teaching. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Curriculum organization, instruction,

management, assessment, professional

decision making. prereq: Foundations of ed

major or elem ed initial lic

CI 5116. Action Research in Educational

Settings. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Action research as method of improving

teaching/learning in educational settings.

Experience doing research in classrooms.

Relative strengths/challenges of different

approaches to classroom research. Ethical

issues.

CI 5121. Culture Power and Education. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

In this course we will explore the

manifestations of culture and power in

education. We will examine the ways in which

culture is a mediating factor in the educational

achievement of underrepresented students. We

will explicate the relationship between home/

community and school cultures; and illuminate

the detrimental impact of subtractive schooling

practices. We then explore the theories and

research that have shown the importance of

integrating students' interests, knowledges,

and experiences-cultures-for increasing

student engagement and achievement. Our

examination of culturally relevant pedagogy

we will move beyond an understanding of

"culture" within education as the "celebration"

of ethnic food, songs and customs. Instead, we

shift toward a more complex understanding of

"culture" that takes into account the influences

of ethnic culture, youth culture, and popular

culture.

CI 5122. Social Class, Education and

Pedagogy. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course will immerse students in social,

psychological, economic, and political

aspects of social class and poverty, and the

implications for education as a social institution

and classroom pedagogy. Students will engage

in inquiries around social class in the U.S.;

working-class literature for adults and children;

labor histories; and economic systems' and will

learn to design social class-sensitive teaching

practices guided by five principles for social

class-sensitive change.

CI 5145. Critical Pedagogy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Examination of critical pedagogy; critique

of power relations regarding race, culture,

class, gender, and age in various educational

settings; consideration of improved practice in

education for children, youth, and adults.

CI 5150. Curriculum Topics. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Special topics, current trends in curriculum.

Subject integration, curriculum contexts,

development, implementation, evaluation.

CI 5155. Contemporary Approaches to

Curriculum: Instruction and Assessment.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Current research/issues that cross disciplinary

boundaries in curriculum development,

instructional practices, and assessment

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methods. Interrelations among curriculum,

instruction, and assessment within framework

of constructivist learning theory. Individual

classroom practices/theories. prereq: Grad

students only

CI 5156. Popular Culture, Teaching, and

Learning. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Approaches to the study of popular culture

and education. Intersection between everyday

life and broader historical contexts. Sporting

events, toys, clothing, shopping malls, vampire

mania, music festivals, video, and comics

are the kinds of popular forms of culture we

will engage as we develop teaching/learning

strategies. prereq: Grad student or sr in a

program that values teaching as a component

of the discipline

CI 5163. Child and Adolescent Development

for Teaching and Learning I. (1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Summer)

Attending to constant transitions/development

in which children and adolescents negotiate

their road to adulthood. How to foster learning/

positive development. prereq: Enrolled in

teacher initial licensure program

CI 5164. Child and Adolescent Development

for Teaching and Learning II. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Transitions/development in which children/

adolescents negotiate road to adulthood. How

to foster learning/positive development. prereq:

Enrolled in teacher initial licensure program

CI 5177. Practical Research. (; 1-3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Preparation for identifying a research and

development topic, reviewing the existing

knowledge on the topic, planning and carrying

out a project, further investigating the topic, and

writing a report on the project. prereq: CI MEd

student, or CI or EdPA Teacher Leadership

MEd student

CI 5186. School-Related Projects. (; 1-4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Research or evaluation project related to

teaching, curriculum, or other aspect of

schooling. Approved and supervised by faculty

advisor. prereq: MEd student

CI 5187. Practicum: Improvement of

Teaching in Elementary or PreKindergarten

Schools. (; 2-3 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Elementary school classroom teaching project

designed to improve specific teaching skills.

Approved and directed by adviser. prereq:

Students in early childhood educ M Ed, or elem

educ M Ed, or teaching M Ed

CI 5190. Directed Individual Study in

Curriculum and Instruction. (; 1-6 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Producing/evaluating curriculum materials.

Literature review of issues/problems.

Assessing curriculum processes. prereq: Grad

student, instr consent

CI 5211. Elementary Education Content

and Pedagogy I. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Teacher Candidates will complete eight

modules on elementary content/pedagogy

instruction across disciplines. Introduce various

concepts/practices that will be spiraled in each

subject area.

CI 5212. Elementary Education Content

and Pedagogy II. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Teacher Candidates will complete five modules

on elementary content/pedagogy instruction

across disciplines. Builds on various concepts/

practices from introductory course. Introduces

content that will be spiraled in each subject

area.

CI 5213. Elementary Education Content and

Pedagogy III. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Teacher Candidates will complete six modules

on elementary content/pedagogy instruction

across disciplines. Builds on various concepts/

practices from two previous introductory

courses. Introduces content that will be spiraled

in each subject area.

CI 5214. Elementary Education Content and

Pedagogy IV. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Teacher Candidates will complete five modules

on elementary content/pedagogy instruction

across disciplines. Builds on various concepts/

practices from previous three courses.

Introduces content that will be spiraled in each

subject area.

CI 5215. Elementary Education Content and

Pedagogy V. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Teacher Candidates will complete five modules

on elementary content/pedagogy instruction

across disciplines. Builds on various concepts/

practices from introductory courses. Introduces

content in each subject area. Serves as

conclusion to elementary ed content/pedagogy

courses.

CI 5254. Kindergarten Methods. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Purpose of kindergarten, its place in

elementary program. Curriculum appropriate

for needs of age group, including children with

special needs. Assessment procedures, role

of classroom teacher. prereq: Foundations of

Education/Elementary Education or M.Ed./ILP

Elementary Education

CI 5283. Practicum: Applying Instructional

Methods in the Elementary Classroom. (; 3

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Field-based practicum in elementary school

setting. In-class discussions about application

of classroom learning to school setting. prereq:

M.Ed./Elementary education initial licensure

student, enrolled in elementary education

methods course

CI 5285. Clinical Experience in Elementary

School Teaching. (; 12 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; S-N

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students spend full days in elementary

classroom, gradually assuming responsibility

for teaching, and prepare portfolio based on

criteria given. One seminar per week. prereq:

M.Ed./Elementary education initial licensure

students

CI 5286. Student Teaching Seminar:

Elementary Education. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-

F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Weekly seminar supplementing student

teaching experience. Class discussions,

sharing of artifacts from the classroom,

reflections, and readings. prereq: M.Ed./

Elementary education initial licensure only

CI 5287. Capstone Project: Improvement

of Teaching in Elementary and Pre-

Kindergarten Schools. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Elementary school classroom teaching project

to improve specific teaching skills. Approved/

directed by adviser. prereq: M.Ed./elementary

education initial licensure student

CI 5300. Teaching Introductory Computer

Concepts and Skills. (; 1-3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Pedagogical strategies for teaching

keyboarding and word processing.

CI 5301. Foundations of Computer

Applications for Business and Education. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Instructional uses of computers/representative

business, education, marketing applications.

Word processing, databases, spreadsheets,

graphic design. Expectations are for

demonstrations of skills on apps/understanding

of concepts that go beyond basic.

CI 5304. Data Management for Online

Integration. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Using database software to organize, manage,

and display online data, to create content

management systems, and to integrate into

existing websites.

CI 5305. Integrated Computer Applications

in Business and Marketing Education. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Case-based authentic business computing

problems requiring integration of two or more

application packages. Pedagogical issues

of learning/teaching advanced computer

applications.

CI 5307. Technology for Teaching and

Learning. (1.5 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Diverse educational technology in K-12

classrooms. Effective use of technology.

Computer technologies used to stimulate

personal productivity/communication and to

enhance teaching/learning processes. prereq:

[MEd/initial licensure or CLA music ed major

or preteaching major or instr consent], basic

computer skills

CI 5321. Foundations of Distance

Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Summer)

History, philosophies, technologies, and

best practices related to distance learning

environments. Distance education theories.

Issues in distance education.

CI 5323. Online Learning Communities. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Students design/research an online learning

environment that promotes community.

What community is, how it fosters learning in

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educational learning environments. Theories

of distance learning instruction. Community

models. technological tools to develop online

communities.

CI 5325. Designing and Developing Online

Distance Learning. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Students research, use, and evaluate

technologies for distance learning and design

their own learning environments. prereq: 5351

or 5362 recommended

CI 5330. Special Topics in Learning

Technologies. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics related to the field of learning

technologies.

CI 5331. Introduction to Learning

Technologies. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

An exciting look at the field of learning

technologies (LT), examining the numerous

opportunities this area of study brings to

individuals who decide to pursue a LT degree.

Students engage in numerous real-world

projects as they come to understand both the

past and future of technology in education,

business, and society as a whole.

CI 5336. Planning for Multimedia Design

and Development. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Theory, research, practice in instructional

design. Generic components of instructional

design process. Applying principles to design/

development of computer-based instructional

materials.

CI 5351. Technology Tools for Educators.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Develop skills in using technology applications

to support teaching and learning. Internet

applications, presentation software, Web 2.0

technologies, and Web site development.

CI 5361. Teaching and Learning with the

Internet. (; 2-3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Implications/challenges in using Internet-

based technologies in classroom. Pedagogical

models.

CI 5362. Foundations of Interactive Design

for Web-based Learning. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Processes of designing/developing interactive

learning media and online applications from

ground up. Focuses on usability/aesthetics in

online learning.

CI 5363. New Media and Interaction Design

for Online and Mobile Learning. (3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

New media design from perspective of

instructional designer. Designing with Adobe

Flash environment. Context of authentic design

problems. Consideration of raster/vector

imaging, web video optimization, usability

analysis.

CI 5365. Contemporary Software

Development Issues and Tools. (3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Summer)

Software used in multimedia design/

development. Uses of the software, intricacies

of interface, relevant programming principles.

Introduction to developing multimedia

applications. prereq: Familiar with standard

computer/Internet operations

CI 5367. Interactive Multimedia Instruction.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Principles of effective computer-based

design; tools in multimedia development;

contemporary issues and skills used in the

design, development, and implementation

of interactive multimedia instruction. Use

multimedia development tools, create a

multimedia portfolio, and investigate the

issues surrounding their effective use. prereq:

Knowledge of principles and procedures of CBI

design and one multimedia authoring system

CI 5371. Learning Analytics: Theory and

Practice. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Learning analytics as a nascent field is

broadly defined as the "measurement,

collection, analysis and reporting of data about

learners and their contexts, for purposes of

understanding and optimizing learning and

the environments in which it occurs." This

course aims to provide a general, non-technical

survey of learning analytics, as well as its

application in various educational contexts.

In particular, we will discuss foundations of

learning analytics, survey pertinent education

theories, discuss new forms of assessment,

explore popular data mining techniques,

review learning analytical tools and case

studies, and de- sign analytics for our own

interested contexts. Given the breadth of this

field, additional support is provided for deep

dives in special interest areas. Overall, this

course provides a comprehensive, theory-

driven overview of learning analytics to orient

students to this nascent field and prepare them

for advanced research/practice in learning

analytics.

CI 5390. Learning Technologies Field

Experiences. (; 2 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Field-based experience for students enrolled

in computers, keyboarding, and related

technology applications methods classes.

Apply learning from University courses to the

K-12 school setting. In-class discussions about

the application of classroom learning to the

school setting. prereq: Students in teachers

of computers/keyboarding/related technology

applications additional licensure program

CI 5392. Learning Technologies M.Ed.

Capstone Project. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

In this course Learning Technologies M.Ed.

students develop their final capstone project

that signals the completion of their degree

program. Students will identify a need or

gap related to Learning Technologies in

an area of interest to them and conduct

preliminary research on that topic. Based on

their research, students develop a proposal

and turn the proposal into reality by building

the project. Students will participate in a variety

of discussions and scholarly readings, both

instructor selected and those selected by

students in support of their identified topics of

research. A mini-cohort model of 2-4 students

is used throughout the course for peer review

and feedback. Peers become mini-experts in

their partners' projects as they follow along in

the design and development process and ask

questions and offer feedback along with the

instructor. Students will develop a completed

project or prototype (e.g. course curriculum,

training materials, website, software, mobile

app, etc.) and a paper defending their project

by discussing the research that informed

their decisions, how those decisions were

implemented, and how they expect the project

to impact their work and/or field. The course

culminates in a public presentation of their

project via live or video conferencing with

a Q&A session following. prereq: Learning

Technologies M.Ed. students

CI 5402. Introduction to Special Collections.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Uses Children's Literature Research Collection

as research material. Study of manuscripts,

original art, and letters. prereq: Children's lit

course

CI 5403. Writing For and By Children. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Aspects of writing/illustrating children's

literature or children's own writing. May feature

authors/illustrators of children's books.

CI 5404. Multicultural Literature for Children

and Adolescents. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Spring Odd Year)

Course explores multicultural literature for

children and adolescents as a site where

difference can be emphasized and appreciated

rather than downplayed and muted. We study

award-winning works of fiction and arrive at

a definition of multicultural literature for the

modern classroom.

CI 5405. Middle School Language Arts

Methods. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Odd Year)

Introduction to the unique needs of middle

school students in the language arts

classroom. Language arts content and

pedagogical skills. Adolescent development/

psychology. Field placement in a middle school

language arts classroom. prereq: Elem ed

licensure student

CI 5410. Special Topics in the Teaching

of Literacy. (; 1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Topics related specifically to the needs of in-

service teachers. Topics, location, credits, and

duration will be highly flexible.

CI 5413. Foundations of Reading. (3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Reading processes, development of readers.

Assessment and tutoring of individual children

in reading and other literacy practices. prereq:

CI 3610 and concurrent registration with CI

5414

CI 5414. Practicum: Working With

Developing Readers. (2 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Field-based practicum. Students apply learning

from their University course to working with

developing readers. Instructor provides specific

assignment. prereq: CI 3610 and concurrent

registration with CI 5413 required; elementary

education foundations major

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CI 5417. Elementary literacy Instruction for

ESL Students. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Odd

Year)

Teaching reading/writing in elementary grades

to students from diverse languages. Second-

language literacy development. Phonemic

awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary,

comprehension. Ways to connect students?

background knowledge to literacy curriculum.

prereq: Bachelor's degree completed

CI 5419. The American Middle School. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Focus on the uniqueness of the early

adolescent and appropriate learning situations.

For educators working with middle-level

students.

CI 5421. Writing on Education: Pivotal

Experiences of Teaching and Learning. (4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Reflection and narrative play important roles in

developing deep understanding of teaching and

learning. In this course students will read and

write texts about critical moments of education,

and through this work develop reflective,

analytic, and writing skills that will enable

them to become more thoughtful and effective

citizens in the world of education. Whether

students hope to become teachers, youth

workers, community organizers, curriculum

designers or administrators in educational

settings, this course invites students to

consider how writers represent experiences of

teaching and learning and how these reflective

narratives can inform our own work and

worlds. Students will explore the ways that

writers of creative nonfiction use language

to examine pivotal experiences of teaching

and learning in diverse contexts, and add

their own voices to this rich body of work by

producing their own texts. Through study of

writing, students will develop familiarity with

writing choices and practice employing these

techniques and processes in their own writing.

Students will read personal essays written

by writers in the US who reflect on their own

experiences and interrogate how aspects

of their identities (including race, ethnicity,

gender, family history and language) inform

pivotal experiences of teaching and learning.

Students will compose texts that explore

their own experiences within a constellation

of formal and informal educational settings

and the questions raised and arguments

made through these representations. We will

use a workshop-based format that supports

transformational learning, helping writers see

themselves and their worlds in new ways.

Course reading will introduce a range of issues

raised by experiences in and outside of the

classroom.

CI 5422. Teaching Writing in Schools. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Theory/practice of teaching writing in schools.

How race, gender, and social class impact

teaching/learning.

CI 5425. Reading Instruction in the

Elementary Grades. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Curricular/methodological issues in teaching

of reading. Reading/orthographic processes,

strategy instruction for word recognition/

comprehension, authentic assessment

strategies, and teaching diverse students.

prereq: [Elementary or early childhood]

licensure student

CI 5426. Language Arts Instruction in the

Elementary Grades. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Curricular/methodological issues of language

arts. Oral language development, response

to literature, writing processes, authentic

assessment strategies. Teaching diverse

students. prereq: Elementary or early childhood

licensure student

CI 5431. Introduction to Instructional

Leadership in K-12 Reading. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Summer)

K-12 curriculum in reading, major theories/

research that motivate curriculum. Major

instructional principles, alignments needed,

resources available. prereq: Minnesota

license valid for classroom teaching in pre-

kindergarten, [adult basic education or grades

kindergarten through 6 or 1 through 6 or 5

through 8 or 9 through 12 or kindergarten

through 12]

CI 5432. Instructional Leadership in Reading

in Kindergarten and the Elementary Grades.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Research-based reading instruction for

elementary grades. How to help other teachers

improve practice. Characteristics of effective

schools within context of improving students.

reading achievement. prereq: 5431

CI 5433. Instructional Leadership in Reading

for the Middle and Secondary Grades. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Curriculum/instruction for middle/secondary

school students. prereq: 5432

CI 5434. Professional Development and

Evolving Practice in K-12 Reading. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Summer)

Developing e-portfolio to assess competence in

standards for teaching K-12 reading. Evolving

teaching practices. Applications of current

technologies. prereq: 5433

CI 5435. Instructional Leadership in

Preventing Reading Difficulties. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

Research-based reading interventions for

struggling readers. How to help other teachers

improve their practice. Theory/research behind

preventing reading difficulties. Principles/

techniques for assessing reading difficulties

and students? progress. prereq: 5434

CI 5441. Teaching Literature in the

Secondary School. (; 2-3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Current theories. Analyzing literature.

Response to literature. Adolescent literature/

reading interests. Devising response activities/

units. Multicultural literature. Relating media

and literature. Linking writing to understanding

literature. Designing curriculum. Evaluating/

assessing students. Growth in literary

response.

CI 5442. Literature for Adolescents. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Characteristics of literature written for

adolescents; rationale for using adolescent

literature; adolescents' reading interests and

attitudes; analysis of quality and appeal;

individualized reading programs; methods

of promoting reading; multicultural literature;

developing teaching activities.

CI 5451. Teaching Reading in Middle and

Secondary Grades. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Methods of accommodating to students'

abilities and facilitating reading in regular

content classes.

CI 5452. Reading in the Content Areas for

Initial Licensure Candidates. (; 1-2 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Web-based course. Fostering students'

reading related to learning from text. prereq:

Concurrent enrollment in licensure area

methods course(s), enrolled in Initial Licensure

Program, Internet access, basic understanding

of [computer use, Web browsers, email, word

processing software]

CI 5461. Teaching Composition in the

Secondary School. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Spring)

Theories of composition instruction. Teaching

composing within social contexts. Informal

writing. Linking reading/writing. Describing/

evaluating student writing. Using/modeling

conference strategies. Computer-mediated

software. Grammar and writing. Editing

instruction. Writing assessment. Uses of

portfolios.

CI 5463. Minnesota Writing Project Annual

Invitational Summer Institute. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Summer)

Workshop. Participants reflect on their

own literacy processes, participate in a

writing group, discuss current reading

texts, and demonstrate best practices in

classroom. prereq: Licensed teacher or

administrator or [space available, faculty letter

of recommendation]

CI 5464. The Politics of Literacy and Race in

Schools. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Literacy and race in schools examined,

especially how power plays out, and what are

the possibilities for creating radical democratic

forms of life. Conceptions of language, literacy,

whiteness, and racial identities are explored.

Topics include educators? talk and silence

about race, Ebonics, and youth?s racial

identities in global times.

CI 5465. Writing and Social Justice: A

Minnesota Writing Project Open Institute. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Summer)

This course focuses on practices within literacy

instruction as related to the current educational

landscape and a theme of social justice. In this

course, participants will focus on three areas:

writing, teaching, and learning. Participants will

reflect on their own writing processes as they

write, share, and participate in a community

of writers. Writing groups will meet several

times during the course. Participants will also

consider the theory and practice of writing

instruction that helps students achieve their

potential as writers and change agents. In

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addition, participants will investigate a literacy

issue relevant to the course theme, social

justice, and will present it as a research project

or lesson. This course is offered for practicing

teachers at all levels and across disciplines.

CI 5471. Clinical Experience in Teaching

Secondary English. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Initial licensure candidates in English Education

will observe the teaching and learning

experience in a school and classroom context;

implement approaches, assessments, and

philosophies learned about in corresponding

methods courses; reflect upon the complexities

of classroom life in a seminar format; and co-

plan and co-teach a five-day unit. prereq: Must

5451.

CI 5472. Teaching Critical Media Analysis in

Schools. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

"Critical" media literacy means that we

focus on, among other things, analyzing the

intersection between media and issues of

identity -- like gender, race, class and sexuality.

We also focus on how to teach critical media

analysis to students and others.

CI 5474. New Literacies Frameworks

and Instruction: Digital Texts and Digital

Reading. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Read digital texts against backdrop of

traditional print-based notions of reading,

literacy, school curricula/instruction. Assists

education professionals in making school/

district-wide decisions based on sound

research on digital reading/new literacies.

CI 5475. Teaching Digital Writing. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall)

Blogs, wikis, online discussion. Database

searches. Integration of images, audio, video,

text. Digital note-taking, mapping, storytelling.

Online discussions, collaborative writing. Audio

production. Formatting/design techniques.

Online evaluation. E-portfolios.

CI 5481. Developments in Teaching English

and Speech. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Current theories of English/speech curriculum.

Teaching oral language. Organizing curriculum.

Linking components of English/speech

curriculum. Reflecting on pre-student-teaching

experience.

CI 5483. Critical Literacy, Storytelling, and

Creative Drama. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Summer)

This course examines and embodies how

storytelling and creative drama can be used

as tools to help develop students? critical

literacy and to assist them in becoming more

fluent readers and writers. Critical literacy

is the focus; theater and storytelling are the

vehicles. Key topics to be covered include: 1)

A historical background on fairy and folk tales,

legends, fables, myths, and the different oral

traditions; 2) Tools for developing a critical

view of diverse tales; 3) Practical instruction

on how to use storytelling and story genres in

the classroom to develop critical literacy; 4)

Assessing storytelling work in the classroom.

Students will meet in the first week at the

University to learn tools of the Neighborhood

Bridges program and in the second week will

practice and observe each other?s teaching

with local school classrooms. In the past we

have worked with 4th graders and 6th graders,

though we will also discuss how course content

applies to high school students. The class

meets for two intensive weeks in person,

however, we additionally assign pre-readings

and post-class reflections and papers.

CI 5484. Improving Secondary English

Language Arts Instruction: Part I. (; 1.5 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

This online course is designed for secondary

literacy teachers, including those in

communication arts and literature. The

purpose of this course is for secondary English

Language Arts (ELA) teachers to examine

their practice in a collaborative community

and to improve teacher effectiveness through

ongoing feedback from the instructor and other

participants. The course will provide support

through small group discussions and peer and

instructor response. Key topics to be covered

include: 1) frameworks for understanding

teacher growth in ELA contexts; 2) developing

an ELA classroom ecology; and 3) supporting

and assessing student learning in the ELA

Common Core Standards. This 1.5-credit

course was designed in a sequence with CI

5485: Improving Secondary English Language

Arts Instruction: Part II.

CI 5485. Improving Secondary English

Language Arts Instruction: Part II. (; 1.5 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

This online course is designed for secondary

literacy teachers, including those in

communication arts and literature. The

purpose of this course is for secondary English

Language Arts (ELA) teachers to examine

their practice in a collaborative community

and to improve teacher effectiveness through

ongoing feedback from the instructor and

other participants. The course will provide

support through small group discussions and

peer and instructor response. This 1.5-credit

course was designed in a sequence with CI

5484: Improving Secondary English Language

Arts Instruction: Part I. This second course

in the sequence will focus on teacher-driven

professional inquiry that participants began

developing in CI 5484. prereq: Successful

completion of CI 5484.

CI 5493. Minnesota Writing Project Directed

Studies. (1-3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Directed study for teachers involved in MWP.

Capstone course for those enrolled in the

Certificate in Teaching Writing and Critical

Literacy. Teachers investigate current theory

and practice of literacy instruction. Ongoing

cohort for those enrolled in the Certificate.

prereq: Teaching license, [CI 5463 or enrolled

in the Certificate for Teaching Writing and

Critical Literacy] or instructor permission.

CI 5496. Directed Experiences in Teaching

English. (4-8 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Student teaching/clinical experience for English

Education (Comm Arts & Lit) initial licensure

and middle level endorsement students.

Credits vary depending on length of field

experience and should be determined with your

academic adviser. prereq: MEd/initial licensure

students in English ed only

CI 5502. Science Instruction in the

Elementary Grades. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Methods/materials for teaching science/health

at elementary school level. prereq: Early

Childhood or Elementary Education ILP

CI 5511. Introduction to Secondary Science:

Laboratory-based Instruction. (4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Inquiry about teaching/learning, observing/

analyzing instruction, reflecting on own/each

other's science teaching. How to use various

instructional techniques/methods.

CI 5512. Secondary Science Methods:

Understanding the Nature of Science. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Inquiry about teaching/learning, observing/

analyzing instruction, reflecting on own/each

other's science teaching. How to use various

instructional techniques/reflect upon teaching.

Develops understanding of research-based

instructional methods in secondary science

classrooms.

CI 5513. Secondary Science Methods:

Equity in Science Teaching. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Inquiry about teaching/learning, observing/

analyzing instruction, reflecting on own/each

other's science teaching. How to use various

instructional techniques/reflect upon teaching.

Develops understanding of equitable science

teaching practices/safe student-centered

classroom culture.

CI 5514. Secondary Science Methods: The

Science Learning Environment. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Inquiry about teaching/learning, observing/

analyzing instruction, reflecting on science

teaching. How to use various instructional

techniques, reflect upon professional growth

using evidence from teaching. Identify goals/

instruction plans for professional practice.

CI 5515. Secondary Science Methods:

Developing Adaptive Expertise. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Inquiry about teaching/learning, observing/

analyzing instruction, reflecting on science

teaching. How to use various instructional

techniques, reflect upon professional growth

using evidence from teaching. Identify goals/

instruction plans for professional practice.

CI 5530. Secondary Science Methods I. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Lab-based science teaching in secondary

school setting. Research-based teaching

strategies are modeled that address national-/

state-level standards. How to use various

inquiry-based instructional techniques/

methods.

CI 5531. Secondary Science Methods II. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Methods of planning/teaching science to

middle school students. prereq: Initial licensure

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student in science ed and CI 5530 Secondary

Science Methods 1

CI 5532. Secondary Science Methods III. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Methods of planning/teaching science for

secondary school students. prereq: Admission

to initial licensure program in science and CI

5531 Secondary Science Methods II

CI 5533. Current Developments in Science

Teaching. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Summer)

Using curriculum standards to design science

courses. prereq: MEd, initial licensure, grad

student, or instr consent

CI 5534. Studies in Science Education. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Improvement of science teaching through the

application of research findings. prereq: M.Ed.,

init lic, or instr consent

CI 5535. Foundations of Science Education.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Analysis of present science teaching practices

in light of historical and philosophical

foundations of science education. prereq:

M.Ed., grad student, or instr consent

CI 5536. Equity, Policy, and Assessment in

Science Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Nature of equity, diversity, and policy matters

that influence schools/teachers involved

in science teaching and scientific literacy.

Classroom presentations, discussions,

readings in current research. prereq: Med, or

grad student, or instr consent

CI 5537. Principles of Environmental

Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Critical review of Environmental Education, its

history, theories, curricula, teaching methods,

and assessment practices. Development of an

exemplary unit plan for teaching environmental

studies. prereq: Undergrad in NRES or M.Ed.

or grad student in education or instr consent

CI 5538. Action Research in Science

Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course is designed to accomplish several

main goals for those enrolled: (1) articulate

their own understanding of what it means for

there to be equity in science education and

how their personal interpretation aligns with

existing frameworks for viewing equity; (2)

become familiar with interactions between

equity and educational policies, including

standardized testing, school organization,

and teacher preparation in Minnesota; (3)

design and conduct an investigation around a

classroom dilemma pertaining to an issue of

equity.

CI 5540. Special Topics: Science Education.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Detailed examination and practice of the

teaching of one area of science (e.g. geology,

health, physical science) or one method of

instruction (e.g. laboratories, demonstrations,

Internet, simulations).

CI 5541. Teaching History and Nature of

Science. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Understanding nature of science(NOS).

Integrate/reflect on NOS in secondary science

classroom. Historical cases/integrating NOS

with science content/scientific inquiry. prereq:

MEd ILP or professional studies student in

science education or instr consent

CI 5551. Reflecting on Science Classroom

Practices I. (1.5 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Students reflect on their instruction and student

learning during first years of teaching. Monthly

meetings, observations, online discussion.

Classroom management, planning, inquiry-

based teaching, assessment, equity in the

classroom.

CI 5552. Reflecting on Science Classroom

Practices II. (1.5 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Students reflect on their instruction and student

learning during first years of teaching. Monthly

meetings, observations, online discussion.

Classroom management, planning, inquiry-

based teaching, assessment, equity in the

classroom.

CI 5596. Clinical Experience in Middle

School Science. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Supervised clinical experience in middle school

science teaching.

CI 5597. Clinical Experience in Secondary

School Science Teaching. (; 4-8 cr. ; S-N or

Audit; Every Spring)

Supervised clinical experience in secondary

school science teaching. prereq: initial

licensure or instr consent

CI 5608. CARLA Summer Institute Seminar.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Summer)

The Center for Advanced Research on

Language Acquisition (CARLA) offers a series

of intensive summer institutes to provide timely

professional development for foreign language

and ESL educators throughout the country.

The special topics offered under CI 5608 are

designed to provide language teachers with

the latest research-based information and

best practices skill development as the field

of language instruction evolves. Each institute

is highly interactive and includes discussion,

theory-building, hands-on activities, and plenty

of networking opportunities with colleagues

from around the world.

CI 5611. Principles of Linguistics. (2 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introduction to linguistics for ESL teachers.

Linguistic terminology/analysis. Theories/

research about first/other language learning.

Analyze educational implications of language

use, learning, policy.

CI 5612. ESL Methods for Multilingual

Development. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Introduction to methods of developing reading,

writing, speaking, listening skills among English

learners in K-12. Reflect on beliefs/ideas,

cultivate orientation towards reflective teaching/

life-long learning.

CI 5613. Testing and Assessment for

English Learners. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Develop awareness of/familiarity with policies,

procedures, practices in use in attempting to

determine academic readiness of students

learning English as secondary language in

American public schools.

CI 5614. Curriculum and Materials

Development for English Learners. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Explore role ESL teachers play in curriculum/

materials development. Historical overview of

curriculum development in second language

education, factors that influence curriculum

development, range of models for curriculum

development tailored to English learners.

CI 5615. Academic English for English

Learners: Planning, Assessment,

Instruction. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Prepares ESL teacher candidates to develop

academic English skills of English learners

of various proficiencies through bilingual

teaching strategies. Prepares students to offer

leadership with colleagues from content areas

to integrate language/content. Includes focused

study of advanced-level syntactic structures/

completion of edTPA.

CI 5617. Academic Language and English

Learners I. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Working with English learners and other

linguistically diverse students across content

areas to develop academic language

proficiency. prereq: Enrolled in teacher initial

licensure program

CI 5618. Academic Language and English

Learners II. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Working with English learners and linguistically

diverse students across all content areas

to develop academic language proficiency.

prereq: Enrolled in teacher initial licensure

program

CI 5619. Teaching World Languages and

Cultures in Elementary Settings. (; 2 cr.

[max 3 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Summer)

Methods/materials for elementary world

language instruction; development of oral

communication/literacy in world languages;

world language program design; global

awareness/cross-cultural experience; children's

language; children's literature, games, and

songs; planning/development of units and

lessons.

CI 5620. Introduction to Second Language

Acquisition for Language Teachers. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Summer)

Current research and theory in the area of

second language acquisition (SLA). Topics

include the similarities and differences across

first and second language acquisition; the role

of individual differences in language learning

(including age, first language, aptitude among

others). Implications for sociolinguistic diversity

in the United States.

CI 5621. Culture as the Core in the Second

Language Classroom. (2 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Summer)

How language teachers foster development

of intercultural communicative competence

through a pedagogical approach that

addresses the nature of culture and culture

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learning, and the interrelatedness of language

and culture learning.

CI 5622. Exploring Learner Language:

Puzzles and Tools for the Classroom. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Summer)

The focus of this institute is on the growth

and development of learners? language, and

how that growth may be enhanced by ongoing

pedagogical innovation. The institute uses

Exploratory Practice to promote a culture of

instructor initiative in identifying and seeking

to solve puzzles related to learner language

development in the classroom. Participants

begin with an introduction to Exploratory

Practice as a framework for instructors to

use in identifying and wrestling with their own

puzzles about learners? language and its

development in their classrooms. Participants

then work together to reflect on videos of

learner language as it is produced by different

kinds of learners. They review theories of

second language acquisition, and apply their

insights to their own classrooms by learning

how to set up engaging puzzle-solving activities

that stimulate growth in learner language.

Finally, participants learn how to design pre-

and post-course measures that demonstrate

the impact of their innovations in instruction on

the growth of specific features and dimensions

of learner language in their own classrooms.

CI 5623. Improving Language Learning: A

Practical Course in Styles- and Strategies-

based Instruction. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Summer)

Learner-focused approach to teaching that

helps students understand and make the

most of their own learning styles/strategies.

Participants create materials/lessons and

explore ways to incorporate strategies into their

own language curricula.

CI 5624. Content-based Language

Instruction and Curriculum Development. (;

2 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Summer)

Intensive professional development to

help foreign language teachers learn to

implement the CBI curricular approach in the

language classroom. Introduces all phases

of CBI curricular development and provides

resources necessary to ensure successful

implementation.

CI 5625. Assessing Language Learners?

Communication Skills via Authentic

Communicative Performance Tasks. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Summer)

This institute opens with a discussion of the

phrase ?performance towards proficiency?

to highlight how classroom performance

influences proficiency in real world contexts.

Working together, participants will create a list

of characteristics of classroom activities and

tasks that build learners? proficiency in the

target language and will use the list to identify

the purpose, effectiveness, and practicality of a

variety of model activities and tasks. With this

background, participants will design receptive

and productive communicative tasks for

beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels

of proficiency. The institute will then focus on

the evaluation of the learners? performance on

these tasks. Using the performance descriptors

identified by the American Council on the

Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), the

Common European Framework of Reference

(CEFR), and the World-Class Instructional

Design and Assessment (WIDA), participants

will identify the domains (vocabulary, language

control, text type, etc.) to evaluate learner

performance on various tasks. With model

rubric scales, they will evaluate examples

of learner performances on various tasks,

comparing their individual ratings to underline

the importance of establishing inter-rater

reliability. Participants will then create rubrics

for the tasks they designed earlier in the

institute. The role and choice of formative

assessments used in daily lessons to monitor

learner progress towards achievement of the

communication goals of an instructional unit will

also be considered. As a capstone to the week,

participants will apply their learning about task

design and evaluation in the development of

a standards-based Integrated Performance

Assessment (IPA) to share with colleagues

within this institute and also with a broader

audience via the CARLA Assessment website.

CI 5626. Developing Learners' Sociocultural

Competence. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Summer)

Overview of how to incorporate a pragmatics

component into second/foreign language

curriculum to enhance learners' sociocultural

competence. Includes approaches to teaching/

evaluating pragmatics.

CI 5627. Creativity in the Second Language

Classroom. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Summer)

This institute will examine the connection

between multilingualism and creativity, and

explore strategies to increase engagement

in the classroom. This institute is designed

for foreign language, ESL, and immersion

teachers who want to promote creativity in

their classroom while simultaneously improving

learner?s target language proficiency.

CI 5628. Analyzing Learner Language in

Second Language Acquisition. (3 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Review broad findings in second language

acquisition (SLA) research. Cognitive/social

process of becoming multilingual. How to carry

out classroom-based research projects focused

on learner language development. prereq:

5646, 5649 [or other course on the grammar of

a language]

CI 5631. Second Language Curriculum

Development and Assessment. (; 1-3

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Summer)

Instruction/assessment of ESL and World

Languages in the modalities of speaking,

listening, reading, and writing. Backwards

design, proficiency-oriented approach, use

of content-based instruction. Planning for the

integration of instruction and assessment.

prereq: SLC initial licensure only

CI 5632. Literacy and Language

Development in Second Language

Classrooms. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Processes/instructional approaches in

developing second language proficiency in

the modalities of reading, writing, speaking,

and listening and communicative modes

(interpretive, presentational, interpersonal);

development of literacy in a second language;

planning L2 literacy instruction based on

research on L1 and L2 literacy development;

integration of instruction/assessment in

language teaching. prereq: SLC initial licensure

only

CI 5634. Content-Based Instruction in

Second Language Settings. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Building on foundation from other courses

in the sequence. Instruction/assessment of

ESL and World Languages at the secondary

level. Prepares students to connect language

teaching with other content areas, analyze/

address the academic language needs of

English learners, and advocate for second

language programs and students. prereq: SLC

initial licensure only

CI 5635. Culture and Diversity in Second

Language Classrooms. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Teaching culture as content and including

students' home cultures in the curriculum

and diverse student needs. Needs of

students of various educational, social,

and cultural backgrounds/ways to develop

academic success through instruction in

learning strategies and other approaches to

differentiation. prereq: Initial licensure program

only

CI 5636. Problems of Practice in Second

Language Education: Seminar for Early

Career Language Teachers Part 1. (1.5 cr. ;

A-F only; Fall Odd Year)

This course provides recently licensed

practicing teachers an opportunity to continue

to develop their skills as reflective practitioners

within the context of World Languages and ESL

with a focus on their own teaching practices

and student learning. Participants engage in

online discussions, read, reflect, and create

professional growth plans.

CI 5637. Problems of Practice in Second

Language Education: Seminar for Early

Career Language Teachers Part 2. (1.5 cr. ;

A-F only; Spring Even Year)

In this course, recently licensed practicing

teachers continue to develop their skills as

reflective practitioners within the context of

World Languages and ESL with a focus on

their own teaching practices and student

learning. Participants engage in online

discussions, read, reflect, and implement

and report on professional growth plans.

Prerequisite: Completion of CI 5636 or

instructor consent.

CI 5638. Critical Approaches to Heritage

Language Education. (2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Summer)

Teaching heritage learners is not the same

as teaching learners of a foreign language.

Heritage languages are languages other

than English that are spoken in homes,

communities, and extended families. Although

many of our students come from vibrant

multilingual contexts, unless bilingual options

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are available, youth seldom have access to

expanding their home/community languages

(and literacy in them) in schools, which

are predominantly English environments.

When students are given the opportunity

to use, learn, and expand on their heritage

languages, they are able to tap into an

abundance of resources and knowledge.

Participants in this workshop will examine

social justice topics, community-based

learning for growing heritage language

(literacy), and authentic assessments for

heritage language development. Participants

will collaborate; connect experiences of

heritage teachers and learners to research

on multilingual development; and learn how

to bring communities, classrooms, and digital

storytelling together to create powerful heritage

language learning environments.

CI 5641. Language, Culture, and Education.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Spring &

Summer)

Applies current sociolinguistic and discourse

theory/research to study of relationships

between language and culture in educational

settings: language curriculum and instruction;

classroom language use; borders between

school and home/community language use;

and educational policies on literacy/second-

language instruction.

CI 5642. Assessing English Learners. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Current practices concerning language and

academic content assessment of English

learners (ELs) at the school site, state, and

national level; factors affecting academic

learning needs of ELs/where assessment fits

into that picture.

CI 5645. Methods for Teaching English

Learners. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

The course is designed to give teaching

licensure candidates grounding in theory

and practice for teaching linguistically and

culturally diverse students. This course

provides an overview of the benefits and

challenges of working with English learners

(ELs) and linguistically and culturally diverse

students in a variety of settings. Central

topics include instructional practices and

strategies for teaching English learners; second

language literacy and biliteracy development;

language learning and bilingualism; and

culturally responsive pedagogy. The course is

designed to help teacher candidates to develop

an understanding of the language-specific

challenges that accompany subject matter

learning and to demonstrate the ability to

apply a range of instructional strategies to help

English learners succeed academically. prereq:

Early Childhood or Elementary Education

ILP or Special Education Major or Special

Education M.Ed./M.A candidates

CI 5646. English Grammar for ESL

Teachers. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

English syntax from pedagogical perspective.

Grammatical structures that challenge ESL

learners. Analyzing learner errors. Issues/

activities related to teaching grammar in ESL

contexts. prereq: LING 5001 or instr consent

CI 5648. Advanced Practices in Teaching

Academic Language. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Prepares K-12 teachers for student

development of academic language

proficiency. Read/discuss current research.

Implement innovative teaching practices.

prereq: Grad student, instr consent

CI 5649. Language Analysis for ESL

Teaching in Higher Ed. (4 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Overview of complex aspects of English

grammar not covered in 5646. Academic uses

of passives, indirect objects, conditionals,

relative clauses, complementation, reported

speech, deixis/reference, articles, prepositions,

phrasal verbs, pragmatics. prereq: 5646

CI 5651. Foundations of Second Languages

and Cultures Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Historical overview of second language

teaching/learning in U.S. introduction to second

language acquisition. Second language

instructional concepts across elementary,

secondary/university options for foreign

language, bilingual education, immersion

language programs, and English as a second

language programs. Theoretical frameworks for

language instruction are tied to practice.

CI 5653. Methods in Teaching English

as a Second Language (ESL) in Higher

Education. (3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Theory/practice teaching academic English

as second or foreign language in contexts

of higher education. History of field/varied

methods in language teaching. Current

best practices in teaching academic English

pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading,

writing skills. prereq: An intro to linguistics

course

CI 5654. Practicum in Language Teaching:

ESL and World Languages. (1-6 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Spring)

Practical, hands-on training in teaching of

English as Second Language. Applying

theoretical/descriptive material studied in

prior course work. Discuss readings/research

articles on SLA, applying theoretical/practical

principles to specific critical classroom

incidents.

CI 5656. Teaching Literacy in Second

Language Classrooms. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Reading comprehension/composing processes

in a second language; relationship between

first and second literacy development;

relationship between reading and

writing; relationship of culture to reading

comprehension and writing; politics of literacy;

assessment of second language literacy; using

technology to enhance literacy instruction.

CI 5657. Teaching Speaking and Listening

in Second Language Classrooms. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Spring Even Year)

Theories/methods in teaching language as

communication in oral/aural modes; planning

student interaction; classroom organization

for oral language learning/acquisition;

using technology to enhance interaction;

assessment of listening comprehension and

oral communication.

CI 5658. Foreign Language Testing and

Assessment. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring

Odd Year)

For world language/EFL teachers. Aligning

foreign language classroom instruction/

assessment; language testing/assessment;

classroom-based and large-scale proficiency

testing/assessment; assessing proficiency

in speaking, listening, reading, writing

and communicative modes (interpretive,

presentational, interpersonal); creation of

formative/summative assessments; critique of

contemporary assessment instruments.

CI 5660. Special Topics in the Teaching of

Second Languages and Cultures. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring &

Summer)

Topics related specifically to the needs of the

in-service teacher. Topics, location, credits,

and duration are flexible.

CI 5662. Second Language Curriculum

Design. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Historical overview of curriculum development

in second language education; contexts that

influence curriculum development; models for

curriculum development in second language

settings; politics of curricular reform; national/

state standards and implications for curriculum

development; effects of technology on second

language curriculum.

CI 5667. Foreign Language Literacies:

Using Target Language Texts to Improve

Communication. (2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Summer)

Preparing students to participate in multilingual

and multicultural communities entails shifting

the way we approach language instruction.

How do we move beyond teaching students to

order coffee or talk about weekend activities,

and instead encourage them to think critically

and reflectively about language, culture, and

communication? To answer this question,

this institute focuses on how to develop

students? foreign language literacies?or the

ability to interpret and create different kinds

of discourse?through engagement with target

language texts such as movies, infographics,

poetry, music videos, magazine articles,

podcasts, and the like. Using conceptual

and pedagogical understandings gained

during the institute, participants will examine

and assess target language texts for use

in their classrooms and create text-based

instructional materials that develop students?

communicative abilities, critical thinking,

intercultural competence, and language

awareness.

CI 5668. Transitioning to Teaching

Language Online. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Summer)

Transitioning to Teaching Language Online

(TTLO) is for experienced classroom language

teachers who want to transition to teaching

their language class online. Offered completely

online, TTLO will give teachers the first-

hand experience of being an online learner

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while focusing on the important elements

of a successful online language class such

as online course design guidelines, best

practices for online teaching, comparing

online to traditional language teaching, and

incorporating appropriate technology tools

for communicative-based online activities.

In addition to delving into these aspects of

online teaching, participants will see them in

action by taking part in model online language

activities as language learners. By the end of

the program, participants will have a portfolio of

activities ready to be incorporated in an online

language course.

CI 5670. Foundations of Dual Language

and Immersion Education. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Research foundations and program principles

for dual language/immersion. Second language

acquisition; critical features of program design/

implementation; benefits/challenges of dual

language/immersion; program assessment;

advocacy. Theory/research for dual language/

immersion tied to practical application. prereq:

Enrollment in certificate program in dual

language/immersion educ or instr consent

CI 5671. Curriculum Development and

Assessment in Dual Language/Immersion

Classrooms. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Odd Year)

Content-based language instruction and

curriculum development for dual language,

bilingual, and immersion contexts; balancing

content/language goals/objectives in curriculum

and instruction; integration of language,

literacy content, and culture in curriculum;

standards-based instruction; backwards

design; assessment that aligns with content-

based curriculum and instruction. prereq: instr

consent

CI 5672. Language-Focused Instructional

Practices and Strategies for Dual Language/

Immersion Classrooms. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Counterbalancing content with integrated

focus on language and literacy development

for dual language, bilingual, and immersion

classrooms. Materials development; proactive/

reactive instructional techniques; noticing

and awareness-raising strategies; structuring

student language production; differentiating

for content, ability, and language. prereq: instr

consent

CI 5673. Immersion 101: An Introduction to

Immersion Teaching. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Summer)

Research-based introduction to issues for

teachers, administrators, and district personnel

in K-12 immersion education. One-way (foreign

language), two-way (bilingual), and indigenous

programs. Principles/practices that inform

language-attentive curriculum development/

instruction.

CI 5676. Biliteracy Development in Dual

Language/Immersion Classrooms. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

This course aims to provide dual language,

bilingual and language immersion educators

with an understanding of the complex

phenomena of literacy and biliteracy and with

a range of instructional strategies for fostering

literacy and biliteracy development in dual

language/immersion classrooms.

CI 5693. Directed Study in Second

Language Education. (; 1-4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Individual or group work on curricular,

instructional, or assessment problems. prereq:

instr consent

CI 5696. Practicum: Teaching World

Languages and Cultures in Elementary

Schools. (; 2-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Teaching and learning experiences in Second

Languages and Cultures at the elementary-

school level. Requires students to work in a

public school setting. prereq: 5619, adviser

approval; credits cannot be counted on a

graduate degree program for endorsement

candidates

CI 5697. Practicum: ESL in the Elementary

School. (; 2-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Teaching/learning experiences in an English

as a Second Language setting at elementary

school level. Requires students to work in a

public school setting. prereq: Adviser approval

CI 5698. Student Teaching in Second

Languages and Cultures. (; 2-6 cr. [max

14 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Student teaching in Second Languages and

Cultures at the secondary level for teachers

already licensed in another field. Requires

students to work in a public school setting.

prereq: Adviser approval; credits cannot be

counted on a graduate degree program

CI 5699. Clinical Experiences in Second

Languages. (; 3-12 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Teaching and learning experiences in

elementary and secondary second language

instructional settings. Includes a seminar held

concurrently to support the student teaching

experience. prereq: SLC initial licensure

program only

CI 5702. Social Studies Instruction in the

Elementary Grades. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Content/organization of elementary social

studies programs. Programs of understanding.

Improving learning situation. prereq: Early

Childhood or Elementary Education ILP

CI 5741. Introduction to Social Studies

Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Broad issues and themes related to social

studies education, including societal context,

rationale, and scope and sequence. Analysis

and evaluation of selected teaching strategies,

methods, and resources.

CI 5742. Advanced Methods of Teaching the

Social Studies. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Focus on developing a repertoire of

instructional methods that support authentic

pedagogy and assessment. Enhancing reading

comprehension and writing skills in the social

studies. prereq: Secondary social studies initial

licensure student

CI 5743. The Social Sciences and the Social

Studies. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Development of instructional strategies and

contexts for exploring the social sciences

as disciplines at the secondary level; central

concepts and generalizations; tools of inquiry;

competing structures and theories; and the

relative impact of multicultural and gender-

fair perspectives on the nature of history and

the social sciences. prereq: Secondary social

studies initial licensure student

CI 5744. Seminar: Reflecting on

Professional Development in Social Studies

Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Reflecting on teaching experience, examining

social/cultural context of teaching/learning,

developing a professional identity. Refining

teaching and teacher research skills. prereq:

Secondary social studies initial licensure

student

CI 5745. Engaging Youth With Social

Studies Texts. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Ways to engage students (grades 5-12) in

social studies (textbooks, literature, speeches,

editorials, political cartoons, tables, graphs,

maps, film.). Developing middle/high school

students' disciplinary literacy.

CI 5746. Global and Multicultural Education

in the Secondary Classroom. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Issues, classroom practices, and controversies

surrounding global/multicultural perspective-

taking in social studies education. Strategies

for helping secondary social studies students

develop global/multicultural worldviews.

CI 5747. Global and Environmental

Education: Content and Practice. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Spring)

Prepares educators for leadership

responsibilities in the area of global

environmental education. Focus on the

knowledge and process skills necessary to

carry out a leadership role in the curriculum.

CI 5762. Developing Civic Discourse in the

Social Studies. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Spring & Summer)

Philosophies, strategies, and research on

developing civic discourse in secondary

social studies classroom. Selecting issues.

Democratic classroom climate. Relating to

social/cultural contexts.

CI 5782. Clinical Experiences in Teaching

Social Studies. (; 1-8 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; S-N or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Student teaching experiences for students

preparing to become secondary social studies

teachers. Teacher candidates work closely

with social studies teachers in grades 5-12 to

plan and implement engaging and meaningful

learning experiences for middle and high

school students. prereq: MEd/initial licensure

student

CI 5811. Introduction to Teaching

Secondary Mathematics. (4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

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Introduction to teaching mathematics.

Fundamental mathematical ideas/different

ways children think about these ideas.

CI 5812. Teaching Algebra. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Uses algebra as vehicle to discuss student

learning trajectories, ways to measure students

understanding, make instructional decisions to

help students grow.

CI 5813. Teaching Geometry. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Geometry/measurement ideas as vehicle to

model ways to engage/manage students in

more effective ways.

CI 5814. Teaching and Learning

Mathematics. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Topics require more sophisticated

understanding of teaching based on first year

experience/reflect deeper on teaching.

CI 5815. Leadership in Mathematics

Education. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Preparing to give back to profession as you

grow in role as teacher leader.

CI 5822. Mathematics Instruction in the

Elementary Grades. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Principles of learning mathematics in

elementary grades. Objectives, content,

philosophy, instructional materials, methods of

instruction/evaluation. prereq: Early Childhood

or Elementary Education ILP

CI 5980. Clinical Experiences for K-12

Teaching. (1-4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Practical teaching/learning experiences in

school setting. Includes co-teaching during

student teaching and coaching/assessment by

a university supervisor.

CI 5981. Introduction to Equity-Based

Pedagogy. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Introduces aspects of inequities in U.S. society/

school. Examines how social class/poverty

permeated education as social institution/

classroom pedagogy. Covers five principles

for social class-sensitive change/intersections

between social class/other markers of

difference.

CI 5982. Enacting Equity-Based Pedagogy.

(2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Extended study of inequities. Examines

working-class literature for adults/children.

Labor histories, economic systems, hierarchies

of class, race, gender, sexuality, language in

schools/communities.

CI 5983. Equity-Based Pedagogy/Advocacy.

(1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Extends study of inequities in society. Five

principles for social class-sensitive change.

Intersections between social class/other

markers of difference such as race, gender,

sexuality, language.

CI 5984. Planning Design and Management.

(1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Foundational understanding of being

teacher, developing culturally responsive

classroom, designing learning experiences.

Conceptualization of teacher nationally/locally,

language in classroom. Foundational concepts/

tools used when facilitating learning.

CI 5985. Academic Language and English

Learners in the Content Areas. (1 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Prepares teacher candidates to work effectively

with English learners/other linguistically diverse

students across all content areas. Develop

students' academic language proficiency as

needed for school success.

CI 5986. Foundations of Special Education.

(1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Skills to promote learning/success for all

students, including those at risk for school

failure/with special needs. Introduces research/

issues emphasizing collaborative problem

solving approach that facilitates effective

family-professional partnerships/educational

programming for individuals with disabilities.

CI 5987. Child and Adolescent Development

for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. (1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Cognitive, social, emotional development of

childhood/adolescence. Ecological influences

in development. Theories of learning/

cognition, cognitive/social development,

motivation, individual/group differences,

testing/assessment, teaching methodologies,

pragmatic issues.

CI 5988. Clinical Experience: Improvement

of Teaching. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Capstone project. Link theory/practice,

integrate coursework with experiences in

classroom.

Dakota (DAKO)

DAKO 1121. Beginning Dakota I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Oral drills,

in-class participation focused on questions/

answers.

DAKO 1122. Beginning Dakota II. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Further development of language acquisiton

skills. Oral drills, in-class participation focused

on questions/answers. prereq: 1121

DAKO 3123. Intermediate Dakota I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Oral drills,

in-class participation focused on questions/

answers. prereq: 1122

DAKO 3124. Intermediate Dakota II. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Oral drills,

in-class participation focused on questions/

answers. prereq: 1121, 1122, 3123

DAKO 3125. Introduction to Dakota

Linguistics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Structure of Dakota, including phonology,

morphology, syntax, and semantics. prereq:

3124

DAKO 3127. Dakota Language for Teachers.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Dakota language for teachers. Methods of

teaching Dakota language in the classroom.

prereq: 1121

DAKO 4121. Beginning Dakota I. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Language acquisitions skills, oral drills. In-class

participation focuses on questions/answers.

prereq: [1122, 1004] in another language or

passing score on LPE or grad student

DAKO 4122. Beginning Dakota II. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Further development of language acquisition

skills. Oral drills, in-class participation focused

on questions and answers. prereq: [1121, 1004

in another language] or passing score on LPE

or grad student

DAKO 4123. Intermediate Dakota I. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Oral drills.

In-class participation focuses on questions/

answers. prereq: 1121, 3123, 5126

DAKO 4124. Intermediate Dakota II. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Oral drills.

In-class participation focuses on questions/

answers. prereq: 1121, 1122, 3123

DAKO 5126. Advanced Dakota Language I.

(; 3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Focuses on immersion method.

DAKO 5129. Advanced Dakota Language

II. (; 3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Focuses on immersion method.

DAKO 5226. Dakota Mastery I. (3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This content-based Dakota language class

will focus on Dakota culture and history.

Students will learn through both oral and

written texts. Both traditional and contemporary

stories will be discussed and utilized to give

students a better view of Dakota ontology and

epistemology. The effects of colonization and

the need for decolonization will be also be

discussed through the lens of Dakota stories

and culture.

DAKO 5229. Dakota Mastery II. (3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring)

This content-based Dakota language class

will focus on Dakota culture and history.

Students will learn through both oral and

written texts. Both traditional and contemporary

stories will be discussed and utilized to give

students a better view of Dakota ontology and

epistemology. The effects of colonization and

the need for decolonization will be also be

discussed through the lens of Dakota stories

and culture.

Dance (DNCE)

DNCE 1001. Modern/Contemporary Dance

Technique 1. (1 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

First course in ten-section sequence of

modern dance technique. Introductory modern

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dance technique training. Dance form varies

according to instructor.

DNCE 1010. Modern/Contemporary Dance

Technique 3. (; 1-2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Third course in ten-section sequence of

modern dance technique. Beginning modern

dance technique training. Dance form varies by

instructor. prereq: dept consent, audition

DNCE 1020. Modern/Contemporary Dance

Technique 4. (1-2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Fourth course in ten-section sequence of

modern dance technique. Beginning modern

dance technique training. Dance form varies by

instructor. prereq: 1010, dept consent, audition

DNCE 1040. Modern Dance Partnering

Technique. (; 1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Technical demands, approaches, and skills

needed for partnering in modern dance. prereq:

Dance major or instr consent

DNCE 1101. Ballet Technique 1. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Principles, basic technique, and vocabulary of

ballet; barre, center, and allegro.

DNCE 1102. Ballet Technique 2. (1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Second of two-semester sequence of

fundamental Classical Ballet Technique.

Principles of Classical Ballet technique. Each

principle introduced separately/in progression.

Barre/center work with emphasis on simplicity,

repetition, creativity. prereq: 1101, or audition,

or instr consent

DNCE 1110. Ballet Technique 3. (2 cr. [max

4 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

First of two-semester sequence of beginning

ballet technique. Level 3 in eight-level

sequence of ballet technique. Practical

application of ballet principles. Barre work

needed for center work. Center work will

consist of adagio, basic turns, petit, grand

allegro. prereq: dept consent, audition

DNCE 1120. Ballet Technique 4. (2 cr. [max

4 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Second of two-semester sequence in

beginning ballet. Practical application of ballet

principles. Barre/center work. Ever-changing

combinations/steps learned in previous level.

prereq: 1110, dept consent, audition

DNCE 1201. Jazz Technique 1. (1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

First of six-semester sequence of jazz dance.

Fundamental jazz vocabulary/movement. Basic

understanding of proper body placement,

clear articulation, basic mechanics of jazz

movement, rhythmic footwork. Improvisation

will be introduced. Overview of history of jazz

music/dance styles.

DNCE 1202. Jazz Technique 2. (1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Second of six-semester sequence in jazz

dance. Fundamental jazz vocabulary/

movement. Clear articulation of movement,

use of space, weight, dynamics, focus, style,

musicality. Improvisation. Overview of history

of jazz music/dance styles. prereq: 1201 or

audition or instr consent

DNCE 1210. Jazz Technique 3. (1 cr. [max 2

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Third of six-semester sequence of jazz

dance. Vocabulary. Technical skills using

variety of jazz dance styles while increasing

flexibility, groundedness, strength. Increase

understanding of musicality, dynamics, style,

improvisation. prereq: dept consent, audition

DNCE 1220. Jazz Technique 4. (1 cr. [max 2

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Fourth of six-semester sequence of jazz dance.

Expand vocabulary/develop skills, technique,

style. Increase flexibility, strength. Use of

space, clear articulation of movement, rhythmic

footwork, grounding movement, dynamics,

musicality. prereq: 1210, dept consent, audition

DNCE 1301. Tap Technique 1. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Learning fundamental terms, basic rhythm

structures, stock steps, and standard time

steps.

DNCE 1302. Tap Technique 2. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Fundamental terms, basic rhythms and

syncopation, stock steps, and standard time

steps; clarity of sound and rhythm. prereq:

1301 or instr consent

DNCE 1313. African Based Movement. (; 1

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Varied movement of African diaspora, primarily

but not limited to West African region and

continent of Africa. Traditional movement.

Movement inspired by Africa, the Caribbean,

and African diaspora at large. In-class

movement participation, one movement

midterm, one two-page paper.

DNCE 1327. Argentine Tango. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Basic rhythms emphasizing posture, axis,

walking, lead/follow techniques, footwork

patterns. Students listen to music to identify

rhythm, communicate.

DNCE 1331. Yoga. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Theory/practice of Yoga. Standing postures,

forward bends, twists, balancing, seated

postures, inversions, back bends, guided

relaxation/meditation. Proper alignment,

weight placement, body awareness, relaxation,

breathing techniques. Midterm paper,

movement demonstration final.

DNCE 1332. Yoga for Dancers. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Physical experience and related aesthetic

topics. Historical aspects. Philosophical ideas

of yoga. Improving body mechanics through

alignment, flexibility, and strength. Developing

mental focus/control. Reinforcing positive body

language.

DNCE 1335. T'ai Chi Ch'uan. (; 1 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring & Summer)

Ancient Chinese slow-motion exercise. Helping

body/mind to become relaxed/centered. Natural

movement patterns, deep breathing, tranquil

stress-free mind. Self-defense applications of

movements. Non-competitive, non-aggressive.

DNCE 1343. Urban & Street Dance Forms

1: Introduction. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Periodic Fall)

We study the origins of Hip Hop dance and

how it has evolved to the current incarnations

of the form. There is also a focus on Hip

Hop culture as a whole and we have many

discussions about issues of identity, relation to

power, appropriation, and youth culture. The

specific forms of movement in this course are

toprocking, rocking, breakdancing (breaking),

New Jack Swing, and house dance. Some

questions to focus on: What is Hip Hop dance?

Where does it originate? Who created Hip Hop

artistic expressions? What voices/bodies are

heard/seen or not heard/not seen in the films

assigned?

DNCE 1344. Urban & Street Dance Forms 2:

Advanced Foundation and Histories. (1 cr.

[max 2 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

In this second course in the dance program's 4-

semester Urban and Street Dance sequence,

students further investigate the technical

foundations and histories of rocking, breaking,

funk styles, krump, house, and specific

techniques that mix these forms together.

These further explorations focus on more

advanced techniques, aesthetic approaches,

and complex issues within these forms.

Students are assigned readings and writing

assignments that critically examine each issue.

Students will participate in an informal showing

at the end of the semester. Prerequisite:

completion of DNCE 1343 or audition.

DNCE 1345. Alexander Technique for

Movement Artists. (2 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Spring)

Increased kinesthetic awareness of habitual

movement patterns in order to improve dance/

movement technique and prevent related

injuries.

DNCE 1349. Contact Improvisation. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Safe, clear introduction to principles of

contact improvisation. Rolling point of contact,

supporting/being supported, falling/recovering,

connecting with center as source/support for

movement. Classes include warm-up.

DNCE 1351. African Diasporic Movement 1.

(; 1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

First of six-course sequence. Introduction

to traditional West African dance technique

as a foundational base to begin learning

technique, body placement, movement,

space, time, energy, isolations, patterns,

etiquette, community building, group work and

presentation.

DNCE 1353. African Diasporic Movement 3.

(; 1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Third of six-course sequence. Afro-Brazilian

dance, including jumps, turns, floor work, and

rhythmicity to develop flexibility, strength, and

vocabulary in polycentric movement, moving

toward body-sound harmony, illuminating

dynamics of coordination, relaxation, breathing,

undulation.

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DNCE 1354. African Diasporic Movement 4.

(; 1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Fourth of six-course sequence. Builds on level

3 by exploring movement from mythology

of Afro-Brazilian belief systems orix??? and

Candombl???. How corporal knowledge and

technique fluency through the course sequence

support different dance techniques. prereq:

1353 or audition or instr consent

DNCE 1401. Introduction to Dance. (AH;

3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

What is dance? How does movement create

meaning? Dance as action and framework

for analysis of moving bodies. Movement

politics of race, class, gender, sexuality, and

nation through reading, writing, moving, and

watching dance performances. Discussion.

Dance experience not required.

DNCE 1601. Dance Improvisation. (; 1 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Individual ways of moving linked to

fundamental elements of dance: time, space,

and energy. Metered time, musical phrasing.

Movement speed, shape, and quality. Creative

process, individual movement vocabulary,

structural devices in dance. prereq: Concurrent

registration in a modern dance technique

course, dept consent

DNCE 1626. Music for Dance. (AH; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Cultural gravity of the Western perspective.

Ways global regions express natural laws of

acoustics through music while considering

historical, political, and ethical issues around

the relationship between music and dance.

Workshops, practice, and exercises. prereq:

dept consent

DNCE 1701. Freshman/Sophomore

Repertory. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Immersed in a professional dance company

environment, this repertory class will help

students develop the necessary skills to

effectively navigate the complexities inherent

to professional repertory dance companies.

Through learning the unique and varied

styles of multiple choreographers, the course

examines distinguishing factors of these

various choreographic works, illuminating for

the student, their responsibilities as dance

artists and further developing their abilities to

maintain the integrity of preexisting works.

DNCE 3010. Modern/Contemporary Dance

Technique 5. (; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Fifth course in ten-section sequence of modern

dance technique. Application of principles

of space, time, energy. Alignment, power

from pelvic center, rotation/turnout, muscular

tonality, joint articulation, clarity of intent,

stretch, strength, stamina. prereq: dept

consent, audition

DNCE 3020. Modern/Contemporary Dance

Technique 6. (; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Sixth course in ten-section sequence of

modern dance technique. Application of

principles of space, time, energy. Alignment,

power from pelvic center, rotation/turnout,

muscular tonality, joint articulation, clarity of

intent, stretch, strength, stamina. prereq: 3010,

dept consent, audition

DNCE 3110. Ballet Technique 5. (; 2 cr. [max

4 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Stretch, strength, balance, musicality. Longer

phrases in adagio/allegro work. More complex

elevations in petit allegro. Practical work

conducted in context of study of technical

development of ballet. prereq: dept consent,

audition

DNCE 3120. Ballet Technique 6. (; 2 cr. [max

4 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Continuation of 3110. Ballet technique.

Stretch, strength, balance, musicality. Longer

phrases in adagio/allegro work. More complex

elevations in petit allegro. prereq: 3110, dept

consent, audition

DNCE 3210. Jazz Technique 5. (; 1 cr. [max 2

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Continuation of jazz technique. Rhythm

structures, longer phrases, greater physical

speed, attack/control. prereq: dept consent,

audition

DNCE 3220. Jazz Technique 6. (; 1 cr. [max 2

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Continuation of 3210. Jazz technique. Rhythm

structures, longer phrases, greater physical

speed, attack/control. prereq: 3210, dept

consent, audition

DNCE 3301. Tap Technique 3. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Tap techniques and creative development

through improvisational studies. prereq: 1302

or instr consent

DNCE 3302. Tap Technique 4. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Tap techniques and rhythm structures. prereq:

3301 or instr consent

DNCE 3334. Introduction to Dance/

Movement Therapy. (2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Historical/theoretical perspectives on use

of movement/dance in relationship to

psychology/healing. D/MT pioneers/techniques.

Applications of D/MT with various populations/

settings. Experiential course. prereq: dept

consent

DNCE 3337. Body Mind Centering. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Improvisational movement explorations, hands-

on re-patterning work. Direct experience of

the way mind (desire, attention, intention) is

expressed through various body systems.

Students use imagery, touch, and anatomical

information to access a range of inner

sensations and movement experiences.

Emphasizes each individual's unique

experience of the body.

DNCE 3341. Urban & Street Dance Forms 3:

Emerging Scholar. (1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

This is the third course in the dance program's

4-semester Urban and Street Dance sequence.

It focuses on intermediate/advanced

techniques in rocking, breaking, funk styles,

krump, house, and specific techniques that

mix these forms together. These further

explorations focus on more advanced

techniques, aesthetics, and complex issues

within forms practiced by instructors. Students

are assigned readings, videos, and writing

assignments to think critically about each issue.

There is an informal showing at the end of the

semester. prereq: Completion of DNCE 2341 or

audition.

DNCE 3342. Urban & Street Dance Forms 4:

Scholar. (1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

This is the final course in the Dance Program's

4-semester Urban and Street Styles sequence.

It focuses on advanced techniques in rocking,

breaking, funk styles, krump, house, and

specific techniques that mix these forms

together. These further explorations focus on

advanced techniques, aesthetics, and complex

issues within forms practiced by instructors.

Students are assigned readings, videos, and

writing assignments to think critically about

each issue. There is an informal showing at the

end of the semester. Prerequisite: Completion

of DNCE 3341 or audition

DNCE 3351. African Diasporic Movement 5.

(; 1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall)

Rigorous practice. West African techniques.

Cardiovascular endurance of students will

improve as a result. Live drummers, students

can expect to learn drum parts to enhance the

understanding of the rhythms. prereq: 1354 or

audition or instr consent

DNCE 3352. African Diasporic Movement 6.

(; 1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Spring)

Dances performed by dance companies of

Guinea through the use of more complex and

deep rhythms such as Yamama, Doundounba,

Baho and Tiribah. Rigorous practice. West

African techniques. Live drummers. prereq:

DNCE 3351 African Diasporic Movement 5 or

audition or instructor consent

DNCE 3401W. Dance History 1. (GP,WI; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Historiography of dance, 20th century through

present. Reconstruction/incorporation of dance

practice in context of globalization. Artistic

choices as influenced by complex history of

performing arts and terrain of body/politics.

DNCE 3402W. Dance History 2. (WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

History/theory of dance in varied forms/

aspects. From development of ballet through

20th century modern dance. Second half of

year-long survey. prereq: 3401W

DNCE 3411. Dance and Popular Culture:

Choreographing Race, Class, and Gender.

(DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

How race, class, and gender become

aestheticized and are put into motion as

popular culture. Choreographic analysis

of moving bodies. How "popular" affects

understanding of culture. Exoticism, binary

structures of stereotypes, identity, hegemony.

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DNCE 3433. Articulate Body. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Lectures and movement sessions in

biodynamic considerations for optimal dance

performance and metabolistic demands of

dance. prereq: Dnce major, dept consent

DNCE 3434. Nutrition and Body

Maintenance for Movement Artists. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Students learn and research ways to improve

nutrition and remain injury-free throughout

career and beyond. Discuss nutrition principles

and apply to unique challenges, needs,

interests of movement artists. Examine

anatomy of movement to develop constructive

injury prevention and management strategies.

Stress reduction.

DNCE 3487W. Dance and Citizenship: Land,

Migration, and Diaspora. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Dance/performance as practiced/transformed

by minority groups in the United States.

Migration as a global phenomenon, particularly

pertaining to land disputes, labor distribution,

political asylum, refugee, and dislocation.

DNCE 3500. Topics in Dance. (; 1-3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

DNCE 3601. Dance Composition 1. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Movement, vocabulary in relation to theme,

space, time, energy, and body parts; solo, duet,

and trio forms. prereq: 1020, 1601, concurrent

regis in a modern dance technique course,

dept consent

DNCE 3602. Dance Composition 2. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Movement, vocabulary in relation to theme,

space, time, energy, and body parts. Solo,

duet, and trio forms. prereq: 3601, dept

consent, concurrent regis in a modern dance

technique course

DNCE 3621. Dance Production I. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall)

Technical/administrative aspects of dance

production. Lighting, costumes, sound,

marketing, stage management, fundraising,

publicity. Emphasizes practical project

management and personal management skills.

prereq: Dance major, dept consent

DNCE 3622. Dance Production II. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Spring)

Continuation of 3621. Students produce the

spring Student Dance Concert. prereq: 3621,

dance major, dept consent

DNCE 3700. Performance. (; 1 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Creation or reconstruction of a dance theatre

work under the direction of a guest artist or

faculty member. Work is performed at the end

of the rehearsal period. prereq: Concurrent

enrollment in a technique course, audition, dept

consent

DNCE 3701. Summer Dance Intensive. (; 1-3

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every

Summer)

Real-world experience with a professional

dance company. Students participate in daily

technique and repertory classes culminating in

an informal performance. Artists are arranged

year-by-year.

DNCE 3901. Career Readiness in Dance.

(; 1-3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Spring &

Summer)

Strategies fundamental to a dancer's survival.

Injury prevention/care. Development of healthy

dietary and muscular/skeletal habits. Career

tracks. prereq: Dance major, dept consent

DNCE 4443. Theorizing Dancing Bodies. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Major developments in Western philosophic

thought on dance and dance theory, from its

beginnings to present. prereq: 3402W or instr

consent

DNCE 4601. Dance Composition 3. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Continuation of movement vocabulary through

improvisation, analysis of form and structure,

experimentation with tone and performance

persona. Effects of lights/costumes/text/props/

music; development of larger ensemble works.

prereq: 3602, concurrent regis in a modern

dance technique course, dept consent

DNCE 4602. Dance Composition 4. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Continuation of 4601. Movement vocabulary

through improvisation, analysis of form and

structure, experimentation with performance

persona, and the effects of technical elements.

Development of larger ensemble works. prereq:

4601, concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in modern dance technique course,

dept consent

DNCE 4901. Capstone Seminar for Dance. (;

1-2 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall)

Development of senior project, alone or in

groups, under guidance of faculty members.

prereq: Sr, [Dnce or Th major]

DNCE 5010. Modern/Contemporary Dance

Technique 7. (; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Seventh course in ten-section sequence of

modern dance technique. Continuation of

technical development. Performance range/

style. Students study with various guest artists.

prereq: dept consent, audition

DNCE 5020. Modern/Contemporary Dance

Technique 8. (; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Eighth course in ten-section sequence of

modern dance technique. Performance range/

style. Students study with various guest artists.

prereq: 5010, dept consent, audition

DNCE 5030. Modern/Contemporary Dance

Technique 9. (2 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Ninth course in ten-section sequence of

modern dance technique. It focuses on pre-

professional technique training for students

prepared for that level of technical achievement

and readying themselves for a potential career

as contemporary dance professionals. All

Dance Program Modern Dance Technique

courses examine the practical application and

understanding of principles of space, time,

and energy focusing on alignment, weight,

momentum, power for the body's core, joint and

skeletal articulation, clarity of focus and intent,

flexibility, strength, stamina and energy flow

and lines through the use of breath appropriate

to the technical level of the course. The

course also explores a range of performance

strategies that students may encounter for

future performance experiences within the

dance program and beyond.

DNCE 5040. Modern/Contemporary Dance

Technique 10. (2 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Tenth course in ten-section sequence of

modern dance technique. It focuses on pre-

professional technique training for students

prepared for that level of technical achievement

and readying themselves for a potential career

as contemporary dance professionals. All

dance program modern dance technique

courses examine the practical application and

understanding of principles of space, time,

and energy focusing on alignment, weight,

momentum, power for the body's core, joint and

skeletal articulation, clarity of focus and intent,

flexibility, strength, stamina and energy flow

and lines through the use of breath appropriate

to the technical level of the course. The

course also explores a range of performance

strategies that students may encounter for

future performance experiences within the

dance program and beyond.

DNCE 5110. Ballet Technique 7. (; 1 cr. [max

2 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Continuation of ballet technique. Musicality,

performance, stylistic differences.

Practical work conducted within context of

choreographic/aesthetic development of ballet.

prereq: dept consent, audition

DNCE 5120. Ballet Technique 8. (; 1 cr. [max

2 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Continuation of 5110. Musicality, performance,

stylistic differences. Practical work conducted

within context of choreographic/aesthetic

development of ballet. prereq: 5110, dept

consent, audition

DNCE 5334. Introduction to Dance/

Movement Therapy. (2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Historical/theoretical perspectives on use

of movement/dance in relationship to

psychology/healing. D/MT pioneers/techniques.

Applications of D/MT with various populations/

settings. Experiential course. prereq: dept

consent

DNCE 5443. Theorizing Dancing Bodies. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Major developments in Western philosophic

thought on dance and dance theory, from its

beginnings to present. prereq: instr consent

DNCE 5454. (Re)Writing the Dancing Body.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Modes of writing found in dance studies.

Oral histories, historical documentation,

performance reviews, performance

ethnographies, scholarly essays. Discussion/

critique of existent modes of writing. Writing/

rewriting practice. prereq: Grad student

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DNCE 5493. Choreographing Social Justice:

Staging "Equitable" Choreographies. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Possibilities and implications of artistic work.

Metaphoric bodily practices and intersections

of performance and social justice practices.

Theories and histories of intersections within

communities of color across global North

and South. Group project. prereq: 4443

recommended

DNCE 5495. Dance and Global Tourism. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Politics of dance/performance for tourism

industry. Ways in which dancing body produces

ideas of nation-state. How this reflects

stereotypes of female identity in global context.

prereq: Grad student

DNCE 5500. Topics in Dance. (; 1-3 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

DNCE 5601. Dance Composition 5. (; 1-2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Final part of six-semester sequence in dance

composition. Exploration of movement

through independently scheduled rehearsals.

Choreographic concepts. Tools in dance

creation, development/refinement of

movement, structure of group choreography.

prereq: 4601, 4602, dept consent

DNCE 5700. Performance. (; 1-2 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Technique, improvisation, choreography,

music, design, and technical production as

they relate to dance performance. prereq:

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in technique course, dept consent, audition

based Students cast in more than one

choreographic piece should register for section

002 for 2 credits

DNCE 5858. Dance Pedagogy. (; 3-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Teaching dance provides the foundational

pedagogy and methods for artful and

responsible teaching and learning in dance.

Students will examine key dance education

theories and quality teaching practices, and

then apply the theories by developing and

teaching dance lessons. The course introduces

tools that assist in the planning, teaching,

assessing, and sharing of dance experiences

with children, adolescent, and adult learners

in a variety of settings. Specific learning

opportunities include: readings, investigation

and discussion of dance pedagogy; the

creation of lesson plans; teaching labs (in-

class and off-site supervised practice teaching);

and clinical observations where students can

observe the theory in practice.

DNCE 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr. [max

10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Guided individual study. Prereq-instr consent,

dept consent, college consent.

Data Science (DSCI)

DSCI 5980. Special Topics in Data Science.

(; 1-3 cr. [max 27 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Topics vary each semester.

DSCI 5994. Directed Research. (1-3 cr. [max

9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed Research

Denmark's Intl Study Program

(DIS)

DIS 1001. Beginning Danish I. (; 3-5 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Speaking/understanding skills for everyday

situations, using family or collegium as point of

departure. Reading, writing, grammar.

DIS 1002. Beginning Danish II. (; 3-5 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Speaking/understanding skills for everyday

situations. Using family or collegium as point of

departure. Reading, writing, grammar.

DIS 1003. Intermediate Danish I. (; 3-5 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

First semester of second-year Danish,

using increasingly difficult texts and written

assignments.

DIS 1004. Intermediate Danish II. (; 3-5 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Continues intermediate Danish I at more

advanced level.

DIS 3120. Interior Design Studio. (; 6 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Research/design. Aspects of Danish tradition,

its relation to surrounding culture.

DIS 3210. European Art of the 19th Century:

From Classicism to Symbolism. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Development of art in 19th century in France

and Scandinavian countries.

DIS 3211. European Art of the 20th Century:

From Expressionism to Postwar Art. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Major artistic concepts, 1900-1950.

Expressionism, cubism, abstract art,

surrealism.

DIS 3212. European Art: From

Impressionism to Abstract Art. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Modernist art of late 19th and early 20th

centuries.

DIS 3213. History of European Film. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Emphasizes post-World War II film history

of France, Italy, Germany, Great Britain, the

Soviet Union, and Scandinavia. Basic facts/

methods of film comprehension, film analysis,

and general film history.

DIS 3214. Contemporary European Film: the

Individual and Society. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Representative themes in contemporary

European film concerning attitudes in social,

political, and artistic issues in France,

Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Sweden, and

other countries.

DIS 3230. History of European Ballet. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Main facets of European ballet from

Renaissance to present, its development in

social/artistic context. Visits to Royal Danish

Ballet.

DIS 3320. Dickens and Andersen:

Romanticism, Realism, and Modernism. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Comparative reading of Dickens and Andersen.

Touches on European literary romanticism,

realism, and modernism.

DIS 3321. Hans Christian Andersen. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Life/works of Andersen. Analysis of selected

texts. Andersen as writer in European romantic

tradition.

DIS 3322. Masterpieces in Modern

Scandinavian Literature. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introduction to major figures in Scandinavian

literature since 1870. "Modern breakthrough."

Literature as vehicle raising social/human

problems and as expression of Scandinavian

character and world view.

DIS 3331. Nationalism and Minorities in

Europe. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Causes/impacts of nationalism. Proliferation

of ethnic/national minority conflict in post-Cold

War Europe. Models to explain nationalism.

Instruments/policies to deal with nationalism.

DIS 3332. Environmental Problems and

Policy: a European Perspective. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Current local/global environmental issues,

options at hand, politics involved.

DIS 3333. European Conflict and Security

Issues. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Problems of European security. Emphasizes

issues resulting from end of Cold War. Search

for new European security order. Emergence

of security threats such as nationalism and

minority issues.

DIS 3334. Russia under Putin. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Past/current developments. Attempts to look

into future: How will Russia develop politically,

economically, and militarily?

DIS 3341. The Jews in Europe from the

Middle Ages to the Present. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

History, culture, and beliefs of the Jewish

populations in Eastern and Western Europe,

mostly from 18th century to present.

DIS 3342. The Impact of Epidemic Disease

upon European History. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

How epidemic disease has been a powerful

factor in shaping attitudes, belief systems,

institutions, and policies (e.g., public health).

DIS 3343. Environmental History of Europe.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

European history, Ice Age-present,

from ecological perspective. Theories of

environment as determining factor in historical

development.

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DIS 3344. 20th Century European History.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Main periods/trends in European history, from

end of 19th century to present. Interplay of

political, social, and ideological developments.

DIS 3421. Kierkegaard: Philosophy and the

Meaning of Life. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Kierkegaard?s view on relationship of personal

existence to art, society, philosophy, and

religion.

DIS 3422. Making of the Modern Self. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introduction to Kant, Hegel, Nietzche,

Heidegger, and others. Trying to find meaning

in a world that no longer offers one answer to

the question, "What is a human being?"

DIS 3423. Biomedical Ethics. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

What are ethical criteria for evaluating

biotechnology? How far do we want to legislate

"life"? How can such legislation be enforced?

DIS 3431. Danish Politics and Society. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Analyzes politics, economics, and society of

contemporary Denmark.

DIS 3433. The European Union. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

European unification, from its inception in early

1990s to its ongoing development today.

DIS 3441. Brain Functioning and the

Experience of Self. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Relationship between biological, psychological,

and social factors that contribute to human

functioning and the individual?s experience of

self-in-the-world.

DIS 3442. Developmental Psychopathology.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Risk, resilience, and psychopathology in

children?s development. Bridges gap between

developmental psychology and abnormal

psychology.

DIS 3451. Nordic Mythology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Myths, cults, and traditions of pre-Christian

Nordic peoples as expressed in contemporary

literature, eye-witness reports, and art.

Emphasizes Viking period. All readings in

modern English translations.

DIS 3511. Criminal Justice in Scandinavia.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Ideology of crime control and criminal justice

administration in Scandinavia, with a North

American point of reference. Emphasizes

Scandinavia's liberal criminal policy and fairly

modest crime rate.

DIS 3620. Architecture Foundations Studio.

(; 6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Elements of architectural design: principles

of structure, process of design, composition

of form, functional resolution, language of

architectural graphics, presentation of projects

in drawings/models.

DIS 3621. Architectural Design Studio. (; 6

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Combines small-group/individual research,

programming, and design in relation to Danish

regional conditions. Field visits (e.g., buildings,

housing areas, construction sites).

DIS 3622. Architectural Interior Design

Studio. (; 6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Builds on Architectural Design Studio I, with

increasing independence in programming/

evaluating projects.

DIS 3623. 20th Century Danish Architecture.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Danish architecture in historical, political, and

social/architectural context. Relation of Danish

architecture to Scandinavian/international

architecture.

DIS 3624. Contemporary European

Architectural Theories. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Complexities of contemporary architecture.

Comprehensive foundation for students? own

work.

DIS 3625. Watercolor Painting. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Watercolor painting theory/practice. Wet/dry

painting techniques. Mixing/applying colors.

Choosing tools/paper. Effects of color pigment/

shading. Meaning of shape/volume, light/

shadow, glossy/matte, and short/long viewing

distance.

DIS 3626. Visual Journal. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Seminar. Students develop Journal as tool

for analyzing (e.g., architectural solutions,

urban spaces). Skill-building in observation,

and in recordings of physical environment and

individual objects.

DIS 3627. Urban Design Journal. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Experiencing, analyzing, and recording urban

landscape, its fabric, spatial elements, and

individual components, through a journal.

DIS 3628. Scandinavian Design and

Architecture. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Overview of Scandinavian design/architecture.

Historical/current conditions of architecture,

urban design, and planning from architectural,

social, and political points of view.

DIS 3630. Furniture Design Studio and

Workshop. (; 6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Process of furniture making. Students

develope/refine a concept, produce working

drawings, and build a wood or steel model.

DIS 3631. Furniture Design in Scandinavia.

(; 3-6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Introduction to furniture design in Scandinavia.

Focuses on Denmark. Current/historical

conditions of furniture. Design theories/

methodologies.

DIS 3641. Digital Design in Scandinavia. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Aspects of history, theory, and practice of

Scandinavian design. Philosophical, economic,

and political trends that affect practice of

design in a global perspective.

DIS 3730. International Finance in a

European Context. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Exchange rate determination, inflation rates,

interest rates. Managing exchange-rate risk.

Financial/investment decisions made by

multinational companies. Issues related to

European Economic and Monetary Union.

DIS 3740. European Business Environment:

the EU. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

European Union in terms of basic business-

related functions, institutions, policies, issues,

and implications for international business

operations/competitiveness. Required study

tours.

DIS 3742. Environmental Business Strategy.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

"Green management" experience. Action of

advanced European companies in face of

international environmental regulation, EU

opportunities/instruments for industry, and

management theory.

DIS 3760. Global Business Strategy:

European Approaches. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Strategic response of European business

managers to recent international economic

developments.

DIS 3761. Human Resource Management

in Europe. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Analysis/interpretation of the way human

resources are dealt with in various European

countries.

DIS 3820. European Business Environment:

the EU. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

European Union in terms of basic business-

related functions, institutions, policies, issues,

and implications for international business

operations and competitiveness. Includes

required study tours.

DIS 3821. Marine Biological Research

Project. (; 6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Research project with practical field

components. Students use scientific libraries

of various research institutions, engage in

discussions/seminars with leading Danish/

German scientists, and conduct experiments

on research ship and at marine biological

laboratory.

DIS 3822. Ecology and Human Impact in the

North and Baltic Seas. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Ecosystems of North/Baltic Seas. How natural/

human activities threaten their integrity.

Given in Copenhagen area, with study tour in

northern/western Denmark.

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DIS 3823. Biology of Marine Mammals. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Ecology/physiology of marine fish, birds,

and mammals. Factors controlling vertebrate

distribution/abundance. Role of vertebrates

in marine ecosystems. Ecological impact

of habitat alteration, pollution, fishing, and

hunting. Emphasizes North/Baltic Seas.

DIS 3824. Ecotoxicology: Principles and

Practice. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Introduction to fate/effects of toxic chemicals in

ecological systems.

DIS 3825. Intensive Ecotoxicology

Laboratory: Introduction to International

Tests and Assays. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Hands-on experience of standard

ecotoxicological test methods used

internationally.

DIS 3826. Biophysical Basis of

Ecophysiology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introduction to biophysics and biophysical

chemistry as basis for biologist's understanding

of physiological processest.

DIS 3827. Element and Energy Cycling in

Ecosystems. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Major element cycles/processes that regulate

flow/transformation of elements/energy in

ecosystems.

DIS 3828. Intensive Field Course: Carbon

Cycling in Danish Forest and Fjord

Ecosystems. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Students use/evaluate classic ecological

techniques for measuring carbon flow/

transformations in terrestrial/aquatic

ecosystems on coast of Denmark.

DIS 3830. Marine Biology of European

Coastal Waters. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Marine biology of Baltic/North Seas. Coastal

waters, interactions between organisms and

their environment, methods to investigate

biological systems. Students conduct simple

experiments during field trips in Denmark.

DIS 3901. Religion in Crisis. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Dental Hygiene (DH)

DH 1101. Introduction to Dental Hygiene. (1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

An introduction to the profession of dental

hygiene through active learning, lectures,

and discussions. The goal of this course is

for students to explore the dental hygiene

profession in order to assess their interest

in pursuing a career in dental hygiene.

Additionally, the course will provide an

overview of the dental hygienist?s role in the

treatment and prevention of oral diseases.

DH 2111. Dental Anatomy, Embryology &

Histology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Structural microscopic anatomy of oral hard/

soft tissues. All deciduous/permanent teeth,

including tooth form, function, and relationship

to oral health. Tooth development, calcification,

eruption, and exfoliation patterns. Ideal

static occlusion, dental terminology, tooth

annotation systems. Learning activity includes

identification/annotation of teeth, dental

histology, embryology, and anatomy.

DH 2121. The Dental Hygiene Care Process

Clinical Application I. (; 5 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Dental hygiene care process, assessment

principles related to medical and oral health

status, dental hygiene clinical procedures, and

development of instrumentation skills. prereq:

DH student

DH 2132. Head and Neck Anatomy. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

The anatomical structures of head and neck as

they relate to the practice of dental hygiene and

dental therapy.

DH 2212. Communication for Oral Health

Providers. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course introduces the study of effective

communication strategies within the health care

team and during patient-provider relationships.

There is an emphasis on public speaking

basic principles, effective strategies, and

ethical approaches. The application of health

literacy concepts and behavior change theory

as components of evidence-based decision

making in a variety of practice settings will be

taught.

DH 2215. Oral Histology and Embryology. (;

2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Development of orofacial region. Structural

microscopic anatomy of oral hard/soft tissues

applicable for rendering clinical treatment.

prereq: DH student

DH 2221W. Periodontology. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

This course introduces periodontal diseases;

etiology, assessment, and treatment options.

It includes clinical experience in debridement,

root planing with ultrasonic and hand

instruments. (3 credits) prereq: DH student

DH 2222. Dental Hygiene Care Process

Clinical Application II. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

In this class you will begin to apply your

knowledge of the various preventive products,

patient education, assessment data and

medical histories to clinical practice. You will

develop application skills in fluoride treatments

and pit and fissure sealants as well as the

evaluation of products used in the treatment of

dental caries and periodontal diseases. This

class will also give you an introduction to the

School of Dentistry's clinical systems, various

medical and emergency conditions affecting

patient care and preventive strategies for oral

diseases.

DH 2225. Microbiology, Immunology, and

Oral Health. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Encounters with microorganisms are part of

everyday life for humans, both as pathogenic

and non-pathogenic entities. During this

microbiology course students will learn

characteristics of microbial life for bacteria,

viruses, parasites, and fungi. An emphasis

will be places on microorganisms that are

commonly found in the oral cavity. An

introduction to the human immune system

and its function in regulating infections will be

presented. Students will gain an understanding

of both commensal microbiota and pathogenic

microorganisms, and how their impact on

human health. Additionally, students will begin

to convey scientific data and research results

to non-scientists as a basis for discussing

disease prevention, infection management,

and treatment plans in a clinical setting. prereq:

dental hygiene student

DH 2231. Cariology and Applied Nutrition in

Dental Hygiene Care. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

The study of dental caries etiology, pathology

and prevention, and the applied principles of

diet and nutrition to dental hygiene patient care

with skills in dental dietary counseling. Course

content also includes a comprehensive review

of CAMBRA. Cariology and Applied Nutrition

in Dental Hygiene Care is designed to provide

the beginner level dental hygiene student with

a knowledge base in cariology and nutrition as

it applies to the oral cavity. The implementation

of this knowledge is Dental Dietary Counseling

with a dental hygiene patient. DH 2231 relies

on the communication skills developed in DH

2212.

DH 3121. Local Anesthesia and Pain

Management. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Summer)

Concepts in the administration of local

anesthesia, nitrous oxide-oxygen sedation,

and other methods of pain management.

Anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, patient

assessment, indications and contraindications,

selection of agents, injection techniques,

complications, emergency management,

and legal/ethical considerations. Lecture,

lab, clinic. Clinical sessions include actual

experience in administering local anesthesia

and other methods of pain management.

The administration of local anesthesia will be

taught to clinical competency. The didactic

component of nitrous oxide-oxygen sedation

will be completed in this course with clinical

experiences occurring in the Faculty Practice

Clinic and in subsequent clinical rotations

leading to clinical competency in this method of

pain management.

DH 3123. The Dental Hygiene Care Process

Clinical Application III. (4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Summer)

Dental hygiene planning for caries prevention

and control, non-surgical periodontal therapy

and tobacco cessation. Case presentation,

ergonomic and clinical experience in dental

hygiene patient care. prereq: DH student

DH 3125. General and Oral Pathology. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course covers topics in pathology related

to dentistry and the oral cavity. Oral benign/

malignant tumors, infectious, inflammatory, and

immunologically mediated lesions/diseases are

covered.

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DH 3126. Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Clinic I. (0 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Summer)

Radiographic Technique. Exposing radiographs

on skulls, interpretation, panoramic/extraoral

technique, quality assurance procedures.

prereq: DH student

DH 3133. Pharmacology. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Summer)

Principles of pharmacology, physical/chemical

properties of drugs, modes of administration,

therapeutic/adverse effects, drug actions/

interactions. prereq: DH student

DH 3134. Pediatric Dentistry. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Summer)

Knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for

providing dental hygiene care for pediatric

patients. prereq: DH student

DH 3151. Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.

(; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

General principles of radiology, radiation

physics, dosimetry, biology, radiation

protection, regulations, recent concepts of

imaging, and radiographic anatomy. prereq: DH

student

DH 3191. Independent Study. (; 0 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring & Summer)

Clinical experience in dental hygiene care.

prereq: DH student

DH 3211. Biomaterials and Principles of

Restorative Techniques I. (; 4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ;

A-F only; Every Summer)

This course is for dental hygiene students to

learn theory and ?hands on? practice of dental

restorative materials. Students will practice the

manipulation and placement of various dental

materials in permanent and primary typodont

prepared teeth, and they will also learn and

practice the selection process and placement

of stainless steel crowns on primary typodont

teeth. prereq: DH student

DH 3224W. Dental Hygiene Care Process:

Clinical Application IV. (WI; 6 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for

providing dental hygiene care for the medically

compromised patient, gerodontic patient, and

patient with a disability. prereq: Dental hygiene

student

DH 3227. Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Clinic II. (; 0 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Exposing patient radiographs, interpretation,

panoramic/extraoral technique, and quality

assurance procedures. prereq: DH student

DH 3228. Ethics and Jurisprudence for the

Dental Hygienist. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Ethical decision making, jurisprudence. prereq:

Dental hygiene student

DH 3234. Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology:

Theory, Principles, and Radiographic

Analysis. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Intraoral and extraoral radiographic anatomy.

Principles of radiographic interpretation,

evaluation of radiographs to identify variation of

normal, and dental and maxillofacial diseases.

DH 3238. Dental Public Health and

Academic Service Learning. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

EThis course provides an overview of

the discipline of public health including

epidemiological methods of investigation with

an emphasis on patterns of oral diseases.

Course content emphasizes designing,

implementing, and evaluating oral health

promotion and health education programs.

Students prepare for community service

learning programs. prereq: Dental Hygiene

Student

DH 4105. Dental Professional Development.

(1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Dental Hygiene Course Description Skills to

effective practice management and strategic

decision-making, promoting mutual trust and

respect in all interpersonal interactions, with an

emphasis on the roles of a collaborative dental

team. Dental Therapy Course Description

Interprofessional course. Organizational,

managerial, and financial systems that affect

successful dental practice.

DH 4125W. Dental Hygiene Care Process:

Clinical Application V. (DSJ,WI; 6 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

TSocial justice of health/oral health care in U.S.

How race/class/gender impact resources.?

Dental hygiene treatment in diverse patient

population.

DH 4135W. Research Methods in Dental

Hygiene. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Develop skills in the scientific method and

critiquing scientific literature. Emphasis is place

on evidence-based decision-making, types

of research and research design, problem

identification and hypothesis development,

analyzing individual components of journal

articles in relation to research principles, and

writing the literature review. Fulfills writing

intensive requirement. prereq: DH

DH 4136. Periodontology III Lecture. (; 1 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

This course will provide information regarding

the surgical phase of periodontal therapy,

including select topics in implantology. The

course also emphasizes the evaluation of

periodontal treatment, periodontal maintenance

care, and the relationship between periodontics

and other disciplines in dentistry. Use of

pharmacological agents, periodontal medicine,

clinical research and integrating periodontics

into the general practice also are covered.

DH 4139. Dental Public Health and

Academic Service Learning II. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Academic service learning in various

community healthcare settings. The student

will apply information from Dental Public Health

& Service Learning I and II to assess, plan,

implement, and evaluate a dental public health

program designed to meet the oral health

needs of a priority population.

DH 4191. Independent Study. (; 0-6 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Individually arranged study, instruction, or

research with faculty to meet student needs/

interests. prereq: DH student

DH 4211. Principles of Restorative

Techniques II. (; 3 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Summer)

Restorative Techniques. Clinical experiences.

DH 4226. Dental Hygiene Care Process

Clinical Application VI. (6 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring & Summer)

Advanced dental hygiene care process

in Comprehensive Care Clinics and

Service Learning Outreach sites.

Development and presentation of the Senior

Capstone experiences. The Capstone is a

comprehensive oral case presentation and

writtencase report based on a unique patient

experience and treatment.

DH 4234. Leadership and Professional

Development. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Summer)

Explore the dental hygienist as leader and

manager in healthcare delivery organizations

or public health organizations and programs.

A study of current issues that influence the

practice of dental hygiene including healthcare

delivery systems, workforce needs, practice

models, regulation, professional associations,

state practice acts and the legislation process.

Emphasis on leadership and professional

development.

DH 5201. Management Internship. (; 5 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Supervised experience in oral health care

industry. Experience in corporations, health

care management organizations, long-term

care facilities, publishing firms, or professional

organizations. An internship is required

(minimum 14 weeks). prereq: Dental hygiene

grad student

DH 5203. Capstone Project. (3 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Formulation of extensive business plan/project

related to area of interest based on coursework

taken or internship experience. prereq: Dental

hygiene grad student

DH 5401. Research Methods in Health

Sciences. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Developing skills in scientific method.

Analyzing research findings. Types of research,

problem selection, hypothesis writing, research

planning/design, data collection/measuring

techniques, analysis/interpretation of data.

Ethics. prereq: Dental hygiene grad student

DH 5403. The Discipline of Dental Hygiene.

(; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Dental hygiene practice grounded in science

and guided by research evidence. Etiology,

prevention, and treatment of dental caries,

periodontal diseases, oral cancer, and other

conditions. Advances in technology. prereq:

Dental hygiene grad student

DH 5405. Curriculum and Course

Development. (; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Curriculum/course development/management,

competency-based education/outcomes

assessment. Role of accreditation in dental

hygiene education. Students develop

competency-based dental hygiene curriculum/

course. prereq: Dental Hygiene grad student

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DH 5407. Instructional Strategies for

Effective Teaching. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Application of principles of learning. Learning/

teaching styles, student-centered teaching,

instructional strategies. Microteaching selected

strategies. prereq: Dental hygiene grad student

DH 5409. Dental Hygiene Clinic

Administration. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Theory/practice of dental hygiene preclinic/

clinic instruction. Administration of clinic.

Developing protocols, calibrating faculty,

monitoring student progress. Central Regional

Dental Testing Service exam, clinic evaluation

mechanisms, quality assurance. prereq: Dental

hygiene grad student

DH 5411. Administrative Leadership and

Professional Development. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Application of leadership theory. Models of

administrative roles in education, health care,

research, and corporate health care settings.

Education/organization culture, strategic

planning, human resource management/

budgeting. Professional development/

advancement. prereq: Dental hygiene grad

student

DH 5413. Dental Hygiene Supervised Clinic

Student Teaching. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Observation/participation in supervised clinical

teaching experiences in dental hygiene

education. Psychomotor skill acquisition.

Process of care. Feedback. Question asking.

Evaluation of clinical skills. Ethical/legal issues.

DH 5415. Dental Hygiene Supervised

Didactic Course Student Teaching. (2 cr.

[max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Observation/participation in supervised

teaching experience in dental hygiene

education under faculty mentorship.

DH 5420. Master of Dental Hygiene

Independent Study. (; 0-5 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; S-

N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Directed study with dental hygiene faculty

member on selected topic. prereq: Enrolled

master of dental hygiene student

DH 5421. Grant Writing for Health

Professionals. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Introduction to grant writing for health care

professionals. Grant sourcing, matching goals/

objectives to funding sources, developing

evaluation plan, writing proposals, responding

to critiques. Effect of economic environment/

social responsibility of non-profits. prereq:

Enrolled in Dental Hygiene grad program

Dental Therapy (DT)

DT 4415. Essentials of Clinical Care I:

Introduction. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

This course will introduce DT4 dental therapy

students to the dental therapy clinically related

scope of patient care under the direction and

supervision of experienced clinical faculty. This

course will monitor and grade progression in

clinics each semester. Evaluation will be based

on feedback from dental therapy faculty, group

leaders and the Competency Review Board.

DT 4460. Essentials of Clinical Care I For

the Dental Therapist. (3 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Spring)

Students provide comprehensive care under

direction of clinical faculty. May include

periodontics, operative, pediatric care, and

health promotion. Limited care may be given on

rotations to oral surgery clinics.

DT 4965. Essentials of Clinical Care for the

Dental Therapist III. (4 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Summer)

This course will continue to prepare DT4

dental therapy students in the dental therapy

clinically related scope of patient care under

the direction and supervision of experienced

clinical faculty. This course will monitor and

grade progression in clinics each semester.

Evaluation will be based on feedback from

dental therapy faculty, group leaders, and the

Competency Review Board.

DT 4994. Dental Therapy Directed Research.

(1-7 cr. [max 35 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Field investigation of selected areas of

research.

DT 5005. Dental Therapy Capstone Project I.

(1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall)

The main purpose of the Capstone courses is

to provide a culminating, integrative scholarly

experience for students enrolled in the Dual

Degree BSDH/MDT program. As such,

in addition to utilizing knowledge gained

throughout the 8-semester program, the

course draws specifically on students? prior

training in Research and Dental Public Health.

The course allows students to pursue an

independent, project-based topic from one of

their interests in the field of oral health. The

course is intended to be an intensive, active-

learning project, requiring significant effort

in the planning and implementation, as well

as preparation of a substantial final written

product and oral presentation. A Capstone is a

systematic investigation of a subject including

library and/or original research. Projects are

intended to assimilate knowledge gained in

courses in order to create a comprehensive,

original project. While Capstone projects

provide invaluable preparation for professional

careers, students report that the primary

rewards are intrinsic: the opportunity to follow

one?s curiosity, to take ownership of a project

and see it through to a successful conclusion,

the intellectual and creative pleasure of

independent learning, and the mentorship by

one?s advisor. Because the written portion of

the project is generally quite long, it is essential

to devote substantial time to the research and

writing of the paper. However, learning to be

concise is a valuable skill to master.

DT 5135. Preclinical Pediatric Dentistry. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Childhood development and care of children.

Restorative dentistry for children/adolescents.

Behavior management techniques. Issues that

arise in dental health care setting. Lab. Prereq-

DT grad program.

DT 5140. Preventive Pediatric Dental Clinic.

(1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Oral health promotion of pediatric patients.

Brushing techniques, fluoride application,

dietary analysis/counseling. Students interact

with parents of pediatric patients.

DT 5141. Clinical Pediatric Dentistry III. (; 2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Early childhood development, dental care

for children. prereq: Must be in the dental

therapy program, passed basic foundation

competencies

DT 5162. Principles of Exodontia and Minor

Oral Surgery. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Develop knowledge/skill for exodontia/minor

oral surgery.

DT 5205. MDT Clinical Correlations. (; 1 cr. ;

S-N only; Periodic Summer)

Provide MDT students with clinically-based

educational opportunities during the mandated

clinic closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DT 5241. Oral Radiology Clinic II. (; 1 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall)

Clinical instruction in oral radiography.

Intraoral/extraoral radiographic procedures,

evaluations. prereq: Must be in dental therapy

masters program

DT 5320. Comprehensive Care Clinic. (; 4

cr. ; S-N only; Every Spring)

Assessment, treatment, and management

of patients. Concepts/principles of evidence-

based dentistry as applied to clinical practice.

DT 5321. Treatment Planning for the Dental

Therapist. (1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Formal lecture presentations regarding

fundamentals of assessment/treatment

planning of dental cases. Prepare student to

understand University of Minnesota School of

Dentistry protocol in development of optimal,

alternative, emergency treatment plans.

DT 5360. Outreach Experiences I. (1 cr. ; S-

N only; Every Fall)

Students work in clinics outside of U of M with

underserved patients.

DT 5361. Outreach Experiences II. (2 cr. ; S-

N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Experiences that reinforce principles of

delivering dental health care/services to

patients, including underserved patient

populations, in contemporary off-site clinical

settings.

DT 5410. Biomaterials Science I. (1 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Application of scientific principles to selection/

utilization of dental materials. Prereq-2nd yr DT

student.

DT 5429. Introduction to Psychomotor Skill

Development. (1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

Virtual reality based training for psychomotor

skills required in prosthodontic/operative

courses. Eye-hand/mirror skills, ergonomics

used while preparing teeth for restoration.

Prereq-In dental therapy program.

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DT 5430. Oral Anatomy. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Morphological characteristics of human

dentition, associated contiguous structures.

Foundational knowledge applied to situations

encountered in general dental clinical practice.

prereq: Accepted into dental therapy masters

program

DT 5431. Oral Anatomy Laboratory. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Manual dexterity skills, anatomy of human

dentition. prereq: Accepted into masters in

dental therapy program

DT 5432. Operative Dentistry I. (; 1 cr. [max

2 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

How to treat dental caries. Therapeutic

treatment of underlying pathology. Surgical

treatment of early caries lesion.

DT 5433. Operative Dentistry I Pre-Clinic

Laboratory. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

How to treat dental caries. Therapeutic

treatment of underlying pathology. Surgical

treatment of early caries lesion. Hands-on

projects working with models simulating teeth

and surrounding structures. prereq: 2nd yr

masters in dental therapy student

DT 5434. Operative Dentistry II Lecture. (; 1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

How to surgically manage more advanced

caries lesions. Transition from pre-clinic lab to

clinic setting. prereq: Enrolled in master's in

dental therapy program

DT 5435. Operative Dentistry II for the

Dental Therapist, Lab. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

More advanced caries lesions: diagnosis,

structural preparation, decay removal and

restoration.

DT 5443. Operative Clinic III. (4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

How to place restorations. Students place

single-tooth restorations on patients.

DT 5465. Essentials of Clinical Care for the

Dental Therapist IV. (10 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; S-N

only; Every Fall)

This course will continue to prepare MDT

dental therapy students in the dental therapy

clinically related scope of patient care under

the direction and supervision of experienced

clinical faculty. This course will monitor and

grade progression in clinics each semester.

Evaluation will be based on feedback from

dental therapy faculty, group leaders, and the

Competency Review Board.

DT 5471. Prosthodontic Topics for Dental

Therapy. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Lectures, lab projects of selected prosthodontic

techniques to enable the dental therapist

to provide/cement quality pre-fabricated

metal or resin provisional crowns and other

prosthodontic procedures in the scope of DT

practice.

DT 5960. Essentials of Clinical Care II for

the Dental Therapist. (5-10 cr. [max 20 cr.] ;

S-N only; Every Summer)

Students provide comprehensive care under

direction of clinical faculty. May include

periodontics, operative, pediatric care, and

health promotion. Limited care may be given on

rotations to oral surgery clinics.

Design (DES)

DES 1000. D@MN: Design@Minnesota. (AH;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

In DES 1000, students learn to use an

iterative design process to define real-world

challenges, and propose innovative solutions

for social impact. Building soft-skills such as

collaboration, visual and verbal communication,

and empathy is a critical outcome of the

course.

DES 1001. Introducing the College of

Design. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

DES 1001 Is a 1 cr. topics course. This course

provides a set of experiences that help to

explain the concepts of design through the

lenses of different fields of design, both

traditional and emerging, within the College

of Design. Students from various design

disciplines will engage in design experiences

that teach them how designers from different

fields identify, define and solve problems.

They will be introduced to the resources

offered to designers in the College of Design

through hands-on experiences. Students will

reflect upon their experiences by participating

in a series of experiences, by submitting a

series of reflection pieces, and completing a

culminating project that will be shared with

class members and invited stakeholders.

Through this engagement, students will learn

about each other and their motivations for

being in the College of Design, as well as gain

an understanding of the breadth of the college

and its resources as they begin their design

education.

DES 1002. Improvisation for Design. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

This course explores how the art of

improvisation can build collaboration,

communication, and creativity skills. In this

class we will focus on how improvisation is

applied to fields of design, however these skills

may be applicable to other disciplines. Through

both readings and an interactive curriculum of

improv exercises, students will learn specific

tools to facilitate idea generation, collaborative

team processes, idea selection, sketching and

critique.

DES 1101V. Honors: Introduction to Design

Thinking. (AH,WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Theories/processes that underpin design

thinking. Interactions between humans

and their natural, social, and designed

environments where purposeful design helps

determine quality of interaction. Design

professions. prereq: Honors student

DES 1101W. Introduction to Design

Thinking. (AH,WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Theories/processes that underpin design

thinking. Interactions between humans

and their natural, social, and designed

environments where purposeful design helps

determine quality of interaction. Design

professions.

DES 1111. Creative Problem Solving. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Development of creative capability applicable

to all fields of study. Problem solving

techniques. Theory of creativity/innovation.

DES 1111H. Honors: Creative Problem

Solving. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Development of creative capability applicable

to all fields of study. Problem solving

techniques. Theory of creativity/innovation.

prereq: Honors

DES 1170. Topics in Design. (; 1 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

In-depth investigation of specific topic,

announced in advance.

DES 1902. Modern Chinese Fashion. (; 3 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This seminar provides a comprehensive

account of modern Chinese fashion from

the beginning of the twentieth century to the

present day with an emphasis on the post-

Mao era. It offers a concentrated study of

the development of the Chinese fashion

industry, fashion systems, the roles of Chinese

designers and models, and luxury brands in

China, as well as an analysis of the relationship

between dress, gender, identity, consumption,

and pop culture in modern China. Students will

critically evaluate how fashion has mirrored the

social and cultural changes that have taken

place in modern China, and to what extent

fashion has contributed to those changes.

Students will reflect on the Chinese ways

of fashion thinking and practices for the

international community, the US, and for their

own professions.

DES 1905. Visual Literacy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

In the 21st Century, Visual Literacy is as vital

for success as verbal literacy. The course will

involve making, writing, and viewing in the

pursuit of visual literacy, with expeditions to

museums as well as discussion of the concepts

of visual literacy. Through a combination of

collaborative, hands on, and design activities,

we will critically view, use, and produce visual

content. The course will examine and apply

the definitions and concepts of visual literacy,

the impact of visual images on our culture, the

creation and use of communication visuals, and

developing critical viewing skills.

DES 2101. Design and Visual Presentation.

(; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to visual design. Development

of visual design skills. Visual presentation

methods. Lectures, design exercises,

discussion.

DES 3131. User Experience in Design. (4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Introduction to theories/principles of human

interaction with designed objects. Focuses on

affect/emotional quality of designs. Objects,

interfaces, environments. Digitally mediated

experiences.

DES 3132. Service Design Studio. (3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall)

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Systems-based approach towards service

design. Course emphasis placed on the

articulation of a service through concept

mapping, blueprints, and user touch points.

DES 3133. Capturing Greece: Color, Light,

and Form. (AH; 3 cr. [max 18 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Summer)

Greece provides a unique cultural environment

in which to explore color, light, and form.

Students will immerse themselves in a climate

of light and form by observing and experiencing

water, stone, and structure in a fresh way.

Students will explore ancient architectural

forms, uniquely evolved historic villages,

and references to mythological and symbolic

imagery. This course will provide students with

an opportunity to develop creative thinking

and practice as well as build visual acuity.

Students will examine color theory and the

history of BLUE while studying creative thought

processes. Drawing and Watercolor are the

vehicles through which the majority of this

learning occurs.

DES 3141. Technology, Design, and Society.

(TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Explore/evaluate impact of technology/design

on humans, societies. How design innovation

shapes cultures. How people use technology

to shape design, adoption, use of designed

products/environments through consumerism/

ethical values.

DES 3151. Italian Design Studio: Blending

Tradition and Innovation. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Summer)

DES 3151 Italian Design Studio: Blending

Tradition and Innovation exposes students

to the productive intersection of ideas using

the city of Rome and its makers as inspiration

and context for interdisciplinary design work.

The study abroad studio course is submitted

to the Council on Liberal Education for

approval for a Global Perspectives Theme.

Italian Design Studio meets general Core

course requirements in the following ways:

ENHANCING A LIBERAL EDUCATION

Students in this course exercise design

as a mode of thinking and practice in an

interdisciplinary context. Design thinking is,

at its essence, critical thinking for the material

world. Design is a process of analyzing,

interpreting and evaluating information

from multiple viewpoints, and iteratively

developing a response that synthesizes this

information into a cohesive solution. Design

projects never have a "right answer." Instead,

students come to learn that "good design"

emerges from a rigorous, creative and critical

process of seeing design problems as design

opportunities. In this way, design studio and

design thinking have an intriguing synergy

with the values of a liberal education. A liberal

education prepares students to engage a

complex, diverse and changing world by

seeing problems from multiple viewpoints.

Design problems are complex by nature and

require expansive thinking. Students who

think like designers actively seek a variety of

perspectives and intentionally zoom in and

out to see a problem at a range of scales and

in a shifting context. Students who think like

designers are naturally curious about almost

everything, and see inspiration and opportunity

everywhere. Immersion in another culture

naturally piques curiosity and presents an

immediate challenge to practice seeing (things

and processes big and small) from other

perspectives. A liberal education prepares

students to critically evaluate information

and integrate knowledge. From a liberal

investigation, students who think like designers

begin to discern what is important, relevant

and interesting from what is less important,

less relevant and less interesting. Designers

understand where conditions are fixed and

where they have agency to make design

decisions. Because the design process is

both generative and iterative, integrating new

knowledge and reevaluating what is valuable in

the investigation is ongoing. While the design

process is not a linear one, students in this

course do learn that it is nonetheless rigorous,

involving the art of opening up a problem,

synthesizing a multitude of forces, and working

within constraints. A liberal education prepares

students to engage the world as informed,

ethical citizens. Design and making are deeply

human endeavors that addresses who we

are as physical, psychological, social, political

and spiritual beings in relationship with the

constant, changing and limited resources

of our planet. Students in this course learn

how the particular circumstances of time

and place can have dramatic implications for

our designed environment, from the scale of

objects to the scale of cities. A liberal education

prepares students to value diverse ways of

knowing and modes of inquiry. Designing

the material world?whether apparel, graphic,

landscape architecture, architecture or interior

design?invites a fusion of art and science.

As a mode of inquiry, students in this course

pursue design thinking as a rigorous and

analytical process with a role for intuition

and creativity. Designed objects and places

express cultural aspirations and makes our

experiences with the physical world poetic.

In this way, de is allied with other arts and

humanities disciplines. Yet, all designed things

are beholden to a host of constraints or forces

that lie beyond the control of the designer.

Architecture, for example, must accommodate

human behavior and needs, must shelter in

a particular climate, and must respond to the

laws of materials and gravit

DES 3160. Topics in Design. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics in Design.

DES 3170. Topics in Design. (; 1-4 cr. [max

32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

In-depth investigation of specific topic.

DES 3196. Field Study: National or

International. (; 1-10 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Faculty-directed field study in national or

international setting.

DES 3201. Career and Internship

Preparation for Design. (1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Research career opportunities and

organizations related to industry. Set career

goals based on skills and interests. Identify job

search skills to secure internships, implement

transition from college to employment. prereq:

Pre-graphic design or graphic design or pre-

interior design or interior design or pre-apparel

design or apparel design or environmental

design or architecture or product design

DES 3250. Topics in Design. (; 1-4 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Summer)

Topics in Design

DES 3309. Storytelling and Design. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Students will uncover elements of storytelling

within the design process and investigate

different modes of shaping narrative. We will

be experimenting with various media, including

2D design and mapping, audio, video, social

platforms, augmented reality, and online

environments.

DES 3311. Travels in Typography. (3 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Using collection in James Ford Bell Library,

students study rare book/map collections and

undertake hands-on exercises on history of

type, including developments in typesetting,

calligraphy, and letterpress printing.

DES 3321. Furniture Design: Exploration. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Furniture design as discipline, not as method.

Material. Objects that mediate our environment.

History, design criteria, technology, craft.

Group case study, research presentation,

individual making/presenting of concept-

prototype.

DES 3322. Furniture Design, Practice. (4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

The hardest things about the creative act is

learning how to start something before you

know what it is. The simplest objects are

always more formally complex than the mind

can accurately imagine. This course teaches

design thinking through furniture constructed

using a fast, loose & ad-hoc "children-club-fort-

building" method of discovering & visualizing

while making. Direct-construction design is

tangibly satisfying and will provide powerful

context for all other scales of creative, design

and planning methods. Your results will not be

conventionally good-looking, but you will make

real & functioning cultural things. All exercises

will be dependent on connecting to ideas

beyond commonly recognized boundaries of

the furniture. Think "Chair-ness, not Chair."

You will be taught basic welding and wood

joinery to provide fast & viable structural

frames, "surfacing" methods in wood, foam and

fabric composites, and an introduction to mold

making and material casting. You do not need

to be good at making, but you must be game to

try. Craft is important so-far as basic structural

usability is attained. Ideas will always trump

material "correctness."

DES 3331. Street Life Urban Design

Seminar. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

The street as part of network of urban systems/

fragments: sidewalks, private interiors, curbs,

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terraces, boulevards, parking lots, bus stops,

public institutions, urban architectures, utility

lines, storm/sewer systems, groundwater,

satellite communication systems, gardens, and

lighting. Readings in urban studies, geography,

design, economics and art history. Students

review case studies, envision possible

transformations of streets/street life.

DES 3351. Phenomenon of Everyday

Design. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Examines the growing fascination with design

in everyday life. From Target to IKEA, from

TIME magazine to the New York Times

Sunday supplement, interest in the designer

and designed object are permeating popular

culture. Implications of this phenomenon in

the present and historical precedents for the

"design in everyday life" concept.

DES 4160. Topics in Design. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

In-depth investigation of single specific topic

announced in advance.

DES 4165. Design and Globalization. (DSJ;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

The course explores how culture, identity,

and difference are defined and produced and

the role that design plays in the production

of difference, inequality, and marginalization.

prereq: Jr or sr

DES 4193. Directed Study in Design. (; 1-6

cr. [max 36 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed Study in Design prereq: dept consent

DES 5160. Topics in Design. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics in design

DES 5165. Design and Globalization. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

The course explores how culture, identity,

and difference are defined and produced and

the role that design plays in the production

of difference, inequality, and marginalization.

prereq: Grad student

DES 5168. Evidence-Based Design. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Origins of evidence-based design/possible

benefits and detractors. Students learn various

components as a process/ explore methods of

integrating process via application to a design

project in their area of expertise. Process,

impact, influences, and anticipated outcomes

are documented/ analyzed as compared to a

typical design process approach. prereq: CDes

grad student or instr consent

DES 5170. Topics in Design. (; 3 cr. [max 24

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

In-depth investigation of single specific topic,

announced in advance.

DES 5185. Human Factors in Design. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Theories/methods that influence the

assessment of physical, social, and

psychological human factors. Development

of user needs with application to designed

products that interact with human body. prereq:

Grad student or sr or instr consent

DES 5188. Anthropometrics, Sizing & Fit. (4

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Comprehensive attention to ergonomics and

anthropometric variance across populations

is crucial to the advancement of wearable

products and apparel. This course will examine

the relationship between body size, body

shape, product design, sizing systems, and

fit. Students will examine existing sizing

systems and develop new sizing systems using

anthropometric data, body scan technology,

and OptiTex 3D patternmaking software.

A special focus will be given to examining

innovative tools that encourage the merging

of anthropometrics and design throughout

the design process. This class is suitable for

students across a variety of disciplines.

DES 5193. Directed Study in Design. (; 1-6

cr. [max 36 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed Study in Design prereq: dept consent

DES 5196. Field Study: National/

International. (; 1-10 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Faculty-directed field study in a national or

international setting.

DES 5901. Principles of Wearable

Technology. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Exploration of technologies, theories, and

best practices for designing and developing

systems incorporating wearable technology.

This lecture-based class will introduce students

to the physical principles that underlie many

wearable technology subsystems, will discuss

design approaches that conscientiously

consider user experience and wearability in

systems design. This course is an introductory

course that focuses on wearable technology

concepts blending User-Centered Design

with Engineering Systems development. It is

intended to be approachable for students with

a wide variety of interests and backgrounds.

Course material is explored through readings,

lectures, discussions, and course projects.

Optional laboratory course (DES.5902)

provides hands-on opportunities to put these

principles into practice.

DES 5902. Wearable Technology Laboratory

Practicum. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Laboratory session to develop skills in building

and testing wearable technology systems.

The student must be enrolled concurrently

with DES 5901 (Principles of Wearable

Technology). Students will be provided

opportunities for hands-on prototyping to gain

a practical appreciation for the challenges

related to wearable systems development.

Course material is explored through laboratory

sessions and course projects.

Dutch (DTCH)

DTCH 1001. Beginning Dutch. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Emphasis on working toward novice-

intermediate low proficiency in all four language

modalities (listening, reading, speaking,

writing). Topics include everyday subjects

(shopping, directions, family, food, housing,

etc.).

DTCH 1002. Beginning Dutch. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring & Summer)

Continues the presentation of all four language

modalities (listening, reading, speaking,

writing), with a proficiency emphasis. Topics

include free-time activities, careers, and Dutch

culture. prereq: 1001

DTCH 1003. Intermediate Dutch. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Emphasis on intermediate proficiency in

listening, reading, speaking, and writing.

Contextualized work on grammar and

vocabulary is combined with authentic readings

and essay assignments. prereq: 1002

DTCH 1004. Intermediate Dutch. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Emphasis on developing intermediate mid-high

proficiency in listening, reading, speaking, and

writing. Contextualized work on grammar and

vocabulary is supported by work with authentic

readings and essay assignments. prereq: 1003

DTCH 3011W. Conversation and

Composition. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Practice/refinement of spoken/written Dutch.

Composition, vocabulary. Reading, viewing,

and discussion of Dutch/Flemish media

reports. Grammar review, critical corrective

grammatical skills. prereq: 1004 or 4004 or

instr consent

DTCH 3012. Conversation and Composition.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Practice and refinement of spoken and written

Dutch. Compositional skills, vocabulary.

Reading, viewing, and discussion of Dutch

and Flemish media reports. Grammar review.

Development of critical corrective grammatical

skills. prereq: 3011 or 4011

DTCH 3610. Dutch Literature in Translation.

(; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

In-depth study of authors or topics from

various periods in Dutch literature. All primary/

secondary literature is read in English

translation.

DTCH 3993. Directed Studies. (1-5 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided reading in or study of Dutch literature,

culture, or advanced language skills. Prereq-

instr consent, dept consent, college consent.

DTCH 4001. Beginning Dutch for Graduate

Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Summer)

Emphasis on working toward novice-

intermediate low proficiency in all four language

modalities (listening, reading, speaking,

writing). Topics include everyday subjects

(shopping, directions, family, food, housing,

etc.). Meets concurrently with 1001.

DTCH 4002. Beginning Dutch for Graduate

Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring & Summer)

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Continues the presentation of all four language

modalities (listening, reading, speaking,

writing), with a proficiency emphasis. Topics

include free-time activities, careers, and Dutch

culture. Meets concurrently with 1002.

DTCH 4003. Intermediate Dutch for

Graduate Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Emphasis on intermediate proficiency in

listening, reading, speaking, and writing.

Contextualized work on grammar and

vocabulary is combined with authentic readings

and essay assignments. Meets concurrently

with 1003.

DTCH 4004. Intermediate Dutch for

Graduate Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Emphasis on developing intermediate mid-

high proficiency in listening, reading, speaking,

and writing. Contextualized work on grammar

and vocabulary is supported by work with

authentic readings and essay assignments.

Meets concurrently with 1004.

DTCH 4011. Conversation and Composition

for Graduate Research. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Practice/refinement of spoken/written Dutch.

Composition, vocabulary. Reading, viewing,

and discussion of Dutch/Flemish media

reports. Grammar review, critical corrective

grammatical skills. Meets with 3011W.

DTCH 4012. Conversation and Composition

for Graduate Research. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Spring)

Practice/refinement of spoken/written Dutch.

Compositional skills, vocabulary. Reading,

viewing, and discussion of Dutch/Flemish

media reports. Grammar review. development

of critical corrective grammatical skills. Meets

with 3012. prereq: 3011 or 4011

DTCH 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq-instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

Early Modern Studies (EMS)

EMS 5500. Topics in Early Modern Studies.

(; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Selected topics in early modern studies from

various disciplinary perspectives/world regions.

prereq: Grad student

Earth Sciences (ESCI)

ESCI 1001. Earth and Its Environments.

(ENV,PHYS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Physical processes that shape the Earth:

volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics,

glaciers, rivers. Current environmental issues/

global change. Lecture/lab. Optional field

experience.

ESCI 1003. Dinosaurs and Our World.

(BIOL,ENV; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Dinosaur evolution, ecology, and extinction.

Evolution of modern ecosystems from the

Mesozoic Era to the Anthropocene (and

dinosaurs roles in that evolution). Human

interactions with our environment and our roles

as historic agents. Structure and function of

biological forms, interpreting past life, and the

social history of scientific inquiry.

ESCI 1005. Geology and Cinema.

(ENV,PHYS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Physical processes shaping the Earth,

materials it comprises, its nearly five billion

year history as told spectacularly, but often

wrongly, by Hollywood movies.

ESCI 1006. Oceanography. (ENV,PHYS; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

How various processes in the ocean interact.

Marine biology, waves, tides, chemical

oceanography, marine geology, and human

interaction with the sea. Labs include study

of live marine invertebrates, manipulation of

oceanographic data, and discussion using

videos showing unique aspects of ocean

research.

ESCI 1007. From Microbes to Mammoths:

History of Life on Earth. (BIOL; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Scientific evidence from biology, paleontology,

and geology for origin/evolution of life

over 4.5 billion years of Earth's history.

Biochemical basis of life, biogeochemical

cycles, natural selection, origin of species,

genetics, phylogeny reconstruction, timescales

for evolution.

ESCI 1012. Natural Disasters. (TS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Geological processes that give rise to natural

hazards and the emerging technologies that

allow societies to mitigate their effects.

ESCI 1101. Introduction to Geology (lecture

only). (ENV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Physical processes that shape the Earth:

volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics,

glaciers, rivers. Current environmental issues

and global change. Lecture.

ESCI 1105. Geology and Cinema (lecture

only). (ENV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Physical processes shaping the Earth,

materials it comprises, its nearly five billion

year history as told spectacularly, but often

wrongly, by Hollywood movies.

ESCI 1106. Oceanography. (ENV; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

How various processes in the ocean interact.

Marine biology, waves, tides, chemical

oceanography, marine geology, human

interaction with sea.

ESCI 1201. Into Earth Sciences Lab. (PHYS;

1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

ESCI 1201 is simply the same suite of

laboratory explorations that comprise the

lab component of ESCI 1001. ESCI 1201's

only purpose is to allow students who have

previously taken ESCI 1101 (the lecture-

only equivalent of ESCI 1001) to combine

ESCI 1101 and ESCI 1201 to complete the

standard ESCI 1001 class in order to satisfy LE

requirements as a Physical Science (students

who completed ESCI 1101 have already

fulfilled the requirements for the Environment

theme). ESCI 1201 is only available to students

who have previously taken ESCI 1101, it

cannot be taken as a stand-alone course.

Please refer to ESCI 1001 for an equivalent

description of the combined ESCI 1101/1201

program.

ESCI 1205. Geology and Cinema Lab.

(PHYS; 1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every

Spring)

ESCI 1205 is simply the same suite of

laboratory explorations that comprise the

lab component of ESCI 1005. ESCI 1205's

only purpose is to allow students who have

previously taken ESCI 1105 (the lecture-

only equivalent of ESCI 1005) to combine

ESCI 1105 and ESCI 1205 to complete the

standard ESCI 1005 class in order to satisfy LE

requirements as a Physical Science (students

who completed ESCI 1105 have already

fulfilled the requirements for the Environment

theme). ESCI 1205 is only available to students

who have previously taken ESCI 1105, it

cannot be taken as a stand-alone course.

Please refer to ESCI 1005 for an equivalent

description of the combined ESCI 1105/1205

program.

ESCI 1206. Oceanography Lab. (PHYS; 1

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

ESCI 1206 is simply the same suite of

laboratory explorations that comprise the

lab component of ESCI 1006. ESCI 1206's

only purpose is to allow students who have

previously taken ESCI 1106 (the lecture-

only equivalent of ESCI 1006) to combine

ESCI 1106 and ESCI 1206 to complete the

standard ESCI 1006 class in order to satisfy LE

requirements as a Physical Science (students

who completed ESCI 1106 have already

fulfilled the requirements for the Environment

theme). ESCI 1206 is only available to students

who have previously taken ESCI 1106, it

cannot be taken as a stand-alone course.

Please refer to ESCI 1006 for an equivalent

description of the combined ESCI 1106/1206

program.

ESCI 1902. Geology of Minnesota. (ENV; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This course addresses important societal

questions, such as "Where does my drinking

water come from? Do I really need to buy

bottled water? What should my stand be

regarding major water-related environmental

issues in Minnesota?" In this course, we will

explore the world around us, and apply what

we learn to better contribute to the solutions

we will need as a society to deal with impacts

on water quality and quantity due to factors

such as agriculture, flood control, groundwater

pumping, hydroelectric power, integrity of

surface water features, interbasin transfers,

invasive biota, mining, and shipping. In doing

so, we will explore ways for everyone to better

take responsibility for their role in optimizing

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maintaining biodiversity, and protecting the

integrity of surface water features on our

landscape. Emphasis will be placed on how

our choices and solutions will in the long term

affect our principal drinking water source--the

groundwater that is hosted in ancient rocks in

the north and in the deep subsurface, younger

limestone and sandstone in the south, and

the sediments of the most recent Ice Age from

which our soils have formed. A full-day field

trip planned for a Saturday in September will

examine how societal choices affect our use

of and protection of water resources in our

rivers and lakes, and a second full-day trip

on a Saturday in October will address the

same issues in relation to our largest source

of drinking water--our wells. Those unable to

attend a field trip may instead prepare a paper.

ESCI 1908. Sea Change: Geological

Perspective. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

Paleoceanography is the study of the

environmental history of the planet from

records of ancient oceans. This seminar

course is intended for first-year students who

are interested in understanding how and

why the planet has changed in the geologic

past and learning how scientists gather

evidence of environmental change from marine

sediments. We will examine how to use fossils

and other evidence for reconstructing sea-

level, ancient ocean currents, and abrupt

paleoclimatic events and their impacts on

marine life, and we will discuss major ideas

about the driving forces of these past changes.

Understanding the geologic past is highly

relevant to understanding current and future

environmental change.

ESCI 1909. Manoomin (Wild Rice) and Its

Environment. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall)

Manoomin (Ojibwe for wild rice) is Minnesota?

s beloved state grain, and it plays a central

role in both the diet and cultural identity

of many Native peoples around the Great

Lakes. Manoomin/wild rice is an aquatic grass

that grows naturally in shallow lakes and

streams, but unfortunately, due to its high

sensitivity to various environmental stressors

(e.g., perturbed water levels, contaminants,

competitive and invasive species, and climate

change), it has been experiencing progressive

declines across the region. This has been

alarming for Native and non-Native people

for whom manoomin/wild rice holds special

meaning. In this course, students will gain

an interdisciplinary perspective on how

multiple components of the environment, as

well as people?s relationships and actions

with it, together influence the health of

manoomin/wild rice stands. Understanding

what supports manoomin/wild rice requires a

look at local lake to greater watershed-scale

conditions; interacting ecological, hydrological,

geochemical, and geological processes;

and different environmental management

approaches driven by diverse values. While

manoomin/wild rice has served as a flashpoint

between tribes and industries that impair

their environment, we will learn how it can

also become a rallying point for Indigenous

knowledge-holders and conventional academic

scientists to share different worldviews,

for tribal and non-tribal policy-makers to

collaboratively manage resources, and for all

communities living around manooomin/wild

rice waters to be better stewards of the whole

environment. Students will learn a holistic

approach to studying manoomin/wild rice

and its environment through readings and

exercises that span disciplines. They will also

participate in community-engaged learning

activities that integrate perspectives beyond

conventional academic cultures that can

deepen our understanding of the environment.

There will also be a two-night field trip during

the first weekend of the semester for students

to experience first-hand manoomin/wild rice

waters, traditional processing methods, and

Ojibwe craft-making with elders from the White

Earth Indian Reservation.

ESCI 2201. Solid Earth Dynamics. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Dynamics of solid Earth, particularly tectonic

system. Seismology, internal structure

of Earth. Earth's gravity, magnetic fields.

Paleomagnetism, global plate tectonics,

tectonic systems. Field trip. prereq: concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in PHYS

1301 or instr consent

ESCI 2202. Earth History. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Big Bang cosmology, plate tectonics, evolution.

Formation of Earth. Chemical evolution of

Earth, atmosphere, and ocean. Origin/tectonic

evolution of continents. Origin of life, its

patterns/processes. Long-term interactions

between geosphere, atmosphere, and

biosphere. prereq: [2201, 2301] or instr consent

ESCI 2203. Earth Surface Dynamics. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Earth's surface processes, drivers, and

implications. Interactions between atmosphere,

lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.

ESCI 2301. Mineralogy. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Crystallography, crystal chemistry, physics.

Physical/chemical properties, crystal structures,

chemical equilibria of major mineral groups.

Lab includes crystallographic, polarizing

microscope, X-ray powder diffraction exercises,

hand-specimen mineral identification. prereq:

[concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in CHEM 1061, concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1065,

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in MATH 1271] or instr consent

ESCI 2302. Petrology. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Magmatic and metamorphic processes, with

an emphasis on plate tectonic interpretation of

rock sequences. prereq: 2301 or instr consent

ESCI 3002. Climate Change and Human

History. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring

Even Year)

Causes of long-/short-term climate change.

Frequency/magnitude of past climate changes;

their geologic records. Relationship of past

climate changes to development of agrarian

societies and to shifts in power among

kingdoms/city-states. Emphasizes last 10,000

years.

ESCI 3004. Water and Society. (ENV; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

For non-science majors. Study of (1) the role of

humans as agents influencing the composition

(quality) of water resources through domestic,

agricultural, industrial, and other land-use

practices; (2) the role of water in various

ecosystem services which may be at odds

with the anthropocentric view of water as a

resource; (3) how population increase and

climate change, coupled with human actions,

is affecting the quality and quantity of available

water, leading to lack of access to clean water

and decent sanitation, and to severe water

shortages (e.g., for irrigation) in some areas,

especially in developing nations and politically

unstable regions; and (4) how the availability

of water shapes a society?s view of water

as a resource and its view of the non-human

demands for water (which is not uniform across

the globe).

ESCI 3005. Earth Resources. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Geologic aspects of energy/material resources.

Resource size/life-times. Environmental

consequences of resource use. Issues of

international/public ethics associated with

resource production, distribution, and use.

ESCI 3006. Rocks and Stars: Introduction to

Planetary Science. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Spring Even Year)

ESCI 3006 is designed for students without

strong backgrounds in math or physical

sciences that are interested in an introductory

level survey of planetary science. Students

with stronger backgrounds in earth or other

physical sciences may also find much of

interest, although the approach will be largely

non-quantitative. The course will introduce

undergraduate students to the dazzling variety

of worlds in our solar system and illustrate

how many of the planetary scale systems of

the Earth compare and contrast to those of

other planets. The course will also consider

the dynamical and chemical processes that

lead to the origin of our solar system and Earth.

Additionally, we will also survey recent exciting

observations and discoveries of exoplanets,

including consideration of how the diversity

of other solar systems aids understanding of

our own. The physical and chemical principles

underlying planetary processes will be a

unifying theme of the course. The course will

take advantage of the many resources made

available by planetary exploration missions,

including those producing the most recent new

observations. Owing to the fast-moving pace

of discovery in planetary science the curricular

content will be and updated each time the

course is taught. prereq: An interest in the solar

system and planets.

ESCI 3093. Directed Studies in Earth &

Environmental Sciences: Junior. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Directed studies in earth & environmental

sciences under the direction of a faculty

member. Prereq: instr consent

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ESCI 3190. Curricular Practical Training. (1

cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Work assignments involving advanced earth

science training. Reviewed by the Director of

Undergraduate Studies.

ESCI 3202. Fluid Earth Dynamics. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Dynamics of fluid Earth, mainly surface

processes and convection. prereq: concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 2201

ESCI 3303W. Geochemical Principles. (WI;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Origin of elements (nucleosynthesis, elemental

abundances). Geochemical classifications.

Isotopes (radioactive, stable). Phase equilibria.

Models of Earth's geochemical evolution.

Basic geochemical processes that produced

Earth's lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere.

prereq: [concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in CHEM 1061, concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1065] or instr

consent

ESCI 3402. Science and Politics of Global

Warming. (ENV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Detection/attribution of global warming using

concepts of radiation, climate system, and

carbon cycle. Effects on society/biodiversity.

National/global efforts/controversy over

responses/consequences.

ESCI 3403. Computer Applications in Earth

& Environmental Sciences. (3 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

This class is meant to provide students with

skills in scientific computer programming,

specifically with a special focus on the Earth &

environmental sciences and other disciplines

where spatial data are important. The course

assumes no previous knowledge of computer

programming. Although the class will use

MATLAB, topics covered in the course

include concepts common to all programming

languages including functions, logic, branching,

loops, data types, binary code, data formatting

for input/output, among others. Additionally,

students will develop problem-solving skills in

learning how to design algorithms to achieve

a task and in learning how to troubleshoot and

debug their code. Students taking the class

at the 5xxx level will be required to complete

a programming project related to their own

research. This course will be different from

other introductory-level programming courses

in that it will have a spatial emphasis and

focus on examples and datasets related to the

Earth and environmental sciences. Students

will learn how to access a variety of Earth

and environmental science data repositories

and work with data in standard formats

(i.e. NetCDF). Working with geographically

referenced data in different projections will be

explored using different toolboxes available

for that purpose. Plotting of data will also be

extensively covered including the production

of publication-quality figures and animations.

Prereq: upper division or instructor consent.

ESCI 3880. Laboratory Workshop. (; 1 cr.

[max 2 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Geologic or geophysical lab study. prereq:

ESCI major or CEGE major or instr consent

ESCI 3890. Field Workshop. (; 1 cr. [max 2

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Earth sciences field workshop where students

learn about the geological aspects of specific

area(s) and culminates in a field trip to that

area(s) to see the geology first-hand.

ESCI 3891. Field Methods. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Methods in geologic field mapping.

ESCI 3896. Internship in Earth and

Environmental Sciences. (; 1-4 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course is meant for students who are

in the process of doing an internship related

earth and environmental sciences at a firm,

nonprofit organization, or public agency (at

the federal, state, county, or municipal level)

that is off-site from the University. The course

is designed to help you analyze, reflect on,

and construct meaning from your internship

experience through the following: 1) self-

assessment of personal and career needs and

goals, 2) examination of what it means to be a

"professional" and operate within professional

environments, 3) evaluation of performance &

accomplishments, 4) articulation of knowledge

and skills via effective resume writing and/

or interviewing. You will accomplish this

through processing/discussing your internship

experience through academic assignments

and interaction with fellow classmates and

departmental staff. It's important to work

with your internship supervisor to create a

learning contract that outlines what you plan

to learn and accomplish during your internship

and how you plan to contribute and add

value to the organization. You will complete

various additional assignments including

blogs, readings, and a resume that will allow

you to gain knowledge and insight from your

experience. What you gain from this class will

be the direct result of the effort you put into it!

ESCI 3911. Introductory Field Geology. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Summer)

Geologic mapping on topographic maps

and aerial photos. Field identification of

igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

rocks. Measurement of stratigraphic sections.

Structural/geomorphic features. prereq: 2201,

3891, instr consent

ESCI 4010. Undergraduate Seminar: Current

Topics in Earth & Environmental Sciences.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Topics in earth sciences investigated in a

seminar format. prereq: instr consent

ESCI 4093. Directed Studies in Earth &

Environmental Sciences: Senior. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Directed studies in earth & environmental

sciences under the direction of a faculty

member. prereq: instr consent

ESCI 4094. Senior Thesis. (; 2 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Senior-level majors engage in independent

research under faculty supervision. Select

problems according to individual interests and

in consultation with faculty committee. Thesis

and oral defense. prereq: Sr, Geo or ESci

major, instr consent

ESCI 4102W. Vertebrate Paleontology:

Evolutionary History and Fossil Records of

Vertebrates. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring

Even Year)

Vertebrate evolution (exclusive of mammals)

in phylogenetic, temporal, functional, and

paleoecological contexts. Vertebrate anatomy.

Methods in reconstructing phylogenetic

relationships and origin/history of major

vertebrate groups, from Cambrian Explosion to

modern diversity of vertebrate animals. prereq:

1001 or 1002 or Biol 1001 or Biol 1002 or Biol

1009 or instr consent

ESCI 4103W. Fossil Record of Mammals.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Evolutionary history of mammals and their

extinct relatives. Methods in reconstructing

phylogeny. Place of mammals in evolutionary

history of vertebrate animals. Major

morphological/ecological transitions. Origins

of modern groups of mammals. Continuing

controversies in studying fossil mammals.

ESCI 4104. Evolution and Paleobiology of

Fossil Reptiles. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring

Odd Year)

Reptiles first appear in the fossil record about

315 million years ago as small lizard-like

carnivores and diversified greatly into a wide

range of ecological roles during the Mesozoic.

This radiation includes multiple invasions

of the aquatic realm by groups as diverse

as turtles, ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, and

mosasaurs, and also encompasses two of

the three groups of vertebrates to evolve

active flight, namely birds and pterosaurs.

Dinosaurs, most famous among the reptilian

clades, dominated terrestrial ecosystems for

over 100 million years and evolved large body

sizes unsurpassed by any other terrestrial

group. This course will cover the fossil record,

evolution and paleobiology of reptiles (including

birds) from the Carboniferous to the Present.

Using both literature and demonstrations

on skeletons/casts, students will learn the

basics of reptilian anatomy and biology, and

how those are used to infer evolutionary

relationships and ecology of the diverse

extinct reptilian clades listed above. Methods

for inferring phylogenetic relationships,

measuring biodiversity in the fossil record,

and reconstructing the physiology and life

history strategies of extinct reptiles will also

be covered. The relationship between major

geological events, such as changing climate

and continental drift, and the origination,

diversification, and extinction of reptilian groups

through more than 300 million years of in Earth

history will be explored. Prerequisites: ESci

1001 or ESci 1002 or Biol 1001 or Biol 1002 or

Biol 1009 or instructor consent.

ESCI 4203. Environmental Geophysics. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Seismic exploration (reflection and refraction);

potential techniques (gravity and magnetics)

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and electrical techniques of geophysical

exploration. prereq: Phys 1301

ESCI 4204. Geomagnetism and

Paleomagnetism. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

Present geomagnetic field at the Earth's

surface, secular variation, geomagnetic field

reversals. Physical and chemical basis of

paleomagnetism: origin of natural remanent

magnetization, mineralogy of magnetic

minerals, magnetic polarity stratigraphy,

apparent polar wander, and environmental

magnetism. prereq: 2201, Phys 1302, Math

1272 or instr consent

ESCI 4211. Solid Earth Geophysics I. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Basic elasticity, basic seismology, and physical

structure of the Earth's crust and deep interior.

prereq: 2201, Phys 1302

ESCI 4212. Solid Earth Geophysics II. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Dynamics of the solid Earth, mostly mantle

and core; seismic tomography, geothermal

measurements, gravity, time-dependent

deformation of the Earth, computer modeling.

prereq: 2201, Phys 1302

ESCI 4401. Aqueous Environmental

Geochemistry. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Spring)

General principles of solution chemistry applied

to geology. Solution-mineral equilibria. Redox

processes in natural waters. Geochemistry

of hydrothermal fluids. Environmental

geochemistry.

ESCI 4402. Biogeochemical Cycles in the

Ocean. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even

Year)

Marine biogeochemistry and chemical

oceanography. Processes controlling chemical

composition of oceans past/present. Cycles

of major/minor constituents, including carbon,

nitrogen, phosphorus, silicon, and oxygen and

their isotopes. Role of these cycles in climate

system. prereq: [CHEM 1021, CHEM 1022] or

instr consent

ESCI 4501. Structural Geology. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Fundamental concepts related to deformation

of Earth's crust. Processes associated

with deformation, faulting, folding, fabric

development. Lab/recitation include solving

problems, conducting physical/numerical

experiments. Field trips. prereq: 2201, 2302

ESCI 4502. Tectonic Styles. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

Origin and nature of major types of tectonic

disturbances affecting the crust and

lithosphere, including analysis of the form

and development of individual structural

components and relationship to plate tectonics.

Changes over geologic time in the nature

of orogenic processes. prereq: 4501 or instr

consent

ESCI 4602. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Interpretation of origin of sedimentary rocks

through application of basic physical/chemical

principles. Modern depositional environments,

petrographic microscopy, basin dynamics,

stratigraphy. prereq: [2203, 2301] or instr

consent

ESCI 4701. Geomorphology. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Origin, development, and continuing evolution

of landforms in various environments.

Environmental implications. Weathering,

slope and shore processes, fluvial erosion

and deposition, arid region processes, glacial

processes. This course includes lecture

and laboratory components, including field

trips. Prereqs: MATH 1271 (Calculus I) or

equivalent; PHYS 1301 (Physics I: Classical

Mechanics) or equivalent. Instructor consent

is required to take this course without the

prerequisite courses or their equivalents,

and it is recommended to take these classes

at least concurrently (as co-requisites) with

geomorphology. No help will be given on

material covered in prerequisite courses.

ESCI 4702. General Hydrogeology. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Theory of groundwater geology, hydrologic

cycle, watershed hydrology, Darcy's law,

governing equations of groundwater motion,

flow net analysis, analog models, groundwater

resource evaluation/development. Applied

analysis of steady and transient equations

of groundwater motion and chemical

transport. Chemistry of natural waters. prereq:

[concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in CHEM 1062, concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in CHEM 1066, MATH

1271, PHYS 1201] or instr consent

ESCI 4703. Glacial Geology. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Odd Year)

Formation and characteristics of modern

glaciers; erosional and depositional features

of Pleistocene glaciers; history of quaternary

environmental changes in glaciated and

nonglaciated areas. Field trips and labs.

prereq: 1001 or instr consent

ESCI 4801. Geomicrobiology. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Geosphere/biosphere interactions over

temporal/spatial scales. Global biogeochemical

cycling, microbe-metal interactions, microbial

paleobiology, environmental geomicrobiology,

life detection, habitability of planets. prereq:

One semester college level biology

ESCI 4911. Advanced Field Geology. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Summer)

Geologic mapping; study of igneous,

metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks;

structures and surficial features; problem

solving. Paper required. prereq: 3911, instr

consent

ESCI 4971W. Field Hydrogeology. (WI; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Summer)

Aquifer, vadoze zone, and surface water

hydrology field techniques. Shallow soil

boring, sampling. Well installation. Single/

multiple well aquifer testing. Ground water

sampling for chemical analysis. Weather data

collection, hydrogeologic mapping, water

balance calculation. prereq: instr consent

ESCI 5093. Directed Studies in Earth

Sciences. (; 1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Independent, directed study in earth sciences

arranged by student/faculty member.

ESCI 5102. Climate Change and Human

History. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even

Year)

Causes of long-/short-term climate change.

Frequency/magnitude of past climate changes,

their geologic records. Relationship of past

climate changes to development of agrarian

societies and to shifts in power among

kingdoms/city-states. Emphasizes last 10,000

years. prereq: 1001 or equiv or instr consent

ESCI 5201. Time-Series Analysis of

Geological Phenomena. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall)

Time-series analysis of linear and nonlinear

geological and geophysical phenomena.

Examples drawn from ice age cycles,

earthquakes, climatic fluctuations, volcanic

eruptions, atmospheric phenomena, thermal

convection and other time-dependent natural

phenomena. Modern concepts of nonlinear

dynamics and complexity theory applied to

geological phenomena. prereq: Math 2263 or

instr consent

ESCI 5203. Mineral and Rock Physics. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Physical properties of minerals and rocks as

related to the composition and dynamics of the

Earth's crust, mantle, and core. prereq: 2201,

Phys 1302

ESCI 5204. Geostatistics and Inverse

Theory. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

Statistical treatment of geological and

geophysical data. Statistical estimation.

Stochastic processes/fields. Non-linear/

non-assumptive error analysis. Cluster

analysis. Eigenvalue-eigenvector methods.

Regional variables. Correlograms and kriging.

Theoretical framework of linear geostatistics

and geophysical inverse theory. prereq: Stat

3011 or instr consent

ESCI 5302. Isotope Geology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Theory and uses of radioactive, radiogenic,

and stable isotopes in geology. Radioactive

dating, geothermometry, and tracer techniques

in geologic processes. prereq: 3303W or instr

consent

ESCI 5351. Geochemical Modeling of

Aqueous Systems. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Spring Odd Year)

Using mass transfer reaction path models to

assess chemical evolution of natural fluids,

hydrothermal alteration processes, and

formation of hydrothermal ore deposits. prereq:

4401

ESCI 5353. Electron Microprobe Theory and

Practice. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Characterizing solid materials with electron

beam instrumentation, including reduction of

X-ray data to chemical compositions. prereq:

[One yr chem, one yr physics] or instr consent

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ESCI 5402. Science and Politics of Global

Warming. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd

Year)

Detection/attribution of global warming using

radiation, climate system, and carbon cycle.

Effects on society/biodiversity. National/

global efforts. Controversy over responses/

consequences.

ESCI 5403. Computer Applications in Earth

& Environmental Sciences. (3 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

This class is meant to provide students with

skills in scientific computer programming, with

a special focus on the Earth & environmental

sciences and other disciplines where spatial

data are important. The course assumes no

previous knowledge of computer programming.

Although the class will use MATLAB, topics

covered in the course include concepts

common to all programming languages

including functions, logic, branching, loops,

data types, binary code, data formatting for

input/output, among others. Additionally,

students will develop problem-solving skills in

learning how to design algorithms to achieve

a task and in learning how to troubleshoot and

debug their code. Students taking the class

at the 5xxx level will be required to complete

a programming project related to their own

research. This course will be different from

other introductory-level programming courses

in that it will have a spatial emphasis and

focus on examples and datasets related to the

Earth and environmental sciences. Students

will learn how to access a variety of Earth

and environmental science data repositories

and work with data in standard formats

(i.e. NetCDF). Working with geographically

referenced data in different projections will be

explored using different toolboxes available

for that purpose. Plotting of data will also be

extensively covered including the production of

publication-quality figures and animations.

ESCI 5503. Advanced Petrology. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Quantitative approach to modern igneous/

metamorphic petrology. Emphasizes

thermodynamics of minerals/melts and

with applications to phase diagrams,

thermobarometry, melting relationships, and

energetics of petrologic mass transfer. prereq:

2302, CHEM 1061, CHEM 1065, [MATH 1372

or MATH 1272 or MATH 1572]

ESCI 5705. Limnogeology and

Paleoenvironment. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

Within-lake, hydrogeologic, and landscape

(geological/biological) processes that lead

to formation of various proxy records of

paleoenvironment. Systems approach to

physical, geochemical, biogeochemical, and

biotic proxies. Basic principles, case studies.

Emphasizes how proxy records relate to

paleoclimate. prereq: instr consent

ESCI 5805. Standards and Practices for

Professional Geoscienists. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

This course is meant to provide students

with a clear understanding of the standards

and practices regularly used by Geoscience

professionals in industry and agency. The

course builds on the foundational knowledge

offered through the core curriculum of the

Earth Sciences undergraduate major, and fills

a critical gap in showing how this knowledge

is translated into common standards and

practices, regulations, funding mechanisms,

and even professional expectations within a

variety of geoscience disciplines. In short, this

course aims to smooth a student?s transition

from University to an entry-level position

from which they can build a successful and

sustainable career. This course is targeted for

both upper level undergraduates and graduate

students. Aspects of the course include: -

Detailed discussion of regional stratigraphy,

bedrock and glacial geology and how they

relate to various industrial applications and

environmental issues. -Examination of state

and federal environmental regulations,

as well as the phases of environmental

impact statements. -Survey of fundamental

investigation techniques (GeoProbe drilling,

hollow-stem auger drilling, well installation,

analytical testing ? soil, groundwater, air). -

Introduction to environmental clean-up grants

and their management. -Assessment of

topics covered in the National Association

of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG)

Fundamentals of Geology (FG) exam.

This exam is a required step on the way

to becoming a registered geologist. The

exam is offered in mid-March, and the

expectation is that students participating

in the class will take it. -Coordination and

completion of the 40 hour HAZWOPER

training through UMN. -Invited lectures from

select representatives of various subfields

and professional organizations (groundwater

& contaminant hydrogeology, mining &

geophysical exploration, environmental

engineering, petroleum) to give students a

jumpstart in their professional networking.

ESCI 5971. Field Hydrogeology. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Summer)

Aquifer, vadoze zone, and surface water

hydrology field techniques. Shallow soil

boring and sampling. Well installation. Single/

multiple well aquifer testing. Ground water

sampling for chemical analysis. Weather data

collection, hydrogeologic mapping, water

balance calculation. prereq: instr consent

ESCI 5980. Seminar: Current Topics in Earth

Sciences. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; S-N or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics in earth sciences investigated in a

seminar format.

East Asian Studies (EAS)

EAS 3461. Introduction to East Asia I: The

Imperial Age. (; 3-4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Comparative survey of early history of China,

Japan, Korea, and Vietnam; early Chinese

thought; diffusion of Confucianism, Buddhism,

and other values throughout East Asia; political

and social history of region to 1600.

EAS 3462. From Subjects to Citizens:

The History of East Asia From 1500 to the

Present. (GP,HIS; 3-4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

How Asian states, societies, economies, and

cultures linked with one another and with

European powers. How period's historical

effects still resonate. Covers India, China,

Japan, Korea, and Indochina.

EAS 3462H. Honors: From Subjects to

Citizens: The History of East Asia from 1500

to the Present. (GP,HIS; 3-4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

How Asian states, societies, economies,

cultures linked with one another/European

powers. Historical effects. Covers India, China,

Japan, Korea, Indochina.

EAS 3468. Social Change in Modern China.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Opium War and opening of Treaty Ports in

19th century; missionary activity and cultural

influence; changes in education system;

women's movement; early industrialization;

socialism and collectivization after 1949;

industrialization of Taiwan; PRC's entry into the

world trading system.

EAS 3471. Modern Japan, Meiji to the

Present (1868-2000). (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Japan's early development as industrial/

imperial power after Meiji Restoration of 1868.

Political developments in Taisho years: social,

cultural, economic trends that supported them.

Militarization/mobilization for war in 1930s.

Japan's war with China, Pacific War with the

United States. American occupation. Postwar

economic recovery, high growth. Changing

political/popular culture of 1980s, '90s.

EAS 3479. History of Chinese Cities and

Urban Life. (; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to traditional Chinese cities,

modern transformation. Ideal city plan

in Confucian classics compared with

physical layout of major cities. Models about

Chinese cities, influence of models on our

understanding of Chinese history/society.

Ecology, Evolution, and Behav

(EEB)

EEB 3001. Ecology and Society. (ENV; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Basic concepts in ecology. Organization,

development, function of ecosystem.

Population growth/regulation. Human effect on

ecosystems. prereq: [Jr or sr] recommended;

biological sciences students may not apply cr

toward major

EEB 3002. Sex, Evolution, and Behavior:

Examining Human Evolutionary Biology. (;

4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Methods/theories to understand humans in

evolutionary framework. What can be known

only/primarily from evolutionary perspective.

How evolutionary biology of humans might

lead to better evolutionary theory. How

physiology, development, behavior, and

ecology coordinate/coevolve in humans.

EEB 3407. Ecology. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Summer)

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Principles of ecology from populations

to ecosystems. Applications to human

populations, disease, exotic organisms, habitat

fragmentation, biodiversity and global dynamics

of the earth.

EEB 3408W. Ecology. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Principles of population growth/interactions,

communities and ecosystem function applied

to ecological issues. Regulation of populations,

dynamics/impacts of disease, invasions by

exotic organisms, biodiversity, global change.

Lab. Scientific writing. Quantitative skill

development (mathematical models, data

analysis, statistics and some coding in R).

prereq: [One semester college biology or instr

consent], [MATH 1142 or MATH 1271 or Math

1272 or Math 1241 or Math 1242 or MATH

1281 or Math 1282 or equiv]

EEB 3409. Evolution. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Diversity of forms in fossil record and in

presently existing biology. Genetic mechanisms

of evolution, including natural selection, sexual

selection, genetic drift. Examples of ongoing

evolution in wild/domesticated populations and

in disease-causing organisms. Lab. prereq:

One semester college biology

EEB 3411. Introduction to Animal Behavior.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Biological study of animal behavior. Mechanism

development, function, and evolution.

Emphasizes evolution of adaptive behavior,

social behavior in the natural environment. Lab.

prereq: One semester of college biology

EEB 3412W. Introduction to Animal

Behavior. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Writing intensive course. Introduction to animal

behavior. Feeding behavior, reproductive

behavior, perception, learning, animal conflict,

social behavior, parental care, communication.

Scientific process. Formulate research

questions. prereq: Undergrad biology course

EEB 3500. Special Topics in Ecology,

Evolution and Behavior. (; 1-3 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Special Topics in Ecology, Evolution and

Behavior

EEB 3534. Biodiversity Science: The

origins, maintenance, consequences,

detection & assessment of biodiversity.

(ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Biodiversity science is a rapidly expanding field

of enquiry with increasing digital resources

and global monitoring capabilities precisely at

the moment in history that scientists recognize

as the Sixth Extinction. In other words, we

are currently facing a biodiversity crisis with

threats to the Earth's biota not seen since

the dinosaurs perished 65 million years ago.

"Biodiversity" was coined by W.G. Rosen

and E.O Wilson in the 1980s to describe the

variation in all of life on Earth. The term is

now widely used in both the scientific and

popular literature and is at the center of

scientific enquiry, conservation efforts, large-

scale collaborative pursuits of technological

advances to allow monitoring from space,

and global assessments that interface with

international policy. Biodiversity requires

integration across multiple disciplines from

evolution, to ecology, remote sensing,

conservation biology, economics and the

social sciences, including the environmental

policy. Biodiversity science is thus inherently

interdisciplinary. As a consequence, rarely

does a single course provide students the

opportunity to focus on this critical topic

from multiple perspectives and dimensions.

This new course seeks to provide students

intensive study of biodiversity from six

perspectives: 1) the origins of biodiversity,

including the processes of speciation and

extinction over macroevolutionary timescales

and those involved in generating biological

variation at microevolutionary scales; 2) the

ecological problem of species coexistence,

given the nature of competitive interactions

and biological filters with a focus on the

interactions of individual species and major

threats to biodiversity; 3) the consequences of

biodiversity and biodiversity loss for ecosystem

functions, focusing on ecosystem scale

processes; 4) the services or benefits to

humans attributed to biodiversity, including

cultural benefits of biodiversity; here we

discuss both practical and ethical arguments

for sustaining biodiversity; 5) methods of

detecting biodiversity including classic field

biodiversity observations and taxonomic

collections and emerging remote sensing

methods that harness hyperspectral data and

satellite imagery; and 6) scientific assessments

of biodiversity that communicate the science

of biodiversity to policymakers, particularly the

Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity

and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The

IPBES involves scientists from around the

world and integrates indigenous and local

knowledge (ILK). The United Nations and

governments around the globe are sponsoring

the IPBES, building on earlier assessments

such as a prominent one in the UK. Several

guest lecturers from across the University

will participate in discussions and aid in

development of computer labs (including

Sharon Jansa (CBS), Keith Barker (CBS), Joe

Knight (CFANS), and others). prereq: One

semester college biology or instr consent,

MATH 1142 or MATH 1271 or Math 1272 or

Math 1241 or Math 1242 or MATH 1281 or

Math 1282 or equiv

EEB 3603. Science, Protection, and

Management of Aquatic Environments. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Fundamentals of aquatic ecology. Case

study approach to water problems faced by

society (e.g., eutrophication, climate change,

invasive species, acid rain, wetland protection,

biodiversity preservation). Science used to

diagnose/remediate or remove problems.

prereq: One semester college biology

EEB 3701. EEB Seminar. (1 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Learn about recent developments in cutting-

edge topics in the area of Ecology, Education

and Behavior and engage with the EEB

community of faculty, graduate students and

post docs and observe professional norms

in the field. Engage directly with practicing

scientists and the primary literature from their

work and learn how to give a scientific talk

by observing and critically evaluating and

discussing seminars.

EEB 3807. Ecology. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Summer)

Population growth/interactions. Ecosystem

function applied to ecological issues.

Regulation of human populations, dynamics/

impacts of disease, invasions by exotic

organisms, habitat fragmentation, biodiversity.

Lab, field work. prereq: [One semester college

biology], [MATH 1142 or MATH 1271 or MATH

1281 or equiv]

EEB 3811W. Introduction to Animal

Behavior. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Summer)

Biological study of animal behavior. Mechanism

development, function, evolution. Emphasizes

evolution of adaptive behavior, social behavior

in natural environment. Lab, field work. prereq:

1002 or 1009 or 2003 or equiv or instr consent

EEB 4068. Plant Physiological Ecology. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Spring Even

Year)

Plant function, its plasticity/diversity in an

ecological context. Impact of environmental

stresses on major physiological processes of

plants, including photosynthesis, respiration,

water uptake/transport, and nutrient uptake/

assimilation. Lab, field trip to Cedar Creek.

EEB 4129. Mammalogy. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Evolutionary and biogeographic history of

mammalia. Recognize, identify, and study

natural history of mammals at the ordinal level,

North American mammals at familial level, and

mammals north of Mexico at generic level.

Minnesota mammals at specific level. Includes

lab. prereq: Biol 1001 or Biol 2012

EEB 4134. Introduction to Ornithology. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Structure, evolution, classification, distribution,

migration, ecology, habitats, identification of

birds. Lecture, lab, weekly field walks. One

weekend field trip. prereq: Biol 1001 or Biol

2012

EEB 4329. Primate Ecology and Social

Behavior. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Primates as model system to explore

animal/human behavior. Factors influencing

sociality/group composition. Mating systems.

Prevalence of altruistic, cooperative, and

aggressive behavior. Strength of social bonds

in different species. Evolution of intelligence/

culture. prereq: BIOL 1009 or BIOL 1951 or

BIOL 3411 or ANTH 1001 or instr consent

EEB 4330W. Animal Communication. (WI; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Odd Year)

Mechanisms of signal production/perception,

signal propagation. How signals can convey

information. How signalers, signals, receivers

are adapted for communication by natural/

sexual selection. prereq: BIOL 1951, BIOL

2003/2004, BIOL 3411, PHYS 1201W, PHYS

1202W [PHYS 1301W, PHYS 1302W]

EEB 4609W. Ecosystem Ecology. (ENV,WI;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

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Regulation of energy and elements cycling

through ecosystems. Dependence of cycles on

kinds/numbers of species within ecosystems.

Effects of human-induced global changes on

functioning of ecosystems. prereq: Biol 3407 or

instr consent

EEB 4611. Biogeochemical Processes. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Application of biochemistry, ecology, chemistry,

and physics to environmental issues. Issues

in biogeochemistry. Impact of humans on

biogeochemical processes in soils, lakes,

oceans, estuaries, forests, urban/managed

ecosystems, and extreme environments (e.g.,

early Earth, deep sea vents, thermal springs).

prereq: [BIOC 2331, CHEM 2301, PHYS 1201]

or instr consent

EEB 4793W. Directed Studies: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1-7 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Individual study on selected topics or problems.

Emphasizes readings, use of scientific

literature. Written report. prereq: instr consent,

dept consent

EEB 4794W. Directed Research: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1-7 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Writing Intensive Directed Research is an

individual-study, laboratory or field research

experience in which the student is mentored

directly by a faculty member. This course

is intended for students who already have

initiated a research project in the lab of the

mentor and already have results. In this course

the student will receive writing instruction.

The written output usually is in the form of a

scientific paper describing the results of the

student's project. Written output of the course

must be revised during the semester and a

schedule for writing, assessment and revision

needs to be in place at the beginning of the

semester. The project needs to be explained

in a Research/Directed Studies contract and

agreed on by both the student and faculty

mentor. The contract must be approved by the

Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUGS)

for the major before the student is allowed to

of learning objectives for the course, how

writing instruction will take place, a timeline

for when student writing will be handed in and

how it will be assessed, methodology to be

used by the student, and how assessment

of learning will be conducted by the mentor.

Additional oversight is established for this

course - near the end of the semester the

written output is submitted to the DUGS for the

major. The DUGS is responsible to determine

that the writing meets standards set by the

CBS Education Policy Committee for quality of

writing, appropriate citation of literature, well-

constructed figures, tables, and legends (if

present), appropriate use and interpretation

of statistics (if present), conclusions that are

supported by evidence, and well-formatted

references. The DUGS can call for a final

revision before a grade is given. This course

is graded S/N and approval of the DUGS is

required before a grade of S can be given by

the faculty mentor. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793, 4794, 4993W, 4994W counts towards

CBS major requirements.

EEB 4839. Field Studies in Mammalogy. (4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Summer)

Techniques for studying small mammals.

Lectures/field projects emphasize identification,

distributions, community interactions,

ecophysiology, population ecology. prereq:

College-level biology course that includes study

of animals or instr consent

EEB 4844. Field Ornithology. (4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Summer)

Biology of breeding birds through use of

field techniques at Itasca Biological Station/

Laboratories. Daily fieldwork emphasizes

identification, behavioral observations, netting/

censusing. prereq: One semester college

biology or instr consent

EEB 4993. Directed Studies. (; 1-7 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Directed Studies is an individual-study,

literature-based investigation in which the

student is mentored directly by a faculty

member. The topic for the course needs to

be explained in a Research/Directed Studies

contract and agreed on by both the student

and faculty mentor. The contract must be

approved by the director of undergraduate

studies (DUGS) for the major before the

student is allowed to register. The contract

includes a description of learning objectives

for the course, methodology to be used,

and how the assessment of learning will be

conducted. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793W, 4794W, 4993, 4994 counts towards

CBS major requirements.

EEB 4994. Directed Research. (; 1-6 cr.

[max 42 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed Research is an individual-study,

laboratory or field investigation course. The

research topic needs to be agreed on by

both the student and the faculty mentor and

explained in a Research/Directed Studies

contract. The contract must be approved by

the director of undergraduate studies (DUGS)

for the major before the student is allowed to

learning objectives for the course, methodology

to be used, and how the assessment of

learning will be conducted. prereq: department

consent, instructor consent, no more than 7

credits of 4793W, 4794W, 4993, 4994 counts

towards CBS major requirements.

EEB 5042. Quantitative Genetics. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall)

Fundamentals of quantitative genetics.

Genetic/environmental influences on

expression of quantitative traits. Approaches to

characterizing genetic basis of trait variation.

Processes that lead to change in quantitative

traits. Applied/evolutionary aspects of

quantitative genetic variation. prereq: [BIOL

4003 or GCD 3022] or instr consent; a course

in statistics is recommended

EEB 5053. Ecology: Theory and Concepts.

(; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Classical and modern mathematical theories

of population growth, interspecific interactions,

ecosystem dynamics and functioning, with

emphasis on underlying assumptions and

on effects of added biological reality on

robustness of predictions, stability, interspecific

interactions, ecosystem structure and

functioning. prereq: Biol 3407 or instr consent

EEB 5068. Plant Physiological Ecology. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Spring Even

Year)

Plant function, its plasticity/diversity in

ecological context.Impact of environmental

stresses on major physiological processes of

plants, including photosynthesis, respiration,

water uptake/transport, and nutrient uptake/

assimilation. Lab, field trip to Cedar Creek.

prereq: BIOL 2022 or BIOL 3002 or BIOL 3407

or BIOL 3408W or instr consent

EEB 5221. Molecular Evolution. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Molecular basis of evolutionary change.

Selection, neutral evolutionary processes

at molecular level. Evolution from gene to

genome level: protein structure/function,

multigene families, organelle genomes,

genome organization. Lectures, current

literature, workshops. prereq: [[BIOL 4003 or

GCD 3022], grad student]] or instr consent

EEB 5371. Principles of Systematics. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Theoretical/practical procedures of biological

systematics. Phylogeny reconstruction.

Computer-assisted analyses, morphological

and molecular approaches, species

concepts/speciation, comparative methods,

classification, historical biogeography,

nomenclature, use/value of museums. prereq:

Grad student or instr consent

EEB 5407. Ecology. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Principles of ecology from populations

to ecosystems. Applications to human

populations, disease, exotic organisms, habitat

fragmentation, biodiversity and global dynamics

of the earth. prereq: [Math 1142, 1241, 1271 or

equivalent]

EEB 5409. Evolution. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Diversity of forms in fossil record and in

presently existing biology. Genetic mechanisms

of evolution, including natural selection, sexual

selection, genetic drift. Examples of ongoing

evolution in wild/domesticated populations and

in disease-causing organisms. Lab. prereq:

One semester college biology

EEB 5534. Biodiversity Sci: The origins,

maintenance, consequences, detection and

assessment of biodiversity. (ENV; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Biodiversity science is a rapidly expanding field

of enquiry with increasing digital resources

and global monitoring capabilities precisely at

the moment in history that scientists recognize

as the Sixth Extinction. In other words, we

are currently facing a biodiversity crisis with

threats to the Earth's biota not seen since

the dinosaurs perished 65 million years ago.

"Biodiversity" was coined by W.G. Rosen

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and E.O Wilson in the 1980s to describe the

variation in all of life on Earth. The term is

now widely used in both the scientific and

popular literature and is at the center of

scientific enquiry, conservation efforts, large-

scale collaborative pursuits of technological

advances to allow monitoring from space,

and global assessments that interface with

international policy. Biodiversity requires

integration across multiple disciplines from

evolution, to ecology, remote sensing,

conservation biology, economics and the

social sciences, including the environmental

policy. Biodiversity science is thus inherently

interdisciplinary. As a consequence, rarely

does a single course provide students the

opportunity to focus on this critical topic

from multiple perspectives and dimensions.

This new course seeks to provide students

intensive study of biodiversity from six

perspectives: 1) the origins of biodiversity,

including the processes of speciation and

extinction over macroevolutionary timescales

and those involved in generating biological

variation at microevolutionary scales; 2) the

ecological problem of species coexistence,

given the nature of competitive interactions

and biological filters with a focus on the

interactions of individual species and major

threats to biodiversity; 3) the consequences of

biodiversity and biodiversity loss for ecosystem

functions, focusing on ecosystem scale

processes; 4) the services or benefits to

humans attributed to biodiversity, including

cultural benefits of biodiversity; here we

discuss both practical and ethical arguments

for sustaining biodiversity; 5) methods of

detecting biodiversity including classic field

biodiversity observations and taxonomic

collections and emerging remote sensing

methods that harness hyperspectral data and

satellite imagery; and 6) scientific assessments

of biodiversity that communicate the science

of biodiversity to policymakers, particularly the

Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity

and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The

IPBES involves scientists from around the

world and integrates indigenous and local

knowledge (ILK). The United Nations and

governments around the globe are sponsoring

the IPBES, building on earlier assessments

such as a prominent one in the UK. Several

guest lecturers from across the University

will participate in discussions and aid in

development of computer labs (including

Sharon Jansa (CBS), Keith Barker (CBS), Joe

Knight (CFANS), and others).

EEB 5601. Limnology. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Advanced introduction to description/analysis

of interaction of physical, chemical, and

biological factors that control functioning of

life in lakes and other freshwater aquatic

environments. prereq: Grad student or instr

consent

EEB 5605. Limnology Laboratory. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Field/lab methods to obtain information

on environmental conditions in aquatic

environments and measure abundance of

aquatic organisms, especially plankton. Field/

lab instruments, sampling devices, microscopy,

water chemistry, data analysis. prereq: 3603 or

instr consent

EEB 5609. Ecosystem Ecology. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Regulation of energy and elements cycling

through ecosystems. Dependence of cycles on

kinds/numbers of species within ecosystems.

Effects of human-induced global changes on

functioning of ecosystems. prereq: [Biol 3407

or Biol 5407] or instr consent

EEB 5611. Biogeochemical Processes. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Application of biochemistry, ecology, chemistry,

and physics to environmental issues. Issues

in biogeochemistry. Impact of humans on

biogeochemical processes in soils, lakes,

oceans, estuaries, forests, urban/managed

ecosystems, and extreme environments (e.g.,

early Earth, deep sea vents, thermal springs).

prereq: [BIOC 2331, CHEM 2301, PHYS 1201]

or instr consent

Economics (ECON)

ECON 1101. Principles of Microeconomics.

(GP,SOCS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Microeconomic behavior of consumers,

firms, and markets in domestic and world

economy. Demand and supply. Competition

and monopoly. Distribution of income.

Economic interdependencies in the global

economy. Effects of global linkages on

individual decisions. prereq: knowledge of

plane geometry and advanced algebra

ECON 1102. Principles of Macroeconomics.

(; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Aggregate consumption, saving, investment,

and national income. Role of money, banking,

and business cycles in domestic and world

economy. International trade, growth,

and development. U.S. economy and its

role in the world economy. International

interdependencies among nations. prereq:

[1101 or equiv], knowledge of plane geometry

and advanced algebra

ECON 2020. The Economics of COVID-19. (;

1 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Summer)

This course explores incorporating the

standard epidemiology models of disease into

economic modeling. The student will gain an

understanding of how these epidemiology

models work, and how they can be extended to

allow the careful consideration of the tradeoffs

inherent in choosing safety vs. economic

well being. Topics will include SIR models

from epidemiology, how contagious disease

relates to standard economic concepts such

as externalities, calculations of the Statistical

Value of Life from economics, and the uses

and pitfalls of mathematical modeling.

ECON 3101. Intermediate Microeconomics.

(; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Behavior of households, firms, and industries

under competitive/monopolistic conditions.

Factors influencing production, price, and other

decisions. Applications of theory. Economic

efficiency. Distribution of well-being. prereq:

[[1101, 1102] or equiv], [MATH 1271 or equiv]

ECON 3102. Intermediate Macroeconomics.

(; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Determinants of national income, employment,

and price level; effects of monetary and fiscal

policies; emphasis on a general equilibrium

approach. Applications of the theory, especially

to current macroeconomic policy issues.

Students cannot take this course if they have

taken ApEc 3006, however, ApEc 3006 does

not contain all material in Econ 3102. Econ

majors are encouraged to take ECON 3102

instead of ApEc 3006 prereq: 3101 or equiv

ECON 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. The student's

work is supervised and evaluated by a site

coordinator or instructor.

ECON 3951. Economics Capstone. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students produce a significant written work

in economics. Project demonstrate critical

thinking, collection/analysis of data, problem

solving, interpretation of findings. Modes of

inquiry in economics. prereq: 3101, 3102,

[STAT 3011 or equiv], [STAT 3022 or equiv],

two [3xxx or 4xxx] ECON courses, at least one

4xxx ECON writing intensive course, freshman

writing requirement satisfied

ECON 3960. Topics in Economics: Area

Studies. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in class schedule. prereq:

[1101, 1102] or equiv

ECON 3970. Topics in Economics. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in class schedule. prereq:

ECON 3102 or equivalents

ECON 3991. Independent Study. (; 1-3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students confirm topic of study with faculty

supervisor or with director of undergraduate

studies before beginning (otherwise no credit).

prereq: 3101, 3102, dept consent

ECON 3993. Directed Studies. (; 1-3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading or study in areas not

available in regular course offerings. prereq:

3101, 3102, 4261, two semesters of statistics

ECON 4108. Advanced Game Theory and

Applications. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

For Econ B.S. students only. Games. Normal

form, extensive form. Wars of attrition. Games

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of timing. Bargaining applications in industrial

organization, macroeconomics, international

economics. prereq: [[ 3102]] or equiv], [[MATH

1271, MATH 1272] or equiv]; students should

have successfully completed two 4xxx level

UMNTC economics courses.

ECON 4113. Introduction to Mathematical

Economics. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Development of selected models of

economic behavior in mathematical terms.

Topics selected to illustrate advantages of

mathematical formulation. prereq: [[3101, 3102]

or equiv], [[MATH 1271, MATH 1272, MATH

2243] or equiv]

ECON 4115. Uncertainty and Information. (4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

For Econ B.S. students only. This

Microeconomic theory course focuses on

economies under uncertainty with possibly

asymmetric information. Individual behavior

of consumers and that of markets are studied

under uncertainty with incomplete information.

Related topics in technology and innovation.

the information economy, and networks will

be examined. prereq: [[3101, 3102]] or equiv],

[[MATH 1271, MATH 1272, and Math 2243]

or equiv]; strongly suggest students complete

Stat 4101 before taking this course; students

should have successfully completed two 4xxx

level UMNTC economics courses.

ECON 4118. Advanced Mathematical

Economics. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Development of selected models of

economic behavior in mathematical terms.

Topics selected to illustrate advantages of

mathematical formulation. prereq: [3101,

3102 or equiv], [MATH 1271, MATH 1272,

MATH 2243 or equiv]. Students should

have completed at least two upper division

economics courses.

ECON 4161. Microeconomic Analysis I. (; 2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Theories of consumer demand, producer

supply, and market equilibrium. General

equilibrium and welfare. May include topics

such as externalities, economics of information/

uncertainty. Seven-week course. prereq: 3101,

3102, MATH 2243, MATH 2263, [[STAT 4101,

STAT 4102] or equiv], dept consent

ECON 4162. Microeconomic Analysis II. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Theories of consumer, producer, and market

equilibrium. Includes general equilibrium,

welfare, externalities, topics in information and

uncertainty, and game theory. Seven-week

course. prereq: 3101, 3102, 4161, MATH 2243,

MATH 2263, [[STAT 4101, STAT 4102] or

equiv], dept consent

ECON 4163. Microeconomic Analysis III. (; 2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

The course is an introduction to basic concepts

of stochastic calculus and application in

economic analysis and finance. The aim of

the course is to provide a treatment of the

prerequisites. The requirements are basic

probability and real analysis concepts; these

will be reviewed in the first lectures. prereq:

3101, 3102, 4162, MATH 2243, MATH 2263,

dept consent

ECON 4164. Microeconomic Analysis IV. (;

2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Theory and applications of dynamic optimal

control to economic environments. Analysis

of barrier problems, where a single decision

must be made at some point in time; analysis

of optimal control problems where multiple,

continuous decisions are made over time.

May include investment decisions, regulated

decision-making and elements of dynamic

contracting. prereq: 3101, 3102, 4163, MATH

2243, MATH 2263, [[STAT 4101, STAT 4102]

or equiv], dept consent

ECON 4165. Macroeconomic Theory. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Dynamic general equilibrium models: solving

for paths of interest rates, consumption,

investment, and prices. Seven-week course.

Meets with 8105. prereq: 3101, 3102, MATH

2243, MATH 2263, [[STAT 4101, STAT 4102]

or equiv], dept consent

ECON 4166. Macroeconomic Theory. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Dynamic general equilibrium models: solving

for paths of interest rates, consumption,

investment, and prices. Seven-week course.

Meets with 8106. prereq: 3101, 3102, 4165,

MATH 2243, MATH 2263, [[STAT 4101, STAT

4102] or equiv], dept consent

ECON 4167. Macroeconomic Theory. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

General equilibrium models with uncertainty,

search, matching, indivisibilities, private

information. Implications of theory for

measurement and data reporting. Overlapping

generations, dynasty models with money/

government. Variational/recursive methods.

Seven-week course. Meets with 8107. prereq:

3101, 3102, 4166, MATH 2243, MATH 2263,

[[STAT 4101, STAT 4102] or equiv], dept

consent

ECON 4168. Macroeconomic Theory. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

General equilibrium models with uncertainty,

search, matching, indivisibilities, private

information. Implications of theory for

measurement and data reporting. Overlapping

generations, dynasty models with money/

government. Variational/recursive methods.

Seven-week course. Meets with 8108. prereq:

3101, 3102, 4167, MATH 2243, MATH 2263,

[[STAT 4101, STAT 4102] or equiv], dept

consent

ECON 4211. Principles of Econometrics. (4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Data analysis/quantitative methods in

economics. Violation of classical regression

model assumptions, modified estimation

procedures that retain desirable properties.

Multi-equation models. Computer applications/

interpretation of empirical results. prereq: [3101

or equiv], [Stat 3011 or equivalent, Stat 3022 or

equivalent] or higher level Stat courses]

ECON 4261. Introduction to Econometrics.

(; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

For Econ B.S. majors only. Review of basic

linear regression model, its variants. Time

series/simultaneous equation models. Material

may include panel data, censored/truncated

regressions, discrete choice models. prereq:

[3101 or equiv], [[Math 1271, Math 1272] or

equiv], Math 2243, Math 2263, [[Stat 4101, Stat

4102] or [Stat 5101, Stat 5102]]; Math 4242

strongly recommended

ECON 4311. Economy of Latin America. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Economic evolution in Latin America since

1950. Trade liberalization, poverty, inflation,

development strategies in selected Latin

American countries. Theory/applications of

important issues. prereq: [1101, 1102] or equiv

ECON 4317. The Chinese Economy. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Overview of the Chinese Economy; transition

from command economy to a market-based

one and effects on economic indicators;

current economic issues and concerns of the

Chinese economy; role of China in today's

world economy.

ECON 4331W. Economic Development. (WI;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Economic growth in low income countries.

Theory of aggregate and per capita income

growth. Population growth, productivity

increases, and capital formation. Allocation

of resources between consumption and

investment and among sectors. International

assistance/trade. prereq: [[3101, 3102] or

equiv], completion of freshman writing practice

ECON 4337. Comparative Economic

Systems. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Functions of economic systems; market

economy versus centrally planned economy.

Comparison of different economic systems.

Post socialist transitions in Eastern Europe,

Russia, and China. Initial conditions and

strategies for reforms; results of reforms in

terms of key economic indicators. prereq: 3101,

3102 or equiv

ECON 4341. Economics of Poverty and

Income Inequality. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

This course focuses on the economic aspects

of poverty and inequality in the United States.

The course utilizes economic theory and

empirical research to analyze the determinants

of, and potential strategies to overcome poverty

and inequality. Topics include measurement

and trends of poverty and income inequality,

labor markets, education, discrimination,

residential segregation, immigration, hunger

and nutrition, US farm policy, food distribution,

food security, food aid, the connection between

food production and health outcomes, as well

as other related themes.

ECON 4401. International Economics. (GP;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

International trade flows. Commercial policy

and welfare implications, protection. Global

trade organizations. International factor

mobility. Balance of payments analysis and

open-economy macroeconomics. Foreign

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exchange markets and exchange rate

determination. International monetary system.

Regional integration. Case studies. prereq:

[[1101, 1102] or equiv], not open to econ

majors

ECON 4425. London: Trade and Brexit. (GP;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Summer)

The seminar includes a history of trade and

culture in UK and London since the 1500s up

until the formation of the EU. It also includes

UK plans for Brexit, and will discuss economic

outcomes of it on London and international

trade.

ECON 4431W. International Trade. (GP,WI;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Theories of trade/trade patterns. Trade

restrictions/commercial policy. International

factor movements. Economic growth/

development. Multinational corporations.

Regional integration. prereq: [3101, 3102] or

equiv, freshman writing practice

ECON 4432W. International Finance. (WI; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring & Summer)

Balance of payments; international financial

markets; exchange rate determination;

international monetary system; international

investment and capital flows; financial

management of the multinational firm; open

economy macroeconomic policy. prereq: 3101,

3102 or equiv;

ECON 4438W. Advanced International

Trade. (GP,WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Theories of trade/explanations of trade

patterns. Trade restrictions. Commercial

policy. International factor movements.

Economic growth/development. Multinational

corporations. Regional integration. prereq:

[3101, 3102] or equiv, Math 1271, completion

of freshman writing practice, [Math 1272 or

equiv]

ECON 4531. Labor Economics. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Economic analysis of labor markets and their

operations; population and labor force; labor

market institutions; wage and employment

theories; unions and collective bargaining;

public policy. prereq: 3101, 3102 or equiv

ECON 4538. Advanced Labor Economics.

(4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

For B.S. Econ majors only. Economic analysis

of domestic and global labor markets;

population and labor force; labor market

institutions; wage and employment theories;

unions and collective bargaining; public policy

including immigration, outsourcing, living

wages, earnings mobility, downsizing; special

topics. prereq: 3101, 3102 or equiv; Calc 1 or

equivalent

ECON 4631. Industrial Organization and

Antitrust Policy. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Relations between market structure, economic

efficiency and welfare. Economic origins of

monopoly and other restraints on competition.

Purposes and effects of antitrust and related

legislation. Industrial policy. prereq: 3101 or

equiv

ECON 4721. Money and Banking. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Theories of money demand and money supply.

Financial intermediation and banking, banking

practices and regulation, role of the Federal

Reserve system. Monetary theory and policy.

prereq: [3101, 3102] or equiv

ECON 4731. Macroeconomic Policy. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Monetary vs. fiscal policy debate in the context

of the underlying macroeconomic theory

controversy. Comparison of Keynesian,

Monetarist, and Classical theories; rational

expectations; policy ineffectiveness; time

inconsistency; rules vs. discretion; budget

deficits; unemployment and inflation. prereq:

3101, 3102 or equiv

ECON 4738. Advanced Macroeconomic

Policy. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

For Econ B.S. majors only. Monetary vs.

fiscal policy debate in context of underlying

macroeconomic theory controversy.

Comparison of Keynesian, Monetarist,

Classical theories. Rational expectations,

policy ineffectiveness, time inconsistency,

rules versus discretion, budget deficits.

Unemployment/inflation. prereq: [[3101, 3102]

or equiv], Math 1271

ECON 4751. Financial Economics. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Financial decisions of firms/investors.

Determination of interest rates and asset

prices. Role of risk/uncertainty. Emphasizes

economic models. prereq: [3101 or equiv],

[MATH 1271 or equiv], one sem statistics

ECON 4758. Advanced Financial

Economics. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Efficiency/role of financial markets. Theoretical

concepts, empirical evidence. Price of financial

assets, value of investment projects, risk

management trading strategies. prereq: 3101,

[3102 or equiv], [Math 1271 or equiv], [Stat

3011 or equiv], [Math 1272 or equiv]

ECON 4821. Public Economics. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Competing views on proper role of government

in economy. Effects of tax/spending policies,

taking into account private agents' response to

government actions/ways government officials

may use powers. Optimal policies. Applications

primarily to U.S. government. prereq: [3101,

3102] or equiv

ECON 4828. Advanced Public Economics.

(4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Competing views/models on the role of

government in an economy. Effects of tax and

spending policies, private agents' response to

government actions; optimal policies. Financial

crisis and government policies on subsidizing

private debt and private housing. Climate

change policy of government. Government

health care reforms. Tax issues of MNCs, tax

evasion, industry relocations and corporate

taxes. prereqs: Econ 3101 and 3102; advise

completing Econometrics before taking this

course.

ECON 4831. Cost-Benefit Analysis. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Evaluation of benefits and costs of public

projects and programs. Issues connected with

definition and measurement of benefits and

costs. Rate of return and discount. Market

imperfections, risk, uncertainty. Case studies.

prereq: ECON 3101

ECON 4960. Topics in Economics. (; 4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq:

[3101 or 3102 or equiv], MATH 1271

ECON 4968. Advanced Topics in

Economics. (; 4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq:

[[3101, 3102] or equiv], MATH 1271, [Stat 3011

or equiv], successfully complete at least two

4xxx level UMNTC economics courses.

ECON 4970. Advanced Topics: Economics.

(; 4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule, prereq:

[[3101, 3102] or equiv], MATH 1271, [Stat 3011

or equiv], successfully complete at least two

4xxx level UMNTC economics courses.

ECON 4993. Directed Study. (; 1-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading or study in areas not

available in regular course offerings. prereq:

dept consent

ECON 5109. Game Theory for Engineers. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Introduction to game theory. Utility theory, non-

cooperative/cooperative games, bargaining

theory. Games in normal/extensive form. Nash

equilibria/refinements. prereq: [Math 2283,

2373, 2374, 3283] or Math 4606, [M.S./Ph.D.

student in engineering or comp sci or info tech

or operations mgmt] or instr consent

ECON 5890. Economics of the Health-Care

System. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Economic analysis of U.S. health-care sector.

Emphasizes problems of pricing, production,

distribution. Health-care services as one factor

contributing to nation's health. prereq: 3101 or

instr consent

Ecuador (ECDR)

ECDR 1004. Intermediate Spanish IV. (4

cr. [max 10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

ECDR 3011W. Spanish Grammar and

Composition Workshop. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

ECDR 3011W Spanish Grammar and Writing

Workshop is an intensive writing course

designed to develop and strengthen the

understanding and management of language

skills acquired in previous courses and to

develop knowledge about various cultures in

Latin America and Ecuador. This course seeks

to integrate the skills of speaking, writing,

reading and understanding the real world

of Ecuadorian and Latin American culture

through the analysis of texts of varied socio-

cultural, economic, political and other learning

resources. The reading and writing tasks of this

course will allow students through the reading

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and analysis of different texts an approach to

the reality of Ecuadorian and Latin American

culture. Students will be exposed to learning

in real contexts and to the appropriate use of

vocabulary. During the course, each student

will produce a series of original compositions

with the objective of learning to write texts in

a clear, precise and formal in Spanish using

various rhetorical strategies. It is a course that

will give students the possibility of acquiring

basic guidelines to improve their style and

composition.

ECDR 3015W. Spanish Composition and

Communication. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

ECDR Spanish 3015W is a Spanish course

with an emphasis on Spanish Composition

and Communication designed to develop

and strengthen oral and written language

and communication skills acquired in courses

1001 - 1004. This course seeks to integrate

in real contexts the skills of speaking, writing,

reading , listening and understanding of

Spanish at a higher level. This course will

systematically expose students to a variety

of texts within the context of Ecuador and

Latin America that will enable them to improve

their level of comprehension, analysis,

discussion, reflection, enrich their vocabulary

and accelerate their reading rhythm and

comprehension. The development of language

skills will allow students to gain a better

understanding of Ecuador: their culture, history,

economy and politics.

ECDR 3021. Advanced Spanish. (4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course.

ECDR 3030W. Introduction to Latin

American Cultures. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

ECDR 3030W, Introduction to Latin American

Cultures, is an intensive writing course

designed to develop and strengthen the

understanding and management of language

skills acquired in previous courses and to

develop knowledge about various cultures in

Latin America and Ecuador. This course seeks

to integrate the skills of speaking, writing,

reading and understanding the real world

of Ecuadorian and Latin American culture

through the analysis of texts and other learning

resources. Course 3030W will evaluate the

concept of "culture" from an intercultural

perspective taking into account the cultural

diversity of Ecuador and Latin America. 3030W

introduces students to key writing and cultural

analysis skills. The writing tasks of this course

will allow students to approach the reality

of Ecuadorian and Latin American culture

through the reading and analysis of different

texts. Students will be exposed to learning

in real contexts and to the appropriate use

of vocabulary. At the end of the program

students must demonstrate competence in the

handling of components of cultural analysis and

familiarity with research components in cultural

topics. This course offers students a panoramic

view of the Latin American and Ecuadorian

narrative, placing it in their historical and

cultural contexts so as to allow an analysis

of the styles of the mixture of our peoples.

It is a course that will provide students with

the possibility of acquiring basic guidelines to

identify literary styles and narrative strategies.

Educational Psychology (EPSY)

EPSY 1261. Understanding Data Stories

through Visualization & Computing. (MATH;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Academics and researchers have long used

data & visualization to support and illuminate

particular narratives in their scholarship.

Today, data visualizations are found not only

in the pages of academic journals; many non-

academics, including journalists and activists,

use increasingly complex data visualizations

and statistical summaries to convey salient

information and storylines. This course will

help students build on their statistical thinking

and understanding learned in high school to

think critically about the use of summaries and

visualization and their role in the data narrative.

It will also cover the use of computational tools

and methods for creating data summaries and

visualization that facilitate seeing patterns and

relationships in data, and producing better

narrative through communicating with data.

Students will learn course material through

in-class activities and projects conducted

in cooperative learning groups and through

assignments requiring the application of

concepts and technology presented in class

to additional real-world examples of data

visualization.

EPSY 1281. Psychological Science Applied.

(SOCS; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

The course introduces students to applied

psychology as a discipline and reviews

fundamental principles of psychology through

the lenses of applied and professional areas

that are the foci of CEHD majors. Specifically,

through the lenses of education, we review

principles of learning, memory, development,

intelligence, and interventions; through the

lenses of health and wellness, we review

personality, biological, social, and cognitive

bases of normal and abnormal behavior,

as well as treatments; and, through the

lenses of business and organizations, we

review principles of motivation, sensation

perception, and social behavior. Thus, these

psychological principles are considered

theoretically, empirically, and through examples

for application, with lab discussions and

projects emphasizing education, business,

health and wellness. The course serves as a

foundation for future coursework in education,

health sciences, and psychology, and is

consistent with the APA?s public education

effort to demonstrate how the science and

application of psychology benefits society and

improves lives.

EPSY 1905. Beginners' Chess and 21st

Century Skills. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

Examination of the basic components of chess,

computer-based chess, how chess players

think, including visual-spatial thinking and

critical thinking, the psychology of critical

thinking and other 21st Century reasoning

skills, research on chess cognition, and the

international chess community.

EPSY 2601. Understanding Differences,

Disabilities, and the Career of Special

Education. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Impact of disabilities on individual/family.

Support systems for persons with disabilities,

approaches for advocacy. Employ reflective

practices when considering concept of

disability. This course has an imbedded school-

based practicum.

EPSY 3101. Creativity and Intelligence: an

Introduction. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Classic/contemporary theories of creativity/

intelligence, their development, implications for

behavioral/social sciences and psychological/

educational practices.

EPSY 3105. Community Engaged Research

Experiences in K-12 Contexts. (DSJ; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

This course is designed as an introduction to

community-engaged, educational research.

Students will learn about educational research

methodology that includes descriptive,

experimental, and applied methods. We will

highlight the ways that data is collected and

analyzed to answer various types of research

questions. By participating in the course

activities, students will learn skills to develop a

research question and design and conduct their

own study. The course activities will build on

existing research partnerships in Minneapolis

and St. Paul Public Schools. Students enrolled

in the course will be able to work with teachers,

students, and families as a part of their

experience. The course instructor(s) have

large-scale, existing research projects that

explore various mechanisms (technology,

parent involvement, culturally responsive

pedagogy) to support middle school students'

science learning. We will create a community of

undergraduate scholars that is simultaneously

social and intellectual. The course lectures,

activities, and research experiences are

designed to create an environment that

respects and values the students' diverse

cultural backgrounds.

EPSY 3119. Learning, Cognition, and

Assessment. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Principles of learning, cognition, cognitive

development, classroom management,

motivation, instruction, and assessment.

Topics: behaviorism, cognitive and social

constructivism, human information processing

theory, intelligence, knowledge acquisition,

reasoning skills, scholastic achievement,

standardized testing, reliability, validity, student

evaluation, performance assessment, and

portfolios.

EPSY 3132. Psychology of Multiculturalism

in Education. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Course critically examines social and cultural

diversity in the United States, confronting social

issues of poverty, handicappism, homophobia,

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racism, sexism, victim-blaming, violence, and

so on, and presenting models for change.

Students examine how and why prejudices

develop.

EPSY 3264. Basic and Applied Statistics.

(MATH; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Introductory statistics. Emphasizes

understanding/applying statistical concepts/

procedures. Visual/quantitative methods for

presenting/analyzing data, common descriptive

indices for univariate/bivariate data. Inferential

techniques.

EPSY 3301. Introduction to Educational

Psychology. (SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall)

History, current work. Future promise of

educational psychology. Major topics in

educational psychology. Focuses on interplay

between theory, empirical research, and

practical applications.

EPSY 3302. Introduction to Communication

Skills for Educational and Community

Settings. (3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall)

Working with diverse individuals/groups

in educational/community settings.

Communication skills/concepts. Self-reflection

on communication style.

EPSY 3303. Educational Psychology

Undergraduate Practicum. (; 3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This culminating course familiarizes

students with the principles and practice

of applied psychology in educational and

community settings. Through supervised

fieldwork experiences in either research

or practice settings, students will develop

an understanding of ethical considerations

in educational psychology and explore

how psychological research can be used

to advance the practice of psychology in

applied settings. This course is designed

for undergraduate students completing an

Educational Psychology undergraduate

minor or the Special Education major. The

course meets for 120 minutes weekly, and

students complete 90 hours of fieldwork

(approximately 8-10 hours/week). This is a

community-engaged learning course. Fieldwork

experiences can include: * A research

experience conducted with an approved

Educational Psychology faculty member. * A

practical experience in an approved community

engaged service-learning setting. Note:

students in the special education major must

complete fieldwork related to disabilities and/or

special education.

EPSY 3303H. Honors Educational

Psychology Undergraduate Practicum. (; 3

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This culminating course familiarizes

students with the principles and practice

of applied psychology in educational and

community settings. Through supervised

fieldwork experiences in either research

or practice settings, students will develop

an understanding of ethical considerations

in educational psychology and explore

how psychological research can be used

to advance the practice of psychology in

applied settings. This course is designed

for undergraduate students completing an

Educational Psychology undergraduate minor

or the Special Education major. The course

meets for 120 minutes weekly, and students

complete 90 hours of fieldwork (approximately

8-10 hours/week). Honors students will

be involved in Directed Faculty Research

conducted with an approved Educational

Psychology faculty member. The research

project will be used to direct the honors thesis.

In addition, honors students will present their

research at the Undergraduate Research

Symposium Note: students in the special

education major must complete fieldwork

related to disabilities and/or special education.

EPSY 3701. Practicum: Field Experience in

General Education - Inclusive Classrooms.

(; 1-2 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Field-Based Practicum. Observe and actively

participate in an inclusive (with and without

disabilities) general education classroom. An

emphasis is placed on communication skills

and reflective practice.

EPSY 3801. The Science of Human

Resilience and Wellbeing: Foundational

Knowledge for Career and Life Success.

(SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

This course is for any undergraduate student

interested in learning about and applying the

theory and practice as it relates to resilience

and wellbeing. This course integrates key

cross-cutting, scientific findings from a range

of psychological disciplines, including positive

psychology, clinical psychology, developmental

psychology, neuropsychology, and social

psychology. Stated simply, resilience refers to

the human capacity and ability to both survive

and thrive in the face of life circumstances.

Students will develop a deep understanding of

the theoretical concepts of stress, resilience,

and wellbeing, as well as specific resilience

practices scientific research has shown enable

people to better manage and bounce back from

stressful situations and enhance their social,

emotional, and behavioral functioning in career

and personal aspects of life.

EPSY 3802. Contemporary Issues in School

Psychology. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This survey-level course is designed to

facilitate understanding of the intersections

of psychological processes with current

issues facing the U.S. schools and is targeted

toward students interested in working with

children and adolescents in school settings.

Students will develop basic understanding of

scholarship and professional opportunities

in school psychology and related fields.

The course is designed to overview how

psychological processes impact students,

teachers, educational staff, families, and school

communities through use of data and research

to inform school practices that promote safe

and healthy school environments, support

students? mental health, and meet the needs

of unique learners. Lectures, discussions, and

interactive activities will be used to facilitate

learning.

EPSY 4001. Teaching Students with Special

Needs in Inclusive Settings. (1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Historical perspectives, definitions/

professional language, characteristics, needs,

service delivery systems for each area of

exceptionality. prereq: Must be enrolled in

either the initial teaching licensure program

for music education or agricultural education

students. All other initial teaching licensure

candidates should enroll in 5015 and 5016.

EPSY 5001. Learning, Cognition, and

Assessment. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Principles of learning, cognition, cognitive

development, classroom management,

motivation, instruction, assessment.

Behaviorism, cognitive/social constructivism,

human information processing theory.

Intelligence, knowledge acquisition, reasoning

skills, scholastic achievement, standardized

testing, reliability/validity, student evaluation,

performance assessment, portfolios,

demonstrations. Applications to instruction/

organization of curricular materials. prereq:

MEd/initial licensure student or CLA music ed

or preteaching major or instr consent; psych

course recommended

EPSY 5015. Teaching Students with Special

Needs in Inclusive Settings. (1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Summer)

Areas of exceptionality defined in federal/state

regulations. Historical perspectives, definitions,

etiology, characteristics, needs, and service

delivery systems. Collaborating with special

education personnel. prereq: Enrolled in a

teacher initial licensure program

EPSY 5016. Teaching Students with Special

Needs in Inclusive Settings. (1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Attending to constant transitions/development

in which children/adolescents negotiate their

road to adulthood. How to foster learning/

positive development. prereq: Enrolled in

teacher initial licensure program

EPSY 5017. Teaching Exceptional Students

in General Education Classrooms. (2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Summer)

This course will provide an overview of the

areas of exceptionality defined in federal and

state regulations. The focus of this course

will be on historical perspectives, definitions,

etiology, characteristics, needs, and service

delivery systems for each area of exceptionality

as well as the general educator?s role in

collaborating with special education personnel

in order to meet the needs of students with

special needs.

EPSY 5101. Intelligence and Creativity. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Contemporary theories of intelligence and

intellectual development and contemporary

theories of creativity and their implications

for educational practices and psychological

research.

EPSY 5114. Psychology of Student

Learning. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

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This course is an introduction to the theories,

data, and methods of Educational Psychology

most relevant to understanding student

thinking and learning. The first third of the

course reviews those aspects of cognitive

development that are foundational for

education. The second third considers how

cognitive psychology informs questions of

learning, memory, knowledge, and transfer.

With this background in place, the final third

of the course will focus on the classroom: on

instruction, motivation, individual differences,

and group differences. The course concludes

by considering the neural correlates of

classroom learning.

EPSY 5116. Education of the Gifted and

Talented. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Spring)

Theories of giftedness, talent development,

instructional strategies, diversity and

technological issues, implications for

educational practices and psychological

inquiry, and international considerations.

EPSY 5119. Mind, Brain, and Education. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Periodic Spring)

How educationally relevant skills/concepts

develop in both typical/atypical children. prereq:

3301 or equiv

EPSY 5135. Human Relations Workshop. (;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Experiential course addressing issues of

prejudice and discrimination in terms of

history, power, and social perception. Includes

knowledge and skills acquisition in cooperative

learning, multicultural education, group

dynamics, social influence, effective leadership,

judgment and decision-making, prejudice

reduction, conflict resolution.

EPSY 5151. Cooperative Learning. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Participants learn how to use cooperative

learning in their setting. Topics include

theory and research, teacher's role, essential

components that make cooperation work,

teaching social skills, assessment procedures,

and collegial teaching teams.

EPSY 5157. Social & Developmental

Psychology of Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Social and developmental psychology provide

underpinnings for a range of methods for

conducting research in real-world settings.

They also lay conceptual foundations

for understanding a range of social and

developmental processes. The course will

cover a full range of topics within social and

developmental psychology, plus selected topics

in personality psychology, and examine their

implications for understanding and structuring

educational and other professional settings.

Discussions will include a strong focus on

educator and practitioner applications of the

research.

EPSY 5200. Special Topics: Psychological

Foundations. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Focus on special topics in psychological and

methodological concepts relevant to advanced

educational theory, research, and practice not

covered in other courses.

EPSY 5216. Introduction to Research

in Educational Psychology and Human

Development. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Designing/conducting a research study.

Reviewing literature, formulating research

problem, using different approaches to gather

data, managing/analyzing data, reporting

results. prereq: 5261 or intro statistics course

EPSY 5221. Principles of Educational

and Psychological Measurement. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Concepts, principles, and methods in

educational/psychological measurement.

Reliability, validity, item analysis, scores, score

reports (e.g., grades). Modern measurement

theories, including item response theory

and generalizability theory. Emphasizes

construction, interpretation, use, and evaluation

of assessments regarding achievement,

aptitude, interests, attitudes, personality, and

exceptionality.

EPSY 5243. Principles and Methods of

Evaluation. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introductory course in program evaluation;

planning an evaluation study, collecting and

analyzing information, reporting results;

overview of the field of program evaluation.

EPSY 5244. Survey Design, Sampling, and

Implementation. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Survey methods, including mail, phone, and

Web-based/e-mail surveys. Principles of

measurement, constructing questions/forms,

pilot testing, sampling, data analysis, reporting.

Students develop a survey proposal and a draft

survey, pilot the survey, and develop sampling/

data analysis plans. prereq: [5221 or 5231 or

5261 or equiv], [CEHD grad student or MEd

student]

EPSY 5245. Advanced Survey Data Analysis

for Categorical and Rating Scale Data. (; 1

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Practical course. Specific nature of survey data

(typically categorical or ordinal). Appropriate

data analytic methods. prereq: 5244, 5261

EPSY 5246. Evaluation Colloquium:

Psychological Foundations. (; 1 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Informal seminar of faculty and advanced

students interested in the issues and problems

of program evaluation. prereq: 5243 or EdPA

5501

EPSY 5247. Qualitative Methods in

Educational Psychology. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to qualitative methods of inquiry.

Contrasting different research traditions (e.g.,

case study, phenomenology, ethnography,

social interactionism, critical theory). Practice

with field notes, observations, and interviewing.

Use of NVIVO to track/code data. prereq:

Graduate student or Applied Psychology in

Educational and Community Settings Minor

EPSY 5261. Introductory Statistical

Methods. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

EPSY 5261 is designed to engage students

in statistics as a principled approach to

data collection, prediction, and scientific

inference. Students first learn about data

collection (e.g., random sampling, random

assignment) and examine data descriptively

using graphs and numerical summaries.

Students build conceptual understanding

of statistical inference through the use of

simulation-based methods (bootstrapping

and randomization) before going on to learn

parametric methods, such as t-tests (one-

sample and two-sample means), z-tests (one-

sample and two-sample proportions), chi-

square tests, and regression. This course uses

pedagogical methods grounded in research,

such as small group activities and discussion.

Attention undergraduates: As this is a graduate

level course, it does not fulfill the Mathematical

Thinking Liberal Education requirement. If you

would like to take a statistics course in our

department that fulfills that requirement, please

consider EPSY 3264.

EPSY 5262. Intermediate Statistical

Methods. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Application of statistical concepts/procedures.

Analysis of variance, covariance, multiple

regression. Experimental design: completely

randomized, block, split plot/repeated

measures. prereq: 3264 or 5261 or equiv

EPSY 5271. Becoming a Teacher of

Statistics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Current methods of teaching first courses

in statistics. Innovative teaching methods,

materials, and technological tools. Types

of first courses, reform recommendations,

goals for student learning, recommended

content, teaching methods, technology, student

assessment. prereq: 5261 or equiv

EPSY 5272. Statistics Teaching Internship.

(; 1-3 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Supervised teaching experience. prereq: Grad

student, instr consent

EPSY 5400. Special Topics in Counseling

Psychology. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Theory, research, and practice in counseling

and student personnel psychology. Topics

vary.

EPSY 5401. Counseling Procedures. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Emphasis on the counseling relationship and

principles of interviewing. Case studies, role

playing, and demonstration. For individuals

whose professional work includes counseling

and interviewing. prereq: Upper div student

EPSY 5402. Counseling History and

Theories. (; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

This course provides a broad introduction

to professional counseling. Students will

explore the major historical and contextual

factors that have influenced the counseling

field, with particular focus on theories and

models of counseling practice. Roles and

responsibilities of the professional counselor

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will also be discussed. Coursework will

emphasize professional development via self-

reflection, awareness of context and culture,

and cultivation of counselor identity.

EPSY 5403. Counseling Diverse

Populations. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

This course addresses counseling implications

for diverse individuals and families. Students

will understand the impact of worldview and

other factors such as ethnicity, culture, religious

preference, socioeconomic status, gender

identity, sexual orientation, and disabilities

in community, higher education, and school

settings. Students will examine their own

worldviews as it relates to the topics discussed.

Advocacy and social justice practices for

working with diverse populations will also be

addressed.

EPSY 5404. Group Counseling. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Spring)

This course addresses foundations of group

counseling that can be applied to multiple

settings with a variety of diverse populations

and age groups. Essential group leadership

skills, types of groups, stages, planning, and

evaluating groups will be covered. Additional

topics include legal and ethical issues involved

in group counseling, group dynamics, and

therapeutic factors.

EPSY 5405. Career Counseling. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

This course covers career development

theories, career counseling procedures and

techniques, career assessment/interpretation,

and career development programming

across the lifespan. Career interventions and

resources will be discussed that relate to

diverse populations within school, community,

and higher education settings.

EPSY 5406. Ethics in Counseling. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

This course will help students deeply explore

the ethical standards and legal principles that

must be referenced when making decisions

in the practice of counseling. Students will

learn how to apply the ethical standards

and federal/state legal statutes to complex

counseling cases. Ethical standards related

to assessment, diagnosis, and practice are

discussed in relation to counseling diverse

populations in school, community, and higher

education settings.

EPSY 5407. Diagnosis and Treatment in

Counseling. (; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Etiology, symptom patterns, and assessment/

treatment for various psychological disorders.

Models of diagnosis. Empirically validated

psychological assessment and counseling

methods. Attention to cultural competency in

assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.

EPSY 5408. Evidence-Based Counseling

Relationships. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course introduces students to fundamental

techniques and skills of professional

counseling. Students will practice basic

interviewing skills, with a focus on rapport-

building and evidence-based counseling

relationships. Specific techniques for facilitating

exploration, insight, and change will also be

covered. Finally, students will integrate the

knowledge of counseling models and basic

skills through a series of videotaped counseling

practice and self-reflection assignments.

EPSY 5409. Trauma and Crisis Counseling.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

This course provides an overview of theories

and skills commonly used by counselors

working with clients in crisis. The first half of

the course will cover assessment, impacts,

and treatment of psychological trauma,

including trauma-informed approaches to crisis

situations. The second half of the course will

cover specific types of crises commonly seen

by counselors in a range of community and

educational settings, with a focus on ethical

and multiculturally-competent practice. There

will be an emphasis on resiliency and self-care

throughout the course.

EPSY 5411. Introduction to College

Counseling and Student Affairs. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

This course introduces students to foundational

knowledge, skills, and resources important

for work in higher education counseling and

student affairs settings. Students will learn and

apply theories of leadership, organizational

change, and student development important

for the field, with a focus on recognizing

the diversity of higher educational contexts.

Orientation to professional higher education

counseling (e.g. history of the profession,

professional organizations, current labor

market strategies) will also be emphasized.

Finally, students will consider current trends in

higher education, including assessment and

evaluation, the impact of technology on student

affairs work, and individual differences among

institutions and students.

EPSY 5414. School Counselor

Accountability, Advocacy, and Leadership.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course will equip school counselors-

in-training with the knowledge and skills

to develop intentional, data-driven school

counseling programs. Focus will be given to

evidence-based counseling interventions.

Students will learn how to use data both in the

development and evaluation of their school

counseling program. Students will practice

using data to advocate while also developing

their leadership skills.

EPSY 5415. Counseling Children and

Adolescents. (; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Summer)

Development, issues, and needs of children,

kindergarten through high school ages.

Counseling/developmental theory/strategies.

Cultural diversity, legal/ethical issues in

counseling children/adolescents. prereq: Grad

student or MEd student or K-12 [counseling

endorsement or licensure] student

EPSY 5416. Introduction to Clinical Mental

Health Counseling. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

This course will help students understand

the foundations of the clinical mental health

counseling profession. The major focus will be

on developing a counselor identity and learning

about the history and evolution of mental health

counseling as a field.

EPSY 5421. Leadership and Administration

of Student Affairs. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Theoretical approaches, administrative

structure, and evaluation methods used in

college/university student affairs.

EPSY 5429. Advanced Concepts in

Community Counseling. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

This course provides advanced counseling

students a deeper opportunity to research

and discuss recent trends and new ideas

in community counseling. Current research

and practice around addiction and co-

occurring disorders, alternative health

treatments, neurocounseling, and genetics

will be covered. Students will also become

familiar with the history and current role of

psychopharmacology in counseling, including

current treatment guidelines for common

psychotropic medications. Finally, students

will investigate and discuss ?big ideas,? such

as the use of technology, for the future of

counseling practice in both community mental

health settings.

EPSY 5435. Introduction to School

Counseling. (3-6 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

History/evolution of school counselor role

in schools. Duties/demands of school

counselor. Examine comprehensive guidance

programming in K-12 schools. Issues in school

counseling profession. prereq: CSPP grad

student in school counselor prog or instr

consent

EPSY 5436. Crisis Management and

Consulting in Schools. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Issues, topics, problems. Diversity in school

counseling. Review, discussion, analysis of

current literature. Students develop prevention,

intervention, guidance programs for K-12

schools. prereq: CSPP grad student in school

counselor program or instr consent

EPSY 5437. Evidence-Based Practices in

Counseling. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This two-semester capstone course is a

hands-on integration of science and practice

in professional counseling. Students will learn

research techniques relevant and accessible

to counselors in full-time practice, including

assessment of measurable client outcomes,

evaluation of evidence-based counseling

practice, and integration of scientific literature

into professional work. The bulk of coursework

will be a semester-long research project

informed by students' practicum placements,

including a literature review, presentation of

original single-case research, and an empirical

research proposal.

EPSY 5439. Case Conceptualization and

Treatment Planning. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

This course introduces students to

fundamental assessment, interviewing, case

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conceptualization, and treatment planning

skills used by counselors in community and

higher education settings. Students will have

the opportunity to observe and practice

intake interviews, to conceptualize clients

from a culturally-informed, biopsychosocial

perspective, and identify and communicate

measurable treatment goals and effective

interventions. Students will also work in groups

to more deeply investigate and apply various

approaches to case conceptualization and

receive feedback from peers.

EPSY 5451. College Students Today. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Issues involving diverse populations of

students in colleges/universities. Student

development theory, students' expectations/

interests, how college affects student

outcomes. Role of curricular/extracurricular

activities and of student-faculty interactions.

EPSY 5461. Cross-Cultural Counseling. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Effect of cross-cultural/cross-national

psychological differences in human traits/

characteristics. Framework for development/

implementation of counseling interventions.

EPSY 5481. Practicum in School

Counseling. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course is designed to support student

growth in their development as a school

counselor and to add to the training that

they receive at their on-site placements.

While enrolled in this course, students will

be counseling clients in schools for the first

time since entering this program. This class

is designed to provide group supervision and

support during their time on site. It is also

designed to provide classroom instruction

in areas that are relevant to the practice

of school counseling. The course content

will be delivered via class discussion, case

presentations, tape review and online

discussions. During the practicum, students

will accrue a minimum of 100 hours, but will

not exceed 200 hours at their practicum site.

Faculty will collaborate biweekly with site

supervisors to ensure that their needs are

met and to provide support for the individual

supervision that takes place on site.

EPSY 5482. Practicum in Community and

Higher Education Counseling. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Summer)

This course is designed to support student

growth in their development as a counselor

and to add to the training that they receive at

their on-site placements. While enrolled in this

course, students will be counseling clients in

various settings for the first time since entering

this program. This class is designed to provide

group supervision and support during their

time on site. It is also designed to provide

classroom instruction in areas that are relevant

to the practice of counseling. The course

content will be delivered via class discussion,

case presentations, tape review and online

discussions.

EPSY 5483. Internship I. (; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Supervised practice in counseling with

individuals and groups; emphasizes systematic

evaluation of student?s counseling practice

through direct observations, video, and audio

tapes.

EPSY 5484. Internship II. (; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Intermediate supervised practice in counseling

with individuals and groups; emphasizes ethical

issues with systematic evaluation of student?s

practice through direct observations, video, and

audio tapes.

EPSY 5604. Transition From School to Work

and Community Living for Persons With

Special Needs. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring & Summer)

Use of strategies/models for improving

transition of youth from school to work

and community living. Course content that

specifically addresses all phases of student

assessment, individualized transition planning.

Parent, family, and student involvement in

designing post school options. Community-

based services (employment, residential

living, social and recreational services, etc).

Comprehensive interagency approaches.

EPSY 5605W. Collaborative Practices for

the Special Educator. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Skills/knowledge required to consult/collaborate

with school personnel, families, other

professionals to maintain effective educational

support.

EPSY 5609. Family-centered Services. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Methods for collaborating with families in

education of children with disabilities. Family-

centered approach to design of educational

plans/procedures. Multicultural perspectives of

family life/expectations for children.

EPSY 5611. Research-based Practices in

Academic and Behavior Disabilities. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Research that provides conceptual basis

to aid in understanding of students with

academic difficulties. Develop critical thinking

skills through examination of research-based

practices.

EPSY 5613. Foundations of Special

Education I. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Organization of educational programs/services

for people with disabilities. First course for

students seeking to become licensed in special

education.

EPSY 5614W. Assessment and Due Process

in Special Education. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Participants will learn basic standardized

assessment and how it directly relates to

special education. In addition, students will

use the assessment as part of an ongoing

process for making instructional programming

decisions. Students will apply skills in designing

and evaluating assessment plans and in

making eligibility decisions.

EPSY 5616W. Classroom Management and

Behavior Analytic Problem Solving. (WI;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Assumptions, principles, procedures of problem

solving approach to analyzing behavior/

programs for classroom management.

Conducting observations, intervening,

evaluating behavioral change.

EPSY 5617. Academic and Social

Interventions for Students with Mild to

Moderate Disabilities. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Use problem solving model to make data-

based decisions regarding implementation

and evaluation of instruction for students with

academic and behavioral difficulties. prereq:

instr consent

EPSY 5618. Specialized Interventions for

Students With Mild/Moderate Disabilities in

Reading & Written Language. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

The purpose of this course is to prepare

teachers of students at risk and with academic

disabilities to address their specific learning

needs in the area of reading and written

language, using a data-based decision-

making approach. Through course readings,

lectures, discussions, cooperative group work,

microteaching, and field experiences, students

will gain knowledge and skills to address the

needs of children with difficulties or disabilities

that affect reading and writing, including

children with dyslexia and dysgraphia.

EPSY 5619W. Specialized Interventions

in Mathematics for Students with Mild to

Moderate Disabilities. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Mathematics interventions using a data-

based, decision-making approach. Instructional

strategies. Prevention/remediation of

mathematics difficulties.

EPSY 5621. Assessment and Instructional

Design for Students with Developmental

Disabilities. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Methods/materials course. Functional/

standards-based approaches to promoting

academic learning in students with

developmental disabilities. prereq: 5613, 5614

EPSY 5622. Programs and Curricula for

Students with Developmental Disabilities. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Summer)

Developing programs/curricula for

students with moderate, severe, profound

developmental delays, as well as severe

multihandicapping conditions. Special

consideration given to preparing children/youth

for integrated community environments. prereq:

5621 or [5661 and 5662]

EPSY 5623. Ethics in Applied Behavior

Analysis. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

This course explores ethical and professional

considerations that pertain to the practice

of applied behavior analysis as well as

ethical and disciplinary standards of the

profession. Specifically, this course examines

the Professional and Ethical Compliance

Code for Behavior Analysts. Emphasis will be

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placed upon ethical and professional conduct

and legal issues relevant to BCBA level

practitioners. Topics such as informed consent,

due process, protection of confidentiality, and

selection of least intrusive, least restrictive

behavior change procedures will be discussed.

This course will focus on ethical decision-

making processes. Issues related to cultural

and ethnic diversity and ethics in applied

behavior analysis will also be explored.

EPSY 5624. Biomedical and Physical

Impairments of Students with

Developmental Disabilities. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Summer)

Anatomy, physiology, kinesthiology. Central/

peripheral nervous system. Prenatal, perinatal,

postnatal development. Physically disabling

conditions. Management/education procedures.

EPSY 5625. Education of Infants, Toddlers,

and Preschool Children with Disabilities:

Introduction. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Overview of the issues, problems, and practical

applications in designing early intervention

services for young children with disabilities and

their families.

EPSY 5627. Seminar: Advanced issues in

Learning Disabilities. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Summer)

Read, reflect, lead discussions related to

issues in field of LD. Topics examined through

relevant research in field of LD. prereq: Special

Education graduate or licensure student or instr

consent

EPSY 5628. Characteristics of Moderate

to Severe Learning Disabilities. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Summer)

Characteristics of moderate/severe learning

disabilities including (but not limited to)

cognitive processing, language, attention/

memory, co-existing conditions. Dyslexia,

dysgraphia, dyscalculia. prereq: Special

Education graduate or licensure student or instr

consent

EPSY 5629. Strategic Instructional Methods

for Students Academically At-Risk. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Summer)

Knowledge/skills needed to teach KU-CRL

research-based learning strategies for students

considered academically at-risk. Content

relevant to basic skills/content instruction for

students in K-12 settings will be included.

prereq: Special Education graduate or

licensure student or instr consent

EPSY 5631. Module 1: Introduction

to Augmentative and Alternative

Communication. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Terms/concepts related to augmentative/

alternative communication. Myths/facts

regarding AAC.

EPSY 5632. Module 2: Evidence-based

Methods for AAC Assessment and

Intervention. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Summer)

Evidence-based tools to conduct augmentative/

alternative communication (AAC) assessments.

AAC intervention plans. Data-driven strategies

to evaluate progress.

EPSY 5636. Sensory Impairments of

Students With Developmental Disabilities.

(; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Characteristics of learners with visual/auditory

impairments. Design of instructional programs

to remediate or circumvent disabilities,

including use of prosthetic devices. prereq:

5613, 5614

EPSY 5637. Core Practices in Special

Education: Foundations of Special

Education. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

This course is an online module designed to

be taken the first semester of a 4-semester

sequence in the Clinical EBD Licensure

Program. All materials necessary for proficient

completion of the course will be delivered via

on-line course. There will be no additional

readings associated with this online module.

prereq: Enrolled in Special Ed MEd or Special

Ed ILP MEd program with EBD Residency-

Based subplan

EPSY 5638. Core Practices in Special

Education: IEP Writing. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Spring)

This course is an online module designed to

be taken the second semester, in conjunction

with the IEP Process course, of a 4-semester

sequence in the Clinical EBD Licensure

Program. All materials necessary for proficient

completion of the course will be delivered via

on-line course. There will be no additional

readings associated with this online module.

EPSY 5641. Foundations of Deaf Education.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Philosophical foundations of deaf and hard

of hearing (DHH) education. Engage in

discussion, debates and processes that have

influenced deaf education, communication

methodologies and placement options in the

US. Considered from the perspective of deaf

children, adults and their families.

EPSY 5642. Early Intervention for Infants,

Toddlers and Families: Deaf and Hard of

Hearing. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Early identification and intervention with deaf

and hard of hearing children including the

development of ASL and English, Emergent

Literacy in the homes and the role of Deaf

Mentors. Emphasis on the importance of early

exposure to fully accessible language and

addressing the issue of language deprivation.

prereq: Preservice teacher in deaf education

licensing program or instr consent.

EPSY 5643. Seminar: Identity, Culture and

Diversity in Deaf Education. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Reflecting on your own identity as a future

teacher of the deaf and how to facilitate the

identity development of your students. Having a

deep understanding of the diversity of students

and their families and how best to foster these

relationships and communication. Synthesis of

previously learned material into practice.

EPSY 5644. Early Childhood Language and

Literacy Development and Best Practices:

Deaf and Hard of Hearing. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Perspectives and best practices related to the

development of early language and literacy

skills in ASL and English for deaf and hard of

hearing children. prereq: Preservice teacher

in deaf education licensing program or instr

consent

EPSY 5645. Deaf Plus: Educating and

Understanding Deaf Students with

Disabilities. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Building an understanding of the complex

issues and best practices involved in educating

deaf learners with disabilities. Working with

families and service providers, identifying

resources, understanding identification,

placement, assessment and intervention

strategies to modify curriculum to work with

deaf students with varying disabilities.

EPSY 5646. Best Practices Teaching

Reading and Writing for School Age: Deaf

and Hard of Hearing. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Understanding and application of best practices

for teaching reading/writing with DHH students

in school age settings including incorporating

bilingual strategies (making connections

between ASL and English).

EPSY 5647. Spoken Language Practices

and Assistive Technology: Deaf and Hard of

Hearing. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Study of the role and function of spoken

English and Assistive technology in classrooms

with students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Including understanding of speech and hearing

mechanisms. Emphasis on application of

spoken language practices in bimodal settings.

prereq: EPSY 5642, 5644

EPSY 5651. Best Practices Teaching

Content Areas: Deaf Education. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Problem solving related to individual

needs of students including educational

policies/educational procedures in variety of

educational settings.

EPSY 5652. Incorporating Academic ASL in

the Classroom: Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Understanding/application of best practices

incorporating Academic ASL in classrooms

for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Practice their own academic ASL skills while

learning to facilitate their future students

academic language. Demonstrating complex

ASL across all subject areas using bilingual

strategies and conceptually accurate signs.

EPSY 5653. ASL/English Structure and

Application. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Understanding the structure and assessment

of ASL and English in deaf and hard of hearing

children and how to analyze each language.

Students gain knowledge of the parts of each

language, various assessments prepare

future teachers to evaluate and facilitate the

development of ASL and English. Readings

drawn from both bilingual and Deaf education.

EPSY 5654. Current Research, Issues

Trends in Deaf Education. (1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Examining current research, issue trends in

Deaf Education to help prepare future teachers

to develop an understanding of research and

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apply critical thinking to analyze new issues,

problem solve, and consider participating in

research to practice opportunities that may

arise during their career in Deaf Education.

EPSY 5656. Advanced Issues in Emotional

Behavior Disorders. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Emphasis on children, youth, young adults.

How emotional behavior disorders affects

functioning in school/post-secondary life.

EPSY 5657. Interventions for Behavioral

Problems in School Settings. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Comprehensive behavioral programs for

students with social and or emotional

disabilities. Instructing students with social and

or emotional disabilities.

EPSY 5659. Foundations of Behavior

Analysis. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Behavior analysis is the science of behavior

along a continuum of basic to applied learning

processes, both operant and respondent.

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is concerned

with the improvement and understanding of

human behavior. It is the science in which

strategies derived from the principals of basic

behavior analysis are applied systematically

to improve socially significant behavior and

experimentation is used to identify the variables

responsible for change (Cooper, Heron,

& Heward, 2007). This course focuses on

basic concepts and methodologies involved

in behavior analysis, and their relation to

other theories of learning and behavior. This

course is designed for individuals interested

in learning from the perspective of behavior

analysis and individuals who are interested in

learning theory as it applies to individuals with

significant cognitive and language impairments.

This course is also designed to prepare

students for the Behavior Analyst Certification

Board (BACB) exam.

EPSY 5661. Introduction to Autism

Spectrum Disorder. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Knowledge/skills needed to promote learning/

success for school age children with Autism

Spectrum Disorder. Definition, etiology, and

characteristics of ASD. Current research/

issues. Collaborative problem solving, family-

professional partnerships, educational

programming.

EPSY 5663. Assessment and Intervention

for Individuals with Autism Spectrum

Disorder. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Selection/use of range of procedures, including

non-biased, specific assessments to screen/

identify children with autism spectrum disorder.

Specific intervention strategies designed to

teach beginning communication/social skills to

children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

prereq: 5661, Special Ed grad or licensure

student or instr consent

EPSY 5681. Educating Preschoolers with

Disabilities: Specialized Approaches and

Interventions. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

This course provides an overview of

specialized approaches and interventions

available to maximize developmental and

educational outcomes for young children,

birth to age 6, with disabilities and their

families in home, community, and school-

based settings. Early educators and early

childhood special educators (ECSE) play a

major role in the development, implementation,

and evaluation of individualized education

and individualized family service plans. In

addition, early educators and ECSE personnel

are called upon to provide services that

are interdisciplinary, multicultural, family-

centered, inclusive, and developmentally

appropriate. Thus, in order to be effective, early

educators and ECSE professionals must be

knowledgeable of and able to demonstrate

curricular adaptations and instructional

strategies that address the needs of young

children with a broad range of disabilities in

a broad range of preschool settings. prereq:

[5616, 5625] or instr consent

EPSY 5682. Education of Infants and

Toddlers with Disabilities: Specialized

Approaches and Intervention. (; 1 cr. [max 2

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course provides an overview of

specialized approaches and intervention

systems available to maximize developmental

and educational outcomes for infants and

toddlers with developmental delays and

disabilities. EPSY 5682 is a self-directed,

online course that is divided into five

modules. Students will learn about children?

s development, components of the evaluation

process to support determinations of eligibility

for early intervention services, as well as

how to design and provide early intervention

services. As a result, students will be prepared

to utilize approaches that are interdisciplinary,

multicultural, family-centered, inclusive, and

developmentally appropriate within the context

of natural, authentic learning environments for

infants and toddlers. prereq: [5616, 5625] or

instr consent

EPSY 5699. Experimental Teaching

Seminar. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

EPsy 5699 will be taken concurrently with the

student teaching experience. Coursework will

center around experimental teaching utilizing

data-based instruction for affecting student

growth academically. Students will demonstrate

this understanding by planning and conducting

a 3-to-5 lesson instructional sequence for a

selected focus learner during their student

teaching year. In addition, students will record

their instruction and reflect on the effectiveness

of their academic instruction. Prereq: instr

consent

EPSY 5701. Practicum: Field Experience in

General Education - Inclusive Classrooms.

(; 1-2 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Field-Based Practicum. Observe and actively

participate in an inclusive (with and without

disabilities) general education classroom. An

emphasis is placed on communication skills

and reflective practice.

EPSY 5704. Practicum: Special Education

Field Experience in Middle and Secondary

School Classrooms. (; 1-2 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Pre-Student Teaching/Field-Based Practicum.

Gain a better understanding of the role of

special education teachers (in a variety of

settings) and related service professionals.

Apply knowledge from University courses in

school settings - connecting theory, research,

and practice.

EPSY 5705. Practicum: Special Ed Field

Experience in Early Childhood SpEd (ECSE)

& Elementary School Classrooms. (; 1-2

cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Pre-Student Teaching/Field-Based Practicum.

Gain a better understanding of the role of

special education teachers (in a variety of

settings) and related service professionals.

Apply knowledge from University courses in

school settings - connecting theory, research,

and practice.

EPSY 5706. Practicum in Moderate to

Severe Developmental Disabilities. (2 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Practicing principles required for successful

inclusion. Address model for best practices/

requirements specified by Minnesota Board of

Teaching.

EPSY 5707. Practicum in Moderate to

Severe Learning Disabiliites. (3 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Moderate/severe learning disabilities.

Transfer of theoretical knowledge to practical

application. Role of LD teacher in variety of

settings.

EPSY 5708. Practicum in Moderate to

Severe Emotional/Behavioral Disorders. (2

cr. [max 3 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Moderate/severe emotional behavior disorders.

Transfer of theoretical knowledge to practical

application. Role of EBD teacher in variety of

settings.

EPSY 5720. Special Topics: Special

Education. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Lab/fieldwork approach. Generating action

plan. Creating set of observation field notes.

Collecting data. Specific problems/possibilities

related to special education.

EPSY 5741. Student Teaching: Academic

and Behavioral Strategist. (3-6 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Transfer of theoretical knowledge to practical

application. Responsibilities of special

education teacher in variety of settings. prereq:

Special education licensure program or instr

consent

EPSY 5742. Student Teaching: Autism

Spectrum Disorders. (; 6 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Transfer of theoretical knowledge to practical

application. Role/responsibilities of special

education teacher in settings of elementary/

secondary age.

EPSY 5751. Student Teaching for Deaf

Education. (; 1-6 cr. [max 60 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Students participate in educational

programming for infants, children, and youth

who are deaf or hard of hearing. On-site,

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directed experiences under supervision of

master teachers of deaf/hard of hearing

students.

EPSY 5755. Student Teaching:

Developmental Disabilities, Mild/Moderate.

(; 1-6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Supervised student teaching, or special

practicum project, in schools or other

agencies serving students at elementary/

secondary levels who have mild to moderate

developmental disabilities. prereq: Completion

of all licensure coursework, instr consent

EPSY 5756. Student Teaching:

Developmental Disabilities, Moderate/

Severe. (; 1-6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Supervised student teaching, or special

practicum projects, in schools or other

agencies serving students at elementary/

secondary levels who have moderate to severe

developmental disabilities. prereq: Completion

of all licensure coursework, instr consent

EPSY 5761. Student Teaching in Early

Childhood Special Education Settings for

Children Aged Three to Five Years. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Student teachers work closely with their

cooperating teacher and University supervisor

to design/implement programming for children

in classrooms. Course includes a seminar with

discussion, cooperative learning experiences,

and some lectures. prereq: Licensure

candidate in Early Childhood/Early Childhood

Licensure Program, completion of all other

licensure requirements for ECSE, instr consent;

completion of Birth-3 student teaching should

be completed after age 3-5 student teaching

when possible

EPSY 5762. Student Teaching in Early

Childhood Special Education for Children

Aged Birth to Three Years. (; 3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Student teachers work closely with cooperating

teacher and University supervisor to design/

implement programming for families with

children aged birth-to-three in their homes.

Course includes seminar with discussion,

cooperative learning experiences, and some

lectures. prereq: Licensure candidate in Early

Childhood/Early Childhood Licensure Program,

completion of all other licensure requirements

for ECSE, instr consent; completion of Birth-3

student teaching should be completed after age

3-5 student teaching when possible

EPSY 5763. Practicum in Special Education:

Behavior Intervention Planning and

Implementation. (2 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

This course will be delivered within a clinical

model of instruction where the instructor

serves as a coaching guide and the candidates

participate in a community of practice with

their peers. It is expected that given the

instructor's coaching and the interactions within

the community of practice, that the candidate

will complete the portfolio associated with

this course and, as part of that completion,

demonstrate proficiency in all competencies

associated with this course in order to earn a

passing grade. As such, there is not a didactic

instruction component or assigned readings for

this clinical model of instruction-based course.

EPSY 5764. Practicum in Special Education:

IEP Process. (2 cr. ; S-N only; Every Spring)

This course will be delivered within a clinical

model of instruction where the instructor

serves as a coaching guide and the candidates

participate in a community of practice with

their peers. It is expected that given the

instructor's coaching and the interactions within

the community of practice, that the candidate

will complete the portfolio associated with

this course and, as part of that completion,

demonstrate proficiency in all competencies

associated with this course in order to earn a

passing grade. As such, there is not a didactic

instruction component or assigned readings for

this clinical model of instruction-based course.

EPSY 5765. Practicum in Special Education:

Instructional Planning and Delivery. (2 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Fall)

This course will be delivered within a clinical

model of instruction where the instructor

serves as a coaching guide and the candidates

participate in a community of practice with

their peers. It is expected that given the

instructor's coaching and the interactions within

the community of practice, that the candidate

will complete the portfolio associated with

this course and, as part of that completion,

demonstrate proficiency in all competencies

associated with this course in order to earn a

passing grade. As such, there is not a didactic

instruction component or assigned readings for

this clinical model of instruction-based course.

EPSY 5802. History & Scientific Bases of

Psychology. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

The course is designed to provide discipline-

specific knowledge comprising the core of

psychology. Accordingly, students will attain

substantial knowledge in (1) history and

systems of psychology, (2) affective, (3)

biological, (4) cognitive, (5) developmental, and

(6) social aspects of behavior.

EPSY 5849. Multi-tiered Systems of Support

in Early Childhood Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Spring Even Year)

This course explores how multi-tiered systems

of support (MTSS) are applied in early

childhood settings. The course features

content on early childhood assessment,

intervention, data-based decision making,

treatment integrity and information on how

to apply MTSS models with unique early

childhood populations. This course focuses

on educational settings for children ages birth

to 5 and is intended primarily for educational

psychology students (or students from related

disciplines) interested in basic and applied

information regarding evidence-based service

delivery for young children. The course will

explore the three primary components of

MTSS frameworks: assessment, intervention

and data-based decision making including

review of assessments and intervention

techniques for infants and preschoolers in

various developmental domains. Enrolled

students will engage in a variety of instructional

strategies to learn the noted content including

large and small group discussion, lectures,

active learning opportunities to practice and

build capacity for specified interventions,

technology-based interactions to support

intervention, assessment and databased

decision making and cooperative learning

opportunities to engage content using dynamic

methods.

EPSY 5851. Engaging Diverse Students and

Families. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Theoretical, practical, scientific issues involved

in school psychological practice/training/

research. Theoretical/empirical bases for

developing appropriate dispositions, practices,

strategies. Illustrative lectures, discussions,

group activities, case studies, presentations.

prereq: Honors senior or grad student

EPSY 5853. Biological Bases of Behavior.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Biological basis of behavior with emphasis on

relationship between functions/structures of

brain.

EPSY 5991. Independent Study in

Educational Psychology. (; 1-8 cr. [max

20 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Self-directed study in areas not covered by

regular courses. Specific program of study

is jointly determined by student and advising

faculty member. prereq: instr consent

Educational/Human Development

(EDHD)

EDHD 1051. Editing for Writers. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Editing one's own writing. Linguistic features

of standard written English. Styles/language

utilized in academic writing. Small-group

activities, individual/peer conferencing.

EDHD 1525V. First-Year Inquiry:

Multidisciplinary Ways of Knowing. (WI; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Writing intensive multidisciplinary approach

to addressing the common question, "How

can one person make a difference?" Students

read a common book/work collaboratively

to produce a final project. Active learning

strategies to develop students' skills in critical

reading, thinking, and writing. prereq: CEHD

student, honors, 1st-term fr

EDHD 1525W. First-Year Inquiry:

Multidisciplinary Ways of Knowing. (WI; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Writing intensive multidisciplinary approach

to addressing the common question, "How

can one person make a difference?" Students

read a common book/work collaboratively

to produce a final project. Active learning

strategies to develop students' skills in critical

reading, thinking, and writing.

EDHD 1620. Current Topics: Strategies for

Student Success. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

For topics see Class Schedule.

EDHD 1701. Identity, Culture, and College

Success. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

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How culture/identity play role in educational

experience. Self-authorship skills to create

educational/personal path that aligns with

values/beliefs. Lecture, discussion, readings,

activities. prereq: TRIO or PES student

EDHD 1904. Globalizing your

Undergraduate Curriculum. (GP,IP; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

EDHD 1904 is designed to engage domestic

and international students in the multiple

ways of thinking and doing for the expressed

purpose of infusing a global perspective in

their undergraduate education. Students will

virtually engage with undergraduate students

in Russia and China exploring what it means

to be a student and adult participant on the

world stage. Student will have exposure

and experiences with international students,

international student organizations, service

learning, Collaborative Online International

Learning (COIL), Massive Open Online

Courses (MOOCs), Internationalization

at Home (IaH), Study Abroad, and other

international-based research, learning, or

extracurricular processes and opportunities.

This course will prepare students to embrace

intercultural competency and its impact on

self-awareness, social settings, course work,

research projects, and career choices.

EDHD 2201H. Basics of Research Methods

for Honors Students. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

As part of a society that is saturated with

"research," we have all at some point

encountered at least one form of research--

whether it is via election polls, market surveys,

investigative findings reported on the 10pm

news, or academic research for your papers.

There is sometimes too much research to

make sense of it all. As an undergraduate

student, you have likely found many examples

of research, and it will only become more

important in your own academic career,

and if you choose to pursue an academic

route, in your own development as a scholar.

Therefore, learning the basics of research--

how it is conducted, how it can be used to

answer everyday questions, and what makes

it good quality--will make you not only a better

researcher, but also a better consumer of

academic and popular research. This course

aims to introduce you, as an honors student, to

these topics.

EDHD 2701. Your Future: Identity, Culture

& Career Success. (2 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Spring)

One of the biggest challenges for any college

student is choosing a major and career!

Making decisions about your major and future

career can be overwhelming, confusing, and

intimidating. Students often wonder, "What

is the right major/career for me? How do I

know my options? What steps do I need to

take to reach my career goals? Who can I

go to for help?" In this course you'll develop

a clearer sense of self and create greater

awareness of your multiple identities and how

they influence your career decision-making and

future success. You'll also learn the importance

of social and cultural capital and how to build

the capital needed to move forward in your

career journey. Through community building,

storytelling, reflection, readings, lecture,

discussion, in-class activities and projects,

you'll be empowered to define career success

through your own lived experiences and

cultural lenses, gain confidence in your career

decision-making abilities, and author your own

career journey.

EDHD 3100. International Topics for

Undergraduates. (; 1-12 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Off-campus course. Topics from research

exploration to academic/engagement activities.

Delivered in international setting. Course

requirements are determined by instructor(s)

and reflect advanced undergraduate rigor.

prereq: instr consent

EDHD 3161. Great Minds of the

Renaissance. (GP,HIS; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

The Great Minds of the Renaissance course

focuses on the development of scientific

thought and the great minds behind those

ideas; it delves into the intersection of scientific

ideas with art, culture, religion, politics, etc. In

doing so, it also covers a wide range of general

or liberal education objectives.

EDHD 3300. Special Topics in Education

and Human Development. (; 1-6 cr. [max 12

cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Special topics in education/human

development.

EDHD 5100. International Topics for

Graduate Students. (; 1-12 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Off-campus course. Topics from research

exploration to academic/engagement activities.

Delivered in international setting.Course

requirements are determined by instructor(s)

and reflect graduate-level rigor.

EDHD 5200. Special Topics: Professional

Development for Educators. (; 1-3 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Summer)

Special topics course that permits offering a

variety of research-based and scholarly content

to meet the needs of educators from P-12

settings.

EDHD 5300. Special Topics: Ed & Human

Dev. (; 1-6 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Special topics in education and human

development.

Electrical & Computer Eng (EE)

EE 1001. Introduction to Electrical and

Computer Engineering. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit;

Every Spring)

Introduction to engineering/computer

engineering. Techniques and technologies

developed by electrical and computer

engineers.

EE 1301. Introduction to Computing

Systems. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

C/C++ programming constructs, binary

arithmetic and bit manipulation, data

representation and abstraction, data types/

structures, arrays, pointer addressing, control

flow, iteration, recursion, file I/O, basics of

object-oriented programming. An Internet-of-

Things lab is integral to the course.

EE 1701. Climate Crisis: Implementing

Solutions. (TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Summer)

Energy from renewables such as solar and

wind to combat potentially catastrophic climate

change resulting from our use of fossil fuels;

electrifying our transportation; ways to increase

energy efficiency and energy conservation;

need for energy storage to increase the

penetration of renewables; role of technology,

societal benefits and the ethics. Note: EE 1701

and EE 1703 (the lab) need to both be taken to

fulfill the Physical Science Core requirement.

EE 1701 alone fulfills the Technology and

Society theme requirement.

EE 1703. Laboratory for Climate Crisis:

Implementing Solutions. (PHYS; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Laboratory to complement and accompany

EE 1701. Experiments to include among:

1) Demonstration of Global Warming by

CO2, 2) characteristics of Light for Power

Generation through PVs, Lighting through

LEDs, and Growing Plants in Greenhouses,

3) Energy Generation Using PV Panels and

the Maximum Power Point, 4) PV Panels in

Series and Parallel combinations, 5) Wind

Turbine Characteristics and the Maximum

Coefficient of Performance, 6) Wind Turbine

Characteristics for varying wind speeds

and Pitch Control of Blades, 7) Battery

Characteristics, 8) AC Electric Systems: Real

and Reactive Power, 1-Phase, 9) Three-Phase

Systems, Motors and Generators, 10) LEDs

compared to Incandescent Lamps and CFLs,

11) Growing Plants using LEDs and batteries

in Greenhouses, 12) Air Conditioning and

Heat Pumps, 13) Simulation of various energy

resources to meet the load demand on the

electric grid, 14) Economic Calculations of

using an Electric Vehicle and Participating

in Community SolarGardens. EE 1701 and

EE 1703 (the lab) need to both be taken to

fulfill the Physical Science Core requirement.

EE 1701 alone fulfills the Technology and

Society theme requirement. prereq: EE 1701 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in EE 1701

EE 2015. Signals, Circuits and Electronics.

(4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Introduction to analog electrical systems

with particular emphasis on audio circuits

and signals. Time and frequency domain

representations. Kirchhoff?s laws. Power.

Inductance and Capacitance. Introduction to

op-amp circuits and their audio applications.

Complex numbers and phasors. Introduction

to Fourier Series. RLC circuits and basic

filter networks. Laboratory experiments on

audio amplifiers, distortion, intermodulation

products, low-level differential amplifiers, bass/

treble filters. prereq: concurrent registration is

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required (or allowed) in PHYS 1302, concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in (MATH

2243 or MATH 2373 or MATH 2573)

EE 2115. Analog and Digital Electronics.

(4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An introduction to electronic circuits with

emphasis on switching speed and analog

mixed signal models. Transient analysis of

RC, RL and RLC circuits. Gate delays and

limitations on CMOS digital circuit switching.

Transient response of lumped 1st and 2nd

order ladder networks. Laplace transform and

applications. Introduction to analog filters.

Elementary sampled data filters. A/D and D/A

circuit technologies. Laboratory experiments on

AM modulation and superheterodyne receivers

with focus on electronic implementation.

prereq: 2015

EE 2301. Introduction to Digital System

Design. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Boolean algebra, logic gates, combinational

logic, logic simplification, sequential logic,

design of synchronous sequential logic, Verilog

modeling, design of logic circuits. Integral lab.

Prereq: [EE 1301 (preferred) or CSCI 1113 or

CSCI 1103 or CSci 1133]

EE 2361. Introduction to Microcontrollers.

(; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Basic computer organization, opcodes,

assembly language programming, logical

operations and bit manipulation in C, stack

structure, timers, parallel/serial input/

output, buffers, input pulse-width and period

measurements, PWM output, interrupts and

multi-tasking, using special-purpose features

such as A/D converters. Integral lab. Prereq:

[EE 1301 (preferred) or CSCI 1113 or CSCI

1103 or CSci 1133]

EE 2701. Sustainable Electricity Supply:

Renewables and Conservation. (TS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

This course is on the very timely topic of

combating climate change by looking closely

at electricity generation, delivery, and its use

for a sustainable future. Generating electricity

from renewables and conservation in all forms,

including improving energy efficiency, are the

most important tools we have for combatting

climate change. This course will help you

understand the historical development of

energy production, the economic impacts of

energy sources, the political implications, and

a technical understanding of solar power, wind

power, electrical vehicles, fuel cells, energy

distribution, and conservation. It will help you

consider the potential societal benefits such

as reduced energy bills, cleaner air and water,

increased economic opportunities, and prepare

you for exciting and meaningful careers in

renewable energy and sustainability.

EE 2703. Sustainable Electricity Supply:

Renewables and Conservation Lab. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

This online lab is to complement what

students are learning in the associated

three-credit course EE2701. Students will

conduct experiments related to Wind Turbines,

Electronic Converters, Photovoltaics, LEDs,

and the Smart Grid. Since all the experiments

are digitally controlled, they can easily be

performed online. Co-requisite: EE2701

EE 3005. Fundamentals of Electrical

Engineering. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Fundamentals of analog electronics, digital

electronics, and power systems. Circuit

analysis, electronic devices and applications,

digital circuits, microprocessor systems,

operational amplifiers, transistor amplifiers,

frequency response, magnetically coupled

circuits, transformers, steady state power

analysis. prereq: Math 2243, Phys 1302; not for

EE majors

EE 3006. Fundamentals of Electrical

Engineering Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Lab to accompany 3005. prereq: Concurrent

enrollment in 3005 is allowed but not required

EE 3015. Signals and Systems. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Basic techniques for analysis/design of signal

processing, communications, and control

systems. Time/frequency models, Fourier-

domain representations, modulation. Discrete-

time/digital signal/system analysis. Z transform.

State models, stability, feedback. Suggest

taking EE 3101 concurrently. prereq: [2115,

CSE Upper Division] or dept consent

EE 3025. Statistical Methods in Electrical

and Computer Engineering. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Notions of probability. Elementary statistical

data analysis. Random variables, densities,

expectation, correlation. Random processes,

linear system response to random waveforms.

Spectral analysis. Computer experiments for

analysis and design in random environment.

prereq: [3015, CSE upper division] or instr

approval

EE 3041. Industrial Assignment I. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Industrial work assignment in engineering co-

op program. Evaluation based on student's

formal written report covering semester's work

assignment. prereq: [EE or CompE upper div],

enrolled in ECE co-op program

EE 3101. Signals, Circuits and Electronics

Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Experiments in electronic systems for

information processing; modulation,

demodulation, and filtering using analog and

digital electronics; sampling, quantization and

digital filtering; feedback and phase lock loops.

prereq: [2115, &3015, &3115, CSE Upper

Division] or dept consent

EE 3102. Circuits and Electronics

Laboratory II. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Experiments in circuits/electronics. Team

design project. prereq: [3101 or CSE or dept

consent], attendance first day of class.

EE 3115. Analog Electronics. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Basic differential amplifiers using FETs

and BJTs. Current sources for differential

amplifiers. Op- amp-based differential

amplifiers. IC op amps as multi-stage

amplifiers. Ideal (dc) feedback. Stability and

compensation of negative feedback amplifiers.

Sinusoidal oscillators. Waveshaping circuits.

Power amplifiers. Use of circuit simulators. EE

3015 and EE 3101 should be taken before or

concurrently with EE 3115. prereq: [EE 2115,

&EE 3015, CSE upper division] or dept consent

EE 3161. Semiconductor Devices. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Elementary semiconductor physics; physical

description of pn junction diodes, bipolar

junction transistors, field-effect transistors.

prereq: Upper div CSE, 2115, Phys 1302, Phys

2303 or Chem 1022

EE 3601. Transmission Lines, Fields, and

Waves. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Properties of transmission lines, electrostatics,

magnetostatics, and electromagnetic waves in

unbounded space. Guides, cavities, radiation

theory, antennas. prereq: [2015, [Math 2374

or Math 2263 or Math 2574H or Math 3584H],

[Phys 1302 or Phys 1402], CSE] or dept

consen

EE 3940. Special Topics in Electrical and

Computer Engineering. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Summer)

Topics that are not available in regular courses.

Topics vary. prereq: instr consent

EE 3990. Curricular Practical Training. (1-2

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Industrial work assignment involving advanced

electrical engineering technology. Reviewed

by faculty member. Final report covering work

assignment prereq: instr consent, undergrad

EE or CompE major

EE 4043W. Industrial Assignment II. (WI; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Solution of system design problems that

require developing criteria, evaluating

alternatives, and generating a preliminary

design. Final report emphasizes design

communication and describes design decision

process, analysis, and final recommendations.

prereq: 3041

EE 4044. Industrial Assignment III. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Industrial work assignment in engineering co-

op program. Evaluation based on student's

formal written report covering semester work

assignment. prereq: 4043W

EE 4111. Advanced Analog Electronics

Design. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Basic integrated circuit building blocks

of differential amplifiers, high bandwidth,

instrumentation amplifiers. Current/voltage

references. Feedback, stability, and noise in

electronic circuits. Integral lab. prereq: 3015,

3115

EE 4161W. Energy Conversion and Storage.

(WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

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Fundamental physics/chemistry of selected

energy conversion and energy storage

devices. Connections with their electric power

applications. Role of grid, application to electric

vehicles. Lectures, lab, student presentations.

prereq: 3161 or instr consent

EE 4163. Energy Conversion and Storage

Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Provides laboratory experiences with the

topics of 4161W, including the fundamental

physics and chemistry of selected energy

conversion and energy storage devices, their

application, and their connection strategies in

electric power applications. prereq: concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 4161W

EE 4231. Linear Control Systems: Designed

by Input/Output Methods. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Modeling, characteristics, performance of

feedback control systems. Stability, root

locus, frequency response methods. Digital

implementation, hardware considerations.

prereq: [3015, [upper div CSE or grad student

in CSE major]] or instr consent

EE 4233. State Space Control System

Design. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

State space models, performance evaluation,

numerical issues for feedback control. Stability,

state estimation, quadratic performance.

Implementation, computational issues. prereq:

[3015, upper div CSE] or instr consent

EE 4235. Linear Control Systems

Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Lab to accompany 4231. prereq: 4231 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 4231

EE 4237. State Space Control Laboratory. (;

1 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Lab to accompany 4233. prereq: 4233 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 4233; no cr for [EE or CompE] grad students

EE 4301. Digital Design With Programmable

Logic. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Summer)

Introduction to system design/simulation.

Design using Verilog code/synthesis. Emulation

using Verilog code. prereq: 2301, [1301 or

CSCI 1113 or CSCI 1901]

EE 4303. Introduction to Programmable

Devices Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Spring)

Verilog Language. Combinatorial and

sequential logic synthesis with Verilog.

Implementation in Field Programmable Gate

Arrays (FPGAs). prereq: 2301, 2361; cannot

receive cr for 4303 if cr granted for EE 4301

EE 4341. Embedded System Design. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Microcontroller interfacing for embedded

system design. Exception handling/interrupts.

Memory Interfacing. Parallel/serial input/

output methods. System Buses and protocols.

Serial Buses and component interfaces.

Microcontroller Networks. Real-Time Operating

Systems. Integral lab. prereq: 2301, 2361,

upper div CSE

EE 4363. Computer Architecture and

Machine Organization. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to computer architecture. Aspects

of computer systems, such as pipelining,

memory hierarchy, and input/output systems.

Performance metrics. Examines each

component of a complicated computer system.

prereq: 2361

EE 4389W. Introduction to Predictive

Learning. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

Empirical inference and statistical learning.

Classical statistical framework, model

complexity control, Vapnik-Chervonenkis

(VC) theoretical framework, philosophical

perspective. Nonlinear methods. New

types of inference. Application studies.

prereq: [3025, ECE student] or STAT 3022;

computer programming or MATLAB or similar

environment is recommended for ECE students

EE 4501. Communications Systems. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Systems for transmission/reception of

digital/analog information. Characteristics/

design of wired/wireless communication

systems. Baseband, digital, and carrier-based

techniques. Modulation. Coding. Electronic

noise and its effects on design/performance.

prereq: 3025

EE 4505. Communications Systems

Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Experiments in analysis/design of wired/

wireless communication systems. Lab to

accompany 4501. prereq: 4501 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 4501

EE 4541. Digital Signal Processing. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Review of linear discrete time systems and

sampled/digital signals. Fourier analysis,

discrete/fast Fourier transforms. Interpolation/

decimation. Design of analog, infinite-impulse

response, and finite impulse response filters.

Quantization effects. prereq: [3015, 3025]

or instr consent prereq: [3015, 3025] or instr

consent

EE 4607. Wireless Hardware System Design.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Random processes, noise, modulation, error

probabilities. Antenna opertaion, power transfer

between antennas, rf propagation phenomena,

transmitters/receivers, transmission

lines, effect of antenna performance on

system performance, rf/microwave device

technologies, small-signal amplifiers, mixers,

power amplifiers, rf oscillators. prereq: [3015,

3115, 3601, CSE student] or dept consent

EE 4616. Antennas: Theory, Analysis, and

Design. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

With the widespread use of cell phones

autonomous vehicles, and the coming of the

Internet of Things, there is an increasing need

to understand wireless communications and

radar sensors. A key component of these

systems is the antenna. The purpose of

this course is to help the student develop

knowledge in the area of antennas. This

involves understanding the parameters

that are used to characterize antennas and

how these effect system performance. An

important aspect of the course is to provide the

student with an understanding of the operating

principles behind the most commonly used

antennas. This is followed with exposure

to basic design principles. These can be

used to perform antenna design or can be

used as starting points for design using an

electromagnetic simulator. As part of the

course, students will be exposed to simulator

use through homework assignments and

course project work. [EE 3601 or equivalent]

EE 4623. Introduction to Modern Optics. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Modern optics broadly defined as geometrical,

physical, and quantum optics, including

interference and diffraction, optical polarization,

Fourier optics, cavity optics, optical

propagation, optical coherence, lasers, optical

detection, and optical instruments. prereq:

[Phys 2503 or Phys 2303] and [Math 2374 or

MATH 2263 or MATH 2573H]; instr consent.

EE 4701. Electric Drives. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

AC/DC electric-machine drives for speed/

position control. Integrated discussion of

electric machines, power electronics, and

control systems. Computer simulations.

Applications in electric transportation, robotics,

process control, and energy conservation.

prereq: 3015

EE 4703. Electric Drives Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Laboratory to accompany 4701. Simulink-

based simulations of electric machines/drives

in applications such as energy conservation

and motion control in robotics. prereq: 4701 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 4701

EE 4721. Introduction to Power System

Analysis. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

AC power systems. Large power system

networks. Mathematics/techniques of power

flow analysis. Short-circuit analysis, transient

stability analysis. Use of power system

simulation program for design. prereq: 2011

EE 4722. Power System Analysis

Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Lab analysis of AC power systems, power

system networks, power flow, short circuit,

transient stability. prereq: 4721 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 4721

EE 4741. Power Electronics. (; 3 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Switch-mode power electronics. Switch-

mode DC power supplies. Switch-mode

converters for DC and AC motor drives, wind/

photovoltaic inverters, interfacing power

electronics equipment with utility system.

Power semiconductor devices, magnetic

design, electro-magnetic interference (EMI).

prereq: 3015, 3115

EE 4743. Switch-Mode Power Electronics

Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

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Laboratory to accompany 4741. PSpice-/

Simulink-based simulations of converters,

topologies, and control in switch-mode dc

power supplies, motor drives for motion

control, and inverters for interfacing renewable

energy sources to utility grid. prereq: 4741 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 4741

EE 4893. Directed Study. (1-3 cr. [max 12

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Studies of approved projects, either theoretical

or experimental. prereq: dept consent

EE 4894. Honors Directed Research I.

(2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Experience in research/design for electrical/

computer engineering. Oral/written reports.

This courses is part 1 of a two-part course that

spans one year of research/design for electrical

or computer engineering students. Students

must apply and qualify for the course and

obtain a faculty sponsor. Prereq: Departmental

Consent

EE 4930. Special Topics in Electrical and

Computer Engineering Laboratory. (; 1-2 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Lab work not available in regular courses.

Topics vary. prereq: CSE sr or grad student or

instr consent

EE 4940. Special Topics in Electrical and

Computer Engineering. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics that are not available in regular courses.

Topics vary. prereq: CSE or instr consent

EE 4951W. Senior Design Project. (WI; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Team participation in formulating/solving

open-ended design problems. Oral/written

presentations. prereq: 3015, 3115, 3102,

attendance first day of class

EE 4981H. Senior Honors Project I. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Experience in research/design for electrical/

computer engineering. Oral/written reports.

prereq: ECE honors, sr, instr consent

EE 4982V. Senior Honors Project II. (WI; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Experience in research/design for electrical/

computer engineering. Oral/written reports.

prereq: 4981

EE 4994. Honors Directed Research II.

(2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Experience in research/design for electrical/

computer engineering. Oral/written reports.

This courses is part 2 of a two-part course

that spans one year of research/design for

electrical or computer engineering students.

Students must apply and qualify for the course

and obtain a faculty sponsor.

EE 4999. Special Exam. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; )

EE 5041. Industrial Assignment for

Graduate Students. (1 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Optional industrial work assignment. Evaluation

based on student's formal written report

covering semester's work assignment. This

course counts for 6 credits of Academic

Progress for the semester in which it is taken.

prereq: Consent of Advisor and Office of the

DGS

EE 5121. Transistor Device Modeling for

Circuit Simulation. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Basics of MOS, bipolar theory. Evolution of

popular device models from early SPICE

models to current industry standards. prereq:

[3115, 3161, CSE grad student] or dept

consent

EE 5141. Introduction to Microsystem

Technology. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Microelectromechanical systems composed of

microsensors, microactuators, and electronics

integrated onto common substrate. Design,

fabrication, and operation principles. Labs on

micromachining, photolithography, etching, thin

film deposition, metallization, packaging, and

device characterization. prereq: [3161, 3601,

CSE grad student] or dept consent

EE 5163. Semiconductor Properties and

Devices I. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Principles/properties of semiconductor devices.

Selected topics in semiconductor materials,

statistics, and transport. Aspects of transport in

p-n junctions, heterojunctions. prereq: [3161,

3601, CSE grad student] or dept consent

EE 5164. Semiconductor Properties and

Devices II. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Principles/properties of semiconductor devices.

Charge control in different FETs, transport,

modeling. Bipolar transistor models (Ebers-

Moll, Gummel-Poon), heterostructure bipolar

transistors. Special devices. prereq: 5163 or

instr consent

EE 5171. Microelectronic Fabrication. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Fabrication of microelectronic devices. Silicon

integrated circuits, GaAs devices. Lithography,

oxidation, diffusion. Process integration of

various technologies, including CMOS, double

poly bipolar, and GaAs MESFET. prereq: CSE

grad student or dept consent

EE 5173. Basic Microelectronics Laboratory.

(; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Students fabricate a polysilicon gate, single-

layer metal, NMOS chip, performing 80 percent

of processing, including photolithography,

diffusion, oxidation, and etching. In-process

measurement results are compared with final

electrical test results. Simple circuits are used

to estimate technology performance. prereq:

[[5171 or concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 5171], CSE grad student] or dept

consent

EE 5181. Micro and Nanotechnology by Self

Assembly. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring

Odd Year)

Self-assembly process of micro and nano

structures for realization of 1-, 2-, 3-

dimensional micro- and nano-devices. Micro

and nanoscale fabrication by electrostatic,

magnetic, surface tension, Capillary, intrinsic

and extrinsic forces. Nanoscale lithographic

patterning. Devices packaging, Self-healing

process. prereq: EE 3161, Phys 1302

EE 5231. Linear Systems and Optimal

Control. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Properties and modeling of linear systems.

Linear quadratic and linear-quadratic-Gaussian

regulators. Maximum principle. prereq: [3015,

CSE grad student] or instr consent

EE 5235. Robust Control System Design. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Development of control system design ideas;

frequency response techniques in design

of single-input/single-output (and MI/MO)

systems. Robust control concepts. CAD tools.

prereq: CSE grad, 3015, 5231 or instr consent

EE 5239. Introduction to Nonlinear

Optimization. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Nonlinear optimization. Analytical/

computational methods. Constrained

optimization methods. Convex analysis,

Lagrangian relaxation, non-differentiable

optimization, applications in integer

programming. Optimality conditions, Lagrange

multiplier theory, duality theory. Control,

communications, management science

applications. prereq: [3025, Math 2373, Math

2374, CSE grad student] or dept consent

EE 5251. Optimal Filtering and Estimation.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Basic probability theory, stochastic processes.

Gauss-Markov model. Batch/recursive least

squares estimation. Filtering of linear/nonlinear

systems. Continuous-time Kalman-Bucy

filter. Unscented Kalman filter, particle filters.

Applications. prereq: [[[MATH 2243, STAT

3021] or equiv], CSE grad student] or dept

consent; 3025, 4231 recommended

EE 5271. Robot Vision. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Modern visual perception for robotics that

includes position and orientation, camera

model and calibration, feature detection,

multiple images, pose estimation, vision-

based control, convolutional neural networks,

reinforcement learning, deep Q-network,

and visuomotor policy learning. [Math 2373

or equivalent; EE 1301 or equivalent basic

programming course]

EE 5301. VLSI Design Automation I. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Basic graph/numerical algorithms. Algorithms

for logic/high-level synthesis. Simulation

algorithms at logic/circuit level. Physical-design

algorithms. prereq: [2301, CSE grad student] or

dept consent

EE 5302. VLSI Design Automation II. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Basic algorithms, computational complexity.

High-level synthesis. Test generation. Power

estimation. Timing optimization. Current topics.

prereq: [5301, CSE grad student] or dept

consent

EE 5323. VLSI Design I. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

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Combinational static CMOS circuits.

Transmission gate networks. Clocking

strategies, sequential circuits. CMOS

process flows, design rules, structured layout

techniques. Dynamic circuits, including Domino

CMOS and DCVS. Performance analysis,

design optimization, device sizing. prereq:

[2301, 3115, CSE grad student] or dept

consent

EE 5324. VLSI Design II. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

CMOS arithmetic logic units, high-speed carry

chains, fast CMOS multipliers. High-speed

performance parallel shifters. CMOS memory

cells, array structures, read/write circuits.

Design for testability, including scan design

and built-in self test. VLSI case studies. prereq:

[5323, CSE grad student] or dept consent

EE 5327. VLSI Design Laboratory. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Complete design of an integrated circuit.

Designs evaluated by computer simulation.

prereq: [4301, [5323 or concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in 5323], CSE grad

student] or dept consent

EE 5329. VLSI Digital Signal Processing

Systems. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Programmable architectures for signal/

media processing. Data-flow representation.

Architecture transformations. Low-power

design. Architectures for two's complement/

redundant representation, carry-save, and

canonic signed digit. Scheduling/allocation

for high-level synthesis. prereq: [[5323 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 5323], CSE grad student] or dept consent

EE 5333. Analog Integrated Circuit Design.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Fundamental circuits for analog signal

processing. Design issues associated with

MOS/BJT devices. Design/testing of circuits.

Selected topics (e.g., modeling of basic IC

components, design of operational amplifier

or comparator or analog sampled-data circuit

filter). prereq: [3115, CSE grad student] or dept

consent

EE 5340. Introduction to Quantum

Computing and Physical Basics of

Computing. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Physics of computation will explore how

physical principles and limits have been

shaping paradigms of computing. A key goal

of this course is to understand how (and to

what extent) a paradigm shift in computing

can help with emerging energy problems.

Topics include physical limits of computing,

coding and information theoretical foundations,

computing with beyond-CMOS devices,

reversible computing, quantum computing,

stochastic computing. A previous course in

computer architecture is suggested but not

required.

EE 5351. Applied Parallel Programming. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Parallel programming/architecture. Application

development for many-core processors.

Computational thinking, types of parallelism,

programming models, mapping computations

effectively to parallel hardware, efficient data

structures, paradigms for efficient parallel

algorithms, application case studies. prereq:

[4363 or equivalent], programming experience

(C/C++ preferred)

EE 5355. Algorithmic Techniques for

Scalable Many-core Computing. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Algorithm techniques for enhancing the

scalability of parallel software: scatter-to-

gather, problem decomposition, binning,

privatization, tiling, regularization, compaction,

double-buffering, and data layout. These

techniques address the most challenging

problems in building scalable parallel

software: limited parallelism, data contention,

insufficient memory bandwidth, load balance,

and communication latency. Programming

assignments will be given to reinforce the

understanding of the techniques. prereq: basic

knowledge of CUDA, experience working in a

Unix environment, and experience developing

and running scientific codes written in C or C

++. Completion of EE 5351 is not required but

highly recommended.

EE 5364. Advanced Computer Architecture.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Instruction set architecture, processor

microarchitecture. Memory and I/O systems.

Interactions between computer software

and hardware. Methodologies of computer

design. prereq: [[4363 or CSci 4203], CSE grad

student] or dept consent

EE 5371. Computer Systems Performance

Measurement and Evaluation. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Tools/techniques for analyzing computer

hardware, software, system performance.

Benchmark programs, measurement tools,

performance metrics. Deterministic/probabilistic

simulation techniques, random number

generation/testing. Bottleneck analysis. prereq:

[4363 or 5361 or CSci 4203 or 5201], [CSE

grad student] or dept consent

EE 5373. Data Modeling Using R. (1 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to data modeling and the R

language programming. Multi-factor linear

regression modeling. Residual analysis

and model quality evaluation. Response

prediction. Training and testing. Integral

lab. An introductory course in probability

and statistics is suggested but not required;

basic programming skills in some high-level

programming language, such as C/C++, Java,

Fortran, etc also suggested.

EE 5381. Telecommunications Networks. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Fundamental concepts of modern

telecommunications networks, mathematical

tools required for their performance analysis.

Layered network architecture, point-to-point

protocols/links, delay models, multiaccess

communication/routing. prereq: [4501, 5531,

CSE grad student] or dept consent

EE 5389. Introduction to Predictive

Learning. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even

Year)

Empirical inference and statistical learning.

Classical statistical framework, model

complexity control, Vapnik-Chervonenkis

(VC) theoretical framework, philosophical

perspective. Nonlinear methods. New

types of inference. Application studies.

prereq: EE 3025, STAT 3022 or equivalent;

computer programming or MATLAB or similar

environment is recommended.

EE 5391. Computing With Neural Networks.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Neural networks as a computational model.

Connections to AI, statistics and model-based

computation. Associative memory and matrix

computation; Hopfield networks. Supervised

networks for classification and prediction.

Unsupervised networks for data reduction.

Associative recognition/retrieval, optimization,

time series prediction, knowledge extraction.

prereq: [[3025 or Stat 3091], CSE grad student]

or dept consent

EE 5393. Circuits, Computation, and

Biology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Connections between digital circuit design and

synthetic/computational biology. Probabilistic,

discrete-event simulation. Timing analysis.

Information-Theoretic Analysis. Feedback

in digital circuits/genetic regulatory systems.

Synthesizing stochastic logic and probabilistic

biochemistry.

EE 5501. Digital Communication. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Theory/techniques of modern digital

communications. Communication limits.

Modulation/detection. Data transmission

over channels with intersymbol interference.

Optimal/suboptimal sequence detection.

Equalization. Error correction coding. Trellis-

coded modulation. Multiple access. prereq:

[3025, 4501, CSE grad student] or dept

consent

EE 5505. Wireless Communication. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Introduction to wireless communication

systems. Propagation modeling, digital

communication over fading channels, diversity

and spread spectrum techniques, radio

mobile cellular systems design, performance

evaluation. Current European, North American,

and Japanese wireless networks. prereq:

[4501, CSE grad student] or dept consent;

5501 recommended

EE 5531. Probability and Stochastic

Processes. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Probability, random variables and random

processes. System response to random

inputs. Gaussian, Markov and other

processes for modeling and engineering

applications. Correlation and spectral analysis.

Estimation principles. Examples from digital

communications and computer networks.

prereq: [3025, CSE grad student] or dept

consent

EE 5542. Adaptive Digital Signal

Processing. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

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Design, application, and implementation

of optimum/adaptive discrete-time FIR/IIR

filters. Wiener, Kalman, and Least-Squares.

Linear prediction. Lattice structure. LMS, RLS,

and Levinson-Durbin algorithms. Channel

equalization, system identification, biomedical/

sensor array processing, spectrum estimation.

Noise cancellation applications. prereq: [4541,

5531, CSE grad student] or dept consent

EE 5545. Digital Signal Processing Design.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Real-time implementation of digital signal

processing (DSP) algorithms, including

filtering, sample-rate conversion, and FFT-

based spectral analysis. Implementation

on a modern DSP Platform. Processor

architecture. Arithmetic operations. Real-

time processing issues. Processor limitations.

Integral laboratory. prereq: [4541, CSE grad

student] or dept consent

EE 5549. Digital Signal Processing

Structures for VLSI. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Pipelining. Parallel processing. Fast

convolution. FIR, rank-order, IIR, lattice,

adaptive digital filters. Scaling and roundoff

noise. DCT. Viterbi coders. Lossless coders,

video compression. prereq: [4541, CSE grad

student] or dept consent

EE 5551. Multiscale and Multirate Signal

Processing. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Multirate discrete-time systems. Bases,

frames. Continuous wavelet transform.

Scaling equations. Discrete wavelet transform.

Applications in signal/image processing.

prereq: [4541, 5531, CSE grad student] or dept

consent

EE 5561. Image Processing and

Applications. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Two-dimensional digital filtering/transforms.

Application to image enhancement, restoration,

compression, and segmentation. prereq: [4541,

5581, CSE grad student] or instr consent

EE 5581. Information Theory and Coding. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Source/channel models, codes for sources/

channels. Entropy, mutual information,

capacity, rate-distortion functions. Coding

theorems. prereq: [5531, CSE grad student] or

dept consent

EE 5583. Error Control Coding. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Error-correcting codes. Concepts, properties,

polynomial representation. BCH, Golay, Reed-

Muller/Reed-Solomon codes. Convolutional

codes. Iterative codes. prereq: [[3025, Math

2373] or equiv], [CSE grad student or dept

consent]

EE 5585. Data Compression. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Source coding in digital communications and

recording. Codes for lossless compression.

Universal lossless codes. Lossless image

compression. Scalar and vector quantizer

design. Loss source coding theory. Differential

coding, trellis codes, transform/subband

coding. Analysis/synthesis schemes. prereq:

CSE grad student or dept consent

EE 5601. Introduction to RF/Microwave

Engineering. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Fundamentals of EM theory and transmission

lines concepts. Transmission lines and network

analysis. CAD tool. Lumped circuit component

designs. Passive circuit components.

Connectivity to central communication theme.

prereq: [3601, CSE grad student] or dept

consent

EE 5602. RF/Microwave Circuit Design. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Transmission lines, network analysis concepts.

CAD tools for passive/active designs. Diode

based circuit designs (detectors, frequency

multipliers, mixers). Transistor based circuit

design (amplifiers, oscillators, mixer/doubler).

prereq: [5601 or equiv], [CSE grad student or

instr consent]

EE 5607. Wireless Hardware System Design.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Review of random processes, noise,

modulation, and error probabilities. Basis

antenna operation, power transfer between

antennas, rf propagation phenomena,

transmitters/receivers, transmission

lines, effect of antenna performance on

system performance, rf/microwave device

technologies, small-signal amplifiers, mixers,

power amplifiers, rf oscillators.

EE 5611. Plasma-Aided Manufacturing. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Manufacturing using plasma processes.

Plasma properties as a processing medium.

Plasma spraying, welding and microelectronics

processing. Process control and system

design; industrial speakers. Cross-disciplinary

experience between heat transfer design

issues and manufacturing technology. prereq:

[[[ME 3321, ME 3322] or equiv], [upper div CSE

or grad student]] or dept consent

EE 5613. RF/Microwave Circuit Design

Laboratory. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Scattering parameters, planar lumped circuits,

transmission lines, RF/microwave substrate

materials, matching networks/tuning elements,

resonators, filters, combiners/dividers,

couplers. Integral lab. prereq: [[5601 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 5601], CSE grad student] or dept consent

EE 5616. Antenna Theory and Design. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Antenna performance parameters, vector

potential/radiation integral, wire antenna

structures, broadband antenna structures,

microstrips/aperture theory, antenna

measurements. prereq: [[5601 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 5601],

CSE grad student] or dept consent

EE 5621. Physical Optics. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Physical optics principles, including Fourier

analysis of optical systems/images, scalar

diffraction theory, interferometry, and

coherence theory. Diffractive optical elements,

holography, astronomical imaging, optical

information processing, microoptics. prereq:

[3015, CSE grad student] or dept consent

EE 5622. Physical Optics Laboratory. (; 1

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Fundamental optical techniques. Diffraction

and optical pattern recognition. Spatial/

temporal coherence. Interferometry. Speckle.

Coherent/incoherent imaging. Coherent image

processing. Fiber Optics. prereq: [[5621 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 5621], CSE grad student] or dept consent

EE 5624. Optical Electronics. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Fundamentals of lasers, including propagation

of Gaussian beams, optical resonators, and

theory of laser oscillation. Polarization optics,

electro-optic, acousto-optic modulation,

nonlinear optics, phase conjugation. prereq:

[[3601 or Phys 3002], CSE grad student] or

dept consent

EE 5627. Optical Fiber Communication. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Components/systems aspects of optical fiber

communication. Modes of optical fibers. Signal

degradation/dispersion. Optical sources/

detectors. Digital/analog transmissions

systems. Direct/coherent detection. Optical

amplifiers. Optical soliton propagation. prereq:

[3015, 3601, CSE grad student] or dept

consent

EE 5628. Fiber Optics Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Experiments in fiber optics. Dielectric

waveguides, modes in optical fibers, fiber

dispersion/attenuation, properties of light

sources/detectors, optical communication

systems. prereq: [[5627 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 5627],

CSE grad student] or instr consent

EE 5629. Optical System Design. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Elementary or paraxial optics. Non-paraxial,

exact ray tracing. Energy considerations

in instrument design. Fourier optics and

image quality. Design examples: telescopes,

microscopes, diffraction-limited lenses,

projectors, scientific instruments. prereq: CSE

grad student or dept consent

EE 5640. Introduction to Nano-Optics. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This course will cover the physics and

technology of nano-optics and plasmonics

and their potential applications in biochemical

sensing, super-resolution imaging, optical

trapping, light emission, and spectroscopy.

The following topics will be covered: -

Maxwell's equations, E&M of metals - Fresnel's

equations, light propagation in periodic

media - Physics of surface plasmon waves -

Metallic waveguides: metal-insulator-metal vs.

insulator-metal-insulator - Optical antennas

- Noble metal nanoparticles: Synthesis,

optical properties, and applications - Optical

biosensors based on surface plasmon

resonance (SPR) - Surface enhanced Raman

scattering (SERS) - Surface enhanced

Infrared Absorption (SEIRA) - Super-

resolution imaging and near-field optical

microscopy - Light transmission through nano-

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- Plasmonics at long wavelengths (infrared

and terahertz) - Plasmonics in atomically thick

materials Knowledge of Maxwell's equations,

Matlab, or Mathematica coding is suggested

but not required.

EE 5649. Infrared Devices and Technology.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

One of the most economically and scientifically

important but relatively unknown device

technologies is infrared detection, sensing and

imaging. Today the application space is much

larger than traditional military applications

and includes weather and climate satellites,

industrial process control, petrochemical

analysis, pollution sensing, astronomy,

and biomedical clinical diagnostics. This

class covers the basic physics of infrared

emission and absorption in solid-state

materials, molecules, and the atmosphere.

It also discusses detector technology (with

particular emphasis on types of semiconductor

and quantum-dot photon detectors,

microbolometers, and thermoelectric detectors)

and the infrared spectroscopy of molecules to

show why the infrared is so important in the

study of chemical, biological, and atmospheric

systems. The class will also examine types

of commonly used spectrometers: cavity,

dispersive, and FTIR and sampling of important

applications: passive and active standoff

detection, satellite climate and atmospheric

monitoring, industrial and petrochemical

analysis, and LIDAR. Other topics will be

introduced as time allows.

EE 5653. Physical Principles of Magnetic

Materials. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Physics of diamagnetism, paramagnetism,

ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism,

ferrimagnetism. Ferromagnetic phenomena.

Static/dynamic theory of micromagnetics,

magneto-optics, and magnetization dynamics.

Magnetic material applications. prereq: CSE

grad student or dept consent

EE 5655. Magnetic Recording. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Magnetic fundamentals, recording materials,

idealized models of magnetic records/

reproduction, analytic models of magnetic

record heads, sinusoidal magnetic recording,

digital magnetic recording, magnetic recording

heads/media, digital recording systems. prereq:

CSE grad student or dept consent

EE 5657. Physical Principles of Thin Film

Technology. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Fabrication, characterization, and application

of thin film and nanostructured materials and

devices. Focuses on vacuum deposition.

Materials science. Hands-on, team-based labs.

EE 5670. Spintronic Devices. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Spring Odd Year)

Basic concepts and physical principles

underlying spintronic devices; engineering

designs and basic features of matured

spintronic devices: GMR and MTJ sensor,

MRAM, etc; new opportunities and engineering

designs and challenges of spintronic devices:

STT-RAM, spin torque oscillator and all spin

logic, etc.

EE 5705. Electric Drives in Sustainable

Energy Systems. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Spring)

Role of electric drives in wind-electric systems,

inertial storage, elec/hybrid vehicles. AC

machines for energy-efficient operation using

d-q axis modeling. Vector-/direct-torque-

controlled induction motor drives. Permanent-

magnet and interior-permanent magnet ac

motor drives. Sensorless drives. Voltage

space-vector modulation technology. prereq:

[4701, CSE grad student] or dept consent

EE 5707. Electric Drives in Sustainable

Energy Systems Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Lab to accompany 5705. prereq: 5705 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 5705

EE 5721. Power Generation Operation and

Control. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd

Year)

Engineering aspects of power system

operation. Economic analysis of generation

plants & scheduling to minimize total cost

of operation. Scheduling of hydro resources

and thermal plants with limited fuel supplies.

Loss analysis, secure operation. State

estimation, optimal power flow. Power system

organizations. prereq: [4721, CSE grad

student] or dept consent

EE 5725. Power Systems Engineering. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Reliability analysis of large power generation/

transmission systems. Writing programs

for state-by-state analysis and Monte Carlo

analysis. Power system protection systems,

circuit current calculations, short circuit

detection, isolating faulted components.

Characteristics of protection components.

prereq: [4721, CSE grad student] or dept

consent

EE 5741. Advanced Power Electronics. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Physics of solid-state power devices, passive

components, magnetic optimization, advanced

topologies. Unity power factor correction

circuits, EMI issues, snubbers, soft switching

in dc/ac converters. Practical considerations.

Very low voltage output converters. Integrated

computer simulations. prereq: CSE grad

student] or dept consent

EE 5745. Wind Energy Essentials. (2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Design, planning, development/operation of

wind energy facilities. Wind turbine generator

types, wind forecasting/assessment, wind farm

project development, grid integration, wind

turbine controls, blade aerodynamics/acoustics,

mechanical/hydrostatic transmissions,

materials/structural reliability, wind turbine

foundations, radar interference, role of public

policy in wind energy. prereq: CSE grad

student or dept consent

EE 5811. Biological Instrumentation. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

This course will cover the physics and

technology of biological instruments. The

operating principles of optical, electrical, and

mechanical biosensors will be discussed,

followed by transport and delivery of

biomolecules to the sensors. Techniques

to manufacture these sensing devices,

along with microfluidic packaging, will be

covered. Lectures will be complemented by

lab demo sessions to give students hands-on

experiences in microfluidic chip fabrication,

microscopy, and particle trapping experiments.

EE 5940. Special Topics in Electrical

Engineering I. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Special topics in electrical and computer

engineering. Topics vary.

EE 5950. Special Topics in Electrical

Engineering II. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Special topics in electrical and computer

engineering. Topics vary.

EE 5960. Special Topics in Electrical

Engineering III. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Special topics in electrical and computer

engineering. Topics vary.

EE 5970. Special Topics in Electrical

Engineering IV. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Special topics in electrical and computer

engineering. Topics vary. prereq: EE or CompE

grad student or instr consent; only available for

Rochester Campus

EE 5980. Teaching, Grading, and Lab

Instruction Seminar. (1 cr. ; No Grade

Associated; Every Fall)

The purpose of this course is to provide

guidance and instruction in teaching, grading,

and laboratory procedures. In addition, you

will be provided with structured links to self-

help resources, support from faculty, peers,

and staff that will improve your effectiveness

and efficiency while teaching and grading. The

course is broken out into four components:

- A pre-semester orientation and series of

three workshops (4 hours) - A series of bi-

weekly seminars spaced throughout the

semester (approx. 4 hours) - A private teaching

consultation by CEI (3 hours, lab TAs only) - A

wrap-up discussion session (2 hours)

EE 5990. Curricular Practical Training. (; 1-2

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Industrial work assignment involving advanced

electrical engineering technology. Review

by faculty member. Final report covering

work assignment. prereq: Grad student, instr

consent

Endodontics (ENDO)

ENDO 5300. Endodontics Orientation. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Summer)

Clinic policies/procedures. Anatomy,

access, evaluation, diagnosis. Pulp biology/

microbiology. Etiology/cracks. Instrumentation.

Obturation. Management of pain. Lab.

ENDO 5304. Advanced Clinical

Endodontics. (; 1-6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Summer)

Diagnosis/treatment of clinical cases. Complex

cases, new/unique techniques.

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ENDO 5305. Advanced Clinical

Endodontics. (; 1-6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Diagnosis/treatment of clinical cases. Complex

cases, new techniques. prereq: 5304

ENDO 5306. Advanced Clinical

Endodontics. (; 1-6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Diagnosis/treatment of clinical cases. Complex

cases, new techniques.

ENDO 5307. Advanced Clinical

Endodontics. (; 1-6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Summer)

Diagnosis/treatment of clinical cases. Complex

cases, new techniques. prereq: 5306

ENDO 5308. Advanced Clinical

Endodontics. (; 1-6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Diagnosis/treatment of clinical cases. Complex

cases, new techniques. prereq: 5307, dept

consent

ENDO 5309. Advanced Clinical

Endodontics. (; 1-6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Diagnosis/treatment of clinical cases. Complex

cases, new techniques. prereq: 5308

ENDO 5310. Advanced Clinical

Endodontics. (; 1-6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Summer)

Diagnosis/treatment of clinical cases. Complex

cases, new techniques. prereq: 5309

ENDO 5311. Advanced Endodontic

Emergency. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every

Summer)

Each student is assigned weekly periods

(8 hours/week) and is responsible for all

emergencies in the endodontic clinic during this

time. prereq: dept consent

ENDO 5312. Advanced Endodontic

Emergency. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall)

Students assigned 8 hrs/wk), are responsible

for emergencies in clinic. prereq: 5311

ENDO 5313. Advanced Endodontic

Emergency. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every

Spring)

Students assigned 8 hrs/wk), are responsible

for emergencies in clinic. prereq: 5312

ENDO 5314. Advanced Endodontic

Emergency. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every

Summer)

Students assigned 8 hrs/wk), are responsible

for emergencies in clinic. prereq: 5313

ENDO 5315. Advanced Endodontic

Emergency. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall)

Students assigned 8 hrs/wk, are responsible

for emergencies in clinic. prereq: 5314, dept

consent

ENDO 5316. Advanced Endodontic

Emergency. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every

Spring)

Students assigned 8 hrs/wk, are responsible for

emergencies in clinic. prereq: 5315

ENDO 5317. Advanced Endodontic

Emergency. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every

Summer)

Students assigned 8 hrs/wk, are responsible for

emergencies in clinic. prereq: 5316

ENDO 5329. Clinical Seminar I. (; 1 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

Oral/visual presentation of endodontic cases

with follow up. Presentation of surgery cases

before surgery. prereq: dept consent

ENDO 5330. Review of Cases. (; 1-2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Spring & Summer)

Oral/visual presentation of endodontic cases

with follow up. Presentation of cases before

surgery. prereq: 5329

ENDO 5331. Review of Cases. (; 1 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

Oral/visual presentation of endodontic cases

with follow up. Presentation of cases before

surgery. prereq: 5330

ENDO 5332. Review of cases. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Oral and visual presentation of endodontic

cases with follow up. Presentations of surgery

cases before surgeries. prereq: dept consent

ENDO 5400. Advanced Endodontics for

the General Dentist. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Advanced diagnosis/treatment of endodontics

in clinic/office setting. Internship. prereq: dept

consent

ENDO 5600. Endodontic Histopathology. (;

1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Periodic Spring

& Summer)

Physiology of pulpal/periapical diseases.

Normal histology of pulpal/periapical tissues.

Histopathology of abnormal pulpal/periapical

tissues. Differential diagnosis of periapical

radiolucencies.

English as a Second Language

(ESL)

ESL 3001. Integrated Skills for Academic

English. (; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

This course focuses on the academic and

language skills necessary to thrive in a US

university setting. Students will strengthen

English language communication skills, both

written and oral, that will help them succeed

in their other content area courses at the

University. Focus is on setting and achieving

goals for academic success, understanding

and using academic resources for the US

university, and building strategies and

language for more effective communication

with instructors and peers in academic writing,

presentations, discussions, and group projects.

prereq: Non-native speaker of English

ESL 3006. English for Business

Interactions. (2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Designed for high-intermediate to advanced

non-native speakers of English who are

currently business majors or in closely related

major. Writing for business communication,

self-editing skills, communication styles,

presentations, telephone communication.

prereq: Non-native English speaker

ESL 3007. English for Physics. (1 cr. [max 2

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

One-credit course designed for non-

native speakers of English who have high-

intermediate to advanced English skills and are

currently enrolled in an introductory physics

course. Students taking this course will gain

more support and practice with the conventions

of scientific lab report writing, applying the

concepts of academic integrity, interacting

and participating in lab-type discussions,

interpreting authentic texts (both text and

aural-based), and understanding the cultural

norms for seeking additional academic / social

support. One of the goals of this course is to

equip participants with techniques to aid in

continual improvement of English skills for

science and engineering contexts beyond the

class. prereq: Non-native English speaker

ESL 3008. English for Chemistry. (1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is designed for non-native

speakers of English who are currently enrolled

in an introductory chemistry course (CHEM

1061 or 1065). Students taking this course

will gain more support and practice with the

conventions of writing scientific lab reports,

interacting and participating in classroom and

lab discussions, interpreting authentic texts

(both written and aural), applying the concepts

of academic integrity, and understanding the

cultural expectations for seeking additional

academic/social support. One of the goals

of this course is to equip participants with

techniques to aid in continual improvement of

English skills for science contexts beyond the

class.

ESL 3101. Advanced English Grammar. (;

4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Form, meaning, and use of common English

grammatical structures in written/oral

discourse. Adverb, adjective, and noun

clauses. Verb tense, aspect, and modality.

Grammar beyond sentence level. Application to

development of revision/editing skills. prereq:

dept consent, non-native speaker of English,

[C-TOEFL score 153-187 or equiv], ESL

program consent

ESL 3102. English Grammar for Academic

Purposes. (; 4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Form, meaning, and use of an expanded

repertoire of complex English grammatical

structures used in academic written/oral

discourse. Subordination, coordination,

transition. Complex referential expressions.

Complementation. Lexical grammar.

Independent self-editing of academic writing.

prereq: 3101, [Non-native speaker of English,

[C-TOEFL score of at least 190 or equiv], dept

consent

ESL 3201. Advanced English Reading and

Composition. (5 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Comprehension of main ideas, organization,

and support in longer authentic English texts.

Expanded vocabulary comprehension. Fluency,

focus, and persuasiveness through draft/

revision. Focuses on accuracy/variety of

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expression. prereq: Non-native speaker of

English, [iBT score of 53-67 or equiv]

ESL 3202. Academic Reading and

Composition. (; 5 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Academic writer's purpose, main ideas, and

supporting evidence in English language texts.

Expansion of academic vocabulary. Use of

source material in English research writing in

different academic genres. Focuses on revision

to improve fluency/accuracy. prereq: 3201,

Non-native speaker of English, [iBT score of at

least 68 or equiv], dept consent

ESL 3302. Writing for Academic Purposes.

(; 4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Writing process. Idea generation/development,

drafting, revision, editing. Focuses on different

genres of academic writing, including critical

response to scholarly argument, scholarly

review, and incorporation of source material in

writing. "Rush writing" under time pressure to

improve fluency in writing. prereq: 3202, non-

native speaker of English, [C-TOEFL score of

at least 190 or equiv], dept consent

ESL 3402. Research Writing for the

American University. (; 4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Methods of citation, conventions of style

and organization, and critical thinking skills

necessary for writing college-level research

papers. Students select topics derived from

a contemporary academic theme and apply a

process approach to produce a research paper.

Students learn to use the library effectively.

Structure and vocabulary usage. prereq: [Non-

native speaker of English, [TOEFL iBT 79 or

IELTS 6.5 or MNBatt 80 or equiv]] or dept

consent

ESL 3501. Advanced English Listening

and Speaking. (; 5 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Speaking/understanding naturally spoken

English in academic activities such as lecture

comprehension, note taking, class discussions,

and oral presentations. Emphasizes cross-

cultural interaction related to academic subject

matter. prereq: Non-native speaker of English,

[iBT score 53-67 or equiv], dept consent

ESL 3502. Academic Listening and

Speaking. (; 5 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Understanding lectures and academic

discussions. Focuses on critical listening.

Students produce academic presentations

and participate in discussions on subjects

of general academic interest. Cross-cultural

awareness. Negotiation of disagreement/

misunderstanding. prereq: 3501, non-native

speaker of English, [iBT score of at least 68 or

equiv], dept consent

ESL 3550. Pronunciation Improvement. (; 2

cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Summer)

Aspects of English pronunciation necessary to

improve comprehensibility and reduce foreign-

accents. Enunciation. Word, phrasal, and

sentence stress. Intonation. Linking. Thought

groups. Rhythm. prereq: Non-native speaker of

English

ESL 3551. English Pronunciation. (; 4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Improving production/perception of sounds

of English language. Intelligibility of individual

sounds, rhythm, intonation, word/sentence

stress, linking phenomena in fast speech.

Rules of pronunciation in relation to rules of

English spelling. prereq: Non-native speaker of

English, dept consent

ESL 3602. Speaking for Academic

Purposes. (; 4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Students participate in American academic

interactions of various types: lectures,

presentations, seminar-style discussions,

informal exchanges. Presenting oneself

professionally/socially in collegial settings with

accuracy, variety, and flexibility. prereq: 3502,

non-native speaker of English, [C-TOEFL score

of at least 190 or equiv], dept consent

ESL 3900. Special Topics in ESL. (; 1-5 cr.

[max 10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Topics vary. prereq: Non-native speaker of

English

ESL 5006. English for Business

Interactions. (2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Designed for high-intermediate to advanced

non-native speakers of English who are

currently business majors or in closely related

major. Writing for business communication,

self-editing skills, communication styles,

presentations, telephone communication.

prereq: Grad, non-native English speaker

ESL 5008. Speaking for Professional

Settings. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course is designed for graduate students

who are non-native speakers of English

seeking to improve their English speaking

skills for professional contexts. The course

assumes that students already have a

high level of proficiency in English; this

course will help students refine their skills

for specific professional situations. The

course covers topics such as small talk,

networking, interviewing, and presentation

skills. Students will increase their confidence to

communicate in a variety of settings including

informal exchanges, career fairs, conference

presentations, and job interviews. prereq:

Graduate student

ESL 5009. Advanced English Conversation

Skills for Professionals. (2 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This hybrid course is designed for graduate

students who are non-native speakers of

English seeking to improve their English

conversation skills for informal, professional

settings. The goal of this course is to build

fluency and apply culturally appropriate

strategies to be effective communicators

in English with peers, professors, and

colleagues in graduate and post-graduate

work. Participants will increase their fluency

and confidence to communicate in a variety

of situations, and on a range of topics, by

engaging in speaking practice outside of

class such as informational interviews, peer

networking, professional development events,

and co-curricular activities.

ESL 5302. Academic Writing. (4 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This four credit course is designed for graduate

students for whom English is not a native

language. This course focuses on foundational

writing skills and emphasizes the writing

process - developing ideas, drafting, revising,

and editing. Guided textual analyses of

readings are used to develop writing skills

through the close examination of strategies

employed by accomplished writers. Through

ongoing, active participation, students learn

to (1) match writing to audience and purpose,

(2) produce different genres of academic

writing, (3) incorporate source material into

writing, and (4) critique their writing and

that of others. Gains in basic writing skills

culminate in students' ability to transfer

acquired skills into discipline-specific writing.

Through development of personal voice and an

appreciation for the importance of the credibility

of the writer, students also learn to recognize

and avoid plagiarism. Problems with sentence

structure, lexical grammar, and diction are

addressed individually.

ESL 5900. Special Topics in English

Language. (; 1-5 cr. [max 15 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics vary. prereq: Non-native speaker of

English

English: Literature (ENGL)

ENGL 1001W. Introduction to Literature:

Poetry, Drama, Narrative. (LITR,WI; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This writing-intensive course is designed for

students who wish to develop a foundational

understanding of literary study, inquiry, and

analysis. This course is organized around

literary genres, and thus will introduce students

to the fundamentals of fiction, poetry, and

drama. This course will also question the

boundaries of genre and of the category

"literature" itself. Throughout the semester,

we will reflect on the central questions: "What

is Literature" and "Why do we study it"? After

successfully completing this class, students will

be equipped with the basic critical vocabulary

and toolset for engaging in literary study. They

will be prepared to analyze literary voice, tone,

symbol, motif, theme, imagery, narrative, and

form, among other literary aspects. They will

also be equipped with several critical cultural

lenses, among them gender, race, ethnicity,

class, language, and national identity.

ENGL 1003W. Women Write the World.

(GP,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Concepts in literary studies. Poems, plays,

short stories, novels, essays, letters by women

from different parts of world. Focuses on lives,

experiences, and literary expression of women,

including basic concepts of women's studies.

ENGL 1011. Laughter and Literature

Through the Ages. (CIV,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

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Explaining how comedy differs from tragedy,

Aristotle observed that "Man is the only animal

who laughs and cries." Like our other emotions,

laughter and grief are not rational (a purely

reasonable animal would not be swayed

by feelings), and that's why any attempt to

rationalize either of these paradoxical emotions

is likely to fail. Traditionally, grief is separated

from laughter by using the twin categories

of comic and tragic. But even in drama or

literature, grief is not utterly desperate and

laughter is not always funny. This last paradox

-that laughter need not be comic- serves as

a basic axiom for our course, which will study

not just the laughter presented in literature

but historical (e.g., classical and medieval)

examples. Instead of focusing on contradictory

generic theories, this course examines

laughter in specific dramatic, narrative and

historical works from ancient Greece and

Rome down through the medieval and modern

eras. This course will show students how to

bring a historical perspective to bear on the

philosophical question, "What is laughter?" As

modern readers, they will learn that the best

way for us to study a past culture is to start with

critical thinking about our own.

ENGL 1031. Introduction to the Short Story.

(LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

English literature boasts some of the most

powerful, beautifully crafted short stories in

world literature. In this class, we will use the

short story as a path for understanding the craft

of writing: how writers use language to present

a vividly imagined world in a short number of

pages. We will also examine the importance

of genre: how, for example, a detective short

story differs from a slice of life story. This is

a lecture course, but will involve substantial

student discussion. There will be 2 papers, a

midterm, and a final.

ENGL 1041. Adaptation: Literature into

Film. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Do you refuse to see a film until you've first

read the book on which it is based, so it doesn't

affect how you imagine the characters? Or

does a film inspire you to go back and read

the original book, to see what the filmmakers

changed or left out? Either way, if you love

book covers that say "Now a major motion

picture," this is the class for you. "Adaptation:

Literature to Film" explores the historical,

cultural, and aesthetic contexts in which both

literary and cinematic texts are produced

and received. We will ask such questions

as: When we read a book or a play and then

watch an adaptation of it, are we in any sense

encountering the "same" text? Does the

intention of the author necessarily define the

meaning of a text, as readers see it? What

other elements enter into the formulation

of meaning(s)? How are elements of an

inter-textual system always, in some sense,

"in dialogue" with each other, and how do

different media affect us differently -- whether

emotionally, aesthetically, or intellectually?

In this class you will learn skills related to

interpreting and writing about both literature

and moving image media (i.e., film, television,

animation, etc.), including concepts and

vocabulary specific to each, and your written

assignments will include close readings of both

books and films.

ENGL 1051. Progress & Madness:

Literature, Science & Technology. (LITR; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This introductory, Liberal Education course

explores the conflicts and conversations that

occur at the frontiers of scientific thinking and

technological innovation by examining select

literary and cinematic texts from a variety of

historical moments and points of view. We will

consider the ambivalence and anxiety that

attend progress via topics such as electricity,

telegraphy, photography, the railroad, the

cinema, Fordism, the atomic bomb, genetic

engineering, and the Internet. We will also

track the archetype of the mad scientist, whose

dangerous knowledge and often-fatal hubris

typically turn a tale "cautionary." Students

engage in detailed analysis of and reflection

on works of literature and film that address

both historical and contemporary developments

in science and technology. The course

introduces students to a range of technologies

that have had a measurable impact on

contemporary society. Class discussion uses

the representation of these innovations as case

studies in how technologies develop through

the application of individual and collective

effort, as well as how society adopts or rejects

these technologies. By considering a variety of

points of view on these developments, students

are exposed to multiple perspectives through

which a technology can be understood, and

they develop skills in evaluating conflicting

views that provide a framework with which to

evaluate new technology in the future.

ENGL 1172. The Story of King Arthur.

(LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Of all the stories familiar to the western world,

few have exerted a greater influence on

literary, pictorial, and musical productions

than the legend of King Arthur and his Round

Table. Although thousands of years have

passed since the earliest versions of the

story appeared, creative artists and their

audiences continue to be fascinated by stories

about Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere,

Gawain, and Tristan. In this course, we will

study adaptations of the legend in order to

understand how literary writers and their

readers remade the story to fit specific,

historical circumstances. The course will pay

particular attention to two related aspects of the

legend. The first is the way that stories about

Arthur emphasize the importance of personal

integrity as a shaping force of history. The

second is the relationship between personal

responsibility and communal or civic order.

We will see how these ideas are reshaped by

writers in various times and places (ranging

from early medieval Wales and England to

twenty-first-century America). We will think

comparatively about these times and places by

paying close attention to the literary traditions

and forms that are employed by writers who

remake the story of Arthur.

ENGL 1181W. Introduction to Shakespeare.

(LITR,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course explores the richness and variety

of the playwright William Shakespeare through

intensive study of representative plays and

poems. Although Shakespeare died over

400 years ago, he is now more popular than

ever. In his own day, Shakespeare was able

to entertain, shock, amuse, and inform his

audiences. Today, his work continues to have

a global influence in nearly every corner of

the world. Through class lectures, discussions

and written work, students will be challenged

and inspired by the many complexities and

connections that we still have with the world's

greatest playwright.

ENGL 1201W. Contemporary American

Literature. (LITR,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring & Summer)

In this course, we will focus on the analysis of

literature, specifically novels and short stories

published since 1960 by American authors. We

will emphasize close reading, consistently and

specifically addressing issues of language and

meaning. Our books will also fuel an ongoing

discussion of the formal aspects of literature,

including style, characterization, plot, theme,

tone, and symbolism, and their capacity to

evoke a powerful response from readers. This

four-credit writing intensive class requires

attendance at a twice-weekly lecture and once-

weekly discussion section.

ENGL 1301W. Introduction to Multicultural

Literatures of the United States.

(DSJ,WI,LITR; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Summer)

This course will include representative works

by American Indian, African American, Asian

American, Chicano/Chicana writers, and/

or Jewish American writers, ranging from

Nobel and Pulitzer prize-winning masters to

upcoming genre authors and debut authors.

In reading these works, we will discuss social

and cultural factors informing America's literary

past and present. As these authors honor

identity, celebrate community, and deal with

the complexities of the modern age, they also

explore America's shared and problematic

past. Because this course is Writing Intensive,

we will spend considerable time drafting,

discussing, and revising papers. Techniques

for writing a paper, close reading strategies,

and relevant critical approaches will be

discussed. As we tease out the meanings and

methods of our texts, we'll also identify and

analyze key literary devices.

ENGL 1401W. Introduction to World

Literatures in English. (GP,WI,LITR; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This writing-intensive course will introduce you

to texts from geographical locations such as

Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean with the aim of

examining the impact that colonialism has had

on previously colonized nations, as well as the

world as a whole. Through close readings of

these texts, we will examine questions related

to concepts such as "third world," nationalism,

difference, representation, and displacement.

ENGL 1501W. Literature and Public Life.

(WI,LITR,CIV; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course explores how literary language

builds the collective knowledge, shared reality,

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and civic relationships that make up public life.

Literature's power in the public sphere goes

far beyond the quiet, solitary experience of

reading. We will investigate how telling stories,

documenting events, imagining possibilities,

communicating ideals, representing conflict,

and even creating fictional characters

contribute to public life. Through a wide variety

of texts, we will reflect on the nature of public

life and on how reading and writing build civic

relationships and democratic potential. This

course will also offer you two tracks for actively

engaging in public life. A service-?learning

option will give you the experience of building

literacy, developing skills in communication

and public media, and strengthening roles in

work and family. This recommended learning

framework can engage your role as a citizen,

broaden the impact of your education, and help

you explore potential professional interests.

Alternatively, an individually designed public

project will prompt you to consider the links

between literary/media culture, personal

action, and public life, and to make your

own intervention in these fields. To succeed

in all areas of this class you must display

active engagement, independent thinking and

motivation, and organization.

ENGL 1701. Modern Fiction. (LITR; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

In Modern Fiction, we will study a selection of

novels and short stories by some of the most

compelling and original writers of our time. We

will read work by contemporary authors and

classic modernists whose stylistic innovations

influenced a generation. Because literature is a

continuum in which the present responds to the

past, we'll note evolutions and developments

in the genre over time. We will identify and

analyze such elements of fiction as theme,

genre, structure, form, language, and context.

ENGL 1701H. Honors: Modern Fiction.

(LITR; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

In Modern Fiction, we will study a selection of

novels and short stories by some of the most

compelling and original writers of our time. We

will read work by contemporary authors and

classic modernists whose stylistic innovations

influenced a generation. Because literature is a

continuum in which the present responds to the

past, we'll note evolutions and developments

in the genre over time. We will identify and

analyze such elements of fiction as theme,

genre, structure, form, language, and context.

prereq: Honors or instr consent

ENGL 1911. Asian Americans in the First

Person. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall)

Americans of Asian descent comprise one

of the fastest-growing racial groups in the

US today. While large numbers of Asian

Americans have been in the US since the

middle of the 19th century, it is only in the

past few decades that they have been

widely recognized in literature and film.

What do artistic works such as memoirs,

documentary films, graphic novels, oral

histories, and poetry say about the experiences

of Asian Americans? How do individual artists

depict themselves and others as part of

families, communities, or nations? How do

questions of race, racism, family, identity,

immigration, labor, citizenship, inequality,

gender, sexuality, media stereotypes, and

activism affect the perspectives and the

aesthetic choices of these works? Our readings

and screenings will reference historical events

such as early Chinese immigration and WWII

Japanese American incarceration, as well as

contemporary Asian American experiences.

We will also be working with oral histories and

digital stories to capture the voices and images

of Asian Americans in our own communities.

ENGL 1912. America in Crisis. (DSJ; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall)

America has a long history of injustice that lives

on today in diverse forms. This course focuses

on current crises in our economy, society, and

(presumably democratic) government. We will

analyze and try to solve some of the pressing

questions. How did we end up with the largest

wage and wealth disparities in the developed

world? Why are low-income and even middle-

income families struggling to make ends meet?

Why did our K-12 education system, once

in first place, drop behind education in all

developed nations? Why does our healthcare

system cost more yet provide less access

and quality than systems elsewhere? In short,

what forces created the gulf between the lived

experiences of ordinary Americans and the

high ideals articulated in the US Constitution?

ENGL 1914. The Immigrant and the Refugee.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This course will examine several case studies

in the literature of immigration in the United

States: the Declaration of Independence, our

founding text, which stages the country as

a ?nation of immigrants?; Ocean Vuong?s

On Earth We?re Briefly Gorgeous, a queer

Asian-American novel by a second generation

immigrant; and the story of Ilhan Omar,

Minneapolis?s congressional representative,

who is a Muslim woman, Somali-American,

and both immigrant and refugee. Omar?s

story also serves as transition to the problem

of the refugee, which we will address in two

instances: the Jew in mid-twentieth century

Europe, as staged in Hannah Arendt?s ?We

Refugees,? and today?s Palestinian, in Edward

Said?s After the Last Sky. As we read, we will

consider how the figures of the immigrant and

the refugee can signal both dispossession

(the loss of home, nation, and community) and

disruption (the troubling of these same notions

of home, nation, and community that we so

often take for granted).

ENGL 1918. The Worlds We Have Made:

Some of Us Are Already Living in a

Dystopia/ After the Apocalypse. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Spring)

Over the last 20 years, film, video, television

and other media have increasingly depicted

the end of the world/ this world. Whether in

totalitarian states in which liberal freedoms

no longer exist or after the decimation of

the natural environment, society and its

infrastructures, the idea that we are headed

to ruin is an entertaining prospect (in that it is

suffused into so much of our entertainment-

oriented media). This course analyzes these

dystopian and post-apocalyptic representations

in relationship to the ?catastrophes? impacting

various marginalized groups in the present,

problematizing the futuristic settings of the

world?s end. This course considers the modes

of thought that have led and are leading to our

destruction(s) and that drive our consumption

of these pessimistic imaginings of the future.

Together we will connect the apocalypses/

dystopias that we turn away from and disavow

in the present, those we pave the way for

in the future, and those that we pay good

money to watch. Finally, we will consider how

marginalized subjects have imagined and

theorized other modes of political and social

organization within their apocalyptic presents

and what, if anything, we can do about these

present and potentially future catastrophes.

Readings may include include comics and films

from Marvel and D.C., and novels and short

stories by N.K. Jemisin, P.D. James Alexis,

Pauline Gumbs, and Octavia Butler.

ENGL 3001V. Honors: Textual Analysis:

Methods. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course is designed for English majors

and minors, as well any students interested

in and attracted to literature and reading. Our

concern will be to develop the intellectual

foundations to move past our base, instinctive

reactions to literature to deeper modes of

reading, interpretation, and written analysis/

argument. Our goal will be to develop the skills

of slow-motion, skeptical reading: to savor

the crafting of literary form and to explore

how literary rhetoric engages our intellect and

emotions; to read not simply for superficial

content, but to engage and question the multi-

faceted operation of literary texts. In terms of

foundational writing skills for the English major,

we will work on the development of compelling

written literary arguments by breaking the

writing process down into various phases. We

will work with the basics of argumentation:

developing a strong, coherent thesis, drafting,

the logic of argument, revision, proper citation

and effective use of primary and secondary

sources, and more. prereq: Honors, [English

major or minor or approved BIS or IDIM

program with English area]

ENGL 3001W. Textual Analysis: Methods.

(WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is designed for English majors

and minors, as well any students interested

in and attracted to literature and reading. Our

concern will be to develop the intellectual

foundations to move past our base, instinctive

reactions to literature to deeper modes of

reading, interpretation, and written analysis/

argument. Our goal will be to develop the skills

of slow-motion, skeptical reading: to savor

the crafting of literary form and to explore

how literary rhetoric engages our intellect and

emotions; to read not simply for superficial

content, but to engage and question the multi-

faceted operation of literary texts. In terms of

foundational writing skills for the English major,

we will work on the development of compelling

written literary arguments by breaking the

writing process down into various phases. We

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will work with the basics of argumentation:

developing a strong, coherent thesis, drafting,

the logic of argument, revision, proper citation

and effective use of primary and secondary

sources, and more. prereq: [English major or

minor or approved BIS or IDIM program with

English area]

ENGL 3002. Modern Literary Criticism and

Theory. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course is an introduction to contemporary

literary criticism and theory. The goal is to

provide you with a foundation in theory's

terminologies, the different methodologies used

in literary and cultural analysis, and a sense

of the various schools of criticism that have

developed in the postwar period. We will look

at the ways that various texts perform as texts;

they are not transparent or one dimensional,

but rather open themselves to many different

readings and styles of engagement.

ENGL 3003W. Historical Survey of British

Literatures I. (HIS,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course will provide a historical survey

of British literature from the Middle Ages to

the end of the eighteenth century. Our focus

will be on tracing the interactions between

literature and wider British culture as well as

on tracing the development of literary form

during this period. You should leave this course

being able to identify major literary trends

and authors and link them to corresponding

formal techniques and innovations. You should

also have a sense of the major historical and

political events, rulers, and social conditions

in Britain at this time. Additionally, because

this is a writing intensive course, you will leave

this class familiar with the process of writing

a research paper with a literary focus, which

includes finding and successfully incorporating

contemporary scholarly research about your

topic into your paper, crafting an original

argument, utilizing textual evidence, and

evaluating existing scholarship.

ENGL 3004W. Historical Survey of British

Literatures II. (HIS,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

In this wide-ranging survey of British and post-

colonial literature from the late eighteenth

century to the present, we will explore

representative literary texts and genres from

British Romanticism, the Victorian period,

Modernism, and the postwar era. Besides

analyzing the language, aesthetic features,

and technical construction of these literary

artifacts, we will examine our readings as

reflections of and reactions to social upheavals

like the Industrial Revolution, challenges

to the traditional role of women, scientific

discoveries that sparked religious doubt, and

the First World War. Additionally, because

this is a writing intensive course, you will

familiarize yourself with the process of writing

a research paper with a literary focus, which

includes finding and successfully incorporating

contemporary scholarly research about your

topic into your paper, crafting an original

argument, utilizing textual evidence, and

evaluating existing scholarship.

ENGL 3005W. Survey of American

Literatures and Cultures I. (DSJ,WI,LITR;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

This writing-intensive course will survey

the Anglophone literature of what would

become the United States from the arrival

of English settlers to the Civil War. We will

define "literature" broadly to not only include

fiction and poetry but also the sermon, the

letter, the essay, the autobiography, and

other non-fictional forms. Course topics will

include the Puritan theology that cast such

a long shadow over the American cultural

imagination; the fraught literary construction

in the Revolutionary era of a national identity

under the influence of such Enlightenment

ideals as reason, civility, cosmopolitanism, and

sympathy; the Gothic doubts about democracy

that attended the literature of the early republic;

the rise in the mid-nineteenth century of a

radical intellectual and social movement in

Transcendentalism; the antebellum ideological

struggles over such political issues as slavery,

industrialism, women's rights, and Native

American rights; and the self-conscious

cultivation of a national literary aesthetic in the

Romantic prose and poetry of the period later

critics would come (controversially) to call "the

American Renaissance."

ENGL 3006V. Honors: Survey of American

Literatures and Cultures II. (DSJ,WI,LITR; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course will survey some of the major

literary figures, aesthetic movements, and

thematic concerns of US literature from the

Civil War to the present. Our investigation will

identify common traits in the literature that

causes it to fit within three very broad literary

historical categories: realism, modernism,

and postmodernism. We will explore what

makes literature created by the people of the

United States distinctly "American" during a

period that extends from the Civil War and

the outlawing of slavery to women's suffrage,

workers' movements, the Great Depression,

the First and Second World Wars, and the

civil rights movement. In addition to reading

and analyzing the literature itself in terms of

style, form, genre, and language, we will study

it in historical context: the complex interplay

between the political, the social, the cultural,

and the literary in the United States. This

approach rests upon the notion that literature is

not created in a vacuum; it is influenced by and

influences the world in which it is created.

ENGL 3006W. Survey of American

Literatures and Cultures II. (DSJ,WI,LITR;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

This course will survey some of the major

literary figures, aesthetic movements, and

thematic concerns of US literature from the

Civil War to the present. Our investigation will

identify common traits in the literature that

causes it to fit within three very broad literary

historical categories: realism, modernism,

and postmodernism. We will explore what

makes literature created by the people of the

United States distinctly "American" during a

period that extends from the Civil War and

the outlawing of slavery to women's suffrage,

workers' movements, the Great Depression,

the First and Second World Wars, and the

civil rights movement. In addition to reading

and analyzing the literature itself in terms of

style, form, genre, and language, we will study

it in historical context: the complex interplay

between the political, the social, the cultural,

and the literary in the United States. This

approach rests upon the notion that literature is

not created in a vacuum; it is influenced by and

influences the world in which it is created.

ENGL 3007. Shakespeare. (LITR; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

For over four hundred years, William

Shakespeare has remained the most quoted

poet and the most regularly produced

playwright in the world. From Nelson Mandela

to Toni Morrison, from South African playwright

Welcome Msomi to Kuwaiti playwright

Sulayman Al-Bassam, Shakespeare's works

have continued to influence and inspire authors

and audiences everywhere. This course

examines representative works of Shakespeare

from a variety of critical perspectives, as

cultural artifacts of their day, but also as texts

that have had a long and enduring vitality.

This is a required course for English majors

and minors, but it should also interest any

student who wants to understand why and

how Shakespeare continues to be one of the

most important literary figures in the English

language. English majors/minors must take this

course A-F only grading basis.

ENGL 3007H. Honors: Shakespeare. (LITR;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is a sampling of Shakespeare?s

corpus designed for English majors and minors

and for other students who wish to study his

works in depth. Our goal will be to view these

works simultaneously as cultural artifacts of

sixteenth and seventeenth-century England

and as enduring classics of world literature that

seem to transcend their cultural moment. To

this end, we will apply various biographical,

social, linguistic, generic, theatrical, political,

and intellectual contexts to the plays. We will

attempt to understand how these documents

from early modern England have spoken so

profoundly about the enduring mysteries of

human experience from the moment of their

inceptive genesis to the present day. English

majors/minors must take this course A-F only

grading basis.

ENGL 3011. Jewish American Literature:

Religion, Culture, and the Immigrant

Experience. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Immigrant? Jewish? American? What do these

labels mean, why are they applied, and do

they ever cease to be applicable? Can we

distinguish religion from culture, and what

are the implications when we try? Why is it

frequently asked whether Saul Bellow was

"really" a Jewish writer, but it is impossible

to read Philip Roth as anything other than

that? How does Grace Paley's "Jewishness"

come through even when she is writing about

non-Jewish characters? We will address

these issues and others as we explore the

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literature growing out of the Jewish immigrant

experience in America, as well as the literature

by Jewish writers more firmly, though still

sometimes anxiously, rooted in American

soil. In this course we will engage in a highly

contextualized and historicized study of Jewish

American literature from the 19th century to

today. We will discover in these texts how

inherited Jewish culture and literary imaginings,

developed over centuries of interaction

between Jewish communities and the "outside

world," get reexamined, questioned, rejected,

reimagined, reintegrated, and transformed

within the crucible of American experience.

The discussions that ensue will also provide

a framework for engaging with the creative

energies and cultural productivity of more

recent immigrant communities in the United

States and beyond. Immigration and the

experience of immigrant communities

continues to be at the forefront of American

consciousness, as immigrants work to create

new meanings and new narratives for their

lives, and as those who immigrated before

them provide contested meanings for the

impact of immigration on their own narratives.

This course, though grounded in Jewish

narratives, will therefore provide students with

an expanded vocabulary and perspective

for engaging in this central and very current

debate within the American experience.

ENGL 3013. Poems about Cities. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Read/respond to selection of poems about

various cities. Emphasis on poetry written in

English from 18th through 21st century. Some

poetry in translation/from other periods.

ENGL 3020. Studies in Narrative. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Examine issues related to reading and

understanding narrative in a variety of

interpretive contexts. Topics may include

"The 19th-century English (American,

Anglophone) Novel," "Introduction to Narrative,"

or "Techniques of the Novel." Topics specified

in the Class Schedule

ENGL 3022. Science Fiction and Fantasy. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce

students to the study of classic and

contemporary science fiction and fantasy

literature. Using literary techniques, students

will explore the alternate realities, characters,

cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics,

settings, and technologies of science fiction

and fantasy primarily through reading novels

and stories. Questions may include: What

does speculation about the future tell us about

our present and past? What does the unreal

reveal about our real lives? To what extent

does science fiction function as both escapist

fantasy and prophetic reality?

ENGL 3023. Children's Literature. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This course provides an overview of the

traditions of children's and young adult

literature. The course will address the following

questions among others: What is "children's

literature"? What are some of its persistent

themes and stylistic traits? In what ways

may we say it has changed over time? What

distinguishes children's literature, from, say,

"grown-up" literature? Our readings will include

classic and contemporary works with a focus

on diversity regarding the authors, themes,

and readership. In addition to becoming

familiar with this body of knowledge, we will

be developing critical reading skills within

a "literary" context. We will also look into

how, when, and where literature (specifically

children's and young adult literature) and our

everyday lives intersect, impact, and interact

with each other.

ENGL 3024. The Graphic Novel. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This course aims to read and study a specific

kind of narrative we call "graphic novel."

The term itself is often a point of contention,

but the purpose of this course is not to

defend the validity of the term or the medium.

"Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not

endangered animals. Rather, we will use this

example of "sequential art" to think through the

ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs

various other narrative and artistic forms as

well as the way the genre may be unique with

its own way of producing meaning. Comics

involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so

we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind

throughout the semester, never forgetting that

comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely

"textual." Since comics are often wedded-

in mainstream culture-with certain kinds

of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also

investigate the characteristics of different

"genres" within comics, as well as various

questions about literariness.

ENGL 3025. The End of the World in

Literature and History. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

For at least two and a half millennia, prophets,

politicians, and poets have crafted terrifying

accounts about the end of the world. This

comparatist seminar examines the way

different cultures have imagined a final

apocalypse with particular attention to the

political and social consequences of their

visions. Students will read texts that focus

on pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, nuclear

holocaust, prophecy, cybernetic revolt, divine

judgment, resource depletion, meteoric

impact, or one of the many other ways in

which humans write of their demise. They

will use literary analysis to explore the many

historical and contemporary wastelands they

will encounter. They will write short papers and

give in-class presentations on different kinds of

apocalypse.

ENGL 3026. Mediterranean Wanderings:

Literature and History on the Borders

of Three Continents. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Situated between three continents and at the

intersection of numerous ethnic and national

cultures, the Mediterranean is like no other

place on earth. A place of diverse languages,

religions, economies, governments, and ways

of daily life, it serves as a microcosm for the

world itself imagined as an integrated global

system. This course explores the history of

the Mediterranean with particular emphasis

on the literatures it has produced over the last

three millennia. As the protagonists of these

epic poems, religious texts, and novels travel

from one shore to another, they experience

the Mediterranean as a place of violence,

cultural accommodation, hope, ethnic and

linguistic bewilderment, and endless moral

challenge. This course will place as much

emphasis on the region's history as its cultural

productions. With that in mind, reading may

include David Abulafia's The Great Sea in

addition to The Odyssey, The Aeneid, the

biblical books of Joshua and Acts, Tasso's

Gerusalemme Liberata (an epic set during the

first crusade), Shakespeare's The Merchant of

Venice and Antony and Cleopatra, Flaubert's

Salammbo, Akli Tadjer's Les ANI du Tassali,

A.b. Yehoshua's Mr. Mani, and Pamuk's The

White Castle.

ENGL 3027W. The Essay. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Incorporating narrative, descriptive, analytical,

and persuasive techniques into writing on

general topics. Effective argumentation through

critical reading. Use of library resources.

Awareness of context/audience.

ENGL 3028. Paranoia and Pleasure:

Contemporary American Spy Novels. (LITR;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Spy fiction emerged in Britain and the United

States during the early 20th century. Since

then, it proliferated thematic sub-genres such

as Tom Clancy?s techno-thrillers, Vince Flynn?

s CIA-trained assassin, James Rollins? science

disaster group, David Baldacci?s eccentric

Camel Club, and Daniel Silva?s globe-trotting

Israeli spy Gabriel Allon. Spy Fi is concerned

with threats to the state--Nazis, Russians,

rogue states, terrorist masterminds, and moles

here at home. In contrast to British Spy Fi,

famously represented by James Bond, the MI6

agent who plied his trade in sophisticated or

exotic settings, American novels tend to feature

cowboy protagonists with military or sports

backgrounds and a penchant for spectacular

violence. In this course, we will read novels

and analyze the development of sub-genres,

protagonists, plots, settings, and language;

the shifting roles of female characters; the

paranoiac ideologies that hover beneath the

narratives or pop to the surface; and the target

audiences and sales.

ENGL 3032. Shakespeare in London. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Summer Odd Year)

How are different interpretations of

Shakespeare?s works embodied in the

theater? How are they transformed by location/

context? Students attend/discuss theatrical

productions.

ENGL 3040. Studies in Film. (; 3 cr. [max

9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics regarding film in variety of interpretive

contexts, from range/historic development of

American, English, Anglophone film.

ENGL 3045. Cinematic Seductions: Sex,

Gender, Desire. (; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student

Option; Spring Odd Year)

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Gender/sexuality in cinema. Sexuality/identity.

Historical contexts of films. Theoretical debates

regarding gender/sexuality.

ENGL 3061. Literature and Music. (LITR; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

In this course, we will explore the connections

and parallels between music and literature,

assessing both form and content and drawing

upon various genres from both arts. We will

examine some of the ways that musical and

literary texts can change, subvert, or augment

each other by applying critical and literary

theories to intertextual readings. Among the

subjects we may discuss are how authors

use music in their work, both structurally and

topically; how musicians use literature, both as

lyric and as subject matter; and how members

of each group engage the artistic assumptions

of the other. Students will gain a greater

appreciation of the varied forms of creative

expression and an increased understanding of

how they influence each other through close

reading and listening, discussions, reflective

writing, and presentations.

ENGL 3070. Studies in Literary and Cultural

Modes. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option;

Fall Odd Year)

Modes of literary expression/representation

that transcend conventional demarcations

of genre and historical periods. Topics may

include horror, romance, mystery, comedy, and

satire.

ENGL 3071. The American Food Revolution

in Literature and Television. (CIV; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

America's relationship with food and eating

has changed profoundly over the last fifty

years. At the heart of this revolution was a

group of charismatic personalities who through

writing and television brought first European

and then global sensibilities to the American

table. They persuaded Americans that food

and cooking were not just about nutrition

but also forms of pleasure, entertainment,

and art; ways of exploring other cultures;

and means of declaring, discovering, or

creating identity. Their work would eventually

transform the American landscape, helping

give rise to the organic movement, farmers

markets, locavorism, and American cuisine,

as well as celebrity chefs, the Food Network,

and restaurant reality television. In the

meantime, the environmental movement

was sending its own shockwaves through

American consciousness of food production

and consumption. The joining together of these

movements--culinary and environmental--has

brought a new ethical dimension to the subject

that is now at the forefront of current concerns

about American food. Insofar as we eat, we

necessarily make choices that have profound

implications for our health, our communities,

the environment, and those who work in the

food industry, broadly defined. This class will

trace the American food revolution with the

intent of understanding how our current system

came to be and thinking through the ethical

implications of our daily actions. We will read

classic literature from the rise of the movement,

in varying degrees instructional, personal and

documentary, while viewing some seminal

television moments for the food culture we

now know. We will give particular attention to

recent work that focuses on the personal and

environmental ethics of food.

ENGL 3090. General Topics. (; 3 cr. [max

9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 3091. The Literature and Film of

Baseball. (LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Baseball is the national pastime, often evoked

with Mom and apple pie in a trinity of American-

ness. How do Americans represent something

they see as so quintessentially themselves?

In this class, we will look at the variety and

complexity of answers given to that question,

from sunny nostalgia, to valorization of the

individual, valorization of the team, depictions

of the dark side of the American dream,

critiques of racial relations, and an approach

that strives to eliminate both the poetry and

the hand-wringing with a long hard look at

numbers and facts. In this journey, we will

study and participate in a number of ways that

literature teaches us to understand society

and ourselves. We will examine the idea of

American pastoral and anti-pastoral. We will

use the great variety of ways to write about

baseball as a platform to consider how we

come to know and believe. Throughout the

course, we will examine the way baseball

writing treats race and gender. We will also

look at excerpts of films made from some of

the texts. Comparing the films to the literature

allows us to discuss what representations of

America seem more palatable to producers

aiming for a larger audience than literature

usually reaches and to highlight ways writing

makes arguments that films cannot.

ENGL 3092. The Original Walking Dead:

Misbehaving Dead Bodies in the 19th

Century. (LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Examination and analysis of 19th-century

British literature about dead bodies, the science

of death, burial practices and anxieties, and

theories of the supernatural. This course

includes fiction and poetry but also non-fiction,

historical documents, and sensationalist media.

ENGL 3093. Law and Literature. (DSJ,LITR;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

ENGL 3093 Law & Literature examines how

law and literature render diversity and social

justice. The law is generally defined as a

country?s (or community?s) system of rules

that regulate people?s actions and administer

justice to them. Literature is generally defined

as an assortment of oral and written texts

regarded as having intellectual, aesthetic, and

moral value. This course puts legal and literary

texts into conversation to answer questions

about how they render the equality of and the

justice for diverse peoples.

ENGL 3101. Survey of Medieval English

Literature. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Major/representative Medieval English works,

including Sir Gawain the Green Knight,

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman,

Book of Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich's

Revelations, and Malory's Morte D'Arthur.

ENGL 3102. Chaucer. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Major/representative works written by Chaucer,

including The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and

Criseyde, and the dream visions. Historical,

intellectual, and cultural background of the

poems. Language, poetic theory, form.

ENGL 3114. Dreams and Dream Visions. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Introduction to the literary genre known as the

medieval English "dream vision" and to the

historical and theoretical discussion of dreams.

We concentrate on four late medieval dream

visions: Langland's Piers Plowman; Chaucer's

Book of Duchess and House of Fame; and the

Gawain-Poet's Pearl.

ENGL 3132. The King James Bible as

Literature. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

Literature of Jewish Bible ("Old Testament").

Narratives (Torah through Kings), prophets

(including Isaiah), writings (including Psalms,

Job, Ecclesiastes). God's words/deeds as

reported by editors/translators.

ENGL 3134. Milton and Rebellion. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Milton?s three great Restoration poems?

Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and

Samson Agonistes?are the focus of this

course. We?ll approach them by tracing

Milton?s growth as poet: first, by familiarizing

ourselves with the religious and social ideas

found in his writings down to the Poems of

1645; and second, by studying the political

ideas Milton initially set forth in The Tenure of

Kings and Magistrates (1649). Concurrently

with our study of these earlier works, you?ll

be reading Paradise Lost, which you should

complete by the end of the spring break. At that

point, you?ll be in a position to interpret Milton?

s three Restoration masterpieces in the light

of his grand?and rebellious?aim of reforming

England?s civil and religious community, an

aim Milton boldly reaffirms in 1660 in defiance

of the Restoration of monarchy.

ENGL 3141. The Restoration and the

Eighteenth Century: Sex, Satire, and

Sentiment. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

This course will introduce you to some of

the best literature of the Restoration and

eighteenth century in England. Think of this

course as a challenge: how can you, as

someone who will spend most of your life in

the 21st century, learn to appreciate and learn

from literature written in far different times and

places? A lot depends on your willingness to

empathize with ways of thinking and being

that are quite different from your own and your

comfort with believing that other ages were just

as complicated and as interesting as the one

you live in. Typical authors include Dryden,

Behn, Swift, Pope, Fielding, and Burney.

ENGL 3151. Romantic Literatures and

Cultures. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

British literature written between 1780 and

1830. Concept of Romanticism. Effects of

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French Revolution on literary production. Role

of romantic artist.

ENGL 3161. Victorian Literatures and

Cultures. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

The literature of the British Victorian period

(1832-1901) in relation to its cultural and

historical contexts. Typical authors include

Tennyson, the Brownings, Dickens, Arnold,

Hopkins, and the Brontes.

ENGL 3181. Contemporary Literary

Nonfiction. (LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Contemporary literary nonfiction from the

1960s to the present, covering developments

in narrative nonfiction, memoir, and personal

essay.

ENGL 3182. Irish Literature. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Against competing historical and political

narratives, this study of 20th century Irish

writers will show how their writing challenges

assumptions about identity and nation,

producing literature that pointedly does

not carry a flag but instead explores the

oppression, injustice, and violence that the

individual being suffers as a consequence of it,

and INSISTS on the right to resist, create, and

misbehave. Authors will include Yeats, Joyce,

Beckett, as well as others.

ENGL 3201W. American Indian Literature.

(DSJ,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Comparative studies of oral traditions and

modern literature from various tribal cultures.

ENGL 3212. American Poetry from 1900. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Famous and lesser-known poems from the

Modernist era, the time of Frost, HD, Pound,

Eliot and the Harlem Renaissance. The

course attends to the intellectual and cultural

background of the poets, poetic theory and

form.

ENGL 3221. American Novel to 1900. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Novels, from early Republic, through

Hawthorne, Melville, and Stowe, to writers

at end of 19th century (e.g., Howells, Twain,

James, Chopin, Crane). Development of a

national literature. Tension between realism

and romance. Changing role of women as

writers and as fictional characters.

ENGL 3222. American Novel from 1900. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

In this course, we will read and study novels

of twentieth and twenty-first century American

writers, from early 1900's realism through

Modernists (e.g., Faulkner, Hemingway,

Fitzgerald) to more contemporary writers (e.g.,

Baldwin, Ellison, Erdrich, Roth, Pynchon). We

will explore each text in relation to literary,

cultural, and historical developments and

question the narrative and stylistic strategies

specific to each work.

ENGL 3222H. Honors: American Novel from

1900. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Novels from early 1900s realism through

Modernists (e.g., Faulkner, Hemingway,

Fitzgerald) to recent writers (e.g., Ellison,

Bellow, Erdrich, Pynchon). Stylistic

experiments, emergence of voices from under-

represented groups. Novelists' responses to a

technologically changing society.

ENGL 3231. American Drama. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Representative dramas from 18th through 20th

centuries. Topics include staging of national

identities, aesthetics of modern/contemporary

drama. Production concerns of mainstream,

regional, community theaters.

ENGL 3301. Asian America through Arts

and Culture. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Spring Even Year)

The course focuses on the close analysis

and interpretation of individual works by a

range of modern and contemporary artists.

Students will analyze, critique, and interpret

these works in light of the historical and social

contexts in which they were produced, their

creation and uses of aesthetic form, and

their impact on individuals and communities.

Discussion, writing assignments, and oral

presentations will focus on different ways of

encountering and evaluating artistic work; for

instance, students will write critical analyses

and production reviews as well as dialogue

more informally through weekly journal entries

and online discussion forums. We will examine

what it means to define artists and their work

as being "Asian American" and explore how

other categories of identity such as gender,

sexuality, or class intersect with race. We will

study how art works not only as individual

creativity but also as communal and social

practice; for instance, we look at the history of

theaters, such as East-West Players or Pan

Asian Repertory Theatre, that have sustained

Asian Americans as actors, playwrights, and

designers.

ENGL 3303W. Writing Differences:

Literature by U.S. Women of Color.

(DSJ,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

Interpret/analyze poetry, fiction, and drama

of U.S. women minority writers. Relationship

of writer's history, ethnicity, race, class, and

gender to her writings.

ENGL 3331. LGBTQ Literature: Then and

Now. (DSJ,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

LGBTQIA life in the US has changed

significantly over the past few decades. By

examining a selection of poetry, prose, and

film, our class will try to answer the questions:

"How did we get to where we are today?"

and "Where do we go next?" We will look at

classic works in their historical contexts to see

what was revolutionary about their publication;

we will trace how they paved the way for all

that followed. We will look at very new works

to understand the concerns of twenty-first

century LGBTQIA writers and readers. From

the "lavender scare" to the Stonewall Riots

to the AIDS pandemic to marriage equality to

genderqueer and trans movements, we will

explore how LGBTQIA authors and filmmakers

have both responded to and shaped the ethos

of our times.

ENGL 3350. Women Writers. (; 3 cr. [max 9

cr.] ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Women writers in the 19th and/or 20th

centuries. Will focus either on writers from a

single country or be comparative in nature.

The course will be organized thematically

or according to topics of contemporary and

theoretical interest.

ENGL 3401W. Decolonial Literatures of

the Americas. (DSJ,WI,LITR; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course begins with the assumption that

"coloniality" as an idea and a practice does

not end when the period of colonization ends.

Instead, it continues on, through material

violences that maintain and reproduce the

legacies of colonization--legacies such as racial

and gendered violence, exploitative labor,

social death, forced migration, and uneven

urbanization, among other pressing issues.

This course will examine and compare what

have been called the "decolonial" literatures of

the Americas--literatures written in English or

appearing in English translation that concern

communities that have been oppressed and

made invisible by colonialism. We will study

a network of resistance, tactics, strategies,

social movements, and ongoing creative

practices, and we will critique the potential and

limitations of literature as a tool for activism

and social change. The course will focus on

understanding the relationships between

literature, art, politics, and memory, and it will

foster learning by doing as well as community

outreach and relationship with local Indigenous

communities. Students will visit local art

galleries and other locales, create and maintain

a class blog to be featured on the course

website, and engage in their own creative

forms of decolonial critique through weekly

blog posts. Students' final projects will also

explore decolonial perspectives and activism

that specifically involves local practices of

water activism and re-linking to Indigenous

ways of knowing. This course does not have

prerequisites beyond the University's entrance

requirements.

ENGL 3501. Public Discourse: Coming to

Terms with the Environment. (ENV,LITR; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This course explores significant environmental

issues (such as environmental justice, toxic

chemicals, climate change) through the

analysis of texts from diverse literary genres.

It focuses as much on issues of language

and meaning as it does on the subjects

these texts concern. Students examine the

formal dimensions of these texts, as well

as their social and historical contexts. In

addition, students are introduced to the

underlying scientific principles, the limitations

of technologies, and the public policy aspects

of each of these issues, in order to judge

what constitutes an appropriate response to

them. Students also learn how to identify and

evaluate credible information concerning the

environment.

ENGL 3502. Nature Stories: Environmental

Discourse in Action. (LITR,CIV; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

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Explore contemporary texts from multiple

disciplines to analyze the role of stories

in interpreting nature. Emphasis on lived

experience, civic motivation, and observational

research that enrich effective nature writing.

Optional service-learning component.

ENGL 3505. Protest Literature and

Community Action. (DSJ; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

This course combines academic analysis and

experiential learning to understand, in both

theory and practice, different perspectives on

the power of "protest" in civic life. We will read

a selection from the vast genre of progressive

protest literature (pamphlets, poems, polemics,

lists of demands, teaching philosophies,

organizing principles, cultural histories,

newsletter articles, movement chronicles,

and excerpts from novels and biographies)

from four key social-justice movements:

the American Indian Movement, the Black

Power movement, the post-Great Recession

struggle for economic power, and the battle

for immigrant rights. We'll also learn about this

experientially as we roll up our sleeves and get

involved in local community-based education

initiatives and local social-justice organizations

through our service-learning. Students receive

initial training from CLA Career Services, The

Center for Community-Engaged Learning,

the Minnesota Literacy Council, as well as

orientations at community sites.

ENGL 3506. Social Movements &

Community Education. (CIV; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

In this course, we'll examine four progressive

social movements. After beginning with a

foundational civil rights movement example, we

will learn about the anti-racist feminism branch

of the women's movement, often referred to

as "third-wave feminism." We'll also study the

Occupy movement that arose in response

to the Great Recession (the financial crisis

beginning in 2008). Then we'll take a look

at two social movements that, while by no

means underground, tend to fly below the

radar: the prison abolition movement and

the fight for public schools. While all of these

social movements have different emphases,

they also overlap quite a bit in their systemic

analysis of society and their strategies for

action. As activist, organizer, and trainer Rinku

Sen observes, "the history of community

organizing and social movements is replete

with tactics learned in one movement being

applied to another." As we study these social

movements, community organizing will be of

particular interest to us. How do the groups,

collectives, nonprofits, and communities

propelling these different social movements

organize themselves, their leadership, their

strategies, and their activities? How do they

make decisions? What do meetings and

planning processes look like? What do they

do when they disagree? How do they recruit

and mobilize? How do they communicate

with and confront the general public, elected

officials, and the more powerful elements of

the ruling class? How do they talk about the

work they're doing? How do they develop a

vision of the world they'd like to live in while

still inhabiting the present one, with all its flaws

and injustices? We'll also examine the role of

education in organizations working for social

change. Whether through trainings, "political

education," reading groups, or small group

activities associated with popular education,

many of the social-movement groups we'll

study have developed educational strategies

and curricula. Hands-On Learning through

Community Education: As we study these

social movements and their approaches to

organizing and educating in the comfortable

confines of our university classroom, we'll

also learn about them experientially through

our service-learning. That is, we'll work 2

hours per week at local education initiatives

in K-12 schools, adult programs, and social-

justice organizations in the non-profit and

grassroots sectors, comprising a total of 24

hours by the end of the semester. This hands-

on learning will strengthen our academic grasp

of social movements, organizational dynamics,

and teaching and community organizing by

providing us with grounded perspectives.

More broadly, we'll get a feel for what it's

like to get involved as citizens, activists,

teachers, and learners attempting to build

cross-organizational coalitions. And we'll share

what we learn with each other. Representatives

from the Center for Community-Engaged

Learning (the U's service-learning office) and

various community organizations will attend

our second class session to tell you about

their respective sites and how you can get

involved. For our third class session, you will

rank the top three community sites you'd like

to work at. You will then be "matched" with a

community organization, and your community

education work will begin as soon as this

matching process is complete. (We try to honor

students' first and second choices, while also

making sure that you also have some fellow

classmates at your site.) To help prepare

you, at a time convenient for you, you will

also attend a training session facilitated by

the Minnesota Literacy Council (MLC) or the

Center for Community-Engaged Learning--

details will be provided in class.

ENGL 3507W. Introduction to Chicana/o

Literature. (DSJ,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Cultural, intellectual, and sociopolitical

traditions of Mexican Americans as they are

represented in creative literature. Genres/

forms of creative cultural expression and their

significance as representations of social,

cultural, and political life in the United States.

Novels, short stories, creative nonfiction,

drama, essay, poetry, and hybrid forms of

literature.

ENGL 3592W. Introduction to Black Women

Writers in the United States. (DSJ,WI,LITR;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

The literature of African American women

writers explored in novels, short stories,

essays, poetry, autobiographies, and drama

from the 18th to the late-20th century.

ENGL 3593. The African American Novel. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Explore African American novelistic traditions.

Plot patterns, character types, settings,

symbols, themes, mythologies. Creative

perspectives of authors themselves. Analytical

frameworks from contemporary literary

scholarship.

ENGL 3597W. Introduction to African

American Literature and Culture I.

(DSJ,WI,LITR; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

African American oral tradition, slave narrative,

autobiography, poetry, essay, fiction, oratory,

and drama, from colonial era through Harlem

Renaissance.

ENGL 3598W. Introduction to African

American Literature and Culture II.

(DSJ,WI,LITR; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

African American oral tradition, autobiography,

poetry, essay, fiction, oratory, drama. From

after Harlem Renaissance to end of 20th

century.

ENGL 3601. Analysis of the English

Language. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introduction to structure of English. Phonetics,

phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics.

pragmatics. Language variation/usage.

ENGL 3704. Introduction to Editing and

Publishing. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

If the media doomsayers are right, editing is

a dying craft. Right now, computer algorithms

are writing high school hockey game recaps.

Newspapers are shedding weight like dueling

celebs in an US Weekly photo spread. No

one is copy editing a word. But someone,

somewhere, has to generate that alumni

magazine, the St. Paul Saints season guide,

and the co-op newsletter. In other words, a

demand persists in the American marketplace

for someone who knows how to turn pulp

into paper. Or pixels. In this class, we'll

study editing as a process, a protocol, and a

philosophy. To elaborate, in the first weeks

of the course, we'll study the conventions of

editing (grammar, workflow, style sheets). In

the second half of the course, we'll focus on

substantive editing, shaping features, chasing

accuracy, and wrangling the author. And we'll

meet professionals who do it well. (Recent

guests have included a game reviewer/editor

and the founder of an online performing

arts magazine.) We'll analyze why creative

collaboration can feel like a playground brawl.

Mostly, using real, raw manuscripts from

newspapers, magazines, websites, podcasts

and books, we'll practice how to screw up the

written word?with the ultimate goal of screwing

up a little less. prereq: jr or senior or grad

student Credit will not be granted if credit has

been received for ENGW 5401, ENGL 5711,

ENGL 5401, or ENGL 4711

ENGL 3711. Literary Magazine Production

Lab I. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

First of two courses. Students produce

undergraduate art/literary magazine The

Tower. Students decide upon identity,

tone, and direction of the issue. They take

on magazine staff responsibilities, call for

submissions, make selections, edit/design,

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set budget, and begin fund-raising. prereq:

[instructor consent required, instr consent]

ENGL 3712. Literary Magazine Production

Lab II. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

ENGL 3712 is the second of a two-semester

course. In this hands-on, experiential lab, we

solicit, acquire, edit, copyedit, design, typeset,

proofread, print, publicize and distribute the

upcoming edition of The Tower, the magazine

of undergraduate art and creative writing

by University of Minnesota students. This

is the semester in which we bring out the

finished, printed magazine, and in which we

host a launch party on campus. We'll continue

to apply and expand the lessons from our

exploration in ENGL 3711 of the theory and

history of literary magazine production in

any number of ways: we'll revise our mission

and theme as we draft and revise ancillary

copy for the issue itself and as we refresh the

marketing copy for our social media, blog, and

website; we'll hone our design and typesetting

skills as we lay out the issue; we'll refine our

aesthetic sensibilities as we collaborate on

final selections, strengthening our willingness

to revise our opinions as compromise for the

greater good; we'll add to our firsthand valuable

on-the-job skills of budgeting, scheduling,

and vendor relations; and we will deepen our

understanding of the publishing profession as

it exists today, locally, and nationally. prereq:

[3711, instr consent]

ENGL 3714. The Business of Publishing. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

The Business of Publishing course, by focusing

primarily on book publishing, will give a wide

variety of students--from budding writers to

business majors--exposure to a major industry

(valued at $125 billion worldwide) that curates,

promotes and monetizes the written word.

There are approximately 12,000 publishers

in the U.S., and of those an estimated 3,000

are literary presses. An estimated 600,000

books are published in the U.S. annually;

Nielsen Book Scan reports 674 million unit

sales in 2016. Book, magazine, and newspaper

publishing are still the most stable types of

publishing in our society and form the nexus

between commerce and culture. Broadly

understood, "publishing" means "to make

words and images public." It encompasses

many activities and forms--for instance,

business newsletters and websites; social

media (Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat);

and organizational and personal blogs. More

specifically, it is a profession with specialized

components--marketing, design, sales,

subsidiary rights, bookselling--each with

its own standards and best practices. It is

also a field rife with innovation, producing

multiple "start-ups" constantly. To "publish well"

means not only to deliver content to a page

or screen but also to deliver it to an audience.

Publishing crosses disciplines, and innovates

new channels and modes of production. As

such, publishing well has implications for all

of us in our daily personal and professional

lives. At the University of Minnesota, we have

the advantage of living in a metro area that is

regularly ranked near or at the top of lists for

most literate cities in the U.S. We have one of

the largest concentrations of literary presses

in the country outside of the East Coast. This

course will take advantage of guest lecturers

from Minnesota's nationally recognized

publishing community. It encourages students

to discuss the work of publishing with these

professionals, and provides them with

networking opportunities. As well as exploring

in-depth the specific components of the

publishing process, this class also broadens

our sense of what "publishing" is. It is a process

as much as it is a product. Why publishing?

Why is a whole profession devoted to it? Why

might we want to dedicate our own lives to it,

or value the portion it already plays in them?

Through this course we will understand first-

hand how a book makes its way out into the

world, and why that process is so important to

culture and community.

ENGL 3741. Literacy and American Cultural

Diversity. (LITR,DSJ; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Literacy and American Cultural Diversity

combines academic study with experiential

learning in order to collectively build more

engaged, more complex understandings of

literacy, educational institutions, counter-

institutional literacy programs, the grassroots

and nonprofit sectors, and the struggles

of a multicultural civil society in a putative

democracy. We will ground our inquiry in

government studies, as well as sociological,

historical, and educational writings. Standard

literature, such as a memoir, a selection

of poems, some short fiction, and a novel

will further open up our twin themes of

literacy and multiculturalism ? as will less ?

official? literature, such as manifestos and the

transcribed stories of immigrants, refugees,

and other marginalized communities. We begin

with the basic understanding of literacy as

reading and writing, noting that, according to

the National Survey of Adult Literacy, 46%

of Americans scored in the lowest two levels

of a five-tiered literacy test. What does this

mean? Are such tests accurate or otherwise

helpful? What about your basic literacy? As

you read this syllabus, you?re making use of

basic abilities that you?ve likely been practicing

most of your life through formal schooling,

daily routines, recreational pursuits, and work-

related duties. But there?s more. On another

level, you bring knowledge to your reading

(some conscious, some unconscious), and the

ideological field supplies you with assumptions

about the role of literacy in your development,

the role of a university course in your plans

for your personal and professional life, and

your position in a society that constantly raises

the standards of literacy, basing success

on your ability to keep up. Thus the very

word ?literacy? calls into play many beliefs

we have about our class system, our cultural

life, economic and political structures, and

educational institutions. Accordingly, our

analysis will move beyond basic ?reading and

writing? to wider concepts of literacy in our

society, investigating issues that have much

to do with our role as public citizens involved

in shaping our individual and collective future.

In tandem with our ?classroom? work, our

service-learning work in the community (see

Your Practicum as Literacy Workers, below)

will enable us to develop more ?tangible?

understandings of the ways that literacy,

educational theories, practices, and the

construction of knowledge and skills through

educational policies provide a ?map? of the

shifting socioeconomic, cultural, and political

terrains of the U.S., the institutional inequities

that result from these arrangements, as well

as the justice work needed to transform those

inequities.

ENGL 3883V. Honors Thesis. (WI; 1-4 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

See guidelines available from English honors

adviser. Prereq-Honors candidacy in English,

consent of English honors advisor.

ENGL 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Internships at local arts organizations,

businesses, or publishing firms provide

experiences in communications, arts

administration, marketing, and editing-as

well as an understanding of what students

need to do to prepare for the job market. The

Department of English offers course credit in

connection with internships dedicated to UMN

English majors as well as internships at other

sites that meet our criteria. This course will

enrich student learning by providing concrete

experiences to apply knowledge of oral and

written communication outside the academic

context. Putting English skills to work in your

internship tasks will allow you to see how

communication changes with contexts and

audiences. You will be able to practice new

voices and styles. Depending on the internship

activities, you may practice communication

germane to marketing, development, editing,

social media, and the professional office. You

will receive feedback from your site supervisors

and instructors as to your understanding

of these new ways of communicating. In

this course, you will keep a weekly journal

detailing the work you do in the internship;

analyzing the significance of the work within

the greater activity of the internship site; and

making connections between the work and the

academic learning you have done in English.

You will also write a final paper on a topic

agreed upon with the instructor, which should

build upon the writing you've done in the

journals. We'll start by having you work with

your internship supervisor to create a learning

agreement that outlines what you plan to learn

and accomplish during your internship and

how you plan to contribute and add value to

the organization. You will complete various

additional assignments including discussion,

readings, and writing. prereq: must be a

formally declared English major registered in

the College of Liberal Arts and have consent of

instructor.

ENGL 3960W. Capstone Seminar in English.

(WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is devoted to the writing of the

senior paper in English. To graduate with a

BA in English, students must write a 13-17

page (4,000-5,500 word) senior paper that

contains substantive and original analytical

insights. In this rigorous and intensive seminar,

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students receive instruction on writing this

paper from tenured and tenure-track faculty

in English. Students learn how to choose

a topic and formulate a research question,

conduct primary and secondary research, and

produce a written document that incorporates

research and analysis. Faculty teach students

to produce an extended, scholarly essay

though discussions of method, research, and

development; instruction in specific writing

techniques; workshopping and revising drafts;

solving problems; and creating a coherent

and elegant final product. While the subjects

about which students write vary depending

on student interest and faculty expertise, at

least 50% of the course grade is determined

by students? writing performance. Most

students fulfill the senior paper requirement

with a traditional seminar paper, but students

sometimes complete alternative projects, such

as blogs, analytic projects that incorporate

creative or personal elements, collaborative

projects, or projects that involve the creation

of a podcast, video, web site, or some other

means of documenting student learning and

writing skills. The senior seminar also functions

as a capstone experience that fulfills many

of the Student Learning Outcomes for the

English major. Prerequisites for Admission:

Admission to ENGL 3960W requires English

major status and completion of ENGL 3001W

with a minimum grade of C-minus. Priority

will be given to students with senior status

who have completed the majority of the major

requirements, as well as to students who plan

to graduate in the term they are requesting to

take the senior seminar.

ENGL 3993. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq-One

3xxx, [English major or minor or [BIS or IDIM or

ICP] with English concentration], [jr or sr], instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

ENGL 4003. History of Literary Theory. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Odd Year)

How thinkers from classical to modern times

posed/answered questions about language

(how words mean), audience (to whom they

mean), and the literary (how literary writing

differs from other forms of writing). Works by

Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Christine de Pizan,

Dante, Sidney, Behn, Wordsworth, Shelley,

and Woolf.

ENGL 4152. Nineteenth Century British

Novel. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

British novel during the century in which it

became widely recognized as a major vehicle

for cultural expression. Possible topics include

the relation of novel to contemporary historical

concerns: rise of British empire, developments

in science, and changing roles for women;

formal challenges of the novel; definition of

realism.

ENGL 4232. American Drama by Writers of

Color. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Selected works by African American, Latinx,

Native American, and Asian American

playwrights. How racial/ethnic differences

are integral to shaping different visions of

American drama. History of minority/ethnic

theaters, politics of casting, mainstreaming

of the minority playwright. Students in this

class will have the opportunity to participate in

service-learning.

ENGL 4233. Modern and Contemporary

Drama. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Works written for theater in 19th/20th century.

Emphasizes how major aesthetic forms of

modern drama (the well-made play, realism,

expressionism, symbolism, epic theater,

absurdism) presented not just distinctive

theatrical styles, but also new ways of .seeing.

for the theatrical spectator. How social

differences, as informed by gender, class, and

race, inform content/presentation.

ENGL 4311. Asian American Literature and

Drama. (DSJ,LITR; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall

Odd Year)

Literary/dramatic works by Asian American

writers. Historical past of Asian America

through perspective of writers such as Sui Sin

Far and Carlos Bulosan. Contemporary artists

such as Frank Chin, Maxine Hong Kingston,

David Henry Hwang, and Han Ong. Political/

historical background of Asian American artists,

their aesthetic choices.

ENGL 4612. Old English I. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

"I am learning Anglo-Saxon and it is a vastly

superior thing to what we have now" (Gerard

Manley Hopkins, letter to fellow poet Robert

Bridges, 1882). This course is an introduction

to the rich language and literature of Anglo-

Saxon England (ca. 500-1100). "Old English,"

or as it is sometimes known, "Anglo-Saxon,"

is the earliest form of the English language;

therefore, the primary course goal will be to

acquire the ability to read Old English texts in

the original. No previous experience with Old

English or any other language is necessary

or expected; undergraduates and graduate

students from all departments are welcome.

For graduate students in English, Old English

I may count for the rhetoric/language/literacy

distribution area. This course also fulfills the

literary theory/linguistic requirement for the

undergraduate English major. A knowledge of

Old English will allow you to touch the most

ancient literary sensibilities in the English

tradition; these sensibilities are familiar and

strange at the same time, as we sense our

deep cultural connection to these texts across

the centuries, yet also find that the past is a

strange place indeed. The power of Old English

literature has profoundly influenced authors

such as Tennyson, Pound, Graves, Wilbur,

Hopkins, Gunn, Auden, Seamus Heaney, C.S.

Lewis, and of course, J.R.R. Tolkien.

ENGL 4613. Old English II. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Spring)

The second semester of Old English is devoted

to a full translation and study of the great

Anglo-Saxon epic "Beowulf." J.R.R. Tolkien

wrote of the poem that "its maker was telling

of things already old and weighted with regret,

and he expended his art in making keen

that touch upon the heart which sorrows

have that are both poignant and remote."

"Beowulf" is an exciting tale of strife and

heroism; but it is also a subtle meditation upon

the character of humanity as it struggles to

understand the hazards of a harsh world, the

inscrutability of fate, and the nature of history

itself. "Beowulf" is not only important for a

detailed understanding of Anglo-Saxon culture,

but it is also a significant and moving poetic

achievement in the context of world literature.

We will read and translate the poem in the

original Old English; thus ENGL 4612 (or a

similar course resulting in a basic reading

knowledge of Old English) is a prerequisite.

"Beowulf" has been the object of intensive

scholarly study; we will delve into the debates

over the poem's date, genesis, manuscript and

historical context and critical interpretation.

Spending an entire semester studying one

complex work can be an invaluable experience.

Please contact the instructor for any questions

concerning the prerequisite.

ENGL 4722. Alphabet to Internet: History

of Writing Technologies. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Equivocal relation of memory and writing.

Literacy, power, control. Secrecy and publicity.

Alphabetization and other ways of ordering

world. Material bases of writing. Typographical

design/expression. Theories of technological

determinism.

ENGL 5001. Ph.D. Colloquium: Introduction

to Literary Theory and Literary Studies in

the Modern University. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Where and what is literary study vis-a-vis the

history of the discipline, of the humanities, and

of the university--all in the context of a graduate

education. Literary theory focusing on key

theoretical works that address the discipline,

the humanities, and the university. Prerequisite:

English grad student

ENGL 5020. Studies in Narrative. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Examine issues related to reading and

understanding narrative in a variety of

interpretive contexts. Topics may include

"The 19th-century English (American,

Anglophone) Novel," "Introduction to Narrative,"

or "Techniques of the Novel." Topics specified

in the Class Schedule.

ENGL 5040. Theories of Film. (; 3 cr. [max 9

cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Advanced topics regarding film in a variety

of interpretive contexts, from the range and

historic development of American, English,

and Anglophone film (e.g., "Fascism and Film,"

"Queer Cinemas"). Topics and viewing times

announced in Class Schedule. prereq: Grad

student or instr consent

ENGL 5090. Readings in Special Subjects.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

General background preparation for advanced

study. Diverse selection of literatures written

in English, usually bridging national cultures

and time periods. Readings specified in Class

Schedule.

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ENGL 5110. Medieval Literatures and

Cultures: Intro to Medieval Studies. (; 3 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Major and representative works of the Middle

Ages. Topics specified in the Class Schedule.

ENGL 5121. Readings in Early Modern

Literature and Culture. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topical readings in early modern poetry,

prose, fiction, and drama. Attention to relevant

scholarship or criticism. Preparation for work

in other courses or seminars. prereq: Grad

student or instr consent

ENGL 5140. Readings in 18th Century

Literature and Culture. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Literature written in English, 1660-1798. Topics

may include British literature of Reformation

and 18th century, 18-century American

literature, a genre (e.g., 18th-century novel).

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

ENGL 5150. Readings in 19th-Century

Literature and Culture. (; 3 cr. [max 9

cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics may include British Romantic or

Victorian literatures, American literature,

important writers from a particular literary

school, a genre (e.g., the novel). Readings.

ENGL 5170. Readings in 20th-Century

Literature and Culture. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

British, Irish, or American literatures, or topics

involving literatures of two nations. Focuses

either on a few important writers from a

particular literary school or on a genre (e.g.,

drama). Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 5300. Readings in American Minority

Literature. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Contextual readings of 19th-/20th-century

American minority writers. Topics specified in

Class Schedule.

ENGL 5501. Origins of Cultural Studies. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Intellectual map of the creation of cultural

studies as a unique approach to studying

social meanings. Key figures and concepts,

including nineteenth- and early twentieth

century precursors.

ENGL 5510. Readings in Criticism and

Theory. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option;

Spring Odd Year)

Major works of classical criticism in the English

critical tradition from Renaissance to 1920.

Leading theories of criticism from 1920 to

present. Theories of fiction, narratology.

Feminist criticisms. Marxist criticisms.

Psychoanalytic criticisms. Theories of

postmodernism.

ENGL 5593. The African-American Novel. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Explore African American novelistic traditions.

Plot patterns, character types, settings,

symbols, themes, mythologies. Creative

perspectives of authors themselves. Analytical

frameworks from contemporary literary

scholarship.

ENGL 5597. Seminar: Harlem Renaissance.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Multidisciplinary review of Jazz Age's Harlem

Renaissance: literature, popular culture, visual

arts, political journalism, major black/white

figures. prereq: Grad student or instr consent

ENGL 5701. Great River Review. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Students will be assigned roles, both editorial

and managerial, to assist in production of

The Great River Review journal. They will

explore and present on the history of the small

magazine in American literature and meet with

Twin Cities publishing professionals.

ENGL 5743. History of Rhetoric and Writing.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Assumptions of classical/contemporary

rhetorical theory, especially as they influence

interdisciplinary field of composition studies.

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

ENGL 5790. Topics in Rhetoric,

Composition, and Language. (; 3 cr. [max 9

cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq:

Grad student or instr consent

ENGL 5800. Practicum in the Teaching of

English. (; 1-3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Discussion of and practice in recitation, lecture,

small-groups, tutoring, individual conferences,

and evaluation of writing/reading. Emphasizes

theory informing effective course design/

teaching for different disciplinary goals. Topics

vary. See Class Schedule. prereq: Grad

student or instr consent

ENGL 5805. Writing for Publication. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Conference presentations, book reviews,

revision of seminar papers for journal

publication, and preparation of a scholarly

monograph. Style, goals, and politics of journal

and university press editors/readers. Electronic

publication. Professional concerns. prereq:

Grad student or instr consent

ENGL 5992. Directed Readings, Study, or

Research. (1-3 cr. [max 45 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

TBD Prereq-Grad student or instr consent.

English: Creative Writing (ENGW)

ENGW 1101W. Introduction to Creative

Writing. (LITR,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Writing poetry/prose. Small group workshops,

lectures by visiting writers. prereq: Students

may not audit this course

ENGW 1102. Introduction to Fiction Writing.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Beginning instruction in art of fiction:

characterization, plot, dialogue, and style.

Writing exercises to generate ideas. Students

read/discuss published fiction and their own

writing.

ENGW 1103. Introduction to Poetry Writing.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Beginning instruction in art of poetry.

Discussion of student poems and

contemporary poetry. Ideas for generating

material. Writing exercises in/out of class.

ENGW 1104. Introduction to Literary

Nonfiction Writing. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Art of literary nonfiction. Discussion of

student work and contemporary creative

nonfiction. Ideas for generating material.

Writing exercises. prereq: Students not allowed

to audit this course

ENGW 3102. Intermediate Fiction Writing.

(3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Exercises, experiments, assigned readings,

discussion of student work. prereq: [EngW

1101 OR 1102 OR 1103 OR 1104], students

cannot audit course

ENGW 3104. Intermediate Poetry Writing.

(3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Exercises, experiments, assigned readings,

discussion of student work. prereq: [1101 or

1102 or 1103 or 1104], students cannot audit

course

ENGW 3106. Intermediate Literary

Nonfiction Writing. (3 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Exercises, experiments, assigned readings,

discussion of student work. prereq: [1101 or

1102 or 1103 or 1104], students cannot audit

course

ENGW 3110. Topics in Creative Writing. (; 3

cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq:

1101 or 1102 or 1103 or 1104 or dept consent

ENGW 3801W. Eat, Write, Learn: Creative

Writing in Spain. (AH,WI; 3 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Periodic Spring & Summer)

This undergraduate creative writing class which

satisfies both the LE and the Writing-Intensive

requirements focuses on the experience and

the literary evocation of travel, with students

based first in the capital, Madrid, and then in

Toledo, a medieval city in the center of Spain.

In Madrid, students will write about the Spanish

tradition of eating twelve grapes at the stroke of

midnight on New Year's eve; they will compare

the characteristics of two different plazas;

they will write poetry about art in the Prado

Museum. In Toledo, they will wander through

tangled streets, shops, cathedrals, fortresses,

synagogues and museums, taking notes for

poems, stories, and essays as they go. Madrid

is a vibrant, modern European center; Toledo,

a beautifully preserved city on a hill, has been

declared, in its entirety, a national monument.

For centuries an historic, scholarly and artistic

center, Toledo was long famed for its religious

tolerance, with Christian, Jewish, and Muslim

populations coexisting within its walls. In

both locations, we will have guided tours

of Spanish monuments and museums, and

students will reflect on the experience of travel

via many different types and styles of writing

assignments: the daily post-card, the food

review, the creative travel guide, the work of

ekphrasis, the annotated map, the daily journal,

etc. Why do we travel and what do we gain

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from visiting cultures and environments that

may be unfamiliar? Writing and revising will be

emphasized as creative ways of reflecting on

the phenomenon of departure and return.

ENGW 3960W. Capstone Seminar in

Creative Writing. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

This course is devoted to the writing of the

senior paper in creative writing. To graduate

with a BA in English, students with an interest

in creative writing may choose to produce

a substantial manuscript of poetry, literary

fiction, or literary nonfiction rather than an

extended, scholarly essay. In this advanced

creative writing workshop, students receive

instruction on writing this manuscript from

tenured and tenure-track faculty in English.

Class sessions typically include in-class writing

exercises, which are then expanded into more

finished works of poetry or prose reviewed by

the faculty and discussed in workshops by the

students themselves. Writing exercises and

assignments lead, at the end of the semester,

to a finished, thoroughly revised manuscript of

at least 2,500 words. Faculty teach students

to produce a significant body of poetry, fiction,

or creative nonfiction though discussions of

method, craft, and development; instruction

in specific writing techniques; workshopping

and revising drafts; solving problems; and

creating a coherent and elegant final product.

While the subjects about which students

write vary depending on student interest and

faculty expertise, at least 50 percent of the

course grade is determined by students?

writing performance. The senior seminar also

functions as a capstone experience that fulfills

many of the Student Learning Outcomes for

the English major and the capstone course for

those who are pursuing a Minor in Creative

Writing. Prerequisites for Admission: Admission

to ENGW 3960W requires: (1) English major

status and completion of ENGL 3001W with a

minimum grade of C-minus; (2) completion of

at least six credits of creative writing courses,

including one intermediate (ENGW 3xxx-

level) or advanced creative writing workshop,

preferably in the genre of the ENGW 3960W

workshop to which you are applying; and

(3) submission of a creative writing sample.

Admission is by permission of the instructor.

Priority will be given to students with senior

status who have completed the majority of the

major requirements, as well as to students who

plan to graduate in the term they are requesting

to take the senior seminar.

ENGW 4205. Screenwriting. (3 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

An introductory workshop to screenwriting

basics, including formatting, style and structure.

In-class and take-home exercises will assist

the students in learning techniques for

developing engaging characters, writing

concise description and vivid dialogue, and

outlining a usable plot. prereq: One EngW

or EngL 3xxx course, [permission number

available in creative writing office]

ENGW 5102. Graduate Fiction Writing. (4

cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

Advanced workshop for graduate students with

considerable experience in writing fiction.

ENGW 5104. Graduate Poetry Writing. (4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every

Fall)

Advanced workshop for graduate students

with considerable experience in writing poetry.

Students will explore new poetic possibilities

while studying contemporary poetry and

poetics.

ENGW 5106. Graduate Literary Nonfiction

Writing. (4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option No

Audit; Periodic Fall)

Advanced workshop for graduate students

with considerable experience in writing literary

nonfiction.

ENGW 5130. Topics in Graduate Creative

Writing. (; 4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Workshop. Might include work in more than

one genre. prereq: instr consent

ENGW 5310. Reading as Writers. (; 4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every

Fall)

Special topics in reading fiction, literary

nonfiction, poetry. Topics specified in Class

Schedule.

ENGW 5606W. Literary Aspects of

Journalism. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Journalism isn't fiction. Yet the relationship

between what is true and what is artfully

constructed toward a "larger truth" -- beyond

the facts -- has a complex and intriguing

history. This writing-intensive course explores

that relationship through close readings of

some the best writers of long-form nonfiction,

starting with the birth of the novel from

journalistic roots in the 18th century and ending

with postmodern forms that challenge the

notion of what we can ever know. Discover

the literary devices used by Stephen Crane's

reported street scenes or Nellie Bly's first-hand

investigations into conditions for the mentally

ill in the 19th century, and, later, Truman

Capote's nonfiction novel about a Kansas

farm family's murder. Readings include works

by pivotal 20th-century writers such as John

Hersey, Joseph Mitchell, Lillian Ross, Michael

Herr, Norman Mailer, Gay Talese, Joan

Didion, Tom Wolfe, and Hunter S. Thompson,

and will trace how their pioneering methods

influenced contemporary journalism as well

as the documentary films of Errol Morris and

contemporary nonfiction writers expanding into

new forms.

ENGW 5701. Great River Review. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Students will be assigned roles, both editorial

and managerial, to assist in production of

The Great River Review journal. They will

explore and present on the history of the small

magazine in American literature and meet with

Twin Cities publishing professionals.

ENGW 5993. Directed Study in Writing. (1-4

cr. [max 18 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring

& Summer)

Projects in writing poetry, fiction, drama, and

nonfiction, or study of ways to improve writing.

Prereq-instr consent, dept consent, college

consent.

Entomology (ENT)

ENT 1001. How Insects Shape Society:

Pollinators, Pests, and Policy. (CIV; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Do you eat genetically modified foods, or

do you avoid them? Vaccinate, or do not

vaccinate? Did you know these are in part

insect related questions? Insects make up

more than half of the living organisms on

this planet, and they have had a profound

impact in shaping human society and culture.

Even so, insects are swatted, stomped,

squished, and otherwise misunderstood. In this

course students will explore the complex, and

often uncomfortable, relationships between

insects and humans and explore the ethical

dilemmas posed by our close relationships

with the insect world. Ultimately this course

examines the interactions between insects and

humans, focusing on contemporary topics that

explore how insects dictate human actions,

policies, and behaviors. Topics include: human

perception of insects; basic concepts in insect

biology and behavior; environmental and

cultural importance of insects; the role of insect

pests in determining human food choice; insect

vectors and disease transmission; perception

and awareness about humanity?s role in

nature.

ENT 1004. The Insects. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Insects represent one of the most abundant

and diverse life forms on Earth, and their

environmental importance is displayed across

both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beyond environmental importance, insects

shape human society through their impact on

our health, the pollination of our food crops,

and damage to our commodities and homes.

Insect Biology is an introductory entomology

course on the biology and ecology of insects,

their classification, and their interactions with

the environment and human society. This

course will provide background on insect

diversity and physiology, while providing

insight into how scientists examine the roles

of insects in medicine, agriculture, advances

in genetics, and ecology. These topics will

provide fundamental biological knowledge

needed to make informed decisions about

insect-related topics in a global society.

ENT 1005. Insect Biology with Lab. (BIOL; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Insects represent one of the most abundant

and diverse life forms on Earth, and their

environmental importance is displayed across

both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beyond environmental importance, insects

shape human society through their impact on

our health, the pollination of our food crops,

and damage to our commodities and homes.

Insect Biology is an introductory entomology

course on the biology and ecology of insects,

their classification, and their interactions with

the environment and human society. This

course will provide background on insect

diversity and physiology while providing

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insight into how scientists examine the roles

of insects in medicine, agriculture, advances

in genetics, and ecology. These topics will

provide fundamental biological knowledge

needed to make informed decisions about

insect-related topics in a global society.

ENT 1021. An Introduction to Forensic

Entomology. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

What can maggots and beetles collected at

a crime scene tell investigators about the

body? Often, insect evidence collected at the

scene of a crime can help experts make a

variety of conclusions, such as time of death

and whether or not the body has been moved

from the original crime scene. In this seminar,

students will explore how insect evidence can

be used in various ways in the field of forensic

science. This class will discuss the scientific

approaches and techniques involved in forensic

entomological analysis. Topics will include, but

are not limited to, the different insects found in

decomposing bodies, how insect development

time can be affected by factors like the weather

or body placement, and how insect evidence

can be useful to both crime scene investigators

and medical examiners.

ENT 1906. Magnificent, Miniature Minds:

From Dancing Honeybees to Cyborgs. (; 1

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Did you know that honeybees can be trained

to recognize human faces or that desert ants

can count their steps while walking? Have you

ever thought about how an octopus ?knows?

how to match its body coloration to its marine

environment and a monarch butterfly can find

its over-wintering site located thousands of

miles away? These are just a few examples

of the extraordinary abilities that invertebrate

animals display, reflecting the mighty power of

their miniature brains and nervous systems.

In this course, we will discuss the fascinating

behaviors of animals with miniature brains

and how their numerally-limited nervous

systems enable them to do what they do. We

will also explore how a deeper understanding

of small-brain networks can inform us about

how our own brains work, and how such

knowledge can be used to engineer adaptive

robots, cyborgs and smart machines. This

course is designed to be integrative?including

disciplines intersecting with animal behavior,

entomology, evolution, ecology, neuroscience,

psychology and bioengineering. A major goal

of this course is to widen one?s view of the

importance of invertebrate animals in the field

of neuroscience and gain an appreciation of

the translational impact that this knowledge can

have and will continue to have on our society

and daily lives. Students will also be introduced

to basic concepts in neurobiology and learn

how small neural networks operate.

ENT 1908. "Engineered" Insects: Science,

Ethics, Society and the Environment. (; 1

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

What does it mean if an organism is genetically

engineered? Genetic engineering has been

fundamental to biological research for decades

but is now making headlines as genetic

approaches appear more and more in our

everyday lives. Insect pests are one of the

major threats to humans as they eat our food,

eat our homes, eat us, transmit diseases,

and wreak havoc on crops. Increasingly so,

genetic engineering is used to stop these

insect pests and the diseases they transmit,

including Zika and Dengue. In this course, we

will explore how insects affect so many aspects

of our life, how researchers are using genetic

engineering to solve insect issues, and the

pros and cons of using genetically engineered

insects. The course will include interactive

lectures, short readings and videos, and a

variety of discussions with other students and

faculty

ENT 1909. Got Bees? Declines and

Conservation of Honey bees and Native

bees. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Course Description: Humans are largely

aware that bees are declining globally, due

in large part to human land use, agricultural

practices, and the changing climate. The

loss of insect pollinators, including native

and honeybees, presents a grand challenge

that will have cascading effects throughout

ecological systems and human food crop

systems. Preservation of pollination services

is not only an environmental issue, it is also

an important challenge facing our society

and world. How we, as a society, choose to

address this problem will reflect on how we

value the environment and the services it

provides. This course is designed to reflect on

the shared sense of responsibility for building

a community that will address this issue.

Intended audience: Undergraduates who may

or may not be majoring within the sciences.

Students interested in how humans interact

with the environment, and how the choices

we make as a society impact environmental

processes. No prerequisite courses required.

ENT 2884. The Six-legged Conquerors: How

insects have shaped human history. (HIS; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Insects have had an immense yet

underappreciated impact on the course of

human history and civilization. Through their

effects as carriers of disease, insects have

decided the outcomes of numerous battles and

wars, often causing many more deaths than

weapons did. On the other hand, beneficial

insects have made important contributions

to the development of many industries, in

particular related to textiles and agriculture,

and they also serve as important sources of

food in many cultures. Because of their varied

and important roles in human life and well-

being, insects feature prominently in sacred

texts and have thus influenced spiritual and

religious thought through the ages. And from

Greek times until the present, insects have

contributed greatly to the development of

scientific thought. Many of the great naturalists

throughout history ? from Aristotle to Darwin to

EO Wilson ? have had an inordinate fascination

with insects. In the second half of the 20th

century and beyond, insects sparked the

environmental movement, serve as models

for innovating technologies such as robots,

and continue to shape our lives in fascinating,

challenging and novel ways. In this class we

will discuss the major ways in which the fates

of humans and insects have been intertwined

over the course of human history. Throughout

the class we focus on ways that historical

inquiry can be used to elucidate entomological

questions and, conversely, how entomological

knowledge can be brought to bear to solve

historical mysteries.

ENT 2920. Introductory Lectures in

Entomology. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introductory lectures or labs in special fields

of entomological research. Given by visiting

scholar or regular staff member.

ENT 3021. Insect Biodiversity and

Evolution. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Insects are the most diverse group of

organisms on Earth with almost 1 million

described species. Millions more remain to

be described, especially in tropical regions of

the world. Insects come in a remarkable array

of sizes, colors, and shapes. Taxonomists

use this morphological complexity as the

primary means of identifying insects, but also

for inferring evolutionary relationships. In this

course, we will learn how to identify insects,

explore methods of collection and curation of

insects, discuss their evolutionary relationships,

see how insects fit in the natural world, and

discuss exciting new efforts to inventory,

describe, and conserve the remarkable

diversity of insects.

ENT 3211. Insect Pest Management. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Management of Insect Pests is designed

for upper division undergraduates in any

major or minor. The course will emphasize

principles of insect pest management and

draw from examples related to agricultural,

horticultural and landscape and urban

systems. Conventional (nonorganic) and

organic approaches, the use of social media

and modern technology, and economic,

environmental and social consequences of

diverse tactics (chemical, cultural, biological,

genetic, etc.) will be covered by the Instructor

and, on occasion, by guest lecturers. Student

debates on pesticide-pollinator and genetic

engineering issues will provide real-world

context and insights on complexities of insect

pest prevention and management.

ENT 3275. Insect-transmitted diseases of

humans. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

What?s so attractive about human blood?

How have human interactions with insects

evolved? Insects and ticks transmit viral,

bacterial, protozoan and filarial diseases to

humans, particularly in tropical countries. Zika,

most recently, and also dengue and other

mosquito-borne viruses pose an emerging

challenge in the southern US as climate

change increases the range of important vector

species. Lyme disease and other tick-borne

diseases are increasing in the US, and pose

challenges in diagnosis and treatment. This

course covers contemporary topics in "Medical

Entomology" that will provide an overview of

arthropod-borne disease and its impacts on

global health from the perspective of insect

vectors and microbial pathogens. Students

will explore historical, contemporary and

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epidemiologic stories demonstrating exposure

and control strategies via lecture, student

discussions, laboratory demonstrations, and

critical review of current best practices in

medical entomology. This course is designed

for upper division undergraduate and graduate

students in any major or minor.

ENT 3294. Directed Research in

Entomology. (1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs and

carries out a directed research project under

the direction of a faculty member. Directed

research may be taken for variable credit and

special permission is needed for enrollment.

Students enrolling in a directed research

course will be required to use the University-

wide online directed research contract process

in order to enroll. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

ENT 3910. Introduction to Research in

Entomology. (1-6 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course will provide the framework

for offering field, lab, or library-based

entomological research under the supervision

of faculty or graduate-faculty staff in the

Department of Entomology. It is anticipated that

this course will provide hands-on experiences,

and that the research focus will generally be

aligned with the research specialization of the

instructor.

ENT 3925. Insects, Aquatic Habitats, and

Pollution. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Effects differing classes of pollutants have

on insects that are aquatic. Insect life-cycle

dynamics, trophic guilds, community structure.

Hypotheses to explain community structure

in streams, rivers, wetlands, ponds, lakes,

reservoirs. Organic pollution, eutrophication,

heavy metal pollution, runoff/siltation,

acidification, thermal pollution. Changes in

aquatic insect community structure. Designing/

maintaining biological monitoring networks.

prereq: [[3005 or Biol 3407 or FW 2001], [jr or

sr]] or instr consent

ENT 4021. Honey Bees and Insect Societies.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Natural history, identification, and behavior

of honey bees and other social insects.

Evolution of social behavior, pheromones and

communication, organization and division of

labor, social parasitism. Lab with honey bee

management and maintenance of other social

bees for pollination. prereq: Biol 1009 or instr

consent

ENT 4096. Professional Experience

Program: Internship. (; 1-3 cr. ; S-N or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Professional experience in entomology firms

or government agencies through supervised

practical experience; evaluative reports

and consultations with faculty advisers and

employers. prereq: COAFES jr or sr, complete

internship contract available in COAFES

Career Services before enrolling, UC only, instr

consent

ENT 4251. Forest and Shade Tree

Entomology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Biology, ecology, population management

of forest/shade tree insects. Emphasizes

predisposing factors/integrated management.

Lecture/lab.

ENT 5011. Insect Structure and Function. (4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Comparative study of insect structures/

functions from evolutionary perspective.

Introduction to physiology of digestion,

respiration, other organ systems.

ENT 5021. Insect Biodiversity and

Evolution. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Insects are the most diverse group of

organisms on Earth with almost 1 million

described species. Millions more remain to

be described, especially in tropical regions of

the world. Insects come in a remarkable array

of sizes, colors, and shapes. Taxonomists

use this morphological complexity as the

primary means of identifying insects, but also

for inferring evolutionary relationships. In this

course, we will learn how to identify insects,

explore methods of collection and curation of

insects, discuss their evolutionary relationships,

see how insects fit in the natural world, and

discuss exciting new efforts to inventory,

describe, and conserve the remarkable

diversity of insects.

ENT 5041. Insect Ecology. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even Year)

Synthetic analysis of the causes of insect

diversity and of fluctuations in insect

abundance. Focus on abiotic, biotic, and

evolutionary mechanisms influencing insect

populations and communities. prereq: Biol

5041 or EBB 5122 or instr consent

ENT 5051. Scientific Illustration of Insects.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Techniques for preparing and observing

insects for subsequent illustration. Traditional

illustration techniques using the drawing tube

and ocular grid on the microscope, including

pencil sketching and pen and ink line drawing.

Other ?traditional? rendering methods will

include line and ink, stippling, cross-hatching,

color illustration. Major emphasis will be in

computer-assisted techniques of scientific

illustration using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe

Photoshop, including instruction on preparing

full body, true-to-life, color illustrations of

insects on the computer.

ENT 5061. Insect Molecular Science. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Molecular genetic techniques and their

applications. Emphasizes insect species

other than Drosophila. Application of genetic

techniques to physiological processes. prereq:

[5011, basic genetics course] or instr consent

ENT 5081. Insects, Aquatic Habitats, and

Pollution. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Effects of pollutants on biology. Ecology and

community structure of aquatic insects. Life-

cycle, trophic guilds, community structure

in lotic/lentic habitats. Organic pollution/

eutrophication, heavy metal pollution, runoff/

siltation, acidification, thermal pollution.

Changes in aquatic insect community structure

according to original literature sources for

each class of pollutant. Biological monitoring

networks. prereq: [3005, Biol 3407, FW 2001,

EEB 4601] or instr consent

ENT 5121. Applied Experimental Design. (;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Principles of sampling methodologies,

experimental design, and statistical analyses.

Methods/procedures in generating scientific

hypotheses. Organizing, initiating, conducting,

and analyzing scientific experiments

using experimental designs and statistical

procedures. Offered with AGRO 5121. prereq:

Stat 5021 or equiv or instr consent

ENT 5126. Spatial and Temporal Analysis

of Ecological Data. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Spring Even Year)

This course covers linear models (regression

and ANOVA) and extensions to temporal data

and spatial point processes, lattice/areal data,

and geostatistics. The course bridges sufficient

theory to understand why contending with

spatiotemporal dependence is important with

enough application to make students confident

in their own data analyses.

ENT 5211. Insect Pest Management. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Insect Pest Management is designed for

graduate students in any major or minor. The

course will emphasize principles of insect pest

management and draw from examples related

to agricultural, horticultural and landscape,

and urban systems. Conventional (nonorganic)

and organic approaches, the use of social

media and modern technology, and economic,

environmental, and social consequences of

diverse tactics (chemical, cultural, biological,

genetic, etc.) will be covered by the instructor

and, on occasion, by guest lecturers. Student

debates on pesticide-pollinator and genetic

engineering issues will provide real-world

context and insights on complexities of insect

pest prevention and management.

ENT 5275. Insect-transmitted diseases of

humans. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

What?s so attractive about human blood?

How have human interactions with insects

evolved? Insects and ticks transmit viral,

bacterial, protozoan and filarial diseases to

humans, particularly in tropical countries. Zika,

most recently, and also dengue and other

mosquito-borne viruses pose an emerging

challenge in the southern US as climate

change increases the range of important vector

species. Lyme disease and other tick-borne

diseases are increasing in the US, and pose

challenges in diagnosis and treatment. This

course covers contemporary topics in "Medical

Entomology" that will provide an overview of

arthropod-borne disease and its impacts on

global health from the perspective of insect

vectors and microbial pathogens. Students

will explore historical, contemporary and

epidemiologic stories demonstrating exposure

and control strategies via lecture, student

discussions, laboratory demonstrations, and

critical review of current best practices in

medical entomology. This course is designed

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for upper division undergraduate and graduate

students in any major or minor.

ENT 5341. Biological Control of Insects and

Weeds. (; 3-4 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Biological control of arthropod pests and

weeds. Analysis of relevant ecological theory

and case studies; biological control agents.

Lab includes natural enemy identification, short

experiments, and computer exercises. prereq:

3001, Biol 1009, EEB 3001 or grad

ENT 5361. Aquatic Insects. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Taxonomy, natural history of aquatic insects

including their importance in aquatic ecology,

water resource management, recreation,

and conservation. Emphasizes family-level

identification of immatures/adults. Field trips

scheduled to local aquatic habitats. A collection

is required. prereq: instr consent

ENT 5900. Basic Entomology. (; 1-6 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

For graduate students who need to make up

certain deficiencies in their biological science

background. prereq: instr consent

ENT 5910. Special Problems in Entomology.

(; 1-6 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Individual field, lab, or library studies in various

aspects of entomology. prereq: instr consent

ENT 5920. Special Lectures in Entomology.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Lectures or labs in special fields of

entomological research. Given by visiting

scholar or regular staff member.

Environment Sci, Policy, Mgmt

(ESPM)

ESPM 1001. Freshmen Orientation to

Environmental Sciences, Policy, and

Management. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Academic planning, ESPM careers, liberal

education requirements, internships. Building

relationships with other students/faculty,

student life, information technology, critical

computer skills. New freshmen.

ESPM 1002. Transfer Orientation Seminar.

(; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

This required course provides orientation and

guidance in planning for students transferring

into the environmental sciences, policy and

management (ESPM) major. We will use

course activities to enhance your success

and sense of community at the University and

within the ESPM major while we explore the

major, maximizing your time at the University,

and preparing you for an environmentally-

focused career.

ESPM 1011. Issues in the Environment.

(ENV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Interdisciplinary survey of environmental

issues. Interrelationships between

environment and human society. Roles of

science, technology, and policy in meeting

environmental challenges. Lecture, discussion.

Students evaluate social, ethical, political, and

economic factors.

ESPM 1012H. Environmental Science and

Society. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Selection of current environmental issues

affecting our daily lives. Evaluate the scientific

and social approaches necessary to resolve

environmental issues. Students explore how

everything we do affects the environment in

different ways.

ESPM 1202. People, Land, and Water:

Systems Under Stress. (HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Policies/community engagement around water

sustainability. Students engage directly with

local case on Mississippi River.

ESPM 1425. Introduction to Weather and

Climate. (ENV,PHYS; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

pre-calculus introduction to the nature of the

atmosphere and its behavior. Topics covered

include atmospheric composition, structure,

stability, and motion; precipitation processes,

air masses, fronts, cyclones, and anticyclones;

general weather patterns; meteorological

instruments and observation; weather map

analysis; and weather forecasting.

ESPM 2021. Environmental Sciences:

Integrated Problem Solving. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Environmental issues facing the world today

are increasingly complex. Challenges such as

global climate change, air and water quality

impairments, land use change for forest

and agricultural production, and species

conservation require an ability to conceptualize

problems broadly so that solutions are crafted

in a manner that addresses a multitude

of perspectives and considerations. This

course will use an interdisciplinary case-study

approach to expose students to the most

important environmental problems facing

society today as well as innovative solutions.

The case studies include investigations of

ecosystem services, invasive species and

pollution remediation, with world experts

on these topics leading the discussions.

Throughout, a focus on interdisciplinary

analysis, including linkages to environmental

grand challenges will be emphasized. An

interactive approach will be utilized as well, in

which students work in groups and engage in

class discussions as ways to internalize and

conceptualize information. prereq: 1011, ESPM

major

ESPM 2401. Environmental Education/

Interpretation. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Foundational view of environmental education/

interpretation, its history, theories, and

methodologies. Practical skills for teaching

in the outdoors. Educational content, state/

national standards, effective pedagogy for

informal learning environments.

ESPM 3000. Seminar on Current Issues for

ESPM. (; 1 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

Environmental issues students will have to

address in their future careers. Small group

discussion, in-depth/focused intellectual

debate. Topics depend on faculty selection or

student interest. prereq: Jr

ESPM 3011W. Ethics in Natural Resources.

(WI,CIV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Normative/professional ethics, and leadership

considerations, applicable to managing natural

resources and the environment. Readings,

discussion.

ESPM 3012. Statistical Methods for

Environmental Scientists and Managers.

(MATH; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Introduction to statistical principles,

foundations, and methods for examining data

and drawing conclusions. Regression modeling

of relationships in environmental and natural

resource science and management problems.

prereq: Two yrs of high school math

ESPM 3014. Tribal and Indigenous Natural

Resource Management. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

This course is designed to develop and refine

your understanding of tribal and Indigenous

natural resource management, tribal and

Indigenous perspectives, and responsibilities

natural resource managers have for tribal and

Indigenous communities. This course includes

one eight-hour weekend field session.

ESPM 3015. Invasive Plants and Animals:

Ecology and Management. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Odd Year)

Overview of invasive plants/animals in North

America and around the world. A range of

taxa are covered along with their impact and

approaches to control. Readings, discussions,

and lectures from experts on topics such as

invasion theory and real world management.

ESPM 3031. Applied Global Positioning

Systems for Geographic Information

Systems. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

GPS principles, operations, techniques to

improve accuracy. Datum, projections, and

coordinate systems. Differential correction,

accuracy assessments discussed/applied in

lab exercises. Code/carrier phase GPS used

in exercises. GPS handheld units, PDA based

ArcPad/GPS equipment. Transferring field data

to/from desktop systems, integrating GPS data

with GIS. prereq: Intro GIS course

ESPM 3051. Lands and Humans in World

Cultures: the Past and the Present. (GP; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course focuses on globally diverse

farming and land use practices and associated

sustainability issues. By examining diverse

land uses issues in different countries in the

world, this course seeks to provide global

perspective on the US and global land use

practices and its sustainability. This course

seeks to build interdisciplinary perspectives

to better understand the mechanisms and

changes in diverse human-nature interactions

via land. Class materials will be sourced from

multiple disciplines including soil science,

ecology, geology, geography, anthropology,

and history.

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ESPM 3108. Ecology of Managed Systems.

(ENV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Ecology of ecosystems that are primarily

composed of managed plant communities,

such as managed forests, field-crop

agroecosystems, rangelands and nature

reserves, parks, and urban open-spaces.

Concepts of ecology and ecosystem

management. prereq: BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009

or HORT 1001 or instr consent

ESPM 3111. Hydrology and Water Quality

Field Methods. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Integrates water quality, surface/groundwater

hydrology. Case studies, hands-on field data

collection, calculations of hydrological/water

quality parameters. Meteorological data, snow

hydrology, stream gauging, well monitoring,

automatic water samplers. Designing water

quality sampling program. Geomorphology,

interception, infiltration.

ESPM 3131. Environmental Physics. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Concepts and principles of classic and modern

physics applied to environmental problems

arising from interaction between humans and

the natural environment. Forms of pollution

(e.g., land, water, air). Transport mechanisms.

Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

Global climate change. Social issues related to

environmental problems. prereq: Phys 1101

ESPM 3202W. Environmental Conflict

Management, Leadership, and Planning.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Negotiation of natural resource management

issues. Use of collaborative planning. Case

study approach to conflict management,

strategic planning, and building leadership

qualities. Emphasizes analytical concepts,

techniques, and skills.

ESPM 3211. Survey, Measurement, and

Modeling for Environmental Analysis. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Survey, measurement, modeling concepts/

methods for study of natural resources/

environmental issues. Emphasizes survey

design for data collection, estimation. Analysis

for issues encompassing land, water, air,

vegetation, animal, soil, human/social

variables. prereq: [MATH 1031 or MATH 1051],

[3012 or FW 4001 or STAT 3011 or SOC

3811], computer competency

ESPM 3221. Soil Conservation and Land-

Use Management. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

This course is designed to provide a local

and global historical perspective of soil

erosion (causes and consequences);

develop a scientific understanding of soil

erosion processes; and relates various soil

conservation and land-use management

strategies to real-world situations. Basics of

soil erosion processes and prediction methods

will be the fundamental building blocks of

this course. From this understanding, we will

discuss policies and socioeconomic aspects of

soil erosion. Lastly, we will focus on effective

land-use management using natural resource

assessment tools. Case studies and real-world

and current events examples will be used

throughout the course to relate course material

to experiences. prereq: SOIL 2125 or instr

consent

ESPM 3241W. Natural Resource and

Environmental Policy. (CIV,WI,SOCS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Political processes in management of the

environment. How disagreements are

addressed by different stakeholders, private-

sector interests, government agencies,

institutions, communities, and nonprofit

organizations.

ESPM 3245. Sustainable Land Use Planning

and Policy. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Policies affecting land use planning at local,

state, and federal levels. Ecosystem and

landscape scale planning. Collaborative and

community-based approaches to planning for

ecological, social, and economic sustainability.

Class project applies interdisciplinary

perspectives on planning and policy, including

information gathering techniques, conservation

planning tools, and evaluation of planning

options.

ESPM 3251. Natural Resources in

Sustainable International Development.

(GP; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

International perspectives on resource use

and sustainable development. Integration of

natural resource issues with social, economic,

and policy considerations. Agriculture, forestry,

agroforestry, non-timber forest products, water

resources, certification, development issues.

Global case studies. Impact of consumption

in developed countries on sustainable

development in lesser developed countries.

ESPM 3261. Economics and Natural

Resources Management. (ENV,SOCS; 4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Microeconomic principles, their application to

natural resource management problems. Tools

to address market failure, project analysis.

Economic/financial considerations. Benefit/cost

analysis. Valuation/assessment methods for

property/market/non-market benefits. Planning/

management problems. Managing renewable

natural resources. Case studies. prereq: MATH

1031 or MATH 1051 or MATH 1142 or MATH

1155 or MATH 1271 or ESPM 3012 or STAT

3011 or Soc 3811 or equiv

ESPM 3271. Environmental Policy, Law, and

Human Behavior. (CIV,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

What is necessary to achieve sustainable

societies. What influences societal deliberation/

decisions about environmental issues. How

our behaviors affect natural systems. Key

theoretical concepts of environmental social

psychology and political science. How people

respond to policies, using theoretical concepts

from social psychology about attitudes, values,

and social norms; applying these ideas to

specific environmental problems and ethical

debates.

ESPM 3425. Atmospheric Pollution: From

Smog to Climate Change. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

Processes governing chemical makeup

of Earth's atmosphere. Implications for air

pollution, climate, human welfare. Evolution of

atmosphere. Atmospheric structure/transport.

Biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen,

oxygen, mercury. Greenhouse effect. Aerosols.

Stratospheric ozone loss. prereq: [CHEM 1061,

PHYS 1101W, MATH 1142 or 1271] or equiv or

instr consent

ESPM 3480. Topics in Natural Resources. (;

1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Lectures by visiting scholar or regular staff

member. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ESPM 3575. Wetlands. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Freshwater wetland classification, wetland

biota, current/historic status of wetlands, value

of wetlands. National, regional, Minnesota

wetlands conservation strategies, ecological

principles used in wetland management.

ESPM 3601. Sustainable Housing--

Community, Environment, and Technology.

(TS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

How sustainable housing practices build

community. How community growth has

impacted the environment and how natural

events impact our communities. Science and

technology required to build high performance

houses.

ESPM 3602. Regulations and Corporate

Environmental Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Concepts/issues relating to industrial ecology

and industry as they are influenced by current

standards/regulations at local, state, and

national levels. prereq: APEC 1101 or ECON

1101 or 3261W

ESPM 3603. Environmental Life Cycle

Analysis. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Concepts/issues relating to inventory,

subsequent analysis of production systems.

Production system from holistic point of

view, using term commonly used in industrial

ecology: "metabolic system."

ESPM 3604. Environmental Management

Systems and Strategy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Environmental problems such as climate

change, ozone depletion, and loss of

biodiversity.

ESPM 3605. Recycling: Extending Raw

Materials. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Basic principles of recycling and its role

in raw materials utilization, energy, and

the environment. Recycling processes for

commonly recycled materials, products, and

their properties and environmental implications

of recycling.

ESPM 3607. Natural Resources

Consumption and Sustainability. (GP; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Current world trends for industrial raw

materials; environmental/other tradeoffs related

to options for satisfying demand/needs; global

and systemic thinking; provides a framework

for beginning a process of thinking critically

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about complex environmental problems/

potential solutions in a diverse global economy.

ESPM 3612W. Soil and Environmental

Biology. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Properties of microorganisms that impact

soil fertility, structure, and quality. Nutrient

requirements of microbes and plants and

mineral transformations in biogeochemical

cycling. Symbiotic plant/microbe associations

and their role in sustainable agricultural

production. Biodegradation of pollutants and

bioremediation approaches. prereq: Biol 1009

or equiv, Chem 1021 or equiv; SOIL 2125

recommended

ESPM 3777. Climate Change- Physics,

Myths, Mysteries, and Uncertainties. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Climate variations are the norm; not the

exception. The geological and archaeological

records are rich with evidence of a climate

system that is dynamic and non-steady state.

Yet we face the challenges of understanding

the complexities of this system in order to

manage our natural resources and to prepare

wisely for the future. This class examines

the basic theory and Physics behind the

atmospheric greenhouse effect and radiative

forcings in the climate system. The Myths,

Mysteries, and Uncertainties about the climate

record and feedback processes operating

in the Earth-Atmosphere system will be

examined. Simple models will be used to

demonstrate the atmospheric greenhouse

effect. Sophisticated numerical weather

models, such as the Regional Weather and

Forecast Chemistry (WRF-CHEM) model, will

be used to demonstrate climate predictions

and biophysical feedback processes. We will

also study some of the classic Warming Papers

that provide the physical scientific basis for

the anthropogenic greenhouse effect. Finally,

we will explore the uncertainties related to

climate predictions and how scientists use

fingerprint techniques to diagnose natural

versus anthropogenic climate signals. There is

no prerequisite required for this course, but first

year calculus and one other first year science

course is recommended.

ESPM 3921. Science and Critical Thinking

for Understanding Our World. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall)

Today more than ever we must deal with

multiple sources of conflicting information on

topics that affect our lives in big ways. We use

this information to make important decisions,

from major policy decisions to personal lifestyle

choices. Understanding complex, high-stakes

societal issues such as the global COVID-19

pandemic requires that we rapidly process

and synthesize new science that is changing

fast, and that we do so in an environment

of partisan bias and media spin that make it

extremely difficult for citizens to stay informed

and make good decisions. The debate

surrounding the response to COVID-19, climate

change, water policy, and other planetary and

human health issues, invoke moral or ethical

principles in addition to scientific arguments.

As a result, problem solving and decision

making requires simultaneously evaluating

complex scientific and ethical arguments.

Several aspects of human psychology mean

that we do not reliably make logical choices

when presented with complex information.

Furthermore, data and science are frequently

used to mislead, from the na?ve misuse

of statistics to deliberate misinformation

campaigns. As a result, weighing evidence

and rational decision-making for complex

issues requires skepticism, critical thinking,

and lots of practice. In this course, students

will develop critical thinking tools and cultivate

scientific skepticism for evaluating claims

encountered in peer-reviewed scientific

papers, popular press articles, or on social

media. Examples and case studies will draw

heavily on current events surrounding the

COVID-19 pandemic and associated societal

and environmental responses, but will also

include other environmental, health, and public

policy issues to demonstrate the range of

ways in which data and science can be used

or misused to support a position. To create

the necessary habits of mind for skepticism

and critical thinking, this course will cover

background material from ethics, neurology,

behavioral economics, statistics, and logic.

We will employ a number of active learning

strategies, and class meetings will frequently

consist of students actively engaged in

processing and understanding course content.

Upon leaving this course students will be

able to confidently evaluate the veracity of

information as they encounter it in multiple

contexts throughout their lives. Students will

understand how views of the role of ethics

in scientific inquiry have evolved, and the

roles of science, uncertainty, and ethics in

determining public opinion and policy decisions

on environmental topics. Students will learn

to identify and recognize misinformation in its

various forms and to articulate why a particular

piece of information is misleading. We will

explore the various ways that our intuition and

memory make interpreting data and statistics

challenging, and develop tools and habits of

mind to overcome these challenges.

ESPM 3993. Directed Study. (; 1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process in

order to enroll. Prereq: Department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements

ESPM 3994. Directed Research. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs and

carries out a directed research project under

the direction of a faculty member. Directed

research may be taken for variable credit and

special permission is needed for enrollment.

Students enrolling in a directed research will

be required to use the University-wide on-

line directed research contract process in

order to enroll. Prereq: Department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

ESPM 4021W. Problem Solving:

Environmental Review. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Roles of governmental agencies, consultants,

and private citizens in EIS process. Students

read EIS/EAW, analyze their content/scope,

and prepare an EAW and EIS according to

Minnesota EQB guidelines. prereq: ESPM

2021 and jr or sr

ESPM 4041W. Problem Solving for

Environmental Change. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Capstone course. Students working with a

team on a real world project related to selected

track, gather/analyze data relevant to client's

objectives, and make recommendations for

future use. Students produce a final written

report and formal presentation, and present

findings to client group.

ESPM 4061W. Water Quality and Natural

Resources. (ENV,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Water quality decision making. International

focus. Ecology of aquatic ecosystems, how

they are valuable to society and changed

by landscape management. Case studies,

impaired waters, TMDL process, student

engagement in simulating water quality

decision making.

ESPM 4096. Professional Experience

Program: Internship. (; 1 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students create oral/written report based on

paid or volunteered work or field experience.

prereq: CFANS undergrad, instr consent,

completed internship contract

ESPM 4216. Contaminant Hydrology. (3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Principles of contaminant transport in percolate

solution and in overland flow. Hydrologic cycle,

percolation/runoff processes, contaminant

transport, leachate sampling methods,

remediation technologies, scale effects on

runoff water quality, tillage technologies,

control of sediment/chemical losses.

Discussions mostly descriptive, but involve

some computations.

ESPM 4242. Methods for Environmental and

Natural Resource Policy Analysis. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Fall Even Year)

Methods, formal/informal, for analyzing

environmental/natural resource policies. How to

critically evaluate policies, using economic/non-

economic decision-making criteria. Application

of policy analysis to environmental/natural

resource problems. Recognizing politically-

charged environment in which decisions over

use, management, and protection of resources

often occur. Prereqs: ESPM 3241W or ESPM

3271 and ESPM 3261, undergrads with jr or sr

standing.

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ESPM 4256. Natural Resource Law and the

Management of Public Lands and Waters. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

This course is intended to provide non-law

students with an understanding of the role

of the judiciary in the management of public

lands and public waters. The course will

examine Constitutional provisions affecting the

management of public resources, the concept

of property rights, major principles of water law,

the role of the legal system in environmental

review, the scope of legal authority granted

to administrative agencies, and limitations of

private property rights to protect public lands

and public waters. The class will introduce

students to the concepts of legal reasoning

including case synthesis and analysis. The

class will be taught using a combination of

lecture, guest lectures, written exercises and

class participation. Recommended prereq:

3241W or instructor consent

ESPM 4295W. GIS in Environmental Science

and Management. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Application of geographic information

science and technologies (GIS) in complex

environmental problems. Students gain

experience in spatial data collection, database

development, and spatial analysis, including

GNSS and field attribute collection, image

interpretation, and existing data fusion,

raster/vector data integration and analysis,

information extraction from LiDAR data,

DEM conditioning and hydrologic analysis,

neighborhood analysis, bulk processing and

automation, and scripting. Problems vary

depending on topics, often with extra-University

partners. prereq: FNRM 3131 or Geog 3561 or

instr consent

ESPM 4601. Environmental Pollution. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

This course uses the principles of chemistry,

microbiology, physics, and toxicology

to understand the fate and behavior of

environmental contaminants and the pollution

of soils, surface waters, groundwater, and

sediments. The course is structured around

a semester-long risk assessment project

that provides a framework for integrating

concepts of pollution, contaminant movement,

contaminant degradation, human health risk,

ecological risk, risk mitigation, environmental

remediation processes, and interactions

among them. The history of federal regulations

concerning environmental contamination is

presented in the context of the major episodes

of environmental pollution that motivated

legislative action. prereq: SOIL 2125, CHEM

1061 and 1062 or equiv, or permission

ESPM 4607. Industrial Biotechnology and

the Environment. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Biotechnology pertaining to biobased products

development, their environmental impact.

prereq: BIOL 1009, CHEM 1021

ESPM 4811. Environmental Interpretation. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Theories of interpretation. Nonformal teaching

pedagogy. Interpretive talks, walks, and

programs. Camp leadership, oral presentation.

Newsletter development, Website design.

Development of self-guided trail guides,

brochures, and exhibits. Planning, evaluation.

Interpretive work in private, state, or federal

agencies. First-hand experience.

ESPM 5014. Tribal and Indigenous Natural

Resource Management. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

This course is designed to develop and refine

your understanding of tribal and Indigenous

natural resource management, tribal and

Indigenous perspectives, and responsibilities

natural resource managers have for tribal and

Indigenous communities. This course includes

one eight-hour weekend field session.

ESPM 5015. Invasive Plants and Animals:

Ecology and Management. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Odd Year)

Overview of invasive plants/animals in North

America and around the world. A range of

taxa are covered along with their impact and

approaches to control. Readings, discussions,

and lectures from experts on topics such as

invasion theory and real-world management.

ESPM 5031. Applied Global Positioning

Systems for Geographic Information

Systems. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

GPS principles, operations, techniques to

improve accuracy. Datum, projections, and

coordinate systems. Differential correction,

accuracy assessments discussed/applied in

lab exercises. Code/carrier phase GPS used

in exercises. GPS handheld units, PDA based

ArcPad/GPS equipment. Transferring field data

to/from desktop systems, integrating GPS data

with GIS. prereq: Grad student or instr consent

ESPM 5061. Water Quality and Natural

Resources. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Recent literature in field. Complements 4061.

Ecology of aquatic ecosystems, how they are

valuable to society and changed by landscape

management. Case studies, impaired waters,

TMDL process, student engagement in

simulating water quality decision making.

ESPM 5071. Ecological Restoration. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Ecological/physiological concepts for

revegetation of grasslands, wetlands,

forests, and landscapes. Plant selection,

stand establishment/evaluation. State/

federal programs that administer restoration/

reclamation. Field trips. prereq: [One college

course in ecology, one college course in [plant

science or botany]] or instr consent

ESPM 5108. Ecology of Managed Systems.

(; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Analysis of functioning of ecosystems primarily

structured by managed plant communities.

Managed forests, field-crop agroecosystems,

rangelands, aquatic systems. Structure-

function relations. Roles of biodiversity in

productivity, resource-use efficiency, nutrient

cycling, resilience. Emerging principles for

design of sustainable managed ecosystems,

provision of ecological services. prereq: Sr or

grad student

ESPM 5111. Hydrology and Water Quality

Field Methods. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Integrates water quality, surface/groundwater

hydrology. Case studies, hands-on field data

collection, calculations of hydrological/water

quality parameters. Meteorological data, snow

hydrology, stream gauging, well monitoring,

automatic water samplers. Designing water

quality sampling program. Geomorphology,

interception, infiltration. prereq: Grad student or

instr consent

ESPM 5202. Environmental Conflict

Management, Leadership, and Planning. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Negotiation of natural resource management

issues. Use of collaborative planning. Case

study approach to conflict management,

strategic planning, and building leadership

qualities. Emphasizes analytical concepts,

techniques, and skills.

ESPM 5211. Survey, Measurement, and

Modeling for Environmental Analysis. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Introduction to survey, measurement, and

modeling concepts/methods for study

of natural resources and environmental

issues. Emphasizes survey design for data

collection, estimation, and analysis for issues

encompassing land, water, air, vegetation,

animal, soil, and human/social variables.

ESPM 5241. Natural Resource and

Environmental Policy. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Political processes at play in management

of environment and how disagreements are

addressed by different stakeholders, private-

sector interests, government agencies and

institutions, communities, and nonprofit

organizations. prereq: Grad student or instr

consent

ESPM 5242. Methods for Environmental and

Natural Resource Policy Analysis. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Fall Even Year)

Methods, formal and informal, for analyzing

environmental and natural resource policies.

How to critically evaluate policies, using

economic and non-economic decision-

making criteria. Application of policy analysis

principles/concepts to environmental/natural

resource problems. Recognizing politically-

charged environment in which decisions over

use, management, and protection of these

resources often occur. prereq: grad student

ESPM 5245. Sustainable Land Use Planning

and Policy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Planning theories, concepts, and constructs.

Policies, processes, and tools for sustainable

land use planning. Scientific/technical literature

related to land use planning. Skills needed to

participate in sustainable land use planning.

ESPM 5251. Natural Resources in

Sustainable International Development. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

International perspectives on resource use in

developing countries. Integration of natural

resource issues with social, economic, and

policy considerations. Agriculture, forestry,

agroforestry, non-timber forest products, water

resources, certification, development issues.

Latin American case studies. prereq: Grad

student or instr consent

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ESPM 5256. Natural Resource Law and the

Management of Public Lands and Waters. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

This course is intended to provide non-law

students with an understanding of the role

of the judiciary in the management of public

lands and public waters. The course will

examine Constitutional provisions affecting the

management of public resources, the concept

of property rights, major principles of water law,

the role of the legal system in environmental

review, the scope of legal authority granted

to administrative agencies, and limitations of

private property rights to protect public lands

and public waters. The class will introduce

students to the concepts of legal reasoning

including case synthesis and analysis. The

class will be taught using a combination of

lecture, guest lectures, written exercises and

class participation. prereq: grad student

ESPM 5261. Economics and Natural

Resources Management. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Microeconomic principles in natural resource

management. Tools to address market failure,

project analysis, and evaluation. Economic/

financial considerations. Benefit/cost analysis

methods/examples. Valuation/assessment

methods for property/resources. Managing

renewable natural resources.

ESPM 5295. GIS in Environmental Science

and Management. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Application of geographic information

science and technologies (GIS) in complex

environmental problems. Students gain

experience in spatial data collection, database

development, and spatial analysis, including

GNSS and field attribute collection, image

interpretation, and existing data fusion,

raster/vector data integration and analysis,

information extraction from LiDAR data,

DEM conditioning and hydrologic analysis,

neighborhood analysis, bulk processing and

automation, and scripting. Problems vary

depending on topics, often with extra-University

partners. *Please note that students should

have completed a semester-long, introductory

lab/lecture GIS course at the graduate or

undergraduate level before enrolling in this

course, e.g., FNRM 5131. We do not require

any given course because students come from

varied universities and backgrounds. That said,

we assume a knowledge commensurate with a

comprehensive introductory course. Students

seeking a first course are directed to FNRM

5131. If you have questions regarding your

capabilities, please contact the instructor prior

to enrolling.

ESPM 5402. Biometeorology. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Even Year)

This course examines the interactions between

the atmosphere and the Earth?s surface.

We will discuss the principles of the surface

energy and radiation balance, air motion in

the atmospheric boundary layer, land surface

parameterization for climate models, boundary

layer budgets, and field research methods. The

course aims to achieve exemplary learning

through hands-on activities and examining

recent field studies conducted in natural and

managed ecosystems. prereq: MATH 1271,

PHYS 1201, STAT 3011, [instr consent]

ESPM 5480. Topics in Natural Resources. (;

1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Lectures by visiting scholar or regular staff

member. Topics specified in class schedule.

ESPM 5555. Wetland Soils. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Morphology, chemistry, hydrology, formation

of mineral/organic soils in wet environments.

Soil morphological indicators of wet conditions,

field techniques of identifying hydric soils for

wetland delineations. Peatlands. Wetland

benefits, preservation, regulation, mitigation.

Field trips, lab, field hydric soil delineation

project. prereq: SOIL 1125 or 2125 or equiv

or instr consent; concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in SOIL 4511

recommended

ESPM 5575. Wetlands. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Freshwater wetland classification, wetland

biota, current/historic status of wetlands, value

of wetlands. National, regional, Minnesota

wetlands conservation strategies. Ecological

principles used in wetland management.

prereq: 3575, [sr or grad student or instr

consent]

ESPM 5601. Principles of Waste

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Waste and waste management principles.

Issues, problems, and solutions in remedying

waste stream. MSW and yard waste

composting, WTE incineration operation, ash

disposal, recycling, land fill requirements, direct

land disposal, regulatory trends, and case

studies. prereq: 1125 or 2125, Biol 1002/1009

or Chem 1021, Stat 3011, ApEc 1101 or instr

consent

ESPM 5602. Regulations and Corporate

Environmental Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Concepts, major issues relating to industrial

ecology and industry as they are influenced by

current standards/regulations at local, state,

and national levels. prereq: APEC 1101 or

ECON 1101

ESPM 5603. Environmental Life Cycle

Analysis. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Concepts, major issues relating to inventory

and subsequent analysis of production

systems. Production system from holistic point

of view, using term commonly used in industrial

ecology: "the metabolic system." prereq: [Math

1142 or [Math 1271, Math 1282]], [Econ 1101

or ApEc 1101]

ESPM 5604. Environmental Management

Systems and Strategy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Environmental problems such as climate

change, ozone depletion, and loss of

biodiversity.

ESPM 5605. Recycling: Extending Raw

Materials Supplies. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Principles of recycling. Role of recycling in

raw materials utilization, energy, and the

environment. Recycling processes for number

of commonly recycled materials/products.

Properties, environmental implications of

recycling.

ESPM 5607. Industrial Biotechnology and

the Environment. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Biotechnology pertaining to biobased products

development and their environmental impact.

prereq: BIOL 1009, CHEM 1021

ESPM 5811. Environmental Interpretation. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Theories of interpretation, nonformal teaching

pedagogy. Interpretive talks, walks, and

programs. Camp leadership. Oral presentation.

Newsletter development. Website design.

Development of self-guided trail guides,

brochures, and exhibits. Planning, evaluation.

Interpretive work in private, state, or federal

agencies. Hands-on experience.

Experimental and Clinical Phar

(ECP)

ECP 5220. Regulatory Issues in Drug

Research. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Regulatory issues encountered in conducting

drug research trials. Performing different

aspects of clinical trials. Lectures, readings,

small group discussions, homework

assignments. prereq: ECP grad student or

Pharm.D. professional student or instr consent

ECP 5290. Clinical Clerkship. (1-8 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Supervised study of pharmaceutical services

at University of Minnesota Medical Center,

Fairview or affiliated institutions. prereq: Grad

experimental and clinical pharmacology

ECP 5620. Drug Metabolism and

Disposition. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd

Year)

Oxidatative/conjugative enzymes systems

involved in human drug metabolism/disposition.

Various in vitro models used to evaluate drug

metabolism or chemical entity, pros/cons of

each. Factors involved in conducting in vivo

studies. Components used to predict in vivo

drug disposition from in vivo studies. prereq:

Grad student or instr consent

ECP 5982. Inter-Institutional Journal Club

in Translational Research. (1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

This course is structured as an inter-

institutional journal club between universities

of Minnesota, Pittsburgh, and Kentucky

that is focused on translational research

in clinical pharmacology. Articles will be

discussed on topics such as precision

medicine, pharmacokinetics, pharmacometrics,

pharmacogenomics, and clinical biomarkers.

ECP 5983. Scientific Communications in

Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology. (1

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Introduction of professional development

concepts in written and oral scientific

communication through lectures, literature

readings, and class participation.

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ECP 5984. Scientific Communications in

Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology II.

(1 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Dissemination of advanced professional

development concepts in written and oral

scientific communication through lectures,

literature readings, and class participation.

ECP 5993. Directed Study in Experimental

and Clinical Pharmacology. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Student working with faculty member designs

a directed study course, including a complete

syllabus, appropriate time commitment, and

workload for number of credits.

ECP 5994. Directed Research in

Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology. (;

1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Student works with faculty adviser to design a

scientific research project.

Family Med & Community Health

(FMCH)

FMCH 5345. Curriculum Design and

Teaching Strategies for Medical Education I.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Identifying/developing course goals.

Developing course, teacher, learner

evaluations. Students must also take 5346,

which follows immediately after 5345. prereq:

concurrent entollment in 5346, instr consent

FMCH 5346. Curriculum Design and

Teaching Strategies for Medical Education

II. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Summer Even Year)

Taken with 5345. Practicum of lecture,

demonstration, small-group discussion, clinical

teaching, and computer-assisted instruction.

Academic ethics, policies, copyright issues,

tenure, academic freedom, problem-based

learning. prereq: concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 5345, instr consent

FMCH 5564. Family Practice Seminar. (;

1 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; O-N or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Knowledge, skills, and attitudes in biomedical

and behavioral sciences that form foundation

for academic discipline of family medicine;

medical decision making, common problems

and procedures, family theory and assessment,

clinical pharmacy, human sexuality. prereq: MD

or DO degree

FMCH 5651. Principles of Geriatrics II. (; 1

cr. [max 5 cr.] ; P-N or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Second in two-course sequence. Survey

of major topics in geriatric medicine.

Epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and

treatment of major geriatric syndromes and

illnesses. prereq: Medical School or dental

school or GNP school graduate

FMCH 5950. Clinical Issues in Human

Sexuality. (; 2 cr. ; O-N or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Assessment and treatment techniques

pertaining to common sexual problems.

prereq: Enrollment in health sci grad programs

in CSPP, Psy, PubH, SW or FSoS or instr

consent

FMCH 5955. Directed Study. (; 1-10 cr. ; O-N

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Studies on special topics as arranged between

student and faculty. prereq: instr consent;

qualified students may arrange for work on a

tutorial basis

Family Social Science (FSOS)

FSOS 1101. Intimate Relationships. (SOCS;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Couple dynamics. Overview of how to

develop, maintain, and terminate an intimate

relationship. Communication, conflict

resolution, power, roles. Programs for marriage

preparation, marriage enrichment, and marital

therapy.

FSOS 1201. Human Development in

Families: Lifespan. (DSJ,SOCS; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Human development in a family context. Life-

course and human development theories.

Individual/family development, mate selection,

birth, life cycle. Physical, cognitive, language,

social, social, and personality development.

Historical, social, and cultural factors. How

theory/research are applied to everyday lives.

FSOS 1211. An Interdisciplinary Look

at the Family in Multicultural America.

(SOCS,DSJ; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course is designed as an introduction

to multicultural families using an ecological

lens. The institution of the family is recognized

globally as a basic unit of a society that

produces, develops, socializes, and launches

the next generation of its citizenry. This course

will focus on families in contemporary America,

a society that has grown increasingly diverse,

and faces many complex challenges in today?s

global environment. Using a human ecological

lens allows us to examine families in their

nested and interdependent environments--

how individuals shape and are shaped by

families, their human built environments,

their socio-cultural environments, and their

natural-physical environments. This is a service

learning class.

FSOS 1301. Cash or Credit: You Need to

Know. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Factual information about basic money

management skills. Topics covered can be

applied to everyday life. Online, interactive

learning based class.

FSOS 1461. Presentations at Work:

Families, Communities, Nonprofits, and

Schools. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

This course prepares students to present

information and adjust their messages based

on audience need in a variety of future work

contexts. Students interested in majoring

in Family Social Science, Education, Youth

Studies, and Kinesiology will take this course in

order to develop the disciplinary practices used

in counseling, community-based organizations,

education, and health sciences to convey

important, and often sensitive, material to

specific audiences.

FSOS 2101. Preparation for Working With

Families. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Systematic preparation for upper division

education, research/field internships, and

career possibilities in Family Social Science.

FSOS 2103. Family Policy. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Connections between policies that

governments enact, and families and their well-

being. Conceptual frameworks for influences

underlying policy choices. Evaluating

consequences of such choices for diverse

families.

FSOS 2105. Methods in Family Research. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Scientific method. Major questions/objectives

of family research. Data collection/analysis/

reporting. Social context of family research.

prereq: STAT 3011 or PSTL 1004 or STAT

1001 or ESPY 3264 or ESPY 1261 or SOC

3811 or SOC 2550 or PSY 3801 or instr

consent

FSOS 2106. Family Resource Management.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Analysis of how individuals/families use

interpersonal, economic, natural, and

community resources to make decisions, solve

problems, and achieve central life purposes.

FSOS 2107. Preparation for Family and

Community Engagement. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This course will focus on preparing students

to work with families in a community context.

Central themes of the course include strategies

for family and community engagement,

understanding how families interact with

community organizations and institutions,

how to mobilize family and community

assets, and collaborating with families to

create systems change and build positive

community resources. The course will pose

questions for students about the roles of

family professionals in supporting families

in community contexts. The course will

utilize readings about best practices in

family and community engagement, both

from the family studies literature and from

cutting edge community-based organizations.

Students will participate in a community

project with a community organization that

focuses on supporting families. This will

enable them to attend community meetings,

shadow family/community liaisons, and better

understand the interface between families,

community organizations, and institutions.

Class assignments will allow students to

engage in reflective practice and pull learning

from their community-based experiences. They

will learn concrete skills like meeting facilitation

through a workshop format.

FSOS 2108. Preparation for Family Financial

Studies: Money Matters in Families. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

The goal of this course is to help students

understand the role that money plays in the

health and well-being of individuals, couples

and families across differing social contexts

over the life course. The course will teach

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student how values about money develop

within families and society; how these values

influence the choices made by families; and

the impact of these choices on the quality of

couple and family relationships. The course

will introduce students to a variety of career

paths related to families and money including

financial coach, counselor and educator.

FSOS 2191. Independent Study in Family

Social Science. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent reading or writing or research

under faculty supervision. prereq: Soph, instr

consent

FSOS 3101. Personal and Family Finances.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Analysis of personal/family financial

management principles. Financial planning

of savings, investments, credit, mortgages,

and taxation. Life, disability, health, and

property insurance. Public/private pensions.

Estate planning. prereq: FSOS 4106 is a

recommended prerequisite for this course.

FSOS 3102. Family Systems and Diversity.

(DSJ,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Family systems/theories applied to dynamics/

processes relevant to family life. Diversity

issues related to gender, ethnicity, sexual

orientation, and disability. Divorce, single

parenthood, remarriage. Family strengths/

problems. prereq: At least soph or instr consent

FSOS 3105. Technology in Parenting and

Family Relationships. (TS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

The role of information and communications

technologies in contemporary family life is

explored through examination of theory,

and research on technology use and family

and family member outcomes. Applications

of technology in family practice and issues

regarding professional preparation will identify

avenues for support and development.

FSOS 3191. Independent Study in Family

Social Science. (; 1-5 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent reading or writing or research

under faculty supervision. prereq: Jr, instr

consent

FSOS 3222W. Our Addicted World: Going

Beyond the Individual in Looking at the

Addiction. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course will explore addiction and how

we, as members of a family and community

can better understand the complexity of

the systems that simultaneously create

environments that foster addiction and assist

individuals in their quest to heal from addiction.

We will explore our personal beliefs and

experiences with addiction, often challenging

the dominant discourses that inform who

gets blamed and who gets helped when

dealing with addiction. We will do this by

reading, discussing and writing about three

different types of addiction that are currently

being discussed by families, communities

and policymakers: opiate addiction, screen

addiction and gambling.

FSOS 3426. Alcohol and Drugs: Families

and Culture. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Psychology/sociology of drug use/abuse. Life-

span, epidemiological, familial, cultural data

regarding use. Fundamentals of licit/illicit drug

use behavior. Variables of gender, ethnicity,

social class, sexuality, sexual orientation,

disability.

FSOS 3429. Counseling Skills Practicum I.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Basic counseling skills. Counselor needs/

motivations, non-verbal communication, basic/

advanced empathy, identifying strengths,

maintaining focus, challenging discrepancies,

use of self. Emphasizes building from client

strengths, learning through role-playing.

FSOS 3431. Counseling Skills Practicum II.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Advanced therapeutic methods. Processes of

change. Identifying, reinforcing, challenging

core beliefs. Reframing. Paradox. Trance,

guided imagery. Cognitive-behavioral, solution-

focused, narrative therapies. Emphasizes non-

pathologizing models of therapy.

FSOS 4101. Sexuality and Gender in

Families and Close Relationships. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Human ecology/development as frameworks

for examining sexuality in close relationships.

Diversity of sexual beliefs, attitudes, behaviors

within differing social contexts. Using scientific

knowledge to promote sexual health among

individuals, couples, families through various

life stages. prereq: At least jr or instr consent

FSOS 4104. Family Psychology. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Processes in families of origin, families of

choice, and other close relationships, within

diverse social contexts. Evaluating current

research on family dynamics within/across

generations.

FSOS 4107. Traumatic Stress and

Resilience in Vulnerable Families Across

the Lifespan. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

This course will focus on stress contexts

that place families at risk across the life

span such as poverty, war/civil conflict,

disability, social disparities/discrimination,

and family dissolution. An examination

of family strengths, cultural diversity, and

approaches for working with families across

the life course in community based settings

including classrooms, programs, and agencies

will be emphasized. This course focuses

on vulnerable families and those affected

by historical and traumatic stress. It covers

family members of all ages who face particular

challenges, such as intergenerational exposure

to traumatic events, persistent and structural

inequality, and health disparities. This course

is designed to increase awareness of the

conditions that place families and children at

risk, the theories and frameworks available to

understand these risks, and both individual

and family resiliency to these conditions. The

course will primarily focus on a) individual,

family, community, and developmental contexts

of risk and resiliency, and b) family-level

preventive and intervention frameworks and

approaches to support individuals and families.

FSOS 4108. Understanding and Working

with Immigrants and Refugee Families.

(DSJ,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

This course focuses on the impact of ?

immigration? (i.e., refugee vs. various types of

immigration statuses) on family relationships,

specifically how culture of origin and

acculturation processes influence individuals

and families over time; explores issues faced

by various immigrant family systems, including

a consideration of generational status,

gender identities, social classes, and ethnic/

racial group identities; develops intercultural

interaction skills that prepare students to

effectively engage with diverse immigrant

families in multiple contexts; and builds

practical skills that enhance students? abilities

to work in and collaborate with community-

and faith-based organizations to strengthen

cultural resources while overcoming barriers to

increase service utilization.

FSOS 4109W. Family Theories. (WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This course will include the review of current

family theories, Bloom's Taxonomy of critical

thinking, self-assessments, and application in a

capstone paper.

FSOS 4111. Introduction to Family Therapy.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is designed as an introduction

to the field of Family Therapy. Students who

successfully complete the course should

be well versed in the basics of both the

foundational and contemporary theories of the

discipline. Further, students will be exposed

to a number of clinical vignettes and case

scenarios that demonstrate the application

of the theories in pre-recorded family therapy

sessions. Through class assignments and

discussions, students will be able to make a

more informed decision as to whether or not

family therapy is a field that holds potential

for them in their own professional pursuits.

Other mental health disciplines attend to family

variables but having a background in family

systems theory and family therapy theories will

provide a solid knowledge base for someone

embarking on a career in family clinical work.

Systems theory guides the majority of what will

be discussed in class.

FSOS 4150. Special Topics in Family Social

Science. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option;

Periodic Summer)

Review of research/scholarly thought. Topics

specified in Class Schedule.

FSOS 4153. Family Financial Counseling. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Family financial issues are studied with an

emphasis on the role of the financial counselor.

This course emphasizes the development

of professional skills for assisting individuals

and families to cope with financial concerns

in their day-to-day lives. This course includes

a required service-learning component where

students will work throughout the semester

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with local non-profit organizations focused on

financial literacy, financial counseling, financial

curriculum development, and/or researching

financial resources. This course will require

students to produce video recordings. At

minimum students will need recording

equipment that captures both video and audio.

The resulting file will need to be uploaded

to the internet. Laptops with webcams and

smart phones with video capabilities should

be sufficient for this purpose. Equipment and

training are available from the Library's SMART

Learning Commons. prereq: [3101, 3102, 3429]

or instr consent

FSOS 4154. Families and Aging. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Aging families from diverse socioeconomic/

cultural groups as complex multigenerational

systems interacting within ever-changing social

structures.

FSOS 4155. Parent-Child Relationships. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

History, theories, research, and contemporary

practices of parent-child relationships in

diverse families/cultures across the life span.

Preparation for professionals in education,

social work, and other human service

occupations.

FSOS 4158. Thailand: Global Change,

Communities and Families. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Spring)

This interdisciplinary course uses social justice

and human ecological lenses to examine global

change that is occurring at the intersections

among Thailand's natural environment,

communities, families, and culture. Topics

include globalization, human trafficking,

education, religion, environmental issues,

and cultural integration/identity formation,

particularly among indigenous populations in

northern Thailand. Students interact with key

community leaders, village leaders, elders,

and students who serve as teachers; this leads

to critical understanding of Thai culture and

the contemporary issues faced by Thailand's

families and communities. Through journaling,

digital stories, blogging, and discussions,

students will synthesize, integrate, apply, and

communicate what they've learned.

FSOS 4191. Independent Study in Family

Social Science. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent reading or writing or research

under faculty supervision. prereq: Sr, instr

consent

FSOS 4193. Directed Capstone Project.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Individualizes experience by connecting

aspects of major program with special

academic interests.

FSOS 4294. Research Internship. (1-4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Research project with faculty. May include

planning, proposal writing, literature review,

data collection/coding/cleaning/analysis, and

reporting. prereq: [FSOS major, at least jr] or

instr consent

FSOS 4296. Field Study: Working With

Families. (; 1-12 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; S-N or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Directed paraprofessional work experience

related to student's area of study. prereq: 2101

or instr consent

FSOS 5014. Quantitative Family Research

Methods I. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Family research methods, issues associated

with multiple levels of analysis. Conducting

family-focused data analyses using basic/

intermediate methods (through ANOVA and

multiple regression), including power analysis.

Ethical issues involved in family research

such as IRB/HIPAA regulations. prereq: Grad

student or instr consent

FSOS 5015. Family Research Laboratory. (;

1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Spring)

Application of basic family research methods

into experiential learning using statistical

software. Analyses that correspond with

problem situations in 5014 and that involve

secondary data analyses. Using statistical

software for basic family research. Preparation

to work with quantitative family data sets.

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

FSOS 5032. Family Systems Theories

and Interventions. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

Systemic/cybernetic frameworks as they apply

to diverse families. Thinking systemically about

families across multiple ecological systems.

How to identify crucial epistemological issues

in theoretical/applied areas of family science.

Theoretical frameworks. Experiential role-

playing, guest presenters, videos, field

work, research projects, reading clubs, class

discussion. prereq: Grad student or instr

consent

FSOS 5111. Introduction to Family Therapy.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course is designed as an introduction to

the field of marriage/couple and family therapy.

Students who successfully complete the course

should be well versed in the basics of both the

foundational and contemporary theories of the

discipline. Further, students will be exposed

to a number of clinical vignettes and case

scenarios that demonstrate the application

of the theories in pre-recorded family therapy

sessions. Through class assignments and

discussions, students will be able to make a

more informed decision as to whether or not

family therapy is a field that holds potential

for them in their own professional pursuits.

Other mental health disciplines attend to family

variables but having a background in family

systems theory and family therapy theories will

provide a solid knowledge base for someone

embarking on a career in relationship-oriented

clinical work. Family systems theory guides the

majority of what will be discussed in class.

FSOS 5150. Special Topics in Family Social

Science. (; 1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Review of research and scholarly thought.

Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq:

instr consent

FSOS 5193. Directed Study in Family Social

Science. (; 1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

tbd prereq: FSoS or grad student in related

field

FSOS 5426. Alcohol and Drugs: Families

and Culture. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Overview of psychology/sociology of drug use/

abuse. Life-span, epidemiological, familial,

cultural data regarding use. Fundamentals of

licit/illicit drug use behavior. Gender, ethnicity,

social class, sexuality, sexual orientation,

disability.

FSOS 5429. Counseling Skills Practicum I.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Basic counseling skills. Counselor needs/

motivations, non-verbal communication, basic/

advanced empathy, identifying strengths,

maintaining focus, challenging discrepancies,

use of self. Emphasizes building from client

strengths, learning through role-playing.

FSOS 5701. Prevention Science: Principles

and Practices. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Theoretical, empirical, and practical

foundations for strategic interventions to

prevent behavioral problems and promote

healthy development. Multidisciplinary roots of

prevention science. Trends/directions and best

practices.

FSOS 5702. Prevention Science Research

Methodology. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

This course is intended to provide students

with broad exposure to topics in research

methodology within the field of prevention

science. Prevention science as a discipline

focuses on the etiology and prevention of

social, physical and mental health problems

and the translation of that information to

promote health and well-being. This course will

emphasize research methodology as it pertains

to preventive interventions in youth and family

contexts. The course is intended to serve as a

survey of a wide range of topics within these

areas, with research design, measurement

issues, and analytic methods representing

the major foci. Topics will be covered with

attention to the community contexts within

which prevention research often occurs as well

as the ethical and human subjects issues that

may arise. Students who successfully complete

the course are expected to be able to interpret

and critically evaluate prevention research

methodology as well as identify appropriate

methodical strategies to address research

questions within prevention science.

FSOS 5703. New Topics in Prevention:

Implementation and Dissemination. (3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

This is an interdisciplinary course focused

on the new science of implementation and

dissemination of evidence-based/empirically-

supported family-focused psychosocial

prevention programs. Course content will

include an overview of conceptual and

theoretical foundations of implementation

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research, key research questions, methods for

evaluating implementation and dissemination

efforts, and case examples from the empirical

literature. The course will take an ecological

perspective to the implementation of family-

based prevention programs, addressing

questions such as how widespread efforts to

install programs in communities can ensure

that programs create change in children and

families.

FSOS 5937. Parent-Child Interaction. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

In Parent-Child Interaction, we will examine

the dynamic, reciprocal nature of parent-

child interactions across the lifespan through

multidisciplinary and diverse research, theories

and practices. Emphasis will be given to the

bidirectional impact of parent-child interactions

on the parent-child relationship and on parents'

and children's development within complex

family, community, cultural and other socio-

ecological contexts. Students will continue to

reflect and grow in their understanding of the

professional role and competencies of a parent

educator and learning activities will focus on

practical application to both personal lives and

professional work with families.

FSOS 5942. Diverse Family Experiences. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is a research-based in-depth

look at family experiences from many diverse

points of view. Students will examine diverse

experiences of families and their relevance

to parent education and to the professional

development of parent educators. Research

and theoretical knowledge are woven together

with observation and personal reflection to

create a strength-based approach to both

families and professional development.

FSOS 5944. Curricular Design in Parent

Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Students will develop the skills to adapt and

design curricular resources and teaching

strategies for effective parent education with

diverse families across multiple contexts.

Students will develop competence in

conducting needs assessment, identifying

content, discerning teaching methods, and

designing lesson plans. As they develop their

own philosophy of practice, students will study

the history and evolution of parent education in

Minnesota and across the U.S. prereq: FSoS

5937 & FSoS 5942 or instr consent

FSOS 5945. Teaching and Learning in

Parent Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Students will examine adult, adolescent,

and parent learning and development

from the perspective of their relevance for

parent education. Students will select, use,

and reflect on group and individual parent

education teaching strategies and facilitation

processes designed to meet the needs of

diverse populations of adult learners. Critical

reflection, ethical practices, and other parent

educator competencies related to teaching

methods and processes will be addressed.

Personal professional development will be

facilitated through challenging assumptions and

examining the knowledge and competencies

required for parent educators. prereq: FSoS

5937 & FSoS 5942 or instr consent

FSOS 5946. Assessment and Evaluation in

Parent Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Students will be introduced to theory,

terminology, issues, and approaches in

assessment and evaluation. Students will apply

this new material to the tasks of monitoring

program performance, assessing program

quality, and measuring parent learning and

development. prereq: 5944 or instr consent

FSOS 5949. Student Teaching in Parent

Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Students will participate in mentored and

supervised parent education practice

designed to meet individual student needs

and interests in parent education. The student

teaching assignment is supplemented with

online discussions and chats intended to

provide students an opportunity to engage in

discussion, reflection, and cooperative learning

with regard to the practice of parent education.

prereq: Application for student teaching; FSoS

5937, 5942, 5944 and 5945 or instr consent

Finance (FINA)

FINA 3001. Finance Fundamentals. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

How competition for capital in Capital Markets

establishes metrics and measures used to

understand financial performance of the firm.

The course introduces the finance view of

the firm and the application of value creation

principles to firm decision making. Course

presents the centrality of cash flows, the

theoretical foundations for Time Value of

Money, decision tools for investment of capital,

basic valuation of stocks and bonds, and the

theoretical foundations for the impact of risk on

the required return on investor capital. prereq:

ACCT 2050, SCO 2550 or equivalent statistics

course

FINA 3001H. Honors: Finance

Fundamentals. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Financial management principles. Money/

capital markets, risk/return/valuation

triad, capital budgeting. Capital structure,

financial leverage. Cost of capital, financial

performance measures, dividend policy,

working capital management, international

financial management/derivatives. prereq: Acct

2050, SCO 2550 or equivalent statistics course

FINA 4121. Financial Markets and Interest

Rates. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course provides a framework to

understand how financial markets operate

and how they establish the cost of capital

demanded by investors through market interest

rates. Course presents valuation models for

bonds, the impact of the Federal Reserve

on the level and term structure of interest

rates, measures of interest rate risk, financing

markets for securities and how these define the

pricing of futures and forward contracts. prereq:

3001 or 3001H CSOM major

FINA 4121H. Financial Markets and Interest

Rates. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Valuing fixed income securities. Term structure

on interest rates. Forward rates. Fixed income

valuation. Treasury, corporate, municipal,

securitization markets. prereq: 3001, CSOM

major, honors

FINA 4122. Banking Institutions. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Spring)

This course will examine the financial

intermediary?s role in the economy and

the banking regulatory environment. The

course focuses on the role of commercial

bank operations, risks, performance and

governmental policies regarding commercial

banks. The course presents asset, liability and

capital management issues and public policy

issues. prereq: FINA 4121 or 4121H

FINA 4221. Principles of Corporate Finance.

(2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course evaluates how the financing

choices the firm makes influence the creation

of firm value and allocation of firm risks among

investors. Course presents the debt vs. equity

trade-off, tax effects of financing, dividend

vs. share repurchases, and the impact on

managerial incentives and agency problems.

prereq: 3001 or 3001H, CSOM major, math/

actuarial science major

FINA 4234. Mergers and Acquisitions In

Action ? Process and Valuation. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

This Action Based Course will explore in an

experiential way the methodology corporate

managers employ and invest capital to achieve

growth and a return to its shareholders

through mergers and acquisitions. Starting

with the strategic rationale and ending with

the challenges of integration, this course will

focus on the process used for identifying M&A

targets and the methods used in practice to

value these transactions. The objectives of

the course will be to leverage skills mastered

in the core curriculum: finance, marketing,

accounting, and operations ? and other

related courses that will help you in this class.

Prerequisite: Fina 4422

FINA 4242W. Corporate Investment

Decisions. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Managing firm's investment in working capital/

fixed assets. Capstone course requiring

application of corporate valuation principles

from earlier coursework to cases involving

working capital management, making capital

budgeting decisions, targeting/evaluating firm

performance, assessing mergers/acquisitions,

and other topics. prereq: 3001, 4121 or 4121H,

4321 or 4321H, 4422, 4522, CSOM major

FINA 4321. Portfolio Management and

Performance Evaluation. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

This course uses statistics to demonstrate

how the construction of portfolios of individual

securities impacts the risk return trade-off

for investors through diversification. Course

presents models of pricing investor risk,

impact of asset allocation on returns, active

versus indexed portfolio management,

and approaches to measure value added

performance of investment portfolios. prereq:

3001 or 3001H, CSOM major

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FINA 4321H. Portfolio Management and

Performance Evaluation. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Investment environment. Concepts used

to manage security portfolios. Risk/return

tradeoffs, diversification. Asset allocation,

Active portfolio management versus indexed

portfolios. Portfolio performance evaluation.

prereq: 3001, CSOM major, honors

FINA 4325. Behavioral Finance. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

This course introduces students to how the

application of psychology and realistic settings

to guide and develop the alternative theories

of financial market complements the traditional

theoretical finance paradigm. The student will

use the insights of behavioral finance to shed

light on trading patterns, behavior of asset

prices, corporate finance and various other

financial topics. prereq: 4321 or 4321H

FINA 4329. Security Analysis Capstone. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Valuation of equity securities. Principles.

Relationship between various valuation

approaches. Tools to test self-designed

security selection rules. prereq: 4121 or 4121H,

4321 or 4321H, 4422, 4522, ACCT 5100 or

ACCT 5101

FINA 4422. Financial Modeling. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

This applied course builds on principles from

the prerequisite courses and provides students

with significant practice building financial

models to identify the free cash flow from and

required investment in projects or firms for

discounted cash flow and sensitivity analysis.

Course presents net operating working capital

requirements, Valuation with Free Cash Flow

based methods, and the construction of three

statement pro-forma cash flow projections.

Prereq: FINA 4221, ACCT 5101, CSOM major

FINA 4522. Options & Derivatives I. (2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course provides a comprehensive

introduction to derivative contracts and their

pay-offs and basic pricing and how they are

used to manage risk or speculate in financial

markets. Course presents forward and futures

contracts, option contracts and swap contracts.

prereq: 3001 or 3001H or ApEc 3501, 4121 or

4121H, 4321 or 4321H (can be concurrent),

CSOM major

FINA 4529. Derivatives II Capstone. (2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Quantitatively advanced material such as

Black-Scholes model for valuing option

sensitivities (the Greeks). Value-at-risk

methods. Valuation/uses of credit derivatives

such as default swaps/collateralized debt

obligations. prereq: 4522 or 4523

FINA 4621. The Global Economy (Macro). (;

2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course provides the student with

a foundation for understanding the

macroeconomics of the global economy with

a focus on international financial issues. The

course presents macroeconomic models,

international capital flows and currency and

exchange rate systems. prereq: Fina 3001 or

3001H, CSOM major

FINA 4622. International Finance. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course provides the student with an

understanding of the nature and purposes

of financial management in the international

context for multinational enterprises and

skills in international investment, financing

techniques and exchange rate risks. The

student will examine barriers to international

capital flows and some of the tools used to

overcome these barriers. The course presents

cost of capital in emerging economies and

currency risk management. prereq: CSOM

major, Fina 3001 or 3001H, 4121 or 4121H,

4221

FINA 4920. FinanceTopics. (; 2-4 cr. [max 10

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Discussion and analysis of current topics and

developments in Finance.

FINA 5125. Cryptocurrency, Blockchain,

and Their Business Applications. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

This course discusses cryptocurrencies

(including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others),

blockchain, also referred to as distributed

ledger technology (DLT), and their applications

in various business sectors. The course first

explains the history of cryptocurrency and

the fundamentals of blockchain including

cryptography and consensus mechanism.

Although technical, this part is essential

to establish a foundation to understand

cryptocurrencies and blockchain. The rest of

the course is on the applications of blockchain.

We will discuss enterprise blockchain, smart

contracts, and token offerings, e.g., initial coin

offerings (ICOs) and securities token offering

(STOs). We will have industry experts to give

guest lectures on the realworld blockchain

applications and interact with students.

Finally, we will cover the valuation models for

cryptoassets, the practical details of how to

use cryptocurrency, and various investments

related to blockchain. The goal of the course

is to provide students with a basic set of skills

to understand cryptocurrencies and blockchain

and how businesses can use them.

FINA 5422. Financial Econometrics and

Computational Methods I. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

This course provides an introduction to the

methods used in empirical finance. A review of

statistics is followed by intensive instruction on

matrix algebra that culminates in a fundamental

understanding of linear regression, the basic

empirical tool. Asset pricing theories are

discussed and developed and then methods

are derived to test them. The course will

emphasize estimation and inference using

computer-based applications.

FINA 5423. Financial Econometrics and

Computational Methods II. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

This course builds on Financial Econometrics

I and provides instruction on the econometrics

used in empirical finance. Topics will include

time series analysis, parametric models of

volatility, evaluation of asset pricing theories,

and models for risk management. The course

will emphasize estimation and inference using

computer-based applications.

FINA 5529. Derivatives II. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Quantitatively advanced material such as

Black-Scholes model for valuing option

sensitivities (the Greeks). Value-at-risk

methods. Valuation/uses of credit derivatives

such as default swaps/collateralized debt

obligations.

FINA 5920. Finance Topic. (; 2-4 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Discussion and analysis of current topics and

developments in Finance.

Financial Mathematics (FM)

FM 5001. Preparation for Financial

Mathematics I. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Mathematics needed for MFM program. prereq:

Grad MFM major or MFM program director

approval

FM 5002. Preparation for Financial

Mathematics II. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Mathematics needed for MFM program. prereq:

5001, program director approval

FM 5011. Mathematical Background for

Finance I. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Mathematics needed for MFM program.

Focuses on finance. prereq: [5001, 5002] with

grade of at least B or [MFM program director

approval, grad MFM major]

FM 5012. Mathematical Background for

Finance II. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Mathematics needed for MFM program.

Focuses on finance. prereq: 5011, grad MFM

major, program director approval

FM 5021. Mathematical Theory Applied to

Finance I. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Bridge between theory and application. prereq:

[5011 or concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 5011], grad MFM major, program

director approval

FM 5022. Mathematical Theory Applied to

Finance II. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Bridge between theory and application. prereq:

5021, [5012 or concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 5012], grad MFM

major, program director approval

FM 5031. A Practitioner's Course in Finance

I. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Practical course taught by industry

professionals. Focuses on hands-on real-world

problem solving. prereq: [5021 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 5021],

grad MFM major, program director approval

FM 5032. A Practitioner's Course in Finance

II. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Taught by industry professionals. Focuses

on hands-on real-world problem solving.

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prereq: 5031, [5022 or concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in 5022], grad MFM

major, program director approval

FM 5091. Computation, Algorithms, and

Coding in Finance I. (4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Implements popular finance models and

numerical techniques using mainstream

computational tools/languages. prereq: Grad

MFM major, program director approval

FM 5092. Computation, Algorithms, and

Coding in Finance II. (4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Implements popular finance models and

numerical techniques using mainstream

computational tools/languages. prereq: 5091,

grad MFM major, program director approval

FM 5990. Topics in Financial Mathematics.

(; 1-2 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

The course will focus on a special topic in

quantitative finance that supplements the

regular curriculum of the Master of Financial

Mathematics program. The course features

experts, often finance industry practitioners,

who share their experience and knowledge.

prereq: enrolled in the Master of Financial

Mathematics program or instr consent

Finnish (FIN)

FIN 1001. Beginning Finnish I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Emphasis on working toward novice-

intermediate low proficiency in all four language

modalities (listening, reading, speaking,

writing). Topics include every day subjects

(shopping, directions, family, food, housing,

etc.).

FIN 1002. Beginning Finnish II. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Continues the presentation of all four language

modalities (listening, reading, speaking, writing)

with a proficiency emphasis. Topics include

free-time activities, careers, and the Finnish

culture. prereq: 1001

FIN 1003. Intermediate Finnish I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Emphasis on intermediate proficiency in

listening, reading, speaking, and writing.

Contextualized work on grammar and

vocabulary is combined with authentic readings

and essay assignments. prereq: 1002

FIN 1004. Intermediate Finnish II. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Emphasis on developing intermediate mid-high

proficiency in listening, reading, speaking, and

writing. Contextualized work on grammar and

vocabulary is supported by work with authentic

readings and essay assignments. prereq: 1003

FIN 3011. Advanced Finnish. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Designed to help students achieve advanced

proficiency in Finnish. Discussion of fiction,

film, journalistic, and professional prose is

complemented by grammar, vocabulary

building exercises, and review of oral/written

modes of communication. prereq: 1004 or 4004

FIN 3012. Advanced Finnish. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Discussion of novels, short stories, plays,

articles. Structural, stylistic, vocabulary-building

exercises. prereq: 3011 or 4011

FIN 4001. Beginning Finnish for Graduate

Research I. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Emphasis on working toward novice-

intermediate low proficiency in all four language

modalities (listening, reading, speaking,

writing). Topics include every day subjects

(shopping, directions, family, food, housing,

etc.). Meets concurrently with 1001.

FIN 4002. Beginning Finnish for Graduate

Research II. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Continues the presentation of all four language

modalities (listening, reading, speaking, writing)

with a proficiency emphasis. Topics include

free-time activities, careers, and the Finnish

culture. Meets concurrently with 1002.

FIN 4003. Intermediate Finnish for Graduate

Research I. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Emphasis on intermediate proficiency in

listening, reading, speaking, and writing.

Contextualized work on grammar and

vocabulary is combined with authentic readings

and essay assignments. Meets concurrently

with 1003.

FIN 4004. Intermediate Finnish for Graduate

Research II. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Emphasis on developing intermediate mid-high

proficiency in listening, reading, speaking, and

writing. Contextualized work on grammar and

vocabulary is supported by work with authentic

readings and essay assignments. Meets with

1004.

FIN 4011. Advanced Finnish for Graduate

Research. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Designed to help students achieve advanced

proficiency in Finnish. Discussion of fiction,

film, journalistic, and professional prose is

complemented by grammar, vocabulary

building exercises, and review of oral/written

modes of communication. Meets with 3011.

FIN 4012. Advanced Finnish for Graduate

Research. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Discussion of novels, short stories, plays,

articles. Structural, stylistic, vocabulary-building

exercises. Meets with 3012.

Fisheries and Wildlife (FW)

FW 1001. Orientation in Fisheries, Wildlife,

and Conservation Biology. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Survey of technical requirements and

education needed for careers in fisheries,

wildlife, and conservation biology. Introduction

to fields of work, problems, career

opportunities. Prerequisite: FWCB major or

instructor permission.

FW 2001W. Introduction to Fisheries,

Wildlife, and Conservation Biology.

(ENV,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Fish, wildlife, and other forms of biodiversity.

Single species, populations, ecosystem, and

landscape approaches. Experiential/interactive

course. Decision-case studies. prereq: BIOL

1001 or BIOL 1009

FW 2003. Introduction to Marine Biology. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Nature of oceans, their role sustaining life on

planet. Diversity/ecology of organisms that

live in coastal, deep, open seas. Effects of

humans on marine life. Resilience of marine

life, its importance to human society. Cultures

of oceanic peoples. Selected topics. prereq:

BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2002 or ESCI

1006 or ESCI 1106 or instr consent

FW 3104. Skills for Field Techniques

in Habitat Assessment, Research, and

Conservation. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

In this field-preparation and application

class, students develop skills required for

the field session (FW 3106 + FW 3108) and

future professional positions in fisheries,

wildlife, and conservation biology. Students

complete a series of online activities that

prepare them to use analytical tools (e.g.,

tools for statistical analysis, GIS/GPS, spatial

methodology, advanced lab- and field-based

skills). Students build knowledge about

Minnesota species including identification

and natural history information of plants,

amphibians and reptiles, birds, fish, and

mammals. Students demonstrate readiness for

fieldwork by conducting an independent, field-

focused project. prereq: [soph, jr, sr], FW major

FW 3106. Vegetation Sampling for Habitat

Assessments. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Summer)

Common vegetation sampling methods used

for habitat assessments. Identify approximately

75 vascular plant species typical of Minnesota

terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems using

taxonomic keys and readily observable traits.

Importance of plants for providing food, cover,

and nesting habitat. prereq: [soph, jr, sr], FW

major

FW 3108. Field Methods in Research and

Conservation of Vertebrate Populations. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

The goal of this course is to help students

develop skills and confidence in planning

and implementing effective field research.

The topics we will cover include species

identification, basic statistical analysis, aquatic

ecological assessments, and wildlife research.

1. Students in the course will gain experience

in planning and conducting field-based

research projects and will be introduced to a

variety of techniques used in assessing and/

or monitoring terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

populations. 2. Students will learn to (1) identify

common terrestrial and aquatic vertebrate

species in Minnesota, (2) design, plan and

conduct field-based research, (3) collect,

analyze, and interpret field data including

telemetry, bird point counts, amphibian

surveys, and trap-grid and remote-camera

data, (4) put data findings into a context of

management implications and decisions, and

(5) communicate findings in written formats

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3. Multiple full-day field trips or a 5-day field

session is required for this course. prereq: FW

3104

FW 3293. Directed Study Fisheries. (1-4 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

FW 3294. Directed Research Fisheries. (1-4

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs and

carries out a directed research project under

the direction of a faculty member. Directed

research may be taken for variable credit and

special permission is needed for enrollment.

Students enrolling in a directed research

course will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

FW 3393. Directed Study Wildlife. (1-4 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

FW 3394. Directed Research Wildlife. (1-4

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs and

carries out a directed research project under

the direction of a faculty member. Directed

research may be taken for variable credit and

special permission is needed for enrollment.

Students enrolling in a directed research

course will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

FW 3480. Topics in Fisheries, Wildlife &

Conservation Biology. (; 1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Lectures by visiting scholar or regular staff

member. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

FW 3493. Directed Study Conservation

Biology. (1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

FW 3494. Directed Research Conservation

Biology. (1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs and

carries out a directed research project under

the direction of a faculty member. Directed

research may be taken for variable credit and

special permission is needed for enrollment.

Students enrolling in a directed research

course will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

FW 3925. Human Dimensions of Fisheries

and Wildlife Management. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Human dimensions of fish and wildlife

concerns. Theory and methods from social

sciences to address challenges and issues

of managing fish and wildlife resources.

Integrating social science information into fish

and wildlife decision-making. Guest lecturers.

FW 4001. Biometry. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

This course covers the basic foundations of

statistical methods. In contrast to traditional

methods of teaching statistics based on

analytical formulas and hand-calculations,

we will initially emphasize simulation-based

methods (randomization tests, bootstrapping)

for analyzing data. Students will learn how

to implement common statistical methods

(e.g., one and two sample tests, interval

estimation techniques, linear regression) in the

R programming language, and gain experience

analyzing real data from a variety of fields, with

particular emphasis on biological examples and

applications.

FW 4101. Herpetology. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Spring Odd Year)

Reptiles/amphibians, their systematics,

behavior, ecology, physiology, development,

and morphology. Diversity of reptiles/

amphibians. Focuses on Minnesota fauna. Lab.

prereq: BIOL 1001 or BIOL 2012

FW 4102. Principles of Conservation

Biology. (ENV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Introduction to themes/concepts of diverse,

dynamic, and interdisciplinary field. Biological/

social underpinnings of conservation problems/

solutions. prereq: introductory biology course

FW 4103. Principles of Wildlife

Management. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

This course covers the ecological basis for

management of wildlife, including biological

and sociological factors that influence

management. Goals include: understanding

the ecological mechanisms influencing the

distribution and abundance of wildlife, learning

the ecological and historical foundations of

wildlife management and the ecological and

social ramifications of management actions,

thinking critically and logically about current

wildlife issues, honing writing skills, and

developing technical skills in key areas. prereq:

Intro biology course, [jr or sr]

FW 4107. Principles of Fisheries Science

and Management. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Principles of Fisheries Management is

an engaging and dynamic exploration to

the principles and practices of fisheries

management. The course is designed

as a major requirement for Fisheries

subplan majors in Fisheries, Wildlife, and

Conservation Biology. It is also appropriate

as an elective course for other majors and

minors in FWCB, ESPM, or related biological

disciplines. We cover the basics of fisheries

science (habitats, ecology, and population

dynamics) and management (e.g., goals,

tools, implementation, and assessment)

with an emphasis on human intervention

and regulation. We first cover management

approaches and planning, the development of

an information base, and the identification of

problems. We then provide a brief overview of

applied limnology, fish ecology, and population

dynamics, followed by approaches to manage

fishery populations and habitats in freshwater

and marine systems along with methods to

assess management outcomes. Throughout,

we demonstrate applications to specific

fisheries and habitats. This is primarily a

lecture-based course that also integrates field

trips, group discussions, and activities. We

use exams to measure comprehension, and

case studies and assignments to encourage

practical application. Prerequisite: Intro biology

course, [jr or sr]

FW 4136. Ichthyology. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Fish biology, adaptations to different

environments and modes of living, and

environmental relationships. Lab emphasizes

anatomy and identification of Minnesota fishes.

prereq: Biol 1001 or Biol 2012

FW 4301. Conservation Genetics. (3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Spring Even Year)

This course introduces students to fundamental

principles of population genetics and molecular

phylogenetics and explores their applications

to problems in the conservation, management,

and restoration of biodiversity.

FW 4401. Fish Physiology and Behavior. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Fish mechanisms/behavior. Links between

fish biology, fisheries ecology, management,

aquaculture. Homeostasis, neurobiology,

bioenergetics, reproduction, movement. prereq:

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4136, BIOL 2012, CHEM 1021(may be taken

concurrently)

FW 4603. Preparing Research Proposals for

Wildlife Biologists. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

This course will give students experience

developing research proposals and

presentations. The course material will focus

primarily on how to identify research questions,

develop a budget, construct a written proposal,

and present the proposal verbally. Students will

work in small groups throughout the semester

to develop their proposal and will gain skills

in peer review and reference management.

Prerequisites: EEB 3407 OR 3408 OR 3807,

FW 4102 OR 4103, or permission from

instructor, concurrent with FW 5603W.

FW 4629. Wildlife Care and Handling

Externship. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This externship class is the capstone

experience of the wildlife care and handling

minor curriculum. The class synthesizes

the practical skills and experience you have

developed in earlier classes in the minor. The

capstone is a guided, supervised, hands-

on, on-site experience in a wildlife handling

setting, complemented by pre-, during- and

post-experience reflection and analysis.

FW 5003. Human Dimensions of Biological

Conservation. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Survey of social, psychological, economic,

policy aspects of managing/conserving wildlife,

fisheries, and related resources. prereq: [Biol

1001 or Biol 1009], Biol 3407

FW 5051. Analysis of Populations. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Regulation, growth, general dynamics

of populations. Data needed to describe

populations, population growth, population

models, regulatory mechanisms. prereq: [4001

or STAT 3011 or ESPM 3012], [BIOL 3407 or

BIOL 3408W or BIOL 3807], Senior or grad

student

FW 5121. Conservation Planning and

Structured Decision-making. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

We are impacting our planet and the species

and ecosystems on it at an unprecedented

rate. This creates key policy challenges to

conserve species, ecosystems, and the

benefits they provide to people. But, how

do we decide what is the best way to tackle

these challenges? How do we do this in a

world with limited resources (time, money)

for conservation and multiple stakeholders

with different objectives? How can we make

systematic decisions to get the biggest bang

for our conservation buck? To address these

questions, this course will cover key topics

and concepts in conservation planning and

provide exposure and hands-on experience

with techniques for conservation plans and

decisions. We will cover topics ranging from

protected areas, restoration, ecosystem

services, and climate change to structured

decision-making, adaptive management, and

return on investment. The course has a lecture

and in-class computer lab component. This

course will present structured approaches to

problem-solving and decision-making from a

conservation perspective, and students will

leave with tools for structuring and solving

complex environmental problems. Therefore,

this is a foundational course in conservation

planning but will also provide students will

a tool-box to formulate and solve complex

problems in environmental management more

broadly and in life. Prerequisites: Senior or

graduate standing, or permission of instructor.

Recommended: One course in ecology,

environmental science or permission of

instructor.

FW 5136. Ichthyology. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Fish biology, adaptations to different

environments and modes of living, and

evolutionary relationships. Laboratory

emphasizes anatomy and identification of

Minnesota fishes.

FW 5293. Directed Study Fisheries. (1-4 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

FW 5294. Directed Research Fisheries. (1-4

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs and

carries out a directed research project under

the direction of a faculty member. Directed

research may be taken for variable credit and

special permission is needed for enrollment.

Students enrolling in a directed research

course will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

FW 5392. Special Lectures: Wildlife. (; 1-5

cr. [max 15 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Lectures given by visiting scholar or staff

member.

FW 5393. Directed Study Wildlife. (1-4 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out an independent project under the

direction of a faculty member. Directed study

courses may be taken for variable credit and

special permission is needed for enrollment.

FW 5394. Directed Research Wildlife. (1-4

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Directed Research: An opportunity in which

a student designs and carries out a directed

research project under the direction of a faculty

member. Directed research may be taken

for variable credit and special permission is

needed for enrollment.Students enrolling in

a directed research will be required to use

the University-wide on-line directed research

contract process in order to enroll. Prereq:

department consent, instructor consent, no

more than 6 credits of directed research counts

towards CFANS major requirements.

FW 5401. Fish Physiology and Behavior. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Fish mechanisms/behavior. Links between

fish biology, fisheries ecology, management,

aquaculture. Homeostasis, neurobiology,

bioenergetics, reproduction, movement.

FW 5459. Stream and River Ecology. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Structure/dynamics of running waters from

ecosystem perspective. Historical perspective,

basic hydrology/fluvial geomorphology,

terrestrial-aquatic interactions, detrital

dynamics, metabolism, drift, trophic relations,

biotic/abiotic interactions, ecosystem

experiments and natural alterations, stability/

succession, ecosystem dynamics in a

watershed. prereq: Limnology course or instr

consent

FW 5493. Directed Study Conservation

Biology. (1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

FW 5494. Directed Research Conservation

Biology. (1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs and

carries out a directed research project under

the direction of a faculty member. Directed

research may be taken for variable credit and

special permission is needed for enrollment.

Students enrolling in a directed research

course will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

FW 5601. Fisheries Population Analysis. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Introduction to theory/methods for estimating

vital statistics of fish populations. Using

microcomputers/statistical software to describe,

analyze, model attributes of fish populations.

Case studies from literature of marine/

freshwater fisheries management. prereq:

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[4001 or Stat 5021], Biol 3407, [Math 1142 or

Math 1271]

FW 5603W. Habitats and Regulation of

Wildlife. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Environmental interactions of wildlife at

population/community levels. Environmental

threats from human activities. Habitat

management practices. Objectives, policies,

regulations in population management. prereq:

[FW 4102 or FW 4103], [EEB 3407 or EEB

3408 or EEB 3807]

FW 5625. Wildlife Handling and

Immobilization for Research and

Management. (; 2 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every

Spring)

Practical techniques to maximize human/

animal safety and encourage effective

operations. Preparation procedures, legal

responsibilities, capture drugs/delivery

systems, safety measures, ethical issues,

basic veterinary procedures for handling

wildlife. Field course. Uses live animals. prereq:

General biology, [grad student or vet med

student or FW sr]

Food Science and Nutrition (FSCN)

FSCN 1001. Orientation to the Majors: Food

Science and Nutrition. (1 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall)

Advising, student opportunities, networking,

what kinds of jobs will be available after

graduating.

FSCN 1011. Science of Food and Cooking.

(PHYS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Souffles, custards, sauces, coffee brewing,

candy making used to examine physics/

chemistry of heat transfer, foams, gels,

emulsions, extractions, crystallization.

FSCN 1012. Sports Nutrition. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Physiological function and metabolic fate of

all six classes of nutritients ingested by active

individuals to improve athletic performance.

Impact on physiology of ergogenic aids and

various dietary supplements. Overview of these

components in fulfilling energy/recovery needs

for continual/progressive athletic performance.

Web-based course.

FSCN 1102. Food: Safety, Risks, and

Technology. (CIV; 3 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to inherent risks/safety of

food supply. Use of public policy and food

technology to reduce risks. Microbiological,

chemical, and environmental hazards,

government/industry controls.

FSCN 1112. Principles of Nutrition. (TS;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

This course explores fundamental concepts of

nutrition, nutrient functions, human nutritional

requirements, and food sources. We will

learn about evaluating nutrition information

and food safety, and investigate the role of

nutrition in chronic disease, public policy, and

the environment. Nutrition is both a science

and social science. This class involves social

aspects, but mainly concerns the biochemistry

and physiology of how food is processed in

the body. The chapters on carbohydrates,

lipids, proteins, and metabolism especially

built on biology and physiology. Course topics

include: 1. essential nutrients (macro-and-

micro-nutrients) needed from the diet; 2.

major functions of nutrients and physiological

changes with deficiency or excess; 3. digestion,

absorption, and metabolism of nutrients; 4.

weight management; 5. scientific method and

nutrition; 6. life cycle issues; 7. food safety

issues 8. nutrition for sports Prerequisites: High

school biology and chemistry

FSCN 1906. Farm to Someone Else's Table:

Making food accessible for all students. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Overview This course explores a potential

theory of gradually changing the food system

to better include meaningful and relevant

practical, healthy, affordable, desirable

(PHAD) foods that will enhance the nutrition

of the general population and ultimately

enhance public health. We will foster essential

leadership qualities, skills, and knowledge

to work toward collective solutions around

adaptive challenges. We will create a valid,

reliable, and sustainable process for the

development of practical, healthier, affordable,

and desirable foods.

FSCN 2001. A Food Systems Approach to

Cooking for Health and the Environment. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This is a fun, hands-on cooking class. It is

also an Experiential Learning (EL) course

which meets the EL requirement for all CFANS

students. This lecture /lab format course will

give students the confidence to cook healthful

whole foods as they learn about the food

system. Subject matter will be taught from

an interdisciplinary perspective. Concepts

covered include fundamental concepts of

nutrition, food sources, food safety, the food

system; skills/resources for food choices

based on nutritional, environmental, local and

global societal implications. We will examine

the ethical and civic themes that guide food

choices. We will discuss and write about how

environmental, cultural, social, and health

issues impact personal food choices. prereq:

[soph, jr, sr] or instructor consent

FSCN 2002. Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives

- Cooking on a Student's Budget. (1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Skills/tools necessary to be comfortable/

confident home cooks, knowledgeable about

preparation of nutritional/safely prepared

foods. Food safety, basic nutrition, technique

instruction, budgeting, time management,

menu design, measuring, cooking methods,

preservation.

FSCN 2021. Introductory Microbiology. (; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

How microbes impact our world in deadly/

life-saving ways. Roles of bacteria, fungi, and

viruses as agents of human diseases; in food

spoilage/food borne diseases; and in food

preservation/health promotion. Preventing plant

diseases, food/drug production, cleaning up oil

spills. Genetic engineering.

FSCN 3102. Introduction to Food Science. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to chemical/physical properties of

foods. Evaluating interaction/reaction of foods

due to formulation, processing, preparation.

prereq: CHEM 1022 or [CHEM 1062 and

CHEM 1066]

FSCN 3612. Life Cycle Nutrition. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Nutritional changes throughout lifecycle.

Pregnancy, lactation, childhood, adulthood,

aging. Topics relevant to lifecycle changes

(e.g., body composition, immunity, sports

nutrition). prereq: CHEM 1061/1065

FSCN 3614. Nutrition Education and

Counseling. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Effective communication skills are essential

for all food and nutrition professionals whether

working in clinical, community, management,

or food service settings. This course is divided

into two components: nutrition education

and counseling. These two components will

first teach the necessary knowledge and

skills required of entry level dietitians such as

educational theory and techniques, counseling

theory and methods, interviewing techniques,

and health literacy. You will also develop

and practice these skills through application

verbally in breakout sessions as well as written.

The written component for the education

section will include an interview paper; several

informal activities in class all which will help

develop and practice skills to complete the

final project of developing a nutrition education

lesson plan. The syllabus will focus on the

nutrition education component. prereq: 1112

FSCN 3615. Sociocultural Aspects of Food,

Nutrition, and Health. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Sociocultural aspects of regional/cultural

diversity in food preferences and food behavior,

food habits, demographics, lifestyles, food

consumption, and expenditures. Effect of

socioeconomic status, religious beliefs, age,

and cultural meaning of foods on food choices.

FSCN 3731. Food Service Operations

Management Laboratory. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Experience in managing a food service

operation. On- and off-campus commercial

and institutional restaurants used as labs.

Required field trips. prereq: [3102 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 3102],

[3732 or concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 3732]

FSCN 3732. Food Service Operations

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Planning, preparing, delivering, serving,

managing foods served away from home.

FSCN 3993. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

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study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

FSCN 3994. Directed Research. (1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs

and carries out a directed research project

under the direction of a faculty member.

Directed research may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment.Students enrolling in a directed

research will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

FSCN 4096. Professional Experience

Program: Internship. (1-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-

F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Apply knowledge from Food Science BS or

Nutrition BS program to real-life problems in

professional internship. Performance evaluated

for credit. prereq: To register, students must

fill out FScN Internship Agreement form,

available at http://fscn.cfans.umn.edu. Contact

[email protected] with questions.

FSCN 4112. Food Chemistry and Functional

Foods. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Most-important food constituents, their

occurrence, structures, functional properties,

and health benefits. Proteins, lipids,

carbohydrates, water. Vitamins, minerals,

enzymes, phytochemicals, food additives,

contaminants. prereq: 3102, BIOC 3021

FSCN 4113. Ingredient Functionality and

Applications in Food. (2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

The course covers the practical use of

various ingredients in different food matrices,

with a focus on ingredient functionality,

interactions, and substitutions. The emphasis

will be on demonstrating the use of different

ingredients to achieve a desired product

quality, while addressing trends such diet

restrictions, healthy foods, clean label, fair

trade, sustainable sourcing, cost-optimization,

among others. Other emphases will include

ingredient handling, processing and stability.

The course will be organized based on different

food systems such as confectionery, baked

products, fried foods, dairy and imitation dairy,

etc.

FSCN 4121. Food Microbiology. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Microorganisms involved in food-borne

disease, food fermentations, and food spoilage.

Methods for their control/detection. Food

microbiology. Foodborne pathogens. Microbial

food spoilage. Control of microorganisms in

food. prereq: BIOC 3021, [2021 or VBS 2032 or

MICB 3301]

FSCN 4122. Food Fermentations and

Biotechnology. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Major food fermentations important for food

industry. Microbiological components. Impact

of biotechnology on food production. Genetic

tools. Improvement of microbes used in food

production by biotechnological approaches.

prereq: [MICB 3301, BIOL 4003] or instr

consent

FSCN 4123. Molecular Biology for Applied

Scientists. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Half semester course. Two hours/week for 8

weeks. Basics of molecular biology. Origins

of molecular biology from discovery to ad of

gene cloning/sequencing technologies. PCR,

DNA fingerprinting, metagenomics. Synthetic

biology for biotechnological production of novel

peptides/ proteins. prereq: [BioC 3021 and

MicB 3301] or FScN 2021 or instr consent

FSCN 4131. Food Quality. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

This course is designed to give students

an overview of the management systems,

statistical procedures, and regulatory

requirements involved with producing quality

food and ingredients. The course material

includes risk assessment and management,

good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis

critical control point (HACCP), statistical

methods for process control, total quality

management, and food and drug laws. The

course is intended primarily for upper division

undergraduates majoring in food science.

prereq: jr

FSCN 4291. Independent Study. (; 1-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Individual lab or library research in an area

related to food science or nutrition. prereq:

Undergrads, instr consent

FSCN 4311. Chemical Reactions in Food

Systems. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Chemical structure of major food constituents,

carbohydrates, lipid, and proteins. Reaction/

interaction pathways. Function within complex

food matrix under various storage/processing

conditions. prereq: 4112, 4312W

FSCN 4312W. Food Analysis. (WI; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

The course covers major analytical tools

needed for any investigation in food science

and technology, whether by the food industry,

governmental agencies, or universities.

Specifically, the course covers: application

of quantitative and qualitative physical,

chemical, and instrumental methods used for

analysis and examination of food constituents,

ingredients, and products; sensory evaluation

techniques; and evaluation of methods and

interpretation of results. The course covers

methods used for: compositional analysis

of foods; chemical characterization of foods

and food constituents; and spectroscopic,

chromatographic, and spectrometric analysis

used for the detection, identification, and

quantification of food macro- and micro-

components. In this course the students will

learn to identify the appropriate methods of

analysis based on the investigation purpose,

either nutrition labeling, quality control, product

development, or scientific research. prereq:

FSCN 4112

FSCN 4332. Food Processing Operations. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Engineering principles applied to commonly

used food processing operations. Blanching,

pasteurization, sterilization, frying, baking,

milling, extrusion. Meat processing, water

treatment, waste management. Prerequisite:

BBE 4744

FSCN 4349. Food Science Capstone. (2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Planning of process or product development

project. Defining goals, preparing/following

time line, reviewing literature, coordinating

with experts, procuring supplies, writing

progress reports. Determining ingredient

specifications, lab/pilot plant production.

Chemical, microbiological, sensory testing.

Oral/written presentations. prereq: 4112, 4121,

4131, 4312, 4332, BBE 4744, Food Science

Major, senior

FSCN 4481. Sensory Evaluation of Food

Quality. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Fundamentals of sensory perception. Test

designs and methods used in studying sensory

qualities of foods and consumer responses to

foods. prereq: 3102, Stat 3011

FSCN 4482. Sensory Evaluation of Food

Quality. (2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Fundamentals of sensory perception. Test

designs and methods used in studying the

sensory qualities of foods and consumer

responses to foods. This course includes six, 1-

hour tasting sessions, six, 1-hour data analysis

sessions and weekly 50-minute classroom

activities.

FSCN 4612W. Advanced Human Nutrition.

(WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Advanced study of digestion/absorption of

nutrients. Research techniques in nutrition,

including human/epidemiological studies.

Health promotion, disease prevention theories.

Non-Enforced Prerequisites: FSCN 1112,

CHEM 1062 and CHEM 1066 Enforced

Prerequisites (students cannot register without

the following): BioC 3021 or PHSL 3051

or ANSC 3301 or BIOL 3211 or Instructor

Consent

FSCN 4613. Experimental Nutrition. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

This is a laboratory course focused on

biochemical methods for determining nutritional

status. This course uses biological samples

from the students themselves as the source

material. In this course, students will develop

a better understanding of the usefulness and

limitations of the biochemical methods, as

well as the principles behind the procedures

and instruments used. Students will also

expand their nutrition knowledge, improve

their lab skills, develop their scientific writing

abilities, and exercise their problem solving

skills. Prerequisites: BIOC 3021, STAT 3011,

Nutrition Major, or Instructor Consent

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FSCN 4614W. Community Nutrition.

(DSJ,WI,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Nutrition risks associated with different age,

sex, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups.

Community needs assessment. Program

planning and evaluation. Programs developed

to address the needs and interests of people

at different stages of the life cycle, ethnic or

cultural backgrounds, and literacy levels.

FSCN 4621. Nutrition and Metabolism. (4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Carbohydrate, lipid, protein metabolism. Uses

systems/holistic approach to emphasize how

metabolic pathways interrelate. Prequisite

courses: FSCN 4612, BIOC 3021, ANSC 3301

FSCN 4622. Nutritional Toxicology, the

basic science of diet-related toxicants. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Concepts of toxicology. Molecular mechanism

behind dietary chemical-induced toxicities.

Impact/risk of dietary chemicals for human

health. prereq: BIOC 3021; designed for

students majoring in [nutrition or food science

or toxicology ]

FSCN 4664. Senior Capstone: Becoming

a Registered Dietitian. (1 cr. ; S-N or Audit;

Every Fall)

Preparation for advancement in career as

registered dietitian, including completion

of dietetic internship application. Current

issues in dietetics. prereq: [4665 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 4665],

Nutrition/dietetics subplan of nutrition major or

instr consent

FSCN 4665. Medical Nutrition Therapy I. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Nutrition care process, with a focus on

nutrition assessment and support, and on

pathophysiology, management, and nutrition

care of disease and injury, e.g. gastrointestinal

(GI), pancreatic, hepatic, and pulmonary

disorders; surgery/trauma/burns; and cancer.

prereq: BIOC: 3021, PHYS 3051, FSCN 4612

FSCN 4666. Medical Nutrition Therapy II. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Nutrition care process, with a focus on

pathophysiology, management, and nutrition

care of diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular

disorders, renal disorders, and obesity.

FSCN 4667. Dietetics Capstone and

Interprofessional Education. (1 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall)

Preparation for advancement in career as

registered dietitian, including completion of

dietetic internship application. Current issues

in profession of dietetics; interprofessional

education. prereq: Senior Nutrition Major

with DPD subplan, [FScN 4665 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 4665]

FSCN 4732. Food and Nutrition

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Financial and human resource management

applied to a variety of business and institutional

settings. Field trips may be required. prereq:

3732

FSCN 5122. Food Fermentations and

Biotechnology. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Major food fermentations important for

today's food industry, with particular focus on

microbiological components. Fermentations

cover all major commodity food groups of dairy,

cereal, meat, vegetables, fruits. prereq: MICB

3301, BIOL 4003

FSCN 5123. Molecular Biology for Applied

Scientists. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Half semester course. Two hours per week

for 8 weeks. Basics of molecular biology/

how it has been used for biotechnological

applications. Origins of molecular biology from

discovery of DNA as inheritance material within

cells to advent of gene cloning/sequencing

technologies. prereq: MicB 3301 or FScN 2021

or instr consent

FSCN 5131. Food Quality for Graduate

Credit. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Management systems, statistical procedures,

regulatory requirements involved with

producing quality food/ingredients. Risk

assessment/management, good manufacturing

practices, hazard analysis critical control point

(HACCP), statistical methods for process

control, total quality management, food/drug

laws. Prereq: Food Science Grad Student

Student may select grading basis if instructor

approves. A-F registration is required for class

to count toward degree.

FSCN 5312. Food Analysis. (4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Analytical tools needed for investigation

in Food Science/Technology, whether by

food industry, governmental agencies, or

universities. Application of quantitative/

qualitative physical, chemical/instrumental

methods used for analysis/examination of food

constituents. Sensory evaluation techniques,

evaluation of methods/interpretation of results.

prereq: 4112, STAT 3011

FSCN 5441. Introduction to New Product

Development. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Even, Spring Odd Year)

This course is designed to give students

an overview of the product development

process including management systems, team

dynamics, technical problem solving, idea

generation, and differences between different

categories of food R&D. Prerequisites: FSCN

4112

FSCN 5461. Food Packaging. (2 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Odd Year)

Materials, principles, and procedures of

packaging as they apply to food products.

Emphasis is on consumer products, but the

principles also apply to bulk and institutional

foods and ingredients. prereq: 1102, 3102,

Phys 1102 or Phys 1302

FSCN 5481. Sensory Evaluation of Food

Quality. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Fundamentals of sensory perception. Test

designs and methods in studying sensory

qualities of foods. Issues in sensory evaluation.

Group research project. prereq: 3102, STAT

3011

FSCN 5521. Flavor Technology. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Overview of flavor chemistry/related

technology. Analytical techniques, mechanisms

of flavor development (chemical/ biogenesis),

off-flavors, industrial production/application of

food flavorings. prereq: 4112

FSCN 5531. Grains: Introduction to Cereal

Chemistry and Technology. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Origins, structure, biochemistry, and cellular

properties of major cereal grains as they relate

to primary processing (milling) and secondary

processing (production of cereal products).

prereq: Biol 1009, Chem 1022

FSCN 5541. Dairy Product Chemistry and

Technology. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

Designed for upper division Food Science

undergraduate/graduate students.

Physiology of milk production in ruminants.

Resulting composition. Chemical, physical,

microbiological properties of milk components.

How milk products are manufactured. prereq:

3102, 4112, Food Science major, upper

division undergraduate or graduate student

FSCN 5601. Management of Eating

Disorders. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Etiology, occurrence, course, treatment,

prevention of eating disorders from

multidisciplinary perspective. Roles and

responsibilities of eating disorder treatment

team members of varying types across various

treatment milieus. Prereq: Junior, senior or

graduate student in nutrition or health related

program or instructor consent.

FSCN 5993. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

FSCN 5994. Directed Research. (1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs

and carries out a directed research project

under the direction of a faculty member.

Directed research may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment.Students enrolling in a directed

research will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

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FDSY 1016W. Growing Food & Building

Community: Urban Agriculture in the Twin

Cities. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

The capacity and support for urban agriculture

is expanding globally. It is estimated that

25-30% of urban dwellers worldwide are

involved in agriculture. In the future, we

can expect that more of our food will be

grown in urban centers. Urban farms and

food businesses, food hubs, neighborhood

community gardens, schoolyard and residential

gardens are all part of the current urban

food movement. As the first year colloquium

for food systems majors, this course will

integrate academic and orientation learning

objectives and allow students to gain practice

in systems thinking-- exhibited through in-

class discussion and writing-- using urban

agriculture as a framework. In this course, we

will evaluate the direct and indirect benefits

and challenges of urban agriculture by looking

through environmental, political and social

lenses. Class field trips and a service learning

activity are used to demonstrate the various

ways food is grown and how food may be

used as a vehicle to achieve social goals. We

will discuss a broad array of topics including

horticultural production practices, soil health

and environmental sustainability issues, social

justice and food access, and public policy and

regulations constraining urban farms, with an

emphasis on the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro

area. Students in this course will deepen their

understanding of the complexity of urban

food systems, while also recognize social

differences of race, ethnicity and class; improve

intercultural competence skills as a foundation

for positive cross-cultural relationships; and

gain an awareness of how urban agriculture

can be a force for change.

FDSY 2101. Plant Production Systems. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

How food production systems fit within overall

food system. Fundamentals of soils, plant

nutrition, plant production metabolites as they

affect food production systems. Decisions that

differentiate among conventional sustainable/

organic systems. prereq: College level general

biology course or Hort 1001 or instr consent

FDSY 2102. Diversity of Agricultural

Production Systems. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Examination of agricultural production

systems, including organic, alternative, and

conventional systems. History of production

systems and their implications for producer

lifestyles, social and natural environments,

and economics at local to global scales.

Includes farm visits, producer interviews, group

projects, and classroom presentations and

debates in addition to lectures and readings.

This multidisciplinary course is offered at the

University of Minnesota-St. Paul campus, West

Central Research and Outreach Center and the

University of Minnesota-Morris campus.

FDSY 3093. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

FDSY 3094. Directed Research. (1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs

and carries out a directed research project

under the direction of a faculty member.

Directed research may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment.Students enrolling in a directed

research will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

FDSY 4101. Holistic Approaches to

Improving Food Systems Sustainability. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Students in this capstone course address food

system sustainability challenges both in the

classroom and via service-learning, where they

spend 45 hours engaged with a food justice-

based community organization. Requires off-

campus work at the community partner site.

Prerequisites: FDSY 1016W and APEC 3202;

or instructor consent

Foreign Study (FOST)

FOST 1040. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. [max

128 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course used to grant credit for a new study

abroad course or program that, by the time

recruiting begins, has not had time to go

through the normal approval process.

FOST 1201. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Not published in catalog.

FOST 1202. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Not published in catalog. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1203. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Not published in course catalog. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 1204. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Not published in catalog. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1205. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Not published in catalog. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1206. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Not published in catalog. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1207. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Not published in catalog. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1208. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Not published in course catalog. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 1209. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Not published in catalog. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1400. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Designated Theme in

Cultural Diversity. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1410. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Designated Theme in

Citizenship and Public Ethics. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 1420. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Designated Theme in The

Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1430. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Designated Theme in

International Perspectives. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 1460. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as two Designated Themes,

in Cultural Diversity and International

Perspectives. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1480. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that

counts toward the Libral Education graduation

requirements as two Designated Themes, in

Citizenship and Public Ethics and International

Perspectives. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1490. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as two Designated Themes,

in The Environment and International

Perspectives. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1495. Study Abroad Course. (; 1-10

cr. [max 20 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

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FOST 1500. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Arts and

Humanities. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1501. The United States in the Post-

WW2 Era. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course is designed as a survey of US

history since the Second World War, from the

prosperous post-war period of the 1950s to

the forty years between the election of JFK

in 1960 and the election of Barack Obama in

2008, which mark one of the most turbulent

periods in American history. Radical changes

occurred during these decades in American

political, social, and cultural life, changes which

still have repercussions on American society

today. Through a variety of readings, seminars,

discussions, and research papers, as well as

screenings of feature films, documentaries, and

musical albums, the course aims at evoking

the four decades for the purpose of arriving at

a deeper understanding of the major events

that took place during the period. A complete

understanding of the transformational nature of

these events is not possible, however, without

placing them within the context of political and

social history, and most especially within the

framework of the larger interpretive principles

of the culture which American Studies offers.

FOST 1510. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a diversified core in Biological

Science with Lab. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1520. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a diversified core in Biological

Science without Lab. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1530. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Historical

Perspective. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1540. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in

Literature. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1550. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in

Mathematical Thinking. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1560. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in

Philosophical Perspective. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 1570. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Physical

Science with Lab. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1580. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Physical

Science without Lab. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1590. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirement as a Diversified Core in Social

Science. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1600. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Visual or

Performing Arts. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1710. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Arts

and Humanities and a Designated Theme in

Cultural Diversity. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1720. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Historical

Perspective and a Designated Theme in

Cultural Diversity. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1730. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as Diversified Core in Literature

and Cultural Diversity. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1740. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Social

Science and Cultural Diversity. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 1750. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Arts

and Humanities and a Designated Theme in

Citizenship and Public Ethics. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 1760. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Biological

Science with Lab and a Designated Theme

in Citizenship and Public Ethics. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 1770. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Historical

Perspective and a Designated Theme in

Citizenship and Public Ethics. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 1780. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in

Philosophical Perspective and a designated

Theme in Citizenship and Public Ethics. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 1790. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified core in Social

Science and Citizenship and Public Ethics.

prereq: dept consent

FOST 1800. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Arts and

Humanities and a Designated Theme in The

Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1810. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that

counts toward the Liberal education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Biological

Science with a Lab and a Designated Theme in

The Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1820. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Biological

Science without Lab and a Designated Theme

in The Environment. prereq: dept consent

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FOST 1830. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Historical

Perspective and a Designated Theme in The

Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1840. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that

counts toward the liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified core in Physical

Science with Lab and a Designated Theme in

The Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1850. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Physical

Science without Lab and a Designated Theme

in The Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1860. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Social

Science and a Designated Theme in The

Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1870. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Arts

and Humanities and a Designated Theme

in International Perspectives. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 1880. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education requirements for

graduation as a Diversified Core in Historical

Perspective and a Designated Theme in

International Perspectives. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 1890. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Literature

and a Designated Theme in International

Perspectives. prereq: dept consent

FOST 1900. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in

Philosophical Perspective and a Designated

Theme in International Perspectives. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 1910. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in

Social Science and a Designated Theme

in International Perspectives. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 1920. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Visual

and Performing arts and a Designated Theme

in International Perspectives. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3000. Study Abroad: Outside

Program. (; 0-20 cr. [max 200 cr.] ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad outside program placeholder

course. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3010. Directed Study Abroad. (; 0-18

cr. [max 180 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

N/A

FOST 3020. Exchange Study Abroad. (; 0-18

cr. [max 40 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

N/A prereq: dept consent

FOST 3021. Study Abroad: Bilateral

Exchange Program. (; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3022. Study Abroad: China Center

Exchange Program. (0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; S-

N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3023. Study Abroad: CSE Exchange

Program. (0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3024. Study Abroad: Collegiate

Exchange Programs. (0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ;

S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

study abroad course

FOST 3025. Study Abroad: Scholarship /

IRSEP Exchange Program. (0-20 cr. [max 40

cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3026. Study Abroad: ISEP Exchange

Program. (0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3027. Study Abroad: Departmental

Affiliated Program. (0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad placeholder course.

FOST 3028. Study Abroad: AC China

Flagship Capstone Year Program. (0-20

cr. [max 40 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad placeholder course

FOST 3029. Study Abroad: Study Abroad in

Dublin. (1-20 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Similar to many already-existing courses

(ex: FOST 3245 - Study Abroad: Morocco

Program), this is a course shell that will be

used as a placeholder course for the number

of credits planned to take abroad that helps to

ensure students maintain their student status

and allows financial aid eligibility. Upon the

student's return at the end of the program,

this course will be removed from the student's

record and replaced with actual, individual

courses, credits and grades taken while

abroad.

FOST 3032. Study Abroad: Study Abroad in

Jordan. (1-20 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Similar to many already-existing courses

(ex: FOST 3245 - Study Abroad: Morocco

Program), this is a course shell that will be

used as a placeholder course for the number

of credits planned to take abroad that helps to

ensure students maintain their student status

and allows financial aid eligibility. Upon the

student's return at the end of the program,

this course will be removed from the student's

record and replaced with actual, individual

courses, credits and grades taken while

abroad.

FOST 3033. Study Abroad: Summer

Internships in Panama. (1-20 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Similar to many already-existing courses

(ex: FOST 3245 - Study Abroad: Morocco

Program), this is a course shell that will be

used as a placeholder course for the number

of credits planned to take abroad that helps to

ensure students maintain their student status

and allows financial aid eligibility. Upon the

student's return at the end of the program,

this course will be removed from the student's

record and replaced with actual, individual

courses, credits and grades taken while

abroad.

FOST 3034. Study Abroad: Study & Intern in

Barcelona. (1-20 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Similar to many already-existing courses

(ex: FOST 3245 - Study Abroad: Morocco

Program), this is a course shell that will be

used as a placeholder course for the number

of credits planned to take abroad that helps to

ensure students maintain their student status

and allows financial aid eligibility. Upon the

student's return at the end of the program,

this course will be removed from the student's

record and replaced with actual, individual

courses, credits and grades taken while

abroad.

FOST 3035. Study Abroad: SOR CAPA

Barcelona. (1-20 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Similar to many already-existing courses

(ex: FOST 3245 - Study Abroad: Morocco

Program), this is a course shell that will be

used as a placeholder course for the number

of credits planned to take abroad that helps to

ensure students maintain their student status

and allows financial aid eligibility. Upon the

student's return at the end of the program,

this course will be removed from the student's

record and replaced with actual, individual

courses, credits and grades taken while

abroad.

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FOST 3036. Study Abroad: SOR CET. (1-20

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Similar to many already-existing courses

(ex: FOST 3245 - Study Abroad: Morocco

Program), this is a course shell that will be

used as a placeholder course for the number

of credits planned to take abroad that helps to

ensure students maintain their student status

and allows financial aid eligibility. Upon the

student's return at the end of the program,

this course will be removed from the student's

record and replaced with actual, individual

courses, credits and grades taken while

abroad.

FOST 3037. Study Abroad: University Study

in Italy. (1-20 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Similar to many already-existing courses

(ex: FOST 3245 - Study Abroad: Morocco

Program), this is a course shell that will be

used as a placeholder course for the number

of credits planned to take abroad that helps to

ensure students maintain their student status

and allows financial aid eligibility. Upon the

student's return at the end of the program,

this course will be removed from the student's

record and replaced with actual, individual

courses, credits and grades taken while

abroad.

FOST 3038. Study Abroad: SOR CAPA Hong

Kong. (1-20 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Similar to many already-existing courses

(ex: FOST 3245 - Study Abroad: Morocco

Program), this is a course shell that will be

used as a placeholder course for the number

of credits planned to take abroad that helps to

ensure students maintain their student status

and allows financial aid eligibility. Upon the

student's return at the end of the program,

this course will be removed from the student's

record and replaced with actual, individual

courses, credits and grades taken while

abroad.

FOST 3039. Study Abroad: Study & Intern in

Hong Kong. (1-20 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Similar to many already-existing courses

(ex: FOST 3245 - Study Abroad: Morocco

Program), this is a course shell that will be

used as a placeholder course for the number

of credits planned to take abroad that helps to

ensure students maintain their student status

and allows financial aid eligibility. Upon the

student's return at the end of the program,

this course will be removed from the student's

record and replaced with actual, individual

courses, credits and grades taken while

abroad.

FOST 3040. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Course used to grant credit for a new study

abroad course or program that, by the time

recruiting begins, has not had time to go

through the normal approval process. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 3050. Study Abroad Through UMN

System. (; 0-32 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad through program sponsored by

Duluth,Morris, or Crookston campus. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 3060. Global Seminar. (; 3 cr. [max 9

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Spring & Summer)

Short term study abroad program during May

Session or winter break.

FOST 3110. HECUA-Sponsored Study

Abroad Programs. (; 1-20 cr. [max 80 cr.] ; A-

F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad through Higher Education

Consortium for Urban Affairs. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3111. Study Abroad: International

Chinese Language Program. (0-20 cr. [max

40 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad placeholder course for new

affiliate program, ICLP.

FOST 3115. Study Abroad: Alliance

Program. (; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3120. AESOP/CIC-Study Abroad

Programs. (; 1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad through Committee on

Institutional Cooperation. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3125. Study Abroad: USIT Irish

Studies Summer School Program. (; 0-20

cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3130. IES-Study Abroad Program. (;

1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad through Institute for the

International Education of Students (IES).

prereq: dept consent

FOST 3135. Study Abroad: CET Programs.

(; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3140. CIEE-Study Abroad Program.

(; 1-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad through Council on International

Educational Exchange. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3150. Butler/IFSA: Study Abroad

Program. (; 1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad sponsored by Butler University/

IFSA and cosponsored by the University of

Minnesota. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3160. Arcadia/CEA: Study Abroad

Program. (; 1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad sponsored by Arcadia College/

CEA and cosponsored by the University of

Minnesota. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3170. Study Abroad: Integrated

Studies in Freiburg. (; 0-20 cr. [max 80 cr.] ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study Abroad placeholder course for the

Integrated Studies in Freiburg program.

FOST 3175. Study Abroad: AC China

Flagship Capstone Year Program. (0-20

cr. [max 40 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3180. Bologna Cooperative Studies

Program, Italy. (; 1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad through Bologna Cooperative

Studies Program at the University of Bologna,

Italy. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3201. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Course used to grant credit for a new study

abroad course or program that, by the time

recruiting begins, has not had time to go

through the normal approval process. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 3202. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Course used to grant credit for a new study

abroad course or program that, by the time

recruiting begins, has not had time to go

through the normal approval process. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 3203. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. [max

1 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course used to grant credit for a new study

abroad course or program that, by the time

recruiting begins, has not had time to go

through the normal approval process. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 3204. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Course used to grant credit for a new study

abroad course or program that, by the time

recruiting begins, has not had time to go

through the normal approval process. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 3205. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Course used to grant credit for a new study

abroad course or program that, by the time

recruiting begins, has not had time to go

through the normal approval process. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 3206. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Course used to grant credit for a new study

abroad course or program that, by the time

recruiting begins, has not had time to go

through the normal approval process. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 3207. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Course used to grant credit for a new study

abroad course or program that, by the time

recruiting begins, has not had time to go

through the normal approval process. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 3208. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Course used to grant credit for a new study

abroad course or program that, by the time

recruiting begins, has not had time to go

through the normal approval process. prereq:

dept consent

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FOST 3209. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Course used to grant credit for a new study

abroad course or program that, by the time

recruiting begins, has not had time to go

through the normal approval process. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 3210. Study Abroad. (; 0-20 cr. [max

80 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

TBD

FOST 3211. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Course used to grant credit for a new study

abroad course or program that, by the time

recruiting begins, has not had time to go

through the normal approval process. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 3212. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Not published in catalog. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3213. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Not published in course catalog. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3214. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Not published in course catalog. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3215. Study Abroad. (; 1-32 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Not published in catalog. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3220. Study Abroad: SIT Program. (;

1-20 cr. [max 60 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

TBD

FOST 3225. Study Abroad: Language

Immersion in China. (; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

FOST 3230. Study Abroad: School for Field

Studies (SFS) Program. (; 1-20 cr. [max 60

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

TBD

FOST 3235. Study Abroad: University Study

in Ireland. (; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

FOST 3240. University Study in Norway. (;

1-20 cr. [max 60 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

TBD

FOST 3245. Study Abroad: Arabic Language

and Culture in Morocco Program. (; 0-20

cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3255. Study Abroad: Language and

Culture in Buenos Aires Program. (; 0-20

cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3265. Study Abroad: Florence

Program. (; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3270. Denmark's International Study

Program. (; 1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad in Denmark or Iceland through

Denmark's international study program. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 3275. Study Abroad: Mexico Program.

(; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3285. Study Abroad in Rome

Program. (; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3290. University Study in New

Zealand. (; 1-20 cr. [max 60 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

TBD

FOST 3295. Study and Internships in

Sydney Program. (; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3305. Study Abroad: Turkey. (; 0-20

cr. [max 40 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

FOST 3306. Study Abroad: Study and

Internships in Madrid. (0-20 cr. [max 60 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad placeholder course.

FOST 3310. Study Abroad in Montpellier. (;

1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Semester or year at Universit? Paul Val?ry,

Montpellier, France, sponsored by Global

Campus and the Department of French and

Italian. Students take regular courses or special

courses for foreigners. All courses taught

entirely in French by Paul Val?ry faculty. Many

disciplines available. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3315. Study Abroad: MSID Ecuador

Program. (; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3316. Study Abroad: Health and

Society in Ecuador. (0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad placeholder course for the new

program, "Health and Society in Ecuador"

FOST 3320. International Program in

Toledo, Spain. (; 1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study through International Program of

Spanish, European, and Latin American

Studies in Toledo, Spain. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3325. Study Abroad: MSID India. (;

0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3326. Study Abroad: MSID Thailand.

(0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3330. Study Abroad in Venezuela. (;

1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Semester or summer study in Venezuela

through a University of Minnesota program

administered by Learning Abroad Center and

VENUSA. Spanish language, Venezuelan/Latin

American studies. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3335. Study Abroad: MSID Kenya.

(; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3340. Study Abroad in London. (;

1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

TBD

FOST 3345. Study Abroad: MSID Senegal.

(; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3350. University Study in Australia. (;

1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Not listed in catalog.

FOST 3355. Study Abroad: University Study

in Israel Program. (; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-

F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3360. University Study in the United

Kingdom. (; 1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Not printed in catalog.

FOST 3365. Study Abroad: University Study

in South Africa Program. (; 0-20 cr. [max 40

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3370. Study Abroad Through

InterStudy. (; 1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad program cosponsored by

InterStudy and the University.

FOST 3375. Study Abroad: University Study

in South Korea Program. (; 0-20 cr. [max 40

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3380. Study Abroad: American

University Cairo. (; 0-21 cr. [max 42 cr.] ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Placeholder course for students studying at

American University Cairo.

FOST 3385. Study Abroad in Tanzania

Program. (; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3390. Study Abroad: GlobaLinks,

AustraLearn. (; 1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad program sponsored by

Australearn and approved by University of

Minnesota.

FOST 3391. Study Abroad: GlobaLinks,

AsiaLearn. (; 1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad program sponsored by AsiaLearn

and approved by University of Minnesota.

FOST 3392. Study Abroad: GlobaLinks,

EuroLearn. (; 1-20 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

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Study abroad program sponsored by

EuroLearn and approved by University of

Minnesota.

FOST 3400. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Designated Theme in

Cultural Diversity prereq: dept consent

FOST 3410. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Designated Theme in

Citizenship and Public Ethics. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3420. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Designated Theme in the

Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3430. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Designated Theme in

International Perspectives. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3460. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as two Designated Themes,

in Cultural Diversity and International

Perspectives. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3480. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as two Designated Themes, in

Citizenship and Public Ethics and International

Perspectives. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3490. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as two Designated Themes,

in The Environment and International

Perspectives. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3495. Study Abroad Course. (; 1-10

cr. [max 20 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

FOST 3500. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Arts and

Humanities. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3510. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

N/A prereq: dept consent

FOST 3520. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a diversified core in Biological

Science without Lab. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3530. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as Diversified Core in Historical

Perspective. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3540. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in

Literature. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3550. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in

Mathematical Thinking. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3560. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in

Philosophical Perspective. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3570. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Physical

Science with Lab. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3580. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Physical

Science without Lab. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3590. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Social

Science. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3600. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Visual or

Performing Arts. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3710. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Arts

and Humanities and a Designated Theme in

Cultural Diversity. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3720. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Historical

Perspective and a Designated Theme in

Cultural Diversity. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3730. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study Abroad prereq: dept consent

FOST 3740. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Social

Science and Cultural Diversity. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3750. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Arts

and Humanities and a Designated Theme in

Citizenship and Public Ethics. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3760. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Biological

Science With Lab and a Designated Theme

in Citizenship and Public Ethics. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3770. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified core in Historical

Perspective and a Designated Theme in

Citizenship and Public Ethics. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3780. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in

Philosophical Perspective and a designated

Theme in Citizenship and Public Ethics. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 3790. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

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Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Social

Science and Citizenship and Public Ethics.

prereq: dept consent

FOST 3800. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Arts and

Humanities and a Designated Theme in The

Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3810. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that

counts toward the Liberal education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Biological

Science with a Lab and a Designated Theme in

The Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3820. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Biological

Science without Lab and a Designated Theme

in The Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3830. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Historical

Perspective and a Designated Theme in The

Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3840. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that

counts toward the liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Physical

Science with Lab and a Designated Theme in

The Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3850. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Physical

Science without Lab and a Designated Theme

in The Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3860. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a diversified Core in Social

Science and a Designated Theme in The

Environment. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3870. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Arts

and Humanities and a Designated Theme

in International Perspectives. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3880. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education requirements for

graduation as a Diversified Core in Historical

Perspective and a Designated Theme in

International Perspectives. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3890. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in Literature

and a Designated Theme in International

Perspectives. prereq: dept consent

FOST 3896. Virtual International Internship.

(GP; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

This course is designed to provide students

with an opportunity to learn about the virtual

international work environment by critically

examining a professional, remote experience

abroad through an intercultural lens. A key

element to this course is to deepen students?

knowledge of their internship placement

country?s professional norms and cultural

context in comparison to other students?

internship placement countries, as well as the

United States, and understand how COVID-19

has impacted these environments. We will

interrogate how this knowledge will influence

their behavior in their society and the world.

Students will also enhance their understanding

of their chosen field using a global mindset.

The course is designed to guide students

in the internship experience and create a

foundation for a successful professional career

as well as working to understand and articulate

career skill outcomes. In addition to gaining a

cross-cultural comparative view on work, the

topics and assignments will deepen students?

insights about themselves, professional

expectations, and being successful in the

virtual workplace. Students are expected to

make a valuable contribution to the virtual

internship placement through the completion

of projects and tasks guided by their internship

supervisor in the placement country. This

will require students to employ intercultural

communication skills in a professional, virtual

setting while critically examining their own

worldview.

FOST 3900. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in

Philosophical Perspective and a Designated

Theme in International Perspectives. prereq:

dept consent

FOST 3910. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified Core in

Social Science and a Designated Theme

in International Perspectives. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3920. Study Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. [max

30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course taken through study abroad that counts

toward the Liberal Education graduation

requirements as a Diversified core in Visual

and Performing Arts and a Designated Theme

in International Perspectives. prereq: dept

consent

FOST 3991. Study Abroad: SOR London

Semester & Quarter Programs. (; 0-20 cr.

[max 40 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3993. Study Abroad: SOR CAPA

Sydney. (; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3994. Study Abroad: SOR CAPA

Australian Catholic University. (; 0-20 cr.

[max 40 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3995. Study Abroad: SOR DIS. (; 0-20

cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3996. Study Abroad: SOR GlobaLinks.

(; 0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3997. Study Abroad: SOR Rome. (;

0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

FOST 3998. Study Abroad: SOR SFS. (0-20

cr. [max 60 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

FOST 3999. Study Abroad. (; 1-20 cr. [max

40 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad for-credit internship course.

FOST 5000. Study Abroad. (0-18 cr. [max

40 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad registration. prereq: dept consent

FOST 5010. Study Abroad Directed Study

placeholder course. (; 0-10 cr. [max 20 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

FOST 5020. Global Experience Program. (;

0-6 cr. [max 18 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Summer)

The course is used to award credit for

work successfully completed on the Global

Experience Program study abroad internship

program. Evaluation standards and work load

are determined by the graduate faculty member

who signs the Global Experience Program

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learning contract required of each participant.

Number of contact hours varies from location

to location. prereq: Must have graduate student

status

Forest and Natural Res. Mgmt.

(FNRM)

FNRM 1001. Orientation and Information

Systems. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Forest resources, recreation resource

management, urban forestry programs.

Forestry and natural resource careers.

Qualification requirements for government

positions, competencies, internships, and

experiences to compete for jobs in industry.

Course planning, mentoring, alumni contacts.

Leadership, organization, process. Lab

equipment/software, GUIs, the Internet,

spreadsheets, Lumina, periodical indexes.

FNRM 1101. Dendrology: Identifying Forest

Trees and Shrubs. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Identification nomenclature, classification,

and distribution of common/important forest

trees/shrubs. Use of keys. Field/lab methods of

identification.

FNRM 2101. Identifying Forest Plants. (; 1

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Summer)

Field identification of common northwoods

trees, shrubs, and nonwoody vascular plants.

Emphasizes concept of plant communities, soil

site relationships, and wildlife values. Taught at

Cloquet Forestry Center.

FNRM 2102. Northern Forests Field

Ecology. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Field examination of natural history of

northern/boreal forests with respect to soils,

ecological characteristics of trees, community-

environment relationships, stand development,

succession, and regeneration ecology. Taught

at the Cloquet Forestry Center. prereq: Biol

1001 or Biol 1009

FNRM 2104. Measuring Forest Resources.

(; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Summer)

Introduction to land survey, tree/forest stand

measurement (mensuration), and forest

sampling techniques. Taught at Cloquet

Forestry Center.

FNRM 3101. Park and Protected Area

Tourism. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Odd Year)

Tourism is a significant industry locally,

nationally, and internationally. Park and

protected area attractions are among the most

visited but also the most vulnerable attractions.

This course is designed to familiarize you with

the basic concept of park and protected area

tourism, including cultural and ecotourism,

and then develop your expertise to plan and

evaluate sustainable tourism development

and operations. Accordingly, you will complete

assignments that apply the knowledge gained

to planning and evaluation activities. This

course is offered partially on-line. COURSE

OBJECTIVES By the end of the class you

will be able to: 1.Differentiate and appreciate

the complexities involved with defining and

developing nature, eco, heritage, geo-, park

and protected, cultural and "sustainable

tourism." 2.Identify specific social, economic,

and environmental impacts associated with

park and protected area tourism, how to

measure them, and methods to minimize the

negative and maximize the positive impacts.

3.Analyze domestic and international case

studies of park and protected area tourism.

4.Critically evaluate park and protected area

tourism services and effective management

and planning. 5. Create elements of a business

plan for park and protected area tourism

operations that emphasize sustainability.

FNRM 3104. Forest Ecology. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Form and function of forests as ecological

systems. Characteristics and dynamics

of species, populations, communities,

landscapes, and ecosystem processes.

Examples applying ecology to forest

management. Weekly discussions focus on

research topics in forest ecology, exercises

applying course concepts, and current issues

in forest resource management. Required

weekend field trip. Prereq: Biol 1001, 1009

or equivalent introductory biology course; 1

semester college chemistry recommended.

FNRM 3114. Hydrology and Watershed

Management. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Hydrologic cycle and water processes in

upland/riparian systems. Applications of

hydrological concepts to evaluate impacts

of forest and land management activities

on water yield, streamflow, groundwater

erosion, sedimentation, and water quality.

Concepts, principles, and applications of

riparian/watershed management. Regional/

national/global examples. Forest ecosystems.

prereq: [[BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009], [[CHEM

1015, CHEM 1017] or CHEM 1021], MATH

1151] or instr consent

FNRM 3131. Geographical Information

Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources. (TS; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Spatial data development/analysis in science/

management of natural resources. Data

structures/sources/collection/quality. Geodesy,

map projections, spatial/tabular data analysis.

Digital terrain analysis, cartographic modeling,

modeling perspectives, limits of technology.

Lab exercises. Both onsite and fully online

options for course enrollment. prereq: Soph or

jr or sr or UHP fr

FNRM 3203. Forest Fire and Disturbance

Ecology. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Ecology, history, management, control of

fire, wind, insect infestation, deer browsing,

other disturbances in forests, including

disturbance regimes of boreal, northern

hardwood, savannas of North America.

Influence of disturbance on wildlife habitat,

urban/wildland interfaces, forest management,

stand/landscape dynamics. Tree mortality in

fires, successional patterns created by fires,

interactions of life history traits of plants with

disturbances.

FNRM 3204. Landscape Ecology and

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Introduction to landscape ecology at different

scales in time/space. Development/implications

of broad-scale patterns of ecological

phenomena, role of disturbance in ecosystems,

characteristic spatial/temporal scales of

ecological events. Principles of landscape

ecology as framework for landscape research,

analysis, conservation, and management.

prereq: Ecology course

FNRM 3205. Productivity and Ecology of

Forest Soils. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Even Year)

Forest soils are fundamental to the

development and function of forested

ecosystems. This course will focus on soil-site

factors affecting plant and wildlife communities,

site quality estimation, site modification

and enhancement, and the effects of forest

management and other human-related

disturbances on forest soil functions. Prior

coursework in soils, hydrology, and forest

management will enhance student learning, but

are not required for successful completion of

the course.

FNRM 3206. Park and Protected Area

Management Field Studies. (2 cr. [max 3

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course is designed to be a directed field

study of park and protected area management

including observation of and training in (1)

recreation planning and visitor management,

(2) cultural resource management, (3) natural

resource management, (4) nature-based

tourism management, and (5) resource

interpretation and communication across

local, state, federal and tribal park and

protected areas in northern Minnesota. prereq:

Sophomore status or higher

FNRM 3218. Measuring and Modeling

Forests. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Sampling design, survey techniques to assess

resource conditions. Applying metrics/sampling

methods to forest vegetation. Calculating tree/

stand volume. Modeling approaches. Case

studies of modeling to project future growth.

Landscape processes, characterization,

modeling. prereq: [ESPM 3012 or STAT 3011],

MATH 1151

FNRM 3262. Remote Sensing and

Geospatial Analysis of Natural Resources

and Environment. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Introductory principles and techniques of

remote sensing and geospatial analysis

applied to mapping and monitoring land and

water resources from local to global scales.

Examples of applications include: Land cover

mapping and change detection, forest and

natural resource inventory, water quality

monitoring, and global change analysis. The

lab provides hands-on experience working

with satellite, aircraft, and drone imagery, and

image processing methods and software. Prior

coursework in Geographic Information Systems

and introductory Statistics is recommended.

Prereq: None, but prior coursework in GIS and

Statistics is recommended.

FNRM 3362. Drones: Data, Analysis, and

Operations. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

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This course explores principles and techniques

of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS, also

'drones'), applied to natural resource and

environmental issues. The course provides

hands-on experience with UAS vehicles,

sensors, imagery, and software. Course topics

include: UAS flight characteristics, regulations/

safety, mission planning, flight operations, data

collection, image analysis, and applications.

Examples of UAS applications to be explored

include forest and natural resource inventory,

wetland monitoring, and land cover mapping.

Prior coursework in Geographic Information

Systems is recommended. Prereq: None, but

prior coursework in GIS is recommended.

FNRM 3411. Managing Forest Ecosystems:

Silviculture. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Management of forest ecosystems for

sustaining ecological integrity, soil productivity,

water quality, wildlife habitat, biological

diversity, commodity production in landscape

context. Silvics, forest dynamics, disturbances,

regeneration, restoration, silvicultural systems.

Ramifications of management choices.

Weekend field trip. FEMC track students

should take FNRM 5413 concurrently

FNRM 3431. Timber Harvesting and Road

Planning. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Introduction to forest operations. Terminology,

basic engineering, equipment and harvesting

system options, productivity/costs. Relationship

to forest management and silviculture. Road

planning, forest management guidelines,

approaches for mitigating potential impacts to

forest resources. Environmental implications

of method/equipment choices. Selling timber.

Sale design, layout, and administration. One

all-day field trip. prereq: FNRM 3411 or instr

consent

FNRM 3462. Advanced Remote Sensing

and Geospatial Analysis. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

This course builds on the introductory remote

sensing class, FNRM 3262/5262. It provides

a detailed treatment of advanced remote

sensing and geospatial theory and methods

including Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA),

lidar processing and derivatives, advanced

classification algorithms (including Random

Forest, Neural Networks, Support Vector

Machines), biophysics of remote sensing,

measurements and sensors, data transforms,

data fusion, multi-temporal analysis, and

empirical modeling. In-class and independent

lab activities will be used to apply the course

topics to real-world problems. Prior coursework

in Geographic Information Systems, remote

sensing, and statistics is necessary. prereq:

FNRM 3262/5262 or instr consent

FNRM 3471. Forest Management Planning.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Management science as applied to forest

decision-making to help develop better

forest management plans. Helps students

develop a basic understanding of common

analytical tools from operations research and

how they are applied to forestry problems to

help explore many potential solutions. Also

reviews traditional approaches based on

simulation. Emphasizes trade-off information,

interpretation of model results, and linkages

between stand-level economic analysis and

forest-wide planning. Reviews recent modeling

efforts in Minnesota. Includes synthesis of

information from multiple natural resource

disciplines. Guest speakers demonstrate

value of analyses in planning. Emphasizes

homework assignments with some group work.

An individual project requires an informal class

presentation. prereq: recommended ESPM

3261 and [3218 or 3411]

FNRM 3480. Topics in Natural Resources. (;

1-3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Lectures in special fields of natural resources

given by visiting scholar or faculty member.

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

FNRM 3501. Arboriculture: Selection and

Maintenance of Trees. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Selection, growth, propagation, and

maintenance of trees for urban spaces. Tree

selection, site preparation, plant health care

management. Prevention, diagnosis, and

remediation of urban tree risks such as insects,

pathogens, pollution, development, and climate

change.

FNRM 3562. Field Remote Sensing. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

This course is intended to be taken with, or

after, the introductory remote sensing class,

FNRM 3262/5262. It builds on the introductory

course by providing a field context to the

remote sensing discipline. We will focus on

field methods and associated analyses that are

typical in using and applying imagery and other

spatial data. We will use a variety of remote

sensing imagery, maps, field data collection

tools, and software. Students will learn in an

active, hands-on, way through multiple small-

group field exercises. This course includes two

eight-hour weekend field sessions.

FNRM 3993. Directed Study. (; 1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process in

order to enroll. Prereq: Department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements

FNRM 3994. Directed Research. (1-4 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs

and carries out a directed research project

under the direction of a faculty member.

Directed research may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment.Students enrolling in a directed

research will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

FNRM 4232W. Managing Recreational

Lands. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Most of us participate in some form of outdoor

recreation: hiking, hunting, riding all-terrain

vehicles, or simply enjoying nature. Managing

for outdoor recreation on public lands is

mandated by federal law and an integral part

of natural resource management. In this class,

we'll learn why and how agencies manage

recreation at the federal level, the management

frameworks that guide this work, and apply

management principles to an actual federal

property in Minnesota. This course is designed

to provide students with an understanding

of the principles and practices of outdoor

recreation management. Specific objectives are

to: 1)compare and contrast federal recreation

land management policies & organizations,

2)develop and demonstrate an understanding

of conceptual frameworks for recreation

resource and visitor use management,

3)evaluate visitor caused impacts to resources

and to visitor experiences, 4)understand and

apply management tools designed to reduce

recreation- related impacts and conflicts, and

5)demonstrate an understanding of course

material through exams & applied assignments.

FNRM 4501. Urban Forest Management:

Managing Greenspaces for People. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Management concepts for green infrastructure

of cities, towns, and communities. Urban forest

as a social/biological resource. Emphasizes

management of urban forest ecosystem to

maximize benefits to people. Tree selection,

risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis,

landscape planning, values, perceptions.

How urban forestry can be a tool to improve

community infrastructure.

FNRM 4511. Field Silviculture. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Collection of field data to prepare/write

silvicultural prescriptions for regeneration,

thinning, and harvesting in context of

landscape, watershed, and wildlife habitat

issues. Field exercises in forest entomology,

pathology, tree improvement, and non-timber

forest products. Tree planting. Marking stands

for harvest. Taught at the Cloquet Forestry

Center. Field trips to forests managed by state/

industry. prereq: FNRM 3411

FNRM 4515. Field Resource Survey. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Field applications of sampling/measurement

methods for inventory and assessment of forest

and other natural resources. Offered at the

Cloquet Forestry Center. prereq: FNRM 3218

or instructor consent

FNRM 4521. Field Timber Harvesting and

Road Planning. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Design, layout, and administration of timber

sales. Forest road planning and design. Timber

appraisal, forest management guidelines. Field

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visits to timber harvesting and road planning

sites with private organizations. Develop a

harvest plan for landowner's property. Taught

at the Cloquet Forestry Center. prereq: FNRM

3411 and 3431, or instructor consent.

FNRM 5101. Park and Protected Area

Tourism. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Odd Year)

Tourism is a significant industry locally,

nationally, and internationally. Park and

protected area attractions are among the most

visited but also the most vulnerable attractions.

This course is designed to familiarize you with

the basic concept of park and protected area

tourism, including cultural and ecotourism,

and then develop your expertise to plan and

evaluate sustainable tourism development

and operations. Accordingly, you will complete

assignments that apply the knowledge gained

to planning and evaluation activities. This

course is offered partially online. COURSE

OBJECTIVES By the end of the class you

will be able to: 1. Differentiate and appreciate

the complexities involved with defining and

developing nature, eco, heritage, geo-, park

and protected, cultural & "sustainable tourism."

2. Identify specific social, economic, and

environmental impacts associated with park

and protected area tourism, how to measure

them, and methods to minimize the negative

and maximize the positive impacts. 3. Analyze

domestic and international case studies of

park and protected area tourism. 4. Critically

evaluate park and protected area tourism

services and effective management and

planning. 5. Create elements of a business

plan for park and protected area tourism

operations that emphasize sustainability.

FNRM 5104. Forest Ecology. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Form and function of forests as ecological

systems. Characteristics and dynamics

of species, populations, communities,

landscapes, and ecosystem processes.

Examples applying ecology to forest

management. Weekly discussions on research

topics, exercises, and current issues in forest

resource management. Required weekend field

trip. Introductory biology course recommended.

FNRM 5114. Hydrology and Watershed

Management. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Hydrologic cycle and water processes in

upland/riparian systems. Applications of

hydrological concepts to evaluate impacts

of forest and land management activities

on water yield, streamflow, groundwater

erosion, sedimentation, and water quality.

Concepts, principles, and applications of

riparian/watershed management. Regional/

national/global examples. Forest ecosystems.

FNRM 5131. Geographical Information

Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources. (4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Geographic information systems (GIS),

focusing on spatial data development and

analysis in the science and management

of natural resources. Basic data structures,

sources, collection, and quality; geodesy and

map projections; spatial and tabular data

analyses; digital elevation data and terrain

analyses; cartographic modeling and layout.

Lab exercises provide practical experiences

complementing theory covered in lecture.

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

FNRM 5153. Forest Hydrology & Watershed

Biogeochemistry. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Spring Odd Year)

This rigorous course examines hydrology and

biogeochemical cycling in forested watersheds.

Topics include role of forests in hydrologic

processes (precipitation, runoff generation, and

streamflow) and exports (sediment, carbon,

and nitrogen). Readings from primary literature,

active discussion participation, research/review

paper. prereq: [Basic hydrology course, one

course in ecology, and one course in chemistry

[upper div or grad student]] or instr consent

FNRM 5161. Northern Forest Field Course.

(; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Summer)

Field identification of common trees,

shrubs, and nonwoody vascular plants.

Plant communities, soil site relationships,

wildlife values. Natural history of northern/

boreal forests in terms of soils, ecological

characteristics of trees, community-

environment relationships, stand development,

succession, and regeneration ecology. Land

survey, tree/forest stand measurement, forest

sampling techniques. Taught at the Cloquet

Forestry Center.

FNRM 5203. Forest Fire and Disturbance

Ecology. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Ecology, history, management, control of

fire, wind, insect infestation, deer browsing,

other disturbances in forests, including

disturbance regimes of boreal, northern

hardwood, savannas of North America.

Influence of disturbance on wildlife habitat,

urban/wildland interfaces, forest management,

stand/landscape dynamics. Tree mortality in

fires, successional patterns created by fires,

interactions of life history traits of plants with

disturbances. prereq: Grad student or instr

consent

FNRM 5204. Landscape Ecology and

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Introduction to landscape ecology at different

scales in time/space. Development/implications

of broad-scale patterns of ecological

phenomena, role of disturbance in ecosystems.

Characteristic spatial/temporal scales of

ecological events. Principles of landscape

ecology as framework for landscape research,

analysis, conservation, and management.

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

FNRM 5205. Productivity and Ecology of

Forest Soils. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Even Year)

Forest soils are fundamental to the

development and function of forested

ecosystems. This course will focus on soil-site

factors affecting plant and wildlife communities,

site quality estimation, site modification

and enhancement, and the effects of forest

management and other human-related

disturbances on forest soil functions. Prior

coursework in introductory soils, silviculture,

forest hydrology, biogeochemistry, and applied

forest ecology are strongly recommended.

prereq: grad student or instructor consent

FNRM 5206. Park and Protected Area

Management Field Studies. (2 cr. [max 3

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course is designed to be a directed field

study of park and protected area management

including observation of and training in (1)

recreation planning and visitor management,

(2) cultural resource management, (3) natural

resource management, (4) nature-based

tourism management, and (5) resource

interpretation and communication across local,

state, federal and tribal park and protected

areas in northern Minnesota. prereq: grad

student

FNRM 5216. Geodesy, Coordinate,

and Surveying Calculations for GIS

Professionals. (1 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Where exactly are we? How do we define

and refine geographic locations on a lumpy,

spinning, unstable planet? On course

completion students will understand concepts

and practices that are at the very foundation

of GIS: geodesy and geographic projections.

They will have a working knowledge of

geodetic datums and datum evolution,

be able to make common geodetic and

coordinate geometry calculations, and solve

common problems that arise during datum and

coordinate system conversions while engaged

in the practice of GIS.

FNRM 5218. Measuring and Modeling

Forests. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

General sampling design and survey

techniques to assess current resource

conditions. Application of metrics/sampling

methods to forest vegetation. Calculation

of tree/stand volume, selection of modeling

approaches. Case studies of modeling to

project future growth. Landscape processes,

characterization, and modeling.

FNRM 5228. Advanced Topics in

Assessment and Modeling of Forests. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Even Year)

Application of recently developed mathematics,

computer science, and statistics methodologies

to natural resource functioning, management,

and use problems. Specific topics, software,

and methodologies vary. prereq: 3218, Math

1272, Stat 5021

FNRM 5232. Managing Recreational Lands.

(; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Most of us participate in some form of outdoor

recreation: hiking, hunting, riding all-terrain

vehicles, or simply enjoying nature. Managing

for outdoor recreation on public lands is

mandated by federal law and an integral part

of natural resource management. In this class,

we?ll learn why and how agencies manage

recreation at the federal level, the management

frameworks that guide this work, and apply

management principles to an actual federal

property in Minnesota. This course is designed

to provide students with an understanding

of the principles and practices of outdoor

recreation management. Specific objectives are

to: 1) Compare and contrast federal recreation

land management policies and organizations,

2) Develop and demonstrate an understanding

of conceptual frameworks for recreation

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resource and visitor use management, 3)

Evaluate visitor caused impacts to resources

and to visitor experiences, 4) Understand and

apply management tools designed to reduce

recreation- related impacts and conflicts,

and 5) Demonstrate an understanding of

course material through exams and applied

assignments. prereq: Grad student or instr

consent

FNRM 5259. Visitor Behavior Analysis. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Recreation, leisure, and tourism are significant

parts of the world, national, and state

economies. Understanding visitor behavior

is important and has significant implications

for organizations, agencies, and businesses

related to parks, tourism destinations, and

museums. In this class, you will learn to apply

both social science theory and methods to

understand consumers, with an emphasis on

visitors to parks and protected areas. You

will immediately apply your learning of survey

development, interviewing, observation and

content analysis to real-word situations in class

projects. This is an online course.

FNRM 5262. Remote Sensing and

Geospatial Analysis of Natural Resources

and Environment. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Introductory principles and techniques of

remote sensing and geospatial analysis

applied to mapping and monitoring land and

water resources from local to global scales.

Examples of applications include: Land cover

mapping and change detection, forest and

natural resource inventory, water quality

monitoring, and global change analysis. The

lab provides hands-on experience working

with satellite, aircraft, and drone imagery, and

image processing methods and software. Prior

coursework in Geographic Information Systems

and introductory Statistics is recommended.

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

FNRM 5264. Advanced Forest Management

Planning. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Modeling tools for forest planning to better

integrate forest resource conditions/uses and

better understand trade-offs and potential

management strategies. Analyzing facets

of forest management that add complexity

including multi-market interactions, temporal

detail, spatial objectives, planning under

uncertainty, and recourse strategies.

Optimization models, decomposition and

heuristic techniques designed to capitalize

on characteristics of forestry problems. Case

studies involving recent or ongoing large-scale

applications. Student projects with opportunity

to tailor to student interests or expertise.

FNRM 5362. Drones: Data, Analysis, and

Operations. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

This course explores principles and techniques

of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS, also

"drones"), applied to natural resource and

environmental issues. The course provides

hands-on experience with UAS vehicles,

sensors, imagery, and software. Course topics

include: UAS flight characteristics, regulations/

safety, mission planning, flight operations, data

collection, image analysis, and applications.

Examples of UAS applications to be explored

include: forest and natural resource inventory,

wetland monitoring, and land cover mapping.

Prior coursework in Geographic Information

Systems is recommended. Prereq: grad

student or instr consent

FNRM 5411. Managing Forest Ecosystems:

Silviculture. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Management of forest ecosystems for

sustaining ecological integrity, soil productivity,

water quality, wildlife habitat, biological

diversity, commodity production in landscape

context. Silvics, forest dynamics, disturbances,

regeneration, restoration, silvicultural systems.

Ramifications of management choices.

Weekend field trip. FEMC track students

should take FNRM 5413 concurrently. prereq:

grad student

FNRM 5413. Managing Forest Ecosystems:

Silviculture Lab. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Development of silvicultural prescriptions to

achieve various landowner objectives. Timber

cruise, growth/yield simulations, stand density

management diagrams, thinning schedules,

use of forest vegetation simulator. Field

trips, computer labs, lectures. prereq: FNRM

major or minor or grad student; FNRM-FEMC

track students should take FNRM 3411/5411

concurrently or instructor consent

FNRM 5431. Timber Harvesting and Road

Planning. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Introduction to forest operations. Terminology,

basic engineering, equipment and harvesting

system options, productivity/costs. Relationship

to forest management and silviculture. Road

planning, forest management guidelines,

approaches for mitigating potential impacts to

forest resources. Environmental implications

of method/equipment choices. Selling timber.

Sale design, layout, and administration. One

all-day field trip. prereq: grad student

FNRM 5462. Advanced Remote Sensing and

Geospatial Analysis. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

This course builds on the introductory remote

sensing class, FNRM 3262/5262. It provides

a detailed treatment of advanced remote

sensing and geospatial theory and methods

including Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA),

lidar processing and derivatives, advanced

classification algorithms (including Random

Forest, Neural Networks, Support Vector

Machines), biophysics of remote sensing,

measurements and sensors, data transforms,

data fusion, multi-temporal analysis, and

empirical modeling. In-class and independent

lab activities will be used to apply the course

topics to real-world problems. Prior coursework

in Geographic Information Systems, remote

sensing, and statistics is necessary. Prereq:

grad student or instr consent

FNRM 5471. Forest Management Planning.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Management science as applied to forest

decision-making to help develop better

forest management plans. Helps students

develop a basic understanding of common

analytical tools from operations research and

how they are applied to forestry problems to

help explore many potential solutions. Also

reviews traditional approaches based on

simulation. Emphasizes trade-off information,

interpretation of model results, and linkages

between stand-level economic analysis and

forest-wide planning. Reviews recent modeling

efforts in Minnesota. Includes synthesis of

information from multiple natural resource

disciplines. Guest speakers demonstrate

value of analyses in planning. Emphasizes

homework assignments with some group work.

An individual project requires an informal class

presentation. prereq: Grad student

FNRM 5480. Topics in Natural Resources. (;

1-3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Lectures in special fields of natural resources

given by visiting scholar or faculty member.

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

FNRM 5501. Urban Forest Management:

Managing Greenspaces for People. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Management concepts for green infrastructure

of cities, towns, and communities. Urban forest

as social/biological resource. Emphasizes

management of urban forest ecosystem

to maximize benefits. Tree selection, risk

assessment, cost-benefit analysis, landscape

planning, values, perceptions. How urban

forestry can be a tool to improve community

infrastructure.

FNRM 5562. Field Remote Sensing. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

This course is intended to be taken with, or

after, the introductory remote sensing class,

FNRM 3262/5262. It builds on the introductory

course by providing a field context to the

remote sensing discipline. We will focus on

field methods and associated analyses that

are typical in using and applying imagery

and other spatial data. We will use a variety

of remote sensing imagery, maps, field data

collection tools, and software. Students will

learn in an active, hands-on, way through

multiple small-group field exercises. This

course includes two eight-hour weekend field

sessions. Prerequisite: grad student

French (FREN)

FREN 1001. Beginning French I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Bonjour! Join us in learning the global language

of diplomacy, culture, cuisine, and commerce!

French is spoken on five continents, in

approximately 40 countries, and even in Maine

and Louisiana. Studying French will deepen

your understanding of world history and the

relationships between different cultures around

the globe and close to home. Studying the

language of Les Mis?rables, Monet, and joie

de vivre allows you to access some of the most

amazing art, thought, and food on the planet!

Beginning French (French 1001) is designed

for students with little or no knowledge of the

French language. It focuses on developing your

intercultural, reading, listening, speaking, and

writing skills. By the end of this course, you will

be able to communicate about family, housing,

and school. You will also gain familiarity with

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French-speaking communities around the

world. The course features preparatory and

practice activities outside of class designed

to encourage analysis of language structure

so that class time can be primarily devoted to

meaningful interaction in French.

FREN 1002. Beginning French II. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Bienvenue en 1002! Ready to embark on a

new journey to further develop your knowledge

of the beautiful language of French? If you

passed French 1001 or have taken the

Entrance Proficiency Test (EPT) and were

placed in 1002, this course is for you! While

exploring topics such as French holidays and

cultural celebrations and traditions, food, and

ecology, you will further develop your listening,

speaking, reading, and writing skills. You

will also learn about the concept of la?cit?,

one of the pillars of French society, and the

differences and similarities between the school

systems in France and the U.S. Preparatory

activities designed to encourage students to

analyze grammar points need to be completed

at home so that class time can be primarily

devoted to meaningful interactions in French.

prereq: FREN 1001 or equivalent.

FREN 1003. Intermediate French I. (5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Nous vous souhaitons la bienvenue dans

le troisi?me semestre de fran?ais. In this

course, you will explore current issues such

as the role technology plays in today's society

and living a healthy lifestyle. Other themes

include family, friends, and current social

issues such as environment, energy, and

immigration. Students will use film, excerpts of

literature, and other authentic texts as part of

the curriculum. Upon completion of the class,

you will have more confidence in expressing

past, future, and hypothetical events as well

as your own opinions, feelings, and regrets.

French 1003 is a five-credit course, so you

should plan to spend an additional 10 hours a

week on coursework outside the classroom.

Upon successful completion of this course you

will be able to enroll in French 1004. prereq:

C- or better in FREN 1002 or 1022, or EPT (for

students taking their first French course at the

FREN 1004. Intermediate French II. (5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Vous ?tes les bienvenus! Come join us in

exploring some of the foundations of cultural

identity. What does it mean to be "French?"

What does it mean to be "American?" What

are some things that people living within a

particular culture have in common as a function

of living in that culture? Where do personal

and cultural identities intersect? We pay

special attention to development of intercultural

competence, comparing how food, child-rearing

practices, elements of national identity, and

diversity are treated in France and the US. We

revisit many grammar concepts you have seen

before, focusing on accuracy and extended

language use. This course will allow you to be

much more confident in using comparisons,

narrating (past and present), linking ideas

together into longer discourse, describing, etc.

Upon successful completion of this course, you

should be solidly in the Intermediate ranges

of proficiency in French, able to travel and/or

use French for your own goals. You will also be

prepared for more advanced study in French

here or abroad (FREN 3015 and 3014 are

options after this course). prereq: C- or better

in FREN 1003, or EPT/LPE (for students taking

their first French course at the U)

FREN 1022. Accelerated Beginning French.

(5 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Heureux de vous revoir! Because you have

studied French before, you already know

what a wonderful language it is. This course

is designed to return you to studying the

language of Les Mis?rables, Monet, and joie de

vivre! French 1022 is an accelerated review of

French 1001 followed by the material covered

in French 1002. At the end of this course, you

will be able to communicate about topics such

as food, family, school, the environment, travel

and much more. If you have had a gap of more

than a year since your last French class, you

need to take the EPT to place into French

1022.

FREN 1501. Gateways to French and

Francophone Studies: English Only.

(AH,GP; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

What key moments in French and

Francophone culture can help us understand

our world today? What are French and

Francophone Studies? This course taught in

English answers these questions by letting

you discover the diverse cultures of France

and French-speaking countries (such as

Senegal, Canada or Belgium), and the ways

we study them in the humanities. You will

encounter texts, visual material, films, music,

and historical events from various eras and

learn how to make sense of them. Faculty

from the French program will come and share

with you what they research and why. A

portion of the semester will be devoted to

one of two role-playing simulations. During

these weeks, you will delve deeply into the

material, researching your historical character

and working with other students whose goals

converge with yours to sway the opinions of

your other classmates. Along the way, you

will enhance your skills in public speaking and

writing. (1) The French Revolution. Where did

the notion of the social contract and human

rights come from? What dilemmas did the

people of France face in this turbulent attempt

to transition from monarchy to a new form of

government? (2) The 1889 Universal Exhibition

in Paris, which was a focus of debates about

art, esthetics and urbanism. Do you want to be

a traditional painter, Van Gogh, an art critic, a

woman patron, an anarchist, or a worker on the

Eiffel Tower? How did each of these groups

or individuals understand the role of art?

You can take French 1501 as a freestanding

class or at the same time as a language class

(FREN 1001-1004, depending on your level).

The class is required for new majors and

minors in French Studies, but you can take it

simply to discover the fascinating cultures of

French-speaking communities worldwide! No

prerequisites. All materials for French 1501 are

in English, and students in all programs are

welcome!

FREN 1502. Gateways to French and

Francophone Studies: Bilingual. (AH,GP; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

What are French and Francophone

Studies? What key moments in French and

Francophone culture can help us understand

our world today? This course taught in

English answers these questions by letting

you discover the diverse cultures of France

and French-speaking countries (such as

Senegal, Canada or Belgium), and the ways

we study them in the humanities. You will

encounter texts, visual material, films, music,

and historical events from various eras and

learn how to make sense of them. Faculty from

the French program will come and share with

you what they research and why. A portion of

the semester will be devoted to one of two role-

playing simulations. During these weeks, you

will delve deeply into the material, researching

your historical character and working with other

students whose goals converge with yours to

sway the opinions of your other classmates.

Along the way, you will enhance your skills in

public speaking and writing. (1) The French

Revolution. Where did the notion of the social

contract and human rights come from? What

dilemmas did the people of France face in this

turbulent attempt to transition from monarchy

to a new form of government? (2) The 1889

art exhibition in Paris, which was a focus of

debates about art, esthetics and urbanism. Do

you want to be a traditional painter, Van Gogh,

an art critic, a woman patron, an anarchist, or

a worker on the Eiffel Tower? French 1502

is taught in English, but it includes some

readings in French. In some semesters, it

may also include occasional discussions or

small group activities in French. You can take

French 1502 as a freestanding class or at

the same time as a language class (FREN

3015-3016, depending on your level). The

class is required for new majors and minors

in French Studies, but you can take it simply

to discover the fascinating cultures of French-

speaking communities worldwide! prereq:

FREN 1004 (or equivalent through the LPE)

FREN 1911. Globalizing the ?Middle Ages?.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Students in this seminar will help develop ?

Medieval Studies? as a part of ?Global

Studies.? After learning how Medieval Studies

was invented, developed, and utilized in the

development of European power relations

from the 14th through 21st centuries, students

will read, view, and discuss material about

other parts of the globe during the time

corresponding to Europe?s Middle Ages

(ca. 500- 1500 C.E.), envisaging how the

integration of such material into ?Medieval

Studies? can change not only education, but

also social and political encounters among

peoples and nations today.

FREN 3014. French Phonetics. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Survey of major institutions/components of

modern French culture with special attention

to lexical enrichment/pronunciation practice.

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Study of linguistic description of French

sounds/transcription. prereq: 1004

FREN 3015. Advanced French Grammar

and Communication. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Taught entirely in French. Prerequisite: French

1004 or LPE. Voil?, c'est fait: You have

completed French 1004 or passed the LPE.

You are certified as an intermediate speaker

of French. Don't lose your momentum! French

3015 allows you to start working toward a

new goal: advanced proficiency in speaking,

listening, reading, and writing French. Along

with this higher proficiency comes a deeper

understanding of French and Francophone

culture around the world. In this class, you

will focus on grammar in context, reading

longer, more complex texts in the original

language. You will write short compositions

that include various genres such as the first-

person narrative, the business letter, and

the essay. You will learn how to use the

correction software Antidote as a means of

perfecting your writing skills. In class, you will

participate in group work to boost your oral

comprehension skills and in writing workshops

to boost your writing skills. Listening activities

include a film, an audiobook, a song, and

videos related to readings. Written exercises

include translation, grammar, and vocabulary

building. Literary readings include excerpts

from a medieval text (La l?gende de Tristan

et Iseut), as well as four 20th-century texts

(by Danielle Cadorette, Annie Ernaux, Albert

Camus, and Pierre-Jakez H?lias). Journalists

include Kamel Daoud (published in the Le

Monde) and Fatym Layachi (published in

the Moroccan newspaper Tel Quel). Based

on these readings and discussions of the

themes of friendship, family, education,

work, technology, and bilingualism, you will

explore notions of identity in the French and

Francophone world.

FREN 3016. Advanced French Composition

and Communication. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Taught entirely in French. In this class, you will

continue the work you began in FREN 3015,

keeping your eyes on the goal of advanced

proficiency. You will continue to focus on

grammar in context, reading challenging texts

in the original language. You will write short

compositions that include various genres:

a summary of an online article of your own

choosing, an argumentative essay, and a film

or literary analysis. You will perfect your use

of the correction software Antidote as you

move toward advanced proficiency in writing.

In class, you will participate in group work to

boost your oral comprehension skills and in

writing workshops to boost your writing skills.

Listening activities include several films, a

song, and videos related to readings. Written

exercises include translation, grammar, and

vocabulary building. This course explores

identity in the French and Francophone

world through the themes of youth, travel,

immigration, and colonisation. Literary readings

include excerpts from the 18th century (Voltaire

and Louis S?bastien Mercier), the 20th century

(Ying Chen and Driss Chra?bi), and the 21st

century (Tahar Ben Jelloun, Abdellah Ta?a,

and Mina Oualdlhadj). Newspaper articles

include the sociologist Edgar Morin (published

in Le Monde) and the columnist R?da Allali

(published in the Moroccan newspaper Tel

Quel). But French 3016 adds new genres of

writing as well. We will read selections from

crime novels (Ren? Fr?gni and Michel de Roy),

a graphic novel (Marjane Satrapi), and science-

fiction (Pierre Boulle). This course is a good

stepping-stone for an advanced course in

French and Francophone film as we read about

and view samples of Algerian, Canadian, and

French films. Prerequisite: FREN 3015.

FREN 3017W. Advanced Writing in French:

Genre, Style, Rhetoric. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Workshop in journalistic/literary prose writing

in French. Theme of journalistic/literary

readings varies. Article, editorial, review, essay,

biography, tale, prose poem. Word order,

sequence of tenses, indirect discourse, literary

tenses. Overview of stylistics/use of rhetorical

figures. prereq: 3016

FREN 3018. French Oral Communication.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Intensive work in oral expression, listening

comprehension. Incorporates wide variety of

cultural topics. prereq: 3014, 3015

FREN 3022. The Language and Culture of

Business in France. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Examines French business language as well

as business practices and culture in France.

Includes cross-cultural analysis. prereq: 3015;

completion of 3016 recommended

FREN 3101W. Methods in French and

Francophone Studies. (LITR,WI; 3 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Taught entirely in French. In this course, you

will delve deeply into original stories, lyrics,

plays, and films in French, from around the

world and across time. What verbal and visual

codes carry meaning in a given culture? How

do cultures create a space for the subject or

the self? As you discuss these questions, you

will become a faster and more independent

reader, gain sensitivity to the sonorities and

rhythms of the French language and the

nuances of sense it makes possible, and

learn to perceive implicit meaning in texts.

Theoretical readings and lessons in developing

thesis statements and organizing arguments

will enhance your ability to understand and

create complex arguments in French. Each

individual section of this course addresses

these questions with a different selection of

readings and films grouped around a specific

theme, so please consult the Class Info page to

find out more! nonfiction texts, cultural artifacts,

and audio/visual media pertaining to France

and Francophone communities across the

centuries. prereq: 3016 or equiv

FREN 3111. Medieval Stories. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Reading/discussion of major forms of medieval

tale (comic, bawdy, moralizing, fantasy,

historical) in modern French translation.

Explores their relationship to development of

French culture, especially urbanization, class

relations, marriage, role of Church. prereq:

3101

FREN 3140. Topics in Medieval and

Renaissance Literature. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Different aspects of French literature/culture

of medieval/Renaissance periods (11th-16th

century). Content varies depending on

instructor. Literary, historical, or social problem.

Period, author, genre, or topic of interest.

Readings may be literary, critical, cultural,

historical, political, etc. Specific content posted

in department and in Course Guide. prereq:

3101

FREN 3172. The Court Society: Literature,

Culture, Spectacle. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

Examines the court and salon society in 17th-

century France. The production of taste,

sociability, and national identity is considered

in literature, painting, architecture, and the

plastic arts. prereq: FREN 3101W or instructor

permission. Old:

FREN 3240. Topics in Ancien Regime

Literature. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

Different aspects of French literature/culture

from early modern period (17th/18th centuries).

Content varies depending on instructor.

Literary, historical, or social problems. Period,

author, genre or topic of interest. Readings

may be literary, critical, cultural, historical,

political, etc. Specific content posted in

department/Course Guide. prereq: 3101

FREN 3260. Dramas of Culture: 20th-

Century French and Francophone Theater.

(; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Key movements, dramatists, and contexts of

20th-century French and Francophone theater.

Areas of study include naturalist and symbolist

legacies as well as existentialist, avant-garde,

and contemporary performance and drama.

prereq: 3101

FREN 3310. Literature of Revolution and

Upheaval. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

A study of revolutionary movements in France

seen through novels placed in historical

context. Content may vary, but course will

deal with radical historical, cultural and literary

changes in France primarily in the modern

period. prereq: 3101

FREN 3340. Topics in Modern French

Literature. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option;

Periodic Spring)

Modern French literature/culture, defining

modern period as that of post-Revolution

France. Content varies depending on

instructor. Literary, historical, or social problem.

Period, author, genre, or topic of interest.

Specific content posted in department/in

Course Guide. prereq: 3101

FREN 3345. The Holocaust in France:

Literature, History, Testimony. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course examines the event of the

Holocaust (which we call "Shoah" in France

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since the 80s and especially since the film

of the same name by Claude Lanzmann)

in literature, film and archives. France has

a complex relationship with Jews since the

Middle Ages. During the French Revolution

(1789), then under the Empire (Napoleon

Bonaparte, 1800-1815), the Jews benefitted

from political emancipation. The Republic

defended the equality of Jews before the law

as French citizens. But France was also the

country of political anti-Semitism and of the

Dreyfus Affair (there were in the nineteenth

century some very virulent anti-Semitic

propaganda writers, for example Edouard

Drumont, author of Jewish France, in 1880,

just before the Dreyfus Affair). This history of

the Jews in France culminates with the Vichy

regime, the policy of collaboration with Nazi

Germany, antisemitic writings and propaganda

emanating from important writers such as

Louis-Ferdinand Celine and politicians, and the

deportation of part of the Jewish population to

the extermination camps. How does this story

affect fictional writing, and debates on how

to represent this event? More than a course

on the Holocaust, we explore the story of its

reminiscence in French culture. It is not a

history class, but a class in culture, literature,

memory and testimony. FREN 3345 and 3745

meet together. Class sessions are taught in

English. Reading and writing assignments

for FREN 3345 are in modern French. FREN

3345 may count towards the major or minor

in French Studies. Reading and writing

assignments for FREN 3745 are in English.

FREN 3745 may not count towards the major

or minor in French Studies. prereq: FREN

3015; it is recommended that students have

taken, or take concurrently, FREN 3101W.

FREN 3350. Topics in Literature. (; 3 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Focuses on a problem, period, author, or

topic of interest. Specific content posted in

department and listed in Course Guide. prereq:

3101

FREN 3410. Topics in Quebecois Literature.

(; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Study writing produced in Quebec as a

literature of its own, not simply as a part of

Canadian literature. Literature will be studied in

relation to other North American literatures and

to Francophone literature produced elsewhere

in the world. prereq: 3101

FREN 3431. Gender and Sexuality in

Francophone Literature and Cinema. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course will introduce students to colonial

and postcolonial representations of gender

and sexuality in Francophone contexts.

Through literary and cinematic works from

the Caribbean, Maghreb, West Africa, and

Quebec, we will examine constructions and

deconstructions of gender roles and sexual

norms in relation to other identity categories

such as race, class, nation and religion. We will

consider topics such as exotic portrayals of the

other, repressive and rebellious eroticism, and

ambivalent or unruly affirmations of identity.

Taught in French. prereq: 3101W. All courses

counted toward a major/minor must be taken

on an A-F basis.

FREN 3451. North African Cinema. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Cinemas of the Maghreb, the northern African

nations of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.

Themes may include North African cities/

communities; gender, class and ethnicity; and

impact of globalization in migratory patterns.

Films. Readings in philosophy, history,

sociology, anthropology, and cultural critique.

prereq: 3101

FREN 3471. Topics in Francophone African

Literature and Cultures. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Odd Year)

Issues relevant to cultures/societies of

francophone Sub-Saharan Africa as reflected

in literature, film, and cultural critique. prereq:

3101W

FREN 3479. Francophone Writers of the

African Diaspora. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Fall Even Year)

Literature from Francophone North Africa,

Africa, the Caribbean of the colonial and/or

post-colonial eras, examined in its historical,

cultural, or ideological contexts. Reading

selections may include texts by immigrant or

exiled writers in France. prereq: 3101

FREN 3500. Linguistic Analysis of French.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Even Year)

Introduction to scientific study of French

language. Concepts/terminology to describe

nature/functioning of sounds, words,

sentences/meaning, and variation. Taught in

French. prereq: 3015

FREN 3521. History of the French

Language. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

Origins/development of French language from

Latin to contemporary French. Selected texts.

Present stage/development. prereq: 3015,

[3500 or Ling 3001 or instr consent]

FREN 3531. Sociolinguistics of French.

(GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Explores variation in the use of French

associated with factors such as medium (oral/

written), style (formal/informal), region, social

and economic groups. Prerequisite: FREN

3015 or equivalent; strongly recommended:

FREN 3500 or LING 3001.

FREN 3541. Oral Discourse of French. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Contemporary French discourse. Spontaneous,

multi-speaker discourse. Readings. Syntactic

analysis. Phonological/lexical particularities.

Macro level analyses. Discourse analysis/

conversation analysis. prereq: 3015, [3500 or

Ling 3001 or instr consent]

FREN 3611. Speaking of Love in Medieval

France: Stories, Songs, and Letters.

(GP,LITR; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Even Year)

How did people talk about love in the Middle

Ages? What songs did they sing about it?

What stories did they tell? How did it define the

self? In this course, we will study troubadour

songs, short tales, romances, and letters

composed in twelfth-century France and

Anglo-Norman England. We will examine their

historical context: the patronage of Eleanor of

Aquitaine and her family, the broader context of

medieval court life, and the erudite circles that

formed during the rise of the Parisian schools.

Because what people say is determined by

the language, motifs, and forms that they

have available to them, we will discuss the

transmission of ideas about love and the

interpretation of exemplary figures (Tristan

and Iseut, Lancelot and Guinevere). We will

also consider the literary form of these texts

in relation to their meaning. But at the heart of

our inquiry will be the notion of the self. How

did "speaking of love" allow medieval writers to

cultivate their own subjectivity or individuality?

Texts will include troubadour songs, the Lais

of Marie de France, the romances of Tristan

and Iseut by Thomas of England and B?roul,

Chr?tien de Troyes's Arthurian romances, and

the letters of Abelard and Heloise. We will also

study a film about Eleanor of Aquitaine and

her family (The Lion in Winter, 1968) and a

contemporary opera about a troubadour and

his lady, Kaija Saariaho's L'Amour de loin

(2000). FREN 3611 and 3711 meet together.

Both FREN 3611 and 3711 are taught in

English. Reading and writing assignments

for FREN 3611 are in modern French. FREN

3611 may count towards the major or minor

in French Studies. Reading and writing

assignments for FREN 3711 are in English.

FREN 3711 does not count towards the major

or minor in French Studies. prereq: FREN 3015

FREN 3614. Disabled Bodies, Minds and

Selves in French Literature, Culture and Art.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

At any given moment in history, what are

the socio-cultural forces that give rise to

an understanding of physical difference?

What forces enable self-expression, self-

determination, and liberation from this

understanding? This course explores the

history of disability and the representations

of disability in literature, art, and culture. We

will investigate theory and praxis of disability

studies in France. Spanning the Renaissance

to the present day, this course seeks to

understand the experiences of disabled

people and their communities in different

periods, through a variety of genres and media,

exploring medical histories, representation (for

a public presumed to be able-bodied), memoir,

activism, and art and literature by disabled

people.

FREN 3650. Topics in French/Francophone

Cultures. (; 3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

French/francophone cultures in various

historical, social, political, geographical

contexts. prereq: 3015

FREN 3661. Francophone North America. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Ce cours est une introduction aux diff?rentes

communaut?s francophones en Am?rique

du Nord. Nous retracerons l?histoire de ces

communaut?s au Canada, aux ?tats-Unis

et ? Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (une collectivit?

d?outre-mer fran?aise) et examinerons

les diff?rentes manifestations des cultures

francophones qui se sont d?velopp?es: leur

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langue, leur musique, leurs traditions, leurs

drapeaux, leur cuisine, leur litt?rature et leur

cin?ma. Nous explorerons aussi l?impact

que ces cultures exercent sur une r?gion

majoritairement anglophone. This course is

an introduction to the different Francophone

communities in North America. We will

retrace the history of these communities in

Canada, the United States, and Saint-Pierre

et Miquelon (a French collectivit? d?outre-

mer), and examine the different manifestations

of the Francophone cultures that developed:

language, music, traditions, flags, cuisine,

literature, and cinema. We will also explore the

impact that these cultures exert on a region

predominantly English speaking.

FREN 3711. Speaking of Love in Medieval

France: Stories, Songs, and Letters.

(GP,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even

Year)

How did people talk about love in the Middle

Ages? What songs did they sing about it?

What stories did they tell? How did it define the

self? In this course, we will study troubadour

songs, short tales, romances, and letters

composed in twelfth-century France and

Anglo-Norman England. We will examine their

historical context: the patronage of Eleanor of

Aquitaine and her family, the broader context of

medieval court life, and the erudite circles that

formed during the rise of the Parisian schools.

Because what people say is determined by

the language, motifs, and forms that they

have available to them, we will discuss the

transmission of ideas about love and the

interpretation of exemplary figures (Tristan

and Iseut, Lancelot and Guinevere). We will

also consider the literary form of these texts

in relation to their meaning. But at the heart of

our inquiry will be the notion of the self. How

did "speaking of love" allow medieval writers to

cultivate their own subjectivity or individuality?

Texts will include troubadour songs, the Lais

of Marie de France, the romances of Tristan

and Iseut by Thomas of England and B?roul,

Chr?tien de Troyes's Arthurian romances, and

the letters of Abelard and Heloise. We will also

study a film about Eleanor of Aquitaine and

her family (The Lion in Winter, 1968) and a

contemporary opera about a troubadour and

his lady, Kaija Saariaho's L'Amour de loin

(2000). FREN 3611 and 3711 meet together.

Both FREN 3611 and 3711 are taught in

English. Reading and writing assignments

for FREN 3611 are in modern French. FREN

3611 may count towards the major or minor

in French Studies. Reading and writing

assignments for FREN 3711 are in English.

FREN 3711 does not count towards the major

or minor in French Studies.

FREN 3745. The Holocaust in France:

Literature, History, Testimony. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course examines the event of the

Holocaust (which we call "Shoah" in France

since the 80s and especially since the film

of the same name by Claude Lanzmann)

in literature, film and archives. France has

a complex relationship with Jews since the

Middle Ages. During the French Revolution

(1789), then under the Empire (Napoleon

Bonaparte, 1800-1815), the Jews benefitted

from political emancipation. The Republic

defended the equality of Jews before the law

as French citizens. But France was also the

country of political anti-Semitism and of the

Dreyfus Affair (there were in the nineteenth

century some very virulent anti-Semitic

propaganda writers, for example Edouard

Drumont, author of Jewish France, in 1880,

just before the Dreyfus Affair). This history of

the Jews in France culminates with the Vichy

regime, the policy of collaboration with Nazi

Germany, antisemitic writings and propaganda

emanating from important writers such as

Louis-Ferdinand Celine and politicians, and the

deportation of part of the Jewish population to

the extermination camps. How does this story

affect fictional writing, and debates on how

to represent this event? More than a course

on the Holocaust, we explore the story of its

reminiscence in French culture. It is not a

history class, but a class in culture, literature,

memory and testimony. FREN 3345 and 3745

meet together. Both FREN 3345 and 3745

are taught in English. Reading and writing

assignments for FREN 3345 are in modern

French. FREN 3345 may count towards the

major or minor in French Studies. Reading

and writing assignments for FREN 3745

are in English. FREN 3745 does not count

towards the major or minor in French Studies.

Prerequisite: None

FREN 3750. Topics in French or

Francophone Literature and Culture. (; 3 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Theme, problem, period, or topic of interest in

French or Francophone literature or culture.

See Class Schedule. Taught in English. prereq:

Non-French major; knowledge of French

helpful

FREN 3850. Topics in French and

Francophone Media. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics in French and Francophone media.

Content varies by instructor; topics may include

studies in French and/or Francophone cinema,

film, theater, television, and/or other media.

prereq: FREN 3015.

FREN 3852. Memory in French and

Francophone Cinema. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course will examine cinema?s privileged

relationship with memory. Our itinerary will

take us through key French and Francophone

films, asking how these works record, construct

and deconstruct ?individual? and ?collective?

memories. Topics will include bearing

witness to the traumas of war, genocide and

colonization; commemorating resistance

and fostering emancipation; interventions in

identity politics; (re)partitions of rural and urban

spaces; and the elusive divide between fiction,

documentary and memoir. Students will be

expected to master a vocabulary for the formal

analysis of film. prereq: Students should have

completed FREN 3016 with a minimum grade

of B.

FREN 3896. Internship in a French-Speaking

Milieu. (; 1-4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Volunteer or paid work in French-speaking

milieu, undertaken at initiative of individual

students. Work under direction of work

supervisor/advisor chosen from among regular

or adjunct faculty. Complete two-three written

assignments designed to enhance language/

field-specific learning. prereq: 3016, 3014

[3018 strongly recommended], [3022 strongly

recommended for students undertaking

internships in business, government, or law]

FREN 4001. Beginning French for Graduate

Student Research I. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Bonjour! Join us in learning the global language

of diplomacy, culture, cuisine, and commerce!

French is spoken on five continents, in

approximately 40 countries, and even in Maine

and Louisiana. Studying French will deepen

your understanding of world history and the

relationships between different cultures around

the globe and close to home. Studying the

language of Les Mis?rables, Monet, and joie

de vivre allows you to access some of the most

amazing art, thought, and food on the planet!

Beginning French (French 1001) is designed

for students with little or no knowledge of the

French language. It focuses on developing your

intercultural, reading, listening, speaking, and

writing skills. By the end of this course, you will

be able to communicate about family, housing,

and school. You will also gain familiarity with

French-speaking communities around the

world. The course features preparatory and

practice activities outside of class designed

to encourage analysis of language structure

so that class time can be primarily devoted to

meaningful interaction in French.

FREN 4002. Beginning French for Graduate

Student Research II. (5 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Bienvenue en 4002! Ready to embark on a

new journey to further develop your knowledge

of the beautiful language of French? If you

passed French 1001/4001 or have taken the

Entrance Proficiency Test (EPT) and were

placed in 1002, this course is for you! While

exploring topics such as French holidays and

cultural celebrations and traditions, food, and

ecology, you will further develop your listening,

speaking, reading, and writing skills. You

will also learn about the concept of la?cit?,

one of the pillars of French society, and the

differences and similarities between the school

systems in France and the US. Preparatory

activities designed to encourage students to

analyze grammar points need to be completed

at home so that class time can be primarily

devoted to meaningful interactions in French.

prereq: FREN 1001/4001 or equivalent.

FREN 4003. Int French for Grad Research I.

(; 5 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Nous vous souhaitons la bienvenue dans

le troisi?me semestre de fran?ais. In this

course, you will explore current issues such

as the role technology plays in today's society

and living a healthy lifestyle. Other themes

include family, friends, and current social

issues such as environment, energy, and

immigration. Students will use film, excerpts of

literature, and other authentic texts as part of

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the curriculum. Upon completion of the class,

you will have more confidence in expressing

past, future, and hypothetical events as well

as your own opinions, feelings, and regrets.

French 4003 is a five-credit course, so you

should plan to spend an additional 10 hours a

week on coursework outside the classroom.

Upon successful completion of this course you

will be able to enroll in French 4004. prereq:

C- or better in FREN 1002/4002 or 1022/4022,

or EPT (for students taking their first French

course at the U)

FREN 4004. Intermediate French for

Graduate Student Research II. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Vous ?tes les bienvenus! Come join us in

exploring some of the foundations of cultural

identity. What does it mean to be "French?"

What does it mean to be "American?" What

are some things that people living within

a particular culture have in common as a

function of living in that culture? Where do

personal and cultural identities intersect?

We pay special attention to development of

Intercultural Competence, comparing how food,

child-rearing practices, elements of national

identity, and diversity are treated in France and

the US. We revisit many grammar concepts

you have seen before, focusing on accuracy

and extended language use. This course will

allow you to be much more confident in using

comparisons, narrating (past and present),

linking ideas together into longer discourse,

describing, etc. Upon successful completion

of this course, you should be solidly in the

Intermediate ranges of proficiency in French,

able to travel and/or use French for your own

goals. You will also be prepared for more

advanced study in French here or abroad.

prereq: C- or better in FREN 1003/4003, or

EPT/LPE (for students taking their first French

course at the U)

FREN 4022. Accelerated Beginning French

for Graduate Student Research. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Heureux de vous revoir! Because you have

studied French before, you already know

what a wonderful language it is. This course

is designed to return you to studying the

language of Les Mis?rables, Monet, and joie

de vivre! French 1022 is an accelerated review

of French 1001/4001 followed by the material

covered in French 1002/4002. At the end of

this course, you will be able to communicate

about topics such as food, family, school, the

environment, travel and much more. If you

have had a gap of more than a year since your

last French class, you need to take the EPT to

place into French 1022. prereq: 1001/4001 or

equivalent

FREN 4101V. Honors Capstone Seminar in

French and Francophone Studies. (WI; 2 cr.

[max 3 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Course for French and FRIT majors only, to

be taken during the final semester. This is the

capstone experience of the major in French

and Francophone or FRIT Studies. Building on

your prior coursework, your linguistic expertise

in French, and your analytical skills, it gives

you the opportunity to do independent, original

work on a topic of particular interest to you.

This project is designed to bridge two upper-

division French courses: a 3-credit elective

of your own choice in the areas of literature,

culture, or linguistics (i.e., one of your required

electives numbered 31xx-36xx) and the senior

project course itself (4101W/V). The elective

provides background in the general field of

research, while French 4101W/V allows you

to learn the basics of research and advanced

academic writing while working with a faculty

member and a group of peers involved in

similar projects. prereq: French 3101W and at

least three electives completed.

FREN 4101W. Capstone Seminar in French

and Francophone Studies. (WI; 2 cr. [max 3

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Course for French and FRIT majors only, to

be taken during the final semester. This is the

capstone experience of the major in French

and Francophone or FRIT Studies. Building on

your prior coursework, your linguistic expertise

in French, and your analytical skills, it gives

you the opportunity to do independent, original

work on a topic of particular interest to you.

This project is designed to bridge two upper-

division French courses: a 3-credit elective

of your own choice in the areas of literature,

culture, or linguistics (i.e., one of your required

electives numbered 31xx?36xx) and the Senior

Project Course itself (4101W/V). The elective

provides background in the general field of

research, while French 4101W/V allows you

to learn the basics of research and advanced

academic writing while working with a faculty

member and a group of peers involved in

similar projects. prereq: French 3101W and at

least three electives completed.

FREN 4109W. Capstone Independent Study

in French and Francophone Studies. (WI; 2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Completion of research paper based on paper

written for previous course or expansion of

project undertaken in concurrent course.

prereq: instr consent, [completion of most

major coursework or permission of DUS]

FREN 4110V. Honors Capstone Independent

Study in French and Francophone Studies.

(WI; 2-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Directed study used to develop or complete

honors thesis in French and Francophone

studies. prereq: [Completion of most major

coursework or permission of DUS], candidate

for honors in French, instr consent

FREN 4970. Directed Readings. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Designed to meet unique requirements agreed

upon by a faculty member and a student.

Individual contracts are drawn up listing contact

hours, number of credits, written and other

work required. Each contract will vary. prereq:

instr consent

FREN 5265. Graduate Proseminar in French

Studies. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

This course introduces new graduate students

to the goals, skills, practices, standards and

other components of academic careers in the

fields of French and Francophone studies,

mostly in the US context. It is an introduction

to all major aspects of our profession. The

seminar combines readings, lectures and

presentations by the instructor and guest

lecturers, collective discussions, individual and

group research, and writing assignments. The

final product of the seminar is a talk ready to be

delivered at a graduate or national conference,

or a book review or short article ready to be

submitted for publication.

FREN 5301. Critical Issues in French

Studies. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even

Year)

Introduces the methods of interpretation and

critical debates that have shaped and continue

to define the discipline of French studies.

Provides a practical introduction to graduate-

level literary research. prereq: Grad or instr

consent

FREN 5350. Topics in Literature and

Culture. (; 3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Problem, period, author, or topic of interest.

See Class Schedule. prereq: 3101 or equiv

FREN 5410. Topics in Quebecois Literature.

(; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Study writing produced in Quebec as a

literature of its own, not simply as a part of

Canadian literature. Literature will be studied in

relation to other North American literatures and

to Francophone literature produced elsewhere

in the world.

FREN 5470. Post/Colonial Francophone

Literatures. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

Francophone literature from North Africa,

Africa, and the Caribbean of the colonial and/or

post-colonial eras in the light of relevant literary

and cultural theories. prereq: 3111 or above

FREN 5531. Sociolinguistics of French. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Explores variation in the use of French

associated with factors such as medium (oral/

written), style (formal/informal), region, social

and economic groups. prereq: Graduate

student status and advanced proficiency in

French

FREN 5541. Oral Discourse of French. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Nature of contemporary spoken French

discourse. Focuses on spontaneous, multi-

speaker discourse. Readings include examples

of various linguistic approaches to such

discourse. Emphasizes syntactic analysis.

Phonological/lexical particularities. 'Macro'

level analyses such as discourse analysis

and conversation analysis. prereq: 3015, grad

student; Ling 5001 recommended

FREN 5614. Disabled Bodies, Minds and

Selves in French Literature, Culture and Art.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

At any given moment in history, what are

the socio-cultural forces that give rise to

an understanding of physical difference?

What forces enable self-expression, self-

determination, and liberation from this

understanding? This course explores the

history of disability and the representations

of disability in literature, art, and culture. We

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will investigate theory and praxis of disability

studies in France. Spanning the Renaissance

to the present day, this course seeks to

understand the experiences of disabled

people and their communities in different

periods, through a variety of genres and media,

exploring medical histories, representation (for

a public presumed to be able-bodied), memoir,

activism, and art and literature by disabled

people.

FREN 5995. Directed Teaching. (; 1 cr. ; S-N

or Audit; Every Fall)

Directed teaching.

French and Italian (FRIT)

FRIT 1601. Migrants and Refugees in

Mediterranean Cinema. (AH,GP; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

This course deals with films made in France,

Spain, Italy, the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria,

and Tunisia), sub-Saharan Africa and the

Levant (mostly Syria). All of the films tackle

migration and most of them deal with the

crossing of the Mediterranean Sea in particular.

It focuses on how migrants, regular and

clandestine migrations, as well as related

themes, including globalization, hospitality and

transnational modes of transportation have

been filmed, discussed and written about in

various types of discourses. Why and how

do people emigrate? Where are the major

destinations of migrants? What is Fortress

Europe? What is the ?global South?? What is

the so-called refugee crisis? Who is a refugee?

What impact has the Arab Spring had on

contemporary migrations to Europe? How does

mass media portray the global South? What do

political discourses tell us about the European

and North African handlings of recent human

migratory movements? Can artists effectively

put forward an alternate take on such issues?

What types of responses in artistic productions

as well as in the political and humanitarian

arenas have failed attempts at crossing the

Mediterranean Sea triggered? These are some

of the questions we will address. Among the

films that we will analyze?all shown in class?

are Chus Guti?rrez?s Return to Hansala, Reem

Kherici?s Paris or Perish, Isma?l Ferroukhi?s

The Grand Voyage and Gianfranco Rosi?s Fire

at Sea. All films have English subtitles. The

class will be conducted in English.

FRIT 3600. The Renaissance. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Relationships between the visual arts,

literature, science, philosophy, and politics in

Europe from about 1300-1600. Works of artists,

writers, and intellectuals (e.g., Michelangelo

Buonarotti, Niccolo Machiavelli, Michel de

Montaigne), different artistic and literary forms

(e.g., portrait, sonnet, essay), and broad

thematic issues, including the individual,

antiquity, the state, and discovery. Team

taught.

FRIT 3850. Topics in French and Italian

Cinema. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Summer)

Theme, problem, period, filmmaker, or topic

of interest in French/Italian cinema. See

Class Schedule. Taught in English. prereq:

Knowledge of [French or Italian] helpful but not

required

FRIT 5240. Topics in French & Italian

Literatures & Cultures. (; 3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics dealing with intersections of French &

Italian literatures & cultures. Taught in English.

FRIT 5850. Topics in French and Italian

Cinema. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Focuses on a theme, problem, period,

filmmaker, or other topic of interest in French

or Italian cinema. See Class Schedule. Taught

in English. prereq: Knowledge of [French or

Italian] helpful but not required

FRIT 5999. Teaching of French and Italian:

Theory and Practice. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Theoretical and practical aspects of language

learning and teaching applied to French and

Italian. Includes history of foreign language

teaching in 20th-century United States. Taught

in English.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transg

(GLBT)

GLBT 1001. Introduction to GLBT Studies.

(DSJ,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

History of contemporary GLBT-identified

communities. Terms of theoretical debates

regarding sexual orientation, identity, and

experience. Analyzes problems produced and

insights gained by incorporating GLBT issues

into specific academic, social, cultural, and

political discourses.

GLBT 3211. History of Sexuality in Europe.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

History of sexuality in Europe, from ancient

Greece to present. Plato's philosophy of

love, St. Augustine's conception of sin,

prostitution in 15th century, sexual science

of Enlightenment. Industrial revolution and

homosexual subcultures. Rape scares and

imperialism. Eugenics and Nazi Germany.

GLBT 3212. Dissident Sexualities in U.S.

History. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

History of sexuality in United States.

Emphasizes sexualities that have challenged

dominant social/cultural norms. Development

of transgender, bisexual, lesbian, gay identities/

communities. Politics of sex across lines

of race/ethnicity. Historical debates over

controversial practices, including sex work.

GLBT 3301. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and

Transgender Social Movements in the

United States. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Interdisciplinary course. Development of GLBT

social movements using social movement

theory/service learning.

GLBT 3309. LGBTQ Literature: Then and

Now. (DSJ,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

LGBTQIA life in the US has changed

significantly over the past few decades. By

examining a selection of poetry, prose, and

film, our class will try to answer the questions:

"How did we get to where we are today?"

and "Where do we go next?" We will look at

classic works in their historical contexts to see

what was revolutionary about their publication;

we will trace how they paved the way for all

that followed. We will look at very new works

to understand the concerns of twenty-first

century LGBTQIA writers and readers. From

the "lavender scare" to the Stonewall Riots

to the AIDS pandemic to marriage equality to

genderqueer and trans movements, we will

explore how LGBTQIA authors and filmmakers

have both responded to and shaped the ethos

of our times.

GLBT 3404. Transnational Sexualities. (GP;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Lesbian/gay lives throughout world. Culturally-

specific/transcultural aspects of lesbian/

gay identity formation, political struggles,

community involvement, and global networking.

Lesbian/gay life in areas other than Europe and

the United States.

GLBT 3456W. Sexuality and Culture.

(DSJ,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Historical/critical study of forms of modern

sexuality (heterosexuality, homosexuality,

romance, erotic domination, lynching). How

discourses constitute/regulate sexuality.

Scientific/scholarly literature, religious

documents, fiction, personal narratives, films,

advertisements.

GLBT 3502. Transgender Studies Now.

(DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Transgender studies transforms ideas about

gender, sexuality, identity, and biology.

We look at how knowledge is made about

transgender life across disciplines and media:

film, fiction, and the internet, as well as

medicine, history, anthropology, and gender

studies. This course also asks how transgender

social practices and community politics

are embedded in dynamics of race, class,

sexuality, nationality, and ability.

GLBT 3993. Directed Studies. (; 1-6 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Guided individual study. GLBT topic not

available through regular course offerings.

Students work with faculty who share their

research interests. Number of credits based on

scope of project, student needs, and advising

instructor's approval. prereq: GLBT studies

minor, instr consent

GLBT 4101. Gender, Sexuality, and Politics

in America. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Ways public and private life intersect through

the issues of gender, sexuality, family, politics,

and public life; ways in which racial, ethnic,

and class divisions have been manifest in the

political ideologies affecting private life.

GLBT 4204. Sex, Love, & Disability. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

In America's cultural imagination, people

with disabilities are figured either as childlike

and asexual, or improperly hypersexual.

For disabled people (or anyone perceived

as disabled) this paradox has meant

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denial of sexual agency and gender

expression, histories of forced sterilization

and institutionalization, sociopolitical

marginalization, and great risk of sexual

violence (and even death). In this course,

we'll examine this history to better understand

our contemporary present. We'll analyze

constructions of disability and sexuality as they

are interwoven with gender, class, race, and

citizenship. We will ask: What might it mean

to desire disability? Is there a disability sexual

culture? Do disabled people queer sex, or

does sexuality queer disability? What is the

relationship between GLBTQ and disability

rights and liberation movements? Drawing

from feminist, queer, and disability studies,

we'll answer these questions (and more) by

examining how the imagined able-bodymind

structures our understanding of gender/

sexuality, and how disability sexual cultures

resist these norms.

GLBT 4403. Queering Theory. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course will give you a solid theoretical

foundation in the field of queer studies in

addition to explaining its relation to other

scholarly traditions, including (but not limited to)

feminist theory, GLBT studies, literary studies,

psychoanalysis, and postmodernism. Over the

course of the semester you will examine the

historical forces that birthed queer politics and

theory, become conversant in its conceptual

basis, interrogate and analyze its various uses

and applications, and finally apply it in your

own arguments. prereq: Any GWSS or GLBT

course

GLBT 4415. Transnational Body Politics.

(GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Our bodies are always already modified. How

we shape our bodies can express our deepest

feelings about who we are. Body modification

can also represent cultural and subcultural

identifications or expectations based on

gender, race, class, and sexuality. But what

we do with our bodies is never separate from

the politics of cultural difference and fluctuating

ideas of what is acceptable or unacceptable,

civilized or uncivilized. These ideas are

historically and culturally specific. This course

looks at body modification on a transnational

scale to ask how we come to know what

differentiates "mutilation" from "correction."

We ask how feminist, queer and critical race

theories illuminate these debates, reading

across historical, anthropological, medical,

and literary texts. Weekly topics include

gender, race, and cosmetic surgery; skin

whitening technologies; transnational gender

reassignment; surgical tourism; female genital

cutting; piercing, tattooing and scarification; the

cultural politics of hair; and body modification in

the context of transnational feminized labor.

GLBT 4502. Gender and Public Policy. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Public policy issues, processes, and histories

as these affect women-, children-, and gender-

related issues.

GLBT 5993. Directed Study. (; 1-12 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Directed Study

Gender, Women, & Sexuality Std

(GWSS)

GWSS 1001. Gender, Power, and Everyday

Life. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Summer)

U.S. multi-/cross-cultural studies of

contemporary social, cultural, and personal

conditions of women's lives.

GWSS 1002. Politics of Sex. (DSJ,SOCS; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Introductory survey of historical, cultural,

psychological, and sociopolitical dimensions of

analyzing gender/sexuality. Norms/deviances

pertaining to gender/sexuality as differently

enacted/understood by social groups in

different time-/place-specific locations.

GWSS 1003W. Women Write the World.

(GP,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Concepts in literary studies. Poems, plays,

short stories, novels, essays, letters by women

from different parts of world. Focuses on lives,

experiences, and literary expression of women,

including basic concepts of women's studies.

GWSS 1004. Screening Sex: Visual and

Popular Culture. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)

Film history and theory; feminist critique of

popular culture.

GWSS 1005. Engaging Justice. (CIV; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Odd, Spring Even Year)

U.S./cross-cultural studies of social

movements/political organizing around justice/

equality.

GWSS 1006. Skin, Sex, and Genes.

(SOCS,TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

Interdisciplinary course that explores the tense

relationships between science, medicine, and

gender and sexuality.

GWSS 1007. Introduction to GLBT Studies.

(DSJ,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

History of contemporary GLBT-identified

communities. Terms of theoretical debates

regarding sexual orientation, identity,

experience. Analyzes problems produced/

insights gained by incorporating GLBT issues

into specific academic, social, cultural, political

discourses.

GWSS 1915. Trauma and the White Racial

Frame: Disrupting Whiteness and White

Body Supremacy in Everyday Life. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

This class will trace trauma as it was passed

down from one European body to another

beginning with Middle Ages, imported to the

New World by Colonists, then based down by

many generations of people including African

Americans, First-Nations peoples, and white

Americans. One of the basic premises of

this course is that psychosocial wounds of

white body supremacy in the United States

impedes ethical reasoning and decision making

in society. Consequently, most Americans

routinely reinforce the power of whiteness

and white supremacy to detriment of other

members of society, the social environments

that people interact in, and society as a whole.

This course will educate students about the

socio-cultural wounds of racial trauma in the

United States, toward the aim of, building

personal and interpersonal resilience at school,

work, and other settings. Students will develop

skills to recognize and disrupt white body

supremacy in order to foster racial justice,

equity, and diversity in broader society.

GWSS 3002V. Honors: Gender, Race and

Class in the U.S.. (WI,DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Comparative study of women, gender, race,

class, sexuality in two or more ethnic cultures

in U.S. prereq: Honors

GWSS 3002W. Gender, Race, and Class in

the U.S.. (DSJ,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Comparative study of women, gender, race,

class, sexuality in two or more ethnic cultures

throughout U.S.

GWSS 3003. Gender and Global Politics.

(GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Similarities/differences in women's experiences

throughout world, from cross-cultural/historical

perspective. Uses range of reading materials/

media (feminist scholarship, fiction, film, news

media, oral history, autobiography).

GWSS 3047W. Anthropology of Sex, Gender

and Sexuality. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Spring)

This course explores the concepts of

"sex," "gender," and "sexuality" through the

scholarship of feminist anthropology, queer

anthropology, and their antecedents. Students

will read ethnographies that grapple with the

contingent and shifting formations of these

social constructions - when they emerge,

disentangle, re-entangle, submerge, etc. The

course will highlight the roles of imperialism,

(settler) colonialism, capitalism, racism,

heteropatriarchy, ableism, and other forms of

social power in shaping these formations as

well at the social categories - "sex," "gender,"

and "sexuality" - themselves.

GWSS 3102V. Honors: Feminist Thought

and Theory. (AH,WI,CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Course explores a range of feminist theoretical

perspectives, asking how theory develops both

in response to earlier theoretical traditions

and in the context of diverse forms of practice,

starting from the assumptions that theories

emerge from (rather than just being applied to)

practice, and that theory-making is itself a form

of practice.

GWSS 3102W. Feminist Thought and

Theory. (AH,WI,CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Substantively, this course surveys the rich

and varied history of influential feminist ideas.

These ideas propel us to think critically about

sex, gender, sexuality, and the categories

that intersect with them; these ideas provide

us with language to express ourselves more

critically and creatively; these ideas enable

us to rethink relationships of power and forge

coalition-al values and connections across

difference. This course also holds the field

of feminism accountable for its influence,

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in hopes of contributing to more liberating

feminist theories. Methodologically, this

course develops students? skills in tracking

arguments, understanding commonly used

theoretical terms, learning how to apply theory

to real life situations, and honing students?

theoretical writing.

GWSS 3203W. Blood, Bodies and Science.

(SOCS,WI,TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Summer)

What does the ?social life? of Coronavirus

and Covid-19 look like? Do pandemics have

politics? Are diseases biomedical or socio-

political phenomena? Why are African-

Americans disproportionately affected by

Covid-19 and HIV in the US? Why did the US

become a hotspot for the rapid transmission of

Coronavirus and what does this reveal about

the market-based healthcare system? What

are the global stories, struggles, failures, and

successes of the Covid-19 pandemic? What

will a post-pandemic world look like? In this

class, you will answer these questions as they

learn about the intersections of science and

technology with the politics of race, ethnicity,

gender, sexuality, and disability.

GWSS 3205. Life for Sale: Global Debates

on Environment, Science and Society. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Spring Odd Year)

This class uses a social justice lens to

explore the interrelations of scientific

discoveries, unequal global economies, and

commodification. We will look at practices,

new technologies, and policies that are

trenchant for the negative impacts they have on

environments broadly defined, and for human

and non-human populations. We will ask how

these practices, technologies, and policies

- and the social and economic contexts that

produce them - variably impact the health, well

being, and valuation of particular populations.

In a series of interconnected themes, we will

examine what factors produce food insecurity

and for whom; where and why pollution of

resources such as water happens; the history

and current state of antibiotic resistance;

climate change and its various effects; and how

new technologies can be life-saving and life-

denying according to the ways national and

global policies determine who gains access

and who does not. We will also look at the

innovative ways grassroots movements tackle

issues confronting particular groups, what

constitutes positive social change and by

whose definition, and potential ways forward.

Prereq: soph or jr or sr

GWSS 3208. Transgender Health. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Summer)

Transgender Health is an online, 3 credit, 8-

week course, in which we will learn how the

social categories of sex and gender transform

our understanding of health and medicine.

This course offers feminist perspectives on

transgender health care and considers how

health care and social services professionals

serve (or fail to serve) the diverse needs of

transgender patients and clients. Students will

engage with literature from feminist and queer

studies, the media, public health, medicine,

social work, and legal studies.

GWSS 3212. Chicana Feminism: La Chicana

in Contemporary Society. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Scholarly/creative work of Chicanas or

politically defined women of Mexican American

community. Interdisciplinary. Historical context,

cultural process, and autoethnography.

GWSS 3215. Bodies That Matter: Feminist

Approaches to Disability Studies. (DSJ; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

The COVID-19 pandemic has made questions

of disability and ableism central and visible for

all of us as never before. Dis/ability is not a

physical or mental defect but a form of social

meaning mapped to certain bodies in larger

systems of power and privilege. Feminist

approaches explore dis/ability as a vector of

oppression intersecting and constituted through

race, class, gender, sexuality, and citizenship.

The course examines ideologies of ableism

and the material realities of such oppression,

and works toward imagining and constructing

a more just and equitable society. As health

care is differentially distributed or limited for

people who are sickened by COVID-19, we

see that systems of social and economic power

determine the life chances of those who claim,

or are claimed by disability. Meanwhile, people

with disabilities have developed many daily

life strategies that can be models for everyone

coping with the pandemic.

GWSS 3218. Politics of Reproduction. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

We often think of reproduction solely in

terms of physiological events like pregnancy,

delivery, or menstruation that occur in (or

to) individual female bodies. Additionally,

physicians and demographers appear to be the

primary professional experts when it comes to

managing and quantifying such reproductive

events. In contrast, this class grapples with

reproduction as a social and biological set

of meanings and processes through which

racial, gender, sexual, and socio-economic

inequalities have been amplified, reconfigured,

and contested across time and space. We

trace how control over reproduction has been

critical to a variety of professional, economic

and political endeavors, including the rise and

consolidation of disciplines like obstetrics-

gynecology and demography; the maintenance

of white privilege in colonial spaces and the

metropole; post-World War II techno-scientific

projects of "development" in the global South;

and the emergence of the welfare state. The

course identifies inequalities along the lines of

race, class, gender, sexuality, and nationality

in reproductive experiences and outcomes in a

wide range of countries, including Cameroon,

China, Cuba, Sudan, Soviet Russia, Romania,

Zimbabwe, India, Senegal, Burkina Faso,

South Africa, Nigeria, and the US. We locate

individually embodied reproductive meanings

and practices related to pregnancy, delivery,

abortion, post-abortion care, contraception,

sterilization, surrogacy, and child care

in regional, national and global political

economies. In other words, we investigate

continuities and disruptions in reproductive

politics between the individual body and the

social body; the past, present and future;

and local and global arenas. By exploring

how reproduction operates domestically and

globally as a mechanism of governance and

social and economic stratification, we also

consider possibilities for reproductive justice.

GWSS 3301W. Women Writers. (LITR,WI; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Complexities of women's roles and way women

writers have used various genres of literature to

articulate personal and social struggles. Fiction,

poetry, drama, critical nonfiction texts. Fidelity/

betrayal within relationships and societal

perceptions. What images of femininity do

these writers convey? How do formal and

stylistic devices transform meaning?

GWSS 3302. Women and the Arts. (AH,DSJ;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Study of women in the arts, as represented

and as participants (creators, audiences).

Discussion of at least two different art forms

and works from at least two different U.S.

ethnic or cultural communities.

GWSS 3303W. Writing Differences:

Literature by U.S. Women of Color.

(DSJ,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

Interpret/analyze poetry, fiction, and drama

of U.S. women minority writers. Relationship

of writer's history, ethnicity, race, class, and

gender to her writings.

GWSS 3306. Pop Culture Women. (AH,DSJ;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Contemporary U.S. feminism as political/

intellectual movement. Ways in which

movement has been represented in popular

culture.

GWSS 3307. Feminist Film Studies.

(AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Construction of different notions of gender

in film, social uses of these portrayals.

Lectures on film criticism, film viewings, class

discussions.

GWSS 3390. Topics in Visual, Cultural, and

Literary Studies. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GWSS 3402. Pleasure, Intimacy and

Violence. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd

Year)

Gender/sexual?violence?to?poststructural,?

anti?racist?theories/debates?about?social?

construction?of?sexuality. How?intimacy/

violence?are?co?-constituted?within?normative

frameworks?of?U.S.?governmentality.?

Writings?by?black feminist?criminologists?

who?have?linked?incarceration,?welfare?

reform,?other?forms?of?state?regulation?to?

deeply? systemic?forms?of?violence?against?

people?of?color.

GWSS 3404. Transnational Sexualities. (GP;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd, Spring Even

Year)

Lesbian/gay lives throughout world. Culturally-

specific/transcultural aspects of lesbian/

gay identity formation, political struggles,

community involvement, and global networking.

Lesbian/gay life in areas other than Europe and

the United States.

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GWSS 3406. Gender, Labor, and Politics.

(GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Historical developments/contemporary

manifestations of women's participation in labor

force/global economy. Gender as condition for

creation/maintenance of exploitable category

of workers. How women's choices are shaped

in various locations. Women's labor organizing.

GWSS / Gender, Women, and Sexuality

Studies / Gender Studies

GWSS 3406H. Honors: Gender, Work,

Labor. (GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Historical developments/contemporary

manifestations of women's participation in labor

force/global economy. Gender as condition for

creation/maintenance of exploitable category of

workers. How women's choices are shaped in

various locations. Women's labor organizing.

GWSS 3407. Women in Early and Victorian

America: 1600-1890. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Varied experiences of women in American

history from European settlement in North

America to the end of the 19th century.

GWSS 3408. Women in Modern America. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

History of women in the United States from

1890 to present. Women's changing roles

in politics, in labor force, in family, and in

popular culture. Work, family, sexuality, gender

ideologies, women's right struggles. Different

experiences of women based on race, class,

religion, and region.

GWSS 3409W. Asian American Women's

Cultural Production. (AH,WI,DSJ; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Analysis of media, art, literature, performance,

on artistic contributions. History, politics,

culture of Asian American women. Interpret

cultural production to better understand role of

race, gender, nation within American society/

citizenship.

GWSS 3415. Feminist Perspectives on

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

(DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

History of and contemporary thinking about

public policies and legal remedies directed

toward domestic violence and sexual assault.

How notions of public/private spheres and

social constructions of gender roles, agency,

and bodies contribute to attitudes/responses.

GWSS 3490. Topics in Political Economy

and Global Studies. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GWSS 3501. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and

Transgender Social Movements in the

United States. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Interdisciplinary course. Development of GLBT

social movements using social movement

theory/service learning.

GWSS 3502. Transgender Studies Now.

(DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Transgender studies transforms ideas about

gender, sexuality, identity, and biology. We

look at knowledge is made about transgender

life across disciplines and media: film, fiction,

and the internet, as well as medicine, history,

anthropology, and gender studies. Also

asks how transgender social practices and

community politics are embedded in dynamics

of race, class, sexuality, nationality and ability.

GWSS 3503. Women and the Law. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Legal system as it relates to women:

historical legal approach to issues related to

constitutional rights of women.

GWSS 3505V. Girls, Girlhood, and

Resistance. (WI; 0-3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Odd

Year)

A critical engagement with what constitutes

"girlhood" and "resistance" through

comparative analyses of girls' resistance and

activism across North America.

GWSS 3505W. Girls, Girlhood, and

Resistance. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Odd Year)

A critical engagement with what constitutes

"girlhood" and "resistance" through

comparative analyses of girls' resistance and

activism across North America.

GWSS 3515. Comparative Indigenous

Feminisms. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

The course will examine the relationship

between Western feminism and indigenous

feminism as well as the interconnections

between women of color feminism and

indigenous feminism. In addition to exploring

how indigenous feminists have theorized

from 'the flesh' of their embodied experience

of colonialism, the course will also consider

how indigenous women are articulating

decolonization and the embodiment of

autonomy through scholarship, cultural

revitalization, and activism.

GWSS 3549. U.S. Women's Legal History.

(DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Odd Year)

Women's legal status, from colonial era

through 20th century. Women's citizenship, civil

rights. Marriage, divorce, and child custody.

Reproductive/physical autonomy/integrity.

Economic/educational equality. prereq: Soph or

jr or sr

GWSS 3590. Topics: Social Change,

Activism, Law, and Policy Studies. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GWSS 3611. Stories, Bodies, Movements.

(6 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

For most of us, stories seem to simply

'happen.' We listen to stories, we tell stories,

we are moved by stories, and we retell stories.

However, every act of telling stories involves

making decisions or moves, and each re-telling

of a familiar story may either give birth to new

meanings, nuances, and affects, or, it may

erase their possibility. Thus, each storyteller

can be seen as a translator of stories with

a responsibility to retell stories ethically. It

is precisely through these translational acts

that all politics become politics of storytelling.

In this course, we will consider the ways

in which the politics of the global and the

intimate derive their meanings, effects, and

affects from the circulation, transaction,

and re-tellings of stories within and across

borders. We will ask how a praxis of ethical

engagement with politics can be imagined

as a praxis of receiving and retelling stories.

By immersing ourselves in the process of

remembering, telling, listening, trimming,

interweaving, distilling, and performing

stories, we will consider how ethical receiving

and retelling of stories involves continuous

revising, repositioning, and re-theorizing

of such vexed and entangled terrains and

terminologies as identity, community, rights,

and justice, as well as the contingent meanings

of knowledge, truth, and ethics. This course

engages this terrain through a mode of active

learning in which all the participants will

read and reflect, listen and discuss, tell and

retell, watch and play, move and perform

collectively. By becoming aware of the ways

in which our minds-bodies-souls are inserted

in the receiving and translation of stories,

we will grapple together with the ways in

which our bodies--as our embodiments--

help to relationally shape not only our own

performances but also our responses to the

performances of other living and moving

bodies around us. We will learn from writings,

film, songs, and plays by writers, artists,

activists, and thinkers from a range of historical

and contemporary locations and struggles.

These include: Marie Lily Cerat, W. E. B. Du

Bois, Suheir Hammad, Sterlin Harjo, Naeem

Inayatullah, June Jordan, AnaLouise Keating,

Kauanui, J. Kehaulani, Audre Lorde, Viet

Thanh Nguyen, Middle East Research and

Information Project, Alok Rai, Nina Simone,

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Sangtin

Writers, Standing Rock Collective, Eve Tuck,

Patrick Wolfe, and K. Wayne Yang. Many of

the 'Acts' in this course will be co-facilitated

with local or international artists and writers.

There are no prerequisites for this course.

We invite people from all kinds of locations

and journeys to join us in this collective

exploration. For further information, email:

[email protected]. Grading Basis: A/F. The

course requires all the participants to do

sustained work and deep reflections, enjoy the

process of imagining and creating with peers in

a non-competitive environment.

GWSS 3626W. Witches, Seers and Saints:

Women, Gender and Religion in the US.

(WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

This course examines the development and

ramifications of gender ideologies within

several religious groups in North America from

the colonial period to the present and explores

women's strategies that have contributed to

and resisted these ideologies.

GWSS 3681. Gender and the Family in the

Islamic World. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

This course explores the experiences of

Muslim women and Muslim families from

a historical and comparative perspective.

Expanding the discussion on Muslim women's

lives and experiences beyond the Middle

East, by also centralizing on the experiences

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of Muslim women and families outside

of this geographical area highlights the

complex and diverse everyday experiences of

Muslim women around the world. This wider

lens exposes the limitations intrinsic in the

stereotypical representation of Muslims in

general and Muslim women in particular. We

will explore the intricate web of gender and

family power relations, and how these are

contested and negotiated in these societies.

Some of the themes the course explores

include the debates on Muslim women and

colonial representations, sexual politics,

family, education and health, women and paid

work, gender and human rights, and Islamic

feminisms debates. prereq: At least soph; 1001

recommended

GWSS 3690. Topics: Women, Society, and

Race in the United States. (; 3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GWSS 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. Typically the

student?s work is supervised and evaluated by

a site coordinator or instructor

GWSS 3993. Directed Study. (1-12 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

TBD Prereq instr consent, dept consent,

college consent.

GWSS 3994. Directed Research. (1-12 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

TBD Prereq instr consent, dept consent,

college consent.

GWSS 4001. Nations, Empires, Feminisms.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Spring Even Year)

Feminist critiques of the nation-state

and citizenship, political economy and

development, globalization, and/or empire and

colonialism. Overview of the broader literature

and an interrogation of specific attendant

questions (such as how do feminists theorize

state violence; what are feminist and queer

critiques of U.S. empire; and how do feminists

theorize globalization from above and below).

GWSS 4002. Politics of Engagement and

Social Justice. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Odd

Year)

Ways in which feminist scholars have

thought about and worked to complicate the

opposition between theory and praxis. Diverse

efforts by intellectuals situated within the

Western academy to produce scholarship

that is committed to deinstitutionalizing

knowledge production and relevant to political

struggles confronted by their own material and

institutional inequalities.

GWSS 4003. Science, Bodies, Technologies.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Feminist approaches to scientific methods

and practices. Relationship between scientific

practices and social relations, emphasizing the

larger social, political, and economic context

in which scientific knowledge production takes

place. How scientific knowledge structures

relationships of power and inequality, and

constructs understandings of bodies and

identities. Ways in which science shapes

meanings of sex, race, gender and sexuality.

GWSS 4103. Transnational Feminist

Theories. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Western/non-Western feminist theories in

conversation. Historical, cultural, political

context. Relation of theory to activism.

GWSS 4107. Feminist Methods. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

This course considers the relationship

between theory and research in feminist

studies. Students review and examine the key

issues of feminist scholarship. Methods and

methodologies are learned through developing

a research proposal for the senior capstone.

GWSS 4108. Senior Capstone: Writing. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

The GWSS 4108 is the capstone of a

GWSS major?s education in GWSS and an

opportunity for them to produce a thorough

and significant research project. While the final

version of the project can take several different

forms, each one requires the student to do a

deep examination of your topic. GWSS 4108

is a 3-credit class that allows students the

opportunity to be surrounded by other GWSS

majors as you work through their projects

collaboratively. This class allows students to

keep organized and on track with their projects,

be a part of a writing and research community,

and have their work read and critiqued by

others so their end results are nuanced,

polished pieces of writing and research.

GWSS 4204. Sex, Love, & Disability. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

In America's cultural imagination, people

with disabilities are figured either as childlike

and asexual, or improperly hypersexual.

For disabled people (or anyone perceived

as disabled) this paradox has meant

denial of sexual agency and gender

expression, histories of forced sterilization

and institutionalization, sociopolitical

marginalization, and great risk of sexual

violence (and even death). In this course,

we'll examine this history to better understand

our contemporary present. We'll analyze

constructions of disability and sexuality as they

are interwoven with gender, class, race, and

citizenship. We will ask: What might it mean

to desire disability? Is there a disability sexual

culture? Do disabled people queer sex, or

does sexuality queer disability? What is the

relationship between GLBTQ and disability

rights and liberation movements? Drawing

from feminist, queer, and disability studies,

we'll answer these questions (and more) by

examining how the imagined able-bodymind

structures our understanding of gender/

sexuality, and how disability sexual cultures

resist these norms.

GWSS 4303W. Writing Differences:

Literature by U.S. Women of Color.

(DSJ,WI,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

Interpret/analyze poetry, fiction, drama of

U.S. women minority writers. Relationship of

writer's history, ethnicity, race, class, gender to

writings.

GWSS 4401. Chicana/Latina Cultural

Studies. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Even Year)

Readings in Chicana/Latina cultural studies.

TV, film, art, music, dance, theatre, literature.

Identity/sexuality. Production of culture/theory.

GWSS 4403. Queering Theory. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course will give you a solid theoretical

foundation in the field of queer studies in

addition to explaining its relation to other

scholarly traditions, including (but not limited to)

feminist theory, GLBT studies, literary studies,

psychoanalysis, and postmodernism. Over the

course of the semester you will examine the

historical forces that birthed queer politics and

theory, become conversant in its conceptual

basis, interrogate and analyze its various uses

and applications, and finally apply it in your

own arguments. prereq: Any GWSS or GLBT

course

GWSS 4406. Black Feminist Thought in the

American and African Diasporas. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Critically examine spatiality of African

descendant women in Americas/larger black

diaspora. Writings from black feminist/queer

geographies, history, contemporary cultural

criticism. Recent black feminist theorizing.

GWSS 4415. Transnational Body Politics.

(GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Our bodies are always already modified. How

we shape our bodies can express our deepest

feelings about who we are. Body modification

can also represent cultural and subcultural

identifications or expectations based on

gender, race, class, and sexuality. But what

we do with our bodies is never separate from

the politics of cultural difference and fluctuating

ideas of what is acceptable or unacceptable,

civilized or uncivilized. These ideas are

historically and culturally specific. This course

looks at body modification on a transnational

scale to ask how we come to know what

differentiates "mutilation" from "correction."

We ask how feminist, queer, and critical race

theories illuminate these debates, reading

across historical, anthropological, medical

and literary texts. Weekly topics include

gender, race and cosmetic surgery; skin

whitening technologies; transnational gender

reassignment; surgical tourism; female genital

cutting; piercing, tattooing and scarification; the

cultural politics of hair; and body modification in

the context of transnational feminized labor.

GWSS 4502. Gender and Public Policy. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

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Public policy issues, processes, and histories

as these affect women-, children-, and gender-

related issues.

GWSS 4590. Topics: Social Change,

Activism, Law, and Policy Studies. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GWSS 4980. Directed Instruction. (1-8 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Guided individual reading or study.

GWSS 4993. Directed Study. (; 1-5 cr. [max

10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

TBD prereq: Filled out student/faculty contract,

instr consent, dept consent, college consent

GWSS 4994. Directed Research. (1-8 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Guided individual reading or study.

GWSS 5104. Transnational Feminist Theory.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Third World and transnational feminisms.

Interrogating the categories of "women,"

"feminism," and "Third World." Varieties of

power/oppression that women have endured/

resisted, including colonization, nationalism,

globalization, and capitalism. Concentrates on

postcolonial context.

GWSS 5190. Topics: Theory, Knowledge,

and Power. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd,

Spring Even Year)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GWSS 5290. Topics: Biology, Health, and

Environmental Studies. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in class schedule.

GWSS 5390. Topics: Visual, Cultural, and

Literary Studies. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GWSS 5406. Black Feminist Thought in the

American and African Diasporas. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Critically examines spatiality of African

descendant women in Americas/larger black

diaspora. Writings from black feminist/queer

geographies, history, contemporary cultural

criticism. Recent black feminist theorizing.

GWSS 5490. Topics: Political Economy and

Global Studies. (; 3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GWSS 5502. Gender and Public Policy. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Public policy issues, processes, and histories

as these affect women-, children-, and gender-

related issues.

GWSS 5503. Queering Theory. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course will give you a solid theoretical

foundation in the field of queer studies in

addition to explaining its relation to other

scholarly traditions, including (but not limited to)

feminist theory, GLBT studies, literary studies,

psychoanalysis, and postmodernism. Over the

course of the semester you will examine the

historical forces that birthed queer politics and

theory, become conversant in its conceptual

basis, interrogate and analyze its various uses

and applications, and finally apply it in your

own arguments. prereq: Any GWSS or GLBT

course

GWSS 5993. Directed Study. (; 1-12 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

TBD

GWSS 5994. Directed Instruction. (; 1-12

cr. [max 36 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

TBD

GWSS 5995. Directed Research. (; 1-8 cr.

[max 36 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

TBD

General Dentistry (GEND)

GEND 5151. Advanced General Dentistry

Seminar I. (; 5-10 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall

& Summer)

Clinical seminars with emphasis on treatment

planning, case presentation, techniques and

materials, comprehensive oral healthcare

and maintenance, and issues in practice

management. Correlated with concurrent

clinical experiences.

GEND 5152. Advanced General Dentistry

Seminar II. (; 5-10 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every

Fall)

Clinical seminars with emphasis on treatment

planning, case presentation, techniques and

materials, comprehensive oral healthcare

and maintenance, and issues in practice

management. Correlated with concurrent

clinical experiences.

GEND 5153. Advanced General Dentistry

Seminar III. (; 2-10 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

Clinical seminars with emphasis on treatment

planning, case presentation, techniques and

materials, comprehensive oral healthcare

and maintenance, and issues in practice

management. Correlated with concurrent

clinical experiences.

GEND 5254. Advanced General Dentistry

Clinic I. (; 5-15 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall &

Summer)

Comprehensive oral health care delivered in

a variety of settings, emphasizing complex

restorative care, coordinating care with dental

and medical specialists, special needs patients,

and advanced techniques.

GEND 5255. Advanced General Dentistry

Clinic II. (; 5-15 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall)

Comprehensive oral health care delivered in

a variety of settings, emphasizing complex

restorative care, coordinating care with dental

and medical specialists, special needs patients,

and advanced techniques.

GEND 5256. Advanced General Dentistry

Clinic III. (; 5-15 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Comprehensive oral health care delivered in

a variety of settings, emphasizing complex

restorative care, coordinating care with dental

and medical specialists, special needs patients,

and advanced techniques.

GEND 5261. Advanced General Dentistry

Clinical Administration I. (; 5-10 cr. ; S-N or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Field experience in community dental clinic

practice and administration.

GEND 5262. Advanced General Dentistry

Clinical Administration II. (; 5-10 cr. ; S-N or

Audit; Every Fall)

Field experience in community dental clinic

practice and administration.

GEND 5263. Advanced General Dentistry

Clinical Administration III. (; 1-10 cr. ; S-N or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Field experience in community dental clinic

practice and administration.

GEND 5264. Advanced General Dentistry

Clinic IV. (; 1-15 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every

Summer)

Comprehensive oral health care delivered in

a variety of settings, emphasizing complex

restorative care, coordinating care with dental

and medical specialists, special needs patients,

and advanced techniques.

GEND 5265. Advanced General Dentistry

Clinic V. (; 1-15 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall)

Comprehensive oral health care delivered in

a variety of settings, emphasizing complex

restorative care, coordinating care with dental

and medical specialists, special needs patients,

and advanced techniques.

GEND 5266. Advanced General Dentistry

Clinic VI. (; 1-15 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Comprehensive oral health care delivered in

a variety of settings, emphasizing complex

restorative care, coordinating care with dental

and medical specialists, special needs patients,

and advanced techniques.

Genetics, Cell Biol/Developmnt

(GCD)

GCD 2002W. Ethical and Social Challenges

in Genetics. (TS,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

For nonscientists. Advances in genetics and

their application to society. Ethical and social

issues of advancements in genomics and

genetics in our everyday lives. prereq: BIOL

1009 or equiv

GCD 2171. Stem Cells in Biomedicine and

Society. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

A course that focuses on the general

properties of stem cells, their potential uses

in biomedicine, and the potential impact of

their use on society. The course is suitable for

students who have successfully completed at

least one general biology course that included

coverage of basic genetics and cell biology.

Stem cells are one of the rapidly growing

topics in biology. Research into stem cells

ranges from basic biology to regeneration

to clinical applications to ethics. In this

course, you will learn the general features of

embryonic, artificial, or adult-tissue stem cells:

how they contribute to tissue regeneration,

how scientists create and manipulate stem

cells, what scientists do with them, what

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the public considers stem cell research and

why. Then, you will learn about bone marrow

transplantation, an established stem cell-

based therapy, and various diseases and

potential applications of stem cells to treat/

cure the diseases. By the end of this course,

you will have deeper insights into stem cells.

Recommended prerequisites: BIOL1009

(General Biology), BIOL1951 (Foundations

of Biology Lecture I for Biological Sciences

Majors) or an equivalent General Biology

course that includes basic coverage of genetics

and cell biology This course can NOT be

used as an elective for some CBS majors,

such as the GCD major. Check the Program

Requirements for your major to determine if it

can be used as an elective.

GCD 3022. Genetics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Mechanisms of heredity, implications for

biological populations. Applications to practical

problems. prereq: Introductory biology course

such as Biol 1009

GCD 3033. Principles of Cell Biology. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Components and activities common to

eukaryotic cells. Chromosomes, membranes,

organelles and the cytoskeleton, and

processes including cellular communication,

replication, motility, transport and gene

expression. Relevance to human health and

medicine. Appropriate for non-CBS majors.

prereq: BIOL 1009 or equiv

GCD 3485. Bioinformatic Analysis:

Introduction to the Computational

Characterization of Genes and Proteins. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Use of computer applications in manipulation/

analysis of DNA, RNA, and protein sequences.

prereq: One semester of college biology

GCD 3486. Personal Genome Analysis. (4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

In this course, students will analyze their

personal genome data. They will gain

experience using computer applications and

online databases of human genetic information.

They will learn about their ancestry, their

regional origins, and their risks of genetically

linked disease. They will learn how to put

human genome results into context and how

to explain human genomics in non-technical

language. Prerequisite is an introductory

biology course and Biol 3020 is recommended.

GCD 4005W. Cell Biology-Writing Intensive.

(WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Processes fundamental to cells. Emphasizes

eukaryotic cells. Assembly/function of

membranes/organelles. Cell division, cell

form/movement, intercellular communication,

transport, secretion pathways. Cancer cells,

differentiated cells. prereq: GCD major,3020,

4003

GCD 4025. Cell Biology, Development &

Regeneration Laboratory. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

This course is designed for juniors and

seniors to learn experimental approaches and

techniques to study cellular processes and

stem cell biology during animal development

and tissue regeneration. Students will be

exposed to the advantages of different model

systems that include cultured cells, chick, C.

elegans and zebrafish. Students will learn

to manipulate the cytoskeleton, perform cell

differentiation, RNAi and regeneration assays,

and to image both fixed tissue and live animal

samples with conventional light microscopes

as well as cutting edge technology, including

super-resolution and multi-photon microscopes.

prereq: Biol 4004 or instr consent

GCD 4034. Molecular Genetics and

Genomics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Molecular genetics and genomics of

eukaryotes. Course emphasizes mechanisms

of gene regulation and how these are studied.

Current strategies used to study the activity

and function of genes and genomes, including

the role of chromatin, will be covered.

Techniques will include gene knockouts/

knockdown, genome engineering, genome-

wide analysis of RNA and protein expression

and function, as well as genome-wide protein

binding and chromatin interaction mapping.

Technologies covered will include next-

generations and third-generation sequencing

and CRISPR-based strategies for gene

modification and precision gene regulation.

Students will analyze and present recent

primary papers in molecular genetic and

genomics.

GCD 4111. Histology: Cell and Tissue

Organization. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Structure/function of vertebrate tissues/

organs. Electron microscopy, light microscopy,

physiology, cell biology of higher animals. Light

microscopy of mammalian tissues. prereq:

3033 or Biol 4004 or instr consent

GCD 4134. Endocrinology. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Survey of structure and function of invertebrate

and vertebrate endocrine systems. prereq:

BIOL 3211 or BIOC 3021 or BIOC 3022 or

BIOC 4331 or instr consent

GCD 4143. Human Genetics and Genomics.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Human Genetics ? the science of how our

genomes function, vary, and shape our

unique, individual characteristics ? is a rapidly

expanding field with major implications for

medical and fundamental research, clinical

practice, and many other areas. In this course,

students will learn about the principles of

human genetics & genomics at the levels of

molecules, cells, individuals, and populations.

Topics include patterns of inheritance; the

molecular causes and biochemical basis of

genetic disorders; disease gene identification;

the origin and distribution of human genetic

variation; genetic influences on common,

complex diseases; epigenetics and regulation

of gene expression; genomic technologies

for understanding human genomes; cancer

genetics; behavioral genetics; human ancestry

and evolution; applications such as genetic

screening, genetic counseling, and gene

therapy; and ethical questions raised by

emerging abilities to edit the human genome,

modify the human germline, and many more.

prereq: GCD 3022 or Biol 4003 or instr consent

GCD 4151. Molecular Biology of Cancer. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Regulatory pathways involved in directing

normal development of complex eukaryotic

organisms, how disruptions of these pathways

can lead to abnormal cell growth/cancer.

Causes, detection, treatment, prevention of

cancer. prereq: Biol 4003

GCD 4161. Developmental Biology. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Mechanisms that govern development

from gametogenesis through fertilization.

Embryogenesis/postembryonic development.

Mechanisms of morphogenesis/differentiation.

Classical/molecular approaches in various

model organisms. Genetic models such as

bacteriophage, yeast, Drosophila, C. elegans,

Arabidopsis, zebrafish, and the mouse. prereq:

Biol 4003; concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in BIOL 4004 irecommended

GCD 4171. Stem Cells in Biology and

Medicine. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Contemporary stem cell biology with emphasis

on mechanisms/applications. Embryonic,

tissue-specific, and induced pluripotent stem

cells and potential uses in human disease.

recommended prerequisites BIOL 4003

Genetics; recommended prerequisite or

corequisite BIOL 4004 Cell Biology This course

can be used as an elective for certain CBS

majors, such as the GCD major. Check the

Program Requirements for your major to

determine if it can be used as an elective.

GCD 4793W. Directed Studies: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1-7 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall &

Summer)

Writing Intensive Directed Studies is an

individual-study, literature-based investigation

in which the student is mentored directly by

a faculty member. One main feature of this

course is that the student will receive writing

instruction and the written output of the course

will be revised during the semester. The project

needs to be explained in a Research/Directed

Studies contract and agreed on by both the

student and faculty mentor. The contract must

be approved by the director of undergraduate

studies (DUGS) for the major before the

student is allowed to register. The contract

includes a description of learning objectives

for the course, how writing instruction will take

place, a timeline for when student writing will

be handed in and how it will be assessed,

methodology to be used by the student,

and how assessment of learning will be

conducted by the mentor. Additional oversight

is established for this course near the end of

the semester the written output is submitted

to the DUGS for the major. The DUGS is

responsible to determine that the writing meets

standards set by the CBS Education Policy

Committee for quality of writing, appropriate

citation of literature, well-constructed figures,

tables, and legends (if present), appropriate

use and interpretation of statistics (if present),

conclusions that are supported by evidence,

and well-formatted references. This course

is graded S/N and approval of the DUGS is

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required before a grade of S can be given by

the faculty mentor. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793, 4794, 4993W, 4994W counts towards

CBS major requirements.

GCD 4794W. Directed Research: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1-7 cr. [max 42 cr.] ; S-N only;

Every Fall & Summer)

Writing Intensive Directed Research is an

individual-study, laboratory or field research

experience in which the student is mentored

directly by a faculty member. This course

is intended for students who already have

initiated a research project in the lab of the

mentor and already have results. In this course

the student will receive writing instruction.

The written output usually is in the form of a

scientific paper describing the results of the

student's project. Written output of the course

must be revised during the semester and a

schedule for writing, assessment and revision

needs to be in place at the beginning of the

semester. The project needs to be explained

in a Research/Directed Studies contract and

agreed on by both the student and faculty

mentor. The contract must be approved by the

Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUGS)

for the major before the student is allowed to

of learning objectives for the course, how

writing instruction will take place, a timeline

for when student writing will be handed in and

how it will be assessed, methodology to be

used by the student, and how assessment

of learning will be conducted by the mentor.

Additional oversight is established for this

course - near the end of the semester the

written output is submitted to the DUGS for the

major. The DUGS is responsible to determine

that the writing meets standards set by the

CBS Education Policy Committee for quality of

writing, appropriate citation of literature, well-

constructed figures, tables, and legends (if

present), appropriate use and interpretation

of statistics (if present), conclusions that are

supported by evidence, and well-formatted

references. The DUGS can call for a final

revision before a grade is given. This course

is graded S/N and approval of the DUGS is

required before a grade of S can be given by

the faculty mentor. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793, 4794, 4993W, 4994W counts towards

CBS major requirements.

GCD 4993. Directed Studies. (; 1-7 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Directed Studies is an individual-study,

literature-based investigation in which the

student is mentored directly by a faculty

member. The topic for the course needs to

be explained in a Research/Directed Studies

contract and agreed on by both the student

and faculty mentor. The contract must be

approved by the director of undergraduate

studies (DUGS) for the major before the

student is allowed to register. The contract

includes a description of learning objectives

for the course, methodology to be used,

and how the assessment of learning will be

conducted. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793, 4794, 4993W, 4994W counts towards

CBS major requirements.

GCD 4994. Directed Research. (; 1-7 cr.

[max 42 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed Research is an individual-study,

laboratory or field investigation course. The

research topic needs to be agreed on by

both the student and the faculty mentor and

explained in a Research/Directed Studies

contract. The contract must be approved by

the director of undergraduate studies (DUGS)

for the major before the student is allowed to

learning objectives for the course, methodology

to be used, and how the assessment of

learning will be conducted. prereq: department

consent, instructor consent, no more than 7

credits of 4793, 4794, 4993W, 4994W counts

towards CBS major requirements.

GCD 5005. Computer Programming for

Biology. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Computer programming skills with applications

in biology. Design/build new computer

programs for applications in cell/developmental

biology, including modeling of biological

processes, advanced data analysis, automated

image analysis. prereq: BIOL 4003 or GCD

3033, general statistics course

GCD 5036. Molecular Cell Biology. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Analysis of dynamic cellular activities at the

molecular level in cell biological fields that are

experiencing new research advances not yet

reflected in textbooks. Significant emphasis

is placed on understanding the experimental

basis of our current knowledge of cellular

processes through analysis of scientific papers.

Project and presentation-based assessments

of learning outcomes. prereq: Biol 4004 or instr

consent; [sr or grad student] recommended

GCD 5111. Quantitative Fluorescence

Microscopy. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Fluorescence microscopy is an essential

technique to probe the inner workings of cells

and tissues. You will learn ?hands on? the

inner workings of fluorescent microscopes,

how to set up and acquire fluorescent images

using microscopes, and how to quantitatively

analyze image data using FIJI (ImageJ)

software. Undergraduate students require

instructor permission for enrollment. Graduate

students are allowed to register for 5111

without instructor permission.

Geographic Information Science

(GIS)

GIS 5530. GIS Internship. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Practical hands-on experience using GIS

to solve problems in a real-world work

environment. prereq: instr consent, strong GIS/

mapping skills

GIS 5555. Basic Spatial Analysis. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

How to use spatial data to answer questions on

a wide array of social, natural, and information

science issues. Exploratory data analysis/

visualization. Spatial autocorrelation analysis/

regression. prereq: [STAT 3001 or equiv, MGIS

student] or instr consent

GIS 5571. ArcGIS I. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

First of a two-course series focusing on ArcGIS

Desktop. Overview of ArcGIS system and

its use for spatial data processing. Data

capture, editing, geometric transformations,

map projections, topology, Python scripting,

and map production. prereq: [GEOG 5561 or

equiv, status in MGIS program, familiarity with

computer operating systems] or instr consent

GIS 5572. ArcGIS II. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Continues GIS 5571. Raster analysis, dynamic

segmentation, geometric networks, geocoding,

Python scripting, and data interoperability.

Substantial projects include map and poster

design and production. prereq: [5571, [GEOG

5561 or equiv], in MGIS program] or instr

consent

GIS 5573. Introduction to Digital Mapping:

ArcGIS Basics. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Desktop mapping functions using ArcGIS

software. Application of systems to display/

analysis of geographical data. prereq: [GEOG

5561 or equiv, in MGIS program] or instr

consent

GIS 5574. Web GIS and Services. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Plan, design, develop, publish web-based GIS

solution. Build websites, prepare data for web.

Commercial software, Open Source software,

volunteer geographic information, open GIS

standards/developing web GIS application.

Hands-on experience with variety of web GIS

technologies/software. prereq: [GEOG 5561 or

equiv, in MGIS program] or instr consent

GIS 5575. Practical Surveying for GIS. (2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Surveying techniques/relationship of GPS to

GIS professionals. Geodesy, data adjustment,

datums, ellipsoids, coordinate systems,

transformations. prereq: GEOG 5561 or equiv

in MGIS program or instr consent

GIS 5576. Spatial Digital Humanities. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Introduction to Spatial Digital Humanities

GIS 5576 is a basic overview of desktop

GIS (both Esri and open source), as well

as an introduction to a number of other

mapping techniques (such as Esri Maps for

Office, ArcGIS Online, web mapping basics,

georeferencing historical maps, etc) in addition

to digital scholarship techniques. Course

objectives include: understanding the basics of

mapping and geospatial information using GIS;

documenting and managing spatial data using

coherent/standardized methods; understanding

several spatial analysis methods that are

relevant to student research area; and applying

spatial research methods into student research.

GIS 5577. Spatial Database Design and

Administration. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Spatial database design, development

planning/management, maintenance, security,

access/distribution, and documentation. prereq:

instr consent

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GIS 5578. GIS Programming. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Programming techniques using Python and

other languages specifically relating to GIS

technologies. prereq: instr consent

GIS 5590. Special Topics in GIS. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics vary according to curricular needs,

technological developments in field.

Geography (GEOG)

GEOG 1301W. Our Globalizing World.

(GP,WI,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introduction to geographical understandings

of globalization and of connections/differences

between places.

GEOG 1372. Geography of Global Cities.

(GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Urban forms/processes. Uses key global cities

as examples. Political, historical, and economic

contexts of cities. Planning ideologies.

Globalization. Race/segregation. Population

growth. Environmental problems. Current

issues in global urbanization.

GEOG 1403. Biogeography of the Global

Garden. (BIOL,ENV; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

The geography of biodiversity and productivity,

from conspicuous species to those that cause

human disease and economic hardship. The

roles played by evolution and extinction, fluxes

of energy, water, biochemicals, and dispersal.

Experiments demonstrating interactions of

managed and unmanaged biotic with the

hydrologic cycle, energy budgets, nutrient

cycles, the carbon budget, and soil processes.

GEOG 1403H. Honors: Biogeography of the

Global Garden. (BIOL,ENV; 4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

The geography of biodiversity and productivity,

from conspicuous species to those that cause

human disease and economic hardship. The

roles played by evolution and extinction, fluxes

of energy, water, biochemicals, and dispersal.

Experiments demonstrating interactions of

managed and unmanaged biotic with the

hydrologic cycle, energy budgets, nutrient

cycles, the carbon budget, and soil processes.

prereq: Honors

GEOG 1425. Introduction to Weather and

Climate. (ENV,PHYS; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

A pre-calculus introduction to the nature of the

atmosphere and its behavior. Topics covered

include atmospheric composition, structure,

stability, and motion; precipitation processes,

air masses, fronts, cyclones, and anticyclones;

general weather patterns; meteorological

instruments and observation; weather map

analysis; and weather forecasting.

GEOG 1502. Mapping Our World.

(SOCS,TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Learn how maps and other spatial technologies

like phones, drones, and GPS work. Use web-

based tools to make maps for class, jobs, and

fun. Explore how mapping is a useful lens

through which to view interactions between

technology and society, and see how mapping

technology saves lives, rigs elections, and

spies on people.

GEOG 1913. Living with Innovation. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This seminar will examine innovations ranging

from artificial intelligence (AI) and information

technology to nano-materials and genetically

modified organisms (GMOs). The message

will be that we need innovation to address big

world challenges such as a global population

on its way to 10 billion and the pressures that

brings to food supply, pollution, and climate

change. Yet the innovations themselves can

cause problems that include threats to health,

environment, and social order. Exploring how

science can be used to anticipate and manage

these risks will be a core theme. Students will

read, discuss, and debate cutting edge material

from the scientific literature and popular press.

Students can therefore expect to take away

from this course an understanding of innovation

and risk, of key world problems that include

hunger, climate change, pollution, and cyber

issues, and to develop skills in critical thinking

and communication.

GEOG 1914. The Border Crossed Us: Latinx

Life and Justice in the City. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall)

For decades now Latinx immigrant rights

activists have chanted, ?We didn?t cross the

border, the border crossed us? ? exposing

how the U.S. imposed a southern border that

seized massive swaths of Mexican territory

and continues to supersede its borders through

military interventions across Latin America

that force people to leave. The crisis we

are witnessing at the U.S.-Mexico border

is not new and is historically rooted in U.S.

imperialism and colonialism. Yet, Latinx

migrants continue to move, live and collectively

organize to build a more socially just world

across U.S. cities. This seminar will examine

the multifaceted dimensions of the Latinx

urban experience in the U.S., with a special

focus on the Twin Cities context. Drawing on

diverse scholarship across urban geography,

Latinx Studies and feminist theory, we will

explore why Latinx people are here? What

challenges they face? How they make home

across and beyond borders? And how they

mobilize for social justice in the city? Students

will have the opportunity to learn from local

Latinx community-based organizations working

on various issues from migrant rights, housing

justice and food justice. Students will also have

the opportunity to go on several field trips to

learn about Latinx life and activism in the Twin

Cities.

GEOG 1915. Cultural heritage and

environmental change in Gullah/Geechee

Nation. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Sea level rise and climate change pose

serious challenges for the well-being of people

living along the coast. When responding to

these challenges, communities, scientists,

and governments have to take account of

the way in which some communities have

deep cultural ties to the land they inhabit. Co-

taught by Queen Quet, the Chieftess and

Head of State of the Gullah/Geechee Nation

and Kate Derickson, faculty in Geography

and long time collaborator of Queen Quet?s,

this course will explore the thorny challenges

at the intersection of cultural heritage and

environmental change by engaging with the

case of the Gullah/Geechee people. The

Gullah/Geechee people are descended from

freed and escaped enslaved Africans brought

to the Southeast coast and the Sea Islands

in part due to their knowledge of agriculture

to be enslaved on rice, cotton, and indigo

plantations. Today, many Gullah/Geechee

people still live on the same land that their

ancestors were enslaved on. Their ancestors

bought this land during Reconstruction and

continued to practice traditional farming and

it and traditional fishing in the surrounding

waterways. The Gullah/Geechee culture is

inextricably tied to the land and the water of the

Sea Islands and the coast, a connection that

has to be accounted for in efforts to mitigate

the effects of climate change and inform future

planning and community development in

the region. Students will spend the course

in a virtual ?studio? setting on campus once

weekly - learning, discussing, and exploring

the history and culture of the Gullah/Geechee

people and the causes and consequences

of environmental change in the region. We

will also explore different models, ethics, and

approaches to engaged scholarship. Students

will be divided into groups with a region of

Gullah/Geechee Nation to focus on. Each

group will produce a StoryMap with archival

data, photos, and other relevant data and

information collected during and after the

field trip. Training in building StoryMaps will

be provided. Grades will be assessed on an

individual and group basis.

GEOG 1973. Geography of the Twin Cities.

(SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Social and physical characteristics of the Twin

Cities. Their place in the urban network of the

United States.

GEOG 3101. Geography of the United States

and Canada. (SOCS,TS; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Analysis of the ways in which the aspirations

and abilities of diverse groups of people

interact with the complexities of the natural

environment to produce the contemporary

pluralistic cultures and regional differentiation

of the United States and Canada.

GEOG 3111. Geography of Minnesota. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring & Summer)

The evolution of Minnesota and its current

geographical characteristics. The state

is a unique political entity that possesses

similarities with other states because of

the homogenizing influence of the federal

government.

GEOG 3121. Geography of Latin America.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This course will look at historical and

contemporary Latin America to give students

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an idea about the varied political, economic,

and cultural practices in the Caribbean, Central

America, and South America. Readings will

focus mostly on the experiences and struggles

of Afro-Latin, indigenous, and working-class

populations in Latin America, in order that we

might learn about the region from otherwise

marginalized viewpoints. Course assignments

will ask students to critically reflect on the

power relations that shaped and continue

to shape the region. Course topics include

colonialism, state formation, present-day

territorial contestation, and the current political

shifts that dominate the news headlines across

the region. At the end of the semester students

will have a solid understanding of the forces

responsible for conditions in present-day Latin

America.

GEOG 3145. The Islamic World. (GP,SOCS;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Foundation of Islam in Arabian Peninsula, its

spread to Asia and Africa. Islamic civilization,

influence on Europe before rise of capitalism.

Rise of Capitalist Europe, colonization of

Islamic World Islamic resurgence and post-

colonial world. State-society and development.

Culture/conflict in Moslem societies. Gender

and Islam. Islamic World and the West.

Moslems in North America and Europe. Case

studies.

GEOG 3161. Europe: A Geographic

Perspective. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Even Year)

Comparative analysis and explanation of

Europe's physical, demographic, ethnic/

cultural, economic, political, and urban

landscapes. European integration--the

European Union. Transformation of Eastern

Europe.

GEOG 3211. East Asia. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Physical and human geography of Japan,

mainland China and Taiwan, North and South

Korea; population pressure, economic and

urban development, and international relations.

GEOG 3331. Geography of the World

Economy. (GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Geographical distribution of resources affecting

development; location of agriculture, industry,

services; geography of communications;

agglomeration of economic activities,

urbanization, regional growth; international

trade; changing global development

inequalities; impact of globalizing production

and finance on the welfare of nations, regions,

and cities.

GEOG 3361W. Geography and Public

Policy. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Nature/effects of federal policy in the United

States. How documents produced as policy are

crafted/implemented. Policies relating to food/

agriculture, forestry, wildlife, and transportation.

GEOG 3371W. Cities, Citizens, and

Communities. (DSJ,WI; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introduction to cities and suburbs as unique

crossroads of cultural, social, and political

processes. Competing/conflicting visions of city

life, cultural diversity, and justice. Focuses on

the American city.

GEOG 3373. Changing Form of the City.

(GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Urban origins, ancient cultures/cities, the

medieval city, rediscovery of planning, colonial

cities. Industrialization and urban expansion.

Speculative cities, utopian cities, planning

triumphs/disasters. Cities as reflections of

society, culture, the past.

GEOG 3374W. The City in Film. (AH,WI; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Cinematic portrayal of changes in 20th-century

cities worldwide including social and cultural

conflict, political and economic processes,

changing gender relationships, rural versus

urban areas, and population and development

issues (especially as they affect women and

children).

GEOG 3376. Political Ecology of North

America. (ENV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Social production of nature in North America

related to questions of social/environmental

justice. Economic, political, cultural, ecological

relations that shape specific urban/rural

environments, social movements that have

arisen in response to environmental change.

Importance of culture/identity in struggles over

resources/environments.

GEOG 3377. Music in the City. (AH,DSJ; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Geographical conceptions of place, space,

embodiment, identity. Case studies of music.

GEOG 3379. Environment and Development

in the Third World. (ENV,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Concepts for analyzing relations between

capitalist development and environment in

Third World. Historical geography of capitalist

development. Case studies. Likelihood of

social/environmental sustainability. prereq:

Soph or jr or sr

GEOG 3381W. Population in an Interacting

World. (GP,WI,SOCS; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Comparative analysis and explanation of trends

in fertility, mortality, internal and international

migration in different parts of the world; world

population problems; population policies;

theories of population growth; impact of

population growth on food supply and the

environment.

GEOG 3388. Going Places: Geographies of

Travel and Tourism. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Global flows of tourism from perspective of

debates about consumption, development,

identity, and the environment. Close reading,

field trips, discussion of films, research paper.

GEOG 3401. Geography of Environmental

Systems and Global Change. (ENV; 3 cr.

[max 4 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Geographic patterns, dynamics, and

interactions of atmospheric, hydrospheric,

geomorphic, pedologic, and biologic systems

as context for human population, development,

and resource use patterns.

GEOG 3411W. Geography of Health and

Health Care. (WI; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Application of human ecology, spatial analysis,

political economy, and other geographical

approaches to analyze problems of health and

health care. Topics include distribution and

diffusion of disease; impact of environmental,

demographic, and social change on health;

distribution, accessibility, and utilization of

health practitioners and facilities.

GEOG 3423. Urban Climatology. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Urban climatology focuses on how cities

modify the local environment. Initial focus

is on urban energy balance as the basis of

most urban-climate research. The course also

explores how atmospheric composition, urban

hydrology, and urban ecosystems affect the

urban climate, and how urban climates are

linked to regional and global climate change.

GEOG 3431. Plant and Animal Geography.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to biogeography. Focuses on

patterns of plant/animal distributions at

different scales over time/space. Evolutionary,

ecological, and applied biogeography.

Paleobiogeography, vegetation-environment

relationships, vegetation dynamics/disturbance

ecology, human impact on plants/animals,

nature conservation. Discussions, group/

individual projects, local field trips.

GEOG 3511. Principles of Cartography. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

History and development of US academic

cartography, coordinate systems and

map projections, data classification and

map generalization, methods of thematic

symbolization, and cartographic design.

A series of computer-based lab exercises

will apply conceptual lecture material to the

creation of thematic maps. prereq: 3 cr in geog

or instr consent

GEOG 3531. Numerical Spatial Analysis. (;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Introduction to theoretical and applied aspects

of geographical quantitative methods with a

focus on spatial analysis. Emphasis placed

on the analysis of geographical data for

spatial problem solving in both the human and

physical areas of the discipline.

GEOG 3541. Principles of Geocomputing.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

The availability of computing infrastructures

such as high-performance and cloud

computing, high-speed networks, and rich

data has led to a new scientific paradigm

using computational approaches, termed

computational science. Geocomputation is

the "application of a computational science

paradigm to study a wide range of problems

in geographical and earth systems (the geo)

contexts" (Openshaw, 2014). This course will

introduce students to geocomputation as well

as related areas including big spatial data, and

cyberinfrastructure. Students will engage in

hands-on exercises learning principles and

best-practices in geocomputing. The ability to

program is an essential skill for GIScientists.

Learning to program takes time and a lot

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of practice, and in this course students will

learn how to develop programs in the Python

programming language to solve geospatial

problems.

GEOG 3561. Principles of Geographic

Information Science. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to study of geographic information

systems (GIS) for geography and non-

geography students. Topics include GIS

application domains, data models and sources,

analysis methods and output techniques.

Lectures, readings and hands-on experience

with GIS software. prereq: Jr or sr

GEOG 3573. Introduction to Digital

Mapping: ArcGIS Basis. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Desktop mapping functions using ArcGIS

software. Application of systems to display/

analysis of geographical data.

GEOG 3605. Geographic Perspectives on

Planning. (; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

The purpose of this course is to introduce the

students to the discipline of urban planning,

and to the various challenges planning has

aimed to respond during its history. How

and why did cities come into being before

the invention of modern urban planning?

What were the challenges that modern urban

planning arose to encounter in the late 20th

century? How have the planning challenges

changed since then, and how have planning

tools and planning systems evolved since

the early 21st century in different countries?

During the course, we will also discuss the

role of planning in contemporary society,

asking who needs planning and why. How

does planning respond to political struggles

and conflicts of interests in cities today?

Furthermore, we will reflect on the academic

status of urban planning and ask: to what

extent can planning be based on knowledge

and theory? To answer these questions, we

will study history of planning, get acquainted

with the basics of planning theory, and look

at various international examples of planning

systems and planning practice drawn from a

variety of international settings, the main focus

being on US, UK, and mainland Europe.

GEOG 3839. Introduction to

Dendrochronology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Historical development, operational techniques,

biological background, and principles of tree

ring analysis. Applications of tree-ring data to

investigate environmental change and past

cultures. prereq: [1403, [BIOL 1001 or BIOL

1009 or equiv]] or instr consent

GEOG 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. Typically the

student?s work is supervised and evaluated by

a site coordinator or instructor.

GEOG 3900. Topics in Geography. (; 3 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Special topics/regions covered by visiting

professors in their research fields.

GEOG 3973. Geography of the Twin Cities.

(SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Social/physical characteristics of Twin Cities.

Their place in U.S. urban network.

GEOG 3985V. Honors Senior Project

Seminar. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Completion of research/writing of senior

project. prereq: Honors, instr consent

GEOG 3985W. Senior Project Seminar. (WI;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Complete the research/writing of senior project.

prereq: [jr or sr], instr consent

GEOG 3992. Directed Reading. (1-8 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Guided individual reading. Prereq-instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

GEOG 3993. Directed Studies. (1-8 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Guided individual study. Prereq-instr consent,

dept consent, college consent.

GEOG 3994. Directed Research. (1-8 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Individual guided research. Prereq instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

GEOG 3996. Senior Project Directed

Research. (3-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Individual guided research course taken in

fulfillment of the senior project requirement.

Prereq instr consent,dept consent,college

consent.

GEOG 3997. Senior Project. (2 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Senior Project add-on credit. Must be taken

concurrently with required or elective course

related to area of specialization. Prereq instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

GEOG 4001. Modes of Geographic Inquiry.

(; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Examination of competing approaches to

the study of geography. Environmental

determinism; regional tradition; scientific

revolution; behavioral geography; modeling

and quantitative geography; radical geography;

interpretive and qualitative approaches;

feminist and postmodern geography; ecological

thinking and complexity; geographic ethics.

GEOG 4002W. Environmental Thought and

Practice. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Changing conceptions of nature, culture,

and environment in Western social/political

thought. How our understanding of humans/

nonhumans has been transformed by scientific

and technological practices. Interdisciplinary,

reading intensive. prereq: Jr or sr

GEOG 5361. Geography and Real Estate. (;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Origins and evolution of land ownership in the

United States.

GEOG 5374. The City in Film. (WI; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Cinematic portrayal of changes in 20th-century

cities worldwide. Social/cultural conflict,

political/economic processes, changing

gender relationships, rural versus urban areas,

population/development issues (especially

as they affect women/children). Meets

concurrently with 3374. Additional weekly

meeting discusses films, readings. Project on

a topic selected in consultation with instructor.

prereq: grad student or instr consent

GEOG 5385. Globalization and

Development: Political Economy. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Nature/scope of modern world system

(capitalism), its impact on regional

development processes. Roles of state and of

international financial institutions. prereq: Sr or

grad or instr consent

GEOG 5393. Rural Landscapes and

Environments. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Analysis of three principal components of rural

landscape (form of land surface, plant life that

cloaks it, structures that people have placed

upon it). Structures associated with agriculture,

including mining, forestry, resort areas, and

small towns.

GEOG 5401. Geography of Environmental

Systems and Global Change. (; 3 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Processes that create/change the spatial

patterns of climate, vegetation, and soils.

Potential of humans to alter climate, vegetation,

and soil processes. Possible impacts of

human-altered environmental conditions.

prereq: grad student or instr consent

GEOG 5426. Climatic Variations. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Theories of climatic fluctuations and change

at decadal to centuries time scales; analysis

of temporal and spatial fluctuations especially

during the period of instrumental record.

prereq: 1425 or 3401 or instr consent

GEOG 5431. Plant and Animal Geography.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Introduction to biogeography. Focuses on

patterns of plant/animal distributions at

different scales over time/space. Evolutionary,

ecological, and applied biogeography.

Paleobiogeography, vegetation-environment

relationships, vegetation dynamics/disturbance

ecology, human impact on plants/animals,

nature conservation. Discussions, group/

individual projects, local field trips.

GEOG 5511. Principles of Cartography. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

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Topics on data sources for mapping. History of

thematic cartography (focused on 19th-century

European activity). Multivariate classification/

symbolization. Models for cartographic

generalization, spatial interpolation, and

surface representation. Animated/multimedia

cartography.

GEOG 5530. Cartography Internship. (; 2-7

cr. [max 10 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Provides intensive hands-on experience in

contemporary map production and design,

ranging from GIS applications to digital

prepress. Strong computer skills essential.

prereq: instr consent

GEOG 5531. Numerical Spatial Analysis. (;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Applied/theoretical aspects of geographical

quantitative methods for spatial analysis.

Emphasizes analysis of geographical data

for spatial problem solving in human/physical

areas.

GEOG 5541. Principles of Geocomputing.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

The availability of computing infrastructures

such as high-performance and cloud

computing, high-speed networks, and rich

data has led to a new scientific paradigm using

computational science. Geocomputation is

the "application of a computational science

paradigm to study a wide range of problems

in geographical and earth systems (the geo)

contexts" (Openshaw, 2014). This course will

introduce students to geocomputation as well

as related areas including big spatial data, and

cyberinfrastructure. Students will engage in

hands-on-exercises learning principles and

best-practices in geocomputing. The ability to

program is an essential skill for GIScientists.

Learning to program takes time and a lost

of practice, and in this course students will

learn how to develop programs in the Python

programming language to solve geospatial

problems.

GEOG 5543. Advanced Geocomputing. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

The availability of computing infrastructures

such as high-performance and cloud

computing, highspeed networks, and rich

data has led to a new scientific paradigm

using computational approaches, termed

computational science. Geocomputation is

the "application of a computational science

paradigm to study a wide range of problems

in geographical and earth systems (the

geo) contexts" (Openshaw, 2014). This

course will delve into advanced topics in

geocomputation as well as related areas

ranging from geographic information and

spatial big data to cyberinfrastructure and

parallel computation. Students will engage in

hands-on exercises learning principles and

best practices in geocomputing while using

cutting-edge computational infrastructures.

GEOG 5561. Principles of Geographic

Information Science. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to the study of geographic

information systems (GIS) for geography and

non-geography students. Topics include GIS

application domains, data models and sources,

analysis methods and output techniques.

Lectures, reading, and hands-on experience

with GIS software. prereq: grad

GEOG 5562. GIS Development Practicum.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Algorithms/data structures for digital

cartographic data, topological relationships,

surface modeling, and interpolation. Map

projections, geometric transformations,

numerical generalization, raster/vector

processing. Hands-on experience with software

packages. prereq: GIS 5571 or instr consent

GEOG 5563. Advanced Geographic

Information Science. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Advanced study of geographic information

systems (GIS). Topics include spatial data

models, topology, data encoding, data quality,

database management, spatial analysis

tools and visualization techniques. Hands-

on experience using an advanced vector GIS

package. prereq: B or better in 3561 or 5561 or

instr consent

GEOG 5564. Urban Geographic Information

Science and Analysis. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

Core concepts in urban geographic information

science including sources for urban

geographical and attribute data (including

census data), urban data structures (focusing

on the TIGER data structure), urban spatial

analyses (including location-allocation models),

geodemographic analysis, network analysis,

and the display of urban data. prereq: 3561 or

5561

GEOG 5588. Advanced Geovisualization. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

The generation and use of geographic

information has become an integral part of our

daily life, science, and technology. This has

led to increasing interest in the design and

development of interactive maps and dynamic

geographic visualizations in 2D, 3D, and Web

environments. The Advanced Geovisualization

course intends to equip students with the

knowledge and advanced technical skills

needed to design and implement effective

maps and create dynamic and interactive

visualizations using geospatial data sets.

GEOG 5839. Introduction to

Dendrochronology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Historical development, operational techniques,

biological background, and principles of tree

ring analysis. Applications of tree-ring data to

investigate environmental change and past

cultures. prereq: [1403, [BIOL 1001 or BIOL

1009 or equiv]] or instr consent

GEOG 5900. Topics in Geography. (; 3

cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Special topics and regions. Course offered by

visiting professors in their research fields.

German (GER)

GER 1001. Beginning German. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Emphasis on working toward novice-

intermediate low proficiency in all four language

modalities (listening, reading, speaking,

writing). Topics include everyday subjects

(shopping, directions, family, food, housing,

etc.).

GER 1002. Beginning German. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Listening, reading, speaking, writing.

Emphasizes proficiency. Topics include free-

time activities, careers, and culture of German-

speaking areas. prereq: 1001

GER 1003. Intermediate German. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Listening, reading, speaking, writing.

Contextualized grammar/vocabulary. Authentic

readings. Essay assignments. prereq: 1002 or

Entrance Proficiency Test

GER 1004. Intermediate German. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Listening, reading, speaking, writing.

Contextualized grammar/vocabulary. Authentic

readings. Essay assignments. prereq: 1003

or completion of Entrance Proficiency Test at

1004 level

GER 1022. Beginning German Review. (; 5

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Intended for students with previous experience

in German, primarily those who have studied

German in high school or at community

colleges, or who are transfer students.

Intensive review of all four language modalities

(listening, reading, speaking, writing), with a

proficiency emphasis to prepare for German

1003. prereq: Placement above 1001

GER 1551. Sustainability in Germany:

Recreation, Education, Innovation. (GP; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

How has Germany responded to the grand

challenge of climate-change? In what ways are

perspectives on climate change & sustainability

reflected in everyday culture? This course

is designed for students to seek answers

to these questions by experiencing life in

Germany first-hand. During the first part of the

course, you will review concepts & vocabulary

related to climate change & sustainability, learn

about the stages of intercultural development,

reflect on your own cultural identity, practice

conversational speaking in German, & prepare

to immerse yourself in a foreign country. In

May, you will apply what you learned as you

travel to Freiburg & Munich. There you will see

innovative technologies developed to lower

CO2 emissions & talk with students, teachers,

& business owners to learn about green

communities that promote sustainable living.

Finally, you will reflect on your own intercultural

development as well as how approaches in

Germany to climate change differ or are similar

to those in your own country. prereq: Ger 1003

or equivalent; may be concurrently enrolled in

1003

GER 1601. Fleeing Hitler: German and

Austrian Filmmakers Between Europe and

Hollywood. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Odd Year)

German/American films by famous directors

who left Europe in Nazi period. Analysis of films

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by Fritz Lang, Max Ophuls, Robert Siodmak,

Otto Preminger, Billy Wilder, Douglas Sirk,

and others. Films as art works and as cultural

products of particular social, political, and

historical moments.

GER 3011W. Conversation and

Composition. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Achieving proficiency in professional or

academic German. Refinement of oral/

written expression. Review of important

communicative modes of language. Wide

range of topics to develop advanced level of

proficiency. prereq: 1004

GER 3012W. Conversation and

Composition. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Prepares students for upper-level language

and content courses in German. Continues the

same focus and approach as 3011 with the

addition of a larger reading component. prereq:

3011

GER 3014. German Media. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Introduction to German language media.

German language newspaper/magazine

articles. The Internet. Radio/TV broadcasts.

Structure/style of journalistic prose. prereq:

3011

GER 3021. Business German. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

German economy, business culture. Practice of

language used in business. Reading/discussion

of German business documents. Preparation

of formal letters and reports. prereq: 3011 or

equiv

GER 3104W. Reading and Analysis of

German Literature. (LITR,WI; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introduction to literary analysis. Readings

from drama, prose, and lyric poetry, from 18th

century to present. prereq: 3011

GER 3421. 18th-Century German Literature.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

German literature, 1720-1810, Enlightenment/

Weimar classicism in historical/cultural context.

Reading/discussion of literary/philosophical

works, aesthetic criticism. prereq: 3011

GER 3431. 19th-Century Literature. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Literary/cultural exploration of 19th-century

German literature through an investigation of

romanticism, realism, and naturalism. Reading/

discussion of literary/critical texts. prereq: 3011

GER 3441. 20th-/21st-Century Literature. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

German literature, from 1890 to present, in

historical, political, social, and cultural context.

prereq: 3011

GER 3490. Topics in German Literature. (;

3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Intensive exploration of specific authors, literary

genres, or literary topics not covered in period

courses.

GER 3501. Contemporary Germany. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Social, political, and cultural developments in

Germany, from 1945 to present. prereq: 3011

GER 3510. Topics in German Studies. (; 3

cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring)

One topic in depth dealing with culture or

civilization of German-speaking countries.

prereq: 3011

GER 3520. Topics in Austrian and Central

European Culture. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Culture, politics, and economy in Austria and

Central Europe. Comparative analysis of

cultural/political developments. Topics vary.

prereq: 3011

GER 3551. Sustainability in Germany:

Recreation, Education, Innovation. (GP; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

How has Germany responded to the grand

challenge of climate-change? In what ways are

perspectives on climate change & sustainability

reflected in everyday culture? This course

is designed for students to seek answers

to these questions by experiencing life in

Germany first-hand. During the first part of the

course, you will review concepts & vocabulary

related to climate change & sustainability, learn

about the stages of intercultural development,

reflect on your own cultural identity, practice

conversational speaking in German, & prepare

to immerse yourself in a foreign country. In

May, you will apply what you learned as you

travel to Freiburg & Munich. There you will see

innovative technologies developed to lower

CO2 emissions & talk with students, teachers,

& business owners to learn about green

communities that promote sustainable living.

Finally, you will reflect on your own intercultural

development as well as how approaches in

Germany to climate change differ or are similar

to those in your own country. prereq: Ger 3011

or equivalent; may be concurrently enrolled in

3011

GER 3601. German Medieval Literature.

(GP,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd,

Spring Even Year)

Literary investigation of the greatest works of

medieval German poetry. Readings in English.

Majors will be required to write a paper with

use of secondary sources in English and

German. prereq: No knowledge of German

required

GER 3604W. Introduction to German

Cinema. (AH,WI,GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)

An introduction to the study of German cinema,

with a focus on the relation between German

film and German history, literature, culture, and

politics.

GER 3610. German Literature in Translation.

(; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

In-depth study of authors or topics from various

periods in German literature. prereq: No

knowledge of German required; cr toward

major or minor requires reading in German

GER 3631. Jewish Writers and Rebels in

German, Austrian, and American Culture. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Literary/cultural modes of writing used by

Jewish writers in Germany, Austria, and

America to deal with problems of identity, anti-

Semitism, and assimilation. Focus on 20th

century. All readings (novels, poetry, stories)

in English. prereq: No knowledge of German

required; Extra work in German must be done

in order to count this course toward a German

minor or a German, Scandinavian, Dutch

major.

GER 3633. The Holocaust: Memory,

Narrative, History. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Seventy years after the end of the second

world war, the Holocaust continues to play a

formative role in public discourse about the

past in Germany and Austria. As the event

itself recedes into the past, our knowledge

about the Holocaust has become increasingly

shaped by literary and filmic representations of

it. This course has several objectives: first, to

deepen students' historical knowledge of the

events and experiences of the Holocaust, and

at the same time to introduce critical models for

examining the relationship between personal

experience, historical events, and forms

of representation. This class will introduce

students to the debates about the politics

of memory and the artistic representation of

the Holocaust, with special focus on public

debates about the complex ways in which

Holocaust memory surfaces in contemporary

Germany and Austria, and by the accrual

of layers of text and discourse about the

Holocaust. Additional topics will include

Holocaust testimony; Holocaust memoirs, and

2nd and 3rd generation Holocaust literature,

the Historians' Debate of the 1980s.

GER 3641. German Folklore. (GP,LITR; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even, Spring Odd

Year)

Literary and cultural investigation of the main

folklore genres: charms, legends, folktales,

and ballads; their composition, origin, and

role in society with a strong emphasis on their

international character. Readings in English.

Majors required to write a paper with use of

secondary sources in English and German.

prereq: No knowledge of German required;

cr for major or minor by arrangement with

instructor

GER 3642. The Grimms' Fairy Tales, Then &

Now. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Exploration and cultural background of the

Grimms' fairy tales and investigation of how

various folktale types developed and became

classical models for children and adults. The

genre of the literary fairy tale in Germany,

Europe, and North America. Comparisons of

original literary versions with contemporary

tales. All readings in English.

GER 3651. Thinking Environment: Green

Culture, German Literature and Global

Debates. (ENV,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Fall Odd, Spring Even Year)

How environmental thinking became social-

political force through German literature/

culture, with comparisons to global or U.S.

developments. Authors include Goethe, Christa

Wolf, Enzensberger.

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GER 3655. Cultures of Control and

Surveillance in Germany and the US.

(CIV,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Discourses and practices of social control

and surveillance in comparative/historical

perspective. Explores the central conceptual

condition for modern ethics: the relationship

between individual and society. Paintings,

manuals, scholarly and philosophical essays,

and literary texts including writings by Franz

Kafka.

GER 3701. History of the German Language.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Change in grammar and lexicon, 750 A.D. to

present. prereq: 1004

GER 3702. Beginning Middle High German.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Middle High German grammar. Selected

literary texts. prereq: 1004

GER 3704. German Dialects. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

Contemporary regional dialects recorded

on tape and written in texts. Synchronic and

diachronic analysis. prereq: 1004

GER 3993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

GER 4001. Beginning German for Graduate

Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Emphasis on working toward novice-

intermediate low proficiency in all four language

modalities (listening, reading, speaking,

writing). Topics include everyday subjects

(shopping, directions, family, food, housing,

etc.). Meets concurrently with 1001. prereq:

Grad student

GER 4002. Beginning German for Graduate

Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Listening, reading, speaking, writing.

Emphasizes proficiency. Topics include free-

time activities, careers, and culture of German-

speaking areas. Meets concurrently with 1002.

prereq: Grad student

GER 4003. Intermediate German for

Graduate Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Listening, reading, speaking, writing.

Contextualized grammar/vocabulary. Authentic

readings. Essay assignments. Meets

concurrently with 1003. prereq: Grad student

GER 4004. Intermediate German for

Graduate Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Listening, reading, speaking, writing.

Contextualized grammar/vocabulary. Authentic

readings. Essay assignments. Meets

concurrently with 1004. prereq: Grad student

GER 5011. Advanced Conversation and

Composition. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Odd Year)

Achieving high proficiency in writing/speaking

professional/academic German. prereq: 3012,

[grad student or adv undergrad]

GER 5410. Topics in German Literature. (; 3

cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Topic may focus on a specific author, group

of authors, genre, period, or subject matter.

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GER 5510. Topics in Contemporary German

Culture. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

A topic of contemporary German culture

explored in depth. prereq: 3011

GER 5610. German Literature in Translation.

(; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Study in depth of authors or topics from various

periods in German literature. Requires no

knowledge of German. prereq: No knowledge

of German required; cr toward major or minor

requires reading in German

GER 5630. Topics in German Cinema. (;

3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Topics chosen may focus on specific directors,

genres, film production or reception, and/

or other formal, theoretical, historical, or

political issues. prereq: 3xxx film course or instr

consent

GER 5651. Thinking Environment: Green

Culture, German Literature and Global

Debates. (ENV,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Fall Odd, Spring Even Year)

How environmental thinking became social-

political force through German literature/

culture, with comparisons to global or U.S.

developments. Authors include Goethe, Christa

Wolf, Enzensberger.

GER 5711. History of the German Language

I. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Historical development of German, from

beginnings to 1450. prereq: 3011

GER 5712. History of the German Language

II. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Historical development of German from 1450 to

2000. prereq: 5711

GER 5721. Introduction to Middle High

German. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

Introduction to Middle High German language

and literature. Study of grammar through formal

description of Middle High German phonology,

morphology, and syntax. Normalized MHG

texts read.

GER 5722. Middle High German: Advanced

Readings. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring

Even Year)

Acquisition of fluency in reading Middle High

German normalized as well as non-normalized

texts, both poetry and prose. prereq: 5721

GER 5734. Old Saxon. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

Study of the poetry of Old Saxon. Detailed

investigation of Old Saxon in comparison with

the other Old Germanic languages.

GER 5740. Topics in Germanic Medieval

Studies. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option;

Periodic Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GER 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

German,Scandinavian, and Dutch

(GSD)

GSD 3451V. Honors Major Project Seminar.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Major project under supervision of faculty

member. Oral exam based on project. prereq:

Honors student

GSD 3451W. Major Project Seminar. (WI; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Students prepare major project under

supervision of faculty member.

GSD 3511W. Vikings, Knights, and

Reformers: German and European Culture

and Controversies to 1700. (WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Survey of representative cultural-historical

events in Europe (German-speaking countries,

Scandinavian, the Netherlands) from early

Germanic times to 1700.

GSD 3512W. Imagined Communities:

German and European, Culture and

Controversies, 1700 to Present. (WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Survey of representative cultural-historical

events in Europe (German-speaking countries,

Scandinavian, the Netherlands) from 1700 to

present.

GSD 5103. Teaching of Germanic

Languages. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Second language acquisition theory, methods,

testing, and technology applicable to teaching

of modern Germanic languages.

Gerontology (GERO)

GERO 5100. Topics in Gerontology. (; 0.5-4

cr. [max 10 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Timely topics related to the biology, sociology,

and psychology of aging and applied aging

services.

GERO 5102. Hot Topics in the Biology of

Aging. (1 cr. ; S-N only; Fall Even Year)

The goals of the course include providing the

students with an essential understanding of

the contemporary issues in biogerontology,

including analysis of ethics issues in the field.

This course is open to graduate students

and post-doctoral fellows involved in the NIA

training grant Functional Proteomics of Aging.

others may enroll with instr permission.

GERO 5103. Aging and Society. (2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

An examination of the broad range of topics

and issues related to aging. Consideration of

how the processes of aging affect individuals,

groups, cohorts, and societies by drawing from

research in sociology, psychology, gerontology,

and health sciences. Comparisons are made

of the processes of aging in US and other

countries.

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GERO 5111. Studying Aging and Chronic

Illness. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Methodological issues unique to studies of

older populations. Focuses on measurement

of epidemiological characteristics. Health

conditions/disorders of older Americans.

prereq: Introductory course in epidemiology or

instr consent

GERO 5125. Gerontology Service Learning.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

At least 100 hours of service to seniors

or organizations serving seniors required.

Longitudinal one-on-one relationship with

at least two seniors. Service activities may

include: friendly visiting, escorting seniors to

medical appointments, chore services, teaching

health education to groups of seniors and staff,

participating in social or recreational activities

with seniors, assisting with immunization and

screening programs, assisting seniors with

selection of health plans, or providing

volunteer home health aide or nursing assistant

services or emergency non-medical response

under the supervision of a nurse. Students may

use up to 25 percent of their service time for

project that benefits the campus as a whole.

Reading, monthly class discussions, a term

paper and weekly self-reflection

GERO 5191. Independent Study:

Gerontology. (1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; Student

Option No Audit; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Independent study: gerontology. prereq:

Approval of [adviser, DGS] for gerontology

minor

Global Studies (GLOS)

GLOS 1015W. Globalization: Issues and

Challenges. (GP,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Increased global interconnections over past

50 years. Impact of information revolution on

human rights, economic inequality, ecological

challenges, and decolonization. Comparative

cases from Asia, Africa, Latin America, or

Middle East.

GLOS 1112. Social Justice and

Globalization. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

This course focuses on the relationship

between two highly charged terms:

globalization and social justice. We will explore

questions such as: What is social justice,

and how is it different from political justice or

economic justice? When does the free flow of

capital and commodities involved in globalizing

processes endanger possibilities for social

justice, and how might we check this danger?

What about the mass migrations occurring

now to Europe and elsewhere? To what extent

are these the result of historic injustices, what

new social injustices might they create, what

new possibilities for social justice might they

enable? How and when does the emergence of

social media, network technologies and the like

assist in the fight for human rights and equality,

and thus enable social justice? And under what

circumstances do these technologies empower

phenomena like authoritarian populism, thus

undermining social justice? This course will

examine theoretical texts, literature, and

empirical studies from the social sciences to

investigate these questions.

GLOS 1600. Topics in Global Studies. (;

3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Topics vary every semester. See Class

Schedule.

GLOS 3105. Ways of Knowing in Global

Studies. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

'Ways of Knowing' introduces Global Studies

students to some of the major disciplines

and methods used to make knowledge about

the social world. The course first addresses

fascinating philosophical questions, such as

how is knowledge a social product? How are

knowing and understanding different? How

might we think of ignorance, too, as something

constructed? We then turn from theory to

practice, and to the question, how can we

frame our questions, and enact our research

in humble and ethically principled ways?

Students will respond to this task by designing

collaborative research projects. They will first

identify and define a real world issue; they

will review different disciplines' methods for

defining and approaching the issue, and then

they will jointly create a collaborative research

design. The course will help Global Studies

students understand the interdisciplinary nature

of the Global Studies major, and it will help

them begin to think about the goals, interests,

and methods of their senior projects.

GLOS 3143. Living in the Global. (CIV; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

'Living in the Global' is an interdisciplinary

humanities course that examines human

life and culture in and under globalization

and asks students to consider how their own

experiences, identities, and practices are

embedded in systems of power. Topics vary,

but have included: cultural foundations of

social justice, humans and the environment,

place, labor and capital, and forced migration.

These themes are explored through poetry,

novels, feature films, documentaries, visual art,

philosophy, and critical theory.

GLOS 3144. Knowledge, Power, and the

Politics of Representation in Global Studies.

(3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course provides an introductory overview

of core theories and concepts that prepare

students for successful completion of the

Global Studies curriculum. In this half of

the Global Studies core course sequence,

students will investigate questions pertaining

to how representations of the modern world

in popular media and academic writing

contribute to, reaffirm, and often challenge

relations of inequality and division tied to such

categories as ethnicity, gender, and race.

Drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary

sources including magazines, novels, films,

and digital media, these questions may

include: How do cultural representations of

the Global South reinforce European imperial

and colonial projects? What role do mass-

market magazines and newspapers have

in constructing difference and producing

stereotypes that justify imperialist attitudes?

How does the development of technologies,

from railroads to the internet, affect collective

experiences of time and space? How is 'fake

news' and intentional misrepresentation a

threat to democracy and to the ecological

security of the Earth? Students will meet

twice a week for lecture and attend a weekly

recitation section, with assignments that

include short writing exercises and/or weekly

Canvas posts and a midterm and final

examination. This course will show how the

politics of representation and knowledge

production relate to changing formations of

power, while giving students the conceptual

vocabulary and critical skills to prepare for

subsequent Global Studies courses. Prereq:

soph, jr, or sr

GLOS 3144H. Honors: Knowledge, Power,

and the Politics of Representation in Global

Studies. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course provides an introductory overview

of core theories and concepts that prepare

students for successful completion of the

Global Studies curriculum. In this half of

the Global Studies core course sequence,

students will investigate questions pertaining

to how representations of the modern world

in popular media and academic writing

contribute to, reaffirm, and often challenge

relations of inequality and division tied to such

categories as ethnicity, gender, and race.

Drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary

sources including magazines, novels, films,

and digital media, these questions may

include: How do cultural representations of

the Global South reinforce European imperial

and colonial projects? What role do mass-

market magazines and newspapers have

in constructing difference and producing

stereotypes that justify imperialist attitudes?

How does the development of technologies,

from railroads to the internet, affect collective

experiences of time and space? How is 'fake

news' and intentional misrepresentation a

threat to democracy and to the ecological

security of the Earth? Students will meet

twice a week for lecture and attend a weekly

recitation section with assignments that include

short writing exercises and/or weekly Canvas

posts and a midterm and final examination.

This course will show how the politics of

representation and knowledge production

relate to changing formations of power, while

giving students the conceptual vocabulary and

critical skills to prepare for subsequent Global

Studies courses. Prereq: Honors soph, jr, or sr

GLOS 3145. Global Modernity, the Nation-

State, and Capitalism. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

This course provides an introductory overview

of core theories and concepts that prepare

students for successful completion of the

Global Studies curriculum. In this half of the

Global Studies core course sequence, students

will investigate questions pertaining to the

emergence of global modernity, capitalism,

and the nation-state, with particular focus on

theoretical concepts and institutional forms.

Drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary

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sources including critical theory, philosophy,

and texts from the social sciences, these

questions may include: How did reason

and culture emerge as key concepts in

modernity, and how were they associated with

transformations in time and space? How did

the nation-state become a dominant political

unit in the West, and how do postcolonial

African states challenge its structure? What is

the relationship between the Western liberal

tradition, secularity, and violence? What are

the histories and internal dynamics of the

capitalist economy? Students will meet twice a

week for lecture and attend a weekly recitation

section, with assignments that include short

writing exercises, a group project, and midterm

and final examinations. This course will

contextualize and trouble aspects of the

global that are easily abstracted and taken for

granted, while giving students the conceptual

vocabulary and critical skills to prepare for

subsequent Global Studies courses. Prereq:

soph, jr, or sr Units: 3.00

GLOS 3145H. Honors: Global Modernity, the

Nation-State, and Capitalism. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

This course provides an introductory overview

of core theories and concepts that prepare

students for successful completion of the

Global Studies curriculum. In this half of the

Global Studies core course sequence, students

will investigate questions pertaining to the

emergence of global modernity, capitalism,

and the nation-state, with particular focus on

theoretical concepts and institutional forms.

Drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary

sources including critical theory, philosophy,

and texts from the social sciences, these

questions may include: How did reason

and culture emerge as key concepts in

modernity, and how were they associated with

transformations in time and space? How did

the nation-state become a dominant political

unit in the West, and how do postcolonial

African states challenge its structure? What is

the relationship between the Western liberal

tradition, secularity, and violence? What

are the histories and internal dynamics of

the capitalist economy? Students will meet

twice a week for lecture and attend a weekly

recitation section with assignments that include

short writing exercises, a group project, and

midterm and final examinations. This course

will contextualize and trouble aspects of the

global that are easily abstracted and taken for

granted, while giving students the conceptual

vocabulary and critical skills to prepare for

subsequent Global Studies courses. Prereq:

Honors soph, jr, or sr Units: 3.00

GLOS 3152W. Global Avant-Gardes:

Theatre, Music, Modernity. (HIS,WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

What does it mean to be an avant-garde

artist in the Global South? In postcolonial

Africa and Asia, where arts were linked

to national modernization projects, artists

have played a key role in shaping citizens'

identity, alongside schools and universities.

While participating in modernizing projects,

avant-garde artists maintained independence

from state institutions and voiced criticism

of dictators. This course examines avant-

garde performance in several locations of the

Global South, analyzing dramas of national

history, modernist music, activist theater,

cosmopolitan dance, transnational cultural

circuits, and politically radical performances.

Reading historical, social, and performance

studies, we will develop methods for analyzing

performances that aim to make transformative

social interventions. These include textual

analysis, ethnography, performance analysis,

and tracking transnational cultural exchange.

You will apply select methods in your

final research paper, which centers on an

avant gardist cultural phenomenon in the

contemporary Global South.

GLOS 3215. Supercapitalism: Labor,

Consumption & the Environment in the New

Global Economy. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Far-reaching transformations of the global

economy over the last seventy years in

the realms of labor, consumption and the

environment. The movement away from

regulated national economies to a more fully

integrated global economy; changing patterns

and organization of production, employment,

consumption, and waste disposal; rise of

supercapitalism: a new culture of market rule

over society and nature.

GLOS 3219. History of Capitalism: Uneven

Development Since 1500. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Odd Year)

Causes of economic inequities in contemporary

world. Long-term economic developments in

cases taken from Africa, Asia, Europe, and

North/South America. Various theoretical

approaches to study of economic development.

Introduction to key concepts.

GLOS 3231. Geography of the World

Economy. (GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Geographical distribution of resources affecting

development. Location of agriculture, industry,

services. Agglomeration of economic activities,

urbanization, regional growth. International

trade. Changing global development

inequalities. Impact on nations, regions, cities.

GLOS 3278. Tigers and Dragons: The Rise

of the East Asian Economies, 1930-Present.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Rise of East Asian Economies, 1930-Present.

GLOS 3303. Environment and Development

in the Third World. (ENV,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Concepts for analyzing relations between

capitalist development and environment in

Third World. Historical geography of capitalist

development. Case studies. Likelihood of

social/environmental sustainability. prereq:

Soph or jr or sr

GLOS 3305. Life for Sale: Global Debates on

Environment, Science, and Society. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Spring Odd Year)

This class uses a social justice lens to

explore the interrelations of scientific

discoveries, unequal global economies, and

commodification. We will look at practices,

new technologies, and policies that are

trenchant for the negative impacts they have on

environments broadly defined, and for human

and non-human populations. We will ask how

these practices, technologies, and policies

- and the social and economic contexts that

produce them - variably impact the health, well

being, and valuation of particular populations.

In a series of interconnected themes, we will

examine what factors produce food insecurity

and for whom; where and why pollution of

resources such as water happens; the history

and current state of antibiotic resistance;

climate change and its various effects; and how

new technologies can be life-saving and life-

denying according to the ways national and

global policies determine who gains access

and who does not. We will also look at the

innovative ways grassroots movements tackle

issues confronting particular groups, what

constitutes positive social change and by

whose definition, and potential ways forward.

Prereq: soph or jr or sr

GLOS 3401W. International Human Rights

Law. (GP,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This course presents an introductory overview

of the idea of human rights, its social and legal

foundations and contemporary global issues.

In the class, students will learn about the laws

and procedures designed to protect the human

rights of individuals and groups, with a special

focus on the United Nations system. The

course explores the conceptual underpinnings

of human rights such as who is eligible to have

rights, where those rights come from and who

is responsible for guaranteeing them. Students

will learn about how international laws are

made and interpreted, and will consider the

geo-political context which shapes human

rights laws and procedures. Because of the

evolving nature of the laws and issues in

this field, students are encouraged to think

analytically and ethically about how to address

the many human rights challenges in the

world today. The course will cover current

human rights issues, including the right to

health care, housing and other economic and

social rights; and the right to life, freedom

from torture and other civil and political rights.

The course is writing intensive. The required

paper for the class is a model complaint to

the United Nations about a country and issue

of the student's choosing. The class invites

discussion and uses class exercises to engage

students in the course material by shaping

arguments for various legal fora.

GLOS 3407. Global Islamophobia. (3 cr. ; A-

F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

"We don't want Muslims in our country."

"All Muslims should leave." "Muslims are

terrorists." Throughout the world, anti-Muslim

activists and politicians have been increasingly

attacking Muslims and Islam. And, international

organizations have reported human rights

violations against Muslims worldwide. Recently,

in the United States, there have been calls

to ban Muslims, as well as register American

Muslims. In France, Muslim women are

prohibited to wear a headscarf in high school.

And in Myanmar, a genocide against Muslim

minorities is currently underway. While anti-

Islamic discourses have a long history in

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many societies worldwide (including Muslim-

majority countries), the course seeks to explore

the global rise of these discourses since

September 11, 2001. The course examines

the cultural, political, and historical origins of

Islamophobic discourses that cast Muslims

as "violent," "hateful," and "uncivilized." Class

sessions will include some lecture but will be

largely discussion based. Assignments will

ask students to think and write critically about

course concepts, debate and participate in

simulation exercises, and reflect on personal

thoughts and feelings about course content.

GLOS 3412. What is Equality?. (CIV; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Course explores debates about equality.

Equality has many dimensions--e.g.: economic,

social, political. These forms cannot be

reconciled. Liberal democracies affirm the

principle of political equality but defend, even

in principle, social and economic inequalities.

Animal rights add another wrinkle: very few of

those who fight for these rights would claim

political equality for animals.

GLOS 3415W. Global Institutions of Power:

World Bank, International Monetary Fund,

and World Trade Organization. (GP,WI; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

This course will introduce students to some of

the world's most powerful global institutions

-- such as the World Bank (IBRD), the

International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World

Trade Organization (WTO), the United Nations,

and affiliated agencies such as UNHCR (for

refugee support). We will follow their efforts

to promote a style of global development

practices -- large-scale capital lending and

global expertise building -- that has crystallized

into a common understanding of how global

north-south dynamics should progress.

Cases pursued in class may include their

lending and debt policies, dam building and

energy projects, climate resilience and water

loans, and the ways they mediate free trade

agreements among competing countries. We

will also hear from the multitude of voices,

theories, and practices that offer alternative

visions as to how peoples strive to produce

a more just, socially equitable, and climate-

safe world. We will use books, articles, films,

in-class debates, case study exploration,

small-group projects, and guest speakers to

create a lively discussion-based classroom

environment.

GLOS 3550V. Honors Course: Supervised

Research Paper. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Supervised research paper. prereq: dept

consent

GLOS 3602. In Other Worlds: Globalization

and Culture. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

'Globalization' and 'Culture' are both terms

that have been defined and understood

in a variety of ways and the significance

of which continues to be debated to the

present, both inside and outside the academy.

Globalization has been talked about both

as an irresistible historical force, tending

toward the creation of an increasingly

interconnected, or, as is sometimes claimed,

an increasingly homogeneous world, and

as a set of processes, the outcome of which

remains open-ended and uncertain, as likely to

produce new kinds of differences as universal

sameness. Culture meanwhile has been

variously defined as that which distinguishes

humans from other species (and which all

humans therefore share) and as that which

divides communities of humans from one

another on the basis of different beliefs,

customs, values etc. This course reflects

on some of the possible meanings of both

"Globalization" and "Culture" and asks what we

can learn by considering them in relation to one

another. How do the phenomena associated

with globalization, such as increasing flows

of people, capital, goods and information

across increasing distances challenge our

understandings of culture, including the idea

that the world is composed of so many discrete

and bounded "cultures"? At the same time,

does culture and its associated expressive

forms, including narrative fiction, poetry and

film, furnish us with new possibilities for

thinking about globalization? Does global

interconnection produce a single, unified world,

or multiple worlds? Are the movements of

people, goods, ideas and information across

distances associated with new developments

caused by contemporary globalization, or

have they been going on for centuries or

even millennia? Might contemporary debates

about climate change and environmental crisis

compel us to consider these phenomena

in new ways? The course addresses these

questions as they have been discussed by

scholars from a variety of disciplines and as

they have been imagined by artists, poets,

novelists and filmmakers. In doing so, it

considers whether the distinctiveness of

present day globalization is to be sought in

part in the new forms of imagining and creative

expression to which it has given rise.

GLOS 3609. Novels and Nations. (GP,LITR;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

How do emerging and postcolonial nations

enlist fiction in their claims to sovereignty

and autonomy? How do the novel's literary

techniques and strategies perform a unique

brand of political and social critique vis a vis

nations and nationalisms? We will focus on

novels from a variety of national contexts

from the Global North and South to show how

literary analysis can be a companion to the

social sciences in illuminating the historical and

social contexts of the nation-state. In addition,

we will consider the function of literature in

allowing stateless nations to imagine a shared

connection. We will also focus on the inner

workings of the novel in order to understand

the conventions and mechanisms of the genre

and how it interconnects with related forms

such as cinema, performance, and the visual

arts.

GLOS 3611. Stories, Bodies, Movements. (6

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

For most of us, stories seem to simply

'happen.' We listen to stories, we tell stories,

we are moved by stories, and we retell stories.

However, every act of telling stories involves

making decisions or moves, and each re-telling

of a familiar story may either give birth to new

meanings, nuances, and affects, or, it may

erase their possibility. Thus, each storyteller

can be seen as a translator of stories with

a responsibility to retell stories ethically. It

is precisely through these translational acts

that all politics become politics of storytelling.

In this course, we will consider the ways

in which the politics of the global and the

intimate derive their meanings, effects, and

affects from the circulation, transaction,

and re-tellings of stories within and across

borders. We will ask how a praxis of ethical

engagement with politics can be imagined

as a praxis of receiving and retelling stories.

By immersing ourselves in the process of

remembering, telling, listening, trimming,

interweaving, distilling, and performing

stories, we will consider how ethical receiving

and retelling of stories involves continuous

revising, repositioning, and re-theorizing

of such vexed and entangled terrains and

terminologies as identity, community, rights,

and justice, as well as the contingent meanings

of knowledge, truth, and ethics. This course

engages this terrain through a mode of active

learning in which all the participants will

read and reflect, listen and discuss, tell and

retell, watch and play, move and perform

collectively. By becoming aware of the ways

in which our minds-bodies-souls are inserted

in the receiving and translation of stories,

we will grapple together with the ways in

which our bodies--as our embodiments--

help to relationally shape not only our own

performances but also our responses to the

performances of other living and moving

bodies around us. We will learn from writings,

film, songs, and plays by writers, artists,

activists, and thinkers from a range of historical

and contemporary locations and struggles.

These include: Marie Lily Cerat, W. E. B. Du

Bois, Suheir Hammad, Sterlin Harjo, Naeem

Inayatullah, June Jordan, AnaLouise Keating,

Kauanui, J. Kehaulani, Audre Lorde, Viet

Thanh Nguyen, Middle East Research and

Information Project, Alok Rai, Nina Simone,

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Sangtin

Writers, Standing Rock Collective, Eve Tuck,

Patrick Wolfe, and K. Wayne Yang. Many of

the 'Acts' in this course will be co-facilitated

with local or international artists and writers.

Grading Basis: A/F. The course requires all

the participants to do sustained work and deep

reflections, enjoy the process of imagining

and creating with peers in a non-competitive

environment. prereq: GLOS 3611 is for jr or

sr only. People from all kinds of locations and

journeys are invited to join us in this collective

exploration. For further information, email:

[email protected].

GLOS 3613V. Honors: Stuffed and Starved:

The Politics of Eating. (GP,WI,SOCS; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

The course takes a cross-cultural, historical,

and transnational perspective to the study

of the global food system. Themes explored

include: different cultural and social meanings

attached to food; social class and consumption;

the global food economy; global food chains;

work in the food sector; the alternative food

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movement; food justice; environmental

consequences of food production. Additional

special assignments will be discussed with

honors participants who seek to earn honors

credit toward the end of our first class session.

Students will also be expected to meet as a

group and individually with the professor four

times during the course semester. Examples

of additional requirements may include: - Sign

up and prepare 3-4 discussion questions

in advance of at least one class session. -

Work with professor and TA on other small

leadership tasks (class discussion, paper

exchange, tour). - Write two brief (1-page)

reflection papers on current news or a two-

page critique of a class reading - Attend a

presentation, workshop, or seminar on a

related topic for this class and write a 2-page

maximum reflective paper. - Interview a current

Sociology/Global Studies graduate student

and present briefly in class or write a reflective

piece, not more than 2 pages in length, to be

submitted to the Professor.

GLOS 3613W. Stuffed and Starved: The

Politics of Eating. (GP,WI,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course takes a cross-cultural, historical,

and transnational perspective to the study

of the global food system. Themes explored

include: different cultural and social meanings

attached to food; social class and consumption;

the global food economy; global food chains;

work in the food sector; the alternative food

movement; food justice; environmental

consequences of food production.

GLOS 3643. Islam and the West. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; )

Cultural/intellectual trends that have defined

fundamental differences between Islam and the

West. Development of historical, philosophical,

and intellectual mindset of both spheres.

Factors that have contributed and continue

to contribute to tension, anxiety, and hatred

between the Muslim world and Europe and the

United States.

GLOS 3645. Islamic World. (GP,SOCS; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Foundation of Islam in Arabian Peninsula, its

spread to Asia and Africa. Islamic civilization,

influence on Europe before rise of capitalism.

Rise of Capitalist Europe, colonization of

Islamic World Islamic resurgence and post-

colonial World. State-society and development.

Culture/conflict in Moslem societies. Gender

and Islam. Islamic World and the West.

Moslems in North America and Europe. Case

studies.

GLOS 3681. Gender and the Family in the

Islamic World. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

This course explores the experiences of

Muslim women and Muslim families from

a historical and comparative perspective.

Expanding the discussion on Muslim women's

lives and experiences beyond the Middle

East, by also centralizing on the experiences

of Muslim women and families outside

of this geographical area highlights the

complex and diverse everyday experiences of

Muslim women around the world. This wider

lens exposes the limitations intrinsic in the

stereotypical representation of Muslims in

general and Muslim women in particular. We

will explore the intricate web of gender and

family power relations, and how these are

contested and negotiated in these societies.

Some of the themes the course explores

include the debates on Muslim women and

colonial representations, sexual politics,

family, education and health, women and paid

work, gender and human rights, and Islamic

feminisms debates. prereq: At least soph; 1001

recommended

GLOS 3705. Migrations: People in Motion.

(GP; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Students in this course will tackle debates

related to migration from a variety of

disciplinary perspectives and will compare

and connect diverse migration trends around

the world (Asia, Africa, Latin America, and

North America). Students will critically engage

with various paradigms on the geopolitical,

racial, and gender power dynamics that

anchor migration processes and outcomes.

Why would the movement of individuals from

some parts of the world (often from the least

developed regions to the highly developed

Western nations) create such strong and highly

charged debates? How are cross border social

and economic relations of individuals and

households maintained and perpetuated? What

are particular governments doing to either

encourage or hinder these movements? How

are current migrations different from earlier

eras? Is this gendered, and if so, how and

why? The objective of this course is to explore

the above questions through academic and

policy published literature. prereq: soph, jr, or

GLOS 3707. Disposable People?: Surplus

Value, Surplus Humanity. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)

How do economic and social arrangements

generate marginalized populations that are

considered "surplus"? What is distinctive about

"surplus populations" in the present global

age? Have certain segments of humanity

-- remaindered lives as it were -- become

"disposable" within the existing order of

things? In what ways does capitalism's drive

for productivity and profit contribute to the

rise of superfluous populations? How do

states "manage" surplus populations? Who is

considered "deserving" and who is not? What

kinds of political and ethical questions does

the existence "surplus humanity" force us to

confront? Our course will address these urgent

issues, and others beside by bringing together

theoretical and empirical writings on the

themes of work, precarity, automation, race,

poverty, law, social movements, rights, and

politics. Class sessions will be a combination of

lectures, student-led discussions, debates, and

analysis of audio-visual materials.

GLOS 3896. Global Studies Internship. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Hands-on experience at Twin Cities

organizations working at the nexus of the

local and the global. Work 100 hours in non-

governmental organization. Substantive

coursework in Global Studies is required.

prereq: dept consent

GLOS 3900. Topics in Global Studies. (; 1-5

cr. [max 15 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Topics vary each semester. See Class

Schedule.

GLOS 3961. Culture and Society of India.

(GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even

Year)

Contemporary society and culture in South

Asia from an anthropological perspective with

reference to nationalism; postcolonial identities;

media and public culture; gender, kinship

and politics; religion; ethnicity; and the Indian

diaspora.

GLOS 3969. 20th Century India. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Fall)

India under British hegemony in 1914 through

Mahatma Gandhi/nationalist movement. World

War II. British departure, creation of India/

Pakistan. Nehru. Indira, Rajiv Gandhi.

GLOS 3981W. Major Project Seminar. (WI; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students formulate research questions, select

topic, and develop/produce 25-30 page paper.

prereq: dept consent

GLOS 3993. Directed Study. (1-5 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

GLOS 4221. Globalize This! Understanding

Globalization Through Sociology. (GP; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

From the city streets of Bangalore to the high

plateaus of La Paz to the trading floors of New

York City, people from around the world are

becoming increasingly interdependent, creating

new and revitalizing old forms of power and

opportunity, exploitation and politics, social

organizing and social justice. This course offers

an overview of the processes that are forcing

and encouraging people?s lives to intertwine

economically, politically, and culturally. prereq:

Soc majors/minors must register A-F

GLOS 4311. Power, Justice & the

Environment. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Spring)

This course introduces students to the

theoretical and historical foundations of

environmental racism and environmental

inequality more broadly. We will examine and

interrogate both the social scientific evidence

concerning these phenomena and the efforts

by community residents, activists, workers, and

governments to combat it. We will consider

the social forces that create environmental

inequalities so that we may understand their

causes, consequences, and the possibilities for

achieving environmental justice prereq: SOC

1001 recommended

GLOS 4315. Never Again! Memory & Politics

after Genocide. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Spring Odd Year)

Course focuses on the social repercussions

and political consequences of large-scale

political violence, such as genocide, war crimes

and crimes against humanity. Students learn

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how communities and states balance the

demands for justice and memory with the need

for peace and reconciliation and addresses

cases from around the globe and different

historical settings. prereq: SOC 1001 or 1011V

recommended, A-F required for Majors/Minors.

GLOS 4319. "Jews will not replace us!"

Global Antisemitism from its Origins to the

Present. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

This course will explore the topic of

antisemitism, its history and cultural logic, and

the relation to other forms of exclusion tied

to race, religion, and citizenship in modern

times. Starting with the history of Jewish

emancipation in Europe and the subsequent

debates about the "Jewish Question," students

will learn to identify the key features of political

antisemitism and the ways that antisemitism

has been explained by different social

theories, including Marxism, Functionalism,

and Critical theory. The course will examine

the differences and continuities between

older theological forms of anti-Judaism and

modern antisemitism, the connections between

antisemitism, nativism, and xenophobia in

the US and globally, and engage with current

debates regarding the correlation between

anti-Zionism and antisemitism. We will also

explore Jewish social, political, and ideological

responses to antisemitism in Europe and the

US, from the Holocaust to the present. Pre-

reqs: sophomore or above.

GLOS 4344. Europe and its Margins. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course explores some of the forms of

human imagining (literary, artistic, political,

social scientific) engendered by the notoriously

hard to define entity known as "Europe."

It does so by focusing on regions and

populations that have been thought of at

various times as marking Europe's inner

and outer cultural and/or geographical limits.

Topics addressed include: the relationship

between physical geography, cultural memory,

and the formation (or subversion) of identity

claims; the reconfigured political landscapes

of post-socialism and European integration;

immigration, refugee flows, and the rise of

far-right ethno-nationalisms; and the effects

of pandemics past and present. prereq: One

course in [ANTH or GLOS]

GLOS 5152W. Global Avant-Gardes:

Theatre, Music, Modernity. (HIS,WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

What does it mean to be an avant-garde

artist in the Global South? In postcolonial

Africa and Asia, where arts were linked

to national modernization projects, artists

have played a key role in shaping citizens'

identity, alongside schools and universities.

While participating in modernizing projects,

avant-garde artists maintained independence

from state institutions and voiced criticism

of dictators. This course examines avant-

garde performance in several locations of the

Global South, analyzing dramas of national

history, modernist music, activist theater,

cosmopolitan dance, transnational cultural

circuits, and politically radical performances.

Reading historical, social, and performance

studies, we will develop methods for analyzing

performances that aim to make transformative

social interventions. These include textual

analysis, ethnography, performance analysis,

and tracking transnational cultural exchange.

You will apply select methods in your

final research paper, which centers on an

avant gardist cultural phenomenon in the

contemporary Global South.

GLOS 5315. Never Again! Memory & Politics

after Genocide. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Spring Odd Year)

Course focuses on the social repercussions

and political consequences of large-scale

political violence, such as genocide, war crimes

and crimes against humanity. Students learn

how communities and states balance the

demands for justice and memory with the need

for peace and reconciliation and addresses

cases from around the globe and different

historical settings. prereq: SOC 1001 or 1011V

recommended, A-F required for Majors/Minors.

GLOS 5403. Human Rights Advocacy. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Theoretical basis of human rights movement.

Organizations, strategies, tactics, programs.

Advocacy: fact-finding, documentation,

campaigns, trial observations. Forensic

science. Human rights education, medical/

psychological treatment. Research project

or background for case study. prereq: Grad

student

GLOS 5412. What is Equality?. (CIV; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Course explores debates about equality.

Equality has many dimensions--e.g.: economic,

social, political. These forms cannot be

reconciled. Liberal democracies affirm the

principle of political equality but defend, even

in principle, social and economic inequalities.

Animal rights add another wrinkle: very few of

those who fight for these rights would claim

political equality for animals. prereq: prereq

Grad or advanced undergrad with instr consent

GLOS 5602. Other Worlds: Globality and

Culture. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Interconnectedness of world. Considering

not one world, but many. Colonialism,

consumption, diasporic conditions, global

media, nationalism, supra-national governance.

How globality is experienced/contested locally/

specifically. prereq: [3101, 3144, grad student]

or instr consent

GLOS 5611. Stories, Bodies, Movements. (6

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

For most of us, stories seem to simply

'happen.' We listen to stories, we tell stories,

we are moved by stories, and we retell stories.

However, every act of telling stories involves

making decisions or moves, and each re-telling

of a familiar story may either give birth to new

meanings, nuances, and affects, or, it may

erase their possibility. Thus, each storyteller

can be seen as a translator of stories with

a responsibility to retell stories ethically. It

is precisely through these translational acts

that all politics become politics of storytelling.

In this course, we will consider the ways

in which the politics of the global and the

intimate derive their meanings, effects, and

affects from the circulation, transaction,

and re-tellings of stories within and across

borders. We will ask how a praxis of ethical

engagement with politics can be imagined

as a praxis of receiving and retelling stories.

By immersing ourselves in the process of

remembering, telling, listening, trimming,

interweaving, distilling, and performing

stories, we will consider how ethical receiving

and retelling of stories involves continuous

revising, repositioning, and re-theorizing

of such vexed and entangled terrains and

terminologies as identity, community, rights,

and justice, as well as the contingent meanings

of knowledge, truth, and ethics. This course

engages this terrain through a mode of active

learning in which all the participants will

read and reflect, listen and discuss, tell and

retell, watch and play, move and perform

collectively. By becoming aware of the ways

in which our minds-bodies-souls are inserted

in the receiving and translation of stories,

we will grapple together with the ways in

which our bodies--as our embodiments--

help to relationally shape not only our own

performances but also our responses to the

performances of other living and moving

bodies around us. We will learn from writings,

film, songs, and plays by writers, artists,

activists, and thinkers from a range of historical

and contemporary locations and struggles.

These include: Marie Lily Cerat, W. E. B. Du

Bois, Suheir Hammad, Sterlin Harjo, Naeem

Inayatullah, June Jordan, AnaLouise Keating,

Kauanui, J. Kehaulani, Audre Lorde, Viet

Thanh Nguyen, Middle East Research and

Information Project, Munshi Premchand, Alok

Rai, Nina Simone, Leanne Betasamosake

Simpson, Sangtin Writers, Standing Rock

Collective, Eve Tuck, PatriGLOSck Wolfe,

and K. Wayne Yang. Many of the 'Acts' in

this course will be co-facilitated with local or

international artists and writers. Grading Basis:

A/F. The course requires all the participants

to do sustained work and deep reflections,

enjoy the process of imagining and creating

with peers in a non-competitive environment.

Prereq: For graduate students only, or with

instructor consent. People from all kinds of

locations and journeys are invited to join

us in this collective exploration. For further

information, email: [email protected].

GLOS 5900. Topics in Global Studies. (; 1-4

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Proseminar. Selected issues in global studies.

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GLOS 5993. Directed Studies. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Guided individual reading or study. Open to

qualified students for one or more semesters.

GLOS 5994. Directed Research. (1-4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Qualified students work on a tutorial basis.

Prereq instr consent, dept consent, college

consent.

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GRAD 5102. Preparation for University

Teaching for Nonnative English Speakers.

(2 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Theory/practice of teaching in higher education

in the United States. Emphasizes clear oral

classroom communication and development

of presentation skills. Students practice in a

simulated instructional setting. prereq: English

Language Proficiency Rating of 4; Contact

instructor for permission number.

GRAD 5105. Practicum in University

Teaching for Nonnative English Speakers.

(1-2 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Theory, advanced practice in teaching in higher

education for nonnative speakers of English.

Emphasizes interactive teaching strategies,

awareness of cross-cultural classroom

issues,oral classroom presentation skills, and

legal/policy issues. prereq: 5102 or English

Language Proficiency Rating of 2; Contact

instructor for permission number.

Graduate Summer Research (GRD)

GRD 4999. Graduate Summer Research. (; 0

cr. ; No Grade Associated; Every Summer)

Graduate Summer Research

Grand Challenge Curriculum (GCC)

GCC 1903. Sustainable Development with

Environmental Justice. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This freshman seminar will provide a clear

knowledge of the grand challenge - sustainable

development with environmental justice via

the nexus approach. The specific objectives

are (1) Discuss sustainable development

with environmental justice and an interacting

network. (2) Explain interrelationship among

resource (especially water, food and energy ?

WFE) utilization, sustainable development, and

environmental justice and equity. (3) Compare

the currently used ?solitary? approach and

the recently developed nexus approach ?

theoretical considerations, detection of

(un)sustainability, natural and human-

based pressures, governance practices and

management issues. (4) Discuss application of

the nexus approaches to achieve sustainable

development with environmental justice. We

hypothesize that a nexus approach promotes

sustainable development with environmental

justice via managing the interlinked resources,

enhancing WFE security, increasing efficiency,

reducing trade-offs, building synergies and

improving governance across sectors.

GCC 1905. Art + Health Justice: Building

Community Resiliance. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

By forming personal relationships with art

and health, this interdisciplinary seminar asks

students to learn while doing. As we actively

reflect on the relationship between art, health,

wholeness, justice, and resilience, students

will explore the potential of inclusive and

social art practices to generate meaningful

forms of participatory culture that support

individual and community health, wellbeing,

and resilience. This course is built upon six

foundational principles that recognize resilience

building as an ongoing, dynamic process

rather than a fixed outcome. Informed by

these core, fundamental principles, the course

is organized around the idea that learning

and acting in the world is inherently iterative.

Weekly classes will include visits with artists,

activists, and scholars, visits to artist studios,

in process art works, and sites of activism/

resistance/imagination, as well as collaborative

experiments in art.

GCC 1906. Rare Diseases: What it Takes

to Be a Medical Orphan. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

What if you are born with a condition, which

very few people know about and for which

there are no cures? Or what if there is a cure,

but it is very expensive and you have to take it

throughout your life? How can you encourage

pharmaceutical industry invest in such cures

and have policy makers consider such

conditions when they draft new regulations?

Rare diseases are not rare. There are 7000

diseases, but in aggregate, these diseases

affect 30 million (i.e. 1 in 10) Americans of

all ages and additional millions of people

globally. Most of these conditions are serious

and life-altering and children account for more

than 50% of those affected. However, only

5% of all rare diseases have FDA-approved

treatments. Thus, there is a large unmet need

in this area and one way to address this is to

raise awareness about these conditions. In

this highly interactive course comprising of

weekly seminars and related readings on topics

related to the understanding of rare diseases

and the economics, regulatory and public

policy aspects of development of drugs (orphan

products) to treat these conditions in the US

and across the globe. Students will learn from

and network with researchers, healthcare

professionals and business leaders and gain

sufficient background to appreciate the scope

of this multidisciplinary field. Students will work

in teams with a patient advocacy organization

to learn firsthand the challenges related to

the diagnosis and treatment of a specific rare

disease, barriers to research and development

and deliver possible solutions to a specific

challenge that they have identified.

GCC 1907. Environmental Grand

Challenges: What Impact Will You Have?.

(ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

What does it mean to live a life that aligns

with your values in a time of rapid global

environmental transformations driven by

climate change, mass extinction of plant and

animal species, and the increasing pollution

of our oceans, atmosphere, and soils? Is it

possible to live sustainably, as individuals and

societies, and what disciplines and approaches

will we need to achieve this? Where does one

start--at this University, in Minnesota, or around

the world? We will explore these questions in

these ways: With an overview of sustainability

science, both what it says about about human

and natural systems and how it comes to make

these claims. By exploring the United Nations?

Sustainable Development Goals. By exploring

what we know about effective leadership within

complex grand challenges, both social and

environmental, and how this is enabled through

a systems thinking approach. By examining the

conflicts that exist within and between differing

visions of sustainability through Minnesota-

based case studies in climate change and

ensuring safe drinking water. In addition to

reading perspectives on these questions from

a broad range of disciplines, we will interrogate

abstract conceptions of sustainability through

site visits and interviews with sustainability

leaders. By the end of the course, we will have

examined our own assumptions about what

it means to live sustainability, learned about

approaches to engaging in grand challenges,

and explored innovative solutions to help

sustain both a productive economy and our

planet.

GCC 1908. Ways of Knowing Science. (DSJ;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Every human society codifies its own unique

approach, understanding and experience of

the world around it into systems of knowledge.

However, until very recently, scientific

researchers at large Western universities have

paid little attention to this knowledge, in part

because much is dismissed as ?unscientific?

-- implying inferiority to Western science. In

this seminar, we will take a more culturally

sensitive ?inside look? at diverse ways of

knowing. Experience is often the best teacher.

By direct experience and involvement with

another culture, we come to better recognize

their cultural worldview and its way of seeing

and making sense of the world. In this way,

learners will encounter different ways of

knowing. Each week, experiential learning is

supplemented through reading assignments

that include published inquiry by indigenous

and academic authors. This is a Grand

Challenge Curriculum course.

GCC 3001. Can We Feed the World Without

Destroying It?. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

In this course, we will seek solutions to the

challenge of achieving global food security

and sustainability. Together, we will work to

answer the question, "Can we feed the world

without destroying it?" The course begins

with lectures and skills workshops, followed

by a series of interactive panels with guest

experts. We will also prepare group projects

that are focused on finding innovative solutions

to this grand challenge. We will learn about

the fundamental changes occurring in the

global food system, the environment, and

our civilization as a whole. We will explore

how to approach inherently interdisciplinary

problems, how to identify solutions that are

truly sustainable in the long term, and how

science and technology can inform decision-

making. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum

course.

GCC 3003. Seeking Solutions to Global

Health Issues. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

Often, the most progress on challenging issues

such as health and equity is made when you

apply an interdisciplinary perspective. The

same is true for global health issues. Whether

responding to emerging pandemics, food

insecurity, maternal mortality, or civil society

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collapse during conflict, solutions often lie at

the intersection of animal, environmental, and

human health. In this course, students will

work in teams to examine the fundamental

challenges to addressing complex global

health problems in East Africa and East African

refugee communities here in the Twin Cities.

Together we will seek practical solutions that

take culture, equity, and sustainability into

account. In-field professionals and experts will

be available to mentor each team, including

professionals based in Uganda and Somalia.

This exploration will help students propose

realistic actions that could be taken to resolve

these issues. This course will help students

gain the understanding and skills necessary for

beginning to develop solutions to global health

issues. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum

course.

GCC 3004. The Fracking Boom: Promises

and Challenges of the Hydrocarbon

Renaissance. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

This course will explore the energy revolution

that has been ignited by recent technological

advances (primarily hydro-fracturing or

"fracking") and its many far-reaching

consequences. Students will engage in

understanding the economic, political,

geological, environmental, and social aspects

of this multi-faceted issue. After establishing

the historical framework, we will discuss how

the "fracking boom" has drastically altered

this landscape. With a solid understanding of

the role of hydrocarbons in the modern world,

we will explore the promise and the perils of

the fracking boom. While we will discuss all

the major fracking areas, the Bakken Shale

will receive special attention both because

of its geographical proximity to Minnesota

and because of the dramatic transformation it

has spurred in North Dakota. We will explore

economic and social repercussions of the

Bakken boom from the interpersonal to the

international, as well as issues related to

environmental degradation and other potential

hazards. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum

course. prereq: sophomore, junior, senior

GCC 3005. Innovation for the Public Good:

Post-Pandemic Venture Design. (GP; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Are you seeking ways to respond to the

COVID-19 pandemic and its economic

impact in meaningful ways? You will work

in interdisciplinary teams in this interactive,

online project-based course to develop

entrepreneurial responses to COVID-19

pandemic related social, economic, and

environmental problems while developing

the tools, mindsets, and skills that can help

you be a leader in addressing complex

grand challenges. Projects will focus on the

disruptions caused by the pandemic including

food insecurity, unemployment, housing,

transportation, small business, and workplace

closures. Emerging central concerns at this

time of equity issues, environmental, and other

impacts will be emphasized in the course.

Mentors and research consultants including

community members and invited speakers

will share their entrepreneurial, innovative

work and insights. Teams will develop a well-

designed venture plan and be prepared to

compete for venture funding through Acara

(acara.umn.edu) if you are interested in piloting

your idea. You will use a discovery process

with design thinking, ideation and input from

field research in solving the challenge. Starting

with up-front work to identify the ?right?

problem to solve the product or service model

will be designed around a community?s culture,

needs and wants for scalability.

GCC 3007. Toward Conquest of Disease.

(ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Since the rise of civilization, the large predators

of humans have been subdued and the most

dangerous predators remaining are those

unseen--vastly smaller than our bodies. They

are the microbial predators that cause disease.

Infectious disease has devastated human

populations and even caused global population

declines. Subduing and managing disease

is one of the grand challenges of our time.

Through an enormous global effort, we have

driven smallpox in humans and Rinderpest

in livestock extinct from the natural world,

and guinea worm is expected to follow. Other

infectious diseases are in continual decline. In

this course we will combine ecological thought

and ecological models with historical and future

perspectives to understand the fundamental

dynamics of our miniscule predators, and relate

this to similar miniscule predators of wild and

domestic animals, to crops, and to other plants.

This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum course.

prereq: sophomore, junior, senior

GCC 3011. Pathways to Renewable Energy.

(TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

This interdisciplinary course will examine

obstacles to energy transitions at different

scales. It will explore the role of energy in

society, the physics of energy, how energy

systems were created and how they function,

and how the markets, policies, and regulatory

frameworks for energy systems in the US

developed. The course will closely examine

the Realpolitik of energy and the technical,

legal, regulatory, and policy underpinnings of

renewable energy in the US and Minnesota.

Students will learn the drivers that can lead

global systems to change despite powerful

constraints and how local and institutional

action enables broader reform. Students will

put their learning into action by developing

proposals for addressing a particular challenge:

What would it take to get the University of

Minnesota to invest significantly in solar

energy? This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum

course. prereq: sophomore, junior, senior

GCC 3013. Making Sense of Climate Change

- Science, Art, and Agency. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Spring)

The overarching theme of the course is the

role of artistic/humanistic ways of knowing

as tools for making sense and meaning in

the face of "grand challenges." Our culture

tends to privilege science, and to isolate it

from the "purposive" disciplines--arts and

humanities--that help humanity ask and answer

difficult questions about what should be done

about our grand challenges. In this course,

we will examine climate change science, with

a particular focus on how climate change is

expected to affect key ecological systems such

as forests and farms and resources for vital

biodiversity such as pollinators. We will study

the work of artists who have responded to

climate change science through their artistic

practice to make sense and meaning of climate

change. Finally, students create collaborative

public art projects that will become part of

local community festivals/events late in the

semester.

GCC 3014. The Future of Work and Life

in the 21st Century. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

This course seeks solutions to the

technological, demographic, and economic

forces that challenge taken-for-granted

mindsets and existing policies around work,

careers, and life. Students will consider positive

and negative impacts of the forces that render

the conventional education/work/retirement

lockstep obsolete. What do these changes

mean for men and women of different ages

and backgrounds? What are alternative,

sustainable ways of working and living in the

21st century? These questions reflect global

challenges that touch the lives of people

everywhere. Students will work in teams to

begin to address these realities and formulate

innovative solutions to better transform

learning, working, caring, and community-

building in the 21st century. This is a Grand

Challenge Curriculum course.

GCC 3015. Bioinspired Approaches to

Sustainability - Greening Technologies and

Lives. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

How can we build a sustainable society? From

designing cities and technologies that use

green energy, to health care and agriculture

that can sustain billions, the sustainability

challenges that face us today are immense.

The field of biomimicry seeks solutions to

such problems by looking to the diverse ways

in which organisms have adapted to varied

and sometimes extreme environments. With

over 1.3 million described species (and likely

over 8 million in existence), chances are a

species out there has evolved some solution

to a particular problem. But how do we go

about figuring out which species this might

be? And which trait holds the adaptation

in which we are interested? What might be

some limitations associated with copying this

adaptation--how might we build on it instead?

This course teaches bio-inspired approaches to

sustainability solutions. Throughout the course,

students work in teams of complementary

expertise to identify a sustainability problem,

research a relevant biological system, and build

a prototype bio-inspired solution to their focal

problem. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum

course.

GCC 3016. Science and Society: Working

Together to Avoid the Antibiotic Resistance

Apocalypse. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

Before the discovery of antibiotics, even a

simple thorn prick could lead to life threatening

infection. Antibiotics are truly miracle drugs,

making most bacterial infections relatively

easy to cure. However, this landscape is

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rapidly changing with the advent of microbes

that are resistant to antibiotics. This course

will provide an overview of how antibiotic

use invoked antibiotic resistance, including

in depth discussions of antibiotic resistant

microorganisms and the impact of globalization

on this exploding problem. Societal and ethical

implications associated with antibiotic use

and restriction in humans and animals will be

discussed, along with global issues of antibiotic

regulation and population surveillance.

The class will conclude with discussions of

alternative therapeutic approaches that are

essential to avoid "antibiotic apocalypse."

The course will include lectures by world-

renowned experts in various topics, and

students will leverage this knowledge with their

own presentations on important topics related

to issues of personal freedom versus societal

needs. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum

course.

GCC 3017. World Food Problems:

Agronomics, Economics and Hunger. (GP;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This course provides a multi-disciplinary

look at problems (and some of the possible

solutions) affecting food production, distribution

and requirements for the seven plus billion

inhabitants of this planet. It is co-taught by an

agronomist (Porter) and an economist (Runge)

who together have worked on international

food production and policy issues for the

past 40 years. Historical context, the present

situation and future scenarios related to the

human population and food production are

examined. Presentations and discussions

cover sometimes conflicting views from

multiple perspectives on population growth,

use of technology, as well as the ethical and

cultural values of people in various parts of

the world. The global challenge perspective

is reflected in attention to issues of poverty,

inequality, gender, the legacy of colonialism,

and racial and ethnic prejudice. Emphasis

is placed on the need for governments,

international assistance agencies, international

research and extension centers, as well as

the private sector to assist in solving the

complex problems associated with malnutrition,

undernutrition, obesity and sustainable food

production. Through a better understanding

of world food problems, this course enables

students to reflect on the shared sense of

responsibility by nations, the international

community and ourselves to build and maintain

a stronger sense of our roles as historical

agents. Throughout the semester students

are exposed to issues related to world food

problems through the lenses of two instructors

from different disciplinary backgrounds.

The core issues of malnutrition and food

production are approached simultaneously

from a production perspective as well as an

economic and policy perspective throughout

the semester. This is a Grand Challenge

Curriculum course.

GCC 3018. What American Dream? Children

of the Social Class Divide. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall)

As a result of the increasing and widening

social class divide present in the early 21st

century, American families and their children

are facing more challenges than ever before. In

this course, students will identify and confront

the barriers to opportunities created by the

divide and seek solutions that can be pursued

with families, schools, and communities,

and public policy to redress these inequities.

Because of the complexity of this grand

challenge, an interdisciplinary approach to

intervention and policy is required. From

course instructors' respective vantage points

in prevention science, developmental and

educational psychology, and family social

science, and with the perspectives provided by

faculty contributors from economics, law, and

pediatrics, students engage with diverse modes

of inquiry, epistemologies, and critical lenses

by which possible solutions can be generated

and implemented. This is a Grand Challenge

Curriculum course.

GCC 3021. The Achievement Gap: Who is to

Blame?. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Students in GCC 3021 will start the semester

with a review of what unequal schooling

looks like in the United States. The course

uses the history of Detroit to examine how

underinvestment and discrimination positioned

minoritized communities to receive inadequate

education. School structures--including

resources, climate and discipline, academic

tracks, and community engagement--will be

explored. Students will consider what it means

to say that there are "achievement gaps" in our

society's schools. Mainstream assumptions

and meanings will be questioned and criticized,

and alternatives, such as the notion of an

"education debt," will be explored. This is a

Grand Challenge Curriculum course.

GCC 3024. 11 Billion People: How long can

the planet sustain humanity?. (ENV; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall)

As an evolved animal, humanity has always

interacted with its environment, both through

the ecology of its food web and through its

modification of its geological surroundings. Yet

the human ecological niche, and the breadth

of its impact on the environment, has changed

enormously through the biological and cultural

evolution of our lineage, from our first two-

legged ancestor; to the appearance of our own

species, Homo sapiens; to the diversification of

the hunter-gatherer adaptation at the end of the

Pleistocene; to the invention of agriculture and

animal husbandry in the Holocene; to the rise

of craft specialization, social inequalities, and

urbanism with the first state-level societies; and

now the globalization of our food, diseases,

and culture. Students in this course will explore

how the cumulative effects of our biocultural

evolution are putting the sustainability of our

current population, now approaching 11 billion,

at risk, mostly due to the unprecedented

scale of humanity's impact on the Earth's

ecosystems. This course investigates the

origins, development, and predictions for

humanity's ecological niche on the planet

through a novel interdisciplinary fusion of the

social and environmental sciences to give

students i) the ability to see the environmental

context of the present in an evolutionary light,

as well as ii) the tools to evaluate possible

remediation and sustainability approaches to

control these problems at the local and global

scale. The course provides an interdisciplinary

immersion in these issues through combined

instruction by anthropologists, archaeologists,

historians, environmental scientists, ecologists,

toxicologists, and sociologists. By focusing

on multiple vectors of inquiry (i.e., society,

economy, technology, environment) which can

be considered at different scales (i.e., from past

to present, local to global, individual to societal,

temporary to long term), students' progress

through the course will give them powerful tools

to confront the Grand Challenges of our age,

the Anthropocene. This is a Grand Challenge

Curriculum course.

GCC 3025. Living the Good Life at the

End of the World: Sustainability in the

Anthropocene. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

What does it mean to live "the good life" in a

time of rapid climate changes, mass extinction

of plant and animal species, and the increasing

pollution of our oceans, atmosphere, and soils?

Is it possible to live sustainably, as individuals

and societies, in what scientists are calling the

Anthropocene, or this new epoch of human

influence over the planet? Will sustainability

require that we sacrifice the gains humanity

has made in our quality of life? Or can we find

a way to create a good Anthropocene? This

course will attempt to answer these questions

in four ways: 1. By providing an overview of

sustainability science, both what it says about

about human and natural systems and how it

comes to make these claims 2. By examining

various conceptions of the good life, both

individual and social, and how they intersect

with the findings of sustainability science 3.

By exploring the conflicts that exist within and

between differing visions of sustainability and

the good life through case studies in energy,

water, and food 4. By pursuing collaborative

research projects that will help students apply

their knowledge and skills to current problems

in sustainability studies We will read widely in

the sciences, social sciences, and humanities

to understand a range of historical and

contemporary perspectives on these questions,

and in doing so we will put abstract ethical

principles into conversation with a diversity

of specific cultures and environments. By the

end of the course, students will have examined

their own assumptions about personal and

professional happiness, considered how these

align with and diverge from societal visions and

values, and explored innovative solutions to

help sustain our productive economy and our

planet. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum

course.

GCC 3026. Stepping Into the Gap: How can

you support diversity in STEM?. (DSJ; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

The goal of this class is to empower students

to alter the cognitive, social, and emotional

factors that have led to the underrepresentation

of many groups in STEM fields (Science,

Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

In addition to studying research on the

psychology of learning and diversity, we will

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survey literature about scientific communication

and learn about the impact of disparities

in educational opportunities. We will also

engage in discussions about the persistent

problems related to equity and access in

STEM education. In October, November,

and December, the class meets at a local

middle school (easily accessible by public

transportation). University students lead

introductory science demos, stage a science

fair so the middle school students have a

chance to play judge, and then partner with

the middle school students as they invent,

execute and present their own science fair

projects. During September, and on school

holidays in October and November, the class

will discuss theories and research that explains

the crisis being experienced across America

and in particular, in the Twin Cities. They will

design evidence-based curriculum materials

to address key issues and have hands-

on experiences as peer mentor-teachers.

Overall, this class will provide experiences

that are likely to be transformative in relation

to students' views of education, opportunity,

and the power of their involvement. This class

builds on a partnership between the University

of Minnesota and a local middle school.

The overarching goal is to support students

from groups typically underrepresented in

science as they participate in an advanced

science learning opportunity: the science

fair. Our engagement with the school science

fair process should result in an experience

that motivates future participation in STEM

opportunities. This is a grand challenge

curriculum course.

GCC 3027. Power Systems Journey: Making

the Invisible Visible and Actionable. (TS; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

An energy revolution is underway, and

needs to accelerate to support climate and

economic goals. But the general citizenry

does not understand our current energy

systems, particularly the seemingly invisible

phenomena of electricity, and its generation,

distribution, and use. Technical knowledge is

only half the solution, however. It is through

human decisions and behaviors that technical

solutions get applied and adopted, and the

importance of communication and storytelling

is being recognized for its relevance to

making change. How can science literacy

and behavior-motivating engagement and

storytelling be combined to help make systemic

change? This course explores the integration

of science-based environmental education, with

art-led, place-based exploration of landscapes

and creative map-making to address this

challenge. How do we make electricity visible,

understandable, and interesting -- so we

can engage citizens in energy conservation

with basic literacy about the electric power

system so that they can be informed voters,

policy advocates, and consumers. In this

class, you will take on this challenge, first

learning about the electric power systems

you use, their cultural and technical history,

systems thinking, design thinking, and prior

examples of communication and education

efforts. With this foundation, you will then apply

your learning to create a public education

project delivered via online GIS Story maps

that use a combination of data, art, and story

to help others understand, and act on the

power journey we are all on. All will share

the common exploration of power systems

through field trips, and contribute to a multi-

faceted story of power, presented in a group

map and individual GIS Story maps. No prior

knowledge of GIS story maps or electricity

issues is needed. The study of power systems

can be a model for learning and communicating

about other topics that explore the interaction

of technology and society toward sustainability.

GCC 3028. Harnessing the power of

research, community, clinic and policy to

build a culture of health. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall)

Imagine a world where factors such as race,

ethnicity, and socioeconomic status had no

bearing on a person's health status, quality

of life, or longevity--a world where everyone

had an equal opportunity to live a long and

healthy life. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

Despite decades of focused public health

efforts, health inequities remain; individuals

from low income and diverse racial/ethnic

backgrounds are far more likely to, (1) struggle

with chronic health conditions, (2) report

lower quality of life, and (3) have a lower life

expectancy, than others. Bold and innovative

solutions are needed to address this grand

challenge. Integration is one such method

that can potentially increase the success

and sustainability of approaches to reduce

health disparities and create a culture of health

for all. Integration is an approach to solving

complex public health problems that merges

academic research, clinical practice, policy

and community resources in new ways. This

interactive course will challenge students to

identify root causes of health, including access

to food, housing, transportation and education.

Students will also focus on health disparities

and barriers to eliminating these existing,

disparate, negative outcomes. Students will

be introduced to the concept of integration

science and practice; will learn about the

importance of integration across research,

practice, community, and policy domains to

address health disparities; and will cultivate the

communication skills needed to intentionally

and successfully facilitate integration practice.

Course instructors with unique vantage points

as concerned scientists, health practitioners,

and policy wonks will engage students in class

discussions and activities, individual writing

assignments and small-group work aimed

at unveiling the reasons health disparities

persist globally--challenging them to consider

opportunities for integration to alleviate existing

disparities. The semester will culminate in

students working in groups to create their own

integrated projects aimed at addressing a

health disparity.

GCC 3029. What is Human Agency?

Scientific & Philosophical Perspectives.

(CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

What makes Jane the U of M student different

from Spot the dog? Besides the obvious, there

are two really important differences. First,

Jane knows a lot more than Spot about the

world and wants to learn even more. Second,

unlike Spot, Jane thinks about whether she is

a good person and what she ought to do from

a moral point of view. Human beings, then,

are epistemic agents (knowledge seekers)

and moral agents. How does this agency

work? Is it primarily rational or does it involve

our emotions? How does it develop? Can it

be changed or improved, or is it fixed by our

genes? Philosophers have been asking these

questions for thousands of years. Recently,

psychologists have been trying to answer

them, too, using different methods. In this

course, we'll see what progress can be made

by bringing the methods of philosophy and

science together. We'll start with moral agency.

Historically, philosophers have thought we are

profoundly different from other animals in our

ability to understand and alter our own moral

character. Some psychological research has

cast this thought into doubt. What should we

think? Philosophers and psychologists working

on this problem have made real progress,

so we'll use this example as our case study.

The second half of the course will focus on

epistemic (or knowledge-seeking) agency and,

in particular, on the question of when it makes

sense to believe what other people tell you.

Here, interdisciplinary research is undeveloped

so students will have the opportunity to be

on the cutting edge. This course is taught by

a philosopher and a psychologist. Readings

will include philosophical and psychological

research papers, and assignments will be

designed to foster creative engagement across

these fields. Weekly short writing assignments

on the readings and active participation count

for a portion of the grade. This is a Grand

Challenge Curriculum course.

GCC 3031. The Global Climate Challenge:

Creating an Empowered Movement for

Change. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

Students will explore ecological and human

health consequences of climate change,

the psychology of climate inaction, and will

be invited to join us in the radical work of

discovering not only their own leadership

potential but that of others. We will unpack

the old story of domination and hierarchy and

invite the class to become part of a vibrant new

story of human partnership that will not only

help humanity deal with the physical threat

of climate change but will help us create a

world where we have the necessary skills

and attitudes to engage the many other grand

challenges facing us. Using a strategy of

grassroots empowerment, the course will be

organized to help us connect to the heart of

what we really value; to understand the threat

of climate change; to examine how we feel in

the light of that threat; and to take powerful

action together. Students will work in groups

throughout the course to assess the global

ecological threat posed by climate change, and

they will be part of designing and executing

an activity where they empower a community

to take action. This is a Grand Challenge

Curriculum course. prereq: soph, jr, sr

GCC 3032. Ecosystem Health: Leadership

at the Intersection of Humans, Animals,

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and the Environment. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

What are the effects of climate change, disease

emergence, food and water security, gender,

conflict and poverty, and sustainability of

ecosystem services on health, and how do we

lead across boundaries for positive change?

Unfortunately, these large-scale problems often

become overwhelming, making single solution-

based progress seem daunting and difficult to

implement in policy. Fortunately, the emerging

discipline of ecosystem health provides an

approach to these problems grounded in

trans-disciplinary science. Ecosystem health

recognizes the interdependence of human,

animal and environmental health, and merges

theories and methods of ecological, health and

political sciences. It poses that health threats

can be prevented, monitored and controlled via

a variety of approaches and technologies that

guide management action as well as policy.

Thus, balancing human and animal health with

the management of our ecosystems. In this

class, we will focus on the emerging discipline

of ecosystem health, and how these theories,

methods, and shared leadership approaches

set the stage for solutions to grand challenges

of health at the interface of humans, animals,

and the environment. We will focus not only

on the creation and evaluation of solutions

but on their feasibility and implementation in

the real world through policy and real-time

decision making. This will be taught in the

active learning style classroom, requiring pre-

class readings to support didactic theory and

case-based learning in class. Participation

and both individual and group projects (written

and oral presentation) will comprise most of

the student evaluation. These projects may

reflect innovative solutions, discoveries about

unknowns, or development of methods useful

for ecosystem health challenges. We envision

that some of them will lead to peer-review

publications, technical reports, or other forms

of publication. This is a Grand Challenge

Curriculum course.

GCC 3033. Advancing Health Equity: The

Structural Determination at Home and

Abroad. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This course immerses students in the study

of health equity, the social and structural

determination of health, and the principles

and practice of global health in a local setting.

Through experiential study of the history,

politics, and social and cultural narratives

of communities in Minnesota, learners will

bear witness to social forces that cause

illness and those that support health. We will

seek to understand accompaniment, or the

practice of walking alongside and supporting

communities, as well as the efforts of those

who challenge power and work for social

justice to change the structural determination

of health. Demonstrating that health equity

demands much more than healthcare, an

interdisciplinary teaching team will draw on

the disciplines of anthropology, sociology,

economics, history, public policy, biomedicine,

public health, and the arts to provide students

with a foundation to understand the complex,

interrelated forces that shape health in

communities. The course will incorporate

numerous ?classroom-less? experiences to

facilitate conversation and relationship-building

between students and community members

and organizations working to promote

health. The course will prioritize experiential

pedagogy including community engagement;

neighborhood walks and tours; group and

individual reflection; theater, film, and other

art forms; and prioritization of narrative to

understand patient, community, and health

professional experiences. Recognizing that

advancing health equity requires community-

building and social cohesion, the course will

also utilize pedagogy that promotes critical self-

reflection and builds classroom community.

The course will integrate considerable

reflection upon personal experiences with

power, privilege, race, class, and gender;

incorporates assignments that are action-

oriented and focused on learning skills to

lead change; and seeks to expand social

cohesion in the communities of participants.

These aspects of the course will provide rich

opportunities to develop leadership, advocacy,

and communication skills that are important

for advancing health equity in partnership

with communities. This is a Grand Challenge

Curriculum course.

GCC 3035. Child Labor: Work, Education,

and Human Rights in Global Historical

Perspective. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

It seems obvious that we should oppose child

labor. Or should we? This course challenges

students to think critically about the many

angles that need to be considered in deciding

whether any particular type of children's work

should be opposed or permitted. Drawing on

contemporary and historical scholarship in

the interdisciplinary arena of childhood and

youth studies, this course takes on ethical as

well as economic analyses; it reflects upon

child development and legal perspectives;

it examines cases ranging across the globe

and across recent centuries. It may very well

change the way you think about kids, forever.

Historians find evidence of many different

kinds of "childhoods," as well as changing

notions of what work is appropriate for children.

Coming from social-scientific and policy

studies approaches, analysts and critics of

contemporary global policies affecting child

labor argue that the presumed superiority of ?

modern Western childhood? needs rethinking.

This course will also look at tensions between

the presumption that schooling should be

the only or primary occupation of childhood

years and competing ideas child labor can

be valuable and justifiable in many settings

including, for example, American farm families.

Looking at child labor from comparative global

and historical perspectives will encourage and

enable students to address some important

questions: What types of ?work? have

children done in various modern historical

and contemporary settings? When and how

is work arguably bad, or good, for children

and their families? Under what conditions is

schooling better than work, or vice-versa? Who

gets to decide ?what?s best for children??

How should governments intervene, and how

does intervention differ when children work for

their family as opposed to other employers?

What forms of regulatory measures or political

activism have changed policies and practices

regarding child labor in the past and present?

This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum course.

GCC 3036. Seeking Connection through

Decolonization: The Power of Indigenous

Lands and Languages. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Summer)

Seeking Connection through Decolonization:

The Power of Indigenous Languages and

Place-Based Knowledge in the Face of Racism

How has unequal distribution of power resulted

in the decline in Indigenous language and

the loss of societal connections to the land?

How might we all, from different positionalities,

revitalize our relationships to indigenous land

and languages, in the face of racism and

attempts to perpetuate colonization? In this

course students will grapple with ideological

roots of the ongoing decline in Indigenous

language and place-based knowledge and

how their decline has implications for all

peoples. To understand the connections,

students will participate in Indigenous language

learning (Dakota and Ojibwe) as acts of cultural

production. Discussion and reading will be

supplemented with visits to local sites, for

example, Medicine Gardens, Bell Museum,

Gibbs Farm, and Bdote to directly interact

with the land as pedagogy. Through the

course themes, students will experience the

interconnectedness of place-based knowledge,

language and human identity, while also seeing

the importance of understanding the lands on

which one resides and the power of indigenous

languages in re-imagining those relationships.

GCC 3037. Wealth & Inequality: Past,

Present, Future. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

Fostering just and equitable communities is

a grand challenge of our time. The global

wealth gap between a handful of elites and the

rest of the world?s population is increasingly

unsustainable. Across the last generation,

wealth inequality has spiked more sharply than

ever before, and even the elite have come to

recognize how concerning rising inequality

has become with the World Economic Forum

ranking ?wealth disparity? among the top

five risks facing the planet right now. In this

course, we will explore how our society came

to produce such a severe concentration

of wealth in the hands of a privileged few.

Our focus is on wealth--the total amount

of accumulated assets, broadly defined, in

individuals, households, communities, and

beyond--because it is precisely these starkly

uneven stores of value, reproduced through

inheritances across generations, that have

accelerated contemporary inequality. We

will work to understand the social structures,

historical conjunctures, and global processes

that perpetuate the inequitable distribution of

wealth in our current moment. We will then

envision social changes that promise to reduce

wealth disparities and create a more just and

equitable world. Throughout, we will explore

how culture, identity, institutions, economic

and political systems, and other social forces

are entangled with and constitute the global

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flows of money and assets. The purview of

this course is global, as our attention will focus

on the large global and structural processes

and historical conjunctures that have long

shaped global wealth inequality. It makes little

sense to limit the inquiry to national borders

given the unequal distribution of wealth was

produced on a global scale. At the same time,

we are mindful of the importance to act (and

think) locally; as such, many of our examples

and readings will focus on the United States.

Given that wealth inequality in the U.S. is

one of the worst in the world--the richest 1

percent have captured nearly 60 percent

of all income gains from 1977 to 2000, and

in 2010, the top 20 percent of households

owned almost 90 percent of all privately

held wealth in the US, while the net worth of

the bottom 40 percent was negative-- it will

serve as an important case study. Instead

of addressing the key causes of inequality,

the powerful across the world have seized on

these conditions to mobilize an avalanche of

discontent among sectors of the downwardly

mobile in a way that often obscures the key

reasons for their predicament and scapegoats

those at the social margins. Given this context,

it is imperative to better understand and

analyze the histories, cultural assumptions, and

hierarchies that have produced contemporary

inequalities, locally, regionally, and globally.

Developing this shared understanding--as we

will do in this course--is critical for our potential

to address this and the other interrelated

grand challenges facing us. This is a Grand

Challenge Curriculum course.

GCC 3038. Human Threats to Ocean Health.

(ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

Human Threats to Ocean Health This grand

challenge course addresses the scope of

the anthropogenic alterations in natural

biogeochemical cycling (BGCC) of oceans that

will help the students to develop strategies to

intervene, advocate, and sustain planetary

health for all of humanity. The following grand

challenge questions will be addressed: (1) How

does Ocean Biogeochemical Cycling (BGCC)

of nutrients support global ecosystems and

biodiversity? (2) What human (anthropogenic)

activities disrupt ocean BGCC of nutrients,

resulting in depletion of biodiversity, ecosystem

health, ecosystem services, and environmental

justice for humans? (3) What do humans

have to do to protect the future of ocean

health and all of humanity? Global recycling

of nutrients and metals within the environment

(geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere)

and the biosphere are essential for maintaining

biodiversity and ecosystem services on which

all of humanity depends. Living organisms

extract and transform nutrients for their

metabolism, growth, and reproduction,

ultimately releasing these nutrients (often in

a transformed state) back to the inanimate

sphere via biogeochemical cycling (BGCC)

driven by energy transformations. In natural

environments, BGCC maintains a dynamic

equilibrium/homeostasis between abiotic and

biotic spheres, a process essential for survival

of life on Earth. However, the current human

practices have caused massive changes

in the BGCC of nutrients, thus disrupting

the natural cycling and (i) threatening the

biosphere?s nutrient availability and (ii)

precipitating many of the current environmental

problems such as climate change, nitrogen

pollution, ocean acidification, acid rain, mercury

deposition, etc. At the current scale of human

development, these alterations to the BGCC

in the oceans may seriously damage the

environment and biodiversity, thus threatening

the entire Planet?s future. Further, the adverse

effects of the loss of ecosystem services

may not be shared equally amongst society,

whereby access to a healthy environment is

increasingly distributed by power, class, and

race. An understanding of these inequities

and incorporation of environmental justice

in eco-centric environmental advocacy will

be essential for sustaining the health of our

planet. Therefore, the students registering for

this course will develop an understanding and

the scope of the anthropogenic alterations in

natural biogeochemical cycling of oceans that

will help them develop strategies to intervene,

advocate, and sustain planetary health for all

of humanity. The specific aims are following:

(1) Describe global and local mechanisms of

natural BGCC on Earth and connection to the

oceans; (2) Explain human impacts on BGCC,

and relationships between abnormal BGCC

and nutrient distribution in water, sediment,

and air; (3) Determine impact of human-altered

ocean nutrient cycling on society, including

members disproportionately impacted by

environmental issues and underrepresented

in environmental movements; (4) Strategize

sustainable strategies to mitigate the health

and environmental problems associated with

abnormal biogeochemical nutrient cycling,

bringing environmental justice perspectives to

the forefront; and (5) Convince students that

positive actions made now can and will impact

the future. This course will focus on multiple

vectors of inquiry (i.e., chemistry, toxicology,

environment science and justice, sustainability

and biodiversity), and students' progress

through the course will give them powerful tools

to confront the Grand Challenges of our age,

global change in biogeochemical cycles. This is

a Grand Challenge Curriculum course.

GCC 3039. Creative Thinking: Strategies to

Enhance Creative Capital in Society. (DSJ;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Our world is facing multiple crises that demand

increasingly innovative solutions. This is

happening just when the creative capacity of

our society as a whole has steadily decreased

(The Creativity Crisis by Kyung Hee Kim).

The challenge is to develop more creative

capital. The drive to be curious supports our

ability to generate ideas that are new and

valuable while the drive to conform allows us to

spread those ideas. Students will study not only

creativity, but characteristics of conformity that

maximize the spread ideas. Creative ?muscle?

is strengthened when people are curious, ask

questions, speculate more, and test theories

rather than passively observe. Creative capital

increases when groups of people have an easy

and attractive way to do that. The goal of this

course is not only to teach individuals creative

techniques, but to teach how to spread creative

thinking by making creativity as contagious as

a weaponized virus, as addictive as an opioid

drug, as habitual as your afternoon snack.

GCC 5001. Can We Feed the World Without

Destroying It?. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

In this course, we will seek solutions to the

challenge of achieving global food security

and sustainability. Together, we will work to

answer the question, "Can we feed the world

without destroying it?" The course begins

with lectures and skills workshops, followed

by a series of interactive panels with guest

experts. We will also prepare group projects

that are focused on finding innovative solutions

to this grand challenge. We will learn about

the fundamental changes occurring in the

global food system, the environment, and

our civilization as a whole. We will explore

how to approach inherently interdisciplinary

problems, how to identify solutions that are

truly sustainable in the long term, and how

science and technology can inform decision-

making. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum

course.

GCC 5003. Seeking Solutions to Global

Health Issues. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

Often, the most progress on challenging issues

such as health and equity is made when you

apply an interdisciplinary perspective. The

same is true for global health issues. Whether

responding to emerging pandemics, food

insecurity, maternal mortality, or civil society

collapse during conflict, solutions often lie at

the intersection of animal, environmental, and

human health. In this course, students will

work in teams to examine the fundamental

challenges to addressing complex global

health problems in East Africa and East African

refugee communities here in the Twin Cities.

Together we will seek practical solutions that

take culture, equity, and sustainability into

account. In-field professionals and experts will

be available to mentor each team, including

professionals based in Uganda and Somalia.

This exploration will help students propose

realistic actions that could be taken to resolve

these issues. This course will help students

gain the understanding and skills necessary for

beginning to develop solutions to global health

issues. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum

course.

GCC 5005. Innovation for the Public Good:

Post-Pandemic Venture Design. (GP; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Are you seeking ways to respond to the

COVID-19 pandemic and its economic

impact in meaningful ways? You will work

in interdisciplinary teams in this interactive,

online project-based course to develop

entrepreneurial responses to COVID-19

pandemic related social, economic, and

environmental problems while developing

the tools, mindsets, and skills that can help

you be a leader in addressing complex

grand challenges. Projects will focus on the

disruptions caused by the pandemic including

food insecurity, unemployment, housing,

transportation, small business, and workplace

closures. Emerging central concerns at this

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time of equity issues, environmental, and other

impacts will be emphasized in the course.

Mentors and research consultants including

community members and invited speakers

will share their entrepreneurial, innovative

work and insights. Teams will develop a well-

designed venture plan and be prepared to

compete for venture funding through Acara

(acara.umn.edu) if you are interested in piloting

your idea. You will use a discovery process

with design thinking, ideation and input from

field research in solving the challenge. Starting

with up-front work to identify the ?right?

problem to solve the product or service model

will be designed around a community?s culture,

needs and wants for scalability.

GCC 5007. Toward Conquest of Disease.

(ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Since the rise of civilization, the large predators

of humans have been subdued and the most

dangerous predators remaining are those

unseen--vastly smaller than our bodies. They

are the microbial predators that cause disease.

Infectious disease has devastated human

populations and even caused global population

declines. Subduing and managing disease

is one of the grand challenges of our time.

Through an enormous global effort, we have

driven smallpox in humans and Rinderpest

in livestock extinct from the natural world,

and guinea worm is expected to follow. Other

infectious diseases are in continual decline. In

this course we will combine ecological thought

and ecological models with historical and future

perspectives to understand the fundamental

dynamics of our miniscule predators, and relate

this to similar miniscule predators of wild and

domestic animals, to crops, and to other plants.

This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum course.

prereq: sophomore, junior, senior, graduate

student

GCC 5008. Policy and Science of Global

Environmental Change. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Spring)

Through readings, lectures, discussions,

written assignments, and presentations

this course introduces the critical issues

underpinning global change and its

environmental and social implications. The

course examines current literature in exploring

evidence for human-induced global change

and its potential effects on a wide range of

biological processes and examines the social

and economic drivers, social and economic

consequences, and political processes at local,

national, and international scales related to

global change. This is a Grand Challenge

Curriculum course.

GCC 5011. Pathways to Renewable Energy.

(TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

This interdisciplinary course will examine

obstacles to energy transitions at different

scales. It will explore the role of energy in

society, the physics of energy, how energy

systems were created and how they function,

and how the markets, policies, and regulatory

frameworks for energy systems in the US

developed. The course will closely examine

the Realpolitik of energy and the technical,

legal, regulatory, and policy underpinnings of

renewable energy in the US and Minnesota.

Students will learn the drivers that can lead

global systems to change despite powerful

constraints and how local and institutional

action enables broader reform. Students will

put their learning into action by developing

proposals for addressing a particular challenge:

What would it take to get the University of

Minnesota to invest significantly in solar

energy? This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum

course.

GCC 5013. Making Sense of Climate Change

- Science, Art, and Agency. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

The overarching theme of the course is the

role of artistic/humanistic ways of knowing

as tools for making sense and meaning in

the face of "grand challenges." Our culture

tends to privilege science, and to isolate it

from the "purposive" disciplines--arts and

humanities--that help humanity ask and answer

difficult questions about what should be done

about our grand challenges. In this course,

we will examine climate change science, with

a particular focus on how climate change is

expected to affect key ecological systems such

as forests and farms and resources for vital

biodiversity such as pollinators. We will study

the work of artists who have responded to

climate change science through their artistic

practice to make sense and meaning of climate

change. Finally, students create collaborative

public art projects that will become part

of local community festivals/events late in

the semester. This is a Grand Challenge

Curriculum course.

GCC 5014. The Future of Work and Life

in the 21st Century. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

This course seeks solutions to the

technological, demographic, and economic

forces that challenge taken-for-granted

mindsets and existing policies around work,

careers, and life. Students will consider positive

and negative impacts of the forces that render

the conventional education/work/retirement

lockstep obsolete. What do these changes

mean for men and women of different ages

and backgrounds? What are alternative,

sustainable ways of working and living in the

21st century? These questions reflect global

challenges that touch the lives of people

everywhere. Students will work in teams to

begin to address these realities and formulate

innovative solutions to better transform

learning, working, caring, and community-

building in the 21st century. This is a Grand

Challenge Curriculum course.

GCC 5015. Bioinspired Approaches to

Sustainability: Greening Technologies and

Lives. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

How can we build a sustainable society? From

designing cities and technologies that use

green energy, to health care and agriculture

that can sustain billions, the sustainability

challenges that face us today are immense.

The field of biomimicry seeks solutions to

such problems by looking to the diverse ways

in which organisms have adapted to varied

and sometimes extreme environments. With

over 1.3 million described species (and likely

over 8 million in existence), chances are a

species out there has evolved some solution

to a particular problem. But how do we go

about figuring out which species this might

be? And which trait holds the adaptation

in which we are interested? What might be

some limitations associated with copying this

adaptation ? how might we build on it instead?

This course teaches bioinspired approaches to

sustainability solutions. Throughout the course,

students work in teams of complementary

expertise to identify a sustainability problem,

research a relevant biological system, and build

a prototype bio-inspired solution to their focal

problem. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum

course.

GCC 5016. Science and Society: Working

Together to Avoid the Antibiotic Resistance

Apocalypse. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

Before the discovery of antibiotics, even a

simple thorn prick could lead to life threatening

infection. Antibiotics are truly miracle drugs,

making most bacterial infections relatively

easy to cure. However, this landscape is

rapidly changing with the advent of microbes

that are resistant to antibiotics. This course

will provide an overview of how antibiotic

use invoked antibiotic resistance, including

in depth discussions of antibiotic resistant

microorganisms and the impact of globalization

on this exploding problem. Societal and ethical

implications associated with antibiotic use

and restriction in humans and animals will be

discussed, along with global issues of antibiotic

regulation and population surveillance.

The class will conclude with discussions of

alternative therapeutic approaches that are

essential to avoid "antibiotic apocalypse."

The course will include lectures by world-

renowned experts in various topics, and

students will leverage this knowledge with their

own presentations on important topics related

to issues of personal freedom versus societal

needs. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum

course.

GCC 5017. World Food Problems:

Agronomics, Economics and Hunger. (GP;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This course provides a multi-disciplinary

look at problems (and some of the possible

solutions) affecting food production, distribution

and requirements for the seven plus billion

inhabitants of this planet. It is co-taught by an

agronomist (Porter) and an economist (Runge)

who together have worked on international

food production and policy issues for the

past 40 years. Historical context, the present

situation and future scenarios related to the

human population and food production are

examined. Presentations and discussions

cover sometimes conflicting views from

multiple perspectives on population growth,

use of technology, as well as the ethical and

cultural values of people in various parts of

the world. The global challenge perspective

is reflected in attention to issues of poverty,

inequality, gender, the legacy of colonialism,

and racial and ethnic prejudice. Emphasis

is placed on the need for governments,

international assistance agencies, international

research and extension centers, as well as

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the private sector to assist in solving the

complex problems associated with malnutrition,

undernutrition, obesity and sustainable food

production. Through a better understanding

of world food problems, this course enables

students to reflect on the shared sense of

responsibility by nations, the international

community and ourselves to build and maintain

a stronger sense of our roles as historical

agents. Throughout the semester students

are exposed to issues related to world food

problems through the lenses of two instructors

from different disciplinary backgrounds.

The core issues of malnutrition and food

production are approached simultaneously

from a production perspective as well as an

economic and policy perspective throughout

the semester.

GCC 5022. The Human Experience of

Sensory Loss: Seeking Equitable and

Effective Solutions. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course focuses on the visual, auditory,

and other sensory pathways that convey

information about the world to mind and brain.

Millions of people worldwide experience deficits

in sensory function that affect their quality of

life. We will focus on the characteristics of

healthy sensory functioning as well as how

sensory disorders can affect personal identity,

impede information processing, and alter brain

structure and function. The course will address

the demographics and risk factors for sensory

disabilities, the implications of these disabilities

for activities of daily living, the history of

society's response to sensory disability, as

well as societal, ethical, and personal attitudes

toward sensory disabilities. The course will also

explore translational and applied approaches

for addressing sensory disabilities. Each

class session will be co-taught by a pair of

instructors, representing multiple scientific and

social perspectives. A major goal of the course

is to view sensory function and impairment

from multiple perspectives cognitive science,

neuroscience, medicine, engineering, society,

consumers, ethics and social justice. The

course will combine lectures, discussions,

and student-led presentations of research

papers. The course will include hands-on

demonstrations of assistive technology and

panel discussions with people with visual and

hearing disabilities. During the semester, each

student (or pairs of students) will develop

a mini research proposal to address a real-

world issue related to sensory impairment. The

proposal must be translational in nature, and

must include consultation with consumers of

the proposed project. The final class session

will be devoted to poster presentations of

the mini proposals. The proposal report must

include consideration of potentially opposing

viewpoints about the proposed research.

This course addresses two of our University's

grand challenges: Advancing Health Through

Tailored Solutions, and Just and Equitable

Communities. This is a Grand Challenge

Curriculum course.

GCC 5024. 11 Billion People: How long can

the planet sustain humanity?. (ENV; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

As an evolved animal, humanity has always

interacted with its environment, both through

the ecology of its food web and through its

modification of its geological surroundings. Yet

the human ecological niche, and the breadth

of its impact on the environment, has changed

enormously through the biological and cultural

evolution of our lineage, from our first two-

legged ancestor; to the appearance of our own

species, Homo sapiens; to the diversification of

the hunter-gatherer adaptation at the end of the

Pleistocene; to the invention of agriculture and

animal husbandry in the Holocene; to the rise

of craft specialization, social inequalities, and

urbanism with the first state-level societies; and

now the globalization of our food, diseases,

and culture. Students in this course will explore

how the cumulative effects of our biocultural

evolution are putting the sustainability of our

current population, now approaching 11 billion,

at risk, mostly due to the unprecedented

scale of humanity's impact on the Earth's

ecosystems. This course investigates the

origins, development, and predictions for

humanity's ecological niche on the planet

through a novel interdisciplinary fusion of the

social and environmental sciences to give

students i) the ability to see the environmental

context of the present in an evolutionary light,

as well as ii) the tools to evaluate possible

remediation and sustainability approaches to

control these problems at the local and global

scale. The course provides an interdisciplinary

immersion in these issues through combined

instruction by anthropologists, archaeologists,

historians, environmental scientists, ecologists,

toxicologists, and sociologists. By focusing

on multiple vectors of inquiry (i.e., society,

economy, technology, environment) which can

be considered at different scales (i.e., from past

to present, local to global, individual to societal,

temporary to long term), students' progress

through the course will give them powerful tools

to confront the Grand Challenges of our age,

the Anthropocene. This is a Grand Challenge

Curriculum course.

GCC 5027. Power Systems Journey: Making

the Invisible Visible and Actionable. (TS; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

An energy revolution is underway, and

needs to accelerate to support climate and

economic goals. But the general citizenry

does not understand our current energy

systems, particularly the seemingly invisible

phenomena of electricity, and its generation,

distribution, and use. Technical knowledge is

only half the solution, however. It is through

human decisions and behaviors that technical

solutions get applied and adopted, and the

importance of communication and storytelling

is being recognized for its relevance to

making change. How can science literacy

and behavior-motivating engagement and

storytelling be combined to help make systemic

change? This course explores the integration

of science-based environmental education, with

art-led, place-based exploration of landscapes

and creative map-making to address this

challenge. How do we make electricity visible,

understandable, and interesting--so we can

engage citizens in energy conservation with

basic literacy about the electric power system

so that they can be informed voters, policy

advocates, and consumers. In this class,

you will take on this challenge, first learning

about the electric power systems you use,

their cultural and technical history, systems

thinking, design thinking, and prior examples

of communication and education efforts.

With this foundation, you will then apply your

learning to create a public education project

delivered via online GIS Story maps that

use a combination of data, art, and story

to help others understand, and act on the

power journey we are all on. All will share

the common exploration of power systems

through field trips, and contribute to a multi-

faceted story of power, presented in a group

map and individual GIS Story maps. No prior

knowledge of GIS story maps or electricity

issues is needed. The study of power systems

can be a model for learning and communicating

about other topics that explore the interaction

of technology and society toward sustainability.

This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum course.

GCC 5028. Harnessing the Power of

Research, Community, Clinic and Policy to

Build a Culture of Health. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall)

Imagine a world where factors such as race,

ethnicity, and socioeconomic status had no

bearing on a person's health status, quality

of life, or longevity--a world where everyone

had an equal opportunity to live a long and

healthy life. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

Despite decades of focused public health

efforts, health inequities remain; individuals

from low income and diverse racial/ethnic

backgrounds are far more likely to, (1) struggle

with chronic health conditions, (2) report

lower quality of life, and (3) have a lower life

expectancy, than others. Bold and innovative

solutions are needed to address this grand

challenge. Integration is one such method

that can potentially increase the success

and sustainability of approaches to reduce

health disparities and create a culture of health

for all. Integration is an approach to solving

complex public health problems that merges

academic research, clinical practice, policy

and community resources in new ways. This

interactive course will challenge students to

identify root causes of health, including access

to food, housing, transportation and education.

Students will also focus on health disparities

and barriers to eliminating these existing,

disparate, negative outcomes. Students will

be introduced to the concept of integration

science and practice; will learn about the

importance of integration across research,

practice, community, and policy domains to

address health disparities; and will cultivate the

communication skills needed to intentionally

and successfully facilitate integration practice.

Course instructors with unique vantage points

as concerned scientists, health practitioners,

and policy wonks will engage students in class

discussions and activities, individual writing

assignments and small-group work aimed

at unveiling the reasons health disparities

persist globally--challenging them to consider

opportunities for integration to alleviate existing

disparities. The semester will culminate in

students working in groups to create their own

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integrated projects aimed at addressing a

health disparity.

GCC 5029. What is Human Agency?

Scientific & Philosophical Perspectives.

(CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

What makes Jane the U of M student different

from Spot the dog? Besides the obvious, there

are two really important differences. First,

Jane knows a lot more than Spot about the

world and wants to learn even more. Second,

unlike Spot, Jane thinks about whether she is

a good person and what she ought to do from

a moral point of view. Human beings, then,

are epistemic agents (knowledge seekers)

and moral agents. How does this agency

work? Is it primarily rational or does it involve

our emotions? How does it develop? Can it

be changed or improved, or is it fixed by our

genes? Philosophers have been asking these

questions for thousands of years. Recently,

psychologists have been trying to answer

them, too, using different methods. In this

course, we'll see what progress can be made

by bringing the methods of philosophy and

science together. We'll start with moral agency.

Historically, philosophers have thought we are

profoundly different from other animals in our

ability to understand and alter our own moral

character. Some psychological research has

cast this thought into doubt. What should we

think? Philosophers and psychologists working

on this problem have made real progress,

so we'll use this example as our case study.

The second half of the course will focus on

epistemic (or knowledge-seeking) agency and,

in particular, on the question of when it makes

sense to believe what other people tell you.

Here, interdisciplinary research is undeveloped

so students will have the opportunity to be

on the cutting edge. This course is taught by

a philosopher and a psychologist. Readings

will include philosophical and psychological

research papers, and assignments will be

designed to foster creative engagement across

these fields. Weekly short writing assignments

on the readings and active participation count

for a portion of the grade. This is a Grand

Challenge Curriculum course.

GCC 5031. The Global Climate Challenge:

Creating an Empowered Movement for

Change. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

Students will explore ecological and human

health consequences of climate change,

the psychology of climate inaction, and will

be invited to join us in the radical work of

discovering not only their own leadership

potential but that of others. We will unpack

the old story of domination and hierarchy and

invite the class to become part of a vibrant new

story of human partnership that will not only

help humanity deal with the physical threat

of climate change but will help us create a

world where we have the necessary skills

and attitudes to engage the many other grand

challenges facing us. Using a strategy of

grassroots empowerment, the course will be

organized to help us connect to the heart of

what we really value; to understand the threat

of climate change; to examine how we feel in

the light of that threat; and to take powerful

action together. Students will work in groups

throughout the course to assess the global

ecological threat posed by climate change, and

they will be part of designing and executing

an activity where they empower a community

to take action. This is a Grand Challenge

Curriculum course. For: so, jr, sr, grad

GCC 5032. Ecosystem Health: Leadership at

the intersection of humans, animals and the

environment. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

What are the effects of climate change, disease

emergence, food and water security, gender,

conflict and poverty, and sustainability of

ecosystem services on health? Unfortunately,

these large-scale problems often become

overwhelming, making single solution-based

progress seem daunting and difficult to

implement in policy. Fortunately, the emerging

discipline of ecosystem health provides an

approach to these problems grounded in

trans-disciplinary science. Ecosystem health

recognizes the interdependence of human,

animal and environmental health, and merges

theories and methods of ecological, health and

political sciences. It poses that health threats

can be prevented, monitored and controlled via

a variety of approaches and technologies that

guide management action as well as policy.

Thus, balancing human and animal health

with management of our ecosystems. In this

class, we will focus on the emerging discipline

of ecosystem health, and how these theories,

methods and computational technologies set

the stage for solutions to grand challenges

of health at the interface of humans, animals

and the environment. We will focus not only

on the creation and evaluation of solutions,

but on their feasibility and implementation in

the real world through policy and real time

decision making. This will be taught in the

active learning style classroom, requiring pre

class readings to support didactic theory and

case-based learning in class. Participation

and both individual and group projects (written

and oral presentation) will comprise most of

the student evaluation. These projects may

reflect innovative solutions, discoveries about

unknowns, or development of methods useful

for ecosystem health challenges. We envision

that some of them will lead to peer-review

publications, technical reports or other forms

of publication. This is a Grand Challenge

Curriculum course.

GCC 5034. How Can We Transition

Minnesota to a Carbon-Free Economy?.

(TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

The science is clear that we need to

decarbonize the economy on a global scale

as soon as possible to prevent catastrophic

effects of climate change on human health

and the environment. What does it mean to

develop a prosperous carbon-neutral economy,

while also improving people?s lives and the

environment? How can this transition happen

to make the benefits of societal wealth more

equitable, and while protecting vulnerable

populations? Will a transition to a carbon-free

economy force us to change our quality of

life? Together we will seek practical solutions

to address these complex challenges. While

there isn?t a single ?right? solution to grand

challenges, progress can be made through an

interdisciplinary perspective. This course will

attempt to answer these questions through: A

series of primers?lectures and discussions on

key topics?to build your understanding of key

topics for creating a carbon neutral economy

Explore the conflicts that exist between

solutions to rapidly reduce carbon emissions

and create a clean energy future, through a

deep case study of Minnesota ?Knowledge

to Impact? workshops that introduce key

skills and capacities for addressing any

complex challenge Working in interdisciplinary

teams to build upon lectures, discussions,

and workshops to propose a well-developed

solution to a problem related to the course?s

grand challenge.

GCC 5035. Child Labor: Work, Education,

and Human Rights in Global Historical

Perspective. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

It seems obvious that we should oppose child

labor. Or should we? This course challenges

students to think critically about the many

angles that need to be considered in deciding

whether any particular type of children's work

should be opposed or permitted. Drawing on

contemporary and historical scholarship in

the interdisciplinary arena of childhood and

youth studies, this course takes on ethical as

well as economic analyses; it reflects upon

child development and legal perspectives;

it examines cases ranging across the globe

and across recent centuries. It may very well

change the way you think about kids, forever.

Historians find evidence of many different

kinds of "childhoods," as well as changing

notions of what work is appropriate for children.

Coming from social-scientific and policy

studies approaches, analysts and critics of

contemporary global policies affecting child

labor argue that the presumed superiority of

"modern Western childhood" needs rethinking.

This course will also look at tensions between

the presumption that schooling should be

the only or primary occupation of childhood

years and competing ideas child labor can

be valuable and justifiable in many settings

including, for example, American farm families.

Looking at child labor from comparative global

and historical perspectives will encourage and

enable students to address some important

questions: What types of ?work? have

children done in various modern historical

and contemporary settings? When and how

is work arguably bad, or good, for children

and their families? Under what conditions is

schooling better than work, or vice-versa?

Who gets to decide what's best for children?

How should governments intervene, and how

does intervention differ when children work for

their family as opposed to other employers?

What forms of regulatory measures or political

activism have changed policies and practices

regarding child labor in the past and present?

This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum course.

GCC 5036. Seeking Connection through

Decolonization: The Power of Indigenous

Lands and Languages. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

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Seeking Connection through Decolonization:

The Power of Indigenous Languages and

Place-Based Knowledge in the Face of Racism

How has unequal distribution of power resulted

in the decline in Indigenous language and

the loss of societal connections to the land?

How might we all, from different positionalities,

revitalize our relationships to indigenous land

and languages, in the face of racism and

attempts to perpetuate colonization? In this

course students will grapple with ideological

roots of the ongoing decline in Indigenous

language and place-based knowledge and

how their decline has implications for all

peoples. To understand the connections,

students will participate in Indigenous language

learning (Dakota and Ojibwe) as acts of cultural

production. Discussion and reading will be

supplemented with visits to local sites, for

example, Medicine Gardens, Bell Museum,

Gibbs Farm, and Bdote to directly interact

with the land as pedagogy. Through the

course themes, students will experience the

interconnectedness of place-based knowledge,

language and human identity, while also seeing

the importance of understanding the lands on

which one resides and the power of indigenous

languages in re-imagining those relationships.

This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum (GCC)

course.

GCC 5039. Creative Thinking. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-

F only; Periodic Fall)

Our world is facing multiple crises that demand

increasingly innovative solutions. This is

happening just when the creative capacity of

our society as a whole has steadily decreased

(The Creativity Crisis by Kyung Hee Kim).

The challenge is to develop more creative

capital. The drive to be curious supports our

ability to generate ideas that are new and

valuable while the drive to conform allows us to

spread those ideas. Students will study not only

creativity, but characteristics of conformity that

maximize the spread ideas. Creative ?muscle?

is strengthened when people are curious, ask

questions, speculate more, and test theories

rather than passively observe. Creative capital

increases when groups of people have an easy

and attractive way to do that. The goal of this

course is not only to teach individuals creative

techniques, but to teach how to spread creative

thinking by making creativity as contagious as

a weaponized virus, as addictive as an opioid

drug, as habitual as your afternoon snack.

GCC 5501. Knowledge to Impact: Creating

Action with Your Grand Challenge Project

Idea. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

Do you want to learn how to create viable

solutions to address a complex social or

environmental challenge? Are you interested in

taking a course with other motivated students

from across the university who care about

being changemakers and being mentored

by UMN faculty who will be supporting the

students in the course? This experiential

course will help you learn the skills to develop

solutions that address a specific problem

that you have worked on in a previous GCC

course or a similar project-based class.

By the end of the course, you will create a

design and implementation plan for a solution

that could take many forms, depending

on student interest and the nature of the

problem (business or nonprofit plans, policy

and advocacy plans, media and awareness

campaigns and activism plans are all possible).

Resources (funding, training and mentors)

will be available for students who wish to

pursue their project beyond the classroom into

implementation. Learn more at gcc.umn.edu.

Students should enter the class with a problem

statement identifying the challenge they aim to

address, a target location or community, and

a proposed solution or intervention that they

wish to develop. Student teams working on

a project are welcomed to enroll in this class

together. Student solutions should address

a problem that is about a broadly defined

Grand Challenge; examples of applicable

areas include water, immigration and refugees,

energy, housing, achievement gap, public

health, food and sustainable agriculture. While

it is important to have a project or theme idea,

the first part of the class is an examination

of student ideas and possible modification of

ideas. By the end of class, students will create

a plausible design and implementation plan

for a solution that addresses their self-created

Grand Challenge problem statement. This

solution or intervention could take many forms,

depending on student interest and problem

statement. Business or non-profit plans, policy

and advocacy plans, media and awareness,

activism plans are all possible. Determining the

correct path(s) is one of the learning objectives

for the course. This is a Grand Challenge

Curriculum course. prereq: Prior completion of

a GCC course

Graphic Design (GDES)

GDES 1311. Foundations: Drawing and

Design in Two and Three Dimensions. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Design elements and principles in context of

observational drawing. Integrative approach

to two-dimensional design, three-dimensional

design, and drawing. Broad conceptual

framework for design exploration. Emphasizes

perceptual aspects of visual forms.

GDES 1312. Foundations: Color and Design

in Two and Three Dimensions. (; 4 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Color theory, its application in two- and three-

dimensional design. Emphasizes effective

use of color by studying traditional color

systems, perception, and interaction. Lectures,

demonstrations, extensive studio work, and

critiques.

GDES 1315. Foundations: The Graphic

Studio. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Graphic design process of problem-solving.

Visual communication of ideas and information.

Use of design software to compose with words,

images, and forms. prereq: Graphic design

premajor design minor or instr consent

GDES 2196. Work Experience in Graphic

Design. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; S-N only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Supervised work experience in business,

industry, or government, related to student's

area of study. Integrative paper or project.

prereq: Plan submitted/approved by [adviser,

internship supervisor], written approval of

supervisor, instr consent

GDES 2342. Web Design. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Graphic design elements/principles applied

to website design. HTML, CSS. Working with

interactive media and file formats.

GDES 2345. Typography. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

History of typographic forms, principles of

composition, expressive potential of type.

Design process from problem-solving through

exploration, experimentation, selection,

critique, and refinement. Readings, research,

exercises, design production.

GDES 2361. Design Process: Photography.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Photography for graphic designers: digital/film

photographic developing/image manipulation,

printing.

GDES 2399V. Design and its Discontents:

Design, Society, Economy, and Culture.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Secret history of modern, postmodern,

and contemporary design. Principles and

practices of designers who operate outside

of main stream. Innovators, activists, cultural

gadflies whose work challenges, provokes,

and inspires. Context of economy, society,

culture, and politics. Lecture, research,

studio production. Written project proposals/

reflections/blogging.

GDES 2399W. Design and its Discontents:

Design, Society, Economy, and Culture.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Secret history of modern, postmodern,

and contemporary design. Principles and

practices of designers who operate outside

of main stream. Innovators, activists, cultural

gadflies whose work challenges, provokes,

and inspires. Context of economy, society,

culture, and politics. Lecture, research,

studio production. Written project proposals/

reflections/blogging.

GDES 3170. Topics in Graphic Design. (;

1-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

In-depth investigation of specific topic.

GDES 3311. Illustration. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Two aspects of illustration for contemporary

graphic designer. Image making, by hand or

digitally, for use in design projects. Design

development. Mapping ideas/expressing

thoughts visually. Not observational drawing

course. prereq: GDes 1311 or ArtS 1101 or

PDES 3702 or LA 1301 or Arch 3250 or Arch

2301 or instructor permission

GDES 3312. Color and Form in Surface

Design. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Use of color/form representation in two-

dimensional surface applications. Historical use

of color and of spatial representation in visual

communication.

GDES 3351. Text and Image. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

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Composition of visual information using

grid structures to integrate text/image.

Informational/expressive aspects of graphic

design, hierarchical relationships of visual

elements. Methods of text layout that enhance

communication. prereq: [2345 or DHA 2345],

graphic design major, pass portfolio review

GDES 3352. Identity and Symbols. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Representation of abstract ideas through

symbols. Development of visual identity

systems. prereq: pass portfolio review, graphic

design major

GDES 3352H. Honors: Identity and Symbols.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Representation of abstract ideas through

symbols. Development of visual identity

systems.

GDES 3353. Packaging and Display. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Application of graphic design principles to

three-dimensional projects. Principles of three-

dimensional design/space applied to labeling,

packaging, and display.

GDES 4131W. History of Graphic Design.

(WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Historical analysis of visual communication.

Technological, cultural, and aesthetic

influences. How historical events are

communicated/perceived through graphic

presentation/imagery. prereq: Intro history or

art history course

GDES 4160H. Honors Capstone Project. (; 2

cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Individualizes honors experience by connecting

aspects of major program with special

academic interests. prereq: Graphic design

honors

GDES 4193. Directed Study in Graphic

Design. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study in Graphic Design under

tutorial guidance. prereq: Undergrad, instr

consent

GDES 4196. Internship in Graphic Design.

(; 1-3 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Supervised work experience relating activity

in business, industry, or government to the

student's area of study. Integrative paper or

project may be required. prereq: Completion of

at least one-half of professional sequence, plan

submitted/approved in advance by [adviser,

internship supervisor], written consent of faculty

supervisor, instr consent

GDES 4312. Advanced Graphic Design Print

Projects. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Advanced Graphic Design Print Projects offers

an opportunity for students to propose, design,

and produce printed graphic design products

while expanding upon their experience in

surface design and printing. Students will

explore graphic design communication through

group and individualized projects in a cohort,

and under the supervision of graphic design

faculty.

GDES 4330. Surface Fabric Design

Workshop. (; 4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Studio experience in the development and

production of surface design. Screen printing,

batik, resist dying, shibori, cyanotypes, and dye

transfers are included.

GDES 4345. Advanced Typography. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Expressive visual communication of words.

Fundamental legibility of "invisible art," overt

expression through type. Students complete

extended typographic project. prereq: [[2345

or DHA 2345], 3351, graphic design major] or

design grad student or instr consent

GDES 4350. Advanced Design Material

Topics. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Letterpress, screen, and relief printing, or

bookmaking. Defined but varying range

of media expression. Graphic design

communication through group/individualized

projects in a cohort, under supervision of

faculty.

GDES 4361V. Honors Thesis Studio and

Writing. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Research/design of comprehensive graphic

design thesis project. prereq: [Graphic design

major, 2399W or 2399V, 3352 or 3352H, 3353],

honors student, or instr consent

GDES 4361W. Thesis Studio and Writing.

(WI; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Research/design of comprehensive graphic

design thesis project. prereq: [Graphic design

major, 2399W, 3352, 3353] or instr consent

GDES 4362. Senior Thesis and Exhibition.

(3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Design, production, and exhibition of

comprehensive graphic design thesis project.

GDES 4362H. Senior Thesis and Exhibition.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Design, production, and exhibition of

comprehensive graphic design thesis project.

GDES 4363. Graphic Design Portfolio. (3

cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Preparation of professional portfolio. Graphic

design thesis exhibition. Professional issues.

GDES 4371. Data Visualization Studio. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Visual articulation of data. Expansive research,

meticulous gathering of data, analysis. Develop

cohesive graphical narratives/build solid

foundation in craft of presenting data. prereq:

2345, [Design minors required to take 2345], or

graduate student, or instructor's consent

GDES 5193. Directed Study in Graphic

Design. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study in graphic design under

tutorial guidance. prereq: Jr or sr or grad

student

GDES 5311. Illustration. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Image making by hand or digitally for use in

design projects. Design development. Mapping

out ideas/expressing thoughts visually. Not

observational drawing course. prereq: 1311 or

ArtS 1101 or PDes 3702 or LA 1301 or Arch

3250 or Arch 2301 or instr consent

GDES 5341. Interaction Design. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Design of interactive multimedia projects.

Interactive presentations and electronic

publishing. Software includes hypermedia,

scripting, digital output. prereq: [[2334 or 2342],

design minor] or graphic design major or grad

student or instr consent

GDES 5342. Advanced Web Design. (3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Internet-based design. Static web pages,

embedded media, cascading style sheets.

Design and usability of interface between

humans and technology. Evaluation of visual

elements that control and organize dealings

with computers to direct work. Students

develop designs, do usability testing. prereq:

[[2334 or 2342], design minor] or graphic

design major or grad student or instr consent

GDES 5371. Data Visualization Studio. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Visual articulation of data. Expansive research,

meticulous gathering of data, analysis. Develop

cohesive graphical narratives/build solid

foundation in craft of presenting data.

GDES 5372. Data Visualization for

Interactive Platforms. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Skills/tools necessary to process large

quantities of information/present them through

interactive mediums. Create data visualizations

for web utilizing Javascript libraries. Linear/non-

linear data-driven narratives.

GDES 5383. Digital Illustration and

Animation. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Advanced computer design. Integration of

design knowledge with Macintosh computer

applications. Students use software to create

digital illustration and animations. Adobe

Illustrator, After Effects, Flash. prereq: [[2334

or 2342], design minor], [graphic design major

or [grad student, experience with computer

illustration]]] or instr consent

GDES 5386. Fundamentals of Game Design.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Games of all kinds. Theoretical/practical

aspects of making games. Investigation

of design process. Rules, strategies,

methodologies. Interactivity, choice, action,

outcome, rules in game design. Social

interaction, story telling, meaning/ideology,

semiotics. Signs, cultural meaning. prereq:

[[2334 or 2342], design minor] or [[4384 or DHA

4384 or 5341 or DHA 5341], [graphic design

major or sr or grad student]] or instr consent

GDES 5388. Graphic Design Research. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Experience in Graphic Design research

strategies and methods. Applied, theoretical,

and human-centered aspects directed at

project development. Design prototyping,

testing, analysis. prereq: Graphic design major

or grad student or instr consent

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GRK 1001. Beginning Classical Greek I. (5

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to grammar/vocabulary of classical

Greek as written in Athens in 5th/4th centuries

BCE. Forms/simple constructions. Some

reading of simple, heavily adapted passages

from ancient texts.

GRK 1002. Beginning Classical Greek II. (5

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Continuation of Greek 1001. More complex

constructions, including participles, clauses,

indirect discourse. Some reading of adapted

passages from ancient texts. prereq: Grade of

at least C- or S in 1001 or dept consent

GRK 3003. Intermediate Greek Prose. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to Athenian prose authors of

5th/4th centuries BCE. Readings of continuous

passages of unadapted Greek texts (history,

speeches). Review of grammar/vocabulary.

Some discussion of major themes/issues in

Greek culture as illustrated by texts. prereq:

Grade of at least C- or S in 1002 or 5001 or

instr consent

GRK 3004. Intermediate Greek Poetry. (4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Introduction to Greek epic poetry. Readings

of selections from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.

Quantitative meter and poetic devices.

Discussion of major themes and issues as

developed in Homer's poetry. prereq: dept

consent

GRK 3993. Directed Studies. (; 1-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. prereq: instr

consent

GRK 4951W. Major Project. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Research project using documents/other

sources from ancient world. Students select

project in consultation with faculty member,

who directs the research/writing. prereq: Greek

major, three 3xxx Greek courses, instr consent,

dept consent

GRK 5003. Intermediate Greek Prose

for Graduate Student Research. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to Athenian prose authors of

5th/4th centuries BCE. Readings of continuous

passages of unadapted Greek texts (history,

speeches). Review of grammar/vocabulary.

Some discussion of major themes/issues in

Greek culture as illustrated by texts. prereq:

Grade of at least [C- or S] in [1002 or 5001] or

[instr consent, grad student]

GRK 5004. Intermediate Greek Poetry

for Graduate Student Research. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Introduction to Greek epic poetry. Readings

of selections from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.

Quantitative meter and poetic devices.

Discussion of major themes and issues as

developed in Homer's poetry. prereq: dept

consent

GRK 5100. Advanced Reading. (; 3 cr. [max

18 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Reading in Greek texts/authors. Texts/authors

vary. prereq: [GRK 3004 or equiv], at least

two yrs of college level Greek. Must contact

Classical and Near Eastern Studies department

for permission to register.

GRK 5200. Biblical Greek. (; 3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Readings from Gospels, epistles of Paul,

related literature. Emphasizes proficiency in

reading Greek New Testament. Selections

vary. prereq: [GRK 3004 or equiv], at least

two yrs of college level Greek. Must contact

Classical and Near Eastern Studies department

for permission to register.

GRK 5701. Prose Composition. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Moving step by step through Ancient Greek

grammar, starting with simple sentences and

progressing to complex ones. Course ends with

students translating short passages of modern

English prose into Greek. prereq: Grad student

or instr consent

GRK 5705. Introduction to the Historical-

Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Historical/comparative grammar of Greek and

Latin from their Proto-Indo-European origins to

classical norms.

GRK 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr. [max

18 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq

Grad student or instr consent.

GRK 5994. Directed Research. (1-12 cr. [max

18 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Supervised original research on topic chosen

by student. Prereq Grad student or instr

consent.

GRK 5996. Directed Instruction. (1-12 cr.

[max 20 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Supervised teaching internship. Prereq Grad

student or instr consent.

Health Informatics (HINF)

HINF 5115. Interprofessional Healthcare

Informatics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Implications of informatics for practice,

including nursing, public health, and healthcare

in general. Electronic health record issues.

Relates ethical, legislative and political issues

informatics. Global and future informatics

issues. prereq: Grad student or professional

student or instr consent

HINF 5394. Directed Research. (; 1-6 cr.

[max 18 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Periodic

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Directed research arranged with faculty

member.

HINF 5430. Foundations of Health

Informatics I. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

An introductory survey of health informatics,

focusing on foundational concepts. Topics

covered include: conceptualizations of

data, information, and knowledge; current

terminologies, coding, and classification

systems for medical information; ethics,

privacy, and security; systems analysis,

process and data modeling; human-computer

interaction and data visualization. Lectures,

readings, and exercises highlight the

intersections of these topics with electronic

health record systems and other health

information technology. prereq: Junior, senior,

grad student, professional student, or instr

consent

HINF 5431. Foundations of Health

Informatics II. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

An introductory survey of health informatics,

focusing on applications of informatics

concepts and technologies. Topics covered

include: health informatics research, literature,

and evaluation; precision medicine; decision

models; computerized decision support

systems; data mining, natural language

processing, social media, rule-based system,

and other emerging technologies for supporting

'Big Data' applications; security for health care

information handling. Lectures, readings, and

exercises highlight the intersections of these

topics with current information technology

for clinical care and research. prereq: Junior,

senior, grad student, professional student, or

instr consent

HINF 5436. AHC Informatics Grand Rounds.

(; 1 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall)

Presentation/discussion of research problems,

current literature/topics of interest in Health

Informatics.

HINF 5440. Foundations of Translational

Bioinformatics. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Translational bioinformatics deals with

the assaying, computational analysis and

knowledge-based interpretation of complex

molecular data to better understand, prevent,

diagnose and treat disease. This course

emphasizes deep DNA sequencing methods

that have persistent impact on research

related to disease diagnosis and treatment.

The course covers sequence analysis,

applications to genome sequences, and

sequence-function analysis, analysis of modern

genomic data, sequence analysis for gene

expression/functional genomics analysis, and

gene mapping/applied population genetics.

Prerequisites: MS, PhD, or MD/PhD student

interested in translational bioinformatics

HINF 5450. Foundations of Precision

Medicine Informatics. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

The course will provide an introduction

into the fundamental concepts of Precision

Medicine with a focus on informatics-focused

applications for clinical data representation,

acquisition, decision making and outcomes

evaluation. The student will gain an

appreciation of fundamental biomedical data

representation and its application to genomic,

clinical, and population problems.

HINF 5494. Topics in Health Informatics. (;

1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Topics in health informatics. prereq:

Professional student or grad student or instr

consent

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HINF 5496. Internship in Health Informatics.

(1-6 cr. [max 18 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Practical industrial experience not directly

related to student's normal academic

experience. prereq: HINF student or instr

consent

HINF 5499. Capstone Project for the Masters

of Health Informatics. (3 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Final opportunity to apply newly acquired

knowledge/skills to project involving practical

problem in health informatics. Submit written

project report in lieu of final examination.

prereq: second semester MHI student or instr

consent

HINF 5501. US Health Care System:

Information Challenges in Clinical Care. (; 1

cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Health care system/its unique interaction

between key health system stakeholders.

Relationship between patients, providers,

payers, regulatory bodies. Role of information

management/challenges of information

standardization/exchange. prereq: Junior or

senior or professional student or grad student

or instr consent

HINF 5502. Python Programming Essentials

for the Health Sciences. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Computer programming essentials for health

sciences/health care applications using

Python 3. Intended for students with limited

programming background, or students wishing

to obtain proficiency in Python programming

language. prereq: Junior or senior or grad

student or professional student or instr consent

HINF 5510. Applied Health Care Databases:

Database Principles and Data Evaluation. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Principles of database theory, modeling,

design, and manipulation of databases will

be introduced, taught with a healthcare

applications emphasis. Students will gain

experience using a relational database

management system (RDBMS), and database

manipulation will be explored using Structured

Query Language (SQL) to compose and

execute queries. Students will be able to

critically evaluate database query methods and

results, and understand their implications for

health care. prereq: Junior or senior or grad

student or professional student or instr consent

HINF 5520. Informatics Methods for Health

Care Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Safety.

(; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Application/operation of clinical information

systems, electronic health records, decision

support/application in health care system. Use

of clinical information systems/association

with health care delivery, payment, quality,

outcomes. prereq: Junior or senior or grad

student or professional student or instr consent

HINF 5530. Health Care Software

Management. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Health care software and unique interaction

between key stakeholders in health care

software development and implementation.

Systems analysis, software development, and

software life cycle management for health care

applications. prereq: HINF student or instr

consent

HINF 5531. Health Data Analytics and Data

Science. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Data science methods and techniques for the

extraction, preparation, and use of health data

in decision making. prereq: Junior or senior or

professional student or grad student or instr

consent

HINF 5540. Interprofessional Health

Informatics. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Informatics applications in various healthcare

professions. Clinical specialties. Informatics

tools to improve healthcare services/outcomes

through lectures/presentations.

HINF 5610. Foundations of Biomedical

Natural Language Processing. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

The course will provide a systematic

introduction to basic knowledge and methods

used in natural language processing (NLP)

research. It will introduce biomedical NLP

tasks and methods as well as their resources

and applications in the biomedical domain.

The course will also provide hands-on

experience with existing NLP tools and

systems. Students will gain basic knowledge

and skills in handling with main biomedical

NLP tasks. Prerequisites graduate student or

instructor consent; Experience with at least

one programming language (Python or Perl

preferred) Recommended: basic understanding

of data mining concepts, basic knowledge of

computational linguistics

HINF 5620. Data Visualization for the Health

Sciences. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Spring)

An advanced health informatics course,

focusing on theoretical and practical aspects

of data and information visualization for health

care and the health sciences. Topics include

classic and novel visualization types; models of

human visual perception and cognition; color,

text and typography; maps and diagrams;

evaluation and testing; and the aesthetic and

cultural aspects of visualization. Examples

emphasize health sciences applications for

clinicians, patients, researchers, and analysts.

Modern programming and commercial tools

are discussed, including D3, ggplot2, and

Tableau. Students will report on and discuss

visualization methods, published studies and

books, culminating in a final visualization

project of the student's choosing.

HINF 5630. Clinical Data Mining. (3 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

This is a hands-on introductory data mining

course specifically focusing on health care

applications. Analogously to the relationship

between biostatistics and statistics, the

data and computational challenges, the

experiment design and the model performance

requirements towards data mining in the

clinical domain differ from those in general

applications. This course aims to teach the

students the most common data mining

techniques and elaborate on the differences

between general and clinical data mining.

Specifically, the course will focus on (i) clinical

data challenges and preprocessing; (ii) survey

of the most common techniques in the clinical

domain; (iii) clinical application touching up on

experimental design and collaborations with

physicians. The class will meet twice a week,

one day dedicated to lectures and one day to

a hands-on lab component, where students

are expected to apply the techniques to health-

related data. Some of the models will be

evaluated with the involvement of a physician

collaborator. Prerequisites: Basic linear algebra

(matrix notation), basic optimization (gradient

descent) Graduate level introductory statistics

(e.g. STAT 5101-5102) or equivalent or

instructor consent

HINF 5640. Advanced Translational

Bioinformatics Methods. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

This course is designed to introduce the

high throughput platforms to students who

are interested in the genomics research and

genomics data analysis in the basic and clinical

medical science field. The course covers

history of the genomics platforms, its revolution

and the specifics of the data generated by all

existing different platforms. The course will also

introduce all existing sequencing platforms and

applications to biological science, as well the

current trends in this field.

HINF 5650. Integrative Genomics and

Computational Methods. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Genome-scale high throughput data sets

are a central feature of modern biological

research and translational clinical study.

Experimental, computational biologists and

clinical researchers who want to get the most

from their data sets need to have a firm grasp

and understanding of genomic data structure

characteristics, analytical methodology and the

intrinsic connection to integrate. This course is

designed to build competence in quantitative

methods for the analysis of high-throughput

genomic data and data integration.

Health Services Management

(HSM)

HSM 3040. Dying and Death in

Contemporary Society: Implications for

Intervention. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

This course provides basic background

information on concepts, attitudes, ethics,

and lifestyle management related to dying,

death, grief, and bereavement. The emphasis

is on preparing teachers, community health

professionals, and other helping professionals

for educational activities in this area.

Prerequisite: sophomore

HSM 3051. Career and Internship Skills in

Health Services Management. (2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is a requirement in the Bachelor

of Applied Science major in Health Services

Management. It can also be an elective for

HSM minor and certificate students, with

adviser permission. Its overall goal is to enable

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students to apply concepts and skills gained in

the Health Services Management program and

contribute their knowledge of best practices to

make a positive impact on the health services

management workplace and industry. To

successfully complete this class, students will

create a career interest statement, resume,

cover letter, and LinkedIn profile.They will also

apply to at least one health services-related

internship or work position, participate in

networking opportunities, and create an action

plan to successfully obtain an HSM internship

and enroll in HSM 4596. Prerequisites: HSM

major or premajor; WRIT 1301 or 1401 or

equivalent; HSM 3521; HSM 4561.

HSM 3350. Special Topics in Health

Services Management. (; 1-3 cr. [max 9

cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Timely issues and themes in health services

management.

HSM 3521. Health Care Delivery Systems. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Health care (HC) delivery systems, health

economics, third-party/public reimbursement,

current trends in HC organizations/

management/administration. Regulations,

standards, quality assurance, accreditation,

current ethical issues. Implications for HC

providers/professionals, patients/families,

communities, international health. prereq: 30 cr

HSM 4041. Leadership in Health Services

Management. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Learning about health care leadership will

occur in three ways: exploration of foundational

leadership theory with strategies, values,

characteristics, and styles (the context);

analysis of personal perspectives and beliefs

about leadership (interpretation of the context);

and examination of evolving health care

industry trends. The course will assist students

in understanding the most serious challenges

facing the health care services market,

presenting ways to address these challenges

through emerging best practices and tapping

existing relevant theories of leadership in

health care. Each student will learn about their

personal leadership style, and emphasis will

be placed on self-awareness, critical thinking

skills, culture development, and management

of conflict. Case studies will be used to explore

up-to-date examples concerning the external

environment leaders face as they attempt to

deal with what seems like daily change in their

redesigned health care organizations. It is a

hybrid course with live lectures, group projects,

and leadership simulation.

HSM 4043. Project and Program

Management in Health Services

Management. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This is a hands-on course aimed at providing

a practical, holistic perspective on the

complexities of evidence-based project and

program management within the health

care organization. It describes the nature

of health care projects, characteristics of

project teams, and relevant trends in health

care. You will become familiar with multiple

project management tools, including Microsoft

Project, as well as the necessary leadership,

facilitation, and team skills. You will be exposed

to case studies, examples, discussions, and

readings on the disciplines and tools that

professional health care project managers use.

Upon completion of this course, you will have

experienced the activities required to initiate,

plan, execute, monitor, control, and close a

successful health care project. Prerequisites:

None

HSM 4065. Information Privacy and Security

in Health Services Management. (TS; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Developing and implementing a security and

privacy program in a health care environment.

Privacy and security from societal, health

care operations, and regulatory perspectives.

Final project uses resources in the public

domain to design a security and privacy

program that supports regulatory compliance

requirements and that considers customer/

patient concerns and experience, health care

provider experience and workflows, operational

workflows, and regulatory compliance. Topics

include importance of security in health care;

risk concepts and value of health information,

usability, and security/privacy; federal and state

regulations; impact of technology on security;

health care operations; what can be learned

from other industries; security certifications;

and breach response.

HSM 4193. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Independent project. Topic arranged with and

supervised by Health Services Management

faculty member. prereq: admitted to HSM

major, minor, or certificate; department

consent.

HSM 4301. Health Care Quality & Patient

Safety Management. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Principles of health care improvement, quality,

and patient safety management from the role

of the manager and project leadership in health

services management. Overall the course is

designed to provide an understanding of the

concepts and principles of quality management

and tools, patient safety, and related quality

and safety management accreditation and

regulatory requirements. The course will use

an applied, real-world approach to ensure

understanding of these important issues in

health services management.

HSM 4531. Human Resources in Health Care

Settings. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Basic understanding of human resources

issues within health care organizations--

management of human capital to meet

organizational objectives, and building and

motivating an engaged workforce. Legal

principles; labor supply and demand; sourcing,

recruitment, selection and orientation;

compensation; benefits; diversity; performance

management. prereq: 45 cr

HSM 4541. Health Care Finance. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

General principles of financial management for

health care industry. Operational knowledge

of financial management theory, esp., how

hospitals and their departments develop/

balance operating/capital budget for business

growth/development. Governmental policies,

procedures, and ethical issues controlling the

health care industry. prereq: Basic accounting

knowledge, a course such as ACCT 2050,

and knowledge of Microsoft Excel are strongly

recommended. HSM pre-majors should wait for

major status to take this course.

HSM 4561W. Health Care Administration

and Management. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Knowledge and and skills in the organizational

and managerial aspects of health care.

Applications of behavioral and organizational

theory to health care settings. Topics will

include organization models, supervision,

employee evaluation, problem solving,

productivity management, group leadership,

and case studies. As a Writing Intensive

course, it will provide management-level

communication skills to develop a thoughtful

and reflective understanding of the writing (and

rewriting) process.

HSM 4572. Gerontology and Geriatrics for

Health Services Executives. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

This course helps students understand

aging as well as nursing facility operations

and functions, administrative structures and

responsibilities, and roles of professional and

nonprofessional staff. It is designed to meet

the National Association of Long Term Care

Administrator Boards (NAB) accreditation

standards for Health Services Executive (HSE)

certification. The NAB has set forth domains of

practice for HSEs, which have been adopted

by the Minnesota Board of Examiners for

nursing home administrators. This course

covers the following NAB domains of practice:

resident-centered care and quality of life,

environment, leadership and management, and

core skills across all domains. Prerequisite:

Students must have some basic knowledge of

the long term care field. Those without it are

encouraged to meet with the instructor prior to

registering to explore learning strategies.

HSM 4573. Long Term Care Regulatory

Management and Law. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

This course helps students understand policies

and laws that dictate the minimum standards

for nursing facility operations. It is designed to

meet the National Association of Long Term

Care Administrator Boards (NAB) accreditation

standards for the Health Services Executive

(HSE) certification. The NAB set forth domains

of practice for Health Services Executives.

These domains of practice have been adopted

by the Minnesota Board of Examiners for

nursing home administrators. This course

covers the domains involving regulatory and

legal aspects of long term care. Prerequisite:

Students must have some basic knowledge of

the long term care field. Those without it are

encouraged to meet with the instructor prior to

registering to explore learning strategies.

HSM 4575. Innovation in Health Services. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

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This interactive course will help you understand

the theory and practical application of

innovation to solve big challenges in the

health care system. You will learn and apply

multiple approaches and tools for innovation

and human-centered design to reshape

organizational culture, strategy, structures, and

systems.

HSM 4582. Practicum in Long Term Care.

(; 1 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

The Practicum course is the final component

of the long term care administrator's education.

A broad range of performance parameters

are affected by management practices (e.g.,

employee morale, clinical processes, financial

performance, regulatory compliance, quality

of life for residents, customer satisfaction, and

community/public relations). The course is

a transition between the classroom and this

executive level of management. Students will

undertake a formal practicum project that must

be coordinated with 1) the practicum site, 2)

a preceptor who is a licensed nursing home

administrator at the sponsoring organization,

and 3) the course instructor. The intern is

expected to make positive contributions to

the sponsoring organization. The preceptor

functions as a mentor, coach, and tutor.

The intern identifies learning objectives and

opportunities to meet both short-range goals

for gaining work experience and long-range

goals for career development through the

development of a learning agreement. prereqs:

Most prelicensure courses completed--at a

minimum, HSM 4580-LTC Organizational

Management; HSM 4589-LTC Human

Resource Management; HSM 4583-LTC

Supports and Services; HSM 4590-LTC

Gerontology for Health Care Managers.

HSM 4583. Long Term Care Supports and

Services. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

The Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing

Home Administrators (BENHA) requires

applicants for initial licensure to complete

accredited postsecondary academic courses

covering key competencies. This course

covers the organization, operations, functions,

services, and programs of long-term care

supports and services, including the following:

governing and oversight bodies and their

relationship to the administrator; administrative

responsibilities and structures; operations and

functions of each facility department; functions

and roles of professional and nonprofessional

staff and consulting personnel. Prerequisites:

Some basic knowledge of the long-term care

field. Students without this knowledge are

encouraged to meet with the instructor to

explore preparation strategies.

HSM 4584. Long Term Care Health and

Medical Needs. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

The Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing

Home Administrators (BENHA) requires

applicants for initial licensure (and those

who are licensed in other states but do not

meet Minnesota's regulatory requirements

for experience or certification) to complete

accredited post-secondary academic courses

covering key competencies. This course covers

the medical and health needs of nursing facility

residents and persons living in community-

based settings. Topics include: How anatomic

and physiologic changes associated with

the aging process affect disease processes

and clinical needs. Impact and management

of common syndromes associated with

aging, including vision/hearing impairment,

nutrition/malnutrition, and balance and mobility

impairment. Prevention and management

of common conditions such as pressure

ulcers and delirium. Common psychiatric

and neurodegenerative disorders such as

dementias (including Alzheimer's), depression,

anxiety, psychotic disorders, and alcohol and

drug abuse. Advance care planning and the

role of palliative care and end-of-life care. Basic

medical and pharmacological terminology.

Innovative medical trends and emergent

technologies used in long-term care settings.

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of the long-

term care field. Students who do not have this

knowledge are encouraged to meet with the

instructor to discuss strategies for obtaining it

prior to registering for this course.

HSM 4585. Long Term Care Organizational

Management. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

The Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing

Home Administrators (BENHA) requires

applicants for initial licensure (and those

who are licensed in other states but do not

meet Minnesota's regulatory requirements

for experience or certification) to complete

accredited postsecondary academic courses

covering key competencies. HSM 4585 covers

the following basic management functions:

planning and objective setting; organizing and

delegating; and observing, monitoring, and

evaluating outcomes. prereq: Basic knowledge

of the long term care field. Students without

this knowledge are encouraged to consult with

the instructor prior to registering to explore

preparatory strategies.

HSM 4587. Long Term Care Regulatory

Management. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

The Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing

Home Administrators (BENHA) requires

applicants for initial licensure (and those

who are licensed in other states but do not

meet Minnesota's regulatory requirements

for experience or certification) to complete

accredited post-secondary academic courses

covering key competencies. This course

is one of those areas. It covers regulatory

and funding provisions and requirements

governing operation of long-term care services

and related health care programs. Topics

include Resident rights, resident choice/

resident risk and protection from maltreatment;

Guardianship and conservatorship; Health and

safety codes including OSHA and National

Life Safety Code; Medicare and Medicaid,

standards for managed care and sub-acute

care, and third-party payer requirements and

reimbursement; Federal and state nursing

home survey and compliance regulations

and processes; Requirements affecting the

quality of care and life of residents; Resident

acuity and assessment methodology; Quality

assurance and performance improvement.

prereq: Basic knowledge of the long term care

field. Students without this knowledge are

encouraged to meet with the instructor prior to

registering to discuss options.

HSM 4588. Long Term Care Quality

Management and Performance

Improvement. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This course integrates competencies,

knowledge, and skills from three interrelated

areas to support evidence-based management

decision making in long term care. These

areas include 1) problem-solving skills, 2)

quality management and quality improvement

practices, and 3) data analytics. Classwork

consists of preclass readings, online preclass

discussion, face-to-face one-day seminar,

one-day comprehensive Excel homework

assignment, and homework assignments.

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of the

long term care field. Students without this

knowledge are encouraged to meet with the

instructor prior to registering to discuss ways

of acquiring it. Skill with Excel is strongly

recommended.

HSM 4589. Long Term Care Human

Resources Management. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

The Minnesota Board of Examiners for

Nursing Home Administrators (BENHA)

requires applicants for initial licensure (and

those who are licensed in other states

but do not meet Minnesota's regulatory

requirements for experience or certification)

to complete accredited post-secondary

academic courses covering key competencies.

Human Resource Management covers

the following areas: Workplace culture,

accountability and fairness, and just & learning

culture concepts. Employment law. Equal

employment opportunity, affirmative action

and workforce diversity. Staffing and workforce

development. Compensation and benefits.

Coaching and performance management.

Organizational development and staff training

and development. Labor relations, including

union contract negotiation and administration.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of the long-term

care field. Students without this knowledge are

encouraged to meet with the director of the

LTC program prior to registering to discuss

strategies for acquiring it.

HSM 4591. Health Care Law and Ethics. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to the major legal and ethical

aspects and principles as applied in health

services management. Topics include

organization and governance of healthcare

organizations; regulation; healthcare fraud and

abuse; professional licensing and credentialing;

compliance, quality and risk management;

privacy and security of individually identifiable

health information; healthcare decision-

making; professional liability and malpractice.

Other topics include legal and ethical issues

surrounding healthcare technologies, medical

research, and medical breakthroughs.

HSM 4592. Long Term Care Health Care

Law. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

The Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing

Home Administrators (BENHA) requires

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applicants for initial licensure (and those

who are licensed in other states but do not

meet Minnesota's regulatory requirements

for experience or certification) to complete

accredited post-secondary academic courses

covering key competencies. HSM 4592

covers legal and regulatory issues, ethical

perspectives, public policy advocacy and

professional reporting requirements related

to the operation of long-term care service

delivery organizations. The following topics

are covered: Professional and biomedical

ethics; Liability, negligence, and malpractice;

Data confidentiality, privacy and practices;

Professional licensing, certification and

reporting for staff and consulting personnel;

and Advocacy for public policies. Prerequisites:

Knowledge of the long-term care field.

Students who do not have this knowledge are

encouraged to meet with the instructor prior to

registering to discuss strategies for gaining this

knowledge.

HSM 4593. Gerontology for Health Care

Managers. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

The Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing

Home Administrators (BENHA) requires

applicants for initial licensure (and those

who are licensed in other states but do not

meet Minnesota?s regulatory requirements

for experience or certification) to complete

accredited post-secondary academic courses

covering key competencies. This course covers

the requirement related to Gerontology. HSM

4593 covers the following: Issues of cultural

diversity and human relationships between and

among employees and residents of nursing

facilities and their family members. Physical,

biological, social and psychological aspects

of the aging process. Policies and programs

designed to meet the needs of a rapidly

aging population. Therapeutic programs for

individuals with cognitive impairments. Services

to support the needs of family caregivers.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of the long-term

care field. Students without this knowledge are

encouraged to meet with the instructor prior to

registering to discuss strategies for acquiring it.

HSM 4596. Health Services Management

Internship. (; 1 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course serves as a requirement in

the Bachelor of Applied Science degree in

Health Services Management. Students

will apply coursework in the health services

management area and contribute knowledge

of best practices to make a positive impact on

the health services management workplace

and industry. Students will participate in career

development activities, a challenge project, and

networking. prereq: HSM major; dept. consent.

Permission to enroll will be granted only

upon completion of HSM 3051, 3521, 4531,

4541, 4561W, & 4591. Highly recommended:

HSM 4043 & 4301 (and HINF 5430 for HSM

technology internships).

HSM 4861. Leadership and Business

Planning in Health Care: Capstone. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

The course is a core requirement in the HSM

major and allows students to synthesize and

integrate lessons from previous courses.

It covers theory and practice of leadership

skills needed for high-performing health

care organizations in changing and turbulent

times. It emphasizes a four-phase approach:

environmental assessment, planning,

strategy and innovation, and implementation/

measurement. Students will be prepared to

embrace innovation and lead business plans

through to successful implementation. They will

learn to integrate a wide range of management

tools through collaborative development of a

strategic business plan. prereq: HSM 3521,

4531, 4541, 4561, 4591. HSM major. Final year

status required.

Hebrew (HEBR)

HEBR 1001. Beginning Hebrew I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

For beginners whose goal is biblical or

post-biblical Jewish studies or modern

Israeli Hebrew. Leads to speaking, listening

comprehension, and reading and writing

Hebrew. Emphasizes communication

proficiency. Cultural materials are incorporated.

HEBR 1002. Beginning Hebrew II. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Continuation of 1001. Leads to speaking,

listening comprehension, reading, and

writing Hebrew. Emphasizes communication

proficiency. Cultural materials. prereq: Grade

of at least [C- or S] in [1001 or 4001] or instr

consent

HEBR 1101. Beginning Biblical Hebrew I. (;

5 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

The Hebrew Bible is one of the most important

literary texts in world history, and one of the

most culturally and morally influential in the

development of western civilization. Most

of this influence, however, has been via

translation. Have you ever wondered if you

can trust the translation? Does the Adam and

Eve story really say what you think it does?

Does the Hebrew Bible really include all the

strict moral pronouncements and prohibitions

that are attributed to it? This course offers

the tools you need to read simple narrative

texts in the Bible for yourself, while also

introducing you to multiple approaches in

biblical scholarship. Biblical Hebrew also

satisfies the CLA Language requirement.

HEBR 1102. Beginning Biblical Hebrew II. (;

5 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Progression to more sophisticated reading

of narrative, prophetic, and legal texts.

Presentation/discussion of multiple approaches

to problems/issues in biblical scholarship.

prereq: Grade of at least [C- or S] in [1101 or

4104] or instr consent

HEBR 3011. Intermediate Hebrew I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Prepares students for CLA language

requirement. Speaking, reading, writing, and

comprehension of modern Hebrew. Students

read/discuss prose, poetry, news, and film.

Important features of biblical/classical Hebrew.

Taught primarily in Hebrew. prereq: Grade of at

least [C- or S] in [1002 or 4002] or instr consent

HEBR 3012. Intermediate Hebrew II. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Extensive reading of simplified modern Hebrew

prose selections. Students discuss poetry,

newspaper, film, and TV in Hebrew. Israeli

cultural experiences. Hone composition,

listening comprehension, and speaking skills to

prepare for proficiency exams. Biblical prose,

simple poetic texts. Taught in Hebrew. Meets

with 4012. prereq: Grade of at least [C- or S] in

in 3011 or instr consent

HEBR 3090. Advanced Modern Hebrew. (; 3

cr. [max 18 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Preparation to read various kinds of authentic

Hebrew texts and to develop higher levels of

comprehension/speaking. Conducted entirely in

Hebrew. Emphasizes Modern Israeli Hebrew.

Introduction to earlier genres. Grammar,

widening vocabulary. Contemporary short

fiction, essays, articles on cultural topics, films,

Hebrew Internet sites, TV. prereq: 3012 or instr

consent

HEBR 3101. Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I.

(; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Text of Hebrew Bible. Basic research tools/

commentaries. Close reading of narrative

biblical texts. Reading fluency, methods of

research in biblical studies. prereq: Grade of at

least [C- or S] in [1102 or 4105] or instr consent

HEBR 3102. Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II.

(; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Text of Hebrew Bible, basic research tools

and commentaries. Close reading of narrative

biblical texts. Reading fluency, methods of

research in biblical studies. Meets with 4107.

prereq: Grade of at least [C- or S] in 3101 or

instr consent

HEBR 3951W. Major Project. (WI; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Research project using primary and secondary

sources. Students select project in consultation

with a faculty member, who directs the

research/writing. prereq: [Hebr major, three

3xxx Hebrew courses], instr consent, dept

consent

HEBR 3980. Directed Instruction. (1-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Students observe/discuss classes. Gradually

increased participation in preparing/presenting

instructional materials to a beginning Hebrew

class. Evaluation of materials, teaching

techniques. Seminars on language teaching

issues. Prereq college consent.

HEBR 3993. Directed Studies. (; 1-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. prereq: instr

consent

HEBR 4001. Beginning Hebrew I for

Graduate Student Research. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

For beginners whose goal is biblical or

post-biblical Jewish studies or modern

Israeli Hebrew. Leads to speaking, listening

comprehension, and reading and writing

Hebrew. Emphasizes communication

proficiency. Cultural materials are incorporated.

Meets concurrently with 1001. prereq: grad

student

HEBR 4002. Beginning Hebrew II for

Graduate Student Research. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

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Continuation of 4001. Leads to speaking,

listening comprehension, reading, and

writing Hebrew. Emphasizes communication

proficiency. Cultural materials. Meets with

1002. prereq: Grade of at least [C- or S] in

[1001 or 4001] or instr consent

HEBR 4011. Intermediate Hebrew I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Prepares students for CLA language

requirement. Speaking, reading, writing, and

comprehension of modern Hebrew. Students

read and discuss prose, poetry, news, and film.

Taught primarily in Hebrew. prereq: Grade of at

least [C- or S] in [1002 or 4002] or instr consent

HEBR 4012. Intermediate Hebrew II for

Graduate Student Research. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Extensive reading of simplified modern Hebrew

prose selections. Students discuss poetry,

newspaper, film, and TV in Hebrew. Israeli

cultural experiences. Hone composition,

listening comprehension, and speaking skills to

prepare for proficiency exams. Biblical prose,

simple poetic texts. Taught in Hebrew. Meets

with 3012.

HEBR 4104. Beginning Biblical Hebrew I

for Graduate Student Research. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

The Hebrew Bible is one of the most important

literary texts in world history, and one of the

most culturally and morally influential in the

development of western civilization. Most

of this influence, however, has been via

translation. Have you ever wondered if you

can trust the translation? Does the Adam and

Eve story really say what you think it does?

Does the Hebrew Bible really include all the

strict moral pronouncements and prohibitions

that are attributed to it? This course offers

the tools you need to read simple narrative

texts in the Bible for yourself, while also

introducing you to multiple approaches in

biblical scholarship. Biblical Hebrew also

satisfies the CLA Language requirement.

HEBR 4105. Beginning Biblical Hebrew II

for Graduate Student Research. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Progression to more sophisticated reading

of narrative, prophetic, and legal texts.

Presentation and discussion of multiple

approaches to problems and issues in biblical

scholarship. Meets with 1102. prereq: Grade

of at least [C- or S] in [1101 or 4104] or instr

consent

HEBR 4106. Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Text of Hebrew Bible. Basic research tools/

commentaries. Close reading of narrative

biblical texts. Reading fluency, methods of

research in biblical studies. Meets with 3101.

prereq: Grade of at least [C- or S] in [1102 or

4105] or [instr consent, grad student]

HEBR 4107. Intermediate Biblical Hebrew

II for Graduate Student Research. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Text of Hebrew Bible, basic research tools

and commentaries. Close reading of narrative

biblical texts. Reading fluency, methods of

research in biblical studies. Meets with 3102.

prereq: Grade of at least [C- or S] in 3101 or

instr consent

HEBR 5090. Advanced Modern Hebrew. (; 3

cr. [max 18 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Various authentic Hebrew texts.

Comprehension/speaking. Conducted entirely

in Hebrew. Emphasizes Modern Israeli

Hebrew. Grammar, widening vocabulary.

Contemporary short fiction, essays, articles on

cultural topics, films, Hebrew Internet sites, TV.

HEBR 5200. Advanced Classical Hebrew. (;

3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

In-depth reading, analysis, and discussion

of classical Hebrew texts. Grammar, syntax.

Introduction to text-criticism, history of

scholarship, and scholarly tools. Format varies

between survey of themes (e.g., law, wisdom,

poetry) and extended concentration upon

specific classical texts.

HEBR 5300. Post-Biblical Hebrew: Second

Temple Period. (; 3 cr. [max 18 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Spring)

Readings in late-/post-biblical Hebrew literature

of Persian, Hellenistic, and early Roman

periods (e.g., Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah,

Ecclesiastes, Daniel, Dead Sea Scrolls,

apocrypha, pseudepigrapha). Focuses on

historical development of Hebrew language

and literature in relation to earlier biblical

sources. prereq: Grad student or instr consent

HEBR 5990. Topics in Hebrew Studies. (;

1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Historical, linguistic, literary, religious, or

humanistic study of Hebrew society/culture.

Approach/method of study varies with topic.

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

HEBR 5992. Directed Readings. (1-4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

Higher Ed Consortium Urban Aff

(HECU)

HECU 3555W. Making Media & Change:

Digital Technologies, Storytelling, and

Activism From Consumers to Creators.

(AH,WI,CIV; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

The From Consumers to Creators course is a

critical exploration of the role of storytelling and

media in social change efforts. In this course

will examine the ways that story is both a lens

through which one understand the world and

a tool which can be used to shape it. Students

will have the opportunity to learn about and

evaluate media-based activist strategies in the

context of competing theoretical perspectives

on media and society. Students will use

theory and field experiences to reflect upon

and hone their own digital practices as an

effective agent of social change. This course

is one of two required linked courses taken

concurrently which make up the Making

Media, Making Change Digital Technologies,

Storytelling, and Activism program taught

through our institutional partnership with

HECUA {and their community partner, the Twin

Cities public access media powerhouse St

Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN), which

provides technical training, equipment, and

video production support. Students are also

enrolled in HECU 3556 Digital Laboratory

and have the opportunity to register for an

optional internship the following semester

or summer at SPNN, where students can

strengthen relationships with the diverse

set of actors in the Twin Cities committed

to using digital media to share their voices

and build community. Interns contribute to

public access and nonprofit programming and

create professional quality video for community

organizations in the Twin Cities. Departmental

Consent Required.

HECU 3556. Making Media Making Change:

Digital Technologies, Storytelling, and

Activism Digital Laboratory. (; 4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

The Digital Laboratory course is focused on

the development and production of compelling

videos. Student videography is expected

to demonstrate both innovative content

and high quality production. As part of this

course, students will be trained by SPNN staff

in camera operations, aesthetics of video

production, shot composition, audio, lighting,

and editing. Work will be graded with one's

growing skill set in mind. Instructors will look

for improvement in both the technical elements

and the student's ability to create engaging and

original work that reflects our focus on media

that catalyzes social change. By the end of

the semester students will be able to produce

video suitable for public broadcast. While

the coursework is integrated, we will spend

most Wednesdays focused on the Digital

Laboratory. The Digital Laboratory course

is one of two required linked concurrently

offered courses that make up the Making

Media, Making Change: Digital Technologies,

Storytelling and Activism program taught

through our institutional partnership with

HECUA {and their community partner, the Twin

Cities public access media powerhouse St

Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN), which

provides technical training, equipment, and

video production support). Students are also

enrolled in HECU 3556 Digital Laboratory and

have the opportunity to register for an optional

internship HECU 3557 or 3558 the following

semester or summer. at SPNN, where students

can strengthen relationships with the diverse

set of actors in the Twin Cities committed

to using digital media to share their voices

and build community. Interns contribute to

public access and nonprofit programming and

create professional quality video for community

organizations in the Twin Cities. Departmental

Consent Required.

HECU 3557. Making Media, Making Change:

Digital Technologies, Storytelling, &

Activism Digital Media Internship. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

An optional Internship in Digital Media course

is offered for students who have participated

in Making Media, Making Change: Digital

Technologies, Storytelling, and Activism. The

internship allows students to put their passion

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to work at St. Paul Neighborhood Network

(SPNN) and deepen their understanding of

how the core issues in the program's two

linked courses (HECU 3555W and 3556)

play out in this community media center and

shape professional practice in digital media.

Students typically take the Internship in the

semester or summer immediately after the

initial core courses, but may be eligible to

take it concurrently or in fall semester after

the Spring program, with instructor consent.

Working at SPNN, students build networks

in the diverse set of practitioners in the Twin

Cities committed to using digital media for

social change. Interns contribute to public

access and nonprofit programming and create

professional quality video for community

organizations in the Twin Cities. Departmental

Consent required. Successful completion

or concurrent enrollment in HECU 3555W

and 3556. Credit cannot be earned if already

granted for HECU 3558.

HECU 3558. Making Media, Making Change:

Digital Technologies, Storytelling, and

Activism Digital Internship. (; 8 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

An optional Internship in Digital Media course

is offered for students who have participated

in Making Media, Making Change: Digital

Technologies, Storytelling, and Activism. The

internship allows students to put their passion

to work at St. Paul Neighborhood Network

(SPNN) and deepen their understanding

of how the core issues in the program's 2

linked courses (HECU 3555W and 3556)

play out in this community media center and

shape professional practice in digital media.

Students typically take the Internship in the

semester or summer immediately after the

initial core courses, but may be eligible to

take it concurrently or in fall semester after

the Spring program, with instructor consent.

Working at SPNN, students build networks

in the diverse set of practitioners in the Twin

Cities committed to using digital media for

social change. Interns contribute to public

access and nonprofit programming and create

professional quality video for community

organizations in the Twin Cities. Departmental

Consent required. Successful completion or

concurrent enrollment in HECU 3555W and

3556. Credit can not be earned if already

granted for HECU 3557.

HECU 3571W. Inequality in America: A

Political Economy Approach. (SOCS,WI; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This seminar provides the theoretical

foundations necessary for understanding

the roots, dynamics, and reproduction of

urban and regional economic, political, and

social inequality and poverty. It will also equip

students with the key theoretical tools for

evaluating alternative policies and strategies

for addressing various forms of poverty

and inequality. Theory will be treated in an

integrated fashion with students' field and

internship work and will draw from numerous

disciplines but with a particular focus on the

field of political economy. Students examine a

series of interrelated social systems relevant to

the study of poverty and inequality such as the

economy, the politics of economic policy, labor

markets, geographic systems and housing,

education and welfare systems. Theories of

oppression help students understand how

institutionalized racism, classism and gender

discrimination factor in and among all of these

systems. This course is one of three courses

taken concurrently that make up the Inequality

in America: Policy, Community, and the Politics

of Empowerment program taught through

our institutional partnership with HECUA.

Students are also enrolled in HECU 3572

Political Sociology of Building Power, Change,

and Equity and HECU 3573 Internship and

Integration Seminar. prereq: departmental

consent required

HECU 3572. Inequality in America: Political

Sociology of Building Power, Change, and

Equity (Field Seminar). (DSJ; 4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

This seminar illuminates, grounds, and 'tests'

theoretical perspectives and insights gained in

the "Inequality in America: A Political Economy

Approach" seminar. Students will examine a

variety of policy alternatives and strategies for

social change used to address poverty and

inequality by conversing with policy makers,

community activists, and public and private

organizations, and by participating in a number

of structured field exercises and legislative

lobbying. This course is one of three courses

taken concurrently that make up the Inequality

in America: Policy, Community, and the Politics

of Empowerment program taught through our

institutional partnership with HECUA. Students

are also enrolled in HECU 3571 Inequality

in America: A Political Economy Approach

and HECU 3573 Internship and Integration

Seminar. Departmental Consent Required.

HECU 3573. Inequality in America:

Internship and Integration Seminar. (; 8 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

The Internship and Integration Seminar is an 8

credit course comprised of two interconnected

parts.. The internship is concentrated practice,

and facilitates student learning on many levels.

Students integrate and refine their theoretical

understanding, build and develop skills, gain

a greater understanding of methods of social

change, and grow in their understanding

of vocation. The program deliberately

integrates these experiences with themes

and experiences from the other courses in

the program. Students work a minimum of

200 hours at their placement, approximately

20 hours each week for the duration of the

program. This seminar integrates theoretical

and experiential work in the other seminars

of the program with internship work, and

provides further theoretical frameworks

for making meaning from the internship

experiences. Students analyze the operation

of organizations that are dedicated to changing

systemic inequalities, learn how, when, and

why organizations collaborate, and explore the

perspectives that internship organizations and

staff bring to individual and societal change.

Assignments ask students to articulate and

assess worldviews on social change and

movement-building, including; their own,

those in texts discussed in the classroom,

those expressed by field speakers who visit

the program, and staff at their internship

sites. Through guided examination of the

assumptions they bring to interactions with

practitioners and communities, students see

how those varying worldviews play out within

organizations and in processes of social

change. Finally, students reflect on the impacts

their classroom training and lived experiences

have in real-world work and community

environments, and articulate plans for their

future engagement. This course is one of three

courses taken concurrently that make up the

Inequality in America: Policy, Community,

and the Politics of Empowerment program

taught through our institutional partnership

with HECUA. Students are also enrolled in

HECU 3571 Inequality in America: A Political

Economy Approach and HECU 3572 Political

Sociology of Building Power, Change and

Equity. Departmental consent required.

HECU 3574. Race in America: Then and

Now: "Post-Racial" Perspectives on the

Civil Rights Movement. (DSJ; 4 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Based in Jackson, Mississippi, with travel to

sites in Alabama, Tennessee, and Louisiana.

Offered each June. This program explores

struggles and movements for racial equality

from the 1960s to the present, and dives into

questions of racial justice in America today.

Students meet with civil rights activists active

in the 1960s, and those who are active now--

activists, lawyers, politicians, educators and

youth. Field experiences open up connections

among issues such as education, incarceration,

distribution of wealth, health care, housing,

employment, and the environment. Students

also delve into racial identity development

theory, the philosophy of nonviolence, and

the functioning of social movements. By the

end of the month, students have a profound

understanding of the Civil Rights Movement

and its motivations, strategies, successes

and failures. They have also developed ways

to make meaningful contributions to their

own communities. The program is based in

Jackson, Mississippi, where students stay at

Jackson State University, one of America's

Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Mississippi typified the "Deep South" during the

era of Jim Crow, and in many ways continues

to be racially and politically divided. In and

near Jackson and during trips to Alabama,

Tennessee, and the Gulf Coast (including

New Orleans), students also explore current

issues related to health, education, culture, and

community organizing.

HECU 3581. Art for Social Change: Art and

Culture in Political, Social, and Historical

Context. (AH; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

In this course, students will combine new

learning from field speakers, books, articles,

guest speakers, and field trips to gain a

deeper understanding of the need for and

approach to effective community-based artistic

engagement. Each student will participate

in or facilitate engaged conversations with

their peers to grapple with the themes of the

course and have the chance to create artistic

projects that help each other integrate their

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new learning and awareness. Concurrent

registration is required in HECU 3582 and

HECU 3583; Departmental Consent required.

HECU 3582. Art for Social Change: Arts

Praxis - Social Justice Theory and Practice

in the Field. (DSJ; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Arts, popular culture, social change.

Interdisciplinary field study, seminar work,

internship. prereq: concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in 3581, 3583, dept

consent

HECU 3583. Art for Social Change:

Intersections of Art, Identity and Advocacy

Internship & Integration Seminar. (CIV; 8

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

In this Art for Social Change Internship and

Integration seminar students will work with

HECUA to be placed in an internships which

will offer them the chance to integrate and

apply their learning in professional settings.

As an intern, students will gain skills in

communication, discipline, organization, project

management, and turning theory into action.

By completing a HECUA internship, students

will have a critical competitive edge in the

job market after graduating. In addition to

professional development, students will also

leave their internship experience with a better

sense of the type of job and work environment

they want to find and the steps needed to

take to get there. Students are required to be

concurrently registered in HECU 3581 and

3582. Spring semester offering.

HECU 3591. Environmental Sustainability:

Sci, Public Policy, & Cmty Action Climate

& Environment Justice. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

In the twenty-first century, the environmental

century, human beings must decide how to

deal with the many planetary consequences of

the ?Great Acceleration? and its conjunction

with the 500-year pattern of conquest,

genocide, and extreme social marginalization

of indigenous peoples and poor peoples

of color. As we consider how to respond to

climate change, restore degraded ecosystems,

and promote a sustainable quality of life in

human settlements, how might we do this in

an environmentally just approach? This is the

basic question to be explored in this course,

in light of the past record of the inequitable

distribution and accumulated disadvantage

resulting from historical environmental behavior

in societies and global civilization as a whole.

This course is one of four courses which make

up the Environmental Sustainability: Ecology,

Policy and Social Transformation Program

taught by Study Away partner HECUA.

Concurrent registration is required in 3592, in

3593, and in 3594, Fall semester. Dept consent

required.

HECU 3592. Environmental Sustainability:

Ecology and Socio-ecological Systems

Change. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Since our original hunter-gatherer communities,

humans have had an impact, sometimes

quite negative, on our environment. What is

different now, since the ?Great Acceleration?

that began in the mid-twentieth century, is that

our environmental impacts are global in scope

and potentially catastrophic in scale. Learning

to become ecologically wise is thus a priority

for all of humanity in the twenty-first century.

Socio-Ecological Systems bridges political

science and environmental sciences with the

intent of fostering policy responses that help

human society apply ecological wisdom in a

timely manner at worst, and in an ecologically

regenerative manner at best. In this course, we

will integrate questions regarding sustainability

challenges of water, forest, wetland, climate,

soil, with those involving people, cultures,

politics, and economy in a comprehensive,

integral framework. This investigation will build

students? ability to see complex dynamics

more clearly, and prepare students to be part

of efforts to create ecologically wise policy and

practices for a more sustainable future. This

course is one of four courses which make up

the Environmental Sustainability: Ecology,

Policy and Social Transformation Program

taught by Study Away partner HECUA.

Concurrent registration is required in 3591,

in 3593, and in 3594, Fall semester program.

Dept consent required.

HECU 3593. Environmental Sustainability

Sci, Public Policy, & Cmty Action Field

Research Method & Investigation. (BIOL; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

The Field Methods course provides students

with practical skills to assess and improve

ecosystems and decision-making in socio-

ecological systems. We will use a text by

Bill Mollison, a founder of permaculture, to

learn how to work with nature to improve

ecological, communal, and personal health

simultaneously. This course is designed to

help students develop the capacity for constant

and consistent ecological thinking, in order

to participate in wise and effective decision-

making at the interface of the human and

natural worlds. All field-based learning in

the course takes place in partnership with

community organizations and branches

of government that are working actively

as ecological stewards and promoting

sustainability of human society and specific

settlements with wise design. We will learn

and apply conceptual, organizational, and

technical skills to help our community and

institutional partners in this process. This

course engages Lily Springs Farm as a field-

learning site. We work with a permaculture

designer and farmer on-site to use a variety

of techniques to assess the landscape and to

design and implement ecologically restoration

strategies for: a lake; a wetland; a farm system,

a pine plantation being slowly converted to

an oak savanna mimic; and 30 acres of forest

that has been largely undisturbed for the

past thirty years. This course is one of four

courses which make up the Environmental

Sustainability: Ecology, Policy, and Social

Transformation Program taught by Study Away

partner HECUA. Concurrent registration is

required in 3591, in 3592, and in 3594, Fall

semester program. Dept consent required.

HECU 3594. Environmental Sustainability

Sci, Public Policy, & Cmty Action

Internship. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

The internship provides concentrated practice

at an organization whose core work addresses

issues raised in this program. At the internship,

students integrate and refine their theoretical

understanding, build and develop skills,

and grow in their understanding of future

career paths. Facilitated reflection, written

assignments, and activities that include time at

another student's internship site, integrate the

internship experiences with the other courses.

Students work a minimum of 160 hours at their

placement, 12-15 hours/week for 12 weeks

during the program. This course is one of four

courses which make up the Environmental

Sustainability: Ecology, Policy and Social

Transformation Program taught by Study Away

partner HECUA. Concurrent registration is

required in 3591, in 3592, and in 3593, Fall

semester program. Dept consent required.

Hindi (HNDI)

HNDI 1011. Beginning Hindi I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing

skills. Emphasis on the development of

communicative competence.

HNDI 1012. Beginning Hindi II. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Basic listening, speaking, reading, and

writing skills. Emphasizes communicative

competence.

HNDI 1015. Accelerated Beginning Hindi. (;

5 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Periodic Fall)

Aspects of linguistic performance: speaking,

reading, writing, listening. Cultural/linguistic

literacy about South Asia and, in paricular,

India. Emphasizes individual learning styles/

preferences for students to understand/retain

information.

HNDI 3016. Accelerated Intermediate Hindi.

(; 5 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Conversational aspect of Hindi. Interactive

group activities, video/lab sessions. Engaging

in reasonably fluent discourse. Formal

grammar. Advanced reading, writing, and

comprehension. Different genres/styles of

spoken/written Hindi. Taught mainly in Hindi.

HNDI 3021. Intermediate Hindi I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Development of reading, writing, speaking, and

listening skills. Grammar review, some basic

compositions and oral presentations.

HNDI 3022. Intermediate Hindi II. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Development of reading, writing speaking, and

listening skills. Grammar review, some basic

compositions and oral presentations.

HNDI 3031. Advanced Hindi I. (4 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Continued emphasis on development of

communication skills, ability to comprehend

both written/spoken texts. Speak, read, write in

Hindi beyond intermediate level. prereq: 3022

or instr consent

HNDI 3032. Advanced Hindi II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

This course is the second half of the Advanced

Hindi course sequence. Continued emphasis

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on development of communication skills, ability

to comprehend both written/spoken texts.

Speak, read, write in Hindi beyond intermediate

level. prereq: HNDI 3031 or instr consent

HNDI 4001. Beginning Hindi I for Graduate

Student Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall)

Basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing

skills. Emphasis on the development of

communicative competence. Meets with 1011.

HNDI 4002. Beginning Hindi II for Graduate

Student Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Spring)

Basic listening, speaking, reading, and

writing skills. Emphasizes communicative

competence. Meets with 1012.

HNDI 4003. Intermediate Hindi I for Graduate

Student Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall)

Development of reading, writing, speaking, and

listening skills. Grammar review, some basic

compositions and oral presentations. Meets

concurrently with 3021.

HNDI 4004. Intermediate Hindi II for

Graduate Student Research. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Development of reading, writing speaking, and

listening skills. Grammar review, some basic

compositions and oral presentations. Meets

concurrently with 3022.

HNDI 4005. Advanced Hindi I for Graduate

Research. (4 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall)

Continued emphasis on development of

communication skills, ability to comprehend

both written/spoken texts. Speak, read, write

in Hindi beyond intermediate level. Meets with

HNDI 3031. prereq: 4004 or instr consent

HNDI 4006. Advanced Hindi II for Graduate

Research. (4 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Spring)

Continued emphasis on development of

communication skills, ability to comprehend

both written/spoken texts. Speak, read, write

in Hindi beyond intermediate level. Meets with

HNDI 3032. prereq: 4005 or instr consent

HNDI 4015. Accelerated Beginning Hindi for

Graduate Research. (5 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Periodic Fall)

Aspects of linguistic performance: speaking,

reading, writing, listening. Cultural/linguistic

literacy about South Asia and, in particular,

India. Emphasizes individual learning styles/

preferences for students to understand/retain

information.

HNDI 4016. Accelerated Intermediate Hindi

for Graduate Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Periodic Spring)

Conversational aspect of Hindi. Interactive

group activities, video/lab sessions. Engaging

in reasonably fluent discourse. Formal

grammar. Advanced reading, writing, and

comprehension. Different genres/styles of

spoken/written Hindi. Taught mainly in Hindi.

HNDI 5040. Readings in Hindi Texts. (; 3 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Read authentic materials of various types to

improve reading/speaking ability.

HNDI 5993. Directed Study. (1-5 cr. [max 15

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Guided individual reading or study of modern

Hindi-Urdu texts. Prereq instr consent, dept

consent, college consent.

Hindi-Urdu (HNUR)

HNUR 1011. Beginning Hindi-Urdu I. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing.

Development of communicative competence.

HNUR 1012. Beginning Hindi-Urdu II. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing.

Development of communicative competence.

prereq: 1011 or instr consent

HNUR 1015. Accelerated Beginning Hindi-

Urdu. (5 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every

Spring)

This course is designed for students who

already have good speaking skills (mainly

heritage students) or those who studied

Hindi/Urdu in the past and can review basic

knowledge of the language at a faster pace

than that of regular language classes. Course

focuses on all four skills (plus cultural skills)

and employs the communicative approach

as a main teaching methodology. The Hindi/

Urdu script will be introduced right from

the beginning. By the end of semester,

students will be equipped with linguistic and

cultural competencies that will enable them to

communicate successfully with people of the

target country at a novice-high level, and have

a good foundation on which to further build

proficiency in the language. Students will learn

materials that are normally covered in a full

academic year.

HNUR 3021. Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I. (5

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Reading, writing, speaking, listening skills.

Grammar review, basic compositions, oral

presentations. prereq: 1012 or instr consent

HNUR 3022. Intermediate Hindi-Urdu II. (5

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Reading, writing, speaking, listening skills.

Grammar review, basic compositions, oral

presentations. prereq: 3021 or instr consent

HNUR 3032. Advanced Hindi-Urdu II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Continued emphasis on development of

communication skills, ability to comprehend

both written/spoken texts. Speak, read, write in

Hindi/Urdu beyond intermediate level. prereq:

3031 or instr consent

HNUR 3290. Hindi-Urdu Language Teaching

Tutorial. (; 1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Students tutor beginning students of Hindi-

Urdu and are part of department's Hindi-Urdu

language team. prereq: Grade of A in HNDI

4162

HNUR 4001. Beginning Hindi-Urdu I for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing.

Development of communicative competence.

HNUR 4002. Beginning Hindi-Urdu II for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing.

Development of communicative competence.

prereq: 4001 or instr consent

HNUR 4003. Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Reading, writing, speaking, listening skills.

Grammar review, basic compositions, oral

presentations. prereq: 4002 or instr consent

HNUR 4004. Intermediate Hindi-Urdu II for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Reading, writing, speaking, listening skills.

Grammar review, basic compositions, oral

presentations. prereq: 4003 or instr consent

HNUR 4005. Advanced Hindi-Urdu I for

Graduate Student Research. (4 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Continued emphasis on development of

communication skills, ability to comprehend

both written/spoken texts. speak, read, write in

Hindi/Urdu beyond intermediate level. prereq:

4004 or instr consent

HNUR 4006. Advanced Hindi-Urdu II for

Graduate Student Research. (4 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Continued emphasis on development of

communication skills, ability to comprehend

both written/spoken texts. Speak, read, write

in Hindi/Urdu beyond intermediate level. Meets

with HNUR 3032. prereq: 4005 or instr consent

HNUR 4015. Accelerated Beginning Hindi-

Urdu for Graduate Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

This course is designed for students who

already have good speaking skills (mainly

heritage students) or those who studied

Hindi/Urdu in the past and can review basic

knowledge of the language at a faster pace

than that of regular language classes. Course

focuses on all four skills (plus cultural skills)

and employs the communicative approach

as a main teaching methodology. The Hindi/

Urdu script will be introduced right from

the beginning. By the end of semester,

students will be equipped with linguistic and

cultural competencies that will enable them to

communicate successfully with people of the

target country at a novice-high level, and have

a good foundation on which to further build

proficiency in the language. Students will learn

materials that are normally covered in a full

academic year.

History (HIST)

HIST 1000. New Topics in History. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Courses on new topics in history, historical

topics related to current events, and other

special subjects. Contact the History

department for current listings.

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HIST 1011W. Civilization and the

Environment: World History to 1500.

(ENV,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Sweep of history, from first prehistoric societies

to dawn of modern world circa 1500. Forces

that pushed humans to continually explore

new environments and develop higher levels

of social organization and cross-cultural

interaction. prereq: Fr or soph or non-hist major

HIST 1012W. The Age of Global Contact.

(GP,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Five centuries of globalization. How the

modern, interconnected world came into

being. Changing material life (food, clothes,

petroleum) and ideologies/beliefs. Analysis

of primary documents to show how historical

knowledge is produced. prereq: Fr or soph or

non-hist major

HIST 1015W. Globalization: Issues and

Challenges. (GP,WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Increased global interconnections over past

50 years. Impact of information revolution on

human rights, economic inequality, ecological

challenges, and decolonization. Cases in Asia,

Africa, Latin America, or Middle East. prereq:

Fr or soph or non-hist major

HIST 1031W. Europe and the World:

Expansion, Encounter, and Exchange to

1500. (GP,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Europe, from Hammurabi to Columbus. Heyday

of ancient Near East, Late Middle Ages.

Culture, European interactions with wider

world through religion, conquest, and trade.

Beginning of the age of discoveries. prereq: Fr

or soph or non-hist major

HIST 1032W. Europe and the World:

Expansion, Encounter, and Exchange from

1500 to Present. (GP,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Emergence of a Europe of nations/empires.

Transformations through revolutions, wars, and

encounters with world regions. prereq: Fr or

soph or non-hist major

HIST 1081W. Martyrs, Monks, Crusaders:

World Christianity, 100-1400. (GP,WI,HIS;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd, Spring Even

Year)

This course surveys the history of Christianity

from its status as a persecuted minority religion

of the Roman Empire to its dominant role in

medieval Europe and Byzantium. We study

Christian traditions in Asia and Africa as well as

Europe with special attention to the relationship

between Christianity and culture in the ancient

and medieval world.

HIST 1082. Jesus in History. (HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Who was Jesus? While there has been some

basic consistency in the depictions of Jesus

throughout history, there has also been lots

of variety. We will explore a whole host of

portraits of Jesus at different points in history

to demonstrate not only the varying ways

that Jesus has been thought of but also to

understand the relationship between these

portraits and the historical and cultural contexts

in which they were created. We will look at the

gospels of the New Testament and some from

outside the New Testament. We will look at

ancient and medieval art. And we will look at

modern film. Although we might not get to the

bottom of who Jesus was, we might understand

more fully how communities throughout history

have thought about him. Intended as a course

of interest to undergraduates in all colleges

of the TC campus. Students of any, all, or no

religious background are welcome.

HIST 1102. Medieval Tales and their Modern

Echoes. (GP,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Knights of Round Table, dragon-slayers, magic

djinn, pilgrims in Hell. How stories have been

retold in modern fiction, film, arts. Texts from

Europe/other regions of globe.

HIST 1301W. Authority and Rebellion:

American History to 1865. (DSJ,WI,HIS; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Conflict/change, from colonial era through Civil

War. colonization/resistance, slavery, nation-

building, westward expansion, gender roles,

religion, reform, race/ethnicity, immigration,

industrialization, class relations. Students use

primary sources, historical scholarship. prereq:

Fr or soph or non-hist major

HIST 1302W. Global America: U.S. History

Since 1865. (DSJ,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

U.S. history since Civil War, in global context.

Emancipation. Forms of labor. Immigration.

Citizenship. Conceptions of race/gender.

Hot/cold wars. Reform/rights movements.

Globalization. State power. Students use

primary sources, historical scholarship. prereq:

Fr or soph or non-hist major

HIST 1307. Authority and Rebellion:

American History to 1865. (HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Conflict/change, from colonial era through Civil

War. Colonization/resistance, slavery, nation-

building, westward expansion, gender roles,

religion, reform, race/ethnicity, immigration,

industrialization, class relations. Students use

primary sources, historical scholarship.

HIST 1308. Global America: U.S. History

Since 1865. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

U.S. history since Civil War, in global context.

Emancipation. Forms of labor. Immigration.

Citizenship. Changing conceptions of

race/gender. Hot/cold wars. Reform/rights

movements. Globalization. State power.

Students use primary sources, historical

scholarship.

HIST 1361W. World War I: A Global History.

(HIS,WI,TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This class takes a global approach to the

examination of World War One's causes and

consequences. We will look at how the war

unfolded in Europe, Africa, and the Middle

East. We will also explore the war's impact

on North America and Australasia, areas

drawn into the conflict because of their unique

relationships with Britain and France. We will

consider the special role played by the U.S. in

restoring world peace and analyze the lasting

social and political cleavages occasioned by

the war. We will get at the heart of how the war

was fought and how it is remembered for all of

its triumphs and tragedies.

HIST 1362. Global History of World War II.

(HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

This course examines 1) how different

countries remember WWII and how memories

of the war have been shaped by domestic

and international contexts of each country

and 2) how WWII changed the world in areas

of human rights, the government-society

relations, and ethical use of science and

technology. Various faculty members with

different geographical and thematic expertise

come to the class as guest lecturers throughout

the semester.

HIST 1364. Introduction to Global

Environmental History. (ENV,HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Even Year)

This introductory course focuses on human

environment interaction and the role of

environmental factors in shaping of world

history from the early medieval period, roughly

1000 C.E, to the present day. Beginning with

the idea of environmental history and its broad

themes, including climate, volcanic eruptions,

landscape, plants, crops, animals, insects,

disease, pestilence, energy, and technology,

the course will enable students not only to

understand the complex relationship between

human societies and non-human species but

also the changing nature and structure of this

relationship throughout history.

HIST 1365. Global Tourism and the

Environment from the late 18th Century to

the Present. (ENV,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

This course focuses on tourism and travel.

Spanning the period from the late 18th century

to the present, it examines the ways in which

these phenomena impact how we live, work,

interact with our natural environment and other

people, and conceive of the world and global

forces

HIST 1411W. The Family from 10,000 BCE

to the Present. (CIV,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

How family life, has played and continues to

play a major role in world history. Lectures,

labs, assignments. prereq: Fr or soph or fewer

than 60 cr

HIST 1534. Introduction to Jewish History

and Cultures. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

This course traces the development of Judaism

and Jewish civilizations from their beginnings

to the present. With over three millennia as

its subject, the course must of necessity be

a general survey. Together we will explore

the mythic structures, significant documents,

historical experiences, narratives, practices,

beliefs, and worldviews of the Jewish people.

The course begins by examining the roots

of Judaism in the Hebrew Bible and the

history of ancient Israel but quickly focuses

on the creative forces that developed within

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Judaism as a national narrative confronted

the forces of history, especially in the forms

of the Persian, Greek, and Roman empires.

Rabbinic Judaism becomes the most dominant

creative force and will receive our greatest

attention, both in its formative years and as it

encounters the rise of Christianity and Islam.

After studying the Jewish experience in the

medieval world, we will turn to Judaism?

s encounter with the enlightenment and

modernity. The historical survey concludes by

attending to the transformations within Judaism

and Jewish life of the last 150 years, including

a confrontation with the experience of the

Holocaust. Woven throughout this historical

survey will be repeated engagements with core

questions: ?Who is a Jew?? ?What do Jews

believe?? ?What do Jews do?? ?What do we

mean by ?religion??? ?How do Jews read

texts within their tradition?? And perhaps most

importantly, ?How many answers are there to a

Jewish question?? Students in this course can

expect to come away with some knowledge

of the Bible in Judaism, rabbinic literature and

law, Jewish mysticism and philosophy, Jewish

nationalism and Zionism, Jewish culture, ritual,

and worship in the synagogue, the home, and

the community, and Jewish celebrations of life

cycle events and the festivals.

HIST 1809. The Presidency: Power, Politics,

and Policy in the United States. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Even Year)

This course explores the emergence, meaning,

and evolution of the American presidency. We

will examine the nature of presidential power

and ask how and why those powers have

changed over time. We will explore the impact

of politics and political parties on the American

presidency. We will consider how presidents

shape policy and analyze the relationship

between power, politics, and policy.

HIST 1811. The Sixties: History & Memory.

(DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

The Sixties was an incredibly dynamic decade

in the United States and around the world. It

was a decade of powerful social movements

from the Civil Rights and Black, Brown,

Yellow and Red Power movements to the

countercultural, student/campus, anti-war,

feminist, and environmental movements. It

was also marked by the rise of a series of New

Right movements from the rise of the Barry

Goldwater to the election of Richard Nixon and

the transformation of both the Democratic and

Republican parties. Major immigration reform,

transformations in the nation's educational and

health care systems, along side new patterns

of consumption and new forms of media were

also products of the Sixties. From the Cold

War to the Vietnam War, from anti-imperialism

and anti-colonialism to third world revolutions,

Americans transformed the world and the US

was transformed by the world in the sixties.

Fifty years removed from the sixties, the idea

of the sixties remains alive in the American

imagination. It remains alive and in tension with

the new movements, like Black Lives Matters,

and in political thought, as, for example, in

Donald Trump's repeated invocation of the

"silent majority." Students will explore a wealth

of primary sources and be introduced to the

dynamic historiography of the 1960s. As a

class, we will also consider how the sixties

continues to serve as a powerful trope that

organizes political and social thought in the

21st century.

HIST 1842. The Digital Revolution:

Computers in the Making of the

Contemporary World. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Historical examination of birth of computer.

Global transformations after 1945. History of

technology/how technology transforms cultural

life. United States history integrated with global

history to show how technology, capitalism,

politics, culture, environment, conspired to

make computer an agent of revolutionary

change.

HIST 1921. Brexit and Decolonization:

Empire, Race, and Belonging in the 21st

Century. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Among recent political moments, Brexit stands

as one of the most confusing. From the shock

vote in 2016 through the fall of two Prime

Ministers and two general elections, Brexit

has proven to be a paralyzing development

in Britain, and a car-crash spectacle for the

rest of the world. In this seminar, we will work

to understand Brexit not as a single event

but as a part of the century-long process of

decolonization. In 1900 Britain was the most

powerful and important global force, claiming

a quarter of the world?s land and population.

By 2016, Britain was again reduced to a small

island nation, more defined by its relationship

to the US and Europe than its own power

and importance. We will read through the

history and theory of decolonization. This will

lead to an understanding of how the breakup

of the empire came to define contemporary

Britain, and how Brexit is the culmination of that

process. We will learn how to use empire, race,

and nation as ways to critically read current

events.

HIST 1923. The Politics of Hunger: Food

Security, Aid & Diplomacy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

This seminar is about American food aid

programs, diplomacy, geopolitics, and global

food movements. We cover the Cold War

period and the contemporary world and

examine issues such as what is global food

security, how food diplomacy has developed,

and why famines occur. The final project

is to create a digital storytelling site based

on student research; no prior experience or

knowledge required as we learn how to make

such a site together.

HIST 3000. New Topics in History. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Courses on new topics in history, historical

topics related to current events, and other

special subjects. Contact the History

department for current listings.

HIST 3001. Public History. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Interpretations of collective past as produced in

public venues, including museum exhibitions,

films, theme parks, websites. Intellectual and

political issues in history produced for public

audiences. Career opportunities. prereq: instr

consent

HIST 3011. Measuring the Past: Quantitative

Methods for Historical Research. (MATH; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Basics of quantitative historical data collection,

measurement, analysis.

HIST 3020. Hands-On History. (; 3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Tired of textbooks? Investigate the past

directly and develop the ability to answer your

own questions. Gain hands-on experience

researching, analyzing, and presenting the past

using archives, interviews, online research,

visual and textual analysis, etc. Explore

presentation through essays, websites, films,

exhibits, and more.

HIST 3021. Hands-On History: Global

Apartheid. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

The years 1989 and 1990 saw the fall of

the Berlin Wall and the release of Nelson

Mandela from prison, respectively. These

events are emblematic of a changing world

order which saw the dismantling of apartheid

even as racialized separation, oppression, and

exploitation went global. In a world increasingly

characterized by separations and divisions

(made visible in the proliferation of physical

walls and the hardening of borders) between

rich and poor, between the privileged and

the disenfranchised, between those whose

lives matter and those who are understood

to be entirely expendable, this course asks

students to think about historical constructions

of difference (such as race and gender), and

about the past and History in relationship to

the challenges of the present and towards a

future yet to come. This course will introduce

history majors to the methods and practices

of historical knowledge production and to the

philosophy of history. While attending to the

work of history, and historiography, this course

will also ask what history is for and what the

historian does in research (as the detective and

the archivist), in writing (as the storyteller and

the analyst), and in (critical) thought (as the

teacher and the philosopher).

HIST 3022. Hands-On History: The 1960s: A

Decade of Change. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

The 1960s was a decade of hope, fear and

incredible change. These years witnessed

the rise of race, youth, gender, and anti-war

movements in the wake of a hot Cold War and

a series of anticolonial revolutions. The course

offers students a deep introduction to this

fascinating decade in US history. This methods

and skills course also fulfills a departmental

requirement for all History majors. Through the

study of the 1960s, students will be introduced

to the methods and skills historians have used

to write this history. This course also offers

students an opportunity to think deeply about

the purpose, meaning, significance, and work

of history. Students will leave this course with a

deeper understanding of a significant moment

in US history and a fuller understanding of the

exciting and powerful work of history.

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HIST 3051. Ancient Civilization: Near East

and Egypt. (HIS; 3-4 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

A broad survey of ancient Near Eastern

and Egyptian history and culture from the

prehistoric to the rise of Persia around 550 B.C.

HIST 3052. Ancient Civilization: Greece.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A broad survey of ancient Greek culture and

history from the third millennium B.C. to the

death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.

HIST 3053. Ancient Civilization: Rome. (HIS;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring & Summer)

A broad survey of the culture and history of

Rome from its origins to the decline and fall

of the Roman Empire in the third and fourth

centuries A.D.

HIST 3061. "Bread and Circuses":

Spectacles and Mass Culture in Antiquity.

(CIV,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd,

Spring Even Year)

Development of large-scale public

entertainments in ancient Mediterranean

world, from athletic contests of Olympia and

dramatic festivals of Athens to chariot races

and gladiatorial games of Roman Empire.

Wider significance of these spectacles in their

impact on political, social, and economic life of

the societies that supported them.

HIST 3066. Prehistoric Pathways to World

Civilization. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

How did complex urban societies first develop?

This course addresses this question in

ten regions of the world, including Maya

Mesoamerica, Inca South America, Sumerian

Near East, Shang Civilization in East Asia and

early Greece and Rome.

HIST 3067W. Archaeology of Prehistoric

Europe. (HIS,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

How archaeologists analyze/interpret artifacts

to develop knowledge about formation of

European society, from earliest evidence of

human occupation to Roman period.

HIST 3081W. Martyrs, Monks, Crusaders:

World Christianity, 100-1400. (GP,WI,HIS;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd, Spring Even

Year)

This course surveys the history of Christianity

from its status as a persecuted minority religion

of the Roman Empire to its dominant role in

medieval Europe and Byzantium. We study

Christian traditions in Asia and Africa as well as

Europe with special attention to the relationship

between Christianity and culture in the ancient

and medieval world.

HIST 3082. History of Christianity II: From

the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

The course examines the history of Christianity

from the 13th century to the end of the 18th

century. It begins with the Latin church at

the height of its power before moving on to a

consideration of the disastrous 14th century,

the revolts of the 15th and the Reformations

of the 16th centuries. The course closes by

considering new challenges facing the church

in an age of Enlightenment and Revolution.

HIST 3092. Jesus in History. (HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Who was Jesus? While there has been some

basic consistency in the depictions of Jesus

throughout history, there has also been lots

of variety. We will explore a whole host of

portraits of Jesus at different points in history

to demonstrate not only the varying ways

that Jesus has been thought of but also to

understand the relationship between these

portraits and the historical and cultural contexts

in which they were created. We will look at the

gospels of the New Testament and some from

outside the New Testament. We will look at

ancient and medieval art. And we will look at

modern film. Although we might not get to the

bottom of who Jesus was, we might understand

more fully how communities throughout history

have thought about him. Intended as a course

of interest to undergraduates in all colleges

of the TC campus. Students of any, all, or no

religious background are welcome.

HIST 3101. Introduction to Medieval History.

(GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Europe from decline of Rome to early

Renaissance. Politics, institutions, society,

economy, and culture of Middle Ages.

HIST 3102. Medieval Tales and their Modern

Echoes. (GP,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Knights of Round Table, dragon-slayers, magic

djinn, pilgrims in Hell. How stories have been

retold in modern fiction, film, arts. Texts from

Europe/other regions of globe.

HIST 3151W. British History to the 17th

Century. (GP,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

The making of the English nation: Anglo-

Saxons and Normans; development of

English law and Parliament; Reformation and

constitutional crisis; early Wales, Scotland, and

Ireland.

HIST 3152. British History From the

Seventeenth Century. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Civil War, Revolution, and constitutional

settlement. Industrialization and growth of

democracy. Rise/decline of British Empire.

HIST 3211. History of Sexuality in Europe. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

History of sexuality in Europe, from ancient

Greece to present. Plato's philosophy of

love, St. Augustine's conception of sin,

prostitution in 15th century, sexual science

of Enlightenment. Industrial revolution and

homosexual subcultures. Rape scares and

imperialism. Eugenics and Nazi Germany.

HIST 3212. Dissident Sexualities in U.S.

History. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

History of sexuality in United States.

Emphasizes sexualities that have challenged

dominant social/cultural norms. Development

of transgender, bisexual, lesbian, gay identities/

communities. Politics of sex across lines

of race/ethnicity. Historical debates over

controversial practices, including sex work.

HIST 3244. History of Eastern Europe.

(GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd

Year)

History of the peoples of the region from their

origins to modern times, culture and society

in the Middle Ages; Golden Age of Eastern

Europe; loss of independence; nationalism and

formation of national states; fascism and World

War II, Jews in Eastern Europe; communist

and post-communist periods.

HIST 3264. Imperial Russia: Formation and

Expansion of the Russian Empire in the

18th and 19th Centuries. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Interaction with Europe/Asia. Attempts at

modernization/ reform. Emancipation of serfs/

rise of revolutionary movements.

HIST 3265. 20th-Century Russia:

The Collapse of Imperial Russia, the

Revolutions, and the Soviet Regime. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Analysis of factors that led to collapse of

tsarist regime. 1917 revolution. Evolution of

Soviet regime/collapse of Soviet communism.

Emphasis on role of nationalities/rise of

Commonwealth of independent states.

HIST 3271. The Viking World: Story, History,

and Archaeology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; )

Viking society and expansion of Viking

influence abroad. Viking impact on Western

Europe; interactions with Slavic lands;

settlement of North Atlantic islands; and

Western Europe's impact on Scandinavian

lands. Analyzes archaeological, historical,

linguistic, and numismatic evidence.

HIST 3281. European Intellectual History:

The Early Modern Period, Antiquity to 1750.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

First of a two-semester course. European

thought in its historical/cultural context.

Emphasizes development of philosophical/

scientific thought, its relation to thinking about

the individual and the community. Readings

from original sources.

HIST 3282. European Intellectual History:

The Modern Period, 1750-Present. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Second of a two-semester course. European

thought in its historical/cultural context.

Emphasizes development of philosophical/

scientific thought, its relation to thinking about

the individual and the community. Readings are

from original sources.

HIST 3283. Marx, Capital, and History: An

Introduction to Marxist Theory and History.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Explore Marx's understanding of capitalism/its

history. Marx's argument regarding historical

specificity of capitalism as economic/social

condition.

HIST 3284W. History through Memoir.

(HIS,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Memoirs--non-fictional life stories--offer an

intriguing lens into the past. Memoirs vividly

portray a person's experiences, but they also

raise questions about the reliability of the

narrator. What kinds of histories are memoirs?

We will read memoirs about experiences of

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race, class, gender in America. Students write

their own short memoir.

HIST 3285. Magic and Medicine. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Course examines how the line between magic

and medicine has changed over time. From

accusations of witchcraft to proclamations of

scientific breakthrough, we will examine the

relationship between the supernatural and

the natural from the early modern period to

today. Specific topics include the practice of

exorcism, the concept of the "four humors,"?

the persecution of witches, the development

of "voodoo,"? the effectiveness of placebos,

and the professionalization of medicine.

Throughout, we will ask how gender, class, and

race have affected the construction of "magic"

and "medicine."

HIST 3286. Galileo and the Beginnings

of Modern Science. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall)

The life and work of Galileo Galilei

(1564-1642), often called the "founder of

modern science." Topics: the Renaissance

Italian context for Galileo's work; the

arrangements of authoritative knowledge

that prevailed in 16th-century Tuscany and

Venice, the role that universities, the Catholic

church, learned academies, and the state

played in disciplining knowledge. We consider

the episodes of Galileo's career and read his

seminal texts with secondary commentaries

upon them. Topics: his telescopic observations

of 1609-10; his battles with Aristotelian

natural philosophy; his experiments and

arguments on behalf of experimental and

mathematical physics; his defense of

Copernican "heliocentric" cosmology and

his trial and condemnation by the Roman

Catholic Church for heresy; and his work in

mathematics and mathematical physics that

paved the way for Newton and Einstein. The

goal will be to understand the achievements of

Galileo in their specific historical and cultural

context and to use these reflections for thinking

about the nature of the modern science that he

helped to initiate.

HIST 3347. Women in Early America:

1600-1890. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Varied experiences of American women

1600-1900. Topics include women's

involvement in dispossession of native peoples,

westward expansion, slavery, industrialization,

reform, revolution, transformations in family life/

sexuality.

HIST 3348. Women in Modern America. (;

3-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

History of women in the United States from

1890 to the present. Explores women's

changing roles in politics, the labor force, the

family, and popular culture.

HIST 3349. U.S. Women's Legal History.

(DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Odd Year)

Women's legal status, from colonial era

through 20th century. Women's citizenship, civil

rights. Marriage, divorce, and child custody.

Reproductive/physical autonomy/integrity.

Economic/educational equality. prereq: Soph or

jr or sr

HIST 3361W. World War I: A Global History.

(HIS,WI,TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This class takes a global approach to the

examination of the causes and consequences

of World War I. We will look at how the war

unfolded in Europe, Africa, and the Middle

East. We will also explore the war's impact

on North America and Australasia, areas

drawn into the conflict because of their unique

relationships with Britain and France. We will

consider the special role played by the U.S. in

restoring world peace and analyze the lasting

social and political cleavages occasioned by

the war. We will get at the heart of how the war

was fought and how it is remembered for all of

its triumphs and tragedies.

HIST 3362. Global History of World War II.

(HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

This course examines 1) how different

countries remember World War II and how

memories of the war have been shaped by

domestic and international contexts of each

country, and 2) how WWII changed the world

in areas of human rights, the government-

society relations, and ethical use of science

and technology. Various faculty members with

different geographical and thematic expertise

come to the class as guest lecturers throughout

the semester.

HIST 3363. Global History of the Cold War.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Even Year)

This course examines the origins, unfolding,

and end of the Cold War, with emphasis

on both geopolitical conflict and its social

and cultural expressions. It begins with an

examination of the ideological tensions

between the USSR and USA and then

turns to the end of European hegemony

and de-colonization across Asia and

Africa. It examines the expansion of the

American empire and the appearance of

new communist nations in Asia, Africa, and

Latin America. While we will spend time on

wars, insurgencies, and alliances, we will

also examine how competing blocs and their

members bound themselves through trade and

economic interdependencies and how they

represented themselves, their ideals, and the

cold war itself in the sports, music, literature

and film. The course ends with the collapse

of the Soviet Union and a survey of Cold War

traces in the fields of geopolitics and culture.

HIST 3401V. Honors Early Latin America to

1825. (GP,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Societies of Americas, Spain, and Portugal

before contact. Interactions among Native

Americans, African slaves, and Europeans,

from colonization through independence.

Religion, resistance, labor, gender, race.

Primary sources, historical scholarship.

HIST 3401W. Early Latin America to 1825.

(GP,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Societies of Americas, Spain, and Portugal

before contact. Interactions among Native

Americans, African slaves, and Europeans,

from colonization through independence.

Religion, resistance, labor, gender, race.

Primary sources, historical scholarship.

HIST 3402W. Modern Latin America 1825 to

Present. (GP,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

National and contemporary period 1825 to

present, with emphasis on social, cultural,

political, and economic change.

HIST 3411W. The Family from 10,000 BCE

to the Present. (CIV,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

How family life has played and continues to

play a major role in world history. Lectures,

labs, assignments. prereq: Jr or sr or at least

60 cr

HIST 3412. Soccer: Around the World with

the Beautiful Game. (CIV,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Spring Odd Year)

How did a kicking game played in a few English

schools in the mid-nineteenth century go

on to become the most popular organized

pastime the world has ever known? In this

class, we chart soccer's unlikely rise to global

prominence and explore what it can tell us

about people, games, and ethics all around the

world today.

HIST 3413. War in History: Preparing and

Making War in World History. (HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

War has been a standard tool for organizing

societies, settling disputes, and securing

resources. The means and meaning of war

have changed in important ways over time

and we see very different historical outcomes

across different societies. This course exams

differences in war making across many

societies in Europe, Asia, the Americas, and

Africa from 10,000 BC to now.

HIST 3414. Conquest and Conversion:

Religion & Empire 1500-1900. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Spring Odd Year)

Christian evangelism functioned as major

justification for European expansion/

imperialism. How interactions between

missionaries/non-European "converts" wrought

social, political, religious transformations in

early modern world.

HIST 3415. Migrations in Modern Global

History. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Today?s debates about immigration in

historical/comparative perspective. Major

migrations into, within, and out of Americas

over 500 years. Lives/identities of U.S.

immigrants compared with foreigners living/

working in Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

Words/voices of migrants.

HIST 3416. Imperialism and its Critics:

Ethical Issues, Literary Representations.

(CIV,LITR; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Even Year)

Significant episodes of several imperial nations

to underscore themes of ethics/literature.

HIST 3417W. Food in History. (ENV,WI,HIS;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd, Spring Even

Year)

Significance of food in society, from earliest

times to present. Why we eat what we eat. How

foods have been "globalized." Dietary effects

of industrial modernity. Material culture, social

beliefs. Examples from around world.

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HIST 3418. Drink in History. (HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)

Significance of alcohol and stimulating

beverages. Interdisciplinary study of alcohol/

prohibition regimes throughout history.

HIST 3419. History of Capitalism: Uneven

Development Since 1500. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Causes of economic inequities in contemporary

world. Long-term economic developments in

cases taken from Africa, Asia, Europe, and

North/South America. Various theoretical

approaches to study of economic development.

Introduction to key concepts.

HIST 3423. Central American Revolutions. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Social, political and economic issues that have

shaped Central American history for nearly two

centuries. Focuses on influences of colonial

histories, capitalist development, ethnic/racial

conflict, foreign intervention, Catholic Church,

civil war throughout region. Readings cover

events in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador,

Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama.

HIST 3424. Women and Gender in Latin

American History. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Spring Odd Year)

Changing gender norms in Latin America over

time as compared with lives of women and

men of diverse classes and ethnic groups.

How women responded to their position in

society, on a continuum from accommodation

to resistance.

HIST 3425. History of Modern Mexico. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Mexico from independence to the present:

struggles for land, liberty, and equality;

ethnicity, gender, and class; economic growth,

nationalism, and globalization; urbanization,

immigration, demographic transition.

HIST 3426. Piracy in the Mediterranean: The

World of Merchants and Pirates. (GP,HIS; 3

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Spring Odd Year)

This course will use the vehicle of piracy and

privateering in the Mediterranean world to

explore issues of cross-cultural interaction,

global connections, and identity from earliest

times when people took to the sea to the

Middle Ages through the early modern

era, 500-1800. Wherever there was trade,

wherever there was movement on the seas,

there was piracy. Recent scholarship on the

Mediterranean has focused on connectivities,

micro-environments, the uniqueness of

islands, and various climatic spheres in a

geographic tradition that follows the path-

breaking work of Fernand Braudel. This course

will consider the urban and rural dimensions of

the Mediterranean region as they relate to the

history of merchants and pirates. Finally, the

political and military aspects of Mediterranean

history will be examined. There was a

continuum from piracy to privateering to war.

Students should gain a deeper understanding

of a region that continues to fascinate us today.

HIST 3429. Latin American History in Film

and Text. (AH,GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Cinematic representations of Latin America in

context of other historical/literary narratives.

Experiences of Latinos in Hollywood. U.S.

films compared with those produced in

Latin America. Themes vary (e.g., women,

revolution, colonialism).

HIST 3431. Early Africa and Its Global

Connections. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Survey of African history from earliest times

to 1800. Focuses on socioeconomic, political,

and cultural development in pre-colonial Africa

from ancient Egypt through the era of the trans-

Atlantic slave trade.

HIST 3432. Modern Africa in a Changing

World. (GP,HIS; 3-4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Survey of modern African history from

early 19th century to present. Focuses

on socioeconomic, political, and cultural

development in Africa, from abolition of trans-

Atlantic slave trade through postcolonial era.

HIST 3435. History of South Africa from

1910. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

History of South Africa from union to present.

Focuses on issues such as African/Afrikaner

nationalism, structures of apartheid, forced

population removals, divestment/sanctions, and

post-apartheid era.

HIST 3436. Contemporary African Conflicts:

From Somalia to South Africa. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Historical contexts in which specific

contemporary political conflicts developed.

Slave trade, colonial conquest, indirect rule,

forced labor, discretionary justice, other

historical issues. Patterns of human rights

violations/ socio-political conflict. Cases studies

might include Somalia, Democratic Republic of

Congo, Rwanda.

HIST 3444. Chicana and Chicano History I.

(DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Experiences of people of Mexican descent in

the United States. Important eras in histories

of Mexico, the United States, and Mexican

Americans. Central role of Chicana/os in U.S.

history, culture, and politics. Topics include

race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, immigration,

migration.

HIST 3446. Chicana and Chicano History

II: WWII, El Movimiento, and the New

Millennium. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Experiences of people of Mexican descent

in U.S. Notions of citizenship from WWII.

Chicano civil rights movement. Impact of

immigration patterns/legislation. Cultural wars,

demographics. Social, economic, political

changes. Meaning of racialized "Mexican"

identity. How different groups of Mexicans

have understood their relationships to other

Americans/other Latino groups.

HIST 3454. West African History: Early

Times to 1800. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

West Africa from late early times to

establishment/histories of states. Relations with

North African, Mediterranean, Asian, American

worlds. Non-centralized political authority.

HIST 3455. West African History: 1800 to

Present. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

West African history from late-18th century to

present. Themes include study of continuities

with past. Profound changes including new

19th century state formation, European

colonialism, post-colonial issues.

HIST 3456. Social and Intellectual

Movements in the African Diaspora.

(GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Political, cultural, historical linkages between

Africans, African-Americans, African-

Caribbeans. Socio-political movements/

radical intellectual trends in late 19th/20th

centuries within African Diaspora. Resistance

in Suriname, Guyana, Caribbean. Protest

organizations, intellectual discourses, radical

movements in United States/Europe.

HIST 3461. Introduction to East Asia I: The

Imperial Age. (; 3-4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Comparative survey of early history of China,

Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Early Chinese

thought. Diffusion of Confucianism, Buddhism,

and other values throughout East Asia. Political

and social history of region to 1600.

HIST 3462. From Subjects to Citizens:

The History of East Asia From 1500 to the

Present. (GP,HIS; 3-4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

How Asian states, societies, economies, and

cultures linked with one another and with

European powers. How period's historical

effects still resonate. Covers India, China,

Japan, Korea, and Indochina.

HIST 3462H. Honors: From Subjects to

Citizens: The History of East Asia from 1500

to the Present. (GP,HIS; 3-4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

How Asian states, societies, economies,

cultures linked with one another/European

powers. Historical effects. Covers India, China,

Japan, Korea, Indochina.

HIST 3466. Religion and Society in Imperial

China. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Varieties of religious experience in imperial

China. Religion as lived practices. Textual

traditions. Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism,

relations among them. Western missionary

enterprise in China.

HIST 3468. Social Change in Modern China.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Opium War and opening of Treaty Ports in

19th century. Missionary activity and cultural

influence. Changes in education system.

Women's movement. Early industrialization.

Socialism/collectivization after 1949.

Industrialization of Taiwan. PRC's entry into

world trading system.

HIST 3469. History of Women and Family in

China, 1600-2000. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Even, Spring Odd Year)

Marriage/family life, foot binding, cult of

women's chastity. Women in nationalist/

communist revolutions. Gender relations

in post-socialist China. Effect of ideologies

(Confucianism, nationalism, socialism) on

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women/family life. Differences between

ideology/social practice.

HIST 3471. Modern Japan, Meiji to the

Present (1868-2000). (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Japan's early development as industrial/

imperial power after Meiji Restoration of 1868.

Political developments in Taisho years: social,

cultural, economic trends that supported them.

Militarization/mobilization for war in 1930s.

Japan's war with China, Pacific War with the

United States. American Occupation. Postwar

economic recovery, high growth. Changing

political/popular culture of 1980s, '90s.

HIST 3476. War and Peace in Japan

Through Popular Culture. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

War-related issues in Japan. Animation films,

comics from 1940s to 1990s. Mobilization

of culture for WWII. Conflict between

constitutional pacifism and national security.

Japan's role in cold war and post-cold war

worlds.

HIST 3477. Samurai, Geisha, and How They

Became Japanese. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Spring)

How samurai, geisha, and Zen Buddhism

came to be considered as the quintessential

Japanese tradition in 20th century. Modernity,

nationalism, orientalism, international politics,

globalization.

HIST 3478. Tigers and Dragons: The Rise of

the East Asian Economies, 1930-Present. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Rise of East Asian Economies, 1930-Present.

HIST 3479. History of Chinese Cities and

Urban Life. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Introduction to traditional Chinese cities, their

modern transformation. Ideal city plan in

Confucian classics compared with physical

layout of some major cities. Models about

Chinese cities, influence of the models on our

understanding of Chinese history/society.

HIST 3483. Hmong History Across the

Globe. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd,

Spring Even Year)

Hmong interaction with lowland Southeast

Asian states (Laos, Vietnam) and Western

colonial powers (French, American) since 19th

century. Changes to religious, social, political,

and gender institutions. Aspirations for political

autonomy.

HIST 3485. History of Southeast Asia. (GP;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Origins of civilization/indigenous states. impact

of world religions and Western colonialism

on gender, social, political, and economic

structures. Nationalism. Establishment

of Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and the

Philippines.

HIST 3486. Hmong Refugees from the

Secret War: Becoming Americans. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Socio-economic, political, gender, cultural/

religious changes in Hmong American

community during last three decades. How

Hmong are racialized in American society.

Impact to first/second generations.

HIST 3487. The Vietnam Wars: French

Colonialism and U.S. Intervention in

Indochina. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd,

Spring Even Year)

French conquest. Colonial bureaucratic/

economic transformations. Nationalist

responses. First Indochina War. Emergence

of nation-state. U.S. intervention. Impact

of Vietnam War on current politics of Laos,

Cambodia, and Thailand, and on Southeast

Asia.

HIST 3489. 20th Century India. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall)

India under British hegemony in 1914

through Mahatma Gandhi and his nationalist

movement; World War II; the British departure;

creation of India and Pakistan; Nehru; Indira

and Rajiv Gandhi.

HIST 3492. Hinduism. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Development of Hinduism focusing on

sectarian trends, modern religious practices,

myths/rituals, pilgrimage patterns/ religious

festivals. Interrelationship between Indian

social structure/Hinduism.

HIST 3493. Islam: Religion and Culture. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This course is a brief survey of the religion and

civilization of Islam. It introduces students to 1)

Islamic history from its inception in the seventh

century CE to the present, with emphasis on

the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the

early Caliphate; 2) The authoritative texts of

Islam, i.e. the Quran and Prophetic traditions

(Hadith); 3) The institutions and discourses

characteristic of Islamic civilization; and 4)

The transformation of Muslim life and thought

in the modern period. By taking this course,

students become familiar with the chief ideas,

characters, narratives, rites, localities, and

movements associated with Islam. prereq:

Soph or jr or sr

HIST 3494W. Christ in Islamic Thought. (WI;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Course examines the history of the figure of

Christ in Islamic thought, from the beginnings

of Islam in the Qur'an and the Hadith to the

recent 2013 book by Reza Aslan, Zealot.

The course is based on close reading of

primary sources from regions extending from

Spain to Iran, and in various languages (in

translation): Arabic, Greek, French, Farsi, and

Italian. Course demonstrates how much the

interpretation of the figure of Christ in Islamic

thought belonged to specific historical contexts.

prereq: None

HIST 3502. Ancient Israel: From Conquest

to Exile. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Israel and Judah were not states of great

importance in the ancient Near East. Their

population and territory were small, and they

could not resist conquest by larger, more

powerful states like Assyria and Rome. Yet

their ancient history matters greatly today, out

of proportion to its insignificance during the

periods in which it transpired. The historical

experiences of the people of Israel and Judah

were accorded religious meaning and literary

articulation in the Hebrew Bible (the Old

Testament), which became a foundational

text for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Essential features of Western as well as

Islamic civilization are predicated on some

element of Israel?s ancient past, as mediated

through the Bible; therefore it behooves us

to understand that past. But the Bible is a

religious work, not a transcript of events, and

the history of ancient Israel is not derived

merely from reading the biblical accounts of

it. Archaeological excavations have revealed

the physical remains of the cultures of Israel

and neighboring lands, as well as bringing to

light inscriptions, documents, and literary works

produced by those cultures. These sources,

which complement and sometimes contradict

the accounts conveyed in the Bible, provide

the basis for reconstructing a comprehensive

history of ancient Israel. This course covers

the history of Israel and Judah from the Late

Bronze Age (c. 1550-1200 BCE), by the end

of which Israel had emerged as a distinct

ethnic entity, to the period of Roman rule (63

BCE-330 CE), which saw the final extinction of

ancient Israel, represented by the kingdom of

Judea, as a political entity. Knowledge of this

history is based on archaeological, epigraphic,

and literary sources, including the Hebrew

Bible. N.B.: Students should be aware that

the study of history, like all the human and

natural sciences, is predicated on inquiry, not

a priori judgments. Accordingly, the Bible is not

privileged as an intrinsically true or authoritative

record. No text is presumed inerrant, and

all sources are subject to scrutiny, in the

context of scholarly discourse. Biblical texts are

treated just like all other texts, as the products

of human beings embedded in a historical

context, and as the subject of analysis and

interpretation. Persons of all faiths and of no

faith are equally welcome to participate in such

scholarly discourse. However, students who

feel that their own religious beliefs require an

understanding of the Bible that is antithetical

to the foregoing statements are cautioned that

they may find themselves uncomfortable with

this course.

HIST 3504. The Cultures of the Silk Road. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Past/present state of the cultures that

flourished in Central Asia (present-day CA

republics, Iran, Afghanistan) after Alexander

the Great and declined with opening of sea

routes.

HIST 3505. Survey of the Modern Middle

East. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Political history of Middle East in modern era.

Socio-economic/intellectual issues. Decline

of Ottoman Empire. Imperialism. Nationalism,

rise/development of states. Political Islam.

HIST 3507. History of Modern Egypt. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Fall Odd, Spring Even Year)

Main political events. Underlying social,

economic, and intellectual issues. Impact

of Egypt on region. Developments in Egypt

compared with those of other leading Arab

states.

HIST 3509. Approaches to the Study of the

Middle East. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

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Intensive reading/discussion course. Ways in

which historians/social scientists have studied

Middle East. Problems they have encountered.

Paradigms, issues, and debates in Middle

Eastern Studies.

HIST 3511. Muslims and Jews: Conflict and

Co-existence in the Middle East and North

Africa since 1700. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Odd Year)

Diversity of social/cultural interactions between

Muslims and Jews and between Islam and

Judaism since 1700. What enabled the two

religious communities to peacefully coexist?

What were causes of conflict? Why is history

of Muslim-Jewish relations such a contested

issue?

HIST 3512. History of Modern Israel/

Palestine: Society, Culture, and Politics.

(GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

History of Zionism/Israel. Arab-Jewish conflict,

tensions between religious/secular Jews.

Relationships between Mizrahi, Ashkenazi,

Russian, Ethiopian, Arab citizens. Israeli

cultural imagery. Newsreels, political posters,

television shows, films, popular music.

HIST 3513. North Africa since 1500: Islam,

Colonialism, and Independence. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

History of Maghrib (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,

Libya, disputed territories of Western Sahara)

from time of Ottoman expansion/Sharifian

dynasties (Sa'dian/'Alawid) in 16th/17th

Centuries to end of 20th century. Focus on

encounter of Islamic cultures/societies of

Maghrib with Africa/Europe.

HIST 3514. Environmental History of the

Middle East and North Africa. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

This course is designed to enable students to

think critical about the role of the environment

and climate in historical change in the Middle

East and North Africa region. Through

it, students will gain an appreciation of

environmental history as a rich sub-discipline

that raises important questions about world

history, as well as engage in conceptual and

historiographic debates about agency, social

structure, culture and economics.

HIST 3534. Introduction to Jewish History

and Cultures. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

This course traces the development of Judaism

and Jewish civilizations from their beginnings

to the present. With over three millennia as

its subject, the course must of necessity be

a general survey. Together we will explore

the mythic structures, significant documents,

historical experiences, narratives, practices,

beliefs, and worldviews of the Jewish people.

The course begins by examining the roots

of Judaism in the Hebrew Bible and the

history of ancient Israel but quickly focuses

on the creative forces that developed within

Judaism as a national narrative confronted

the forces of history, especially in the forms

of the Persian, Greek, and Roman empires.

Rabbinic Judaism becomes the most dominant

creative force and will receive our greatest

attention, both in its formative years and as it

encounters the rise of Christianity and Islam.

After studying the Jewish experience in the

medieval world, we will turn to Judaism?

s encounter with the enlightenment and

modernity. The historical survey concludes by

attending to the transformations within Judaism

and Jewish life of the last 150 years, including

a confrontation with the experience of the

Holocaust. Woven throughout this historical

survey will be repeated engagements with core

questions: ?Who is a Jew?? ?What do Jews

believe?? ?What do Jews do?? ?What do we

mean by ?religion??? ?How do Jews read

texts within their tradition?? And perhaps most

importantly, ?How many answers are there to a

Jewish question?? Students in this course can

expect to come away with some knowledge

of the Bible in Judaism, rabbinic literature and

law, Jewish mysticism and philosophy, Jewish

nationalism and Zionism, Jewish culture, ritual,

and worship in the synagogue, the home, and

the community, and Jewish celebrations of life

cycle events and the festivals.

HIST 3546. Islam and the West. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Cultural/intellectual trends that have defined

fundamental differences between Islam and the

West. Development of historical, philosophical,

and intellectual mindset of both spheres.

Factors in tension, anxiety, and hatred between

Muslim world and Europe and the United

States.

HIST 3547. The Ottoman Empire. (GP,HIS; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Survey of Islam's most successful empire, from

its founding circa 1300 to its demise in 1923.

Lands, institutions, peoples, historical legacy.

HIST 3606. Christians, Muslims, and Jews

in the Middle Ages. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)

A Pew Research survey of the global religious

landscape in 2010 found 2.2 billion Christians

(31.5% of the world?s population), 1.6 billion

Muslims (23.2%), and 14 million Jews (.2%).

In this class, we explore how the histories of

these religious communities became deeply

entangled in an age of diplomacy, trade, jihad,

and crusade.

HIST 3609. Military History of Medieval

Western Europe. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Concept and conduct of war in Western Europe

in the Middle Ages and the relation between

the military and society.

HIST 3611. Medieval Cities of Europe:

500-1500. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Evolution of Western European cities from the

late Roman town to the early Renaissance city-

state.

HIST 3613. History of the Crusades.

(GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic

medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States

established by crusaders in Near East.

Internal European crusades. Chronological

prolongation of crusading phenomenon.

HIST 3615W. Women in European History:

1500 to the Present. (GP,WI,HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

History of women in Western Europe from early

modern period to present. Changes crucial to

women's lives. Family/kinship structure, control

over property, organization of work, religious

ideas/practices, education, politics, beliefs/

attitudes about female body.

HIST 3616. France in the Middle Ages. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Politics, society, and culture in medieval France

from the end of the Carolingians to the end of

the Hundred Years War.

HIST 3617. Pagans, Christians, Barbarians:

The World of Late Antiquity. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Fall Odd Year)

Between classical and medieval, pagan and

Christian, Roman and barbarian, the late

antique world was a dynamic age. This course

will focus on the Mediterranean region from

the 2nd to the mid-7th century exploring such

topics as the conversion of Constantine, the

fall of Rome, barbarian invasions, the spread of

Christianity, and the rise of Islam.

HIST 3618. The Dark Ages Illumined:

Medieval Europe to 1050. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; )

Origins of medieval Europe, Germanic and

Viking invasions, feudalism, manorialism,

Islam, the papacy, monarchies, intellectual

developments.

HIST 3621. Creating the Modern World

in Medieval Europe: The Renaissance,

1200-1600. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Political/cultural history of city-states of

northern/central Italy, 1200-1550. Emphasizes

Florence/Venice. Readings include Dante,

Machiavelli. prereq: Intro course in European

history before 1500 recommended

HIST 3623W. The Age of Reformation. (WI;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even Year)

This course will examine the great religious

convulsion that gripped Europe in the sixteenth

and seventeenth centuries. Chronologically,

however, we will begin in the late medieval

period as we consider important changes that

were occurring in European culture and society

culminating with Europe's first Reformation, not

in Germany but in Bohemia. Geographically,

we begin with Europe but our scope eventually

widens out to consider developments also

in Asia and the Americas. We conclude by

considering the relaxation of religious tensions

in the late seventeenth century and concurrent

growth of toleration and skepticism. Throughout

the course we will consider religion as a

dynamic that has had a broad impact on

society affecting not only personal belief but

also the politics, social patterns, and intellectual

and cultural production of the early modern

world.

HIST 3632. History of Germany;

Reformation to Unification: 1500-1871. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

The Reformation era; warfare and demographic

catastrophe of the early 1600s; life in town

and country; absolutism; Baroque culture;

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family life and its transformation; economic

crisis; Revolution of 1848; the military path to

unification.

HIST 3637. Modern Russia: From Peter the

Great to the Present. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Political, social, and cultural forces which have

shaped modern Russia. Emphasis will be

on modernization, attempts at reforms in the

imperial and Soviet period, and the dissolution

of empires.

HIST 3652. Early Modern Britain. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

British society/culture during early modern era,

especially 16th and 17th centuries. May include

themes related to political developments,

economy/social structure, gender, religion,

literature, or interaction with other world

regions.

HIST 3681. Irish History. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

History of Ireland, primarily modern, with

emphasis on politics and Anglo-Irish relations.

HIST 3691W. The British Empire. (WI; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; )

Gain/loss of colonies in Ireland, America, India,

Africa. Development of racism, multicultural

composition of British society, debates about

economic motives for empire, resistance of

colonized peoples to conquest/domination.

HIST 3704W. Daily Life in Europe:

1300-1800. (GP,WI,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)

Living conditions and daily life in Europe

before the Industrial Revolution. Topics include

marriage and family, life at court, nobles,

peasants, disease, farming, livestock-raising,

urban life, the middle classes, manufacturing,

trade, piracy, witchcraft, war, crime, and social

deviance.

HIST 3706. Baroque Rome: Art and Politics

in the Papal Capital. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even Year)

Center of baroque culture--Rome--as city of

spectacle and pageantry. Urban development.

Major works in painting, sculpture, and

architecture. Ecclesiastical/private patrons who

transformed Rome into one of the world's great

capitals.

HIST 3708. The Age of Curiosity: Art,

Science & Technology in Europe,

1400-1800. (AH,TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Diverse ways in which making of art and

scientific knowledge intersected in early

modern Europe. Connections between

scientific curiosity and visual arts in major

artists (e.g., da Vinci, Durer, Vermeer,

Rembrandt). Artfulness of scientific imagery/

diagrams, geographical maps, cabinets of

curiosities, and new visual technologies, such

as the telescope and microscope.

HIST 3711. Cognitive History. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Spring)

Cognitive History will examine how research

in cognitive neuroscience provides historians

with new knowledge and methods for asking

questions about the past. It is not a course on

the history of the cognitive sciences. Instead, it

is about practicing history in the cognitive age,

a period that began more than fifty years ago,

and an approach to explaining how humans

think and act that has been adopted within

fields across our universities. The course will

combine broad readings and discussions in ?

Big History? and the shift from behaviorism

to cognition with more specific studies about

memory, narrative, aesthetics, the body, and

violence. Students will have an opportunity

to apply a cognitive history approach to a

specific topic that emphasizes one of the

following topics: Evolution, Behaviorism,

Cognitive Cultural Studies, Memory, Narrative,

Aesthetics, the Body, and Violence. Students

will help guide discussions for the relevant

class sessions on these topics and write an

essay on the selected theme.

HIST 3721. Studies in 20th-Century Europe

From the Turn of the Century to the End

of World War II: 1900-45. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Social, political, and cultural changes/conflicts.

Background to WWI, its impact. Revolution,

failure of interwar stability. Fascism. WWII, its

consequences.

HIST 3722. Studies in 20th-Century Europe

From the End of World War II to the End

of the Cold War: 1945-91. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Social, economic, political, and cultural impacts

of WWII upon Europe. Division of Europe.

Communist regimes in Eastern Europe,

cooperation in Western Europe. Impacts of

modernization. End of Cold War.

HIST 3727. History of the Holocaust. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Study of 1933-1945 extermination of six million

Jews and others by Nazi Germany on basis of

race. European anti-Semitism. Implications of

social Darwinism and race theory. Perpetrators,

victims, onlookers, resistance. Theological

responses of Jews and Christians.

HIST 3728. Human Rights and Crimes

Against Humanity. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Spring Odd Year)

Meaning of the term "genocide." Particular

cases, such as Armenians in the late Ottoman

Empire, Jews in the Third Reich, and Muslims

in the former Yugoslavia.

HIST 3729. Nazi Germany and Hitler's

Europe. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Comprehensive exploration of Third Reich.

Students will examine How the Nazis came to

power, transformations of 1930s, imposition

of racial politics against Jews/others, nature of

total war. Students read historical accounts,

memoirs, state documents, view films.

HIST 3731. Modern France and Its Empire:

Identity, Citizenship and the State 1780 to

the Present. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)

History of citizen/state in France from French

Revolution to present.

HIST 3746. Game of Thrones: Emperors,

Knights and Witches in Central Europe.

(HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd, Spring

Even Year)

This course traces the rise and fortunes of

the Habsburg family from their emergence in

the late 13th century to the end of the Holy

Roman Empire in 1806. We use the family to

explore key themes of the period including

the Black Death, Hussite wars and peasant

revolts, the new print culture, developments

of the Reformation, European expansion and

Enlightenment culture. prereq: None

HIST 3767. Eastern Orthodoxy: History and

Culture. (3 cr. ; Student Option; )

Development of the orthodox church in

Byzantium, the Islamic Near East, the

Slavic world and in the diaspora; impact of

orthodoxy on political and cultural institutions,

interaction with other Christian and non-

Christian communities; orthodox spirituality and

aesthetics.

HIST 3797. History of Population.

(GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

History of births, deaths, migration, population

size, and population characteristics. Evidence

from Europe, the United States, and Latin

America with comparative material from Africa

and Asia. Methods of historical population

analysis and research of historical population

data.

HIST 3802. "Sinners, Saints, and Savages":

Religion in Early America. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Spring Odd Year)

Native American, Euro-American, and African

American cosmologies. Perceptions of religious

differences. Notions us/them, civility, and

savagery. How religious beliefs shaped

responses to colonization, enslavement, and

revolution. prereq: Non-fr or instr consent

HIST 3804. Religion and the American

Culture Wars. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, James

Madison, Thomas Paine, George Washington,

and John Adams on religion, faith, and

religion in politics. Deism. Enlightenment-era

discussions about rational religion. Rise of

evangelicalism. Separation of church/state,

framers' original intent for first amendment.

Religious Right.

HIST 3809. The Peoples of Revolutionary

America. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Culture/structure of late colonial politics.

Regionalism. Connections between society

and politics. Imperial crisis and independence.

Military history of the Revolution. Origins of

national politics and the constitution.

HIST 3811. Manifest Destiny, Slavery, and

the Politics of Expansion: Jacksonian

America. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even

Year)

This course examines the history of the U.S.

between the War of 1812 and the outbreak

of the Civil War in 1861. We will examine the

dramatic expansion in population and territory,

onset of transportation, communications, and

the industrial revolutions, forced removal of

Native Americans, slavery, reform efforts of the

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1830s and 1840s, growth and maturation of

political parties, and coming of the Civil War.

HIST 3812. The Civil War and

Reconstruction. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

United States from 1848 to 1877. Causes of

sectional crisis; Southern secession; Lincoln

and emancipation; military history; impact of

war North and South; Reconstruction efforts

to change the Southern life and transform the

status of African Americans.

HIST 3821. United States in the 20th Century

to 1945. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

American politics and society in the progressive

era, the 1920's, the Great Depression and

World War II. Economic reform at home, the

challenges of world war abroad, and social

change affecting the status of women and

racial minorities.

HIST 3822. Making America Modern: 1945

to Present. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

American politics and society in the postwar

era, the diplomacy of the Cold War, the

civil rights movement, the Vietnam War,

cultural clashes in the 1960's, Watergate, the

conservative resurgence, and the end of the

Cold War.

HIST 3834. Law in American Life, Colonial

Era to Civil War. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; )

Understandings of law/property held by

colonists, Indians. Conceptions of relationships

among family, community, state held in

colonial America; conceptions held today.

Law of slavery in colonial era. American

Revolution/Constitution. Law, industrialization.

Legal legitimacy, federalism, Civil War as

constitutional crisis.

HIST 3835. Law in American Life: 1865 to

Present. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; )

Centralization of state power, rise of individual

rights. Constitutionalization of American law.

Passage, promise, abrogation, rediscovery

of 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments. Expansion

of federal administrative state. Origins of civil

liberties. Law and the welfare state. Civil Rights

Revolution of 1950s, '60s, '70s. Product liability

law. Second half of two-semester survey. May

be taken independently.

HIST 3838. Family History in America. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

How historians study families to explore race/

class. Techniques for researching genealogy/

family history. Research/write on history of

family.

HIST 3842. The Digital Revolution:

Computers in the Making of the

Contemporary World. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Historical examination of birth of computer.

Global transformations after 1945. History of

technology/how culture shapes technological

change. United States history integrated

with global history to show how technology,

capitalism, politics, culture, environment

conspired to make computer agent of

revolutionary change.

HIST 3852. Work and Workers in the United

States. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

Why do Americans work, and what do we

expect in exchange? This course explores how

the answers to those questions have changed

overtime, from the colonial era to the present,

and how the past shapes our approach to work

today.

HIST 3853. Black Protest in Twentieth

Century America. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course gets at the heart of why/how

African Americans have been fighting for

social and political equality throughout the 20th

Century. We explore various ways that African

Americans have articulated their political

demands and affirmed their citizenship rights

using youth and grassroots organizations,

workers' rights, feminism, education, the courts

and laws as tools for political advancement.

HIST 3856. The Civil Rights and Black

Power Movement, 1954-1984. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Modern black civil rights struggle in

U.S. Second reconstruction. Failure of

reconstruction, abdication of black civil rights in

19th century. Assault on white supremacy via

courts, state, grassroots southern movement in

1950s/1960s. Black struggle in north/west.

HIST 3862. American Immigration History.

(DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd

Year)

Global migrations to U.S. from Europe,

Asia, Latin America, and Africa, from early

19nth century to present. Causes/cultures of

migration. Migrant communities, work, and

families. Xenophobia, assimilation/integration,

citizenship, ethnicity, race relations. Debates

over immigration. Place of immigration in

America's national identity.

HIST 3864. African American History:

1619-1865. (CIV,HIS; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Importance of dynamics of class, gender,

region, and political ideology. Changing nature

of race/racism.

HIST 3865. African American History, 1865

to Present. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

History of African American men and women

from the beginning of the 20th century to the

present. Discussion of internal migrations,

industrialization and unionization, The Great

Depression, world wars, and large scale

movements for social and political change.

HIST 3868W. Race, War, and Race Wars

in American History. (CIV,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Fall Odd Year)

Role that race has played in American war

history. Impact that wars have had on race

and race relations in the United States and the

world. Literature, film.

HIST 3871. American Indian History: Pre-

Contact to 1830. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to American Indian history from

ancient native America to the removal era.

Focuses on the social, cultural, political,

and economic diversity of Native American

peoples and Native American experiences with

European colonialism.

HIST 3872. American Indian History: 1830 to

the Present. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Focus on the impact of federal Indian policy on

American Indian cultures and societies, and on

American Indian culture change.

HIST 3875W. Comparative Race and

Ethnicity in US History. (DSJ,WI,HIS; 3

cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

This writing-intensive course examines the

racial history of modern America to learn from

and engage with what historians enmeshed in

ethnic studies do. These historians examine

the systematic and coordinated exercises

of power called race in the American past

and make legible how racially aggrieved

groups responded to this shaping power.

Thus, throughout, we ask, "What did racial

subjects do with what was done to them by

the American system forged out of settler

colonialism, slavery, racism, and other forms

of injustice, exclusion, and violence?" This

question issues an intellectual challenge

to do all that needs to be done to capture

community life, the politics of difference, and

the dynamism of social identities in all their

richness, fullness, and complexity. In other

words, we study and write about the racial

history of modern America, including its ugly

past and arc of justice, to consider what it

would take to transcend this racial past.

HIST 3877. Asian American History, 1850-

Present. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Asian American history and contemporary

issues, from 1850 to the present. Immigration,

labor, anti-Asian movements, women/families,

impact of World War Two, new immigrant/

refugee communities, civil rights, Asian

American identity/culture.

HIST 3882. U.S. and the World. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

History of U.S. involvement in world affairs.

Political, economic, social, cultural relations

by individuals, groups, governmental, non-

governmental agencies. Nation building,

imperialism, hemispheric hegemony, cultural

expansion, national security, wars.

HIST 3886. The Age of Atlantic Revolutions,

1765-1830. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even

Year)

Thinking about the rebellions that rocked the

Atlantic world during the late eighteenth and

early nineteenth centuries, we will compare

and contrast the diverse political, economic,

and social elements surrounding the following

conflicts: the American Revolution, the French

Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, and the

Latin American Wars of Independence.

HIST 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

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activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. Typically the

student's work is supervised and evaluated by

a site coordinator or instructor.

HIST 3960. Topics in History. (; 1-4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Selected history topics not covered in regular

courses.

HIST 3980W. Supplemental Writing in

History. (WI; 1 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

May be attached, by agreement of instructor

and students, to any 3xxx or 5xxx course to

make a writing-intensive experience. prereq:

instr consent; must take a 3-cr 3xxx or 5xxx

course taken concurrently

HIST 3993. Directed Study. (1-16 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Open to

qualified students for one or more semesters.

Prereq instr consent, dept consent, college

consent.

HIST 3994. Directed Research. (1-16 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Qualified students work on a tutorial basis.

Prereq instr consent, dept consent, college

consent. prereq: instr consent, dept consent,

college consent

HIST 4010V. Honors: Research Seminar.

(WI; 4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Work closely with professors on in-depth

investigations of historical topics. Guided

instruction in issues, methods, sources. Topics

vary. prereq: Jr or sr history major, honors, or

instr consent

HIST 4010W. Research Seminar. (WI; 4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Work closely with professors on in-depth

investigations of historical topics. Guided

instruction in issues, methods, sources. Topics

vary. prereq: Jr or Sr history major or instr

consent

HIST 4961V. Honors: Major Paper. (WI; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Research paper on topic of student's choice.

Work largely with primary sources. Faculty

guidance. prereq: dept consent, instr consent;

sem in advance

HIST 4961W. Major Paper. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Research paper on topic of student's choice.

Work largely with primary sources. Faculty

guidance. prereq: dept consent, instr consent;

sem in advance

HIST 4970. History Day Mentorship. (; 1 cr.

[max 2 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

HIST 4970 is a course designed to engage

students in local grades 6-12 education through

the National History Day in Minnesota program.

This class requires that students complete at

least 100 hours of mentoring work in History

Day schools in the Twin Cities. While the focus

of these hours will be in the classroom, some

hours may be fulfilled through participation

in other History Day support services and/

or assistance with events. In addition to their

commitments to their assigned school, students

must participate in regular seminar meetings,

complete assigned course work, and fulfill final

project requirements. Following the start of

the class, students will have been assigned

to a school, received preliminary History Day

training, meet participating teacher(s), and

develop a schedule for school visits. Most

of all, this course is about connections. The

University is looking for civic engagement

opportunities through its ?Grand Challenges?

curriculum that demonstrate the relevance

of the institution and the contributions of

its students to the citizens of the state. The

College of Liberal Arts ?roadmap? also places

specific emphasis on connecting its majors

to the structures of education in Minnesota.

Furthermore, the connections you make in

applied learning situations (internships and/

or service learning) can be a determining

factor in shaping future career paths or

graduate education. The History Day mentor

program is a unique opportunity to apply your

academic skills in a real-world educational

environment. Your efforts will assist teachers

on the frontlines of education, and you will help

build pathways to higher education for inner-

city students. The instructors appreciate the

interest in service learning that has brought

you to this course, and it is our hope that this

opportunity proves to be a highlight of your

undergraduate experience.

HIST 5011. Measuring the Past: Quantitative

Methods for Historical Research. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Basics of quantitative historical data collection,

measurement, and analysis. prereq: Primarily

for 1st-yr grad students

HIST 5053. Doing Roman History: Sources,

Methods, and Trends. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)

Survey of major scholarship in field of Roman

history since Mommsen. Political, cultural,

social, military, and economic history. Focuses

on methodological problems posed by

evidence. Ways in which these issues shape

research. prereq: Grad student or instr consent

HIST 5111. Proseminar in the History of

Medieval Europe. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Examination of basic scholarly bibliography for

medieval Western European history. Aim is to

help students to prepare for M.A. and Ph.D.

examinations. prereq: Advanced undergrads of

exceptional ability or grads, instr consent

HIST 5115. Medieval Latin Historians. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Writing of history in Western Europe during

the Middle Ages. Focus on idea of history,

philosophy of various historians, techniques

of research by medieval historians and

chroniclers, history as literature, and value

of medieval histories to modern research

scholars. Latin texts only. prereq: Reading

knowledge of Latin

HIST 5264. Imperial Russia: Formation and

Expansion of the Russian Empire in the

18th and 19th Centuries. (3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Interaction with Europe and Asia; attempts at

modernization and reform; emancipation of the

serfs and rise of revolutionary movements.

HIST 5265. 20th-Century Russia:

The Collapse of Imperial Russia, the

Revolutions, and the Soviet Regime. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Analysis of the factors that led to the collapse

of the tsarist regime; discussion of the 1917

revolution, the evolution of the Soviet regime

and the collapse of Soviet communism.

Emphasis on the role of nationalities and the

rise of the Commonwealth of independent

states.

HIST 5271. The Viking World: Story, History,

and Archaeology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Viking society and expansion of Viking

influence abroad. Viking impact on Western

Europe, interactions with Slavic lands,

settlement of North Atlantic islands, Western

Europe's impact on Scandinavian lands.

Analyzes archaeological, historical, linguistic,

and numismatic evidence.

HIST 5281. European Intellectual History:

The Early Modern Period, Antiquity to 1750.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

First of a two-semester course. European

thought in its historical/cultural context.

Emphasizes development of philosophical/

scientific thought, its relation to thinking about

the individual and the community. Readings

from original sources. prereq: Grad student or

instr consent

HIST 5282. European Intellectual History:

The Modern Period,1750-Present. (3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Second of a two-semester course. European

thought in its historical/cultural context.

Emphasizes development of philosophical/

scientific thought, its relation to thinking about

the individual and the community. Readings are

from original sources. prereq: Grad student or

instr consent

HIST 5283. Marx, Capital and History: An

Introduction to Marxist Theory and History.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Explore Marx's understanding of capitalism and

its history. Marx's argument regarding historical

specificity of capitalism as economic/social

condition

HIST 5286. Galileo and the Beginnings of

Modern Science. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

The life and work of Galileo Galilei

(1564-1642), often called the ?founder of

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modern science.? Topics: the Renaissance

Italian context for Galileo?s work; the

arrangements of authoritative knowledge

that prevailed in 16th-century Tuscany

and Venice; the role that universities, the

Catholic church, learned academies, and the

state played in disciplining knowledge. We

consider the episodes of Galileo?s career

and read his seminal texts with secondary

commentaries upon them. His telescopic

observations of 1609-10; his battles with

Aristotelian natural philosophy; his experiments

and arguments on behalf of experimental

and mathematical physics; his defense of

Copernican ?heliocentric? cosmology and

his trial and condemnation by the Roman

Catholic Church for heresy; and his work in

mathematics and mathematical physics that

paved the way for Newton and Einstein. The

goal will be to understand the achievements of

Galileo in their specific historical and cultural

context and to use these reflections for thinking

about the nature of the modern science that he

helped to initiate.

HIST 5295. Social History of Russia and

Eastern Europe From the Late 19th Century

to the Present. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Social movements (revolutionary, nationalist,

women's); communist and post-communist

societies.

HIST 5379. Problems in Early American

History. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Intensive consideration of topics in early

American history. Topics may include readings

in race, class, and gender; comparative

colonialism; slavery; demography; economic

history; religion; and regions in the colonial

world.

HIST 5381. Minnesota History Workshop.

(; 3-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

A case study and seminar approach to

historical research and interpretation. It offers

teachers and other scholars a chance to survey

a particular topic in Minnesota history and to

write their own historical narrative based on

primary source research. prereq: 1301, 1302

HIST 5439. Environment and Society in

Africa. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Major historiographical, theoretical, and

methodological debates concerning people-

environment relations in Africa, from rise of

human societies to present. Environment and

the rise of civilizations. Demography, colonial

environmental policies, conservation, disease,

indigenous knowledge, water management,

food. prereq: instr consent

HIST 5468. Social Change in Modern China.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Opium War and opening of Treaty Ports in

19th century; missionary activity and cultural

influence; changes in education system;

women's movement; early industrialization;

socialism and collectivization after 1949;

industrialization of Taiwan; PRC's entry into the

world trading system.

HIST 5469. Historiographies of China,

1000-1700. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Important recent English-language work on

Chinese culture during the Song, Yuan, and

Ming dynasties. Topics include religion, gender,

family structures, ethnic identity, commerce/

economics, and political structures/events.

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

HIST 5478. Tigers and Dragons: The Rise of

the East Asian Economies, 1930-Present. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Rise of East Asian Economies, 1930-Present.

prereq: Grad student

HIST 5479. History of Chinese Cities and

Urban Life. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Introduction to traditional Chinese cities, their

modern transformation. Ideal city plan in

Confucian classics compared with physical

layout of some major cities. Models about

Chinese cities, influence of the models on our

understanding of Chinese history/society.

HIST 5513. North Africa since 1500: Islam,

Colonialism, and Independence. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

History of the Maghrib (Morocco,

Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and disputed

territories of Western Sahara from time of

Ottoman expansion/Sharifian dynasties

[Sa'dian/'Alawid]) in 16th/17th Centuries to end

of 20th century. Focus on encounter of Islamic

cultures/societies of Maghrib and Africa/Europe

HIST 5540. Topics in Mediterranean Studies.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 15 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Mediterranean history, from Middle Ages to

present. Taught as staffing permits. prereq:

Grad student or advanced undergrad with instr

consent

HIST 5547. Empire and Nations in the

Middle East. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Modernity in non-Western imperial context.

Identity, ideology, economy, environment,

language. prereq: Grad student or instr consent

HIST 5611. New Directions in the Middle

Ages, ca. 300-1100. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Basic scholarly bibliography for medieval

Western European history during early Middle

Ages. Foundation for teaching courses in

medieval history, preparing for general doctoral

exam. prereq: Grad student or instr consent

HIST 5612. New Directions in the Middle

Ages, ca. 1100-1500. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Basic scholarly bibliography for medieval

Western European history during central/later

Middle Ages. Foundation for teaching courses

in medieval history, preparing for general

doctoral exam. prereq: [5611, grad student] or

instr consent

HIST 5614. The Medieval Church. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to history of western church in

Middle Ages. Emphasizes church teachings

and institutional structures, beliefs/practices of

lay people, medieval Christian encounter with

non-Christian world. prereq: Grad student or

instr consent

HIST 5633. Socio-Economic History of

China. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Nature of Chinese socio-political formations

and economic development in Qing and

Republican eras, 1644-1937. Establishment/

methods of state rule, merchants, agrarian

social structure, domestic industry,

demographic regimes, capitalism, and

imperialism. Comparisons using theoretical and

case studies of economic development. prereq:

Grad student or [adv undergrad, instr consent]

HIST 5640. Topics in Legal History. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Cmparative approaches to, methodologies

of, and theoretical debates in legal history.

Topics from ancient world to present, such as

citizenship/statebuilding, religion and the law,

women?s legal history.

HIST 5642. U.S. Legal History. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Topics in history of American law, legal

thought, legal institutions, and legal profession.

Proceeds thematically. Primary/secondary

sources.

HIST 5648. Development of the Western

European Legal Tradition. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Evolution of and interaction among Roman

and civil law, customary/feudal law, canon law,

and English common law. Primary/secondary

sources in English.

HIST 5708. The Age of Curiosity: Art,

Science & Technology in Europe,

1400-1800. (AH,TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Diverse ways in which making of art and

scientific knowledge intersected in early

modern Europe. Connections between

scientific curiosity and visual arts in major

artists (e.g., da Vinci, Durer, Vermeer,

Rembrandt). Artfulness of scientific imagery/

diagrams, geographical maps, cabinets of

curiosities, and new visual technologies, such

as the telescope and microscope.

HIST 5715. Readings in European Women's

History: 1450-1750. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to current historical research

on European women's history, 1450-1750.

Topics include gender roles and form of family

structure, women's participation in religious

movements, legal status of women.

HIST 5720. Society/Politics: Modern Europe.

(; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Introduction to literature in English on problems

of modern European social, cultural, political

history. Thematic/geographic focus varies year

to year. Topics include historical approaches

to class/gender relations, state formation as

social/political process, family history, evolution

of public life, popular culture.

HIST 5735. European Women's History;

1750 to the Present. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

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Selected themes in modern European women's

history. Forms of patriarchy. Women in the

Enlightenment. Women and revolution.

Gender, class, and family life. Women in the

labor force. Sexuality and reproduction. Female

education. Women's political movements.

Women and imperialism. Gender and fascism.

prereq: instr consent

HIST 5777. Proseminar in Habsburg Central

Europe. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Central Europe under Habsburg rule from the

reforms of Maria Theresa to imperial collapse.

Continuity and change in society; economic

and political modernization; the rise of national

consciousness and anti-Semitism; politics and

culture in the Fin de Siecle; the Empire and

World War I. prereq: instr consent

HIST 5797. Methods of Population History.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Standard methods of population analysis.

Focuses on methods widely used for historical

population research.

HIST 5801. Seminar in Early American

History. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Introduction to literature of early American

history. Readings selected from some of best

scholarship in field. Questions of colonial

historians. Theories, methods, sources used in

pursuit of those questions.

HIST 5802. Readings in American History,

1848-Present. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Readings-intensive course. U.S. history from

Mexican-American War to present.

HIST 5831. Cultural Fallout: The Cold War

and Its Legacy: Readings. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Culture of the Cold War, its legacy. How it

affected/reflected domestic politics, public

policies, civic life, gender expectations,

sexuality, class relations, racial justice, and civil

rights. Impact of domestic anti-communism and

of American cultural politics abroad.

HIST 5871. Readings in U.S. Intellectual

History: 19th-20th Centuries. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Definitions of American national identity from

1789 to the present as expressed in politics,

religion, literature, painting, music, architecture,

and history. prereq: instr consent

HIST 5881. American Foreign Relations to

1895. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Intensive readings in the historiography of

American foreign relations with emphasis

on American imperialism, domestic courses

of foreign policy, and international political,

economic, and cultural relations. prereq: instr

consent

HIST 5890. Readings in American Indian

and Indigenous History. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Students in this course will read recently

published scholarship in American Indian and

Indigenous history that takes up pressing

research questions, promises to push inquiry

in new directions, and that theorizes important

interventions in our thinking to understand

where the field is situated and moving.

Reflecting the instinctively interdisciplinary

nature of American Indian and Indigenous

history, readings will be drawn not just from the

discipline of history but across other disciplines

such as Anthropology, American Studies,

Geography, Literature, Political Science, and

Legal Studies. As well, readings will include

scholarship that reaches out to embrace

the Global Indigenous studies turn. prereq:

Advanced undergrad with instr consent or grad

student

HIST 5891. American Indian and Indigenous

Studies Workshop. (1.5 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; S-N

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

The American Indian and Indigenous Studies

Workshop brings graduate and advanced

undergraduate students and faculty together

to read and provide intensive feedback

(written and oral) on their works in progress.

As an interdisciplinary field, AIIS students

stand to benefit from ongoing and engaged

conversations about that work that will deepen

and enhance their professionalization in

the field. The readings for the workshop are

submissions from the membership of the

workshop (which will include participants who

are not formally enrolled in the workshop).

We read and consider two submissions per

week (sometimes more if the submissions

are shorter) that are pre-circulated to all

participants via the workshop?s listserv.

Readings under consideration include

research papers, dissertation chapters, article

manuscripts, research proposals, conference

papers, and other submissions that will benefit

from intensive engagement with the members

and will deepen the knowledge of all of the

participants. Students will gain experience with

the research, writing, and revision process as

well as scholarly conversations about original

research and writing. The overarching aim of

the workshop is to develop research, writing,

revision, and scholarly discussion skills as well

as community-building in American Indian and

Indigenous Studies and professionalization in

an increasingly interdisciplinary and global field

of study

HIST 5900. Topics in European/Medieval

History. (; 1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Selected topics in European or medieval

history not covered in regular courses; taught

as staffing permits. prereq: Grad or [advanced

undergrad with instr consent]

HIST 5901. Latin America Proseminar:

Colonial. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Introduces beginning graduate and advanced

undergraduate students to major historical

writings on various Latin American themes.

prereq: instr consent

HIST 5902. Latin America Proseminar:

Modern. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Introduces beginning graduate and advanced

undergraduate students to major historical

writings on various Latin American themes.

prereq: instr consent

HIST 5905. Topics in European Medieval

History. (; 1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Selected topics in Medieval European history,

up to 1500ce. prereq: Grad or [advanced

undergrad with instr consent]

HIST 5910. Topics in U.S. History. (; 1-4

cr. [max 20 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Selected topics in U.S. history not covered in

regular courses. Taught as staffing permits.

prereq: Grad or advanced undergrad student

with instr consent

HIST 5920. Topics in African History. (; 3 cr.

[max 15 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Topics not covered in regular courses.

HIST 5930. Topics in Ancient History. (; 1-4

cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Selected topics in ancient history not covered

in regular courses. To be taught as staffing

permits and as enrollment warrants. prereq:

Grad or instr consent

HIST 5932. The Production of Knowledge,

Negotiating the Past, and the Writing of

African Histories. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Recent scholarship on social history of

Africa. Focuses on new literature on daily

lives of ordinary people in their workplaces,

communities, households.

HIST 5940. Topics in Asian History. (; 1-4

cr. [max 16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Topics not covered in regular courses. prereq:

Grad student or [advanced undergrad, instr

consent]

HIST 5941. Readings in Chinese

Documents. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Readings in Chinese on a topic to be selected

by the instructor. Depending on the topic

and the time period, readings may involve a

mixture of modern and classical Chinese or

may be entirely in modern Chinese. Consult

instructor for more information. prereq: Reading

knowledge of Chinese

HIST 5950. Topics in Latin American

History. (; 1-4 cr. [max 15 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Selected topics in Latin American history not

covered in regular courses. Taught as staffing

permits. prereq: Grad or advanced undergrad

with instr consent

HIST 5960. Topics in History. (; 1-4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Selected topics in history not covered in regular

courses. Taught as staffing permits. prereq:

[advanced undergrad with instr consent]

HIST 5962. Bell Library Research Seminar in

Comparative World History, ca. 1000-1800

CE. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Research proseminar on actions of Europeans

in wider world, 1000-1800. Based on

documents in James Ford Bell Library. prereq:

Grad student, instr consent

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HIST 5964. Comparative Economic History.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Theoretical approaches guide cross-cultural

examinations of major issues in the economic

history of East Asia, Europe, and the New

World. Agrarian structures in economic

development, markets, the state and economic

development, and the industrial revolution.

prereq: instr consent

HIST 5970. Advanced Research in

Quantitative History. (; 4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-

F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Students will carry out publishable-quality

research on a quantitative historical topic.

HIST 5990. Readings in Comparative

History. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Spring

Odd Year)

Students read/discuss historical works that

focus on common theme or employ similar

methods in different geographic areas. Issues

of cross-area comparison. Topics vary (e.g.,

peasant societies, race/ethnicity, states/

nationalism). prereq: instr consent

HIST 5993. Directed Study. (1-16 cr. [max

20 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq

[Grad student or sr], instr consent, dept

consent, college consent.

HIST 5994. Directed Research. (1-16 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Work on a tutorial basis. Prereq [Grad student

or sr], instr consent, dept consent, college

consent.

History of Medicine (HMED)

HMED 3001W. Health, Disease, and Healing

I. (HIS,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to intellectual/social history of

European/American medicine, health care from

classical antiquity through 18th century.

HMED 3002W. Health Care in History II.

(HIS,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Introduction to intellectual/social history of

European/American medicine, health care in

19th/20th centuries.

HMED 3035. Sex and Gender in US

Medicine: Queering the Medical Model. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring & Summer)

Queering the Medical Model addresses

homosexual, transgender, and intersex history

of medicine in the United States from 1800 to

the present along three intersecting themes.

First, the course charts scientific constructs

of sex, sexuality, and gender from the 19th

to the 20th centuries. Second, it explores

how sex and gender became entangled with

the so-called medical model, from the role of

medical jurisprudence in leveraging a two-

sex system for legal claims, sex and sexual

disorder research in the early 20th century,

the development of hormonal and surgical

technologies to manipulate gender morphology

in the later 20th century, and the impact of the

medical model on medical access historically

and in the present. Finally, it identifies how

queer and gender non-conforming people

resisted, dodged, and mobilized changing

scientific constructs, medical possibilities, and

social opportunities. This course combines

lectures, discussions, and guided engagement

with historical materials from several archival

holdings, alongside with relevant readings from

history and other disciplines.

HMED 3040. Human Health, Disease, and

the Environment in History. (HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring & Summer)

Introduction to historical relationship of human

health and the environment. How natural/

human-induced environmental changes have,

over time, altered our experiences with disease

and our prospects for health.

HMED 3055. Women, Health, and History.

(DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Women's historical roles as healers, patients,

research subjects, health activists. Biological

determinism, reproduction, mental health,

nursing, women physicians, public health

reformers, alternative practitioners. Gender

disparities in diagnosis, treatment, research,

careers. Assignments allow students to explore

individual interests.

HMED 3065. Body, Soul, and Spirit in

Medieval and Renaissance European

Medicine. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Body/soul in medieval theology/cosmology.

Religious conceptions of body/soul. Medical

conceptions in medieval world. Medieval/

renaissance psychology. Medical astrology

and its consequences. Medical normal/

abnormal body. Medicine of reproduction and

sexual identity. Death, burial, dissection, and

resurrection in medical/religious perspective.

Macrocosmic/microcosmic body. Limits to

human power/authority over body. Anatomical/

chemical body/spirit.

HMED 3075. Technology and Medicine in

Modern America. (HIS,TS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

How technology came to medicine's center-

stage. Impact on production of medical

knowledge, professionalization, development of

institutions/industry, health policy, and gender/

race disparities in health care.

HMED 3940. Topics in History of Medicine.

(; 1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Selected history of medicine topics not covered

in regular courses.

HMED 3993. Directed Study. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study.

HMED 4965W. Senior Research in Medical

History. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Seminar. Reading/discussion, individual

directed research project with oral presentation.

Students meet in peer groups and with

instructor. prereq: Sr, instr consent

HMED 5075. Technology and Medicine in

Modern America. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall

Odd, Spring Even Year)

How technology came to medicine?s center-

stage. Impact on medical practice, institutions,

consumers, production of medical knowledge,

professionalization, health policy, gender/race

disparities in health care. prereq: instr consent

HMED 5940. Topics in the History of

Medicine. (; 3 cr. [max 15 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Selected history of medicine topics not covered

in regular courses.

History of Science and Tech (HSCI)

HSCI 1011. Digital World. (HIS,TS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Essential knowledge and critical perspective to

understand today's Digital World. The history

and social impact of the digital revolution,

including security, surveillance, "virtual reality,"

and the future of the Internet.

HSCI 1212. Life on Earth: Origins, Evolution

& Ecology. (ENV,HIS; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

How have people explained where life came

from and how it has developed over time? We

examine controversies over life's origins, the

Holocene extinction, human population growth,

the Dust Bowl and soil conservation, DDT and

falcon repatriation, and disease and responses

to pandemics. Evolution, natural theology.

Ecosystems.

HSCI 1585. Mammoths, Minerals,

Monoculture: History of Earth and

Environmental Science. (HIS; 3 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This course investigates the many ways

people across the globe have sought to

understand the environment and the earth

from antiquity to the present. We will study

the context in which the modern earth and

environmental sciences emerged, asking

throughout the semester what knowledge

traditions contributed to the development of the

sciences we know today. We will investigate

the historical perspectives that shaped three

intersecting themes throughout the semester:

the questions of geological time and of change

in the study of the earth; human use of natural

resources in industry and agriculture; and

understandings of the earth and environment

as a global system. We will examine secondary

historical scholarship and primary sources

from North and South America, Africa, Europe,

and Asia in order to better understand the

religious and philosophical stakes of earth

and environmental science, the role of empire

and state building in the development of

geoscience, and the interrelationship of science

and industry.

HSCI 1714. Stone Tools to Steam Engines:

Technology and History to 1750. (HIS,TS;

3-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Technology is an enormous force in our

society, and has become so important that

in many ways it seems to have a life of

its own. This course uses historical case

studies to demonstrate that technology is

not autonomous, but a human activity, and

that people and societies made choices

about the technologies they developed and

used. It asks how technological differences

between nations influenced their different

courses of development, and why some

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societies seemed to advance while others

did not. We ask how technological choices

can bring about consequences greater than

people expected, and how we might use this

knowledge in making our own technological

choices. In particular, we explore the historical

background, development, and character of

the most widespread technological systems

the world has known, from prehistoric stone

tool societies, through Egypt and the pyramids,

ancient Greece and Rome, the explosion

of Islam, and the dynamic and often violent

technologies of medieval Europe.

HSCI 1715. History of Modern Technology:

Waterwheels to the Web. (HIS,TS; 3-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This course explores the many technological

systems that have come to span our globe,

alongside the widespread persistence

of traditional technologies. We start with

the earliest glimmerings of modernity and

industrialization, and move on in time to the

building of global technological networks.

How have people changed their worlds

through technologies like steam engines

and electronics? Is it a paradox that many

traditional agricultural and household

technologies have persisted? How have

technologies of war remade the global

landscape? We ask how business and

government have affected technological

entrepreneurs, from railroads to technologies

of global finance. We end by considering the

tension between technologies that threaten our

global environment and technologies that offer

us hopes of a new world.

HSCI 1814. Revolutions in Science: The

Babylonians to Newton. (GP,HIS; 3-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Development and changing nature of sciences

in their cultural context. Babylonian/Greek

science. Decline/transmission of Greek

science. Scientific Revolution (1500-1700) from

Copernicus to Newton.

HSCI 1815. Making Modern Science: Atoms,

Genes and Quanta. (GP,HIS; 3-4 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

How scientists like Darwin and Einstein taught

us to think about nature; everything from

space, time and matter to rocks, plants, and

animals.

HSCI 2333V. Honors Course: A Century of

Science in Modern America. (CIV,WI,HIS; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Science and technology influence nearly

every aspect of our daily lives as well as the

communities in which we live, both locally

and globally. How did science and technology

become such ubiquitous and powerful aspects

of American industry, government policy, public

life, and international negotiation? What are the

responsibilities of scientists and engineers who

play a critical role in creating and maintaining

these elements? How can the broader public

position itself to provide encouragement,

insight and critique of the research and

applications of science and technology?

This course is intended to examine these

questions by exploring historical case studies

that highlight ethical, political, and social issues

that give meaning to, and in turn, are shaped

by science and technology. Beginning with

the role of scientists as professional experts

in the Progressive era, we consider how

ideals of scientific management impacted

animal lives and workers = bodies. Ethical

choices frame the application of expertise and

require attention and specific decision-making.

Using eugenics as an example, we will reflect

upon the interplay between the often na?ve

understanding of heredity and public policy

and continue discussion into the application

of contemporary genetic testing. Ethics are

framed in social and political settings, and we

will follow sometimes surprisingly comparable

developments in Russia and the United

States, with particular attention to large-scale

engineering projects in the 1920s and 1930s

and the space race in the 1950s and 1960s

in order to understand how these reflected,

or failed to reflect, risk and human life. This

course meets the Historical Perspectives,

Civic Life and Ethics, and Writing Intensive

requirements as defined by the Council on

Liberal Education. Along with Student Learning

Outcomes, these requirements will help you

continue to build critical tools for your work at

the university as well as ways to evaluate and

create knowledge in and beyond your intended

career area.

HSCI 3211. Biology and Culture in the 19th

and 20th Centuries. (CIV,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Changing conceptions of life and aims and

methods of biology; changing relationships

between biology and the physical and social

sciences; broader intellectual and cultural

dimensions of developments in biology.

HSCI 3242. Navigating a Darwinian World.

(HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

In this course we grapple with the impact of

Darwin's theory of evolution in the scientific

community and beyond. We'll examine and

engage the controversies that have surrounded

this theory from its inception in the 19th century

through its applications in the 21st. What

made Darwin a Victorian celebrity, a religious

scourge, an economic sage and a scientific

hero? We'll look closely at the early intellectual

influences on theory development; study the

changing and dynamic relationship between

science and religion; and critically analyze the

application of Darwin's theory to questions of

human nature and behavior.

HSCI 3244. Nature's History: Science,

Humans, and the Environment. (ENV,HIS; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

We examine environmental ideas,

sustainability, conservation history; critique

of the human impact on nature; empire

and power in the Anthropocene; how the

science of ecology has developed; and

modern environmental movements around

the globe. Case studies include repatriation of

endangered species; ecology and evolutionary

theory; ecology of disease; and climate

change.

HSCI 3246. History of (Un)Natural Disasters.

(ENV,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, wildfires,

epidemic disease, and technological failures?

This course will examine large scale natural

events in American and world history, the

social, technological, and environmental

conditions that underlie them, and their

historical consequences. Human societies

have long been embedded in physical

landscapes where they are subject to specific

environmental conditions and physical risks:

eight thousand-year-old wall paintings in

Turkey depict the eruption of Hasan Dag

volcano over the city of Catal Huyuk, for

example. But then and now, it takes a

certain combination of social conditions

and environmental events to create a

natural disaster. In this course, we will use

historical natural disasters to explore the

interconnections between the structures and

ideas of human society and environmental

forces. Humans have not been simply the

random victims of natural disasters; where

and how they chose to live influenced the

impact of any disastrous event. Examining

these events in a historical context will help

us see the social, technological, scientific,

and environmental systems that have been

constantly interacting, but which are normally

taken for granted until they break down.

HSCI 3331. Technology and American

Culture. (HIS,TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

American culture(s) and technology, pre-

Columbian times to present. Artisanal,

biological, chemical, communications, energy,

environment, electronic, industrial, military,

space and transportation technologies

explained in terms of economic, social, political

and scientific causes/effects.

HSCI 3332. Science in the Shaping of

America. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Spring)

Science played a central role in taking

scattered imperial colonies in North America

to world power in just four centuries. This

course investigates people, policies, and

knowledge-making in a culture whose diversity

was a critical part of its expanding capacities.

It begins by examining the differences

in ways of knowing as well as shared

knowledge between Native Americans and

Europeans and concludes by discussing how

a powerful nation's science and technology

shaped international relations. Class, race,

ethnicity, and gender provided for a range

of perspectives that contributed to science

alongside social and economic developments.

Online assignments, films and images, along

with primary and secondary source readings

provide the basis for class discussion.

HSCI 3401. Ethics in Science and

Technology. (CIV,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

In addition to examining the idea of ethics

itself, this course will examine the ethical

questions embodied in specific historical

events, technological systems, and scientific

enterprises. Commonly, technology is

assumed to be the best engineered solution

for a particular goal and (good) science is

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supposed to be objective; however, this is

never truly the case, values and moral choices

underlie all of our systems for understanding

and interacting with the world around us.

These values and choices are almost always

contentious. Through a series of historical case

studies we will grapple with the big issues of

right and wrong and the role of morality in a

technological world. Our goal will be to learn to

question and think critically about the things we

create, the tools we use, and the ideology and

practice of science.

HSCI 3421. Engineering Ethics. (CIV,HIS; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Ethical issues in engineering research and

engineers' public responsibility/practice, using

historical cases; historical development of

engineering as a vocation/profession; ethical

implications of advanced engineering systems

such as nuclear weaponry and networked

communications.

HSCI 3611. Enlightenment, Revolution, and

the Rise of Modern Science. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Understanding the origins of our own culture

of Modern Science in the Enlightenment of

the eighteenth century. Newton's ambiguous

legacy; science as wonder and spectacle;

automata and monsters; early theories of sex

and gender; empire and scientific expeditions;

reshaping the environment; inventing human

sciences; Frankenstein and the limits of

science and reason.

HSCI 3714. Stone Tools to Steam Engines:

Technology and History to 1750. (HIS,TS;

3-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Technology is an enormous force in our

society, and has become so important that

in many ways it seems to have a life of

its own. This course uses historical case

studies to demonstrate that technology is

not autonomous, but a human activity, and

that people and societies made choices

about the technologies they developed and

used. It asks how technological differences

between nations influenced their different

courses of development, and why some

societies seemed to advance while others

did not. We ask how technological choices

can bring about consequences greater than

people expected, and how we might use this

knowledge in making our own technological

choices. In particular, we explore the historical

background, development, and character of

the most widespread technological systems

the world has known, from prehistoric stone

tool societies, through Egypt and the pyramids,

ancient Greece and Rome, the explosion

of Islam, and the dynamic and often violent

technologies of medieval Europe.

HSCI 3715. History of Modern Technology:

Waterwheels to the Web. (HIS,TS; 3-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This course explores the many technological

systems that have come to span our globe,

alongside the widespread persistence

of traditional technologies. We start with

the earliest glimmerings of modernity and

industrialization, and move on in time to the

building of global technological networks.

How have people changed their worlds

through technologies like steam engines

and electronics? Is it a paradox that many

traditional agricultural and household

technologies have persisted? How have

technologies of war remade the global

landscape? We ask how business and

government have affected technological

entrepreneurs, from railroads to technologies

of global finance. We end by considering the

tension between technologies that threaten our

global environment and technologies that offer

us hopes of a new world.

HSCI 3814. Revolutions in Science: The

Babylonians to Newton. (GP,HIS; 3-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Development and changing nature of sciences

in their cultural context. Babylonian/Greek

science. Decline/transmission of Greek

science. Scientific Revolution (1500-1700) from

Copernicus to Newton.

HSCI 3815. Making Modern Science: Atoms,

Genes and Quanta. (GP,HIS; 3-4 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

How scientists like Darwin and Einstein taught

us to think about nature; everything from

space, time and matter to rocks, plants, and

animals.

HSCI 4060. Special Topics in History of

Technology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Topics specified in Class Schedule

HSCI 4121W. History of 20th-Century

Physics. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

The transition from classical to modern physics

(relativity, quantum) and its architects (from

Planck and Einstein to Heisenberg and Schr?

dinger). The WWII bomb projects in the US

and in Germany. Post-war developments (solid

state, particle physics).

HSCI 4321. History of Computing. (HIS,TS;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even, Spring Odd

Year)

Developments in the last 150 years; evolution

of hardware and software; growth of computer

and semiconductor industries and their relation

to other business areas; changing relationships

resulting from new data-gathering and analysis

techniques; automation; social and ethical

issues.

HSCI 4455. Women, Gender, and Science.

(DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Three intersecting themes analyzed from

1700s to the present: women in science, sexual

and gendered concepts in modern sciences,

and impact of science on conceptions of

sexuality and gender in society.

HSCI 5211. Biology and Culture in the 19th

and 20th Centuries. (CIV; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Changing conceptions of life and aims and

methods of biology; changing relationships

between biology and the physical and social

sciences; broader intellectual and cultural

dimensions of developments in biology.

HSCI 5242. Navigating a Darwinian World. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

In this course we grapple with the impact of

Darwin's theory of evolution in the scientific

community and beyond. We'll examine and

engage the controversies that have surrounded

this theory from its inception in the 19th century

through its applications in the 21st. What

made Darwin a Victorian celebrity, a religious

scourge, an economic sage and a scientific

hero? We'll look closely at the early intellectual

influences on theory development; study the

changing and dynamic relationship between

science and religion; and critically analyze the

application of Darwin's theory to questions of

human nature and behavior.

HSCI 5244. Nature's History: Science,

Humans, and the Environment. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

We examine environmental ideas,

sustainability, conservation history; critique

of the human impact on nature; empire

and power in the Anthropocene; how the

science of ecology has developed; and

modern environmental movements around

the globe. Case studies include repatriation of

endangered species; ecology and evolutionary

theory; ecology of disease; and climate

change.

HSCI 5246. History of (Un)Natural Disasters.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, wildfires,

epidemic disease, and technological failures.

This course will examine large scale natural

events in American and world history, the

social, technological, and environmental

conditions that underlie them, and their

historical consequences. Human societies

have long been embedded in physical

landscapes where they are subject to specific

environmental conditions and physical risks:

eight thousand-year-old wall paintings in

Turkey depict the eruption of Hasan Dag

volcano over the city of Catal Huyuk, for

example. But then and now, it takes a

certain combination of social conditions

and environmental events to create a

natural disaster. In this course, we will use

historical natural disasters to explore the

interconnections between the structures and

ideas of human society and environmental

forces. Humans have not been simply the

random victims of natural disasters; where

and how they chose to live influenced the

impact of any disastrous event. Examining

these events in a historical context will help

us see the social, technological, scientific,

and environmental systems that have been

constantly interacting, but which are normally

taken for granted until they break down.

HSCI 5331. Technology and American

Culture. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Development of American technology in

its cultural/intellectual context from 1790 to

present. Transfer of technology to America.

Establishment of an infrastructure promoting

economic growth. Social response to

technological developments.

HSCI 5332. Science in the Shaping of

America. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

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The British colonies of North America were

founded in precisely the same centuries as

a revolution in European?s understanding

of nature, transformed by the ideas of

Galileo, Newton, and Linnaeus and by the

technologies of the industrial revolution. Native

Americans and African Americans had their

own knowledge of nature, and their close

understanding intersected with the increasingly

scientific techniques brought with European

settlers and enhanced the survival and

intellectual capacities of the newcomers. By

demonstrating the diversity of scientists in the

ever changing demographics of an immigrant

nation, the course argues that this diversity and

the capacities of newcomers contributed to the

national success in science and engineering.

The engagement with science at points were

used to try to limit access by women or African-

Americans, but sciences was also used to

discredit false theories through ever expanding

emphasis on empiricism as well as attention

to the social and economic consequences of

innovation. The goal is to demonstrate those

historical linkages in particular places and

institutions as they influenced and reinforced

specific scientific work, while, at the same time,

being attentive to how scientific ideas and

practices were shaped by American culture.

HSCI 5401. Ethics in Science and

Technology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Historical issues involving ethics in science.

Ethical problems posed by modern science/

technology, including nuclear energy, chemical

industry, and information technologies.

HSCI 5421. Engineering Ethics. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Engineering ethics in historical context,

including the rise of professional engineering

societies; ethical problems in engineering

research and engineers' public responsibility;

ethical implications of advanced engineering

systems such as the production of nuclear

weapons; development of codes of ethics in

engineering.

HSCI 5611. Enlightenment, Revolution, and

the Rise of Modern Science. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Spring)

Understanding the origins of our own culture

of Modern Science in the Enlightenment of

the eighteenth century. Newton's ambiguous

legacy; science as wonder and spectacle;

automata and monsters; early theories of sex

and gender; empire and scientific expeditions;

reshaping the environment; inventing human

sciences; Frankenstein and the limits of

science and reason.

HSCI 5993. Directed Studies. (; 1-15 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. prereq: instr

consent

HSCI 5994. Directed Research. (; 1-15 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

TBD prereq: instr consent

Hmong (HMNG)

HMNG 1011. Beginning Hmong I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing skills.

Emphasizes development of communicative

competence.

HMNG 1012. Beginning Hmong II. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Continuation of 1011. Listening, speaking,

reading, writing skills. Development of

communicative competence. prereq: HMNG

1001 or 1011

HMNG 1013. Medical Hmong. (; 1 cr. [max

2 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Periodic

Summer)

This online course is designed for students and

working professionals interested in learning

the Hmong language in relation to the medical

field, including but not limited to: 1. General

phrases of greetings and introductions used

in interpersonal settings. 2. Conversational

Hmong, geared towards medical topics. 3.

Medical terminology and cultural expressions

relating to health and culture. No prior Hmong

language background is required and there

are no course prerequisites. While effective

communication is essential in all fields of

work, it is especially vital in the medical field.

This online medical Hmong language course

provides opportunities for students to learn

and understand Hmong. Emphasis will be on

key phrases, vocabulary, and cultural nuances

related to the medical field. The course will

provide a foundation for speaking, reading,

writing, and listening comprehension for

individuals interested in working with Hmong-

speaking patients, clients, and others in the

medical field. Students will have opportunities

to learn and apply materials to real-world case

scenarios and situations in the medical field.

HMNG 1015. Accelerated Beginning Hmong.

(; 5 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Summer)

Review of grammar/usage, practice in reading/

writing. Introduction to Hmong literature and

formal writing. Topics in Hmong culture. prereq:

Ability in basic spoken Hmong

HMNG 3016. Accelerated Intermediate

Hmong. (5 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Spring)

Review of grammar/usage, continued practice

in reading/writing. Expanded introduction to

Hmong literature/formal writing. Selected topics

in Hmong culture. prereq: [1011 and 1012] or

1015 or instr consent

HMNG 3021. Intermediate Hmong I. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing.

Grammar review/elaboration. Authentic texts,

cultural readings, basic compositions, oral

presentations. prereq: Hmng 1002 or Hmng

1012 or Hmng 1015

HMNG 3022. Intermediate Hmong II. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Continuation of 3021. Listening, speaking,

reading, writing. Grammar review/elaboration.

Authentic texts, cultural readings, basic

compositions, oral presentations. prereq: Hmng

3021

HMNG 3031. Advanced Hmong I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Speaking, listening, reading, writing. Complex

vocabularies, sentence structures from Hmong

newspapers, magazine, folktales, folk songs,

novels, poetry, proverbs, riddles. Concepts/

terms from social/ritual settings. Idioms, slang,

classifiers. prereq: 3022 or equiv or instr

consent

HMNG 3032. Advanced Hmong II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Speaking, listening, reading, writing. Complex

vocabularies, sentence structures from Hmong

newspapers, magazine, folktales, folk songs,

novels, poetry, proverbs, riddles. Concepts /

terms from social/ritual settings. Idioms, slang,

classifiers. prereq: 3031 or equiv or instr

consent

HMNG 3290. Hmong Language Teaching

Tutorial. (; 1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Students tutor beginning students of Hmong

and are part of department's Hmong language

team. prereq: Grade of A in 3022

HMNG 3993. Directed Studies. (1-5 cr. [max

15 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Guided individual study of Hmong language or

linguistics. prereq: instr consent, dept consent,

college consent

HMNG 4001. Beginning Hmong I for

Graduate Student Research. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing skills.

Emphasizes development of communicative

competence. Meets with 1011.

HMNG 4002. Beginning Hmong II for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Continuation of 4001. Listening, speaking,

reading, writing skills. Development of

communicative competence. Meets with 1012.

prereq: 4001

HMNG 4003. Intermediate Hmong I for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing.

Grammar review/elaboration. Authentic texts,

cultural readings, basic compositions, oral

presentations. Meets with 3021. prereq: 4002

HMNG 4004. Intermediate Hmong II for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Continuation of 4003. Listening, speaking,

reading, writing. Grammar review/elaboration.

Authentic texts, cultural readings, basic

compositions, oral presentations. Meets with

3022. prereq: 4003

HMNG 4005. Accelerated Beginning Hmong

for Graduate Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall & Summer)

Review of grammar/usage, practice in reading/

writing. Introduction to Hmong literature and

formal writing. Topics in Hmong culture. prereq:

Ability in basic spoken Hmong

HMNG 4006. Accelerated Intermediate

Hmong for Graduate Student Research. (5

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

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Review of proper grammar/usage, practice

in reading/writing. Expanded introduction to

Hmong literature/formal writing. Topics on

Hmong culture. prereq: [4001 and 4002] or

4005

HMNG 4007. Advanced Hmong I for

Graduate Student Research. (4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Speaking, listening, reading, writing. Complex

vocabularies, sentence structures from Hmong

newspapers, magazine, folktales, folk songs,

novels, poetry, proverbs, riddles. Concepts/

terms from social/ritual settings. Idioms, slang,

classifiers. prereq: 4004 or equiv or instr

consent

HMNG 4008. Advanced Hmong II for

Graduate Student Research. (4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Speaking, listening, reading, writing. Complex

vocabularies, sentence structures from Hmong

newspapers, magazine, folktales, folk songs,

novels, poetry, proverbs, riddles. Concepts/

terms from social/ritual settings. Idioms, slang,

classifiers. prereq: 4007 or equiv or instr

consent

HMNG 4102. Introduction to Hmong

Language II for Graduate Student Research.

(5 cr. ; Student Option; Every Summer)

Continuation of HMNG 4101. Foundations

of learning Hmong. Speaking, reading,

writing, listening. Communication/interaction,

supplemented with grammatical details. Hmong

community/culture. Meets with 1002.

HMNG 5040. Readings in Hmong Texts. (;

3-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Comprehensive, multidimensional overview of

Hmong oral forms/traditions. Hmong legends,

mythology, folksongs, birth, marriage/funeral

rites. History, social/cultural anthropology.

Values, life ways of traditional village society.

Societal changes resulting from emigration to

U.S.

HMNG 5041. Readings in Hmong Social and

Cultural Experience. (3 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Spring)

Students read a variety of authentic texts

in Hmong, ranging from traditional folklore,

folksongs, stories, research, news articles,

and more. Utilizing these authentic texts,

students will have in-depth discussions on

Hmong literature, vocabulary, language

applications and social/cultural structures.

In-class discussions focus on language use,

social interpretations of texts, and social

applications. Class is conducted 80% Hmong,

and 20% English. prereq: HMNG 3031 or

instructor consent

Honors Colloquia (HCOL)

HCOL 3101H. The Honors Thesis -

Development. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

This course provides a classroom-support

format to assist Honors students with

developing a firm foundation for research

in advance of their final year of study. Most

thesis writing will be done under the direction

of the thesis advisor and committee, hence

assignments in HCOL 3101H are structured

to prompt students toward engaging best

practices?generically, and in their specific

field of study?in preparing to complete thesis

work. The course?s ultimate objective is to

provide context, structure, third-party scholarly

guidance, and a supportive community of

peers to promote excellence and expediency

in fulfilling the final requirement for graduation

with Latin Honors.

HCOL 3102H. The Honors Thesis - Writing.

(; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course provides a classroom-support

format to assist Honors students with the

completion of the Honors thesis during their

final year of study. Most thesis writing will

be done under the direction of the thesis

advisor and committee, hence assignments

in HCOL 3102H are structured to prompt

students toward engaging best practices?

generically, and in their specific field of study?

in completing thesis work. The course?

s ultimate objective is to provide context,

structure, third-party scholarly guidance, and

a supportive community of peers to promote

excellence and expediency in fulfilling the final

requirement for graduation with Latin Honors.

HCOL 3103V. The Honors Thesis?Writing

and Revision. (WI; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

This course provides a structured format and

outside supervision to assist Honors students

and their faculty advisors in drafting and editing

the prose of the Honors thesis. Specifically,

students are asked to regularly solicit their

thesis advisor for specific kinds of feedback

on draft writing samples, meet with the faculty

member to go over this feedback, and then

write up a plan for incorporating the feedback

into subsequent drafts. HCOL3103V assumes

that the bulk of the work devoted to developing

a thesis topic, consulting secondary sources,

collecting data, doing analysis, and producing

creative output has already been completed.

Hence, assignments in HCOL3103V prompt

students and thesis advisors to meet regularly

in service of crafting prose appropriate for their

discipline and project. The final assignment

comprises the submission of the completed

thesis draft to the full thesis committee.

[Students are encouraged to complete HCOL

3101H Thesis Development or an approved

departmental course prior to this course.]

HCOL 3996H. Honors: Research Internship.

(; 1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Supervised research-based internship with a

University Honors Program community partner.

prereq: Honors student

Honors Seminar (HSEM)

HSEM 2009H. Contemporary Art and

Politics: From Marcel Duchamp to Ai

Weiwei. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This course will discuss the subject matters

and practices of major contemporary artists all

over the world - including Marcel Duchamp,

Joseph Beuys, Christo and Jeanne-Claude,

Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, Yoko Ono, Ilya

Kabakov, Jasper Johns, Jean-Michel Basquiat,

Ai Weiwei, Shirin Neshat, Marina Abramovic,

Kara Walker, etc. ? whose creative work

frequently intertwines with commentaries

on contemporary politics. As a strategy of

being, these contemporary artists seem

to use art to engage their audiences in a

dynamic dialogue concerning certain aspects of

contemporary life. These and other artists want

to interpret political reality in order to change

it; that is, to bring about social and political

transformation through aesthetic means.

This course will provide an overview of the

ideas, strategies, and work of the artists as a

critical lens for viewing the changing cultural

and political landscape of an increasingly

technological and globalized world. This course

will take a comparative studies approach to

the development of contemporary art in its

historical, its social and political contexts,

the increasing influence of the Western

art in Asia, Africa, and other parts of the

world, and the cross-cultural communication

customs and protocols of international art

practice and art criticism. Methodologically,

this course first aims at integrating four

major disciplinary approaches in discussing

art history from post-WWII to the present

day: historical studies, sociological studies,

psychoanalytic studies and cultural studies.

Such an integrated approach will provide a

framework and a reference point for us to

describe and understand contemporary art in

certain historical and political contexts.

HSEM 2018H. The American Quest for

Security. (CIV,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

For more than half a century, Americans have

been concerned about security--national

security as well as personal security. What

do Americans mean when they talk about

security? What are they worried about, and

how do they try to keep themselves safe

and secure? The quest for national security

has taken shape at the level of foreign policy

and military engagement. At the same time,

Americans have endeavored to achieve their

own safety and security through political and

personal efforts. This seminar examines the

various ways that citizens have addressed the

issue of security in their own lives, whether

their fears have been justified, and whether

their efforts have kept them safe. The goal is

for students to understand the issue of security

in a historical context, and to enable them to

be effective citizens in a world that often feels

dangerous.

HSEM 2039H. IAS Thursdays: Across the

University & Beyond. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Spring)

In this seminar the best of the University's

research and creative work is brought to

you. Every Thursday afternoon, the Institute

for Advanced Study offers a presentation,

a lecture, discussion, and performances by

leading scholars and artists from around

the world and within the University. Seminar

participants will attend the Thursdays at Four

series and meet on Tuesdays to discuss

the presentations, which will draw upon

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disciplines across the University. Students

will do supplemental readings related to the

presentations and talk with presenters as their

schedules allow. This is the perfect seminar to

introduce students to the rich variety of work

done at the University.

HSEM 2041H. Greece and the Eternal

Questions of the Liberal Arts. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-

F only; Periodic Spring)

Throughout history, communities have

grappled with the same questions: how do we

govern the community? What stories do we tell

about ourselves that give meaning to our lives?

How do we persuade each other? How do we

express our values and identity? Are there

roles proper to men and women? Does life

have meaning after life ends? Ancient Greek

society was a particularly intense location

for considering those questions. These are

questions fundamental to the liberal arts and

fundamental to being a contributing citizen of

a democracy in a globalized world. This class

examines and critiques the ancient Greek

answers in order to gain perspective on how to

answer those questions for our own lives and

our community.

HSEM 2043H. Finding the"Corporate Soul":

Corporate advocacy, social responsibility,

and community engagement. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall)

As the corporation has replaced government

and the church as the dominant social

institution in the industrialized world, the use

of organizational advocacy as a means of

persuasion has predictably increased. One

reason for this increase is that stakeholders

expect and demand corporations act in

accordance with social and cultural norms.

Advocacy messages provide organizations with

a tool for promoting change, forming attitudes,

and furthering dialogue about substantive

issues. By engaging in advocacy, organizations

enter into a public dialogue about issues

that it views as significant in the realization

of its goals and objectives. This seminar

seeks to answer questions such as: What

contribution does organizational advocacy

make to public dialogue? How does corporate

advocacy represent the goals and needs of

the organization and society? What are the

social implications of organizational advocacy?

Our goal is to understand organizational

advocacy beyond a single issue, campaign,

or corporation. To achieve our goal, we will

examine a variety of communication theories

and international, national, and Minnesota-

based campaigns.

HSEM 2044H. Enemies of the People?

Journalism & Democracy in the United

States. (HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

This seminar explores the evolution of

journalism's role in the democratic process ?

from the nation's founding through today?s

contentious relationship between President

Trump and the press. Students will examine

critical questions confronting journalism and

democracy in the digital age: the growth

of partisan news and decline in original

reporting; the role of social media in facilitating

propaganda and ?fake news?; and concerns

about over-commercialization. At the same

time, students will place these issues in

historical context and consider a number of

normative and critical theories concerning

journalism?s proper role in our civic life. At

a time when trust in both journalism and

government are at an all-time low, this seminar

explores how we arrived at this point and

where we might be heading.

HSEM 2053H. The Psychology of

Paranormal Phenomena. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Spring)

Research has shown that most Americans

hold one or more supernatural, paranormal, or

pseudoscientific beliefs. These include beliefs

in mind reading, fortune telling, psychokinesis,

remote viewing, therapeutic touch, out-of-

body experiences, alien abduction, and

cryptozoology (Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster,

etc.). This course has two goals: The first is

to introduce students to critical thinking and

behavioral research methods. The second is to

critically evaluate the evidence for a variety of

supernatural, paranormal and pseudoscientific

claims. Students will design and carry out their

own experimental tests of these claims. The

course will also include a guest lecture and

demonstration by a local psychic. Reading per

week: 40 Pages. Three written papers (3-5

pages each), one group presentation, and 4

quizzes.

HSEM 2055V. Biology and Society: How

Evolution Shapes Our Lives. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall)

Evolution is a contested idea in our society.

However, in a very real sense, evolution

shapes our lives. In order to understand both

the controversy surrounding evolution and

its impact on individuals and society, this

course explores a variety of themes at the

intersection of biology and philosophy and is

co-taught by a biologist and philosopher of

biology. We will investigate various dimensions

of human evolution and applications of

different evolutionary ideas to understanding

ourselves with a special focus on health and

disease. Then we turn to how humans alter

or control the evolutionary process through

domestication, conservation of species,

and climate change. Finally, we look at the

intersection of evolution and religion in the

public sphere, the evolution of ideas about

the human species (including questions about

biological race realism), and how both culture

and language evolve. We close the course by

reflecting on what the future of human evolution

might look like.

HSEM 2064H. Sex, Gender, and the Digital

Body. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

Our online lives are marked by different kinds

of gender performance: social media selfies,

texting, gaming, and YouTube vlogging, are

among the digital genres in which we embody

personas that have a gendered component.

This course examines the relationship between

digital technology and gender embodiment, to

trace how concepts of gender evolve across

platforms. Drawing examples from Egypt,

Iran, the United States, India, and Europe, we

see how digital platforms and networks build

provide spaces for performance in different

cultural contexts.

HSEM 2065H. Making Museums. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F only; Periodic Fall)

Museums are a significant, international

growth industry. Where museums of the past

sought simply to educate their visitors, today?s

museums also promise to entertain, move, and

provoke them, to express identities, unsettle

certainties, question histories, and consolidate

communities. How do museums follow through

on that promise? What techniques do curators

use to shape visitor experience? And when

do museums? ambitions to create culture also

court controversy?

HSEM 2069H. Film as Art: Global Practices.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

?Film as Art? offers a selective overview of

the most influential Non-Anglo-American ?film

authors? in post WWII art film history: Federico

Fellini, Luchinothe Visconti, Roberto Rossellini,

Michelangelo Antonioni, Vittorio De Sica, Pier

Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Giuseppe

Tornatore (Italy); Fran?ois Truffaut, Jean-Luc

Godard, Alain Resnais, Claude Chabrol, Costa-

Gavras (France); Ingmar Bergman (Sweden);

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Werner Herzog,

Volker Schl?ndorff, Wim Wenders (Germany);

Andrei Tarkovsky (Russia); Luis Bu?uel, Pedro

Almodovar (Spain); Krzysztof Kieslowski

(Poland); Theodoros Angelopoulos (Greece);

Abbas Kiarostami (Iran); Yasujirō Ozu,

Shindō Kaneto, Akira Kurosawa (Japan);

and Hou Hsiao-hsien (Taiwan). Throughout

the course, we will learn the definitions of ?

art film? and ?film author?, filmmaking as

high art practice, major art film movements

in the world: Italian New-Realism, French

New Wave, New German Cinema, New

Taiwanese Cinema, etc. and their influence

on the American filmmaking. We will develop

a historical appreciation of art film based on

cinematic traditions contained within narrative,

documentary, and experimental forms, and

acquire a critical, technical, and aesthetic

vocabulary relating to particular filmmakers.

In particular, we will examine and evaluate

the importance of genre and the legacy of

individual ?auteurs? throughout the history of

post-war cinema. We will study the individuality

of the filmmakers and their contribution to our

understandings of politics, society, and human

relationship.

HSEM 2081V. Modernism in Mexico.

(AH,WI,GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

'The Mexican Revolution' transformed the

country's politics and society. Developments

in art and architecture in Mexico during

the first half of the twentieth century were

equally dramatic. This course will explore the

artists and works of art at the heart of this

extraordinary cultural achievement. Among the

figures to be studied will be the painters Diego

Rivera and Frida Kahlo, the architect Luis

Barragan, the filmmakers Emilio Fernandez

and Luis Bunuel, and the photographers

Manuel Alvarez Bravo and Tina Modotti. On

a trip to Mexico City during Spring Break, we

will be able to view in person many of the most

important creations of Mexican modernism,

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including not only those in museums, but

murals and works of architecture. We will

also visit such special sites as Kahlo's

famous Casa Azul (Blue House) and, for

historical background, the great Museum of

Anthropology and the pre-Columbian city of

Teotihuacan.

HSEM 2207H. Visual and Critical Thinking.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This course will examine two forms of

thought processes, Visual Thinking and

Critical Thinking, and integrate their use and

development. Visual Thinking strategies focus

on the use of evidentiary reasoning. Based on

structured series of exercises of observation

and fine art, it develops the ability to examine

art, objects, and environments. Critical thinking

will focus on the organization of the mind for

critical thinking and examines the structures

and assumptions we make in our everyday

lives. The class will focus on practice, not on

lecture.

HSEM 2208H. Housing Matters. (DSJ; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

Housing directly affects our physical and

mental health, children's educational

attainment, our economic opportunities, our

transportation patterns and dependencies,

and the environment. However, not all people

are able to achieve the same levels of well-

being because of disparities due to race,

ethnicity, and class as they seek to obtain

stable, secure, and affordable housing in

supportive neighborhoods and communities.

We will explore issues of power and privilege

that contribute to those disparities. Public

policy at the local and national levels will be

examined as it both creates and minimizes

social inequities in housing.

HSEM 2242H. Einstein's Universe. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall)

In this seminar, we examine the life and work

of Albert Einstein (1879?1955). I will have

you read the biography of Einstein by Walter

Isaacson and watch the season of the TV

series Genius based on it. In this course, you

will explore several topics covered in the book

and the TV series in greater depth. Class

time will be divided about equally between

discussing various aspects of Einstein?s

personal life and learning about Einstein?s

fundamental contributions to physics. In the

former category, we will look at, for instance,

his attitude toward Judaism and Zionism, his

view of God, his pacifism, and the relationship

with his first wife, fellow student Mileva Maric.

In the latter category, the goal is to provide

you with a thorough understanding of the

basic ideas behind special relativity, general

relativity, and quantum mechanics. To achieve

this goal we will only need a modest amount

of mathematics, which I will develop without

presupposing more than the most basic high-

school algebra and geometry. Since this

material, however, calls into question deeply

entrenched ideas about space and time and

the nature of physical reality, you should be

prepared to challenge yourself, conceptually

and mathematically. Your reward will be a

much deeper appreciation than you may have

thought possible for a non-physics/non-math

major of some famous parts of Einstein?

s science, including time dilation, the twin

paradox, E=mc2, Minkowski space-time,

curved space-time, black holes, gravitational

waves, the expanding universe, cosmological

constant, and quantum entanglement. By the

end of the course, you should have a solid

understanding of some of Einstein?s most

revolutionary ideas, of how he arrived at them,

at what personal price, and in what broader

socio-political and cultural context.

HSEM 2325H. Fantasy: A Ghastly, Wicked

Introduction. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

This seminar is a ghastly wicked ride through

main genres and formats of fantasy literature

for adolescents and young adults. Fantasy

is explored as a literature of possibilities and

empowerment. The focus is on eight principal

genres and on the role of fantasy in nurturing

moral imagination, creative thinking, and the

human potential.

HSEM 2413H. Insights, Ideas, and

Innovation. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This course is designed to introduce students

to techniques for discovering everyday

problems and fashioning potential solutions

to those problems. Because the course

material deals with ideas and idea generation,

it is designed to be helpful to many future

careers and callings by unlocking individual

creative thinking skills. During the semester

we will explore the genesis of ideas and

the relationship between deep insight,

empathy, consumer problems, ideas, and

innovation. Specific topics to be covered during

the semester include the role of insights,

ethnography, and discovery techniques;

individual and group creativity; the creative

process and where ideas come from;

innovation and the value thereof; and effective

communication of ideas. This course seeks

to provide students with the skills, tools, and

mindsets to enable them to discover other

people?s problems from which potential

solutions might be built. These solutions

include services, products, and potential

businesses.

HSEM 2512H. The Mathematics of Elections

and Social Choice. (MATH; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

This course will focus on the mathematics

behind Voting Theory, apportionment, and

fair division. Whether it is choosing a student

association representative or ranking NCAA

sports teams, there are a variety of selection

methods that could be employed, but which

is best? This course will use mathematics

to study the strengths and weaknesses

of different ways to tally votes or hold an

election. Voting methods to be studied include

single ballot vs instant-runoff (also known

as a ranked-choice), as well as point-based

rankings. This course will also explore the

mathematics behind apportionment (and

how it can lead to paradoxes), and how

mathematics is used to evaluate the fairness

of congressional districts in the context of

gerrymandering. Finally, we will investigate

ways to measure power differences between

coalitions, and how to approach problems of

fair-division like rent-sharing.

HSEM 2515H. Experiencing Local

Environmental Solutions. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

This is a topical, field-trip-based course. This

seminar will address some of the solutions

to the environmental problems that affect

our society by examining the science and by

experiencing the solutions that are used on

campus or in the neighboring community.

Each week will focus on a solution to a

different environmental issue (see schedule

below). We will visit the places designed as

environmental solutions, hear from the experts,

and discuss the engineering and human

aspects of these solutions. We will go to areas

of campus that you would normally not visit

or be able to visit. The field-trip destinations

are accessible by campus bus, city bus, or

train. The class will involve weekly reading

and writing assignments. There will also be a

semester-long, hands-on project to devise a

realistic, potential solution to an environmental

issue.

HSEM 2516H. Slow Death by Rubber Duck:

Chemicals We Use and Their Effects on the

Environment and Us. (; 2 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; A-F

only; Periodic Spring)

We use chemicals every day. We bathe in

chemicals. We apply chemicals to our lawn.

Chemicals are sprayed to control insects. While

chemicals are an important part of modern life,

these chemicals wind up in the environment

and in our bodies. This seminar will examine

how our use of chemicals drives our exposures

and ultimately, where these chemicals wind up

in the environment and what their impacts are.

This seminar is designed for you to look at how

you use chemicals in your daily life and how

this influences your exposure to chemicals,

environmental releases of chemicals, and

the impact of chemicals on humans and the

environment.

HSEM 2528H. The Age of Entanglement. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Quantum mechanics is everywhere. The goal

of this seminar is to introduce students with

a wide variety of backgrounds to this exciting

but perplexing field. To ensure that it will be

truly accessible to a broad range of students,

the seminar will only presuppose some basic

high school algebra and geometry. Given

the topic, however, it will inevitably be quite

challenging conceptually. The focus will be

on ?entanglement?, one of the most baffling

features of quantum mechanics. Met with

derision at first from none other than Albert

Einstein, attempts to harness entanglement

for the purposes of quantum computing and

quantum cryptography are funded today with

billions of dollars. If the investors? high hopes

are fulfilled?a big if admittedly?the scientific

developments that started picking up steam

in the Enlightenment may well culminate in an

Age of Entanglement.

HSEM 2540H. Understanding the Russian

Land. (ENV,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

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Encompassing more than 6.5 million square

miles, Russia is an immense and ecologically

diverse country. The environment of the frigid

and heavily forested heartland of early Russian

civilization, as well as that of the "wild field" (the

Eurasian steppe) on its border, have posed

a series of challenges to Russians and have

left an indelible mark on modern Russian

culture. In this interdisciplinary seminar, we will

study how Russians have conceived of and

used nature from the medieval period to the

dissolution of the Soviet Union. Articulating a

particular approach to nature has been integral

to several ideological and cultural projects in

Russian history, including the formation of a

literary tradition, the establishment of a multi-

ethnic empire encompassing several biomes,

and the development of a vision of Soviet

science conquering and reshaping nature

and the world. In the period we will study (the

fifteenth century to 1991 Russia) underwent

several profound epistemological shifts, and

a particular focus of this course will be how

the ways Russians created natural knowledge

changed over time. Knowledge is power, and

we will study how natural knowledge was used

to strengthen and expand the state in the

medieval, imperial, and Soviet periods. Another

major focus of this course is the ravages that

nature and humankind have inflicted on one

another, and we will study how the environment

influenced the development of Russia's form

of agricultural slavery, serfdom, as well as the

history of environmental degradation, including

deforestation, the establishment of heavy

industry, and nuclear disaster.

HSEM 2541V. Campus Obscura: A

University of Minnesota Cabinet of

Curiosity. (HIS,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

This course examines the history of science,

technology, and medicine through physical

objects - maps, rare books, artifacts,

instruments, specimens, manuscripts and

considers how they are used to write history,

produce public exhibits, and create identities.

Short readings will introduce ideas about

how experts have used these materials to

write history, to produce public exhibits, and

to create identities, and the focus of the

course will be on objects themselves and

having students do research that facilities

their understanding of historical context. The

University of Minnesota has many significant

collections of artifacts and other items that

are rich resources for the exploration of

historically significant material culture, and

continue to shape the University of Minnesota.

Students will visit the Wangensteen Historical

Library of Biology and Medicine, the Goldstein

Museum of Design, the University Archives,

the Weisman Art Museum, and the College

of Biological Science?s Conservatory, among

other sites.

HSEM 2621H. Environmental Futures:

Climate Change Impacts and Strategies

for Building Resilience. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

?Climate change is the most serious challenge

that humanity has ever faced,? (Amitav

Ghosh). This seminar will focus on the future

of climate change, its emerging and far-

reaching impacts on social and ecological

systems, and the development of innovative

strategies to address this challenge. The

multidimensional problem of climate change

will be examined through a variety of lenses,

including the natural sciences, social sciences,

and humanities, and the perspectives of

indigenous peoples, environmental justice,

and future generations. The emphasis is on

the human dimensions of climate change.

Throughout the course, a variety of techniques

and exercises developed by futurists will

be used to explore possible, plausible, and

preferable environmental futures and develop

environmental foresight expertise among

attendees. Students will be challenged to build

robust, agile and resilient policy options to

achieve valued climate change outcomes. The

purpose of this course is to prepare students

to anticipate and design alternative climate

change futures and create effective decisions

and policies to achieve them.

HSEM 2623H. Biopiracy and seed for the

post apocalypse: Genebanks, Genetic

Diversity, and Identity. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Spring)

Our world food supply faces a variety of

threats: changing climates, precipitation,

and disease pressures; evolving pathogens;

depleted soils; even nuclear war. Our best

methods for responding to these threats involve

making use of crop biodiversity. To that end,

genebanks collect and preserve diverse crop

accessions. In order to be effective, genebank

curators have to make decisions about what to

preserve. Those decisions are both scientific

and cultural and like any such decisions have

their critics and detractors. We will discuss

genetic markers and measures for population

diversity and how such tools can be leveraged

to gain knowledge about crop diversity, make

management decisions, and create improved

varieties. However, food is cultural, and for

many our relationship to crops is central to

identity. Therefore, we will also examine who is

privileged and left out of dominant narratives,

and explore alternate ways of understanding

crop diversity and preservation. Finally, we

will explore two case studies. The first is Seed

Savers in Decorah Iowa and its ties to Midwest

Agrarianism. The second is two related

Peruvian organizations: The International

Potato Center and Parque de la Papa. Both of

these organizations preserve Peruvian native

potatoes, one as part of an international NGO

using the latest genetic techniques and one

using traditional agricultural practices in six

associated Quechua communities.

HSEM 2624H. "Reality 101" - A Survey of

the Human Predicament. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

How is the economy like a hurricane? Where

does money come from? Will economic growth

last forever? What is wealth? How many hours

would it take you to generate the same amount

of energy in a gallon of gasoline? Why are you

so confident in your own beliefs? Why do you

spend so much time on social media? Why

do we want 'more' than our neighbors? What

do all of these questions have to do with the

environment? With your future? And what if

our most popular societal beliefs about these

issues turn out to be myths? Reality 101 will

delve into these questions and unify them as

they apply to the major challenges humanity

faces this century, among them: slow economic

growth, poverty, inequality, addiction, pollution,

ocean acidification, biodiversity loss, and

war. The course will provide students with a

broad exposure to the foundational principles

central to addressing these interrelated

issues. The readings and lectures will cover

literature in systems ecology, energy and

natural resources, thermodynamics, history,

anthropology, human behavior, neuroscience,

environmental science, sociology, economics,

globalization/trade, and finance/debt with an

overarching goal to give students a general

understanding of how our human ecosystem

functions as a whole. Such a systems overview

is necessary to view the opportunities and

constraints relevant to our future from a

realistic starting point. Though the hard science

relating to sustainability will be surveyed, few

answers will be presented and it is hoped

that creativity and group dialogue will lead to

emergent ideas on how these big themes fit

together. While the class material is daunting

and intense (reflecting our world situation), the

course itself will be enlightening and deeply

informative, with an open, engaging, and

entertaining class atmosphere.

HSEM 2637H. Small but Impactful: Insects

and the Environment. (ENV; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Spring)

Harvard biologist E. O. Wilson referred to

insects and other invertebrates as the ?little

things that run the world?. Insects may be

small but are numerous, diverse and present

almost everywhere ? as humans we encounter

them not matter where we are and what we

do! In this course, Honors students and the

Instructor will jointly explore influences of

insects as pollinators, ?recyclers?, and as

invasive species that lead to environmental

pollution; adaptations that enable insects

to handle diverse environmental conditions

including climate change; and impacts on

humans of insects on planet earth. The course

will include brief interactive lectures, select

readings and videos for providing background

and context related to a specific topic. Students

will then explore each topic by engaging in

open conversations, small/large discussions

using active learning approaches such as

think-pair-share, jigsaw discussion groups, and

debates for sharing their perspectives based on

individual backgrounds/major/interests.

HSEM 2707H. Battling the Bugs: Anthrax,

Ebola, and Everyday Life - PubH Strategies

for Prevention & Control. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

We share the planet with a myriad of living

things. The smallest of those are the ones that

may impact our lives the most. These creatures

are in the news nearly every day: Ebola virus

in Western Africa, measles outbreak among

visitors to Disneyland, foodborne outbreaks

on cruise ships, Zika virus precautions for

pregnant women. This course will focus on the

importance of infectious disease prevention,

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control, and treatment to the health and well-

being of the global community. Students

will explore the many facets of public health

response operations and decision-making

which are often behind the scenes and not well

understood by the general public.

HSEM 2716V. Social Justice and Health.

(DSJ,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

This seminar explores matters of social

justice related to health. Class sessions

predominantly focus on discussion of specific

practical issues such as the promotion of

race-specific therapies as an approach to

ameliorating health disparities, the inclusion of

homeless persons in research providing free

access to health care, and the allocation of

HIV medications in impoverished developing

countries. Readings from multiple disciplinary

perspectives ground examination these

social justice issues. Discussions incorporate

consideration of these issues? institutional and

broader social contexts.

HSEM 2719H. Mass Incarceration and Public

Health: An American Crisis. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall)

Mass incarceration is one of the major public

health challenges facing the United States.

Each year, millions of people cycle through

the criminal justice system. Justice-involved

people experience far higher rates of chronic

health problems, substance use, and mental

illness than the general population. Further,

our country's prisons and jails are often ill-

equipped to handle these complex health

conditions, perpetuating health inequities.

Mass incarceration contributes to powerful

health disparities in the United States, affecting

the health of entire communities and across

generations. This course will examine the

intersections of mass incarceration and

public health. We will explore individual

and community-level health impacts of

incarceration, with a focus on the relationship

between mass incarceration and health

disparities, particularly in communities of color.

This course will consider specific populations

at particularly high risk, including detained

youth, pregnant incarcerated women, and the

elderly. Students will have an opportunity to

tour local correctional facilities and hear directly

from experts in the field, including formerly

incarcerated people.

HSEM 2719V. Mass Incarceration and Public

Health: An American Crisis. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall)

Mass incarceration is one of the major public

health challenges facing the United States.

Each year, millions of people cycle through

the criminal justice system. Justice-involved

people experience far higher rates of chronic

health problems, substance use, and mental

illness than the general population. Further,

our country's prisons and jails are often ill-

equipped to handle these complex health

conditions, perpetuating health inequities.

Mass incarceration contributes to powerful

health disparities in the United States, affecting

the health of entire communities and across

generations. This course will examine the

intersections of mass incarceration and

public health. We will explore individual

and community-level health impacts of

incarceration, with a focus on the relationship

between mass incarceration and health

disparities, particularly in communities of color.

This course will consider specific populations

at particularly high risk, including detained

youth, pregnant incarcerated women, and the

elderly. Students will have an opportunity to

tour local correctional facilities and hear directly

from experts in the field, including formerly

incarcerated people.

HSEM 2722H. Human Disease Influenced

by Environmental Factors. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

This seminar aims at understanding whole

organisms and cellular functions in response

to various macro-environmental events, i.e.

radiation, food carcinogens, global warming,

pollution etc., that promote the disease

process. Cells are consistently exposed to

changing conditions, and they are programmed

to effectively respond to diverse stimuli or

insults under normal physiological condition.

However, when such conditions exceed cell?

s inner capacity, cells can undergo apoptosis,

or become senescent or in some cases, they

can acquire pathological properties, which lead

to the progression of various human diseases.

In particular, environmental changes such as

climate change caused by human activities

can significantly affect human health and

ecosystems, and there are growing concerns

about emerging new disease that is a threat to

human health.

HSEM 2724V. The Sex Talk You Should

Have Had: Controversies in Sexual Health.

(CIV,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Reproductive and sexual health is an

increasingly important topic in community

settings. Pharmacists can play a vital role

in promoting safe and healthy practices that

will improve the health of their communities

and are an important source of reproductive

and sexual health information and advice.

This course is designed to expand and

enhance community-based reproductive

and sexual health knowledge and skills

while preparing students to be informed and

active participants in ethics driven debates

surrounding reproductive and sexual health.

The Sex Talk You Should Have Had covers

three important sections in sexual health

that interface in the community pharmacy

setting. These topics include the HPV vaccine,

contraception, and Sexually Transmitted

Infection/Disease (STI/STD) testing and

treatment options. Each of these sections is

addressed in weekly modules that provide

thorough introduction to the topic, an overview

of how the treatments or medications work, and

related contemporary topics of debate. This is a

hybrid course with extensive online discussion

with limited in-class meetings.

HSEM 2725H. Zombies and their Souls:

Philosophy, Bioethics and the Undead. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

We want money, love and fame. They want

brains. Who is to say that our values are

superior? This seminar will use zombie movies

as a way of exploring fundamental issues

in bioethics, the philosophy of mind and

the philosophy of psychology. Are zombies

conscious? Do they have free will? Should

they have rights? If zombies could be safely

controlled, would it be unethical to make them

slaves or pets? What about experimenting on

them, or using their organs for transplantation?

If I were to become a zombie, would I still be

me, or would I be something else?

HSEM 2801H. Think Like a Lawyer: The Art

and Adventure of Torts. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall)

Law is the foundation of modern society.

The ability to understand our legal system

is invaluable in any profession, ranging from

business and health to science or art. This

seminar offers an introduction into legal

thinking: Not merely what the laws are, but

why we have them and, more importantly, how

we come up with them. As a focus, we will be

grounding ourselves in torts, a fundamental

area of legal education that covers the civil

wrongs. Students will have an opportunity to

get a feeling for the law school experience

as we use the case method, along with some

Socratic method and ample discussion. We will

focus on the basics of legal analysis, and learn

how to apply that to critical thinking. Students

successfully completing this seminar will be

mentally armed and dangerous.

HSEM 2802H. Cinematic Representations of

American Law. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

Representations of American law in

20th century American films offer unique

perspectives that help us understand the larger

context in which the legal system operates--

and offer a visual supplement to traditional

ways--case law and statutory interpretation

of reading the law. This course will discuss

how cinematic interpretations of American law

have been perceived and accepted inside and

outside Hollywood, inside and outside the legal

community, and inside and outside the United

States. The course will begin by teaching and

discussing some fundamentals of American

law, using legal films to illustrate the doctrinal

concepts and processes involved in civil

procedure, criminal law and procedure, jury

trials, evidence, contracts, torts, constitutional

law, the First Amendment, legal ethics,

professional responsibility, etc. Using clips from

of cinematic masterpieces, we will visualize

and discuss sophisticated legal concepts.

This interdisciplinary approach-teaching law

through film-- will engage students visually, to

help them better understand and discuss legal

concepts. It will also help students appreciate

the broader humanities and arts context in

which legal discourse evolves, especially in a

today's global era. Course readings will include

statutes, legal cases, historical documents,

novels, and commentaries. Viewings will

include classic legal films.

HSEM 3013H. Caravaggio: Bad Boy of

the Baroque. (AH; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

This seminar examines the life and art

of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

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(1571-1610), one of the most arresting and

controversial painters in the history of art. Our

examination will range from issues of self-

fashioning and self-portraiture to questions

of biography, patronage, and iconography,

and will include a viewing of Simon Schama's

2006 film, Caravaggio. Special emphasis will

be given to problems of methodology and

to various ways of "reading" and viewing his

complex and provocative works. During Spring

Break the seminar will incorporate a Study

Abroad component in Rome, where we will

be able to see some of his most important

paintings, in context, as well as works by many

other Baroque masters.

HSEM 3023H. Race: The History of an Idea

in North America. (DSJ,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall)

This upper-level Honors seminar explores

the roots and rationales presented when

constructing and upholding ideas of race.

This class examines the processes of racial

formation in science, law, history, immigration

policy, education, leisure, marriage, and

medicine. The course is invested in getting

at the heart of how Americans came to

understand, identify, and codify the import of

race since the 1900s.

HSEM 3031H. Art, Power, and Politics:

Bernini and His Transformation of Baroque

Rome. (AH; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

This seminar explores the transformation of

Rome in the seventeenth century. Our lens for

understanding the remaking of the Baroque

city will be the works of Gian Lorenzo Bernini

(1598-1680), one of the most remarkable,

influential, and powerful artists in the history

of Western art. Our examination will focus on

Bernini?s sculpture and architecture that he

carried out on behalf of popes and cardinals,

with special emphasis given to their political,

religious, and social meanings. We will also

explore Bernini?s biography and examine

the style and iconography of his sculpture,

architecture, and painting. We will view Simon

Schama?s 2006 film, Bernini, and, during

the Spring break, have the extraordinary

opportunity to study Bernini?s works first-hand

in Rome.

HSEM 3054H. Minds, Brains, and

Innovation. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only;

Periodic Spring)

This seminar course will examine recent

research findings from psychology and

cognitive neuroscience to arrive at a better

understanding of the conditions that foster,

or impede, flexible thinking or 'mental

agility.' Two key questions will be examined

throughout. First, what are the relative roles of

predominantly controlled or deliberate modes

of cognitive processing versus more automatic

(or spontaneous) processes in enabling

and sustaining creatively adaptive thinking?

Second, how do mental representations at

differing levels of specificity highly abstract

versus highly specific contribute to flexible

thinking?

HSEM 3056H. Malignant Political

Aggression and Heroic Resistance. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This seminar begins with a general

examination of the role of conformity, denial

and obedience in perpetrating malignant

political aggression. We will examine

the personal and situational forces, the

social dynamics of small group norms and

behaviors, and broader social and institutional

arrangements, all of which interact to induce

individuals and groups to participate in various

forms of malignant political aggression.

We will examine in some detail the role of

dehumanization, compartmentalized thinking

and perception, personality predispositions,

etc. To counterbalance the pessimism inherent

in this focus, we will also examine the opposite

end of the spectrum--political heroism and

altruism, which often arise in response to

malignant political aggression. Are these

heroes ordinary or extraordinary people, and

how do they differ from perpetrators? How

many ethical 'kudos' do they deserve and

why? What is their role in instantiating the

larger norms of ethical conduct in our political

system? In examining these more general

forces, we will rely on specific examples such

as the holocaust, the massacre at My Lai, the

rescuers of Le Chambon and several others.

There are, sadly, many 20th and 21st Century

examples upon which to draw in explicating

the forces underlying larger-scale malignant

political aggression.

HSEM 3064H. Historians Write

Autobiography. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

Historians who write autobiography face some

obstinate challenges. As professional historians

they know their sources are necessarily

selective and incomplete, and that every

perspective brings its own bias. Their own

flawed memory tells them as much. Yet they

intend to capture something about their own

lived experience that, when recounted with as

much candor as possible, will illuminate their

personal past in ways that speak to others.

When historians bring their skills of critical

historical analysis to their own lives, what kinds

of autobiographies do they produce? How is

their understanding of the craft of history, its

methods and its limitations, reflected in their

personal life stories? We will explore how

historians have engaged in what can be called

a writing of the self, with a focus on the second

half of the 20th century. We will examine how

they place themselves into particular social

and political contexts as historical figures with

a valuable perspective on their life and times.

Students will research and write their own short

autobiographical pieces.

HSEM 3065H. Trust, Technology and Human

Communication. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

Trust is a central component of our lives.

Without trust, we could not function as

individuals, and we would not have functioning

social and civic systems. How and why

do humans trust? Whether face-to-face or

mediated by technology, one-on-one or in

groups, the basis for how we build trustworthy,

durable relationships is our communication. For

millennia, this communication took place with

our bodies: via gestures, facial expressions,

sounds, movements, and eventually, through

spoken language. Later, writing and its

technologies supplanted earlier forms, creating

new opportunities for trust. In this seminar,

we will explore the relationship between trust,

technologies, and human communication by

a) reviewing research from sociology, rhetoric,

psychology, and other fields to understand

the nature of trust; b) exploring the history

of communication technology, from the oral

cultures to the first forms of writing to the

printing press to the Internet; c) investigating

trust, technology, and communication in

specific contexts, with a focus on social media

and the Internet and key features such as the

confirmation bias and the changing nature of

expertise. These contexts will include medical/

health communication; social actions; online

communities; political and scientific reporting.

HSEM 3066H. The Tale of Genji: A View of

Aristocratic Culture in Early Japan. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall)

The early eleventh-century novel The Tale of

Genji by the Japanese court lady Murasaki

Shikibu is thought by many to be the first novel

in world history and the first major work by a

known woman author. In this class, we will

read the entire work in Royall Tyler?s English

translation and explore its literary qualities,

its ways of representing character, and its

methods of plot construction. Can this book

be treated as a ?modern novel,? or can it only

be understood as a product of its times? Does

the existence of a large community of writing

women at this point allow us to explore a

distinctive ?female perspective? on this period?

How did women and men express themselves

and communicate through literature, and how

did gender difference express itself in what

they wrote?

HSEM 3069H. Literature and Medicine. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

The sign carved above the door to the ancient

Library at Thebes read: ?Medicine for the

Soul.? This course focuses on the intersection

of literature and medicine, both from the

point of view of the medical field and from

a literary standpoint?medicine in literature,

but also literature in medicine. For example,

both narrative and storytelling are essential

components of literature but they can also help

doctors understand patients? stories. Likewise,

the recent documentary Still Dreaming tells

the story of a production of Shakespeare?s

A Midsummer Night?s Dream by residents

in a nursing home, revealing the benefits of

the literary arts for health and happiness.

Throughout the semester, we will examine

works that connect the world of science

with the long history of recorded human

experiences in the literature of illness, the

body, and death. Through analysis of novels,

short stories, memoirs, poetry, drama, film and

television, we will explore the intersection of

literary works, narrative studies, and medical

narratives to address the healing power of

words. This course should interest students

who care about how literature makes a

difference in the world, and who are curious

about how medicine is related to the arts. The

course may include guest speakers as well as

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a visit to the Center for Humanities in Medicine

at the Mayo Clinic.

HSEM 3075H. Humans and Rights in

Historical Perspective. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

In the second half of the twentieth century, in

the wake of World War II and decolonization,

a language of human rights developed that

emphasized rights as individual and universal.

Many of us now take this particular notion

of human rights as a given. In this seminar,

we will explore the complicated and multi-

faceted history of how societies in different

parts of the world have defined what it is to

be human, the treatment owed to humans,

and various kinds of rights. Some of these

philosophies are grounded in religion and

others in secularism. Some identify the nation-

state as the adjudicator of rights, while others

would empower international organizations

or grassroots movements. For some, the

individual is sacrosanct, while for others,

persons are inextricably embedded in social

webs. We will study how these concepts have

changed over time as the globe has become

increasingly interconnected and consider their

relevance and application in our contemporary

society. The semester will be divided into

five mini units. In the first, we will explore

concepts of the human and of rights in major

faith traditions. In the second, we will examine

the debates that emerged from European

colonialism in the Atlantic world. In the third,

we will study the emergences of an explicit

language of human rights after World War II. In

the fourth, we will look at human rights issues

in the United States. And in the final unit, you

will pursue your own research and collaborate

in small groups to make presentations and

facilitate discussion around common themes.

HSEM 3076H. Children and Cinema: The

Child?s Mind, the Child?s Eye, and the

Moving Image. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

We often think that children perceive the

world differently from adults. In cinema, this

perceived difference has led, on the one

hand, to anxiety about film's effects on youth.

On the other hand, it has led to a search for

cinematic forms that respond to children's

visual and cognitive ?uniqueness.? Indeed,

throughout the world, childhood vision has

long served as impetus and metaphor for re-

envisioning cinema: for honing what it looks

like, how it is produced, and how it is circulated

and exhibited. This seminar examines these

provocative and fruitful intersections between

childhood and cinema. We will ask how the

child viewer has been understood cognitively,

politically, and socially, and analyze films made

for children or inspired by understandings

of children's minds and eyes. We will also

explore how childhood and youth have

sparked institutional developments in cinema,

and influenced film and media studies as a

discipline. Our subjects include, among others,

research on children and the movies (e.g., the

interwar Payne Fund Studies); the intersections

between developmental psychology and

children's films; childhood perception, the

avant-garde, and animation; youth and

postwar ?new waves?; and children's film

studios as pedagogical spaces for filmmakers.

Films and readings are drawn from the United

States, United Kingdom, Eastern and Western

Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

HSEM 3076V. Children and Cinema: The

Child's Mind, the Child's Eye, and the

Moving Image. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

We often think that children perceive the

world differently from adults. In cinema, this

perceived difference has led, on the one

hand, to anxiety about film's effects on youth.

On the other hand, it has led to a search for

cinematic forms that respond to children's

visual and cognitive "uniqueness." Indeed,

throughout the world, childhood vision has

long served as impetus and metaphor for re-

envisioning cinema: for honing what it looks

like, how it is produced, and how it is circulated

and exhibited. This seminar examines these

provocative and fruitful intersections between

childhood and cinema. We will ask how the

child viewer has been understood cognitively,

politically, and socially, and analyze films made

for children or inspired by understandings

of children's minds and eyes. We will also

explore how childhood and youth have

sparked institutional developments in cinema,

and influenced film and media studies as a

discipline. Our subjects include, among others,

research on children and the movies (e.g., the

interwar Payne Fund Studies); the intersections

between developmental psychology and

children's films; childhood perception, the

avant-garde, and animation; youth and postwar

"new waves;" and children's film studios as

pedagogical spaces for filmmakers. Films and

readings are drawn from the United States,

United Kingdom, Eastern and Western Europe,

the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

HSEM 3081V. Anthropology of Place and

Displacement in the Contemporary World.

(GP,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This course asks questions about the meaning

of place, the relationship of space to place,

the relationship of identity to place, and the

relationship of place to environmental change

in the event of industrial pollution, development

projects, natural disasters and climate change.

Theories of and ethnographic accounts of

space and place in Cultural Anthropology and

Geography will be discussed. In addition to

foundational texts in the topic, we will also read

contemporary accounts of non-western places.

HSEM 3082H. Race and Sport. (DSJ; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Spring)

This class examines how race, gender, and

sport intersect as sites of resistance and reform

in twentieth-century American life. With the

intensification of Jim Crow coinciding with the

professionalization and commercialization of

sports, athletes of color became central to

American debates about science, citizenship,

class, ethnicity, sexuality, social mobility,

belonging, culture, and entitlement. This

seminar will be particularly interested in how

athletes of color forced a place for themselves

in sports like baseball, boxing, football, golf,

and basketball by exercising different models of

political protest, citing an urgent need for social

justice reforms that spread beyond the realm of

sport.

HSEM 3083H. Language and Food. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Spring)

What could be more central to our lives than

language and food? We learn language

(together with gesture) and the tastes (textures,

smells, visual features, and sounds) that we

associate with food early in our lives, and both

form an important part of our identities. In this

course, we will address the following questions:

1) How do we organize our language and

bodies around food, i.e., how do we use them

to get to and from the table and to proceed in

a meal (e.g., at a sushi restaurant)? 2) How do

we use language to taste, identify and assess

food, and how do these fine distinctions and

discriminations define us as people and relate

to our identity? 3) How do we talk about our

experience of food and tell stories about food?

4) What metaphors do we have for food? 5)

How does language relate to gender in the

context of food? 6) How is language used to

socialize children around food? We will explore

the relation between language and food by

analyzing actual conversations among people

eating a variety of foods. The conversations will

be in a variety of languages (including English,

Japanese, Chinese, Lao, Kri, Eegimaa, Wolof,

Italian, Persian, German, Danish, French,

Russian, Swedish, Dutch and Spanish). The

class will be most rewarding for students who

like to cook/eat, talk about food, and educate

their palate.

HSEM 3087H. History through Memoir. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This honors seminar uses memoirs "non-

fictional life stories narrated in the first person?"

as a lens into the past and, just as importantly,

as a way to investigate what counts as "history"

itself. The relationship between personal

narratives and professionally produced

histories is often fraught or confused, even

though both can reasonably be understood as

forms of creative non-fiction. Is the memoirist

responsible to the historical record in the same

way as an historian? Does the historian know

how to assess and appreciate the power of

personal memory? What kinds of memoirs do

historians write? We will examine a range of

memoirs that speak variously about historical

and emotional truths, about memory and

identity and place, about the ability of individual

experience to illuminate a broader social and

political history. We will attend to the narrator?

s voice and explore how certain kinds of

writing enable (even produce) certain kinds

of discoveries. Throughout, we will discuss

the gains and the limitations of using personal

stories to understand past experience. A

note of clarification: while autobiographies

tend to be chronological narratives of most

of a person's life (without the ending, of

course), memoirs focus more selectively--and

often without regard to linear chronology--on

crucial moments or themes in the narrator's

experience. This course prioritizes memoirs

over autobiographies, and it takes most

of its examples from the boom in memoir

writing over the last three decades. It does

not offer a history of memoir as a genre. In

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particular, it features memoirs that go beyond

the experiences of an individual narrator to

reveal broader social and political contexts.

HSEM 3087V. History through Memoir. (WI;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Memoirs?non-fictional life stories?offer an

intriguing lens into the past. They vividly

portray personal experiences, but they also

raise questions about the reliability of the

narrator. What kinds of histories are memoirs?

Is the memoirist responsible to the historical

record in the same way as a professional

historian? What kinds of memoirs do historians

write? We will examine memoirs written in

the last two decades that explore ethnicity,

identity, migration, memory, and belonging,

and that use individual experience to illuminate

a broader social and political history in the

United States. We will attend to the narrator?

s voice and writing strategies. In addition to

writing short analytical and reflective pieces,

you will research and write your own (8-10

page) personal narrative, placing a personal

experience into its historical context and

creating a sense of specific time and place.

Seeing history through the lens of memoir

shows how lives are shaped by specific

historical circumstances, even as people make

choices about how to frame and narrate their

experiences.

HSEM 3092H. Music, Revolution, War. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

From Beethoven to Woodstock, from the

French Revolution to the protests that brought

down Communist regimes at the end of the

1980s, music has played a central role in

inspiring political and social change. In an even

longer tradition, music has summoned soldiers

to risk their lives, even as it likewise, whether

in a sacred ceremony or on the political stage,

has inspired mass action in peace. This course

will proceed historically, examining moments

when revolution, ideological conflict, or war

suggested vast changes were underway

in society and culture, reflected in, but also

instigated by music.

HSEM 3092V. Music, Revolution, War: From

Napoleon to Trump. (AH,WI,CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Spring)

From Beethoven to Woodstock, from the

French Revolution to the protests that brought

down Communist regimes at the end of the

1980s, music has played a central role in

inspiring political and social change. In an

even longer tradition, music has summoned

soldiers to risk their lives, even as it likewise,

whether in sacred ceremony or on the political

stage, has inspired mass action in peace. This

course will proceed historically, examining

moments when revolution, ideological conflict,

or war suggested vast changes were underway

in society and culture, reflected in, but also

instigated by music. No prerequisites and no

musical background assumed.

HSEM 3203H. An Understanding of

Place: Historic, Cultural, and Personal

Investigations. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Spring)

Who we are as designers and planners is a

culmination of personal experiences, historical

and cultural influences. Many times these

influences interact in ways that guide our

thoughts and designs without our reflection on

the impact they can have on us and without

an understanding of the implicit bias they

can extend and impart to our work. The goal

of this class is to use personal reflection

essays, combined with explorations of cultural

influences on our understanding of place

to help reveal the lenses through which we

evaluate the world and that guide our efforts

and expectations as place-makers.

HSEM 3205H. A Resilient, Just, Water

Future: Living with the Mississippi River. (;

3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Located on the banks of one of the world's

great rivers, the University of Minnesota,

through its teaching, research, and campus

practices, is a model for developing future-

oriented, resilient relationships between

communities and water. Water is essential to

humanity's well-being, and is also threatened

in myriad ways. Working with communities of

scholars and professionals on and off campus,

this seminar creates knowledge-sharing

programs that increase interdisciplinary and

cross-sector capacity to address the related

issues of water and justice, two of society's

greatest challenges. Working collectively,

biological and physical scientists, planners,

designers, advocates, and people involved

in public interpretation and education must

develop a "21st century" approach to living

with the urban Mississippi, one that uses

the river as a community, environmental,

and economic asset without diminishing the

rivers key ecological functions upon which we

depend.

HSEM 3308V. Incarceration and the Family.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

It is now estimated that more than 2.7 million

children have a parent currently behind

bars, and more than 5 million children have

experienced a parent?s incarceration in their

lifetime. When parents are incarcerated, there

are collateral consequences for children,

families, communities, and society. Children

of incarcerated parents are at risk for a

number of adverse outcomes, including

behavior problems, academic difficulties,

substance abuse, and criminal activity. As

a liberal education course with an explicit

focus on Diversity and Social Justice in the

United States, we will use an interdisciplinary

perspective to explore the issue of mass

incarceration, focusing on the impact of

incarceration on children and families.

This class will include opportunities to visit

local correctional facilities and engage with

community-based programs serving families

impacted by incarceration. Topics will include

parent-child contact during incarceration,

intersections between incarceration and child

welfare, systemic disparities by race and class,

and intergenerational cycles of incarceration.

prereq: [Jr or sr] honors student

HSEM 3327H. Resilience in Children and

Youth: Global Perspectives on Overcoming

Trauma and Disaster. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

How do children overcome hazardous

experiences to succeed in life? What do

we know about the processes that reduce

risk and promote resilience in young people

confronted with the increasing hazards of

war, disaster, migration, homelessness, and

other extreme adversities around the world?

This course examines the global literature on

resilience in children and youth, highlighting

the origins, methods, findings, controversies,

and implications of resilience science for

intervention, policy, and humanitarian action

to prepare and protect young people against

adversity.

HSEM 3413H. The Corporation in Question.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008,

anti-corporate rhetoric in the U.S. reached a

crescendo. Corporations ? especially financial

corporations ? were blamed for the crisis and

the misery it left in its trail. But this anger was

just a spike in a long tradition of distrust and

suspicion of corporations. Their legitimacy

has always been in question. One of the

legacies sf this tradition is the rich lode of

epithets applied by Americans to corporations

and their bosses including robber barons,

trusts, economic royalists, malefactors of great

wealth, merchants of death. The portrayal of

corporations in popular entertainment ? take

Hollywood, for example -- is uniformly negative.

The news media?s relations with corporations

are predominantly adversarial. Running

against corporations is a well-established

way of running for elected public office. One

of the events that did the most to crystallize

public anger was the U.S. Supreme Court?

s decision in Citizens United v. FEC (2010)

that overturned limits on corporate spending

to influence elections to federal office. In that

case, a pro-business Court was widely seen

as having used an arcane legal doctrine ?

about legal personhood -- to hand a victory to

corporate interests. Perhaps mistakenly, the

issue became defined as whether corporate

persons qualified for the same constitutional

Free Speech rights as natural persons. A

bumper sticker at the time read: ?I?ll believe a

corporation is a person when the state of Texas

executes one.? And presidential candidate

Mitt Romney was greeted with derision when

he told an audience at the Iowa State Fair

that ?Corporations are people, my friend.? ?

Of course they are,? he said. ?Everything

corporations earn ultimately goes to people.

Where do you think it goes?? The case offers

an opportunity to examine both the nature of

the corporation and the sources of the hostility

to it. This Honors seminar will try to solve is ?

why in America?? Why is it that, in probably

the most thoroughly capitalist nation in the

world, corporations are the most reviled?

Of course, that the critics of corporations

might answer that that is be precisely the

point. Is it because it is in the United States

that corporations have been left most free to

plunder? The privileges in question are said

to have enabled corporations to accumulate

wealth. They include (1) limited liability, (2)

legal personhood, (3) perpetual life, and (4)

the free transferability of interests. You can

see where these arguments are leading.

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If corporations owe their very existence to

government and /or if corporations? wealth is

made possible by special privileges, then in

return (it can be argued) society has the right

to demand that corporations put the public

interest ahead of the private interests of its

shareholders. This is just a sampling of the

controversies that swirl around the corporation.

By studying these controversies, you will

gain a far deeper and more multilayered

understanding of the nature of the corporation

and its place in our economy and society. But

the debate(s) over the corporation will also

shine a light on ourselves ? and our fears

and hopes -- by means of our reactions to

corporations.

HSEM 3414H. "Was the $84,000 price tag for

a cure to hepatitis C corporate greed or a

humanitarian triumph?". (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

In the 1930s, antiwar activists used the

epithet ?merchants of death? to denounce

armaments manufacturers and their financiers.

In a curious twist, today it is the turn of what

might be called ?merchants of life? ? for-profit

drug companies which have saved hundreds

of millions of lives ? to be a pariah industry.

The rage against drug companies is bipartisan.

In the 2016 Presidential race, Trump said

that drug companies were getting away with

murder and Clinton charged that they were

making a fortune out of people?s misfortune.

The main complaint against drug companies

is, of course, that they are price gougers.

They abuse their government-enforced

monopolies to charge extortionate prices that

deny some Americans access to treatment for

life-threatening illnesses, bankrupt middle-class

Americans, and place intolerable strains on

state budgets. This seminar will use a cure for

hepatitis C (Sovaldi) to evaluate the claim that

drug companies charge exorbitant prices and

(optimistically?) to try to answer the question

of what is a just price for a life-saving drug. Or,

in other words, how should we price priceless

goods?

HSEM 3415H. Are corporations persons?

Can they pray? Controversial Supreme

Court Cases. (CIV; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

Alexis de Tocqueville noted in 1835 that

"[s]carcely any political question arises in the

United States that is not resolved, sooner

or later, into a judicial question." Rightly or

wrongly, in the US many highly-charged issues

ultimately get resolved in the Supreme Court.

This seminar uses the courts as a lens through

which to examine the relationship between

business and society. It employs recent Court

opinions in business cases like Citizens United

and Masterpiece Cakeshop (ruling expected in

summer 2018)--supplemented by transcripts

of oral arguments, commentary in law reviews

and legal blogs. The seminar should be of

interest to pre-law students and all students

who wish to gain a better understanding of the

place of business in our society.

HSEM 3511H. Science Court: Strengthening

Democracy through Rational Discourse.

(CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Science Court is a mock trial system designed

to promote democratic norms by investigating

controversial societal issues, based on facts

and sound scientific research, in front of a

judge and jury of citizens. Students work

together in three teams (Science, Legal and

Media) to plan, research, execute, and report a

SciCourt case.

HSEM 3636H. On Vaccines and

Vaccinations: Needless Needles?. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Spring)

Human and animal health has been

significantly advanced by the creation

and application of vaccines to control

infectious diseases. Nevertheless, there

remain impactful diseases that cannot be

controlled by vaccination for a variety of

reasons, and global geopolitical factors often

complicate public health initiatives. Further,

vaccines have become controversial in some

western societies, and debates have raged

regarding potential negative aspects of routine

vaccinations, scientific misconduct, and

individual rights. This course will provide

a scientific and historical background on

immunity as a prelude to interdisciplinary

discussion of vaccines and vaccinations.

Seminars will combine didactic lectures with

structured peer-to-peer interactions and

debates. Students will consume both print and

electronic media from multiple perspectives in

order to reach their own conclusions regarding

vaccines and vaccine safety. A final term paper

will also inform peers as to various biological,

public health, economic, regulatory, or cultural

aspect of vaccines.

HSEM 3701H. Exercise is Medicine. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Spring)

Regular exercise is essential for good

health and is important in the prevention

and treatment of many diseases. The

benefits of exercise and fitness, however, are

frequently overlooked and under-emphasized

in American health care delivery. Similar

to other medical interventions, exercise

has indications, contraindications, and

potential complications and side effects. This

seminar will explore these issues as well

as related ones such as musculoskeletal

concerns, nutrition, and sedentary physiology.

Seminar format will include lectures, assigned

readings, discussions, tests, and participant

presentations. All seminar participants will

research a different pre-approved aspect of

exercise as medicine and present their findings

at the seminar.

HSEM 3705H. Engineered Nanoparticles: A

Savior or A Curse to Humanity. (ENV; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Despite extensive commercial applications, a

clear understanding of the adverse effects of

Engineered Nanoparticles (ENPs) is lacking. A

survey of the literature indicated the available

information to be incomplete, independently

unverified, and some may have been over-

interpreted. Deep uncertainties currently

pervade every step of the risk assessment

of ENPs, making the procedure incapable

of properly serving its purpose. The current

conventional risk assessment strategies are not

applicable for ENPs because of their unique

properties and toxicity that may not conform to

the norms of classic toxicology laws. Therefore,

implementing some non-conventional tools

in the risk assessment framework may be

needed to reduce uncertainties and deliver

accurate risk characterization of ENPs. This

would enable current regulation to adequately

reflect the risks of ENPs and protect the

environment and the community. Therefore,

the students registered for this seminar will

learn some general features of ENPs, how the

general public might be exposed to ENPs, and

their potential health effects so that they can

make an informed decision regarding the safe

use of ENPs. With a serious information gap

regarding ENPs safety, whether ENPs are a

blessing or a curse is debatable.

HSEM 3715H. Doctors Behaving Badly:

The Causes and Consequences of Medical

Research Scandals. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

This course will take students on a tour

of the deadliest and most controversial

research scandals in recent medical history.

Some of these episodes are well-known,

such as the exploitation of poor African

American men with syphilis in Tuskegee,

Alabama, and the injection of the hepatitis

A virus into mentally disabled children at

the Willowbrook State School in New York.

But such well-known cases represent only a

small fraction of ethically contentious medical

research. In the 1960s, for example, at the

world-renowned Allen Memorial Institute at

McGill University, the CIA paid psychiatric

researchers to use mentally ill subjects in "mind

control" experiments involving LSD, intensive

electroconvulsive therapy, and drug-induced

comas for up to three months at a time. In

1996, during a meningitis epidemic in Nigeria,

researchers for the pharmaceutical company

Pfizer conducted a study of an unapproved

antibiotic on children without the informed

consent of their parents, resulting in eleven

deaths. In 2013, two neurosurgeons at the

University of California-Davis were forced to

resign after authorities discovered that they

had intentionally implanted bacteria in the

brains of cancer patients. Today, the University

of Minnesota itself is under investigation

after for the case of Dan Markingson, a

mentally ill young man who nearly decapitated

himself after allegedly being coerced into

an AstraZeneca-funded psychiatric study.

In this course, we will explore questions

such as: What cultural and institutional

forces allowed the scandals to occur? What

were the best ethical arguments in favor

of allowing the research to proceed? How

were the scandals exposed? What was the

role of investigative reporters, regulatory

authorities, and whistleblowers? Should we

have confidence that research abuse is not

occurring today?

HSEM 3718H. Women's Reproduction:

History, Policy, and the Health Care System.

(DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

Understanding women's reproductive health

requires consideration of the intersections

of gender, race, class, culture, geography,

economic status, and nation within a historical

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and sociopolitical context. This course will

build upon our current understanding of

major conditions affecting the reproductive

health of women, e.g. pregnancy, parenting,

reproductive control, and menopause by raising

challenges from a feminist perspective and

encouraging expanded models that address

the complexity of women's reproductive health

in today's society.

HSEM 3801H. Modern China: Law, History,

and Culture. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

This course will provide a comprehensive

overview of law and politics of 20th and 21st-

century China, in their historical and cultural

contexts. It will introduce undergraduate

students to distinctive paradigms and

discursive patterns of law and politics in China,

with the intention of fostering comparative

analysis and critical thinking. The course will

focus on high profile legal cases and major

political events in the People's Republic of

China today. The course will conclude by

examining current issues in Chinese law

from both sides, and by looking into China's

argument for the "Beijing Consensus,"

essentially a new type of capitalism, without

Western-style rule of law. The classes will

progress by way of interactive discussion

and critical readings of historical documents

and legal texts. This course is designed to

break through the traditional Chinese learning/

western learning dichotomy and interpret legal

cases, political events, and cultural phenomena

from a comparative perspective. It will bring

to light the hidden rationales underscoring

historical and ideological narratives, and will

explain how frequent misunderstandings can

occur when comparing cultures. Students

will be encouraged to use critical thinking to

argue, to test whether the incommensurability

of paradigms can be reconciled, and to explore

how different political systems and cultures can

communicate with each other and exchange

ideas effectively.

HSEM 3803H. The Politics of Legal Policy. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

The Politics of Legal Policy seminar will focus

on several controversial issues involving

courts and/or the types of issues they deal

with. Class discussions will focus on five

policy issues involving either the use and

role of courts or areas in which the courts

play a major role in policy administration:

access to legal services, medical malpractice,

scientific expert testimony, sexual predators,

and judicial selection. Beyond these specific

topics, students will select a specific policy

issue to delve into on their own, and produce

two papers: a short background memo on the

nature of the issue and what is known about

the facts that may make it an area in need of

change, and a policy memo suggesting and

advocating for possible changes. During the

last three weeks, students will present their

policy briefs to the seminar. The goal of the

course is to understand the factual reality

behind some major issues confronting the

courts and the challenges of making policy

changes to address these issues. Each of the

five topics will be dealt with over two sessions

of the seminar with the first session examining

the issue from a policy perspective and the

second session examining the issue from the

perspective of differing political interests. Some

of the sessions on policy change will involve

students in the seminar debating the issue

drawing upon the policy discussions from the

previous week as well as their own research

into the issue; other sessions may involve a

guest speaker.

HSEM 3804H. Women who Rock (the Boat):

Leadership and the Nobel Peace Prize. (GP;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

Lawyers, nuns, social workers, and schoolgirls

have won the Nobel Peace Prize. In achieving

this distinction, they hone their leadership

skills to a fine art. They face personal danger,

inner conflicts, social challenges, and pointed

criticism. Succeeding despite their flaws, their

ability to inspire courageous, innovative action

cuts across age-groups, decades, borders, and

nationality. Students in this Honors Seminar will

touch and experience that inspiration. Students

will intensively study several extraordinary

women from different cultures who have won

the Prize; e.g., Aung San Suu Kyi, Leymah

Gbowee, Sharin Ebadi, Mother Teresa, and

Malala Yousafzai. What characterizes their

leadership? What have they accomplished

and at what price? How do they survive their

successes, failures, and controversies? How

applicable are their approaches to a student's

everyday life and future? This highly interactive

class will examine these questions through

biographies, videos, lectures, writing, student

presentations, and group discussions.

HSEM 3805H. Revolutionary Paris since

1789. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

This seminar looks at issues of political and

military conflicts in which France has been

engaged. What constitutes the culture and

society that may be seen in Paris; issues

of French identity, including the diversity of

the city of Paris, traditions of rebellion and

resistance, the architectural monuments in the

French capital, and spatial transformations that

have come to Paris over the years since the

French Revolution.

HSEM 3941H. The Nature of the Cosmos. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

One of the defining features of every human

civilization is its collective understanding of

how the natural phenomena present to all

earth dwellers ? stars, planets, the earth and

its transformations, plant, animal, and human

life, etc. ? are conceptualized into systems

of knowing. ?Cosmology? is the term we use

to describe these shared understandings,

and this interdisciplinary course proposes a

comparative study of different cosmologies

in different civilizations and historical periods.

We will explore the nature of the cosmos

by first examining the category itself and

what is involved in trying to study cosmology

comparatively with sensitivity to cultural

difference. We will then look at some different

understandings of the nature of the cosmos

(i.e. cosmologies) offered by different peoples

in the past and around the world. We will start

with two ancient, non-Western cosmologies:

the Sanskrit Hindu and Buddhist traditions

and the traditions of the native peoples of

North America. We will then examine the

history of Western cosmological thinking by

looking at Greco-Roman Antiquity, Medieval

Christian and Islamic cosmology, and the

birth of modern, scientific cosmology in the

Scientific Revolution (Galileo, Newton, etc.).

Our overall goal will not be to establish a

single, absolute, and universal understanding

of the cosmos, but, rather, to develop an

understanding of the value and power of

each of the different cosmologies we will

encounter and the consequences that follow

from accepting one or the other of them as

our point of view. Ultimately this course should

help you to think more deeply, reflectively, and

humanistically about the cosmologies present

in our own modern globalized society today.

HSEM 3953H. History and Science of Eating.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Eating is both an everyday, mundane activity

and a complex act that is linked to internal

and external factors. Using the lenses of the

humanities and sciences, we will explore

topics from the full continuum of human

eating. We move from hunger, starvation, and

dieting to food choice and obesity, to eating?

s relationship to contemporary politics, culture,

and racial diversity. Overarching these topics

are common themes of gender roles and

changing cultural norms. We will investigate

how and why diets vary as well as how food

has emerged as a central political problem.

Students will leave this class better able to

judge evidence used in diet advice and with

more understanding of their own beliefs about

what they should eat.

Horticultural Science (HORT)

HORT 1001. Plant Propagation. (BIOL; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Principles and techniques of propagating

plants by seeds, cuttings, grafts, buds, layers,

and division. Lectures on principles; labs on

practice of various propagating techniques.

HORT 1003. Organic Gardening: From

Balconies to Backyards. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

This fully online course focuses on the

principles and practices of growing fruits,

vegetables, and herbs with an ecological

approach. You'll explore basic botany, soils

and compost, species and variety selection,

planning and design, container gardening, pest

management, season extension, and more so

you can approach your gardening projects with

confidence.

HORT 1014. Edible Landscape. (TS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Tracing our relationship with edible landscapes

traces to our hunting-gathering origins.

Technological/social changes that have

distanced us from our food. Integrating food

plants into pleasing, sustainable, and edible

landscapes in yards, neighborhoods, and cities.

HORT 1015. Woody and Herbaceous Plants.

(; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

How to identify plants around the world. A

few hundred of the most important cultivated

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plants for northern climates, their distinguishing

features, common uses, cultural specificities,

and notable cultivars.

HORT 1031. Vines and Wines: Introduction

to Viticulture and Enology. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall)

History of wine, principles of biology, culture

of grapevine, fermentation, sensory evaluation

of wine. prereq: 21 yrs of age by date of 1st

class meeting restrictions: open enrollment to

undergrads only, graduate students, masters

students, and others will need instructor

permission

HORT 1061. The Sustainable Lawn. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Common turfgrasses. How to manage home

lawn in sustainable way. Maintaining quality turf

areas with reduced inputs.

HORT 1090. Topics In Horticulture. (; 1-4

cr. [max 14 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Topics vary with instructor. prereq: instr

consent or department permission

HORT 1113. Floral Design. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Design for use in commercial flower shops and

at home. Principles and elements of design.

Wedding arrangements. Corsages. Decorative

use of dried materials.

HORT 2100. Agricultural Biochemistry. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Chemical/biochemical foundation for

agricultural disciplines. Concepts in organic,

analytical and biological chemistry. Chemistry,

metabolism, and development of plants.

prereq: CHEM 1015/1017 or CHEM 1061 instr

consent

HORT 3093. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

HORT 3094. Directed Research. (1-4 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs

and carries out a directed research project

under the direction of a faculty member.

Directed research may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment.Students enrolling in a directed

research will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

HORT 3131. Student Organic Farm

Planning, Growing, and Marketing. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Organic fruit and vegetable production has

been one of the fastest growing segments

of the US economy for almost two decades,

stimulating an overwhelming number of

biological and ecological innovations to

produce food using organic approaches.

This course aims to increase student?s

knowledge of ecological concepts as applied

to managing organic systems, with an

emphasis on soil nutrient cycles and plant-

soil-microbe interactions that serve as the

cornerstone of organic systems. Students in

this course will learn tools needed to manage

an organic diversified vegetable operation.

The course consists of two components: a

classroom session two times each week for 50

minutes, and a laboratory session that meets

before class on Tuesdays for two hours. The

classroom session is designed to help students

think about concepts and principles that are

useful in planning and managing production

strategies on organic farms. We spend a

significant amount of our time reviewing soil

nutrient cycling and its critical importance for

organic farms, including how to effectively

use soil and organic nutrient inputs such as

cover crops, manure and fertilizers, to provide

vegetable crops with the nutrients they need

to grow. We also learn about successful

marketing strategies for organic produce.

Finally, near the end of the semester we will

discuss pest management, including both

weeds and disease/insect pests, and compare

different tillage options available to organic

producers. What we learn is then applied

to planning next year?s season of the UMN

student organic farm. Throughout, we will

use case studies, guest speakers, games,

and active learning discussion approaches

to move these classroom sessions "beyond

the lecture" and allow students to engage

with the material in a meaningful way. The

lab is designed to allow a space to put into

action some of the concepts students learn in

lecture, including soil organic matter analysis,

microgreen propagation, calculation of organic

fertilizer rates, and operation of driven and

walk-behind tractors.

HORT 3480. Topics in Sustainable

Horticulture. (; 1-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Various topics

HORT 4011. Common Medicinal Plants:

Classification, Identification and

Application. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

Medicine and food share the same origin.

There is a significantly increasing use of herbs

in cooking as people keep seeking diverse

food sources for health benefits. Accordingly,

the number of herbal farms has been kept

raising in the past decades, in which highly

demanded herbs are grown as specialty

crops. More and more herbs are distributed

through grocery stores; many of the herbs,

however, are still collected from the wild,

which lead to medical cases involving in herb

adulteration, contamination, or just simple

misidentification. The goal of this course is to

provide information of classifying, identifying

and applying Herbs and herbal products for

human health. This course focuses on the

classification and identification of approximately

120 common medicinal plants, which covers

20 key medicinal plant families. With over

50 dry herbal samples being distributed

to the class, participants of the class have

the opportunity to learn essential skills of

identifying and practicing fresh herbs and the

processed herbal products. The information

of herbal names (English, Chinese, scientific,

and pharmaceutical names), morphology,

properties (flavors), therapeutic actions,

dosages, chemical components and cautions

is provided for each herb. In addition, the

knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine and

herb uses, systems and methods for Chinese

herbal classification, identification will also

be introduced. Together, this course is set to

provide useful information to students who

study plant science, agriculture, pharmacy, and

food systems.

HORT 4061W. Turfgrass Management. (WI;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Even Year)

Biology of turfgrasses, ecology of landscape

systems. Installation, management, and culture

of turfgrass communities and landscape plant

systems. Sod production, industrial grounds,

lawn care, park/recreation areas, athletic field/

business management. Case studies. prereq:

1001 or instr consent

HORT 4062. Turfgrass Weed and Disease

Science. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Odd Year)

Turfgrass weed/disease problems. How to

deal with these problems using an integrated

approach. Biology, identifying features, and

management strategies for several turfgrass

diseases/weeds. How to apply IPM principles

to turfgrass weed/disease problems.

HORT 4063. Turfgrass Science. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Ecology, physiology, and theory of turf

population dynamics. Specialized management

situations such as golf course, commercial

sod production, and fine turf athletic settings.

prereq: 4061

HORT 4071W. Applications of

Biotechnology to Plant Improvement. (WI; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Fundamentals of plant genetics, molecular

biology, and plant biotechnology. Emphasizes

their applications to plant propagation and

crop improvement. Hands-on experience

with crossing plants, analysis of phenotypes

and segregation data, plant tissue culture/

transformation, gel electrophoresis, molecular

cloning, use of genetically modified crops.

Principles of ethics/citizenship to decision

making in plant genetics and biotechnology.

Debate, discussion, writing exercises. prereq:

[Biol 1009 or equiv or grad student], instr

consent

HORT 4096W. Professional Experience

Program: Internship. (WI; 2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Professional experience in horticultural

businesses, government agencies, arboreta,

and botanical gardens achieved through a

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supervised practical experience. Students

produce a final publication focusing on writing

for lay audiences. Project starts before the

internship begins and ends approximately two

months after the internship is complete. prereq:

CFANS undergrad

HORT 4110. Spring Flowering Bulbs. (1 cr. ;

A-F only; Spring Odd Year)

Geophytes are early harbingers of spring.

In this course we will examine the variety

of herbaceous perennial spring-flowering

crops with underground storage organs

(geophytes). As spring progresses, different

genera and species predominate in the

flowering landscape. In contrast, greenhouse

production of potted plant and cut flower

geophytic crops can be simultaneous rather

than sequential. This course will consist of

hands-on taxonomic identification of geophyte

crops, their uses in landscape design, and

production essentials. The laboratory will be

hands-on, experiential learning with many visits

of outdoor landscape, gardens, production

greenhouses, and interiorscapes.

HORT 4111. Prairie Perennials and Grasses.

(1 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Odd Year)

Students will learn to identify over 100

plants, predominately native fall perennials

and grasses at the Minnesota Landscape

Arboretum. Class meeting dates at the

Arboretum are listed in the Class Detail under

Class Search. prereq: HORT 1015

HORT 4112. Flowering Trees and Shrubs. (1

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

Need an excuse to spend a few hours

outside at the height of the spring flowering

season? Want to spend more time amidst

the expansive and beautiful University of

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum plant

collections? Do you want to be able to identify

more woody landscape plants, in flower?

Here's your chance to expand your plant

identification skills and learn the names and

flowering characteristics for approximately 150

woody landscape plants. Flowering Trees and

Shrubs is a practitioners course, designed to

give you a hands-on opportunity to learn to

identify woody landscape trees, shrubs, ground

covers, and vines, including the common and

scientific names for each. We will study the

plants as family assemblages, noting features

common to each family which will assist you in

identifying unknown plants in Minnesota and

other geographical locations in the future. In

addition to identification; common landscape

uses, cultural specificities,problems, and

notable cultivars will be highlighted.

HORT 4113. Identifying Plants for the Home

and Garden: Garden, Annual, and Potted

Plants. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Spring Even Year)

There are many strange and usual plants that

are grown as horticulture crops, ornamentals,

or collectable plants. Venus fly traps, bulbs,

orchids, vines, cacti and succulents. Students

will learn how to identify these crops, learn

their common and scientific names, and how

these plants have adapted physiologically

to survive stressful conditions. At least 100

different crops will be covered during this

course (approximately 20 per class). Students

will be expected to be able to identify these

plants from images, whole plants, and/or plant

parts. Information will be presented and/or

learned using lectures, field trips, exercises,

and homework, and a course project. Students

will also grow potted herbs/vegetables crops as

part of this class.

HORT 4141W. Scheduling Crops for

Protected Environments. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

The purpose of this course is to acquaint

students with the identification, scheduling

and cultural requirements of commercially

produced potted plants, gain experience in

growing them, and conduct experiments to

understand current problems. The course

builds on knowledge obtained in Hort 1001

or Hort 1015, by adding in additional factors

of plant growth coupled with scheduling and

growing a of crops which commercial growers

would experience. The role of ornamental

plants in the human environment will be

discussed, with special emphasis on future

issues. Writing is an integral component of

this course; one major paper is revised and

expanded multiple times plus other course

writing fulfill the writing intensive requirement.

Through the use of interactive learning,

field trips, written assignments, and in-class

discussions students learn crop requirements

and the interactions between the marketing

distribution system of breeders, producers,

distributors, growers, retailers, and consumers.

HORT 4461. Horticultural Marketing. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Major areas in horticultural marketing.

Difference between horticultural products and

commercial commodities. Core marketing

components that should be used by every

small horticultural business. Approaches to

consumer research.

HORT 5007. Advanced Plant Propagation.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Control of growth/development in sexual/

asexual reproduction of plants. Effects of

environment, plant growth substances.

Protocols on dormancy, origin, development

of adventitious structures. Specialized

propagation techniques. Lecture, lab. prereq:

1001 or BIOL 2022

HORT 5011. Common Medicinal Plants:

Classification, Identification, and

Application. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

More than 200 common medicinal plants from

80 plant families. Medicinal plant identification/

classification. Methods/philosophy of applying

herbs for health and disease prevention.

Practice with about 90 herb samples.

HORT 5012. Common Medicinal Plants:

Growing and Processing. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even Year)

How to grow, process, store 40 common herbs/

herbal products.

HORT 5023. Public Garden Management. (2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Overview of knowledge/skills necessary to

manage a public garden. History of public

gardens. Development of mission and

vision. Planning and design. Operations.

Education and research. Fund raising,

business management, personnel, marketing,

conservation.

HORT 5031. Fruit Production and Viticulture

for Local and Organic Markets. (3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Fall Odd Year)

Principles of fruit production. Temperature

fruit crops. Integrated management of

fruit cropping systems. Site selection,

cultural management practices, taxonomic

classification, physiological/environmental

control of plant development. Writing. prereq:

[1001, 3005] or instr consent

HORT 5032. Organic Vegetable Production.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Integrated management of vegetable

cropping. Site selection/environment, seed/

stand establishment, cultural management,

commodity use, handling. Types of vegetable

cultivars. Breeding, physiological/environmental

control.

HORT 5058. Plant Cytogenetics. (3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Hybrid science of plant cytology/genetics.

History, concepts, current research,

technological development in plant

cytogenetics. Function, movement, number/

structure of chromosomes. Methods/

application of chromosome modification in plant

improvement. prereq: [HORT/AGRO 4401,

BIOL 4003] or instr consent

HORT 5061. Advanced Turfgrass Science.

(2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

For advanced students in turf with career

objectives in professional turf management.

Emphasis on ecology, physiology, theory

of turf population dynamics and specialized

management situations such as golf course,

commercial sod production, and fine turf

athletic settings. prereq: 4061

HORT 5071. Ecological Restoration. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Ecological/physiological concepts for

revegetation of grasslands, wetlands,

forests, and landscapes. Plant selection,

stand establishment/evaluation. State/

federal programs that administer restoration/

reclamation. Field trips. prereq: [One college

course in ecology, one college course in [plant

science or botany]] or instr consent

HORT 5093. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

HORT 5094. Directed Research. (1-4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

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An opportunity in which a student designs

and carries out a directed research project

under the direction of a faculty member.

Directed research may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment.Students enrolling in a directed

research will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

HORT 5131. Student Organic Farm

Planning, Growing, and Marketing. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Students plan/implement cropping/marketing

strategies for organic produce/flowers from

Student Organic Farm on St. Paul campus.

prereq: 1001 or AGRO 1101 or AGRO 1103 or

BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009 or instr consent

Housing Studies (HSG)

HSG 3462. Housing and Community

Development. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Meaning/significance of neighborhood/

community, residential neighborhood

change, impact of housing on neighborhood

conditions. Gentrification, displacement, racial

segregation, suburbanization, community-

based revitalization.

HSG 4160H. Honors Capstone Project. (; 2

cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Individualizes honors experience by connecting

aspects of major program with special

academic interests. prereq: Housing studies

honors

HSG 4193. Directed Study in Housing

Studies. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study in Housing Studies under

tutorial guidance. prereq: Undergrad, instr

consent

HSG 4196. Internship in Housing Studies.

(; 1-4 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Supervised work experience relating activity

in business, industry, or government to the

student's area of study. Integrative paper or

project may be required. prereq: Completion of

at least one-half of professional sequence, plan

submitted/approved in advance by [adviser,

internship supervisor], written consent of faculty

supervisor, instr consent

HSG 4461. Housing Development and

Management. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Housing development process/financing.

Management of multifamily housing.

Emphasizes housing for low-income families/

specific populations (e.g., older residents).

HSG 4465. Housing in a Global Perspective.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Demographic changes, economic connections,

and public policies for housing around the

world. Sustainable development, rural-to-

urban migration, land distribution, economic

globalization, and civil conflict and war.

HSG 4467W. Housing and the Social

Environment. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Housing choices in context of social

environment. Emphasizes special needs of

elderly, disabled, minorities, large families,

female-headed households, and low-income

households. Students conduct a post-

occupancy evaluation of housing.

HSG 5170. Topics in Housing Studies. (;

1-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

In-depth investigation of a single specific topic,

announced in advance.

HSG 5193. Directed Study in Housing

Studies. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study in Housing Studies under

tutorial guidance. prereq: Jr or sr or grad

student

HSG 5462. Housing and Community

Development. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

An examination of the linkages between

housing and community development. The

process of residential neighborhood change

and the impact of housing on neighborhood

conditions is explored. The course considers

theories of neighborhood change, trends in

residential development, and concepts of

community building in the built environment.

Private sector, community-based, and

governmental efforts at neighborhood

revitalization and their effectiveness will

be studied. Related issues such as racial

discrimination in housing, gentrification and

the displacement of low-income residents are

discussed. Course includes an engaged group

project to access housing and amenities in a

specified neighborhood.

HSG 5463. Housing Policy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Institutional/environmental settings that

make up housing policy in the United States.

Competing ideas about solving housing

problems through public intervention in the

market. Federal/local public sector responses

to housing problems. prereq: [[2401 or DHA

2401], [2463 or DHA 2463]] or instr consent

HSG 5467. Housing and the Social

Environment. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Housing choices in context of social

environment. Emphasizes special needs of

elderly, disabled, minorities, large families,

female-headed households, and low-income

households. Students conduct a post-

occupancy evaluation of housing.

HSG 5471. Housing Studies Certificate

Seminar. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd

Year)

Integrative seminar and "capstone" to

Certificate program. Students prepare

an individual career plan that focuses on

application of housing studies to community/

workplace. prereq: Admitted to Housing

Studies Certificate Prog

Human Factors (HUMF)

HUMF 5001. Foundations of Human Factors/

Ergonomics. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall)

Variability in human performance influenced

by interaction with designs of machines/

tools, computers/software, complex

technological systems, jobs/working conditions,

organizations, sociotechnical institutions.

Conceptual, empirical, practical aspects of

human factors/ergonomics. prereq: Grad HumF

major or minor or instr consent

HUMF 5193. Directed Study in Human

Factors and Ergonomics. (1-4 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study in human factors/

ergonomics under tutorial guidance. prereq:

instr consent

HUMF 5211. Human Factors and Work

Analysis. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Human factors engineering (ergonomics),

methods engineering, work measurement.

Displays, controls, instrument layout,

supervisory control. Anthropometry, work

physiology, biomechanics. Noise, illumination,

toxicology. Operations analysis, motion study,

time standards.

HUMF 5874. Service Design: Designing

complex systems to improve service

delivery. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Real world service delivery problems.

Perceptual/cognitive strengths/weaknesses

addressed when designing systems. prereq:

Grad student or instr consent

Human Resources/Indus Rel

(HRIR)

HRIR 3021. Human Resource Management

and Strategy. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This course will focus on the people side

of business. We will look at how, through

managing and leading people, we can create

an engaged, productive workforce in order to

achieve organizational strategic objectives. The

content of this course is complementary to any

major or minor. Major topics in this course: -

Managing people in an ethical, legal way that

is aligned with corporate strategy and helps

organizations reach their goals; - Successfully

attracting, recruiting, and selecting talented

people; - Creating interesting, engaging jobs

and giving meaningful feedback in order to

retain great employees; - Rewarding and

motivating people through intrinsic and extrinsic

methods to encourage the most effective and

"right" kind of employee behaviors to create an

engaged, productive workforce through people

strategies and practices. prereq: ECON 1101,

ECON 1102, PSY 1001

HRIR 3021H. Honors: Human Resource

Management and Strategy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Human capital is an essential role in today?s

organizations. If you plan to be a manager or

organizational leader, or if you plan to major

or minor in HR, this course is an essential

introduction to the role of human resource

management in organizations. In this class

you will learn: How to recruit and select the

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best people. How to evaluate performance

and give employees feedback. How to help

individuals improve when their performance is

subpar, and how to conduct terminations when

those efforts do not work. Methods that are

used to develop individuals so they can move

into higher leadership roles. How to examine

turnover problems and retain employees.

How large companies set pay levels to ensure

internal and external equity. Recent issues

around worker rights and unions. The basics

of employment law. Contemporary human

resources issues that employers are dealing

with, such as labor market shortages and

sexual harassment policies. This class is for

honor?s students only. prereq: ECON 1101,

ECON 1102, PSY 1001

HRIR 3031. Staffing and Selection: Strategic

and Operational Concerns. (2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Introduction to theory/practice of staffing

decisions. Recruitment, selection, promotion,

demotion, transfer, dismissal, layoff, retirement.

Staffing analyzed from strategic/operational

perspectives. Legal issues.

HRIR 3032. Training and Development. (2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Introduction to theory/research/practice of

design/implementation/evaluation of employee

training/development programs. Training as

process for influencing individual/organizational

outcomes.

HRIR 3041. Organizational Behavior: Work

Motivation and Workplace Dynamics. (2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

The purpose of this course is to understand

both the impact and experience of the

individual in an organizational setting. This

course will discuss the influence that individual

differences and behaviors play within an

organization, focusing on the employee as the

key factor through which organizations function

and grow. An employer?s success is largely

attributable to the motivation and performance

of those they employ. The factors that influence

both their motivation and performance will be

the focus of our content. We will explore topics

such as personality, values, perceptions, and

diversity among others. Each topic covered

will enrich our understanding of the complex

relationship between the individual and the

organization.

HRIR 3042. Organizational Behavior:

Groups and Teams. (2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

The purpose of this course is to understand

both the impact and experience of the

individual in an organizational setting. It will

look at the influence that individual differences

and behaviors play within an organization,

focusing on the employee as the key factor

through which organizations function and grow.

An employer?s success is largely attributable

to the motivation and performance of those

they employ. The factors that influence both

their motivation and performance will be the

focus of our content. The course will explore

topics such as personality, values, perceptions,

and diversity among others. Each topic covered

will enrich our understanding of the complex

relationship between the individual and the

organization

HRIR 3051. Compensation: Theory and

Practice. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to compensation/reward programs

in employing organizations. Theories of

organizational/employee behavior used in

design/implementation of pay programs.

Design, implementation, job evaluation, salary

surveys, skill-based pay, merit-based pay,

other compensation programs.

HRIR 3071. Union Organizing and Labor

Relations. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Analysis of labor unions, employee

associations, collective bargaining within

framework of contemporary American

legislation/policy. Forming/organizing labor

unions. Management strategies/responsibilities,

historical influences on policy/practice in

private/public sectors.

HRIR 3072. Collective Bargaining and

Dispute Resolution. (2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Collective bargaining, contract administration,

grievance processing, interest/rights arbitration,

strikes, related policies/practices of employers,

workers, labor unions in private/public sectors.

Impact/transfer of practices to non-union

sector.

HRIR 3111. Human Resource Analytics. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course is designed to provide

students with opportunities to develop data

manipulation, analysis, and visualization skills

using Excel and Tableau by taking a data

driven approach to core HR areas, including

recruitment, compensation, talent development,

and turnover. In the course students will get

exposure to working with a variety of data

sources, including administrative records,

survey, and text-based data from resumes

and interviews as well as an introduction

to predictive analytics tools. Emphasis

will be placed on data visualization and

communication of findings to practitioners.

Prerequisites: HRIR3021 or HRIR3021H

or IBUS 3021 and SCO 2550 or equivalent

statistics course

HRIR 4100W. HRIR Capstone: Personal and

Organizational Leadership. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Leadership as important competency for HR

professionals. Reflection/growth of personal

leadership skills. Techniques, strategies,

philosophies to develop leadership acumen of

individuals within organizations. Leadership

research. prereq: 3021, 6 HRIR credits, [CSOM

or HRD junior or senior or dept consent]

HRIR 5000. Topics in HRIR. (; 2 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics in human resources/industrial relations.

HRIR MA student must register A-F, 3021,

[CSOM or HRD junior or senior or dept

consent]

HRIR 5222. Creating and Managing Diversity

and Inclusion. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

This course covers the challenges and rewards

associated with managing today?s increasingly

diverse workforce. Diversity has the potential

to benefit employees and organizations

alike, yet the benefits of diversity are only

realized in organizations with effective diversity

management practices. In this course, we will

discuss the power of inclusion as it relates

to the employee experience. We will study

effective strategies for building diverse and

inclusive companies, and will address the

barriers that can often exist. We will look at

approaches to organizational design that limit

unconscious bias and produce more objective

decisions across the employee experience?

from engaging and hiring candidates to

retaining employees and helping them thrive.

Finally, we will dive into how to create inclusive

cultures and a sense of belonging, across local

and global contexts. Student engagement

and willingness to share diverse perspectives

are critical to the success of this course.

prereq: HRIR MA student must register A-F,

3021, [CSOM or HRD junior or senior or dept

consent]

HRIR 5252. Employment and Labor Law

for the HRIR Professional. (2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Application of statutes/case law to work

settings. Civil rights/equal opportunity.

Discrimination/harassment. Compensation/

benefits. Employee protection/privacy. Labor

relations. Emphasizes application/ability to

recognize legal aspects of HRIR issues.

prereq: HRIR MA student must register A-F,

3021, [CSOM or HRD junior or senior or dept

consent]

HRIR 5442. Employee Performance

Management: Strategies, Systems, and

Skills. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Performance management strategies.

Components of effective performance

management systems. Alignment with HR

strategy. Integration with HR practices.

Measurement/appraisal. Feedback, coaching.

Legal issues. prereq: HRIR MA student must

senior or dept consent]

HRIR 5443. Principles of Effective Coaching.

(2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Skills/competencies required to coach,

mentor, develop employees/leaders.

Managing coaching process. Planning

coaching relationship. Coaching as leadership

development strategy. Coaching executives.

prereq: HRIR MA student must register A-F,

3021, [CSOM or HRD junior or senior or dept

consent]

HRIR 5655. Public Policies on Work and

Pay. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Analysis of public policies regarding

employment, unions, labor markets. Public

programs affecting wages, unemployment,

training, worker mobility, security, quality of

work life. Policy implications of changing nature

of work. prereq: HRIR MA student must register

A-F, ECON 1101, [CSOM or HRD junior or

senior or dept consent]

HRIR 5662. Personnel Economics. (2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

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Application of economic tools to issues

in human resources/industrial relations.

Incentives/imperfect information. Incentive-

based pay. Promotions/tournaments.

Human capital/training. Screening/signaling.

Applications/limitations. prereq: Prereq-

HRIR MA student must register A-F, ECON

1101, [CSOM or HRD junior or senior or dept

consent]

HRIR 5992. Independent Study in Human

Resources and Industrial Relations. (1-8

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Individual readings or research topics. prereq:

dept consent or instr consent

Industrial Engineering (IE)

IE 1101. Foundations of Industrial and

Systems Engineering. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

History/development of industrial/systems

engineering, operations planning, quality

control, human factors, resource management,

financial engineering, facility location/layout,

optimization, probabilistic/stochastic models,

simulation, project management. prereq:

[MATH 1372 or equiv], CSE student

IE 2021. Engineering Economics. (4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Cost/design process, cost estimation models,

cash flow analysis, interest rate models, time

value of money, evaluation of projects, internal

rate of return, depreciation/income taxes, price

changes/inflation, capital budgeting, decision

making under uncertainty. prereq: [MATH 1372

or equiv], CSE student

IE 3011. Optimization I. (4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Optimization models, data/solutions, linear

programming, simplex method, duality theory,

sensitivity analysis, network optimization

models, integer programming. prereq: 1101,

MATH 2374, MATH 2142, Upper Division CSE

IE 3012. Optimization II. (4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Classifying optimization models. Modeling

binary variables, branch and bound. Shortest

path. Minimum spanning tree. Nonlinear

programming, global and local optima,

optimality conditions. Algebraic modeling

languages and optimization solvers. prereq:

3011, ISyE major

IE 3013. Optimization for Machine Learning.

(4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Machine learning has been widely used

in areas such as computer vision, search

engines, speech recognition, robotics,

recommendation systems, bioinformatics,

social networks, and finance. It has become

an important tool in prediction and data

analysis. This course introduces some

fundamental solution methods for solving

various optimization models arising in the

context of machine learning.

IE 3041. Industrial Assignment I. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Spring)

Industrial work assignment in engineering

intern program. Evaluation based on student's

formal written report covering semester's

work assignment. prereq: ISyE upper division,

registration in ME co-op program

IE 3521. Statistics, Quality, and Reliability.

(4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Random variables/probability distributions,

statistical sampling/measurement, statistical

inferencing, confidence intervals, hypothesis

testing, single/multivariate regression, design of

experiments, statistical quality control, quality

management, reliability, maintainability. prereq:

MATH 1372 or equiv

IE 3522. Quality Engineering and Reliability.

(4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Quality engineering/management, economics

of quality. Statistical process control, reliability,

maintain ability, availability. prereq: 3521,

MATH 2142, MATH 2374, ISyE major

IE 3553. Simulation. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Introduction to techniques/tools of stochastic

simulation. Applications from finance/insurance

risk. Problems in inventory/queueing. prereq:

CSCI 1133, IE 3521, ISyE major

IE 4011. Stochastic Models. (4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Models for describing/evaluating random

systems. Formulating/analyzing stochastic

models for business. Discrete-time/continuous-

time Markov chains. Poisson processes.

Markovian/non-Markovian queueing theory.

Inventory management, manufacturing,

reliability. prereq: 3521, MATH 2373, MATH

2374, ISyE major

IE 4041W. Senior Design. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Work in small teams to address open-ended

problem in industrial/systems engineering.

Teams work with faculty or industry advisers.

Project, midterm/final presentation, final report.

prereq: 1101, 2021, 3012, 3522, 3553, 4011,

4511, 4541W, 3521, 4551, ISyE senior

IE 4043W. Industrial Assignment II. (WI; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Solution of system design problems that

require developing criteria, evaluating

alternatives, and generating a preliminary

design. Final report emphasizes design

communication and describes design decision

process, analysis, and final recommendations.

prereq: 3041

IE 4044. Industrial Assignment III. (2 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Industrial work assignment in engineering co-

op program. Evaluation based on student's

formal written report covering semester work

assignment. prereq: IE 4043, registration in ME

co-op program

IE 4091. Independent Study. (1-4 cr. [max 12

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study of topic(s) involving

industrial and systems engineering and

operations research.

IE 4094. Directed Research. (1-4 cr. [max 12

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Research with faculty adviser on a topic

in industrial and systems engineering or

operations research. Student contacts

adviser to develop project description prior to

registering for course.

IE 4096. Curricular Practical Training. (1

cr. [max 3 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Industrial work assignment in engineering

intern program. Evaluation based on student's

formal written report covering semester's work

assignment.

IE 4511. Human Factors. (4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Human factors engineering (ergonomics),

methods engineering, work measurement.

Human-machine interface: displays, controls,

instrument layout, supervisory control.

Anthropometry, work physiology/biomechanics.

Work environmental factors. Methods

engineering. prereq: ISyE senior

IE 4541W. Project Management. (WI; 4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Introduction to engineering project

management. Analytical methods of selecting,

organizing, budgeting, scheduling, and

controlling projects. Risk management, team

leadership, program management. prereq:

ISyE senior

IE 4551. Production and Inventory Control.

(4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Methods for managing production, inventory,

supply chain operations. Demand forecasting,

inventory control, production planning/

scheduling, supply chain coordination,

manufacturing flow analysis. Implications of

emerging technologies, business practices,

government regulations. prereq: 3011, 3521,

ISyE major

IE 4894. Directed Senior Honors Thesis. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Writing thesis under direction of ISyE faculty

member.

IE 5080. Topics in Industrial Engineering.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Topics vary each semester.

IE 5111. Systems Engineering I. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

Overview of systems-level thinking/techniques

in context of an integrated, design-oriented

framework. Elements of systems engineering

process, including lifecycle, concurrent, and

global engineering. Framework for engineering

large-scale, complex systems. How specific

techniques fit into framework. prereq: CSE

upper div or grad student

IE 5113. Systems Engineering II. (; 4 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Spring)

Systems engineering thinking/techniques

presented in 5111. Hands-on techniques

applied to specific problems. Topics pertinent

to effectiveness of design process. Practices

and organizational/reward structure to support

collaborative, globally distributed design team.

IE 5441. Financial Decision Making. (4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Cash flow streams, interest rates, fixed income

securities. Evaluating investment alternatives,

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capital budgeting, dynamic cash flow process.

Mean-variance portfolio selection, Capital

Asset Pricing Model, utility maximization, risk

aversion. Derivative securities, asset dynamics,

basic option pricing theory. prereq: CSE upper

div or grad student

IE 5511. Human Factors and Work Analysis.

(; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Human factors engineering (ergonomics),

methods engineering, and work measurement.

Human-machine interface: displays, controls,

instrument layout, and supervisory control.

Anthropometry, work physiology and

biomechanics. Work environmental factors:

noise, illumination, toxicology. Methods

engineering, including operations analysis,

motion study, and time standards. prereq:

Upper div CSE or grad student

IE 5513. Engineering Safety. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Occupational, health, and product safety.

Standards, laws, and regulations. Hazards and

their engineering control, including general

principles, tools and machines, mechanics and

structures, electrical safety, materials handling,

fire safety, and chemicals. Human behavior

and safety, procedures and training, warnings

and instructions. prereq: Upper div CSE or grad

student

IE 5522. Quality Engineering and Reliability.

(; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Quality engineering/management, economics

of quality, statistical process control design

of experiments, reliability, maintainability,

availability. prereq: [4521 or equiv], [upper div

or grad student or CNR]

IE 5524. Process Transformation through

Lean Tools. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Lean is a systematic methodology that

improves processes by identifying and

removing sources of waste in an organization.

Lean tools, such as value stream mapping,

Kaizen, kanban systems, visual systems, and

5S, improve processes by identifying and

removing sources of waste. In this course, you

will learn and utilize key Industrial Engineering

methodologies to identify opportunities,

prioritize these opportunities, develop solutions

and create cost models of the solutions

effectiveness. Applications of lean process

improvement in areas such as manufacturing,

healthcare, service operations, and business

processes will be considered.

IE 5531. Engineering Optimization I. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Linear programming, simplex method, duality

theory, sensitivity analysis, interior point

methods, integer programming, branch/

bound/dynamic programming. Emphasizes

applications in production/logistics, including

resource allocation, transportation, facility

location, networks/flows, scheduling,

production planning. prereq: Upper div or grad

student or CNR

IE 5532. Stochastic Models. (4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to stochastic modeling and

stochastic processes. Probability review,

random variables, discrete- and continuous-

time Markov chains, queueing systems,

simulation. Applications to industrial and

systems engineering including production

and inventory control. prereq: Undergraduate

probability and statistics. Familiarity with

computer programming in a high level

language.

IE 5533. Operations Research for Data

Science. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This course combines data, modeling, and

decision-making to provide students with

experience solving practical problems in

a variety of application areas, including

healthcare and medical decision-making,

supply chains and e-commerce, and finance

and revenue management. To this end, case

studies will be used to illustrate the sequence

of problem definition, data analysis, model

building, and decision support. The example

problems are realistic in terms of size and

complexity and the data sets are realistic

in that the quality of the data is less-than-

perfect. The first part of the course focuses

on deterministic models while the second part

of the course covers stochastic models. A

high-level programming language such as R is

used for data manipulation and for predictive

analytics. An algebraic modeling language

such as AMPL is used for models that require

linear/integer programming. The solutions and

their sensitivity to changes in parameters are

interpreted to aid decision-makers. Throughout

the course, the methodologies are kept in

perspective with the overall goal of making

better decisions.

IE 5541. Project Management. (; 4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to engineering project

management. Analytical methods of selecting,

organizing, budgeting, scheduling, and

controlling projects, including risk management,

team leadership, and program management.

prereq: Upper div or grad student

IE 5545. Decision Analysis. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Single-person and group decision problems.

Structuring of decision problems arising in

personal, business, and public policy contexts.

Decision-making under uncertainty, value of

information, games of complete information

and Nash equilibrium, Bayesian games, group

decision-making and distributed consensus,

basics of mechanism design. prereq: 3521 or

equiv

IE 5551. Production Planning and Inventory

Control. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Inventory control, supply chain management,

demand forecasting, capacity planning,

aggregate production and material requirement

planning, operations scheduling, and shop floor

control. Quantitative models used to support

decisions. Implications of emerging information

technologies and of electronic commerce

for supply chain management and factory

operation. prereq: CNR or upper div or grad

student

IE 5553. Simulation. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Discrete event simulation. Using integrated

simulation/animation environment to create,

analyze, and evaluate realistic models

for various industry settings, including

manufacturing/service operations and

systems engineering. Experimental design

for simulation. Selecting input distributions,

evaluating simulation output. prereq: Upper

div or grad student; familiarity with probability/

statistics recommended

IE 5561. Analytics and Data-Driven Decision

Making. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Hands-on experience with modern methods

for analytics and data-driven decision making.

Methodologies such as linear and integer

optimization and supervised and unsupervised

learning will be brought together to address

problems in a variety of areas such as

healthcare, agriculture, sports, energy, and

finance. Students will learn how to manipulate

data, build and solve models, and interpret and

visualize results using a high-level, dynamic

programming language. Prerequisites: IE 3521

or equivalent; IE 3011 or IE 5531 or equivalent;

proficiency with a programming language such

as R, Python, or C.

IE 5773. Practice-focused Seminar. (1 cr. ;

S-N or Audit; Every Fall)

Industry and academic speakers, topics

relevant to analytics practice.

IE 5801. Capstone Project. (4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Students work on ISyE Analytics Track

capstone project in small teams of two or

three. Projects are supervised by industry

mentor and faculty adviser. Projects involve

application of techniques from Analytics Track

curriculum. Prerequisites: ISyE Analytics Track

MS Student; IE 5531; IE 5561; Stat 5302; CSci

5521 or 5523.

Information Networking (INET)

INET 1001. Survey of Information

Technology. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Major classifications of information technology

(IT). Business uses with focus on data,

systems, networks. IT as career, including

degrees, certifications, trends, opportunities,

lifelong learning.

INET 3011W. Social Impact of Information

Technology. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

Information and Communication Technology

(ICT) has a profound impact on society in

many different ways. Some of these ways

-- for example, in a business or in terms of

specific employment activities -- you will

study in other courses; INET 3011W asks

you to think about the ethical decision-making

that goes into ICT activities and their impact

within and beyond the ICT world. What ethical

choices must individuals make when designing

new software or applications? What sorts of

problems and competing interests can arise

during work in organizational teams or across

an industry, and how can they be resolved?

More fundamentally, what impact does ICT,

along with the ethical decisions made by those

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working in the field, have on the larger world

-- the communities in which it is deployed, the

environment on which it operates, and the

governments and economies in which it plays

an ever-increasing role? To address these and

related questions, INET 3011W will require you

to examine ICT's impact from three different

perspectives: (1) the individual decision-maker;

(2) the team or organizational dynamic; and (3)

the stakeholders at the social, and even global,

level. prereq: None

INET 3065. Computer Security for the

Business Professional. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Computer security without technical jargon.

Real-world examples and issues. Practices for

safe, secure, and ethical computer use: virus,

worm, and malware detection and elimination;

antivirus and firewall selection; secure Internet

purchasing; social networking sites; web

page setup. prereq: Basic computer/Internet

navigation skills; laptop with browser and MS

Word or equivalent.

INET 3101. C Programming: Language and

Applications. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Syntax of C language. How other languages

use C to interact with operating system.

Debugging. Assignments build upon

real-world programming examples to

demonstrate how/where to use C. Scripting

using languages such as UNIX shell and

Perl. prereq: Programming experience or

completed coursework in [Java or C+ or similar

programming language]

INET 3102. Web Infrastructure. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

Infrastructure of the web, from its fundamental

protocol (HTTP) to the organization and use

of large-scale components and services.

Cloud offerings (compute, storage, queuing)

and platforms (AWS, Google Apps, Heroku).

prereq: [3101, CSCI 2021] or equiv IT

experience

INET 4001. Foundations of Operating

Systems. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Although the concept of an operating system

has some core components, such as I/O,

storage, CPU scheduling, process, and

synchronization, the ways we use computing

devices are radically changing. With the advent

of concepts like IoT (internet of things), we

need to not just simply take a single concept

of a computer (PC or server) as de facto

standard, we must adapt and understand

how the core components that make up an

operating system change how we need to use

these components. We also have the ability

to consume OS resources via networking

like never before. What is commonly called

"cloud computing" has now stretched what we

think of a compute device across the globe as

a connected system of services/processes.

This course will start from the beginning of

computing (briefly) to ground what we are

actually trying to do with compute devices.

From here, we'll understand the foundation

of operating system components, but not just

from a single platform. An introduction to cloud

computing is essential as well, as there are

many components we consume via compute

devices that are across a WAN circuit as a

"service." Prerequisites: CSci 2021 or EE 2361

INET 4002. Foundations of Networking. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Basics of data communications and computer

networks. Foundations of network protocols,

data communications models, networking

devices, and network types. Local area,

wide area, and wireless networks and their

uses in business applications. Network

monitoring, troubleshooting, security, and

management fundamentals, including their

application in enterprise networking. 3 credits.

No prerequisites, but basic knowledge of

computer architecture and operating systems is

recommended. Note that credit will be granted

for either INet 4002 or CSci 4211, but not both.

INET 4007. Security II: Cyber Security. (4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

An exploration of information security, how it

applies to current networking technologies,

and ways these technologies are used and

consumed. New authentication methods

for securing user data, such as telemetry,

biometrics, and N factor authentication, will be

surveyed. The course will also look at recent

instances of information breaches that have

put a spotlight on security, especially as they

relate to cloud services, virtual environments,

and Internet standards. No prerequisites. Basic

knowledge of security issues and processes

(detection, risk assessment, technology, secure

design, business continuity, forensics, and

legal aspects) is recommended. If you have

taken INet 4165, you will be well prepared. If

you are unsure about whether your knowledge

is sufficient for success in this class, contact

the instructor.

INET 4011. Networking I: Network

Administration. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

A combination of networking theory (lecture

and expert guest speakers) and application

(lab work). Topics include network architecture,

switching, routing, algorithms, protocols,

infrastructure hardware, cable plant, security,

and network management. prereq: CSCI

4211-Introduction to Computer Networks

or equivalent networking knowledge and

understanding.

INET 4021. Dev Ops I: Network

Programming. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Network and distributed programming

concepts. Design using C, Java, and other

higher-level programming languages. Sockets,

TCP/IP, RPC, streaming, CORBA, .NET, and

SOAP. Labs use UNIX/Linux and MS Windows

operating systems. prereq: major admission

requirements completed.

INET 4031. Introduction to Systems. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Overview of systems administration. Integration

of hardware, software, and operational

practice. Role of a systems administrator in

today's infrastructure world, the environment

within which the administrator operates, and

various components that influence decision-

making criteria. Ways these technologies are

implemented in practice are conveyed through

industry speakers, tours, and demonstrations.

Hands-on labs when possible. prereq: Secure

knowledge of operating systems, such as

provided by INet 4001 or CSci 4061.

INET 4032. Systems I: Storage. (; 4 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

Information is one of the most valuable

commodities of the 21st century. This course

deals with the proper care and handling of

enterprise data, whether the ?enterprise?

is a large multinational corporation, a family

home, or something in between. Topics include

storage network architecture and storage

system design. We will examine data storage

technology; local, network, and distributed

storage; storage history; data protection policy

and implementation (including redundancy,

replication, backup, and archive storage);

security; compression and encryption; and

emerging technologies like Big Data, Cloud

storage, AWS, Google, and vCloud Air.

prereq: Fundamental understanding of an

operating system such as Microsoft Windows,

Linux, or Apple OSX, in the areas of file

systems, I/O, computer architecture, and basic

administration.

INET 4041. Networking II: Emerging

Technologies. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Emerging networking concepts, technologies,

and applications. Topics will evolve to reflect

current trends and expertise of the faculty,

such as high speed networking, ATM, network

security, wireless networks, multimedia, and

electronic commerce. Each technology is

considered for the underlying theory; the

driving technological and business needs;

the applications; the competing alternative

technologies; and the design, implementation,

and configuration of such systems. Case

studies may be used to identify and analyze

strategic issues and problems. Concepts and

tools from this and previous ITI courses are

applied to solve these problems and design

realistic programs of action. Hands-on labs are

included when possible. Industry speakers,

tours, and demonstrations show practical

applications. prereq: CSci 4211 or equivalent,

or professional experience, to comprise a basic

understanding and knowledge of operating

systems, computer architecture, and probability

theory. Senior status preferred.

INET 4051. IT Infrastructure Operations. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Comprehensive review of major aspects of

IT infrastructure and operations: networks,

databases, servers, storage, project

management, governance, compliance,

monitoring, and more. Two research papers on

current IT topics will be completed, along with

weekly quizzes. prereq: senior; CSCI 42ll or

instr consent

INET 4061. Data Science I: Fundamentals.

(4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to data science. Design strategies

for business analytics: statistics for machine

learning, core data mining models, data

pipeline, visualization. Hands-on labs with

data mining, statistics, and in-memory

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programming skills, laptop

INET 4082W. IT Infrastructure Projects and

Processes. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

This course presents an IT management

perspective on business partnerships, project

management and lifecycles, methodologies,

processes, and organizational structures. It

covers scope definition, resource estimating

of time and cost, quality considerations, and

metrics and risk analysis. Project management

best practices are emphasized. All the

concepts will be tied together with project

simulation assignments. As a writing intensive

designated course, it will spend significant

time focusing on the writing process. Writing

is crucial to this discipline because clear,

accurate, and professional communication is

essential to each element in the process of

project management. The inability to write well,

clearly, and in terms of specified audiences

can, in the professional world, lead to not only

miscommunication between team members

but also, and more largely, to a failure of

projects and the companies and employees

they represent. prereq: 45 cr recommended

INET 4083W. Systems II: Analysis and

Design. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Requirements management, analysis, and

design of computer system solutions that meet

business objectives. Materials and resources

are intended to prepare students to be effective

business analysts and systems analysts.

Topics include the systems development

life cycle, analysis and design tools and

techniques, and communication strategies.

As a writing intensive course, INET 4083W

focuses especially on writing in information

technology and the writing process and uses a

case study and in-class exercises to develop

analytical, technical, and communication skills.

Students can expect to spend significant time

in and out of class developing writing skills,

thinking through the writing process, and

drafting and revising written work. Prereq: INet

4082W (or equivalent project management

experience) is recommended.

INET 4121. DevOps II: Development

Strategies. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

DevOps (Development and Operations) is

the term used to describe the collaboration of

software engineers with the quality assurance

and operations teams who test, deploy,

and operate new systems. Its goal is to

generate better and more continuous feedback

regarding what is being developed, consumed,

and operated, in order to increase delivery

and deployment speed while maintaining

system stability. Topics include configuration

management, application deployment,

monitoring of application and infrastructure

performance, version control, and testing

and building systems. Professional software

engineering tools for the continuous integration

tool chain are surveyed, and the Python

language, combined with operating system

and web functions, is used to develop tools

for automating DevOps practices. (Though

assignments are in Python, students with only

Java or C++ should be able to learn Python

quickly.) prereqs: CSCI 4061 or operating

system knowledge, basic knowledge of Python

INET 4153. Introduction to Security: Policy

and Regulation. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Explores the significant domestic and

international regulatory demands faced by

information technology management (IT) in

business and industry, with attention to the

effects of those regulations on IT Infrastructure

policy, technology management, and decision

making. Several major U.S. and international

regulatory documents will be studied. IT

governance, risk and compliance management

frameworks, best practices, and common

approaches used to meet today?s regulatory

challenges and support common business

functions will be examined, as well as IT

policies, procedures, and processes in highly

regulated business sectors. prereq: experience

with Windows/Internet; 45 semester credits

INET 4165. Security I: Principles. (3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Spring)

An in-depth look at the information security

profession. Focuses on real-world IT security

issues and processes rather than any particular

technology or product solution. Topics include

risk assessments/pen testing, ethics, malicious

code, preservation of business continuity/

disaster recovery, security policies and

procedures, security awareness, encryption,

privacy and legal issues, intruder detection,

forensics, secure web design, incident

response, vulnerability assessment, and

security audits. prereq: CSCI 4061 or equiv

experience with operating systems

INET 4193. Directed Study. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Independent project. Topic arranged with and

supervised by ITI faculty. prereq: ITI student,

dept consent

INET 4596. Internship. (; 1 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; A-

F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Provides students with the opportunity to

gain hands-on experience working in a

professional IT setting and get an insider's

view of information technology applications in

the workplace. In consultation with a faculty

adviser, students apply classroom learning,

contribute to knowledge of best practices,

and prepare for the transition from school to

full-time employment in the IT field. Students

seeking credit for the internship are expected to

find employment that primarily draws upon the

intern?s academic knowledge in field-relevant

level tasks and allows for new learning in these

areas. prereq: [ITI major or certificate student],

[jr or sr], dept consent

INET 4707. Introduction to Databases. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Concepts, data models. Case studies, data

manipulation languages, logical data models,

database design, facilities for database

security/integrity, applications. Prereq: CSci

4061, at least 45 cr completed; CSci majors

contact CSci Dept before registering.

INET 4709. Data Management I:

Fundamentals. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

This course provides insight into concepts

and techniques for installing and managing

highly scalable relational databases: storage,

protection, structure, tuning, and access.

Students will learn how to integrate business

requirements into specific database policies

and procedures. Topics include selection of

hardware and software components, backup

and disaster recovery, performance metrics,

high availability, and monitoring techniques.

Hands-on lab exercises will utilize core

concepts covered in lecture: installation of

MySQL, backup and recovery, import and

export, security, transaction management, data

partitioning, and database replication. prereq:

INet/CSci 4707 and CSci 4061, or professional

experience with SQL and basic operating

systems.

INET 4710. Data Science II: Big Data

Analytics. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Scales machine learning models and data

analysis to a Big Data platform. Map Reduce

and Spark frameworks are introduced as

approaches to parallel algorithm development.

Hands-on labs. Prerequisites: Basic

programming knowledge (Java, Python,

R). Linear algebra strongly recommended,

especially matrix operations (e.g., MATH 2243,

Linear Algebra and Differential Equations)

INET 4711. Data Management II: Distributed

Systems. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Introduction to distributed programming and

systems concepts in high-scale environments

with a focus on application to commercial

systems in the data center. Discussion of

key protocols and algorithms as well as

best-practice implementations on platforms

commonly associated with big data in the

enterprise. Hands-on experience in the design

and engineering of distributed systems on

cloud-oriented technologies. prereq: INET 4031

and 4707 or consent of instructor.

Information and Decision Sci

(IDSC)

IDSC 3001. Introduction to Information

Technology in Business. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Developing/using IS to support business

processes, managerial decision making,

and organizational strategy. Technology

components of IS. Impact on organizations.

Creation/change processes. Managerial

issues. Techniques for designing, developing,

and implementing IS. Databases and user

interfaces. Computer/communications network

platforms. Internet, e-business, and e-

commerce applications.

IDSC 3001H. Honors: Information Systems

for Business Processes and Management.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

IS technology components. Creation/change

processes. Managerial issues. Designing,

developing, and implementing IS. Databases,

user interfaces. Computer/communications

network platforms. Internet, e-business, e-

commerce applications.

IDSC 3101. Introduction to Programming. (;

2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

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Computer programmings used by companies

to build sophisticated information systems.

Variables, control structures. Data structures

such as arrays/collections. Programming style,

graphical user interfaces (GUIs).

IDSC 3102. Intermediate Programming. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Programming concepts to develop large,

full-featured applications. Object-oriented

programming, database applications, Web

applications. Style, performance, UI design.

IDSC 3103. Data Modeling and Databases. (;

2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Concepts for designing, using, and

implementing database systems. Normalization

techniques. Structured Query Language (SQL).

Analyzing a business situation. Building a

database application.

IDSC 3104. Enterprise Systems. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Management aspects of Enterprise Systems.

Vendor/vendor management options.

Technologies, organizational readiness.

Hands-on access to software solutions from

ERP software provider. End-to-end processes.

Measurement of key performance indicators.

Analytics, workflow. prereq: 3001

IDSC 3202. Analysis and Modeling of

Business Systems. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Improving/automating key business processes

in manufacturing and service industries. Roles

of business management and MIS. Selecting

business process opportunities, business

process analysis, process modeling of work/

data flow, decomposition, software tools.

Traditional/object analysis methods. prereq:

3001

IDSC 3511. Pitching Business Strategy. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Contemporary business strategy drives growth

across industries and geographies. Thus,

effectively selling an approach to an ambiguous

business situation is an important skill for

those entering the business world - either as

a consultant or a staff member wishing to sell

ideas to senior management. You will learn

how to approach an opportunity and how to

communicate your approach and an action

plan to management with appropriate emphasis

and structure. The class consists of a series

of hands-on workshops and real-world, global

business cases (which serve as proxies for

real-life consulting and staff experiences).

Prereq: IDSc 3001 or I-Core (completed or

concurrent), or Instructor permission.

IDSC 4110. Data Engineering for Business

Analytics. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Modern organizations increasingly base their

decisions on data which is becoming more

abundant by each day. The first step of using

data for decision making is to prepare data in a

suitable format for analysis, a step commonly

known as data engineering. Typical data

engineering tasks may include data acquisition,

parsing, handling missing data, summarization,

augmenting, transformation, subsetting,

sampling, aggregation, and merging. Data

engineers also frequently use basic data

visualization tools to detect and fix data issues.

Most recently, there is increasing demand

for data engineers to handle big data and

unstructured data. A good data engineering

process ensures quality, reliability, and usability

of data. In fact, data engineering is such a

critical and time-consuming step of data-driven

decision making that many data scientists and

analysts spend more than 60% of their time

doing data engineering related tasks.

IDSC 4161. Python for Business

Applications. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

According to recent industry surveys, Python

is a highly popular tool used by organizations

for business tasks. This course is designed for

students who already have an intermediate

programming background such as IDSC

3101/3102 (or equivalent Computer Science

programming courses) and would like to

explore using Python for tasks such as

text processing, data analysis, and website

scraping. This course focuses on business-

oriented applications of Python without

requiring students to learn formal computing

concepts. Participants will then learn how to

apply functionality from powerful and popular

libraries. We will spend most of our class time

completing practical hands-on exercises.

IDSC 4204W. Strategic Information

Technology Management. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Information services as service function.

Investing resources to support strategy.

Managing IS resources. Project Management,

Human Capital Management, Infrastructure

Management. Emphasis on cloud/big data

infrastructures, outsourcing.

IDSC 4210. Interactive Data Visualization for

Business Analytics. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

IDSC 4210 is an elective course for the

undergraduate Business Analytics minor at the

Carlson School of Management. It focuses on

the fundamental and widely used exploratory

data analysis technique of interactive

visualization that is integral to modern business

analytics. The key goal of this course is to

prepare students for the rapidly changing digital

environment faced by companies as it pertains

to data-driven decisions. The students will also

have hands?on experience with interactive

data visualization using modern, state-of-the-

art software on real-world datasets.

IDSC 4301. MIS in Action: A Capstone

Course. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

The course is designed for students to

integrate a large number of concepts they

have studied in previous course work within

the department and school. The class

uses a live-case/project-based design that

requires students to identify and develop a

detailed managerial analysis of an information

technology and/or management information

system (IT, MIS) project for a local corporation.

IDSC 4310. Prescriptive Analytics. (2 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Spring)

Prescriptive Analytics answer the question

"What should I do?" This class of analytical

techniques focuses on moving beyond simply

analyzing the data to providing an optimal

action plan. Prescriptive techniques combine

learnings from the descriptive and predictive

disciplines with a new layer of insight and

computer algorithms that suggests an action

plan rather than just describing the data or

predicting what might happen. prereq: IDSc

4110 & 4210 recommended.

IDSC 4401. Information Security. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Spring)

Concepts/issues of security and data integrity

threats that undermine utility, robustness,

and confidence in electronic technologies in

facilitating business transactions. prereq: 3001

IDSC 4411. Information Technology

Governance and Assurance. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Information technology audit function, internal

control, audit process, smart operations,

network security, systems development life

cycle, enterprise resource planning risk,

compliance issues. IT governance, business

continuity, frameworks/methodologies.

Lectures, case studies, real-world examples.

prereq: 3001

IDSC 4431. Advanced Database Design. (; 2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Reviews ER/relational modeling and

normalization, then focuses on fact modeling

(ORM) to produce advanced richer business

data models. "Flipped" class, fully online,

including all lectures & final exam. Weekly in-

class review session is recorded and online

for questions, discussion, and results of

assignments & quizzes. prereq: 3103 or CSCI

4707 or CSCI 5707 or instr consent

IDSC 4441. Electronic Commerce. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Issues/trends in applying e-commerce

initiatives. Technological infrastructure,

revenue models, web marketing, business-to-

business strategies, online auctions, legal and

ethical aspects, hardware/software, payment

systems, security. Conceiving, planning,

building, and managing e-commerce initiatives.

prereq: 3001

IDSC 4444. Descriptive and Predictive

Analytics. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Data mining/personalization techniques.

Exploratory/ predictive data mining techniques.

Data preparation, data visualization, online

analytical processing (OLAP), recommender

systems. How business analytics techniques

are applied in variety of business applications/

organizational settings. prereq: 3001

IDSC 4455. Web 2.0: The Business of Social

Media. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Business use of social media technologies.

Blogs, wikis, online social networks. Readings,

forum discussion, case analyses. How

technologies engage consumers, market

products or services, benefit from open

innovation, foster collaboration among

employees. prereq: 3001

IDSC 4471. Agile Methods. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

With the changing landscape of MIS

methodologies, it is important to prepare for

the future. This course will cover modern

lightweight, and interactive IT development

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practices. Topics will include methodologies

(RUP, Scrum, Kanban, and others);

requirements gathering processes (Epics,

User Stories); tools (burn-down chart, Kanban

visualization); and leadership concepts (Scrum

master, team member, sponsor). This class

is appropriate for those with project-oriented

career goals, in IT organizations as well as

consulting roles.

IDSC 4490. Information Systems Special

Topics. (; 2 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Discussion and analysis of current topics and

developments in information systems.

IDSC 4491. Independent Study in

Information Systems. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study in informations systems.

prereq: instr consent

IDSC 4493. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Student-initiated project or directed study to

be completed with a faculty member. prereq:

Instrutor consent

Infrastructure Sys Mgmt Eng

(ISME)

ISME 5101. Project Management. (3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

Broad areas in project management/leadership.

Emphasizes practical understanding of

business/engineering project management.

Project planning, scheduling, controlling.

Budgeting, staffing, task/cost control.

Communicating with, motivating, leading,

managing conflict. prereq: Open to general

grad students but with instr consent

ISME 5104. Construction Estimating. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Methods for quantity take-offs. Identification

of resources for price/availability information.

prereq: ISE grad student

ISME 5105. Computer Applications II. (; 1

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Application features in Excel, Visual Basic,

and Web Authoring. Data reduction, data

presentation, interactive Web calculations.

Student projects. prereq: ISE grad student

ISME 5112. Infrastructure Systems

Engineering Management. (2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Managing public works infrastructure. Case

studies of decision making in environment of

conflicting interests. prereq: Open to advanced

master's students

ISME 5113. Computer Applications in

Infrastructure Systems Engineering. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Advanced application of computer tools/

methods in infrastructure engineering

problems. Spreadsheet Visual Basic

programming, HTML, JAVA script. prereq: ISE

grad student

ISME 5114. Pavement Management,

Maintenance, and Rehabilitation. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Concepts in network/project level pavement

management for flexible/rigid pavements.

Pavement distress identification/quantification.

Functional/structural evaluation. Identification

of appropriate maintenance activities.

Selection/design of rehabilitation alternatives.

prereq: ISE grad student

ISME 5201. Pavement Management

Maintenance and Rehabilitation. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Concepts in network/project-level pavement

management for flexible/rigid pavements.

Pavement distress identification/quantification.

Functional/structural evaluation. Identification

of appropriate preventative/reactive

maintenance activities. Selection/design of

rehabilitation alternatives. prereq: ISE grad

student

ISME 5202. Traffic Engineering

Management. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Spring)

Identification and effective use of traffic control

devices. Automated method of characterizing/

assessing traffic flow. Evaluation/improvement

of geometric features. prereq: ISE student

ISME 5301. Bridge Management

Maintenance and Rehabilitation. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Structural/functional evaluation of steel,

concrete, and timber bridges. Distress

identification. Modes of failure, including

fatigue, corrosion, and foundation erosion

(scour). Preventative/reactive maintenance

techniques. Rehabilitation design/construction.

prereq: ISE grad student

ISME 5302. Critical Infrastructure Security

and Protection. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Security challenges of protecting critical

infrastructure, facilities, and built environment.

Security, agility, and robustness/survivability

of large-scale critical infrastructure that face

new threats and unanticipated conditions.

Systems risk analysis, engineering, economics,

and public policy approaches to infrastructure

security. Design/management of complex

civil infrastructure systems. prereq: ISE grad

student or instr consent

ISME 5401. Water Distribution Systems. (; 1

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Components/design of water distribution

systems. Methods of evaluation/management.

Maintenance/rehabilitation techniques. prereq:

ISE grad student

ISME 5402. Storm Water Management. (; 2

cr. [max 10 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Components/design of storm water collection

systems. Methods of evaluation/management.

Maintenance/rehabilitation techniques. prereq:

ISE grad student

ISME 5403. Water Treatment Systems. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Components/design of water treatment

systems. Evaluation/management methods.

Maintenance/rehabilitation techniques. prereq:

ISE student

ISME 5500. Public Interactions. (; 1 cr. [max

2 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Techniques for effective public communication.

How to run public hearing. Resources for

publishing public notices. Sequence course

in three parts. prereq: Advanced grad student

or open to general grad students with instr

consent

ISME 5501. Geographic Information

Systems. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Introduction to geographic Information Systems

(GIS) for infrastructure. GIS application

domains, data models/sources, analysis

methods, and output techniques. Lectures,

readings, hands-on experience with GIS

software. prereq: ISE student

ISME 5503. Financial Management in Public

Organizations. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

Design, installation, and use of accounting/

control systems in public organizations.

Public accounting standards/practices,

financial administration, financial reporting,

debt management, budgeting, and contract/

procurement management systems. Lecture,

discussion, case analysis. prereq: ISE student

ISME 5504. Construction Law and Ethics. (;

2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Ethical framework for responsible management

of public works projects. Moral leadership, trust

in public/private organizations, quality control.

prereq: ISE student

Insurance and Risk Management

(INS)

INS 4100. Corporate Risk Management. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Theory applied to corporate risk management

and insurance practices. Identification,

measurement, and treatment of an

organization.s financial risks integrated with

its property, liability, workers compensation,

and human resource risks. Selection and

application of risk control and risk financing

tools: risk retention, reduction and transfer,

including insurance.

INS 4101. Employee Benefits. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Design/administration of employee benefit

plans/pension. Health insurance, disability

plans. Salary reduction/deferred compensation

programs. Multiple employer trusts. Alternative

funding methods, including self-insurance.

Ethical issues, legal liability, compliance.

INS 4200. Insurance Theory and Practice. (;

2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Risk theory is applied to practices in

health, liability, life, property, and workers

compensation insurance. Insurance marketing,

pricing, underwriting, and claims administration,

with adverse selection and moral hazard

effects. Policy issues of tort versus no-fault

compensation systems. Self-insurance and

integrated risk financing methods.

Inter-College Program (ICP)

ICP 3000. Career Skills in the Professional

Environment. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring & Summer)

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Career planning and job search processes

appropriate to business/professional careers in

corporate culture. prereq: 60 cr

ICP 3093. Directed Study. (1-15 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent, directed study. prereq: instr

consent

ICP 3101W. Inter-College Program Proposal

Development. (WI; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Write proposal of study/formulate plan of

courses through which to complete degree.

prereq: ICP student or instr consent

ICP 3201. Career and Internship

Preparation. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Self exploration, networking, industry research,

job/internship search, resumes, cover letters,

interviewing, salary negotiation, goal setting.

prereq: Soph or jr or sr or grad student

Interior Design (IDES)

IDES 1601. Interior Design Studio I. (4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Theories used to solve interior design problems

related to human behavior. Design process.

Communication skills that are required for

interior design profession. prereq: Interior

design pre-major or interior environments minor

IDES 1602. Interior Design Studio II. (4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Introduction to interior design programming

as method for understanding behaviors/

requirements of humans in spaces. Use of

color in three-dimensional environments.

Developing communication skills. Problem-

solving. prereq: [1601 or DHA 1601] with grade

of at least C-, interior design pre-major

IDES 2196. Work Experience in Interior

Design. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; S-N only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Supervised work experience in business,

industry, or government, related to student's

area of study. prereq: Plan submitted/approved

by [adviser, internship supervisor], written

approval of supervisor, instr consent

IDES 2603. Interior Design Studio III. (; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Expanding presentation skills, visual

communication of design process. Design

of interior environment as influenced by

neighborhood, adjacent structures, regional

context, diverse cultures. prereq: [1602 or DHA

1602] with grade of at least C-, pass portfolio

review, interior design major

IDES 2604. Interior Design Studio IV. (4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Relationship between exterior/interior design

as it pertains to building construction. Methods/

materials, principles of structure, building

systems, construction details. Interface

of electrical, HVAC, plumbing systems in

buildings. prereq: [2603 or DHA 2603], 2613

IDES 2612. Interior Materials and

Specifications. (ENV; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Environmental issues, from global to interior

spaces. Effect of building codes/legislation,

social awareness. Functional/aesthetic relation

of materials/resources to interior design.

prereq: [Pass portfolio review, interior design

major] or interior environments minor or design

minor or instr consent

IDES 2613. Interior Structures, Systems,

and Life Safety. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines

that govern design of interior space and

support life safety. Integration of building

systems. Structures for non-residential/

residential occupancy. Building/energy codes.

Lectures, guest speakers, field trips.

IDES 2622. Computer Applications I. (; 2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Computer-aided design, its role in interior

design. Use of software applications for

construction drawings, two-/three-dimensional

representation. Modeling for interior design

problem-solving/presentation. prereq: Interior

design major

IDES 3161. History of Interiors and

Furnishings: Ancient to 1750. (GP; 4 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall)

Study of European and American interiors and

furnishings, including furniture, textiles, and

decorative objects.

IDES 3162. History of Interiors and

Furnishings: 1750 to Present. (HIS; 4 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Spring)

European/American interiors/furnishings,

including furniture, textiles, and decorative

objects.

IDES 3196. Field Study: National or

International. (; 1-4 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Faculty-directed field study in national or

international setting. prereq: instr consent

IDES 3605. Interior Design Studio V. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Advanced interior design problems dealing with

small to medium scale spaces. Emphasizes

special-needs populations.

IDES 3606. Interior Design Studio VI. (; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Interior design problems dealing with medium-

scale spaces. Focuses on medium office

design. prereq: [2604 or DHA 2604], 2612

IDES 3612. Lighting Design. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Lighting as dynamic design element.

Psychological aspects of light color/quality/

sources. Photometrics, codes, daylighting,

energy conservation. How lighting impacts

health/well-being. Integrating lighting with

interior/architectural elements. Lighting/fixture

design. Computer visualization. Lecture,

assignments, projects.

IDES 3614. Interior Design Ethics and

Professional Practice. (CIV; 4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Business of interior design, professional ethics,

and responsible design. Ethical theory/conduct.

Responsibility to business, clients, colleagues,

and community at large and globally. prereq:

2604 or DHA 2604; or Interior Environments

Minor

IDES 3622. Computer Applications II. (2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Advanced concepts/terms in computer

modeling. Computer graphics, three-

dimensional modeling, rendering, animation

to provide representation strategies for

interior design problem-solving/presentation.

Applications such as Autodesk Revit,

AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max Design. prereq:

2622

IDES 4160H. Honors Capstone Project. (; 2

cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Indivdualizes honors experience by connecting

aspects of major program with special

academic interests. prereq: Interior design

honors

IDES 4193. Directed Study in Interior

Design. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study in interior design under

tutorial guidance. prereq: Undergrad, instr

consent

IDES 4196. Internship in Interior Design. (; 1

cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Supervised work experience relating activity in

business, industry, or government to student's

area of study. Integrative paper or project may

be required. prereq: 3606, instr consent

IDES 4607. Interior Design Studio VII. (4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Advanced interior design problems dealing

with large scale spaces. Historic precedent,

adaptive use, renovation. prereq: [IDes 2604]

or [DHA 2604]] with grade of at least C-

IDES 4608. Interior Design Thesis. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Comprehensive independent interior design

project developed from student-conducted

research/program developed in 4615W. prereq:

[4615W or DHA 4615W], [4607 or DHA 4607]

with grade of at least C-

IDES 4615W. Interior Design Research. (WI;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Research methods for programming interior

design solutions. Developing comprehensive

program. Issues that affect interior design

research/practices. prereq: 3605 or DHA 3605

IDES 4616. Sustainable Commercial Interior

Design. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Intent, requirements, submittals, technologies/

strategies to achieve LEED CI standards

in existing, new construction, or tenant

improvement projects.

IDES 4617. Lighting Design Innovations and

Technological Advances. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

This course deepens students' understanding

of the relationship between interior and

architectural lighting design issues, strategies,

and methods in contemporary practice. It

investigates an integrated approach to lighting

design to consider lighting innovations and

emerging trends in health and comfort, smart

technologies, energy and performance, metrics

and standards, and assessment processes

and tools. Assignments incrementally introduce

students to related lighting issues to enable

students to gain hands-on knowledge and

application of related design issues through a

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small design project. Field studies and guest

lectures provide insights into innovations

in industry and professional perspectives

on emerging technologies and systems

integration.

IDES 5193. Directed Study in Interior

Design. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study in interior design under

tutorial guidance. prereq: Jr or sr or grad

student

IDES 5196. Work experience (lighting

internship). (3 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Faculty-directed internship

IDES 5612. Lighting Design. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Lighting as dynamic design element.

Psychological aspects of light color/quality/

sources. Photometrics, codes, daylighting,

energy conservation. How lighting impacts

health/well-being. Integrating lighting with

interior/architectural elements. Lighting/fixture

design. Computer visualization. Lecture,

assignments, projects.

IDES 5616. Sustainable Commercial Interior

Design. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Intent, requirements, submittals, technologies/

strategies to achieve LEED CI standards

in existing, new construction, or tenant

improvement projects.

IDES 5617. Lighting Design Innovations and

Technological Advances. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

This course deepens students' understanding

of the relationship between interior and

architectural lighting design issues, strategies,

and methods in contemporary practice. It

investigates an integrated approach to lighting

design to consider lighting innovations and

emerging trends in health and comfort, smart

technologies, energy and performance, metrics

and standards, and assessment processes

and tools. Assignments incrementally introduce

students to related lighting issues to enable

students to gain hands-on knowledge and

application of related design issues through a

small design project. Field studies and guest

lectures provide insights into innovations

in industry and professional perspectives

on emerging technologies and systems

integration.

International Business (IBUS)

IBUS 1400. International Programs Elective.

(1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Education abroad program elective.

IBUS 3002. Managerial Accounting in

Argentina and Chile. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Study abroad course provides an overview

of managerial accounting concepts with a

lens towards how different cultural contexts

might influence the decisions that managers

make around the world or in within different

organizational cultures. Businesses often

operate across international borders and this

impacts all aspects of their business including

job costing, process costing, activity-based

costing, cost volume profit analysis, variable

costing, profit planning, flexible budgets,

budgetary controls, and variance framework.

The course will include two weeks studying

abroad in South America. prereqs: approved

education abroad application

IBUS 3004. International Internship:

Personal and Professional Development

in the Global Workplace. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Summer)

This course offers the opportunity for students

to observe and explore the business culture

of your host country through their full-

time internship placement. Students will

develop intercultural communication and

leadership skills through observation and

structured reflection. Students in this course

are participating on a Carlson education

abroad program where they intern with a

company, organization, or government agency

related to their academic discipline of interest

(e.g. marketing, finance, human resources,

supply chain, MIS, etc.). Students intern at

their placement about 40 hours per week for

8 weeks. prereq: Acceptance in Business

Internship Program through the Carlson Global

Institute

IBUS 3006. Global Career Skills. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

The focus of this education abroad course

is to increase your awareness, knowledge

and skills associated with the career and job

search process both domestically and globally.

The course includes career exploration and

discovery, as well as the tactical pieces

of a job search. You will be exposed to a

variety of individuals, organizations, and

cultures in Minnesota and internationally who

will give you different perspectives on the

process such as recruiters from multi-national

organizations, students who have completed

an internship, and presenters abroad. You

will also learn to use the Carlson School of

Management Undergraduate Business Career

Center (UBCC), On Campus Recruiting, and

GoldPASS Powered by Handshake. This

development will increase your ability to

undertake a successful career and job search

during college and beyond. This course is

designed to be taken prior to or concurrent with

enrollment in I-CORE. Prereq: an approved

education abroad application and CSOM BSB

students only.

IBUS 3010. Introduction to Global

Entrepreneurship. (4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Terms, concepts, skills for analyzing

fundamental business practices in global

economy.

IBUS 3021. Human Resource Management

and Strategy in Australia. (4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

This course will look at how, through

managing and leading people, we can achieve

organizational strategic objectives. The

class will learn about managing people in

an ethical, legal way that is aligned with

organizational strategy and helps organizations

reach their goals through recruiting, selecting,

training, rewarding, coaching, motivating and

developing the people within the organization.

The course will also partner with a class in

Australia to work through a live case study in

cross-cultural, virtual teams. Overall the course

will prepare the students to be managers and

leaders in an increasingly complex, global

business environment. prereq: ECON 1101,

ECON 1102, PSY 1001

IBUS 3033W. Business Communication in

Spain. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Education abroad course. Similar to MGMT

3033W with additional international experience

end of semester.

IBUS 3055. Innovating with Technology:

Global IT Entrepreneurship in Action. (4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course provides state-of-the-art

knowledge about information technologies

and fundamentals of entrepreneurship with

an international learning experience in some

of China's leading IT innovation hubs. It also

provides a comprehensive overview of current

and emerging technologies in several different

areas of IT, focusing on the needs of the

modern net-enhanced organizations and IT

adaptation to local markets. In particular, the

course covers basics of consumer electronics,

Internet and mobile communications, web

technologies, cloud computing, cyber-security,

social network, etc. Students will be trained

to use sprints to evaluate ideas, risk, costs

and culturalization needs of IT solution for

local markets. We will look at how technology

leaders/entrepreneurs in China and the rest of

the world are addressing with the opportunities

related to China. This class will teach students

to use sprints to answer pressing business

questions. First, students will map out the

problem and pick an important place to focus.

Second, they will sketch competing IT solutions

on paper. Third, they will need to make

decisions and turn their ideas into testable

hypothesis. Fourth, they will develop a real or

conceptual model for a prototype. Lastly, they

will prepare to test out the ideas or pitch them

to the partner companies in China.

IBUS 3080. Sustainability and Corporate

Social Responsibility in Costa Rica. (4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Study abroad course focused on sustainability

and corporate social responsibility. This

course will utilize these constructs to

introduce students to an overview of emerging

approaches to business and its relationship

with the environment. CSR and corporate

approaches to sustainability will be explored

from a global perspective.

IBUS 3090. International Business Special

Topics. (; 2-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

An education abroad program with discussion,

analysis, site visits, and experiential learning

of current topics and developments in

international business. Topics will vary.

IBUS 3101. Undergraduate Semester:

CIMBA (Consortium of Universities for

International Studies). (0-18 cr. [max 54 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

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Semester of study at one of Carlson School's

international exchange partner universities.

Students select courses based on academic

needs/interests. For current offerings, contact

Carlson Global Institute. prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 3400. International Programs Elective.

(1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Elective course for education abroad.

IBUS 3401. International Programs Elective.

(1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Elective course for education abroad.

IBUS 3402. International Programs Elective.

(1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Elective course for education abroad.

IBUS 3500. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange - BLOCK. (0-18

cr. [max 90 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 3501. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 90

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 3502. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 90

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 3503. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 90

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 3504. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 90

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 3505. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 90

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 3506. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 90

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 3507. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 90

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 3508. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 90

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 3509. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 90

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 3510. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 90

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 3600. Undergraduate Summer

Exchange. (0-4 cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad exchange to one of

Carlson Global Institute's partner universities.

IBUS 3601. Undergraduate Summer

Exchange. (0-4 cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad exchange to one of

Carlson Global Institute's partner universities.

IBUS 3602. Undergraduate Summer

Exchange. (0-4 cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad exchange to one of

Carlson Global Institute's partner universities.

IBUS 3603. Undergraduate Summer

Exchange. (0-4 cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad exchange to one of

Carlson Global Institute's partner universities.

IBUS 3700. London School of Economics

Summer Program. (0-18 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Summer)

Summer study abroad at London School

of Economics. Students select one or two

sessions based on their academic needs/

interests.

IBUS 3701. Vienna Summer Program in

International Business (Undergraduate).

(0-18 cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad at one of Carlson's

School's international exchange partner

universities, Vienna University of Economics/

Business Administration. Students select

intensive/enrichment courses based on

academic needs/interests.

IBUS 3702. Copenhagen Summer Program

in International Business (Undergraduate).

(0-18 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Summer study abroad at one of Carlson

School's international exchange partner

universities. Students select courses based

on academic needs/interests. For current

offerings, contact Carlson International

Programs. prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 3703. Norway Summer Program in

International Business (Undergraduate).

(0-18 cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad at one of Carlson

School's international exchange partner

universities, BI Norwegian School of

Management. Three-week program. Focuses

on Scandinavian management/Norwegian life/

society.

IBUS 3704. Shanghai Summer Program in

International Business (Undergrad). (0-18

cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad at one of Carlson

School's international exchange partner

universities, Antai College of Economics and

Management. This is a three week summer

program integrating intense business education

in China context with corporate experience.

IBUS 3800. CIMBA Summer Program. (0-18

cr. ; Student Option; Every Summer)

Consortium Institute of Management/Business

Analysis (CIMBA) Summer Program in Italy.

Four-week program.

IBUS 3999. Self-Designed International

Research Experience. (1 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

In meeting the international experience

requirement through a self-design students

will develop reflective research component.

Through this course, students are expected to

gain meaningful exposure to an international

setting that allows for cultural interaction, in-

depth study, research, and reflection. This

experience would serve as a catalyst for

students to attain a broader mindset and

to gain deeper understanding of cultural

norms and expectations of others. Contact

the Carlson Global Institute ([email protected])

to discuss the application process. prereq:

approved proposal and dept consent.

IBUS 4050. Management of Innovation and

Change. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Applying theories/research on how new

organizational programs, products,

technologies are developed/implemented.

Diagnostic skills. How innovation unfolds.

prereq: [Mgmt 1001 or 3001 or 3010], approved

application

IBUS 4082W. Brand Management. (WI; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Brand asset management. Measuring brand

knowledge. Building and leveraging brands.

Managing brands globally. prereq: MKTG 3010,

MKTG 3040

IBUS 4125. Global Banking: A Survey of

Regulatory and Competitive Developments

Post Financial Crisis. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

This course provides students with an

understanding of the functions of large, global

banking organizations. We will start with a

review of the impact of the financial crisis on

the regulatory landscape, and identify some

of the key differences between US, European,

and global regulatory frameworks; discuss the

different business models adopted by banks

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in Europe compared to the United States. We

will look at how those different business models

are reflected in financial statements, and learn

how to interpret bank financial statements

through ratio analysis. Finally, we will discuss

the impact of digital disruption, and how it

is forcing banks to consider new strategic

directions. Course will include two weeks

studying abroad in various European countries.

prereq: FINA 4121 and approved education

abroad application

IBUS 5090. Study Abroad Independent

Study. (1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Independent study coordinated by faculty

member.

IBUS 5091. Shanghai Summer Program in

International Business (Graduate). (0-18

cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad at one of Carlson

School's international exchange partner

universities, Antai College of Economics and

Management. This is a three week summer

program integrating intense business education

in China context with corporate experience.

IBUS 5110. Business and the Environment

in Costa Rica. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

How businesses maintain/increase profits

by taking care of environment. Sustainable

development, environmental strategy. Travel

to Costa Rica to join students from INCAE

(partner school) for series of courses. Case

studies, site visits, field trips. Taught in English.

prereq: Sr or grad student

IBUS 5120. Global Business Practicum in

Central and Eastern Europe. (4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring & Summer)

Rapidly changing business environment

of Central/Eastern Europe. Students work

in teams with students from WU-Vienna

University of Economics/Business for two

weeks in May/June in Central/Eastern Europe.

prereq: Carlson grad student

IBUS 5130. France Seminar: Doing

Business in the European Union (Graduate).

(4 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Two-week study abroad program at Universite

Jean-Moulin Lyon 3 in Lyon, France. Includes

courses taught by international faculty, site

visits, cultural excursions. prereq: Carlson grad

student

IBUS 5140. Vienna Summer Program in

International Business (Graduate). (0-18

cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad program at Europe's

largest business school (WU-Vienna). Students

take three business classes, plus German

language. Program participants from Europe,

Asia, Latin America, United States. prereq:

Carlson grad student

IBUS 5150. IBUS 5150: Building on Frugal

Innovations to Complete in a Global

Environment. (4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

On this program, students will be exposed

to concepts related to developing a global

managerial mindset, with a particular focus

on understanding global product/market

innovation. A variety of successful examples

highlights the potential of frugal innovation

- the term used to describe of cost-effective

innovations devised to solve local problems

in resource constrained markets - as being a

very powerful source of ideas for new products

and services. Products of frugal innovation,

once proven locally, can be subsequently

integrated into the broader R&D and product

innovation processes within firms and become

the base platforms for global products targeted

at markets across the world. Students will

choose an industry or domain of focus in

class sessions and be exposed to global R&D

practices in large local firms and then interact

with startups and innovators working on frugal

innovation projects on the ground in India. This

is an education abroad program. Contact the

Carlson Global Institute at [email protected] with

questions. Prereq: approved application

IBUS 5160. Cologne Summer Program:

European Management (Grad). (8 cr. [max

24 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad at one of Carlson

School's international exchange partner

universities. Students select courses based on

academic needs/interest. prereq: Carlson grad

student

IBUS 5200. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (0-16 cr. [max 160

cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 5201. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (1-6 cr. [max 60

cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 5202. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (1-6 cr. [max 60

cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

IBUS 5203. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (0.5-6 cr. [max 60

cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 5204. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (1-6 cr. [max 60

cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 5205. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (1-6 cr. [max 60

cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 5206. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (1-6 cr. [max 60

cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr, Carlson School International

Programs consent

IBUS 5207. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (1-6 cr. [max 60

cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Student's select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 5208. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (1-6 cr. [max 60

cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Student's select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 5209. International Business:

Undergraduate Exchange. (1-6 cr. [max 60

cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: 60 cr

IBUS 5260. Sustainability: The New

Management Paradigm. (4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

View of integrated reporting (sustainability

reporting) as it relates to various fields of

business. Site visits, meetings with business

executives/governmental agencies. Two

weeks in the United Kingdom following

commencement week, preceded by Spring B

Term classes.

IBUS 5300. International Business:

Graduate Exchange BLOCK. (0-18 cr. [max

54 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students

select courses based on academic needs/

interests. For current offerings, contact Carlson

International Programs. prereq: Carlson grad

student

IBUS 5301. Graduate Exchange in

International Business - BLOCK. (0-18 cr.

[max 54 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad at one of Carlson

School's international exchange partner

universities. Students select courses based on

academic needs/interests. prereq: Carlson grad

student

IBUS 5302. International Business:

Graduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 180 cr.] ;

S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: Carlson grad student

IBUS 5303. International Business:

Graduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 180 cr.] ;

S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

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courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: Carlson grad student

IBUS 5304. International Business:

Graduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 180 cr.] ;

S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: Carlson grad student

IBUS 5305. International Business:

Graduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 180 cr.] ;

S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: Carlson grad student

IBUS 5306. International Business:

Graduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 180 cr.] ;

S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: Carlson grad student

IBUS 5307. International Business:

Graduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 180 cr.] ;

S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: Carlson grad student

IBUS 5308. International Business:

Graduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 180 cr.] ;

S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: Carlson grad student

IBUS 5309. International Business:

Graduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 180 cr.] ;

S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: Carlson grad student

IBUS 5310. International Business:

Graduate Exchange. (0-18 cr. [max 72 cr.] ;

S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study at one of Carlson School's international

exchange partner universities. Students select

courses based on academic needs/interests.

prereq: Carlson grad student

IBUS 5400. Global Business Practicum. (4

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course is an experiential learning model

designed to provide student with an opportunity

to apply global business knowledge and hone

cross-cultural skills through a live international

business project. This is an education abroad

program. Contact the Carlson Global Institute

with questions. Prereq: approved application

IBUS 5600. Graduate Summer Exchange.

(0-4 cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad exchange to one of

Carlson Global Institute's partner universities.

IBUS 5601. Graduate Summer Exchange.

(0-4 cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad exchange to one of

Carlson Global Institute's partner universities.

IBUS 5602. Graduate Summer Exchange.

(0-4 cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad exchange to one of

Carlson Global Institute's partner universities.

IBUS 5603. Graduate Summer Exchange.

(0-4 cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad exchange to one of

Carlson Global Institute's partner universities.

IBUS 5604. Graduate Summer Exchange.

(0-4 cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad exchange to one of

Carlson Global Institute's partner universities.

IBUS 5605. Shanghai Summer Program in

International Business (Graduate). (0-18

cr. ; S-N only; Every Summer)

Summer study abroad at one of Carlson

School's international exchange partner

universities, Antai College of Economics and

Management. This is a three week summer

program integrating intense business education

in China context with corporate experience.

Introduced Species, Genotypes

(ISG)

ISG 5010. Risk Analysis for Introduced

Species and Genotypes. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Analytic-deliberative model of Ecological

Risk Assessment (ERA). Components of

ERA. Risk characterization. Evaluation of risk

management decision processes. Use-risk

communication, multi-stakeholder deliberation

techniques. Cases. prereq: Grad student or [sr,

instr consent]

ISG 5020. Risk Analysis Modeling for

Introduced Species and Genotypes. (; 1 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Spring)

Four-day workshop. Role/mechanics of

mathematical modeling within ecological risk

assessment. Integrated exercises, cases.

prereq: [5010 or equiv], instr consent

Italian (ITAL)

ITAL 1001. Beginning Italian I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Ciao! Join us in learning Italian, the language

of Dante, DaVinci, and la dolce vita! This

melodic language spoken throughout the world

in fields including music, fashion, cuisine,

and fast automobiles will enrich you as a

citizen of the world and allow you access to

some of the most amazing art and culture

on the planet! Beginning Italian, Italian 1001,

is a proficiency-based course designed for

students with little or no knowledge of the

Italian language focusing on developing your

intercultural, reading, listening, speaking, and

writing skills. Preparatory activities designed

to encourage students to analyze grammatical

points in question need to be completed before

class so class time can be primarily devoted

to meaningful interactions in Italian. To further

increase your confidence in communicating in

Italian, you will also participate in several one-

to-one online exchange with native speakers

of Italian throughout the semester. Upon

successful completion of this course, you will

be able to enroll in Italian 1002. Expect an

average of 1.5 hours of outside preparation for

each class session hour.

ITAL 1002. Beginning Italian II. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Bentornati! Ready to embark on a new journey

to further develop your knowledge of our

beautiful romance language, Italian? If you

passed Italian 1001 or you have obtained

DLI?s consent, this course is for you! You

will further develop your skills in Italian as

you examine topics such as haute couture or

alta moda and the phenomenon of Made in

Italy, as well as music, from opera to hip hop.

You will also learn about holidays, cultural

celebration, and differences and similarities

between the scholastic and healthcare systems

in Italy and the US. Throughout the semester

your learning will be continually enhanced

by regular conversations with your Tandem

partner in Italy. Preparatory activities designed

to encourage students to analyze grammatical

points in question need to be completed before

class so class time can be primarily devoted

to meaningful interactions in Italian. Italian

1002 is a five-credit course, so you should plan

to spend an additional 10-15 hours a week

on coursework outside the classroom. Upon

successful completion of this course you will be

able to enroll in Italian 1003. prereq: 1001 or

instr consent

ITAL 1003. Intermediate Italian I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

BENVENUTI AL 3? SEMESTRE D'ITALIANO!

Throughout the semester in Italian 1003,

you will be able to consider your own point

of view while learning about various Italian

perspectives as we examine topics ranging

from housing and historical and contemporary

urban design to responsible tourism, linguistic

variety, and social problems. Upon completion

of this course, you will be able to use Italian

to communicate in everyday situations to

share personal information about yourself,

express your opinions, wishes and desires,

make suggestions and give advice, as well

as appropriately use active vocabulary. You

will continue to acquire basic cross-cultural

pragmatic information to help you manage

conversations in a culturally appropriate

manner, and once again, you will expand your

cultural knowledge by talking face to face with

your Italian Tandem partner several times over

the semester. As with other Italian language

course, preparatory activities designed to

encourage you to analyze grammatical points

in question need to be completed before

class so class time can be primarily devoted

to meaningful interactions in Italian. Upon

successful completion of this course you will be

able to enroll in Italian 1004.

ITAL 1004. Intermediate Italian II. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Benvenuti! We invite you to join us in learning

the language spoken by one of the most

beloved countries and leading destinations for

learning abroad in the world! Italy, the cradle

of the Renaissance and home to some of the

most beautiful art and architecture on earth,

boasts the world's seventh largest economy,

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a renowned creative design and fashion

industry, as well as a rich and diverse history

and heritage. In this course, you will engage

directly with Italian culture and society through

a variety of learning portals, including authentic

short films and literature, in-class debates and

presentations, and an array of assessment

methods. Throughout the semester, vital

current issues such the impact of technology,

justice and politics, and changing inter-

generational and interpersonal dynamics will

be discussed within a comparative lens, inviting

you to reflect on how your own experiences

contrast with a sample of those within the

Italian culture (Italy). The fourth semester of

Italian is designed using a proficiency-based

approach to help you develop the ability to

communicate effectively in Italian in everyday

situations that have real world relevance.

Listening, reading, speaking, and writing are

integrated into all activities and assessments.

By means of self-study preparatory activities

designed to encourage students to analyze

grammatical points in question before class,

so class time can be devoted to meaningful,

dynamic interactions with classmates and your

teacher in Italian. To further increase your

confidence in communicating in Italian, you

will also be able to participate in several one-

to-one online exchanges with native speakers

of Italian throughout the semester. You may

end up with a lifelong friend in Italy! Upon

successful completion of this course students

will be able to demonstrate proficiency by

successful completion of the Italian Language

Proficiency Exam (LPE) and/or enroll in Italian

3015. prereq: ITAL 1003

ITAL 1022. Accelerated Beginning Italian. (;

5 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This is a fast-paced course that covers

the first two semesters of Italian in one

semester. Students will be able to move more

quickly toward proficiency in Italian to fulfill

requirements and/or enroll in advanced Italian

courses or expand research options. At the end

of this course, you will be able to communicate

about topics such as past times, food, family,

school, health, sports and much more.

ITAL 1837. Imagining Italy: Italian and

Italian-American Culture, History, and

Society through Film. (AH,GP; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Weekly guest lectures and critical readings

expand from different disciplinary perspectives

upon issues raised by films. Urban life,

religion, nationalism, opera, violence, leisure,

food, fascism, terrorism, family, emigration/

immigration, ethnicity, Mediterranean culture.

ITAL 3015. Reading, Conversation, and

Composition. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

How can a society manage an aging

population? What steps can be taken to

promote integration and overcome differences?

Is technology helping or hindering our

interpersonal relationship? Is history doomed

to repeat itself? CONGRATULATIONI! You are

about to embark into a rewarding journey to

further deepen your Italian experience while

developing your critical thinking skills. This

class will increase your appreciation of Italian

culture through engagement with articles, short

films and literary extracts (of authors such as

Nobel's prize Dario Fo, Salgari, Buzzati and

Ginzburg) on contemporary cultural topics

ranging from social problems to the use and

misuse of technology to the impact of historical

events on people?s everyday lives. You will

also have the opportunity to interact face to

face online with Italian students to improve your

language skills as well as expand your cultural

knowledge while drawing comparisons and

reflecting on the U.S. societal views of those

topics. This intensive, intermediate course

is designed for students who have passed

Italian 1004 and have mastered basic Italian

grammar. The course will include preparatory

activities that are designed to encourage

students to analyze grammatical points in

question. prereq: 1004

ITAL 3201. Reading Italian Texts: Poetics,

Rhetoric, Theory. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

A basic course in understanding the rhetorical

and poetic aspects of language and literature;

interpretive methods and theoretical concepts.

prereq: 3015

ITAL 3203. Italian Travelers: Borders and

Travelers. (; 3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

Examines literary representations of travel,

migration, immigration, exile, and tourism in

Italy from the Enlightenment to the present.

Taught in English

ITAL 3305. Staging the Self: Theater and

Drama in Modern Italy. (; 3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Theatrical representations of the self in modern

Italy. Particular attention given to issues of

identity, gender, and class in theatrical works

ranging from Alfieri's Mirra, Pirandello's Enrico

IV to Dacia Maraini's Clyteminestra. prereq:

3015

ITAL 3459W. Senior Project. (WI; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Research/writing on issue/theme in Italian

studies. Projects range from scholarly paper to

artistic/creative writing or musical composition,

photography, poetry, or fiction. Research/

analytical component. prereq: completion

of pre-requisite for major (3015) and eight

electives for the sum of 30 credits

ITAL 3502. Making of Modern Italy: From the

Enlightenment to the Present.. (; 3 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Italian literary, cultural, and symbolic practices

from the Enlightenment to the present. prereq:

3015

ITAL 3640. Topics in Italian Studies. (; 3 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Topics of interest in studies of Italian or Italian

American culture of 20th century. Literary,

critical, cultural, historical, or social issues, a

specific author, a genre, or other topic. Content

varies by instructor, see Course Guide. prereq:

3015 or instr consent

ITAL 3647. Urban Transformation in Italy.

(GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Building on our study of urban living,

neighborhood cultures and traditions, and the

decentralized nature of Italian geopolitics in

ITAL 1003 and 1004, this global seminar will

further explore the history, politics, aesthetics,

and current status of urban revitalization,

Italian-style, providing a lens through which

we can understand the diversity of Italian

culture today. While concentrated largely

on residential neighborhoods within the

Capital, Rome, the seminar includes a three-

day excursion to Matera and Alberobello,

the former in the central-southern region

of Basilicata and the latter in southeastern

Puglia, enabling students to consider the

implications of two Southern Italian local

economies largely dependent on tourism for

survival and ponder the sustainability of each

area. The seminar culminates in an extended

day-long excursions to Naples, which contains

the only continually inhabited city center in

Italy, and will present a counter-example to the

processes of revitalization and neighborhood

transition witnessed in Rome and elsewhere,

as well as provide an opportunity to synthesize

information gathered thus far and apply it in a

different context.

ITAL 3837. Imagining Italy: Italian and

Italian-American Culture, History, and

Society through Film. (AH,GP; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Weekly guest lectures and critical readings

expand from different disciplinary perspectives

upon issues raised by films. Urban life,

religion, nationalism, opera, violence, leisure,

food, fascism, terrorism, family, emigration/

immigration, ethnicity, Mediterranean culture.

ITAL 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. Typically the

student's work is supervised and evaluated by

a site coordinator or instructor.

ITAL 4001. Beginning Italian for Graduate

Research I. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Ciao! Join us in learning Italian, the language

of Dante, DaVinci, and la dolce vita! This

melodic language spoken throughout the world

in fields including music, fashion, cuisine,

and fast automobiles will enrich you as a

citizen of the world and allow you access to

some of the most amazing art and culture

on the planet! Beginning Italian, Italian 4001,

is a proficiency-based course designed for

students with little or no knowledge of the

Italian language focusing on developing your

intercultural, reading, listening, speaking, and

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writing skills. Preparatory activities designed

to encourage students to analyze grammatical

points in question need to be completed before

class so class time can be primarily devoted

to meaningful interactions in Italian. To further

increase your confidence in communicating in

Italian, you will also participate in several one-

to-one online exchange with native speakers

of Italian throughout the semester. Upon

successful completion of this course, you will

be able to enroll in Italian 4002. Expect an

average of 1.5 hours of outside preparation for

each class session hour. prereq: instr consent

ITAL 4002. Beginning Italian for Graduate

Research II. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Bentornati! Ready to embark on a new journey

to further develop your knowledge of our

beautiful romance language, Italian? If you

passed Italian 1001 or you have obtained

DLI's consent, this course is for you! You

will further develop your skills in Italian as

you examine topics such as haute couture or

alta moda and the phenomenon of Made in

Italy, as well as music, from opera to hip hop.

You will also learn about holidays, cultural

celebration, and differences and similarities

between the scholastic and healthcare systems

in Italy and the US. Throughout the semester

your learning will be continually enhanced

by regular conversations with your Tandem

partner in Italy. Preparatory activities designed

to encourage students to analyze grammatical

points in question need to be completed before

class so class time can be primarily devoted

to meaningful interactions in Italian. Italian

4002 is a five-credit course, so you should plan

to spend an additional 10-15 hours a week

on coursework outside the classroom. Upon

successful completion of this course you will

be able to enroll in Italian 4003. prereq: instr

consent

ITAL 4003. Intermediate Italian for Graduate

Research I. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

BENVENUTI AL 3? SEMESTRE D'ITALIANO!

Throughout the semester in Italian 1003,

you will be able to consider your own point

of view while learning about various Italian

perspectives as we examine topics ranging

from housing and historical and contemporary

urban design to responsible tourism, linguistic

variety, and social problems. Upon completion

of this course, you will be able to use Italian

to communicate in everyday situations to

share personal information about yourself,

express your opinions, wishes and desires,

make suggestions and give advice, as well

as appropriately use active vocabulary. You

will continue to acquire basic cross-cultural

pragmatic information to help you manage

conversations in a culturally appropriate

manner, and once again, you will expand your

cultural knowledge by talking face to face with

your Italian Tandem partner several times over

the semester. As with other Italian language

course, preparatory activities designed to

encourage you to analyze grammatical points

in question need to be completed before

class so class time can be primarily devoted

to meaningful interactions in Italian. Upon

successful completion of this course you will

be able to enroll in Italian 4004. prereq: instr

consent

ITAL 4004. Intermediate Italian for Graduate

Research II. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Benvenuti! We invite you to join us in learning

the language spoken by one of the most

beloved countries and leading destinations for

learning abroad in the world! Italy, the cradle

of the Renaissance and home to some of the

most beautiful art and architecture on earth,

boasts the world's seventh largest economy,

a renowned creative design and fashion

industry, as well as a rich and diverse history

and heritage. In this course, you will engage

directly with Italian culture and society through

a variety of learning portals, including authentic

short films and literature, in-class debates and

presentations, and an array of assessment

methods. Throughout the semester, vital

current issues such the impact of technology,

justice and politics, and changing inter-

generational and interpersonal dynamics will

be discussed within a comparative lens, inviting

you to reflect on how your own experiences

contrast with a sample of those within the

Italian culture (Italy). The fourth semester of

Italian is designed using a proficiency-based

approach to help you develop the ability to

communicate effectively in Italian in everyday

situations that have real world relevance.

Listening, reading, speaking, and writing are

integrated into all activities and assessments.

By means of self-study preparatory activities

designed to encourage students to analyze

grammatical points in question before class,

so class time can be devoted to meaningful,

dynamic interactions with classmates and your

teacher in Italian. To further increase your

confidence in communicating in Italian, you

will also be able to participate in several one-

to-one online exchanges with native speakers

of Italian throughout the semester. You may

end up with a lifelong friend in Italy! Upon

successful completion of this course students

will be able to demonstrate proficiency by

successful completion of the Italian Language

Proficiency Exam (LPE) and/or enroll in Italian

3015.

ITAL 4022. Accelerated Beginning Italian for

Graduate Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

This is a fast-paced course that covers

the first two semesters of Italian in one

semester. Students will be able to move more

quickly toward proficiency in Italian to fulfill

requirements and/or enroll in advanced Italian

courses or expand research options. At the end

of this course, you will be able to communicate

about topics such as past times, food, family,

school, health, sports and much more.

ITAL 4307. Novellistica. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to historical, formal and theoretical

study of the Italian novella genre (including

such alternative forms as the ?racconto?) and

the impact of this genre on world literature.

The study of the birth and development of the

novella genre in Italian. Readings from and

discussion of novellas and tales from: The

Novellino, Boccaccio, Sacchetti, Bandello,

Bigolini, Basile, Verga, Deledda, Moravia,

Morante, Calvino, Ferrante prereq: 3015, 3201

or permission from the Italian DUS

ITAL 4970. Directed Readings. (; 1-4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Meets unique requirements decided on

by faculty member and student. Individual

contracts list contact hours, number of credits,

written and other work required. prereq: instr

consent

ITAL 5201. Reading Italian Texts: Poetics,

Rhetoric, Theory. (; 3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Rhetorical/poetic aspects of language and

literature. Interpretive methods, theoretical

concepts. prereq: grad student or instr consent

ITAL 5203. Italian Travelers: From the

Enlightenment to the Present. (; 3 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Examines literary representations of travel,

migration, immigration, exile, and tourism in

Italy, from Enlightenment to present. prereq:

grad student or instr consent

ITAL 5289. The Narrow Door: Women

Writers and Feminist Practices in Italian

Literature and Culture. (4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Focuses on issues of gender, sexual

difference, equality, and emancipation raised

by Italian women writers and thinkers from the

19th century to the present.

ITAL 5305. Staging the Self: Theater and

Drama in Modern Italy. (; 3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Theatrical representations of the self in modern

Italy. Focuses on issues of identity, gender,

and class in theatrical works ranging from

Alfieri's Mirra, Pirandello's Enrico IV to Dacia

Maraini's Clyteminestra. prereq: grad student or

instr consent

ITAL 5502. Making of Modern Italy: From the

Enlightenment to the Present. (; 3 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Italian literary, cultural, and symbolic practices,

from Enlightenment to present. prereq: grad

student or instr consent

ITAL 5970. Directed Readings. (; 1-4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Meets unique requirements decided on

by faculty member and student. Individual

contracts list contact hours, number of credits,

written and other work required. prereq: instr

consent

Japanese (JPN)

JPN 1011. Beginning Japanese I. (5 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Summer)

Introduction to speaking, reading, writing

Japanese.

JPN 1012. Beginning Japanese II. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring &

Summer)

Introduction to speaking, reading, writing

Japanese. prereq: 1011

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JPN 3021. Intermediate Japanese I. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Intermediate speaking, reading, writing in

Japanese. prereq: 1012 or instr consent

JPN 3022. Intermediate Japanese II. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Intermediate speaking, reading, writing in

Japanese. prereq: 3021 or instr consent

JPN 3031. Third Year Japanese I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Advanced intermediate-level instruction

in speaking, reading, writing Japanese.

Development of reading proficiency in modern

Japanese prose. prereq: 3022 or instr consent

JPN 3032. Third Year Japanese II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Advanced intermediate-level instruction

in speaking, reading, writing Japanese.

Development of reading proficiency in modern

Japanese prose. prereq: 3031 or instr consent

JPN 3290. Japanese Language Teaching

Tutorial. (; 1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Students tutor beginning students of Japanese

and are part of department's Japanese

language team. prereq: Grade of A in 4042

JPN 4001. Beginning Japanese I for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall & Summer)

Introduction to speaking, reading, writing

Japanese. Meets with 1011.

JPN 4002. Beginning Japanese II for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring & Summer)

Introduction to speaking, reading, writing

Japanese. Meets with 1012. prereq: 4001

JPN 4003. Intermediate Japanese I for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Intermediate speaking, reading, writing in

Japanese. Meets with 3021. prereq: 4002

JPN 4004. Intermediate Japanese II for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Intermediate speaking, reading, writing in

Japanese. Meets with 3022. prereq: 4003

JPN 4005. Third Year Japanese I for

Graduate Student Research. (4 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Advanced intermediate-level instruction

in speaking, reading, writing Japanese.

Development of reading proficiency in modern

Japanese prose. Meets with 3031. prereq:

4004

JPN 4006. Third Year Japanese II for

Graduate Student Research. (4 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Advanced intermediate-level instruction

in speaking, reading, writing Japanese.

Development of reading proficiency in modern

Japanese prose. prereq: 4005

JPN 4041. Advanced Japanese

Conversation and Composition I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Practice in advanced spoken/written Japanese.

Assignments include essays, summaries,

formal interviews in Japanese. prereq: 3032 or

instr consent

JPN 4042. Advanced Japanese

Conversation and Composition II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Practice in advanced spoken/written Japanese.

Typical assignments include essays,

summaries, formal interviews in Japanese.

prereq: 4041 or instr consent

JPN 5040. Readings in Japanese Texts. (; 3

cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Students read authentic materials of various

types to increase reading and speaking ability.

Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq:

4042 or equiv or instr consent

JPN 5041. Reading Japanese Texts:

Literature and Culture. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course is conducted 100% in modern

Japanese, including course materials, lectures,

and discussions. Close reading of texts

written in modern Japanese, including a

recent novel, essays on social phenomena,

critical essays on Japanese society, and/or

academic papers. Read and translate these

texts accurately and critically; discuss them in

Japanese, and/or compose an essay entirely in

modern Japanese. Pre-requisite: JPN 4042 or

equivalent or instructor consent.

JPN 5211. Introductory Classical Chinese I.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Reading excerpts from canonical Chinese

texts. Transnational nature of Classical

Chinese/its importance in study of East Asian

cultures. Taught in English. prereq: Two

years of an East Asian language (Chinese,

Japanese, Korean) or equivalent or instr

consent

JPN 5212. Introductory Classical Chinese II.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Reading excerpts from canonical Chinese

texts. Transnational nature of Classical

Chinese/its importance in study of East Asian

cultures. Taught in English. prereq: 5211 and

two years of an East Asian language (Chinese,

Japanese, Korean) or equivalent or instr

consent

JPN 5993. Directed Studies in Japanese.

(1-15 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Individual study with guidance of a faculty

member. Prereq instr consent, dept consent,

college consent.

Jewish Studies (JWST)

JWST 1034. Introduction to Jewish History

and Cultures. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

This course traces the development of Judaism

and Jewish civilizations from their beginnings

to the present. With over three millennia as

its subject, the course must of necessity be

a general survey. Together we will explore

the mythic structures, significant documents,

historical experiences, narratives, practices,

beliefs, and worldviews of the Jewish people.

The course begins by examining the roots

of Judaism in the Hebrew Bible and the

history of ancient Israel but quickly focuses

on the creative forces that developed within

Judaism as a national narrative confronted

the forces of history, especially in the forms

of the Persian, Greek, and Roman empires.

Rabbinic Judaism becomes the most dominant

creative force and will receive our greatest

attention, both in its formative years and as it

encounters the rise of Christianity and Islam.

After studying the Jewish experience in the

medieval world, we will turn to Judaism?

s encounter with the enlightenment and

modernity. The historical survey concludes by

attending to the transformations within Judaism

and Jewish life of the last 150 years, including

a confrontation with the experience of the

Holocaust. Woven throughout this historical

survey will be repeated engagements with core

questions: ?Who is a Jew?? ?What do Jews

believe?? ?What do Jews do?? ?What do we

mean by ?religion??? ?How do Jews read

texts within their tradition?? And perhaps most

importantly, ?How many answers are there to a

Jewish question?? Students in this course can

expect to come away with some knowledge

of the Bible in Judaism, rabbinic literature and

law, Jewish mysticism and philosophy, Jewish

nationalism and Zionism, Jewish culture, ritual,

and worship in the synagogue, the home, and

the community, and Jewish celebrations of life

cycle events and the festivals.

JWST 1201. Bible:Context & Interpretation.

(LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to the modern academic study

of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible in the

historical context of literature from ancient

Mesopotamia. Read Babylonian Epic of

Creation, Epic of Gilgamesh, Hammurabi,

Genesis, Exodus, Psalms. Stories of creation,

law, epic conflict, and conquest. prereq:

Knowledge of Hebrew not required

JWST 3011. Jewish American Literature:

Religion, Culture, and the Immigrant

Experience. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Immigrant? Jewish? American? What do these

labels mean, why are they applied, and do

they ever cease to be applicable? Can we

distinguish religion from culture, and what

are the implications when we try? Why is it

frequently asked whether Saul Bellow was ?

really? a Jewish writer, but it is impossible

to read Philip Roth as anything other than

that? How does Grace Paley?s ?Jewishness?

come through even when she is writing about

non-Jewish characters? We will address

these issues and others as we explore the

literature growing out of the Jewish immigrant

experience in America, as well as the literature

by Jewish writers more firmly, though still

sometimes anxiously, rooted in American

soil. In this course we will engage in a highly

contextualized and historicized study of Jewish

American literature from the 19th century to

today. We will discover in these texts how

inherited Jewish culture and literary imaginings,

developed over centuries of interaction

between Jewish communities and the ?

outside world,? get reexamined, questioned,

rejected, reimagined, reintegrated, and

transformed within the crucible of American

experience. The discussions that ensue will

also provide a framework for engaging with

the creative energies and cultural productivity

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of more recent immigrant communities in the

United States and beyond. Immigration and

the experience of immigrant communities

continues to be at the forefront of American

consciousness, as immigrants work to create

new meanings and new narratives for their

lives, and as those who immigrated before

them provide contested meanings for the

impact of immigration on their own narratives.

This course, though grounded in Jewish

narratives, will therefore provide students with

an expanded vocabulary and perspective

for engaging in this central and very current

debate within the American experience.

JWST 3013W. Biblical Law and Jewish

Ethics. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

This course introduces students to the original

meaning and significance of religious law and

ethics within Judaism. Law is the single most

important part of Jewish history and identity. At

the same time, law is also the least understood

part of Judaism and has often been the source

of criticism and hatred. We shall therefore

confront one of the most important parts of

Jewish civilization and seek to understand it

on its own terms. In demonstrating how law

becomes a fundamental religious and ethical

ideal, the course will focus on the biblical and

Rabbinic periods but spans the entire history of

Judaism. Consistent with the First Amendment,

the approach taken is secular. There are no

prerequisites: the course is open to all qualified

students. The course begins with ideas of

law in ancient Babylon and then studies the

ongoing history of those ideas. The biblical idea

that a covenant binds Israel to God, along with

its implications for human worth - including the

view of woman as person - will be examined.

Comparative cultural issues include the

reinterpretations of covenant within Christianity

and Islam. The course investigates the rabbinic

concept of oral law, the use of law to maintain

the civil and religious stability of the Jewish

people, and the kabbalistic transformation of

law. The course concludes with contemporary

Jewish thinkers who return to the Bible while

seeking to establish a modern system of

universal ethics. The premise of the course is

the discipline of academic religious studies.

The assumptions of the course are therefore

academic and secular, as required by the

First Amendment. All texts and all religious

traditions will be examined analytically and

critically. Students are expected to understand

and master this approach, which includes

questioning conventional cultural assumptions

about the composition and authorship of the

Bible. Willingness to ask such questions and

openness to new ways of thinking are essential

to success in the course.

JWST 3034. Introduction to Jewish History

and Cultures. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

This course traces the development of Judaism

and Jewish civilizations from their beginnings

to the present. With over three millennia as

its subject, the course must of necessity be

a general survey. Together we will explore

the mythic structures, significant documents,

historical experiences, narratives, practices,

beliefs, and worldviews of the Jewish people.

The course begins by examining the roots

of Judaism in the Hebrew Bible and the

history of ancient Israel but quickly focuses

on the creative forces that developed within

Judaism as a national narrative confronted

the forces of history, especially in the forms

of the Persian, Greek, and Roman empires.

Rabbinic Judaism becomes the most dominant

creative force and will receive our greatest

attention, both in its formative years and as it

encounters the rise of Christianity and Islam.

After studying the Jewish experience in the

medieval world, we will turn to Judaism?

s encounter with the enlightenment and

modernity. The historical survey concludes by

attending to the transformations within Judaism

and Jewish life of the last 150 years, including

a confrontation with the experience of the

Holocaust. Woven throughout this historical

survey will be repeated engagements with core

questions: ?Who is a Jew?? ?What do Jews

believe?? ?What do Jews do?? ?What do we

mean by ?religion??? ?How do Jews read

texts within their tradition?? And perhaps most

importantly, ?How many answers are there to a

Jewish question?? Students in this course can

expect to come away with some knowledge

of the Bible in Judaism, rabbinic literature and

law, Jewish mysticism and philosophy, Jewish

nationalism and Zionism, Jewish culture, ritual,

and worship in the synagogue, the home, and

the community, and Jewish celebrations of life

cycle events and the festivals.

JWST 3115. Midrash: Reading and Retelling

the Hebrew Bible. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

How did the Jews of the first seven centuries

of the common era read and understand the

Hebrew Bible? What were the problems they

faced -- interpretive, historical, theological --

in trying to apply their holy scriptures? This

course explores key issues that led to the

development of a new form of Judaism in late

antiquity, rabbinic Judaism, and its methods

of scriptural interpretation. The course's

study will focus on the forms and practices of

rabbinic scriptural interpretation (midrash) as it

developed in Roman Palestine and Sasanian

Babylonia, focusing on key narrative and legal

passages in the Five Books of Moses (Torah).

A main focus of the course will be on the ways

the rabbis adapted the Hebrew Bible to express

their own core concerns.

JWST 3201. Bible:Context & Interpretation.

(LITR; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to the modern academic study

of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible in the

historical context of literature from ancient

Mesopotamia. Read Babylonian Epic of

Creation, Epic of Gilgamesh, Hammurabi,

Genesis, Exodus, Psalms. Stories of creation,

law, epic conflict, and conquest. prereq:

Knowledge of Hebrew not required

JWST 3202. Bible: Prophecy in Ancient

Israel. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Survey of Israelite prophets. Emphasizes

Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel,

Second Isaiah. Prophetic contributions to

Israelite religion. Personality of prophets.

Politics, prophetic reaction. Textual analysis,

biblical scholarship. Prophecy viewed cross-

culturally. prereq: [RelS 1001] or [CNES 1201

or JWST 1201 or RELS 1201 or CNES 3201 or

JWST 3201 or RELS 3201]

JWST 3205. Women, Gender, and the

Hebrew Bible. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Spring Odd Year)

How men, women, gender, sexuality is

portrayed in Hebrew Bible. Social/religious

roles/status of women in ancient Israel. Read

biblical texts from academic point of view.

JWST 3206. Sex, Murder, and Bodily

Discharges: Purity and Pollution in the

Ancient World. (3 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Spring)

"Dirt is dangerous" wrote Mary Douglas more

than 50 years ago in her groundbreaking

study, Purity and Danger: An Analysis of

Concept of Pollution and Taboo. Her work

has been influential in ancient Near Eastern

and Mediterranean studies when dealing with

issues of sacred/profane, purity/pollution,

and ritual sacrifice and purification. Douglas'

work provides a framework within which to

understand ancients' thinking about these

concepts that range from the sacredness of

space and of bodies to perceived pollutions

caused by bodily leakage or liminal stages of

life and death. In this course, we will examine

Douglas' theory in light of ancient evidence,

with special attention to ancient Israelite

literature (the Tanakh or Old Testament)

and ancient Jewish literature (the Dead Sea

Scrolls), but we will also analyze other ancient

Near Eastern and Mediterranean examples

of purity and pollution (from epigraphical and

documentary evidence).

JWST 3502. Ancient Israel: From Conquest

to Exile. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Israel and Judah were not states of great

importance in the ancient Near East. Their

population and territory were small, and they

could not resist conquest by larger, more

powerful states like Assyria and Rome. Yet

their ancient history matters greatly today, out

of proportion to its insignificance during the

periods in which it transpired. The historical

experiences of the people of Israel and Judah

were accorded religious meaning and literary

articulation in the Hebrew Bible (the Old

Testament), which became a foundational

text for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Essential features of Western as well as

Islamic civilization are predicated on some

element of Israel?s ancient past, as mediated

through the Bible; therefore it behooves us

to understand that past. But the Bible is a

religious work, not a transcript of events, and

the history of ancient Israel is not derived

merely from reading the biblical accounts of

it. Archaeological excavations have revealed

the physical remains of the cultures of Israel

and neighboring lands, as well as bringing to

light inscriptions, documents, and literary works

produced by those cultures. These sources,

which complement and sometimes contradict

the accounts conveyed in the Bible, provide

the basis for reconstructing a comprehensive

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history of ancient Israel. This course covers

the history of Israel and Judah from the Late

Bronze Age (c. 1550-1200 BCE), by the end

of which Israel had emerged as a distinct

ethnic entity, to the period of Roman rule (63

BCE-330 CE), which saw the final extinction of

ancient Israel, represented by the kingdom of

Judea, as a political entity. Knowledge of this

history is based on archaeological, epigraphic,

and literary sources, including the Hebrew

Bible. N.B.: Students should be aware that

the study of history, like all the human and

natural sciences, is predicated on inquiry, not

a priori judgments. Accordingly, the Bible is not

privileged as an intrinsically true or authoritative

record. No text is presumed inerrant, and

all sources are subject to scrutiny, in the

context of scholarly discourse. Biblical texts are

treated just like all other texts, as the products

of human beings embedded in a historical

context, and as the subject of analysis and

interpretation. Persons of all faiths and of no

faith are equally welcome to participate in such

scholarly discourse. However, students who

feel that their own religious beliefs require an

understanding of the Bible that is antithetical

to the foregoing statements are cautioned that

they may find themselves uncomfortable with

this course.

JWST 3504. Apocalypticism, Cosmic

Warfare, and the Maccabees: Jewish

Strategies of Resistance in Antiquity. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

The rise of Hellenistic kingdoms in the ancient

Mediterranean and Near East created a variety

of responses from local, subjugated peoples,

and some of the most documented cases

are those of Jewish populations in Koele-

Syria/Palestine. The main objective of this

course is to analyze Jewish responses to

imperial rule and military conflict during the

Hellenistic and early Roman periods (c. 300

B.C.E. - 150 C.E.), but we will also spend time

examining the broader picture of how local,

ancestral groups fared under foreign rule.

Along with discussing pertinent archaeological

evidence, we will discuss Jewish literature

and documentary material from this period,

including, the sectarian documents of the

Dead Sea Scrolls, the Book of Judith (a

Jewish "novel"), the Books of Daniel and the

Maccabees (all of which provide historical

information about the Maccabean revolt and

rise of the Hasmoneans), and the writings of

Josephus (a Jewish writer who witnessed the

Roman takeover of Palestine in the first century

C.E.). This course will stay within the confines

of the ancient evidence and not examine later

interpretations when analyzing each historical

period; it will begin with Ptolemaic control of

the region and conclude with the Bar Kokhba

revolt, its aftermath, and the resilience of

Jewish populations in northern Palestine.

Topics that will be examined in depth are

messianism and apocalypticism, the Jerusalem

Temple, Jewish ancestral traditions (which

include biblical literature), and theoretical

models used by scholars to analyze power

relationships in antiquity.

JWST 3511. Muslims and Jews: Conflict and

Co-existence in the Middle East and North

Africa since 1700. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Odd Year)

Diversity of social/cultural interactions between

Muslims and Jews and between Islam and

Judaism since 1700. What enabled the two

religious communities to peacefully coexist?

What were causes of conflict? Why is history

of Muslim-Jewish relations such a contested

issue?

JWST 3512. History of Modern Israel/

Palestine: Society, Culture, and Politics.

(GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

History of Zionism/Israel. Arab-Jewish

conflict, tensions between religious/Jews.

Relationships between Mizrahi, Ashkenazi,

Russian, Ethiopian, Arab citizens. Israeli

cultural imagery. Newsreels, political posters,

television shows, films, popular music.

JWST 3515. Multiculturalism in Modern

Israel: how communities, ideologies, and

identities intersect. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Spring)

This course focuses on the way various

cultural groups in Israel attempt to achieve

cultural recognition. Students will learn how

various ethnic and religious groups shape their

identities through process of acculturation and

struggle. Students will learn about several

Israeli cultures by reading literature, book

chapters and case-studies, and watching

movies, all of which center on these debates.

Students will examine various case studies

centered on these multicultural issues in Israel

and will discuss and reflect on the implications

of the issues raised by the course material for

the international community, the United States,

and for their own lives.

JWST 3520. History of the Holocaust. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Study of 1933-1945 extermination of six million

Jews and others by Nazi Germany on basis of

race. European anti-Semitism. Implications of

social Darwinism and race theory. Perpetrators,

victims, onlookers, resistance. Theological

responses of Jews and Christians.

JWST 3601. Fleeing Hitler: German and

Austrian Filmmakers Between Europe and

Hollywood. (AH; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Odd Year)

German/American films by famous directors

who left Europe in Nazi period. Analysis of films

by Fritz Lang, Max Ophuls, Robert Siodmak,

Otto Preminger, Billy Wilder, Douglas Sirk,

and others. Films as art works and as cultural

products of particular social, political, and

historical moments.

JWST 3606. Christians, Muslims, and Jews

in the Middle Ages. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)

A Pew Research survey of the global religious

landscape in 2010 found 2.2 billion Christians

(31.5% of the world's population), 1.6 billion

Muslims (23.2%), and 14 million Jews (.2%).

In this class, we explore how the histories of

these religious communities became deeply

entangled in an age of diplomacy, trade, jihad,

and crusade.

JWST 3631. Jewish Writers and Rebels in

German, Austrian, and American Culture. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Literary/cultural modes of writing used by

Jewish writers in Germany, Austria, and

America to deal with problems of identity, anti-

Semitism, and assimilation. Focus on 20th

century. All readings (novels, poetry, stories)

in English. prereq: No knowledge of German

required; Extra work in German must be done

in order to count this course toward a German

minor or a German, Scandinavian, Dutch

major.

JWST 3633. The Holocaust: Memory,

Narrative, History. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Seventy years after the end of the second

world war, the Holocaust continues to play a

formative role in public discourse about the

past in Germany and Austria. As the event

itself recedes into the past, our knowledge

about the Holocaust has become increasingly

shaped by literary and filmic representations of

it. This course has several objectives: first, to

deepen students' historical knowledge of the

events and experiences of the Holocaust, and

at the same time to introduce critical models for

examining the relationship between personal

experience, historical events, and forms

of representation. This class will introduce

students to the debates about the politics

of memory and the artistic representation of

the Holocaust, with special focus on public

debates about the complex ways in which

Holocaust memory surfaces in contemporary

Germany and Austria, and by the accrual

of layers of text and discourse about the

Holocaust. Additional topics will include

Holocaust testimony; Holocaust memoirs, and

2nd and 3rd generation Holocaust literature,

the Historians' Debate of the 1980s.

JWST 3729. Nazi Germany and Hitler's

Europe. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Comprehensive exploration of Third Reich.

How Nazis came to power, transformations

of 1930s, imposition of racial politics against

Jews/others, nature of total war. Historical

accounts, memoirs, state documents, view

films.

JWST 3745. The Holocaust in France:

Literature, History, Testimony. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course examines the event of the

Holocaust (which we call "Shoah" in France

since the 80s and especially since the film

of the same name by Claude Lanzmann)

in literature, film, and archives. France has

a complex relationship with Jews since the

Middle Ages. During the French Revolution

(1789), then under the Empire (Napoleon

Bonaparte, 1800-1815), the Jews benefitted

from political emancipation. The Republic

defended the equality of Jews before the law

as French citizens. But France was also the

country of political anti-Semitism and of the

Dreyfus Affair (there were in the nineteenth

century some very virulent anti-Semitic

propaganda writers, for example, Edouard

Drumont, author of Jewish France, in 1880,

just before the Dreyfus Affair). This history of

the Jews in France culminates with the Vichy

regime, the policy of collaboration with Nazi

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Germany, antisemitic writings and propaganda

emanating from important writers such as

Louis-Ferdinand Celine and politicians, and

the deportation of part of the Jewish population

to the extermination camps. How does this

story affect fictional writing and debates on how

to represent this event? More than a course

on the Holocaust, we explore the story of its

reminiscence in French culture. It is not a

history class, but a class in culture, literature,

memory, and testimony. FREN 3345 and 3745

meet together. Both FREN 3345 and 3745

are taught in English. Reading and writing

assignments for FREN 3345 are in modern

French. FREN 3345 may count towards the

major or minor in French Studies. Reading

and writing assignments for FREN 3745 are in

English. FREN 3745 does not count towards

the major or minor in French Studies. prereq:

None

JWST 3896. Jewish Studies Internship for

Academic Credit. (; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

The Jewish Studies Internship is intended to

support an applied learning experience in an

agreed-upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals which are related

to the field of Jewish studies. The work can

be full or part time, paid or unpaid, primarily

in off-campus environments. Internships

integrate knowledge and theories gained

previously within the classroom context with

practical application and skill development in

professional or community settings, alongside

academic assignments intended to reflect

upon, inform, and reinforce the workplace

experiences. The skills and knowledge

learned within the workplace setting should

be transferable to other employment settings

and not simply to advance the operations of

the employer. Typically the student's work is

supervised and evaluated by a site coordinator

or instructor, and the instructor is responsible

for evaluating the specifically academic

component of the internship course. Academic

credit reflects academic learning, with the

understanding that such learning may also take

place within the workplace environment.

JWST 3993. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq:

instr consent

JWST 4000W. Final Project, Writing

Intensive. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Independent research/writing under supervision

of a faculty sponsor. A student may approach

any JwSt faculty member to develop a program

of independent research/writing in an area

of student's choosing. prereq: JwSt major,

permission of dir of undergrad studies

JWST 4001W. Final Project, Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Independent research and writing, under

supervision of a faculty sponsor. Student

makes a contract with instructor to write an in-

depth research paper, or comparable project,

to be completed in conjunction with a JwSt

5xxx course. prereq: concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in 5xxx, JwSt major,

permission of dir of undergrad studies

JWST 4315. Never Again! Memory & Politics

after Genocide. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Spring Odd Year)

Course focuses on the social repercussions

and political consequences of large-scale

political violence, such as genocide, war

crimes, and crimes against humanity. Students

learn how communities and states balance the

demands for justice and memory with the need

for peace and reconciliation and addresses

cases from around the globe and different

historical settings. prereq: SOC 1001 or 1011V

recommended, A-F required for Majors/Minors.

JWST 4319. "Jews will not replace us!"

Global Antisemitism from its Origins to the

Present. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

This course will explore the topic of

antisemitism, its history and cultural logic, and

the relation to other forms of exclusion tied

to race, religion, and citizenship in modern

times. Starting with the history of Jewish

emancipation in Europe and the subsequent

debates about the "Jewish Question," students

will learn to identify the key features of political

antisemitism and the ways that antisemitism

has been explained by different social

theories, including Marxism, Functionalism,

and Critical theory. The course will examine

the differences and continuities between

older theological forms of anti-Judaism and

modern antisemitism, the connections between

antisemitism, nativism, and xenophobia in

the US and globally, and engage with current

debates regarding the correlation between

anti-Zionism and antisemitism. We will also

explore Jewish social, political, and ideological

responses to antisemitism in Europe and

the US, from the Holocaust to the present.

Pre-reqs: sophomore or above; Soc 3701

recommended; soc majors/minors must

JWST 5013W. Biblical Law and Jewish

Ethics. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

This course introduces students to the original

meaning and significance of religious law and

ethics within Judaism. Law is the single most

important part of Jewish history and identity. At

the same time, law is also the least understood

part of Judaism and has often been the source

of criticism and hatred. We shall therefore

confront one of the most important parts of

Jewish civilization and seek to understand it

on its own terms. In demonstrating how law

becomes a fundamental religious and ethical

ideal, the course will focus on the biblical and

Rabbinic periods but spans the entire history of

Judaism. Consistent with the First Amendment,

the approach taken is secular. There are no

prerequisites: the course is open to all qualified

students. The course begins with ideas of

law in ancient Babylon and then studies the

ongoing history of those ideas. The biblical idea

that a covenant binds Israel to God, along with

its implications for human worth - including the

view of woman as person - will be examined.

Comparative cultural issues include the

reinterpretations of covenant within Christianity

and Islam. The course investigates the rabbinic

concept of oral law, the use of law to maintain

the civil and religious stability of the Jewish

people, and the kabbalistic transformation of

law. The course concludes with contemporary

Jewish thinkers who return to the Bible while

seeking to establish a modern system of

universal ethics. The premise of the course is

the discipline of academic religious studies.

The assumptions of the course are therefore

academic and secular, as required by the

First Amendment. All texts and all religious

traditions will be examined analytically and

critically. Students are expected to understand

and master this approach, which includes

questioning conventional cultural assumptions

about the composition and authorship of the

Bible. Willingness to ask such questions and

openness to new ways of thinking are essential

to success in the course.

JWST 5115. Midrash: Reading and Retelling

the Hebrew Bible. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

How did the Jews of the first seven centuries

of the common era read and understand the

Hebrew Bible? What were the problems they

faced -- interpretive, historical, theological --

in trying to apply their holy scriptures? This

course explores key issues that led to the

development of a new form of Judaism in late

antiquity, rabbinic Judaism, and its methods

of scriptural interpretation. The course?s

study will focus on the forms and practices of

rabbinic scriptural interpretation (midrash) as it

developed in Roman Palestine and Sasanian

Babylonia, focusing on key narrative and legal

passages in the Five Books of Moses (Torah).

A main focus of the course will be on the ways

the rabbis adapted the Hebrew Bible to express

their own core concerns.

JWST 5204. The Dead Sea Scrolls. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran.

Contents of Dead Sea Scrolls, significance

for understanding development of the Bible.

Background of Judaism and Christianity.

Archaeological site of Qumran. Open to

graduate students across the college;

knowledge of classical Hebrew will not be

required. The course is open to upper level

undergraduate students with permission of the

instructor.

JWST 5992. Directed Readings. (; 1-12 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. prereq: instr

consent

Journalism & Mass Communicat

(JOUR)

JOUR 1001. Media in a Changing World.

(SOCS,TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

In an era when almost everybody's a content

creator and just about every company is

connected with media, what makes mass

communication different from other forms of

message exchange? We'll examine journalism,

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advertising, public relations, video gaming,

music recording, music and more. We'll think

about issues like free speech, "fake news,"

censorship, social media, demographics,

psychographics and graphic content. Hear from

mass media professionals who provide real-

world, real-time material for discussion and

debate. This class covers ground that is shifting

by the day and uses current cases to help you

apply what you learn and sharpen your own

media literacy skills.

JOUR 1001H. Media in a Changing World.

(SOCS,TS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

In an era when almost everybody's a content

creator and just about every company is

connected with media, what makes mass

communication different from other forms

of message exchange? We?ll examine

journalism, advertising, public relations, video

gaming, music recording, music and more.

We'll think about issues like free speech, fake

news, censorship, social media, demographics,

psychographics and graphic content. Hear from

mass media professionals who provide real-

world, real-time material for discussion and

debate. This class covers ground that is shifting

by the day and uses current cases to help you

apply what you learn and sharpen your own

media literacy skills.

JOUR 1501. Digital Games and Society.

(AH,TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Digital games have a wide-ranging impact

on our culture and society and are one of the

fastest-growing sectors of the entertainment

media industry, generating enormous profits

for the game companies. In this course, you

will: (1) be introduced to the academic study

of video games; (2) examine digital games

as forms of communication and interactive

storytelling, as well as games of entertainment,

commerce, social activism, professional

training, and education; (3) consider the impact

of mobile media, particularly for games and

gameplay; (4) discuss next-generation virtual

reality technology that may change the way

we think about immersive media experiences;

and (5) study the history, ethics, and socio-

cultural impact of digital games and related

technologies.

JOUR 1912. Winning People Over: The Art

and Science of Persuasion. (; 3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Seven days a week, everywhere in the world,

people are busily trying to persuade other

people. Students want their professors to

accept late work. Professors want students

to throw themselves into their coursework.

Advertisers want consumers to buy their

products. PR practitioners want people to

think more highly of their clients. Newspaper

editorialists want readers to change their

minds. Defense lawyers want juries to acquit

their clients. And politicians want constituents

to vote for them. Some of these people are

very effective persuaders; others less so.

In this course, we will search out the best

techniques for persuading different kinds of

people to do various things. We'll study really

good textbooks, meet top-quality professional

persuaders, and search out real-life instances

of good and bad persuasive efforts. And we'll

try our hands at persuading someone to do

something that's important to us. All the while

we will be trying to build our own theories of

persuasion and maybe have some fun!

JOUR 1914. Digital Truth-Making: Media

Manipulation, Rumors, and Propaganda

in Today?s News Media. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Spring)

Various forms of misleading information?

including online rumors, political propaganda,

and media manipulation?has become part of

contemporary media and politics. These forms

of misleading information can be destructive

for the fabric of society as well as erode public

trust in the media, politics, businesses, and

other institutions. Misleading information

can also intensify political and ideological

polarization, and shape individual and

collective attitudes. This course considers the

role of actors including journalists, malignant

players, and social media platforms, as well

as the socio-political contexts that underlie the

problem of misinformation. Through discussion,

students will learn about key concepts related

to the contemporary information disorder

ranging from misinformation, infodemic, and

publicity and propaganda. And students will

discuss and learn how to critically evaluate

content using various verification techniques

used in media organizations worldwide.

JOUR 3004. Information for Mass

Communication. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

The ability to acquire, evaluate, and use

different information sources are essential skills

for professional communicators and citizens.

This course teaches the process of information

gathering, evaluation, and implications through

the lens of mass communication. A case

study is used to study this process in depth

throughout the semester. prereq: Jour major,

Strat Comm major, Mass Comm major or

Mass Comm minor or approved BIS/IDIM/ICP

program

JOUR 3004H. Information for Mass

Communication. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

The ability to acquire, evaluate, and use

different information sources are essential skills

for professional communicators and citizens.

This course teaches the process of information

gathering, evaluation, and implications through

the lens of mass communication. A case

study is used to study this process in depth

throughout the semester. prereq: Honors [Jour

major, Strat Comm major, Mass Comm major

or Mass Comm minor or approved BIS/IDIM/

ICP program]

JOUR 3005. Mass Media Effects. (SOCS; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Does the media cause social problems, or just

reflect them? Why and how have mass media

been feared, bemoaned, used, and dismissed

as tools to change public beliefs, attitudes, and

behavior? This course explores a century's

worth of thinking as to how and when media

might have such effects. We examine media

influence in a range of contexts, including

political advertising, health campaigns, video

game violence, pornography, and educational

television. We approach the topic largely from

a social science perspective (for example, by

reviewing experimental tests of the effects

of media violence) but we will address some

of the advantages and limitations inherent in

looking for effects in that way. Although our

focus is on mass media, interpersonal and

digital media sources will be considered as

well.

JOUR 3006. Visual Communication. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

From Instagram to YouTube to memes-we

live in a visual culture. How can we interpret

this flood of images? Learn how to analyze

advertisements, photographs, television,

and social media from multiple perspectives.

Historical, cultural, and ethical approaches

unearth the changing role of visual media in

society. You'll actively interpret current images

to learn how to effectively communicate with

visuals.

JOUR 3007. The Media in American History

and Law: Case Studies. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

In this class, you'll study news media and their

social, cultural, and political impact during a

specific historical time period, based on the

instructor's expertise and area of research.

Examples include: Journalism during the Civil

War; Mass media and the African American

struggle for civil rights; the Sixties and rise of

the New Journalism. Instructors of the course

may vary from term to term and students may

wish to contact the instructor for information on

the specific focus of his or her section.

JOUR 3101W. News Reporting and Writing.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is the foundation for training as

a working journalist--students will learn how

to write and report news accurately, quickly,

fairly and with a clear, informative style that

reflects today?s news demands. Its main

focus is on news writing. Students will be

expected to model proper journalistic forms

and style, for a variety of platforms, as well as

demonstrate proper English usage, grammar,

spelling and style. Students will also be asked

to think about ? and analyze ? news and the

varying ways it is presented in today?s media

world. At the end of the course, students must

demonstrate the ability to write clearly, report

accurately, adhere to AP style, meet deadlines

and judge what is newsworthy. prereq: [Jour

3004 or 3004H or concurrent registration], [Jour

major, Strat Comm major, Mass Comm major

or approved BIS/IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 3102. Multimedia Production and

Storytelling. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course is an introduction to photography,

video, audio and slideshow storytelling and

production; understanding the differences in

content for different media; and understanding

content management. Students will learn

basic skills in understanding the differences

in content for different platforms (Web, print,

radio, mobile and television), in identifying,

writing and producing different story forms

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for video, audio and social media and in

understanding content management. Students

will tell stories using a variety of technologies

to gather, edit and disseminate information

for journalism and strategic communication

messages. We?ll work to understand how

each technology has a particular audience or

application, apply visual principles, and use

the principles of visual grammar. Students

will gain a basic proficiency in still and

video camera operation, in video, audio

and mixed media writing and production,

in creating images for a video and social

media or other mixed media story. They will

also learn to manage and publish content

in an organized manner. prereq: [Jour 3004

or 3004H or concurrent registration], [Jour

3101 or concurrent registration or Jour 3279

or concurrent registration or Jour 3241 or

concurrent registration], [Jour major, Strat

Comm major, Mass Comm major or approved

BIS/IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 3103. Interactive and Data

Journalism. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course teaches concepts, tools and

techniques for effective data journalism

storytelling on digital platforms. Students

will develop ways to display stories through

the most important emerging tools for using

structured information in journalism, including

learning the fundamentals of gathering data

and performing analyses to find stories and

creating visualizations to illustrate trends and

patterns. Students will use maintain a blog to

curate their work, learning how to use what

they build in one of the most common content

management systems. Students will rely on

open-source tools, but will also learn basic

coding to customize those tools for more

effective digital presentation. Students will also

learn about and critique other digital storytelling

formats, user experience concepts and web

analytics. prereq: [Jour 3004 or 3004H], [Jour

3101 or Jour 3279W], [Jour major, Strat Comm

major, Mass Comm major or approved BIS/

IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 3121. Intermediate News Reporting.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is a skills-based course designed

to teach journalism students how to report

and write the types of stories that are central

to the basic beats in most newsrooms. The

course expands upon the competencies

learned in JOUR 3101, but requires more

in-depth records searches, interviewing and

writing. Students also learn the basics of such

subjects as libel law, public records law and

media ethics. Students will learn in this course

how to find news that matters to people, and

how to write it so that readers understand

it. Whether a student is planning a career in

newspapers, television or other media, they will

learn enough to get started as a reporter and to

understand how things work (or don't work) in a

real newsroom . prereq: [Jour 3004 or 3004H],

Jour 3101, [Jour major, Mass Comm major or

approved BIS/IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 3155. Editing for Print and Digital

Audiences. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

In this course, students will learn the

fundamentals of editing for print and digital

publications. Students will learn to edit

copy, to exercise news judgment and to

improve the flow and accuracy of stories.

The course will also cover how to write

search-engine friendly headlines, to utilize

online tools for fact-checking and to execute

compelling visual designs for digital and print.

Successful students will develop an excellent

understanding of AP style, hone their ability

to improve copy and learn to navigate legal,

ethical and production challenges. These

skills are particularly important in the modern

newsroom ? where economic pressures have

removed some layers of fact-checking and

editing and forced traditional roles to shift

and expand. prereq: [Jour 3004 or 3004H],

Jour 3101, [Jour major, Mass Comm major or

approved BIS/IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 3173W. Magazine & Feature Writing.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is about writing feature stories for

magazines. You?ll learn how that enterprise

differs from newspaper writing. You?ll also

learn about the various types of magazines that

exist as well as what constitutes a magazine

in this digital age. We will focus on niche ? on

the importance of writing for the magazine?s

audience. You?ll learn how to sell your work

to different markets and platforms. You?ll also

discover, you if don?t already know it, that

the best magazine writing is rooted in solid

reporting. You?ll be doing more interviewing,

fact-finding and field work than you may have

imagined, all of which will improve your writing.

prereq: [Jour 3004 or 3004H], [Jour 3101 or

Jour 3279W], [Jour major, Strat Comm major,

Mass Comm major or approved BIS/IDIM/ICP

program]

JOUR 3201. Principles of Strategic

Communication. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

So, you have declared your journalism major

and selected the strategic communication

track? Or maybe, you are studying something

completely different, but you have heard that

advertising and public relations are great fields

to work in? In this class, we will foster career

exploration as you learn about key areas

of advertising and public relations (history,

theory, ethics, etc). In the second half of the

class, you will take a journey from media

consumer to strategic planner as you create a

strategic communication campaign as part of

a group project that will start off your strategic

communication portfolio. prereq: [Jour 3004

or 3004H or concurrent registration], [Jour

major, Strat Comm major, Mass Comm major

or Mass Comm minor or approved BIS/IDIM/

ICP program]

JOUR 3241W. Advertising Strategy and

Creative Development. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

This course is focused on giving strategic

communications students the tools needed to

better understand how the creative process

works to help solve business problems. We

will accomplish this by studying successful

advertising campaigns (current and past)

and by creating concepts for campaigns.

Advertising today is more than just the

development of a traditional TV or print ad.

Creative concepts include the traditional

advertising platforms of TV, Radio, Print

and Outdoor along with the vast array of

digital platforms. The strategic and creative

development experiences and discussions

from this class will help aid students in the

development of decision-making and concept

development skills that are needed to pursue

a career in this field. prereq: [Jour 3004W

or 3004V], Jour 3201, [Strat Comm major,

Mass Comm major or approved BIS/IDIM/ICP

program]

JOUR 3251. Evaluative Research in

Strategic Communication. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

This course is designed to teach strategic

communication students the fundamentals

of research used by communication and

marketing research professionals to evaluate

the effectiveness of campaigns. Students will

be exposed to various data collection and

analysis methods with particular emphasis on

quantitative research methods (e.g., surveys,

experiments, digital analytics) commonly used

to collect data to aid strategic communication

decision making. prereq: [Jour 3004W or

3004V], Jour 3201, [Strat Comm major, Mass

Comm major or approved BIS/IDIM/ICP

program]

JOUR 3253. Account Planning. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course examines the role of

account planning in integrated marketing

communications development in today?s

complex cultural and media environments.

It is designed to teach students how to use

research and analytic tools to identify strategic

insights about target consumers. These

insights will then be used to develop effective

brand positions and message strategies.

Students will develop an awareness and

understanding of the skills needed to become

an account planner and an opportunity to apply

those skills in various situations and settings.

Although account planners conduct both

formative and evaluative research using both

primary and secondary research approaches

throughout a campaign, the emphasis in this

course will be on qualitative formative research,

brand planning, positioning and message

development. prereq: [Jour 3004W or 3004V],

Jour 3201, [Strat Comm major, Mass Comm

major or approved BIS/IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 3261. Media Planning. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

The objective of the course is to provide a

basic understanding of the media strategy,

planning, and selection process within

the context of the broader marketing

communications process. The course will

cover paid, owned and earned media across

advertising, digital (including social), and

direct marketing disciplines. The media

planning process incorporates subjective

decision making after reviewing significant

amounts of objective data. The development

of recommendations with supporting rationale

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is the basis for the process. Students are

introduced to this process focusing on the

prioritization of strategies and media selection

within a fixed budget. Marketing and media

examples covering number industries to help

students grasp theoretical concepts. The

media selection process incorporates the

demographic media consumption patterns of

the American consumer. Students will also be

exposed to the measurement methodologies

for all major media. The course will cover

the strengths and weaknesses of various

media and how they are applied to accomplish

marketing communication objectives. Students

will garner hands on experience with data and

planning resources. prereq: [3004W or 3004V],

[3201 or 3202], [jour major or approved BIS/

IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 3275. Digital Strategy in Strategic

Communication. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

This course is designed to provide a basic

understanding of digital communications and

strategy development. The course covers

the digital communications planning process

and emphasizes how to develop effective

communications strategies in today?s digital-

centric environment. The digital revolution of

the last fifteen years makes it imperative for

communications professionals to understand

how to evaluate and select digital marketing

channels to best achieve business goals. This

course is designed to assist students to build

the professional skills they need to compete in

a digital world. This course teaches students

how to develop a digital communications plan

from start to finish. Students will increase their

understanding of how digital communications

relate to more traditional marketing and PR

tactics. Students will move through a discovery

process learning to analyze consumers? digital

marketing behavior, their demand for content,

the effectiveness of various social media

channels including website performance. The

course will review current digital tools, trends

and tactics; weighing the difference between

what is ?hot? versus which channels can best

be used to achieve a brand?s communications

goals. Students will leave the course with an

increased knowledge of digital communications

and ability to evaluate and strategically apply

digital marketing techniques in a real-world

communications environment. prereq: [Jour

3004W or 3004V], Jour 3201, [Strat Comm

major, Mass Comm major or approved BIS/

IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 3279W. Professional Writing for

Strategic Communication. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is designed to develop writing

expertise for public relations and advertising

agency work, corporate and non-profit

strategic communication and development

of tactical thinking and publicity techniques.

The course focuses on developing the

essential writing capabilities needed to

complete a wide variety of projects in public

relations and related strategic communication

professions. It is designed to help students

gain experience in researching, interviewing,

writing, and producing materials used by

strategic communication professionals.

These include biographies, press releases,

fact sheets, backgrounders, newsletters,

brochures, speeches, A/V scripts and other

materials for broadcast. Discussion of public

relations tactics, the role of public relations

and advertising agencies and various media

channels is integrated into the course ?

so that students should develop a strong

understanding of the many aspects of the

strategic communication profession. Theories

of persuasion, social influence and compliance

gaining are interwoven into class discussions.

prereq: [Jour 3004W or 3004V], Jour 3201,

[Strat Comm major, Mass Comm major or

approved BIS/IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 3321. Media Design. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course will introduce students to basic

skills in visual communication through

hands-on projects, observation, discussion,

and collaboration. Students will learn the

vocabulary necessary to communicate

effectively about graphic design processes.

Students will develop a sense of their own

design aesthetic and be able to talk about their

solutions to design communication challenges

by producing and presenting the projects

assigned in the course. They also will learn

to provide and receive constructive criticism

and encouragement with their peers through

both process and final class project critiques.

Students will become familiar with the tools and

processes necessary to execute simple design

projects, from concept through production.

Course projects will facilitate diversity through

projects that reflect each students interests

and research. prereq: [Jour 3004 or 3004H

or concurrent registration], [Jour major, Strat

Comm major, Mass Comm major or approved

BIS/IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 3451. TV, Radio and Digital News

Reporting. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course is the introductory broadcast and

digital writing and reporting course. It is the

student?s introduction to writing in broadcast

and digital style, video photojournalism and

digital video editing. This is ?not? a production

class. It will apply journalism to the production

techniques learned in JOUR 3102. Also

included: source and story development,

ethical decision-making, audio storytelling and

vocal and on-camera delivery. prereq: [Jour

3004 or 3004H], Jour 3101, Jour 3102, [Jour

major, Mass Comm major or approved BIS/

IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 3551. The Business of Digital Media:

Innovation, Disruption, and Adaptation.

(TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Digital media enterprises have uprooted many

established industries and continue to be

among the most important factors shaping our

economy and society today. Where do these

innovations come from? Why do some startups

prosper while others fail? How do legacy

firms respond to disruptions to their business

models? What makes adaptations possible?

What makes them risky? Learn to analyze and

evaluate the economic strategies of existing

digital media firms across various sectors of

society including news, entertainment, social

media, mobile, and retail. Assess their impacts

on cultural and civic life for better and for

worse. Use these skills to incubate your own

ideas for the next great media innovations of

the future.

JOUR 3552. Technology, Communication &

Global Society. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

This course examines the various ways in

which technology continues to evolve, and

to have a role in ongoing societal changes.

The course focuses on unpacking the specific

ways in which technology are evolving,

and connecting those changes to impacts

on communication and media A variety of

theories or perspectives relevant or related

to technology use and global communication

will be considered to help make sense

of the interplay between the technology

use and societies in a global setting. The

course is divided into three main parts: first,

understanding of the specifics of relevant

technology; second, connecting the technical

features to theoretical views of technology;

third, examining global patterns of technology

use in media and communication. The readings

and discussions place special emphasis on

specific forms of technology, including mobile

phones, Web, and social media. Grounded

in a global context, we will investigate the

political, cultural, social, technological, and

economic conditions that shape and are

shaped by the presence of the Internet at the

national and cross-national levels; the effects

of technology use on the form and content of

mass communication at the global level; and

the implications of technology use for human

and social relations across national borders.

JOUR 3590. Special Topics in Mass

Communication: Context. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Context course not regularly offered. Topics

specified in Class Schedule.

JOUR 3614. History of Media

Communication. (HIS,TS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

In the history of humankind, there have been

five major changes in how we communicate

and we're in the middle of the latest revolution.

This class helps you make sense of these

uncharted waters by exploring how humanity

adopted, and adapted to, past disruptions.

From the alphabet to the internet and social

media, learn how technological innovations

in the media have changed not only how

people share information and values but also

what people have communicated throughout

history. We will learn about these five phases

in mediated communication over 5,000 years,

and how they relate to major changes in

politics, society and culture. And then we'll

use history's lessons to peek into the future:

When presidents tweet and everyone's foodie

photos are on Instagram, how does the world

communicate?

JOUR 3615. History of the Documentary. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Invention of photographic media. Truth-value of

factual versus fictive representations. Influence

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of political/economic contexts on form/content.

Convergence of distinct realms of media

practice. Role of media maker. Documentary

photography/film. Screenings of landmark films,

photographs.

JOUR 3690. Special Topics in Journalism

Skills. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Journalism professional skills course not

regularly offered. Topics and prerequisites

specified in Class Schedule. Students must be

Journalism majors and meet the prerequisites

for the specific course offering.

JOUR 3741. Diversity and Mass

Communication. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

How are our perceptions of crime been

influenced by the news? How do social

movements use media to share their

messages? What can we as audiences do?

Social media, news and entertainment media

help shape our ideas about identity and

differences. Learn how representation and

inclusion have been negotiated through media

with a particular focus on local case studies.

Topics include race, ethnicity, social class,

physical ability, and gender. Students will learn

how to use media literacy to build a just and

equitable society.

JOUR 3745. Mass Media and Popular

Culture. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Popular culture is everywhere. Social

media, film, music, video games, television,

websites, and news bring popular culture

into our daily lives. In this class, we will

examine popular culture in modern and

historical contexts through various mass

communication, sociological, and cultural

theories. Is popular culture of the people?

or dictated by corporate interests? What

social and commercial pressures result in

stereotypes, misrepresentation and exclusion

in popular culture? Does popular culture

mirror or shape social reality? This course will

provide you with the tools to become active and

thoughtful consumers of media and popular

culture.

JOUR 3751. Digital Media and Culture.

(AH,TS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

How have digital media innovations like social

media, mobile phones, artificial intelligence,

drones and games shaped and been shaped

by a culture and society globally? Learn to

critically examine the function of digital media

in your life. Take away a socio-historical

understanding of digital media innovation, and

the social, political, and economical impact of

new media in creativity, industry, and culture

from a cross-disciplinary perspective. Topics

range from the concept of branding in an online

context, to the varied uses of digital media in

the context of journalism, social mobilization,

law and privacy, business, globalization,

content creation, and beyond. You will read,

discuss, and debate cutting edge material from

documentaries, podcasts, popular press, and

academic literature. This course balances local

contexts with global perspectives, and provides

details into the practicalities of working and

living in a new media environment.

JOUR 3757. Principles of Health

Communication Strategy. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Health information is in the news, nearly

every corner of the internet, on your favorite

television show, and advertising campaigns.

Using principles of mass communication,

public health, sociology, and psychology this

course explores how mediated health content

impacts students' lives at both micro- and

macro-levels. We will explore questions such

as: how do individuals use media to achieve

health-related goals? What role does media

and health literacy play in achieving these

goals? What effect does health information

in entertainment media or strategic public

health campaigns, for example, effect your own

health-related beliefs and behaviors? To what

extent do media portrayals of health and illness

impact society?s understanding of complex

health issues such as mental health, substance

use disorder, or cancers? What influence does

news coverage of health issues have on health

policy and health reform?

JOUR 3771. Media Ethics. (CIV; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Citizens expect journalists to separate fact

from falsehoods, opinion and propaganda.

But is it possible for journalists to be unbiased

and objective? Advertisers are expected to

push products. But is it acceptable to mislead

by exaggerating what the product can do?

Public relations professionals must protect a

company's brand. But what should they do

when a company becomes entangled in a

scandal? This course examines the ethical and

unethical ways that communicators respond to

such challenges, and uses real-life examples

to identify values and principles that can lead

to sound, ethical decisions under the most

difficult circumstances. Learn about ethical

communication on all platforms, from television

to social media to newspapers and magazines.

Build a solid foundation for your own ethical

thinking that can guide you as a student and as

a professional communicator.

JOUR 3775. Administrative Law and

Regulation for Strategic Communication.

(CIV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Learn practical legal skills and ethics as they

pertain to marketing, public relations and

advertising by focusing on the actions of

the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal

Communications, and the Federal Elections

Commission. Learn about the administrative

process including adjudication and rule making.

Learn through a range of legal, policy and

ethics discussions ranging from the First

Amendment, the regulation of commercial

speech, advertising deception, substantiation

of material claims, digital privacy, contesting,

political advertising, and controls on native

advertising and social media influencers.

JOUR 3776. Mass Communication Law. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

The First Amendment protects the freedom

of speech, and of the press. Does that mean

that journalists can write anything they want,

broadcast any video images they choose, or go

wherever they like in order to gather news? In

this course, we will examine significant court

decisions that have defined the legal rights

and privileges of journalists. We will look at

statutes like the Freedom of Information Act

and journalist 'shield laws.' We will consider

how new technology raises questions, and

challenges, about how to balance First

Amendment freedoms with other interests, like

privacy and national security. Learn legal rules

and principles, and apply them in classroom

debate and discussion and in written exercises

and examinations. The goal is to understand

how the First Amendment and other laws

protect the rights of freedom of expression, not

just for journalists, but for all of us.

JOUR 3776H. Mass Communication Law. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

The First Amendment protects the freedom

of speech, and of the press. Does that mean

that journalists can write anything they want,

broadcast any video images they choose, or

go wherever they like in order to gather news?

In this course, we will examine significant

court decisions that have defined the legal

rights and privileges of journalists. We will look

at statutes like the Freedom of Information

Act and journalist "shield laws." We will

consider how new technology raises questions,

and challenges, about how to balance First

Amendment freedoms with other interests, like

privacy and national security. Learn legal rules

and principles, and apply them in classroom

debate and discussion and in written exercises

and examinations. The goal is to understand

how the First Amendment and other laws

protect the rights of freedom of expression,

not just for journalists, but for all of us. prereq:

Honors

JOUR 3790. Special Topics in Strategic

Communication Skills - Execution. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Strategic Communication professional skills

execution course not regularly offered. ?

Topics and prerequisites specified in Class

Schedule. ?Students must be Strategic

Communication majors and meet the

prerequisites for the specific course offering.

JOUR 3796. Media and Politics. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Do facts matter anymore? Is press freedom

under threat? Are audiences trapped in filter

bubbles? Why do people hate the media,

and how can the news be improved to better

serve citizens? Explore the historical and

contemporary dynamics that shape the

relationship between professionals in the

media, the mass public, and political actors

across different parts of government. Study

major forms of mass media, including television

and newspapers, alongside new forms such

as digital and social media. Look at specific

reporting rituals and practices, as well as

issues involving media ownership, regulation,

ethics, and press freedom. We will study

politicians? efforts to craft messages, advertise

strategically, and target select audiences for

political gain. The course will focus primarily,

but not exclusively, on the United States, and

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you will be asked to engage with current events

and the role of communication technologies in

political and civic life.

JOUR 3890. Special Topics in Strategic

Communication Skills - Planning. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Strategic Communication professional skills

planning course not regularly offered. ?

Topics and prerequisites specified in Class

Schedule. ?Students must be Strategic

Communication majors and meet the

prerequisites for the specific course offering.

JOUR 3896. Directed Internship. (; 1 cr. [max

3 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

This is an independent study internship

practicum. Students obtain an internship with

the organization of their choice, such as a

TV station, advertising agency, magazine,

corporation or non-profit organization, to

gain real-world professional experience. The

internship should be in students? field of

concentration and improve their professional

skills; the internship should be guided by a

person already working in their chosen field.

The course will assist students to examine,

reflect on and construct meaning from their

internship experience and will encourage

them to examine what it means to be a

professional and to operate within professional

environments. A student may only earn credit

for a given internship through one course at a

time. prereq: Jour major, dept consent

JOUR 3993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed study, projects. Prereq [Jour major

or jour minor or approved IDIM major or

ICP major or BIS major], instr consent, dept

consent, college consent.

JOUR 4171. Covering the Arts. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

As arts journalism continues to migrate from

print to online media, the distinctions between

entertainment and art have begun to merge,

and the boundaries between professional

journalism and promotion have blurred. Yet the

task of the arts journalist remains an important

independent voice for developing arts literacy

on print and digital platforms. This course will

not only develop practical and critical thinking

needed to write about the arts as a journalist

but will also do so via digital approaches

to arts coverage. Accordingly, students will

be immersed and engaged on a variety of

platforms to produce relevant journalism about

a wide variety of arts for 21st century readers.

prereq: [Jour 3004 or 3004H], Jour 3101, [Jour

major, Mass Comm major or approved BIS/

IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 4172. Sports Reporting. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

This course will cover game-story writing,

multimedia/digital storytelling, interview/press

conference techniques, sports-business

reportage, data-driven journalism, effective use

of social media and opinion/column writing.

Top sports media professionals and other local

sports personalities will come in periodically

to tell their stories and teach students some of

what they know about good sports journalism.

The aim of this course is to provide first steps

toward working in today?s sports media

environment. Some possible sports career

destinations include becoming: an authoritative

sports blogger; TV sports anchor, reporter or

sideline analyst; beat reporter or sports editor

for a newspaper (and its website); team sports

information director; writer of long, beautiful

prose for a national magazine or website.

prereq: [Jour 3004 or 3004H], Jour 3101, Jour

3121 or instructor permission, [Jour major,

Mass Comm major or approved BIS/IDIM/ICP

program]

JOUR 4173. Podcast Production and

Storytelling. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Nieman Journalism lab declared Podcasting

the last mass medium, WNYC invested $15

million in development on podcasts last

year alone with the New York Times, the LA

Times and now the Washington Post not far

behind. Whether it?s for news and information,

strategic communication messaging or pure

entertainment, podcasting has changed how

the world seeks and delivers information. This

class will take the mystery out of audio: what

makes it different, where its challenges lie and

what makes it such an enticing medium to work

in. Students will learn the basics of narrative

audio storytelling, which is used extensively in

some of the most influential podcasts including

Serial, This American Life, Caliphate, Dirty

John to podcasts like Target?s Coffee and

Crayons (produced in partnership with Slate

Studios) and the Trader Joe?s podcast Inside

Trader Joe?s. Audio has the power to involve

the listeners, to make them a part of the story ?

whether it?s buying crayons or explaining an

Islamic insurgency ? the tools are the same:

real voices, sound and conversational writing.

Students will learn how to harness sound, to

use it to develop a narrative and tell stories with

scope, sound and texture.

JOUR 4175. Brovald-Sim Community

Journalism Practicum. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Community journalism is arguably the most

relevant source of news and information for

our citizenry, whether in urban, suburban

or rural settings. That?s still true today,

but the nature of what we call community

journalism is changing. For decades,

community journalism has been defined by

its geographical boundaries, concerning

chiefly the institutions ? schools, churches,

businesses or government ? within those

borders. While that traditional community

journalism is certainly still alive today, the

reach of digital journalism and social media

has transformed the notion of community. New

communities can define themselves beyond

geography, a shift that creates opportunities for

journalists to cover a broader sense of ?where?

people live. This course will explore this shift

through practical, hands-on experience and

thoughtful consideration of the journalist?s

role in covering diverse communities. Through

readings, lectures and discussions with

professionals who do the work, students will

consider the notion of community journalism

and the best practices for it. Students will target

a community in and around the University of

Minnesota and develop cover that community

on the student-run website AccessU. The

goal is for those teams to publish relevant

stories about the community on that site in text,

photos, video and visualizations. prereq: [Jour

3004 or 3004H], Jour 3101, [Jour 3103 or Jour

3121 or Jour 3155 or Jour 3173 or Jour 4302],

[Jour major, Mass Comm major or approved

BIS/IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 4242. Advertising Portfolio

Development. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course improves students' creative

development and conceptual thinking. Students

will develop creative ideas based on sound

strategies, with emphasis on developing

ideas for current and evolving creative media

opportunities. At the end of the term, students

will be able to apply strategic and insightful

creativity to advertising ideas and will have

a basic understanding of how to put a book

together for the field of advertising. prereq:

[Jour 3004W or 3004V], Jour 3201, Jour 3241,

[Strat Comm major, Mass Comm major or

approved BIS/IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 4243. Digital Content Development

and Production for Brand Communications.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course focuses on the conceptual

and practical skills necessary for strategic

communication practitioners, especially

those focused on careers in public relations,

corporate communications and sponsored

content generation, to create, produce, publish

and distribute content for brands. The course

addresses new technologies for branded

storytelling including various forms of online

video, longer form digital content such as blogs

and web sites, and social media community

content created for social platforms. The

course also incorporates elements of user

experience and graphic design and the skills

necessary to adapt and modify content in an

iterative process after analyzing audience data.

Discussion of professional ethics in the creation

of branded content is incorporated throughout.

prereq: [Jour 3004W or 3004V], Jour 3201,

[Jour 3241 or Jour 3279], [Strat Comm major,

Mass Comm major or approved BIS/IDIM/ICP

program]

JOUR 4251. Psychology of Advertising. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Ever wonder what your brain does when you

see an advertisement? Ever wonder why

advertisements work? And why sometimes

they don't? How does advertising compel

you to buy things you don't need and

what strategies do you use to resist these

messages? In this course we explore a range

of theories that explain how advertisements

influence memory, attitudes, emotions, and

behaviors and how humans actively process

and resist persuasive messages.

JOUR 4259. Strategic Communication

Case Analysis. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course explores a wide range of strategic

communications campaigns in a case study

setting. Students will explore real-life situations

and analyze them from a strategic, integrated

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communications point of view. The cases

will focus on building relationships with

key stakeholder groups, using strategic

communication in today?s global environment,

and critically analyzing ethical and legal issues.

The course objective is to provide students

with opportunities to apply their analytical skills

when identifying communication opportunities

and problems, evaluating the cost and benefits

of alternative communication strategies, and

evaluating the outcomes of communication

campaign decisions. Students will learn

how quantitative and qualitative evidence

can be used to support strategic decisions,

recommendations and campaign evaluation.

Campaigns are drawn from the business,

nonprofit, government and political sectors and

they focus on communication issues addressed

through strategic communication, including

public relations, advertising, marketing and/

or social media. Students also examine

cases involving crisis communication, media

relations and multicultural communication. The

case study approach will prepare students

to develop their decision-making skills based

on best practices learned through the critical

evaluation of past and present campaigns.

prereq: [Jour 3004W or 3004V], Jour 3201,

any 32xx skills course, [Strat Comm major,

Mass Comm major or approved BIS/IDIM/ICP

program]

JOUR 4262. Management for Strategic

Communication. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

This course teaches the concepts and

methods for effective management by placing

them in the context of organizations in the

field of strategic communication. These

organizations are diverse in their scale of

operations and in the products and services

they produce. They are highly responsive

to the latest developments in digital media

technology, conditions in the local and global

economy and trends in society. They include

advertising agencies, public relations firms,

media organizations, digital media agencies,

brand content developers and communication

departments in client organizations, both

for profit and nonprofit businesses. The

topics taught in this course include strategic

business planning, budgeting, understanding

fundamental financial concepts, leadership

skills, human resource management, project

management and marketing and selling

skills. The concepts, skills and perspectives

covered in this course apply to both working

within organizations and to understanding

the business circumstances of clients and

competitors. The course also serves to awaken

students to the potential, when opportunities

arise, to propose and develop new business

ideas of their own. prereq: [Jour 3004W or

3004V], Jour 3201, any 32xx skills course,

[Strat Comm major, Mass Comm major or

approved BIS/IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 4263. Strategic Communication

Campaigns. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course provides an in-depth look at

all aspects of strategic communications

culminating in the development of a

strategically sound communications campaign.

Emphasis is on ?real-life? examples of

campaigns, their creation and development. All

essentials of developing a strategic campaign

are covered, including advertising strategy,

positioning, developing creative, consumer

research, planning and setting objectives,

media strategies, budgeting, public relations

programs and promotion. This course is

designed to bring together all aspects of

communications planning that students

have gained from previous classes. The

class will focus on the integration of various

techniques and elements available to most

effectively create a strategic communications

campaign. This course will simulate the

teamwork involved in working in a strategic

communications agency. Case studies will

be used extensively to apply the theory to the

practice in a meaningful, memorable way.

prereq: [Jour 3004W or 3004V], Jour 3201, any

32xx skills course, [any 4/5xxx skills course

or Flor 3007 or concurrent registration], [Strat

Comm major, Mass Comm major or approved

BIS/IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 4272. Digital Advertising: Theory and

Practice. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

This course introduces you to the fascinating

and ever-changing world of digital advertising

and marketing. Learn its history and evolution,

current trends, future possibilities and legal/

ethical issues. We'll study the innovative

research and theories explaining the practice

and effects of various forms, including social

media, search marketing, gaming, native, viral,

online video advertising, online behavioral

advertising, and mobile. Through a combination

of lectures, in-class discussions, and guest

presentations by industry professionals, you'll

learn the basic theories for developing effective

and socially-responsible digital advertising

campaigns in the increasingly diverse and

global media environment. prereq: Jour major,

Strat Comm major, Mass Comm major or Mass

Comm minor or Digital Media Studies minor

approved BIS/IDIM/ICP program

JOUR 4274W. Advertising in Society. (WI; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Advertising in Society asks students to think

about the ways that advertising intersects with

cultural and political life in the 21st century,

examining the influence of advertising from

many perspectives?legal, constitutional, social

and ethical. This course tackles a variety of

current topics in advertising, including the

many other powerful social institutions that

advertising underpins (such as journalism and

entertainment content), the role of American

political advertising, the way advertising

depicts gender and sexuality, the obligations

of advertisers toward vulnerable audiences,

and the ethics and impact of increasingly

pervasive personalized hyper-niche ads on

Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. This course

helps students learn how to conduct thorough

analyses of issues, develop positions on

issues, and present coherent and convincing

arguments for the positions they have taken.

JOUR 4302. Photojournalism. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Students in this course can expect to learn

skills in understanding convergence journalism

and visual roles and responsibilities in

newsrooms, understanding basic video news

production using a DSLR, and using those to

create a portfolio of still images with significant

journalistic content. Students will study some

concept and theory, plus approaches in

covering story events and using a variety of

technologies to gather, edit and disseminate

stories. Students will look at ways to tailor

stories for print, broadcast, web and mobile

reporting, and talk about the differences in

audience and will study ethics all along the

way, too. Students will get photo-nerdy. They

will learn production skills that include visual

grammar and application, how to use a DSLR

camera for both still and video images, and

how to use light and color to tell news and

feature stories. Plus, students will learn to edit

photos and video for great images and for great

stories. prereq: [Jour 3004 or 3004H], Jour

3101, Jour 3102, [Jour major, Mass Comm

major or approved BIS/IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 4303. Advanced Visual Storytelling.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Students produce in-depth multimedia stories,

using photography, audio, video, text and

infographics, working both individually and in

groups. Students will produce and participate

in a completed multimedia project (with at least

three story forms) by the end of the semester.

Students examine the implications of differing

approaches to multimedia production and

consider ethical issues raised by it. Exemplary

work of multimedia journalism is regularly

presented and reviewed. prereq: [Jour 3004

or 3004H], Jour 3101, Jour 3102, [Jour major,

Mass Comm major or approved BIS/IDIM/ICP

program]

JOUR 4451. Long-form Video Reporting. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Emphasis in this course is on longer-form

storytelling using video, audio, graphics and

still photography, edited into multimedia

presentations for journalistic and persuasive

messages. Story conceptualization, enterprise,

source development, access, narrative

approaches and related issues will be

addressed. Ethical and legal implications

of multimedia storytelling in journalistic and

strategic communications settings will be

reviewed. prereq: [Jour 3004 or 3004H], Jour

3101, Jour 3102, Jour 3451 [Jour major,

Mass Comm major or approved BIS/IDIM/ICP

program]

JOUR 4452. Newscast Producing. (3 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Spring)

The emphasis of the course is planning,

writing, producing and presenting live TV

newscasts. Students will produce University

Report newscasts during the semester. Much

of the class will also be spent writing broadcast

news copy. Students will also generate their

own stories as needed and anchor newscasts

or segments. prereq: [Jour 3004 or 3004H],

Jour 3101, Jour 3102, Jour 3451, [Jour 3121

or concurrent registration], [Jour major, Mass

Comm major or approved BIS/IDIM/ICP

program]

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JOUR 4590. Special Topics in Mass

Communication: Context. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Special context topics not regularly offered.

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

JOUR 4690. Special Topics in Journalism

Skills. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Journalism professional skills course not

regularly offered. ?Topics and prerequisites

specified in Class Schedule. ?Students

must be Journalism majors and meet the

prerequisites for the specific course offering.

JOUR 4721. Mass Media and U.S. Society.

(DSJ,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Are the news media doing a good job? How

can you tell? Does it matter? Is The Daily Show

the best news program on television? Why or

why not? Most people seem to have an opinion

about all of these questions. Most discussions

seem to center on one of four themes: 1) who

owns the media and what they care about; 2)

whether the news media are becoming more

or less credible and/or biased; 3) whether

entertainment is replacing or enhancing

information in news programming; and 4)

how much, if at all, is the Internet changing

everything about the way the media work,

including who we think of as a journalist. Mass

Media and U.S. Society explores the validity

and importance of these themes in terms of

what roles can the media play in society, what

roles does it play, and how have those roles

have changed over time. The course draws on

ideas from various social sciences to develop

tools for discussing a number of specific issues

related to these themes.

JOUR 4721H. Mass Media and U.S. Society.

(DSJ,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Are the news media doing a good job? How

can you tell? Does it matter? Is The Daily Show

the best news program on television? Why or

why not? Most people seem to have an opinion

about all of these questions. Most discussions

seem to center on one of four themes: 1) who

owns the media and what they care about; 2)

whether the news media are becoming more

or less credible and/or biased; 3) whether

entertainment is replacing or enhancing

information in news programming; and 4)

how much, if at all, is the Internet changing

everything about the way the media work,

including who we think of as a journalist. Mass

Media and U.S. Society explores the validity

and importance of these themes in terms of

what roles can the media play in society, what

roles does it play, and how have those roles

have changed over time. The course draws on

ideas from various social sciences to develop

tools for discussing a number of specific issues

related to these themes. prereq: honors

JOUR 4733V. Honors Thesis Seminar. (WI;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Students work under supervision of instructor,

with input from subject or methodological

advisers, to define research question, conduct

research, and write thesis. Students serve as

consultants to one another. prereq: Jour major,

[jr or sr], honors

JOUR 4790. Special Topics in Strategic

Communication Skills - Execution. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Strategic Communication professional skills

execution course not regularly offered. ?

Topics and prerequisites specified in Class

Schedule. ?Students must be Strategic

Communication majors and meet the

prerequisites for the specific course offering.

JOUR 4801. Global Communication. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

How does communication affect international

affairs? That's literally a question of war and

peace, and this class guides you through

the big theories and the real life stories of

how news, information and entertainment

travels around the world. Analyze the role of

communication in globalization, addressing

possible interpretations ranging from cultural

imperialism to democratic development.

Examine how different media cover foreign

countries. What does it take to cover the world,

historically and at a time of unprecedented

challenges for professional journalism? What

are the practices that have made international

news what it is for the last century? Through

theory and case studies from journalists and

diplomats, examine the possible effects of

international communication on international

relations and policy making.

JOUR 4890. Special Topics in Strategic

Communication Skills - Planning. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Strategic Communication professional skills

planning course not regularly offered. ?

Topics and prerequisites specified in Class

Schedule. ?Students must be Strategic

Communication majors and meet the

prerequisites for the specific course offering.

JOUR 4995. Capstone. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall & Spring)

The purpose of this course is to round

out professional career competencies for

Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass

Communication majors. It is designed

to complement and provide capstone

reflection on a student's development through

HSJMC's curriculum in the professional

journalism, strategic communication and mass

communication programs. This course has

four parts: career competency reflections

of previously taken JOUR courses using

CLA's RATE tool; a networking unit; a

written reflection of the students' HSJMC

experiences projecting to career readiness;

and an assessment of context course learning

outcomes. Students enroll in this course along

with an advanced skills or context course

during their last semester.

JOUR 5001. Introduction to Mass

Communication Theory and Research. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Course is designed to provide an overview

of the evolution and content of the major

intellectual perspectives, theories, and

methodological approaches that serve as the

basis for the mass communication discipline.

Provides the intellectual base for first-year

master's students' graduate work in mass

communication, as well introduces advanced

undergraduate students to graduate study in

the discipline. prereq: Grad students enrolled in

Mass Communication MA or PhD program

JOUR 5131. In-Depth Reporting. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

The approach to the class is dual: First, there

is an academic component ? studying the best

examples in-depth reporting from muckrakers

to yesterday?s New York Times. This part

of the course will be presented in a seminar

style with a high-expectation for student

involvement. Second, there is a hands-on

component ? giving students the opportunity

to exercise what they learn in this class

and elsewhere in their journalism program.

This part of the course will require students

to identify appropriate stories for in-depth

reporting, outline the proposed stories to the

instructor, thoroughly report the stories and go

through the editing process. Students will also

produce graphics and photographs, and might

consider various multi-media possibilities. The

class topics will be organized around essential

social issues, such as health care, politics,

poverty, business or other topics. During

some semesters, students will produce news

stories for publication at a professional news

organization, such as MinnPost.com. Such

opportunities in past classes have allowed

students to work with professional reporters

and editors and get bylines stories read by

thousands. prereq: [Jour 3004 or 3004H], Jour

3101, Jour 3121, [Jour major, Mass Comm

major or approved BIS/IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 5174. Magazine Editing and

Production. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course focuses on magazine and web

writing, editing, photography, graphic design,

and production. Students will study concepts

of magazine and web communication with

a special concern for how words, pictures,

multimedia and design can be combined

effectively. Over the semester, the class will

create and produce a professional quality

single-theme magazine and website. During

this process, students will experience firsthand

the organization and working of an editorial and

production staff, and the implications of specific

divisions of labor and working relationships.

All students will write an article and/or produce

web content as well as hold a staff job. prereq:

[Jour 3004 or 3004H], [Jour 3101 or Jour

3279], [Jour 3155 or Jour 3173 or Jour 3321

or Jour 4171 or Jour 4302], [Jour major, Strat

Comm major, Mass Comm major or approved

BIS/IDIM/ICP program]

JOUR 5196. Field Based Practicum. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This class will teach advanced reporting skills

through hands-on experience, professional

oversight and thoughtful discussions with

working journalists. Classes will be held at

news organizations, where students will also

work directly with editors to produce news,

features or other content. That work experience

will be complemented in weekly sessions

by readings, projects and discussions and

with journalists. Students apply to this course

and completion of Jour 3121 is encouraged.

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student services office about a month before

registration begins. prereq: Jour major and

instructor permission

JOUR 5251. Strategic Communication

Theory. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

This course is an introduction to

psychologically-grounded concepts, theories

and research and their applications for strategic

communication. The course objectives involve

comprehension and application of a range of

psychological concepts and theories related

to attitude development, susceptibility to

message influence, and opinion formation and

change. The course will provide opportunities

to apply theoretical concepts to critically

evaluate strategic communications (advertising,

public relations, brand marketing, etc.) and

to use psychological theory and research to

inform the development of communication

strategies. The course will examine how these

theories help us understand communication

processes in digital media environments, as

well as how they inform relationship-building

areas of strategic communication such as

reputation and crisis management. The course

will provide opportunities for students to apply

concepts and theories to potential research for

graduate degree capstone projects.

JOUR 5253. Content Strategy and

Development. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

In today?s disruptive world of digital and

social communications, brands/organizations

have found it necessary to become content

publishers. This course will expose students

to evolving, highly dynamic best practices in

content strategy and brand journalism. The

course will consider how editorial strategies,

emerging technologies and digital delivery

platforms can lead to more effective content

creation, distribution, audience engagement

and measurement. Students will learn the

various stages of content development, from

organizing the brand?s storyline and mapping

it to the customer?s brand journey, to the

processes of planning, implementing and

auditing an organization?s content strategy.

The course includes weekly readings and case

studies for each topic; guest lecturers who are

experts in their area of content strategy; as well

as a semester-long class project that aligns

with each stage of the content development

process. prereq: Strategic Communication MA

student or instructor permission

JOUR 5501. Communication, Public

Opinion, and Social Media. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Sharpen your understanding of public opinion

and its role in political and civic life: What

does it mean? Where does it come from? How

is it measured? What impact does it have?

How are the public?s preferences shaped

by the larger communications environment

and the strategic messages of politicians,

interest groups, and other actors in society?

What are polls really measuring, and why do

they seem so unreliable sometimes? How are

social media technologies giving voice to new

segments and dimensions of public opinion?

But how are they vulnerable to manipulation

from bots and other efforts designed to alter

perceptions of collective opinions? Examine

the theories of communication, psychology,

political science, and sociology that underlie

these dynamic questions. We?ll consider

cutting edge approaches used by market

researchers, political analysts, and data

scientists to harness new forms of data about

what the public thinks. We investigate theories

that explain how people form their opinions,

deliberate with others, change their minds, and

reveal their preferences, and we apply these

frameworks to understand contemporary public

opinion issues and campaigns.

JOUR 5541. Mass Communication and

Public Health. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

This course provides an overview of theory and

research that lies at the intersection of mass

communication and public health. We examine

the potential for media exposure to influence

public health outcomes, both as a product

of people's everyday interactions with media

and the strategic use of media messages

to accomplish public health goals. To this

end, we will explore large-scale public health

campaigns in the context of tobacco, obesity,

and cancer screening. We also will explore

news media coverage of controversial health

issues, such as the human papillomavirus

(HPV) vaccine, and health information in

entertainment media, such as smoking in

movies. This course seeks to understand

whether media messages have had intended

and/or unintended effects on public attitudes

and behavior. Although our focus is on mass

media, interpersonal, medical, and digital

media sources will be considered as well.

JOUR 5542. Theory-based Health Message

Design. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

This course is designed to provide an overview

of theory and research relevant for the design

of health messages, and specifically focuses

on how such theory and research informs

message design. It builds on social and

behavioral science approaches to public health

communication and media effects with the

primary objective to better understand issues

and strategies related to the design of media

health messages. Prerequisites: Jour 3005 or

Jour 3757 or Jour 5541

JOUR 5543. Public Health Campaign

Evaluation. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Evaluate process and outcomes of

message-based health interventions. Utilize

campaign evaluation literature. Develop

recommendations for evaluation research

design based on cross-sectional, experimental,

and time-based designs. Focus on evaluation

options within constraints.

JOUR 5552. Law of Internet Communication.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Digital communication technologies continue

to raise a variety of legal issues, including

whether and how (and which) traditional media

and regulatory laws will apply, and how policy

should be applied through regulatory law to

enhance and regulate that communication.

This course is conducted as a seminar, with

an open discussion of legal precedent and

the influence of policy on internet and digital

communications. This course covers the First

Amendment as it applies in a digital era as

well as regulatory topics like net neutrality,

broadband access, privacy, and copyright.

JOUR 5601W. History of Journalism. (WI; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

What is (real/fake) news? Who's a journalist?

What is journalism? How did we get to where

we are today regarding journalism both as

a profession and as an essential tool of

democracy? Learn the fundamental chronology

of the development of journalism in the United

States from the Revolution to today, and

then delve into the big quandaries: How free

has journalism been? What have been its

professional standards? How has journalism

affected a diverse audience? What are the

challenges of international journalism? And

how have new communication technologies

interacted with journalism?

JOUR 5606W. Literary Aspects of

Journalism. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Journalism isn't fiction. Yet the relationship

between what is true and what is artfully

constructed toward a "larger truth" -- beyond

the facts -- has a complex and intriguing

history. This writing-intensive course explores

that relationship through close readings of

some the best writers of long-form nonfiction,

starting with the birth of the novel from

journalistic roots in the 18th century and ending

with postmodern forms that challenge the

notion of what we can ever know. Discover

the literary devices used by Stephen Crane's

reported street scenes or Nellie Bly's first-hand

investigations into conditions for the mentally

ill in the 19th century, and, later, Truman

Capote's nonfiction novel about a Kansas

farm family's murder. Readings include works

by pivotal 20th-century writers such as John

Hersey, Joseph Mitchell, Lillian Ross, Michael

Herr, Norman Mailer, Gay Talese, Joan

Didion, Tom Wolfe, and Hunter S. Thompson,

and will trace how their pioneering methods

influenced contemporary journalism as well

as the documentary films of Errol Morris and

contemporary nonfiction writers expanding into

new forms.

JOUR 5725. Management of Media

Organizations. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Introduction to concepts/principles of media

management. Strategic planning, leadership,

organizational strategies, ethical/legal issues.

Working in teams. Balance sheets, income

statements. Motivating/promoting people.

JOUR 5777. Contemporary Problems in

Freedom of Speech and Press. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Most of us use devices like Smartphones,

GPS, streaming services, or hands-free

speakers like Amazon's Echo that connect to

online voice services like Alexa without thinking

about them very much. But, what kind of

information are they collecting? Are merchants

allowed to gather your shopping history and

use it to send you targeted advertising, or to

sell it to other companies for profit? Should

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other people be able to post your personal

information or photos online without your

consent? Can the government read your

emails, track your online browsing, or intercept

your text messages? This course considers

how growing concerns about privacy and

national security affect the First Amendment

and the rights of journalists to gather and

report the news. We will read significant court

decisions and take a look at current statutory

and regulatory initiatives both in the United

States and abroad. You can expect lively

debates and discussion, and the opportunity to

explore a privacy or national security issue in

depth in a substantial research paper. prereq:

Jour major, Strat Comm major, Mass Comm

major or Mass Comm minor or approved

BIS/IDIM/ICP program or graduate or law

student status. Course is open to students

have previously taken a relevant law course -

contact instructor for permission.

JOUR 5993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed study/projects. Prereq [Jour major

or jour minor or approved IDIM major or ICP

major or BIS major], GPA of at least 3.00,

college consent, dept consent, instr consent.

Kenya (KNYA)

KNYA 1221. Beginning Swahili I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

KNYA 1222. Beginning Swahili II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

KNYA 3001. Engineering in the Developing

World. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

KNYA 3002. Intercultural Perspectives on

Work. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

KNYA 3225. Intermediate Swahili I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

KNYA 3226. Intermediate Swahili II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

KNYA 3231. Advanced Swahili. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

Kinesiology (KIN)

KIN 1871. Survey of Kinesiology,

Recreation, and Sport. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Professional practice and disciplinary

dimensions of kinesiology, recreation, and

sport. Subdisciplines, relevant issues, practical

applications.

KIN 3001. Lifetime Health and Wellness.

(SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Overview of health/wellness. Physical,

emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social,

environmental, and financial health. Influence

of societal changes on general health/wellness

of diverse populations.

KIN 3027. Human Anatomy for Kinesiology

Students. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Kinesiology 3027 is a 4 credit introduction

to human anatomy with two 50-min lectures

and one 100-min lab per week. The lecture

series is organized around an organ systems

approach and currently follows the text of

Marieb et al., 8th. Edition. The lectures are

divided into 3 major sections: musculoskeletal,

cardiopulmonary and renal, and neuro-

endocrine and digestive. Within each major

section, anatomic description proceeds

from the microscopic, or cellular level, to

the key features of tissues that aggregate

into organ anatomy (bottom up). The kinetic

anatomy perspective describes the dynamic

and functional features of organ systems

based on their component organ anatomy

and interactions (top-down). The context

for course material covered will reflect a

kinesiology focus on human movement in

exercise and sports. This will better prepare

students for graduate school courses in the

health sciences, movement sciences, and

Athletic Training. Students will be encouraged

to learn their own anatomy as a health and

preventive medicine skill. The laboratory

component is primarily based in the Human

Performance Teaching Laboratory (HPTL)

in Mariucci Arena 141. Laboratory activities

include: 1. Working with individual bones, intact

skeletons, and models of limbs and organs

2. Following interactive virtual dissection

using Pearson?s Mastering A&P software 3.

Using Primal Picture software animations,

and skeletal movement video clips to analyze

and describe muscle actions in common

sports movements and injuries. The Kinetic

Anatomy (KA) lab involves direct examination

and identification of bones, identification of

key muscle origins and insertions, and the

evaluation of skeletal movement. As a small

group (KA) project, students will evaluate

a couple physical movements (chosen by

the students themselves from a selection of

video clips), and give an oral presentation

on their assessment of the kinetic anatomy

(core movements, primary muscles involved,

muscle origin and insertion, as well as agonist/

antagonist muscles). A written report from this

project will also be required to demonstrate

the accurate use of terminology and effective

communication of ideas. Old:

KIN 3112. Introduction to Biomechanics. (;

4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Mechanical principles governing human

motion. Human bone, muscle, and

neurophysiology. Measurements of

human performance. Clinical/applied sport

biomechanics. Lab introduces technology

for assessing human motor function such as

electromyography or force sensors. prereq:

[PHYS 1101W or PHYS 1201W or PHYS

1301W or PHYS 1401V or 1107], [3027 or

3111 or ANAT 3001 or ANAT 3601 or ANAT

3611 or INMD 3001 or INMD 3601]; 3385

recommended

KIN 3114. Prevention and Care of Athletic

Injuries. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Principles in athletic training for prevention/

care of injury. Taping/bracing techniques. Lab.

prereq: [3027 or ANAT 3001 or ANAT 3601 or

ANAT 3611 or equiv], [CEHD student or instr

consent]

KIN 3126W. Sport and Exercise Psychology.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of people

in physical activity contexts. Foundations

approach to theory/research in sport and

exercise psychology. prereq: Kin major or instr

consent

KIN 3131W. History and Philosophy of

Sport. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Introductory description and interpretation of

the historical and philosophical development

of physical education and sport from primitive

societies to 20th century civilization. prereq: Kin

major or instr consent

KIN 3132. Introduction to Motor

Development Across the Lifespan. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring & Summer)

Developmental aspects of human movement

behavior/learning. Life span change of motor

skills. prereq: Kin major or instr consent

KIN 3135. Introduction to Motor Learning

and Control. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Main theoretical ideas/research that have

advanced motor control/learning over last three

decades.

KIN 3136. Mental Skills Training for Sport. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Experientially-based course. Using mental

skills training strategies (e.g., imagery, goal

setting, relaxation, cognitive restructuring,

motivation) for enhancing sport performance

and personal growth of athletes.

KIN 3327. Teaching Physical Education in

the Elementary School. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

KIN 3327 addresses inquiry, research, and

reflection through class projects, reading

assignments, discussions, and team-

teaching. Inquiry is addressed as classroom

teachers review several sources in order

to formulate a philosophy about physical

education and its importance in the lives of

the students they teach. Research takes place

as students delve into current curriculum

practices, methodology and strategies as

well as knowledge of age level characteristics

and developmentally appropriate activities.

Reflection is twofold as student?s team-

teach a variety of lessons. Students must

present post reflective comments on their

own teaching as well as offering positive

comment as peers present physical education

lessons. This course is activity based and

is designed to give the classroom teacher

the ability to teach elementary physical

education with age appropriate, energizing

activities. We will be utilizing the classroom

and the gymnasium for instruction and team-

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teaching. Gymnasium classes will be active,

experiencing current curriculum ideas and

methodology. As classroom teachers, please

realize the importance of physical education to

the total school curriculum including the health,

social, and emotional benefits for the child.

KIN 3385. Human Physiology. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Functional/integrative approach organized by

level of description, from molecular genetics to

dynamic movement/clinical conditions. Cellular

mechanisms for major physiological functions.

Exercise, fitness, health, growth. prereq: [[KIN

3027 or ANAT 3001 or ANAT 3601 or ANAT

3611], KIN major] or instr consent

KIN 3505. Intro to Human-Centered Design.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Application of design to meet human needs.

Design of fabricated products, tools/machines,

software/hardware interfaces, art/culture, living

environments, and complex sociotechnical

systems.

KIN 3696. Supervised Practical Experience.

(; 1-10 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

On-the-job supervised practical experience

in the fields of sport and exercise under a

specialist in a particular area of study or

emphasis. prereq: instr consent

KIN 3720. International Studies in

Kinesiology. (; 2-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics from research exploration, to academic

and engagement activities. Delivered in an

international setting. Course requirements

are determined by instructor(s) and reflect

advanced undergraduate rigor. prereq: instr

consent

KIN 3982. Research Methods in Kinesiology.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

How to understand/interpret/read research.

Research question, study design, quantitative/

qualitative methods. Instrumentation, statistical

methods, study limitations/implications.

Critiquing peer-reviewed articles. Designing

a research study. prereq: Kin major or instr

consent

KIN 3993. Directed Study in Kinesiology.

(; 1-10 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Students work with faculty and graduate

students on research or scholarly/creative

activities. Students usually assist with faculty

scholarship or carry out projects of their own

under faculty supervision. prereq: instr consent

KIN 3993H. Directed Study in Kinesiology:

Honors. (; 1-10 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Student-selected clinical or research

experience. prereq: Kin honors, instr consent

KIN 4001H. Honors Seminar in Kinesiology.

(; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Contemporary issues in kinesiological

research. Laboratory rotations, development

of UROP project proposal, development of

senior thesis topic, advanced study, career

opportunities in Kinesiology, special learning

opportunities. prereq: Kinesiology honors

KIN 4133. Perceptual-Motor Control and

Learning. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Concepts/principles of coordination/control of

perceptually guided movement. Constraints

imposed by properties of environment, body

(including the nervous system), and goals of

behavior. Why we move the way that we do.

prereq: [3112, 3132, 3135, KIN major] or instr

consent

KIN 4134. The Aging Motor System. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Impact of aging on the motor system and its

influence on activities of daily living (ADL);

posture, falls, participation in physical activity,

performance operating personal transportation

systems. Effects of aging (behavioral and

biological) on coordination/control and its

related perceptual-cognitive correlates. prereq:

[3132, 3135, Kin major] or instr consent

KIN 4136. Embodied Cognition. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to relations between physical

behavior/mental activity. Cognitive, emotional,

social aspects. Concepts of embodied

cognition, their relation to traditional concepts

of mind/body. Lifespan development, empirical

research. prereq: 3132 or 3135 or instr consent

KIN 4214. Health Promotion. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Behavioral and environmental theories

of health promotion. How to develop and

evaluate programs. Smoking cessation, asthma

management programs. Students develop

a health promotion program for their class

project.

KIN 4385. Exercise Physiology. (; 4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Effects of exercise on physiological systems of

human body. Energy/nutritional requirements

of exercise, exercise prescription, athletic

conditioning, ergogenic aids, exercise in

environmental extremes, gender/heritability

factors related to adaptation to training. prereq:

[[3385 or PHSL 3051, or equiv], kin major] or

instr consent

KIN 4441. Movement Neuroscience. (3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Neural basis of human motor function.

Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of motor

control and learning. Seminar for students in

kinesiology, neuroscience, physical therapy,

physiology, psychology, bioengineering, and

human movement science. prereq: 3135 or

instr consent

KIN 4520. Current Topics in Kinesiology. (;

2-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Issues in kinesiology or in areas not normally

available through regular curriculum offerings.

prereq: Upper div in KIN or REC or SMGT or

coaching or instr consent

KIN 4641. Training Theory & Analytics I for

Sport Performance. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Course prepares students to systematically

design training & conditioning programs for

performance, specific to conditioning within

aerobic and anaerobic demands. This course

utilizes mathematical models with physiological

adaptations to maximize performance in

sport, dance, public safety and military elites.

prereq: [KIN 4385 or exercise physiology

course], [upper level undergrad or M.Ed. or

grad student]

KIN 4687. Principles and Theory of Sports

Coaching. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

This course introduces students to theoretical

and applied aspects of sports coaching.

Through active participation students will

learn how to create a positive sporting

environment by utilizing athlete-centered

coaching strategies. Students will also learn

how to evaluate and improve their own

coaching performance by applying reflective

and evaluative skills. Topics covered include

coaching, training and management principles,

coaching pedagogy, coaching science,

planning, skill learning and sports psychology.

At the completion of this course student will

be more confident and knowledgeable in their

coaching practice and have a foundation of a

personal coaching philosophy. In summary, the

approach in this course is toward teaching the

student the theory, principles, concepts, and

practices that can be applied in the dynamic,

ever changing, challenging, and rewarding field

of coaching.

KIN 4697. Student Coaching and Seminar.

(; 3 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Student coaching practicum under supervision

of mentor. Seminar classes. Development of

integrative project. prereq: [Coaching minor or

certificate] student, GPA of at least 2.50

KIN 4741. Training Theory & Analytics 2 for

Sport Performance. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Course prepares students to systematically

design training & conditioning programs for

performance, specific to speed, power, reaction

& agility. This course utilizes periodization

models with expected physiological &

neuromuscular adaptations to maximize human

performance in sport, dance, public safety and

military elites. prereq: KIN 4641, [upper level

undergrad or M.Ed. or grad student]

KIN 5001. Foundations of Human Factors/

Ergonomics. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Variability in human performance as influenced

by interaction with designs of machines and

tools, computers and software, complex

technological systems, jobs and working

conditions, organizations, and sociotechnical

institutions. Emphasizes conceptual, empirical,

practical aspects of human factors/ergonomic

science.

KIN 5104. Physical Activities for Persons

with Disabilities. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Different approaches to providing physical

education service and related movement

interventions for persons with disabilities.

Topics: movement behavior foundations,

movement skill progressions, unique

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considerations for specific impairments, and

sport for persons with disabilities

KIN 5111. Sports Facilities. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Steps in planning/building facilities for athletics,

physical education, and sport for college,

professional, and public use. prereq: Kin or Rec

grad student or MEd student

KIN 5115. Event Management in Sport. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring & Summer)

Techniques/principles of planning, funding,

and managing sport events. Collegiate

championships, non-profit events, benefits,

professional events. prereq: Grad student, instr

consent

KIN 5122. Applied Exercise Physiology. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Mechanisms of cardiorespiratory and muscular

responses to exercise; application of exercise

physiology to assessment of work capacity,

athletic conditioning, and requirements of

human powered vehicles; low to moderate

exercise as an intervention in lowering risk

for common health problems. prereq: 4385 or

equiv or instr consent

KIN 5123. Motivational Interventions in

Physical Activity. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Psychological principles related to physical

activity (PA). Delivery of motivational

interventions for physical activity. Motivational

PA interventions. Two papers, one

presentation, two exams. prereq: 3126W or

grad student

KIN 5125. Advances in Physical Activity and

Health. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

This course exposes students with accurate

and up-to-date information regarding physical

activity as it relates to health in the United

States. It is intended to enhance students'

ability to identify important issues pertinent to

physical activity and health, as well as develop

and maintain a physically active lifestyle.

Credits will not be given if taken as KIN 5720

with the same title.

KIN 5126. Social Psychology of Sport &

Physical Activity. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Theory/research on social influences, individual

differences, motivational processes. How sport/

physical activity contribute to psycho-social

development. Social psychological factors

influencing physical activity beliefs/behaviors.

prereq: 3126W or equiv or grad student or instr

consent

KIN 5136. Psychology of Coaching. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Psychological dimensions of coaching across

age levels, including coaching philosophy,

leadership, communication skills, motivation,

and mental skills training for performance

enhancement.

KIN 5141. Nutrition and Exercise for Health

Promotion and Disease Prevention. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Requirements/physiologic roles of nutrients/

physical activity in promotion of health.

Assessment of energy requirements. RDAs,

food composition/safety, weight management.

Prevention of chronic diseases. Coronary heart

disease. prereq: FScN 1112 or equiv

KIN 5142. Applied Nutrition for Sport

Performance and Optimal Health. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

This course is designed for students interested

in nutrition as it relates to health, exercise and

athletic training. Evidenced based information

is used to apply current nutrition concepts

to improve health, physical and athletic

performance. Case studies as well as personal

data are employed throughout course to

support concepts of lecture.

KIN 5152. Curriculum Development in

Physical Education. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Trends, issues, and challenges in early

childhood/K-12 physical education. Potential

effect on curriculum. prereq: initial licensure/

MEd phys ed student

KIN 5181. Understanding Kinesiology

Research. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Prepares students to critically analyze research

specific to kinesiology. prereq: Intro statistics

recommended

KIN 5196. Practicum: Developmental/

Adapted Physical Education. (1-4 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Observation of, participation in physical

education instruction for students with

disabilities. Current issues in developmental/

adapted physical education. Exchange of

ideas/problems. prereq: [5103 or 5104], instr

consent

KIN 5201. Health Education Foundations. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Foundations, conceptual framework, and

personal philosophy of health. Analysis of

individual, school, and community health

information. Environmental/social aspects that

contribute to healthy living.

KIN 5202. Current Issues in Health. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Summer)

Critical thinking for health issues in research/

media. Issues specific to conflict, stress, public

policy, and communication. Projects, debates.

KIN 5203. Health Media, Consumerism, and

Communication. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Effects of media, consumerism, technology,

and health related issues. Students form/

defend opinions on positive/negative aspects

of how health information is disseminated and

how individual health decisions are made.

KIN 5204. Methods in Health Education. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Background knowledge/skills to deliver

comprehensive health education program.

Techniques, skills, and methods for teaching

active learning projects. Lessons/units in health

curriculum discussed/demonstrated. Focuses

on grades 5-12. prereq: Health licensure

student or instr consent

KIN 5205. Health Education Curriculum. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Curriculum development in health education.

Trends in society. How they impact teaching

of health curriculum. Culminates in written

curriculum for grades 5-12. prereq: Health

licensure student or instr consent

KIN 5235. Advanced Biomechanics II:

Kinetics. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd

Year)

Kinetic aspects of human movement (single/

multi-joint torques, simple inverted pendulum

models, mass-spring systems). Analysis of

experimental data and of computer simulations.

Lectures, seminars, lab. prereq: [3112 or

equiv], PMed 5135, undergrad college physics,

intro calculus

KIN 5328. International Sport: The Impact

of the Olympic Games. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

In the late nineteenth century, Baron Pierre

de Coubertin, a French aristocrat, worked

tirelessly to revive the Olympic Games from

Greek history. Through Baron de Coubertin's

efforts, the first Olympic Games of the modern

era took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece. From

a small sporting event that hosted a little over

300 athletes from 13 countries the Olympic

Games have grown over the last 120 years

to one of the most viewed sporting events in

the world. Today, the Olympic Games hosts

over 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC),

which runs the Olympic Games, is now one

of the most powerful and richest sporting

organizations in the world. The Olympic Games

have had a profound impact on the world we

live in and they provide us with a platform for

examining changes in the world's cultural,

economic, social and political processes over

the last 120 years. This course explores the

impact of a specific Olympic Game(s) held on

that host city's culture, economy and political

landscape. In addition, this course will explore

that Olympic Games(s) impact on the world's

cultural, social and political processes.

KIN 5371. Sport and Society. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Sport, sporting processes, social influences,

systems. Structures that have effected and

exist within/among societies, nations, and

cultures. Contemporary issues such as social

differentiation, violence, and honesty. prereq:

[3126W, grad student] or instr consent

KIN 5385. Exercise for Healthy Aging &

Disease Prevention and Management. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Exercise testing/prescription with modifications

required because of special considerations

associated with aging, gender differences,

or presence of medical conditions. prereq:

Physiology or biology undergrad

KIN 5421. Sport Finance. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Introduction to financial analysis in sport. Cash

flow statements, budgeting issues, traditional/

innovative revenue producing strategies

available to sport organizations. Discussion,

practical analysis of current market. prereq:

Grad student or instr consent

KIN 5435. Advanced Theory and Techniques

of Exercise Science. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

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Theoretical constructs, in-depth description of

procedures used in exercise science research

and clinical settings. Laboratory exercises,

lectures. prereq: [3385, 4385, Kin major] or

instr consent

KIN 5441. Applied Sport Science Research.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Introduction to varied contributions of sport

sciences to athletic performance. Evaluation

of historical research's contributions toward

modern day research questions.

KIN 5461. Issues in the Sport Industry. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Critical analysis of management issues

within sport industry. Strategic management,

corporate social responsibility, human resource

management/diversity, governance, sport

globalization, sport development. prereq:

postbac or grad student or instr consent

KIN 5485. Exercise Testing and

Prescription. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course will provide an introduction to

exercise testing and prescription including

basic placement of EKG placement and

interpretation of an electrocardiogram.

Students will also learn the basics of gas

exchange and fitness test and the use of this

information in the prescription of exercise

in a variety of populations as well as use of

electrocardiogram in clinical exercise testing

and exercise prescription. prereq: [3385, 4385]

or instr consent

KIN 5505. Human-Centered Design -

Principles and Applications. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Application of design to meet human needs.

Design of fabricated products, tools/machines,

software/hardware interfaces, art/culture, living

environments, and complex sociotechnical

systems.

KIN 5511. Sport and Gender. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Critically examines women's involvement in/

contributions to sport, physical activity, and

leisure.

KIN 5585. Pediatric Physiology and Health:

Concepts and Applications. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Summer)

Current understanding of pediatric medicine

and exercise physiology. Use of physical

activity and weight management in the

treatment of various diseases (i.e, obesity) that

affect children and adolescents. prereq: 3385

or 4385

KIN 5601. Sport Management Ethics and

Policy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

How to critically analyze ethical concepts

that underpin or inform sport policies and

evaluate sport policies from a normative point

of view. Selected sport policy issues are used

to illustrate relevance of ethical considerations

in policy development and to explore the ethical

implications of sport policy. prereq: MEd or

grad student or instr consent

KIN 5631. Programming and Promotion

in Sport. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Introduction to marketing concepts as they

apply to sport industry. Consumer behavior,

market research, marketing mix, corporate

sponsorship, licensing. Discussion, practical

application. prereq: Kin or Rec grad student or

instr consent

KIN 5641. Scientific Theory and Application

of Training and Conditioning in Sport. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring & Summer)

Current scientific literature on physiological

adaptation through training/conditioning for

sport. Applying methods in research journals

to improve physiological adaptation through

training/conditioning with sport specificity.

prereq: 4385 or SPST 3641 or SPST 4641 or

exercise physiology course or instr consent

KIN 5643. Applied Motion Capture and

Movement Analysis Technology. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Course provides students with the knowledge

and tools to effectively analyze human

movement patterns in a wide variety of field-

based settings, such as assessing sport skill

performance or measuring movement deficits

after injury. Students will comprehend the

basic, underlying components of movement

and movement deficits. It is strongly suggested

students have taken Physics, Biomechanics,

and Human Anatomy. Credit will not be

received if taken KIN 5720: Special Topics in

Kinesiology with the topic title, Sport Movement

Analysis.

KIN 5696. Practicum in Kinesiology. (; 1-6

cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Practical experience in kinesiology under

supervision of a University faculty member and

an agency supervisor. prereq: [Kin MEd or grad

student], instr consent

KIN 5720. Special Topics in Kinesiology.

(; 2-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Current issues in the broad field and subfields

in kinesiology, or related coursework in

areas not normally available through regular

offerings.

KIN 5723. Psychology of Sport Injury and

Rehabilitation. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Psychosocial bases of risk factors preceding

sport injury, responses to the occurrence of

sport injury, and the rehabilitation process.

Lecture, discussion, guest lecture, interviews,

and presentation experience. prereq: Intro

psych course

KIN 5725. Organization and Management of

Physical Education and Sport. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring & Summer)

Comprehensive analysis of organization and

management of physical education and sport

in educational settings. Focus on management

and planning processes, management skills,

functions, roles, decision making, leadership,

shared systems, and organizational motivation.

For physical education teachers, coaches,

community sport administrators. prereq: Grad/

initial licensure or instr consent

KIN 5801. Legal Aspects of Sport and

Recreation. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Legal issues related to recreation, park, and

sport programs/facilities in public/private

sectors.

KIN 5804. National Collegiate Athletic

Association (NCAA) Compliance. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Spring)

Governance structure, policies, and procedures

in intercollegiate athletics. Careers in college

athletics as coach, administrator, athletic

trainer, counselor, etc. prereq: [Upper div

undergrad or grad student] in KIN, instr consent

KIN 5841. Elite Performance and

Environmental Considerations. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Summer)

An examination of elite athletic performance

and the effects of environmental conditions

on sport performance. Topics include altitude,

heat and humidity, cold, wind, and other high

stress environments. Students will investigate

strategies such as nutrition/dehydration,

training, and acclimatization. prereq: KIN 4385

or 4641 or instr consent suggested

KIN 5941. Clinical Movement Neuroscience.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

Various neural subsystems involved in

controlling human motor function. How injury

and disease of the nervous system affects

motor behavior. Possibilities for rehabilitation

and treatment. Lectures, seminars, class

presentations. prereq: [3027 or ANAT 3001 or

ANAT 3601 or ANAT 3611 or equiv], [PHSL

3051 or equiv], [4441]

KIN 5981. Research Methodology in

Kinesiology and Sport Management. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Defines/reviews various types of research in

exercise/sport science, and physical education.

Qualitative research, field studies, and methods

of introspection as alternative research

strategies to traditional scientific paradigm.

KIN 5987. Professional Skills and Grant

Writing for Health Sciences. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Introduction to structure/function of different

organizations (e.g., NIH, AHA). Writing/

reviewing grants/manuscripts. Preparing for a

job in academia. prereq: Grad student

KIN 5992. Readings in Kinesiology. (; 1-9

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study under tutorial guidance.

prereq: [KIN upper div undergrad or MEd or

grad student], instr consent

KIN 5995. Research Problems in Applied

Kinesiology. (; 1-6 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Selected topics in physical activity and human

performance. prereq: [Kin upper div undergrad

or MEd or grad student], 15 cr of major

coursework [including 4981 or 5981], instr

consent

Korean (KOR)

KOR 1011. Beginning Korean I. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Basic grammatical structure, vocabulary,

expressions of modern colloquial Korean.

Introduces Korean writing system.

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KOR 1012. Beginning Korean II. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Basic grammatical structure, vocabulary,

expressions of modern colloquial Korean.

prereq: 1011

KOR 3021. Intermediate Korean I. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Speaking, reading, writing at intermediate level

in modern colloquial Korean. Simple narration/

written reports. Some basic Chinese characters

may be introduced. prereq: 1012

KOR 3022. Intermediate Korean II. (5 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Speaking, reading, writing at intermediate

level in modern colloquial Korean. Narration/

written reports. Introduction of additional basic

Chinese characters. prereq: 3021

KOR 3031. Third Year Korean I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Speaking, reading, writing at advanced level

in modern colloquial Korean. Narration, written

reports. Further Chinese characters introduced.

prereq: 3022

KOR 3032. Third Year Korean II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Speaking, reading, writing at advanced level

in modern colloquial Korean. Narration, written

reports. Further Chinese characters introduced.

prereq: 3031

KOR 3290. Korean Language Teaching

Tutorial. (; 1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Students tutor beginning students of Korean

and are part of department's Korean language

team. prereq: Grade of A in 3032

KOR 3993. Directed Studies. (1-3 cr. [max 12

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Directed study in topics of Korean literature,

culture, language, or linguistics. Prereq instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

KOR 4001. Beginning Korean I for Graduate

Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall)

Basic grammatical structure, vocabulary,

expressions of modern colloquial Korean.

Introduces Korean writing system. Meets with

1011.

KOR 4002. Beginning Korean II for Graduate

Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Spring)

Basic grammatical structure, vocabulary,

expressions of modern colloquial Korean.

Meets with 1012. prereq: 4001

KOR 4003. Intermediate Korean I for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Speaking, reading, writing in modern colloquial

Korean. Simple narration/written reports. Basic

Chinese characters may be introduced. Meets

with 3021. prereq: 4002, grad student

KOR 4004. Intermediate Korean II for

Graduate Student Research. (5 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Speaking, reading, writing at intermediate

level in modern colloquial Korean. Narration/

written reports. Introduction of additional basic

Chinese characters. Meets with 3022. prereq:

4003

KOR 4005. Third Year Korean I for Graduate

Student Research. (4 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall)

Speaking, reading, writing in modern colloquial

Korean. Narration, written reports. Further

Chinese characters. Meets with 3031. prereq:

4004

KOR 4006. Third Year Korean II for Graduate

Student Research. (4 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Spring)

Speaking, reading, writing at advanced level

in modern colloquial Korean. Narration, written

reports. Further Chinese characters introduced.

prereq: 4005

KOR 4041. Advanced Readings in Modern

Korean I. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Speaking, listening, reading, writing. Content/

task-based course. Study vocabulary/read

novels, journals, selections from Korean

history/arts. Writing summaries, reports, simple

reaction papers. prereq: 3032 or equiv or instr

consent

KOR 4042. Advanced Readings in Modern

Korean II. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Speaking, listening, reading, writing. Content/

task-based course. Study vocabulary/read

novels, journals, selections from Korean

history/arts. Writing summaries, reports, simple

reaction papers. prereq: 4041 or equiv or instr

consent

KOR 5040. Readings in Korean Texts: North

Korean Dialect. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student

Option No Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Expose advanced students of Korean to

various North Korean contexts. Improve ability

to understand North Korean literary work.

Various authentic texts from North Korea.

Mostly taught in Korean. prereq: 3022 or

intermediate level of Korean proficiency

KOR 5140. Readings in Sino-Korean Texts.

(; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Sino-Korean vocabulary/characters necessary

for advanced and superior level of knowledge

in Korean. Students conduct research projects

based on specialized readings in their own

fields of study. prereq: 3032 or equiv or instr

consent

KOR 5211. Introductory Classical Chinese I.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Reading excerpts from canonical Chinese

texts. Transnational nature of Classical

Chinese/its importance in study of East Asian

cultures. Taught in English. prereq: Two

years of an East Asian language (Chinese,

Japanese, Korean) or equivalent or instr

consent

KOR 5212. Introductory Classical Chinese II.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Reading excerpts from canonical Chinese

texts. Transnational nature of Classical

Chinese/its importance in study of East Asian

cultures. Taught in English. prereq: 5211 and

two years of an East Asian language (Chinese,

Japanese, Korean) or equivalent or instr

consent

KOR 5993. Directed Studies. (1-5 cr. [max

15 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Guided individual study of Korean language or

linguistics. prereq: instr consent, dept consent,

college consent

Laboratory Medicine and Path

(LAMP)

LAMP 4177. Nature of Disease: Pathology

for Allied Health Students. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring & Summer)

Human disease as alteration of normal

structure/function of anatomy/physiology.

Variety of lecturers cover their area of

expertise. Grade based on five unit exams.

Offered online in spring and summer. prereq:

One anatomy course, one physiology course,

or instr consent

Land and Atmospheric Science

(LAAS)

LAAS 5050. Integrated Topics in Land &

Atmospheric Science. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Earth system science. Interactions

between the land and atmosphere.

Biogeochemistry, human-environment

interactions, environmental biophysics, and

global environmental change.

LAAS 5051. Thesis Proposal Writing for

Land & Atmospheric Science. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Spring)

Grant proposals, including proposal formats

of various funding sources, how to develop

a significance statement, hypotheses and

objectives, background, methods, project

summary, time line, and budget. Critique

proposal samples/discuss other aspects of

seeking funding for research. Discuss LAAS

graduate program prelim exam process.

LAAS 5311. Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Structural chemistry, origin/identification of

crystalline soil clay minerals. Structure of

soil organic matter. Chemical processes

in soil: solubility, adsorption/desorption,

ion exchange, oxidation/reduction, acidity,

alkalinity. Solution of problems related to

environmental degradation, plant nutrition, and

soil genesis. prereq: [[Chem 1022 or equiv],

Phys 1102, grad] or instr consent

LAAS 5416. Precision Agriculture and

Nutrient Management. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Precision Agriculture is an integrated

information- and technology-based modern

agricultural management system, with the

intent to manage the spatial and temporal

variability associated with all important aspects

of agricultural production to achieve optimum

yield, quality, efficiency and profitability,

protection of the environment and sustainable

development. It is an important direction of

future agriculture. The focus of this course is

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on the concept, principles and technologies of

precision agriculture and their applications in

nutrient resource management. The specific

topics include concept and development of

precision agriculture and nutrient management,

key supporting technologies, soil spatial

variability and analysis, yield data analysis,

remote sensing-based precision nutrient

management, management zone delineation

and application, crop growth modeling,

combining crop growth modeling and remote

sensing for precision nutrient management,

and the challenges and future directions of

precision agriculture and nutrient management.

Precision agriculture and nutrient management

is data intensive and the students will also

learn basic agro-informatics through hands-

on experiences and computer exercises. This

course will involve background knowledge

and technologies from multi-disciplines, which

will facilitate multi-disciplinary integration

and innovation. The class will include both

lectures and activities such as case studies,

group discussion and presentation, problem-

solving, and hands-on exercises. This course

is intended for graduate students and upper-

level undergraduate students whose major is

related to agriculture, environmental science

and sustainability. This course is equivalent

to LAAS 5480 (001) in Fall of 2018 only. This

course was taught one semester as a topic

course and is only equivalent to that particular

topic and semester.

LAAS 5425. Atmospheric Processes I:

Thermodynamics and Dynamics of the

Atmosphere. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Odd

Year)

Basic laws governing atmospheric motion

through analysis of atmospheric dynamics and

thermodynamics at the micro, synoptic, and

global scales. Fundamental thermodynamic

and dynamical processes/equations governing

the behavior of the atmosphere/apply to larger-

scale geophysical situations. prereq: One yr

college-level [calculus, physics]

LAAS 5426. Atmospheric Processes II:

Radiation, Composition, and Climate. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Atmospheric radiation, composition/chemistry,

climate change. Radiative transfer in Earth's

atmosphere. Changing chemical makeup of

troposphere/stratosphere. Interplay between

natural processes and human activities in air

pollution, stratospheric ozone depletion, and

chemical forcing of climate. Anthropogenic

contribution to climate change/role of land-

atmosphere feedbacks affecting atmosphere's

energy budget and cycling of greenhouse

gases. Application to numerical modeling.

prereq: [one yr college-level [calculus, physics,

chemistry]]; LAAS 5425 recommended

LAAS 5480. Special Topics in Land and

Atmospheric Science. (; 1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Lectures by visiting scholar or regular staff

member. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

prereq: grad student or instr consent

LAAS 5515. Soil Formation: Earth Surface

Processes and Biogeochemistry. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall)

Basic soil morphology, soil profile descriptions.

Pedogenic processes, models of soil

development. Soil geomorphology, hydrology,

hillslope processes. Digital spatial analysis.

Soil classification. Soil surveys, land use. Soil

geography. prereq: 2125 or instr consent

LAAS 5621. Soil and Environmental

Genomics. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Molecular and genomic approaches to

answer ecological questions related to soil

and environmental sciences. Genomics/

transcriptomics/proteomics. Metagenomics

and single cell genomics. Includes computer

exercise to learn basic bioinformatics. No

prior programing skills are required. prereq:

basic microbiology courses (e.g., MicB 3301)

recommended.

Landscape Architecture (LA)

LA 1001. Sustainability by Design. (ENV; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

How the Twin Cities region (as example of

many metropolitan areas) can adapt to climate

change, depleted energy resources, and other

environmental impacts. How cities and places

are designed, how places influence sustainable

lifestyles. How to adapt the Twin Cities/other

cities to a changing world.

LA 1201. Learning from the Landscape.

(AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Physical elements shaping the world.

Shapes, forms, and order of towns, cities, and

countryside. How design, planning, and natural

systems, taken together, shape physical

surroundings. Lectures, discussions, field trips.

LA 1301. Introduction to Landscape

Architecture Drawing. (AH; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Development of basic skills in perceiving/

representing material environment. Sketching/

drawing conventions of visual phenomena/

forms.

LA 1401. The Designed Environment. (AH; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Examination of relationships between place

and space, and realms of the ideal and real,

public and private. Survey of how the fields of

architecture, landscape architecture, and urban

design have explored those issues.

LA 1601. Design and Equity. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Investigate world from new perspectives.

Spaces of everyday life that reflect/shape

values. Meets with LA 3601.

LA 2301. Advanced Representation for

Environmental Design. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Perceiving/representing material environment.

Multiple media approaches in environmental

design representation. Analytic diagramming

as means of developing design ideas.

Interface between hand rendered and digital

representation. prereq: 1301

LA 3001. Understanding and Creating

Landscape Space. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

The subject of this course is Landscape

Architecture. In this class we investigate its

principles, focusing on the discipline's distinct

fusion of both the arts and sciences to create

useful and meaningful outdoor spaces to meet

specific environmental and social needs. Class

periods alternate between lectures and ?studio'

work periods in which students actively work

on projects (site analysis, representation,

modeling and oral presentation). Over the

course of the semester student receive

feedback (instructor, guests and peer review)

and participate in class discussion. Students

receive additional assignments including

critical literature review, site analysis and

infrastructure research.

LA 3002. Informants of Creating Landscape

Space. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

In this course, you will analyze and design

specific projects, considering both their

physical and conceptual connection to the

larger context in which they are located. The

aim is for you to gain an understanding of

the relationship of landscape to architecture

at the site and urban scales; consider the

effects of construction and ground manipulation

on the perception and experience of space;

and explore the possibilities of layering and

transparency, enclosure and adjacencies, in

between spaces and connectors. Ultimately,

the course will investigate the intersection of

physical, biological, and cultural attributes, the

opportunities and constraints they produce, the

design of space based upon these features,

and the [re]presentation of these designs. We

will also be building the soft skills that help us

grow to be more empathetic and understanding

of our client's needs and desired outcomes and

practice them throughout the workshop in order

to translate experience and input into program

+ design.

LA 3003. Climate Change Adaptation. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This course will study nations, regions,

cities, and communities that have adapted

or are undergoing adaptation to climate

change. The course will examine different

approaches in planning, policy, economics,

infrastructure, and building design that increase

the adaptive capacity of human settlements.

These approaches will vary in scale from

the construction of new neighborhoods to

the implementation of storm water gardens.

The course will emphasize multi-functional

strategies which couple climate change

adaptation with other urban improvements.

Learning Objectives: To understand role of

climate adaptation in the reconfiguration of

human settlements. To apply design thinking

to the issue of climate adaptation in the context

of an urban society.To apply knowledge to

challenge-based coursework on managing

climate risk, decreasing climate vulnerability,

and building resilience to climate change.

LA 3004. Regional Environmental

Landscape Planning. (4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

An exploration of critical regional landscape

parameters affecting the growth and

development of metropolitan areas. Students

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assess these parameters and prepare a

multifunctional land use plan for a defined

locale. prereq: prereq FR 3131 or Concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in FR 3131

or GEOG 3561 or Concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in GEOG 3561, or

equivalent

LA 3204. Holistic Landscape Ecology and

Bioregional Practice. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Bioregional practice, how it responds to

landscape ecology of great bioregions.

Scientific/cultural basis for bioregional design

and landscape sustainability.

LA 3413. Introduction to Landscape

Architectural History. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Study of landscape architecture's roots

by examining the creation of landscapes

over time. Influences of ecological and

environmental issues as well as political,

economic, and social contexts on the cultural

construction of landscape ideas and meaning

and creation of landscape architectural works.

LA 3501. Environmental Design and Its

Biological and Physical Context. (ENV; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring & Summer)

Dynamic relationships between

environmentally designed places and

biological/physical contexts. Integration of

created place and biological/physical contexts.

Case studies, student design.

LA 3514. Making the Mississippi. (CIV; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Environmental parameters affecting growth/

development of metropolitan areas. Students

assess these parameters and prepare a multi-

functional land use plan for a defined locale.

LA 3571. Landscape Construction: Site

Systems and Engineering. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Theory applications of landform systems for

design. Landform typology, representation

methods, manipulation techniques, use of

land survey data, earthwork construction

issues. Spatial accommodation of vehicles in

landscape architecture, including road design.

prereq: BED major or BED minor or instr

consent

LA 3601. Design and Equity. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Investigate world from new perspectives.

Spaces of everyday life that reflect/shape

values. Meets with LA 1601.

LA 4001. Sustainable Landscape Design

and Planning Practices. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Changes in global biodiversity. Quality of air/

water resources. Development/consumption

of energy resources. Climate change. Design

for sustainable practices to create evocative/

meaningful landscapes. prereq: 1301, [2301 or

ARCH 3301], 3001, 3002

LA 4002. Implementation of Sustainable

Landscape Design and Planning Practices.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Capstone experience. Service-learning project.

Groups of students develop sustainable

landscape designs/plans that address project

implementation. prereq: 1301, 2301, 2302,

3001, 3002, 3003, 4001

LA 4096. Internship in Landscape Design

and Planning. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Supervised professional experience in

environmental design firms or government

agencies. Students perform professional

services and relate these experiences to their

education in environmental design. prereq:

1301, 2301, 2302, 3001, 3002, 3003

LA 4160H. Thesis/Capstone Project. (; 2 cr.

[max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Individualizes honors experience by connecting

aspects of major program with special

academic interests.

LA 4755. Infrastructure, Natural Systems,

and Space of Inhabited Landscapes. (TS; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Seminar, cross-disciplinary. Urban

infrastructural solutions to mitigate/reverse

anthropogenic impacts on Earth. Design of

sustainable urban infrastructure systems.

Policy options, technologies. Criteria, design

methods. prereq: Jr or sr

LA 5001. Sustainable Landscape Design

and Planning Practices. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Systemic, formal and spatial relationships.

Quantitative and qualitative changes in global

biodiversity, quality of the earth's air, soil,

and water resources, development and

consumption of energy resources and climate

change. Development of design processes for

selection, deployment, and management of

sustainable practices. prereq: 5201, 5203

LA 5002. Implementation of Sustainable

Landscape Design and Planning Practices.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Design exploration of a complex urban

site. Habitation patterns and sociocultural

systems that slow and reverse environmental

degradation and climate change. Researching/

creating landscape patterns that address multi-

scalar sustainability. prereq: 5201, 5203

LA 5003. Climate Change Adaptation. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This course will study nations, regions,

cities, and communities that have adapted

or are undergoing adaptation to climate

change. The course will examine different

approaches in planning, policy, economics,

infrastructure, and building design that increase

the adaptive capacity of human settlements.

These approaches will vary in scale from

the construction of new neighborhoods to

the implementation of storm water gardens.

The course will emphasize multi-functional

strategies which couple climate change

adaptation with other urban improvements.

Learning Objectives: ? To understand role of

climate adaptation in the reconfiguration of

human settlements. ? To apply design thinking

to the issue of climate adaptation in the context

of an urban society. ? To apply knowledge to

challenge-based coursework on managing

climate risk, decreasing climate vulnerability,

and building resilience to climate change.

LA 5004. Regional Environmental

Landscape Planning. (4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

An exploration of critical regional landscape

parameters affecting the growth and

development of metropolitan areas. Students

assess these parameters and prepare a

multifunctional land use plan for a defined

locale. prereq: PA 5271 or LA 5131 or FR 3131

or GEOG 3561 or GEOG 5561 or equivalent

LA 5096. Internship for Master of Landscape

Architecture Students. (1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students will receive supervised professional

experience in a landscape architectural

design firm in order to gain employment

experience related to the field as well as

receiving graduate credit. As a requirement

of the course, students will submit a reflection

paper relating the professional experiences to

their education. Must have director of graduate

studies (DGS) approval of the internship to

LA 5100. Topics: Landscape Architecture.

(; 1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Current and emerging topics in the field of

landscape architecture. Taught by regular or

visiting faculty in their areas of specialization.

LA 5131. Geospatial Data Analysis and

Design. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Introduction to geospatial data analysis/

application in landscape architectural,

environmental design research/practice.

prereq: Master of Landscape Architecture

Student or instr consent

LA 5201. Making Landscape Spaces and

Types. (; 6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Design exploration using 3-D models and

historical precedent studies to create outdoor

spaces for human habitation and use.

Application of the basic landscape palette

of landform, plants, and structures to give

physical, emotional, cognitive, and social

definition to created places. prereq: B.E.D

accelerated status or LA grad or instr consent

LA 5202. Landscape Analysis Workshop. (;

1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

Introduction to field techniques for site analysis,

including vegetation, soil, and landform

description. One-week session, before fall

term, at lake Itasca Forestry and Biological

Station.

LA 5203. Ecological Dimensions of Space

Making. (; 6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Design studio experience drawing on

ecological, cultural, aesthetic influences

to explore development of design ideas

responsive to ecological issues and human

experience. prereq: LA major or instr consent;

recommended for both BED and Grad students

LA 5204. Metropolitan Landscape Ecology.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Theories/principles of holistic landscape

ecology. People, nature, and environmental

stewardship in metropolitan landscapes.

Urban areas, rural areas that provide food,

water, energy, and recreation. prereq: BED

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accelerated status or LA grad student or instr

consent

LA 5376. Representation I. (4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Strengthen freehand sketching ability.

Develop observation skills. Develop ability

to communicate ideas clearly through visual

expression. Learn/explore conventions of

landscape architectural drawing. Basic tools/

techniques associated with Adobe Photoshop

CS6. Promote fluidity between analog/

digital media. Create drawing personality/

graphic style. prereq: Master of Landscape

Architecture (MLA) or Accelerated Bachelor of

Environmental Design.

LA 5377. Representation II. (4 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Explore multi-media rendering techniques.

Increase knowledge of art materials/graphic

programs. Increase hand-drawing ability. Color

theory, contemporary graphic styles. Layout,

grid systems/type. Increase speed of drawing/

producing renderings. Create or strengthen

graphic style. prereq: Master of Landscape

Architecture (MLA) or Accelerated Bachelor of

Environmental Design

LA 5378. Representation III. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Increase skills learned in Representation I and

Representation II and develop 3-D modeling

skills, distill complex information to visually

explain a design concept while gaining skills

that are valuable in the workplace and create

portfolio quality work.

LA 5381. The City in Visual Culture. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Visual culture is not just that we see the way

we do because we are social animals, but also

that our social arrangements take the forms

they do because we are seeing animals. The

social arrangements of the city, the buildings

and public spaces, are concretized expressions

of power and culture. The course will, through

multiple drawings, attempt to critically examine

these social arrangements as they have

evolved over time (history) by re-presenting the

city (as human experience and aesthetic form).

The course will be structured around on-site

work sessions, critical readings, on- and off-site

lectures, and weekly drawing assignments.

LA 5400. Topics in Landscape Architecture.

(; 1-3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Current topics in landscape architecture.

Taught by regular or visiting faculty in their

areas of specialization.

LA 5401. Directed Studies in Emerging

Areas of Landscape Architecture. (; 1-3

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

tbd prereq: instr consent

LA 5402. Directed Studies in Landscape

Architecture History and Theory. (; 1-6 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Independent studies under the direction of

landscape architecture faculty. prereq: instr

consent

LA 5403. Directed Studies in Landscape

Architecture Technology. (; 1-6 cr. [max 12

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Independent studies under the direction of

landscape architecture faculty. prereq: instr

consent

LA 5404. Directed Studies in Landscape

Architecture Design. (; 1-6 cr. [max 12 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Independent studies under the direction of

landscape architecture faculty. prereq: instr

consent

LA 5405. Interdisciplinary Studies in

Landscape Architecture. (; 1-6 cr. [max 12

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Research, planning, or design projects. Topics

vary. prereq: instr consent

LA 5408. Landscape Architecture,

Architecture, and Planning. (; 3-4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Methods and theories in urban design and

human behavior. Students develop urban

design journal as tool for experiencing,

analyzing, and recording the urban landscape,

its fabric, spatial elements, and individual

components, and for analyzing design

solutions. prereq: Admitted to Denmark

International Study Program co-sponsored by

the University; given in Denmark

LA 5413. Introduction to Landscape

Architectural History. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Introductory course examines the multiple

roots of landscape architecture by examining

the making of types of landscapes over time.

Emphasis on ecological and environmental

issues, and issues related to political,

economic, and social contexts of landscape

architectural works. prereq: One course in

history at 1xxx or higher

LA 5414. Study Abroad: History and

Culture. (0-3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This is a history course aimed at investigating

the rich urban, landscape and architectural

legacy of Spain, tracing the multiple histories

of the Spain through the ceremonial and

quotidian spaces of Madrid as it developed

as the capital city of the Catholic monarchy

and the monuments of Al-Andalus, the Islamic

caliphate in Southern Spain. The course is

structures so that each week there will be an

in-class lecture and a walking tour of Madrid.

There will also be several field trips to historic

sites.

LA 5514. Making the Mississippi. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Spring)

Critical environmental parameters affecting

growth/development of metropolitan areas.

Students assess these parameters and prepare

a multi-functional land use plan for a defined

locale.

LA 5576. Ecological Restoration Project

Planning and Management. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Applied practice of ecological restoration of

landscapes. Grasslands, wetlands, forests,

disturbed agricultural sites, former industrial

parcels. Restoration management, skills

needed to lead successful projects. prereq:

[MLA student, senior B.E.D.] or senior or grad

with one college course in ecology/one college

course in plant science or botany or instr

consent

LA 5705. Regreening Minds, Cities, and

Regions. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Emerging types of green spaces. Urban

agriculture, urban waterscapes, urban

wilderness. Politics, policies, metrics, planning

of alternative visions of urban nature/

sustainability in American cities. Role of social

networks in creating emerging types of green

spaces. prereq: Landscape Architecture

graduate student or instr consent

LA 5755. Infrastructure, Natural Systems

and the Space of Inhabited Landscapes. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Cross-disciplinary exploration of urban

infrastructural solutions to mitigate/reverse

anthropogenic impacts on Earth. Design of

sustainable urban infrastructure systems, policy

options, available technologies, criteria, design

methods. prereq: Grad student

LA 5761. Infrastructure + Culture. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

As attitudes about ecology and nature are

shifting and as the threats from climate

change are becoming more pronounced,

new infrastructure works in the Netherlands

are caught a a double bind of responding

to ecological concerns and protection of the

land. This course will explore both historic and

modern water management infrastructures as

cultural and engineering constructs through

visual representation as a form of critique. The

course will be structured around study trips,

preparatory readings, on-site lectures, and will

be supplemented by the participation of several

guest speakers.

LA 5771. Landscape Infrastructure and

Systems I. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Basic principles, techniques, skills of creating

infrastructures of built landscapes. Basic

concepts of simple plant taxonomy, plant

community structure, earthwork, water

management, landscape structures. Small site

scale design development. prereq: Master of

Landscape Architecture Student, [Accelerated

Track B.E.D or instr consent]

LA 5772. Landscape Infrastructure Systems

II. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Principles, techniques, skills of creating

ecological infrastructures of built landscapes

systems. Builds on basic concepts taught in

LA 5771. Focuses on ecological connections

among plants, landscape structure, earthwork

techniques, water management, landscape

structural systems. prereq: Master of

Landscape Architecture Student, [Accelerated

BED Student or instr consent]

Lang, Teaching, and Technology

(LGTT)

LGTT 5110. Technology in the Second

Language Classroom. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring & Summer)

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Examine, evaluate, and use technology in

language teaching. Theoretical background,

demonstration, hands-on exploration.

LGTT 5111. Using the Web for

Communicative Language Learning. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Summer)

This is a fully online course that is intended

for K?16 second language instructors who are

looking for ways to increase their knowledge

of web applications and ways to incorporate

them into their second language curriculum

to encourage student communication and

collaboration. Participants can expect to

learn effective ways to incorporate current

web technology into their curriculum to

promote written and spoken language

comprehension and production, and

interpersonal communication. The course will

address lesson planning, implementation, and

assessment issues related to using these tools

in second language learning.

LGTT 5710. Special Topics in Language

Teaching and Technology. (; 2 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Summer)

Examine, evaluate, apply specific area of

technology to K-higher education, second/

foreign language teaching/learning in

classroom, independent study, distance

education environments.

Language Centr CLA Courseshare

(LANG)

LANG 1021. Beginning Czech I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by Indiana

University. Received via video conferencing.

Received via video conferencing. Email the

CLA Language Center at [email protected] for

more information.

LANG 1031. Beginning Danish I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Please email the Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 1051. Beginning Indonesian I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Please email the CLA Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 1061. Beginning Persian I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Beginning Persian I is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor

is at Rutgers University, but you enroll

and receive credit for it at the University of

Minnesota. This is a hybrid course partially

received via video conferencing. It is intended

for beginners. Heritage speakers and those

with prior knowledge of Persian should contact

the Language Center at [email protected] or

612-626-6017 for placement assistance.

LANG 1062. Beginning Persian II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Email the CLA Language Center

at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 1071. Beginning Polish I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Beginning Polish I is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor is

at Indiana University, but you enroll and receive

credit for it at the University of Minnesota. This

course is received via video conferencing. It

is intended for beginners. Heritage speakers

and those with prior knowledge of Polish

should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 1072. Beginning Polish II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by Ohio State

University. Received via video conferencing.

Email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 1073. Beginning Polish I. (2 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Chicago. Received via video conferencing.

Email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 1074. Beginning Polish II. (2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Beginning Polish II is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor

is at the University of Chicago but you enroll

and receive credit for it at the University of

Minnesota. This course is received via video

conferencing. If is intended for students

who have completed LANG 1073. Heritage

speakers and those with prior knowledge of

Polish should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 1074. Beginning Polish II. (2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Beginning Polish II is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor

is at the University of Chicago but you enroll

and receive credit for it at the University of

Minnesota. This course is received via video

conferencing. If is intended for students

who have completed LANG 1073. Heritage

speakers and those with prior knowledge of

Polish should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 1075. Beginning Polish III. (2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Beginning Polish III is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor

is at the University of Chicago but you enroll

and receive credit for it at the University of

Minnesota. This course is received via video

conferencing. If is intended for students

who have completed LANG 1074. Heritage

speakers and those with prior knowledge of

Polish should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 1081. Beginning Sanskrit I. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Beginning Sanskrit I is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor

is at the University of Chicago but you enroll

and receive credit for it at the University of

Minnesota. This course is received online.

It is intended for beginners. Students with

prior knowledge of Sanskrit should contact

the Language Center at [email protected] or

612-626-6017 for placement assistance.

LANG 1101. Beginning Modern Tibetan I. (4

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Please email the CLA Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 1102. Beginning Modern Tibetan II. (4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Please email the CLA Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 1111. Beginning Turkish I. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Beginning Turkish I is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor is

at Rutgers University but you enroll and receive

credit for it at the University of Minnesota. This

course is received online. It is intended for

beginners. Heritage learners or students with

prior experience with Turkish should contact

the Language Center at [email protected] or

612-626-6017 for placement assistance.

LANG 1112. Beginning Turkish II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Beginning Turkish II is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor is

at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but you

enroll and receive credit for it at the University

of Minnesota. This course connects via video

conferencing technology, and there is a fixed

time and location. It is intended for students

who completed Beginning Turkish I. Heritage

speakers and those with prior knowledge of

Turkish should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 1112. Beginning Turkish II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Beginning Turkish II is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor is

at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but you

enroll and receive credit for it at the University

of Minnesota. This course connects via video

conferencing technology, and there is a fixed

time and location. It is intended for students

who completed Beginning Turkish I. Heritage

speakers and those with prior knowledge of

Turkish should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 1121. Beginning Vietnamese I. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Online CourseShare course hosted by

Michigan State University. Email the CLA

Language Center at [email protected] for more

information.

LANG 1122. Beginning Vietnamese II. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Online CourseShare course hosted by

Michigan State University. Email the CLA

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Language Center at [email protected] for more

information.

LANG 1131. Beginning Yiddish I. (3 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Maryland. Received via video conferencing.

Please email the Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 1141. Beginning Yoruba I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

LANG 1141 - Beginning Yoruba I is a Big Ten

Academic Alliance CourseShare course. The

instructor is at the University of Wisconsin-

Madison but you enroll and receive credit for it

at the University of Minnesota. This course is

received via video conferencing. It is intended

for beginners. Heritage speakers and those

with prior knowledge of Yoruba should contact

the Language Center at [email protected] or

612-626-6017 for placement assistance.

LANG 1161. Beginning Hungarian I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by Indiana

University. Received via video conferencing.

Please email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 1162. Beginning Hungarian II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by Indiana

University. Received via video conferencing.

Email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 1171. Beginning Aramaic I. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by Penn

State University. Received via video

conferencing. Email the CLA Language Center

at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 1181. Beginning Filipino I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by Rutgers

University. Received via video conferencing.

Please email the Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 1182. Beginning Filipino II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Email the CLA Language Center

at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 1191. Beginning Romanian I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by Ohio State

University. Received via video conferencing.

Please email the Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 1201. Beginning Basque I. (2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Beginning Basque I is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor

is at the University of Chicago, but you enroll

and receive credit for it at the University of

Minnesota. This course is received online. It

is intended for beginners. Heritage speakers

and those with prior knowledge of Basque

should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 1211. Beginning Maya I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by Indiana

University. Received via video conferencing.

Please email the Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 1231. Beginning Modern Greek I. (4

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by Rutgers

University. Received via video conferencing.

Please email the Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 1232. Beginning Modern Greek II. (4

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by Rutgers

University . Received via video conferencing.

Please email the Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 1251. Beginning Haitian Creole I. (4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

LANG 1251 - Beginning Haitian Creole I is

a Big Ten Academic Alliance CourseShare

course. The instructor is at Indiana University,

but you enroll and receive credit for it at

the University of Minnesota. This course

is received via video conferencing. It is

intended for beginners. Heritage speakers

and those with prior knowledge of Haitian

Creole should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 1261. Beginning Ukrainian I. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Beginning Ukrainian I is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor

is at the University of Michigan but you enroll

and receive credit for it at the University of

Minnesota. This course is received online. It

is intended for beginners. Heritage learners or

students with prior experience with Ukrainian

should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 1281. German for Reading

Knowledge. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

German for Reading Knowledge is a Big Ten

Academic Alliance CourseShare course. The

instructor is at Rutgers University, but you

enroll and receive credit for it at the University

of Minnesota. This course is received online.

It is intended for beginners. Heritage learners

or students with prior experience with German

should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 2011. Accelerated Catalan I. (2 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Chicago. Received via video conferencing.

Email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 2012. Accelerated Catalan II. (2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Chicago. Received via video conferencing.

Email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 2021. Intermediate Czech I. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by Indiana

University. Received via video conferencing.

Email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 2022. Intermediate Czech II. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by Indiana

University. Received via video conferencing.

Email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 2031. Intermediate Danish I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Intermediate Danish I is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor is

at the university of Wisconsin-Madison, but you

enroll and receive credit for it at the University

of Minnesota. This course is received via

video conferencing. If is intended for students

who have completed Beginning II. Heritage

speakers and those with prior knowledge of

Danish should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 2061. Intermediate Persian I. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by Ohio State

University. Received via video conferencing.

Email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 2062. Intermediate Persian II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Intermediate Persian II is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor

is at Ohio State University, but you enroll

and receive credit for it at the University

of Minnesota. This course will be received

via video conferencing at a fixed location.

This course is intended for students who

completed Intermediate Persian I. Heritage

speakers and those with prior knowledge of

Persian should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 2071. Intermediate Polish I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Intermediate Polish I is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor is

at Indiana University, but you enroll and receive

credit for it at the University of Minnesota. This

course is received via video conferencing. It

is intended for students who have completed

Beginning Polish II or equivalent. Heritage

speakers and those with prior knowledge of

Polish should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 2072. Intermediate Polish II. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by Ohio State

University. Received via video conferencing

and partially online. Please email the Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 2101. Intermediate Modern Tibetan I.

(4 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

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conferencing. Please email the Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 2102. Intermediate Modern Tibetan II.

(4 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Please email the Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 2111. Intermediate Turkish I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Please email the CLA Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 2121. Intermediate Vietnamese I. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Online CourseShare course hosted by

Michigan State University. Please email the

CLA Language Center at [email protected] for

more information.

LANG 2122. Intermediate Vietnamese II. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Online CourseShare course hosted by

Michigan State University. Please email the

CLA Language Center at [email protected] for

more information.

LANG 2133. Holocaust Literature in

Yiddish. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Holocaust Literature in Yiddish is a Big Ten

Academic Alliance CourseShare course. The

instructor is at the Rutgers University but you

enroll and receive credit for it at the University

of Minnesota. This course is received online

and has no scheduled meeting times. This

class is by permission only. To enroll, you

must also be registered for LANG 3751

Holocaust Literature in Translation and have a

background in Yiddish. Contact the Language

Center at [email protected] or 612-626-6017 to

request permission to enroll.

LANG 2181. Intermediate Filipino I. (4 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by Rutgers

University. Received via video conferencing.

Please email the Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 2192. Intermediate Romanian II. (4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by Ohio State

University. Received via video conferencing.

Please email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 2201. Accelerated Basque I. (3 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Received via

video conferencing. This course requires

intermediate-level proficiency in Spanish,

French or another Romance language. Please

email the Language Center at [email protected]

for permission to register.

LANG 2231. Intermediate Modern Greek I.

(4 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Intermediate Modern Greek I is a Big Ten

Academic Alliance CourseShare course. The

instructor is at Rutgers University, but you

enroll and receive credit for it at the University

of Minnesota. This course is received via video

conferencing. It is intended for for students

who have completed the beginning sequence.

Heritage speakers and those with prior

knowledge of Modern Greek should contact

the Language Center at [email protected] or

612-626-6017 for placement assistance.

LANG 2232. Intermediate Modern Greek II.

(4 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by Rutgers

University. Received via video conferencing.

Please email the Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 2261. Intermediate Romanian I. (4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Intermediate Romanian I is a Big Ten

Academic Alliance CourseShare course.

The instructor is at Ohio State University

(OSU), but you enroll and receive credit for it

at the University of Minnesota. This course is

received via video conferencing. If is intended

for students who have completed Beginning

II. Heritage speakers and those with prior

knowledge of Romanian should contact

the Language Center at [email protected] or

612-626-6017 for placement assistance.

LANG 3011. Catalan Culture and Society:

Art, Music, and Cinema. (2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Chicago. Received via video conferencing.

Email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 3012. Advanced Catalan: Language,

Society and Culture. (2 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Online CourseShare course hosted by the

University of Chicago. Please email the CLA

Language Center at [email protected] for more

information.

LANG 3013. Advanced Catalan: Language,

Society and Culture II. (2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Chicago. Please email the CLA Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 3014. Reading Catalan for Research

Purposes. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall)

Reading Catalan for Research Purposes is

a Big Ten Academic Alliance CourseShare

course. The instructor is at the University of

Chicago but you enroll and receive credit for it

at the University of Minnesota. This fast-paced

online course prepares students to read and

do research using texts in Catalan. Students

will work on grammar, vocabulary, and reading

skills, and they will also get introduced to some

translation strategies. Part of the texts students

will work on will be academic texts in their

respective areas of research. Please contact

the Language Center at [email protected] or

612-626-6017 for placement.

LANG 3051. Advanced Indonesian I. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Email the CLA Language Center

at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 3071. Advanced Polish I. (3 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Advanced Polish I is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor is

at Indiana University, but you enroll and receive

credit for it at the University of Minnesota. This

course is received via video conferencing. It

is intended for students who have completed

Intermediate Polish II or equivalent. Heritage

speakers and those with prior knowledge of

Polish should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 3111. Advanced Turkish I. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Illinois. Received via video conferencing.

Please email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 3113. Advanced Turkish and Azeri I.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Email the CLA Language Center

at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 3121. Advanced Vietnamese I. (3 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Please email the Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 3122. Advanced Vietnamese II. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Advanced Vietnamese II is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor

is at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,

but you enroll and receive credit for it at the

University of Minnesota. This course connects

via video conferencing technology, and there

is a fixed time and location. It is intended for

students who completed Advanced I. Heritage

speakers and those with prior knowledge of

Vietnamese should contact the Language

Center at [email protected] or 612-626-6017 for

placement assistance.

LANG 3501. Introduction to Korean

Civilization. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Michigan Received via video conferencing.

Email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 3502. Introduction to Korean History.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Email the CLA Language Center

at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 3503. Traditional Korean Poetry: Sijo.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by Rutgers

University. Received via video conferencing.

Email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 3504. Korean Language in Culture

and Society. (3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Iowa. Received via video conferencing.

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Please email the Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 3505. Controversies in Contemporary

Korea. (3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Periodic Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Michigan. Received via video conferencing.

Please email the Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 3506. The Koreas: Korean War to the

21st Century. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

LANG 3506 - The Koreas: Korean War to the

21st Century is a Big Ten Academic Alliance

Korean e-school CourseShare course. The

instructor is at the University of Wisconsin-

Madison, but you enroll and receive credit

for it at the University of Minnesota. This

course is received via video conferencing.

Korea has always been part and parcel of

key trends and phenomena in East Asia and

the world. Students who take this course will

explore the transformations, the setbacks,

and the dynamism that have characterized

modern Korean history, with a focus on

post-1945 South Korea and North Korea. By

exploring society and culture, we will delve

into the resilience of Korean people as they

lived through a turbulent history marked

by national division and the Korean War,

Cold War-era development and competition,

democratization, and popular memory and

nostalgia. Please contact the Language Center

at [email protected] or 612-626-6017 with

questions.

LANG 3601. Sami Culture, Yesterday, and

Today. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Please email the CLA Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 3651. Islamic Studies Seminar: Rumi,

Sufi Poet. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by Rutgers

University through the Digital Islamic Studies

Curriculum (DISC). Received via video

conferencing. Please email the CLA Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 3701. The New Scramble for Africa. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Online CourseShare course hosted by Rutgers

University. Received via video conferencing.

Please email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

LANG 3751. Holocaust Literature in

Translation. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Holocaust Literature in Translation is a Big Ten

Academic Alliance CourseShare course. The

instructor is at the Rutgers University but you

enroll and receive credit for it at the University

of Minnesota. This course is received online

and has no scheduled meeting times. There

is a one-credit additional optional class

associated with htis course, LANG 2133, which

is by permission only. Contact the Language

Center at [email protected] or 612-626-6017 with

questions.

LANG 4111. Beginning Turkish I Grad

Research. (4 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Email the CLA Language Center

at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 4112. Beginning Turkish II Grad

Research. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Beginning Turkish II is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor is

at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but you

enroll and receive credit for it at the University

of Minnesota. This course connects via video

conferencing technology, and there is a fixed

time and location. It is intended for students

who completed Beginning Turkish I. Heritage

speakers and those with prior knowledge of

Turkish should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 4112. Beginning Turkish II Grad

Research. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Beginning Turkish II is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor is

at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but you

enroll and receive credit for it at the University

of Minnesota. This course connects via video

conferencing technology, and there is a fixed

time and location. It is intended for students

who completed Beginning Turkish I. Heritage

speakers and those with prior knowledge of

Turkish should contact the Language Center at

[email protected] or 612-626-6017 for placement

assistance.

LANG 4171. Beginning Aramaic I for Grad

Research. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by Penn

State University. Received via video

conferencing. Email the CLA Language Center

at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 5011. Topics in Catalan Study:

Representations of Violence. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Topics in Catalan Study: Representations

of Violence is a Big Ten Academic Alliance

CourseShare course. The instructor is at

Indiana University but you enroll and receive

credit for it at the University of Minnesota. This

course will be received via video conferencing

at a scheduled time. This class is intended for

advanced Catalan students and permission

is required. Please contact the Language

Center at [email protected] or 612-626-6017 for

enrollment assistance.

LANG 5051. Advanced Indonesian III. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Email the CLA Language Center

at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 5111. Advanced Turkish and Azeri III.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Email the CLA Language Center

at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 5112. Advanced Turkish and Azeri IV.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Email the CLA Language Center

at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 5121. Advanced Vietnamese III. (3

cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Wisconsin-Madison. Received via video

conferencing. Please email the Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 5122. Advanced Vietnamese IV. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Advanced Vietnamese IV is a Big Ten

Academic Alliance CourseShare course. The

instructor is at the University of Wisconsin-

Madison, but you enroll and receive credit for

it at the University of Minnesota. This course

connects via video conferencing technology,

and there is a fixed time and location. It is

intended for students who completed Advanced

III. Heritage speakers and those with prior

knowledge of Vietnamese should contact

the Language Center at [email protected] or

612-626-6017 for placement assistance.

LANG 5123. Advanced Vietnamese V.. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Advanced Vietnamese Directed Study is a Big

Ten Academic Alliance CourseShare course.

The instructor is at the University of Wisconsin-

Madison, but you enroll and receive credit for

it at the University of Minnesota. This course

is received online. It is intended for advanced-

level students by permission only. Heritage

learners or students with prior experience with

Vietnamese should contact the Language

Center at [email protected] or 612-626-6017 for

placement assistance.

LANG 5221. Introduction to Middle Egyptian

& Hieroglyphics I. (3 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by Penn State

University. Received via video conferencing.

Although there are no prerequisites, previous

education in Ancient Egyptian history and

civilization is recommended. This course is

offered as a basic introduction to that stage in

the evolution of the Egyptian language known

as "Middle Egyptian" (used as a vernacular c.

2300 - 1700 B.C., and as a "literary" dialect

c. 2200 - 1350 B.C.) as revealed and written

in the hieroglyphic script. Please email the

Language Center at [email protected] for more

information.

LANG 5231. Special Topics in Hebrew

Studies: Israeli Innovation and

Entrepreneurship. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Maryland. Fully online course. Grade of

at least [C- or S] in HEBR 3012 or instructor

consent required. Please email the Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 5232. Special Topics in Hebrew

Studies: Gender and Identity in Israeli

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Culture. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Special Topics in Hebrew Studies: Gender and

Identity in Israeli Culture is a Big Ten Academic

Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor

is at the University of Maryland but you enroll

and receive credit for it at the University

of Minnesota. It is a fully online course. A

grade of at least [C- or S] in HEBR 3012 or

instructor consent is required. Please contact

the Language Center at [email protected] or

612-626-6017 for enrollment assistance.

LANG 5651. Islamic Studies Seminar: Rumi,

Sufi Poet. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by Rutgers

University through the Digital Islamic Studies

Curriculum (DISC). Received via video

conferencing. Please email the CLA Language

Center at [email protected] for more information.

LANG 5702. Development of African

Studies. (3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Periodic Spring)

CourseShare course hosted by the University

of Iliinois. Received via video conferencing.

Please email the CLA Language Center at

[email protected] for more information.

Latin (LAT)

LAT 1001. Beginning Latin I. (5 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to grammar/vocabulary of classical

Latin as written in Rome in 1st centuries BCE/

CE. Forms/simple constructions. Some reading

of simple, heavily adapted passages from

ancient texts.

LAT 1002. Beginning Latin II. (5 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Continuation of Latin 1001. More complex

constructions, including participles, clauses,

indirect discourse. Some reading of adapted

passages from ancient texts. prereq: Grade of

at least C- or S in 1001 or instr consent

LAT 3003. Intermediate Latin Prose. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to Latin prose authors of 1st

centuries BCE/CE. Readings of continuous

passages of unadapted Latin texts (history,

speeches, letters). Review of grammar/

vocabulary as needed. Some discussion of

major themes/issues in Roman culture as

illustrated by texts. prereq: Grade of at least C-

or S in 1002 or 5001 or instr consent

LAT 3004. Intermediate Latin Poetry. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Introduction to Roman epic poetry. Readings

of selections from Vergil's Aeneid. Quantitative

meter and poetic devices. Discussion of major

themes and issues as developed in Vergil's

poetry.

LAT 3199. Latin AP Credit. (4-8 cr. ; No

Grade Associated; Every Fall)

Prereq score of [3 or 4 or 5] on [AP Vergil or

AP Latin Literature] exam.

LAT 3993. Directed Studies. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. prereq: instr

consent and dept consent

LAT 4951W. Major Project. (WI; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Research project using documents and other

sources from the ancient world. Students select

project in consultation with a faculty member

who directs the research and writing. prereq:

[Greek-Latin or Latin major], three 3xxx Latin

courses, instr consent, dept consent

LAT 5001. Intensive Latin. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Covers material usually taught over two

semesters. prereq: Prev experience in another

foreign language is desirable

LAT 5003. Intermediate Latin Prose for

Graduate Student Research. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to Latin prose authors of 1st

centuries BCE/CE. Readings of continuous

passages of unadapted Latin texts (history,

speeches, letters). Review of grammar/

vocabulary as needed. Some discussion of

major themes/issues in Roman culture as

illustrated by texts. prereq: [Grade of at least

[C- or S] in [1002 or 5001] or instr consent]

LAT 5004. Intermediate Latin Poetry for

Graduate Research. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Introduction to Roman epic poetry. Readings

of selections from Vergil's Aeneid. Quantitative

meter and poetic devices. Discussion of major

themes and issues as developed in Vergil's

poetry. Meets with 3004.

LAT 5100. Advanced Reading. (; 3 cr. [max

18 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Reading in Latin texts/authors. Texts/authors

vary. prereq: [3004 or equiv], at least two yrs of

college level Latin. Must contact Classical/Near

Eastern Studies department for permission to

LAT 5200. Advanced Reading in Later Latin.

(; 3 cr. [max 18 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Authors of late antiquity, Middle Ages,

Renaissance. Topics specified in Class

Schedule. prereq: [LAT 3004 or equiv], at least

two yrs of college level Latin. Must contact

Classical and Near Eastern Studies department

for permission to register.

LAT 5701. Latin Prose Composition. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Latin grammar, syntax, diction, and prose style.

Graduated exercises in prose composition.

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

LAT 5703. Epigraphy. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Practical/theoretical introduction to Latin

epigraphy (study/interpretation of inscriptions).

Readings/discussion of epigraphic texts. Their

value as historical documents, as evidence for

development of Latin language, and as literary

texts. prereq: Grad student or instr consent

LAT 5705. Introduction to the Historical-

Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Historical/comparative grammar of Greek and

Latin from proto-Indo-European origins to

classical norms. prereq: Two yrs college [Greek

or Latin] or instr consent

LAT 5993. Directed Studies. (; 1-4 cr. [max

18 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. prereq: instr

consent, dept consent

LAT 5994. Directed Research. (; 1-12 cr.

[max 20 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Guided research on original topic chosen by

student. prereq: Grad student or instr consent

LAT 5996. Directed Instruction. (; 1-12 cr.

[max 20 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Supervised teaching internship. prereq: Grad

student or instr consent

Latin American Studies (LAS)

LAS 3401V. Honors Early Latin America to

1825. (GP,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Societies of Americas, Spain, and Portugal

before contact. Interactions among Native

Americans, African slaves, and Europeans,

from colonization through independence.

Religion, resistance, labor, gender, race.

Primary sources, historical scholarship.

LAS 3401W. Early Latin America to 1825.

(GP,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Societies of Americas, Spain, and Portugal

before contact. Interactions among Native

Americans, African slaves, and Europeans,

from colonization through independence.

Religion, resistance, labor, gender, race.

Primary sources, historical scholarship.

LAS 3402W. Modern Latin America 1825 to

Present. (GP,WI,HIS; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

National and contemporary period 1825 to

present. Social, cultural, political, and economic

change.

LAS 3429. Latin American History in Film

and Text. (AH,GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Cinematic representations of Latin America

in the context of other historical and literary

narratives. Experiences of Latinos in

Hollywood. Compare U.S. films with those

produced in Latin America. Specific themes

vary by term (e.g., women, revolution,

colonialism).

Law School (LAW)

LAW 3000. Introduction to American Law

and Legal Reasoning. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Law pervades all areas of modern life. Yet

it remains mysterious to those without legal

training. This course will equip you to better

answer such questions by exploring the tools

that lawyers use to interpret and apply the law.

Students will learn to think like lawyers through

a series of contemporary case studies that

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require reading, writing, thinking, and problem

solving like a lawyer. Cases will be drawn from

topics such as contracts, torts, civil procedure,

property, business law, criminal law, sports law,

privacy, and law and science.

LAW 3050. Law of Business Organizations.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course surveys the leading forms of

legal business association governing the

formation of business entities, including the

laws of agency, partnerships, limited liability

companies, and corporations. Emphasis is

put on the methods lawyers use to interpret

statutes and cases.

LAW 5000. Introduction to American Law

and Legal Reasoning. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Law pervades all areas of modern life. Yet

it remains mysterious to those without legal

training. This course will equip you to better

answer such questions by exploring the tools

that lawyers use to interpret and apply the law.

Students will learn to think like lawyers through

a series of contemporary case studies that

require reading, writing, thinking, and problem

solving like a lawyer. Cases will be drawn from

topics such as contracts, torts, civil procedure,

property, business law, criminal law, sports law,

privacy, and law and science.

LAW 5001. Introduction to the American

Legal System. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This is an introductory course in American

law, providing an overview of a wide variety of

constitutional, statutory and common law legal

issues. A primary focus will be on American

constitutional law: legislative, judicial, and

executive powers; the legal structure of ?

checks and balances? among the three

national governmental powers; the distribution

of powers between the national government

and state governments (federalism); and the

constitutional rights of individuals (including

rights of free speech, freedom of religion, due

process, and equal protection). We will also

examine the American system of litigation: the

structure of the court system, the jurisdiction

of federal (national) and state courts, and the

litigation process. We will also address some

common law substantive topics in American

law including torts and contracts. Students will

have the opportunity to learn how to read and

interpret American legal materials, to do legal

research within the legal system, and to write

an analytical legal memorandum.

LAW 5002. MSPL Legal Research and

Writing. (1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

This course covers the process of

communicating about the law. Our goal

is to teach students the building blocks

of legal communication through multiple

practice exercises so that students can repeat

the process on their own after successful

completion of the course. In the fall (one

credit), we begin at orientation with a short

exercise, then move on to email, letter, and

office memorandum exercises written in an

objective/predictive mode.

LAW 5025. Patent Law Proseminar. (1 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Spring)

The field of patent law extends across

the boundaries of business, technology,

innovation, and law. In this course, students

will be introduced to current topics and

compelling issues in patent law presented by

leading patent and intellectual property law

professionals. Students will gain real-world

insights from in-house and private practice

attorneys and agents, with a focus on patent

prosecution and patent litigation. Open to

graduation students, open to undergraduate

juniors or seniors with instructor permission

LAW 5026. Intellectual Property and

Technology Proseminar. (1 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall)

The field of intellectual property extends

across the boundaries of business, technology,

innovation, and law. In this course, students

will be introduced to a broad range of

IP related topics presented by leading

practitioners working at the intersection of law

and technology. Topics may include trade

secrets, copyrights, trademarks, patents,

IP transactions, IP litigation, emerging

technologies, intellectual asset management,

IP valuation and commercialization. Lecturers

may include corporate general counsels,

firm lawyers, transactional lawyers, litigators,

consultants, tech transfer officers, R&D

Leaders, and CTO.

LAW 5050. Law of Business Organizations.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course surveys the leading forms of

legal business association governing the

formation of business entities, including the

laws of agency, partnerships, limited liability

companies, and corporations. Emphasis is

put on the methods lawyers use to interpret

statutes and cases.

LAW 5051. Business Associations/

Corporations. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

The initial part of this course is an

introduction to the general law of multi-person

unincorporated business organizations,

principally partnerships, limited partnerships

and limited liability companies. Matters covered

include the procedures for forming such

organizations and the rights and obligations

of the participants as among themselves and

with respect to third persons. The remaining

class hours constitute the first portion of the

basic Corporations course, and will cover

such matters as corporate organization; the

distribution of powers among the corporate

board of directors, its officers and its

stockholders; the proxy system; control devices

in the close corporation; and the fiduciary

duties of directors, officers and controlling

shareholders. Matters dealing with ?corporate

finance? (issuance of shares, payment of

dividends, and corporate reorganizations) are

covered in Advanced Corporate Law.

LAW 5061. Financial Regulation. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course will be a high-level overview of

several different areas of financial regulation:

banking regulation, insurance regulation, and

elements of securities regulation (particularly

broker-dealer and investment company

regulation).

LAW 5062. Energy Law. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course provides an introduction to US

energy law. The first portion of the course

introduces the nation's primary sources

of energy: coal, oil, biofuels, natural gas,

hydropower, nuclear, wind, solar, and

geothermal energy. In doing so, it explores the

physical, market, and legal structures within

which these energy sources are extracted,

transported, and converted into energy. The

second portion of the course turns to the

two major sectors of our energy economy--

electricity and transportation--and the full range

of federal and state regulation of each sector.

The third portion of the course explores case

studies of hot topics in energy law and policy

that highlight the complex transitions taking

place in the energy system. These topics

include electric grid modernization, electric

vehicles, risks and benefits associated with

hydraulic fracturing and deepwater drilling for

oil and gas, and the continued role of nuclear

energy. In addition to traditional textbook

reading and class discussion, the course will

include industry, government, and nonprofit

guest speaker presentations. Grading will

be based on a final exam given at the end of

the semester as well as class discussion and

weekly written postings on the TWEN site for

the course.

LAW 5075. Ethics for Patent Agents. (1 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

This course is designed to provide students

with an introduction and understanding of the

ethics and rules of professional responsibility

and the unauthorized practice of law. Scope:

This course covers ethics and professional

responsibility for lawyers, ethics and

professional responsibility for patent agents

and patent attorney?s and the unauthorized

practice of law. Goals: This course will provide

students with the framework that will guide

their actions and conduct as future patent

professionals by introducing them to various

scenarios that they are likely to encounter in

their professional career. By the end of the

course, students will understand the principles

behind the ethics and rules of professional

responsibility and the unauthorized practice of

law as it applies to nonlawyers. prereq: Master

of Science Patent Law Students.

LAW 5076. Essentials of Business for

Lawyers. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course will teach you how to: (1)

Understand basic accounting principles; (2)

Read an annual report and analyze financial

statements; (3) Look beyond numbers to gauge

the financial performance and strength of

an entity; (4) Employ cash flow analysis to

value a business or determine the potential

financial rewards of an investment opportunity;

and (5) Understand the strategic questions

that business managers must confront in

governing their companies. The course

surveys foundational concepts, analytical

techniques and practices related to finance,

accounting and strategic management issues

lawyers confront when working with business

executives either as an outside consulting

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attorney or as an inside corporate counsel.

It may also consider other concepts used by

business executives, including organizational

behavior, marketing and quantitative analysis.

The aim of the course is to help law students

better appreciate the broader business context

of legal decision-making so that they can

contribute more effectively as a member of a

firm?s top management team or as outside

counsel.

LAW 5078. Legislation and Regulation. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This course explores lawmaking in the

administrative state. Topics include: the

legislative process, delegation of legislative

authority to administrative agencies, the

rulemaking process, statutory interpretation

by courts and agencies, and judicial review of

agency decisions. The course will focus on how

statutes structure and constrain judicial and

administrative decisionmaking.

LAW 5100. Taxation I. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

This basic course in federal income taxation

introduces the student to the Internal Revenue

Code and the income taxation of individuals

through the following topics: definition of

income, relevant accounting concepts,

exclusions, deductions, income splitting, sales

and dispositions of property, amortization,

capital losses, and current issues of tax policy.

LAW 5102. Mergers and Acquistions. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

This class will cover the theory behind, the

Federal and state law governing, and the

practice of, mergers and acquisitions. Our main

focus will be what a transactional lawyer would

want and need to know as to why mergers

and acquisitions might occur and how and why

companies or shareholders would embrace

or disfavor them, how the transactions are

documented and how disclosure requirements

are met, and what the present cases say.

LAW 5103. Data Privacy Law. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Every single day, the newspaper contains

stories?plural intended?about data privacy

and security. Whether they concern the

National Security Agency, Facebook, or a data

breach at a small business, the handling of

personal information has become a central

concern of our time. In response, a complex

law of data privacy has emerged, and now

it is a fast growing area of legal practice.

This course will equip students to counsel

clients about an array of federal, state, and

international legal requirements?while also

analyzing them critically and thinking about the

societal challenges posed by new information

technology. Assessment will include group

projects and a take-home final.

LAW 5127. Patent Drafting and Oral

Advocacy Competition Team. (1 cr. [max 2

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This competition team furthers students'

research, writing, and oral advocacy using

a patent invention disclosure. The focus is

on patent searching, patent drafting, and

oral advocacy. The writing component is a

simulation of the real-world patent prosecution

environment where a junior lawyer or patent

agent prepares a patent application for review

by a patent examiner. The competition team

is open to 16 students, who will compete in

a local competition and defend their patent

application before a panel of judges. One (1)

to three (3) of the students will be selected

to compete for the annual International

Patent Drafting Competition held at the Elijah

J. McCoy Midwest Regional U.S. Patent

& Trademark Office to defend the team

patent application before of a panel of patent

examiners and judges. Prereq or co-req one

of the following: Law 5224 Patents, Law

5231 Patent Prosecution I, Law 5243 Patent

Research & Writing, or Director of Patent Law

Programs permission.

LAW 5211. Federal Securities Regulation.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

This course covers concepts and problems

in the regulation of securities transactions

under the Securities Act of 1933, the basic

federal statute governing rights, duties, and

remedies in connection with the financing of

business operations through the distribution

of securities to the public. Topics covered will

include the definition of a security and the

exemptions from federal registration (crucial

knowledge for the small business advisor),

the registration process, the contents of the

prospectus, civil liabilities, and the applicability

of the 1933 Act to secondary transactions

(sales of securities by persons other than the

issuing entity). Because of the expansive scope

of federal securities law and the draconian

nature of the penalties imposed even for

'innocent' violations, knowledge of this material

is vital not only for business lawyers who

advise large corporations but also those whose

business clients are closely held. The course

will not focus, however, on litigation strategy or

technique. Classes are problem-oriented.

LAW 5214. Insurance Law. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Insurance is omnipresent in the practice of

law because insurance is the primary means

by which companies and individuals deal

with risks. Lawyers, of course, often make

a living either by counseling clients about

how to plan for risks or by serving clients

whose risks have developed into losses. This

course will introduce students to fundamental

principles of insurance law and regulation.

It will survey the nature and function of

insurance, insurance contract formation and

meanings, and insurance regulation. We will

also look at specific legal issues relating to

different lines of insurance, such as property,

life, health, and liability insurance.

LAW 5224. Patents. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

This course offers an overview of patent law,

both for students intending to specialize in

patent prosecution and those whose general

practice may include patent litigation and

licensing. Topics to be covered include

patentable subject matter; novelty, utility, and

nonobviousness; statutory bars; enablement

and written description; direct and vicarious

patent infringement; claim interpretation; and

administrative review of patent validity.

LAW 5231. Patent Prosecution Practice I. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Patent Prosecution Practice I is recommended

for all students interested in intellectual

property and patent law, including students

considering practicing in the areas of patent

prosecution, litigation, licensing, technology

commercialization, and patent portfolio

management. The course focuses on US

patent practice and is designed to extensively

develop the student's skills. Throughout the

semester each student will complete two

projects: (1) formulate and draft patent claims

for a number of different inventions in view of

prior art, (2) develop strategies for responding

to a patent examiner according to rules of

the U.S. Patent Office, arguing patentability

and allowance of a patent application over

cited prior art. Each student will be paired

with a senior practicing attorney who will act

as a mentor, including reviewing drafts and

providing candid feedback to the student.

Lectures and discussion topics include: -

Organization and structure of the U.S. Patent

Office, -The US patent process including the

entire life cycle of a patent from application

preparation and filing through examination and

grant, -Formulating patent claims in view of

prior art and potential infringers, -Architecting

patent portfolios including all types of US

patent applications, such as provisionals,

utilities, continuations and divisionals, -

Examination of patent applications including

responding to Office Actions issued by the US

Patent Office; -Inventorship and ownership

determination and legal ramifications flowing

therefrom, and -US law and regulations

governing patent prosecution practice. A

technical background is not required to take

this course.

LAW 5232. Patent Prosecution Practice II.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Patent Prosecution Practice II is recommended

for all students interested in intellectual

property and, in particular, students interested

in advancing their skills and understanding

of patent law and practice. Throughout the

semester each student will complete three

practical and diverse assignments designed to

develop the student's skills. Each student will

be paired with a senior practicing attorney who

will act as a mentor, including reviewing drafts

and providing candid feedback to the student.

Specifically, in this class, each student will:

(1) prepare a complete US Patent Application

based on a real invention, (2) write an appeal

brief according to rules of the US Patent Trial

and Appeal Board, arguing patentability and

reversal of the patent examiner in view of an

examination history by the US Patent Office,

and (3) provide clearance counseling to a

client about to launch a new product, including

reviewing issued US patents and developing

a full non-infringement / invalidity opinion

for the client. The course grade is primarily

based on these three projects in lieu of a

final exam. Lectures and discussion topics

throughout the semester include: -skills and

strategies for writing patent applications, -

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appeal practice including brief writing before

the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB)

at the US Patent Office, -clearance analysis

including invalidity and non-infringement

counseling and opinions, -foreign practice

including national filings in foreign countries

and international filings using the Patent

Cooperation Treaty (PCT), including leveraging

patent prosecution highways for accelerated

examination, -eligible subject matter issues

including recent case law and claim drafting

tips, -accelerated examination procedures

within the US Patent and Trademark Office,

-legal and practical considerations of

infringement counseling including formulating

invalidity and non-infringement opinions, -

post grant review and other mechanisms

for challenging issued patents before the

US Patent and Trademark Office, -patent

prosecution related considerations that

arise in relation to participation in industry

standards organizations, -patent prosecution

related considerations that arise in the context

of universities and technology licensing

organizations, and -design patents. prereq:

Master of Science Patent Law Students only.

LAW 5243. Patent Research and Writing. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Patent lawyers and agents spend their

entire professional careers communicating

(with clients, patent examiners, judges,

colleagues) no matter what their individual

career paths may be. This course is about

the process of research and communicating

about patents. In other words, the goal of

the course is to teach the building blocks of

patent research and communication through

multiple practice exercises so the student

may repeat the process independently after

successful completion of this course. This

course leverages free, patent office, and

commercial research tools. Deliverables and

works include: patent landscape search and

report, patentability search and opinion, patent

risk search and assessment, patent invalidity

search and opinion. Recommended prereq:

Patents (5224), Patent Prosecution Practice I

(5231) or Patent Portfolio Management (5250)

LAW 5250. Patent Portfolio Management. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Patent portfolio management is the art

of aligning patent strategy with business

objectives. In general, the successful portfolio

manager must have the ability to transform

complex patent information into actionable

insights that provide decision-making value

to a wide variety of stakeholders. This course

introduces students to the various practices

and skills that go into building, implementing,

and managing a patent portfolio whether from

the point of view of a small, innovative, start-up

company or a Fortune 500 company in a highly

competitive market space.

LAW 5290. Patent Law Capstone:

Innovation. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This capstone course introduces students to

the principles of successful innovation and

the integral role of patents in this process.

This is a course in innovation. There are no

right or wrong answers. Large companies with

very smart people often launch products that

fail. Venture capitalists seeking to invest in

winners more-often-than-not end up investing

in losers. Innovation is an art not a science.

There is no ?secret formula? that guarantees

success. There are simply different tools, skills,

methods of analysis and approaches that may

or may not work better than others. We will

explore the art of innovation and the integral

role that patents play in turning an idea into

an innovation. Goals: Students will learn how

to research complex subject matter across

the intersecting domains of business, finance,

marketing, science, technology and intellectual

property. Students will then develop the ability

to present their findings in a clear and concise

manner that is understandable to and can be

acted upon by a cross-functional audience of

high-level decision makers.

LAW 5601. International Business

Transactions. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

International Business Transactions is a three-

credit course whose main focus of discussion

and study is the private law aspects pertaining

to international business transactions, rather

than issues of national and international

trade regulation. Thus, the course is primarily

concerned with private international business

law. We examine three basic methods of

doing business abroad, namely, the sales

of goods (export) transaction, licensing and

franchising, and foreign direct investment. The

course materials touch upon substantive law in

areas as diverse as commercial transactions

and the uniform commercial code, antitrust,

intellectual property, conflict of laws, civil

procedure, contracts, bankruptcy, taxation,

and international law. While knowledge or

background in these areas is certainly helpful

it is not necessary for success in the course

and for dealing with the issues raised in the

readings or in class.

LAW 5608. Trademarks. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course will consider how marketers secure

and enforce trademark rights. Trademarks

are the indicators that consumers rely upon

to determine the origin of goods and services.

The course will focus on U.S. federal trademark

law, but will also look at state and international

trademark law as well as related areas such

as false advertising, publicity rights, and

cybersquatting. This course will provide

a solid foundation for students interested

in practicing trademark law (application,

enforcement, licensing, or litigation) or more

general intellectual property law. It will also

be useful to attorneys who do any work with

trademark-dependent industries such as retail

sales, advertising, or media and entertainment.

Finally and more generally, trademark law

offers excellent case studies of the interaction

between law, culture, and technology, and

of the evolution of traditional doctrine under

pressure from rapid changes in surrounding

circumstances.

LAW 5613. Copyright. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

authorship, including literary works, music,

and works of visual art. This course provides

an overview of U.S. copyright law, including

the requirements for copyright protection;

authorship and ownership; copyright owner

rights; exceptions to copyright liability, including

the fair use doctrine; and duration and

terminations of transfer.

LAW 5629. Patent Field Placement. (1-3 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course provides an opportunity for

students to work with and learn from lawyers

and patent professionals in industry and law

firms. The instructor and student will work

together to find an appropriate placement

that matches the student's interests and

host's needs. Enrollment occurs through an

application outside of the lottery process. If

you are interested in participating, please

contact the instructor by email as early as

possible with a short explanation of: (1) why

you are interested in pursuing a patent field

placement; (2) the kind of work that interests

you; and (3) whether you have an interest in

and/or relationships with a specific potential

host organization. Prereq or co-req one of the

following: Law 5224 Patents, Law 5231 Patent

Prosecution I, Law 5243 Patent Research &

Writing, or Director of Patent Law Programs

permission.

LAW 5707. Intellectual Property

Transactions. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Intellectual property rights have been described

as a sword and shield. Rights holders

are thought to act offensively by suing or

threatening to sue infringers and seeking

money damages, irrespective of the holders

marketing and product sales programs. Or

they act defensively to protect their current or

future market positions by having federal courts

enjoin competitors. This course considers

a third way: intellectual property rights are

also valuable intangible assets that may

be bought and sold. In this course, we will

explore the principal theories and practices of

intellectual property transactions. We will be

considering closely the doctrines regulating the

assigning and licensing of patent, copyright,

trademark and other intellectual property rights,

and we will be questioning critically whether

these laws and practices encourage or inhibit

commercial activity and innovation. While

studying specific transactions in the course,

we will be examining the practical uses of

intellectual property law to meet commercial

objectives.

LAW 5836. Trade Secret Law. (2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

This course is an exploration of perhaps the

least studied of the legal regimes protecting

commercially valuable information, trade

secret law. Patents and copyrights receive

considerably more attention, at least as studied

disciplines. But the importance of trade secrets

and laws protecting them are no less important,

and increasingly businesses are recognizing

this reality. The focus of this course will be

the ways trade secrets come to exist, how

they are used, and how they can be protected,

and the enforcement mechanisms used to

achieve that protection. We will explore the

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sources of state-based trade secret law,

the common law and statutes, and seek an

understanding of relevant federal law and the

interplay of state and federal law. Because a

true understanding of trade secrets only can

be obtained by understanding their relation to

and differences from inventions covered by

patents, we also will make sure to contrast

these regimes throughout the course.

LAW 5908. Independent Research and

Writing. (1-2 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students may earn 1 or 2 credits (and in

exceptional circumstances, 3 credits) for

researching and writing a note, article, memo,

or other paper on a legal topic. At least 3,750

words are required for one credit, at least

7,500 for two credits, and at least 11,250 for

three credits. To register, the student should

confer with a supervising faculty member, draft

a description of the proposed project, and

complete the online Independent Research

form. LAW 5908 is for students who are

not enrolled in the Law School, as well as

MSPL candidates. Other law school degree

candidates should enroll in LAW 7606 or LAW

7608 instead of LAW 5908.

LAW 5909. Independent Field Placement.

(1-3 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Students may earn up to three credits in a

semester for work in a patent practice setting

under the supervision of a qualified field

supervisor and a faculty advisor. At least 50

hours of patent-related activities are required

per credit. The student is responsible for

identifying a field placement setting and

supervisor, finding a faculty advisor, and

submitting the Independent Field Placement

Enrollment Form for approval by the Associate

Dean of Academic Affairs prior to enrollment.

Leadership Education (LEAD)

LEAD 1961W. Personal Leadership in the

University. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Examine personal views of leadership,

differences between personal/positional

leadership, leadership ethics/values, personal

leadership strengths/skills.

LEAD 3961. Leadership, You, and Your

Community. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

How do effective leaders create positive

systemic change within complex systems?

What is community and how does it shape

the work of leadership? Students examine

leadership from a multi-dimensional and

multicultural perspective and critically examine

leadership theories in authentic, complex

community settings.

LEAD 3971. Leadership Minor: Field

Experience. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Students apply and integrate leadership

theory in a community experience, think

critically about their positional leadership roles,

extrapolate the experience to future leadership

issues within their specific fields, and work

through challenges of positional leadership.

LEAD 3972. Field Experience: Intercultural

Internship. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Internship-based course focused on leadership

principles and intercultural values that

impact the work environment. Possible

internship locations include New York City,

San Francisco, and Minneapolis. For students

in the undergraduate Leadership Minor,

this is the opportunity to apply what they

have learned in a real-life setting. Prior to

departure for the on-site internship in the city

location, students spend a week in class at the

University studying the theoretical frameworks

that will provide the foundation for the 6-

week internship, reflection process, and living

experience. The composition of the class

cohort will include international and domestic

students, which provides the opportunity to

experience and reflect upon the internship and

the designated city living experience through

an intercultural lens. Upon completion of the

internship, the class cohort will return to the

University to complete a final week of class on

campus.

LEAD 4481. Leadership and Social Change

in Ireland. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Spring Even

Year)

Learn how ordinary individuals and

communities can inspire, mobilize, and engage

with others to make a difference and to tackle

what might appear to be an impossible public

problem. The city of Belfast, Northern Ireland

will provide a rich context for students to

learn about the role that ordinary citizens,

informal leaders, and public officials played in

facilitating a reconciliation of a long-standing

conflict (The Troubles), which still remains

ever present. Despite public perception that

Northern Ireland has moved forward from the

Troubles, more walls have gone up since the

peace agreement was signed, and there is still

significant segregation between Protestants

and Catholics. Learn how ordinary individuals

and communities can inspire, mobilize, and

engage with others to make a difference and to

tackle what might appear to be an impossible

public problem. The city of Belfast, Northern

Ireland will provide a rich context for students

to learn about the role that ordinary citizens,

informal leaders, and public officials played in

facilitating a reconciliation of a long-standing

conflict (The Troubles), which still remains

ever present. Despite public perception

that Northern Ireland has moved forward

from the Troubles, more walls have gone up

since the peace agreement was signed, and

there is still significant segregation between

Protestants and Catholics. In addition to

analyzing leadership and social change in the

context of Ireland, students will simultaneously

reflect on their own capacities for leadership

and cultural competence, and the role that they

might play in a social issue when they return to

the US.

LEAD 4482. Leadership and Social Change

in Panama. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

On the surface, Isla Bastimentos is a beautiful

island, located in a marine park near the

Costa Rican border with picturesque beaches

including Red Frog Beach. But under the

surface, there is a complex story. Students will

learn about leadership and social change by

examining the local commitment to eco-tourism

and biodiversity, indigenous communities that

inhabit the island, local organizations started

by ordinary individuals that are trying to fulfill

community needs, and the real-life story of the

journey to build the Red Frog Beach Resort.

In addition to analyzing leadership and social

change in the context of Isla Bastimentos

and Bocas Del Toro, Panama, students will

simultaneously reflect on their own capacities

for leadership and cultural competence, and

the role that they might play in a social issue

when they return to the U.S.

LEAD 4483. Leadership in South Africa:

From Townships to Urban Centers. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Summer)

During pre-departure meetings and the first

week in Cape Town, students will begin

the journey of discovering the context of

South Africa. Through readings, movies, and

discussions about South Africa?s history and

current events, as well as by visiting various

significant sights and geographical points

in the Cape Town area, students will gain a

sense of understanding of where they are,

why it is the way it is, and what they can look

forward to for the remainder of the course.

During the second week, students will live,

volunteer, observe, and interact with the

communities of Gugulethu and Mitchell?s Plain.

During this process, there will be opportunity

to deepen understanding and perspectives

about the cultural context of South Africa while

deepening our immersion in the community

through volunteer projects, meaning dialogue

with local community members, youth, and

leaders, and through living with a local family

for the week. During the final week in South

Africa, students will return to the University of

Cape Town area to live and learn about the

many complex and noteworthy experiences

that have been generated thus far in the

experience. Significant amount of time and

energy will be given to creating meaningful

conversation as a classroom community about

all of the experiences in the course through

the lens of leadership. Participants will leave

with a deepening understanding of their own

leadership lens from different cultural contexts.

LEAD 4484. Cross-Cultural Leadership Bali.

(3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Summer)

This 4000-level study abroad course explores

leadership development as related to global

citizenship. It is designed for students who

are interested in exploring topics and themes

of leadership, globalization and happiness in

a different cultural context. Specifically, this

course will take students to Bali, Indonesia, and

utilize the history, sites, people and agencies

of Tabanan, Ubud, Sanur, and Denpasar, to

explore and learn about those communities as

well as how culture affects leadership and the

social constructs of happiness. Students will

use their knowledge of leadership?particularly

the notions of community, intercultural

leadership, and social constructs of happiness?

to examine the current opportunities and

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challenges the Balinese face. Students will

interact with local community leaders who are

working to make change, as well as citizens

in the community. In this course, students

will: 1. Understand the ways in which different

cultural norms and values can change the

manner in which leadership skills and initiatives

are utilized to create change. 2. Explore the

role that particular social, environmental,

and spiritual belief systems can play in the

practice of community leadership. 3. Gain

knowledge about global issues in Bali and,

more specifically, how different individuals can

use their experiences, knowledge, and practice

to make a difference. 4. Continue personal

development growth through awareness of the

history of Bali, as well as the cultural context

of Tabanan, Ubud, Bedulu, and Denpasar, its

people, and its surrounding areas. 5. Explore

the intersections of culture and happiness in

the Balinese context and contrast that with their

own cultural understanding of happiness.

LEAD 4961W. Leadership for Global

Citizenship. (GP,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

In this final, writing intensive capstone course,

students pull together the threads of leadership

theory and practice worked with over the

course of the Leadership Minor. In addition,

students gain experience working with diverse

leaders from around the world, mapping

political contexts, and planning their own global

leadership path within their specific field.

LEAD 4971. Directed Study, Leadership

Minor. (1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Design/carry out study project under direction

of leadership minor instructors/faculty. To

apply, please create a contract here: https://

goo.gl/forms/K8s9ZhrY6Vp5oRGf2 Please

note: The UMN's Credit policy can be found

here: https://policy.umn.edu/education/

studentwork. One credit represents, for the

average University undergraduate student,

three hours of academic work per week,

averaged over the semester, in order to

complete the work of the course to achieve

an average grade. One credit equals 42 to 45

hours of work over the course of the semester

(1 credit x 3 hours of work per week x 14 or

15 weeks in a semester equals 42 to 45 hours

of academic work). Students should keep

the above policy in mind while determining

their project and the amount of credits for

enrollment. The amount of enrolled credits

also proportionally influences the amount of

instructor contact hours/week.

LEAD 4972. Directed Research, Leadership

Minor. (1-4 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students complete individually arranged

research project with Leadership Minor

instructor. Contact Leadership Minor office

for registration requirements. *Please note -

The University of Minnesota's Credit policy

can be found here: https://policy.umn.edu/

education/studentwork. One credit represents,

for the average University undergraduate

student, three hours of academic work per

week, averaged over the semester, in order

to complete the work of the course to achieve

an average grade. One credit equals 42 to 45

hours of work over the course of the semester

(1 credit x 3 hours of work per week x 14 or

15 weeks in a semester equals 42 to 45 hours

of academic work). Students should keep

the above policy in mind while determining

their project and the amount of credits for

enrollment. The amount of enrolled credits

also proportionally influences the amount of

instructor contact hours/week. prereq: instr

consent Contract URL: https://goo.gl/forms/

iw89wCSrPN30HbAz2

Learning and Academic Skills

(LASK)

LASK 1001. Mastering Skills for College

Success. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Practical assistance to students in developing

efficient and effective learning and academic

performance skills, improving reading

speed and comprehension, increasing

memorization and test-taking skills, managing

test anxiety, identifying academic and career

goals, and using advanced technology

in university learning. Students identify

individual academic strengths and weaknesses

and formulate a plan for skill development

through individualized learning projects.

Addresses student learning styles, attitudes

and motivations and their relation to successful

academic performance. Class focuses on

transition to college, a good option for first year,

transfer, international, and returning students.

LASK 1101. Academic Refresher. (; 1 cr. ; S-

N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Identifying factors interfering with academic

performance, selecting strategies, and

establishing a plan to promote academic

success. Learning-style, educational goals,

life management skills, motivation, attitude.

Class intended to support students who are

experiencing academic barriers during the first

half of the semester. prereq: instr consent

LASK 1102. Academic Success. (; 2 cr. [max

4 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Assistance in identifying barriers in academic

performance and developing plans for effective

scholarship. Skill development, performance

enhancement. Objectives achieved through

didactic instruction, assignments, behavioral

monitoring. Course designed for students who

are on academic probation, returning from

suspension, or have experienced significant

academic barriers.

Liberal Studies (LS)

LS 5100. Liberal Studies Seminar. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 96 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Interdisciplinary topics. prereq: dept consent

LS 5125. Field Experience. (; 1-8 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Off-campus observation, experience, and

evaluation in interdisciplinary field of study.

prereq: MLS student or instr consent

LS 5950. Special Topics. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Interdisciplinary topics. prereq: dept consent

LS 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr. [max

15 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. prereq:

Grad student, dept consent

LS 5994. Directed Research. (1-4 cr. [max 15

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Tutorial for qualified graduate students. prereq:

instr consent

Linguistics (LING)

LING 1701. Language and Society. (DSJ; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Role of language in human social interaction;

linguistic indicators of social status and

attitudes; language and sex roles; linguistic

ecology; language planning for multilingual

communities; implications for education and

public policy.

LING 1705W. World Englishes: The

Linguistics of English-based varieties

around the globe. (GP,WI,SOCS; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

In this course, we will explore the linguistic

questions that arise concerning the many

varieties of English that are spoken around the

globe. Our overarching concern will be what we

can learn about humans and the human mind

by studying the variation found across English

varieties. Our investigation will focus on three

primary threads of linguistic research: methods

of data collection and analysis, tools of formal

grammatical analysis, and critical analysis of

sociopolitical contexts of language use. By

approaching the global landscape of Englishes

and English-based creoles in this way, we

will tackle a number of questions, including:

Who is a native speaker? What is a standard?

What value judgments do people ascribe to

different varieties of English? What sorts of

(linguistic and extra-linguistic) relationships

exist between different varieties of English and

their speakers? What role does English play

in an increasingly globalized world? How has

its role changed over time and from place to

place? Through this course, students will gain

an understanding of how English is situated

in the global linguistic landscape, an ability

to critically read linguistics articles and other

media relating to language use, experience in

analyzing linguistic data to understand patterns

and variation, and an ability to communicate

their findings and analyses effectively.

LING 1800. Topics in Linguistics. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 20 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

LING 1912. Invented Languages. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Spring)

As far back as we can tell, there have been

thousands of natural languages spoken by

humans the world over?7,102 today, according

to a recent authoritative count. So why are

there also hundreds and hundreds of invented

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languages? What niche are they intended

to fill? And why did so few of them make it

out of the works of their inventors? In this

seminar we will approach these questions by

looking at languages invented by philosophical

taxonomists during the Enlightenment,

by internationalists in the late 1800s, by

simulationists in the 1900s; we will take a look

at online communities of language inventors

to understand what makes them tick, and see

how invented languages and their inventors

are portrayed in the media. To get the most

out of all this we will also have to talk about

the properties of natural languages: how they

are structured, how they are used, how they

change over time, and why there are so many

of them.

LING 1913. Words at Work. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

This course is a guided tour through the

vocabulary of English, one of the largest and

most varied in any of the world's languages.

Among the questions it will address are: Why

does English have so many (and so many

different kinds of) words? Where did these

words come from? Why do they mean what

they mean? How are they put together?

What do they tell us about history, social

organization, culture and human psychology?

One practical advantage of learning the

answers to these and other questions is

that it helps in vocabulary building and

in demystifying specialized and technical

terminology. The course is also a portal into

linguistics, the study of the nature of language.

LING 3001. Introduction to Linguistics.

(SOCS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

The ability to acquire and use language is

a biological trait of the human species. This

capacity for language manifests itself as

thousands of particular languages spoken

around the world in communities large and

small. But what is language? What does it

mean for a human to ?know? a particular

language? How do children acquire this

knowledge? How do we use language

to communicate? These are some of the

important questions addressed by the field of

linguistics, the scientific study of the human

capacity for language in its physiological,

cognitive, historical, and social manifestations.

This course introduces some of the essential

findings of linguistics: first and foremost, that

all varieties of all languages are intricately

structured at multiple distinct but related levels.

Second, that this intricate structure can be

described in terms that are not only precise,

but which apply to all human languages. We

will work to replicate some of these findings by

deploying simple analytical methods on data

from a variety of languages. These methods

allow us to answer questions about the

different structural components of language:

phonology (how do speech sounds pattern?),

morphology (what are possible words and

how are they built?), and syntax (what is the

hierarchical structure underlying sequences

of words?). In all instances these methods

require that we pay attention to basic notions

of semantics, from which more complex

conceptions of meaning will emerge. Having

characterized language as an intricately-

structured system of knowledge, we will then

possess the tools to ask a number of additional

questions about language and cognition.

How does such complex knowledge play

into the actual task of sentence production

or comprehension? What do we know about

the neural implementation of this knowledge

in human brains? How does child language

acquisition proceed, and what makes it so

much more robust than language acquisition

later in life? Do animals have languages of

their own? Can they learn human languages?

Finally, we will turn our attention to variation in

language patterns observed over the passage

of time, across geographical space, and within

social systems. How and why do languages

change over historical time? What can we

know about languages spoken before the

invention of writing? What distinctions exist

between languages spoken in different places,

and how can we tell whether similarities are

due to genealogical relationships? How do

new languages emerge? How do languages

disappear? How does language use vary

between individuals from the same place or

the same community? How do socioeconomic

class, ethnicity, and gender relate to the

linguistic behavior of individuals? How does

language policy affect educational outcomes?

What about social cohesion and conflict?

Although we will find that most of these

questions lack definitive answers, we will

develop an understanding of what it takes

to ask them meaningfully and precisely. In

particular, we will be able to eliminate false

or misleading answers, especially when they

fail to take into account the observable and

describable properties of the human capacity

for language.

LING 3001H. Honors: Introduction to

Linguistics. (SOCS; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Scientific study of human language. Methods,

questions, findings, and perspectives of

modern linguistics. Components of the

language system (phonetics/phonology, syntax,

semantics/pragmatics); language acquisition;

language and social variables; language

and cognition; language change; language

processing; language and public policy. prereq:

Honors student or instr consent

LING 3051H. Honors: Thesis. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Supervised planning and research for honors

thesis to be completed in 3052. prereq:

Linguistics honors candidate, instr consent

LING 3052V. Honors: Thesis. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Supervised research, writing, and revision for

honors thesis begun in LING 3051H.

LING 3101W. Languages of the World. (WI;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Survey of language families of the world.

Classifying languages genetically/typologically.

Historical relationships among languages.

prereq: 3001 or 3001H or 5001 or instr consent

LING 3601. Historical Linguistics. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Historical change in phonology, syntax,

semantics, and lexicon. Linguistic

reconstruction. Genetic relationship among

languages. prereq: 3001 or instr consent

LING 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. Typically the

student's work is supervised and evaluated by

a site coordinator or instructor.

LING 3900. Topics in Linguistics. (; 3 cr.

[max 15 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

LING 4201. Syntax I. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

How words are organized into phrases/

sentences. Basic units of a sentence. How

these units are structured. How languages may

be the same, or different, in syntax. prereq:

3001 or 3001H or 5001 or instr consent

LING 4202. Syntax II. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Syntactic theory. Principles and Parameters

(P&P) approach to grammar. Focuses on

Minimalist Program (MP). prereq: 4201 or 5201

LING 4302W. Phonology I. (WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

How sounds are organized/patterned in

human languages. Foundation in phonological

theory/problem-solving for advanced work

in phonology and other fields in linguistics.

Analyzing data, presenting written solutions.

prereq: 3001 or 3001H or 5001 or instr consent

LING 4303. Phonology II. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Continues work of LING 4302W with emphasis

on critical reading of current phonological

literature. Phonological phenomena in the

context of new developments in the field.

Optimality Theory and the phonology-

morphology interface. prereq: Ling 4302W

LING 4901W. Capstone Seminar in

Linguistics. (WI; 3 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Revision/expansion of a paper completed for a

linguistics course. prereq: Ling major, [jr or sr]

LING 5001. Introduction to Linguistics.

(4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Scientific study of human language. Methods,

questions, findings, and perspectives of

modern linguistics. Components of the

language system (phonetics/phonology,

syntax, semantics/pragmatics); language

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acquisition; language and social variables;

language and cognition; language change;

language processing; language and public

policy; language and cognition.

LING 5105. Field Methods in Linguistics I. (;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Techniques for obtaining/analyzing linguistic

data from unfamiliar languages through direct

interaction with native speaker. prereq: [[4201

or 5201], [4302W or 5302]] or instr consent

LING 5106. Field Methods in Linguistics II.

(4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Techniques for obtaining/analyzing linguistic

data from unfamiliar languages through direct

interaction with a native speaker. prereq: [5105,

grad major] or instr consent

LING 5201. Syntactic Theory I. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Concepts/issues in current syntactic theory.

prereq: 5001 or honors student or instr consent

LING 5202. Syntactic Theory II. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Modern syntactic theory. Syntactic phenomena

in various languages. Syntactic argumentation,

development of constraints on grammar

formalisms. prereq: 5201 or instructor consent.

LING 5201 is directed towards honors students

and graduate students.

LING 5205. Semantics. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Analysis of sentence meaning. Semantic

properties. Relations such as analyticity,

entailment, quantification, and genericity.

Philosophical background, formal techniques

of semantic analysis, how sentence meaning

depends on word meaning, syntax, and

context. The role of semantics in grammatical

theory. prereq: [4201 or 5201] or instr consent

LING 5206. Linguistic Pragmatics. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Analysis of linguistic phenomena in relation

to beliefs and intentions of language users;

speech act theory, conversational implicature,

presupposition, information structure, relevance

theory, discourse coherence. prereq: [4201 or

5201] or instr consent

LING 5207. Advanced Semantics. (3 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall)

In this course, we will explore some semi-

advanced to advanced topics in the field

of natural language semantics. Broadly

construed, natural language semanticists study

how human beings process complexity in

meaning in language, with the building blocks

being how small units of meaning compose

together to form larger and larger units, all

of which are produced and understood in

milliseconds. Building on the fundamental

foundations of semantic theory learnt in

Semantics, Advanced Semantics is geared

towards providing expansive knowledge

on several vital topics that current vibrant

research in the field is concerned with. The

array of topics include quantifier scope,

definiteness and indefiniteness, plurals

and mass/count nouns, attitude predicates

and attitude ascription, event semantics,

tense and aspect, modality and conditionals,

questions, focus and alternative semantics, and

imperatives. As we make our way through the

critical last few decades of formal semantics

through these vast and diverse topics, we will

balance empirical coverage and formalism with

development of intuition and methodology.

Prerequisites: LING 5205 - Semantics I

LING 5302. Phonological Theory I. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

How sounds are organized/patterned in human

languages. Phonological theory/problem-

solving for advanced work in in linguistics.

Analyzing data. Presenting written solutions

to problem sets. prereq: 5001 or honors

student or instructor consent. LING 5302 is

directed towards honors students and graduate

students.

LING 5303. Phonological Theory II. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Phonology of human languages. Reading

papers in the literature. Doing research in

phonology. prereq: 5302 or instr consent. LING

5303 is directed towards honors and graduate

students.

LING 5461. Conversation Analysis. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Discourse processes. Application of concepts

through conversation analysis. prereq: 3001 or

3001H or 5001 or instr consent

LING 5462. Field Research in Spoken

Language. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Transcribing/analyzing talk and movement

related to talk. Applying concepts to recorded

conversations. prereq: 3001 or 3001H or 5001

or instr consent

LING 5601. Historical Linguistics. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Historical change in phonology, syntax,

semantics, and lexicon. Linguistic

reconstruction. Genetic relationship among

languages. prereq: 3001 or 3011H or 5001

LING 5801. Introduction to Computational

Linguistics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring

Odd Year)

Methods/issues in computer understanding of

natural language. Programming languages,

their linguistic applications. Lab projects.

prereq: [4201 or 5201] or programming

experience or instr consent

LING 5900. Topics in Linguistics. (; 3 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

LING 5993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr. [max

10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed study for Linguistics. Prereq instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

MN Studies in Intl Devel Prog

(MSID)

MSID 1001. Beginning Hindi. (; 4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course.

MSID 1004. Intermediate French. (; 4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Study abroad course.

MSID 1221. Beginning Swahili I. (; 4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 1222. Beginning Swahili II. (; 4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 3001. Beginning Wolof. (; 4 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 3004. Beginning Hindi. (; 4 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 3005. Intermediate Hindi. (; 4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 3008. Advanced Hindi. (; 4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course.

MSID 3015. MSID Intensive Spanish

Language Pre-Session. (; 4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 3021. Advanced Spanish. (; 4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 3025. Intensive French Language. (;

3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MSID 3225. Intermediate Swahili I. (; 4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Study abroad course.

MSID 3226. Intermediate Swahili II. (; 4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Study abroad course.

MSID 3231. Advanced Swahili. (; 4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course.

MSID 4001. International Development:

Critical Perspectives on Theory and

Practice. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Explore a wide variety of perspectives on

international development, with the host

country as a case study. This course begins

with 20 hours of common discussion on

international development. The remaining

course is divided into sections, and you

select from the following sections in order to

prepare for your internship or research project:

(see track descriptions in syllabus for more

information).

MSID 4002. MSID Country Analysis. (; 4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

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MSID 4003. Community Engagement in the

Global South. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

An internship or research project with a

host-country development agency or project

provides an unparalleled opportunity to study

community characteristics, development

strategies and problems, organizational

structure and culture, and cross-cultural

communication issues. The length of the

internship or research project is 6 weeks

during the first semester. You typically spend

approximately 25 to 30 hours each week at

your internship or research site, although

this may vary depending on the specific site

and project. A list of sample past internships

and research projects is available. Written

assignments help link experiences to theories

and issues raised in the classroom. A program

faculty member or the on-site director visits

you at least once at your internship or research

site during the internship/research period. At

the end of each semester, you gather in the

host city or a retreat site for a seminar, which

helps integrate your experiences and newly

acquired knowledge. 12 contact hours of this

course are incorporated into the classroom

phase and provide specific training on research

methodology to prepare students for their

research or internship project.

MSID 4004. Case Studies in International

Development. (; 4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 4005. Advanced International

Development Internship. (; 4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Engage in an extended internship with a

nongovernmental organization throughout

spring semester in order to gain practical

hands-on experience in a grassroots

community setting.

MSID 4006. Applied Field Methods. (; 4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 4007. MSID Directed Research. (; 4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 5001. International Development:

Critical Perspectives on Theory and

Practice. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 5002. MSID Country Analysis. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 5003. Community Engagement in the

Global South. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 5004. Case Studies in International

Development. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 5005. Advanced International

Development Internship. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 5006. Applied Field Methods. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID 5007. MSID Directed Research. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Study abroad course.

MSID Program in Thailand (THAI)

THAI 1001. Beginning Thai I. (4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course

THAI 1002. Beginning Thai II. (4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course

THAI 3001. Intermediate Thai I. (4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course

THAI 3002. Intermediate Thai II. (4 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course

Madrid Learning Abroad Program

(MADR)

MADR 1002. Beginning Spanish. (5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MADR 1003. Intermediate Spanish III. (5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MADR 1004. Intermediate Spanish IV. (5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MADR 1401. Carlos III University of Madrid

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern Abroad in Madrid study abroad

program to represent a course taken at Carlos

III University of Madrid. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

MADR 1402. Carlos III University of Madrid

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern Abroad in Madrid study abroad

program to represent a course taken at Carlos

III University of Madrid. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

MADR 1403. Carlos III University of Madrid

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern Abroad in Madrid study abroad

program to represent a course taken at Carlos

III University of Madrid. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

MADR 1404. Carlos III University of Madrid

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern Abroad in Madrid study abroad

program to represent a course taken at Carlos

III University of Madrid. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

MADR 1405. Carlos III University of Madrid

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern Abroad in Madrid study abroad

program to represent a course taken at Carlos

III University of Madrid. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

MADR 3001. Financial Management. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MADR 3002. Ecology of Spain. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MADR 3003. Philosophy of Religion. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MADR 3004. Management and

Organizational Behavior. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MADR 3005. Management and Ethics in

a Cross-Cultural Context. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MADR 3006. World Religions. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MADR 3007. Contemporary Moral Problems:

Ethics. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MADR 3008. Fundamentals of Marketing.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Study abroad course.

MADR 3009. Political History of

Contemporary Spain. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MADR 3011. International Media. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MADR 3012. Internships in Spain. (3-6 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course.

MADR 3013. Spanish Civilization. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course aims to offer a general view of

Spanish culture and society through readings,

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lectures, and cultural activities. This semester

will focus on a few topics portraying the

transformations experienced in the country

during the last years: the political system,

social and economic problems, multi-ethnic

society, new role of women, new family

models, and present image of Spain. We will

combine lectures, PowerPoint presentations,

videos, discussions of required readings, and

group debates. Being in Spain gives you a

great opportunity to widen your approach to

culture through language, and one of the aims

of this class is to help you achieve this goal. All

students are expected to come to all sessions

prepared, with all indicated assignments

completed beforehand.

MADR 3014. Corporate Social

Responsibility. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

MADR 3015. Modern Masters: Goya,

Picasso, Miro and Dali. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

study abroad course

MADR 3016. Topics in International

Marketing. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

MADR 3017. Spanish Conversation. (3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Study abroad course

MADR 3018. Introduction to Biological

Psychology. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

MADR 3019. Culture, Globalization & Media.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

The aim of this course is to introduce the notion

of ?culture? as the set of mental, socially

mediated constructs employed by individuals

and groups to interpret reality. From that

basis, this course examines the set of conflicts

currently underway both within Western

societies?as seen, for instance, in the ?Culture

Wars? as well as in the latest US presidential

election?as well as the tensions between the

Western and non-Western cultures?such as

those of India, China, and the Arab worlds?with

an emphasis in the role played by the media

and the cultural industries.

MADR 3021. Art at the Prado Museum. (AH;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

The aim of this course is to make students

familiar with the most relevant and

internationally outstanding Spanish and

European artists within the Prado Museum

Permanent Collections. The course will

help students to fully understand and

assimilate art history fundamental concepts

and movements such as Renaissance,

Baroque, and Neoclassicism, with a specific

concentration on Spanish masters such as El

Greco, Vel?zquez, and Goya. Simultaneously,

it will help students confront Spain?s and

Europe most controversial history: from

the dark Medieval Ages to the beginning

of the 19th Century. Two observations will

be fundamental to our investigations. The

first is that art history involves the study not

simply of formal concepts. A work of art has a

physical presence that is offered by the artist

but his/her ideas, convictions, and claims are

shaped in large measure by specific social

circumstances. The relevance of the latter are

those that turn an artwork into a masterpiece.

Thus, techniques and styles of representation

are just the beginning of art history research.

The second observation has to do with the

relationship between art and culture: Art does

not simply (or passively) reflect a given culture,

but rather actively participates in its formation

and development. A work of art, then, is the

deepest expression of a social, religious,

political, as well as intellectual context. Thus,

thorough the artworks? analysis, students

will develop critical and intellectual thinking

by the means of observation, research, and

interpretation.

MADR 3022. Spanish Civilization - ENG.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

This course aims to offer a general view of

Spanish culture and society through readings,

lectures and cultural activities. This semester

we will focus on a few topics portraying the

transformations experienced in the country

during the last years: the political system,

the social and economic problems, the multi-

ethnic society, the new role of women, the

new family models and the present image of

Spain. We will combine lectures, power point

presentations, videos, discussions of required

readings, group debates. Being in Spain gives

the student a great opportunity to widen his/

her approach to culture through language and

one of the aims of this class is to help them to

achieve this goal. All students are expected

to come to all sessions prepared for them. All

indicated assignments are to be completed

beforehand.

MADR 3023. Human Neuroanatomy. (GP;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

This course provides a broad introduction

to the nervous system with an emphasis on

the human nervous system. It will introduce

the structure and function of neurons, the

main anatomical units of the nervous system,

and the main functional systems. We will

approach functional systems through an

understanding of the anatomical circuitry. We

will study the fundamental concepts of neural

communication early in the course and re-

examine them later in the course relative to

specific functional systems. Although the major

focus will be the normal nervous system, we

will introduce common diseases for each main

topic. Students will gain an understanding

of the nature of many common neurological

diseases, which will provide further insight into

how the normal nervous system functions.

Through the assigned readings, lectures,

and exercises, students are expected to gain

an understanding of the neural circuitry and

information processing responsible for the

diverse range of human behaviors.

MADR 3024. Spanish for the Workplace.

(GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

This course is designed and customized for

students during their academic stay abroad in

the city of Madrid. The course is specifically

designed to improve students? oral and

written business communication skills through

language immersion and study of the local

cultural and work environment. In addition to

academic study, the course will provide an

overview of Spanish social culture as it applies

to the professional workplace, focusing on

specific fields of expertise that are of interest to

the students.

MADR 3025. Modern Masters: Goya,

Picasso, Dal? & Mir?. (AH,GP; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

The aim of this course is to make students

familiar with the most relevant and

internationally outstanding Spanish Modern

artists: Goya, Picasso, Dal? & Mir?. With

a specific concentration on these Spanish

masters, the course will bring students to fully

understand and assimilate such fundamental

concepts and movements of art history

as Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism,

Abstraction, and Minimalism. Simultaneously,

it will explore one of the most controversial

periods of Spanish and European history,

from the 19th through the dawn of the 20th

Century. Two observations will be fundamental

to our investigations. The first is that art

history involves the study of more than simply

formal concepts. A work of art has a physical

presence that is offered by the artist, but

his/her ideas, convictions, and claims are

shaped in large measure by specific social

circumstances. The relevance of the latter are

those that turn an artwork into a masterpiece.

Thus, techniques and styles of representation

are just the beginning of art history research.

The second observation has to do with the

relationship between art and culture. Art

does not simply (or passively) reflect a given

culture, but rather actively participates in its

formation and development. A work of art,

then, is the deepest expression of a social,

religious, political, and intellectual context.

Thus, through the analysis of works of art,

students will develop critical and intellectual

thinking by the means of observation, research,

and interpretation.

MADR 3026. 100% Made in Spain: Design

and Quality. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course focuses on the aesthetic and

cultural changes in consumers and the ability

of the Made in Spain managers to fine tune

their marketing, communications, branding,

and retailing efforts to an increasingly fast-

paced environment. The course provides

students with an extensive preparation on

what are the most important asset of Made

in Spain products: their ability to represent

a paradigm shift. The course explores the

evolutionary phenomena of the four F's

(fashion and footwear, food and wines,

furniture and building materials, and fabricated

metal products and machinery) as well as

design, renewable energy, railway construction,

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e-commerce, and other industrial sectors.

The course will lead students to understand

the evolutionary strategic Made in Spain

management and philosophy. The Spain

Brand has appreciably revalued in the last

four years (Repsol, Telef?nica, Acciona,

Endesa), thanks above all to the presence of

Spanish products throughout the world and in

all areas of activity, of which we lead in at least

a dozen. The internationalization accomplished

by Spanish companies has allowed them to

have a leading position (among the first ten

countries in the world) in the food industry,

fashion, gastronomy, technology, research,

renewable energy, railway construction, organ

transplantation, and sports. From Antoni

Gaud? to the Culdesac studio, including ?

scar Tusquets and Nani Marquina, Spain has

always been a benchmark for quality design

with international projection. This course looks

at Made in Spain from both an economic and

business point of view and shows a brief tour

of the world of national designers and some

of its most emblematic pieces. The Spanish

fashion industry plays a fundamental role in

economic development, with around 19,500

companies that make a contribution to GDP of

2.8%, and in the context of a highly competitive

globalized market. As a result, Spain achieves

the fifth place in importance in Europe after

Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and

France, both in production volume and in

employment. This is due in large part to the

design of products with high added value,

leather and footwear accessories, and the

use of modern marketing and distribution

techniques that have revolutionized the sector.

MADR 3027. Contemporary Spanish History

through Film. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Spanish cinema provides an excellent route

for understanding social and political change

throughout the 20th and 21st Centuries.

As the most important artistic medium of

modernity, cinema allows one to construct and

deconstruct many myths and identities. This

course will analyze the most relevant Spanish

film productions primarily as socio-historical

documents (content). Topics in Spain may

include the Republic and Civil War (Fern?n G?

mez and Bu?uel), the ?60s comic criticism of

dictatorship (Garc?a Berlanga), and censorship

(Lazaga), the transition to democracy (Garci

and Almod?var), and the new ?90s cinema

(Amen?bar, de la Iglesia, Medem, Coixet, and

Bolla?n).

MADR 3031. Introduction to Sensation and

Perception. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

To develop an understanding of the

psychological, biological, and physical bases

of sensory experience in humans and animals.

First we will consider the philosophical

questions that humans have long posed

about perception, and study the methods and

techniques scientists use to try to answer

them. We will study the sensory pathways,

fundamental perceptual processing, and

higher-level meaning-making, emphasizing

the senses of vision and hearing. We will more

briefly consider the orienting senses, skin

senses, chemical senses (smell and taste),

and the perception of time. Students must

have successfully completed an introductory

psychology course as a prerequisite.

MADR 3032. Learning and Behavior. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course will cover methods and findings of

research on learning and behavioral change.

Additionally, students will learn about twentieth-

century theoretical perspectives, including

contemporary models. There will be an

emphasis on animal learning behavior and

behavioral psychology.

MADR 3206. Health Psychology. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Recent advances in psychological, medical,

and physiological research have led to a new

way of thinking about health and illness and

understanding that our health is not only the

product of biological processes but also of

psychological, behavioral and social processes.

Health psychology is a relatively young field of

study that examines the relationship between

psychology and health. The course highlights

differences between health psychology and

the biomedical model and examines the kinds

of questions asked by health psychologists

like: How our personality may affect our

health? What does stress do to our health?

What psychological and social factors cause

people to behave in unhealthy ways? What can

psychologists do to help cure illness? Are there

ethnic and gender variations in health? Does it

matter how your doctor talks to you?

MADR 3301. Cross-Cultural Psychology.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

This course's aim is to understand how

cultural factors influence human behavior and

development. Additionally, the course may

discuss interaction between different cultures

and how to solve the difficulties that may arise

during the acculturation process. The course

studies the vision and treatment of mental

disorders in different cultures, especially the

differences and similarities between Spanish

and North American cultures. It will also

analyze and compare mental health systems of

both countries.

MADR 3401. Carlos III University of Madrid

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern Abroad in Madrid study abroad

program to represent a course taken at Carlos

III University of Madrid. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

MADR 3402. Carlos III University of Madrid

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern Abroad in Madrid study abroad

program to represent a course taken at Carlos

III University of Madrid. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

MADR 3403. Carlos III University of Madrid

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern Abroad in Madrid study abroad

program to represent a course taken at Carlos

III University of Madrid. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

MADR 3404. Carlos III University of Madrid

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern Abroad in Madrid study abroad

program to represent a course taken at Carlos

III University of Madrid. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

MADR 3405. Carlos III University of Madrid

Course. (1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a course shell that will be used on the

Study & Intern Abroad in Madrid study abroad

program to represent a course taken at Carlos

III University of Madrid. The specific course

title will appear for each student in the Notes

field directly underneath this course on their

transcript.

MADR 3604. Introduction to Abnormal

Psychology. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

The purpose of this course is to give the

student an opportunity to explore current

issues in understanding and treating abnormal

behavior. The course will provide an initial

overview of history, perspectives, assessment

(DSM), diagnosis, and treatment, followed

by an in-depth look at several disorders from

a combined biological, developmental, and

cultural approach. The focus will be to achieve

an understanding of the various ways that

human behavior can be compromised and the

various factors that affect our ability to adapt.

MADR 3711. Psychology in the Workplace.

(GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Application of psychological theory/research

to recruitment, personnel selection, training/

development, job design, work group design,

work motivation, leadership, performance

assessment, job satisfaction measurement

Industrial / Organizational Psychology is the

application of the scientific study of human

behavior and thinking to work organizations. I/

O Psychology is both an academic discipline

and a professional discipline; thus, in this class

we focus on both research and the application

of research findings to practical problems in the

workplace. I/O Psychologist are concerned with

the recruitment, selection, training, motivation,

and job performance of individual at work. They

are also involved in issues such as teamwork,

leadership, and job attitudes.

MADR 4901. Research Laboratory in

Psychology. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study abroad course

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Management (MGMT)

MGMT 1001. Contemporary Management. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

How/why organizations differ in form/purpose

in complex environments/technologies.

Managerial challenges related to international

management, social responsibility. Models of

effective leadership/teamwork. prereq: Carlson

School fr or soph

MGMT 1001H. Honors: Contemporary

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

How/why organizations differ in their forms/

purposes in relation to complex/changing

environments/technologies. Challenges related

to international management and social

responsibility. Models of effective leadership/

teamwork. prereq: [Fr or soph] honors

MGMT 1005. Corporate Responsibility and

Ethics. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Identify/apply ethical principles to resolution

of moral challenges in management.

Understanding place of business/corporation in

society. prereq: Carlson School student

MGMT 1005H. Corporate Responsibility and

Ethics. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Identify/apply ethical principles to resolution

of moral challenges in management.

Understanding place of business/corporation in

society. prereq: Honors student

MGMT 3001. Fundamentals of Management.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Aspects/characteristics of organizations, their

members. Why people/groups feel/behave

as they do. Processes/methods that improve

behavior/attitudes/effectiveness of members.

Member/manager skills. Guest speakers, group

presentations, films.

MGMT 3004. Business Strategy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Business strategy. How business firms set and

pursue their goals. Key categories of strategic

issues and concepts/frameworks managers

use to analyze and address those issues.

Attention to specific firms and situations.

prereq: CSOM, soph or jr

MGMT 3010. Introduction to

Entrepreneurship. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Fundamentals of entrepreneurship. Career

paths, including new business start-ups,

franchising, acquisitions (including family

business succession), corporate venturing, and

entre-preneurial services. Legal structures for

new business formation. Aspects of business

law/ethics.

MGMT 3033W. Business Communication.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Written/oral communication skills for effective

participation in contempory organizations.

From basic principles to communication

strategy. Communication technology. Cases,

simulations of "real-world" situations. Student

small groups meet with instructor three times

for presentation coaching/feedback. Recitation

times are arranged with instructor at start of

semester. prereq: Fr composition, CSOM

upper-div, at least 60 cr

MGMT 3040. Understanding the

International Environment of Firms:

International Business. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Theories, frameworks, tools, and facts for

understanding the environment of firms in

international competition. Main world-level

economic flows (trade, investment, finance).

How country-/industry-level economic, political,

and sociocultural factors influence behavior/

functions of firms in international competition.

prereq: 1001 or 1001H or 3001

MGMT 3900. International Business

Communication. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Course will help students understand the

impact of culture and communication on

business interactions around the world. Cultural

studies and cross-cultural communication is a

complex, multidisciplinary field. Students will

be asked to reflect on the meaning of ethics

and corruption in a multicultural environment

and to consider how our understanding of other

cultures influences best business practices.

This course should help students to develop

an empathetic understanding of other cultures,

see through the eyes of others, understand

how different cultural values can impact

business practices, and think ethically about

important global societal change and engage

in difficult debates around moral, legal, and

ethical issues.

MGMT 4000. Social Venturing in Action. (; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Capstone course. Students choose project with

nonprofit organizations in local community.

Readings/discussions tie managerial theory to

experiences. Issues that involve intersection

of for-profit/not-for-profit economies. Primarily

undergraduate class. Opportunities for selected

grad students. prereq: Sr nonprofit major or

instr consent

MGMT 4008. Entrepreneurial Management.

(; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Management of a new venture after founding.

Internal/external challenges of managing a

startup organization. Working with resource

constraints and understanding how business

models may change over time. prereq:

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in [3010 or IBUS 3010]

MGMT 4031. Industry Analysis in a Global

Context. (2 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

This course covers concepts and tools required

to devise strategies that enable a global

business to create superior value for customers

and to capture a sufficient share of that value. It

will offer perspectives on analyzing competitive

situations and identifying and evaluating

strategic options. In particular, it focuses on:

- Applying fundamental concepts of strategic

management--including strategy identification,

the relationship of strategy and organization,

industry analysis, competitor analysis, firm

and industry evolution--coupled with economic

theory and quantitative analysis to evaluate

competitive strategies in a global context; -

Developing an awareness of the impact of

external environmental forces and of strategic

actions by the firm and its rivals on business

strategy. - Integrating knowledge gained in

previous and concurrent core courses with a

focus on understanding applying analytical

concepts that are most useful to business

analysts and managers. prereq: Mgmt 3004 or

3001

MGMT 4032. Corporate Strategy. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

This course examines issues of corporate

strategy, i.e., issues associated with creating

and managing a firm that operates in multiple

businesses. Some of the key questions we

shall seek to address through this course

are: ? What are the drivers of corporate scope?

How should a firm choose the activities/

businesses it participates in? ? What are

the sources of value for a firm from being

diversified across multiple businesses? ?

What are the challenges associated with

managing across multiple businesses and

markets? ? How are these challenges best

dealt with? What structures and processes

enable successful corporate diversification over

time? The learning objective of this course is to

help you learn to identify and define successful

corporate strategies and offer solutions for

the common problems that diversified firms

face. The course not only introduces you to

core concepts around corporate strategy, but

it also seeks to develop your ability to critically

evaluate the strategies of multi-business firms,

through the extensive use of case discussions.

prereq: Mgmt 3004 or 3001

MGMT 4034. Technology Strategy. (2 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall)

This course addresses challenges and

opportunities in the strategic management

of technology and innovation. The course

will equip students with the conceptual

frameworks, tools, and language for analyzing

and managing businesses in environments of

technological change. We will examine how

new technologies transform industries and

create new markets, strategies for addressing

technological change, and approaches

for managers to shape and/or respond to

new technologies. Because innovating or

responding to new technologies often involves

strategic and organizational change, we will

also discuss how organizations change in

response to new technologies. We will use

a combination of readings, lectures, case

discussions, and simulations. The final team

project provides an opportunity to explore in-

depth the technology strategy and innovation

challenges of a particular organization. The

class is heavily discussion-based, which means

that all students must read the material and be

prepared to contribute to the learning process.

prereq: Mgmt 3004 or 3001

MGMT 4035. Mergers & Acquisitions

Strategy. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course focuses on the strategic use

of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a

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means of new market entry and growth. It

covers such questions as: when should one

pursue an acquisition? What are the sources

of value from an acquisition? What are the

common challenges acquirers face? What

should acquirers look for in a potential target?

How should they integrate a target post-

acquisition? It also considers the sell-side

strategies for firms looking to exit businesses

through divestiture. The learning objective of

this course is to help you learn to identify and

define successful mergers and acquisitions,

and offer solutions for the common problems

that firms face when undertaking acquisitions.

The course not only introduces you to core

concepts around M&A, it also seeks to develop

your ability to critically evaluate firms? M&A

choices, and to effectively communicate your

assessment of these choices to a business

audience. prereq: Mgmt 4032

MGMT 4040. Negotiation Strategies. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Securing agreements between two or more

parties who are interdependent and seeking

to maximize their own outcomes. Behavior

of individuals, groups, and organizations in

competitive situations.

MGMT 4050. Managing Innovation and

Change In Action. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

This course focuses on how entrepreneurs

create new businesses and how organizations

innovate and change. Special emphasis is

given to understanding the sequences of

events that typically unfold in individuals,

groups, organizations, and industries

as innovations develop from concept to

implementation. The course relies heavily on

the concepts and findings from the Minnesota

Innovation Research Program, as well as

other studies. The course focuses on how the

innovation journey unfolds in the creation of a

wide variety of new businesses, technologies,

products, programs, and services, and what

paths along this journey are likely to lead to

success and failure. The course emphasizes

building diagnostic skills and developing

useful principles that may increase the odds

of maneuvering organizational innovation and

change journeys. prereq: Mgmt 1001, 3001 or

3010

MGMT 4080W. Applied Technology

Entrepreneurship. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Team projects based on commercializable

technologies or innovations. Teams

present their ideas to investors and industry

professionals. Students are encouraged to

submit their business plans to Minnesota Cup.

MGMT 4100. Topics in Management. (; 2-4

cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Topics vary for each offering.

MGMT 4101. Independent Study in Strategic

Management and Organization. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Students contract with faculty on independent

studies. prereq: instr consent or dept consent

MGMT 4170W. New Business Feasibility and

Planning. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

New-business-opportunity identification/

development. Students conduct feasibility

analysis, create formal business plan,

gather feasibility data, and contact potential

customers, suppliers, and other primary

sources. prereq: 3010

MGMT 4171W. Entrepreneurship in Action I.

(WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Two-semester course. In fall, students identify

a business oportunity, develop concept,

determine resources required, and launch

the business. In spring, students implement

business plan, manage business, and

determine exit strategy. prereq: 3010, [4008

or concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 4008], completed coursework in

business core, CSOM upper division, approved

application

MGMT 4172. Entrepreneurship in Action II.

(; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Second of two-semester sequence. In fall,

students identify business opportunity, develop

concept, determine resources required,

and launch business. In spring, students

implement busienss plan, manage business,

and determine exit strategy. prereq: 4171

MGMT 4173. New Venture Financing & Seed

Stage Investing. (2-4 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

This experiential course is offered to University

undergraduate students interested in learning

about new venture financing through the

operation of an independent angel investment

fund. It serves as an introduction to the subject

matter, while providing a forum for the students

to review investment opportunities, connect

with members from the entrepreneurial and

investor communities, and learn about startup

fundraising through direct participation in the

investment process. This course is being

offered to complement a student-owned private

venture capital fund in collaboration with

individual accredited investors, which was

initially formed in April of 2018. In addition

to the ongoing management of the fund

operations and reporting, the students will be

responsible for ongoing capital raising. Final

authority for all investment decisions rests with

the students.

MGMT 4500. Senior Seminar in International

Business. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

International business capstone. Topics

related to doing business globally. Opportunity

to integrate study abroad/coursework

experiences. prereq: CSOM sr, completed

semester abroad, IB major or minor

MGMT 5018. Philanthropy & Fundraising

Strategy. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This brief experiential course explores the

evolving world of philanthropy and provides

an opportunity to directly influence a real-

life nonprofit?s funding strategies. It shows

students how, despite resource constraints,

nonprofit organizations can effectively build

meaningful engagement and financial support

around society?s most pressing needs. It

provides an immersive experience ? supported

by a professional ecosystem ? where students

can learn, be inspired and leave this class

more driven (and capable) to be ?a force for

good.? By the end of this course, students will

have gained hands-on consulting experience

in partnership with nonprofit organizational

leaders, active consultants and major

philanthropists. They will have devised and

presented implementable strategies at the ?

virtuous nexus? between potential donors and

their client?s organizational needs - solutions

which increase engagement and promote

lasting symbiotic relationships between the

private and nonprofit sectors. They will be well-

positioned to make a significant positive impact

throughout their careers in the Twin Cities and

beyond.

MGMT 5102. StartUp: Customer

Development and Testing. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Provides a structured process with faculty and

mentor oversight for students at any level and

from any college at the University to learn the

initial process of customer development by

testing market acceptance of a specific new

business concept. Students primarily take this

course individually and must have an idea or

technology that they are interested in pursuing.

The goal of the curse is to teach the process to

quickly and efficiently test the value and market

fit for a new concept.

MGMT 5480. Topics in Natural Resources. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

Specific topic for each offering.

Management of Technology (MOT)

MOT 4001. Leadership, Professionalism and

Business Basics for Engineers. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Elements of business, environment in which

technology/business operate. Classes of 15 to

20 students.

MOT 4010. Management of Science and

Technology in the Middle East, Global

Seminar. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Middle East global seminar, including 8 weeks

of classroom learning prior to May departure.

Technology areas such as solar energy, water

desalination, security technology, alternative

fuels, and biomedical devices.

MOT 4020. Special Topics in Management of

Technology. (; 2 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

Special Topics in Management of Technology

MOT 5001. Technological Business

Fundamentals. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Basics of operations, strategy, decision-

making in technology-driven business. Market

opportunity assessment, finance/financial

decision-making, organizational roles. Work

in teams to analyze aspects of business

opportunity. prereq: Degree seeking or non-

degree graduate students

MOT 5002. Creating Technological

Innovation. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Course provides students with techniques to

create new ideas, and lead an organization to

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bring them successfully to market. It will include

examples of the dynamics of technological

industries, and technology strategies. Topics

include effective practices to generate ideas,

processes to move them to market, and

intellectual property. Students will work in

teams to develop a strategy to commercialize

a new technology. prereq: Degree seeking or

non-degree graduate students.

MOT 5003. Technological Business

Planning Workshop. (1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Applies lessons of 5001 or 5002 directly

to technology of the student's choosing,

possibly thesis topic. Aspects of strategic

technology plan or business plan, culminating

in presentation of plan. Must be taken in

parallel with 5001 or 5002. prereq: Degree

seeking or non-degree graduate students.

Student must also enroll for MOT 5001 or MOT

5002.

MOT 5991. MOT Independent Study. (; 1-3

cr. [max 1 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Independent study in MOT-related topic.

prereq: MOT grad student

Managerial Communications

(MCOM)

MCOM 5400. Managerial Communications

for the HR Professional. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Memo writing, oral presentations, and team

communication required of HR professional.

Emphasizes hands-on, experiential learning,

including videotaping. prereq: HRIR student

MCOM 5500. Enhancing Your Executive

Image in Business Communications. (2 cr.

[max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Techniques to project executive presence in

all business communications. prereq: MBA

student

MCOM 5510. Persuasive Writing in

Business. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Writing to motivate/affect change. Form/

content. Techniques of persuasion. Producing

polished text. Writing with power. prereq: MBA

student

MCOM 5530. Strategies and Skills for

Managerial Presentations. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall)

Delivering key messages with clarity/

confidence, regardless of audience or setting.

Maximizing impact as a speaker, seated/

standing. Personal communication style

and audience. Tailoring message. Handling

questions/answers. Using audio/visual tools.

Presenting as a team. prereq: MBA student

Manufacturing Operations Mgmt

(MM)

MM 3001W. Manufacturing in the Global

Economy. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

In this foundation course for manufacturing

operations management, you'll find out

just how innovative, strategic, and creative

manufacturing is. The course is the perfect

entry point for students majoring, minoring, or

getting a certificate in manufacturing operations

management, and it's also a great elective for

students seeking a better understanding of

the core sector in both U.S. and international

economies. The overall objective of MM

3001W is to explore different facets of

manufacturing in today's global economy, and

the three dimensions of the high-performance

manufacturing organization (HPMO) model--

leadership, product quality, and innovation--are

paramount in that exploration. You'll take a look

at past and current Minnesota manufacturing

companies (3M and Red Wing Shoes, for

example) that are surviving and thriving in

today's economy, and also learn why some of

those Minnesota companies have failed. As

a writing intensive course, MM 3001W also

prepares students to be successful writers,

both in their coursework at the University

of Minnesota and in their future careers, as

special attention will be paid to real-world

writing applications, skills, and processes.

Prerequisites: None.

MM 3205. Engineering for Manufacturing

Operations. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

What makes a factory run? In this course,

you'll learn all about those intricacies and gain

the tools and skills required to create high-

output systems that can reliably function day

in, day out. You will do most of your learning

through creative exercises. For example,

you'll take apart a flashlight to create the tools

needed for manufacturing, and you'll validate

a piece of equipment while toasting a loaf of

bread. Your final project will be designing and

manufacturing your own holiday card. Since the

best learning happens when there's flexibility

to fail, the instructor creates assignments that

have a little ambiguity to them. (Students can

even turn in homework twice to improve their

grade, if needed.) By the end of this course,

you'll have the confidence to work effectively

across silos, and you'll have a wealth of career

advice from an instructor with over 20 years'

experience leading teams at Fortune 500

companies. Prerequisite: None

MM 3305. Advanced 3D Printing for

Innovative Business Practices. (3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Revolutionize your world with speed and

creativity. Three-D printing and additive

manufacturing are changing how we work

and how manufacturing itself happens. In this

course, you'll hone the ability to innovate and

to lead others in discovery. The first half of

the semester is spent learning how to use

additive technology and the second half how

it can be applied to real-world industries. By

the end of the course, you'll use computer-

aided design and the U of M's 3D printing lab to

build your own solution to a problem. Join this

community of forward-thinking makers and tap

some of the most high-tech resources at the U.

Prerequisites: None

MM 4011. Virtual Reality and Simulation in

Manufacturing. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Virtual reality meets manufacturing in this

course for creative problem solvers. By

mastering the use of simulation software

(Simio), you'll be able to assess product flow

along an assembly line and suggest sequences

that dramatically improve efficiency, thereby

cutting costs. The skill set students acquire in

this course has opened innumerable doors for

job seekers because visual representations

provide hard evidence that certain models

will be successful. Learn how to simulate

many different processes at once and be

introduced to augmented and virtual reality,

new technologies that are being introduced to

speed up the development of manufacturing

lines. This course will enhance any career

path that involves operations and efficiency.

Prerequisite: None

MM 4012. Advanced Manufacturing: Applied

Process and Technology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Prepare to take a deep dive into the nitty-

gritty as well as the art of manufacturing. You

will study the myriad details that comprise

the manufacturing process, tracing how raw

materials are transformed into sophisticated

devices in the most efficient ways. You will

learn three important things that can be applied

directly to any job: 1) how to deconstruct

the value-added steps of a manufacturing

assembly, 2) how to construct a process flow

diagram, and 3) how to perform a process

capability study. If you want to gain expertise

in how factory work is planned, measured,

studied, improved, and optimized, then you've

come to the right place. Beyond this, you

will also walk away with an understanding

that manufacturers are true artisans whose

expertise shapes our world in countless ways.

prereq: A course such as MM 3001W, or

relevant manufacturing experience.

MM 4035. Global Supply Chain

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

A supply chain is the process that ensures that

any particular thing gets made and distributed

efficiently and with high quality. It comprises

diverse suppliers, all of whom have a different

role to play. You will learn about the complex

ballet that ties these suppliers together into a

larger system and schedule?a supply chain.

Through weekly online group work and real-

life case study analysis, you will come to

understand the value of interrelationships

between product development, purchasing,

manufacturing, customer service, and

distribution. Your subject matter will be the

real-world function of supply chains for familiar

products, and by the end of the course, you

will know how to think about effective supply

chains. You?ll also have opportunities to do

a complete analysis of a real organization as

well as interview a professional who works with

supply chains on a daily basis. prereq: None.

MM 4039. The Science of Sourcing:

Partnerships for Success. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Learn how to maneuver with ease inside the

complex network of global manufacturing and

outsourcing. The Science of Sourcing is all

about setting up a sourcing strategy that hinges

on two things: core competencies of your

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business and, of course, customer satisfaction.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to

do three things really well: 1) identify which

products or processes should be outsourced,

2) perform estimates for cost and comparison

of outsourcing options, and finally, 3) execute

step-by-step outsourcing as you choose

suppliers. You?ll also be exposed to the art

of managing an outsourced manufacturer

relationship, which includes contracts and

performance metrics. It's all about upholding

quality and value. Prerequisite: A course such

as MM 3001W, or relevant manufacturing

experience.

MM 4045. The Product Life Cycle in a

Regulated Industry. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

There's much to learn when it comes to

designing, developing, manufacturing, and

selling something, but this course skillfully

covers it all while teaching how to successfully

commercialize a product. Students will delve

into real-world analysis of product regulation

of any kind--from a box of cereal to a medical

device. After this course, you?ll be able to a)

improve efficiency in any part of a product's life

cycle, b) develop soft skills needed to clearly

communicate your ideas for improvement,

and c) fully wrap your brain around human

factors and customer requirements that

must be considered before the product's

development is complete. This material has

endless applications in the workplace. prereq:

None.

MM 4102. Optimizing Operations

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

In this course, students learn how to put

the pieces of the manufacturing puzzle

together--they delve into the details of an

organization's operations strategy and develop

an understanding of how the system works,

from product concept to finished reality.

Emphasis is placed on learning valuable

techniques for improving organizational

performance, which include computer-

enhanced problem solving and decision

making. You will develop critical thinking skills

that allow you to think holistically about how

to create order out of chaos in an operations

unit. Through weekly online group work

assignments; opportunities to give dynamic

multimedia group presentations; interviewing a

real-world operations manager; and mastering

the stages of forming, storming, norming, and

performing, you will leave feeling prepared

to take on whatever operations management

challenges come your way. prerequisite: None.

MM 4193. Capstone Directed Study. (3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

You've learned a lot so far in the Manufacturing

Operations Management program. Now it's

time to use all that hard-earned knowledge

as you embark on your capstone project.

A culminating experience using all the

skills and concepts you're familiar with, the

capstone is an opportunity for you to identify a

specific problem, question, or course of study

pertaining to manufacturing operations. This

will be your primary focus over the length of the

course. Working with your capstone adviser,

you will develop a project requiring 135 hours

or more of research and work. You will then

generate data and use appropriate models to

create comprehensive reports and solutions to

the project you've chosen, and you will present

your findings at the end of the semester. The

capstone course is a great option for students

who are already employed full-time and wish to

select a project that's somehow connected to

their employment. prereq: MM major or minor

or certificate, departmental approval

MM 4201. Quality Engineering and

Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Quality makes or breaks an organization.

Without continuous quality improvement,

performance fails, sales drop, and

organizations die. This course delves into three

essential truths: 1) the customer is the ultimate

judge of quality; 2) every process has variation,

which must be fully understood before it can

be improved; and 3) a lean, mean, structured

plan will make problem solving a cinch when

it comes to process improvement. Students

will learn more than just the technical aspects

of quality management; they will also learn

the history and modern application of quality,

quality management tool interfaces, and what it

takes to be a leader in quality as a profession.

prereq: none, but knowledge of statistics will be

very helpful.

MM 4311. Sustainable Lean Manufacturing:

Eliminating the Waste. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

One of the most important skills you can

cultivate in manufacturing (or really any line

of work) is the ability to clear away the clutter

and streamline the process. Sustainable Lean

Manufacturing teaches students three things:

1) wasted time, effort, and money exist in every

process involving a product or service; 2) it?

s possible to clearly see and identify where

waste occurs; and 3) there?s a surefire set

of tools and techniques to make a process

less wasteful and more efficient. Bottom line:

students leave this course viewing everyday

life with a different perspective, knowing there?

s always room for improvement in workflow.

prereq: None

MM 4596. Internship. (; 1 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

An MM internship provides students

with the opportunity to gain hands-on

experience working with professionals in a

manufacturing setting and get an insider's view

of manufacturing operations management in

the workplace. In consultation with a faculty

adviser, students apply classroom learning

and prepare for the transition from school to

full-time MM employment. Students seeking

credit for the internship are expected to find

employment that primarily draws upon the

intern's academic knowledge in management

level tasks and allows for new learning in these

areas. prereq: [MM major or minor or certificate

or instr consent], dept consent

Manufacturing Technology (MT)

MT 3111. Elements of Microelectronic

Manufacturing. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Common micro fabrication processes, how they

are applied to CMOS manufacturing. prereq:

Completion of physics, chemistry, [college

algebra or precalculus] with grade of at least

C-, 45 sem cr

MT 3112. Elements of Micro and Nano

Manufacturing Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Basic process steps to make top-down

micro-/nano-scaled structures. Oxidation,

photolithography, electron beam lithography,

chemical vapor deposition, etching, rapid

thermal annealing, wet chemical/plasma

etching. Students build test chip containing

various micro-mechanical structures. prereq:

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 3111

MT 3121. Thin Films Deposition. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring & Summer)

Thin film materials such as metals/oxides.

Photolithography, methods of deposition. HV/

UHV range. Vacuum evaporation, sputtering,

chemical vapor deposition. prereq: Physics,

chemistry, [college algebra or precalculus], 45

MT 3131. Introduction to Materials

Characterization. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Four methods: electron beam microscopy,

optical microscopy/FTIR, proximal probe

techniques, x-ray/ion beam scattering.

Principles for, and information from, each

method. prereq: Completion of physics,

chemistry, [college algebra or precalculus] with

grade of at least C-, 45 sem cr

MT 3141. Principles and Applications of

Bionanotechnology. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Introduction to protein, lipid, and nucleic

biochemistry. Biomolecule design, production

using recombinant DNA technology. Use in

nanodevices and nano-materials. Applications

of biological molecules in bionanotechnology.

Effects of Brownian motion. Biomolecular

surfaces forces. Biomolecule structure

alterations due to molecular interaction. Self-

assembly. prereq: Completion of physics,

chemistry, [college algebra or precalculus] with

grade of at least C-, 45 sem cr

MT 3142. Nanoparticle Technology and

Engineering Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Overview of challenges and tools for measuring

properties of nanoaerosols. Optical particle

counters, condensation particle counters,

differential mobility analysis, electrosprays,

atomizers, single-particle mass spectrometers.

prereq: Completion of physics, chemistry,

[college algebra or precalculus] with grade of at

least C-, 45 sem cr

Marketing (MKTG)

MKTG 1918. Finding Happiness In The Age

Of Consumption. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

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In today?s culture of consumption, free choice,

and materialism, the pursuit of happiness

through the ?good life? seems to be an

attainable goal. Retail therapy uplifts our spirits.

Finding the best deals gives us a sense of

accomplishment. Online shopping makes it

ever so easy to instantly gratify our desires.

Enjoyment through food, travel, and novel

experiences is more accessible than ever.

A wide variety of entertainment and social

connections are available, literally, at the tip

of our fingers. Still, we feel empty, wanting,

and dissatisfied time and again. We continue

to experience boredom, unhappiness, and

loneliness. Why this paradox? This question

has spurred recent research in consumer

behavior, decision making, and psychology.

In this seminar, we will explore some of the

latest scientific findings as well as selected

perspectives from ancient philosophy to

help us understand this phenomenon and

build a happier and better life. We will tackle

questions such as, how can we experience

more happiness in our lives? Can we increase

the level of enjoyment we experience through

our consumption activities? How can we make

happiness last longer? What are some effective

ways of reducing boredom and dealing with

negative emotions? How can we increase our

wellbeing through our daily work and activities

in college? Most importantly, we will develop a

tool kit to help us on our journey to happiness

and success.

MKTG 3001. Principles of Marketing. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introduction to terms, concepts, and skills for

analyzing marketing problems. Factors outside

the organization affecting its product, pricing,

promotion, and distribution decisions. Cases

from actual organizations. prereq: ECON 1101

MKTG 3001H. Honors:Principles of

Marketing. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Honors: Introduction to terms, concepts, and

skills for analyzing marketing problems. Factors

outside the organization affecting its product,

pricing, promotion, and distribution decisions.

Cases from actual organizations. prereq:

ECON 1101, Honors Student

MKTG 3005. Introduction to Applying

Analytical Tools for Solving Business

Problems. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

The ability to make intelligent business

decisions based on large data and information

is becoming increasingly important for

businesses and managers. This course

provides a practitioner-oriented introduction of

applying analytical tools in business setting.

This class entails hands-on computer exercises

on real data sets to apply various analytical

techniques in common business applications.

This course assumes that students have

knowledge of fundamental analytical tools and

statistical methods. The class emphasizes

understanding model assumptions to help

students with appropriate model selection;

interpreting results in order to make optimal

business decisions; designing experiments

in a business setting and analyzing the

experimental data to advance business

objectives. prereq: SCO 2550 or equivalent

statistics course

MKTG 3010. Marketing Research. (4 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

This course focuses on managing the entire

marketing research process, which involves

collecting and analyzing relevant, timely, and

accurate information to gain customer insights

and drive effective marketing decision making.

Students learn fundamental techniques of

data collection and analysis to solve specific

marketing problems. The class offers hands-on

learning-by-doing opportunities through group

projects for students to practice every stage

of marketing research. prereq: 3001 and SCO

2550 or equiv statistics course

MKTG 3040. Buyer Behavior. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Application of behavioral sciences to buyer

behavior. Perception, attitudes, learning,

persuasion, motivation, decision-making,

social/cultural influences, managerial

implications. prereq: 3001

MKTG 4030. Sales Management. (; 4 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Hiring, motivating, performance enhancement.

Customer relationship management, data

analysis, quantitative methods. Developing

metrics to evaluate individual/group

performance in attaining an organization's

strategic goals. prereq: MKTG 3040

MKTG 4050. Advertising and Promotion. (;

4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Managing/integrating communication aspects

of marketing. Advertising, sales promotion,

public relations. Setting objectives, selecting

media. Measuring effectiveness. Sales

promotion techniques. Issues in global IMC.

prereq: MKTG 3010 and MKTG 3040 or

instructor approval

MKTG 4060. Marketing Channels. (; 4 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Design/management of channels of

distribution in consumer/industrial settings.

Interrelationships between marketing

institutions in channels of distribution. Logistics,

supply chain strategies. prereq: MKTG 3010

and MKTG 3040 or instructor approval

MKTG 4072. Marketing-in-Action: Marketing

Practicum. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This course focuses on what marketers do in

real-life. Each week begins with guidance on

approaching a typical task, then developing

recommendations by working in groups

during class with ongoing feedback from

the instructor, and concluding with a short

presentation. Weekly topics may include

identifying marketing challenges (ala Shark

Tank), segmenting customers, pricing a

product, and developing an advertising plan.

The course concludes with a multi-week,

interactive simulation in which students

compete in groups as they manage a product.

prereq: MKTG 3001 and SCO 2550 or

equivalent statistics course; OR CSOM Major

OR NonMajor OR Acct Cert, Housing Studies,

Retail Merch, Bio Prod (Mktg subplan), OR

Journalism

MKTG 4074. Data-Driven Marketing. (4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

This course emphasizes various analytical

techniques and statistical models with

hands-on applications of marketing data

and software tool kits. The course will cover

classic marketing topics such as segmentation,

positioning, new product development,

advertising, and pricing. It will focus on how to

choose and apply the most effective statistical

tool to analyze questions on marketing

topics and then translate the information

from analysis into data-driven decisions. The

goal is to increase students' comfort level

of analyzing large marketing databases and

help understand how a scientific approach

can enhance marketing decision making by

converting data into insights. prereq: Mktg 3010

MKTG 4076. Digital Marketing. (2 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Spring)

The Internet and digital technologies have

continued to alter the way consumers search

information, make transactions, and share

experiences, as well as the way firms market

towards and engage with consumers. In today's

digital era, it is imperative for marketers to

understand how to gain a competitive edge

by leveraging digital media to set targeting

strategies and implement the marketing

mix. This course will provide a structured

framework to introduce students to the most

up-to-date tactics, applications, and trends

in digital marketing. The course is organized

around three main sections developed by

the instructor: - Internet marketing, which

explores the impact of Internet on (1) consumer

behaviors and (2) advertising strategies. -

Social marketing, which focuses on (1) the

formation of online social networks and (2)

social media analytics. - Mobile marketing,

which examines (1) location-based targeting

and (2) the management of omni-channel

marketing. prereq: Mktg 3010

MKTG 4080W. Marketing Strategy. (WI; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Determining product markets where

organizations should compete based

on ability to create/maintain competitive

advantage. External environment of business.

Constructing/evaluating global marketing

strategies. Largely case-based. prereq: 3001,

3010, 3040, 12 cr in marketing, sr

MKTG 4082W. Brand Management. (WI; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Brand asset management. Measuring brand

knowledge. Building and leveraging brands.

Managing brands globally. prereq: MKTG 3010

and MKTG 3040

MKTG 4085. Nudge: Improving Decisions

about Health, Wealth, and Happiness. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

People do surprising and funny things.

Business leaders, policy makers, and scientists

long have been interested in why people do

what they do, and for a long time that interest

has fallen under the rubric of a "rational man"

model. It is now clear that the rational model

is imperfect, at best. This course takes a

look at the less rational side of life, studying

the shortcuts, the low road, and the error-

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prone processes that enable people to feel,

decide, and act efficiently--despite costs to

rationality. For most of the past 200 years,

most of what organizations, politicians, and

well-meaning people did in order to make

consumers change their behavior consisted

of what might be called "shoves"--heavy-

handed, choice-restricting, highly-incentivized,

information-dense treatments that basically told

consumers what to do (or else!). Those, by and

large, do not work. Not only do they not work,

but they are also costly and can even make the

unwanted behavior emerge even more than

before the shove by creating boomerang or

counterproductive effects. prereq: MKTG 3001

MKTG 4090. Marketing Topics. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Selected topics and problems of current

interest considered in depth. Class discussion

and course projects.

Martin Luther King, Jr Program

(MLK)

MLK 1001. CLA First-Year Experience I. (1

cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

This course is designed to help MLK students

transition into the University of Minnesota and

the College of Liberal Arts. The course will

include various opportunities to engage, create,

and reflect on your own unique experiences

and identify effective strategies, skills, and tools

to be successful in your first year and beyond.

MLK 1002. CLA First-Year Experience II. (1

cr. ; S-N only; Every Spring)

This course is designed to help MLK students

achieve their individual goals by promoting

proactive educational and career planning,

introducing CLA's Core Career Competencies,

and encouraging students to reflect on how

they are developing them in their first year.

Master of Business Admin (MBA)

MBA 5200. Directed Studies for Curricular

Practical Training (International Full-Time

MBA Students Only). (; 1-3 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall & Spring)

CPT is work authorization which allows a

student to work in a job directly related to the

student's major area of study before degree

completion. prereq: International FT MBA

student with approval from the MBA Office

Master of Business Taxation (MBT)

MBT 5200. Tax Accounting Methods I. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

This course covers the federal income tax

rules for when income and expense should be

recognized. The purpose of this course is to

provide students the statutory and regulatory

framework for analyzing and explaining the

federal income tax consequences of tax

accounting methods and periods issues.

prereq: ACCT 5135, MBT student

MBT 5201. Tax Accounting Methods II. (2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

This course covers special topics within the tax

accounting methods area, including changes

in accounting methods, accounting periods,

installment sales and inventory concepts.

The purpose of this course is to provide

students statutory and regulatory framework

for analyzing and explaining the federal income

tax consequences of special tax accounting

methods issues. prereq: MBT 5200

MBT 5220. Tax Research, Communication,

and Practice. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Tax questions. Locating/assessing potential

authority. Communicating research results.

Sources of IRS policy. Processing/auditing

returns. Rulings, determination letters. Closing

agreements. Assessments, collections. prereq:

ACCT 5135

MBT 5223. Tax-exempt Organizations. (2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Tax law/issues concerning Section 501(c)

(3) and other tax-exempt organizations.

Qualification, procedures. Unrelated business

income, private foundations (including

intermediate sanctions), joint ventures. prereq:

ACCT 5135

MBT 5226. Negotiation Techniques in

Taxation. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Summer)

Hands-on approach. Applications from

facilitating business sales, mergers, and

acquisitions, to representinga client's

position before IRS, to controlling TV remote.

Negotiation process: planning, pre-negotiation

preparation, strategy development.

MBT 5230. Corporate Taxation I. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Federal income taxation of corporations/

shareholders. Organization of a corporation.

Establishment of capital structure.

Determination of tax liability. Dividends, non-

liquidating distributions. Stock redemptions,

liquidations. prereq: ACCT 5135

MBT 5323. Corporate Taxation II. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Spring)

Different types of acquisitions, dispositions,

reorganizations, and spin-offs involving C

corporations. Tax consequences of acquisition

to corporations/shareholders involved. Use

of 338 elections, limitations on acquired net

operating losses/credits, use of covenants not

to compete, consulting agreements, deferred

payment terms, treatment of transaction costs.

prereq: MBT 5230

MBT 5333. Tax Aspects of Consolidated

Returns. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Summer)

Filing. Determining affiliated groups. Election

filing. Intercompany transactions. Limitations on

certain loss and credit carryforwards. Allocation

of federal income tax liability. E&P, investment

basis adjustments. Loss allowance rules.

Excess-loss accounts.

MBT 5335. Taxation of the Small Business

Corporation. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Summer)

Federal income taxation of S corporations.

Election eligibility; termination of status;

treatment of income and deduction items;

distributions, basis of stock and debt.

Compensation arrangements in closely

held corporations; fiscal year issues;

personal service corporations; advantages

of C corporations vs. S corporations;

corporation liquidation and redemption rules; S

corporation's built-in gains tax. prereq: 5230

MBT 5340. Taxation of Partners and

Partnerships. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Reviews tax consequences associated with

formation, operation, and dissolution of a

partnership. prereq: Acct 5135

MBT 5346. ASC 740 Computations and

Analysis. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Financial accounting/reporting standards

for effects of income taxes from corporate

activities. Computation of current/deferred

tax expense/benefit. Temporary differences,

carryforwards. Computation of deferred

tax assets/liabilities, valuation allowances,

business combinations. Investments in

subsidiaries, equity method investments.

Foreign operations, tax allocations, interim

period tax calculations.

MBT 5347. Tax Technology and Analytics

Fundamentals. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Tax technology is transforming the way tax

departments are doing business in many

amazing ways. Both public accounting firms

and businesses are investing in people,

process, data, and technology at a rapid

pace. This course provides the student with

relevant background on current technologies

and associated challenges, managerial

approaches, systems design, process, data

challenges and risk assessment methods

that are specific to the tax technology arena.

Additionally, it will focus on the fundamental

concepts of project management, business

requirements, data analytics, implementation

choices, and the necessary business cases

that are being conducted in both the public and

private sector. prereq: ACCT 5135

MBT 5348. Advanced ASC 740 Concepts. (2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Even Year)

Examination of topics under ASC 740

Accounting for Income Taxes. Share-based

awards, uncertain tax positions, valuation

allowances, business combinations, foreign

operations, interim period tax calculations.

Process design/perspective of stakeholders of

income tax accounting. prereq: 5346

MBT 5350. Wealth Transfer I (Estates and

Gifts). (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Summer Even

Year)

Taxation of transfers under federal estate and

gift tax laws. Property owned by decedent.

Retained life estates. Transfers taking effect

at death. Revocable transfers. Joint interest.

Powers of appointment. Valuation. Expenses,

debts, taxes. Charitable bequests, marital

deduction. Taxable inter vivos gifts, splitting/

credits. prereq: ACCT 5135, MBT student

MBT 5353. Trusts and Estates. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Summer Odd Year)

Simple, complex, and revocable trusts. Estates.

Accumulation distributions and income with

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respect to decedents. Trust accounting

income and principal. Distributable net income.

Terminations. Excess distributions. prereq:

ACCT 5135

MBT 5360. State and Local Taxation. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Examines state levying of individual income,

corporate income, property, sales, and excise

taxes. Tax problems of businesses with

multistate operations. prereq: Acct 5135, MBT

student

MBT 5363. Compensation and Benefits. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Federal income taxation of executive

compensation, relevant fringe benefit

programs. Benefit programs other than

qualified retirement plans. Salary continuation,

stock options, non-profit organization plans,

health/welfare plans. prereq: ACCT 5135

MBT 5370. Taxation of Property

Transactions. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Determining realized gain or loss and

recognized gain or loss, and tax treatment

of that gain or loss on property dispositions.

Consequences of property transactions

including depreciation, depletion, basis, and

capital gains problems. prereq: Acct 5135

MBT 5380. Tax Aspects of International

Business I. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Multinational business operations/transactions

involving foreign income. Tax consequences

of transactions with/by foreign organizations/

companies. prereq: 5230

MBT 5381. Tax Aspects of International

Business II. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Even

Year)

Foreign tax credit, Subpart F planning

opportunities, international structuring

(joint ventures, use of entity classification

regulations). Transfer pricing, foreign

currency. Legislative, regulatory, and judicial

developments. prereq: MBT 5380

MBT 5382. Transfer Pricing. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Transfer pricing requirements facing

multinational companies. Tax requirements

of the United States and other countries that

have adopted the "arm's-length standard"

or the transfer pricing guidelines adopted by

the Organization for Economic Cooperation

and Development. Regulations, methods,

economic models, pricing policies, transaction

accounting, and management of audits of

managing transfer prices within a multinational

company. prereq: ACCT 5135

MBT 5420. Current Topics in Taxation. (; 1-4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Tax research/compliance, other tasks.

Students submit summary paper. prereq:

ACCT 5135, MBT student

MBT 5500. Business, Government, and

Economic Tax Policy. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Effects of business/government on tax system.

Social, political, economic, cultural values

affecting tax system. Macroeconomics/

implication for taxation. History of taxes/

alternate approaches to taxation, public

finance, government expenditures in theory/

practice. Specific taxes. prereq: MBT 5230

Master of Development Practice

(MDP)

MDP 5001. Ways of Knowing for

Sustainable Development. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Complexities of interdisciplinary study

of development and a range of ways of

knowing the field of development studies

and sustainability. Approaches practiced

by physical, biological, social science, and

humanities scholars. "Ways of knowing" in

different cultures/groups and from a variety

of situated perspectives. Key issues and

concepts and key methodological challenges

facing us as we engage in interdisciplinary and

international development study and practice.

Sustainable livelihoods. Team taught when

possible by faculty from biological, social

sciences, and humanities, or at minimum will

include guest lecturers who can offer a range

of disciplinary perspectives on questions of

development. prereq: Grad MDP major or instr

consent

MDP 5002. Program Development

Workshop. (3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Research/writing skills to support work in

international development. Discussion of basic

qualitative research methods/data analysis.

Qualitative/quantitative data, collaborative

research/analysis. Relationship between

research/policy. prereq: MDP grad student or

instr consent

MDP 5004. International Field Experience. (;

3 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Summer)

International field experience. prereq: MDP

grad student or instr consent

MDP 5005. Qualitative Methods for

Development Practice. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Course introduces students to qualitative

inquiry and analysis in the field of international

and/or sustainable development practice. It

provides students with first hand experience

in research design for development practice

applications, including data collection and

analysis. The course includes lectures,

discussions, presentations, and project based

learning. It is considered introductory as a

single semester is insufficient to introduce,

design, and conduct a comprehensive

qualitative inquiry and analysis.

MDP 5100. Post-Field / Pre-Capstone

Seminar. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This project-focused seminar meets once at

the beginning of the fall semester to collect

observations, reflections and insights from the

summer field placements. Then, throughout the

fall semester, the seminar will meet periodically

to stage the spring capstone course. Staging

includes a capstone overview session,

presentation of projects, team selection

process and initial client engagements, the

latter being particularly important for teams

aspiring to travel during the winter or spring

breaks.

MDP 5200. Capstone Workshop in

Development Practice. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Learning from field experiences. Analytical/

practical skills developed in academic training.

Apply skill/experiences to "real world" problem

provided by local or international development-

focused organization. Reflective practice.

prereq: MDP grad student or instr consent

Materials Science (MATS)

MATS 1001. Advances in Chemical

Engineering and Materials Science. (; 1 cr. ;

S-N or Audit; Every Fall)

Introduction to chemical engineering, materials

science/engineering. Practical examples of

important advances in both fields. Design

problems, career opportunities. Lectures,

demonstrations, interactive exercises. prereq:

Credit will not be granted if credit has been

received for: : ChEn 1001; Recommended

for [chemical engineering, materials science/

engineering] majors

MATS 2001. Introduction to the Science

of Engineering Materials. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Structure-property relationships of engineering

materials. Atomic structure and bonding.

Crystal structures. Imperfections in solids.

Strength of materials, strengthening

mechanisms. Phase transformations. Heat

treatment/control of micro-structures. Materials

selection/design. Integrating properties of

metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites.

prereq: CHEM 1061, CHEM 1065, [MATH 1272

or MATH 1372], PHYS 1301W, CSE student

MATS 2002. Introduction to the Science of

Engineering Materials Laboratory. (; 1 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Lab experiments dealing with mechanical

properties of engineering materials. Elastic

modulus, tensile strength, creep, impact

strength, fracture. prereq: [2001 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 2001], IT

student

MATS 3001. Thermodynamics of Materials.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Fundamental thermodynamic concepts, 1st,

2nd, 3rd Laws. Behavior of gases, liquids,

solids. Phase diagrams. Reaction equilibria

involving gases, condensed phases. Use of

computer-based thermodynamic program(s).

Electrochemistry. prereq: MatS upper div

MATS 3002. Mass Transport and Kinetics. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Mass transport in solids: solid state diffusion,

Fick's laws, defects/diffusion mechanisms.

Mass transport in fluids: fluid flow, diffusion

with convection, mass transfer. Kinetics of

chemical reactions and phase transformations.

Computer-based problems illustrating

applications. prereq: 4001, CE 3101, [MATH

2373 or equiv], upper div MatS

MATS 3011. Introduction to Materials

Science and Engineering. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

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Builds progressively from electrons to atoms

to bonding to crystal structures. Defects, X-ray

diffraction, phase diagrams. Microstructure as

basis for understanding mechanical/electrical

properties. Metals, polymers, ceramics,

semiconductors, composites. prereq: CHEM

1061, CHEM 1065, [MATH 1272 or MATH

1372], PHYS 1302, CSE student

MATS 3012. Metals and Alloys. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Structure of metals/alloys. Crystal structure/

defects (point defects, dislocations, grain

boundaries). Microstructure. Properties of

metals, especially mechanical properties.

prereq: [3011, [MatS or ChEn upper div]] or

instr consent

MATS 3013. Electrical and Magnetic

Properties of Materials. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Electronic/magnetic properties of solids.

Simple band theory of solids. Free electron

theory of conductivity/transport. Optical/

dielectric response functions. Elementary

theory of magnetism. Electronic devices.

Superconductivity. Computer-based problems

to illustrate applications. prereq: 3011, [CHEM

4502 or PHYS 2303], [upper div MatS or ChEn]

or instr consent

MATS 3041. Industrial Assignment I. (2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Industrial work assignment in engineering co-

op program. Formal report on technical project

related to industrial work. prereq: MatS upper

div, completion of required courses in MatS

program through fall sem of 3rd yr, GPA of at

least 2.80, regis in co-op program

MATS 3045. Materials Science and

Engineering Industrial Internship. (1 cr.

[max 2 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Industrial internship, three to eight months.

Formal report on technical project related to

industrial work. prereq: MatS Upper Division.

GPA of at least 2.8.

MATS 3141. Numerical Methods for

Materials Science. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Mathematics and numerical/computation

methods for Materials Science. Example

problems include: diffusion problems; coupled

diffusion/kinetics problems; nucleation, growth

and crystallization; quantum mechanics/

electrostatic problems relevant to electronic/

magnetic/optical devices. The use of MatLab

will be emphasized. prereq: Math 2374, MatS

3011 (or &) Coreqs: Math 2373, Chem 4502/

Phys 2303

MATS 3801. Structural Characterization Lab.

(; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Characterization of structure of engineering

materials by optical/electron microscopy,

atomic force microscopy, x-ray diffraction,

spectroscopic method, related methods.

Crystallography, defects, microstructure,

macromolecular structure. Specimen

preparation, data collection/analysis,

maintaining laboratory notebook. prereq: [3011,

MatS upper div] or dept consent

MATS 3851W. Materials Properties Lab.

(WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Characterization of properties of engineering

materials. Mechanical, electrical, optical,

magnetic, and thermal properties. Relationship

between properties and materials structure.

Specimen preparation. Data collection

and analysis, including statistical analysis.

Laboratory notebook and report writing. prereq:

[3801, 3013, MatS upper div] or dept consent

MATS 4041. Industrial Assignment II. (2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Industrial assignment in engineering co-op

program. Application of materials science

principles to engineering design problems in

an industrial work environment. Formal written

report and presentation. prereq: 3041, GPA of

at least 2.80, registration in co-op program

MATS 4212. Ceramics. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Crystal structures, non-crystalline (glass)

structures, microstructure. Ceramic phase

relationships: binary/ternary diagrams. Ceramic

properties: thermal, mechanical, electrical,

magnetic, optical. Computer applications.

prereq: [3011, [3001 or CHEN 3101], [MatS or

ChEn upper div]] or instr consent

MATS 4214. Polymers. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Polymer structure-property relations: structure/

morphology of crystalline/amorphous state.

Crystallization kinetics. Vitrification and glass

transition. Mechanical properties, failure,

permeability, optical/electrical properties,

polymer composites, effect of processing on

properties. prereq: [3011, [3001 or CHEN

3101], [upper div MatS or ChEn]] or instr

consent

MATS 4221. Materials Performance. (4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Thermal/mechanical processing to control

properties/other applications. Analysis of costs/

performance, failure in metallurgical structures

by use of fracture mechanics methodology.

prereq: 3012, AEM 3031, Upper div MatS

MATS 4223W. Polymer Laboratory. (WI; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Synthesis, characterization, and

physical properties of polymers. Free

radical, condensation, emulsion, anionic

polymerization. Infrared spectroscopy/gel

permeation chromatography. Viscoelasticity,

rubber elasticity, crystallization.

MATS 4301W. Materials Processing. (WI; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Casting, solidification and plastic forming

of metals. Powder processing, forming

operations, sintering of ceramics. Processing of

thermoplastic/thermoset polymers. Computer

applications of data collection/reduction.

prereq: 4212, [4214 or concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in 4214] Upper Div

MatS

MATS 4312. Principles and Applications of

Solar Cells. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course begins with a discussion of

current energy conversion and consumption

before focusing on the working principles

and applications of solar cells. Students will

understand the operation of solar cells based

on optical absorption, carrier generation and

recombination, and charge separation in

semiconductors. Several different materials

platforms for solar cells are discussed

including monocrystalline, thin film (inorganic,

organic, and hybrid semiconductors), and

tandem devices. Students will also develop

an understanding of associated cost and

economic considerations.

MATS 4400. Senior Design Project. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Work in teams to apply expertise in materials

science/engineering toward a specific project.

With mentor from industry or faculty member

guidance, each team defines a problem/

follows design steps that culminate in a product

design. prereq: Sr MatS major

MATS 4591. Independent Study in Materials

Science. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Library, theoretical, laboratory or design studies

of scientific or engineering topics in materials

science for an individual student. Course

content and credits by arrangement with

professor. Design credits available if arranged

with professor. May be used for upper division

Honors Program experience if arranged with

professor. prereq: Upper div mat sci

MATS 4593. Directed Study in Materials

Science. (; 1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course can take two forms: (a) Library,

theoretical or design studies of scientific or

engineering topics in materials science for

an individual or a small group of students.

Course content and credits by arrangement

with professor. Design credits available if

arranged with professor. (b) Special topics

course offered only once, e.g., by a visiting

professor. prereq: upper div MatS

MATS 4594. Directed Research in Materials

Science. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Research studies of scientific or engineering

topics in materials science for an individual

or small group of students. Course content

and credits by arrangement with professor.

Design credits available if arranged with

professor. May be used for upper division

Honors Program experience if arranged with

professor. prereq: Upper div mat sci

MATS 4594H. Directed Research - Honors.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Independent lab research under faculty

supervision for upper division students wanting

honors experience. prereq: Instr and DUGS

consent, upper div honor MatS major

MATS 5517. Microscopy of Materials. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

An introduction to microscopy methods and

techniques for materials characterization

and is intended for junior- and senior-level

undergraduates and graduate students

interested in obtaining a basic introduction to

materials microscopy methods. The modalities

covered include polarized light microscopy,

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scanning probe microscopies [atomic force

microscopy (AFM) and scanning tunneling

microscopy (STM)], scanning electron

microscopy (SEM), transmission electron

microscopy (TEM), and ancillary techniques

of each. Topics include the description and

operation of the various modalities (including

hardware and software), basics of optical

elements and image formation, fundamentals

of electron-matter interactions, interpretation

of diffraction patterns and image contrast,

basics of microanalysis and spectroscopies,

and specimen-preparation methods and

requirements. Contemporary and state-of-

the-art topics (e.g., in situ and environmental

methods, time-resolved studies, high-resolution

techniques, etc.) will be intermixed with the

fundamentals of each modality.

MATS 5531. Electrochemical Engineering. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Fundamentals of electrochemical engineering.

Topics include electrochemical mass transfer

electrokinetics, thermodynamics of cells,

modern sensors, formation of thin films and

microstructured materials. Computer-based

problems will be assigned. prereq: MatS 3011

or instr consent, upper div CSE or grad

MATS 5771. Colloids and Dispersions. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Preparation, stability, coagulation kinetics, or

colloidal solutions. DLVO theory, electrokinetic

phenomena. Properties of micelles, other

microstructures. prereq: Physical chemistry

Mathematics (MATH)

MATH 1001. Excursions in Mathematics.

(MATH; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Introduction to the breadth and nature of

mathematics and the power of abstract

reasoning, with applications to topics that are

relevant to the modern world, such as voting,

fair division of assets, patterns of growth, and

opinion polls. prereq: 3 yrs high school math

or placement exam or [grade of at least C- in

PSTL 731 or 732]

MATH 1031. College Algebra and

Probability. (MATH; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Graphs of equations and functions,

transformations of graphs; linear, quadratic,

polynomial, and rational functions, with

applications; inverses and compositions of

functions; exponential and logarithmic functions

with applications; basic probability rules,

conditional probabilities, binomial probabilities.

prereq: 3 yrs high school math or satisfactory

score on placement exam or grade of at least

C- in [PSTL 731 or PSTL 732 or CI 0832]

MATH 1038. College Algebra and Probability

Submodule. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

For students who need probability/

permutations/combinations portion of 1031.

Meets with 1031, has same grade/work

requirements. prereq: 1051 or 1151 or 1155

MATH 1042. Mathematics of Design.

(MATH; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

A tour of mathematics relevant to principles of

design that support the "making" of things: from

objects to buildings. Project-based problem

solving. Systems of equations, trigonometry,

vectors, analytic geometry, conic sections,

transformations, approximation of length, area,

and volume. Prereq: Satisfactory score on

placement test or grade of at least C- in [1031

or 1051]

MATH 1051. Precalculus I. (MATH; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Graphs of equations and functions,

transformations of graphs; linear, quadratic,

polynomial, and rational functions with

applications; zeroes of polynomials; inverses

and compositions of functions; exponential

and logarithmic functions with applications;

coverage beyond that found in the usual 3

years of high school math. prereq: 3 yrs of high

school math or satisfactory score on placement

test or grade of at least C- in [PSTL 731 or

PSTL 732 or CI 0832]

MATH 1142. Short Calculus. (MATH; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

A streamlined one-semester tour of differential

and integral calculus in one variable, and

differential calculus in two variables. No

trigonometry/does not have the same depth

as MATH 1271-1272. Formulas and their

interpretation and use in applications. prereq:

Satisfactory score on placement test or grade

of at least C- in [1031 or 1051]

MATH 1151. Precalculus II. (MATH; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Properties of trigonometric functions and their

inverses, including graphs and identities, with

applications; polar coordinates, equations,

graphs; complex numbers, complex plane,

DeMoivre's Theorem; conic sections; systems

of linear equations and inequalities, with

applications; arithmetic and geometric

sequences and series. prereq: Satisfactory

score on placement exam or grade of at least

C- in [1031 or 1051]

MATH 1155. Intensive Precalculus. (MATH;

5 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Graphs of equations and functions; polynomial

and rational functions; inverses and

composition of functions; exponentials and

logarithms; trig functions, graphs, identities;

polar coordinates; complex numbers; systems

of linear equations; arithmetic, geometric

sequences, series; applications. prereq: 3

yrs high school math or satisfactory score

on placement exam or grade of at least C- in

[PSTL 731 or PSTL 732]

MATH 1241. Calculus and Dynamical

Systems in Biology. (MATH; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Differential/integral calculus with biological

applications. Discrete/continuous dynamical

systems. Models from fields such as ecology/

evolution, epidemiology, physiology, genetic

networks, neuroscience, and biochemistry.

prereq: [4 yrs high school math including trig or

satisfactory score on placement test or grade of

at least C- in [1151 or 1155]], CBS student

MATH 1271. Calculus I. (MATH; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Differential calculus of functions of a single

variable, including polynomial, rational,

exponential, and trig functions. Applications,

including optimization and related rates

problems. Single variable integral calculus,

using anti-derivatives and simple substitution.

Applications may include area, volume,

work problems. prereq: 4 yrs high school

math including trig or satisfactory score on

placement test or grade of at least C- in [1151

or 1155]

MATH 1272. Calculus II. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Techniques of integration. Calculus involving

transcendental functions, polar coordinates.

Taylor polynomials, vectors/curves in space,

cylindrical/spherical coordinates. prereq: [1271

or equiv] with grade of at least C-

MATH 1371. CSE Calculus I. (MATH; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Differentiation of single-variable functions,

basics of integration of single-variable

functions. Applications: max-min, related

rates, area, curve-sketching. Use of calculator,

cooperative learning. prereq: CSE or pre-

bioprod concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in biosys engn (PRE), background

in [precalculus, geometry, visualization of

functions/graphs], instr consent; familiarity with

graphing calculators recommended

MATH 1372. CSE Calculus II. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Techniques of integration. Calculus involving

transcendental functions, polar coordinates,

Taylor polynomials, vectors/curves in space,

cylindrical/spherical coordinates. Use of

calculators, cooperative learning. prereq:

Grade of at least C- in [1371 or equiv], CSE or

pre-Bioprod/Biosys Engr

MATH 1471. UM Talented Youth

Mathematics Program--Calculus I, First

Semester. (MATH; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Accelerated honors-level sequence for selected

mathematically talented high school students.

Single variable calculus through differentiation

and its applications.

MATH 1472. UM Talented Youth

Mathematics Program--Calculus I, Second

Semester. (MATH; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Accelerated honors sequence for selected

mathematically talented high school students.

Integration and its applications.

MATH 1473. UM Talented Youth

Mathematics Program--Calculus II, First

Semester. (MATH; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Accelerated honors sequence for selected

mathematically talented high school students.

Sequences and series, differential equations,

3D analytical geometry, and methods of proof.

MATH 1474. Honors Calculus IIB for

Secondary Students. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Accelerated honors sequence. Linear Algebra

from geometric viewpoint. First-order systems

of differential equations. prereq: 1473H

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MATH 1571H. Honors Calculus I. (MATH; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Differential/integral calculus of functions of a

single variable. Emphasizes hard problem-

solving rather than theory. prereq: Honors

student and permission of University Honors

Program

MATH 1572H. Honors Calculus II. (; 4 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Spring)

Continuation of 1571. Infinite series, differential

calculus of several variables, introduction to

linear algebra. prereq: 1571H, honors student,

permission of University Honors Program

MATH 2066. Elementary Differential

Equations. (; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; )

Not taught: merely provides credit for transfer

students who have taken a sophomore-level

differential equations class that does not

contain enough linear algebra to qualify for

credit for 2243.

MATH 2142. Elementary Linear Algebra. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This course has three primary objectives. (1)

To present the basic theory of linear algebra,

including: solving systems of linear equations;

determinants; the theory of Euclidean vector

spaces and general vector spaces; eigenvalues

and eigenvectors of matrices; inner products;

diagonalization of quadratic forms; and linear

transformations between vector spaces. (2) To

introduce certain aspects of numerical linear

algebra and computation. (3) To introduce

applications of linear algebra to other domains

such as data science. Objectives (2) and

(3) will be taught with hands-on computer

projects in a high-level programming language.

Prerequisites: MATH 1272 or equivalent

MATH 2241. Mathematical Modeling of

Biological Systems. (3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Development, analysis and simulation of

models for the dynamics of biological systems.

Mathematical topics include discrete and

continuous dynamical systems, linear algebra,

and probability. Models from fields such as

ecology, epidemiology, physiology, genetics,

neuroscience, and biochemistry. prereq: [1241

or 1271 or 1371] w/grade of at least C-

MATH 2243. Linear Algebra and Differential

Equations. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Linear algebra: basis, dimension, matrices,

eigenvalues/eigenvectors. Differential

equations: first-order linear, separable; second-

order linear with constant coefficients; linear

systems with constant coefficients. prereq:

[1272 or 1282 or 1372 or 1572] w/grade of at

least C-

MATH 2263. Multivariable Calculus. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Derivative as linear map. Differential/integral

calculus of functions of several variables,

including change of coordinates using

Jacobians. Line/surface integrals. Gauss,

Green, Stokes Theorems. prereq: [1272 or

1372 or 1572] w/grade of at least C-

MATH 2283. Sequences, Series, and

Foundations. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Mathematical reasoning. Elements of logic.

Mathematical induction. Real number system.

General, monotone, recursively defined

sequences. Convergence of infinite series/

sequences. Taylor's series. Power series with

applications to differential equations. Newton's

method. prereq: [concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 2243 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 2263 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 2373 or concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in 2374] w/grade of at least C-

MATH 2373. CSE Linear Algebra and

Differential Equations. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Linear algebra: basis, dimension, eigenvalues/

eigenvectors. Differential equations: linear

equations/systems, phase space, forcing/

resonance, qualitative/numerical analysis of

nonlinear systems, Laplace transforms. Use of

computer technology. prereq: [1272 or 1282 or

1372 or 1572] w/grade of at least C-, CSE or

pre-Bio Prod/Biosys Engr

MATH 2374. CSE Multivariable Calculus and

Vector Analysis. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Derivative as linear map. Differential/integral

calculus of functions of several variables,

including change of coordinates using

Jacobians. Line/surface integrals. Gauss,

Green, Stokes theorems. Use of computer

technology. prereq: [1272 or 1282 or 1372

or 1572] w/grade of at least C-, CSE or pre-

Bioprod/Biosys Engr

MATH 2471. UM Talented Youth

Mathematics Program--Calculus II, Second

Semester. (MATH; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Accelerated honors sequence for selected

mathematically talented high school students.

Theoretical and geometric linear algebra.

MATH 2472. UM Talented Youth

Mathematics Program--Calculus III, First

Semester. (MATH; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Accelerated honors sequence for selected

mathematically talented high school students.

Geometry of surfaces and curves in R^n.

Multivariable calculus through differentation

using linear algebra.

MATH 2473. UM Talented Youth

Mathematics Program--Calculus III, Second

Semester. (MATH; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Accelerated honors sequence for selected

mathematically talented high school students.

Multivariable integration and classical vector

analysis.

MATH 2474. Advanced Topics for

Secondary Students. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Topics may include linear algebra,

combinatorics, advanced differential equations,

probability/statistics, numerical analysis,

dynamical systems, topology/geometry.

Emphasizes concepts/explorations. prereq:

2473H

MATH 2573H. Honors Calculus III. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Integral calculus of several variables. Vector

analysis, including theorems of Gauss, Green,

Stokes. prereq: Math 1572H or Math 2574H,

honors student and permission of University

Honors Program

MATH 2574H. Honors Calculus IV. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Advanced linear algebra, differential equations.

Additional topics as time permits. prereq: Math

1572H or Math 2573H, honors student and

permission of University Honors Program

MATH 2999. Special Exam. (5 cr. ; Student

Option; )

MATH 3283W. Sequences, Series, and

Foundations: Writing Intensive. (WI; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to reasoning used in advanced

mathematics courses. Logic, mathematical

induction, real number system, general/

monotone/recursively defined sequences,

convergence of infinite series/sequences,

Taylor's series, power series with applications

to differential equations, Newton's method.

Writing-intensive component. prereq:

[concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 2243 or concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in 2263 or concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in 2373 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 2374] w/

grade of at least C-

MATH 3584H. Honors Calculus IV:

Advanced Placement. (; 5 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

Advanced linear algebra, differential equations.

Introduction to complex analysis. prereq: [2583

or equiv], IT Honors office approval

MATH 3592H. Honors Mathematics I. (; 5

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

First semester of three-semester sequence.

Focuses on multivariable calculus at deeper

level than regular calculus offerings. Rigorous

introduction to sequences/series. Theoretical

treatment of multivariable calculus. Strong

introduction to linear algebra. prereq: dept

consent; for students with mathematical talent

MATH 3593H. Honors Mathematics II. (; 5

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Second semester of three-semester sequence.

Focuses on multivariable calculus at deeper

level than regular calculus offerings. Rigorous

introduction to sequences/series. Theoretical

treatment of multivariable calculus. Strong

introduction to linear algebra. prereq: 3592H or

instr consent

MATH 4065. Theory of Interest. (; 4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Time value of money, compound interest

and general annuities, loans, bonds, general

cash flows, basic financial derivatives and

their valuation. Primarily for students who are

interested in actuarial mathematics. prereq:

1272 or 1372 or 1572

MATH 4067W. Actuarial Mathematics in

Practice. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Real world actuarial problems that require

integration of mathematical skills with

knowledge from other disciplines such

as economics, statistics, and finance.

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Communication and interpersonal skills are

enhanced by teamwork/presentations to the

practitioner actuaries who co-instruct. prereq:

4065, ACCT 2050, ECON 1101, ECON 1102

MATH 4151. Elementary Set Theory. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Basic properties of operations on sets, cardinal

numbers, simply and well-ordered sets, ordinal

numbers, axiom of choice, axiomatics. prereq:

One soph math course or instr consent

MATH 4152. Elementary Mathematical

Logic. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Propositional logic. Predicate logic: notion of

a first order language, a deductive system for

first order logic, first order structures, Godel's

completeness theorem, axiom systems, models

of formal theories. prereq: one soph math

course or instr consent

MATH 4242. Applied Linear Algebra. (;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Systems of linear equations, vector spaces,

subspaces, bases, linear transformations,

matrices, determinants, eigenvalues, canonical

forms, quadratic forms, applications. prereq:

2243 or 2373 or 2573

MATH 4281. Introduction to Modern

Algebra. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Equivalence relations, greatest common

divisor, prime decomposition, modular

arithmetic, groups, rings, fields, Chinese

remainder theorem, matrices over commutative

rings, polynomials over fields. prereq: 2283 or

3283 or instr consent

MATH 4428. Mathematical Modeling. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Modeling techniques for analysis/decision-

making in industry. Optimization (sensitivity

analysis, Lagrange multipliers, linear

programming). Dynamical modeling (steady-

states, stability analysis, eigenvalue methods,

phase portraits, simulation). Probabilistic

methods (probability/statistical models, Markov

chains, linear regression, simulation). prereq:

2243 or 2373 or 2573

MATH 4512. Differential Equations with

Applications. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Laplace transforms, series solutions, systems,

numerical methods, plane autonomous

systems, stability. prereq: 2243 or 2373 or

2573

MATH 4567. Applied Fourier Analysis. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Fourier series, integral/transform.

Convergence. Fourier series, transform in

complex form. Solution of wave, heat, Laplace

equations by separation of variables. Sturm-

Liouville systems, finite Fourier, fast Fourier

transform. Applications. Other topics as time

permits. prereq: 2243 or 2373 or 2573

MATH 4603. Advanced Calculus I. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Axioms for the real numbers. Techniques

of proof for limits, continuity, uniform

convergence. Rigorous treatment of differential/

integral calculus for single-variable functions.

prereq: [[2243 or 2373], [2263 or 2374]] or

2574 or instr consent

MATH 4604. Advanced Calculus II. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Sequel to MATH 4603. Topology of n-

dimensional Euclidean space. Rigorous

treatment of multivariable differentiation and

integration, including chain rule, Taylor's

Theorem, implicit function theorem, Fubini's

Theorem, change of variables, Stokes'

Theorem. prereq: 4603 or 5615 or instr consent

MATH 4653. Elementary Probability. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Probability spaces, distributions of discrete/

continuous random variables, conditioning.

Basic theorems, calculational methodology.

Examples of random sequences. Emphasizes

problem-solving. prereq: [2263 or 2374 or

2573]; [2283 or 2574 or 3283] recommended

MATH 4707. Introduction to Combinatorics

and Graph Theory. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Existence, enumeration, construction,

algorithms, optimization. Pigeonhole principle,

bijective combinatorics, inclusion-exclusion,

recursions, graph modeling, isomorphism.

Degree sequences and edge counting.

Connectivity, Eulerian graphs, trees, Euler's

formula, network flows, matching theory.

Mathematical induction as proof technique.

prereq: 2243, [2283 or 3283]

MATH 4990. Topics in Mathematics. (; 1-4

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

MATH 4991. Independent Study. (; 1-4

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

MATH 4992. Directed Reading. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

TBD

MATH 4993. Directed Study. (; 1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

TBD

MATH 4995. Senior Project for CLA. (; 1 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Directed study. May consist of paper on

specialized area of math or original computer

program or other approved project. Covers

some math that is new to student. Scope/topic

vary with instructor. prereq: 2 sem of upper div

math, dept consent

MATH 4997W. Senior project (Writing

Intensive). (WI; 1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Directed study. A 10-15 page paper on a

specialized area, including some math that is

new to student. At least two drafts of paper

given to instructor for feedback before final

version. Student keeps journal of preliminary

work on project. Scope/topic vary with

instructor. prereq: 2 sem upper div math, dept

consent

MATH 5067. Actuarial Mathematics I. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Future lifetime random variable, survival

function. Insurance, life annuity, future loss

random variables. Net single premium,

actuarial present value, net premium, net

reserves. prereq: 4065, [one sem [4xxx or

5xxx] [probability or statistics] course]

MATH 5068. Actuarial Mathematics II. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Multiple decrement insurance, pension

valuation. Expense analysis, gross premium,

reserves. Problem of withdrawals. Regulatory

reserving systems. Minimum cash values.

Additional topics at instructor's discretion.

prereq: 5067

MATH 5075. Mathematics of Options,

Futures, and Derivative Securities I. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Mathematical background (e.g., partial

differential equations, Fourier series,

computational methods, Black-Scholes theory,

numerical methods--including Monte Carlo

simulation). Interest-rate derivative securities,

exotic options, risk theory. First course of two-

course sequence. prereq: Two yrs calculus,

basic computer skills

MATH 5076. Mathematics of Options,

Futures, and Derivative Securities II. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Mathematical background such as partial

differential equations, Fourier series,

computational methods, Black-Scholes theory,

numerical methods (including Monte Carlo

simulation), interest-rate derivative securities,

exotic options, risk theory. prereq: 5075

MATH 5165. Mathematical Logic I. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Theory of computability: notion of algorithm,

Turing machines, primitive recursive functions,

recursive functions, Kleene normal form,

recursion theorem. Propositional logic. prereq:

2283 or 3283 or Phil 5201 or CSci course in

theory of algorithms or instr consent

MATH 5248. Cryptology and Number

Theory. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Classical cryptosystems. One-time pads,

perfect secrecy. Public key ciphers: RSA,

discrete log. Euclidean algorithm, finite fields,

quadratic reciprocity. Message digest, hash

functions. Protocols: key exchange, secret

sharing, zero-knowledge proofs. Probablistic

algorithms: pseudoprimes, prime factorization.

Pseudo-random numbers. Elliptic curves.

prereq: 2 sems soph math

MATH 5251. Error-Correcting Codes, Finite

Fields, Algebraic Curves. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Information theory: channel models,

transmission errors. Hamming weight/

distance. Linear codes/fields, check bits. Error

processing: linear codes, Hamming codes,

binary Golay codes. Euclidean algorithm. Finite

fields, Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem codes,

polynomial codes, Goppa codes, codes from

algebraic curves. prereq: 2 sems soph math

MATH 5285H. Honors: Fundamental

Structures of Algebra I. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Review of matrix theory, linear algebra.

Vector spaces, linear transformations over

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abstract fields. Group theory, including normal

subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphisms,

class equation, Sylow's theorems. Specific

examples: permutation groups, symmetry

groups of geometric figures, matrix groups.

prereq: [2243 or 2373 or 2573], [2283 or 2574

or 3283]

MATH 5286H. Honors: Fundamental

Structures of Algebra II. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Ring/module theory, including ideals,

quotients, homomorphisms, domains (unique

factorization, euclidean, principal ideal),

fundamental theorem for finitely generated

modules over euclidean domains, Jordan

canonical form. Introduction to field theory,

including finite fields, algebraic/transcendental

extensions, Galois theory. prereq: 5285

MATH 5335. Geometry I. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Advanced two-dimensional Euclidean geometry

from a vector viewpoint. Theorems/problems

about triangles/circles, isometries, connections

with Euclid's axioms. Hyperbolic geometry, how

it compares with Euclidean geometry. prereq:

[2243 or 2373 or 2573], [concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in 2263 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 2374 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 2574]

MATH 5345H. Honors: Introduction to

Topology. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Rigorous introduction to general topology. Set

theory, Euclidean/metric spaces, compactness/

connectedness. May include Urysohn

metrization, Tychonoff theorem or fundamental

group/covering spaces. prereq: [2263 or 2374

or 2573], [concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in 2283 or concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in 2574 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 3283]

MATH 5378. Differential Geometry. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Basic geometry of curves in plane and in

space, including Frenet formula, theory of

surfaces, differential forms, Riemannian

geometry. prereq: [2263 or 2374 or 2573],

[2243 or 2373 or 2574]; [2283 or 3283]

recommended]

MATH 5385. Introduction to Computational

Algebraic Geometry. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Geometry of curves/surfaces defined by

polynomial equations. Emphasizes concrete

computations with polynomials using computer

packages, interplay between algebra and

geometry. Abstract algebra presented as

needed. prereq: [2263 or 2374 or 2573], [2243

or 2373 or 2574]

MATH 5445. Mathematical Analysis of

Biological Networks. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Development/analysis of models for complex

biological networks. Examples taken from

signal transduction networks, metabolic

networks, gene control networks, and

ecological networks. prereq: Linear algebra,

differential equations

MATH 5447. Theoretical Neuroscience. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Nonlinear dynamical system models of

neurons and neuronal networks. Computation

by excitatory/inhibitory networks. Neural

oscillations, adaptation, bursting, synchrony.

Memory systems. prereq: 2243 or 2373 or

2574

MATH 5467. Introduction to the

Mathematics of Image and Data Analysis. (;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Background theory/experience in wavelets.

Inner product spaces, operator theory, Fourier

transforms applied to Gabor transforms,

multi-scale analysis, discrete wavelets, self-

similarity. Computing techniques. prereq: [2243

or 2373 or 2573], [2283 or 2574 or 3283 or instr

consent]; [[2263 or 2374], 4567] recommended

MATH 5485. Introduction to Numerical

Methods I. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Solution of nonlinear equations in one variable.

Interpolation, polynomial approximation.

Methods for solving linear systems, eigenvalue

problems, systems of nonlinear equations.

prereq: [2243 or 2373 or 2573], familiarity with

some programming language

MATH 5486. Introduction To Numerical

Methods II. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Numerical integration/differentiation. Numerical

solution of initial-value problems, boundary

value problems for ordinary differential

equations, partial differential equations. prereq:

5485

MATH 5525. Introduction to Ordinary

Differential Equations. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Ordinary differential equations, solution

of linear systems, qualitative/numerical

methods for nonlinear systems. Linear algebra

background, fundamental matrix solutions,

variation of parameters, existence/uniqueness

theorems, phase space. Rest points, their

stability. Periodic orbits, Poincare-Bendixson

theory, strange attractors. prereq: [2243 or

2373 or 2573], [2283 or 2574 or 3283]

MATH 5535. Dynamical Systems and Chaos.

(; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Dynamical systems theory. Emphasizes

iteration of one-dimensional mappings. Fixed

points, periodic points, stability, bifurcations,

symbolic dynamics, chaos, fractals, Julia/

Mandelbrot sets. prereq: [2243 or 2373 or

2573], [2263 or 2374 or 2574]

MATH 5583. Complex Analysis. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Algebra, geometry of complex numbers.

Linear fractional transformations. Conformal

mappings. Holomorphic functions. Theorems

of Abel/Cauchy, power series. Schwarz'

lemma. Complex exponential, trig functions.

Entire functions, theorems of Liouville/Morera.

Reflection principle. Singularities, Laurent

series. Residues. prereq: 2 sems soph math

[including [2263 or 2374 or 2573], [2283 or

3283]] recommended

MATH 5587. Elementary Partial Differential

Equations I. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Emphasizes partial differential equations

w/physical applications, including heat,

wave, Laplace's equations. Interpretations of

boundary conditions. Characteristics, Fourier

series, transforms, Green's functions, images,

computational methods. Applications include

wave propagation, diffusions, electrostatics,

shocks. prereq: [2243 or 2373 or 2573], [2263

or 2374 or 2574]

MATH 5588. Elementary Partial Differential

Equations II. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Heat, wave, Laplace's equations in higher

dimensions. Green's functions, Fourier series,

transforms. Asymptotic methods, boundary

layer theory, bifurcation theory for linear/

nonlinear PDEs. Variational methods. Free

boundary problems. Additional topics as time

permits. prereq: [[2243 or 2373 or 2573], [2263

or 2374 or 2574], 5587] or instr consent

MATH 5615H. Honors: Introduction to

Analysis I. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Axiomatic treatment of real/complex number

systems. Introduction to metric spaces:

convergence, connectedness, compactness.

Convergence of sequences/series of real/

complex numbers, Cauchy criterion, root/ratio

tests. Continuity in metric spaces. Rigorous

treatment of differentiation of single-variable

functions, Taylor's Theorem. prereq: [[2243 or

2373], [2263 or 2374], [2283 or 3283]] or 2574

MATH 5616H. Honors: Introduction to

Analysis II. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Rigorous treatment of Riemann-Stieltjes

integration. Sequences/series of functions,

uniform convergence, equicontinuous families,

Stone-Weierstrass Theorem, power series.

Rigorous treatment of differentiation/integration

of multivariable functions, Implicit Function

Theorem, Stokes' Theorem. Additional topics

as time permits. prereq: 5615

MATH 5651. Basic Theory of Probability and

Statistics. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Logical development of probability, basic

issues in statistics. Probability spaces, random

variables, their distributions/expected values.

Law of large numbers, central limit theorem,

generating functions, sampling, sufficiency,

estimation. prereq: [2263 or 2374 or 2573],

[2243 or 2373]; [2283 or 2574 or 3283]

recommended.

MATH 5652. Introduction to Stochastic

Processes. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Random walks, Markov chains, branching

processes, martingales, queuing theory,

Brownian motion. prereq: 5651 or Stat 5101

MATH 5654. Prediction and Filtering. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Markov chains, Wiener process, stationary

sequences, Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process.

Partially observable Markov processes

(hidden Markov models), stationary processes.

Equations for general filters, Kalman filter.

Prediction of future values of partially

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observable processes. prereq: 5651 or Stat

5101

MATH 5705. Enumerative Combinatorics. (;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Basic enumeration, bijections, inclusion-

exclusion, recurrence relations, ordinary/

exponential generating functions, partitions,

Polya theory. Optional topics include trees,

asymptotics, listing algorithms, rook theory,

involutions, tableaux, permutation statistics.

prereq: [2243 or 2373 or 2573], [2263 or 2283

or 2374 or 2574 or 3283]

MATH 5707. Graph Theory and Non-

enumerative Combinatorics. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Basic topics in graph theory: connectedness,

Eulerian/Hamiltonian properties, trees,

colorings, planar graphs, matchings, flows

in networks. Optional topics include graph

algorithms, Latin squares, block designs,

Ramsey theory. prereq: [2243 or 2373 or

2573], [2263 or 2374 or 2574]; [2283 or

3283 or experience in writing proofs] highly

recommended; Credit will not be granted if

credit has been received for: 4707

MATH 5711. Linear Programming and

Combinatorial Optimization. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Simplex method, connections to geometry,

duality theory, sensitivity analysis. Applications

to cutting stock, allocation of resources,

scheduling problems. Flows, matching/

transportation problems, spanning trees,

distance in graphs, integer programs, branch/

bound, cutting planes, heuristics. Applications

to traveling salesman, knapsack problems.

prereq: 2 sems soph math [including 2243 or

2373 or 2573]

MATH 5900. Tutorial in Advanced

Mathematics. (; 1-6 cr. [max 120 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Individually directed study.

MATH 5990. Topics in Mathematics. (; 3-4

cr. [max 12 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Topics vary by instructor. See class schedule.

Mathematics Education (MTHE)

MTHE 3101. Mathematics and Pedagogy for

Elementary Teachers I. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Math content knowledge of K-6 in an

environment modeling pedagogy for future

implementation. Integrated content/methods.

Problem solving, connections, communication,

reasoning, representation. Functions,

proportionality, number, numeration. prereq:

[College algebra, elementary FOE or Early

Childhood student, jr status or above] or instr

consent

MTHE 3102. Mathematics and Pedagogy for

Elementary Teachers II. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Math content knowledge of K-6 in an

environment modeling pedagogy for future

implementation. Integrated content/methods.

Problem solving, connections, communication,

reasoning, representation. Geometry,

measurement, probability, statistics. prereq:

3101, college algebra

MTHE 5011. Arithmetic Structures in School

Mathematics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Summer)

Pedagogy, content, and instructional strategies

for teaching arithmetic. Content and issues

relevant to the K-8 mathematics curriculum.

Instructional materials and technology

appropriate for elementary or middle school

arithmetic. Credit hours and targeted level vary

with particular classes. prereq: Enrollment in

math initial licensure program or tchg exper

MTHE 5021. Algebraic Structures in School

Mathematics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Pedagogy, content, and instructional strategies

for teaching arithmetic. Content and issues

relevant to the algebra curriculum. Instructional

materials and technology appropriate for

arithmetic. Each offering of the course will

focus on either elementary/middle or middle/

secondary grade levels. prereq: Tchg exper or

isntr consent

MTHE 5031. Geometric Structures in School

Mathematics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Pedagogy, content, and instructional strategies

for teaching school geometry. Content and

issues relevant to the geometry curriculum.

Instructional materials and technology

appropriate for geometry. Each offering will

focus on either elementary/middle or middle/

secondary grade levels. prereq: Enrollment in

math initial licensure program

MTHE 5115. Applications of Teaching

Mathematics. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

The purpose of this course is to examine

mathematics teaching in diverse school

settings and help you inquire and reflect

about your own teaching practice and its

impact on you, and the students you will meet.

Throughout this course we will collaboratively

inquire about teaching and learning, observe

and analyze instruction, and reflect on your

own and each other?s teaching. We will

develop and integrate technological knowledge

that works together with pedagogical and

content knowledge to make math teaching

more effective. prereq: You must be enrolled

in the Mathematics initial licensure program to

take this course.

MTHE 5155. Rational Number Concepts and

Proportionality. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Even Year)

The relationship between the development

of rational number concepts and proportional

reasoning skills. Examination of how newer

school curricula treat these concepts.

Application of materials in the classroom and

analysis of results. Reading and responding to

current research. prereq: Educ student or instr

consent

MTHE 5171. Teaching Problem Solving.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring &

Summer)

Investigation of fundamental concepts and

principles of problem solving, reasoning, and

proof. Emphasis on activities and applications

appropriate for junior and senior high classes.

Pedagogical experiences to prepare teachers

to teach problem solving, reasoning, and proof

in classrooms.

MTHE 5172. Teaching Probability and

Statistics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

Investigation of fundamental concepts

and principles of probability and statistics.

Emphasis on activities and applications

appropriate for junior and senior high school

classes. Pedagogical experiences to prepare

teachers to integrate quantitative literacy

accurately and effectively in classrooms.

MTHE 5305. Middle School Mathematics

Methods. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

The unique needs of middle school students

in the mathematics classroom. Mathematics

content and pedagogical skills. Adolescent

development/psychology. Field placement in a

middle school mathematics classroom. prereq:

Elem ed licensure student

MTHE 5314. Teaching and Learning

Mathematics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Methods, materials, and curriculum

development. Principles of learning. Review

of research. Preparation/evaluation of tests,

units, and materials of instruction. Recent

developments in mathematics curriculum and

in instructional alternatives. Issues in teaching/

learning. Program planning/evaluation. prereq:

Math Ed or MEd or CI MEd or grad student or

instr consent

MTHE 5355. Mathematics for Diverse

Learners. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Mathematical concepts and methods for

exceptional students, both low achieving and

gifted. Experimental materials and methods

designed for underachieving students. prereq:

Teaching license or student in elem ed or

special ed or instr consent

MTHE 5366. Technology-Assisted

Mathematics Instruction. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Technology--including computers,

programmable and graphing calculators, and

video--as instructional tools in mathematics;

design and evaluation of technology-based

mathematics lessons; the effect of technology

on the mathematics curriculum; managing the

technology-enriched classroom.

MTHE 5696. Student Teaching in

Mathematics. (; 1-8 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Spring)

Student teaching in secondary school

mathematics classes. prereq: MEd/initial

licensure student or instr consent

MTHE 5993. Directed Studies in

Mathematics Education. (; 2 cr. ; S-N or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Secondary school classroom teaching project

to improve specific teaching skills, planned

by student, approved/directed by student's

adviser. prereq: Math ed MEd student, instr

consent

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Mechanical Engineering (ME)

ME 2011. Introduction to Engineering. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Skills critical for practicing engineers.

Mechanical engineering, engineering design.

Visual, written, and oral communication

forms. Computer-based design tools.

Substantial design projects, including prototype

construction. prereq: CSE lower div

ME 3041. Industrial Assignment I. (2 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Industrial work assignment in engineering

intern program. Evaluation based on student's

formal written report covering the quarter's

work assignment. prereq: ME upper div,

enrolled in ME co-op program

ME 3080. Topics in Mechanical Engineering.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Specialized topics within various areas of

mechanical engineering. Topics vary each

semester. prereq: dept consent

ME 3221. Fundamentals of Design &

Manufacturing. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Material behavior and failure in design and

manufacturing. Models for material removal,

bulk deformation, sheet metal forming, and

consolidation processes. Characterization of

process capabilities and parts. prereq: 2011,

AEM 3031, MatS 2001

ME 3222. Mechanisms & Machine Design.

(; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Selection of standard mechanical components

such as bearings, gears, and fasteners.

Analysis and synthesis of motion in machines.

Displacement, velocity, and acceleration of

mechanisms. Machine design project: Apply

lecture topics to develop new machines that

fulfill customer specifications. prereq: [3221 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 3221], [CSci 1113 or equiv]

ME 3281. System Dynamics and Control.

(; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Dynamics of mechanical, electrical, thermal,

fluid, and hybrid systems. System response

using Laplace transform and numerical

integration. Fourier transform and convolution.

Transfer functions and frequency response.

Introduction to classical control. prereq: AEM

2021, [Math 2243 or Math 2373], ME upper div

ME 3324. Introduction to Thermal Science.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Thermodynamics, heat transfer. Thermal

properties of substances. First/second laws

of thermodynamics. Steady/unsteady heat

conduction. Thermal resistance concept.

Convection heat transfer. Radiative heat

transfer between solid surfaces. Boiling/

condensation heat transfer. prereq: Chem

1061, Chem 1065, Math 2243 or Math 2373,

Phys 1301, [CSE student]

ME 3331. Thermodynamics. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Properties, equations of state, processes,

cycles for reversible and irreversible

thermodynamic systems. Modes of energy

transfer. Equations for conservation of

mass, energy, entropy balances. Application

of thermodynamic principles to modern

engineering systems. prereq: Chem 1061,

Chem 1065, Phys 1301

ME 3332. Fluid Mechanics. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Mass, momentum conservation principles.

Fluid statics, Bernoulli equation. Control

volume analysis, dimensional analysis,

internal and external viscous flow. Momentum

and energy considerations. Introduction to

boundary layers. prereq: Math 2243 or Math

2373, 3331

ME 3333. Heat Transfer. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Mechanisms of heat transfer. Conduction,

convection, radiation. Boundary layer analysis

using momentum and energy equations.

Applications such as fins, heat exchangers,

electronics cooling, bioheat transfer, energy

conversion technologies, phase change energy

storage and boiling. prereq: 3332

ME 3990. Curricular Practical Training. (1

cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Industrial work assignment involving advanced

mechanical engineering technology. Reviewed

by faculty member. Final report covering work

assignment. prereq: ME major

ME 4031W. Basic Mechanical

Measurements Laboratory. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Experimental methods, statistical estimates

of experimental uncertainty, calibration,

signal conditioning, selected transducers for

mechanical measurements, data acquisition/

processing. Temperature, pressure, humidity,

stress-strain, force, velocity, flow/radiative

properties. prereq: IE 4521, upper div ME

ME 4043W. Industrial Assignment II. (WI; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Solution of system design problems that

require developing criteria, evaluating

alternatives, and generating a preliminary

design. Final report emphasizes design

communication and describes design decision

process, analysis, and final recommendations.

prereq: 3041

ME 4044. Industrial Assignment III. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Industrial work assignment in engineering co-

op program. Evaluation based on student's

formal written report covering semester work

assignment. prereq: ME upper div, registration

in ME co-op program

ME 4053. Mechanical Engineering Modeling.

(4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is aimed at teaching

undergraduate students mechanical

engineering modeling, technical analysis

and technical design capabilities from a non-

compartmentalized perspective. The course

focuses on, (i) modeling complex, multi-

disciplinary mechanical engineering problems

by identifying critical elements of a problem,

(ii) design and development of analysis tools

using analytical and numerical techniques and

(iii) developing optimized solutions/designs to

problems/challenges. PREREQ: ME 3221, ME

3222, ME 3281, ME 3331, ME 3332, ME 3333

ME 4054W. Design Projects. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students work in teams and undertake single,

substantial design project. Design problems are

open-ended. Product design process. Teams

give formal presentation of progress at mid-

semester design review, show completed work

at design show. prereq: 2011, 3221, 3222,

3281, 3331, 3332, 3333, 4031W, AEM 2021,

AEM 3031, EE 3005, ME upper div

ME 4080. Topics in Mechanical Engineering.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Topics vary each semester. prereq: ME upper

div

ME 4081H. Mechanical Engineering Honors

Thesis I. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Unstructured research course enabling

honors students to do independent research

supervised by faculty. Selection of suitable

topics according to individual interests and

faculty approval. Thesis and oral defense.

prereq: ME upper div honors student, instr

consent

ME 4082H. Mechanical Engineering Honors

Thesis II. (WI; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Unstructured research course enabling

honors students to do independent research

supervised by faculty. Selection of suitable

topics according to individual interests and

faculty approval. Thesis and oral defense.

prereq: ME upper div honors student, instr

consent

ME 4090. Advanced Engineering Problems.

(; 2-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Independent research project with faculty

advisor in mechanical engineering, typically

related to advisor's research interests. Student

contacts advisor to develop project description

well before project's start date. prereq: ME

upper div, instr consent

ME 4131W. Thermal Environmental

Engineering Laboratory. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Experiments in psychrometrics, refrigeration,

air conditioning, solar energy, indoor air

quality, and other topics related to refrigeration,

building heating/cooling, and indoor air quality.

prereq: 3332, 3333, 4031W, [ME upper div or

grad student]

ME 4231. Motion Control Laboratory. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Microprocessor programming, digital filters,

frequency response testing, modeling of

eletromechanical systems, closed loop velocity

and position control, programmable logic

controllers, factory automation, open loop

position control of a vibratory system using

input shaping, closed loop position control

using pole placement. prereq: 3281, 4031W,

ME upper div

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ME 4232. Fluid Power Control Lab. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Fluid power fundamentals. Description/

operation of components. Fluid power

symbols/circuits. Component sizing. Modeling/

simulation, system identification, controller

design/implementation. Connecting/making

measurements on hydraulic circuits. Lab.

prereq: 3281, 4031W, ME upper div

ME 4331. Thermal Energy Engineering

Laboratory. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Measurement/analysis of heat transfer in single

phase, multiphase, reacting environments.

Experimental measurements relevant to

thermal/fluid systems, statistical design

of experiments/uncertainty analysis. Heat

exchange. prereq: [3331, 3332, 3333, 4031W],

[ME upper div or grad student]

ME 4431W. Energy Conversion Systems

Laboratory. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

Analyze operation/control of engines,

power plants, heating/ventilation systems.

Performance characteristics of devices,

measurement techniques. Interpretation of

experimental data. Presentation of results.

prereq: 3333, 4031W, [ME upper div or grad

student]

ME 4583. Design for Life: Water in

Tanzania. (GP,TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Teams will evaluate community needs

and infrastructure to design potable water-

handling systems in rural Tanzania, typically

off the power grid. Fluid mechanics: complex

distribution networks, system losses, pump

selection, borehole development; field

measurements. Designs must address

Tanzanian design guidelines.

ME 5070. Topics in Mechanical Engineering.

(; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Specialized topics within areas of mechanical

engineering. Emphasis on topics of current

interest. Topics vary each semester. prereq:

CSE upper div or grad student

ME 5101. Vapor Power Cycles. (; 4 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Vapor power cycle analysis, regeneration,

reheat, compound cycle modifications,

combined gas turbine--vapor cycle systems,

components, fuels and combustion, heat

sources -- solar, nuclear, geothermal, low

T cycles, bottoming cycles, environmental

concerns. EES software used extensively for

cycle analysis. prereq: CSE upper div or grad

student

ME 5103. Thermal Environmental

Engineering. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Thermodynamic properties of moist air;

psychrometric charts; HVAC systems; solar

energy; human thermal comfort; indoor air

quality; heating and cooling loads in buildings.

prereq: 3331 or 3332, 3333, CSE upper div or

grad

ME 5113. Aerosol/Particle Engineering. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Kinetic theory, definition, theory and

measurement of particle properties, elementary

particle mechanics, particle statistics; Brownian

motion and diffusion, coagulation, evaporation

and condensation, sampling and transport.

prereq: CSE upper div or grad student

ME 5133. Aerosol Measurement Laboratory.

(; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Principles of aerosol measurement. Single

particle analysis by optical and electron

microscopy. Aerosol samplers and inertial

collectors. Integral mass concentration

and number concentration detectors. Size

distribution by laser particle counter and

differential mobility particle sizer. Aerosol

generation and instrument calibration. prereq:

CSE upper div or graduate student

ME 5221. Computer-Assisted Product

Realization. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Injection molding with emphasis on design of

manufacturing processes. Tooling design and

specification of processing conditions using

computer-based tools; process simulation

software and computer-controlled machine

tools. Simultaneous process and part design.

Production of tooling and parts. Part evaluation.

prereq: 3221, AEM 3031, CSci 1113, MatS

2001

ME 5223. Materials in Design. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Fundamental properties of engineering

materials. Fabrication, treatment. Physical/

corrosive properties. Failure mechanism, cost/

value analysis as related to material selection/

specification. prereq: 3221, ME upper division

or grad student

ME 5228. Introduction to Finite Element

Modeling, Analysis, and Design. (; 4 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall)

Finite elements as principal analysis tool in

computer-aided design (CAD); theoretical

issues and implementation aspects for

modeling and analyzing engineering problems

encompassing stress analysis, heat transfer,

and flow problems for linear situations.

One-, two-, and three-dimensional practical

engineering applications. prereq: CSE upper

div or grad, 3221, AEM 3031, CSci 1113, MatS

2001

ME 5229. Finite Element Method for

Computational Mechanics: Transient/

Dynamic Applications. (4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Spring Odd Year)

Computational mechanics involving transient/

dynamic situations for solids and structures,

heat transfer, fluid flow, nano-mechanics

and the like. Development and analysis

of numerical methods and computational

algorithms. Stability and accuracy of

algorithms, convergence issues; linear/

nonlinear situations. Implicit, explicit, mixed,

and variable time discretization approaches;

modal-based methods for engineering

problems. CSE upper div or grad, CSCI 1113,

ME 3221, ME 3333, ME 5228 or equiv

ME 5241. Computer-Aided Engineering. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Apply computer-aided engineering to

mechanical design. Engineering design

projects and case studies using computer-

aided design and finite element analysis

software; design optimization and computer

graphical presentation of results. prereq: 3222,

CSci 1113 or equiv, CSE upper div or grad

ME 5243. Advanced Mechanism Design. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Summer)

Analytical methods of kinematic, dynamic, and

kinetoelastodynamic analysis and synthesis

of mechanisms. Computerized design for

function, path, and motion generation based

on Burmeister theory. prereq: CSE upper div

or grad, 3222 or equiv, basic kinematics and

dynamics of machines; knowledge of CAD

packages such as Pro-E recommended

ME 5247. Stress Analysis, Sensing, and

Transducers. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Electrical resistance strain gage theory and

technology. Gage characteristics, selection,

and use. Bridge circuits and temperature and

stray strain compensation. Signal conditioning.

Data analysis. Photoelasticity techniques.

Interpretation of fringe patterns. Sensor

principles and performance. Transducer design

and characterization. prereq: AEM 3031, MatS

2001

ME 5248. Vibration Engineering. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Summer)

Apply vibration theory to design; optimize

isolators, detuning mechanisms, viscoelastic

suspensions and structures. Use modal

analysis methods to describe free vibration of

complex systems, relating to both theoretical

and test procedures. prereq: CSE upper div or

grad, 3281

ME 5281. Feedback Control Systems. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Continuous and discrete time feedback control

systems. Frequency response, stability, poles

and zeros; transient responses; Nyquist and

Bode diagrams; root locus; lead-lag and

PID compensators, Nichols-Ziegler design

method. State-space modeling/control. Digital

implementation. Computer-aided design and

analysis of control systems. prereq: 3281

ME 5286. Robotics. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

The course deals with two major components:

robot manipulators (more commonly known

as the robot arm) and image processing.

Lecture topics covered under robot

manipulators include their forward and

inverse kinematics, the mathematics of

homogeneous transformations and coordinate

frames, the Jacobian and velocity control,

task programming, computational issues

related to robot control, determining path

trajectories, reaction forces, manipulator

dynamics and control. Topics under computer

vision include: image sensors, digitization,

preprocessing, thresholding, edge detection,

segmentation, feature extraction, and

classification techniques. A weekly 2 hr.

laboratory lasting for 8-9 weeks, will provide

students with practical experience using and

programming robots; students will work in pairs

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and perform a series of experiments using a

collaborative robot. prereq: [3281 or equiv],

[upper div ME or AEM or CSci or grad student]

ME 5312. Solar Thermal Technologies. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Solar radiation fundamentals. Measurement/

processing needed to predict solar irradiance

dependence on time, location, and orientation.

Characteristics of components in solar thermal

systems: collectors, heat exchangers, thermal

storage. System performance, low-temperature

applications. Concentrating solar energy,

including solar thermo-chemical processes, to

produce hydrogen/solar power systems and

photovoltaics. Solar design project. prereq:

[3333, CSE upper Div] or grad student

ME 5332. Intermediate Fluid Mechanics. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Bridge between introductory fluid mechanics

and advanced graduate level course. Principles

of incompressible and compressible flows,

boundary layer theory, and analysis using

differential formulations of the governing

conservation equations. Analysis of

phenomena relevant to the practice of

engineering is emphasized through problem

solving. Prereq: 3332 or equiv, CSE upper

division or graduate student.

ME 5341. Case Studies in Thermal

Engineering and Design. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Characteristics of applied heat transfer

problems. Nature of problem specification,

incompleteness of needed knowledge base,

accuracy issues. Categories of applied heat

transfer problems. prereq: 3333, CSE upper div

or grad student

ME 5344. Thermodynamics of Fluid Flow

With Applications. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Conservation of mass, momentum, energy.

Relevant thermodynamic properties. Nozzles,

diffusers, thrust producers, shocks. Fluid-

wall frictional interactions. Wall heat transfer,

internal heat release. Temperature recovery.

Mass addition. Chemical thermodynamics/

applications. prereq: 3333, CSE upper div or

grad student

ME 5351. Computational Heat Transfer. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Numerical solution of heat conduction/

analogous physical processes. Develop/use

computer program to solve complex problems

involving steady/unsteady heat conduction,

flow/heat transfer in ducts, flow in porous

media. prereq: 3333, CSE upper div or grad

student

ME 5446. Introduction to Combustion. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Thermodynamics, kinetics, energy and mass

transport, pollutants in reacting systems.

Reactors, laminar and turbulent flames.

Ignition, quenching, and flame stability.

Diffusion flames. Combustion in reciprocating

engines, furnaces, and turbines, with emphasis

on internal combustion engine performance

and emissions. prereq: 3331, 3332, 3333, CSE

upper div or grad student

ME 5461. Internal Combustion Engines. (; 4

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Basic spark ignition and diesel engine

principles, air, fuel-air and actual engine cycles,

cycle modeling, combustion and emissions,

knock phenomena, air flow and volumetric

efficiency, mixture requirements, ignition

requirements and performance. Lectures/

complementary labs. prereq: CSE upper div

or grad student, C or better in [3332, 3333] or

3324

ME 5462. Gas Turbines. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Gas turbine cycles, regeneration, recuperation,

reheat, intercooling, combined cycle plants,

and thermochemical regeneration. Axial

and radial flow compressors and turbines;

combustor designs, energy analysis,

emissions, and noise. Turbojet, fanjet,

turboprop engine performance. Stationary

power plants, vehicular propulsion, hybrid

vehicles. prereq: 3331, 3332, 3333, CSE upper

div or grad student

ME 5666. Modern Thermodynamics. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Applications of thermodynamics to natural

phenomena. Multiscale approach. Student

group projects, with undergrads and grad

students in same group. Three hours/week

classroom instruction, one hour/week project

discussion. Project presentations at weeks 8

and 14 are webcast. prereq: 3331 or equiv

Medical Device Innovation (MDI)

MDI 5001. Technical Writing Essentials. (0-1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This new core course focuses on the important

skill to train MedTech professionals to

communicate technical information to a broad

audience in an effective manner. prereq: grad

MDI major

MDI 5002. Technology Foresight and

Forecasting. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Tools and techniques for technology

forecasting, assessment, foresight for decision

making in medical device industry. Topics

include technology dynamics, research and

development, portfolio management, and

resource allocation. prereq: grad MDI major

MDI 5003. Technology Foresight &

Forecasting Analytical Lab. (1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

This course is a continuation of MDI 5002:

Technology Foresight & Forecasting and will

afford students with an opportunity to complete

the therapeutic area analysis they began in

the summer semester, prepare a Powerpoint

presentation in consultation with the instructor,

and then present the results of their analysis to

a group of MDI faculty. prereq: grad MDI major

MDI 5004. Clinical Foundations of Medical

Device Innovation. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Master essential topics to deepen knowledge

of Clinical Environment in which products

will be conceived, tested, used. Topics

include surgical protocols, physician, surgeon,

nursing, technical support functions. Medical

terminology, anatomy/physiology, ethnology

research, Healthcare Law, Medicare/Medicaid,

HIPAA requirements. prereq: MDI grad student.

Non-MDI graduate students and non-degree

graduate students may register for this course

with permission of the MDI program.

MDI 5006. Finance, Valuation, and

Entrepreneurship. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Summer)

Course provides students the opportunity to

develop the entrepreneurial skills important

in managing design, development, and

commercialization of medical devices. Focuses

on creating value within the organization,

financial methods important to managers

in technology-based organizations, and

business plan development. Topics include

budgeting capital, projecting financial needs,

and managing working capital. Registration is

limited to MDI students only.

MDI 5008. Quality, Regulatory and

Manufacturing Management. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Course provides students with understanding

of the global regulatory environment in

which the medical device industry operates.

Students gain a fundamental understanding

of critical quality systems regulations including

ISO13485/ISO14971 and their relationship

to the FDA's cGMP regulations. Students

gain practical experience using tools that are

essential to both product development and

continuation/sustaining engineering including;

design control procedures, FMEA, verification

and validation, internal and external (supplier)

management and audit methods. prereq: MDI

graduate student only

MDI 5010. Product Innovation &

Development Management. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Framework for conceptualization, design,

development, commercialization process

for medical products. Survey of key steps

in innovation, from engineering/business

perspective. Cross-functional development of

concepts/processes. prereq: Grad MDI student.

Non-MDI graduate students and non-degree

graduate students may register for this course

with permission of the MDI program.

MDI 5012. Medical Industry Macro

Environment. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Application of macro environmental analysis

to medical device industry. Methods reviewed.

Industry-relevant case studies/macro

environmental analysis of firms of interest.

Political, economic, social, technological,

legal, ecological factors that impact medical

innovation. Prereq: MDI grad student. Non-MDI

graduate students and non-degree graduate

students may register for this course with

permission of the MDI program.

MDI 5013. Medical Device Center Practicum

I. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

First of three part series of practicum courses

for MDI program. Focus on teaching innovation

steps/process using known/pre-assigned

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clinical needs as examples in collaboration

with Medical Device Center. Essential steps

in BioDesign process. Apply knowledge to

specific real-world examples. prereq: Grad MDI

student

MDI 5014. Medical Device Center Practicum

II. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Second of three part series of practicum

courses for MDI program. Clinical environment,

including research tools/methods, filtering/

translating needs, ideation/prototype

development, communication with functional

managers, corporate executives/investors.

prereq: Grad MDI student

MDI 5015. Medical Device Center Practicum

III. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Medical Device Innovation Practicum III is

the third of a three part series. Students will

gain a high-level understanding of essential

steps in the BioDesign process related to

ideation. The steps of the ideation process

will include brainstorming and prototyping

of potential solutions, risk assessment, and

business strategy development. Students will

prepare and present a technical evaluation that

articulates the value of their new technology

or device to functional managers, corporate

executives, and/or investors. prereq: Grad MDI

student

MDI 5020. Medical Device Innovation

Capstone. (1-2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring &

Summer)

The MDI capstone is an independent, original,

and applied investigation on a relevant subject,

problem, or issue in areas of medical device

technologies, policy, business, and innovation.

All students in the MDI program are required

to complete a capstone project as part of the

program. Registration is open to MDI students

only.

MDI 5050. Interpersonal & Team

Effectiveness. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Summer)

MDI 5050 builds the context and capability

innovation leaders need to manage effective

interpersonal relationships and develop high

performance teams. Emphasis is placed on

foundational principles and practices that help

leaders self-manage, engage and influence

key stakeholders, and generate shared

commitment for team and project success.

Students will increase their self-awareness

through self and peer feedback and develop

an action plan to enhance their leadership

effectiveness in both their current work role and

their MDI practicum teams. prereq: Grad MDI

student

MDI 5051. Leading Innovation & Change. (1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

MDI 5051 explores the role and differentiating

capabilities of outstanding innovation leaders in

complex and dynamic environments. Emphasis

is placed on principles and practices that help

leaders focus on the right strategies, build the

organizational capability required to execute

a strategy, lead change initiatives and sustain

commitment versus compliance among diverse

stakeholders. Students will practice improving

their team effectiveness and develop a change

leadership plan to support implementation of

either a current work initiative or their upcoming

Capstone Project. prereq: Grad MDI Student

and completion of MDI 5050.

MDI 5060. MDI Independent Study. (1-3 cr. ;

A-F only; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study in MDI-related topic. prereq:

MDI grad student

Medical Industry Leadrshp Inst

(MILI)

MILI 3585. Navigating the Healthcare

Marketplace with Economic, Social and

Policy Lenses. (SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

The healthcare marketplace constitutes over

three trillion dollars in the United States and

several trillion spent throughout the world.

With growing demand for medical technology

and the aging of the population, the scale and

complexity of the healthcare supply chain is

expected to dramatically increase over the

next two decades. The healthcare sector is

comprised of several markets for goods and

services, including physician services, hospital

services, insurance, pharmaceuticals and

medical devices, and information technology.

At the core of it all is healthcare consumers:

us as patients, patient family members and

caregivers. This course aims to 1) provide a

historical evolution and social transformation

of the healthcare sector, 2) critically review

the current survey of the health economy, 3)

discuss new health policy and reform initiatives

and compare to international health system

models. The overall goal is to provide an

understanding of the scale and interactions

between different health sector markets and

consumers; to identify market opportunities

and policy initiatives, as well as barriers to this

expanding and global industry.

MILI 3589. Medical Technology and Society.

(TS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Course Description Innovations in medical

technologies are one of the leading areas of

economic growth in the world. Whether new

technologies take the form of pharmaceutical,

medical device, biotechnology, information

technology of some combination of these

innovations, the opportunities for both

private enterprise and social welfare are

substantial. However, these innovations are

not without cost, and require reimbursement

from either a privately or publicly financed

health care delivery system. Thus, the

demand for the evaluation of new medical

technologies continues to grow as new

treatments are developed and health care

costs continue to rise. This course aims to

provide knowledge of the skills, data, and

methodology required to critically evaluate new

medical technologies from a social perspective

as well as from a business perspective

in order to meet financial investment and

regulatory compliance objectives. The course

will provide an introduction to the analytic tool

kit needed to critically evaluate new medical

technologies including: 1. Understanding

regulatory pathways such as the FDA approval

2. Understanding the U.S. payment policy

& reimbursement for medical technology 3.

Assessing unmet needs and the relevant

market for the technology 4. Evaluating the

social and economic value to convince payers

to cover and reimburse the technology 5.

Recognizing provider, healthcare organization

and market-level factors that influence adoption

of new medical technologies. Throughout the

course, students will work on team-based

hands-on exercises that will provide them

gain further understanding of the impact of

medical technology from the perspectives of an

innovator, a regulator, a payer, a public entity,

and consumers of the medical technology

including physicians, hospitals, health systems

and patients.

MILI 3963. Health Market Analytics. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

This course prepares students to analyze

large health care databases with a focus on

advanced applications with health insurance

claims data. The course is designed to be

a STEM offering with the use of statistical

programming languages including R, Tableau,

and SAS. This course is designed to appeal

to students with an interest in developing

data science as core skill and already have

knowledge of some programming tools,

and experience with data manipulation

in Excel, SQL, or Access. Prerequisite:

We recommended that students have a

background in statistics. Consider MKTG 3005

- or STAT 3011 or equivalent course. We also

recommend a previously taken class with

Excel, R, SAS, SQL, or Access.

MILI 5995. Medical Industry Valuation

Laboratory. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Interdisciplinary student teams create rapid

production market analysis of promising

medical technologies/services to determine

potential for success in market. Exposure to

University innovations, venture firms, inventors.

prereq: instr consent

MILI 5999. Independent Study. (; 1-8 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Independent study.

Medical Laboratory Sciences Pr

(MLSP)

MLSP 1010. Introduction to Medical

Laboratory Science. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introduction to medical laboratory sciences.

Primary disciplines in field/areas of specialty

practice. Career pathways explored in hospital

laboratories, public health, research.

MLSP 2015. Medical Laboratory Scientist?

s Vital Role in Patient Care. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introduction to medical laboratory sciences

and its critical role in health care. Discussion

of basic functions of organ systems and

laboratory tests associated with health and

disease. Exploration of the profession through

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case studies as well as career pathways and

specialty areas of practice.

MLSP 3010. Topics in Medical Laboratory

Science. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Topics shell. See title descriptions.

MLSP 5011W. Professional Issues in the

Health Care Community. (WI; 2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring & Summer)

Current literature and written discussion to

explore the laboratory profession: healthcare

systems, professional scope of practice,

regulatory and licensure issues, medical ethics,

Interprofessional practice models and current

topics impacting health care delivery. Focus

is on the medical laboratory?s crucial role in

patient care.

MLSP 5012. Foundations in

Interprofessional Communication and

Collaboration. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Interprofessional approach to health care.

Online discussion topics. Directed group

activities. Personal/professional image,

teamwork, self/peer assessment, health

professions, professional identity and integrity,

relationships between professions and those

they serve. Introduction to basic education

theory, instructional design for laboratory

practitioners. prereq: Admission into MLS

Program

MLSP 5013. Scholarly Inquiry and Analysis

in Medical Laboratory Sciences. (; 1 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Summer)

Review concepts of scientific inquiry. Major

steps of research project. How to select topics,

evaluate literature, and construct and test

working hypothesis. Analyze and interpret data,

report results. Quantitative, qualitative, and

mixed methods research designs.

MLSP 5013H. Scholarly Inquiry and

Analysis in Medical Laboratory Sciences

- Honors. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Summer)

Introduction to scientific inquiry. Steps of

research projects. Topic selection, literature

evaluation, construct and test hypotheses.

Analyze and interpret data, report results.

Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods

designs. Students select a clinical case

study, research relevant literature, and write a

publication quality article.

MLSP 5014W. Laboratory Operations and

Management in Health Care Systems. (WI; 2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Summer)

Theory/practice of fiscal/personnel

management for laboratory professionals.

Includes introduction to laboratory information

systems, legal aspects of test reporting.

Government regulatory, certification, licensure,

medical ethics of health care, accreditation

policies. This is a writing intensive course and

meets the campus wide requirement for an

upper division, writing intensive course, in the

major. prereq: Admission into MLS program or

instr consent

MLSP 5111. Concepts of Diagnostic

Microbiology. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Presentation of medically significant human

bacterial and yeast diseases. Epidemiology,

physiology, and pathogenic interactions

between man and microorganism. Laboratory

regulations, morphological characteristics,

laboratory testing, and mechanisms of

antimicrobial therapy and resistance. prereq:

[MICB 3301 or equivalent], [BIOC 3021

Biochemistry or equivalent] or instr consent

MLSP 5112. Application of Diagnostic

Microbiology Principles. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Application in identification and treatment of

microorganisms causing human diseases.

Emphasis on aerobic and anaerobic bacteria,

mycobacteria, and yeast from various body

sites. Specimen processing, culture workup,

conventional microscopy, and molecular and

immunological techniques.

MLSP 5113. Advanced Concepts in

Diagnostic Microbiology. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Physiology and pathogenic interactions

between man and microorganism.

Epidemiology, prevention, recovery,

conventional, immunological, molecular

identification, and methods and treatment of

microorganisms involved in human diseases.

prereq: 5111 or instr consent

MLSP 5211. Fundamentals in Hematology

and Hemostasis. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Anatomy and physiology of hematopoietic

and coagulation systems. Basic blood cell

morphology and common hematology and

hemostasis tests. Clinical implications for

health and disease. prereq: PHSL 3051 or instr

consent

MLSP 5212. Application of Hematology &

Hemostasis Principles. (1 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Theory, performance, and application

of common hematologic and hemostatic

diagnostic procedures. Interpretation and

correlation of laboratory findings. Venipuncture,

cell counting, white blood cell differential, red

and white blood cell morphology interpretation,

and coagulation studies. prereq: concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 5211

MLSP 5213. Diagnostic Hematology. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Blood and bone marrow in assessment

of hematologic function and disease.

Major focus on normal development and

differentiation, abnormal changes found in

disease. Cytochemical stains, flow cytometry,

cytogenetics, molecular diagnostics. prereq:

[5211, 5212] or instr consent

MLSP 5214. Advanced Hematology

Morphology. (1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Blood and bone marrow in assessment

of hematologic function and presence of

disease. Major focus on normal development

and differentiation, abnormal changes in

pathologic conditions. Cytochemical stains,

flow cytometry, cytogenetics, molecular

diagnostics. prereq: [5211, 5212, concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 5213] or

instr consent

MLSP 5311. Fundamental Biomedical

Laboratory Techniques. (4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring & Summer)

Principles of good laboratory practice,

experimental design/standard operating

procedures, laboratory technical skills, safety,

process control. Analytical techniques include

colorimetry, chromatography, electrochemical,

immunologic, nucleic acid techniques. prereq:

8 credits General Chemistry, 6 credits Organic

Chemistry, 3 credits Biochemistry

MLSP 5312. Body Fluid Analysis. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Spring)

Formation of urine and body fluids, changes

that occur in disease, testing used for diagnosis

and treatment. Correlation of test results with

clinical information discussed. Laboratory skills

in body fluid analysis introduced. prereq: 8

credits General Chemistry, 6 credits Organic

Chemistry, 3 credits Biochemistry, Successful

completion of MLSP 5311 with grade of C or

higher

MLSP 5313. Chemical Analysis in Health

and Disease. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Pathophysiology of organ systems and

metabolic disorders. Liver, heart, kidney, lungs,

diabetes. Health and disease states evaluated

in context of clinical chemistry. prereq: 8

credits General Chemistry, 6 credits Organic

Chemistry, 3 credits Biochemistry

MLSP 5511. Principles of Immunobiology.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Summer)

Immune system function, immunologic and

serologic testing. Immunologic techniques

utilized in various clinical laboratory settings.

prereq: PHSL 3051 or instr consent

MLSP 5513. Transfusion Medicine

Principles and Methods. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Didactic material covering genetics, detection,

significance of human blood group antigens

and antibodies. Donor and compatibility testing.

Component therapy, transfusion reactions.

Hemolytic disease of fetus and newborn.

Immune hemolytic anemias. Quality systems.

Alternate technologies. prereq: [5511, upper

level genetics course]or instr consent

MLSP 5514. Application of Transfusion

Medicine Principles. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Wet and dry laboratory exercises.

Hemagglutination. Blood group antigen and

antibody detection and identification. Direct

antiglobulin testing. Compatibility testing. Gel

and molecular methods. Titers. Hemolytic

disease of fetus and newborn. Compatibility

testing. Transfusion problems.

MLSP 5701. Clinical Experience in

Microbiology. (2 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Gain practical experience, apply technical

competencies learned on campus to

microbiology laboratory. Develop entry-level

competencies and assist in making transition

to clinical practitioner. Guided by clinical

preceptors and university faculty. prereq:

Advanced standing in MLS program

MLSP 5702. Clinical Experience in

Hematology and Hemostasis. (2 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Gain practical experience and apply technical

competencies learned on campus to

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hematology laboratory. Designed to develop

entry-level competencies and assist students in

making transition to clinical practitioner. Course

guided by clinical preceptors and university

faculty. prereq: Advanced standing in MLS

program

MLSP 5703. Clinical Experience in Clinical

Chemistry and Urinalysis. (2 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Gain practical experience and apply technical

competencies learned on campus to Chemistry

laboratory. Designed to develop entry-level

competencies and assist student in making

transition to clinical practitioner. Course guided

by clinical preceptors and university faculty.

prereq: Advanced standing in MLS program

MLSP 5704. Clinical Experience in

Transfusion Medicine. (2 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Gain practical experience and apply technical

competencies learned on campus to

transfusion medicine lab. Designed to develop

entry-level competencies and assist in making

transition to clinical practitioner. Course guided

by clinical preceptors and university faculty.

prereq: Advanced standing in MLS program

MLSP 5801. Advanced Practicum

Experience in Specialty Disciplines. (1 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Advanced practicum experience. Restricted

enrollment. Students can select variety of

specialty sub-disciplines of MLS including

cytogenetics, flow cytometry, molecular

diagnostics, toxicology, virology, education,

management, research, public health, bone

marrow tissue transplantation. prereq:

Advanced standing in MLS program

Medical Physics (MPHY)

MPHY 5040. Introduction to Medical

Physics. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Interactions and energy deposition by ionizing

radiation in matter; medical imaging; radiation

therapy physics and related radiation safety

topics.

MPHY 5138. Research Seminar. (; 1-5 cr. ; S-

N or Audit; Every Fall)

MPHY 5139. Seminar and Journal Club. (; 1

cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Spring)

Current research/topics related to goals/

methods of biophysical sciences and medical

physics. Lectures/discussions.

MPHY 5160. Advanced Radiation Physics

and Dosimetry. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Interactions and energy deposition by ionizing

radiation in matter; concepts, quantities and

units in radiological physics; principles and

methods of radiation dosimetry.

MPHY 5170. Basic Radiological Physics. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Theoretical/experimental aspects of

radiological physics. Physical properties of

various ionizing radiations, interactions of

ionizing radiations with matter, methods of

radiation dose measurement. prereq: instr

consent

MPHY 5171. Medical and Health Physics of

Imaging I. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Physics of diagnostic imaging: specification/

quantification of image quality, X-ray

production, image receptors, magnetic

resonance imaging, radiation exposure and

protection. Special imaging techniques,

including mammography, computed

tomography, and direct digital image capture.

prereq: 5170 or instr consent

MPHY 5172. Radiation Biology. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Effects of ionizing radiation on cells, tissues,

and organisms. Biochemical/physiological

bases of radiation effects. Biological rationale

for radiation therapy practices. prereq: 5170 or

instr consent

MPHY 5173. Medical and Health Physics of

Radiation Therapy. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Measurements of radiation quality, output,

and depth dose distributions for clinical use.

Treatment parameter calculation. Beam

modification and shaping. Treatment planning

for fixed field and rotational therapy in external

beam, intracavitary, and interstitial therapy.

Computer applications in treatment planning.

Principles/criteria for radiation protection.

prereq: 5170 or instr consent

MPHY 5174. Medical and Health Physics

of Imaging II. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Physics of diagnostic imaging. Ultrasound,

theoretical/experimental applications of

radionuclides in medicine and biology.

Counting statistics and imaging systems

associated with radiopharmaceuticals, radiation

dosimetry, and safety in nuclear medicine.

prereq: 5170 or instr consent

MPHY 5177. Radiation Therapy Physics

Lab: Radiation Physics Basics. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

This course provides students hands-

on experience with Hardware/software

used in radiation therapy clinic for physics

measurements. prereq: 5170 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 5173 or

instr consent

MPHY 5178. Physical Principles of Magnetic

Resonance Imaging. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Spring Even Year)

Magnetic resonance imaging physics, spatial

selection and encoding, imaging hardware

and system engineering. Imaging sequences,

signal-to-noise, and contrast.

Medicinal Chemistry (MEDC)

MEDC 5185. Principles of Biomolecular

Simulation. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Molecular simulation for students in medicinal

chemistry, pharmaceutics, biochemistry, and

chemical physics prereq: Chem 3502 or instr

consent

MEDC 5245. Introduction to Drug Design. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Concepts that govern design/discovery of

drugs. Physical, bioorganic, medicinal chemical

principles applied to explain rational design,

mechanism of action drugs. prereq: Chem

MEDC 5494. Advanced Methods in

Quantitative Drug Analysis. (2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Quantitative methods (HPLC, GC, TLC,

immunoassays) for analysis of drugs/

metabolites in biological fluids. Advanced

techniques such as capillary electrophoresis,

supercritical fluid chromatography, GC-

MS, LC-MS, tandem mass spectrometry.

Chromatographic theory/statistical approaches

to method validation.

MEDC 5495. Vistas in Medicinal Chemistry

Research. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall)

Selected topics of contemporary interest in

medicinal chemistry

Medieval Studies (MEST)

MEST 1002. Medieval Tales and their

Modern Echoes. (GP,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Knights of the Round Table, dragon-slayers,

magic djinn, pilgrims in Hell. How these stories

have been retold in modern fiction, film, and the

arts. Texts from Europe and other regions of

globe.

MEST 1081W. Martyrs, Monks, Crusaders:

World Christianity, 100-1400. (GP,WI,HIS;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd, Spring Even

Year)

This course surveys the history of Christianity

from its status as a persecuted minority religion

of the Roman Empire to its dominant role in

medieval Europe and Byzantium. We study

Christian traditions in Asia and Africa as well as

Europe with special attention to the relationship

between Christianity and culture in the ancient

and medieval world.

MEST 3001. Introduction to Medieval

History. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Europe from decline of Rome to early

Renaissance. Politics, institutions, society,

economy, and culture of Middle Ages.

MEST 3002. Medieval Tales and their

Modern Echoes. (GP,LITR; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Knights of the Round Table, dragon-slayers,

magic djinn, pilgrims in Hell. How these stories

have been retold in modern fiction, film, and the

arts. Texts from Europe and other regions of

globe.

MEST 3009. Medieval Art. (AH; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Medieval art in Western Europe, from around

1000 to the mid-14th century. Works from

France, Spain, Germany, Italy, and England

examined in their historical context. Cross

cultural relations, development of completely

new forms of art and techniques, and the

processes of realization.

MEST 3081W. Martyrs, Monks, Crusaders:

World Christianity, 100-1400. (GP,WI,HIS;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd, Spring Even

Year)

This course surveys the history of Christianity

from its status as a persecuted minority religion

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of the Roman Empire to its dominant role in

medieval Europe and Byzantium. We study

Christian traditions in Asia and Africa as well as

Europe with special attention to the relationship

between Christianity and culture in the ancient

and medieval world.

MEST 3101. Survey of Medieval English

Literature. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Major/representative Medieval English works,

including Sir Gawain the Green Knight,

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman,

Book of Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich's

Revelations, and Malory's Morte D'Arthur.

MEST 3102. Chaucer. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Major/representative works written by Chaucer,

including The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and

Criseyde, and the dream visions. Historical,

intellectual, and cultural background of the

poems. Language, poetic theory, form.

MEST 3611. Medieval Cities of Europe:

500-1500. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Evolution of Western European cities from the

late Roman town to the early Renaissance city-

state.

MEST 3613. History of the Crusades.

(GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic

medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States

established by crusaders in Near East.

Internal European crusades. Chronological

prolongation of crusading phenomenon.

MEST 3616. France in the Middle Ages. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Politics, society and culture in medieval France

from the end of the Carolingians to the end of

the Hundred Years War.

MEST 3617. Pagans, Christians, Barbarians:

The World of Late Antiquity. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Fall Odd Year)

Between classical and medieval, pagan and

Christian, Roman and barbarian, the late

antique world was a dynamic age. Course

focuses on the Mediterranean region from

the 2nd to the mid-7th century exploring such

topics as the conversion of Constantine, the

fall of Rome, barbarian invasions, the spread of

Christianity, and the rise of Islam.

MEST 3993. Directed Studies in Medieval

Studies. (; 1-3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Directed study with one of core faculty

members of Medieval Studies program. prereq:

Previous work in a medieval studies discipline,

instr consent

MEST 4043. Romans, Anglo-Saxons and

Vikings: Archaeology of Northern Europe.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Archaeology of the British Isles, Scandinavia,

and northern continental Europe, from the

Romans through the Viking period. Themes

to be examined include social and political

organization, cross-cultural interactions, art and

symbolism, and religion and rituals.

MEST 4612. Old English I. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

"I am learning Anglo-Saxon and it is a vastly

superior thing to what we have now" (Gerard

Manley Hopkins, letter to fellow poet Robert

Bridges, 1882). This course is an introduction

to the rich language and literature of Anglo-

Saxon England (ca. 500-1100). "Old English,"

or as it is sometimes known, "Anglo-Saxon,"

is the earliest form of the English language;

therefore, the primary course goal will be to

acquire the ability to read Old English texts in

the original. No previous experience with Old

English or any other language is necessary

or expected; undergraduates and graduate

students from all departments are welcome.

For graduate students in English, Old English

I may count for the rhetoric/language/literacy

distribution area. This course also fulfills the

literary theory/linguistic requirement for the

undergraduate English major. A knowledge of

Old English will allow you to touch the most

ancient literary sensibilities in the English

tradition; these sensibilities are familiar and

strange at the same time, as we sense our

deep cultural connection to these texts across

the centuries, yet also find that the past is a

strange place indeed. The power of Old English

literature has profoundly influenced authors

such as Tennyson, Pound, Graves, Wilbur,

Hopkins, Gunn, Auden, Seamus Heaney, C.S.

Lewis, and of course, J.R.R. Tolkien.

MEST 4613. Old English II. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Spring)

The second semester of Old English is devoted

to a full translation and study of the great

Anglo-Saxon epic "Beowulf." J.R.R. Tolkien

wrote of the poem that "its maker was telling

of things already old and weighted with regret,

and he expended his art in making keen

that touch upon the heart which sorrows

have that are both poignant and remote."

"Beowulf" is an exciting tale of strife and

heroism; but it is also a subtle meditation upon

the character of humanity as it struggles to

understand the hazards of a harsh world, the

inscrutability of fate, and the nature of history

itself. "Beowulf" is not only important for a

detailed understanding of Anglo-Saxon culture,

but it is also a significant and moving poetic

achievement in the context of world literature.

We will read and translate the poem in the

original Old English; thus ENGL 4612 (or a

similar course resulting in a basic reading

knowledge of Old English) is a prerequisite.

"Beowulf" has been the object of intensive

scholarly study; we will delve into the debates

over the poem's date, genesis, manuscript and

historical context and critical interpretation.

Spending an entire semester studying one

complex work can be an invaluable experience.

Please contact the instructor for any questions

concerning the prerequisite.

MEST 5610. Advanced Topics in Medieval

Studies. (; 3-4 cr. [max 15 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

From late antiquity through end of Middle Ages

(circa 300-1500 A.D.). Topics specified in Class

Schedule. prereq: One yr work in some area of

Middle Ages, reading knowledge of appropriate

language.

MEST 5993. Directed Studies in Medieval

Studies. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Directed study with one of the core faculty

of medieval studies program. prereq: One yr

work in some area of Middle Ages, reading

knowledge of appropriate language, instr

consent

Microbial Engineering (MICE)

MICE 5035. Personal Microbiome Analysis.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Personal Microbiome Analysis, an introduction

to the computational exploration and analysis

of your inner microbial community, also

known as your microbiome. In this course,

you will have the opportunity to explore

your own microbiome using visualization

and analysis tools. Sequencing your own

microbiome is encouraged but not required for

the course. Introductory biology or genetics is

recommended: BIOL 1009, GCD 3022 or BIOL

4003.

MICE 5355. Advanced Fermentation and

Biocatalysis Laboratory. (1 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Spring)

Methods in industrial microbiology, lab,

and pilot scale fermentation/biocatalysis

engineering. Lab experiments carried out in

fermentation pilot plant. Operation of bench/

pilot scale bioreactors. Designing bioreactors.

Process optimization, monitoring, and control.

Scale-up experiments, data analysis. prereq:

[3301 or BIOL 3301], [grad student in microbial

engineering or upper-div major in [microbiology

or chem engineering or biochemistry]], instr

consent

Microbiol/Immun/Cancer Biology

(MICA)

MICA 5000. Practicum: Teaching. (; 0 cr. ;

No Grade Associated; Every Fall & Spring)

Supervised experience in lab instruction. Use

of instructional materials, tests/measurement.

Microbiology (MICB)

MICB 3301. Biology of Microorganisms. (5

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry,

pathogenesis, immunology, ecology of

microbes. Molecular structure in relation to

bacterial function/disease. Includes lab. prereq:

BIOL 3020 or BIOC 3021 or GCD 3022 or

instructor consent (biochemistry/molecular

biology background coursework)

MICB 3302. Biology of Microorganisms

Laboratory. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This is a hands-on laboratory that together with

MICB 3303 will provide an extensive overview

of the microbial world highlighting the structure,

function, and diversity of microorganisms

including bacteria, fungi, protists, and viruses.

In laboratory, students will get hands-on

experience with the techniques, methods,

protocols, and instrumentation for the study

of microorganisms that will coincide with

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what is taught in the lecture component. The

combination of MicB 3303 (lecture only) and

MicB 3302 (lab only) is equivalent to MicB

3301. No credit if credit already received for

MicB 3301.

MICB 3303. Biology of Microorganisms. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry,

pathogenesis, infectious disease, immunology,

ecology of microbes. Molecular structure in

relation to function of bacteria, fungi, protozoa,

viruses. prereq: BIOL 3020 or Biochemistry

(BioC 3021] or instructor consent

MICB 4131. Immunology. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Molecular, genetic and cellular basis for innate

and adaptive immune responses. The immune

systems role in; transplantation, autoimmune

disease, cancer immunotherapy, vaccinololgy,

acquired and genetic immunodeficiencies.

recommended prereqs: microbiology,

biochemistry, cell biology

MICB 4151. Molecular and Genetic Bases

for Microbial Diseases. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Genetic basis of microbial pathogenesis. Effect

of gene transfer and regulation on evolution of

microbial pathogens and capacity to colonize,

induce disease. Biochemical and cellular

interactions between bacteria and human

hosts. prereq: MicB 4131 and BioC 3021

advised

MICB 4161W. Eukaryotic Microbiology. (WI;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Cell biology of higher eukaryotes, animal/

plant pathogenesis, evolution, industrial

microbiology. Tetrahymena/Chlamydomons/

Paramecium/Toxoplasma/Aspergillus/

Neurospora. prereq: 3301, [GCD 3022 or Biol

4003]

MICB 4171. Biology, Genetics, and

Pathogenesis of Viruses. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Structure, attachment, entry. Genome

replication/mRNA production by RNA viruses.

Reverse transcription. DNA virus templates.

Replication of DNA virus genomes. Processing

of viral pre-mRNA. Translational control.

Assembly, host defense, tumor viruses,

pathogenesis, HIV, antivirals. prereq: [MicB

3301 or Biol 4004] AND [Biol 3020 OR Biol

4003] AND [MicB 4131 or instr consent]; seats

are prioritized for CBS majors (others who

meet the course prerequisites can contact the

instructor for permission)

MICB 4215. Advanced Laboratory: Microbial

Physiology and Diversity. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Isolation/cultivation of wide variety of

bacteria. Physiological experiments illustrate

characteristic features of microorganisms.

prereq: 3301 or Biol 2032 or VBS 2032 or intro

microbiology course with lab

MICB 4225W. Advanced Laboratory:

Microbial Genetics. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Yeast is used as a model organism for

microbial molecular genetic principles and

methods such as ultraviolet mutagenesis,

isolation and creation of mutant strains,

plasmid design and construction, PCR,

Sanger sequencing, gene replacement and

bioinformatics. Students will design and

execute their own independent research project

using hands-on experimentation with advanced

molecular methods prereq: 3301, BIOL 4003

MICB 4235. Advanced Laboratory: Virology,

Immunology, and Microbial Genetics. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Techniques, experimental methods in microbial

genetics, immunology. Virology used to study

microbes/interactions with host. prereq: 3301,

4131, BIOC 3021, [completed or concurrent

registration is required in MicB 4141W/4171];

access from a wait list

MICB 4793W. Directed Studies: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1-7 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Writing Intensive Directed Studies is an

individual-study, literature-based investigation

in which the student is mentored directly by

a faculty member. One main feature of this

course is that the student will receive writing

instruction and the written output of the course

will be revised during the semester. The project

needs to be explained in a Research/Directed

Studies contract and agreed on by both the

student and faculty mentor. The contract must

be approved by the director of undergraduate

studies (DUGS) for the major before the

student is allowed to register. The contract

includes a description of learning objectives

for the course, how writing instruction will take

place, a timeline for when student writing will

be handed in and how it will be assessed,

methodology to be used by the student,

and how assessment of learning will be

conducted by the mentor. Additional oversight

is established for this course near the end of

the semester the written output is submitted

to the DUGS for the major. The DUGS is

responsible to determine that the writing meets

standards set by the CBS Education Policy

Committee for quality of writing, appropriate

citation of literature, well-constructed figures,

tables, and legends (if present), appropriate

use and interpretation of statistics (if present),

conclusions that are supported by evidence,

and well-formatted references. This course

is graded S/N and approval of the DUGS is

required before a grade of S can be given by

the faculty mentor. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793, 4794, 4993W, 4994W counts towards

CBS major requirements.

MICB 4794W. Directed Research: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1-7 cr. [max 15 cr.] ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Writing Intensive Directed Research is an

individual-study, laboratory or field research

experience in which the student is mentored

directly by a faculty member. This course

is intended for students who already have

initiated a research project in the lab of the

mentor and already have results. In this course

the student will receive writing instruction.

The written output usually is in the form of a

scientific paper describing the results of the

student's project. Written output of the course

must be revised during the semester and a

schedule for writing, assessment and revision

needs to be in place at the beginning of the

semester. The project needs to be explained

in a Research/Directed Studies contract and

agreed on by both the student and faculty

mentor. The contract must be approved by the

Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUGS)

for the major before the student is allowed to

of learning objectives for the course, how

writing instruction will take place, a timeline

for when student writing will be handed in and

how it will be assessed, methodology to be

used by the student, and how assessment

of learning will be conducted by the mentor.

Additional oversight is established for this

course - near the end of the semester the

written output is submitted to the DUGS for the

major. The DUGS is responsible to determine

that the writing meets standards set by the

CBS Education Policy Committee for quality of

writing, appropriate citation of literature, well-

constructed figures, tables, and legends (if

present), appropriate use and interpretation

of statistics (if present), conclusions that are

supported by evidence, and well-formatted

references. The DUGS can call for a final

revision before a grade is given. This course

is graded S/N and approval of the DUGS is

required before a grade of S can be given by

the faculty mentor. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793, 4794, 4993W, 4994W counts towards

CBS major requirements.

MICB 4993. Directed Studies. (; 1-7 cr.

[max 36 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed Studies is an individual-study,

literature-based investigation in which the

student is mentored directly by a faculty

member. The topic for the course needs to

be explained in a Research/Directed Studies

contract and agreed on by both the student

and faculty mentor. The contract must be

approved by the director of undergraduate

studies (DUGS) for the major before the

student is allowed to register. The contract

includes a description of learning objectives

for the course, methodology to be used,

and how the assessment of learning will be

conducted. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793, 4794, 4993W, 4994W counts towards

CBS major requirements.

MICB 4994. Directed Research. (1-7 cr.

[max 28 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed Research is an individual-study,

laboratory or field investigation course. The

research topic needs to be agreed on by

both the student and the faculty mentor and

explained in a Research/Directed Studies

contract. The contract must be approved by

the director of undergraduate studies (DUGS)

for the major before the student is allowed to

learning objectives for the course, methodology

to be used, and how the assessment of

learning will be conducted. prereq: department

consent, instructor consent, no more than 7

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towards CBS major requirements.

Military Science (MIL)

MIL 1003. Military Science I Leadership Lab.

(1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Basic skills. Preview advanced course. Team-

building leadership skills. prereq: concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 1201

MIL 1101. Introduction to the Army and

Critical Thinking. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Introduces cadets to the personal challenges

and competencies that are critical for effective

leadership. Cadets learn how the personal

development of life skills such as critical

thinking, goal setting, time management,

physical fitness, and stress management

relate to leadership, officership, and the Army

profession.

MIL 1102. Introduction to the Profession of

Arms. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Leadership fundamentals such as setting

direction, problem-solving, listening, presenting

briefs, providing feedback, and using effective

writing skills. Cadets explore dimensions

of leadership attributes and core leader

competencies in the context of practical,

hands-on, and interactive exercises.

MIL 1104. MS I One Credit Lead Lab. (; 1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Army ROTC leadership and personal

development lab. prereq: concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 1102

MIL 1201. Leadership and Decision Making.

(; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

The outcomes of MIL 1201 are demonstrated

through Critical and Creative Thinking and the

ability to apply Troop Leading Procedures.

Comprehension of the officer's role in leading

change by applying innovative solutions to

problems in concert with the principles of

mission command. The Army profession is

also stressed through leadership forum and a

leadership self-assessment. prereq: concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in lab

MIL 1202. Army Doctrine and Team

Development. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

MIL 1202 begins the journey to understand

and demonstrate cross-cultural competencies

as they relate to Army doctrine and how

they apply in a combatant commander?

s engagement strategies. Army values,

teamwork, and Warrior Ethos and their

relationship to the Law of Land Warfare and

philosophy of military service are also stressed.

The ability to lead and follow is also covered

through team building exercises in small units

up to squad level. prereq: Must enroll in lab.

MIL 1203. MS II One Credit Lead Lab. (; 1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Army ROTC leadership and personal

development lab. prereq: concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 1201

MIL 1204. MS II One Credit Lead Lab. (; 1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Army ROTC leadership and personal

development lab. prereq: concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 1202

MIL 3301. Training Management and

Warfighting Functions. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

MIL 3301 includes introduction to squad/

platoon tactical operations using troop leading

procedures and battle drills to achieve the

assigned mission within the commander's

intent. Through the introduction of the

leadership lab practicum the cadets learn

to plan, resource, and execute training of

subordinates within the leadership labs. This

experience gives the cadet the opportunity to

work on their teamwork and leadership skills in

a hands-on performance-oriented environment.

prereq: Two yrs of ROTC or equiv established

by U.S. Army, must see Army ROTC dept

officials, concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in lab

MIL 3302. Applied Leadership in Small Unit

Operations. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

MIL 3302 balances adaptability and

professional competence building on the

tactical lessons introduced in MIL 3301.

Adaptability concepts introduced include

analysis of complex problems, creating

solutions that exhibit agile and adaptive

thinking, analysis of the environment and

formulation of solutions to tactical and

organizational problems. prereq: Two yrs of

ROTC or equiv established by U.S. Army,

must see Army ROTC dept officials, concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in lab.

MIL 3303. MS III One Credit Lead Lab. (; 1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Army ROTC leadership and personal

development lab. prereq: Completion of basic

courses, concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 3301

MIL 3304. MS III One Credit Lead Lab. (; 1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Army ROTC leadership and personal

development lab. prereq: Completion of basic

courses, concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 3302

MIL 3401. The Army Officer. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

MIL 3401 places primary emphasis on

officership with the MS IV cadets, who are the

educational main effort within the Battalion. MIL

3401 and 3402 together refine and ultimately

complete the cadet-to-commissioned officer

transition. Mission command and ethics

are stressed to assist the cadet in further

embracing their role as a future army officer.

prereq: Completed all other military courses or

Army equiv, concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in lab

MIL 3402. Company Grade Leadership. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

MIL 3402 is the culmination of a four-

year sequential, progressive, challenging

developmental leadership experience. It is

during this final semester that the cadet is

undergoing final preparation for the duties and

responsibilities of a commissioned officer along

with their integration into the army. Emphasis

is placed on critical knowledge, skills, abilities

and competency skills newly commissioned

officers will need to succeed in their first unit

of assignment, and the modern operating

environment where they will be expected to

plan, prepare, execute, and assess platoon-

level training strategies and more to enable

mission accomplishment. prereq: Completion

of all other military courses or Army equiv,

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in lab

MIL 3403. MS IV One Credit Lead Lab. (; 1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Army ROTC leadership and personal

development lab. prereq: Completion of basic

courses, concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 3401

MIL 3404. MS IV One Credit Lead Lab. (; 1

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Army ROTC leadership and personal

development lab. prereq: Completion of basic

courses, concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 3402

MIL 3501. Marksmanship Training

Programs. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Uses a laser-simulated Army rifle to train on

how to fire weapons accurately. Students learn

how to operate the computer-based simulation

system as well as practical exercises of firing at

targets on a video screen.

MIL 3502. Marksmanship Training

Programs. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Basic rifle marksmanship skills. Students

instruct/train other students.

MIL 3555. Applied Military Learning. (; 0-3

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

This course is only offered to Military Science

level 5 with special permission. This course

allows you the opportunity to apply the

tactical and technical skills you have learned

throughout your Military Science classes and

Military Experience to assist in the duties of

the cadre. prereq: Must successfully complete

or receive constructive credit for all Military

Science classes: MIL 1101, MIL 1102, MIL

1201, MIL 1202, MIL 3301, MIL 3302, MIL

3401, MIL 3402

MIL 3970. Military History. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

General overview of all wars fought by United

States from the 18th century Revolutionary War

to today's War on Terror. Military tactics as well

as war's impact on society. Two exams, two

papers to write, readings.

Mortuary Science (MORT)

MORT 2171. Introductory Anatomy. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Study of the human body systems and

functions in a systemic approach with an

emphasis placed on providing a foundation

for funeral service preparation in the areas

of embalming and restorative art. Systems

covered include integumentary, skeletal,

muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular,

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lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and

reproductive. Pre- / co-requisite: Medical

Terminology

MORT 3012W. Organization and

Management of Funeral Business. (WI; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

How to create an entrepreneurial marketing

strategy and business plan for a small funeral

business. Various forms of ownership.

Financial requirements, risk management,

human resources management. Theory

supplemented with practical information, real-

life experiences. Prerequisites: Diversified

Core Mathematical Thinking, ACCT 2050:

Introduction to Financial Reporting

MORT 3014. Funeral Service Rules and

Regulations. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Licensing/government regulations, compliance

with regulations of state/federal regulatory

agencies, cemetery and crematory rules and

regulations, and Federal Trade Commission

Funeral Practice Rule for the funeral industry.

MORT 3016. Funeral Service Marketing and

Merchandising. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Introduction to key elements of funeral service

merchandising/marketing. How to manage

delivery process. Theory supplemented with

contemporary product offerings, merchandising

techniques.

MORT 3018. Funeral Service Practice I. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

A study of the practice of funeral service, the

conduct of funerals in the diverse American

society; various survivor benefits including

Social Security, Veterans benefits, active

military benefits, and others; private and

National cemetery familiarization, including

eligibility; merchandise familiarization

MORT 3019. Funeral Service Practice II. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

The purpose of this course is to provide

students with a multidisciplinary perspective on

information, issues and problems associated

with, and relating to, the contemporary

practice of funeral service. Building upon the

foundational theories, definitions and activities

presented in complementary mortuary science

courses, this class is designed to deepen

students' understanding of how funeral service

is practiced in a variety of different contexts

today from the perspectives of multiple

stakeholders.

MORT 3021W. Funeral Service Psychology

and Arrangements Theory. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course instructs students in grief

psychology principles as they relate to funeral

service, as well as principles underlying

successful funeral arrangements. Coursework

includes psychology, counseling, and

communication principles, as well as an

introduction to helping skills, communication

techniques, and other tools to conduct funeral

arrangements with diverse client families.

Particular emphasis is placed on adapting

these tools to a variety of arrangement factors,

including disposition type, family dynamics,

veteran status, and religious affiliation.

Coursework is delivered and assessed via

readings, lectures, in-class role-playing, writing-

to-learn activities, quizzes, tests, discussions,

qualitative research, and reflective writing

assignments. Prerequisites: WRIT 1301, PSY

1001, COMM 3401 or COMM 3402

MORT 3022W. Funeral Service

Arrangements Laboratory. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course provides students with practical

tools to conduct funeral arrangements with

diverse client families. Coursework includes

application of MORT 3021W material, group

discussion, and laboratory-based application

of skills. Each student will conduct a simulated

arrangement with a community volunteer

based on real-world arrangement scenarios.

Delivery and assessment of coursework will

be via readings, lectures, in-class role-playing,

quizzes, tests, writing-to-learn activities, and

reflective writing assignments. Prerequisites:

MORT 3021W, MORT 3014

MORT 3025. Business Law. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Principles of business law relating to funeral

service. U.S. judicial system. Contracts. Sales.

Bailments (including carriers). Commercial

paper. Agency. Employment. Business

organization.

MORT 3031. Funeral Service Law. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

Duty of burial. Right to control funeral

arrangements. Final disposition, liability for

funeral expenses. Torts involving dead human

body and the funeral director. Wills. Estates.

Probate. Prerequisites: MORT 3025: Business

Law

MORT 3048. Microbiology and Pathology for

Funeral Service. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Basic principles of microbiology/pathology

for funeral service, including bacteriology,

rickettsiology, virology, protozoology,

mycology, methods of transmission of

infectious disease. Control procedures for

protection of public health as related to

funeral practice. Scientific focus on causes of

disease, mechanisms of disease development,

pathways by which morphologic changes

occur.

MORT 3051. Restorative Art. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

In Restorative Art 3051, we will consider the

importance of, and techniques for, creating

an acceptable physical appearance upon

deceased persons for the benefit of the

survivors. Over the semester, we will study

a variety of topics for the purpose of building

skills in the area of restorative art, including

anatomical terminology; skeletal structures

of the face and cranium; musculature of the

face and neck; photographic interpretations;

classical proportions of the face and cranium;

physiognomy of the face and cranium;

essential components of the nose, mouth,

eyes, and ears; various modeling techniques;

proper placement guides for the restoration of

damaged structures and/or missing features;

treatments and techniques for both general and

specific injuries; color theory, and cosmetology

related to the funeral profession. Pre / Co-

requisite: MORT 3061 Embalming Theory

Prerequisites: MORT 2171 Introductory Human

Anatomy; MORT 3171 Human Anatomy

Laboratory

MORT 3061. Embalming Theory. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This is an introductory course which covers

the phenomenon of death of the human

body, and the fundamental procedures

associated with the practice of the art and

science of embalming. Embalming is the

process of chemically treating the dead

human body in order to: (1) reduce the

presence and growth of microorganisms;

(2) retard organic decomposition; and (3)

restore an acceptable physical appearance

to the decedent.1 The semester begins with

such topics as personal and public health

considerations, and government regulations

that are applicable to the embalming process

and the fundamentals of embalming. Next are

the topics of terminology and identification

of embalming instruments, the importance

of embalming analysis, and the completion

of embalming reports. We advance to vessel

location and selection, and procedures for

preparing the body before the embalming

process begins. We move on to the subject of

embalming chemicals, with our lectures and

discussions focusing on the reasons why we

use various quantities and types of chemicals

for each individual case. The course continues

with presentations focusing on treatments for

embalming difficult cases, including discussion

of traumatic and pathological conditions,

infections, communicable diseases, autopsied

bodies, organ and tissue donors, and other

various conditions. Prerequisites: MORT 2171

Introductory Human Anatomy; MORT 3171

Human Anatomy Laboratory

MORT 3065. Embalming Chemistry. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Fundamentals of inorganic/organic chemistry

and biochemistry. Chemical changes in human

body during life, after death, and during

chemical preservation. Disinfection, toxicology,

embalming fluids.

MORT 3090. Independent Study Project. (;

1-15 cr. [max 30 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study contracted between

instructor, program director, and student.

prereq: Mortuary science major

MORT 3091W. Independent Study in Funeral

Service. (WI; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students complete a project supervised by a

faculty member. Credit(s) is negotiated with the

faculty member based on the size and scope

of the project. Students must demonstrate that

the project has value within the major. prereq:

Mortuary science major

MORT 3151. Restorative Art Laboratory. (; 1

cr. [max 2 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Principles/techniques for restorative art.

Modeling facial features with clay or wax. Use

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of restorative techniques. Cosmetic application

on human remains. Mortuary Science Major

Pre / Co-requisites: MORT 3051 Restorative

Art

MORT 3161. Embalming Laboratory. (; 1 cr.

[max 2 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Practices/procedures of chemically preserving/

restoring human remains. Mortuary Science

Major Pre / Co-requisites: MORT 3061

Embalming Lecture

MORT 3171. Human Anatomy Laboratory. (;

2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Study of gross human anatomy using

cadavers. Anatomical structures, post-mortem

examination, embalming, pathology, restorative

art, forensic science. Prerequisites: MORT

2171; PHAR 1002: Medical Terminology

MORT 3371. Death, Dying and Bereavement

Across Cultures and Religions. (; 3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Death, Dying and Bereavement across

Cultures and Religions will explore a variety of

cultures and religions as their beliefs, practices,

customs and traditions around the issue of

death, grief and funeral/burial rituals.

MORT 3379. Clinical Funeral Service

Rotation. (1-6 cr. [max 18 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Practical experience working in clinical settings

related to funeral service. What it means to be

a funeral director in contemporary American

society. Mortuary Science Major Pre / Co-

requisite: 3021W Prerequisites: MORT 3051;

3061; 3151; 3161

Moving Image Studies (MIMS)

MIMS 5910. Topics in Moving Image

Studies. (; 2-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Special topics in moving image studies.

Multidisciplinary Studies (MDS)

MDS 3001W. Introduction to

Multidisciplinary Studies. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

University study at a major research institution,

its history/theory and expectations/outcomes.

Students design their degree and select areas/

courses. Institutional/student perspectives.

prereq: Admitted to multidisciplinary studies

MDS 3093. Directed Study. (1-15 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent, directed study. prereq: instr

consent

MDS 3101. Project Development. (; 1 cr.

[max 5 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Development, completion, approval of MdS

project proposal. Steps/skills of academic

project design/development including academic

research/writing. Library data base searching

methods/citation styles. prereq: 3001W, MdS

major, adviser referral, permission number,

basic computer/internet skills

MDS 3201. Project Registration 1. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Complete project developed in MdS 3101 by

conducting research, accomplishing project

outcome(s), securing narrative evaluation from

project adviser/evaluator. prereq: 3001W, MdS

major, C- or above in 3101, approved project

proposal, permission number, basic computer

and internet skills

MDS 3202. Project Registration 2. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Complete project developed in MdS 3101 by

conducting research, accomplishing project

outcome(s), securing a narrative evaluation

from project adviser/evaluator. prereq: 3001W,

MdS major status, C- or above 3101, approved

project proposal, permission number, basic

computer/internet skills

MDS 3203. Project Registration 3. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Complete project developed in MdS 3101 by

conducting research, accomplishing project

outcome(s), securing narrative evaluation from

project adviser/evaluator. prereq: 3001W, MdS

major, C- or above 3101, approved project

proposal, permission number, basic computer/

internet skills

Museum Studies (MST)

MST 5011. Museum History and Philosophy.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Historical and philosophical roots of museums

and emerging philosophical issues faced by

museums today - from art, history, science,

and youth to living collections, living history

sites, and historic houses. Field trips to area

museums.

MST 5012. Museum Practices. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Practical aspects of museum work. Standards,

practices, responsibilities, issues, all set in

greater museum context. Curatorial/educational

duties, collections management, security,

funding, boards, public relations, installation,

budgeting. prereq: Grad student or instr

consent

MST 5020. Internship. (; 1-6 cr. [max 32 cr.] ;

S-N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students arrange to perform a professional-

level task in a museum of good standing

under close supervision of a member of the

museum's professional staff. Instructor must

approve a work plan and report. prereq: 5011,

5012, dept consent

MST 5170. Topics in Museum Studies. (; 1-4

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

In-depth investigation of specific topic,

announced in advance. prereq: grad student

Music (MUS)

MUS 1013. Rock I: The Historical Origins

and Development of Rock Music to 1970.

(AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Summer)

Musical, cultural, historical, social, and political

evolution of rock music, from its traceable

antecedents in mid-19th century America

through the early 1970s. Emphazes manner

in which African, European, and other ethnic

traditions combined in a uniquely American

manner.

MUS 1014. Rock II: Rock Music from 1970 to

the Present. (AH,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Musical, cultural, and historical evolution of

rock music and related pop forms. Progressive

rock, punk, disco, new wave, MTV, heavy

metal, hip-hop, grunge, turntable-based styles,

women in rock.

MUS 1015W. Music and Movies: The Use

and Representation of Music and Musicians

in Film in a Global Context. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Spring & Summer)

Film from perspectives of its use/representation

of music/musicians. How does music

underscore nuances of action, characterization,

and feeling in film? Roles of music in film

musicals, rock, and other vernacular films.

Films about musical life. Films whose structure

is musically based.

MUS 1021. Introduction to Music. (AH; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Survey of European/American "art," "popular"

music in context of those cultures. Aural

analyses of musical styles/forms.

MUS 1051. Class Piano for Nonmusic

Majors I. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

For nonmusic majors with little or no keyboard

background. Functional skills such as reading,

harmonizing, playing by ear and improvising,

along with basic technique and study of

elementary solo and ensemble repertoire.

MUS 1052. Class Piano for Non Music

Majors II. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

For nonmusic majors with little or no keyboard

background. Functional skills such as reading,

harmonizing, playing by ear and improvising,

along with basic technique and study of

elementary solo and ensemble repertoire.

MUS 1151. Piano: Class Lessons I. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

A beginning course for music majors and music

minors with a limited keyboard background.

Emphasis is on developing functional skills

such as reading, transposing, harmonizing,

improvising, and playing by ear, along with

keyboard theory, technique, repertoire, and

practice strategies. prereq: undergraduate

music major or music minor status.

MUS 1152. Piano: Class Lessons II. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

A continuation of Mus 1151, a beginning

course for freshman music majors and minors

with limited keyboard background. Emphasis

is on functional skills, such as reading,

transposing, harmonizing, improvising, and

playing by ear, along with keyboard theory,

technique, repertoire, and practice strategies.

prereq: MUS 1151 or instr consent

MUS 1155. Keyboard Skills I. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Reading, transposing, harmonizing,

improvising, playing by ear. Keyboard theory,

technique, music learning skills. prereq:

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Keyboard major or music major with extensive

keyboard background or instr consent

MUS 1260. Voice Class. (; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

The fundamentals of speech and singing

including information about the vocal

instrument, the vocal process, vocal technique,

and how to learn and perform three simple

songs. prereq: Basic musicianship for learning

and performing simple songs. In this context,

basic musicianship means: 1. Ability to match

pitch 2. Ability to repeat and read simple

a simple rhythm. 3. Ability to learn a song

independently from sheet music.

MUS 1471. Guitar: Class Lessons I. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Fundamentals for the beginning guitarist;

progressive development of skills. Basic

strumming techniques, harmonizations in basic

keys. Students must furnish acoustic guitar.

MUS 1472. Guitar: Class Lessons II. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Fundamentals for the beginning guitarist;

progressive development of skills. Advanced

strumming techniques, bass runs, finger-

picking strums. Students must furnish acoustic

guitar. prereq: 1471 or instr consent

MUS 1475. Beginning Ukulele. (2 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is intended as an introduction to

beginning ukulele techniques employed in

contemporary songs. This will involve learning

basic open and bar chords, learning how to

read music and play it on the instrument, as

well as learning basic ukulele finger style

technique. The course will also cover basic

music theory necessary for a) playing songs

and b) getting basic fret board knowledge.

MUS 1501. Theory and Analysis of Tonal

Music I. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This course begins the core sequence of theory

and musicianship courses required of the

undergraduate music majors and music minors.

In this course you will develop basic skills in

music fundamentals and then apply these to

species counterpoint, harmony and analysis

exercises. These studies will then also be

applied as concrete skills in your musicianship

class (MUS 1511 Ear-Training/Sight-Singing

I) through identification of musical materials,

melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation;

sight-singing and clef reading. Listening

exercises will train you not only in familiarity

with the core repertoire of Western European

concert music, but also in what to listen for

and how. Co-Requisite: course must be taken

concurrently w/ MUS 1511.

MUS 1502. Theory and Analysis of Tonal

Music II. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

These courses continue the core sequence

of undergraduate theory and musicianship

courses that are required for the undergraduate

music majors and minors. Building upon

the skills developed in the earlier courses

[MUS 1501, 1511], we will now develop a

more complete and sophisticated phrase

model for harmony. These concepts will

then also be applied as concrete skills in

your musicianship classes (MUS 1512 Ear-

Training and Sight Singing II) through melodic,

harmonic, and rhythmic dictation; sight-singing

and clef reading. Each component emphasizes

diatonic harmony. Course intended to be taken

concurrently w/MUS 1512. prereq: [1501, 1511

with grade of at least C-]

MUS 1511. Ear-Training and Sight-Singing I.

(1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Introduction to foundations of musicianship.

Co-Requisite: students must concurrently enroll

in MUS 1501 Theory and Analysis of Tonal

Music I.

MUS 1512. Ear-Training and Sight-Singing

II. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Develop basic musicianship skills in sight-

singing, ear-training and musical vocabulary.

Chromatic harmonic, contrapuntal/voice

leading principles in common-practice music

(Corelli to Brahms). Analyze chromatic

progressions, rhythms, melodies, contrapuntal

functions. Proficiency in keyboard skills.

Course intended for concurrent registration in

MUS 1502 Tonal Theory II. prereq: [MUS 1501

and MUS 1511] with grades of at least C-.

MUS 1593. Making Music With Computers.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This course will provide students with the

understanding and skills to create music using

computers.

MUS 1801W. Music, Society, and Cultures.

(AH,WI,GP; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Drawing on examples from many different

places and times, we will develop an analytic

language to address the power of musical

performance. We will study various methods

of musical enculturation; the connections

between politics and musical aesthetics; the

ways in which music reinforces and challenges

scaffoldings of race, nation, and ethnicity; and

the power of music to form ethical subjects.

Prereq: Registration for this course is open until

the first day of class, at which point instructor

consent will be required.

MUS 1804. World Music. (AH,GP; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Musical practice/meaning around the world

and in our backyard. World music styles/

perspectives in cultural context. Lectures, in-

class music making, guest artists, videos,

listening. prereq: Registration for this course is

open until the first day of class, at which point

instructor consent will be required.

MUS 1911. Violence Against Women In

Opera. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

In this seminar we will combine lecture,

discussion, listening, and viewing of opera

productions which depict different aspects

of "violence" against women. We will utilize

seven well-known operas from a wide variety

of periods and styles to illuminate how opera

is uniquely suited to addressing this particular

issue. The operas will include The Marriage

of Figaro, La Traviata, Carmen, Madama

Butterfly, Street Scene, The Rape of Lucretia,

and Susannah.

MUS 1912. Guitar Heroes. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

This seminar is going to explore music related

to the most popular instrument in the world:

guitar. Students will be introduced to the

centuries-old world of the classical guitar, the

flamenco guitar, the guitar in Latin America,

African guitar styles, the birth of American

guitar (blues, country, jazz, etc.) and rock/

electric guitar. We will explore the role of

the guitar in popular music, jazz, world, and

classical music.

MUS 1914W. Music in Nazi Germany.

(CIV,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Apart from an explicit message in the lyrics,

title, or dedication, can music itself be political?

Often, the political message comes from the

interpreter, not just the composer or performer.

Are composers responsible for the effect of the

music, regardless of their intentions? How have

those in power sought to legitimize their rule

through the arts? Can the arts maintain their

independence? What is the responsibility of

the listener in a highly political environment?

This seminar will examine the role of art and

art censorship by focusing on one of history's

most brutal regimes, which was also among the

greatest patrons of music. What compromises

and benefits followed when a musician,

conductor, or composer collaborated? Did

exploiting music actually help the Nazis to build

support? How should citizens of democratic

societies commemorate and/or judge the

choices that artists made in harsher times?

MUS 1915. The Color of Music. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

How are sounds depicted? How are colors

sounded? How do the worlds of music and

fine arts intersect and construct meaning that

is both specific to each and shared by both?

How does each help us experience the world

around us in different yet complementary

ways? In this seminar you are invited to join

a semester-long journey which seeks some

answers to these questions through immersion

in the sounds, shapes, and colors of Western

European art across many centuries. We will

be looking at art and listening to music, while

learning how to express what we perceive to

be interesting, beautiful, and meaningful about

their relationship and our reaction to them.

MUS 1916. All About Music: Its Meaning,

Reality, Communication, and Embodiment.

(TS; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

The great philosopher of life Friedrich

Nietzsche rightly claims that "without music,

life would be a mistake." This does not mean

that life is automatically perfect with music.

This seminar deals with exactly this problem:

What is music doing to us? Why do we listen

to it? And how that? What is its meaning in

our lives, why does it matter, which realities

does it touch, how can it be communicated?

In what way is it distributed between intellect

and emotions? And why do we go to concerts,

since electronic media and the internet provide

such an easy access? The answers will be

approached via intensive listening to all kinds

of music from different cultures and epochs as

well as through critical, very open discussions

with the students. The instructor being highly

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sensitive to non-authoritarian music cultures,

he may provide a thoroughly dynamic and

flexible access to music.

MUS 3021. Introduction to Music. (AH; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Survey of European and American .art.

and .popular. music in the context of those

cultures; aural analyses of musical styles and

forms.

MUS 3200. Campus Singers. (; 2 cr. [max 16

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Campus Singers is a non-auditioned ensemble

and open to all members of the University

community, including students, faculty, staff,

and alumni. The Campus Singers sing diverse

repertoire from various periods/cultures.

MUS 3230. Chorus. (; 1-2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Includes the University Women's Chorus,

Men's Chorus, Concert Choir, and Choral

Union. Choirs participate in a variety of

programs exploring both Western and non-

Western repertoire from the Middle Ages

through the 20th century. Concerts include

touring, and collaborative campus and

community performances. prereq: Choral and/

or instrumental music background, audition,

instr consent

MUS 3241. Vocal Literature (German Lieder)

and Pedagogy. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall)

This is an undergraduate survey course of the

history of German Lieder with pedagogical

considerations for performance practices

of the major repertoire. We will explore

the beginnings of the movement from the

Enlightenment of the 1700?s with Mozart

and Beethoven to the end of the movement

culminating in the early 20th century with the

Second Viennese School, as well as topics

associated with voice in speech/singing and

vocal anatomy/physiology, process/methods/

techniques, care. The class will consist of

lectures, listening lists, reading assignments,

tests and performance presentations from

the students. prereq: MUS 1502, MUS 1512,

MUS 3602W and [Vocal performance or

accompanying major]

MUS 3242. Vocal Literature (French

Melodie) and Pedagogy. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Spring)

French M?lodie: its origins, composers, and

development. Musical/textual analysis of

representative works. Poetry that serves as

song text. French symbolist poets. Listening

assignments. prereq: [Vocal music or

accompanying major], 2 yrs of music theory/

history

MUS 3261. Italian Diction for Singers. (; 1

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

The sounds and symbols of the International

Phonetic Alphabet, rules for correct Italian

lyric diction, rudimentary Italian grammar,

the meanings of Italian musical expressive

markings, and Italian words most commonly

found in song texts. prereq: Voice or choral

music major, concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in applied voice

MUS 3262. English Diction for Singers. (; 1

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

English lyric diction for performance of classical

vocal music. Use International Phonetic

Alphabet for standard transcriptions of song

texts, compile a discography of British/

American art songs, perform songs in class,

and prepare poetry for oral presentation and

improvisation. prereq: Voice or choral music

major, concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in applied voice

MUS 3263. German Diction for Singers. (; 1

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Principles and practice of German lyric diction

for classical vocal music. Transcriptions of

German Lieder into International Phonetic

Alphabet, elementary German grammar and

common song vocabulary, 4 to 5 German

songs performed in class for critique, and rules

for pronunciation. prereq: Voice or choral music

major, concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in applied voice

MUS 3264. French Diction for Singers. (; 1

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Principles and practice of French lyric diction

for classical vocal music. Transcriptions of

French milodie into International Phonetic

Alphabet, elementary French grammar and

common song vocabulary, 4 to 5 French songs

performed in class for critique, and rules for

pronunciation. prereq: Voice or choral music

major, concurrent enroll in applied voice

MUS 3271. Benvenuto a Milano: The City

of Music, Art and Fashion. (AH,GP; 3 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Periodic Summer)

This global seminar will feature a three-week

stay experiencing some of the world's greatest

visual art, architecture, music and fashion in

the magnificent cosmopolitan city of Milan,

Italy. While in Milan, you will explore the origins

of the Renaissance Movement through the

Contemporary Period and trace the social and

political events that influenced Italian artists

and composers through these eras. Known as

the "Risorgimento" (resurgence) movement,

students will discover how 18th century opera,

with an emphasis on Giuseppi Verdi, helped

influence and unify the individual peninsula

states into a grand Italian kingdom and help

shape modern day Italy.

MUS 3331. Jazz Improvisation I. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Rudiments; analysis; improvisation on blues

in three major keys and standard American

popular jazz compositions from swing era to

early bebop; applications of major and minor

scales; ear training. prereq: Music major or

instr consent

MUS 3340. Jazz Ensemble. (; 1 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

A 20-member performing organization covering

significant jazz compositions and arrangements

written specifically for this medium. prereq:

Audition, instr consent

MUS 3350. Jazz Combo. (; 1 cr. [max 8 cr.] ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

A performance laboratory class with emphasis

on improvisation and learning the jazz

vocabulary. A minimum of two public

performances is required each semester.

prereq: Audition, instr consent

MUS 3380. Gospel Choir. (2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Gospel Choir is a non-auditioned choral

ensemble open to all members of the

University community, including students,

faculty, staff, and alumni. Throughout the

semester, students will perform in choral

department concerts, observe and critique

musical performances, and demonstrate

improved musicianship. The music performed

will cover a wide range of musical styles and

will help students develop improved vocal

skills. Students explore history of gospel music

through experiential/participatory songs, field

songs, songs of struggle, Southern, traditional,

and contemporary songs. Pre-req: Although

no audition is required, all students will be

heard privately by the instructor during the

first week of class for voice placement in the

choir. Additionally, a survey will be taken at the

beginning of the semester to assess students'

prior musical experiences.

MUS 3400. University and Campus Bands.

(; 2 cr. [max 20 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

University Band- The University Band is

comprised of woodwind, brass, and percussion

musicians in disciplines across the university.

This ensemble studies and prepares standard

and contemporary wind band repertoire and

performs four concerts each year. Please

consult with the Ensemble Library in Ferguson

Hall for more details on the rehearsal and

performance schedule. Placement in the

ensemble is determined through an audition; all

university students are eligible to audition. Gold

Band- The Gold Campus Band is comprised

of woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians

from all disciplines across the university.

Consisting primarily of non-music majors, this

ensemble is intended as a way for students

outside the School of Music to continue

performing in college. Music majors are also

encouraged to perform in this ensemble on a

secondary instrument. This ensemble studies

and prepares standard and contemporary wind

band repertoire and performs two concerts per

semester. No audition is required to join the

Gold Campus Band, though basic proficiency

on a traditional band instrument and fluency

in reading notated music is a requirement.

The Maroon Campus Band is comprised of

woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians

from all disciplines across the university.

Consisting primarily of non-music majors, this

ensemble is intended as a way for students

outside the School of Music to continue

performing in college. Music majors are also

encouraged to perform in this ensemble on a

secondary instrument. This ensemble studies

and prepares standard and contemporary wind

band repertoire and performs two concerts

per semester. No audition is required to join

the Maroon Campus Band, though basic

proficiency on a traditional band instrument

and fluency in reading notated music is a

requirement. North Star Band- The North Star

Campus Band is comprised of woodwind,

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brass, and percussion musicians from all

disciplines across the university. Consisting

primarily of non-music majors, this ensemble

is intended as a way for students outside the

School of Music to continue performing in

college. Music majors are also encouraged

to perform in this ensemble on a secondary

instrument. This ensemble studies and

prepares standard and contemporary wind

band repertoire and performs two concerts

per semester. No audition is required to join

the North Star Campus Band, though basic

proficiency on a traditional band instrument

and fluency in reading notated music is a

requirement.

MUS 3401. Basic Conducting. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

The Basic Conducting course explores

the many facets of the role of a conductor

(within orchestral, wind band, choral areas),

conducting philosophies, and conducting

and rehearsal techniques for choral and

instrumental ensembles. Students explore

score study, analysis, gesture, body

awareness, and expression. Basic Conducting

is offered annually in the spring semester.

Pre-req: MUS 1502 (Theory and Analysis of

Tonal Music II), music major, music minor, or

instructor approval

MUS 3410. University Wind Bands. (; 1 cr.

[max 14 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

The University Wind Ensemble is comprised

of the university?s finest graduate and

undergraduate woodwind, brass, and

percussion musicians. This ensemble prepares

a wide variety of repertoire composed from the

early Renaissance through today and performs

concerts on and off campus throughout the

year. The ensemble participates in special

activities, events, projects, and collaborations

with featured guest artists. The University

Wind Ensemble and University Symphony

Orchestra share musicians and rehearse

on alternating block schedules during the

semester (a project-focused schedule). Please

consult with the Ensemble Library in Ferguson

Hall for more details on the rehearsal and

performance schedule. Placement in the

ensemble is determined through an audition; all

university students are eligible to audition. The

Symphonic Band is comprised of woodwind,

brass, and percussion musicians in music

disciplines as well as other disciplines across

the university. This ensemble studies and

prepares standard and contemporary wind

band repertoire and performs concerts on

and off campus throughout the year. Many

performances are shared with guest ensembles

and/or featured guest artists. Please consult

with the Ensemble Library in Ferguson Hall for

more details on the rehearsal and performance

schedule. Placement in the ensemble is

determined through an audition; all university

students are eligible to audition. prereq:

Audition, instr consent

MUS 3420. Orchestra. (; 1 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Symphony orchestra performs standard

repertory and major works with chorus;

concerts and tour appearances. Players from

all colleges may participate. prereq: Audition,

instr consent

MUS 3430. Campus Orchestra. (; 2 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Three campus orchestras perform standard

and contemporary orchestral literature. Non-

Music-Major Wind, Brass, Percusssion, and

String Players from all colleges may participate.

prereq: Non-music major or unable to register

for University Orchestra

MUS 3440. Chamber Ensemble. (; 1 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Performance of chamber music; duos, trios,

quartets, quintets, and other ensemble

combinations for instruments and voices.

prereq: instr consent

MUS 3480. Marching Band. (2 cr. [max 12

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

One of the premiere marching bands in the

country, the University of Minnesota Marching

Band ?The Pride of Minnesota? is comprised

of 320 students from colleges and departments

across the university. The UMMB performs at

all home Gopher Football games as well as at

other events throughout the semester. Please

consult the Band Department for more details

on the rehearsal and performance schedule.

Placement in the ensemble is determined

through an audition; all university students are

eligible to audition. prereq: instr consent

MUS 3490. Athletics Bands. (; 1 cr. [max 16

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Each of the three pep bands perform at

approximately 25 regular season events

between late September and early March

(roughly 12-13 each semester). In addition,

bands perform at several post-season events

as the teams progress through conference

and NCAA tournaments. Attendance at all

pep bands rehearsals is required. Please

consult the Band Department for more details

on the rehearsal and performance schedule.

Placement in the ensemble is determined

through an audition; all university students are

eligible to audition.

MUS 3501. Theory and Analysis of Tonal

Music III. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Harmony and voice-leading. Diatonic and basic

chromatic chords. Form. Analysis of music from

18th/19th centuries. Co-requisite: intended

for concurrent registration with MUS 3511

Ear Training & Sight Singing III. prereq: [MUS

1511, MUS 1512] with grade of at least C- or

higher.

MUS 3501H. Theory and Analysis of Tonal

Music III - Honors. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Harmony and voice-leading. Diatonic and basic

chromatic chords. Form. Analysis of music from

18th/19th centuries. Co-requisite: intended

for concurrent registration with MUS 3511

Ear Training & Sight Singing III. prereq: [MUS

1511, MUS 1512] with grade of at least C- or

higher.

MUS 3506. Theory and Analysis of

American Popular Music. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Fall Odd Year)

This course provides a basic introduction

to analyzing popular songs, primarily those

within the Anglo-American tradition. Although

the course focuses directly on the musical

details, techniques, and forms pertaining to

popular songs, larger questions of meaning

and interpretation, production, sound and

instrumentation, history of musical style and

genre and historical periodization, important

individual performers/songwriters and artistic

formations, marketing and sociology, and

globalization will not be ignored?but they

will be most often pursued in the context of

analyzing specific songs and recordings. Like

any viable form of music, popular music is also

a living practice, and hence our engagement

with popular music will also require us to be

in contact with practitioners of popular music

here in the Twin Cities. Finally, the course will

require students to engage with popular music

in a number of ways?transcription, analysis,

aural skills, ethnography (of a modest sort),

composition, performance, and expository

writing. The class begins with basic parameters

as explored in rock music (which, for the

purposes of this class, overlaps with classic

R&B/soul), then moves backwards to various

origination points for rock in American popular

music, and then pursues various different

topics for the remainder of the course. prereq:

[MUS 3501, MUS 3511] with a grade of C- or

better

MUS 3508. Review of Tonal Theory. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Fast-paced review of 1501, 1502, and 3501.

Focuses on diatonic and basic chromatic

procedures, part-writing, and analysis. prereq:

Theory placement exam

MUS 3509. Review of Tonal Theory IV. (; 2

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Remedial course. Harmony, voice-leading.

Chromatic tonal practices. Form, including

sonata, rondo, variations, and other standard

categories of tonal composition. Analysis of

music from 18th/19th centuries. prereq: Grad

music student or instr consent

MUS 3511. Ear-Training and Sight-Singing

III. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation.

Sight-singing. Clef reading. Emphasizes

chromatic harmony. Co-requisite: course

intended for concurrent enrollment in MUS

3501 Tonal Theory III. prereq: [MUS 1502,

MUS 1512] with grade of at least C- or higher,

or diagnostic test administered by School of

Music

MUS 3518. Review of Ear-Training and

Sight-Singing. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Fast-paced review of 1502 and 3501 focusing

on diatonic and basic chromatic procedures.

Emphasis on melodic and harmonic dictation.

Individual sight-singing auditions. prereq:

Theory Placement Exam

MUS 3519. Review of Ear-Training and

Sight-Singing. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Remedial course. Fast-paced review of

3502. Focuses on diatonic/basic chromatic

procedures. Emphasizes melodic/harmonic

dictation. Individual sight-singing auditions.

prereq: Grad student in music or instr consent

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MUS 3601W. History of Western Music I.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

This is the first course in the undergraduate

music history sequence. We will study music

composed over a very broad time span, ca.

800 to 1700, looking at the works' musical

structures within the larger contexts of musical

style, social/political significance, and broad

aesthetic and philosophical movements.

In addition, as a writing intensive course,

students will hone their writing skills, focusing

in particular on listening to and analyzing early

music. Pre-reqs: MUS 1501 and MUS 1511

MUS 3602W. History of Western Music II.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This is the second course in the undergraduate

music history sequence. We will study

music composed ca. 1700?1880, looking

at the works? musical structures within

the larger contexts of musical style, social/

political significance, and broad aesthetic and

philosophical movements. In addition, as a

writing intensive course, students will hone

their writing skills, focusing in particular on

analyzing and writing about music. prereq:

MUS 1502, MUS 1512, and MUS 3601 OR

instr consent

MUS 3603W. History of Western Music III.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

History of European/American art, popular

music traditions, from 1850 to present.

Composers, styles, structures, social

institutions. prereqs: [MUS 3602W, MUS 3501,

MUS 3511] with grades of at least C- or instr

consent

MUS 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. Typically the

student's work is supervised and evaluated by

a site coordinator or instructor.

MUS 3950. Topics in Music. (; 1-3 cr. [max

15 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Each offering focuses on a single topic. Topics

specified in Class Schedule.

MUS 3993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr. [max

10 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

MUS 3995. Major Project. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Required of music majors in senior year of

the B.A. program. Research paper on topic of

student's choice in consultation with faculty

mentor. Sign up in Undergraduate Studies

office one term in advance. prereq: Undergrad

music major in B.A. program, instr consent,

dept consent

MUS 4502. 18th-Century Counterpoint. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

The content of this course is stylistic, focusing

on the contrapuntal technique of the late

Baroque period (approximately 1700?1750)

with some allusions to immediately preceding

and following styles. Emphasis will focus on

writing skills with some analysis of complete

(or substantial sections of) pieces. A working

knowledge of tonal harmony and figured

bass is prerequisite. Topics to be covered

will include: melody, two- and three-part

counterpoint; diminutions; cadences, motivic

development, and form; techniques for cantus

firmus, imitative, and free counterpoint; canon

and fugue; and chromaticism. prereq: [3501,

3508] or pass basic skills exam

MUS 4504. Intensive Theory and Analysis

of 20th-Century Music. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Theory and analysis of art music in various

styles developed in 20th century. Co-requisite:

course intended for concurrent registration in

MUS 4514 Ear-Training and Sight-Singing for

20th-Century Music. prereq: [MUS 3501 and

MUS 3511 with grades of at least "C -"] or instr

consent

MUS 4505. Jazz Theory. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Beginning through advanced techniques for

jazz chord construction including extended

chords and advanced nomenclature in jazz

idiom. prereq: [MUS 3501and MUS 3511] with

grades of at least C- or instructor permission

MUS 4514. Ear-Training and Sight-Singing

for 20th-Century Music. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Developing aural skills relevant to 20th-century

Western art musics. Focuses on pitch relations,

rhythmic techniques, form, and to a lesser

degree, timbre and texture. Co-requisite:

concurrent registration required with MUS 4504

Intensive Theory and Analysis of 20th-Century

Music. prereq: [MUS 3501 and MUS 3511 with

grade of at least C-] or instr consent

MUS 5101. Piano Pedagogy I. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Demonstration and discussion of teaching

techniques, methods, and materials for group

and individual instruction at the elementary,

early intermediate, and late intermediate levels.

prereq: 8 cr in MusA 1301 or MusA 1401 or

instr consent

MUS 5150. Body Awareness in Activity:

The Alexander Technique for Musicians. (2

cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

The Alexander Technique is a century-old

technique used by musicians and others as

a means of solving performance problems.

Its principles address how the daily habits in

the use of the self (such as sitting, standing,

folding/bending, and walking) affect seemingly

disparate problems such as stage fright,

musculoskeletal pain, playing induced injuries,

and computer use injuries. For musicians,

the interplay of unconscious habits and

the body mechanics of daily use of the self

strongly affect tone production and technique.

The Alexander Technique provides tools to

enhance fundamental coordination leading to

greater performance ease and a reduction of

chronic aches and pains. More information can

be found at: https://www.amsatonline.org

MUS 5151. Organ Literature I. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall)

Organ literature from the 14th century to the

mid-18th century. Influence of organ design

of various periods and national schools on the

literature and its performance. prereq: 3502,

3603, sr or grad or instr consent

MUS 5152. Organ Literature II. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Organ literature of J. S. Bach and of other

19th- and 20th-century composers. Influence

of organ design of various periods and national

schools on the literature and its performance.

prereq: 3502, 3603, sr or grad or instr consent

MUS 5153. Organ Pedagogy. (2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Familiarization with materials and techniques

for teaching playing the pipe organ. Through

their study, students are to gain knowledge of

organ methods and various aspects of teaching

and learning to play the King of Instruments.

MUS 5181. Advanced Piano Literature I. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)

Literature for piano from late Baroque period to

mid-20th century. prereq: grad piano major or

instr consent

MUS 5182. Advanced Piano Literature II. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Literature for piano from late Baroque period to

mid-20th century. prereq: grad piano major or

instr consent

MUS 5230. Chorus. (; 1-2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

University Women's Chorus, Men's Chorus,

Concert Choir and Choral Union. Choirs

participate in a variety of programs exploring

both Western and non-Western repertoire from

the Middle Ages through the 20th century.

Concerts include touring, and collaborative

campus and community performances. prereq:

Choral and/or instrumental music background;

audition, instr consent

MUS 5240. University Singers. (; 1 cr. [max 8

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Mixed chorus with members of former chamber

singers and concert choir. Programs exploring

Western/non-Western repertoire from Middle

Ages through 20th century. Concerts include

touring and collaborative campus/community

performances. prereq: Audition, instr consent

MUS 5241. Vocal Literature I. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall)

Vocal literature of major/minor composers

from 17th century to present. Structure, style,

performance practice. prereq: [12 cr in MusA

1304, grad music student] or instr consent

MUS 5250. Opera Workshop and Ensemble.

(; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Preparation and performance of operatic

arias, choruses, and scenes. Participation

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in fully staged or workshop productions of

music theatre repertoire. prereq: audition, instr

consent

MUS 5271. Diction for Singers I. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

Principles and techniques of singing in

English, Italian, Spanish, German, and French.

International Phonetic Association alphabet

used. prereq: 12 cr MusA 1304 or grad music

major or instr consent

MUS 5272. Diction for Singers II. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Principles and techniques of singing in

English, Italian, Spanish, German, and French.

International Phonetic Association alphabet

used. prereq: 12 cr MusA 1304 or grad music

major or instr consent

MUS 5275. Vocal Pedagogy I. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Advanced study of mind/body preparations

for singing, anatomy, and physiology of

the vocal mechanism. Voice use and care,

historical and comparative pedagogy, learning

theories, models and guidelines for teaching,

instructional techniques, and diagnosing and

solving vocal problems. prereq: Sr vocal major

or instr consent

MUS 5276. Vocal Pedagogy II. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Spring)

History of solo vocal performance; selection

and preparation of beginning level solo vocal

repertoire; development of vocal performance

skills (interpretation, expression, artistry),

recital programming, and vocal career

counseling. prereq: Sr vocal major or instr

consent

MUS 5280. Opera Theatre. (; 2 cr. [max 16

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Preparation and performance of fully-staged

operatic production. Major involvement in

singing, acting, and technical aspects of opera.

prereq: audition, instr consent

MUS 5331. Jazz Improvisation I. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Summer)

Rudiments, analysis. Improvisation on blues

in three major keys and on standard American

popular jazz compositions from swing era

to early bebop. Applications of major/minor

scales. Ear training. prereq: Music major or

instr consent

MUS 5333. Music After 1945. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Fall Even Year)

This course will explore theoretical and

analytical techniques in mid-twentieth and

twenty-first-century music. After an initial unit

of review of early twentieth-century techniques,

the semester will be divided into units that

encapsulate a musical domain (e.g. "rhythm"),

rather than exploring chronologically. Students

will be responsible for completing readings as

well as analytical assignments for each class,

as outlined on the course schedule. prereq:

MUS 4504 or Graduate music major

MUS 5336. Jazz Arranging. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Beginning techniques of arranging for

jazz combo and jazz ensemble; vocal and

instrumental. prereq: 3502 or instr consent

MUS 5340. Jazz Ensemble. (; 1 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

A 20-member performing organization covering

significant jazz compositions and arrangements

written specifically for this medium. prereq:

audition, instr consent

MUS 5400. University and Campus Bands.

(; 1 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Lab course.

MUS 5410. University Wind Bands. (; 1 cr.

[max 14 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

The University Wind Ensemble is comprised

of the university?s finest graduate and

undergraduate woodwind, brass, and

percussion musicians. This ensemble prepares

a wide variety of repertoire composed from the

early Renaissance through today and performs

concerts on and off campus throughout the

year. The ensemble participates in special

activities, events, projects, and collaborations

with featured guest artists. The University

Wind Ensemble and University Symphony

Orchestra share musicians and rehearse

on alternating block schedules during the

semester (a project-focused schedule). Please

consult with the Ensemble Library in Ferguson

Hall for more details on the rehearsal and

performance schedule. Placement in the

ensemble is determined through an audition;

all university students are eligible to audition.

The University Symphonic Band is comprised

of woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians

in music disciplines as well as other disciplines

across the university. This ensemble studies

and prepares standard and contemporary

wind band repertoire and performs concerts

on and off campus throughout the year.

Many performances are shared with guest

ensembles and/or featured guest artists.

Please consult with the Ensemble Library in

Ferguson Hall for more details on the rehearsal

and performance schedule. Placement in the

ensemble is determined through an audition;

all university students are eligible to audition.

prereq: audition, instr consent

MUS 5420. Orchestra. (; 1 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Symphony orchestra performs standard

repertory and major works with chorus;

concerts and tour appearances. Players from

all colleges may participate. prereq: audition,

instr consent

MUS 5427. Violin Pedagogy I. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall)

Private teaching of violin students at beginning,

intermediate, and advanced levels. Discussion

and demonstrations of pedagogical techniques.

prereq: Violin or viola major or instr consent

MUS 5440. Chamber Ensemble. (; 1 cr. [max

8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Performance of chamber music; duos, trios,

quartets, quintets, and other ensemble

combinations for instruments and/or voices.

prereq: audition, instr consent

MUS 5450. Orchestral Repertoire. (; 1-3 cr.

[max 9 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Investigation of practical and performance

problems in standard orchestral repertoire with

regard to style and interpretation. prereq: instr

consent

MUS 5460. World Music Ensemble. (1-2

cr. [max 16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Afro-Brazilian/Afro-Caribbean popular

repertories. Samba, bossa nova, salsa,

merengue, mambo. Planned master classes/

clinics with local artists to complement regularly

scheduled rehearsals/performances. No

audition required.

MUS 5461. Guitar Literature. (2 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Odd Year)

This course is principally intended for guitar

majors (graduate and undergraduate students).

The main focus of this course is to introduce

students to guitar literature, through the

historical overview of the repertoire, classical

guitar composers, and performers. It will

also introduce students to method books, in

chronological order (through an examination

of specific styles and "performance practices")

and teaching methods through the history

of guitar and guitar literature intended for

technique development (studies, exercises,

etc.).

MUS 5464. Cello Pedagogy. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; )

Concentrated study of cello teaching methods.

Provides students with the strategies for

teaching cello privately, develops analytical

skills, and increases knowledge of cello

repertoire. Designed for practical application in

conjunction with the string technique class.

MUS 5466. Guitar Pedagogy. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Fall Even Year)

Intended for guitar performance majors. This

course will introduce basic teaching concepts/

methods/philosophies and examine method

books, studies, and methodology through

the history of classical guitar. Other topics

(e.g., starting a studio, developing promotional

material/website, contemporary teaching

methods) will be addressed. prereq: Guitar

performance major or instr consent

MUS 5481. Trumpet Pedagogy. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Odd, Spring Even Year)

Principles of trumpet pedagogy. Discussion of

literature, history, and current teaching aids.

prereq: Sr or grad in music or instr consent

MUS 5485. Transcription for Winds. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Principles of music manuscript and

examination of transcription examples.

Transcription projects with score and parts.

Smaller projects that involve arrangements

and original compositions. prereq: 3502 or instr

consent

MUS 5490. Percussion Ensemble. (; 1 cr.

[max 10 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Practice and performance of standard and

contemporary compositions for percussion

instruments in various combinations. prereq:

instr consent

MUS 5491. Percussion Literature I. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Repertoire derived from orchestral and

band literature for snare drum, timpani,

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mallet instruments, and various percussion

accessories. Major works of the 20th century

written for solo percussion, percussion

ensemble, and chamber groups of percussion

and non-percussion instruments. prereq: Jr or

sr or grad or instr consent

MUS 5492. Percussion Literature II. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Repertoire derived from orchestral and

band literature for snare drum, timpani,

mallet instruments, and various percussion

accessories. Major works of the 20th century

written for solo percussion, percussion

ensemble, and chamber groups of percussion

and non-percussion instruments. prereq: Jr or

sr or grad or instr consent

MUS 5493. Javanese Gamelan Music

Ensemble. (1 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Hands-on experience in learning to play

Javanese gamelan music, one of the great

non-western musical traditions that is readily

accessible to beginners. Related insights into

the role of this tradition in Javanese culture.

Open to all students - no musical background

needed!

MUS 5494. West African Music Ensemble.

(1 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Hands-on experience in learning to play West

African music, one of the great non-western

musical traditions that is readily accessible to

beginners. Also, insights into function, context,

structure, gender roles, politics, instruments,

life-cycle rites, genres, musical organizations,

traditional musicians, and contemporary

popular music. Open to all students - no

musical background needed!

MUS 5534. Musical Minimalisms. (3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course provides an introduction to the

various musics associated with the label

"minimalism," including musical trajectories

emerging from them. Numerous artists and

compositions will be covered, spanning

from 1958 to the present, though the focus

is on music composed during the 1960s

and 1970s, including that by Young, Riley,

Reich, Glass, Monk, the Velvet Underground,

Andriessen, P?rt, Eno, Feldman, and others.

The class blends analysis, historical and

analytical secondary readings, and in-class

performance. Students must contribute

informed comments to discussion, which in

turn requires the completion of reading and

listening assignments. prereq: Undergraduates-

Mus 4504/4514 or equivalent; Graduates-Music

3508/3518 or passing of the Theory Entrance

Exam

MUS 5541. 16th-Century Counterpoint. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Polyphonic counterpoint in modal style of

Renaissance. Writing exercises in species

counterpoint and in two, three, and four parts.

Cantus firmus techniques, mixed values,

invertible counterpoint, canon. Representative

works by Josquin, Lassus, Palestrina, Victoria,

and others. Renaissance treatises by Artusi,

Banchieri, Diruta, Morley, Zarlino, and others.

prereq: [3501, 3508] or pass basic skills exam

MUS 5550. Class Composition for

Performers. (; 3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Original works in various forms. Development

of individual compositional style in a post-

tonal idiom. Various forms, performing forces,

techniques. prereq: [4504, 4514 [with C- or

better]] or instr consent

MUS 5561. Orchestration I. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Scoring techniques for ensembles in

combination and full orchestra; year-long

sequence. Score study of representative works

from 18th through 20th centuries. prereq: 3502

MUS 5571. Schenkerian Analysis for

Performers. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall & Summer)

Theory/analysis of tonal music using principles

developed by Henrich Schenker. Basic

concepts/notation, their application to excerpts/

short pieces from 18th/19th centuries. prereq:

3502

MUS 5572. Chromatic Harmony. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Exploration of chromatic tonal practices

through analysis of selected repertoire,

completion of written exercises (figured

bass, harmonization of melodies, model

composition), ear-training, and keyboard

exercises.

MUS 5573. Analysis of Late-Romantic

Orchestral Literature. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Spring)

Advanced tonal analysis. Dramatic orchestral

music by Wagner, Strauss, Tchaikovsky,

Rimsky-Korsakov, Moussorgsky, and

Rachmaninoff as focus for projects/discussions

related to chromatic harmony, form, and

orchestration. prereq: 3502 or Theory IV Exam

or instr consent; [4504 or equiv] recommended

MUS 5591. Introduction to Music

Information Technology. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Principles of acoustics, electronic sound

generation/manipulation, digital signal

processing techniques. Programming

languages for digital sound synthesis. Editing

software, MIDI applications. prereq: Music grad

student or instr consent

MUS 5592. Music Informatics Seminar. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Filtering, formant synthesis, reverberation

techniques, additive synthesis. Interactive MIDI

applications. prereq: 5591 or instr consent

MUS 5597. Music and Text. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Designed for music majors only. Introduction to

analysis of music with texts. Song/opera.

MUS 5611. Resources for Music Research.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Development of skills in identifying, locating,

and evaluating resources for research in music.

Computer-searching techniques, acquaintance

with basic reference sources in the field,

preparation of the music research paper.

prereq: 3603

MUS 5620. Topics in Opera History. (; 3

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Study of specific operas. Development of opera

in context of other artistic, social, cultural,

political events, movements, changes. Periods/

countries vary each semester.

MUS 5624. Music of J. S. Bach. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Spring Even Year)

Issues of musical style, historical context.

Moves chronologically through Bach?s career.

Relationships between his duties and works he

composed. Genesis, function, relationship of a

work to genre and performing forces. Lectures,

presentations, research/analysis assignments.

prereq: Grad student in music or instr consent

MUS 5630. Performance Practice: 1700 to

the Present. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall Even Year)

This course will explore issues relevant to

the historically informed performance of

music written between 1700 and the present,

including primary sources, original instruments

and iconography, editions, treatises, phrasing

and articulation, tempo and rubato, rhythmic

alteration, ornamentation and cadenzas,

and basso continuo. Class activities and

assignments will include readings, discussion,

and practicum. Pre-requisite: Graduate student

in Music or instructor consent

MUS 5631. Beethoven Sonatas for Solo

Piano, Violin, & Cello. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Fall

Odd Year)

Beethoven's sonatas are central to the violin,

cello, and piano repertoires, and they will

be examined in relation to the composer's

life, times, and developing style. Scholarly

books and articles, mostly musicological but

also analytical, will provide the stimulus for

understanding these works. The implications of

such scholarly investigations for performance

will also be a running theme of the course.

Attention will therefore be given to performance

practice issues as well as some difficult

editorial and notational problems associated

with the scores. Pre-requisite: Graduate

student in Music or instructor consent

MUS 5647. 20th-Century European/

American Music. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Concert music and opera in European and

American culture 1890s to present, political

and social roles of music. prereq: MUS 1501 or

equiv

MUS 5701. Music, Disability, and Society. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Spring Even Year)

Study of intersection of music/disability in

culture from perspective of interdisciplinary

disability studies. Musician's injuries, "adaptive

music" accommodations, participation in music/

music education as human/civil right. Universal

Instructional Design pedagogy. prereq: Grad

student in music or instr consent

MUS 5731. Jazz and Modernism. (3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Spring Even Year)

Critical consideration of the mutual impact

and cross-influences of jazz practices and

modernist aesthetics. Contextualizes the

emergence of styles including ragtime, swing,

bebop, cool, third-stream, modal, and avant-

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garde jazz within the broader aesthetic currents

of 20th-century art and popular music cultures.

prereq: Graduate student in music or instr

consent

MUS 5732. Free Jazz: From Structure to

Gesture. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Spring Odd Year)

Discuss musical form of free jazz comprising

flow expressivity, collaborative interaction,

gestural communication from theoretical/

practical point of view. Major representatives

such as Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Archie

Shepp, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, John

Coltrane. Sound material include classical

recordings but also recent free jazz CDs/DVDs.

prereq: Grad student in music or instr consent

MUS 5805. Worlds of Improvisation. (3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

This course will explore traditions of

improvisation from a variety of world cultures --

such as African, African-American, European,

Middle Eastern, South Asian -- to gain insight

into processes of composition in performance,

from ethnomusicological, music-theoretical,

and applied vocal/instrumental perspectives.

MUS 5950. Topics in Music. (; 1-4 cr. [max

60 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Each offering focuses on a single topic. Topics

specified in Class Schedule.

MUS 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

Music Applied (MUSA)

MUSA 1101. Piano: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1103. Organ: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1104. Voice: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1105. Violin: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1106. Viola: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1107. Cello: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1108. Double Bass: Elective (non-

major in music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1109. Flute: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1111. Oboe: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1112. Clarinet: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1113. Saxophone: Elective (non-

major in music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1115. French Horn: Elective (non-

major in music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1116. Trumpet: Elective (non-major

in music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1117. Trombone: Elective (non-major

in music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1118. Euphonium: Elective (non-

major in music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1119. Tuba: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1121. Percussion: Elective (non-

major in music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1123. Guitar: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 32 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 1201. Piano: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1203. Organ: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent This course

is offered for 2 credits and meets for two

hours a week; one hour being a one-on-one

lesson between the instructor and student, and

another hour in the instructor-led studio class.

MUSA 1204. Voice: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1205. Violin: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1206. Viola: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1207. Cello: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1208. Double Bass: Music Education

and BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 1209. Flute: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1211. Oboe: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1212. Clarinet: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1213. Saxophone: Music Ed and BA.

(; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1214. Bassoon: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1215. French Horn: Music Education

and BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1216. Trumpet: Music Education and

BA. (2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1217. Trombone: Music Education

and BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1218. Euphonium: Music Education

and BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1219. Tuba: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1221. Percussion: Music Ed and BA.

(; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

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Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1222. Harp: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1223. Guitar: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 1301. Piano: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1302. Harpsichord: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1303. Organ: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1304. Voice: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1305. Violin: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1306. Viola: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1307. Cello: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1308. Double Bass: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1309. Flute: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1311. Oboe: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1312. Clarinet: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1313. Saxophone: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1314. Bassoon: Music Major. (; 2-4

cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1315. French Horn: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1316. Trumpet: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1317. Trombone: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1318. Euphonium: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1319. Tuba: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1321. Percussion: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1322. Harp: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1323. Guitar: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1401. Piano: Music Major Secondary

(undergraduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: Music major, dept

consent

MUSA 1402. Harpsichord: Music Major

Secondary (undergraduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1403. Organ: Music Major Secondary

(undergraduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1404. Voice: Music Major Secondary

(undergraduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1405. Violin: Music Major Secondary

(undergraduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1406. Viola: Music Major Secondary

(undergraduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1408. Double Bass: Music Major

Secondary (undergraduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Individual instruction on the double bass as a

secondary instrument. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1409. Flute: Music Major Secondary

(undergraduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1414. Bassoon: Music Major

Secondary (undergraduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1418. Euphonium: Music Major

Secondary (undergraduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1421. Percussion: Music Major

Secondary (undergraduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1423. Guitar: Music Major Secondary

(undergraduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 1901. Piano: Music Major Transfer.

(; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1903. Organ: Music Major Transfer.

(; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1904. Voice: Music Major Transfer.

(; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

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MUSA 1905. Violin: Music Major Transfer.

(; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1906. Viola: Music Major Transfer.

(; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1907. Cello: Music Major Transfer.

(; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1908. Double Bass: Music Major

Transfer. (; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1909. Flute: Music Major Transfer.

(; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1911. Oboe: Music Major Transfer.

(; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1912. Clarinet: Music Major Transfer.

(; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1913. Saxophone: Music Major

Transfer. (; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1915. French Horn: Music Major

Transfer. (; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1916. Trumpet: Music Major Transfer.

(; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1917. Trombone: Music Major

Transfer. (; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1918. Euphonium: Music Major

Transfer. (; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1921. Percussion: Music Major

Transfer. (; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1922. Harp: Music Major Transfer.

(; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 1923. Guitar: Music Major Transfer.

(; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction for transfer students. One

semester only. prereq: Audition, dept consent

MUSA 2201. Piano: Music Ed and BA. (; 2

cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: [Music education or

BA applied] major, dept consent

MUSA 2203. Organ: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2204. Voice: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2205. Violin: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2206. Viola: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2207. Cello: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2208. Bass: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2209. Flute: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2211. Oboe: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2212. Clarinet: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2213. Saxophone: Music Education

and BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2214. Bassoon: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2215. French Horn: Music Education

and BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2216. Trumpet: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2217. Trombone: Music Education

and BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2219. Tuba: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2221. Percussion: Music Education

and BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2222. Harp: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2223. Guitar: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 2301. Piano: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2302. Harpsichord: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, instr

consent

MUSA 2303. Organ: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2304. Voice: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2305. Violin: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2306. Viola: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2307. Cello: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2308. Double Bass: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2309. Flute: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

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MUSA 2311. Oboe: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2312. Clarinet: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2313. Saxophone: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2314. Bassoon: Music Major. (; 2-4

cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2315. French Horn: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2316. Trumpet: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2317. Trombone: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2318. Euphonium: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2319. Tuba: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2321. Percussion: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2322. Harp: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 2323. Guitar: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3101. Piano: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 3103. Organ: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 3104. Voice: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 3105. Violin: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 3117. Trombone: Elective (non-major

in music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 3121. Percussion: Elective (non-

major in music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 3123. Guitar: Elective (non-major in

music). (; 2-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 3201. Piano: Music Ed and BA. (; 2

cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3204. Voice: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3205. Violin: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3206. Viola: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3207. Cello: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3209. Flute: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3211. Oboe: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3212. Clarinet: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3213. Saxophone: Music Education

and BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3214. Bassoon: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3215. French Horn: Music Education

and BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3216. Trumpet: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3217. Trombone: Music Education

and BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3219. Tuba: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3221. Percussion: Music Education

and BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3222. Harp: Music Education and

BA. (; 2 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Private instruction.

MUSA 3223. Guitar: Music Education and

BA. (2 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Private instruction prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3301. Piano: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3302. Harpsichord: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3303. Organ: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3304. Voice: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3305. Violin: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3306. Viola: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3307. Cello: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3308. Double Bass: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

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MUSA 3309. Flute: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3311. Oboe: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3312. Clarinet: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3313. Saxophone: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3314. Bassoon: Music Major. (; 2-4

cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3315. French Horn: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3316. Trumpet: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3317. Trombone: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3318. Euphonium: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3319. Tuba: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3321. Percussion: Music Major. (;

2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3322. Harp: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 3323. Guitar: Music Major. (; 2-4 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 5101. Piano: Elective (graduate non-

major in music). (; 2 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 5103. Organ: Elective (graduate non-

major in music). (; 2 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 5104. Voice: Elective (graduate non-

major in music). (; 2 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 5105. Violin: Elective (graduate non-

major in music). (; 2 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 5106. Viola: Elective (graduate non-

major in music). (; 2 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 5112. Clarinet: Elective (graduate

non-major in music). (; 2 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 5113. Saxophone: Elective (graduate

non-major in music). (; 2 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 5116. Trumpet: Elective Individual

Lessons (graduate non-major in music). (;

2 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Individualized trumpet instruction. prereq: dept

consent

MUSA 5121. Percussion: Elective (graduate

non-major in music). (; 2 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 5123. Guitar: Elective (graduate non-

major in music). (; 2 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: dept consent

MUSA 5401. Piano: Music Major Secondary

(graduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 5402. Harpsichord: Music Major

Secondary (graduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 5403. Organ: Music Major Secondary

(graduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 5404. Voice: Music Major Secondary

(graduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 5405. Violin: Music Major Secondary

(graduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 5408. Double Bass: Music Major

Secondary (graduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 5409. Flute: Music Major Secondary

(graduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 5414. Bassoon: Music Major

Secondary (graduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 5415. French Horn: Music Major

Secondary (graduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 5416. Trumpet: Music Major

Secondary (graduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 5417. Trombone: Music Major

Secondary (graduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 5418. Baritone: Music Major

Secondary (graduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 5421. Percussion: Music Major

Secondary (graduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

MUSA 5423. Guitar: Music Major Secondary

(graduate). (; 2-4 cr. [max 24 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Private instruction. prereq: Audition, dept

consent

Music Education (MUED)

MUED 1201. Introduction to Music

Education. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course is designed as an introduction

to the field of music education. It will provide

students with an overview of the multifaceted

nature of music teaching and learning, and

serve as a foundation for the construction of

your own beliefs and practices as a teacher

and give you a framework to work effectively

in diverse settings. This course will include:

field experiences, readings, presentations,

instructional technologies as well as historical,

psychological, and philosophical foundations.

Though this class is the first required MUED

course of the music education major, major-

level status in the School of Music is not

required to enroll.

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MUED 1801. Introduction to Music Therapy.

(; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Methods, materials, and applications of

music therapy in various clinical settings with

emphasis on field observation.

MUED 3011. Music in Childhood. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Learning each child's interests, needs, and

abilities. Integrate music with other classroom

subjects. Written/oral discussions, music

making, micro-teaching, lesson presentations.

Taught from arts perspective.

MUED 3802. Guitar I for Music Education

and Music Therapy Majors: Developing

Group Songleading Skills. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

How to play standing up, accompany oneself,

cue/prompt, move around room while playing,

sight-read chords, read tablature. Open chords,

tuning, keys that facilitate group singing. Eye

contact. Simple 2-5 chords songs. Teaching

guitar to novice players. prereq: [Music therapy

or music education major], dept consent

MUED 3803. Guitar II for Music Education

and Music Therapy Majors: Developing

Group Songleading Skills. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Students play guitar, accompany themselves

as they sing songs, and role play live music

therapy and music education settings. How to

play in various styles using open chords and

different rhythmic accompaniment. prereq:

3802 with grade of at least C-, [music therapy

or music education major], dept consent

MUED 3807. Percussion Techniques for

Music Therapists. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Design, implement, and facilitate percussion

into music therapy session. Variety of music

therapy percussion instruments/how to

successfully implement them into clinical

practice with children, adolescents, and adults

who are differently-abled.

MUED 4417. Style, Pedagogy, and Diction in

the Choral Music Classroom I. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Vocal styles. Lyric diction, vocal pedagogy.

Performance in vocal jazz, musical theater, and

classical styles. How to apply style concepts

in school setting. SMARTMUSIC software.

prereq: two semesters of applied voice at

college level

MUED 4418. Style, Pedagogy, and Diction in

the Choral Music Classroom II. (; 2 cr. ; A-F

only; Spring Even Year)

Vocal styles. Lyric diction, vocal pedagogy.

Performance in vocal jazz, musical theater, and

classical styles. How to apply style concepts

in school setting. SMARTMUSIC software.

prereq: two semesters of applied lessons at

college level

MUED 4502. String Techniques and

Teaching. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Playing experience on orchestral string

instruments. Historical/acoustical background.

Scoring for strings. Principles of improvisation.

Basic concepts of teaching. Methods/materials.

Techniques of individual/class instruction.

MUED 4503. Woodwind Techniques and

Teaching. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Playing experience on instruments of the

woodwind family. Historical/acoustical

background. Scoring for brasses. Principles

of improvisation. Basic concepts of teaching.

Methods/materials. Techniques of individual/

class instruction.

MUED 4504. Brass Techniques and

Teaching. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Playing experience on instruments of the

brass family. Historical/acoustical background.

Scoring for brasses. Principles of improvisation.

Basic concepts of teaching. Methods/materials.

Techniques of individual/class instruction.

MUED 4505. Percussion Techniques and

Teaching. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Playing experience on percussion instruments.

Historical/acoustical background. Scoring for

percussion. Principles of improvisation. Basic

concepts of teaching. Methods/materials.

Techniques of individual/class instruction.

MUED 5101. Improvisation and Creativity

in the Music Classroom. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

This course will address issues of

improvisation, composition, and creativity of

critical importance to musicians and music

educators, with a strong emphasis on music-

theoretical and socio-cultural modes of

understanding the meanings and functions of

music. Students will gain experience with the

creative practices characteristic of a variety

of Western and non-Western forms, including

those of jazz and Minnesota American Indian

music. The workshop format of the class will

challenge students to improvise and compose

works, present and perform them to their peers,

provide and receive constructive feedback,

engage and respond to this feedback with

reference to clearly articulated statements of

artistic intent, and revise the works accordingly.

Students will apply insights derived in this

manner in final research projects focused on

the development of lesson and unit plans.

prereq: At least C- in MUS 4504 or instructor

permission

MUED 5301. General Music I. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Materials, strategies and the field experience

for planning and implement instruction for

global arts understanding among early

childhood and lower elementary school

children. Experiential learning, for integrating

international music and culture perspectives

while planning and implementing sequential

elementary music instruction. prereq: MUED

1201, MUS 4504, MUS 4514, [music education

major or instr consent], successful completion

of soph proficiency exam

MUED 5302. General Music II. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Materials, strategies and an extensive field

experience with expert general music teachers

for planning and implementing sequential

upper elementary, middle and high school

music instruction for global arts understanding.

Includes interdisciplinary connections,

performance, and applications of academic

technologies. prereq: MUED 5301, MUED

1201, MUS 4504, and MUS 4514 with a grade

of at least C-

MUED 5350. Student Teaching in Classroom

Music. (; 4-8 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Supervised teaching and observing of

classroom and general music in elementary,

junior high, and senior high schools. Weekly

seminar emphasizing classroom management,

curriculum development, and administration of

music programs.

MUED 5415. Choral/Vocal Methods and

Materials I. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Choral/vocal methods and materials as part

of licensure to work in K-12 settings per

legislated standards. Sight-singing, classroom

management, warm-ups, adolescent voice,

choral conducting skills, repertoire, and

rehearsal techniques. 25 hours of practicum

at the middle school level. Applications of

technology. First of two required semesters.

prereq: MUED 1201, MUS 4504, MUS 4514,

[music education major or instr consent],

successful completion of soph proficiency

exam

MUED 5416. Choral/Vocal Methods and

Materials II. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Choral/vocal methods and materials as part

of licensure to work in K-12 settings per

legislated standards. Choral conducting skills,

rehearsal techniques, and interpretation of

choral compositions. Methods, materials, and

curriculum for high school choral ensembles.

20 hours of practicum at the high school level.

Second of two required semesters. prereq:

MUED 5415, MUED 1201, MUS 4504, and

MUS 4514 with grade of at least C-, [music

education major or instr consent], completion

of the Music Education sophomore proficiency

exam

MUED 5419. Advanced Conducting and

Repertoire (Choral). (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Conducting/baton technique, nonverbal

communication skills, rehearsal techniques,

score study habits. Aural/diagnostic skills to

rehearse a choral ensemble. Selection of age-

appropriate repertoire. prereq: 3416, MUS

3401, MUS 3502, MUS 3512, music education

major [choral]

MUED 5450. Student Teaching in Vocal

Music. (; 4-8 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Supervised teaching and observing of

vocal music in elementary, junior high,

and senior high schools. Weekly seminar

emphasizing classroom management,

curriculum development, and administration of

music programs.

MUED 5516. Instrumental Methods and

Materials I. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Instrumental methods and materials as part

of licensure to work in K-12 settings per

legislated standards. Sight-singing, classroom

management, adolescent development,

instrumental conducting skills, repertoire, and

rehearsal techniques. 25 hours of practicum

at the middle school level. Applications of

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technology. First of two required semesters.

prereq: MUED 1201, MUS 4504, and MUS

4514 with a grade of C- or better, music

education major, successful completion of

Music Education sophomore proficiency exam

MUED 5517. Instrumental Methods and

Materials II. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Instrumental methods and materials as part

of licensure to work in K-12 settings per

legislated standards. Sight-singing, classroom

management, adolescent development,

instrumental conducting skills, repertoire, and

rehearsal techniques. 25 hours of practicum

at the middle school level. Applications of

technology. Second of two required semesters.

prereq: MUED 5517, MUED 1201, MUS 4504,

and MUS 4514 with a grade of C- or better,

music educ major, completion of the Music

Education sophomore proficiency exam

MUED 5519. Advanced Conducting and

Repertoire (Instrumental). (; 2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

The Advanced Conducting (Instrumental)

course continues exploration of the many

facets of the role of a conductor (within

orchestral and wind band areas), conducting

philosophies, and conducting and rehearsal

techniques for instrumental ensembles.

Students advance in knowledge of score study,

analysis, non-verbal communication skills, body

awareness, repertoire selection, and rehearsal

techniques. Advanced Conducting is offered in

annually in the fall semester. Pre-req: MUED

5416 (Choral/Vocal Methods and Materials

II) MUS 3401 (Basic Conducting) MUS 4504

(Intensive Theory and Analysis of 20th-Century

Music) MUS 4514 (Ear-Training and Sight-

Singing for 20th-Century Music) music major or

instructor approval

MUED 5550. Student Teaching in

Instrumental Music. (; 4-8 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Supervised teaching and observing of

instrumental music in elementary, junior high,

and senior high schools. Weekly seminar

emphasizing classroom management,

curriculum development, and administration of

music programs.

MUED 5650. Student Teaching Seminar. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Reflective practice during student teaching.

Developing materials for professional

employment (e.g., resume, portfolio). prereq: At

least C- in all required [music, music education,

professional education] courses

MUED 5669. Psychology of Music. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Basic study of the psychology and

psychoacoustics of music including hearing,

music perception and cognition, values and

preferences, musical abilities, musical systems,

media music effects, the influence of music

on human behavior, and psycho-socio-

physiological processes involved in musical

behavior. prereq: Psy 1001 or Psy 3604 or instr

consent

MUED 5750. Topics in Music Education. (;

1-4 cr. [max 16 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Focuses on single topic, specified in Class

Schedule.

MUED 5800. Group Music Leadership Skills.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Role of group music experiences in human

development. Relations specific to music

therapy. Students develop repertoire of music

applications/techniques for various age groups/

populations. Standards for group leadership.

Precision teaching skills. prereq: [[Completion

of [MUS 1151, MUS 1152] or MUS 1155],

music therapy major] or instr consent

MUED 5803. Therapeutic Management in

Music Settings. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Cognitive behavioral methodology related to

music therapy and music education settings.

Prepares students to complete case studies

mandated for internship completion set forth by

American Music Therapy Association. prereq:

[5804, 5805] or instr consent

MUED 5804. Music Therapy Methods and

Procedures I. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Methods/procedures for developing basic

music therapy competencies/professionalism.

Music therapy populations, their clinical needs.

How to use music therapy in an evidence-

based approach to meet client objectives.

prereq: 5800 or instr consent

MUED 5805. Music Therapy Methods and

Procedures II. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Second course in professional sequence for

music therapy. Topics include psychotherapy

techniques and other music therapy

approaches. Practicum in the community, in-

class lab. prereq: 5804 or instr consent

MUED 5806. Career Preparation. (; 4 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Spring)

Ethics, grant writing, resume/CV preparation,

supervision, board certification, professional

responsibilities. Students design evidence-/

research-based music therapy program,

present their proposals to class/community.

prereq: 5805 or instr consent

MUED 5807. Psychiatric Music Therapy. (;

3-4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Psychiatric populations. How music therapy

can be implemented as evidence-based

practice. Students design original research

and role-play music therapy interventions for

psychiatric populations. Practicum component

on designing music therapy interventions.

Graduate students registering for this course

should enroll for 4 credits. Undergraduate

students registering for this course should

enroll for 3 credits. prereq: Grad music therapy

student or instr consent

MUED 5808. Medical Music Therapy. (; 3-4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Role/scope of music therapy in medical

treatment. Medical diagnoses. How to program

appropriate music therapy interventions to

address patient needs. prereq: Grad music

therapy major or instr consent

MUED 5855. Music Therapy Internship. (;

1-13 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Six-month resident internship in music therapy

at an affiliated, approved hospital or clinic.

prereq: Music therapy major, instr consent

MUED 5991. Independent Study. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Independent study project organized by the

student in consultation with the appropriate

instructor. prereq: Music ed or music therapy

major or grad, instr consent, dept consent

Natural Resources Sci and Mgmt

(NR)

NR 5021. Statistics for Agricultural and

Natural Resource Professionals. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

The primary audience for this course

is graduate students in the agricultural,

environmental, natural resources, and other

related programs that need competence

in statistics. The subject matter will be

approaches and applications involving analysis

of data using common statistical methods, e.g.,

describing and visualizing data, the design

of single factor experiments, linear modeling,

and the ability to examine journal articles in

their field and assess their content in a critical

manner. prereq: College algebra

Naval Science (NAV)

NAV 1000. Professional Training in Naval

Science. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Instruction and training in basic military

subjects and professional development,

including military leadership, close order drill,

marksmanship, honors and ceremonies,

personnel inspections, and computer-based

war game simulations. Classes and small

group seminars on leadership and ethical

issues with case studies. prereq: enrolled in

NROTC

NAV 1101. Introduction to Naval Science. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Navy organization, customs and traditions,

officer and enlisted rank and rating structures,

uniforms and insignia, shipboard duties,

seamanship, damage control, and safety. Core

values of the naval services, Navy regulations,

and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

NAV 1102. Seapower and Maritime Affairs.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Historical influences on development of U.S.

Navy, from American Revolution to present.

Critical, contemporary issues.

NAV 2000. Professional Training in Naval

Science. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Instruction and training in basic military

subjects and professional development,

including military leadership, close order drill,

marksmanship, honors and ceremonies,

personnel inspections, and computer-based

war game simulations. Classes and small

group seminars on leadership and ethical

issues with case studies. prereq: Soph enrolled

in NROTC

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NAV 2201. Ship Systems I: Naval

Engineering. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Detailed study of ship characteristics/

types. Design, hydrodynamic forces,

stability, compartmentation, propulsion,

electrical/auxiliary systems, damage control,

administration. Basic concepts of theory/

design for steam, gas turbine, diesel, nuclear

propulsion.

NAV 2202. Ship Systems II: Science and

Technology in Naval Weapons Systems. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Detection, evaluation, threat analysis, weapon

selection, delivery, guidance, explosives.

Physical aspects of radar, underwater sound.

Facets of command, control, communications

as means of weapons system integration.

NAV 3000. Professional Training in Naval

Science. (; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Instruction and training in basic military

subjects and professional development,

including military leadership, close order drill,

marksmanship, honors and ceremonies,

personnel inspections, and computer-based

war game simulations. Classes and small

group seminars on leadership and ethical

issues with case studies. prereq: Jr enrolled in

NROTC

NAV 3301. Navigation I: Piloting and

Celestial Navigation. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Great military leaders of history. Development

of warfare, from dawn of recorded history to

present. Focuses on effect of major military

theorists, strategists, tacticians, technological

developments.

NAV 3302. Navigation II: Seamanship and

Ship Operations. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

National/international nautical rules of the road,

seamanship, tactical maneuvering/signaling,

relative motion, vector-analysis, formation

tactics, ship employment, ship behavior/

characteristics. Application of maneuvering

board in solving motion problems. prereq: 3301

NAV 3309. Fundamentals of Maneuver

Warfare. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Even Year)

Fundamentals of Maneuver Warfare (FMW)

is a detailed look at broad aspects of warfare

and their interactions with maneuver warfare

doctrine, with a focus on the United States

Marine Corps. Throughout the course there

is a strong focus on Leadership, as the

fundamental purpose of this course is to

develop the skills, knowledge, leadership

background and mentality necessary for a

successful Marine Corps Officer.

NAV 3310. Evolution of Warfare. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Great military leaders of history. Development

of warefare, from dawn of recorded history to

present. Focuses on effect of major military

theorists, strategists, tacticians, technological

developments.

NAV 4000. Professional Training in Naval

Science. (1 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; S-N or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Instruction and training in basic military

subjects and professional development,

including military leadership, close order drill,

marksmanship, honors and ceremonies,

personnel inspections, and computer-based

war game simulations. Classes and small

group seminars on leadership and ethical

issues with case studies. prereq: Sr enrolled in

NROTC

NAV 4401W. Leadership and Management I.

(WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Advanced study of organizational behavior/

management. Major behavioral theories

examined in detail. Practical applications.

Exercises, case studies, seminar discussions.

NAV 4402W. Leadership and Ethics.

(CIV,WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Junior officer role. Responsibilities faced as

leader, manager, professional officer of Naval

Services. Develops specific competencies in

areas of leadership, management, professional

administration, development. Emphasizes

Naval Service ethics, core values. prereq: NAV

4401W

Neurology (NEUR)

NEUR 5121. Descriptive Neurology. (; 2 cr. ;

O-N or Audit; Every Spring)

Central and peripheral nervous system.

Correlation of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology,

clinical neurology, and pathology of the

nervous system. prereq: enrolled OT or PT

NEUR 5230. Cerebrovascular

Hemodynamics and Diseases I. (; 4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Principles of cerebrovascular disease/

pathophysiology, hemodynamics, diagnostic

imaging, and endovacular devices. Bench-to-

bedside experiments. Clinical trials, including

design constraints and biostatistics. prereq:

[[PHSL 3051 or PHSL 3063], [MATH 1271 or

MATH 1371], [MATH 1272 or MATH 1372],

[PHYS 1201W or PHYS 1301W], instr consent]

or [grad student, [PHSL 5061 or instr consent]]

Neuroscience (NSC)

NSC 5031W. Perception. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

Cognitive, computational, and neuroscience

perspectives on visual perception. Color vision,

pattern vision, image formation in eye, object

recognition, reading, impaired vision. Course is

biennial: offered fall of odd years. prereq: Psy

3031 or Psy 3051 or instr consent

NSC 5040. Brain Networks: From

Connectivity to Dynamics. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Fall Odd Year)

Brain networks. Application of emerging

science of complex networks to studies of

the brain. Network approaches that provide

fundamental insights into the integrative

nature of brain function and its relation to

the brain structure. Organization of brain

networks and dynamics at multiple spatial

scales, ranging from the microscale of

single neurons and synapses, to mesoscale

of anatomical cell groupings and their

projections, and to the macroscale of brain

regions and pathways. Experimental studies,

including electrophysiology, voltage-sensitive

dye imaging, electroencephalography,

magnetoencephalography, and functional

magnetic resonance imaging, that allow

mapping network elements and structural/

functional connectivity between them at

different temporal and spatial scales will

be considered. Experimental/theoretical

perspectives.

NSC 5202. Theoretical Neuroscience:

Systems and Information Processing. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Concepts of computational/theoretical

neuroscience. Distributed representations and

information theory. Methods for single-cell

modeling, including compartmental/integrate-

and-fire models. Learning rules, including

supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement

learning models. Specific systems models from

current theoretical neuroscience literature.

Lecture/discussion. Readings from current

scientific literature. prereq: [3101, 3102W]

recommended

NSC 5203. Basic and Clinical Vision

Science. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even

Year)

Basic and clinical vision science. prereq: instr

consent

NSC 5461. Cellular and Molecular

Neuroscience. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Lectures by team of faculty, problem sets in

important physiological concepts, discussion

of original research papers. prereq: NSc grad

student or instr consent

NSC 5462. Neuroscience Principles of Drug

Abuse. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Current research on drugs of abuse, their

mechanisms of action, characteristics shared

by various agents, and neural systems affected

by them. Offered biennially, spring semester of

even-numbered years. prereq: instr consent

NSC 5540. Survey of Biomedical

Neuroscience. (2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Summer)

Current topics in biomedical neuroscience,

accompanied by supporting, fundamental

concepts. Intensive, one week course.

prereq: instr consent, intended for members

of biomedical community or students with

advanced scientific backgrounds

NSC 5551. Itasca Cell and Molecular

Neurobiology Laboratory. (; 4 cr. ; S-N or

Audit; Every Summer)

Intensive lab introduction to cellular and

molecular aspects of research techniques in

contemporary neurobiology; held at Itasca

Biological Station. Electrophysiological

investigations of neuronal properties,

neuropharmacological assays of transmitter

action, and immunohistochemical studies

in experimental preparations. prereq:

Neuroscience grad or instr consent

NSC 5561. Systems Neuroscience. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Principles of organization of neural systems

forming the basis for sensation/movement.

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Sensory-motor/neural-endocrine integration.

Relationships between structure and function

in nervous system. Team taught. Lecture,

laboratory. prereq: NSc grad student or instr

consent

NSC 5661W. Behavioral Neuroscience. (WI;

4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Neural coding/representation of movement

parameters. Neural mechanisms underlying

higher order processes such as memorization,

memory scanning, and mental rotation.

Emphasizes experimental psychological

studies in human subjects, single cell recording

experiments in subhuman primates, and

artificial neural network modeling. prereq: Grad

NSc major or grad NSc minor or instr consent

Neuroscience Department (NSCI)

NSCI 1001. Fundamental Neuroscience:

Understanding Ourselves. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Assessing objectively the neuroscience

information presented to public at-large across

various media outlets. Explaining the potential

importance of these discoveries.

NSCI 1002. Social Neuroscience:

Understanding Others. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

The field of neuroscience makes a special

contribution to our understanding of the human

condition, as it can both help us understand

ourselves and also how we interact in a world

of other individuals. Historically, there has been

a dichotomy between disciplines that identify

the abstract principles of the social world we

live in and the biology of the organ (i.e., the

central nervous system) we use to identify and

coordinate those abstract principles as we

function in our daily lives. By merging these

disciplines and studying our interactions with

the world on many layers of analysis, from

genes to social dynamics, we can develop a

richer understanding of who we are as people.

prereq: None

NSCI 2001. Human Neuroanatomy (without

a lab). (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

This course will provide a broad introduction

to the nervous system with an emphasis on

the human nervous system. The course will

introduce the structure and function of neurons,

the major anatomical parts of the nervous

system and the main functional systems.

Functional systems will be approached through

an understanding of the anatomical circuitry.

The fundamental concepts of neurochemical

communication studied in general terms in

the first part of the course will be re-examined

relative to specific functional systems later in

the course. Although the major focus of the

course will be on the normal nervous system,

common diseases will be introduced for each

main topic. Students will gain an understanding

of the nature of many neurological diseases,

which will provide further insight into how

the normal nervous system functions. The

neuronal substrates of learning/memory,

addiction and drug actions will be examined.

Through the lectures, discussions and other

resources, students will be expected to gain

an understanding of the neural circuitry and

information processing responsible for the

diverse range of human behaviors. The

material covered in Nsci 2001 and 2100 is very

similar. N2100 is taught only fall semester.

It is a traditional lecture course that includes

a weekly laboratory. The faculty believe

that the laboratory is a valuable part of the

course. N2001 is taught only spring semester

for those who cannot take the fall course. It

does not have a lab, but has the advantage

of a flipped format. In N2001, students will

be expected to watch the assigned lectures

prior to coming to class. Class time will be

spent on exercises and discussions that

use the material presented in the online

lectures. Students who take one of these

two courses will not be allowed to take the

other course. For more information, see http://

mcloonlab.neuroscience.umn.edu/2001/

index.htm

NSCI 2101. Human Neuroanatomy. (BIOL; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course will provide a broad introduction

to the nervous system with an emphasis on

the human nervous system. The course will

introduce the structure and function of neurons,

the major anatomical parts of the nervous

system and the main functional systems.

Functional systems will be approached through

an understanding of the anatomical circuitry.

The fundamental concepts of neurochemical

communication studied in general terms in

the first part of the course will be re-examined

relative to specific functional systems later in

the course. Although the major focus of the

course will be on the normal nervous system,

common diseases will be introduced for each

main topic. Students will gain an understanding

of the nature of many neurological diseases,

which will provide further insight into how

the normal nervous system functions. The

neuronal substrates of learning/memory,

addiction and drug actions will be examined.

Through the lectures, laboratory exercises and

other resources, students will be expected to

gain an understanding of the neural circuitry

and information processing responsible for

the diverse range of human behaviors. The

material covered in Nsci 2001 and 2100 is very

similar. N2100 is taught only fall semester.

It is a traditional lecture course that includes

a weekly laboratory. The faculty believe

that the laboratory is a valuable part of the

course. N2001 is taught only spring semester

for those who cannot take the fall course. It

does not have a lab, but has the advantage

of a flipped format. In N2001, students will

be expected to watch the assigned lectures

prior to coming to class. Class time will be

spent on exercises and discussions that

use the material presented in the online

lectures. Students who take one of these

two courses will not be allowed to take the

other course. For more information, see http://

mcloonlab.neuroscience.umn.edu/2100/

index.htm

NSCI 3001W. Neuroscience and Society.

(CIV,WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Ethical implications. Readings, personal

reflections, class discussions, debates,

and formal writing. Development of logical

arguments, writing skills, oral presentation

skills, and teamwork. Students present/argue

both their own personal views and those of

others. What it is like to have altered mentation,

i.e. a brain disease or disability. Readings/

multimedia reports from primary neuroscience

literature as well as philosophy, policy, and law

literature and popular media.

NSCI 3101. Neurobiology I: Molecules,

Cells, and Systems. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

New: This course discusses the basic

principles of cellular and molecular

neurobiology and nervous systems. The

main topics include: Organization of simple

networks, neural systems and behavior;

how the brain develops and the physiology

and communication of neurons and glia;

the molecular and genetic basis of cell

organization; ion channel structure and

function; the molecular basis of synaptic

receptors; transduction mechanisms and

second messengers; intracellular regulation of

calcium; neurotransmitter systems, including

excitation and inhibition, neuromodulation,

system regulation, and the cellular basis of

learning, memory, and cognition. The course is

intended for students majoring in neuroscience,

but is open to all students with the required

prerequisites. Enrollment Requirements: Biol

3025 or Biol 3015 OR concurrent/previous

BioC 3021/3022/4331 or equivalent. Nsci

2001/2100 highly recommended.

NSCI 3102W. Neurobiology II: Perception

and Behavior. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

This is the second of the introductory

neurobiology courses. It introduces

fundamental concepts in systems and

behavioral neuroscience with emphasis on

the neural circuits underlying perception and

sensorimotor integration. Lectures will examine

the neural basis of specific behaviors arising

from the oculomotor, visual and auditory

systems and notes are available on Canvas.

Topics include: retinal processing, functional

organization in the cerebral cortex, neural

circuit development, language, reward, and

addiction. Students must learn to read scientific

papers, and to understand the main ideas well

enough to synthesize them and communicate

them both orally and in writing. The course

is writing intensive: exams are in essay and

short answer format, and a 10-15 page term

paper is required. The course is required for

students majoring in neuroscience. The course

consists of two hours of lecture and one hour of

discussion per week.

NSCI 3505. Mind and Brain. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

This course is intended as an introduction to

the new views on the relationship between

mind and brain. Over the last several decades,

a new view of cognition and neural processing

has been developed based on the concepts

of al?gorithm, representation, computation,

and information processing. Within this

theoretical frame?work, psychological

constructs are computational processes occur?

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ring across physical neural systems. We

will take a neuroscience and psychological

perspective in which the physical neuroscience

instantiates but does not diminish the

psychological constructs. Although our

conceptual framework will be computational,

this course will not require or expect any

mathematical or computer background. At the

completion of this class, you will understand

the implications of the physical nature of the

brain ? how mentation is explicable from

physical processes, and how decision-making

arises from those same physical processes.

Importantly, you will also understand the

limitations of current knowledge and the

methodologies being used to push those

limitations. This class is not intended as a

final step in this understanding, but as a first

step into these issues. At the conclusion

of the class, you should have sufficient

understanding to continue more in-depth

reading and study in these issues. There are

no official prerequisites. However, I have found

that students who have EITHER a strong

computational background (computer science,

mathematics, economics, physics) OR have

taken an introductory neuroscience course

(e.g. Nsci 2100) have done better in the class

than students with no background. However,

I have seen students come in with very little

background and do well in the class if they

engage with the class and work hard.

NSCI 4101. Development of the Nervous

System: Cellular and Molecular

Mechanisms. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course will extend students?

understanding of fundamental concepts of

biology and neuroscience through study of

the cellular and molecular mechanisms that

underlie development of the nervous system.

Neurodevelopment provides a context in

which to study processes active in many

biological functions and diseases. Students

will learn about each of the major cellular

processes involved in development of the

nervous system such as cell division and cell

migration, and will learn about the function

of molecules and signaling pathways active

in each process. Human developmental

pathologies will be studied as a means to better

understand normal developmental processes.

Some lectures will focus on current research,

and students will be expected to read some

scientific literature.

NSCI 4105. Neurobiology Laboratory I. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Principles, methods, and laboratory exercises

for investigating neural mechanisms and

examining experimental evidence.

NSCI 4150. Advanced Topics in

Neuroscience. (; 1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Spring)

In-depth study of aspects of

neurodevelopment, neurochemistry/molecular

neuroscience, sensory systems, motor control,

and behavioral neuroscience. Primarily for

undergraduates majoring in neuroscience or

related areas.

NSCI 4201. Neuroscience of Drug Abuse. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

The use and abuse of illicit drugs is an ongoing

and insidious world problem. Neuroscience

research has contributed importantly to

understanding drug abuse as a disease of

the nervous system. The goal of this course

will be to provide a clinical characterization

of drug abuse from a human perspective.

From there animal models of drug use and

addiction will be discussed as a basis for

research examining cellular and molecular

mechanisms of the effects of drugs on the

nervous system. As all drugs of abuse have

a common neurobiology, that neurobiology

will be examined from a circuit perspective

that will include the underlying molecular

control. Collectively students should develop

a comprehensive view of the problem of

drug addiction including prospects for the

development of neurobiologically-based

therapeutics.

NSCI 4501. Neurodegenerative Diseases,

Mechanisms to Therapies. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

With a rapid increase in population aging in

western educated industrialized rich democratic

(WEIRD) societies, neurodegenerative

disorders such as Alzheimer?s disease have

become an alarming health priority due to

the current absence of disease-modifying

therapies. The objective of this course is to

acquire a fundamental appreciation for the

most common degenerative disorders of the

nervous system as well as to integrate central

notions shared across these diseases and

emerging concepts in the field

NSCI 4793W. Directed Studies: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1-6 cr. [max 42 cr.] ; S-N or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Individual study of selected topics. Emphasis

on readings, use of scientific literature. Writing

intensive. prereq: instr consent, dept consent;

no more than 7 cr of [4793, 4794, 4993, 4994]

may count toward major requirements

NSCI 4794W. Directed Research: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1-6 cr. [max 42 cr.] ; S-N or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Lab or field investigation of selected areas

of research. Writing intensive. prereq: instr

consent, dept consent; no more than 7 cr of

[4793, 4794, 4993, 4994] may count toward

major requirements

NSCI 4993. Directed Studies. (; 1-7 cr. ; S-N

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Individual study of selected topics with

emphasis on selected readings and use of

scientific literature. prereq: instr consent, dept

consent; max of 7 cr of 4993 and/or 4994 may

count toward major requirements

NSCI 4994. Directed Research. (; 1-6 cr.

[max 42 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Lab or field investigation of selected areas of

research. prereq: instr consent, dept consent;

max of 7 cr of 4993 and/or 4994 may count

toward major requirements

NSCI 5101. Neurobiology I: Molecules,

Cells, and Systems. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

This course discusses the basic principles

of cellular and molecular neurobiology and

nervous systems. The main topics include:

Organization of simple networks, neural

systems and behavior; how the brain develops

and the physiology and communication of

neurons and glia; the molecular and genetic

basis of cell organization; ion channel structure

and function; the molecular basis of synaptic

receptors; transduction mechanisms and

second messengers; intracellular regulation of

calcium; neurotransmitter systems, including

excitation and inhibition, neuromodulation,

system regulation and the cellular basis of

learning, memory and cognition. The course is

intended for students majoring in neuroscience,

but is open to all students with the required

prerequisites.

NSCI 5110. Dental Neuroscience for

Graduate Students. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Structure/function of human nervous system.

Lectures and reading assignments emphasize

topics pertinent to dentistry. prereq: Credit will

not be granted if credit has been received for: :

6110; BioC 3021, Biol 4004, instr consent;

intended for grad students who require a

comprehensive grad-level neuroscience course

NSCI 5111. Medical Neuroscience for

Graduate Students. (; 5 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Survey of molecular, cellular, and systems

neuroscience as related to medicine. Lecture/

lab. prereq: Credit will not be granted if credit

has been received for: : 6111; BioC 3021, Biol

4004, instr consent; intended for grad students

who require a comprehensive medically-

oriented neuroscience course

NSCI 5501. Neurodegenerative Diseases,

Mechanisms to Therapies. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

With a rapid increase in population aging in

western educated industrialized rich democratic

(WEIRD) societies, neurodegenerative

disorders such as Alzheimer?s disease have

become an alarming health priority due to

the current absence of disease-modifying

therapies. The objective of this course is to

acquire a fundamental appreciation for the

most common degenerative disorders of the

nervous system as well as to integrate central

notions shared across these diseases and

emerging concepts in the field.

NSCI 5551. Statistical Foundations of

Systems Neuroscience. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Spring Even Year)

The purpose of this course is to provide the

student with a familiarity with the mathematical

and statistical techniques to practice

contemporary systems neuroscience. Topics

are chosen with a focus on current areas

of active research, as well as problems that

have driven the field over the past twenty

years. The class will combine lectures with

discussions of important systems neuroscience

papers, and will move at a fast pace. It is

intended for graduate students and ambitious

undergraduates. One major difference between

this course and other math and statistics

courses is the focus on systems neuroscience.

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Our examples will come from the Systems

Neuroscience field. Our research priorities

will come from Systems Neuroscience and

our Friday paper discussions will draw

exclusively from scholarly papers in Systems

Neuroscience.

NSCI 5916. BrainU 101: Neuroscience in the

Classroom. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Four-weekend workshop. Concepts in

neuroscience. Neurobiology of learning. Effects

of drugs. Lectures, activities, discussion,

designing investigations. In 2009-10, held in

Winona. In 2010-11, held in Duluth. prereq:

instr consent; intended for high school teachers

Neurosurgery (NSU)

NSU 5667. Neurobiology of Disease. (; 2-3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Basic clinical/pathological features, pathogenic

mechanisms. Weekly seminar.

Norwegian (NOR)

NOR 1001. Beginning Norwegian. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Emphasis on working toward novice-

intermediate low proficiency in all four language

modalities (listening, reading, speaking,

writing). Topics include everyday subjects

(shopping, directions, family, food, housing,

etc.).

NOR 1002. Beginning Norwegian. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Continues the presentation of all four language

modalities (listening, reading, speaking, writing)

with a proficiency emphasis. Topics include

free-time activities, careers, and Norwegian

culture. prereq: 1001

NOR 1003. Intermediate Norwegian. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Emphasis on intermediate proficiency in

listening, reading, speaking, and writing.

Contextualized work on grammar and

vocabulary is combined with authentic readings

and essay assignments. prereq: 1002

NOR 1004. Intermediate Norwegian. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Emphasis on developing intermediate mid-high

proficiency in listening, reading, speaking, and

writing. Contextualized work on grammar and

vocabulary is supported by work with authentic

readings and essay assignments. prereq: 1103

NOR 4001. Beginning Norwegian for

Graduate Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Emphasis on working toward novice-

intermediate low proficiency in all four language

modalities (listening, reading, speaking,

writing). Topics include everyday subjects

(shopping, directions, family, food, housing,

etc.). Meets concurrently with 1001.

NOR 4002. Beginning Norwegian for

Graduate Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Continues the presentation of all four language

modalities (listening, reading, speaking, writing)

with a proficiency emphasis. Topics include

free-time activities, careers, and Norwegian

culture. Meets concurrently with 1002.

NOR 4003. Intermediate Norwegian for

Graduate Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Emphasis on intermediate proficiency in

listening, reading, speaking, and writing.

Contextualized work on grammar and

vocabulary is combined with authentic readings

and essay assignments. Meets concurrently

with 1003.

NOR 4004. Intermediate Norwegian for

Graduate Research. (; 5 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Emphasis on developing intermediate mid-

high proficiency in listening, reading, speaking,

and writing. Contextualized work on grammar

and vocabulary is supported by work with

authentic readings and essay assignments.

Meets concurrently with 1004. prereq: 1004 in

another language or passing score on LPE or

grad student

Nursing (NURS)

NURS 1030. Nursing First Year Seminar I. (1

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This course is designed to help each student

achieve their individual goals by promoting

proactive educational and career planning,

introducing students to resources available at

the University and in the School of Nursing,

and connecting students with academic

advisors, faculty, and student groups in

the School of Nursing and throughout the

University. prereq: Freshman guarantee

student, instr consent

NURS 1031. Nursing First Year Seminar II.

(1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course will provide the student with

opportunities to explore the wide range

of opportunities in the nursing profession.

Throughout this course students will be asked

to reflect on the alignment of their academic

decisions; personal strengths, values, and

interests; related to their future career in

nursing and life goals. This course will allow

the student to deepen their understanding of

campus engagement, consider supporting

coursework to compliment the nursing major,

and advance progress toward the BSN degree

and future graduate education.

NURS 2001. Human Growth and

Development: A Life Span Approach. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Theoretical, personal, and culturally determined

theories on life span development, from

prenatal period through death/dying.

Psychoanalytical, behaviorism, cognitive,

sociocultural, and epigenetic categories of

biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial domains.

NURS 3115. Health Informatics and

Information Technology. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Examine health informatics and information

technology from consumer, clinical, and public

health perspectives. Develop skills in using

information technology to communicate,

manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support

decision-making.

NURS 3703. Assessment and Beginning

Interventions: Nursing Lab 1. (2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Psychomotor skills/interventions with focus on

therapeutic interventions. Experiential learning

activities used to build skill in assessment,

planning/implementation of select nursing

interventions. Theoretical foundations of

nursing interventions. prereq: Admitted to Nurs

BSN program

NURS 3705. Nursing Interventions. (2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Psychomotor skills/interventions with focus on

therapeutic interventions. Experiential learning

activities used to build skill in assessment,

planning, implementation of select nursing

interventions. prereq: 3703, enrolled in School

of Nursing

NURS 3710. Statistics for Clinical Practice

and Research. (MATH; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

Numerical reasoning, measurement principles.

Vital statistics, rates, data description.

Probability. Hypothesis testing/confidence

intervals for tests on means. Proportions,

correlations, linear regression. prereq: [High

school algebra or instr consent], students

enrolled in School of Nursing must take A/F

option

NURS 3801. Patient Centered Care of Adults

and Older Adults I. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Person-centered evidence based nursing care

for adults, including physical/mental health

promotion, acute/chronic illness management.

Critical analysis of patient needs/planning

nursing care. prereq: Admitted to Nurs BSN

program

NURS 3802. Patient Centered Care: Nursing

Care of Families I. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Introduction to nursing care of childbearing/

childrearing families. Family theory, family-

centered care, and family culture in the context

of home and community settings. prereq:

Enrolled in School of Nursing

NURS 3802H. Nursing Care of Families

I Honors. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Nursing care of childbearing/childrearing

families. Family theory, family-centered

care, family culture in the context of home

and community settings and therapeutic

communication between nurse and patients/

families. prereq: Enrolled nursing student

NURS 3803. Application of Genetics in

Nursing. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Application of genetics to the practice of

professional nursing. prereq: Enrolled in

nursing major

NURS 3806. Nurse as Professional. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Basic nursing concepts, role development,

competencies, therapeutic use of self, and

communication skills for person-centered

care and professional teamwork; beginning

development of own nursing philosophy; career

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exploration. prereq: Admitted to nursing BSN

program

NURS 4104. Ethical Sensitivity and

Reasoning in Health Care. (CIV; 2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Developing sensitivity to range/complexity of

ethical issues/dilemmas in health care. Ethical

principles/theories. Key ethical concepts in

addressing morally troubling issues in health

care settings.

NURS 4106. Nurse as Collaborator. (; 1 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

Examination of evidence-based teamwork

systems and processes to improve

communication and collaboration among health

care professionals. prereq: Enrolled in nursing

program

NURS 4205V. Honors: Nursing Theory and

Research. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Knowledge basic to discipline/practice of

nursing. Relationships among research, theory,

practice. Introduction to research process,

with attention to use of research in practice.

Students develop honors research proposal.

prereq: Nurs honors

NURS 4205W. Nursing Theory and

Research. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Examination of the knowledge basic to

the discipline and practice of nursing. The

relationships among research, theory, and

practice are discussed. The research process

is introduced to assist with understanding

the utilization of research in practice. prereq:

Undergrad in nursing

NURS 4301. Person Centered Care of Adults

and Older Adults II. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Person-centered evidence based nursing care

for adults with complex physical and mental

health illnesses. Critical analysis of multiple

complex patient needs. Planning nursing care.

prereq: 3801, 3802, 3703, 3705, enrolled in

School of Nursing

NURS 4303. Practicum: Person Centered

Care of Adults in Acute Care. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Clinical reasoning is applied to the nursing

care of young through older adults in acute

care. Evidenced based practice and clinical

reasoning to provide person centered care

within the health system environment. prereq:

3703, 3705, 3801, [3802 or 3802H], enrolled in

nursing

NURS 4305. Practicum: Community-based

Care of Families Across Life Span. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Examine an evidence-based teamwork system

to improve communication and teamwork skills

among health care professionals. prereq: 3703,

3705, 3801, [3802 or 3802H], enrolled Nurs

student

NURS 4312. Patient Centered Care: Nursing

Care of Families II. (; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Family centered care theory applied to care of

childbearing, childrearing families in acute care

setting. High risk pregnancy. Child response to

illness/hospitalization. prereq: 3802, enrolled

nursing student

NURS 4321. Public Health Nursing. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Concepts of epidemiology, systems theory,

and social justice applied to population-

based nursing care. Public health nursing

competencies and principles of community

assessment. Public health nursing practice

models and evidenced-based nursing

interventions. prereq: jr nursing student

NURS 4402. Taking Ethical Action in Health

Care. (CIV; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Ethical dimensions/role obligations of health

care professionals related to selected social

issues with health consequences. prereq:

Senior undergrad nursing student, [4104 or

instr consent]

NURS 4404V. Honors: Applied Research

and Research Utilization. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Systematic inquiry in interpreting/evaluating

research. Implement study proposed in

Nurs4205V. Write scholarly research report,

which will serve as honors research thesis.

prereq: Honors student in School of Nursing,

Nurs 4205V, upper division statistics course

NURS 4435. Immunization Tour. (1 cr. ; S-N

or Audit; Every Fall)

The focus of this course is interprofessional

collaboration, teams and teamwork, roles

and responsibilities, and ethical issues

as nursing and pharmacy public health

professionals. Students operate mobile

influenza immunization clinics for faculty, staff

and students across the UMN Twin Cities

campus. prereq: [Senior Bachelor of Science

nursing student or professional master's

nursing student], completion of CPR

NURS 4701. Advanced Nursing Across the

Lifespan. (3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall)

Examines person-centered evidence based

nursing care for persons across the lifespan

considering the underlying pathophysiology

and pharmacological interventions in complex

physical and mental health illnesses. Emphasis

is on critical analysis of complex patient needs

and planning and prioritizing nursing care.

NURS 4703. Specialty Focused Practicum I.

(2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Person-centered nursing care that is safe,

effective, holistic, culturally sensitive. prereq:

Nursing student in School of Nursing

NURS 4704. Continuum of Care Practicum.

(; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Care coordination/relationship of acute, home,

community services. Populations may include

chronically ill, all ages (aging adults, pediatric),

culturally diverse/healthy communities. prereq:

Nursing Student in School of Nursing

NURS 4705. Specialty Focused Practicum II.

(; 6 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Synthesis of previous learning while providing

to high quality nursing care that is safe,

ethical, evidence-based, holistic, culturally

sensitive, and person-centered in selected

clinical specialty. Application of professional

nursing values to clinical practice. Preceptor

led. prereq: 4703, sr in good standing in BSN

prereq: 4703, sr in good standing in BSN

NURS 4706. Transition to Practice. (; 1 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Professional and legal issues necessary to the

transition into nursing practice; strategies for

lifelong learning and nursing career trajectories

in preparation for entry into practice in a

complex health care system. prereq: Sr in BSN

program

NURS 4707. Nursing Leadership:

Professional Practice in Complex Systems.

(; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Leadership skills for safe effective practice

as a new graduate nurse; issues affecting

nursing practice; leadership attributes, e.g.,

creating effective teams, confident interaction

with others, resolving conflict, managing

resources, leadership for assuring patient

safety and quality care. prereq: Sr enrolled in

BSN program

NURS 4777W. Senior Project in the Nursing

Major. (WI; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Application of evidence-based practice

and the relationship to research, quality

improvement, and safety leading to improved

patient, population, or system outcomes.

Scholarly exploration of a clinical problem or

system issue from a nursing perspective that

culminates in a professional presentation.

prereq: 4205W or 4205V

NURS 4800. Nursing Topics. (; 0-16 cr. [max

48 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Exploration of a topic to meet individual student

needs. prereq: instr consent

NURS 5011. Interprofessional Diabetes

Experience. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Explore diabetes mellitus through active,

hands-on learning in an interprofessional

environment. Week-long simulated experience

of living with diabetes. Online learning activities

focused on interprofessional teamwork for

optimal care to patients with diabetes. prereq:

2nd or 3rd year in nursing curriculum prereq:

2nd or 3rd year in nursing curriculum

NURS 5014. Examining the Evidence:

Forensic Health Care Practices and

Opportunities. (2 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

Forensic health care, including sexual assault

forensic examiners/death investigators.

Examine current research regarding these

roles. Opportunity for relevant community-

based field experiences. prereq: Grad student

or undergraduate senior or instr consent

NURS 5016. Critical Reading of Scientific

Literature in Adolescent Health. (1 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Develop skills for critically reading empirical

literature within field of adolescent health.

Written/oral critiques of core elements of

research articles, including literature review,

conceptual framework, research questions/

hypotheses, methods, results, discussion,

conclusions. prereq: [Grad-level research

methods course, inferential statistics course] or

instr consent

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NURS 5029. Introduction to Nursing

Interventions. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Introduction to evidence-based interventions

for safe, inclusive, and ethical nursing practice.

Active learning activities in laboratory,

simulation, are used to build skills to support

nursing process.

NURS 5030. Foundational Concepts of

Professional Nursing. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Foundation of knowledge for culturally

appropriate, ethical, evidence-based nursing

practice across the life span. Research/theory

that underlie the art/science of professional

nursing. Concepts of person, environment,

health, and nursing. prereq: Admission to

master's in nursing program

NURS 5031. Human Response to Health and

Illness: Adults and Elders. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Focus on individual responses to health

and illness in the context of families and

environments. The clinical component will

emphasize the application of the nursing

process in adult and older adult populations.

NURS 5032. Human Response to Health and

Illness: Children and Childbearing Families.

(; 5 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Focus is on family responses to health and

illness. Application of the nursing process

in children and childbearing families is

emphasized. The family as the unit of care is

the focus of a seminar.

NURS 5033. Population-Focused Health in

Public Health and Mental Health Nursing. (;

5 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Summer)

Focus on population- based public health

and mental health nursing practice across

the lifespan, with local to global perspectives.

Emphasis on health equity, health promotion

and levels of disease prevention. Apply theory

and research to examine interventions and

outcomes.

NURS 5034. Transition to Professional

Nursing Practice. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Critical analysis of issues affecting the

transition to professional nursing practice

including those related to the quality of

healthcare, quality improvement, and the ability

of nurses to improve patient outcomes across

settings. prereq: Nurs 5033, Nurs 6200

NURS 5035. Practicum Nursing Care for

Complex Health Conditions. (4 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Clinical decision-making, comprehensive

nursing care of clients with complex health

problems. In collaboration with a clinical

preceptor and a faculty advisor, students

develop an individualized learning contract.

prereq: Nursing postbaccalaureate certificate

program or master of nursing program

NURS 5115. Interprofessional Health Care

Informatics. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Implications of informatics for practice,

including nursing, public health, and health

care in general. Electronic health record issues.

Ethical, legislative, political, and global/future

informatics issues.

NURS 5116. Consumer Health Informatics.

(; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Examines issues from consumer's perspective

in acquisition, understanding, use or provision

of health information. Online strategies for

improving health. Impact on consumer-provider

relationships/ethical and legal issues. prereq:

Grad student or instr consent

NURS 5117. Consumer Health Informatics

Practicum. (; 1 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall)

Apply student knowledge to analysis of

health needs and consumer health principles,

theories, and research to a consumer health

informatics project. prereq: [Grad student,

[5116 or concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 5116]] or instr consent

NURS 5120. Palliative Care for Children. (; 1

cr. ; Student Option; Every Summer)

Physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs

of children with life-limiting conditions.

Family centered approach. Holistic

assessment/intervention for child/family, within

interdisciplinary health care team. prereq: instr

consent

NURS 5190. Essentials of Holistic Health

Assessment and Foundational Clinical. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to health and physical assessment

for safe, culturally sensitive, inclusive, and

ethical nursing practice across the life span.

Active learning, simulation, and clinical settings

are used to develop a holistic approach to

nursing process: assessment, diagnosis,

outcome, planning, implementation, and

evaluation. prereq: Admission to MN Program

NURS 5200. Advanced Holistic Health

Assessment for the Advanced Practice

Nurse. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Summer)

Provides students with advanced holistic health

assessment knowledge and skills needed for

ANP across the life span. Prepares students

to utilize advanced health assessment skills

to differentiate between normal, variations

of normal and abnormal findings. Integrates

Integrates EB data into a comprehensive health

assessment. prereq: Admission to advanced

practice nursing area of study (DNP or Post-

Graduate certificate program), instr consent

NURS 5222. Advanced Human Physiology.

(; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This course will use a systems approach

to human physiology and physiologic

changes across life span. Emphasizes clinical

application using population-specific content

related to various specialty areas in advanced

practice nursing.

NURS 5225. Psychopharmacology

Advanced Practice Psychiatric/Mental

Health Nursing. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall

& Spring)

Advanced concepts in neuroscience,

psychopharmacology, and clinical management

related to psychopharmacologic treatment of

psychiatric disorders/symptoms. Application to

problems in various clinical settings. prereq:

5228 or instr consent

NURS 5226. Advanced Human

Pathophysiology. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

This course will use a systems approach

to human pathophysiology across the life

span. Emphasizes clinical application using

population-specific content related to various

specialty areas in advanced practice nursing.

NURS 5228. Pharmacology for Advanced

Practice Nursing. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Overview of pharmacological principles for

commonly used medication classes. Each drug

class, related physiology. Pharmacodynamics

and pharmacokinetics of drug classes and

specific medications. prereq: Grad nursing

student or instr consent

NURS 5229. Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics.

(; 3-4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics,

therapeutic dosages for various age groups.

Client patterns of drug use. Prescriptive

privileges. Prescription writing for advanced

practice nurses. prereq: 5222, [5228 or PHAR

5800], DNP student, instr consent

NURS 5230. Pharmacotherapeutics for

Nurse Anesthesia. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

Reviews basic physics, organic and

biochemistry of metabolic processes,

pharmacodynamics & pharmacokinetics.

Detailed description of anesthetic drugs,

physiologic mechanisms, side effects,

toxicities, metabolism & elimination as

outlined on National Certification Examination.

Synthesis of pharmacotherapeutics into nurse

anesthesia plan of care.

NURS 5241. Nursing Leadership for

Effective Practice. (; 2 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Analysis of leadership theory and application of

leadership skills needed for safe and effective

practice as a new graduate nurse. Exploration

of system issues affecting nursing practice and

patient outcomes. prereq: Final sem of MN

Program

NURS 5284. Supporting Physiologic Labor

and Childbirth for Nurses. (2 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Techniques to provide labor support,

discussion about doula role and overlap with

nursing support. Emphasizing continuous

physical and emotional labor support plus

information to enhance physiologic birth.

Experience providing labor support to women

at a clinical facility included.

NURS 5505. Assessment and Support of

Women in Labor. (2 cr. ; S-N only; Every

Spring)

Self-directed study with goal of working with

experienced labor nurses/learning knowledge/

skills required to perform labor. Clinical

experience. Completion of selected online

modules related to nursing care of women in

labor. prereq: Admission to DNP Program

NURS 5604. Advanced Health Assessment

and Interventions with Adolescents. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Summer)

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Integrates knowledge from nursing, public

health, health behavior, and adolescent

development as framework for developing

health assessment/intervention strategies for

clinical practice with adolescents. prereq: CPsy

5303 or equiv or instr consent

NURS 5611. Database Principles for

Healthcare. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Principles of database theory, modeling,

design, and manipulation of databases will

be introduced, taught with a healthcare

applications emphasis. Students will be able

to critically evaluate database query methods

and results, and understand their implications

for healthcare. Course Prerequisites: Graduate

student or instructor consent

NURS 5800. Nursing Topics. (; 1-4 cr. [max

16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Course allows students to study a topic not

included in regular courses, or for faculty to

offer a course to determine interest in a topic.

prereq: instr consent

NURS 5812. Global Health Through Study

Abroad. (; 1-2 cr. ; S-N only; Periodic Fall)

Nursing as a global profession and the issues

that impact health of populations worldwide.

prereq: instr consent

NURS 5830. Advanced Clinical Nursing. (;

1-6 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Independent study or faculty seminar on

special clinical topic. prereq: Grad nursing

major, instr consent

NURS 5925. Grant Writing and Critique. (; 1

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Self-paced course. Online modular format.

How to write/critique grants. Students select a

research or program grant to critique, applying

knowledge obtained through learning modules.

prereq: Grad student or instr consent

Nutrition (NUTR)

NUTR 5622. Vitamin and Mineral

Biochemistry. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Nutritional, biochemical, and physiological

aspects of vitamins and essential minerals

in human and experimental-animal models.

prereq: BioC 3021, Phsl 3051, FSCN 4612

NUTR 5624. Nutrition and Genetics. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Overview of gene-diet interactions and relevant

technologies used to study such interactions.

Nutrigenomics, epigenetics, transcriptomics,

proteomics, metabolomics. Examples of

gene-diet interactions, implications. Current

issues. Prerequisites: Courses in Nutritional

Biochemistry (e.g., NUTR 5625), and Vitamin

and Mineral Biochemistry (e.g., NUTR 5622),

or consent of instructor

NUTR 5625. Nutritional Biochemistry. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Overview of biochemical molecules and

pathways important in nutritional events.

prereq: BIOC 3021 or instr consent

NUTR 5626. Nutritional Physiology. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Whole body macronutrient metabolism as

it relates to etiology of metabolic diseases.

Signaling between tissues to control

homeostasis. How dysregulation of crosstalk

can lead to metabolic diseases. How diet,

exercise, or starvation impact metabolism.

Regulation of food intake and energy

expenditure. Designing/analyzing/interpreting

research data. prereq: NUTR 5625

NUTR 5627. Nutritional and Food

Toxicology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Toxic agents, organisms, and toxic effects

that are important in the toxic events, with a

focus on food toxicants and nutrient-toxicant

interaction. prereq: BIOC 3021; designed for

students majoring in [nutrition or food science

or toxicology]

NUTR 5993. Directed Research. (1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

NUTR 5994. Directed Research. (1-4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs

and carries out a directed research project

under the direction of a faculty member.

Directed research may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment.Students enrolling in a directed

research will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

Occupational Therapy (OT)

OT 1003. Introduction to Occupational

Therapy. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Introduction to career of occupational therapy.

Overview of profession's domain/process. Work

settings, populations served, approaches used

by occupational therapist.

OT 5121. Issues in Mental Health. (; 1 cr. ; S-

N or Audit; Every Fall)

Psychiatric/neuropsychological assessment/

treatment. Issues related to medical/community

management and to roles of OT/PT with

respect to clients with mental health needs.

Interaction between physical/mental health and

disability. prereq: One course gen psych, one

course abnorm psych.

OT 5122. Descriptive Neurology. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall)

Relates neuroanatomical/neurophysiological

principles to neurological conditions commonly

seen in occupational/physical therapy practice.

prereq: OT student or instr consent

OT 5161. Theory of Physical Medicine and

Rehabilitation Applied to Medical Sciences.

(; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Diagnostic procedures. Medical, surgical,

and rehabilitation management of patient

problems in orthopedics, surgery, pediatrics,

dermatology, medicine, cancer, and speech.

Correlation to current practice. Presentation of

patients. prereq: OT student or instr consent

OT 5182. Functional Neuroanatomy and

Neurophysiology. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Neuroanatomic structures as functional

systems, basic neurophysiologic concepts.

Emphasizes applications for understanding/

treating physical dysfunctions. prereq:

Registered occupational therapy student or

instr consent

OT 5300. Concepts for Occupational

Therapy Practice. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Critical thinking, ethics, professional resources/

organizations, patient-therapist relationship.

Level I fieldwork experience. prereq: enrolled

OT student or instr consent

OT 5313. Therapeutic Occupation. (; 4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Occupational therapy philosophy, history, and

frames of reference. Activity analysis applied to

purposeful, therapeutic activities for individuals

and groups. prereq: enrolled OT student or

instr consent

OT 5341. Introduction: Evaluation and

Intervention I. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Assessment concepts/techniques. Application

to patient populations with both mental health/

physical disabilities. Treatment planning/

documentation. prereq: 5393 or instr consent

OT 5342. Compensatory Rehabilitation:

Evaluation and Intervention II. (; 4 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Spring)

Assessment of daily living performance

areas; adaptation techniques to compensate

for performance deficits. Level I fieldwork

experience. prereq: 5300, 5313 or instr consent

OT 5343. Specialty Topics: Evaluation and

Intervention III. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Applies critical thinking model to assessment/

intervention of selected patient populations with

mental/physical problems requiring specialized

approaches. Focus on habilitation/rehabilitation

of populations with multiple performance

component deficits. Fieldwork. prereq: 5342 or

instr consent

OT 5344. Neurorehabilitation: Evaluation

and Intervention IV. (; 5 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Assessment/intervention related to perception,

cognition, reflexes, sensory integration, and

motor control. Application to individuals with

multiple performance component deficits.

prereq: 5343 or instr consent

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OT 5360. Dynamics of Group Models. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Application of group/team dynamics in diverse

professional settings. prereq: 5313 or instr

consent

OT 5370. Theory of Occupation. (; 1 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

Occupational therapy frames of reference,

role of activity, and historical development of

profession. prereq: enrolled OT student or instr

consent

OT 5375. Community Resources and Health-

Care Issues. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Analysis of community health-care systems,

including cultural/family influences on individual

health and decision making. Students identify

current trends in health care and determine

responses to them at social, political, or

legislative level. prereq: [5300, 5342] or instr

consent

OT 5376. Adult Education and Planning. (; 1

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Skills needed to plan, implement, and evaluate

adult educational programs/materials for

patient/family education, peer/professional

education, and education of others in order to

carry out therapeutic interventions. Student

teaching unit, community based activity.

prereq: 5313 or instr consent

OT 5380. Management of Occupational

Therapy Services. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Administration/management of occupational

therapy services within managed care

environment. Issues in Medicare, HMOs, TQM,

consultation, human resources, promotion of

profession. Emphasizes program development

in current organizational structures. prereq:

[5360, 5375, 5376] or instr consent

OT 5391. Occupation Across the Life Span.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

The well elderly, school therapy, work-related

injuries/industrial rehabilitation. Fieldwork.

prereq: [5375, 5376] or instr consent

OT 5392. Research in Occupational

Therapy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Analysis of scientific literature, development

of research proposals. prereq: 5313 or instr

consent

OT 5393. Functional Anatomy and

Kinesiology. (; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Gross human anatomy emphasizing skeletal,

muscular, circulatory, and peripheral nervous

systems of the extremities and trunk. Includes

cadaver lab prosections. Analyzing functional

human movement from a biomechanical

perspective. prereq: enrolled OT student or

instr consent

OT 5394. Orthotics. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall)

Analysis, design, and construction of orthotic

devices. prereq: 5341 or instr consent

OT 5395. Independent Study in

Occupational Therapy. (; 1-4 cr. [max 16

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Independent Study in Occupational Therapy

prereq: Enrolled OT student or instr consent

Off-Campus Study (OCS)

OCS 3000. Non-affiliated Domestic Program.

(; 0-30 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Not printed in catalog. A registration

mechanism for students pursuing a unique

off-campus study experience through either

other educational institutions or through

private non-credit granting agencies. Limited

to students whose study is approved by

University of Minnesota faculty who certify

likely departmental credit for successfully

completed study as specified by agreement

forms signed by both student and faculty.

prereq: instr consent

OCS 3550. NSE: National Student Exchange

Plan B. (0-20 cr. [max 40 cr.] ; S-N only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

National Student Exchange: off-campus study.

(Do not publish.) prereq: dept consent

Office of Undergrad Education

(OUE)

OUE 1086. The First Year Experience: Fall.

(2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Awareness of roles, identity, needs, and

interactions with diverse groups. Expectations,

resources, and challenges associated

with transition into college. Speakers,

journals/portfolios, technology, reading/

writing assignments, classroom exercises/

experiences.. prereq: 1st-yr student athletes

OUE 1087. The First Year Experience:

Summer. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Awareness of roles, identity, needs, and

interactions with diverse groups. Expectations,

resources, and challenges associated

with transition into college. Speakers,

journals/portfolios, technology, reading/

writing assignments, classroom exercises/

experiences. Prereq: 1st-yr student athletes

OUE 2001. Academic Planning and

Exploration. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Undecided and competitive-major students

engage in academic and career decision-

making process. Students develop an

exploratory action plan to help them discover/

declare a best-fit major matching their interests,

values, and academic skills. Customized

course assignments include self-assessment,

reflective essays, and an action plan project.

OUE 3000. Special Topics Course. (; 1-3 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Periodic Fall, Spring

& Summer)

See topics course for course-specific

description.

OUE 3050. Introduction to Peer Education.

(1 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Peer cooperative learning. Factors that

enhance effectiveness of group learning,

including facilitating learning process,

integrating learning skill development/

content knowledge acquisition, application of

appropriate theories of learning.

OUE 3310. Leadership Development for

University Student Leaders. (3 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Spring)

This course will provide an opportunity for

student orientation leaders to translate

theory to practice, using the University of

Minnesota Orientation and Welcome Week

experience as a learning laboratory. Students

will build upon existing self-awareness to

further examine their identity, biases, and

strengths through the use of critical reflective

models and leadership theory concepts. Guest

lecturers will share expertise on the topics

of leadership, communication, and diversity.

Course participants will gain an advanced level

of leadership self-awareness and responsibility

vital to creating an inclusive and welcoming

environment for incoming students and their

families.

Ojibwe (OJIB)

OJIB 1100. Ojibwe Immersion. (3 cr. [max 5

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Summer)

Three week course designed to help students

with little or no knowledge of Ojibwe language.

Introduction to fundamentals of Ojibwe

language. Taught primarily in Ojibwe with some

grammatical description. Learn to read/write in

Ojibwe language.

OJIB 1101. Beginning Ojibwe I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Speaking. Grammar. Writing systems.

OJIB 1102. Beginning Ojibwe II. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Speaking. Grammar. Writing systems. prereq:

1101

OJIB 3103. Intermediate Ojibwe I. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Speaking. Grammar. Storytelling. Oral history.

Translation projects. prereq: 1101, 1102

OJIB 3104. Intermediate Ojibwe II. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Speaking. Grammar. Storytelling. Oral history.

Translation projects. prereq: 1102, 1102,3103

OJIB 4101. Beginning Ojibwe I. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Speaking, grammar, writing systems. prereq:

community member, see department for

permission to enroll.

OJIB 4102. Beginning Ojibwe II. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Speaking. Grammar. Writing systems. prereq:

community member, see department for

permission to enroll.

OJIB 4103. Intermediate Ojibwe I. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Speaking. Grammar. Storytelling. Oral history.

Translation projects. prereq: 1101, 3103,

community member, see department for

permission to enroll.

OJIB 4104. Intermediate Ojibwe II. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Speaking. Grammar. Storytelling. Oral history.

Translation projects. prereq: 1102, 3102,

community member, see department for

permission to enroll.

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OJIB 5106. Advanced Ojibwe Language I. (;

3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Focuses on immersion method.

OJIB 5109. Advanced Ojibwe Language II. (;

3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Focuses on immersion method.

OJIB 5202. Ojibwe Mastery I. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

The purpose of the first three years of the

Ojibwe language courses at the University is to

introduce students to the most common Ojibwe

grammatical and conjugational systems, and to

help develop their fluency through immersion.

In this course and in the subsequent course in

the winter semester, students will work towards

Ojibwe language mastery by learning less

frequent, but crucial aspects of the Ojibwe

language and further working towards a more

sophisticated level of talking.

OJIB 5204W. Ojibwe Mastery II. (WI; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

The purpose of the first three years of the

Ojibwe language courses at the University is to

introduce students to the most common Ojibwe

grammatical and conjugational systems, and to

help develop their fluency through immersion.

In this semester, students will continue refining

their Ojibwe language ability by studying verb

conjugational systems, more complex mii-

phrases, reduplication, more grammar pattern

study, and more opportunities to use and apply

their language skills.

OJIB 5250. Ojibwe Master Class. (3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

The course provide students opportunities

to increase their Ojibwe speaking ability

through consistent practice and performance

of dialogues and stories while receiving

native-speaker/instructor feedback. This is

a performance based class, which will allow

students to apply and practice what they have

learned from other Ojibwe courses.

Ophthalmology (OPH)

OPH 5201. Orthoptics I. (4 cr. ; S-N or Audit;

Every Summer)

Human anatomy, Ocular anatomy, history

taking skills, basic optics, Diagnostic Testing

I, Intro to Clinical Skills, Vision Screening and

Assessment

OPH 5301. Orthoptics II. (5 cr. ; S-N or Audit;

Every Fall)

Basic Ophthalmic skills, Strabismus,

Retinoscopy, Surgical technique I,

Pharmacology I, Clinical Skills II, Embryology

OPH 5501. Orthoptics IV. (4 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Summer)

First semester Advanced Placement of

Orthoptics Certificate program. prereq:

Admission to Orthoptics Certificate program

and completion of

OPH 5601. Orthoptics V. (5 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall)

Second semester of Advanced Placement

Year - Orthoptics training program. prereq:

Enrollment in Orthoptics Certificate program

OPH 5701. Orthoptics III. (5 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Spring)

Third semester of Orthoptics certificate

program.

Oral Biology (OBIO)

OBIO 5001. Methods in Research and

Writing. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Skills necessary to begin a research project,

including literature review, hypothesis

formation, research design, and writing. Each

student develops a research protocol.

OBIO 5010. Molecular Virology. (1 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall)

This course provides graduate students and

upper-level undergraduate students with

a knowledge base for understanding the

molecular aspects of replication strategies

utilized in virus replication. Topics for the

course will focus on the molecular aspects

of virus replication for the major virus

families (e.g., arenaviruses, bacteriophages,

flaviviruses, herpesviruses, orthomyxoviruses,

picornaviruses, and retroviruses) as well as

virus evolution, structure, and taxonomy.

OBIO 5020. Virus Pathogenesis and Host

Interactions. (1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

This course provides graduate students and

upper-level undergraduate students with

a knowledge base for understanding virus

pathogenesis and host interactions. Topics for

the course will focus on the molecular, cellular,

and organismal aspects of virus pathogenesis

and host interactions. The concepts of cellular

pathogenesis, tissue tropism, portals of

entry, local replication and virus spread, virus

dissemination, and congenital infections will

be covered. A particular emphasis will be

placed on virus pathogenesis of the major virus

families (e.g., arenaviruses, bacteriophages,

flaviviruses, herpesviruses, orthomyxoviruses,

picornaviruses, and retroviruses) and virus-

host cell interactions that can restrict virus

replication and are responsible for immunity will

be discussed.

OBIO 5030. Virology Research

Presentations. (1 cr. [max 10 cr.] ; S-N only;

Every Fall & Spring)

This course is designed to enhance

knowledge in virology through research

presentations as well as the critical evaluation

of presentations of other students and

researchers. Presentation will includes current

virology research, both individual research

projects and critical reading, and presentation

of current literature.

OBIO 5050. Evolution of Emerging Viruses.

(2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

This course is designed to provide graduate

students and undergraduate students with

junior or senior standing a knowledge base for

understanding how HIV and other emerging

viruses (e.g., Ebola, influenza, SARS, West

Nile virus, hantavirus, hepatitis C) evolve

and become public health threats. Topics

for the course will focus on the biochemical,

molecular, cellular, clinical, and epidemiological

aspects of emerging viruses, with an emphasis

on how each plays a role in virus evolution and

emergence. This course will emphasize HIV as

a key example of an emerging virus disease

that has had a profound impact on human

health.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

(OSUR)

OSUR 5257. Ambulatory General

Anesthesia for the Oral and Maxillofacial

Surgeon. (; 0-6 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Clinical rotation involving experience in

outpatient management and using intravenous

sedation and general anesthesia. prereq:

Participation in oral and maxillofacial surgery

training program.

OSUR 5276. Medicine Rotation for the Oral

and Maxillofacial Surgeon. (; 0-6 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Clinical rotation at Fairview-University Medical

Center under the direction of the Internal

Medicine Department. Involves workup,

admission, and daily management of patients

on medical service, specifically cardiology and

pulmonary. prereq: Participation in oral and

maxillofacial surgery training program.

OSUR 5277. Physical Diagnosis for Oral

Surgery Residents. (; 2 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; S-N

only; Every Summer)

Six-week didactic course coupled with

evaluation of patients. prereq: Participation in

oral and maxillofacial surgery training program.

Org Leadership, Policy & Dev

(OLPD)

OLPD 1231. Technological Change and

Workplace Learning: Past and Present.

(HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Within the historical context of the United

States over the past 150 years, this course

examines how we learn to be "good workers."

The impact of multiple technological changes

on workplace learning and broader American

society is the main thematic focus of the

course. In other words, how have various

technologies continually re-made workers and

disciplined them into being "good workers"?

OLPD 1303. Leadership in the

Organizational Context. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Life - like leadership - is full of paradoxes. We

are all individuals. At the same time, we are

all part of families, communities, institutions,

structures, and systems. To understand and

practice effective leadership, we must make

sense of our lives - including our unique

identities and experiences - within these

broader organizational and societal contexts.

We must think critically about how power flows

through society, and how it shapes agency,

opportunities and wellbeing for individuals and

communities. And we must think creatively

and critically about how leadership can help

promote equity, justice, and human flourishing.

In this course, we focus on organizations as

a core context for leadership. Organizations

are everywhere - some formal, some informal.

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For example, we are all part of an educational

organization: the University of Minnesota. We

all interact with governmental organizations

at national, state, and local levels. We may

belong to community, religious, or cultural

organizations. We might work - now or in the

future - for a corporation, a nonprofit, or a

cooperative. We may belong to an advocacy

organization that works for social change. To

study leadership within these various types

of organizations, we must also turn inward to

examine our own identities, social locations,

and experiences. We draw on concepts

and theories - from the fields of leadership

development, organizational studies, sociology,

and psychology - to analyze our lived

experiences within broader contexts, and

better understand the behaviors of individuals

and groups within organizations. This course

will require active engagement with course

materials, your classmates, and class projects.

Our class sessions will include group activities,

student-driven discussions, and the occasional

mini-lecture. We will explore case studies

and individual narratives as touchstones for

applying theory to real world contexts. Over

the semester, you will complete both individual

and group assignments, including reflective

writing and class facilitation. Ultimately, this

course is a "learning lab" where we have the

chance to practice being how we would like the

world to be. Old: Students examine own views

of leadership, differences between

OLPD 1461. Presentations in Work Settings:

Business & Marketing Education and

Human Resource Development. (CIV; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course prepares students to present

information and hone their messages based

on audience need in a variety of business,

leadership, and workplace contexts. Students

interested in majoring in Business and

Marketing Education (BME), Human Resource

Development (HRD), and other majors can

take this course in order to develop the

disciplinary practices used in training and

development, as well as business and industry

to convey vital and timely messages.

OLPD 2811. Societies of the Future:

Changing Work Contexts. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Ongoing evolution of social contexts and work

through the interdisciplinary lens of future

studies.

OLPD 2811H. Societies of the Future:

Changing Work Contexts, Honors. (TS; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Ongoing evolution of social contexts and work

through the interdisciplinary lens of future

studies. prereq: Honors student

OLPD 3202. Introduction to Strategies for

Teaching Adults. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Theories of adult learning, learning/teaching

styles, methods/perspectives of teaching,

applications of teaching in various settings.

OLPD 3305. Learning About Leadership

Through Film and Literature. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Readings from leadership studies, literature,

and film. Ethical dilemmas. Different styles

of leadership and their consequences.

Intersection of public/private in exercising

leadership. Competing loyalties/pressures felt

by leaders/followers. Fundamental questions

about nature/desirability of leadership.

OLPD 3308. Data-Driven Decision-Making in

BME and HRD. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Summer)

Living in the age of technology has implications

for everyone in Business & Marketing

Education (BME) and Human Resource

Development (HRD). Technology that makes

it possible to collect huge amounts of data

has given more individuals and organizations

the power and responsibility to analyze data

and make decisions based on this data.

The amount of data being collected on our

preferences, attitudes, and behaviors will only

increase in the future, and this rich data can be

used towards a variety of ends. In this course,

we will use quantitative methods to uncover the

information in large data sets and then consider

how individuals and organizations are able

to gain a competitive advantage by acting on

this information. Topics covered in this course

include: - Critical analysis of complex issues

related to BME and HRD in organizations; -

Major techniques of quantitative data analyses

used in BME and HRD; - How to use of Excel

and Excel Add-in Tools to conduct data

analyses; - How to make effective decisions

based on quantitative information in BME and

HRD situations; and - Effective reporting of

quantitative results to meet the expectations of

stakeholders.

OLPD 3310. Special Topics for

Undergraduates. (; 1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Inquiry into special topics related to

organizational leadership, policy/development.

OLPD 3318. Introduction to Project

Management. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Project management for business and industry.

Project lifecycles, deliverables, and processes

as they are commonly used in the workplace.

OLPD 3324W. Writing in the Workplace for

Education and Human Development Majors.

(WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Explore professional communication.

Research/analysis writing. Memos, reports,

proposals, human resource-related

documentation, letters or announcements,

presentations. prereq: 60+ undergraduate

credits, declared major

OLPD 3331H. Honors: Leveraging and

Understanding Global Identity through

Intercultural Learning. (; 1 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Studying abroad can be a transformative

experience that has the power to challenge

your thinking and enlarge your perspective

on the world. This course guides you through

your studies abroad with intercultural readings,

theory, writing, reflection, and feedback from

peers and the instructor. A key element to

this course is leveraging and connecting the

intercultural and self-knowledge gained abroad

to strengthened core career competencies.

Using scenarios from your time abroad, you

will work to understand and articulate career

skill outcomes. As you discover your own

global identity, you will be better prepared

to translate and communicate the skills and

strengths that employers and grad school

admissions committees value in a globalized

world. prereq: studying abroad the semester

student is enrolled in course

OLPD 3332. Global Identity: Connecting

Your International Experience to Your

Future. (1 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Reflect on activities/readings of study abroad

experiences overseas. E-journaling, written

activities, group interaction using various

formats. prereq: [3321 or EDPA 3102 or instr

consent], studying abroad the semester student

is enrolled in course

OLPD 3350. Special Topics in Professional

Sales. (; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student Option No

Audit; Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

In this course, students will learn how to

understand and incorporate advanced

professional selling topics into practical

experiences in professional sales. Students will

improve their ability to communicate effectively

and identify, define, and solve problems

through role-play simulations that incorporates

topics such as Understanding Objections,

Understanding Sales Differentiators,

Networking, CRM and Strategic Relationships,

and Sales Management. In addition, students

will gain understanding of the sales cycle and

how to successfully navigate buyer interactions

for business relationships. Students will also

describe how internships and introspective

assessments can foster greater career

progression in professional sales.

OLPD 3381. Developing Intercultural

Competence. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

Past/current research on intercultural

leadership. Students share their understanding/

experiences within intercultural framework.

OLPD 3401. Teaching Marketing Promotion.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Materials, methods, and approaches to

teaching marketing promotion. Advertising,

promotion, public relations, direct selling, visual

merchandising, and direct marketing.

OLPD 3424. Sales Training. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Strategies and techniques for developing

effective sales people. A review of review

practices related to sales management,

business development, selling strategies, and

learning objectives essential to developing

the skills, knowledge, and abilities to create a

competent sales force.

OLPD 3493. Directed Study in Business

& Marketing Education. (1-4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Open to qualified students. Opportunity to

pursue study not available through regular

coursework. In consultation with instructor,

develop prospectus/complete progress reports/

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final report on project. prereq: BME major, instr

consent

OLPD 3601. Introduction to Human

Resource Development. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Human resource development theories,

principles, concepts, and practices.

OLPD 3609. Profession and Practice of

Business and Marketing Education and

Human Resource Development. (2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course is designed to provide

Undergraduate Business and Marketing

Education (BME) & Human Resource

Development (HRD) students with the tools

necessary to develop a career management

plan to become successful business and

marketing professionals and/or human

resource development professionals. prereq:

Admitted BME major or Admitted HRD major

OLPD 3621. Introduction to Training and

Development. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Processes to carry out theoretically sound

training/development practices, within the

context of systemic relationship with host

organization or system.

OLPD 3641. Introduction to Organization

Development. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Organization development theories, principles,

concepts, and practices. How development is

used to direct change in an organization.

OLPD 3805. Introduction to Strategic

Planning Through Human Resources. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Spring)

Processes organizations use when engaged

in strategic planning. How to participate

in planning, implementing, and evaluating

strategic initiatives to improve performance.

prereq: 3601 or HRD 3001

OLPD 3828. Diversity in the Workplace. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the

workplace. Issues of recruitment, selection,

management, learning, leadership, and

performance.

OLPD 4301. Global Youth Leadership and

Community Engagement. (; 6 cr. ; A-F only;

Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Six-credit course over three semesters.

Students take courses at the U of M (spring

and fall) and at FLASCO University in Buenos

Aires, Argentina, (four weeks in August).

Theory and practice of youth-engagement/

empowerment to address issues that affect

their lives, their communities, and the broader

global society.

OLPD 4318. Advanced Project Management.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Project management for business and industry.

Advanced aspects and techniques in project

management, project lifecycles, deliverables,

and processes as they are commonly used in

the workplace. prereq: 3318 or EDPA 3218

OLPD 4401. E-Marketing. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Basic understanding and personal experience

with how e-marketing can be used as part of an

overall marketing and promotion plan.

OLPD 4421. Practicum in Nonprofit

Organizations. (; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

This course will provide students the

opportunity to develop and implement critical

aspects of a nonprofit organization from board

selection, training, fundraising, event marketing

and management, and conducting outreach

programs. Students will have the opportunity

to develop a variety of job functions including:

sales, marketing, e-marketing, operations,

management, accounting, administration,

purchasing, procurement, fundraising, pre-

event planning, and post-event evaluation.

OLPD 4426. Strategic Customer

Relationship Management. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Principles of customer relationship

management, brand identity, and integrated

marketing communications. Comprehensive

framework for how organizations interact with

their various publics to create goodwill/loyalty.

OLPD 4496. Applied Experience in Business

& Marketing Education. (1-4 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Application of theory to practice related to

BME core coursework with integrative paper.

Work, internship, study abroad, research,

field experience, service learning, etc. can

all fulfill this degree requirement. Contact

OLPD Program Advisors for more information.

prereq: BME major, ugrd, [3496 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 3496]

OLPD 4696. Applied Experience in Business

Marketing Education & Human Resource

Development. (1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

OLPD 4696, the Applied Experience course,

is designed as a culminating learning

experience for students nearing graduation.

It affords students an opportunity to seek

out practical work experience related to

their area of concentration in business and

marketing or human resource development.

An essential part of an Applied Experience is

the opportunity to use the knowledge acquired

in the classroom in practical applications in

the workplace. Problem-solving and creative

thinking in the workplace supports the retention

and mastery of information gained in the

classroom. To be successful, the Applied

Experience in BME/HRD should focus on

a specific project(s) or task(s) that lend to

analysis and resolution over the course of 6

to 14 weeks. A typical Applied Experience in

BME/HRD involves 160 hours of work for 4

credits including all the course work listed on

this syllabus (20 hr) during a single semester

(45 hours per credit). The Applied Experience

in BME/HRD is not credit for work. Students

must be engaged in specific activities/duties

related to their area of concentration related

to the field of business and marketing or

human resource development. Each activity

is expected to relate to a BME/HRD theory, a

career competency area, or professional skill.

The student and the employment supervisor

will be asked to sign a contract stipulating

to the internship objective and activities;

the contract must also be approved by the

instructor. prereq: OLPD ugrd student in BME/

HRD, BME compl 3 of the 4 cores: OLPD 3318,

3401, 3424, 4426. HRD compl 4 of the 4 cores:

OLPD 3601, 3202, 3621, 3641. Completed or

permission to be concurrently registered for

OLPD 3609.

OLPD 4870. Introduction to Integrating

Human Rights into Organizational

Leadership. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Forum to explore local and international

policies/practices for integrating human

rights into organizational leadership and

management.

OLPD 5001. Formal Organizations in

Education. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Classical/current theories of organizations.

Applications to education and related fields.

OLPD 5002. Private Colleges as Formal

Organizations. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Provide certificate students with introduction

to contemporary thinking on organizations/

administration. Primary focus on organizational

theory. prereq: Bachelors degree must be

completed before starting this course.

OLPD 5003. Borderland, Education Policy,

Immigrant Expereince. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Borderland, Education Policy and Immigrant

Student Experience brings to focus the

history of individual, institutional (educational)

and cultural forms of marginalization and

discrimination of immigrant communities from

US history. This class includes a Spring Break

trip to Tucson and the Sonora Desert led by the

non-profit Borderlinks (www.borderlinks.org).

Service learning opportunities may include

water drops in the desert, interpreting for newly

arrived migrants and serving as a supportive

witness for migrants at deportation court. Both

in Minnesota and Tucson, participants will

dialogue with local stakeholders, advocates

and agents of change including migrants,

activists, border patrol, ranchers, faith

communities, lawyers and lawmakers. Students

will also have the opportunity to compare and

contrast US immigrant issues with those across

the globe.

OLPD 5005. School and Society. (2 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Readings in history, philosophy, social

sciences, and law revealing diverse

educational values in a pluralistic society.

Multiple expectations of schools. Civil

liberties, rights, community. Varying cultural

backgrounds of students, family circumstances,

exceptional needs. prereq: Jr or sr or MEd/

initial licensure student or CLA music ed major

or preteaching major or instr consent

OLPD 5009. Human Relations: Applied

Skills for School and Society. (1 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Issues of prejudice/discrimination in terms of

history, power, social perception. Knowledge/

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skills acquisition in cooperative learning,

multicultural education, group dynamics,

social influence, leadership, judgment/

decision making, prejudice reduction, conflict

resolution, teaching in diverse educational

settings. prereq: MEd/init lic or CLA music ed

or preteaching or instr consent

OLPD 5011. Leading Organizational

Change: Theory and Practice. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

How theory is incorporated, affects the change

process, and can improve schools/institutions

of higher education. Characteristics that impact

change processes/outcomes. Leadership/policy

effects.

OLPD 5033. Foundations of Individual/

Organizational Career Development. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Introduction to individual and organizational

career development theory and practice.

Examines critical issues in work patterns, work

values, and workplaces in a changing global

society, with implications for career planning,

development, and transitions, emphasizing

personal and organizational change. For

nonmajors: serves students in adult ed, HRD,

IR, college student advising, and other related

fields.

OLPD 5041. Sociology of Education. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Structures and processes within educational

institutions; linkages between educational

organizations and their social contexts,

particularly related to educational change.

OLPD 5044. Introduction to the Economics

of Education. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Costs and economic benefits of education, with

a focus on K-12; educational markets, prices,

and production relationships; investment and

cost-benefit analysis.

OLPD 5048. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on

Leadership. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Summer)

Introduction to cultural variables of leadership

that influence functioning of cross-cultural

groups. Lectures, case studies, discussion,

problem-solving, simulations. Intensive

workshop.

OLPD 5056. Case Studies for Policy

Research. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This course introduces students to knowledge

and skills appropriate for the conduct of

rigorous case study research in educational,

organizational, and other social settings.

Underlying purposes and assumptions of

case study methods will be examined as well

as a variety of methodological approaches.

The course focuses on the use of qualitative

and mixed-methods approaches as these

are the predominant strategies employed

in contemporary case study research.

Accordingly, it emphasizes links between

research purposes, the conceptualization of

case study projects, and the development

of researchable questions. It also takes

up a variety of ethical and political issues

related to working with participants during the

research process, as well as contemporary

trustworthiness criteria for case study reports.

The bulk of the course is given to training

in observation, generating field notes,

interviewing, collecting material cultural

artifacts, using surveys, and analyzing,

interpreting, and writing up case study data.

The first segment of the course focuses on

a critical discussion of research paradigms

and epistemological assumptions of a variety

of case study approaches. Students choose

and critique a published case study from

their field of interest. The second part of the

course is devoted to a very small scale case

study project which students design and carry

out themselves. This project is supported

by relevant readings and in-class activities

(including peer review) related to the actual

conduct of case study research.

OLPD 5057. Research in International

Education. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Summer)

Key skills/proficiencies for rigorous graduate

research. Quantitative/qualitative/mixed

methods. How to be a critical consumer

of policy-related, comparative/intercultural

research. Conducting cross-cultural/

comparative research. Related ethical issues.

OLPD 5061. Ethnographic Research

Methods. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course introduces students to knowledge

and skills appropriate for the conduct of

ethnographic research. Underlying purposes,

assumptions, and distinctive characteristics

of ethnographic methods will be examined as

well as appropriate exemplars. Accordingly,

the course emphasizes links between

research purposes, the conceptualization of

ethnographic projects and the development

of researchable questions. The course also

takes up a variety of ethical and political

issues related to working with participants

during the research process, as well as

contemporary trustworthiness criteria for

ethnographic written accounts. The bulk of

the course is given to training in observation,

generating field notes, developing interview

questions, interviewing, collecting material

cultural artifacts, using surveys, and analyzing,

interpreting, and writing up ethnographic data.

The first part of the course focuses on a critical

discussion of ethnographic research purposes,

epistemological assumptions, and essential

features. Students choose and explore a

published ethnographic study from their field

of interest. The second part of the course is

devoted to a very small scale ethnographic

project which students design and carry

out themselves. This project is supported

by relevant readings and in-class activities

(including peer review) related to the actual

conduct of ethnographic research.

OLPD 5080. Special Topics: Organizational

Leadership, Policy, & Development. (; 1-3

cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Topical issues in organizational leadership,

policy, development.

OLPD 5087. MA Research Seminar. (3 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

OLPD 5087, MA Research Seminar, is

intended to support OLPD Masters students

working on their plan A or plan B papers.

The course will focus on conducting effective

research and developing the writing skills and

habits needed to support the development

and completion of the paper, including setting

individual and realistic goals to further the

project. Class time will include review and

discussion of research strategies and practice,

expectations for graduate level writing, in-

class research and writing time, reviewing

and commenting on work in progress in

small groups, and review of proper APA style

documentation and practices.

OLPD 5095. Problems: Organizational

Leadership, Policy, and Development. (1-3

cr. [max 24 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Course or independent study on specific topic

within department program emphasis.

OLPD 5096. Internship: Organizational

Leadership, Policy, and Development. (; 1-9

cr. [max 24 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Internship in elementary, secondary, general,

postsecondary administration, or other

approved field related setting.

OLPD 5103. Comparative Education. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Examination of systems and philosophies of

education globally with emphasis upon African,

Asian, European, and North American nations.

Foundations of comparative study with selected

case studies.

OLPD 5104. Strategies for International

Development of Education Systems. (; 3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Strategies for improving quality/efficiency

of schooling in developing countries.

Introduction to current research on what policy/

programmatic interventions have proven

most successful in increasing access, raising

quality, and improving efficiency of education in

developing countries. prereq: Grad student

OLPD 5107. Gender, Education, and

International Development. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Role of gender/gender relations in international

development/education. Interdisciplinary body

of literature from development studies, political

science, economics, anthropology, cultural

studies, gender/women's studies.

OLPD 5121. Educational Reform in

International Context. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Critical policy analysis of educational

innovation and reform in selected countries.

Use theoretical perspectives and a variety of

policy analysis approaches to examine actual

educational reforms and their implementation.

OLPD 5124. Critical Issues in International

Education and Educational Exchange. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Analysis of comprehensive policy-oriented

frameworks for international education;

practices of U.S. and other universities;

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conceptual development of international

education and its practical application to

programs, to employment choices, and to

pedagogy.

OLPD 5128. Anthropology of Education. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Insights from educational anthropology

for educators to address issues of culture,

ethnicity, and power in schools.

OLPD 5132. Intercultural Education and

Training: Theory and Application. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Introduction to the field of intercultural

education and related field of multicultural

education; analyzes the field through a critical

lens; examines diverse meanings of education,

including cultural knowledge.

OLPD 5201. Strategies for Teaching Adults.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Psychological theories of adult learning;

learning styles and personality types; teaching

styles; group and team learning; moderating

and study circles; teaching technologies and

distance learning; gender, race, and cultural

communication. Applications of strategies.

prereq: Grad student only

OLPD 5202. Perspectives of Adult Learning

and Development. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Summer)

Emphasis on major adult development

theorists, theories, and current applications.

Transformative learning, self-directed learning,

experiential learning, and cooperative learning

provide theoretical framework for exploring

physiological, psychological, sociological, and

cultural aspects of adult development through

the life span.

OLPD 5204. Designing the Adult Education

Program. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Spring)

Designing and implementing educational

programs for adults. Application of concepts,

theories, and models in different adult learning

situations.

OLPD 5211. Introduction to the

Undereducated Adult. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Summer)

Definitions of literacy in workplace, community,

and family. Issues: poverty/welfare, ethnicity,

cultural diversity, social class, language/

learning, immigrants.

OLPD 5212. Introduction to Adult Literacy

in the Workplace. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Summer)

Review workplace literacy programs, funding,

program planning, and needs assessment.

Reaching/recruiting workers. Role of employers

and the unions. Writing for low literacy

employees. prereq: 5211 or ADED 5211

OLPD 5213. Introduction to Adult Literacy in

the Community. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Summer)

Community programs in United States. Literacy

building. Family literacy skills. Correctional

education in reintegrating offenders back into

community. Integrating people with disabilities

through community literacy programs.

Literacy/development in developing countries.

Reaching/recruiting indigenous, migrant,

immigrant groups. Social action approaches to

literacy education. prereq: 5211 or ADED 5211

OLPD 5224. Formal Assessment of Adult

Literacy. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Assessment of adult English/literacy skills

for work, family, community, and continuing

education. Formal testing policy, techniques,

standardized tests. Assumptions about testing,

cultural bias, and interpretation of formal tests.

Test preparation programs. prereq: 5211 or

ADED 5211

OLPD 5225. Informal Assessment of Adult

Literacy. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Informal assessment of adult English/literacy

skills for work, family, community, and further

education. Informal testing techniques, setting

educational goals, formal versus informal

assessment. prereq: 5211 or ADED 5211

OLPD 5226. Advanced Assessment of Adult

Literacy. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Applications/case studies. Educational planning

for work, family, community. prereq: 5211 or

ADED 5211

OLPD 5233. Methods of Teaching Beginning

Adult Literacy. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall)

Learning English/literacy as an adult. Initial

approaches to teaching reading, writing, and

communications skills. Theories of learning/

curriculum design. Technology as teaching

tool. Teaching students with disabilities or with

cultural/gender differences. prereq: 5211 or

ADED 5211

OLPD 5234. Methods of Teaching

Intermediate Adult Literacy. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall)

Learning English/literacy as an adult.

Approaches to teaching reading, writing,

and communications skills. Communication/

comprehension in oral/written English.

English reading/oral communication skills for

workplace. Evaluating commercial materials/

software. prereq: [5211 or ADED 5211], [5233

or ADED 5233]

OLPD 5235. Methods of Teaching Advanced

Adult Literacy. (; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall)

Approaches to teaching reading, writing, study,

communication skills. Preparing students

for college/continuing education. English

in workplace/on Internet. Problem solving,

analytical thinking. Technology as teaching

tool. Evaluating commercial material/software.

prereq: 5211 or ADED 5211

OLPD 5296. Field Experience in Adult

Education. (1-6 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Supervised fieldwork and practice.

Presentations and evaluations of adult

education practices.

OLPD 5309. Culturally Responsive School

Leadership. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This course will cover the histories, contexts,

and major strands of culturally responsive

school leadership. Module 1 begins with an

overview of some of the primary sources

of oppression in the West and the Global

South. Here, we cover material on varying

epistemologies, the nature of bias, critical self-

reflection, and schools, space, and identity.

In Module 2, we will examine how these

oppressive practices and systems exist in the

modern era. We look then at how they enter

institutions and how they are reproduced. This

includes an examination of various types of

bigotry and discrimination in school. In Module

3, we begin to look at how these histories

and complex, dynamic systems of power,

privilege, and oppression enter and express in

schools and communities. We move from the

individual to the collective as we explore the

many divides between school and community

people and perspectives. In Modules 4 and

5, we finally look at emancipatory, liberatory,

and culturally responsive models of schooling.

In this last part of the course, we look at

how community-based and indigenous

knowledge can be used to inform schooling.

Here, we dig deep into culturally responsive

leadership practice, spending time unpacking

4 major strands of culturally responsive

school leadership. We look at how curriculum,

instructional leadership, PDs, and other

resources are structured to improve equity in

a building. We take up the community-based

approaches to education.

OLPD 5321. The Principal as Leader of

High-Performing Schools. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Role of principal: qualifications, duties,

problems.

OLPD 5322. Leaders in the Superintendency

and Central Office. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Summer)

Role/responsibility of superintendent in school

district. Real life experiences, leadership

potential as CEO. Purposes, power, politics,

practices of position. Interplay of internal school

forces, community forces. Leadership in public,

high-profile appointment.

OLPD 5323. Women in Leadership. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Women in leadership, in context of larger

systems and their own lives. Supporting equity/

equality across areas of difference. prereq:

Technology access

OLPD 5324. Strategic Financial Planning

and Policy for Educational Leaders. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

State-local school finance systems, budgeting,

governmental fund accounting. Interpretation of

financial information. Addresses competencies

required under MN AR 3512 for administrative

licensure Grad students working on K-12

Administrative Licensure, MA, MED or PHD

prereqs: OLPD 5385 Licensure Seminar:

Program Policies and Inclusionary Leadership

or concurrent registration and OLPD 5386

Leadership Portfolio or concurrent registration.

OLPD 5332. Personal Leadership and the

Private College. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

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Recognize/develop leadership skills and

competencies necessary for team work,

consensus building, group leadership

within private colleges. Blend practice/

theoretical perspectives to develop leadership

competencies of students. prereq: Must have

Bachelors degree awarded prior to taking this

course.

OLPD 5344. School Law. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring & Summer)

Legal foundations of elementary/secondary

education. Statutory themes, relevant case

law, emergent policy issues. Implications

for educational organizations and for

administrative practice. Addresses

competencies required under MN AR 3512 for

administrative licensure. Grad students working

on K-12 Administrative Licensure, MA, MED or

PHD prereqs: OLPD 5385 Licensure Seminar:

Program Policies and Inclusionary Leadership

or concurrent registration and OLPD 5386

Leadership Portfolio or concurrent registration.

OLPD 5346. Politics of Education. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Political dimensions of policy formulation/

implementation in education. Use of power/

influence in shaping educational policies and

in resolving conflicts over educational issues.

Analysis of consequences/cross-impacts.

prereq: postbac, MEd, or grad student

OLPD 5348. Leaders of Human Resources

Administration. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Skills for administrator/leader. Human

resources administration, employee

recruitment, selection, orientation/support,

supervision, performance appraisal of school

district personnel. Addresses competencies

required under MN AR 3512 for administrative

licensure. prereqs: OLPD 5385 Licensure

Seminar: Program Policies and Inclusionary

Leadership or concurrent registration and

OLPD 5386 Leadership Portfolio or concurrent

registration.

OLPD 5356. Disability Policy and Services.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring &

Summer)

Policy, research, and current practices related

to education, health, and social services that

support children, youth, and adults with special

needs, and that support their families. Federal,

state, and local perspectives.

OLPD 5361. Project in Teacher Leadership.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Create, implement, evaluate, and present a

leadership project designed to initiate positive

change in educational environments. Review

of related literature, proposal development,

project development, implementation and

evaluation, critical reflection, sharing learning

outcomes. . If Administrative Licensure

candidate see advisor. prereqs: Grad students

working on K-12 Administrative Licensure

and/or Master in Education (Leadership in

Education)

OLPD 5364. Context and Practice of

Educational Leadership. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Summer)

Current research/practice on educational

leadership. Focuses on creating school

cultures conducive to continuous improvement/

change. Strategies for personal/organizational

leadership in PK-12 settings.

OLPD 5368. Leadership for Special

Education Services. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer)

Legislative, procedural, executive, and

judicial actions that affect services, families,

and children with special needs at federal,

state, and local levels. Overview of cultural

competence, conflict management, due

process, supplemental programs. Addresses

competencies required under MN AR 3512

for administrative licensure Grad students

working on K-12 Administrative Licensure

and/or Master in Education (Leadership in

Education) prereqs: OLPD 5385 Licensure

Seminar: Program Policies and Inclusionary

Leadership or concurrent registration and

OLPD 5386 Leadership Portfolio or concurrent

registration.

OLPD 5374. Leadership for Professional

Development. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Designing, implementing, evaluating

staff development in preK-12 settings.

Research-based standards for effective staff

development. Need for embedded time for

collaborative learning, evaluating staff/student

outcomes. prereq: Postbaccaleaureate, at least

3 yrs teaching experience

OLPD 5375. Special Education Finance:

Program Models, Policy, and Law. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Summer)

How special education revenue is a resource

to accomplish student-related objectives.

Revenue sources, compliance, budget

monitoring. Key policy, case law, program

models from perspective of director of special

education. prereq: Grad students working on

K-12 Administrative Licensure and/or Master in

Education (Leadership in Education)

OLPD 5376. Leading School Tax Elections.

(; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Comprehensive planning model for conducting

school tax elections. Emphasizes systems,

strategies, and campaign tactics.

OLPD 5377. Leadership in Community

Education Finance and Law. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Statute 124D and its relationship to each

of the categories of community education:

early childhood, family education, adult basic

education, and ALC funding. Revenues and

expenditures, UFARS, and how to access

information. Organize financial and legal

data for presentation. The course will be

approached from the frame of resource

development. Prereqs: OLPD 5385, OLPD

5386

OLPD 5384. Special Education Law for

Leaders. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Summer)

Competencies of leadership, policy, and

political influence. Legal/regulatory applications

focusing on special education law. Addresses

competencies required under MN AR 3512 for

administrative licensure prereq: Grad students

working on K-12 Administrative Licensure

and/or Master in Education (Leadership in

Education)

OLPD 5385. Licensure Seminar: Program

Policies and Inclusionary Leadership.

(; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Prepararation for licensure program. Program

overview, preassessment, reflective practice,

APA writing, exit panel review, administrative

employment interview.

OLPD 5386. Leadership Portfolio Seminar.

(; 1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Development of electronic administrative

licensure portfolio to earn endorsement

for license as school superintendent, K-12

principal, director of special education, or

director of community education. prereq:

5385 or concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 5385 or EDPA 5385

OLPD 5387. Leadership for Teaching and

Learning. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Multiple aspects of administrating teaching/

learning. Administration of teaching/learning

as system in inclusive schools. Questions

administrator must ask as leader of learning

for students/adults. Addresses competencies

required under MN AR 3512 for administrative

licensure. prereqs: OLPD 5385 Licensure

Seminar: Program Policies and Inclusionary

Leadership or concurrent registration and

OLPD 5386 Leadership Portfolio or concurrent

registration.

OLPD 5388. Leadership for Master(ful)

Scheduling. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Summer)

Work of high-performing professional learning

communities. Implications for moving from

building master schedule to leadership for

master(ful) scheduling of time, space, motion,

people. Hands-on work with infinite campus

software/scheduling-building logic.

OLPD 5389. Community Education

Leadership. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Competencies of leadership, community

relations, communication, community

assessment, program development, program

evaluation. Philosophy/administration of

community/alternative education programs.

Addresses competencies required under

MN AR 3512 for administrative licensure.

prereqs: OLPD 5385 Licensure Seminar:

Program Policies and Inclusionary Leadership

or concurrent registration and OLPD 5386

Leadership Portfolio or concurrent registration.

OLPD 5396. Field Experience in PK-12

Administration: Authentic Practice in

Leadership. (; 3 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; S-N or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Field experience or internship arranged for

students seeking licensure as PK-12 principal/

superintendent. Content/credit depend on

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licensure requirements specified in individual

field experience agreement prereqs: OLPD

5385 Licensure Seminar: Program Policies

and Inclusionary Leadership or concurrent

registration and OLPD 5386 Leadership

Portfolio or concurrent registration.

OLPD 5476. Field Based Projects in

Business and Industry. (; 1-4 cr. ; S-N or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Curricular, instructional, developmental, or

evaluative problems and projects applicable

to local school or business and industry

situations.

OLPD 5501. Principles and Methods of

Evaluation. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introduction to program evaluation. Planning

an evaluation study, collecting and analyzing

information, reporting results; evaluation

strategies; overview of the field of program

evaluation.

OLPD 5502. Theory and Models of

Evaluation. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Summer)

Evaluation theories/models currently available

to practitioners. Communication with clients

about value/utility of program. Systems theory.

prereq: [5501/EPsy 5243] or PA 5311 or PubH

6034 or another introductory evaluation course

approved by instructor.

OLPD 5521. Cost and Economic Analysis

in Educational Evaluation. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Use and application of cost-effectiveness,

cost-benefit, cost-utility, and cost-feasibility

in evaluation of educational problems and

programs.

OLPD 5524. Evaluation Colloquium. (; 1 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Informal seminar of faculty/students. Issues/

problems of program evaluation. prereq: [5501

or EDPA], [5501 or EPSY 5243]

OLPD 5528. Focus Group Interviewing

Research Methods. (; 1-3 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall)

Students get an overview of the critical features

of designing and conducting focus group

interviews. Students practice moderating skills

and then develop questions for a focus group

project.

OLPD 5601. Foundations of Human

Resource Development. (; 1 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introduction to human resource development

as a field of study and practice.

OLPD 5604. Systems Foundation of Human

Resource Development. (; 1 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Introduction to system theory as a core

discipline supporting the theory and practice of

human resource development. prereq: 5601

OLPD 5605. Strategic Planning through

Human Resources. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Spring)

Strategic nature of organizations. How HRD

can align its goals with those of organization.

Strategic planning, systems thinking. Ways

HRD managers can become strategic players

in organization. prereq: 5607 or 5615 or HRD

5201 or HRD 5301

OLPD 5607. Organization Development.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Introduction to major concepts, skills, and

techniques for organization development/

change. prereq: Grad student only

OLPD 5611. Facilitation and Meeting Skills.

(; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Introduction to the disciplines of planning and

running effective meetings. Tools and methods

for meeting management and evaluation are

presented within the context of organization

development.

OLPD 5612. International Human Resource

Development. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Problems, practices, programs, theories, and

methodologies in human resource development

as practiced internationally. prereq: Grad

students only; ugrd seniors with instr consent

OLPD 5613. Survey of Research Methods

and Emerging Research in Human

Resource Development. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Spring)

Role of research in HRD. Standards/criteria

for evaluating research, critique of conference

research papers, identification of emerging

research themes. Offered in conjunction

with the annual conference of Academy of

HRD. prereq: [Registered, in attendance] at

conference of Academy of HRD

OLPD 5615. Training and Development of

Human Resources. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Periodic Spring & Summer)

Training/development of human resources in

organizations. Process phases of analysis,

design, development, implementation, and

evaluation. prereq: Grad student only

OLPD 5616. Training on the Internet. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring & Summer)

Major concepts, skills, and techniques for

giving and receiving training on the Internet.

prereq: Grad student only

OLPD 5619. Planning and Decision-Making

Skills. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Introduction to the disciplines of planning and

decision making typically used in process

improvement interventions. Tools and methods

for facilitating group decisions and problem

solving.

OLPD 5696. Internship: Human Resource

Development. (; 1-10 cr. ; S-N or Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Students apply/contract for human resource

development positions. prereq: [[3901 or HRD

3601, [3696 or HRD 3196], [3620 or 3640

or HRD 3201 or HRD 3301], [3202 or ADED

3101], undergrad] or [[5607 or 5615 or HRD

5201 or HRD 5301], [5801 or WHRE 5001],

grad student]], instr consent

OLPD 5701. U.S. Higher Education. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

U.S. higher/postsecondary education

in historical/contemporary perspective.

Emphasizes structure, history, and purposes of

system as a whole.

OLPD 5702. Higher Education in Global

Contexts. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

This course is an introductory overview of

higher education in the international context

and the processes of internationalization in

which higher education institutions engage. It

addresses contemporary issues facing regions,

countries, and higher education institutions

across the world and focuses on how higher

education institutions approach their global

work. The outcomes sought for students in this

course include the following: Understanding of

broad historical events, including the political,

cultural, religious, psychological, and economic

factors that shaped higher education in regions

and countries across the world; Knowledge

about the role of the federal government in

shaping the structure of the higher education

system in specific countries; Understanding

of the process of internationalization as

it relates to institutions across the world;

Identification of the motivating factors that

influence international activity related to

higher education institutions; Identification

of the cultural and sociopolitical factors that

drive internationalization in higher education

institutions. No single course can address all

of the topics related to international higher

education. In this course, the following seven

primary questions serve as the focus for an

analysis of international higher education:

1) What are the most significant historical

factors that shaped higher education in

a specific country, and to what extent do

those country-specific historical factors help

understand higher education in the region?

2) What is the role of the federal government

in a country, and to what extent are within-

country differences analogous to differences

among states in the United States? 3) How

is higher education financed within a country,

and are there regional economic forces that

affect countries in the region? 4) What is the

structure of higher education in the country

(e.g., public institutions, private non-profit

institutions, and for-profit institutions)? 5) What

sociocultural, political, and institutional aspects

of institutions? global initiatives.

OLPD 5704. College Students Today. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring & Summer)

Issues involving population of students

in colleges/universities. College student

development theory, students' expectations/

interests. How college affects student

outcomes. Role of curricular/extracurricular

activities. Student-faculty interaction.

OLPD 5709. Critical Issues in Higher

Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Issues/opportunities facing American higher

education. Financial, demographic, athletics,

for-profit, changing public opinion. Framework

for analysis.

OLPD 5712. Multicultural Theories of

College Student Development Applied to

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Teaching and Learning. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Multicultural student development theories/

theorists. Implications for teaching/learning.

Students reflect on The Student Personnel

Point of View and Learning Reconsidered:

Campus-wide Focus on the Student

Experience and other collaborative efforts.

OLPD 5721. Race and Ethnicity in Higher

Education. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Review of research. Theoretical frameworks,

methodological perspectives, and research

strategies used to study students, staff, and

faculty. Historical perspectives.

OLPD 5724. Leadership and Administration

of Student Affairs. (; 2-3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Scope, administration, coordination, and

evaluation of programs in college and

university student affairs.

OLPD 5732. The Law and Postsecondary

Institutions. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Analysis of court opinions and federal

regulations affecting postsecondary

educational institutions.

OLPD 5734. Institutional Research in

Postsecondary Education. (; 2-3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Periodic Fall)

Scope, role, administration, research

strategies, and evaluation of institutional

research in postsecondary institutions.

Methodologies, disciplinary foundations of

research. Use of institutional, state, and

national databases in addressing institutional

missions/functions. prereq: [5701, [EPSY 5231

or EPSY 8261], grad student] or instr consent

OLPD 5736. Public Engagement and Higher

Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Study/practice of public engagement in higher

education. Civic roles of post-secondary

education institutions.

OLPD 5796. Supervised Practicum in

Multicultural Postsecondary Teaching and

Learning. (; 3 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Postsecondary teaching experience in

supervised settings. Weekly group supervision

session. Classroom experiences, learning

centers, and other postsecondary teaching

venues. prereq: Grad student in PsTL

certificate program or admitted to PsTL

master's program

OLPD 5801. Survey: Human Resource

Development and Adult Education. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Overview of fields of human resource

development and adult education. Societal

context, theories, processes, definitions,

philosophies, goals, sponsoring agencies,

professional roles, participants, and resources.

Unique characteristics and ways fields overlap

and enhance one another. prereq: Grad

student only

OLPD 5806. Philosophy and Practice of

Career and Technical Education. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Purposes/goals of contemporary career/

technical education. Governance structure,

historical perspectives, industry-education

relationship, current education practices.

Possible future trends and their implications.

Development of a personal philosophy of

career/technical education.

OLPD 5811. Education for Work. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Examination of contextual bases underlying

education for work; implications for practice.

OLPD 5812. Consulting Skills for

Organization Change. (3 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

This course is an introduction to major theories,

concepts, skills, and techniques of consulting

for industry, education, and government.

OLPD 5813. Enhancing Work-based

Learning Through Collaboration. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Summer)

Interagency planning issues/practices relating

to special populations for educational,

business, and human service organization

personnel, family members, and advocates.

OLPD 5816. Distance Learning in Adult

Education and Training. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Distance learning concepts, theory, history,

present practice, delivery systems, course

design, major issues, future directions.

OLPD 5819. Evaluating and Using Research

in Organizations and Education. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Role of educational research in professional

practice. Problems of practice for research.

Alternative modes of research. Synthesis/

application of results of research. prereq: Grad

student

OLPD 5823. Work-Based Learning Policies.

(; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Summer)

Aims/purposes of federal, state, and local

policies, related to work-based learning.

OLPD 5829. Course Development for

Business and Industry. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Designing instructional programs/courses that

help learners develop desired competence.

Designing instruction for performance based

training and vocational/technical education.

Developing course syllabus components

that clarify course expectations. Developing

academic/community-based elements that

complement course goals. Reflect on and

compare performance-based instruction with

other curriculum models for the field.

OLPD 5845. The Entrepreneurial Private

College. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Financial management/entrepreneurial

strategies for private college. Enrollment

management, revenue generating strategies,

branding/marketing, fundraising, developing/

sustaining entrepreneurial institutions. Design

strategies for private colleges. prereq: Must

have completed Bachelors degree before

taking this course.

OLPD 5861. Instructional Methods for

Business and Industry. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Theory/practice in instructional methods for

career/technical education (CTE) instructors

and human resources/development (HRD)

professionals. How to select various teaching

methods and plan for their delivery. Preparing

an instructional methods plan to clarify

course content, teaching methods selected,

rationale for their selection, and how a student

organization might facilitate student learning.

OLPD 5893. Directed Study in OLPD. (1-4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Self-directed study, with faculty advice, in areas

not covered by regular courses.

OLPD 5902. Leading Change in Private

Colleges. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Theories of organizational change process/

application for leading private colleges with

unique cultures/distinctive missions. Factors

impacting change process/implications for

leading private colleges. prereq: Must have

Bachelors degree awarded prior to taking this

course.

Otolaryngology (OTOL)

OTOL 5101. Introduction to the Basic

Sciences in Otolaryngology I: Ear. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Multidisciplinary introduction to the

basic sciences of the ear. Acoustics and

psychoacoustics, temporal bone anatomy,

external and middle ear mechanisms, cochlear

physiology, auditory neurophysiology, ear

embryology, ear biochemistry, immunology,

fine structures, vestibular mechanisms

and measurement. S-N grading option for

nonmajors only. prereq: Otolaryngology major

or instr consent

OTOL 5102. Introduction to the Basic

Sciences in Otolaryngology II: Head and

Neck. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Multidisciplinary introduction to the basic

sciences of the head and neck. Laryngeal

anatomy and physiology, nasal anatomy and

physiology, immune biology, embryology

of head and neck. S-N grading option for

nonmajors only. prereq: Otol major or instr

consent

OTOL 5993. Directed Studies. (; 1-12 cr.

[max 24 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Directed readings and preparation of reports on

selected topics. prereq: instr consent

Periodontics (PERO)

PERO 5123. Practice Management

Externship. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Familiarizes periodontal students with the

private practice environment and prepares

them to select the type of practice they want

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to purchase or build and successfully manage

their office. prereq: Resident in advanced

education program in periodontology

Pharmaceutics (PHM)

PHM 5200. New-Drug Development Process.

(; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

New-drug development process in the U.S.

pharmaceutical industry.

Pharmacology (PHCL)

PHCL 2001. Basic Principles of

Pharmacology: A Drug's Fantastic Voyage.

(2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Basic principles of pharmacology affecting drug

from administration through action/elimination.

prereq: First-year chemistry

PHCL 3100. Pharmacology for Pre-Med and

Life Science Students. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Principles/mechanisms of drug action. Major

drug categories for different organ systems.

prereq: College-level biology, biochemistry or

physiology recommended

PHCL 4001. Mechanisms of Drug Action. (2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

How drugs function as applied to the treatment

of a single medical condition. Pharmacology,

pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics,

pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics.

prereq: Upper div or instr consent; [prev or

concurrent] courses in [biology, biochemistry]

recommended

PHCL 4003. Anti-infective drugs: Drugs that

kill invaders. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Principles/mechanisms of anti-infective drugs,

and treatments of infectious diseases. prereq:

College-level biology

PHCL 4010. Current Research Topics in

Pharmacology. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Cutting-edge research projects in

pharmacology. Research seminars,

literature studies, discussion sessions, oral

presentations. prereq: Upper div or instr

consent

PHCL 4020. Chemotherapy: from current

anticancer drugs to future cancer

therapeutics. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This course will expose students to the studies

of therapeutic agents used for the treatment

of cancer. We will study the mechanisms

of current anticancer drugs. We will also

explore the recent development of novel

anticancer agents, as well as the process

of drug discovery & development. prereq:

College-level biology: PHCL 2001 and/or

PHCL3100, GCD4151 recommended.

PHCL 4100. Laboratory in Molecular

Pharmacology. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Hands-on experimentation using molecular

techniques for data collection/analysis. prereq:

[2001 or 4001], 3100, [BioC 3021 or BioC

4331], [BioC 4025, BioC 4125 recommended]

PHCL 4343. Pharmacology of the Synapse.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Study synapse as pharmacological gateway to

nervous system. Explore physiology of/cellular

signalling at synapse, how signalling influences

conditions such as Parkinson's disease,

depression, anxiety, pain, addiction. How

various drugs modify signalling at synapse.

recommend: [PHCL 2001, PHCL 3100]

PHCL 4993. Directed Studies. (; 1-3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Individual study ("dry lab" experience) on

selected topics in pharmacology/biomedical

science with faculty from the Pharmacology

Department or other biomedicine disciplines.

Readings and use of scientific literature.

prereq: instr consent, dept consent

PHCL 4994. Directed Research. (; 1-3 cr.

[max 12 cr.] ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Laboratory research ("wet lab" experience)

in the areas of pharmacological/biomedical

research. prereq: instr consent, dept consent

PHCL 5109. Problems in Pharmacology. (;

1-18 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Research projects and special problems by

arrangement. prereq: Upper div or grad student

or instr consent Keywords: Pharmacology,

Directed, Independent Study, Biomedical,

Basic Science, Research, Drug

PHCL 5110. Introduction to Pharmacology.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Basic principles of Pharmacology. Focuses on

molecular mechanisms of drug action. prereq:

Grad student or instr consent Keywords:

Introduction, Pharmacology, Molecular, Drug,

Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics,

Protein, Neuropharmacology, Chemotherapy,

Pharmacokinetics

PHCL 5111. Pharmacogenomics. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Spring)

Human genetic variation, its implications.

Functional genomics, pharmacogenomics,

toxicogenomics, proteomics. Interactive,

discussion-based course. prereq: Grad student

or instr consent Keywords: Pharmacology,

Pharmacogenomics, Toxicogenomics,

Proteomics, Genetics, Drug

PHCL 5112. A Graduate Toolkit I: An

Introduction to the Scientific Research Lab.

(; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Basic operating principles/techniques of the

scientific research lab. Personnel structure,

professionalism, authorship/publication.

Recombinant protein production/purification,

DNA/RNA purification/methods, molecular

biology methods, microscopy, model systems/

bioinformatics. prereq: instr consent Keywords:

Basic Science, Pharmacology, Personnel,

Writing, Presentation, Protein, DNA, Molecule,

Microscope, Bioinformatics, Drug

PHCL 5113. A Graduate Toolkit II: Scientific

Speaking and Writing for Graduate

Students. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Guidance on PowerPoint design, public

speaking, question/answer sessions at

scientific talks. Practice sessions are

videotaped/analyzed to highlight strategies

for improvement. Guidance in writing thesis

research topic. prereq: Completion of one yr

of a grad program Keywords: Pharmacology,

Basic Science, Writing, Presentation, Practice,

Thesis, Dissertation

PHCL 5462. Neuroscience Principles of

Drug Abuse. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Current research on drugs of abuse, their

mechanisms of action, characteristics shared

by various agents, and neural systems affected

by them. Offered biennially, spring semester of

even-numbered years. prereq: instr consent

Pharmacy (PHAR)

PHAR 1001. Orientation to Pharmacy. (;

2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

You may know that pharmacists are

responsible for the dispensation of

medications, but did you know that pharmacists

play a critical role in the healthcare process

by ensuring that their patients receive the

best overall care? Designed to help you

better understand the world of pharmacy, this

online pharmacy course will introduce you

to this exciting profession and help you gain

an understanding of the impact pharmacists

have in the patient care process. This course

examines what training is necessary for

success in the pharmacy field, demonstrates

the roles a pharmacist can have in patient care,

research and academia, and provides virtual

tours of various settings in which pharmacists

work. This is not a self-study course. While it

is completely online, there are deadlines for

assignments throughout the semester. No

late registrations will be accepted. Course

information is sent to the U of M email

addresses of registered students shortly

before, and/or on, the first day of classes each

Fall, Spring, and Summer term. For more

information, contact [email protected] or

612-624-7976.

PHAR 1002. Medical Terminology. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Interested in learning the difference between

an antigen and an antibiotic? During this

course, you will not only increase your medical

vocabulary by more than 2500 words at your

own pace, you will also learn to identify and

articulately describe a wide variety of medical

conditions and processes. Communication

related to disease states, procedures, and

diagnostics in health care can sometimes

seem like another language. This course will

help you recognize medical abbreviations,

relate terms to procedures and diagnostics,

and comprehend the meaning of medical

terminology by using word elements. If you are

interested in the health care field or would like

to understand more about your own medical

care, this course is a great place to start. This

is a completely online, self-paced course but

runs on an accelerated 10-week schedule

each Fall, Spring, and Summer term. For more

information, contact [email protected] or

612-624-7976.

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PHAR 1003. Non-Prescription Medications

and Self-Care: Treating Minor Conditions.

(; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Non-prescription medications and dietary

supplements comprise a large market within

the healthcare industry. Throughout this

course, you'll learn about these medications

and other self-care remedies available to

treat many different medical conditions. For

each condition discussed, you will learn

basic causes, signs, and symptoms, self-care

guidelines, and when to see a healthcare

provider. For medications discussed you will

learn the basic mechanism of action, uses,

and potential side effects. This course will

help you gain a better understanding of how

non-prescription and self-care products can

be used safely and effectively. This online

class is primarily self-paced with due dates

for certain aspects at times throughout the

semester. Students may choose to work ahead

in the course. Course information is sent to the

University of Minnesota email addresses of

registered students shortly before, and/or on,

the first day of classes each fall, spring, and

summer term. For more information, contact

[email protected] or 612-624-7976.

PHAR 1004. Common Prescription Drugs

and Diseases. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Are you interested in understanding how some

of the most common prescription medications

work, why they are used, and how they should

be used when treating common ailments?

Perhaps you would like to recognize the

most common causes of specific diseases,

identify their symptoms, and recognize the

diagnostic criteria associated with them.

Throughout this course, you will learn why

some medications can?t be used by certain

people, understand how prescription drugs

are regulated, and examine the correlation

between common prescription drugs and

diseases. Additionally, you will explore various

drug information resources and learn how to

find reliable sources of drug information. This

online class is primarily self-paced with due

dates for certain aspects at times throughout

the semester. Students may choose to work

ahead in the course. Course information is sent

to the University of Minnesota email addresses

of registered students shortly before, and/or on,

the first day of classes each fall, spring, and

summer term. For more information, contact

[email protected] or 612-624-7976.

PHAR 3206. Foundations of Health Literacy.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

In this course, we will focus on health literacy

and its implications for patients, health care

providers, and the health care system at large.

We will discuss the consequences of poor

health literacy and practical strategies for

improving health literacy. This will include

steps that individual patients can take and

communication strategies for future health

care providers. You will explore disparities in

health and health care and the relationship

to health literacy. We will discuss cultural

competency through both student discussions

and a book club and consider the impact on the

patient experience. Functional health literacy

includes being able to navigate the health care

system and health insurance. As a class, we

will discuss choosing a health insurance policy

and controversies therein.

PHAR 3700. Fundamentals of

Pharmacotherapy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Pharmacotherapy?the treatment of disease

through the administration of medications?

is a field particularly interesting to many

healthcare workers. This course is designed

to introduce you to some of the main drug

classes available for the treatment of particular

diseases. You will also learn about basic

pharmacology, recognize brand and generic

drug names, and explore their common uses

and therapeutic classes. A basic understanding

of treatment options available for common

disease states will also be developed during

this course. Additionally, the course develops

basic proficiency in the use of drug information

resources. This is a completely online course

with due dates throughout the semester though

students have the option to work ahead if

they choose. Course information is sent to the

University of Minnesota email addresses of

registered students shortly before, and/or on,

the first day of classes each fall, spring, and

summer term. For more information, contact

[email protected] or 612-624-7976. Prereq:

Medical terminology recommended

PHAR 3800. Pharmacotherapy for the Health

Professions. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall &

Spring)

Pharmacotherapy?the treatment of disease

through the administration of medications?

is a topic central to the practice of nursing.

This course is designed to introduce you

to the main drug classes available for the

treatment of particular diseases and the

monitoring parameters for patients taking these

medications. You will also learn about basic

pharmacology, recognize brand and generic

drug names, and explore their common uses

and therapeutic classes. A basic understanding

of contraindications and precautions related

to various classes of medications will also be

covered. Additionally, the course develops

basic proficiency in the use of drug information

resources. Students will be assessed through

patient case quizzes and exams. This is a

completely online course with weekly due

dates. Course information is sent to the

University of Minnesota email addresses

of registered students shortly before and/

or on the first day of classes each fall and

spring term. For more information, contact

[email protected] or 612-624-7976. Prereq:

Anatomy and physiology

PHAR 4204W. Drugs and the U.S.

Healthcare System. (CIV,WI; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Being an empowered patient is important

when discussing ethics-driven issues within

the U.S. healthcare system. This course will

expose students to current controversial

issues surrounding medications and national

healthcare and help students examine their

own role as a participant in this system.

Students will learn to draw comparisons

between medication use systems around

the world and analyze other controversies

related to access, choice, and quality of

healthcare. During this course, students will

explore how their choices, ethics, and behavior

affect societal decisions surrounding the

availability of medications in the U.S. and

what their rights are as a citizen-participant

during the healthcare debate. Students are

expected to have completed the first-year

writing requirement (https://cla.umn.edu/writing-

studies/first-year-writing), or equivalent, prior to

registering for this class. This is a completely

online course with weekly due dates and is

offered each Fall and Spring term. For more

information, contact [email protected] or

612-624-7976.

PHAR 4248. Drugs of Abuse. (; 2 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Spring)

Medicinal chemistry/pharmacology/toxicology

of substances of abuse. Synthesis/natural

product extraction of illicit drugs. Dangers of

clandestine lab practices. Sociological aspects

of abuse.

PHAR 4293. Directed Research I for

Undergraduates. (1-5 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Work with College of Pharmacy faculty. prereq:

undergrad, instr consent

PHAR 4294. Directed Study I for

Undergraduates. (; 1-5 cr. [max 10 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Individualized study. Students work with faculty

on special projects. prereq: Undergrad, instr

consent

PHAR 5201. Applied Medical Terminology.

(; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

This course will help students recognize

medical abbreviations, relate terms to

procedures and diagnostics, comprehend

the meaning of medical terminology by using

word elements, and apply medical terms in

the context of patient care. Communication

related to disease states, procedures, and

diagnostics in health care can sometimes seem

like another language. During this course,

students will not only increase their medical

vocabulary by more than 2500 words in a self-

paced manner, they will also learn to identify

and articulately describe a wide variety of

medical conditions and processes. This is a

completely online, self-paced course but runs

on an accelerated 10-week schedule each

Fall, Spring, and Summer term. For more

information, contact [email protected] or

612-624-7976. Prereq: Basic knowledge of

human anatomy/physiology

PHAR 5204. Drugs and the US Healthcare

System. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Being an empowered patient is important

when discussing ethics-driven issues within

the U.S. healthcare system. This course will

expose students to current controversial

issues surrounding medications and national

healthcare and help students examine their

own role as a participant in this system.

Students will learn to draw comparisons

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between medication use systems around

the world and analyze other controversies

related to access, choice, and quality of

healthcare. During this course, students will

explore how their choices, ethics, and behavior

affect societal decisions surrounding the

availability of medications in the U.S. and

what their rights are as a citizen-participant

during the healthcare debate. Students are

expected to have completed the first-year

writing requirement (https://cla.umn.edu/writing-

studies/first-year-writing), or equivalent, prior to

registering for this class. This is a completely

online course with weekly due dates and is

offered each Fall and Spring term. For more

information, contact [email protected] or

612-624-7976.

PHAR 5205. Obesity: Issues, Interventions,

Innovations. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

This course will focus on the role of the

pharmacist in treating obesity. Students will

learn the pharmacology of past and current

medications to treat obesity, as well as the

pathophysiology of the disease to understand

why more options aren?t available. Students

will explore drug information sources for

dietary supplements for weight loss, discuss

the care of an obese patient including non-

pharmacologic treatments for obesity, as well

as recognizing the potential for bias and its

effect on patient care. Finally, students will look

at bariatric surgery and discuss some specific

adjustments in care for bariatric patients. This

is a completely online course with weekly due

dates offered each Fall and Spring term. For

more information, contact [email protected]

or 612-624-7976. Prereq: Second or third year

pharmacy student, or student enrolled in a

graduate science or health-related program.

Biochemistry and physiology suggested.

PHAR 5212. Survey of Pediatric Metabolic,

Genetic, and Oncologic Disease. (; 2 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall & Summer)

Appraisal of major genetic/metabolic disorders

and oncologic diseases of childhood. Disease

state epidemiology, pharmacotherapy,

monitoring, practical applications. prereq:

Second year or higher in College of Pharmacy

or instr consent

PHAR 5230. Principles of Clinical

Pharmacology Research. (2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

Drug therapy investigation. Topics include

experimental design of drug studies in human

research subject volunteers. Topics related to

individualization of therapy including effects

of genetic polymorphisms, demographic

variables, physiologic variables, age on drug

disposition treatment outcomes. prereq: 3rd

Year Pharmacy Student or instr consent

PHAR 5270. Therapeutics of Herbal and

Other Natural Medicinals. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Herbal products/supplements. Pharmacology/

clinical indications/drug interactions of common

products in nontraditional complementary

health care. Historical significance/evidenced-

based role of products in health care. Case

studies of clinical applications. prereq: organic

chemistry, pathophysiology of disease states,

3rd or 4th yr PHAR

PHAR 5310. Topics in Pharmacy Ethics

(Pandemics). (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Using COVID-19 as a pandemic model,

students in this elective course will explore

the ethical considerations informing personal,

public policy, and biomedical research

decisions during a pandemic. Students will

apply ethical principles and selected schools

of ethical thought to discuss and debate those

decisions.

PHAR 5700. Applied Fundamentals of

Pharmacotherapy. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Pharmacotherapy, the treatment of disease

through the administration of medications, is

a field particularly interesting to many health

care workers. This course is designed to

introduce students to some of the main drug

classes available for the treatment of particular

diseases. Students will also learn about basic

pharmacology, recognize brand and generic

drug names, and explore their common uses

and therapeutic classes. A basic understanding

of treatment options available for common

disease states will also be developed during

this course. Additionally, the course develops

basic proficiency in the use of drug information

resources. This is a completely online course

with due dates throughout the semester,

though students have the option to work ahead

if they choose. This course is offered each

Fall, Spring, and Summer term. For more

information, contact [email protected] or

612-624-7976. Prereq: Medical terminology

recommended

PHAR 5800. Pharmacotherapy for the Health

Professions. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Pharmacotherapy, the treatment of disease

through the administration of medications,

is a topic central to the practice of nursing.

This course is designed to introduce you

to the main drug classes available for the

treatment of particular diseases and the

monitoring parameters for patients taking

these medications. You will also learn about

basic pharmacology, recognize brand and

generic drug names, and explore their

common uses and therapeutic classes. A

basic understanding of contraindications

and precautions related to various classes of

medications will also be covered. Additionally,

the course develops basic proficiency in the

use of drug information resources. This is a

completely online course with weekly due dates

offered each Fall term. For more information,

contact [email protected] or 612-624-7976.

Prereq: Anatomy and physiology

Pharmacy Summer Research

(PHRM)

PHRM 4999. Pharmacy Summer Research.

(; 0 cr. ; No Grade Associated; Every Summer)

Pharmacy Summer Research

Philosophy (PHIL)

PHIL 1001. Introduction to Logic. (MATH;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Sharpen your reasoning skills through a close

examination of arguments. Learn formal

methods for representing and assessing

arguments, including how to represent informal

arguments in formal languages, and how to

evaluate whether the premises of an argument

entail its conclusion.

PHIL 1001H. Honors Course: Introduction to

Logic. (MATH; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Sharpen your reasoning skills through a close

examination of arguments. Learn formal

methods for representing and assessing

arguments, including how to represent informal

arguments in formal languages, and how to

evaluate whether the premises of an argument

entail its conclusion.

PHIL 1002W. Introduction to Philosophy.

(AH,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Problems, methods, historical/contemporary

schools of philosophy.

PHIL 1003W. Introduction to Ethics.

(CIV,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Are values/principles relative to our culture?

Is pleasure valuable? Are there any absolute

rules? These questions and others are

addressed through critical study of moral

theories.

PHIL 1004W. Introduction to Political

Philosophy. (AH,WI,CIV; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Government -- what are its purpose; the limits

on its authority; its responsibilities to citizens

(and vice versa)? What roles do freedom,

equality, rights, property, punishment and

justice play here? Join in as we discuss and

debate competing views.

PHIL 1005. Scientific Reasoning. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

How does science work? What is scientific

method? How to evaluate scientific information

in popular media or specialized publications,

especially when it relates to technology used in

everyday life? General reasoning skills. prereq:

[1st or 2nd] yr student or instr consent

PHIL 1006W. Philosophy and Cultural

Diversity. (AH,WI,DSJ; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Central problems/methods of philosophy

through culturally diverse texts. Focus is

critical/comparative, reflecting range of U.S.

philosophical traditions.

PHIL 1007. Introduction to Political

Philosophy Practicum. (; 1 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Students do at least two hours a week of

community service and connect their service

activities in writing to issues discussed in 1004.

prereq: concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 1004W

PHIL 1026W. Philosophy and Cultural

Diversity. (AH,WI,DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Summer)

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Central problems/methods of philosophy

through culturally diverse texts. Focus is

critical/comparative, reflecting a range of U.S.

philosophical traditions.

PHIL 1201. Critical Reasoning. (AH; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

In this course, much of our focus will be on

what makes reasoning good or bad. We will

learn to suss out bad argumentation, and

pinpoint the precise mistake in reasoning that

is at fault in particular cases. Patterns will

emerge, which will help us learn how to better

argue for beliefs that we hold, and claims we

take to be true. We will especially focus on

developing these skills in various, real-world

contexts, so that they can be transferable to

your future life, career, and decision-making.

To that end, special attention will be paid to

the kinds of traps we can fall into when we

encounter argumentation via social media.

PHIL 1760. Selected Topics in Philosophy.

(; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Philosophical topics of contemporary interest.

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

PHIL 1914. Space and Time: from Aristotle

to Einstein. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Space and time belong to those concepts

that we all intuitively use to make sense of

the world around us. They are also crucial in

all of modern science. But modern physics

has brought along radical revisions in our

view on these concepts. This course will

introduce you to these revisions but also raise

questions that still remain unestablished. This

course will take you through a history of ideas

about the nature of space and time ranging

from Aristotle and Euclid in the 3rd century

BC to Einstein's theory of general relativity,

and the Big Bang model and black holes of

modern cosmology. Along the way, we will

discuss specific questions like: what is the

geometry of physical space? Or is the choice of

geometry a mere convention? Is space merely

a relational notion? Or should we conceive of

it as some kind of entity in its own right: as the

stage on which the evolution of the universe

takes place? How does Einstein's relativity

theory change the verdict on these questions?

Similar questions will be raised about time.

In addition, we will discuss questions like: Is

time travel physically possible? Does time have

a direction? Do the past, present and future

have a different status? And if not, how do we

distinguish the past from the future?

PHIL 1916W. What's So Great About

Classical Music?. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Despite what you may have heard, classical

music isn't just a dry, arid landscape of

interest only to culture snobs. The great

masterpieces are supreme products of the

human imagination touching on all aspects

of the human condition - comic, tragic,

sacred, profane. This is music that has moved

generations of listeners to laughter and to

tears, while at the same time inviting them

to contemplate and reflect on its inner order

and architectural grandeur. This seminar

will present some of the great works of the

classical tradition along with an explanation

of what makes them so remarkable. No prior

knowledge about music is required - just an

open mind.

PHIL 3001W. General History of Western

Philosophy: Ancient Period. (AH,WI; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Major developments in ancient Greek

philosophic thought: pre-Socrates, Socrates,

Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic thinkers.

PHIL 3005W. General History of Western

Philosophy: Modern Period. (AH,WI; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Can anything be known beyond a shadow

of a doubt? How ought scientific knowledge

be discovered and justified? In what does

one's identity as a person consist? How does

our human nature affect the way that we

conceive of and come to know the world? This

course examines the momentous intellectual

transformations in Europe during the 17th and

18th centuries that inspired such questions and

their innovative solutions.

PHIL 3100. Value Theory Practicum. (; 1

cr. [max 3 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Combines issues in ethics/political philosophy

courses to needs of people in Twin Cities

through community service. At least 26 hours

of community service for semester is required.

prereq: [concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 3301 or concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 3302W or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 3304 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 3307 or concurrent registration is required

(or allowed) in 3308], instr consent

PHIL 3201. Free Will and Responsibility. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

What distinguishes actions from mere

happenings? How do we accommodate

our conception of ourselves as agents in a

world governed by causal laws? Does free

action require alternate possibilities? Is free

will required to hold people accountable for

actions? Conditions of moral responsibility.

PHIL 3231. Philosophy and Language. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Philosophical issues concerning the nature and

use of human language.

PHIL 3234. Knowledge and Society. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Critical discussion of concepts such as

knowledge, objectivity, justification, rationality,

evidence, authority, expertise, and trust in

relation to the norms and privileges of gender,

race, class, and other social categories.

PHIL 3301. Environmental Ethics. (ENV; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Philosophical basis for membership in moral

community. Theories applied to specific

problems (e.g., vegetarianism, wilderness

preservation). Students defend their own

reasoned views about moral relations between

humans, animals, and nature.

PHIL 3302W. Moral Problems of

Contemporary Society. (CIV,WI; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

How do we determine what is right and wrong?

How should we live our lives? What do we

owe others? Moral/ethical thought applied to

problems and public disputes (e.g., capital

punishment, abortion, affirmative action, animal

rights, same-sex marriage, environmental

protection).

PHIL 3303W. Business Ethics. (WI; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

The course offers a comprehensive overview

of ethical questions that arise in the context of

doing business, including questions regarding

what duties companies have to consumers

and the general public, and what the moral

obligations businesses have to employees and

shareholders.

PHIL 3304. Law and Morality. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

What is law? Must true laws be just? When

(if ever) are civil disobedience or legal

punishment morally justified? Do good laws

incorporate (or legislate) morality? Consider

and debate these issues using philosophical

texts, case law, and the occasional novel.

PHIL 3305. Medical Ethics. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Moral problems confronting physicians,

patients, and others concerned with medical

treatment, research, and public health policy.

Topics include abortion, living wills, euthanasia,

genetic engineering, informed consent, proxy

decision-making, and allocation of medical

resources.

PHIL 3311W. Introduction to Ethical Theory.

(WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Nature and justification of moral judgments

and moral principles; analysis of representative

moral views.

PHIL 3322W. Moral Problems of

Contemporary Society. (CIV,WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Summer)

How do we determine what is right and wrong?

How should we live our lives? What do we

owe others? Moral/ethical thought applied to

problems and public disputes (e.g., capital

punishment, abortion, affirmative action, animal

rights, same-sex marriage, environmental

protection).

PHIL 3601W. Scientific Thought. (WI; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Science influences us daily, shaping how we

understand ourselves and interpret nature.

This course is an introduction to how scientists

reason about the world, what that means

for our lives, and the status of science as a

human activity. What is science and what?

s so great about it? Is science the ultimate

authority on the world and our place in it? This

course examines the authority of science,

how scientists reason, and science?s status

as a human activity. prereq: One course in

philosophy or natural science

PHIL 3602. Science, Technology, and

Society. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Philosophical issues that arise out of interaction

between science, technology, society (e.g.,

religion and science, genetics and society,

science and the environment).

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PHIL 3605. Disease, Diagnosis, and

Intervention: Conceptual Issues in

Medicine. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Contemporary medicine dominates our

daily concerns and societal conversation.

From insurance coverage to the consumer

advertising of pharmaceuticals, the variety of

issues and their visibility is patently obvious.

However, conceptual issues in medicine,

such as what counts as health and disease

or what do we mean by "evidence-based"

or "precision" medicine, are arguably just

as important--if not prior to--many of these

other issues. For example, if doctors do not

consider something an "official" disease or

condition, it is unlikely your insurance company

will pay to treat it. Additional conceptual

questions include: what role do theories play

in medicine? Can scientific experiments be

replicated in clinical medicine? Should all

medicine be based on evidence? How do

we know what causes health or disease?

What do advances in neuroscience reveal

about the relationship between mind and

body, especially with respect to mental health

and illness? What properties do physicians

measure and why? How does probability

and chance enter into medical practice (e.g.,

diagnosis, therapy, and rehabilitation)? This

course is an introduction to these and other

related issues in medicine with an emphasis

on their diversity and heterogeneity. It is

designed for undergraduates across a variety

of majors with an interest in these conceptual

questions, including but not limited to Animal

Science; Anthropology; Biochemistry; Biology,

Society and Environment; Chemistry; Ecology,

Evolution and Behavior; Genetics, Cell Biology

and Development; Microbiology; Neuroscience;

Physiology; Psychology). No prior knowledge

of medicine or philosophy is required; I do not

assume that you have any previous exposure

to the material we will be covering. Most of

the assignments for this course are writing

oriented. The goal is to identify, characterize,

and critically reflect on the issues raised in

our discussions and do this in the medium of

writing. At the end of the class you will possess

new analytical skills and recognize the value

of philosophical investigation into the medical

concepts and practices, including its application

to your everyday life. Additionally, it is directly

relevant to the Critical Analysis and Reasoning

Skills portion of the MCAT.

PHIL 3607. Philosophy of Psychology. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

What are minds and mental states (like desires

and beliefs)? How are these different from

brains and brain states? Should scientific

explanation abandon any appeal to the mental

(like behaviorism) or can we offer a scientific

account of mind? prereq: One course in

philosophy or psychology

PHIL 3896. Internship for Academic Credit.

(; 1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An applied learning experience in an agreed-

upon, short-term, supervised workplace

activity, with defined goals, which may be

related to a student's major field or area of

interest. The work can be full or part time,

paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus

environments. Internships integrate classroom

knowledge and theory with practical application

and skill development in professional or

community settings. The skills and knowledge

learned should be transferable to other

employment settings and not simply to advance

the operations of the employer. Typically the

student's work is supervised and evaluated by

a site coordinator or instructor.

PHIL 3993. Directed Studies. (1-3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

PHIL 4010. Ancient Philosophers. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Major work of selected ancient philosophers

(e.g., Plato's Parmenides, Plato's Sophist,

Aristotle's Metaphysics). Works discussed may

vary from offering to offering. prereq: 3001 or

instr consent

PHIL 4040. Rationalists. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Major work of selected early modern

rationalists (e.g., Descartes' Principles of

Philosophy, Spinoza's Ethics, Conway's

Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern

Philosophy, Leibniz's Discourse on

Metaphysics). Works discussed may vary from

offering to offering.

PHIL 4055. Kant. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Major work (e.g., Critique of Pure Reason).

prereq: 3005 or 4004 or instr consent

PHIL 4085. Wittgenstein. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

In "Philosophical Investigations" Wittgenstein

challenged some of the most long-standing

and entrenched intuitions of philosophers

-- basic intuitions about mind, rationality,

linguistic understanding, and the very nature of

philosophical/conceptual inquiry. Many of these

intuitions remain entrenched and Wittgenstein's

challenge is as relevant today as it was in

1950. In Phil 4805 we examine the text and the

secondary literature, and do so in the light of

issues and debates that continue to demand

attention.

PHIL 4100. Value Theory Practicum. (; 1

cr. [max 3 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Issues studied in ethics/political philosophy

courses applied to needs of people in Twin

Cities through community service. At least 26

hours of community service for semester is

required. prereq: [concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 4320 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 4321

or or concurrent registration is required (or

allowed) in 4330 or concurrent registration is

required (or allowed) in 4324 or concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in 4414],

instr consent

PHIL 4101. Metaphysics. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even Year)

Broadly speaking, metaphysics is the study of

the nature of reality. Metaphysical questions

include questions about what kinds of things

exist, what is the nature of things, what are

persons, what is possible or impossible, what

is the nature of time, what is causality, and

many other fundamental questions about the

world. The aim of this course is to introduce

students to some of the central questions

of metaphysics to investigate some of their

answers. prereq: One course in history of

philosophy or instr consent

PHIL 4105W. Epistemology. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Theories of nature/sources of knowledge/

evidence. prereq: 1001 or instr consent

PHIL 4231. Philosophy of Language. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Theories of reference, linguistic truth, relation

of language/thought, translation/synonymy.

prereq: 1001 or 5201 or instr consent

PHIL 4311W. History of Moral Theories. (WI;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Is human nature fundamentally selfish or are

we sympathetic creatures? What is free will

and do we have it? Do moral principles have

a rational basis or are our moral judgments

expressions of feelings? Should morality be

thought of in terms of acting on principle or

producing good outcomes? We will focus on

these and other questions as they are explored

in primary texts from the early modern history

of western philosophy. prereq: 1003 or instr

consent

PHIL 4320. Intensive Study of a Historical

Moral Theory. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Intensive consideration of an author or theory

in the history of moral or political philosophy.

prereq: 1003 or instr consent

PHIL 4326. Lives Worth Living: Questions of

Self, Vocation, and Community. (AH,CIV; 4

cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Summer)

Immersion experience. Students live together

as a residential community of learners. Works

of philosophy, history, and literature form

backdrop for exploring such questions as "How

is identity constructed?," "What is vocation?,"

and "What experiences of community are

desirable in a life?" Each student creates a life-

hypothesis for a life worth living. prereq: instr

consent

PHIL 4331. Contemporary Moral Theories. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Is morality objective, just a matter of feeling,

or something in between? How do we know

even the most basic of moral truths? Do I

always have a reason to do what is moral?

What motivates people to be moral and why

do some people behave immorally? This

class looks at these and related questions in

metaethics, moral psychology, and other areas

of contemporary moral theory. prereq: 1003 or

instr consent

PHIL 4350. Catching Lives Worth Living:

Participation in the Growth of a Living-

Learning Community. (; 2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Summer)

Involvement in a democratic living-learning

community built by students/instructors.

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Students participate in community activities

and daily instructor meetings. Four seven-day

offerings each summer. prereq: Application,

instr consent

PHIL 4414. Political Philosophy. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Survey of historical/contemporary works in

political philosophy. prereq: 1004 or instr

consent

PHIL 4510. Philosophy of the Individual

Arts. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Aesthetic problems that arise in studying or

practicing an art. prereq: 3502

PHIL 4605. Space and Time. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Philosophical problems concerning nature/

structure of space, time, and space-time.

prereq: Courses in [philosophy or physics] or

instr consent

PHIL 4607. Philosophy of the Biological

Sciences. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Biology dominates the landscape of

contemporary scientific research, and

yet "biology" consists of a variety of

different disciplinary approaches: from

protein biochemistry to field ecology, from

developmental biology to evolutionary genetics.

Many philosophical issues can be found in

the concepts and practices of life science

researchers from these different disciplines.

What is the structure of evolutionary theory?

What is a gene? What are the units of

selection? What is an individual? What counts

as a "cause"? What is the relationship between

evolution and development? Are all biological

phenomena reducible to genes or molecules?

What are adaptations, and how do we identify

them? What is an ecological niche? Is there

a progressive trend in the history of life? Is

there such a thing as 'human nature'? This

course is an introduction to these and other

related issues in the biological sciences with an

emphasis on their diversity and heterogeneity.

It is designed for advanced undergraduates

with an interest in conceptual questions and

debates in biology that are manifested across

a variety of majors (e.g., animal science;

anthropology; biochemistry; biology, society

and environment; biosystems and agricultural

engineering; chemistry; ecology, evolution

and behavior; genetics, cell biology and

development; microbiology; neuroscience;

physiology; plant biology; psychology). Some of

these issues will appear familiar from previous

coursework or opportunities, whereas new

issues will be intriguing because of their

similarities and differences with those that have

been encountered in other contexts.

PHIL 4615. Minds, Bodies, and Machines. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Mind-body problem. Philosophical relevance

of cybernetics, artificial intelligence, computer

simulation. Mental phenomena present

the philosopher with a number of deep but

inescapable puzzles and challenges. We tend

to suppose that we know what it is to have a

mind, to have beliefs, desires, etc., and we

think that we know how to explain our own

behavior and that of others -- and all of this

without any formal training in the relevant

science. All of this is surely amazing; indeed

it verges on the outrageous. We admit to not

knowing the makeup of the simplest structures,

to not knowing how to explain the behavior of

the simplest organisms -- we, OF COURSE,

leave such issues to scientific investigation.

Yet, at the same time, we think we know how

to explain the behavior of this most complex of

systems; we know how to do it, and we know

what we are talking about when we explain

behavior by citing the relevant beliefs, desires,

etc. And, to repeat, we know all of this with

no formal training. Strange indeed. Not only is

this initial confidence puzzling, but attempts to

articulate the mental story and to integrate it

into the larger scientific picture have all proven

problematical. We start our investigation with a

very brief glance at a mid-century proposal that

initiated a very different way of thinking about

mind: the proposal by Turing -- one of the

great minds of the 20th Century--that machines

of a certain kind could exhibit intelligence.

A story told in part in the recent movie, The

Imitation Game. We then turn to some more

traditional approaches to mind: Cartesianism,

Behaviorism and Materialism. prereq: one

course in philosophy or instr consent

PHIL 4760. Selected Topics in Philosophy.

(; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Philosophical problems of contemporary

interest. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

prereq: 3 [3xxx-5xxx] cr in philosophy or instr

consent

PHIL 4993. Directed Studies. (1-3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

PHIL 4995. Senior Project (Directed

Studies). (; 1 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Guided individual study leading to research

paper that satisfies senior project requirement.

prereq: instr consent, dept consent

PHIL 5010. Ancient Philosophers. (; 3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Major work of selected ancient philosophers

(e.g., Plato's Parmenides, Plato's Sophist,

Aristotle's Metaphysics). Works discussed vary.

prereq: 3001 or instr consent

PHIL 5040. Rationalists. (3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Major work of selected early modern

rationalists (e.g., Descartes' Principles of

Philosophy, Spinoza's Ethics, Conway's

Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern

Philosophy, Leibniz's Discourse on

Metaphysics). Works discussed may vary from

offering to offering.

PHIL 5085. Wittgenstein. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

In "Philosophical Investigations" Wittgenstein

challenged some of the most long-standing

and entrenched intuitions of philosophers

-- basic intuitions about mind, rationality,

linguistic understanding, and the very nature

of philosophical/conceptual inquiry. Many

of these intuitions remain entrenched, and

Wittgenstein's challenge is as relevant today

as it was in 1950. In Phil 4805 we examine the

text and the secondary literature, and do so in

the light of issues and debates that continue to

demand attention.

PHIL 5101. Metaphysics. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even Year)

Broadly speaking, metaphysics is the study of

the nature of reality. Metaphysical questions

include questions about what kinds of things

exist, what is the nature of things, what are

persons, what is possible or impossible, what

is the nature of time, what is causality, and

many other fundamental questions about the

world. The aim of this course is to introduce

students to some of the central questions

of metaphysics to investigate some of their

answers. prereq: One course in history of

philosophy or instr consent

PHIL 5201. Symbolic Logic I. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Study of syntax and semantics of sentential

and first-order logic. Symbolization of

natural-language sentences and arguments.

Development of deductive systems for first-

order logic. Metatheoretic proofs and methods,

including proof by mathematical induction and

proof of consistency and completeness. prereq:

1001 or instr consent

PHIL 5202. Symbolic Logic II. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Elements of set theory, including the concepts

of enumerability and nonenumerability.

Turing machines and recursive functions; the

results of Church, Godel, and Tarski and the

philosophical significance of those results.

prereq: 5201 or instr consent

PHIL 5209. Mathematical Methods for

Philosophy. (4 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd

Year)

Introduction to some of the mathematical

methods used throughout philosophy, such

as sets, graphs, automata, probability and

decision theory, statistics, and computer

simulation, both explicitly and through

example applications. prereq: prior course in

mathematics, logic, or mathematics-related

discipline or or instr consent

PHIL 5211. Modal Logic. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Spring Odd Year)

Axiomatic and semantic treatment of

propositional and predicate modal logics;

problems of interpreting modal languages.

prereq: 5201 or instr consent

PHIL 5222. Philosophy of Mathematics. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Major philosophical questions arising in

connection with mathematics. What is

mathematics about? How do we know the

mathematics we do? What is the relation

between mathematics and the natural

sciences? Selected readings of leading

contributors such as Frege, Dedekind, Russell,

Hilbert, Brouwer, Godel, Quine. prereq: College

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level logic or mathematics course or instr

consent

PHIL 5231. Philosophy of Language. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Theories of reference, linguistic truth, relation

of language/thought, translation/synonymy.

prereq: 1001 or 5201 or instr consent

PHIL 5311. History of Moral Theories. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Is human nature fundamentally selfish or are

we sympathetic creatures? What is free will

and do we have it? Do moral principles have

a rational basis or are our moral judgments

expressions of feelings? Should morality be

thought of in terms of acting on principle or

producing good outcomes? We will focus on

these and other questions as they are explored

in primary texts from the early modern history

of western philosophy. prereq: 1003W or instr

consent or GRAD

PHIL 5320. Intensive Study of a Historical

Moral Theory. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Intensive consideration of an author or theory

in the history of moral or political philosophy.

prereq: 1003 or instr consent

PHIL 5326. Lives Worth Living: Questions

of Self, Vocation, and Community. (4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Summer)

Immersion experience. Students live together

as a residential community of learners. Works

of philosophy, history, and literature form

backdrop for exploring such questions as "How

is identity constructed?," "What is vocation?,"

and "What experiences of community are

desirable in a life?" Each student creates a life-

hypothesis for a life worth living. prereq: instr

consent

PHIL 5331. Contemporary Moral Theories.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Is morality objective, just a matter of feeling,

or something in between? How do we know

even the most basic of moral truths? Do I

always have a reason to do what is moral?

What motivates people to be moral and why

do some people behave immorally? This

class looks at these and related questions in

metaethics, moral psychology, and other areas

of contemporary moral theory. prereq: 1003 or

instr consent

PHIL 5350. Catching Lives Worth Living:

Participation in the Growth of a Living-

Learning Community. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Summer)

Involvement in a democratic living-learning

community built by students/instructors.

Students participate in community activities

and daily instructor meetings. Four seven-day

offerings each summer. prereq: Application,

instr consent

PHIL 5414. Political Philosophy. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Works in political philosophy, whether historical

or more contemporary, are one central element

of the study of philosophy more broadly. As

we will address these works, and the issues

and concepts they take up, they fall within the

larger field of moral philosophy. Like other

works in this broad category, discussion

in political philosophy typically consider

both metaethical and normative questions.

Metaethical questions concern the concepts

we use as we consider matters of right and

wrong or of ethical value. In the realm of

political philosophy, authors consider rightness,

wrongness and ethical value as they bear

on political societies and political leaders,

and not only on citizens but on non-citizens

who experience the effects of political power.

Examples of such questions include: What

is justice? What is political power? What are

freedom, equality and autonomy? Normative

questions, by contrast, concern matters of

practice. In the context of moral and political

philosophy, they are typically questions about

what we must do or refrain from doing if we

are to act rightly (as opposed to prudently

or efficiently for instance). Examples in the

political realm include: What are just standards

of criminal punishment? What obligations does

a just state have to citizens and to non-citizen

residents? What right, if any, do citizens and

others have to protest state laws, policies and

actions? What rights can citizens or others

claim to equality under the law? What grounds

or justifies our responses to such questions?

Over the course of this semester, we will

read both canonical texts in the history of

political philosophy and pieces by a variety

of authors who are less well known. Our aim

will be to improve our ability to understand

broad claims and more nuanced points, to

compare and critically assess contrasting

views, and to appreciate the ways in which

political philosophers often draw or expand on

others' works even as they challenge them. We

will also be working towards improvements in

the difficult task of explaining and supporting

claims and analyses, in short written pieces,

longer essays and oral discussions. prereq:

1004 or instr consent

PHIL 5415. Philosophy of Law. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Analytical accounts of law and legal obligation.

prereq: 1003 or 1004 or 3302 or social science

major or instr consent

PHIL 5510. Philosophy of the Individual

Arts. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Aesthetic problems that arise in studying or

practicing an art. prereq: 3502

PHIL 5601. History of the Philosophy of

Science. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

History of logical empiricism, from its European

origins in first half of 20th century to its

emergence as nearly universal account

of science in post-war Anglo-American

philosophy. prereq: instr consent

PHIL 5602. Scientific Representation and

Explanation. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Contemporary issues concerning

representation and explanation of scientific

facts. prereq: instr consent

PHIL 5603. Scientific Inquiry. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Spring)

Philosophical theories of methods for

evaluating scientific hypotheses. Role of

experimentation in science. How hypotheses

are accepted within scientific community.

PHIL 5605. Space and Time. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

Philosophical problems concerning nature/

structure of space, time, and space-time.

prereq: Courses in [philosophy or physics] or

instr consent

PHIL 5606. Philosophy of Quantum

Mechanics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; )

Problems of interpretation in ordinary

(nonrelativistic) quantum mechanics. Two-

slit experiment, Schrodinger cat paradox

(measurement problem), Einstein-Podolsky-

Rosen paradox. Leading approaches to

interpretation (Copenhagen, hidden variables,

universal wave function) and their connections

with philosophical issues.

PHIL 5607. Philosophy of the Biological

Sciences. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Biology dominates the landscape of

contemporary scientific research, and

yet "biology" consists of a variety of

different disciplinary approaches: from

protein biochemistry to field ecology, from

developmental biology to evolutionary genetics.

Many philosophical issues can be found in

the concepts and practices of life science

researchers from these different disciplines.

What is the structure of evolutionary theory?

What is a gene? What are the units of

selection? What is an individual? What counts

as a "cause"? What is the relationship between

evolution and development? Are all biological

phenomena reducible to genes or molecules?

What are adaptations, and how do we identify

them? What is an ecological niche? Is there

a progressive trend in the history of life? Is

there such a thing as 'human nature'? This

course is an introduction to these and other

related issues in the biological sciences with an

emphasis on their diversity and heterogeneity.

It is designed for advanced undergraduates

with an interest in conceptual questions and

debates in biology that are manifested across

a variety of majors (e.g., Animal Science;

Anthropology; Biochemistry; Biology, Society

and Environment; Biosystems and Agricultural

Engineering; Chemistry; Ecology, Evolution

and Behavior; Genetics, Cell Biology and

Development; Microbiology; Neuroscience;

Physiology; Plant Biology; Psychology).

Some of these issues will appear familiar from

previous coursework or opportunities, whereas

new issues will be intriguing because of their

similarities and differences with those that have

been encountered in other contexts. prereq:

Courses in [philosophy or biology] or instr

consent

PHIL 5615. Mind, Bodies and Machines. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Mind-body problem. Philosophical relevance

of cybernetics, artificial intelligence, computer

simulation. Mental phenomena present

the philosopher with a number of deep but

inescapable puzzles and challenges. We tend

to suppose that we know what it is to have a

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mind, to have beliefs, desires, etc., and we

think that we know how to explain our own

behavior and that of others -- and all of this

without any formal training in the relevant

science. All of this is surely amazing; indeed

it verges on the outrageous. We admit to not

knowing the makeup of the simplest structures,

to not knowing how to explain the behavior of

the simplest organisms -- we, OF COURSE,

leave such issues to scientific investigation.

Yet, at the same time, we think we know how

to explain the behavior of this most complex of

systems; we know how to do it, and we know

what we are talking about when we explain

behavior by citing the relevant beliefs, desires,

etc. And, to repeat, we know all of this with

no formal training. Strange indeed. Not only is

this initial confidence puzzling, but attempts to

articulate the mental story and to integrate it

into the larger scientific picture have all proven

problematical. We start our investigation with a

very brief glance at a mid-century proposal that

initiated a very different way of thinking about

mind: the proposal by Turing -- one of the

great minds of the 20th Century--that machines

of a certain kind could exhibit intelligence.

A story told in part in the recent movie, The

Imitation Game. We then turn to some more

traditional approaches to mind: Cartesianism,

Behaviorism and Materialism. prereq: one

course in philosophy or instr consent

PHIL 5760. Selected Topics in Philosophy.

(; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Philosophical problems of contemporary

interest. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

prereq: 3xxx-5xxx course in phil or instr

consent

PHIL 5993. Directed Studies. (; 1-3 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. prereq: instr

consent, dept consent, college consent

Physical Education (PE)

PE 1007. Beginning Swimming. (1 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to basic aquatic safety,

fundamentals of swimming and hydrodynamics.

Principles of hydrodynamics and stroke

mechanics; five basic strokes; basic rescue

techniques with use of pool equipment;

hydrotherapy for disabilities and other

conditions, opportunities for competitive

activities, lifetime enjoyment of aquatics.

PE 1012. Beginning Running. (1 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Fundamentals of running. Completing a

5K race. Benefits of running. Appropriate

apparel/equipment. Principles of running.

Injury prevention. Road racing rules. Nutrition,

hydration.

PE 1014. Conditioning. (1 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Fundamentals of personal fitness. Principles

of fitness; health and motor skill components

of fitness; principles of training/conditioning

programs; nutrition; weight control; common

fitness injuries; motivation and consistency in

fitness programs; stress management.

PE 1015. Weight Training. (1 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to weight training. Basic aspects of

weight training including exercise selection and

technique, charting workouts, program design,

nutritional considerations, and safety.

PE 1016. Posture and Individual Exercise.

(1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Good posture techniques, individual exercises,

fitness concepts, and mental techniques.

Specific overall sound body and mind

techniques to include flexibility exercises,

cardiovascular fitness, resistance training,

nutrition management, weight control, stress

management, and self-thought.

PE 1029. Handball. (1 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Hand and eye coordination, footwork in

practice and game conditions, and skills and

strategies of service and rally for the court

sport handball (four-wall version). Novice to

intermediate levels of play accommodated.

PE 1031. Sabre Fencing. (1 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Basic sabre techniques, movement, an

overview of fencing as a recreational sport and

an Olympic sport, and the history of fencing.

PE 1032. Badminton. (1 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Fundamentals including etiquette, terminology,

game rules for singles and doubles, footwork,

shot selection, and strategy.

PE 1033. Foil Fencing. (1 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Fending fundamentals, including basic foil

techniques, movement, a general overview of

fencing as a recreational sport and an Olympic

sport, and the history of fencing.

PE 1034. Judo. (1 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Basic skills for throwing, falling, grappling

(matwork), choking, arm and neck techniques;

contest judo from Jiu-Jitsu; fundamental rules

and scoring of contests. Videotapes used for

technique instruction and contest appreciation.

PE 1035. Karate. (1 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to Traditional Japanese Shotokan

Karate. Students learn to punch, block, strike,

& kick with a focus on proper form, posture,

& body mechanics. Students also learn a

Kata (choreographed form), techniques with

partners, & practical self-defense. Non-contact

- no pads, hitting, or throwing.

PE 1036. Racquetball. (1 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Fundamentals of racquetball, including

equipment; safety and etiquette; terminology;

game rules of singles, doubles, and cutthroat;

grips; basic strategies; serves and shots.

PE 1037. Squash Racquets. (1 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Entry-level technique, basic equipment,

international dimension courts, and fitness.

PE 1038. Beginning Tennis. (1 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Fundamental strokes, including forehands,

backhands, volleys, lobs, overheads,

and serves; introduction to doubles play;

terminology, rules, and etiquette.

PE 1044. Self-Defense. (1 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Physical, psychological, and de-escalation

skills for acting in crisis situations. Distance,

body language, and tone of voice are

addressed. Physical skills include striking,

kicking, shifting, blocking, releasing techniques,

floor defenses, and applications to armed

attackers and multiple attackers.

PE 1045. Rock Climbing. (1 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Safety, knots, equipment, techniques, and

anchor systems used in climbing. Course

includes all necessary equipment. prereq:

Good general health, no [neck or back]

problems

PE 1046. Tae Kwon Do. (1 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Fundamentals of Tae Kwon Do. Principles of

martial arts, body mechanics of Tae Kwon Do,

practical self-defense.

PE 1048. Bowling. (1 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Fundamentals, including stance, approach and

delivery, scoring, bowling terminology, and

etiquette.

PE 1053. Ice Skating. (1 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Basic turns, basic stops, balance techniques,

and various other skills from both the forward

and backward positions. Equipment, safety

issues, ice skating terminology.

PE 1055. Golf. (1 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Proper grip, stance, ball address, swing, club

selection, psychological management, rules,

and etiquette. Basic instruction in analyzing,

assisting with, and coaching golf.

PE 1057. Beginning Skiing. (1 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Alpine skiing. How to stop, turn, and use lifts.

Safety, etiquette, and purchase of equipment.

Class held at Highland Hills ski area in

Bloomington.

PE 1058. Snowboarding. (1 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Alpine snowboarding. Uses American Teaching

System. Classes are split into nine skill levels,

beginning through advanced. Held at Hyland

Ski and Snowboard School in Bloomington.

prereq: Good general health, injury free

PE 1065. Beginning Tumbling and

Gymnastics. (1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Rolls, handstands, cartwheels, extensions,

handsprings, tucks (flips). Spotting techniques.

Skills on bars, vault, and beam.

PE 1067. Basketball. (1 cr. ; Student Option

No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

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Fundamental skills and rules of basketball,

with emphasis on basic court movement and

different offensive and defensive strategies.

PE 1071. Beginning Cricket. (1 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Fundamentals of Cricket. Laws of Cricket,

bowling/batting techniques, competitive/

recreational Cricket opportunities.

PE 1072. Soccer. (1 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Fundamentals of soccer including sporting

behavior both on and off the field, game

rules, soccer terminology, participation and

competition drills, fundamental soccer skills,

practical instruction in strategy.

PE 1074. Beginning Volleyball. (1 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Basic skills, team play, rules, officiating, and

strategy.

PE 1076. Flag Football. (1 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to flag football, techniques, field

positions, rules/regulations. Students will

participate in vigorous exercise activities

including running, throwing, kicking, and

catching.

PE 1077. Lacrosse. (1 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to lacrosse, techniques, field

positions, rules, regulations. Students

participate in vigorous exercise activities

including running, throwing, catching, and stick

handling.

PE 1137. Intermediate Squash. (1 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Stroke mechanics, shot placement, changing

pace. Court movement/positioning. Fitness

requirements, joint/muscle stresses. Weight

training for squash. On-court etiquette. prereq:

1037 or instr consent

PE 1146. Intermediate Tae Kwan Do. (1 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Periodic Fall)

Continuation of 1046. Focuses on Olympic-

style intermediate skills/techniques. Self-

defense techniques for men/women. prereq:

1046, previous Tae Kwon Do experience

(World Tae Kwon Do Federation sanctioned),

basic white Tae Kwon Do uniform

PE 1154. Figure Skating. (1 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Periodic Spring)

Terminology, rules. Basic moves, jumps, spins.

On-/off-ice assignments. prereq: 1053 or equiv

or instr consent

PE 1205. Scuba and Skin Diving. (1 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Diving equipment, physics, physiology,

decompression, emergencies, recreational dive

planning, oceans, currents and aquatic life,

snorkeling/SCUBA equipment usage, buoyancy

control, entries, emergencies. prereq: Ability to

swim 400 yds comfortably or instr consent

PE 1262. Marathon Training. (3 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Physical challenge achieved through

physiological/psychological adaptation. Goal

setting that fosters adaptation in many facets of

life. Marathon history. prereq: No pre-existing

medical condition that would prevent finishing a

marathon, instr consent

PE 1720. Special Activities in Physical

Education. (; 1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student

Option No Audit; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Activities or related opportunities not normally

available through regular course offerings.

Physical Therapy (PT)

PT 1002. Orientation to Physical Therapy. (;

1 cr. ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to the profession of physical

therapy through lectures, discussions, patient

presentations, clinic visit, videotapes, and

exposure to treatment equipment.

Physics (PHYS)

PHYS 1001W. Energy and the Environment.

(ENV,WI,PHYS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Fundamental principles governing physical

world in context of energy/environment. Lab.

prereq: 1 yr high school algebra

PHYS 1011. Physical World. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Fundamental laws and principles governing

the physical world, discussed in the context

in which encountered in modern science and

technology. prereq: 1 yr high school algebra

PHYS 1021. Intro Phys. (5 cr. ; S-N only; )

PHYS 1101W. Introductory College Physics

I. (PHYS,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Fundamental principles of physics in the

context of everyday world. Use of kinematics/

dynamics principles and quantitative/qualitative

problem solving techniques to understand

natural phenomena. Lecture, recitation, lab.

prereq: High school algebra, plane geometry,

trigonometry; primarily for students interested

in technical areas

PHYS 1102W. Introductory College Physics

II. (PHYS,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Fundamental principles of physics in context of

everyday world. Use of conservation principles

and quantitative/qualitative problem solving

techniques to understand natural phenomena.

Lecture, recitation, lab. prereq: 1101W or 1107

PHYS 1107. Introductory Physics Online

I. (PHYS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Principles of physics in context of everyday

world. Use of kinematics/dynamics principles

together with quantitative/qualitative problem

solving techniques to understand natural

phenomena. prereq: High school algebra,

plane geometry, trigonometry

PHYS 1108. Introductory Physics Online

II. (PHYS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Fundamental principles of physics in context of

everyday world. Use of conservation principles

and quantitative/qualitative problem solving

techniques to understand natural phenomena.

Lecture content, recitation, lab. prereq: 1101W

or 1107; primarily for students interested in

technical areas

PHYS 1181. Introductory College Physics I.

(3 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Intended only to be used to recognize

proficiency in material of PHYS 1101W. prereq:

Proficiency in the material of PHYS 1101W

PHYS 1182. Introductory College Physics II.

(3 cr. ; S-N only; Every Spring)

Intended only to be used to recognize

proficiency in material of PHYS 1102W. prereq:

Proficiency in the material of PHYS 1102W

PHYS 1201W. Introductory Physics for

Biology and Pre-medicine I. (PHYS,WI;

5 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Fundamental principles of physics. Description

of motion, forces, conservation principles,

structure of matter. Applications to mechanical

systems, including fluids, waves, heat. Lab.

prereq: [High school or college calculus],

trigonometry, algebra

PHYS 1202W. Introductory Physics for

Biology and Pre-medicine II. (PHYS,WI;

5 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Fundamental principles of physics. Motion,

forces, conservation principles, structure

of matter. Applications to electromagnetic

phenomena, including optics, atomic structure.

Lab. prereq: 1201W

PHYS 1221. Introductory Physics for Life

Science Majors I. (PHYS; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

The class exposes the student to physical

principles and concepts, demonstrates how

these principles can be applied to quantitatively

describe natural phenomena, and provides the

student with an opportunity to perform hands-

on experiments and measurements that model

how physical knowledge is obtained. The living

world exists in the physical universe, and a

complete understanding of biological processes

is impossible without a firm foundation in

the basic physical principles to which all

systems, living and inorganic, must adhere.

The basic principles of classical mechanics,

fluid mechanics, and oscillations and waves

will be examined, with particular emphasis to

their application in biological systems, using

mathematical analysis at the level of basic

calculus. prereq: High School or College

Calculus

PHYS 1222. Introductory Physics for Life

Science Majors II. (PHYS; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This is the second course in the introductory

physics sequence for life science majors.

The class exposes the student to physical

principles and concepts, demonstrates how

these principles can be applied to quantitatively

describe natural phenomena, and provides

the student with an opportunity to perform

hands-on experiments and measurements that

model how physical knowledge is obtained.

The fundamental principles of thermal physics,

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electricity and magnetism, optics, and nuclear

physics are considered. prereq: PHYS 1221 or

equivalent

PHYS 1281. Introductory Physics for

Biology and Pre-medicine I. (4 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Intended only to be used to recognize

proficiency in material of PHYS 1201W. prereq:

Proficiency in the material of PHYS1201W

PHYS 1282. Introductory Physics for

Biology and Pre-medicine II. (4 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall & Spring)

Intended only to be used to recognize

proficiency in material of PHYS 1202W. prereq:

Proficiency in the material of PHYS1202W

PHYS 1301W. Introductory Physics for

Science and Engineering I. (PHYS,WI; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Use of fundamental principles to solve

quantitative problems. Motion, forces,

conservation principles, structure of matter.

Applications to mechanical systems. prereq:

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in Math 1271 or concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in Math 1371 or

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in Math 1571

PHYS 1302W. Introductory Physics for

Science and Engineering II. (PHYS,WI; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Use of fundamental principles to solve

quantitative problems. Motion, forces,

conservation principles, fields, structure

of matter. Applications to electromagnetic

phenomena. prereq: 1301W, concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in Math

1272 or Math 1372 or Math 1572

PHYS 1381. Introductory Physics for

Science and Engineering I. (3 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Intended only to be used to recognize

proficiency in material of PHYS 1301W. prereq:

Proficiency in the material of PHYS1301W

PHYS 1382. Introductory Physics for

Science and Engineering II. (3 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Intended only to be used to recognize

proficiency in material of PHYS 1302W. prereq:

Proficiency in the material of PHYS1302W

PHYS 1401V. Honors Physics I. (PHYS,WI; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Comprehensive, calculus-level general physics.

Emphasizes use of fundamental principles

to solve quantitative problems. Description

of motion, forces, conservation principles.

Structure of matter, with applications to

mechanical systems.

PHYS 1402V. Honors Physics II. (PHYS,WI;

4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Fundamental principles to solve quantitative

problems. Description of motion, forces,

conservation principles, fields. Structure of

matter, with applications to electro-magnetic

phenomena. prereq: 1401V, honors student or

permission of University Honors Program

PHYS 1901. Global Warming Solutions. (; 2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall & Spring)

In this seminar, we will consider various

possible solutions to the current and future

global warming problem. This is a topic of

intense global importance. Topics will include

efficiency and conservation, reduced carbon

in electricity production and transportation,

wind and solar power, nuclear power, policy

changes, third world solutions, reforestation,

and more.

PHYS 1906. What is Space Weather (and

Why Should You Care)?. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

In this class, we will explore the way our sun

changes over the eleven-year solar cycle and

how this can affect events from airline travel,

cell phone coverage, and power outages to

beautiful aurora and manned spaceflight to

Mars. We will also touch on space weather

on other planets (including exoplanets) and

the possible impact on development of life. If

the space weather cooperates, we will try to

observe the aurora and related phenomena

including sunspots.

PHYS 1910W. What is Time?. (WI; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

The precise meaning and use of the concept

of time has evoked serious study and debate

among the most able of human thinkers for

more than 2,000 years. In this seminar, we will

review several of the current perspectives as

well as some of this history of the concept of

time from the points of view of philosophers,

biologists, psychologists, and physicists.

PHYS 1911W. How Likely is Extraterrestrial

Life?. (WI; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

The goal of this course is to familiarize students

with the main available scientific facts and

arguments which bear on the question of the

likelihood of extraterrestrial life. A second

goal is to familiarize students with aspects

of the various relevant disciplines early in

their university careers when they may still be

selecting a major. The third goal is to provide

familiarity with information resources at the

university, particularly through the library,

as well as improved reasoning, writing, and

speaking skills.

PHYS 2201. Introductory Thermodynamics

and Statistical Physics. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Thermodynamics and its underlying statistical

nature. prereq: [1302W or 1402V or 1502V],

[concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in MATH 1272 or MATH 1372 or MATH 1572H]

PHYS 2303. Physics III: Physics of Matter. (;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Thermodynamics, mechanical/electromagnetic

waves, optics, quantum theory. Applications of

quantum nature of solids. prereq: 1302, [MATH

1272 or MATH 1372 or MATH 1572H], [MatSci

or EE] student

PHYS 2311. Modern Physics. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Broad overview of physical concepts developed

in twentieth century. Special relativity, wave-

particle duality, Schrodinger equation, Bohr

atom, hydrogen atom in wave mechanics,

many-electron atoms, x-rays, nuclear structure,

radioactivity, nuclear reactions, statistical

physics. prereq: [1302 or 1402], Chem 1022,

Math 2243

PHYS 2503. Physics III: Intro to Waves,

Optics, and Special Relativity. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Third semester of introductory physics.

Mechanical/electromagnetic waves, optics,

special relativity. prereq: 1302W, [MATH 1272

or MATH 1372 or MATH 1572H]

PHYS 2503H. Honors Physics III. (; 4 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall)

The third semester of a calculus-based

introductory physics sequence. Topics

include: relativistic kinematics and dynamics,

mechanical and electromagnetic waves,

light, interference, diffraction, wave-particle

duality and topics in modern physics. Course

emphasizes the use of fundamental problems

to solve quantitative problems. Intended

primarily for those who have completed

1401V/1402V, although those students with

outstanding performance in 1301W/1302W

may be granted permission to enroll. prereq:

1402V or 1502V, honors student or permission

of University Honors Program or instr consent

PHYS 2601. Quantum Physics. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Introduction to quantum mechanics.

Applications to atomic, molecular, condensed-

matter, nuclear, elementary-particle, and

statistical physics. Associated lab is 2605.

prereq: [2503H or 2503], [concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in Math

2243 or Math 2373 or Math 2574H]

PHYS 3022. Introduction to Cosmology. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Large-scale structure and history of universe.

Dark matter, cosmic microwave background.

Newtonian/relativistic world models. Physics

of early universe. Cosmological tests. prereq:

2601

PHYS 3041. Mathematical Methods for

Physicists. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

This course introduces additional mathematical

topics that physics majors need to properly

handle upper division physics classes. prereq:

PHYS 1302, MATH 2373 (or equivalent

courses)

PHYS 3071W. Laboratory-Based Physics for

Teachers. (PHYS,WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Laboratory-based introductory physics.

Topics selected to apply to elementary school

curriculum: earth's motion, properties of matter,

heat and temperature, kinematics, and electric

current. prereq: College algebra; no credit for

CSE students or students who have completed

PHYS 1201/1202, PHYS 1301/1301, PHYS

1401/1402, or PHYS 1501/1502.

PHYS 3605W. Modern Physics Laboratory.

(WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Laboratory experiments in atomic, solid

state, and nuclear physics. Introduction

to data analysis techniques as well as the

communication of scientific results through

maintaining a logbook and writing papers.

Prerequisites: completion (or concurrent

registration) in PHYS 2503 or 2503H.

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PHYS 3993. Directed Studies. (; 1-5 cr. [max

10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed study in Physics in areas arranged by

the student and a faculty member. prereq: instr

consent, dept consent

PHYS 3994. Directed Research. (; 1-5 cr.

[max 10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Independent, directed study in physics in areas

arranged by the student and a faculty member.

prereq: instr consent, dept consent

PHYS 4001. Analytical Mechanics. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Analytic Newtonian mechanics. Mathematics

beyond prerequisites developed as required.

prereq: [2303 or 2601 or Chem 3501 or Chem

3502], two sems soph math

PHYS 4002. Electricity and Magnetism. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Classical theory of electromagnetic fields using

vector algebra and vector calculus. prereq:

[2303 or 2601 or Chem 3501 or Chem 3502],

two sems soph math

PHYS 4041. Computational Methods in the

Physical Sciences. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introduction to using computer programs to

solve problems in physical sciences. Selected

numerical methods, mapping problems onto

computational algorithms. Arranged lab.

prereq: Upper div or grad student or instr

consent

PHYS 4051. Methods of Experimental

Physics I. (5 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Contemporary experimental techniques.

Introduction to modern analog and digital

electronics from an experimental viewpoint.

Use of computers for data acquisition and

experimental control. Statistics of data analysis.

prereq: PHYS 1302W, concurrent registration

is required (or allowed) in PHYS 3605W or

equiv lab experience or instr consent

PHYS 4052W. Methods of Experimental

Physics II. (WI; 5 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Second semester of laboratory sequence.

Contemporary experimental techniques

illustrated by experiments with data analysis.

Students design and execute an experimental

project. Lectures on specialized topics of

professional concern. prereq: PHYS 4051,

PHYS 3605W

PHYS 4101. Quantum Mechanics. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Mathematical techniques of quantum

mechanics. Schrodinger Equation and simple

applications. General structure of wave

mechanics. Operator methods, perturbation

theory, radiation from atoms. prereq: [2303 or

2601 or Chem 3502], two sems soph math

PHYS 4121W. History of 20th-Century

Physics. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

The transition from classical to modern physics

(relativity, quantum) and its architects (from

Planck and Einstein to Heisenberg and Schr?

dinger). The WWII bomb projects in the US

and in Germany. Post-war developments (solid

state, particle physics).

PHYS 4201. Statistical and Thermal Physics.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Principles of thermodynamics and statistical

mechanics. Selected applications such as

kinetic theory, transport theory, and phase

transitions. prereq: 2601

PHYS 4211. Introduction to Solid-State

Physics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

A modern presentation of the properties of

solids. Topics include vibrational and electronic

properties of solids; diffraction of waves in

solids and electron band structure. Other

possible topics include optical properties,

magnetic phenomena, and superconductivity.

prereq: 4101, 4201

PHYS 4303. Electrodynamics and Waves. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Analytical mechanics. Electricity/magnetism,

including mechanical/electromagnetic wave

phenomena. Physical/geometrical optics.

prereq: 4001, 4002

PHYS 4501. Experimental Project. (; 1-5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Research project in physics area of

contemporary interest. Project must be

approved by faculty coordinator before

registration. prereq: 4052, instr consent

PHYS 4511. Introduction to Nuclear and

Particle Physics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Fundamental particles and Standard Model.

Symmetries/quarks, models of nuclei,

interactions between particles/nuclei, tests of

conservation laws, fission/fusion. prereq: 4101

PHYS 4611. Introduction to Space Physics.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Dynamics of charged particles/plasmas in

space. Physics of the Sun and solar wind.

Solar/galactic cosmic rays. Interactions of

solar wind with planetary magnetospheres.

Dynamics of Magnetosphere. Formation of

the aurora. Physics of radiation belts. prereq:

[4001, 4002] or equiv or instr consent

PHYS 4621. Introduction to Plasma Physics.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd Year)

Basic properties of collisionless, magnetized

plasmas, single particle motion, plasmas

as fluids, magnetohydrodynamics, waves

in plasmas, equilibrium, instabilities, kinetic

theory/shocks. prereq: [4001, 4002] or equiv or

instr consent

PHYS 4623. Introduction to Modern Optics.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Modern optics broadly defined as geometrical,

physical, and quantum optics, including

interference and diffraction, optical polarization,

Fourier optics, cavity optics, optical

propagation, optical coherence, lasers, optical

detection, and optical instruments.

PHYS 4811. Introduction to General

Relativity. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd

Year)

Introduction to general relativity for

undergraduate students. The course will

introduce basic concepts of differential

geometry and use them to motivate Einstein's

Equation. It will then solve Einstein's equation

to study particle orbits, gravitational lensing of

light, black holes, and gravitational waves. Brief

introduction to cosmology and evolution of the

universe will be included. prereq: PHYS 4001

and (PHYS 2503 or 2503H)

PHYS 4911. Introduction to Biopolymer

Physics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Introduction to biological and soft condensed

matter physics. Emphasizes physical

ideas necessary to understand behavior of

macromolecules and other biological materials.

Elements of thermodynamics and statistical

mechanics are presented as needed. prereq:

[2303, 2403H, 2503] or Chem 3501 or instr

consent

PHYS 4950H. Senior Thesis. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; S-N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Independent project with adviser. prereq: instr

consent

PHYS 4960H. Honors Seminar. (; 1 cr. [max

2 cr.] ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Designed to prepare students for senior honors

thesis projects and provide guidance in choice

of future careers. prereq: Upper div honors,

instr consent

PHYS 4993. Directed Studies. (; 1-5 cr. [max

10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed study in Physics in areas arranged

by student and faculty member. prereq: instr

consent

PHYS 4994. Directed Research. (; 1-5 cr.

[max 10 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Independent, directed study in physics in areas

arranged by student and a faculty member.

prereq: instr consent

PHYS 5001. Quantum Mechanics I. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Schrodinger equation: bound state and

scattering problems in one dimension.

Spherically symmetric problems in three

dimensions, angular momentum, and the

hydrogen atom. Approximation methods for

stationary states. Time-dependent perturbation

theory. Operators and state vectors: general

formalism of quantum theory. prereq: 4101 or

equiv or instr consent

PHYS 5002. Quantum Mechanics II. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Symmetry in quantum mechanics, space-time

symmetries and the rotation group, Clebsch-

Gordan coefficients and the Wigner-Eckart

theorem. Scattering theory. Method of second

quantization with elementary applications.

Relativistic wave equations including Dirac

equation. prereq: 5001 or equiv

PHYS 5011. Classical Physics I. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Classical mechanics: Lagrangian/Hamiltonian

mechanics, orbital dynamics, rigid body motion,

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special relativity. prereq: 4001, 4002 or instr

consent

PHYS 5012. Classical Physics II. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Classical electromagnetism: electrostatics,

magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations,

electromagnetic waves, radiation, interaction of

charged particles with matter. prereq: 5011 or

instr consent

PHYS 5022. Relativity, Cosmology, and the

Universe. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Large-scale structure and history of universe.

Introduction to Newtonian and relativistic

world models. Physics of early universe.

Cosmological tests. Formation of galaxies.

prereq: 2601 or instr consent

PHYS 5041. Mathematical Methods for

Physics. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Survey of mathematical techniques needed

in analysis of physical problems. Emphasizes

analytical methods. prereq: 2601 or grad

student

PHYS 5071. Physics for High School

Teachers: Experimental Foundations and

Historical Perspectives. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

In-depth examination of a conceptual theme

in physics, its experimental foundations

and historical perspectives. Kinematics and

dynamics from Aristotle through Einstein;

nature of charge and light; energy and

thermodynamics; electricity, magnetism, and

quantized fields; structure of matter. prereq:

Gen physics, instr consent; no cr for physics

grad or grad physics minor

PHYS 5072. Best Practices in College

Physics Teaching. (; 1-3 cr. [max 5 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Pedagogies for introductory physics classes.

Topics from educational research/practice as

applied to classroom.

PHYS 5081. Introduction to Biopolymer

Physics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Introduction to biological and soft condensed

matter physics. Emphasizes physical

ideas necessary to understand behavior

of macromolecules and other biological

materials. prereq: working knowledge of

[thermodynamics, statistical mechanics]

PHYS 5201. Thermal and Statistical Physics.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics. General

Principles of Statistical Mechanics: Ensembles.

Derivation of Thermodynamics from statistical

principles. Classical Systems. Quantum

Statistical Mechanics: Fundamentals. Photons.

Ideal Fermi & Bose Gases. Non-ideal gases.

Introduction to Phase Transitions. prereq:

[[4101, 4201] or equiv] previous exposure

to thermodynamics, introductory statistical

physics

PHYS 5621. Introduction to Plasma Physics.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Basic properties of collisionless, magnetized

plasmas, single particle motion, plasmas

as fluids, magnetohydrodynamics, waves

in plasmas, equilibrium, instabilities, kinetic

theory/shocks. prereq: CSE grad student,

working knowledge of waves/electromagnetism

PHYS 5701. Solid-State Physics for

Engineers and Scientists. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Crystal structure and binding; diffraction;

phonons; thermal and dielectric properties of

insulators; free electron model; band structure;

semiconductors. prereq: Grad or advanced

undergrad in physics or engineering or the

sciences

PHYS 5950. Colloquium Seminar. (; 1 cr. ; S-

N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Colloquium of School of Physics and

Astronomy. prereq: [Grad student or advanced

undergrad in physics], dept consent

PHYS 5970. Physics Journal Club. (; 1-3 cr. ;

S-N only; Every Fall & Spring)

Weekly student-led presentation, discussion,

and critical analysis of important papers.

prereq: 2601, 2605 or equiv; intended for 2nd-

yr grad students in physics

PHYS 5980. Introduction to Research

Seminar. (; 1 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; S-N or Audit;

Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to the research activities of the

School of Physics and Astronomy. prereq:

Grad or upper div phys major

PHYS 5993. Directed Studies. (; 1-5 cr. [max

15 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Independent, directed study in physics in areas

arranged by the student and a faculty member.

prereq: instr consent, dept consent

PHYS 5994. Directed Research. (; 1-5 cr.

[max 15 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Problems, experimental or theoretical, of

special interest to students. Written reports.

prereq: Jr, dept consent

Physiology (PHSL)

PHSL 2041. Physiology and Medicine. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

An understanding of Human Physiology is the

basis of the practice of medicine. This course

will provide an introduction and exploration of

Physiology as it relates to the functions of the

Human Body with special emphasis on the role

of Physiology in Contemporary Medicine. The

role of physiological research on advances in

our understanding of health and disease will

be emphasized. Students interested preparing

for health science based careers and/or

considering the Human Physiology major are

encouraged to enroll.

PHSL 3050. Physiology From Cells to

Systems. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Summer)

Basic physiology of human cells and

organ systems, including nerve, muscle,

cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, digestive,

endocrine, metabolic and reproductive

systems. Critical thinking about physiological

concepts through active learning exercises

involving analysis and manipulation of ideas.

Apply concepts in basic research or clinical

settings. prereq: BIOL 1009 or equiv [including

eukaryotic cellular biology], [[CHEM 1021,

CHEM 1022] or 1 yr of college-level chemistry]

PHSL 3051. Human Physiology. (; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

How major organ systems function (nerve,

muscle, circulation, respiration, endocrine,

renal, gastrointestinal, temperature regulation

and energy metabolism). Three one-hour

lectures, two-hour lab. prereq: [BIOL 1009 or 1

yr college biol], 1 yr college chem

PHSL 3061. Principles of Physiology. (; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Human physiology with emphasis on

quantitative aspects. Organ systems

(circulation, respiration, gastrointestinal, renal,

endocrine, muscle, peripheral and central

nervous systems), cellular transport processes,

and scaling in biology. prereq: 1 year college

chem and physics and math through integral

calculus

PHSL 3062W. Research Paper for

Physiology Majors. (WI; 1 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students write a research review on a

physiological topic. Students select an area

of focus within the discipline of physiology,

and complete a literature review of basic

science papers published in the past 10 years

in their topic area. All students will work with a

faculty advisor, who will assist the student in

selecting their topic area, refining the focus of

their literature review, and provide guidance

on writing a scientific review article. prereq:

concurrent registration is required (or allowed)

in 3061, physiology major, 1 yr [college chem,

physics], math through integral calculus

PHSL 3095. Problems in Physiology. (; 1-5

cr. [max 20 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Individualized study in physiology. Students

address a selected problem in physiology

through library or lab research, supervised

by physiology faculty. prereq: concurrent

registration is required (or allowed) in college

physiology, instr consent

PHSL 3701. Physiology Laboratory. (; 2 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Experiments in physiology. Emphasizes

quantitative aspects, including analysis of

organ systems. prereq: Physiology major

PHSL 4021. Advanced Physiology and

Bioengineering: Bionic Human. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Is "Iron Man" technology just around the

corner? This course will examine how,

and if, biomedical devices can address the

needs of humans suffering from various

pathologies and/or disabilities, or enhance

human performance. Advanced discussion of

the physiology of organs/organ systems and

relevant devices past, present, and future.

Emphasis will be on an in-depth understanding

of normal physiology including cardiovascular,

respiratory, renal, liver, motor, sensory, and

pancreatic physiology. Classes will involve

review of the physiology of organ systems,

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design considerations for medical devices,

and discussions of published papers about

basic science and clinical trials. Classes will

be a combination of content presentation and

discussion.

PHSL 4031. Physiological Discussions:

Contemporary Topics. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Students read, critically evaluate, present, and

discuss research in cellular and organ system

physiology. Journal club setting led by faculty

members. prereq: 3061 or 3063 or 5061 or instr

consent

PHSL 4095H. Honors Problems in

Physiology. (; 2-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students pursue a selected topic in physiology

through library or lab research supervised by

physiology faculty. Prereq &3061, physiology

honors candidate, approval of director of

undergrad studies in physiology.

PHSL 4242. Professional Skills

Development for Biomedical Scientists. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Spring Even Year)

Students will gain valuable experience in

professional development for bio-medical

science, applicable to academic, clinical,

biotech, pharma, medical and other career

paths. This course features essential

professional skills development, including

critical evaluation of the scientific literature, oral

short presentations, development of research

project specific aims, and development of

individual WOW statements (aka the Bill Gates

elevator pitch). Students will gain knowledge

of grant mechanisms and on strategies and

mechanics to writing a winning grant. Students

will evaluate funded research projects, develop

and write their own grant, (possibly based

on their previous PHSL 3062W paper or

other experiences) and perform peer review

critiques of their submitted grants. There are no

conventional tests in this class. prereq: PHSL

3062W is recommended.

PHSL 4702. Cell Physiology. (3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall)

Critical cell functions. Regulation of pH,

volume, intracellular electrolyte composition,

calcium signaling, membrane potential

dynamics, motility, aspects of intercellular

communication. prereq: [3051 or 3061 or BIOL

3211], [CHEM 1022 or equiv], [MATH 1272 or

equiv]

PHSL 4900. Advanced Physiology Teaching

Laboratory. (; 1-6 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Teaching in undergrad physiology labs.

Instructional sessions, hands-on teaching

experiences. prereq: [3051 or [3061, 3071]],

instr consent

PHSL 5061. Principles of Physiology for

Biomedical Engineering. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Human physiology with emphasis on

quantitative aspects. Organ systems

(circulation, respiration, renal, gastrointestinal,

endocrine, muscle, central and peripheral

nervous systems), cellular transport processes,

and scaling in biology. prereq: Biomedical

engineering grad, one yr college chem and

physics and math through integral calculus

PHSL 5094. Research in Physiology. (; 1-5

cr. [max 20 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Independent lab research project in physiology,

supervised by physiology faculty. prereq: instr

consent

PHSL 5095. Problems in Physiology. (; 1-5

cr. [max 20 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Individualized study in physiology. Students

address selected problem through library or

lab research, supervised by physiology faculty.

prereq: instr consent

PHSL 5096. Integrative Biology and

Physiology Research Advances. (; 1 cr.

[max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Attend/participate in IBP Fall/Spring seminar

series. Seminars given by faculty, invited

speakers, students. Exposure to key topics.

How to present seminars. prereq: instr consent

PHSL 5101. Human Physiology. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Survey of human physiology: Cardiovascular,

muscle, respiratory, gastrointestinal, nutrition,

renal physiology. Integrative, systems

approach. Emphasizes normal function. prereq:

Grad student

PHSL 5115. Clinical Physiology I. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall)

Cellular mechanisms, disease states and

clinical applications of excitable tissues: cellular

transport, neurophysiology, skeletal muscle

physiology, cardiovascular physiology. prereq:

instr consent

PHSL 5116. Clinical Physiology II. (; 3 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Cellular mechanisms, disease states and

clinical applications of metabolic systems:

respiratory physiology, renal physiology, acid

base physiology, metabolism, gastrointestinal

physiology, endocrine physiology, physiology of

pregnancy and labor. prereq: instr consent

PHSL 5197. Stress Physiology. (; 1 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Journal club format. Meets weekly to examine

foundations of stress, historical progress,

development of stress, modern stress

physiology. Focus on stress-induced pathology

with attention to cardiovascular, metabolic,

neuroendocrine disorders. prereq: instr

consent, grad student standing or physiology

undergraduate major are recommended.

Undergraduates are strongly encouraged to

have taken 3061 or equivalent.

PHSL 5201. Computational Neuroscience I:

Membranes and Channels. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Neural excitation (ion channels, excitation

models, effects of neural morphology) using

UNIX workstations to simulate empirical

results. Includes the Hodgkin-Huxley

model, nonlinear dynamic systems analysis,

voltage and ligand gated ion channels, ion

transport theories, and impulse initiation

and propagation. prereq: calculus through

differential equations

PHSL 5350. Humans in Extreme

Environments. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Physiological systems, human factors,

psychological reactions. Countermeasures to

enhance performance and prevent negative

health consequences. Readings, required

paper, final exam. prereq: [3061 or equiv], instr

consent

PHSL 5444. Muscle. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Muscle membranes: structures, mechanisms,

and physiological roles of channels/pumps.

Muscle contraction: force generation by actin/

myosin. prereq: 3061 or 3071 or 5061 or BioC

3021 or BioC 4331 or instr consent

PHSL 5510. Advanced Cardiac Physiology

and Anatomy. (; 2-3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Fundamental concepts, advanced topics

related to clinical/biomedical cardiac

physiology. Lectures, laboratories, workshops,

anatomical dissections. Intense, one week

course. prereq: instr consent

PHSL 5511. Advanced Neuromuscular

Junction Physiology. (; 2-3 cr. [max 2 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Summer)

Fundamental concepts and advanced

topics related to clinical/biomedical aspects

of neuromuscular junction physiology.

Lectures, laboratories, workshops, anatomical

dissections. Intense, one week course. prereq:

instr consent

PHSL 5525. Anatomy and Physiology of the

Pelvis and Urinary System. (; 1-2 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Two-day intensive course. Pelvis, perineum,

and urinary system with cadaveric dissection.

Structure/function of pelvic and urinary

organs, including common dysfunction and

pathophysiology. Laboratory dissections,

including kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder,

pelvic viscera and perineum (male or female),

pelvic floor, vascular and nervous structures.

Grand rounds section. prereq: One undergrad

anatomy course, one undergrad physiology

course, instr consent

PHSL 5540. Advanced Exercise Medicine:

Physiology and Bioenergetics. (; 1-2 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Three-day intensive course. Physiology,

bioenergetics, nutrition, and sports medicine.

Focuses on application of principles to

treatment of diseases and functional

deficits. Lectures, demonstrations, hands-on

experiences in an exercise medicine facility.

prereq: [Grad student or practicing health

professional], instr consent

PHSL 5701. Physiology Laboratory. (; 1-2

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Experiments in physiology. Emphasizes

quantitative aspects, including analysis of

organ systems. prereq: instr consent

PHSL 5702. Cell Physiology. (; 4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Control mechanisms in maintaining

homeostasis with respect to critical cell

functions. Regulation of pH, volume, nutrient

transport, intracellular electrolyte composition,

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membrane potential. Aspects of intercellular

communication. prereq: [Two semesters of

physics/chemistry, calculus, one semester of

systems-level physiology] or instr consent

Plant Pathology (PLPA)

PLPA 1005. Plants Get Sick Too. (BIOL; 4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Biology of plant disease and plant-disease-

causing organisms. Effects of plant disease

on agriculture, human health/welfare, and the

environment. Management/control of plant

disease. Lecture, Internet, lab.

PLPA 1901. Antibiotics: Promise, Profits,

and Pitfalls. (TS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall)

The discovery and availability of antibiotics

has fundamentally changed the treatment of

human infectious diseases. However, the broad

effectiveness of antibiotics in reducing bacterial

infections has led to overuse in medicine

and agriculture. Consequences of overuse

include widespread resistance to common

antibiotics as well as antibiotic contamination in

the environment. Antibiotic resistance currently

represents a significant threat to treatment of

some infectious bacteria, yet profit incentives

and patenting regulations have limited

investments by pharmaceutical companies

in development of new antimicrobials. This

course will explore the intriguing biology,

chemistry, ecology, and evolutionary biology of

antimicrobial warfare; the history of antibiotic

discovery; the broad uses for antibiotics

in medicine and agriculture; the costs,

profits, and patenting issues associated with

antibiotic development and production; the

ethics of antibiotic regulation in developed

and developing countries; and the future of

antibiotic therapies in medicine and agriculture.

prereq: freshman

PLPA 1902. Sequencing Plants, Pets, and

Pathogens: The Genomics of Non-Humans.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Sequencing DNA enables powerful new

insights into the biology of plants, animals, and

microbes. This freshman seminar explores

the discoveries, applications, and implications

of DNA sequencing technology. Along the

way, we learn about genomics, DNA testing,

domestication, genome engineering, archaic

hominids, de-extinction, microbiomes, and

sequence-based tracking of epidemics ?

primarily through readings in the popular press,

YouTube videos, in-class practicums, and

debates. Nevin Young is a genomicist and

professor of plant pathology. His lab studies the

genomic basis of symbiosis between legume

plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria. In the

classroom, he teaches courses in genomics

and biotechnology, exploring their impacts on

public policy and environmental debates.

PLPA 2001. Introductory Plant Pathology. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Biology of the major groups of plant pathogens,

symptoms and signs of plant disease, plant

disease diagnosis, and principles of disease

management. Lecture and laboratory. prereq:

BIOL 1009 or equiv

PLPA 2003. Plague, Famine, and Beer:

The Impact of Microscopic Organisms on

Human Civilization. (HIS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Impacts that microbes have made on course

of human civilization. Negative influences of

major human/plant infectious disease. Positive

benefits attained by harnessing power of

microbes. Scale of history includes prehistoric

to present day. Projected future impacts.

PLPA 3003. Diseases of Forest and Shade

Trees. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

This course provides an overview of tree

diseases in urban and forested areas. It covers

diseases that have had a significant impact

on society such as Dutch Elm disease; oak

wilt, chestnut blight, white pine blister rust,

sudden oak death and many others. It also

provides an overview of important cankers,

leaf diseases, wilts, rusts, root rots and other

tree problems. Laboratory sessions enable

students to get hands-on experience identifying

disease agents, examining symptoms and

learning appropriate control procedures.

Emphasis will also be placed on ecological

processes, biological and cultural control, and

host-parasite interactions. This course should

be of value to anyone interested in biological

sciences, natural resources or ecology. It is a

must for individuals that will have a career in

natural resources but should also be useful to

those interested in maintaining healthy trees

at home, in urban areas or woodlands. Alumni

of the University working with trees or woody

ornamentals indicate this is one of the most

important courses you can take as a student.

PLPA 3993. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

PLPA 4096. Professional Experience

Program: Internship. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; S-

N or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Supervised practicum with professional

experience in plant pathology and related

industries including the Plant Disease and

"Dial-U" clinics. Evaluative reports and

consultations with faculty advisers and

employers. prereq: COAFES undergrad,

complete internship contract available in

COAFES Career Services before registering;

UC only

PLPA 5003. Diseases of Forest and Shade

Trees. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

This course provides an overview of tree

diseases in urban and forested areas. It covers

diseases that have had a significant impact

on society such as Dutch Elm disease; oak

wilt, chestnut blight, white pine blister rust,

sudden oak death and many others. It also

provides an overview of important cankers,

leaf diseases, wilts, rusts, root rots and other

tree problems. Laboratory sessions enable

students to get hands-on experience identifying

disease agents, examining symptoms and

learning appropriate control procedures.

Emphasis will also be placed on ecological

processes, biological and cultural control, and

host-parasite interactions. This course should

be of value to anyone interested in biological

sciences, natural resources or ecology. It is a

must or individuals that will have a career in

natural resources but should also be useful to

those interested in maintaining healthy trees

at home, in urban areas or woodlands. Alumni

of the University working with trees or woody

ornamentals indicate this is one of the most

important courses you can take as a student.

PLPA 5100. Topics in Plant Pathology. (;

1-4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Topics in Plant Pathology

PLPA 5103. Plant-Microbe Interactions. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Genetics, physiology, molecular biology of

plant-microbe interactions. Communication

between plant/microbes, signal transduction,

control of gene expression, symbiosis/

parasitism, plant host response mechanisms,

plant disease physiology. prereq: Intro course

in plant pathology or molecular biology or equiv

PLPA 5202. Field Plant Pathology. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Summer)

Characteristics of a variety of plant diseases.

Field trips to observe symptoms and effects

of diseases, and to learn about prevention

and control of diseases in field, forest, golf

course, greenhouse, nursery, orchard, and

urban environments.

PLPA 5203. Introduction to Fungal Biology.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Fungi are a critical component of the diversity

and function of terrestrial ecosystems, affecting

decomposition, plant nutrient uptake, and

agricultural practices. Key components of

fungal biology, including ecology, genetics, life

cycles and diversity. Labs provide hands on

experience with a diverse range of organisms.

prereq: BIOL 1009 or equiv

PLPA 5300. Current Topics in Molecular

Plant Pathology. (1 cr. [max 2 cr.] ; S-N only;

Every Spring)

Interactive class. Students read, discuss,

and critique publications in molecular plant

pathology. Focus on articls, examining from

different dimensions (underlying principles,

experimental strategies, data analysis, impact

on the broader discipline). prereq: instr consent

PLPA 5301. Large Scale Omic Data in Plant

Biology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Introduction to large scale data in plant

biology. Emphasizes model plants and

important agricultural crops focusing on new

approaches and technologies in the field.

Fundamentals, acquisition, and analysis of

high-throughput DNA and RNA sequencing,

high-throughput plant phenotyping, functional

and comparative genomics, epigenomics,

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proteomics, metabolomics, and microbiomics.

prereq: Intro course in genetics or instr consent

PLPA 5303. Data Visualization in Plant and

Microbial Biology. (3 cr. [max 31 cr.] ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Data Visualization in Plant and Microbial

Biology is a course for graduate and advanced

undergraduate students interested in

developing skills to visualize common datasets

in plant and microbial research. Students will

learn fundamentals of data visualization and

reproducibility that are common approaches

to present plant and microbial biological data.

The topics to be covered in the course are

not limited to but can include fundamentals of

proper data visualization techniques, principles

of manuscript figure design, differences

between manuscript, poster, presentation, and

communication data visualizations, and how

to ensure that analysis and visualizations are

reproducible. The class will consist of lectures,

discussions, group activities, and lots of hands-

on learning and analysis. prereq: Limited

experience with R software is recommended,

but not required.

PLPA 5444. Ecology, Epidemiology, and

Evolutionary Biology of Plant-Microbe

Interactions. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Concepts and recent research in the ecology,

epidemiology, and evolutionary/coevolutionary

biology of plant-microbe interactions spanning

the range from parasitic to mutualistic in

agricultural and natural habitats. prereq:

Intro plant pathology or advanced biology

coursework recommended

PLPA 5480. Principles of Plant Pathology. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This course is intended for graduate students

and undergraduate students in their third or

fourth year that are interested in learning about

principles of plant pathology, diseases that

affect plants, microbiology and microbial and

plant interactions. In this course students will

learn principles of plant pathology through

lectures and demonstrations and exercises

in laboratory. Students will gain knowledge

of mycology and select diseases caused

by fungi within Ascomycota, Basidiomycota

and the fungal-like Oomycota. Diseases

caused by bacteria, nematodes, viruses,

parasitic plants and abiotic damage are also

examined. Lectures will include information

concerning the history and importance of plant

pathology, mycology, bacteriology, nematology,

virology, infection process, genetics of host

and microorganism interactions, epidemiology

of diseases and disease control strategies. In

the hands-on laboratory period the student will

learn laboratory skills, gain experience using

the microscope, work with microorganisms,

learn diagnostic skills, and be able to recognize

30 plant diseases. prereq: BIOL 1009 or equiv

PLPA 5660. Plant Disease Resistance and

Applications. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Fundamentals of disease resistance in plants

and the genetics of host-parasite interactions

as they relate to the sustainable control of

plant diseases. Examples explored at the

Mendelian, populational, and molecular level of

organization. prereq: 2001, BIOL 4003

PLPA 5999. Special Topics in Plant

Pathology. (; 1 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Workshops on topics in plant pathology. See

Class Schedule or department for current

offerings.

Plant Science (PLSC)

PLSC 3002. Seed Science, Technology, and

Society. (2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Cultivate an understanding of seed and

appreciation for seed with respect to

agriculture. Focus of this course will be on

agronomic crop seeds produced in the upper

Midwest. prereq: HORT 1001 or BIOL 1009 or

BIOL 2002 or consent of the instructor

PLSC 3005W. Introduction to Plant

Physiology. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Introduction to physiological basis for effects

of environment on plant growth/development.

How to produce optimal plant growth.

Experimental technique, data analysis,

scientific writing. Lecture, readings, lab.

Prerequisites: Biol 1009 or Hort 1001 and BioC

3021 or Hort 2100 or BioC 2011

PLSC 3093. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

A course in which a student designs and

carries out a directed study on selected

topics or problems under the direction of a

faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed

study courses may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed

study will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed study contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of

directed study counts towards CFANS major

requirements.

PLSC 3094. Directed Research. (1-4 cr. [max

6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

An opportunity in which a student designs

and carries out a directed research project

under the direction of a faculty member.

Directed research may be taken for variable

credit and special permission is needed for

enrollment.Students enrolling in a directed

research will be required to use the University-

wide on-line directed research contract process

in order to enroll. Prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 6 credits

of directed research counts towards CFANS

major requirements.

PLSC 3401. Plant Genetics and Breeding. (4

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Principles of plant genetics and environmental

variation. Applications of genetics to crop

evolution and breeding of self-pollinated, cross-

pollinated, and asexually propagated crops.

Investigation of hybridization, variation, and

selection. Course is offered in two versions:

Spring Odd with Eric Watkins is a lecture only

course. Spring Even with Aaron Lorenz is a

lecture-lab course.

Plant and Microbial Biology (PMB)

PMB 1212. Plant Biotechnology and

Society. (TS; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Importance of plants to humans. How human

interaction with plants has profoundly affected

human societies, how human technology

has changed our interaction with plants and

affected the environment. Development of

transgenic plants. Biofuels.

PMB 2022. General Botany. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to the biology of plants, algae,

and fungi. Structure, growth, development,

reproduction, diversity, and aspects of their

ecology. Includes laboratory that focuses on

structures in photosynthetic organisms and

fungi as well as an introduction to physiology.

prereq: One semester of college biology

PMB 3002. Plant Biology: Function. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

This course explores a range of plant

physiological processes, including how plants

make and use food; acquire and use minerals;

transport water and nutrients; and regulate

growth and development in response to

hormones and environmental cues, such as

light quality. prereq: [1002 or 1009 or 2003 or

equiv], [CHEM 1011 or one semester chemistry

with some organic content]

PMB 3005W. Plant Function Laboratory.

(WI; 2 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Various plant processes at subcellular, organ,

whole plant levels. Lab, recitation.

PMB 3007W. Plant, Algal, and Fungal

Diversity and Adaptation. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Evolution/Ecology/Diversity of plants, fungi, and

algae. Lectures highlight phylogenetic diversity

among and within multiple eukaryotic groups as

well as adaptations and strategies for survival

in varied environments. Includes both hands-on

laboratory activities and writing focus. prereq:

One semester college biology

PMB 3212. Fungi - A Kingdom of Their Own.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

No matter how you classify life on Earth, the

fungi are in a Kingdom of their own. Latest

estimates of the number of fungal species on

our planet are between 2.2 and 3.8 million

species. The diversity of single-celled and

multi-cellular fungi is staggering, the result

of divergence within a group of aquatic

eukaryotes one billion years ago (? 500 million

years). That divergence ultimately gave rise to

animals and fungi, but the diversification within

the fungal lineages is unrivaled. They can be

found in aerobic and anaerobic environments.

They are found on every Continent, recycling

and reallocating vast amounts of nutrients in

every Biome. They cause problems in crops

but are also used to make food, with ancient

processes such as fermentation and mushroom

cultivation. For these reasons, mycology

(study of fungi) is increasingly popular among

students with interests as diverse as their

fungal subjects. With the advent of high-

throughput DNA sequencing to sample entire

communities, we are seeing fungi in all of

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these places where they were previously

invisible. The fungal role in Earth's most critical

processes is, right now, coming into light. It is

an exciting time to study Kingdom Fungi. This

course uses a format of lecture, discussion,

and field trips to provide undergraduate and

graduate students with a solid foundation in the

fungi, primarily through an environmental lens.

Undergraduate and graduate students will learn

the basics of fungi in three core sections: 1)

Phylogeny, taxonomy, and diagnostics (Who

are the fungi?); 2) Morphology and physiology

(How do fungi work?); 3) Ecology and

Biotechnology (What are fungal implications

and applications?). Within each core section,

there will be one class period devoted to a

discussion of the environment, the role of fungi,

and the human dimensions of conservation and

management. This discussion will be used by

the class to vote for an environmental theme

used to frame writing assignments, one per

unit. Using this theme, all students will create

a "Fungus in Focus" one-page "brief" focused

on this environmental issue. This is a creative

way to connect "dots" for students linking

microbial processes to environment, in our

case harnessing connections to fungi that often

have visible characters (e.g. mushrooms) that

make those connections easier for students.

We will also go on two field trips, one to a

mushroom cultivation facility, and one into the

field in April, all depending on class size and

weather. prereq: Introductory Biology course

PMB 3500. Special Topics in Plant Biology.

(; 1-3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Special Topics in Plant Biology - This is a

topics shell

PMB 3701. PMB Seminar. (1 cr. ; S-N only;

Every Fall & Spring)

Develop professional oral communication

skills through the attendance and evaluation

of biological science public seminars, the

construction and presentation of a professional

public seminar, and the introduction of a

student seminar speaker. prereq: BIOL

3004/3004H.

PMB 3802. Field Microbiology at Itasca

Biological Research Station. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Summer)

The microbial world is incredibly diverse:

there are estimated to be more microbial cells

on Earth than stars in the entire universe.

Much of our understanding in microbiology

derives from studies of pure cultures;

organisms that can easily be grown in the

lab. However, it is now clear that the vast

majority of microorganisms in nearly every

environment are not readily grown under

laboratory conditions. We must therefore go

to them. Field Microbiology will be a three-

week intensive course where students will be

taught methods of environmental microbiology

in both lecture and laboratory format. The

goal is to not only quantify who is in a given

sample, but also to understand something

about the conditions they live in (temperature,

nutrient availability, etc.). Ecological data

and microbial community structure will be

generated using Oxford Nanopore sequencing

technology ? a cutting edge method to

generate large sequencing datasets in real-

time. Analyses will be integrated with an in

situ set of field instrumentation that includes

an eddy covariance system for quantifying

fluxes of methane and carbon dioxide from

Lake Itasca and Elk Lake, as well as in-lake

measurements of solar radiation, dissolved

organic matter, pH, conductivity, temperature,

dissolved oxygen and chlorophyll. A series

of field trips will be scheduled to locations in

and around Itasca State Park including Elk

Lake, Arco Lake, Iron Springs Bog and Lake

Alice Spring. Students will also develop an

independent research project that will apply

methods learned during the first 1.5 weeks of

the course.

PMB 3812. Field Mycology. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Summer)

There is no better way to learn the fungi than

hands-on, on "their terms" in nature and at

the benchtop with specimens brought into the

laboratory. This course harnesses the field

and lab facilities at Itasca Biological Station

and Laboratories in northern Minnesota to

make this a seamless connection for hands-

on, active learning. Students will come away

with the knowledge to identify fungi in the field,

to isolate them into pure culture, to save them

in herbaria and ?living culture? collections,

and to inoculate them back on solid, semi-

solid, and liquid media to propagate, cultivate,

and manage fungal strains for application.

The latest estimates of the number of fungal

species on our planet are between 2.2 and

3.8 million species. The diversity of single-

celled and multi-cellular fungi is staggering, the

result of divergence within a group of aquatic

eukaryotes one billion years ago (? 500 million

years). That divergence ultimately gave rise to

animals and fungi, but the diversification within

the fungal lineages is unrivaled. They can be

found in aerobic and anaerobic environments.

They are found on every Continent, recycling

and reallocating vast amounts of nutrients in

every Biome. They cause problems in crops

but are also used to make food, with ancient

processes such as fermentation and mushroom

cultivation. For these reasons, mycology

(study of fungi) is increasingly popular among

students with interests as diverse as their

fungal subjects. It is an exciting time to study

Kingdom Fungi ? doing so along Biome

transition zones like those at Itasca Biological

Station and Labs, offers a life-changing and

enriching experience to shape anyone studying

microbiology. This course will be rooted

firmly in the field, but with a format of lecture,

discussion, and field trips to provide students

with a solid foundation in the fungi. Students

will learn the basics of fungi by going into the

various habitats (coniferous forest, deciduous

forests, old-growth, new-growth prairies, lakes,

streams, and human-made environments such

as mowed lawns).

PMB 4111. Microbial Physiology and

Diversity. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Structural/functional organization of bacteria/

archaea. Energy metabolism utilizing

light, inorganic/organic chemicals. Cell

morphologies, roles/assembly of surface

structures. Growth/survival mechanisms in

various extreme environments. Adaptation

to changing conditions by development of

specialized cells/structures, altering metabolic

patterns. prereq: MicB 3301 required; BioC

3021 or BioC 4331 recommended

PMB 4121. Microbial Ecology and Applied

Microbiology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Spring)

Evolution/structure of microbial communities.

Population interaction within ecosystems.

Quantitative/habitat ecology. Biogeochemical

cycling. Molecular microbial ecology, gene

transfer in the environment. Molecular

phylogeny of microorganisms. Application

of microbes in agriculture. Production of

commodity chemicals, drugs, and other high-

value products. prereq: 3301

PMB 4131. Prokaryotic Genetics. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Genetics is the application of abstractions to

understand biological function. Much of our

understanding at the molecular level of the

natural world is derived from genetic work

in model microbial systems like Escherichia

coli, Salmonella, and Saccharomyces.

Prokaryotic Genetics will focus on a molecular

understanding of bacteria, with a smattering

of archaea and phage genetics, covering both

classic (transposons, mutant/suppressors) and

modern (sequencing, metagenomics, synthetic

biology) genetic approaches.

PMB 4321. Minnesota Flora. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Even Year)

Practical skills for identifying plant species/

surveying Minnesota vegetation to students

of biology, environmental sciences, resource

management, horticulture. Integrates botany,

ecology, evolution, earth history, climate, global

change in context of local plant communities.

Labs/Saturday field trips explore Minnesota

plants/plant communities. prereq: One

semester college biology

PMB 4412. Plant Physiology. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

Plant Physiology is the study of how plant

cells, tissues and whole organisms function.

PMB 4412/5412 is a classic Plant Physiology

course that covers plant water relations,

mineral nutrition, membrane transport,

photosynthesis, respiration, vascular function,

metabolism, growth and development, and

hormone responses. The physics underlying

our understanding of these physiological

systems will be addressed as much as

possible. Classical and modern approaches to

studying these physiological systems will be

covered. There are no enforced prerequisites

for this course. The following preparation is

recommended: PMB 2022 General Botany or

PMB 3007W Plant Algal and Fungal Diversity;

General Chemistry and Introductory Physics.

PMB 4511. Flowering Plant Diversity. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Systematics of flowering plants of the world.

Ecology, geography, origins, and evolution.

Family characteristics. Floral structure,

function, evolution. Pollination biology. Methods

of phylogenetic reconstruction. Molecular

evolution. Taxonomic terms. Methods of

collection/identification. Lab. prereq: BIOL 1001

or 1009 or 1009H or 2002

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PMB 4516W. Plant Cell Biology: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Structure, function, and dynamic properties

of plant cellular components. How cellular

structures function and contribute to cell

growth. Cell fate/development. Developing a

clear/concise writing style for incisive criticism

of scientific papers. prereq: [Biol 2022 or Biol

3002 or Biol 3007], [BioC 3021 or Biol 3021 or

Biol 4003]

PMB 4601. Topics in Plant Biochemistry. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Biochemical analysis of processes unique to

photosynthetic organisms. Photosynthesis

and carbon dioxide fixation. Synthesis of

carbohydrates, lipids, and derivatives. Aromatic

compounds such as lignin, other natural

products. Functions of natural products. prereq:

[BIOL 1002 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2003],

CHEM 2301

PMB 4793W. Directed Studies: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1-7 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Writing Intensive Directed Studies is an

individual-study, literature-based investigation

in which the student is mentored directly by

a faculty member. One main feature of this

course is that the student will receive writing

instruction and the written output of the course

will be revised during the semester. The project

needs to be explained in a research/directed

studies contract and agreed on by both the

student and faculty mentor. The contract must

be approved by the director of undergraduate

studies (DUGS) for the major before the

student is allowed to register. The contract

includes a description of learning objectives

for the course, how writing instruction will take

place, a timeline for when student writing will

be handed in and how it will be assessed,

methodology to be used by the student,

and how assessment of learning will be

conducted by the mentor. Additional oversight

is established for this course near the end of

the semester the written output is submitted

to the DUGS for the major. The DUGS is

responsible to determine that the writing meets

standards set by the CBS Education Policy

Committee for quality of writing, appropriate

citation of literature, well-constructed figures,

tables, and legends (if present), appropriate

use and interpretation of statistics (if present),

conclusions that are supported by evidence,

and well-formatted references. This course

is graded S/N and approval of the DUGS is

required before a grade of S can be given by

the faculty mentor. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793W, 4794W, 4993, 4994 counts towards

CBS major requirements.

PMB 4794W. Directed Research: Writing

Intensive. (WI; 1-7 cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Writing Intensive Directed Research is an

individual-study, laboratory or field research

experience in which the student is mentored

directly by a faculty member. This course

is intended for students who already have

initiated a research project in the lab of the

mentor and already have results. In this course

the student will receive writing instruction.

The written output usually is in the form of a

scientific paper describing the results of the

student's project. Written output of the course

must be revised during the semester and a

schedule for writing, assessment and revision

needs to be in place at the beginning of the

semester. The project needs to be explained

in a Research/Directed Studies contract and

agreed on by both the student and faculty

mentor. The contract must be approved by the

Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUGS)

for the major before the student is allowed to

of learning objectives for the course, how

writing instruction will take place, a timeline

for when student writing will be handed in and

how it will be assessed, methodology to be

used by the student, and how assessment

of learning will be conducted by the mentor.

Additional oversight is established for this

course - near the end of the semester the

written output is submitted to the DUGS for the

major. The DUGS is responsible to determine

that the writing meets standards set by the

CBS Education Policy Committee for quality of

writing, appropriate citation of literature, well-

constructed figures, tables, and legends (if

present), appropriate use and interpretation

of statistics (if present), conclusions that are

supported by evidence, and well-formatted

references. The DUGS can call for a final

revision before a grade is given. This course

is graded S/N and approval of the DUGS is

required before a grade of S can be given by

the faculty mentor. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793W, 4794W, 4993, 4994 counts towards

CBS major requirements.

PMB 4993. Directed Studies. (; 1-7 cr. ; S-N

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Directed Studies is an individual-study,

literature-based investigation in which the

student is mentored directly by a faculty

member. The topic for the course needs to

be explained in a research/directed studies

contract and agreed on by both the student

and faculty mentor. The contract must be

approved by the director of undergraduate

studies (DUGS) for the major before the

student is allowed to register. The contract

includes a description of learning objectives

for the course, methodology to be used,

and how the assessment of learning will be

conducted. prereq: department consent,

instructor consent, no more than 7 credits of

4793W, 4794W, 4993, 4994 counts towards

CBS major requirements.

PMB 4994. Directed Research. (; 1-7 cr. ; S-

N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Directed Research is an individual-study,

laboratory, or field investigation course. The

research topic needs to be agreed on by

both the student and the faculty mentor and

explained in a research/directed studies

contract. The contract must be approved by

the director of undergraduate studies (DUGS)

for the major before the student is allowed to

learning objectives for the course, methodology

to be used, and how the assessment of

learning will be conducted. prereq: department

consent, instructor consent, no more than 7

credits of 4793, 4794, 4993W, 4994W counts

towards CBS major requirements.

PMB 5111. Microbial Physiology and

Diversity. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Structural/functional organization of bacteria/

archaea. Energy metabolism utilizing

light, inorganic/organic chemicals. Cell

morphologies, roles/assembly of surface

structures. Growth/survival mechanisms in

various extreme environments. Adaptation

to changing conditions by development of

specialized cells/structures, altering metabolic

patterns.

PMB 5212. Fungi - A Kingdom of Their Own.

(3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Spring)

No matter how you classify life on Earth, the

fungi are in a Kingdom of their own. Latest

estimates of the number of fungal species on

our planet are between 2.2 and 3.8 million

species. The diversity of single-celled and

multi-cellular fungi is staggering, the result

of divergence within a group of aquatic

eukaryotes one billion years ago (? 500 million

years). That divergence ultimately gave rise to

animals and fungi, but the diversification within

the fungal lineages is unrivaled. They can be

found in aerobic and anaerobic environments.

They are found on every Continent, recycling

and reallocating vast amounts of nutrients in

every Biome. They cause problems in crops

but are also used to make food, with ancient

processes such as fermentation and mushroom

cultivation. For these reasons, mycology

(study of fungi) is increasingly popular among

students with interests as diverse as their

fungal subjects. With the advent of high-

throughput DNA sequencing to sample entire

communities, we are seeing fungi in all of

these places where they were previously

invisible. The fungal role in Earth's most critical

processes is, right now, coming into light. It is

an exciting time to study Kingdom Fungi. This

course uses a format of lecture, discussion,

and field trips to provide undergraduate and

graduate students with a solid foundation in the

fungi, primarily through an environmental lens.

Undergraduate and graduate students will learn

the basics of fungi in three core sections: 1)

Phylogeny, taxonomy, and diagnostics (Who

are the fungi?); 2) Morphology and physiology

(How do fungi work?); 3) Ecology and

Biotechnology (What are fungal implications

and applications?). Within each core section,

there will be one class period devoted to a

discussion of the environment, the role of fungi,

and the human dimensions of conservation and

management. This discussion will be used by

the class to vote for an environmental theme

used to frame writing assignments, one per

unit. Using this theme, all students will create

a Fungus in Focus one-page brief focused on

this environmental issue. This is a creative way

to connect dots for students linking microbial

processes to the environment, in our case

harnessing connections to fungi that often have

visible characters (e.g. mushrooms) that make

those connections easier for students. We will

also go on two field trips, one to a mushroom

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cultivation facility, and one into the field in April,

all depending on class size and weather.

PMB 5412. Plant Physiology. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Plant Physiology is the study of how plant

cells, tissues and whole organisms function.

PMB 4412/5412 is a classic Plant Physiology

course that covers plant water relations,

mineral nutrition, membrane transport,

photosynthesis, respiration, vascular function,

metabolism, growth and development, and

hormone responses. The physics underlying

our understanding of these physiological

systems will be addressed as much as

possible. Classical and modern approaches to

studying these physiological systems will be

covered. There are no enforced prerequisites

for this course. The following preparation is

recommended: PMB 2022 General Botany or

PMB 3007W Plant Algal and Fungal Diversity;

General Chemistry and Introductory Physics.

PMB 5500. Special Topics in Plant Biology.

(; 1-3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Topics Shell

PMB 5516. Plant Cell Biology. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Structure, function, and dynamic properties of

plant cellular components such as organelles,

cytoskeleton, and cell wall. How cellular

structures are assembled, how it contributes

to cell growth/division. Cell fate/development.

Responses to hormones and external signals.

prereq: [Biol 2022 or Biol 3007 or Biol 3022],

[Biol 3021 or BioC 3021 or Biol 4003]

PMB 5601. Topics in Plant Biochemistry. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Biochemical analysis of processes unique to

photosynthetic organisms. Photosynthesis

and carbon dioxide fixation. Synthesis of

carbohydrates, lipids, and derivatives. Aromatic

compounds such as lignin, other natural

products. Functions of natural products. prereq:

[BIOL 1002 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2003],

CHEM 2301

PMB 5802. Field Microbiology at Itasca

Biological Research Station. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Summer)

The microbial world is incredibly diverse:

there are estimated to be more microbial cells

on Earth than stars in the entire universe.

Much of our understanding in microbiology

derives from studies of pure cultures;

organisms that can easily be grown in the

lab. However, it is now clear that the vast

majority of microorganisms in nearly every

environment are not readily grown under

laboratory conditions. We must, therefore, go

to them. Field Microbiology will be a three-

week intensive course where students will be

taught methods of environmental microbiology

in both lecture and laboratory format. The

goal is to not only quantify who is in a given

sample but also to understand something

about the conditions they live in (temperature,

nutrient availability, etc.). Ecological data

and microbial community structure will be

generated using Oxford Nanopore sequencing

technology - a cutting edge method to generate

large sequencing datasets in real-time.

Analyses will be integrated with an in situ set

of field instrumentation that includes an eddy

covariance system for quantifying fluxes of

methane and carbon dioxide from Lake Itasca

and Elk Lake, as well as in-lake measurements

of solar radiation, dissolved organic matter, pH,

conductivity, temperature, dissolved oxygen

and chlorophyll. A series of field trips will be

scheduled to locations in and around Itasca

State Park including Elk Lake, Arco Lake, Iron

Springs Bog and Lake Alice Spring. Students

will also develop an independent research

project that will apply methods learned during

the first 1.5 weeks of the course.

PMB 5812. Field Mycology. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring & Summer)

There is no better way to learn the fungi than

hands-on, on "their terms" in nature and at

the benchtop with specimens brought into the

laboratory. This course harnesses the field

and lab facilities at Itasca Biological Station

and Laboratories in northern Minnesota to

make this a seamless connection for hands-

on, active learning. Students will come away

with the knowledge to identify fungi in the field,

to isolate them into pure culture, to save them

in herbaria and "living culture" collections,

and to inoculate them back on solid, semi-

solid, and liquid media to propagate, cultivate,

and manage fungal strains for application.

The latest estimates of the number of fungal

species on our planet are between 2.2 and

3.8 million species. The diversity of single-

celled and multi-cellular fungi is staggering, the

result of divergence within a group of aquatic

eukaryotes one billion years ago (? 500 million

years). That divergence ultimately gave rise to

animals and fungi, but the diversification within

the fungal lineages is unrivaled. They can be

found in aerobic and anaerobic environments.

They are found on every Continent, recycling

and reallocating vast amounts of nutrients

in every Biome. They cause problems in

crops but are also used to make food, with

ancient processes such as fermentation and

mushroom cultivation. For these reasons,

mycology (study of fungi) is increasingly

popular among students with interests as

diverse as their fungal subjects. It is an exciting

time to study Kingdom Fungi?doing so along

Biome transition zones like those at Itasca

Biological Station and Labs, offers a life-

changing and enriching experience to shape

anyone studying microbiology. This course will

be rooted firmly in the field, but with a format

of lecture, discussion, and field trips to provide

students with a solid foundation in the fungi.

Students will learn the basics of fungi by going

into the various habitats (coniferous forest,

deciduous forests, old-growth, new-growth

prairies, lakes, streams, and human-made

environments such as mowed lawns).

PMB 5960. Special Topics. (; 1-3 cr. [max

18 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics vary, see Class Schedule.

Political Science (POL)

POL 1001. American Democracy in a

Changing World. (SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course is intended to introduce students to

the expressed hopes of the American people

for their government and to the institutions

and processes that have been created and

recreated to achieve these hopes. The course

is designed to help students understand what

liberal education is by engaging in the study

of American politics as a fundamentally critical

and creative enterprise, and by grappling with

the most complex and challenging problems

of political life, such as the sources of political

equality and inequality, and the tension

between individual aspirations and political

control. Questions of power and choice,

opportunity and discrimination, freedom and

restrictions on freedom are fundamental to

the historical development of and current

controversies within the American political

system, and we will attend to all of these.

We will explore topics including the ideas

underlying the nation?s founding and its

constitutional foundations; civil rights and civil

liberties; the role of the United States in an

increasingly globalized world; the structure

and function of American political institutions;

and the behavior of American citizens in the

political process. In addition, we will learn to

think and communicate like political scientists.

We will read primary documents, such as

the Federalist papers, engage with scholarly

arguments about the way the American political

system works, and critically evaluate critiques

of the American political system that have

been offered from a variety of perspectives.

By the end of the semester students should

have a basic understanding of the structure

and function of American government as well

as an increased ability to critically reflect on

the degree to which our institutions, processes,

and citizens live up to the expectations placed

on them. Students will be able to identify,

define, and solve problems and to locate and

critically evaluate information. Students will

have mastered a body of knowledge and a

mode of inquiry. This course fulfills the liberal

education requirements for the Social Sciences

Core.

POL 1001H. Honors Course: American

Democracy in a Changing World. (SOCS; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to politics/government in

the United States. Constitutional origins/

development, major institutions, parties,

interest groups, elections, participation, public

opinion. Ways of explaining politics, nature of

political science. Emphasizes recent trends.

POL 1019. Indigenous Peoples in Global

Perspective. (GP; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

Colonial experiences of selected indigenous

peoples in Americas, Euroasia, Pacific Rim.

POL 1025. Global Politics. (GP,SOCS; 3 cr.

[max 4 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

Global politics is complex, fast-paced, and

often confusing. Seeking to reveal the deeper

processes at work in the international system,

this introductory course explores both the

enduring challenges of international politics

as well as more recent transformative trends?

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What has changed and what has stayed the

same. It introduces theoretical traditions, but

the course's focus is on making sense of real-

world problems, both today and in the past.

Why and when do states go to war and use

military force? Why do they sign international

agreements and treaties, on matters from

arms control to investment? What effect does

international trade have on the distribution of

global wealth, and why do barriers to trade

arise? Why has human rights emerged as a

central problem in world politics? Why has our

world become an increasingly legalized and

regulated space? And what difference does

it make? What good are nuclear weapons?

Why do some turn to terrorism to advance

their political agenda? Does foreign aid make

the world a better place? How can we reduce

global inequality? What are the prospects for

international cooperation to address climate

change? These are among the pressing real-

world questions that this course in Global

Politics will address? And that it will give

you the tools to answer, though particular

instructors will naturally choose to emphasize

different topics and questions. But the course

will also highlight how our answers to these

questions are changing along with the deep

power structures of global politics-as US

dominance wanes and others, most notably

China, rise; as core ideas and discourses

underpinning the international system, such

as sovereignty, come under assault; and

as institutions, such as those governing

international law, thicken. Global Politics is an

essential guide to our increasingly globalized

world.

POL 1025H. Honors: Global Politics.

(GP,SOCS; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Introduction to international relations/issues

in contemporary world affairs. War, peace,

nuclear proliferation. Politics of humanitarian

intervention. Global monetary/trading systems.

Activities of international institutions/non-

governmental organizations. prereq: Honors

student

POL 1026. U.S. Foreign Policy. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

The United States is the most powerful country

in the world. This makes the question of what

the role in the U.S. is in the world and how the

United States interacts with other countries,

international organizations, and other actors

in international politics a question of real

importance. US foreign policy will play a crucial

role in determining the world we live in four,

ten, and fifty years time. As a result, we should

all try to better understand how the United

States behaves in international politics, why it

behaves in that way, how it should behave, and

how it has behaved in the past. These are the

questions that this class tackles. For example,

we'll ask: why does the United States play

such an active role in world politics? Might this

change in the future and how has US foreign

policy varied in the past? What do past conflicts

in which the United States has been involved

tell us about current U.S. foreign policy? Why is

the United States so often at war despite being

so militarily secure? Does the rise of China

pose a threat to the United States and if so,

what should the United States do about it? How

serious is the threat of cyber war? Why does

the United States care so much about stopping

other countries from getting nuclear weapons?

POL 1054. Politics Around the World.

(GP,SOCS; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course is an introduction to the study of

politics in different countries around the world.

It focuses on domestic politics within countries,

as opposed to a course in international

relations, which focuses on relations between

countries. Some of the questions we tackle

include: Why are some countries prone to

violent conflict while others remain peaceful?

Why do some countries grow rich while others

remain poor? Why does democracy emerge

in some countries, while dictators hold onto

power elsewhere? How do attitudes about

gender and sexuality influence politics? Do

particular religions, or the strength of religious

faith, strengthen or weaken democracy? The

readings and assignments help you make

sense of the complexity of world politics - to sift

through and distill the avalanche of information

available and learn how to develop your own

arguments about pertinent global issues. Upon

completion of this course you will be able to

understand and provide examples of 1) the

difference between strong and weak states;

2) the distinctions between democratic and

non-democratic forms of government; 3) the

various ways democracies are governed; 4)

arguments explaining the origin of democracy

and the persistence of non-democracy; 5)

the significance of different forms of political

identity such as ethnicity, religion, and gender;

6) why some countries are rich while others

remain poor; and 7) why some countries tax

and spend more than others. Assignments

seek to develop your skills at developing

arguments through logic and evidence and to

give you the ability to distinguish between a

persuasive argument about politics and simply

stating an opinion.

POL 1201. Political Ideas. (CIV,HIS; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course serves as an introduction to

the study of political theory. Political theory

analyzes the meaning and significance of

fundamental concepts in politics. Starting

from such basic concerns as the nature of

politics, humans, power and justice, political

theorists explore how these basic starting

assumptions organize the norms, practices,

and institutions of political and social order.

To explore these topics, the field turns to key

texts, as well as to political and social events

and other media (film, historical documents,

etc.). In this introductory course, students

will investigate some of the basic texts in

political theory, with the goal of learning how

to read texts more analytically and to address

fundamental questions in political theory.

Among the topics that might be the nature of

justice and injustice, political obligation and

civil disobedience, democracy and other forms

of governance. Students who complete this

course will understand the deep issues about

the nature of politics, will have learned to read

and to analyze complex texts. They will also

have had the opportunity to reflect upon their

own ethical engagement in political life and

upon the ways in which historically, political

ideas change.

POL 1911. Dictatorship and Violence in

Central Asia and Afghanistan. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Periodic Fall)

This course is an introduction to Central

Asia, a region of the world that has layers of

history, culture, and politics, that extend back

to the time of Alexander the Great's conquest,

Islamicization by the Arabs, Tamerlane's

empire, and the Great Game of the 19th

century. Our focus will mainly be on the

twentieth century to the present, a period

of invasion and control by the Soviet Union,

then independence and a 30 year struggle to

establish independent states and new forms

of political power. Otherwise known as the

"stans" (the land of) - this region includes

the land of the Kyrgyz, Kazakhs, Uzbeks,

Turkmen, Tajiks, and Afghans. We will also

discuss Azerbaijan, a Turkic post-Soviet

republic in the Caucasus that is a neighbor

to the Central Asian region. We will focus

on the role of ethnic, religious, and national

identities in Soviet and post-Soviet politics.

We will explore their history, and especially

the legacy of communism for the present day.

We will particularly address the problems

of the post-Soviet era, including political

transition to new regimes, the struggle by

some for democracy, human rights issues, the

challenges of economic reform, environmental

catastrophes, ethnic conflict, civil war, and the

growth of radical Islamist movements. We will

consider US policy in the region, and how it

has positively or negatively affected political

developments.

POL 3065. Political Engagement Careers:

Planning and Preparing For Your Future.

(CIV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Are you interested in pursuing a career in

public service? Do you plan to run for office

in the future, or work in a government agency

(such as the State Department or the FBI

or the MN DNR), or become a professional

campaign manager or lobbyist, or work as an

issue activist on a cause important to you?

Would you like to learn more about the variety

of public service careers open to a college

graduate? Do you wonder what motivates

people to pursue careers in politics, public

administration, and community service, and

how these motivations vary across career

fields? Would you like to explore some options

for future internship or service learning while at

the University? Then this course is for you! This

course is the Political Science Department's

introduction to careers in political and civic

engagement. Through readings focused on

theories about and case studies of political

engagement, and on the ethics of politics

and public service, numerous guest speakers

with extensive experience as public service

professionals, and a discussion-oriented class

format, we will explore the meaning of public

service and the main types of public service

careers that you could pursue. We will think

about the virtues and challenges associated

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with doing public service work, and how these

differ across different types of jobs and venues

for serving the public. Finally, you will acquire

practical knowledge and skills related to the

search for public service work opportunities,

including how to write a resume and cover

letter, how to conduct an informational

interview, networking, and the job search and

application process. Intended primarily for first-

and second-year undergraduates, but open

to students of any major at any point in their

undergraduate program.

POL 3080. Internship in Politics or

Government. (; 3-13 cr. [max 15 cr.] ; A-F

only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students search for and arrange an internship

with an organization or office working in

government or politics, and then complete

academic coursework in association with their

internship. prereq: instr consent, dept consent

POL 3085. Quantitative Analysis in Political

Science. (MATH; 4 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall & Spring)

POL 3085 teaches students how to study

politics scientifically and introduces them to

how to use quantitative analysis to answer

political questions. The first part of the class

covers how to formulate a theory (a possible

answer to a question), specify testable

hypotheses (what you would see if the theory

is correct or incorrect), and set up a research

design to test those hypotheses. In the second

part of the class, we cover quantitative data

analysis, beginning from preliminary statistical

analysis to multivariate linear regression. There

is no mathematical or statistical background

required for this course. By the end of the

class, students should be able to ask and

answer political questions using quantitative

data and fluently evaluate statistical analyses

of political phenomena in the media and many

academic articles.

POL 3085H. Honors Course: Quantitative

Analysis in Political Science. (MATH; 4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

POL 3085 teaches students how to study

politics scientifically and introduces them to

how to use quantitative analysis to answer

political questions. The first part of the class

covers how to formulate a theory (a possible

answer to a question), specify testable

hypotheses (what you would see if the theory

is correct or incorrect), and set up a research

design to test those hypotheses. In the second

part of the class, we cover quantitative data

analysis, beginning from preliminary statistical

analysis to multivariate linear regression. There

is no mathematical or statistical background

required for this course. By the end of the

class, students should be able to ask and

answer political questions using quantitative

data and fluently evaluate statistical analyses

of political phenomena in the media and many

academic articles. prereq: Honors student

POL 3108H. Honors Tutorial: Thesis

Preparation and Political Science Inquiry. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

In this course, students will improve their

research skills in preparation to write their

senior theses. Students will enter with a few

ideas for topics about which they might like

to write their theses. They will leave the class

with a clear and tractable research question,

a literature review that describes how this

question fits in with the existing scholarly

literature, and a research design that will

enable them to answer the question. Along

the way, they will advance their understanding

of what constitutes political science research

and how to conduct political science research.

Students will be graded on the basis of drafts

of their annotated bibliography, literature review

and research design, a class presentation

of the ?front half? of their senior thesis, and

class participation including short weekly

assignments. Students are expected to keep

up with the reading and, most importantly,

to begin to conduct their own independent

research. prereq: Pol sci major, honors

POL 3225. American Political Thought.

(CIV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring

& Summer)

This course provides an introduction to several

key periods and some of the leading concepts

and debates in American political thought. It

might also focus on a broader theme such

as: conceptions of destiny, mission, and

exceptionalism; arguments over economic

development and inequality; or debates over

government and corporate power. The course

will begin with Puritan religious and political

thought, tracing its secularization over time.

Considerable attention will be paid to the ideas

behind the Declaration of Independence and

the Constitution, such as the social contract

and the right of resistance to civil authority,

civic republicanism, and the founders? new

science of politics and government. The course

will consider some if not all of the following:

debates over slavery and emancipation,

women?s rights, the rise of imperialism and

nationalism, race and racism, and the rise

of rule by public and private bureaucratic

organizations, and the consequences of these

developments for the possibility of continued

individual liberty, equality, and justice. This

course requires considerable reading of difficult

texts. The ultimate goal of this course is for

students to gain a deeper understanding of

American political thought as a product of the

country?s ever-evolving political discourse.

prereq: Suggested prerequisite POL 1201

POL 3235W. Democracy and Citizenship.

(CIV,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

This course considers the nature of

contemporary democracy and the role that

members of the political community do,

can, and should play. While approaches in

teaching the class vary, students can expect

to read historical and contemporary texts,

see films and videos, to approach questions

about the nature of democracy, justifications

for democracy, and challenges faced by

contemporary democracy. Topics will include

such questions as the role of civil society in

democratic life, deliberative democracy, as well

as questions about how members of political

communities can best participate in democratic

life. Students will write a longer essay that

allows them to demonstrate their capacities

to understand and explain complex ideas and

to make a theoretically compelling argument,

using appropriate supporting evidence. prereq:

Suggested prerequisite 1201

POL 3251W. Power, Virtue, and Vice:

Ancient and Early Modern Political Theory.

(WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Key concepts of contemporary political life

such as ?democracy?, ?tyranny?, ?authority??

and indeed ?politics? itself? derive from

ancient sources. This course offers students

an opportunity to return to the foundations of

this vocabulary by delving into work by such

major thinkers as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine,

Aquinas, and Machiavelli. Lectures and

discussion shall consider the endurance of

certain basic questions of political life, such

as: What is justice? What is the best regime?

What is the relationship between human nature

and political order? Can politics be virtuous

and, if so, in what way? The course will also

consider the radically diverse responses to

these essential questions through examination

of a wide range of historical periods and the

unique terms of political order each offered.

Previous iterations of the course have included

examination of the Classical Greek city-

state system and its fragile experiments

with democracy; the rise and fall of the

Roman empire; the establishment of Western

Christendom; the Renaissance, so-called ?

discovery? of the New World, and dawn of

the modern era. Students will gain a glimpse

into worlds preoccupied by matters of truth,

virtue and nobility, but also widely populated

by slavery, imperialism, violence, and religious

strife. In this way, the study of ancient theory

is intended to serve as both supplement and

challenge to the terms of contemporary political

life.

POL 3252W. Revolution, Democracy,

and Empire: Modern Political Thought.

(AH,WI,CIV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring

Even Year)

From the seventeenth through the nineteenth

centuries, Europe and its colonies were

wracked by large scale, sweeping changes:

from the violent emergence of the sovereign

state, to intense religious conflict, to geographic

expansions at once transformative and brutal

in search of new economic markets. These

changes posed extraordinary challenges to

usual ways of conceiving of political order

and governance. Our course this semester

will read these changes through three key

concepts ? revolution, democracy, and empire.

Class discussion will seek to understand

different meanings of these concepts, their

political stakes, and ways of knowing how to

move between political ideals and historical

examples. Students will read a range of

materials ? from primary historical sources,

to philosophic texts, political pamphlets and

treatises, and travel journals ? so as to study

the effects on both the European context and

beyond. prereq: Suggested prerequisite 1201

POL 3265. Ideas and Protest in French

Postwar Thought. (AH,CIV; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

France witnessed a number of extraordinary

events in the 20th century: the carnage and

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trauma of World Wars I and II; the Vichy

regime?s collaboration with German Nazis;

the general strike and student protests of

the 1960s; the tensions prompted by anti-

colonialism and later decolonization in

North Africa; and the challenges of post-

colonialism and racial politics. This course will

examine these events, the political and ethical

challenges they raised, and the intellectuals

who shaped the ensuing public debates. It will

draw on historical documents, cultural media

(e.g. posters, art, film), and philosophical texts

to explore contemporary France in its century

of politics and protest. Thinkers range from

film-maker Gillo Pontecorvo, to philosopher-

playwright Jean-Paul Sartre, to philosopher

Michel Foucault.

POL 3272. What Makes Political

Community?. (CIV; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

We will explore different ways to think political

community. Many contemporary political

challenges are not just thorny problems but

transform the very institutions, engagements,

and concepts through which we understand

what the activity of politics is and might be.

Other societies and thinkers have faced

drastically new challenges to their politics. So,

we propose a course that would explore how

political actors make and remake community.

Our first unit, Polis and Empire, turns to the

ancient world to reexamine the scope of

politics, as it experimented with small city-

states and large empires. Second, Colonial

Encounters will analyze the movements

of ideas, trades, and people back and

forth across the Atlantic. Third, Revolution

Reimagined treats incendiary moments of

cultural and political contact. This course

speaks to humanist concerns of how humans

forge meanings and communities even from

conditions of injustice and inequality.

POL 3306. Presidential Leadership and

American Democracy. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Spring Odd Year)

To most Americans?if not most human beings?

the President of the United States is probably

the most powerful person on the planet. This

course examines how, why, and whether that

is the case. What does the US President do,

and why? Why is so much power entrusted to

just one person? Students will critically analyze

these questions and synthesize answers by

evaluating the history, evolution, and current

state of the "highest office in the land."

POL 3308. Congressional Politics and

Institutions. (SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Origin/development of U.S. congressional

institutions, parties, committees, leaders,

lobbying/elections, and relations between

Congress/executive branch. Relationship

of campaigning/governing, nature of

representation, biases of institutional

arrangements.

POL 3309. U.S. Supreme Court Decision-

Making, Process, and Politics. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

The principal purpose of this course is

to introduce you to judicial politics and

decision-making of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Specifically, we will examine theoretical issues

regarding judicial process and politics. Unlike

constitutional law and civil liberties classes, this

course does not study legal doctrine. Rather, it

examines political aspects of the legal system

with an emphasis on the social scientific

literature about how the U.S. Supreme Court

functions. Thus, we will cover nominations

of justices, decision making models, and

how justices interact with one another and

the political world beyond the ivory tower.

Recommended prerequisite: POL 1001

POL 3310. Topics in American Politics. (;

3 cr. [max 15 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Topic in American politics, as specified in Class

Schedule.

POL 3311. Law and Justice: The View From

Hollywood. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Summer)

Politics and the law have played major thematic

roles in American films. This course analyzes

eight films that focus on justice, the law, and

the legal system, to see what they tell us about

political and legal culture, and what messages

(if any) they have for contemporary politics.

To that end, we will read about, watch, talk

about, and write about films. Mostly we will be

focusing on questions about the relationship

between law and justice, the practice of law,

and the role of courts and trials in a political

system; however, many other issues will

arise in the course of these discussions?

race/class/gender and the law, legal ethics,

legal education, the adversarial system, the

relationship between law and popular culture,

among others. You should expect to develop

a more in-depth understanding of these issues

as well as a better appreciation of the cultural

and political significance of the way that law,

lawyers, and judges are depicted in the movies.

POL 3317. Food Politics: Actors, Arenas,

and Agendas. (SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Food: Everyone eats it but we increasingly fight

about how it is grown, transported, processed

and consumed. This disagreements find their

ways into politics, whether it is neighbors

battling over backyard chicken ordinances,

Members of Congress arguing over how best

to protect the safety of the food supply, or

countries engaging in trade wars to limit the

importation of agricultural products. This course

takes a broad, multi-disciplinary perspective

on food politics drawing on concepts and

ideas from political science, sociology, and

economics to analyze several contemporary

"food fights," including agricultural trade,

U.S. farm bills, the National School Lunch

Program, proposals for taxing sodas and

fatty foods, and the labeling of genetically

modified food. Take this course if you want

to learn more about the various resources,

arguments, evidence, and rules of engagement

that structure contemporary food politics. This

course satisfies the Social Science Core of

the Liberal Education requirements and is an

eligible elective for the public health minor in

CLA and the Food Systems major in CFANS.

POL 3319. Education and the American

Dream. (DSJ,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every

Fall)

What role does education play in American

democracy? What role should it play? Does

American education, particularly public

education, live up to its citizens? hopes and

expectations? And, perhaps most importantly,

what do we mean by a ?good education?? This

is a question with deep historical roots in this

country, one that is the subject of current policy

debates and one that cannot be separated

from questions of discrimination and inequality.

The over-arching theme of the course is to

wrestle with what it means to be an educated

citizen in the context of historical struggles

to achieve that vision in the face of multiple

and inter-related inequalities and competing

visions about how to make the American dream

a reality in the field of public education. No

one political perspective will be offered or

favored. No magic powder will be revealed

on the last day of the course. The fact is that

the underlying issues are really complicated,

often seemingly intractable, and very, very

political. This course is intended as introduction

to education politics and policy in the United

States. It will focus on K-12 education,

especially in the public system. It is designed

for any student who might have an interest in

exploring education, public policy, or American

government. Topics will include equality of

educational opportunity, educating democratic

citizens, school finance, the role of political

institutions in making educational policy,

and efforts to reform and remake American

education, including charter schools, private

school vouchers, and standardized testing.

By the end of the course, students should

have a basic understanding of the provision of

public education in the United States, including

the ways in which education is governed and

the institutions involved in that governance.

Students should be able to critically reflect on

the degree to which American education fulfills

the sometimes-competing goals Americans

have for their schools. This course fulfills

the Social Sciences Core of the University

liberal education requirements. In this course

students will act as policy analysts, with all of

the complexity that such a task entails in the

field of American public education. This course

also fulfills the Diversity and Social Justice

in the United States theme of the University

liberal education requirements.

POL 3321. Issues in American Public Policy.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

This course examines the politics of

social policy in the United States. Recent

controversies over Social Security reform,

the Patient Protection and Affordable Care

Act (?Obamacare?), and the No Child Left

Behind Act and Common Core showcase the

profound political and substantive impact of

this topic. The first half of the course places

the United States in comparative perspective.

Scholars typically describe the United States

as a ?laggard? where social policies developed

relatively late, grew relatively slowly, and are

less generous than are corresponding policies

in other advanced industrial democracies. Is

this an accurate portrayal of American social

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policy? Recent scholarship challenges the

conventional wisdom, suggesting that the

United States does not necessarily do less in

terms of social policy but that it relies on an

unusual set of policy tools to pursue objectives

like poverty alleviation. What explains the

distinctive shape of American social policy?

This course investigates the impact of political

culture, the relative power of various interest

groups, the American constitutional system,

and other factors. The second half of the

course examines recent trends in American

social policy, focusing on four specific policy

areas: pensions, health care, education, and

income support. It examines both the historical

origins of contemporary American policies and

recent reform proposals. A major theme of the

course is that it is impossible to understand

the contemporary shape of social policy,

and the positions of specific stakeholders,

without understanding the long-term historical

processes that have shaped, and that continue

to shape, the present political terrain of

preferences and actors. New generations of

leaders do not have the opportunity to build

social policy from scratch. Rather, they have

to react to what already exists. Some reforms

will seem like logical extensions of what is

already in place, while existing programs

might make other alternatives difficult if not

impossible to pursue. By understanding the

roots of contemporary American social policy it

becomes possible to devise a political strategy

for major policy change.

POL 3323. Political Tolerance in the United

States. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Intergroup conflict continues to be one of the

defining fault lines in American politics. Most

obviously, the existence of racial inequality

has consequences for any given individual?s

social and economic standing. However, it also

has had an enormous impact on the pattern of

attitudes and beliefs that have served as the

backdrop for many of society?s most pressing

political debates and conflicts. The purpose

of this course is to provide students with an

introduction to how political scientists have

studied ethno-racial attitudes and the larger

problem of inter-ethnic conflict in American

society.

POL 3325. U.S. Campaigns and Elections. (;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Fall Even Year)

Presidential/congressional campaigns/

elections in the United States. How political

scientists study electoral politics. Theoretical

generalizations about candidates, voters,

parties, and the media. Ways electoral context

and "rules of the game" matter.

POL 3329. The Balance of Power:

Federalism & Community in the United

States. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

The appropriate balance of power between the

national government and the states has been

the subject of intense debate since the United

States became an independent country in

the eighteenth century, and it has never been

resolved. This unresolved controversy has

profound democratic and policy implications.

Some of the political and social rights that

are part and parcel of what it means to be

a member of the American community are

influenced by geography and the specific state

in which an individual resides. For example,

state governments make numerous decisions

that define voter eligibility, an especially

important form of community membership and

political participation. In addition, federalism

strongly affects the policymaking process. In

fields as diverse as environmental protection

and health care, the relationship between the

national government and the states affects

which policies are adopted and how they

work in practice. While federalism is rarely

at the forefront of the minds of the American

public, it plays a central and increasingly

important role in the U.S. political system.

This course seeks to give students a better

understanding of American federalism. By

examining both the historical evolution of

intergovernmental relations in the United

States and contemporary policy debates,

it also aims to help students develop the

substantive knowledge and analytical skills

they need to become critical thinkers. All of

the writing assignments that students will

complete in the course have been designed

with this objective in mind, and the course

will emphasize systematic thinking about

politics, the explication of logically coherent

arguments, and the use of relevant and

appropriate empirical evidence to evaluate

those arguments. The successful development

of the critical thinking and writing skills

emphasized in this course will enable students

to communicate effectively in a variety of future

roles, including as employees and citizens.

POL 3409. Introduction to Authoritarian

Politics. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

For much of history, states were largely

organized along dictatorial principles. There

were the days of emperors and empresses,

of kings and queens, of rulers who ruled not

because they were elected by their subjects,

but because they saw it as their right to

reign and were shrewd enough to maintain

their position in power. While it is true that

monarchies have virtually disappeared from

the modern political landscape, the same

cannot be said about dictatorships. The

purpose of this class is to examine this regime

type by introducing students to the current

literature on dictatorships. The core questions

that will be addressed in the class are as

follows: Are dictatorships qualitatively different

from democracies or do regimes instead lie

somewhere on a democracy-dictatorship

continuum? How do dictators survive in power?

In the absence of free and fair elections, how

does the transfer of power occur in this political

setting? In asking these questions, the goal is

to go beyond the often simplistic descriptions

of dictators as the all-powerful and omnipotent

tyrant, the one who does as he pleases without

having to fear any repercussions for his

actions. Instead, we will learn that the dictator

is only one among may other political elites that

make up the regime and to survive, much less

thrive, he must traverse the terrain of power

politics with the utmost care.

POL 3410. Topics in Comparative Politics.

(; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Topics of current analytical or policy

importance to comparative politics. Topics vary,

as specified in Class Schedule.

POL 3423. Politics of Disruption: Violence

and Its Alternatives. (GP; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Political struggles aimed at undermining the

existing political order have been a pervasive

feature of global politics. Modern states have

constantly been sites of relentless challenges

from their citizenry, which sometimes take

the form of non-violent action while on other

occasions manifest in terrorism and violence.

This course introduces students to the

politics of disruption and violent and non-

violent struggles targeted at bringing about

political change. We will study a range of

manifestations of such struggles focusing

on some well-known cases such as the US

civil rights movement, the Arab Springs, the

Ferguson riots and the Islamic State (ISIS).

Can non-violent resistance succeed against a

coercive state? Why do individuals and groups

participate in high-risk political struggles?

What explains patterns of violence in civil

conflicts? What are the effects of violence?

What facilitates peace? This course will enable

you to answer these questions.

POL 3431. Politics of India. (GP; 3 cr. [max 4

cr.] ; Student Option; Every Spring)

The course introduces students to the politics

of India; a non-Western, parliamentary

political system that stands out as a bastion

of democracy in the developing world, despite

underdevelopment & significant ethno-

religious divisions. By focusing on India,

we offer an understanding of the problems

of democratization, underdevelopment,

governance & political violence. We examine

India?s political institutions & challenges

confronting the institutions such as socio-

economic inequalities, social exclusion,

social divisions, ethno-religious & ideological

insurgencies, criminalization of politics &

rampant corruption. The course enables

students to answer important questions: Why

did democracy endure in post-colonial India

when much of the developing world endured

authoritarian regimes? What accounts for

the persistence of ethno-religious conflict

& violence? What determines a country?s

approach to socio-economic development?

What accounts for India?s economic

development over the last few decades?

How do we explain the existence of political

democracy and rampant corruption?

POL 3451W. Politics and Society in the New

Europe. (GP,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Even, Spring Odd Year)

The devastation of Europe through two

World Wars put the deadly results of ultra-

nationalism on full display. To avoid such

destruction again, a group of European

technocrats and leaders embarked on a

mission of incrementally deepening economic

and later, social partnerships between an ever-

expanding number of European countries.

These efforts culminated in the birth of the

European Union in the late 20th Century. From

its inception, the Union has found obstacles

in the forms of a weak institutional structure

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and authority, deep skepticism of a central

European authority, financial crisis, ethnic

anxiety, and resurgent nationalism. Yet, the

continuation and strengthening of the Union

is seen as the antidote to the rise of anti-

democratic and authoritarian tendencies on the

continent. Some of the key questions that we

will engage in are: What are the ideological and

historical roots of the European Union? What

are the structural flaws of the Union? What

are the obstacles to a stronger Union? Is the

Union still or even more essential than ever?

What are the ways the Union could collapse

from within and from the intervention of outside

forces?

POL 3462. Politics of Race, Class, and

Ethnicity. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Is it true that since the election of Donald

Trump the United States is more racist than

ever? Is racism on the rise elsewhere in the

world? Consistent with the goals of liberal

education, this course helps students navigate

their way through what is often seen as one of

the most perplexing and intractable problems

in today's world?racial and ethnic conflicts.

It supplies a set of theoretical tools that can

be utilized in the most diverse of settings?

including, though to a lesser extent, gender.

Rather than looking at these conflicts, as the

media and popular knowledge often does,

as centuries-old conflicts deeply set in our

memory banks, a script from which none

of us can escape, the course argues that

inequalities in power and authority?in other

words, class?go a long way in explaining racial

and ethnic dynamics. To support this argument,

the course examines the so-called ?black-

white? conflict in three settings, the U.S., South

Africa and Cuba. While all three share certain

similarities, their differences provide the most

explanatory power. Most instructive is the Cuba

versus U.S. and South Africa comparison.

Specifically, what are the consequences for

race relations when a society, Cuba, attempts

to eliminate class inequalities? The course

hopes to show that while we all carry with us

the legacy of the past, we are not necessarily

its prisoners.

POL 3464. Politics Economic Inequality. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Democracy is premised on formal political

equality. Yet if economic wealth can be

transformed into political influence, then we

have good reason to worry about the quality

of democracy. In this course students engage

the question of the relationship between

inequality and democracy in comparative

perspective. The course first explores core

conceptual and normative issues: how do

we measure economic inequality, and why

should we care about it? We then turn to the

origins of inequality and explanations of its

evolution, and then consider political efforts to

redress inequalities, starting with the question

of why the poor do not soak the rich under

democracy ? the ?Robin Hood Paradox.?

We then turn to efforts to explain real-world

variation in economic redistribution around the

world. Finally, we explore consequences of

inequality for democracy: the extent to which

the rich ?win? over everyone else in terms

of policy representation, and the impact of

economic inequality on the long-term evolution

of democracy itself.

POL 3477. Political Economy of

Development. (GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

How can the vast disparities of wealth

between countries be explained? Why have

some countries in the post-colonial world, in

particular, those of East Asia, experienced

stunning economic growth, while those in other

parts have not? We will explore inequality

among nations through an engagement

with competing explanations from multiple

disciplines. Do free markets, the legacies of

colonialism, state power, culture, or geography

offer the most persuasive account of current

patterns of global inequality? The course also

examines what we mean by "development"

and exposes students to cutting-edge debates

in contemporary development studies. By the

end of the course, students will have a better

understanding of the causes of and possible

solutions to global inequality.

POL 3479. Latin American Politics. (GP; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

This course offers an introduction to the

political history and contemporary politics of

Latin America, along with some of the main

concepts and theories used by social scientists

to explain the region?s political dynamics.

Through a comparative, historical approach,

the course aims to help students understand

the continued challenges faced by countries

in the region-- to the establishment of security,

the rule of law and rights protection, to the

stability and quality of democracy, and to

sustainable and equitable economic growth?

and how these interact. The objective of the

course is not only to help students understand

the similarities and differences in outcomes

in Latin America over time, but also to reflect

on what the region?s experiences can teach

us about the requirements of and barriers

to meaningful democracy and sustainable

and equitable development around the world,

including ?north of the border.? In other words,

the course seeks not just to provide students?

knowledge about Latin America, but to help

them learn from Latin America.

POL 3481H. Comparative Political

Economy: Governments and Markets. (;

3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

This course analyzes the compatibility of

democracy and markets-whether democratic

institutions undermine (enhance) the

workings of market institutions and vice versa.

Competing theoretical perspectives in political

economy are critically evaluated. And the

experiences of countries with different forms

of democratic market systems are studied.

Among the topics singled out for in-depth

investigation are the economics of voting,

producer group politics, the politics of monetary

and fiscal policy, political business cycles, and

trade politics.

POL 3489W. Citizens, Consumers, and

Corporations. (CIV,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Spring Even Year)

Corporations are among the most powerful

actors in the global political economy. They

employ millions of people, produce a variety

of goods, and have massive effects on the

ecological and social environments in which

they do business. How do ordinary people

act in order to hold corporations accountable

for the effects that their activities have on

communities and individuals? This course

focuses on two ways that people have

mobilized to counter corporate power--as

citizens and as consumers. When people

mobilize as citizens, they put pressure on

corporations through the political system--e.g.

through mass protests, lobbying politicians,

and pursuing claims through the courts.

When people mobilize as consumers, they

use the power of their purchasing decisions

to encourage corporations to change their

behavior. We will explore these different modes

of action through an examination of corporate

social responsibility/sweatshops, the industrial

food system in the US, and the privatization of

life (e.g. genes), water, and war.

POL 3701. Indigenous Tribal Governments

and Politics. (DSJ,HIS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Fall Even Year)

History, development, structure, politics of

American Indian Governments. North American

indigenous societies from pre-colonial times to

present. Evolution of aboriginal governments

confronted/affected by colonizing forces of

European/Euro-American states. Bearing of

dual citizenship on nature/powers of tribal

governments in relation to states and federal

government.

POL 3733. From Suffragettes to Senators:

Gender, Politics & Policy in the U.S.. (DSJ;

3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Overview to field of gender/politics. Examine

role women play in U.S. policy process. How

public policies are "gendered." How policies

compare to feminist thinking about related

issue area. Theories of role(s) gender plays in

various aspects of politics.

POL 3752. Chicana/o Politics. (DSJ,SOCS; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Theory/practice of Chicana/o politics through

analysis of Mexican American experience,

social agency. Response to larger political

systems/behaviors using social science

methods of inquiry. Unequal power relations,

social justice, political economy.

POL 3766. Political Psychology of Mass

Behavior. (SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

How political behavior of citizens and political

elites is shaped by psychological factors,

including personality, attitudes, values,

emotions, and cognitive sophistication. Political

activism/apathy, leadership charisma, mass

media, group identifications, political culture.

POL 3767. Political Psychology of Elite

Behavior. (CIV; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Odd, Spring Even Year)

Why do some world leaders seek cooperation

while others advocate war? Why do some

Presidents effect major change while others

are relegated to the dustbin of history? How

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does the personality of leaders affect how

they behave in office? In this class, we will

address questions like these by exploring the

psychology of political elites, those members

of society who wield outsized influence over

political decisions. This outsized influence

means that understanding how elites think

is particularly important. It is also unusually

difficult, leading some to argue that political

psychology can play little role in understanding

elite decision-making. Students will exit the

class having mastered a body of knowledge

about elite decision-making and learned

about the different approaches that scholars

take to study these decisions. They will also

gain the critical capacity to judge arguments

about politics, the ability to identify, define,

and solve problems, and the skill to locate

and critically evaluate information relevant

to these tasks. Finally, this course takes a

cooperative approach to learning, and many

course activities will be structured around

learning and working with a group of fellow

students over the course of the semester. This

course fulfills the Civic Life and Ethics theme

requirement.

POL 3769. Public Opinion and Voting

Behavior. (SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

Polls are ubiquitous, measuring what

Americans think on topics big and small. This

course examines the nature, measurement,

and consequences of public opinion in the

contemporary United States, with a particular

emphasis on understanding why some voters

preferred Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton - vice

versa ? in the 2016 presidential election. We?

ll address the following questions throughout

the term. First, how do pollsters measure

what the public thinks about government and

public affairs? Second, can we assume that

the responses people give to survey questions

reflect their true thoughts and feelings about

politics? Third, what are the major factors

that shape voter decision making in U.S.

presidential elections? By the end of this

semester you will have a broader and deeper

understanding of the nature, measurement,

meaning, and consequences of public opinion.

POL 3796. Media and Politics. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Do facts matter anymore? Is press freedom

under threat? Are audiences trapped in filter

bubbles? Why do people hate the media,

and how can the news be improved to better

serve citizens? Explore the historical and

contemporary dynamics that shape the

relationship between professionals in the

media, the mass public, and political actors

across different parts of government. Study

major forms of mass media, including television

and newspapers, alongside new forms such

as digital and social media. Look at specific

reporting rituals and practices, as well as

issues involving media ownership, regulation,

ethics, and press freedom. We will study

politicians? efforts to craft messages, advertise

strategically, and target select audiences for

political gain. The course will focus primarily,

but not exclusively, on the United States, and

you will be asked to engage with current events

and the role of communication technologies in

political and civic life.

POL 3810. Topics in International Relations

and Foreign Policy. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Topics courses delve in-depth into important

issues in contemporary international politics.

They aim to give students the theoretical,

conceptual, and historical understanding,

and/or empirical tools needed to understand

the complexity of international politics today.

Topics courses vary substantially from year

to year as specified in the class schedule,

but recent topics courses have included:

'Technology and War', International Law',

'Drones, Detention and Torture: The Laws of

War', and 'The Consequences of War.'

POL 3833. The United States and the Global

Economy. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

POL 3833 teaches students about the

politics of the global economy with a focus

on the role the United States plays within

it. The class covers a variety of topics in

international political economy, including

international trade, international investment,

and international finance. Students will learn

about the factors that drive politicians' decision-

making, interest-group stances, and citizens'

preferences over such salient issues as tariffs

and other forms of trade protection, trade

and investment agreements, central banking,

interest rates, international migration, and

more. No background in economics is required

or assumed.

POL 3835. International Relations.

(GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Why do countries go to war? Are individuals,

organizations, and states driven by their

interests or their ideas? What role does power

play in international relations and is there

any role for justice in global politics? Do

international laws and transnational advocacy

groups matter in a world dominated by powerful

states? Whose interests are served by a

globalizing world economy? These questions

are central to the study of international

relations, yet different theoretical approaches

have been developed in an attempt to answer

them. Often these approaches disagree with

one another, leading to markedly different

policy prescriptions and predictions for future

events. This course provides the conceptual

and theoretical means for analyzing these

issues, processes, and events in international

politics. By the end of this class, you will be

able to understand the assumptions, the logics,

and the implications of major theories and

concepts of international relations. These

include realism and neorealism, liberalism

and liberal institutionalism, constructivism,

feminism, Marxism, and critical theory. A

special effort is made to relate the course

material to world events, developments, or

conflicts in the past decade or so.

POL 3841. The Consequences of War. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

War?both between and within states?is often

horrific. With good reason, when the field of

international relations emerged in the wake of

the world wars, it was centrally preoccupied

with shedding light on the causes of war

so as thereby to prevent another one. But

both interstate and civil wars are remarkably

complex affairs. Notwithstanding wars?

alarming human costs, their consequences

are varied, often cross-cutting, and sometimes

contradictory, and they resist our efforts to

narrate their consequences in simple and

straightforward ways. Wars can increase

executive authority and strengthen the state,

but they can also undermine inequitable

international and domestic political orders?

empires, authoritarian regimes?and make

it possible for more just ones to take their

place. In the name of insecurity and war,

governments sometimes trample liberty, but

those measures may eventually come to seem

unwarranted and even provoke a backlash

that expands human liberty. War is filled

with privation and trauma, but its horrors can

also inspire veterans and victims to mobilize

and promote more humane norms. We are

properly taught to hate war, to avoid it at

all costs. Yet social and political good has

sometimes, surprisingly, come out of war too.

This course explores the consequences of

violent conflict in all its dimensions?the threat

of conflict, mobilization for conflict, and the

experience of warfare?on, among others,

international order and norms, the fate of states

and empires, population movements, state-

building, nationalism, democracy, civil society,

gender roles, economic growth and inequality,

the military-industrial complex, public health,

and political culture. At this course?s end, you

will emerge not only with greater substantive

understanding of war?s consequences,

but also with greater appreciation of war?s

complexity. For better or worse, you will never

look at war the same way again.

POL 3994. Directed Research:

Distinguished Undergraduate Research

Program. (2 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; A-F only; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Students accepted into the Distinguished

Undergraduate Research Program work closely

with a faculty mentor on supervised projects

related to faculty research. Through these

activities, students will deepen research,

organizational, and communication skills that

will prove useful for further training in political

science or for other careers. Students are

chosen through a highly competitive online

application the semester prior to registration.

Students should check with Political Science

advising for details about the application

process. This course is only open to Political

Science majors.

POL 4085. Advanced Political Data

Analysis. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

In this course, students learn how to use

statistical methods to answer a wide variety of

questions in political science. More specifically,

students will focus on how to test hypotheses

where the dependent variable is dichotomous,

ordered categories, unordered categories,

counts, and more. The course covers

advanced topics in linear regression, including

time series data, multilevel modeling, and

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interaction terms. Assignments focus on how

to convey statistical results in many different

ways, ranging from technical reports, to blog

posts, to personal communication. Students will

learn and improve their skills in the R statistical

software package. Prior knowledge of R is not

required. This class is especially recommended

for students completing an undergraduate

thesis with a quantitative component as well as

students who want to pursue graduate studies

in political science.

POL 4210. Topics in Political Theory. (; 3

cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Topics in political theory, as specified in Class

Schedule.

POL 4255. Comparative Real Time

Political Analysis: Marxist versus Liberal

Perspectives. (GP,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Karl Marx and Frederick Engels had better

democratic credentials than Alexis de

Tocqueville and John Stuart Mill. Vladimir

Lenin, too, had better democratic credentials

than Max Weber and Woodrow Wilson. That?

s the provocative argument of this course.

Performing what it calls ?comparative real-

time political analysis,? it presents convincing

evidence to sustain both claims. When the

two sets of protagonists are compared and

contrasted in how they read and responded

to big political events in motion, in real-

time, the Marxists, it contends, proved to be

better democrats than the Liberals. Real-

time analysis argues that responding to and

making decisions about events in motion

is the real test of political perspective and

theory; on Monday morning, we can all look

smart. The writings and actions of all seven

protagonists are the primary course materials?

reading them in their own words. The European

Spring of 1848, the United States Civil War,

the 1905 Russian Revolution and, the 1917

Russian Revolution and end of World War I,

all consequential in the democratic quest, are

the main scenarios the course employs to test

its claims. The findings, course participants

will learn, challenge assumed political wisdom

like never before. Employing the lessons of the

comparisons to trying to make sense of current

politics?given the unprecedented moment in

which we find ourselves?is the other goal of the

course.

POL 4267. Imperialism and Modern Political

Thought. (CIV,HIS; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

How has political theory been shaped by

imperialism? We will investigate this question

through a study of such key thinkers as Kant,

Mill, Marx, Lenin, C?saire, Fanon, and Gandhi,

reading them through the lens of empire. Our

goal is to analyze how such thinkers reflected

upon, problematized and, at times, justified

forms of Western imperialism. We will look

at their explicit reflections on empire, as well

as more tangential or ostensibly separate

themes that may have only been shaped by

the imperial context in indirect ways. Finally,

we will reflect upon our contemporary location

as readers and agents situated in the wake of

these political and intellectual developments,

analyzed through the question of what it means

to engage in anti-colonial, decolonial, and/or

postcolonial critique. This course will combine

lectures by the professor with student-led

seminar discussion.

POL 4275. Domination, Exclusion, and

Justice: Contemporary Political Thought. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Contemporary Political Theory systematically

analyzes the meaning and significance of

concepts central to current politics: domination,

exclusion, and justice. Starting from basic

concerns about the nature of politics, humans,

power and justice, this course will explore how

these basic starting assumptions organize the

norms, practices, and institutions of political

and social order. To explore these topics, the

field turns to key texts, as well as to political

and social events and other media (film,

historical documents, etc.). Through this

course, students will also be introduced to

different interpretive approaches, ranging from

democratic theory, feminist, queer and critical

race theories, as well as ethics and moral

philosophy. Organized around the politics

of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries,

the course will pursue a range of questions

about democratic legitimation, the exclusion

of historically marginalized communities,

systematic inequalities of different kinds, as

well as ideals of democracy and justice. It

will range from theoretical inquiry to practical

questions of implementing different political

projects. Through this course, students will

develop skills in critical thinking, careful reading

and clear writing, as well as recognizing and

constructing arguments. These skills are basic

for the critical, lifelong role that all of us play as

members of political community. prereq: 1201

recommended

POL 4310. Topics in American Politics. (;

3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

See Class Schedule for description. prereq:

1001 or equiv or instr consent

POL 4315W. State Governments:

Laboratories of Democracy. (WI; 3 cr. [max

4 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

State governments are rarely at the forefront

of the minds of the American public, but in

recent years they have made critical decisions

about issues like education, health care,

climate change, and same-sex marriage. State

governments perform a host of vital services,

and they regulate and tax a wide array of

business activities. Moreover, the states have

adopted a very wide range of approaches

in addressing these and other policy issues.

This course examines the institutional and

political changes that sparked the recent ?

resurgence of the states,? and it investigates

why state policies differ so dramatically from

one another. In addition to playing a central

and increasingly important role in the U.S.

political system, the American states provide

an unusually advantageous venue in which

to conduct research about political behavior

and policymaking. They are broadly similar

in many ways, but they also offer significant

variation across a range of social, political,

economic, and institutional characteristics

that are central to theories about politics. As

a result, it becomes possible for scholars

to evaluate hypotheses about cause-and-

effect relationships in a valid way. This course

pursues two related objectives. Its first goal

is to give students a better understanding of

American state governments? substantive

significance. Its second goal is to use the

states as an analytical venue in which students

can hone their research and writing skills.

Students will design and complete an original

research paper on an aspect of state politics

of their choosing. They will develop a research

question, gather and critically evaluate

appropriate and relevant evidence, and discuss

the implications of their research. prereq:

1001 or equiv, non-pol sci grad major or instr

consent

POL 4317. Becoming Stupid: Anti-Science

in American Politics. (3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall)

(1) Political attacks on basic science, including

climatology & global warming, vaccines, the Big

Bang, evolution, human reproduction, sexuality,

and much more. (2) Pseudoscience and anti-

intellectualism in American political culture. (3)

Money, political interests, and propaganda that

drive attacks on science.

POL 4335. African American Politics. (3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course examines the historical and

contemporary efforts by African Americans to

gain full inclusion as citizens in the US political

system. Specifically, the course explores

advocacy efforts by civil rights organizations

and political parties to obtain and enforce civil

and political rights for blacks. An examination

of these efforts begins in the Reconstruction

Era and concludes with the historic election of

the nation's first African American president.

The course will cover topics such as the politics

of the civil rights movement, black presidential

bids and racialized voting in federal and

state elections. Finally, the course examines

how political parties and organized interests

used the Voting Rights Act to increase the

number of minorities in Congress. The course

focuses on whether the growing number of

minorities in Congress increases citizens' trust

in government and their involvement in voting

and participation in political organizations.

POL 4403W. Constitutions, Democracy, and

Rights: Comparative Perspectives. (GP,WI;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even, Spring Odd

Year)

Around the world, fundamental political

questions are often debated and decided in

constitutional terms, and in the United States,

the constitution is invoked at almost every

turn to endorse or condemn different policies.

Is adhering to constitutional terms the best

way to safeguard rights and to achieve a

successful democracy? When and how do

constitutions matter to political outcomes? This

course centers on these questions as it moves

from debates over how constitutional drafting

processes should be structured and how

detailed constitutions should be, to the risks

and benefits of different institutional structures

(federal v. unitary, and the distribution of

powers between the executive, legislature, and

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judiciary), to which rights (if any) should be

constitutionalized and when and why different

rights are protected, closing with a discussion

of what rules should guide constitutional

amendment and rewrite. For each topic, we

compare how these issues have been resolved

in the U.S. with alternative approaches in

a wide variety of other countries around

the globe. The goal is not only to expose

students to the variety of ways, successful or

unsuccessful, that other political communities

have addressed these issues, but also to

gain a more contextualized and clearer

understanding of the pros and cons of the U.S.

model, its relevance for other democratic or

democratizing countries, whether and how it

might be reformed, and, generally speaking,

when/how constitutions matter for democratic

quality and stability.

POL 4410. Topics in Comparative Politics.

(; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Topics of current analytical or policy

importance to comparative politics. Topics vary,

as specified in Class Schedule.

POL 4461W. European Government and

Politics. (GP,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Odd, Spring Even Year)

This course will introduce you to three major

topics that shape European social and

political life today: 1) the struggle over what

makes for a national/European identity:

how contested national identities matter to

European democratic politics and to the new

populist movements, and the historical role

of Islam in shaping European identities 2)

the role of institutions in shaping popular

representation and citizen agency; 3) European

Union policies: dealing with immigration, the

single currency and foreign and security policy

especially in regard to Eastern/Central Europe

and Russia. Each section will conclude with a

comparative class debate, led by students, on

the way contested historical interpretations and

identities, institutions and policies matter also

to US political and civic life. This is a writing

intensive course and you will be asked to write

a 12-15 page research essay on a European

country of your choice. Several assignments,

preceded by a writing workshop, will help you

complete your final essay. The course will

consist of lectures with PPTs, class discussions

and group work, and at least one guest lecturer

working in a local business connected with

Europe. Indeed this course aims at preparing

you to live and work in a deeply interconnected

world, with special attention to the historical,

social, political and economic ties between the

US and Europe. Small changes will be made

to the syllabus if current events or unexpected

class needs require it, but the main themes,

most readings and the assignments will remain

as indicated in the syllabus. prereq: 1054 or

3051 or non-pol sci grad or instr consent

POL 4463. The Cuban Revolution Through

the Words of Cuban Revolutionaries. (GP; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Why do policy makers in Washington, D.C.

continue to rail against the Cuban Revolution?

Despite their best efforts, both Republican and

Democratic administrations, the Revolution is

still in place after six decades. How to explain?

This is the central research question of the

course. A definitive answer would require a

thorough examination of the revolution from

its initiation until today?which is beyond what

can be done in a semester. The focus, rather,

is more limited. First, how was the revolution

made and consolidated?from 1953 until about

1969?and, second, how has it been able to

survive and advance since the collapse of

the Soviet Union, that is, since 1991? The

emphasis here is on the role of leadership and

strategy, how the Cubans and their leaders

saw and see what they are doing?in their

own words. This is an attempt to get into

their heads, their understandings, through

documents, speeches and writings. In keeping

with the goals of liberal education, this course

helps students to think outside the box of

conventional wisdom. Why, for example, an

underdeveloped society lacking many of the

characteristics of a liberal democracy can

do a better job in meeting the basic needs

of its citizens than its far richer neighbor to

the north? What the Cubans seek to do is

reorganize human relations on the basis of

solidarity and not individual self-interest. How

successful they have been in that pursuit

is exactly one of the questions to which the

course seeks to provide an answer. These

questions are not simply of intellectual interest.

Given the deepening crisis of world capitalism

with the accompanying human misery, to know

about Cuba's reality can have life and death

consequences. Given, also, that the U.S.

government doesn?t make it easy for most of

its citizens to travel to the island to make up

their own minds about its reality, this course is

a unique educational opportunity.

POL 4465. Democracy and Dictatorship in

Southeast Asia. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Fall Even Year)

A fundamental question of politics is why some

regimes endure for many years while others

do not. This course examines the "menu of

manipulation" through which dictators and

democrats claim and retain power, and the

conditions under which average citizens

mobilize to challenge their governments,

despite the risks and in the face of what may

seem to be insurmountable odds. We will

explore these political dynamics in Southeast

Asia, one of the most culturally and politically

diverse regions of the globe. Composed of

eleven countries, Southeast Asia covers a

wide geographical region stretching from

India to China. With a rich endowment of

natural resources, a dynamic manufacturing

base, and a strategic location on China's

southern flank, the region has come to play

an increasingly important role in the political

and economic affairs of the globe. Culturally

and ethnically diverse, hundreds of languages

are spoken, and the religions practiced include

Buddhism, Catholicism, Hinduism, and Islam.

The region is similarly diverse in its political

systems, which range from democratic to semi-

democratic to fully authoritarian.

POL 4474W. Russian Politics: From Soviet

Empire to Post-Soviet State. (WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Twenty five years ago, Russia appeared to

be democratizing and was even on friendly

relations with the US and NATO. Now Vladimir

Putin runs the state with the FSB (KGB), and

US-Russian relations are at their worst point

since the 1970s. This course examines major

themes and periods in Soviet and Post-Soviet

Russian politics. It begins with the Russian

Revolution of 1917, and continues with a study

of the creation of the USSR and Soviet rule

under Lenin, Stalin, and later decades. We

look in depth at the economic and political

system set up by the Communist Party, and

at the causes of its collapse in 1991, which

has had profound legacies for the post-Soviet

development of Russia. Then in the second

half of the course we turn to themes of political,

economic, social and civic development under

Yeltsin and Putin. We will pose the following

questions: Why does democratization begin

and why does it fail? How is economic reform

undermined? What type of state and regime is

Russia now? What caused the Chechen wars

and the massive bloodshed in the Caucasus

during this period? Is Putin trying to recreate

the Soviet Union and retake control of its

neighbors? Are US-Russian relations improving

as a result of Obama's "Reset," or are we now

in an era of a new Cold War? What is Russia's

goal in Syria, Iran, or Central Asia? Is Putin

rebuilding Russia, or driving it to disaster, and

how will this impact the West?

POL 4478W. Contemporary Politics in Africa

and the Colonial Legacy. (GP,WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Examines how current politics in mainly,

though not exclusively, sub-Saharan Africa

have been shaped by the pre-colonial and

colonial processes. Reality of independence;

recurrent political and economic crises, global

context and prospects for effective democracy.

prereq: 1054 or 3051 or non-pol sci grad or

instr consent

POL 4481. Comparative Political Economy:

Governments and Markets. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This course analyzes the compatibility of

democracy and markets - whether democratic

institutions undermine (enhance) the

workings of market institutions and vice versa.

Competing theoretical perspectives in political

economy are critically evaluated. And the

experiences of countries with different forms

of democratic market systems are studied.

Among the topics singled out for in-depth

investigation are the economics of voting,

producer group politics, the politics of monetary

and fiscal policy, political business cycles, and

trade politics.

POL 4487. The Struggle for Democratization

and Citizenship. (; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

How best to advance democracy?through the

ballot box or in the streets? This question more

than any other is what informs the course.

As well as the streets, the barricades and

the battlefields, it argues, are decisive in the

democratic quest. If democracy means the

rule of the demos, the people, then who gets

to be included in ?the people"? An underlying

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assumption of the course is that the inclusion

of previously disenfranchised layers of society

into the category of the people, the citizens, is

due to social struggles or the threat of such?

an assumption to be examined in the course.

Struggles refer to any kinds of movement for

social change, from protests and strikes to

revolutions broadly defined. This course seeks

to see if there are lessons of struggle. The

course traces the history of the democratic

movement from its earliest moments in human

history and attempts to draw a balance sheet.

In the process it seeks to answer a number

of questions. Did social inequality always

exist? How do property rights figure in the

inclusion process? What is the relationship

between the state, social inequality and

democracy? Which social layers played a

decisive role in the democratic breakthrough?

What are the effective strategies and tactics

in the democratic struggle? How crucial is

leadership? And lastly, can the lessons of

the past inform current practice? A particular

feature of the course is to read about the

thinking and actions of activists on both sides

of the democratic struggle in, as much as

possible, their own words.

POL 4492. Law and (In)Justice in Latin

America. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

How law and justice function in contemporary

Latin America. Similarities/differences within/

between countries and issue areas. Causes

behind varied outcomes. Effectiveness of

different reform efforts. Transitional justice,

judicial review, judicial independence, access

to justice, criminal justice (police, courts, and

prisons), corruption, non-state alternatives.

Issues of class, race/ethnicity, and gender.

POL 4494W. US-Latin American Relations.

(WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring

& Summer)

US foreign policy toward Latin America.

Immigration, trade policy, relations with Cuba,

drug war, relations with Venezuela.

POL 4497. Patronage & Corruption. (GP; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

This course examines dysfunction within the

state apparatus -- in the specific forms of

patronage, corruption, and clientalism -- and

asks why such dysfunction persists and what

factors drive it to change. The first half of the

course will be primarily devoted to patronage.

It will examine the functioning of the patronage

mechanism; ask when and why patronage is

abandoned in favor of meritocracy; and will

assess the relationship between merit reforms

and changes in the quality of governance.

The second half of the course will be devoted

to corruption. Specific topics to be covered

will include: an examination of different forms

of corruption, both at the level of political

leaders and of bureaucratic officials; the

relationship between corruption, democracy,

transparency and accountability; governments'

manipulation of corruption to provide incentives

to bureaucratic and party officials; and different

means of combating corruption. The course

will conclude with an examination of the

relationship between patronage, corruption,

clientalism and party politics, with a particular

focus on the mechanisms that cause the

correlation between these different forms of

mis-governance.

POL 4501W. The Supreme Court and

Constitutional Interpretation. (CIV,WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

This Course is designed to introduce students

to constitutional law, with an emphasis on

the U.S. Supreme Court?s interpretation

of Articles I, II, and III. This means that we

will discuss how the nation?s Court of last

resort has helped shape the powers of and

constraints on the three branches of our

federal government. We will also discuss and

analyze the development of law surrounding

the separation of powers, the structure of

federalism, congressional power over the

commerce clause, and the creation and demise

of the concept of substantive due process.

Successful completion of this course will satisfy

the liberal education requirement of Civic Life

and Ethics. Effective citizenship in the 21st

century requires an understanding of our how

government was created, is structured, and has

been interpreted by the Supreme Court over

the past two centuries. This course is premised

on the notion that such an understanding is

best achieved by reading the primary sources

that led to these goals ? the opinions handed

down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

POL 4502W. The Supreme Court, Civil

Liberties, and Civil Rights. (CIV,WI; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Supreme Court's interpretation of Bill of Rights,

14th amendment. Freedom of speech, press,

religion; crime/punishment; segregation/

desegregation, affirmative action; abortion/

privacy.

POL 4525W. Federal Indian Policy. (WI; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Formulation, implementation, evolution,

comparison of Indian policy from pre-colonial

times to self-governance of new millennium.

Theoretical approaches to federal Indian policy.

Major federal Indian policies. Views/attitudes of

policy-makers, reactions of indigenous nations

to policies. Effect of bodies of literature on

policies.

POL 4737W. American Political Parties. (WI;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Fall Odd, Spring Even

Year)

The American two-party system; party

influence in legislatures and executives; decline

of parties and their future. prereq: 1001 or

equiv or instr consent

POL 4771. Race and Politics in America:

Making Sense of Racial Attitudes in the

United States. (DSJ; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall)

Race continues to be one of the defining fault

lines in American politics. Most obviously, the

existence of racial inequality has enormous

consequences for any given individual's social

and economic standing. However, it also

has had an enormous impact on the pattern

of attitudes and beliefs which have served

as the backdrop for many of society's most

pressing political debates and conflicts. The

purpose of this course is to provide students

with an introduction to how political scientists

have studied racial attitudes and the larger

problem of inter-ethnic conflict in American

society. We will begin with a look at the

historical circumstances which have given rise

to the major research questions in the area.

From there, we'll look at the major research

perspectives in the area, and see how well

they actually explain public opinion on matters

of race. In doing so, we'll also get a look at

some of the major controversies in this area

of study, particularly the issues of whether the

"old-fashioned racism" of the pre-civil-rights

era has been replaced by new forms of racism;

and the degree to which debates over policy

matters with no apparent link to race - such

as crime and social welfare - may actually

have a lot to do with racial attitudes. Finally,

we will conclude by taking an informed look

at racial attitudes in recent American history,

focusing on how racial attitudes and their

political consequences of have changed - and

not changed - over the course of the Obama

presidency and the tumultuous 2016 election.

POL 4773W. Advocacy Organizations,

Social Movements, and the Politics of

Identity. (DSJ,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Fall & Spring)

This course introduces students to the major

theoretical concepts and empirical findings

in the study of U.S interest group politics.

Students will read books and articles from a

wide range of topics that include how interest

groups are formed and maintained; various

strategies and tactics that groups use to

influence Congress, the courts, and executive

branch; and whether those strategies result in

fair and effective representation for all citizens

in society. Throughout the semester students

will be exposed to research using a variety of

methodologies and intellectual approaches.

Further, the class discussions will emphasize

general concepts that reoccur in the readings

and in other classes. The goal is to assist

students in mastering the key concepts in

group politics. This is also a writing intensive

course. Effective writing is encouraged through

several writing assignments that require you

to think clearly and express your thoughts

concisely.

POL 4810. Topics in International Politics

and Foreign Policy. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Analysis of selected issues in contemporary

international relations. Topics vary, as specified

in Class Schedule.

POL 4881. The Politics of International Law

and Global Governance. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

A dense and expanding network of

international rules and regulations now covers

the globe. These laws seek to regulate

almost every activity that takes place across

and sometimes within borders. How and

to what extent have they been helpful in

resolving conflicts between countries or

in facilitating the achievement of common

goals? How does international law impact

government, foreign policies, domestic politics

or national legal systems? In addressing these

questions, this course provides an introduction

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to public international law for students of

world politics. Throughout, we emphasize

the relationship between law and politics

and seek to understand why international

law operates as it does. We will draw from

historical and recent developments to explore

these issues, including: the use of drones; the

issue of war crimes and the formation of an

International Criminal Court; the use of force

for humanitarian purposes; the domestic impact

of international human rights treaties; foreign

investment disputes; and the relationship

between international trade, development, and

the environment.

POL 4885W. International Conflict and

Security. (GP,WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Odd, Spring Even Year)

Why do states turn to military force and for

what purposes? What are the causes of

war and peace? What renders the threat to

use force credible? Can intervention in civil

wars stall bloodshed and bring stability? How

effective is military force compared to other

tools of statecraft? How can states cope with

the threat posed by would-be terrorists? What

is counterinsurgency doctrine? What is the

future of military force in global politics? This

course addresses these questions?and others.

The course is organized loosely into three

sections or themes. The first section explores

the causes and consequences of interstate

war and peace. We will examine whether

and how the international system, domestic

institutions and politics, ideas and culture, and

even human psychology shape the path to

war. Along the way, we debate whether war

has become obsolete and why great power

rivalry might be raising its ugly head once

again. Attention is also devoted to the impact

of war on economy and politics as well as the

relations between armed forces and civilian

government. The second section of the class

explores the possibilities, limits, and challenges

of more limited uses of force?such as the

threat of force (coercion), peacekeeping and

humanitarian intervention, and terrorism and

counterterrorism. A third theme explores the

strategic and ethical implications of the use of

force and especially of innovation in military

technologies?nuclear weapons, cyber, drones.

The course is organized around theoretical

arguments, historical cases and data, and

policy debates. Sessions are deeply interactive,

engaged discussion is a must, and the class

often divides into smaller groups for more

intensive debate. Class time is also devoted

to helping students craft an effective final

research paper.

POL 4887. Thinking Strategically in

International Politics. (MATH; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Odd, Spring Even Year)

The purpose of this class is threefold: First,

to introduce students to the use and value of

formal models of strategic interaction (game

theoretic models) in international relations.

Second, to impart some basic tools of such

modeling to students. And third, to examine

the contribution of theoretical models to

substantive areas in international relations. In

keeping with these three goals, the course is

divided into three sections. The first two weeks

will devoted to such questions as: What is a

theoretical model? What are rational choice

and game theory? How are game theoretic

models employed in international relations

and what have been seminal contributions to

the literature? The next portion of the class

will introduce students to the basic tools

employed in game theoretic analysis. The

readings will illustrate the use of the tools

introduced in class. And five problem sets will

be administered, requiring students to make

use of these tools. The final portion of the

class will examine substantive questions in

international relations through the lens of game

theory. The topics to be presented include:

Domestic Politics and War, International

Agreements and Treaties, International

Finance and Trade, Conditionality, Terrorism,

and Human Rights.

POL 4891. The Politics of Nuclear Weapons.

(3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Nuclear weapons have been a feature of

international politics since the first use of

nuclear weapons against Hiroshima and

Nagasaki at the end of World War II. But how

exactly do nuclear weapons affect international

politics? Are they a force for peace or for

instability and war? How likely is nuclear

war or nuclear terrorism? How dangerous is

nuclear proliferation? Why does the United

States have so many nuclear weapons? Is

nuclear disarmament possible or desirable?

This course examines these questions. We

will first examine the the technologies that

underpin nuclear weapons and their effects

and the major theories used to understand

the ways in which nuclear weapons affect

international politics. Second, we will examine

the major historical episodes of the nuclear

age, including the Manhattan Project and

bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; the

evolution of nuclear strategy and the arms

race between the Soviet Union and the United

States; the proliferation of nuclear weapons to

regional powers and the development of the

global non-proliferation regime; nuclear crises

including the Cuban Missile Crisis and Korean

War; and the rise of arms control. Finally, we'll

consider a range of contemporary issues,

including nuclear terrorism; the role nuclear

energy will (and should) play in the future,

the feasibility of nuclear disarmament; the

role of nuclear weapons in India-Pakistan and

future US-China relations; and the possibility of

nuclear deals with so-called "rogue states" like

Iran or North Korea.

POL 4900W. Senior Paper. (WI; 1 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Can be attached to any 3xxx or 4xxx course

(with the agreement of that course's instructor).

A 10-15 page paper is submitted for evaluation/

advice by instructor, then revised for final

submission. prereq: Pol sr, instr consent

POL 4910. Topics in Political Science. (; 3

cr. [max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Topics courses provide students the

opportunity to study key concepts and themes

in political science with an interdisciplinary

approach. Subject matter will vary course to

course.

POL 4991. Political Science Capstone. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

The Political Science Capstone is a required

course that provides students with a unique

opportunity to reflect on, articulate, share, and

build on their individual experiences in the

major. It invites students to reflect on what

they have learned as political science majors;

to demonstrate their knowledge through the

preparation of a portfolio of materials; and to

think about how the knowledge, skills, and

insights of acquired in their major experience

can be used and applied outside of the

University. Students double majoring in Political

Science and another discipline may choose to

take this course or complete the capstone in

their other major. Political Science majors who

are writing an Honors thesis are exempt from

this capstone requirement, as the department

will recognize the senior thesis as the capstone

experience.

POL 4993. Honors Thesis: Directed Studies.

(; 1-6 cr. [max 12 cr.] ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Individual research/writing of departmental

honors thesis.

POL 4994. Directed Research: Individual.

(1-4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Directed individual reading and research

between a student and faculty member.

Prerequisite instructor and department consent.

POL 5005. Political Engagement: Theories

and Practice. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Theories of political and civic engagement;

case studies of challenges and opportunities

in public service careers; ethics of political

engagement.

POL 5065. Mentorship in Political

Engagement. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Summer)

Open only for students admitted to the Master's

in Political Engagement program. Individual

practical public service research project to

fulfill capstone requirement for the BA/MPP

program. Design and implement unique

and innovative public service project in a

professional policymaking or political setting.

Weekly direct consultation with faculty adviser

and professional mentor. Must perform a

minimum of 320 hours of work in a public

service setting.

POL 5210. Topics in Political Theory. (; 3

cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Topics specified in the Class Schedule.

POL 5280. Topics in Political Theory. (; 3-4

cr. [max 3 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Topics in historical, analytical, or normative

political theory. Topics vary, see Class

Schedule. prereq: grad student

POL 5306. Presidential Leadership and

American Democracy. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

Examines whether president's political and

constitutional powers are sufficient to satisfy

citizens' high expectations and whether

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president should be expected to dominate

American politics. prereq: grad student or instr

consent

POL 5310. Topics in American Politics. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

See Class Schedule for description.

POL 5315. State Governments: Laboratories

of Democracy. (WI; 3 cr. [max 4 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

State governments are rarely at the forefront

of the minds of the American public, but in

recent years they have made critical decisions

about issues like education, health care,

climate change, and same-sex marriage. State

governments perform a host of vital services,

and they regulate and tax a wide array of

business activities. Moreover, the states have

adopted a very wide range of approaches

in addressing these and other policy issues.

This course examines the institutional and

political changes that sparked the recent ?

resurgence of the states,? and it investigates

why state policies differ so dramatically from

one another. In addition to playing a central

and increasingly important role in the U.S.

political system, the American states provide

an unusually advantageous venue in which

to conduct research about political behavior

and policymaking. They are broadly similar

in many ways, but they also offer significant

variation across a range of social, political,

economic, and institutional characteristics

that are central to theories about politics. As

a result, it becomes possible for scholars

to evaluate hypotheses about cause-and-

effect relationships in a valid way. This course

pursues two related objectives. Its first goal

is to give students a better understanding of

American state governments? substantive

significance. Its second goal is to use the

states as an analytical venue in which students

can hone their research and writing skills.

Students will design and complete an original

research paper on an aspect of state politics

of their choosing. They will develop a research

question, gather and critically evaluate

appropriate and relevant evidence, and discuss

the implications of their research. prereq: grad

student or instr consent

POL 5322. Rethinking the Welfare State.

(3-4 cr. [max 3 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall & Spring)

Competing arguments about welfare states

in advanced industrial countries. Whether

welfare states result from sectional interests,

class relations, or citizenship rights. Compares

American social policy with policies in other

western countries. prereq: grad student

POL 5325. Political Actors in the American

Policy Process. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

The role of political actors in the American

policy process, focusing on actors within

government (Congressional representatives,

the President, bureaucrats, federal judges,

state and local elected officials) and outside

government (the public, interest groups,

social movements, and the media). Theories

of agenda setting, policymaking, and policy

change. Graduate standing.

POL 5327. Politics of American Cities and

Suburbs. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Development/role of American local

government. Forms and structures.

Relationships with states and federal

government. Local politics and patterns of

power/influence. prereq: Credit will not be

granted if credit has been received for: : 4327;

[[1001 or 1002], [non-pol sci grad major or

equiv]] or instr consent

POL 5331. Thinking Strategically in

Domestic Politics. (; 3-4 cr. [max 3 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Applications of rational-choice and game

theories to important features of domestic

politics in the United States and elsewhere.

prereq: Credit will not be granted if credit has

been received for: : 4331; grad student

POL 5403. Constitutions, Democracy, and

Rights: Comparative Perspectives. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)

Around the world, fundamental political

questions are often debated and decided in

constitutional terms, and in the United States,

the constitution is invoked at almost every

turn to endorse or condemn different policies.

Is adhering to constitutional terms the best

way to safeguard rights and to achieve a

successful democracy? When and how do

constitutions matter to political outcomes? This

course centers on these questions as it moves

from debates over how constitutional drafting

processes should be structured and how

detailed constitutions should be, to the risks

and benefits of different institutional structures

(federal v. unitary, and the distribution of

powers between the executive, legislature, and

judiciary), to which rights (if any) should be

constitutionalized and when and why different

rights are protected, closing with a discussion

of what rules should guide constitutional

amendment and rewrite. For each topic, we

compare how these issues have been resolved

in the U.S. with alternative approaches in

a wide variety of other countries around

the globe. The goal is not only to expose

students to the variety of ways, successful or

unsuccessful, that other political communities

have addressed these issues, but also to

gain a more contextualized and clearer

understanding of the pros and cons of the U.S.

model, its relevance for other democratic or

democratizing countries, whether and how it

might be reformed, and, generally speaking,

when/how constitutions matter for democratic

quality and stability.

POL 5410. Topics in Comparative Politics.

(; 1-3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Topics of current analytical or policy

importance. Topics vary, see Class Schedule.

prereq: grad student

POL 5461. European Government and

Politics. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

European political institutions in their

social settings. Power and responsibility.

Governmental stability. Political decision

making. Government and economic order.

prereq: grad student or instr consent

POL 5465. Democracy and Dictatorship in

Southeast Asia. (GP; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Fall Even Year)

A fundamental question of politics is why some

regimes endure for many years while others

do not. This course examines the "menu of

manipulation" through which dictators and

democrats claim and retain power, and the

conditions under which average citizens

mobilize to challenge their governments,

despite the risks and in the face of what may

seem to be insurmountable odds. We will

explore these political dynamics in Southeast

Asia, one of the most culturally and politically

diverse regions of the globe. Composed of

eleven countries, Southeast Asia covers a

wide geographical region stretching from

India to China. With a rich endowment of

natural resources, a dynamic manufacturing

base, and a strategic location on China's

southern flank, the region has come to play

an increasingly important role in the political

and economic affairs of the globe. Culturally

and ethnically diverse, hundreds of languages

are spoken, and the religions practiced include

Buddhism, Catholicism, Hinduism, and Islam.

The region is similarly diverse in its political

systems, which range from democratic to semi-

democratic to fully authoritarian.

POL 5477. Struggles and Issues in the

Middle East. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Turkey, Iran, Israel, and selected Arab

states. Domestic politics of religious/secular,

ethnic, economic, environmental, and other

policy/identity issues. Regional politics of

water access, Israeli/Palestinian/Arab world

relationships, oil and Persian/Arabian Gulf,

human rights. prereq: Credit will not be granted

if credit has been received for: : 4477; 1054

or 3051 or non-pol sci grad student or instr

consent

POL 5492. Law and (In)Justice in Latin

America. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

How law and justice function in contemporary

Latin America. Similarities/differences within/

between countries and issue areas. Causes

behind varied outcomes. Effectiveness of

different reform efforts. Transitional justice,

judicial review, judicial independence, access

to justice, criminal justice (police, courts, and

prisons), corruption, non-state alternatives.

Issues of class, race/ethnicity, and gender.

POL 5502. Supreme Court, Civil Liberties,

and Civil Rights. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Supreme Court's interpretation of Bill of Rights,

14th amendment. Freedom of speech, press,

religion. Crime/punishment. Segregation/

desegregation, affirmative action. Abortion/

privacy. prereq: Credit will not be granted if

credit has been received for: : 4502; 1001 or

1002 or equiv or non-pol sci grad student or

instr consent

POL 5525. Federal Indian Policy. (; 3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Periodic Fall)

Formulation, implementation, evolution,

comparison of Indian policy from pre-colonial

times to self-governance of new millennium.

Theoretical approaches to federal Indian policy.

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Major federal Indian policies. Views/attitudes of

policy-makers, reactions of indigenous nations

to policies. Effect of bodies of literature on

policies. prereq: Credit will not be granted if

credit has been received for: : 4525, AmIn

4525; grad student

POL 5737. American Political Parties. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

American two-party system. Party influence in

legislatures/executives. Decline of parties, their

future. prereq: grad student or instr consent

POL 5767. Public Opinion and Voting

Behavior. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Major factors influencing electoral decisions.

Political attitude formation/change. Data

analysis lab required. prereq: grad student or

instr consent

POL 5810. Topics in International Politics

and Foreign Policy. (; 3 cr. [max 6 cr.] ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Selected issues in contemporary international

relations. Topics vary, see Class Schedule.

POL 5833. The United States in the Global

EconomyUS For Econ Policy. (; 3-4 cr. [max

3 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Domestic/international politics of United

States. Foreign economic policy (trade, aid,

investment, monetary, migration policies).

Effects of policies and international economic

relations on U.S. economy/politics. prereq:

Credit will not be granted if credit has been

received for: : 4833; grad student; 3835

recommended

POL 5885. International Conflict and

Security. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Alternative theories of sources of militarized

international conflict. Theories applied to

past conflicts. Theories' relevance to present.

prereq: grad student

POL 5970. Individual Reading and

Research. (1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Guided individual reading or study. Prereq instr

consent, dept consent, college consent.

Portuguese (PORT)

PORT 1101. Beginning Portuguese. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Summer)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Cultures

of Portugal, Brazil, or Portuguese-speaking

Africa. Workbook assignments, paired/small

group activities.

PORT 1102. Beginning Portuguese. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Reading, writing, speaking, listening. Cultures

of Portugal, Brazil, or Portuguese-speaking

Africa. Workbook assignments, paired/small

group activities. prereq: 1101 or instr consent

PORT 1103. Intermediate Portuguese. (; 5

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Emphasizes speaking, comprehension.

Reading/writing skills based on Portuguese-

language materials. Cultures of Portugal,

Brazil, or Lusophone Africa. prereq: 1102 or

instr consent

PORT 1104. Intermediate Portuguese. (; 5

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Emphasizes speaking, comprehension.

Reading/writing skills based on Portuguese-

language materials. Cultures of Portugal,

Brazil, or Lusophone Africa. Grammar review.

Compositions, short presentations. prereq:

1103 or instr consent

PORT 3001. Portuguese for Spanish

Speakers. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Listening, reading, speaking, writing. Uses

communicative approach. prereq: [SPAN 1004

or SPAN 1014 or SPAN 1044, SPAN LPE

pass] or instr consent

PORT 3003. Portuguese Conversation and

Composition. (; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Development of oral/written skills. Cultural

information from Portuguese-speaking world.

prereq: 1104 or 3001 or Port LPE

PORT 3501W. Global Portuguese:

1300-1900. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall)

Expressions of medieval/renaissance

Portuguese culture/ colonial Brazilian culture

through independence. Nineteenth century

developments. Relation to new African empire,

abolition of slavery, institution of Brazilian

republic. prereq: 3003

PORT 3502W. Global Portuguese: 1900-

present. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Significant expressions of Brazilian culture,

from colonial period to present. Emphasizes

20th/21st centuries. Literature, history, visual/

sound culture, architecture. prereq: 3003

PORT 3800. Film Studies in Portuguese. (;

3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F or Audit; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Films from Portuguese-speaking world in their

historical, (geo)political, and socioeconomic

contexts. Films from Brazil, Portugal,

or Lusophone Africa analyzed under

interdisciplinary framework, noting aspects

related to cinematography/rhetoric. prereq:

3003 or instr consent or dept consent

PORT 3910. Topics in Lusophone

Literatures. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Issues studied through literature, visual, sound,

media culture from one or more Portuguese-

speaking countries. Topics may include

gender/sexuality, postcolonialism/globalization,

transatlantic studies. prereq: 3003

PORT 4001. Portuguese for Spanish

Speakers and Graduate Student Research.

(; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Listening, reading, speaking, writing. Uses

communicative approach. prereq: [SPAN 1004

or SPAN 1014 or SPAN 1044, SPAN LPE

pass] or instr consent

PORT 4101. Beginning Portuguese for

Graduate Student Research. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Cultures

of Portugal, Brazil, or Portuguese-speaking

Africa. Workbook assignments, paired/small

group activities. Meets concurrently with 1101.

PORT 4102. Beginning Portuguese for

Graduate Student Research. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Reading, writing, speaking, listening. Cultures

of Portugal, Brazil, or Portuguese-speaking

Africa. Workbook assignments, paired/small

group activities.

PORT 4103. Intermediate Portuguese

for Graduate Student Research. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Emphasizes speaking, comprehension.

Reading/writing skills based on Portuguese-

language materials. Cultures of Portugal,

Brazil, or Lusophone Africa. Meets concurrently

with 1103.

PORT 4104. Intermediate Portuguese

for Graduate Student Research. (; 5 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Emphasizes speaking, comprehension.

Reading/writing skills based on Portuguese-

language materials. Cultures of Portugal,

Brazil, or Lusophone Africa. Grammar review.

Compositions, short presentations. Meets

concurrently with 1104.

PORT 5520. Portuguese Literary and

Cultural Studies. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall)

Origins/development of modern Portuguese

nation (late 15th to 20th century) using

literature, cultural and literary criticism, history,

sociology, and various media (film, art, music,

Internet). Main cultural problematics pertaining

to Portugal as well as fundamental literary

texts.

PORT 5530. Brazilian Literary and Cultural

Studies. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option;

Periodic Fall & Spring)

Study of origins and development of modern

Brazilian nation (late 16th to 20th century)

using literature, cultural and literary criticism,

history, sociology) and various media (film, art,

music, Internet). Main cultural problematics

pertaining to Brazil as well as fundamental

literary texts. prereq: Grad student or instr

consent

PORT 5540. Literatures and Cultures of

Lusophone Africa. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Origins/development of Lusophone Africa

(Angola, Mozambique, Cape-Verde, Guinea-

Bissau, Sao Toma, Principe). Literature,

cultural/literary criticism, history, sociology,

media (film, art, music). prereq: Grad student or

instr consent

PORT 5910. Topics in Lusophone Cultures

and Literatures. (; 3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Cultural manifestations in Portuguese-speaking

world (Portugal, Brazil, Lusophone Africa).

Literature, history, film, intellectual thought,

critical theory, popular culture. Topics may

include writers (e.g. Machado de Assis) groups

of writers (e.g. Lusophone women writers),

or problematics such as (post-)colonialism

or Luso-Brazilian modernities. prereq: Grad

student or instr consent

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PORT 5930. Topics in Brazilian Literature. (;

3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Major issues of Brazilian literature; focuses on

important authors, movements, currents, and

genres. Problems, socioeconomic questions,

and literary techniques related to Brazilian

themes. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

PORT 5970. Directed Readings. (1-4 cr. [max

9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Lusophone studies (Portuguese-speaking

Africa, Brazil, Portugal). Areas not covered in

other courses. Students submit reading plans

for particular topics, figures, periods, or issues.

Prereq MA or PhD candidate, instr consent.

PORT 5990. Directed Research. (1-4 cr. [max

9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Graduate-level research in literatures and

cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world.

Topics vary. Prereq Grad student or instr

consent.

Postsecondary Tchg and Lrng

(PSTL)

PSTL 1211. Sociological Perspectives: A

Multicultural America. (DSJ,SOCS; 4 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Introduction to sociological thinking through

engaged, active learning, including service in

community. Interaction of race, class, gender,

age with greater societal institutions. Apply

foundational understanding of sociology to real

world situations.

PSTL 5306. College Student Mental Health.

(2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Mental health of college students, way colleges

provide support for students with mental

health concerns, basic skills all college faculty/

staff need to provide support to students

experiencing distress, self-care strategies for

support givers.

Poultry Health (POUL)

POUL 5101. Living in a microbial world and

raising animals: the poultry perspective. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

It?s a microbial world. We are just living in

it. This statement by Professor Mark Martin

could not be more relevant than it is today.

In every aspect of life, microbes play a role.

This is particularly true in agricultural practices

used to grow food for the human population.

Good and bad, microbes are intricately linked

to the practice of raising meat, fruits, and

vegetables for human consumption. The

purpose of this online course is to emphasize

the holobiont, which is the host itself plus the

assemblage of microbes living inside and

outside of it. This is different than your typical

microbiology course. Yes, we will cover the

basics of microbiology, and the role of the

microbiome in the maintenance of health and

disease. But we will also put this information

in the context of ecology. Using the poultry

production environment as an example, you

will learn about the basics of poultry production

and how microbes contribute to every aspect

of the production chain - including the bird

itself, the barns that birds are grown in, the

ecosystem surrounding these barns, the

processing plants that produce our meat, and

even ?us? as we interface with live production

animals and consume their meat. In practical

terms, this course will train you to appreciate

and understand how normal ?commensal?

microbes in the animal and its surrounding

environment are important for everyday life,

health, and success. This course is suitable

for upper-level undergraduate students,

graduate students, and non-traditional industry

professionals.

POUL 5102. How safe is your chicken?

Food safety from a poultry perspective. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

The purpose of this course is to provide

introduction to food safety with emphasis

on poultry production. An emphasis will be

given to understanding the major pathogens

transmitted through live poultry and products

and how they can be controlled or mitigated

in live production and processing steps.

After completing this course, you will have

understanding of the basic food safety

principles, major foodborne pathogens in

poultry, principles of hazard analysis and

critical control points (HACCP)-approach of

food safety, meat and egg safety, and major

preharvest and post-harvest approaches to

safety of poultry foods. This course is suitable

for upper-level undergraduate students,

graduate students, and non-traditional industry

professionals.

POUL 5103. Poultry biosecurity: framework

for healthy production. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Fall)

In 2015, an avian influenza virus was

introduced to poultry production in the upper

Midwestern United States. This outbreak

resulted in the destruction of more than 43

million chickens and turkeys raised for meat

and egg production, devastating these poultry

industries. This changed our view of biosecurity

forever as it related to protecting the poultry

supply. While this virus has subsided, we do

not know where or when the next threat will

emerge, and as such we need to be prepared

for the unknown. The purpose of this course

is to provide the principles of biosecurity,

with an emphasis on poultry production. This

course will cover the basics of biosecurity,

and the role of everyone in the maintenance

of biosecurity in commercial broiler chickens,

turkeys, and egg layers. You will learn about

biosecurity and will learn how to develop an

effective biosecurity plan while navigating

regulations and other logistical challenges.

This online course is suitable for upper-level

undergraduate students, graduate students,

and non-traditional industry professionals.

Product Design (PDES)

PDES 2701. Creative Design Methods. (3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This class is an introduction to a variety of

tools and methods used in developing new

product concepts. The focus of the class is

on the early stage of product development

which includes user research, market research,

idea generation methods, concept evaluation,

concept selection, intellectual property, and

idea presentation. Students work individually

applying the content taught in lecture to a

semester-long design project. Students meet

in teams bi-weekly to present and critique their

work.

PDES 2702. Concept Sketching. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

This class is an introduction to manual

sketching techniques, specifically for the

communication of conceptual product ideas.

The focus of this class is on free-hand

perspective drawing. Students begin with

basic principles, simple shapes, light and

shadow, and later learn how to combine forms

to create conceptual objects with realistic

perspective. In this class, there are weekly

drawing assignments and presentations.

PDES 2703. Concept Visualization and

Presentation 1. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Spring)

This class builds upon the fundamentals

taught in PDES 2702 Concept Sketching.

Students learn to draw complex geometries

and organic forms and how to add shading,

shadow, text and backgrounds to enhance

their drawings. Markers and other physical

tools are introduced in this class as a means

of further refining a sketch. In the second half

of the semester, students learn to digitally

improve their sketches and are introduced to

the fundamentals of digital sketching with a

drawing tablet and digital sketching software.

As this class is taught in smaller sections,

there are many opportunities for students to

present and critique work. The basics of design

portfolios are covered at the end of this class.

PDES 2704. Concept Visualization and

Presentation 2. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Building upon the principles taught in PDES

2703 Concept Visualization and Presentation 1,

this course covers advanced digital sketching

and 2D rendering techniques for product

designers. The emphasis of this class is

placed on refining sketches for professional

presentation. As this class is a co-requisite with

PDES 2771 Product Design Studio 1, some

assignments will compliment projects assigned

in studio.

PDES 2771. Product Design Studio 1. (4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

This is the first design studio for product

design majors. It is an introduction to user-

centered design using industry-standard

practices. Students will apply skills learned in

their prior core classes towards a semester-

long individual product design challenge. The

deliverables focus on user research, market

research, concept development, lo-fidelity

prototyping, and concept presentation.

PDES 2772. Product Design Studio 2. (4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Spring)

This is the second studio course for product

design majors. This studio explores physical

prototype development using industry-

standard practices. Students will apply

skills learned in their prior core classes

towards several individual product design

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challenges. The deliverables cover human

factors & ergonomics, prototype crafsmanship,

aesthetics, form giving, functionality, design for

manufacture, and presentation skills.

PDES 2777. Product Form and Model

Making. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

This class is a hands-on introduction to

prototyping tools, materials, and techniques for

product design. Students learn the basics of

working with foam-board, foam, and wood to

create physical models and will be introduced

to different surface treatments and finishes.

Assignments are designed to build a sense of

craftsmanship and attention to detail. There

are multiple individual projects focusing on

different materials and techniques. Each

project involves practicing oral presentation

and group critique.

PDES 3196. Product Design Internship. (1-2

cr. ; S-N only; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Supervised work experience relating activity

in business, industry, or government to the

student's area of study. Integrative paper or

project may be required. prereq: PDes major

PDES 3704. Computer-Aided Design 1:

Solid Modeling and Rendering. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

This class provides an overview of computer-

aided design (CAD) methods for product

designers. The primary software covered in

this course include Solidworks and Keyshot.

These programs are used to make three-

dimensional computer generated models of

product concepts and render the models to

appear photo-realistic. This class may also

cover additional 2D and interaction design

software.

PDES 3705. History and Future of Product

Design. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This class covers critical milestones in

the history, evolution, and trajectory of

modern product design as well as the human

relationships to consumer goods, including

production and consumption. In some

assignments, students have the opportunity to

apply the topics discussed towards imagining

the future of the product design industry.

PDES 3706. Designing for Manufacture. (4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This class is a hands-on overview of

common manufacturing methods, tools,

and considerations for product designers.

The focus is placed on plastic and metal

related processes specifically machining,

forming, casting, and molding. Throughout the

course students apply the theory of design

for manufacturing (DFM) and design for

assembly (DFA) to a series of design projects.

This course also covers related topics such

as material identification, bill of material,

cost estimation, part drawings, tolerances,

fasteners, part finishing, and sourcing parts.

PDES 3711. Product Innovation Lab. (; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

A hands-on experience in integrated product

design and development processes. Elements

of industrial design, engineering, business,

and humanities are applied to a semester-long

product design project. Cross-functional teams

of students in different majors work together

to design and develop new consumer product

concepts with guidance from a community of

industry mentors.

PDES 3714. Computer-Aided Design

Methods 2: Surface Modeling and

Rendering. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This class provides an overview of the digital

surface modeling of existing products and

conceptual objects with complex curves.

Students will learn how to use the 3D surfacing

software (e.g., Alias or Rhino) and apply

material and texture with the rendering

software (e.g., KeyShot). They will also gain a

basic understanding of the science and logic

behind the software. In addition, students

will gain hands-on experience with topics

closely related to this field including lighting,

background, and render post-processing.

PDES 3715. Design and Food. (4 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Fall)

This class is a hands-on introduction to

principles of design applied to the food

industry. Students develop new food concepts

working in a kitchen classroom with regular

advising from local chefs and food industry

experts. The class is structured into four

modules: creative design process, flavor and

texture, visual aesthetics, and user experience.

In each module students learn different design

and food preparation methods and apply them

to a design challenge. Several restaurant

outings are incorporated into the curriculum.

PDES 3737. Product Design Portfolio. (2

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall & Spring)

Portfolio skills specific to the field of product/

industrial design. Development and critique

of verbal and visual presentation skills.

Overview of the breadth and expectations of

the profession.

PDES 3771. Product Design Studio 3. (4 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

This is the third studio course for product

design majors in which students will further

develop skills specific to their selected

track/sub-plan. Students will apply skills

learned in their prior core classes towards

several individual product design challenges.

Students in the user experience section

may explore topics in service design,

immersive environments, IoT, digital/physical

integration, or smart products. Students in

the integrated product development section

may explore topics in furniture, medical

devices, electromechanical products, consumer

electronics, digital/physical integration, or smart

products. Both sections will further develop

presentation skills.

PDES 3790. Product Design Experience

Abroad. (; 1-10 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Periodic

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Faculty-led study abroad course. Destinations

vary by semester offered.

PDES 4193. Directed Study in Product

Design. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study in product design under

tutorial guidance. prereq: Undergrad, instr

consent

PDES 4701W. Capstone Research Studio.

(WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Students synthesize and apply design and

research techniques to a senior capstone

project. Projects can be student-directed

or client-sponsored and are intended to

demonstrate competency in fundamental

design skills, communicating and documenting

design processes, and the ability to apply

design processes to develop new products

and services while addressing real-world

constraints. The first course of the two-course

sequence focuses on problem/opportunity

identification, user research methodologies,

ideation and conceptual design, and early

stage prototyping.

PDES 4702W. Capstone Design Studio. (WI;

4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Students synthesize and apply design and

research techniques to a senior capstone

project. Projects can be student-directed

or client-sponsored and are intended to

demonstrate competency in fundamental

design skills, communicating and documenting

design processes, and the ability to apply

design processes to develop new products

and services while addressing real-world

constraints. The second course of the

two-course sequence focuses on concept

refinement, advanced prototyping, detailed

design and engineering, user testing,

manufacturing, and business and distribution

considerations.

PDES 5193. Directed Study in Product

Design. (; 1-4 cr. [max 8 cr.] ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Independent study in product design under

tutorial guidance. prereq: Grad, instr consent

PDES 5701. User-Centered Design Studio.

(3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This class provides a studio-based overview of

user-centered product design and development

processes. Students will practice both user

and market research, creativity and idea

generation tools, concept evaluation/selection

techniques, prototyping methods for concept

development and communication, and user

testing. This class will also cover fundamentals

of intellectual property and manufacturing.

In this studio, students will apply these skills

towards the development of a product concept.

PDES 5702. Visual Communication. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Every Fall)

This class provides an overview of sketching

and manual rendering for communication of

conceptual product design. Topics covered

will include free-hand perspective drawing of

simple/complex geometries, shading/shadow,

design details and annotations, as well as line

weight/quality. There will be weekly drawing

assignments and critique of work.

PDES 5703. Prototyping Methods. (4 cr. ; A-

F only; Every Fall)

This class is a hands-on introduction to

traditional and digitally interactive prototyping

tools and techniques. Through a series of

projects students will gain experience with

building product models using different

materials and tools related to foam core, foam,

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wood, Arduino, and digital fabrication. In the

process, the course covers design topics

related to form and function, ergonomics, visual

aesthetics, and design critique.

PDES 5704. Computer-Aided Design

Methods. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

This class provides an overview of how to

make high-quality digital computer-based

models of existing and conceptual products

and interactions. Students will learn Adobe

Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Axure for

two-dimensional design and digital prototyping.

Students will also learn SolidWorks and

KeyShot for three-dimensional solid modeling

and rendering. prereq: Senior or grad student

PDES 5705. History and Future of Product

Design. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This class covers critical milestones in

the history, evolution, and trajectory of

modern product design as well as the human

relationships to consumer goods, including

production and consumption. In some

assignments, students have the opportunity to

apply the topics discussed towards imagining

the future of the product design industry.

PDES 5706. Designing for Manufacture. (4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Hands-on exposure to a number of common

manufacturing methods and the considerations

in product design. Students will be able to

apply the theory of design for manufacturing

(DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) to other

methods that may not be taught in this course.

prereq: PDes 5704 or CAD experience.

PDES 5711. Product Innovation Lab. (; 4

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

A hands-on experience in integrated product

design and development processes. Elements

of industrial design, engineering, business,

and humanities are applied to a semester-long

product design project. Cross-functional teams

of students in different majors work together

to design and develop new consumer product

concepts with guidance from a community of

industry mentors

Psychology (PSY)

PSY 1001. Introduction to Psychology.

(SOCS; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Scientific study of human behavior. Problems,

methods, findings of modern psychology.

PSY 1001H. Honors Introduction to

Psychology. (SOCS; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every

Fall & Spring)

Scientific study of human behavior. Problems,

methods, findings of modern psychology.

prereq: Honors.

PSY 1010. Topics in Psychology. (; 1-3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Introductory topics of current interest in

Psychology.

PSY 1912. Brain Science, Drugs and

Society. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

This course will examine substance use

and misuse from the perspective of brain

science. Mental health and societal issues

surrounding drug and alcohol use will be

covered including information from the popular

media, government, and scientific research.

Viewpoints surrounding each topic will be

scrutinized through the lens of current brain

and behavioral research. Students will gain a

deeper ability to think critically and scientifically

about popular beliefs regarding substance

use. For instance, despite decades of study,

existing research does not make clear whether

brain deficits in human substance users are

caused by misuse of substances, or caused

by pre-existing factors (e.g., genetics, home

environment) that predate substance use and

predispose individuals to misuse in the first

place. The course will draw from interesting

new research conducted by faculty at the

University of Minnesota and elsewhere to gain

insight into this uncertainty. Although we will

discuss these topics from a neurobiological

standpoint, a background in neuroscience is

not expected or necessary.

PSY 1914. What is the Human Mind?. (; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

You are reading the description of a seminar.

That is, some part of you is capable of taking

a series of shapes as visual input, abstracting

intended meaning from them, organizing

the information, and evaluating what you've

organized (e.g. "fascinating seminar!"). Your

mind accomplishes this task, not your lungs

or heart, but what is this thing - "mind" - that is

capable of such complex internal information

processing? Is it just a flurry of activated brain

cells? Is it something non-physical? When

you think about it, one of the most intriguing

aspects of the universe is that you can think,

that minds operate as entities that appear to

be crucially tied to physical brains but that

are also importantly different. In this seminar,

we will examine conceptions of the human

mind from psychological, philosophical, and

neuroscientific perspectives. Can science and

critical analysis offer a concrete and compelling

specification of the human mind?

PSY 1916. Race in Everyday Space. (DSJ; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall & Spring)

This seminar examines the nature and

meaning of being racial and ethnic minorities

in the United States, with a particular focus

on immigrant, refugee, second-generation,

and adoptee communities that are unique

to Minnesota and the Midwest. Students will

learn about the unique and common histories,

struggles, and successes of Blacks, Asian

Americans, Latinx, and American Indians.

Drawing upon psychological theory and

research, as well as interdisciplinary ethnic

studies scholarship, the seminar engages

students in a critical analysis of the ways in

which race, ethnicity, and migration affect

the everyday lives of racial/ethnic minority

individuals and families.

PSY 1923. The Freshman 15: Stress and

Health Management for College Students. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

The start of college is a time of significant

transition from family home to campus living.

The changes across many domains of one?

s life can disrupt healthy habits and initiate

unhealthy ones. Are your stress levels out of

control? Are you worried about your college

eating habits? Are you planning to catch up on

sleep after you graduate? In this seminar we

will use a biopsychosocial framework, popular

in health psychology, to examine personal

health influences and choices. You will gain

insight into your own health and learn methods

to improve and sustain health behaviors that

will better support your life as a student and

your life beyond college.

PSY 3001V. Honors Introduction to

Research Methods. (WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only;

Every Spring)

Concepts/procedures used to conduct/evaluate

research, especially in social sciences.

Benefits/limitations of traditional research

methods. Evaluating scientific claims. prereq:

[1001, [2081/3801 or equiv]]or dept consent,

PSY major, honors student

PSY 3001W. Introduction to Research

Methods. (WI; 4 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Concepts/procedures used to conduct/evaluate

research, especially in social sciences.

Benefits/limitations of traditional research

methods. Evaluating scientific claims. prereq:

[1001, [2801 or 3801 or equiv]] or dept consent

PSY 3011. Introduction to Learning and

Behavior. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Methods/findings of research on learning and

behavior change. Twentieth-century theoretical

perspectives, including contemporary models.

Emphasizes animal learning and behavioral

psychology. prereq: 1001

PSY 3031. Introduction to Sensation and

Perception. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Psychological, biological, and physical bases

of sensory experience in humans and animals.

Emphasizes senses of vision/hearing. prereq:

PSY 1001

PSY 3051. Introduction to Cognitive

Psychology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Scientific study of the mind in terms of

representation and processing of information.

Research and theory on cognitive abilities such

as perception, attention, memory, language,

and reasoning. Aspects of computational

modeling and neural systems. prereq: 1001

PSY 3061. Introduction to Biological

Psychology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Neurophysiology/neuroanatomy, neural

mechanisms of motivation, emotion, sleep-

wakefulness cycle, learning/memory in

animals/humans. Neural basis of abnormal

behavior, drug abuse. prereq: 1001 or BIOL

1009 or NSci 1100 prereq: 1001 or BIOL 1009

or NSci 1100

PSY 3101. Introduction to Personality. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Covers the major issues in personality

psychology, including personality traits,

their assessment, and their roots in genetic

and environmental influences; personality

development and the effects of personality on

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life outcomes; psychological and biological

processes related to personality; and the

importance of goals, roles, and narrative

identity. Various contemporary and historical

perspectives are considered, including

psychodynamic, humanistic, behaviorist, and

evolutionary approaches. prereq: 1001

PSY 3121. History and Systems of

Psychology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Survey of the history, methods, and content

of modern psychological theory, research,

and application. Schools of psychology (e.g.,

structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism,

Gestalt psychology) and central theories of

psychology reviewed in their historical and

philosophical context. prereq: PSY 1001

PSY 3135. Introduction to Individual

Differences. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall

& Spring)

Differential methods in studying human

behavior. Psychological traits. Influence of age,

sex, heredity, environment in individual/group

differences in ability, personality, interests,

social attitudes. prereq: [1001, [3801 or equiv]]

or instr consent

PSY 3201. Introduction to Social

Psychology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Overview of theories/research in social

psychology. Attitudes/persuasion, social

judgment, the self, social influence, aggression,

prejudice, helping, and applications. prereq:

1001 or instr consent

PSY 3206. Introduction to Health

Psychology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Theories/research in health psychology. Bi-

directional relationships between psychological

factors and physical health. Stress/coping,

adjustment to chronic illness. Psychological

factors in etiology/course of disease. Health

behavior change. prereq: 1001

PSY 3301. Introduction to Cultural

Psychology. (; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall

& Spring)

Theories/research on how culture influences

basic psychological processes (e.g., emotion,

cognition, psychopathology) in domains that

span different areas of psychology (e.g.,

social, clinical, developmental, industrial-

organizational) and of other disciplines (e.g.,

anthropology, public health, sociology). prereq:

1001

PSY 3511. Introduction to Counseling

Psychology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

History, theories, and research related

to counseling psychology. Development/

application of counseling theories to diverse

populations. Psychological research

on counseling process. Psychological

mechanisms that promote change in people's

lives. prereq: 1001

PSY 3604. Introduction to Abnormal

Psychology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall, Spring & Summer)

Diagnosis, classification, etiologies of

behavioral disorders. prereq: 1001

PSY 3617. Introduction to Clinical

Psychology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Historical developments, contemporary issues.

Trends in psychological assessment methods,

intervention strategies, and clinical psychology

research. Theories behind, empirical evidence

for, usefulness of psychological intervention

strategies. prereq: 3604 or 5604H

PSY 3621. Japanese Traditions &

Psychology of Well-Being. (3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Summer)

During this class we will travel to the two

main regions of Japan, Honshu, and Oki-

Shoto. Students will deepen their knowledge

of Japanese culture, consider lifespan

development within the context of family and

examine rituals and traditions within the context

of family. To understand these traditions,

students will apply their deepening knowledge

of the culture. From a lifespan development

perspective, we will plan to study some of

the common developmental processes that

occur, emphasizing individual and family

development. Finally, we will explore family

traditions and rituals in Japan including: (a)

what function they serve; (b) what factors are

associated with tradition adherence; and (c)

influences outside (e.g., nuclear war) or inside

(e.g., parental mental illness) the family that

may promote or interfere with these traditions.

No Japanese language knowledge is required.

PSY 3633. Happiness: Integrating Research

Across Psychological Sciences. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Fall)

Nature of human happiness/fulfillment.

Insights from cognitive, personality, and social

psychology, and from biology and economics.

Integrative approach to feelings that make life

worth living. prereq: 3001W or 3001V or instr

consent

PSY 3666. Human Sexuality. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Overview of theories, research, and

contemporary issues in human sexual behavior

from an interdisciplinary perspective. Sexual

anatomy/physiology, hormones/sexual

differentiation, cross-cultural perspectives on

sexual development, social/health issues, and

sexual dysfunction/therapy. prereq: 1001

PSY 3711. Psychology in the Workplace. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Application of psychological theory/research

to recruitment, personnel selection, training/

development, job design, work group design,

work motivation, leadership, performance

assessment, job satisfaction measurement.

prereq: 1001, [2801/3801 or equiv] or SCO

2550 or instr consent

PSY 3801. Introduction to Psychological

Measurement and Data Analysis. (MATH;

4 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Descriptive/basic inferential statistics used in

psychology. Measures of central tendency,

variability, t tests, one-way ANOVA, correlation,

regression, confidence intervals, effect sizes.

Psychological measurement. Graphical data

presentation. Statistical software. prereq: High

school algebra, [PSY 1001 or equiv]; intended

for students who plan to major in psychology

PSY 3801H. Honors Introduction to

Psychological Measurement and Data

Analysis. (MATH; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Descriptive/basic inferential statistics in

psychology. Measures of central tendency,

variability, t tests, one-way ANOVA, correlation,

regression, confidence intervals, effect sizes.

Psychological measurement. Graphical data

presentation. Statistical software. prereq: [1001

or equiv], high school algebra, honors; intended

for students who plan to major in psychology

PSY 3896. Internship in Psychology. (; 1-4

cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall &

Spring)

Students secure an internship in the realm

of child psychology/development. A student

may only earn credit for a given internship

through one course at a time. Corresponding

online coursework includes written reflections,

journals, and career development activities.

Credits are variable based on hours at your

site: - 1 credit - 45 hour minimum (average 3-4

hours per week) - 2 credit - 90 hour minimum

(average 5-7 hours per week) - 3 credit - 135

hour minimum (average 8-9 hours per week)

- 4 credit - 180 hour minimum (average 10-12

hours per week) Students and their supervisors

must submit a completed internship contract

via Goldpass in order to register. http://

goldpass.umn.edu/ Contact the PSY advisor

with any questions. prereq: Psychology BA/BS,

Department Permission

PSY 3901W. Major Project - Research

Laboratory. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Completion of undergraduate major project.

prereq: [3801 or equiv], 3001W, completion of

five courses from three distribution areas, PSY

major, senior

PSY 3902W. Major Project - Individual

Interests. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Completion of undergraduate major project.

prereq: [3801 or equiv], [3001W], completion of

five courses from three distribution areas, PSY

major, sr

PSY 3903W. Major Project - Community

Engagement. (WI; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Completion of undergraduate major project.

prereq: [3801 or equiv], 3001W, completion of

five courses from three distribution areas, PSY

major, senior

PSY 3960. Undergraduate Seminar in

Psychology. (; 1-5 cr. [max 45 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Undergraduate seminars in subjects of current

interest in psychology. prereq: 1001

PSY 3993. Directed Study. (1-6 cr. [max

24 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Independent reading leading to paper or to

oral or written exam. Prereq instr consent, dept

consent, college consent.

PSY 3996. Undergraduate Fieldwork and

Internship in Psychology. (; 1-4 cr. [max

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16 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Supervised fieldwork/internship in community/

industry pertinent to formal academic training in

psychology. prereq: 1001, instr consent, dept

consent

PSY 4021. Creativity Sciences: Minds,

Brains, and Innovation. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Spring Odd Year)

Creativity and innovation play a pivotal role

in our individual and collective lives. How

do our minds, brains, and environments

together enable the generation of useful novel

ideas? This course investigates this question,

using empirical findings and methods from

the cognitive and brain sciences and other

disciplines. Both close readings of original

empirical research articles and active hands-

on/minds-on within-class experiments and

collaborative activities are core parts of the

course. Two integrative themes throughout the

course are the need for dynamically adaptive

(contextually sensitive) variation in both

levels of cognitive control and goal guidance

(deliberate to spontaneous to automatic)

and our level of representational specificity

(concrete and specific to mid-level to abstract).

prereq: Psy 1001

PSY 4021. Creativity Sciences: Minds,

Brains, and Innovation. (3 cr. ; A-F only;

Spring Odd Year)

Creativity and innovation play a pivotal role

in our individual and collective lives. How

do our minds, brains, and environments

together enable the generation of useful novel

ideas? This course investigates this question,

using empirical findings and methods from

the cognitive and brain sciences and other

disciplines. Both close readings of original

empirical research articles and active hands-

on/minds-on within-class experiments and

collaborative activities are core parts of the

course. Two integrative themes throughout the

course are the need for dynamically adaptive

(contextually sensitive) variation in both

levels of cognitive control and goal guidance

(deliberate to spontaneous to automatic)

and our level of representational specificity

(concrete and specific to mid-level to abstract).

PSY 4032. Psychology of Music. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Every Spring)

Sound, hearing, music perception. Cognitive

neuroscience of music appreciation/production.

Concepts in perception/production of sound/

music. Music psychology topics. Recent

primary research. prereq: Grad or [[jr or

sr], [3011 or 3031 or 3051 or 3061]] or instr

consent

PSY 4036. Perceptual Issues in Visual

Impairment. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Fall)

Challenges/capabilities of people who are blind

or have low vision. Reading, space perception,

mobility. Strengths/weaknesses of adaptive

technology. prereq: 1001 or instr consent

PSY 4207. Personality and Social Behavior.

(3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Conceptual/methodological strategies for

scientific study of individuals and their social

worlds. Applications of theory/research to

issues of self, identity, and social interaction.

prereq: 3101 or 3201 or honors or grad student

or instr consent

PSY 4501. Psychology of Women and

Gender. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Theory/research regarding psychology of

women and psychological sex differences/

similarities. Issues unique to women (e.g.,

pregnancy). Research comparing men/women

in terms of personality, abilities, and behavior.

prereq: [[Jr or sr], psych major] or instr consent

PSY 4521. Psychology of Stress and

Trauma. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

This course covers the major theories and

research findings related to stress and trauma,

including the effects of stress and trauma on

mental and physical health, factors related

to more effective coping with stress/trauma

and interventions designed to decrease the

negative effects of stress and trauma. Course

material will highlight research related to stress

and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. The

course focuses on both research methods

and personal application of research findings.

prereq: PSY 1001 and 3001W or PSY 3001V

or CPSY 3308W

PSY 4902V. Honors Project. (WI; 1-6 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Critical literature review or empirical study.

prereq: instr consent, dept consent

PSY 4960. Seminar in Psychology. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 16 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Seminars in subjects of current interest in

Psychology. prereq: [1001, psych major] or

instr consent

PSY 4993. Directed Research: Special Areas

of Psychology and Related Sciences. (; 1-6

cr. [max 48 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Directed research projects in psychology.

prereq: instr consent, dept consent

PSY 4994V. Honors Research Practicum.

(WI; 4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Practical experience conducting psychological

research. Preparation for completion of honors

thesis. Research ethics, practical aspects of

conducting psychological research, writing

research reports. Students assist faculty and

advanced graduate students in research.

prereq: [3001W or 3001V], psych major, honors

PSY 4996H. Honors Internship/Externship.

(; 1-6 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Supervised internship/externship experience

in a community-service or industrial setting

relevant to formal academic training/objectives.

prereq: Honors, instr consent, dept consent,

college consent

PSY 5014. Psychology of Human Learning

and Memory. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Spring Odd

Year)

Human memory encoding/retrieval. How we

adaptively use memory. Brain systems that

support memory. Episodic/semantic memory.

Working/short-term memory. Procedural

memory. Repetition priming. Prospective

remembering. Autobiographical memory.

prereq: 3011 or 3051 or honors or grad student

PSY 5015. Cognition, Computation, and

Brain. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even

Year)

Human cognitive abilities (perception, memory,

attention) from different perspectives (e.g.,

cognitive psychological approach, cognitive

neuroscience approach). prereq: [Honors or

grad] or [[jr or sr], [3011 or 3031 or 3051 or

3061]] or instr consent

PSY 5018H. Mathematical Models of Human

Behavior. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Fall)

Mathematical models of complex human

behavior, including individual/group decision

making, information processing, learning,

perception, and overt action. Specific

computational techniques drawn from decision

theory, information theory, probability theory,

machine learning, and elements of data

analysis. prereq: Math 1271 or instr consent

PSY 5031W. Perception. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Fall Odd Year)

Cognitive, computational, and neuroscience

perspectives on visual perception. Topics

include color vision, pattern vision, image

formation in the eye, object recognition,

reading, and impaired vision. prereq: 3031 or

3051 or instr consent

PSY 5036W. Computational Vision. (WI; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Fall Even Year)

Applications of psychology, neuroscience,

computer science to design principles

underlying visual perception, visual cognition,

action. Compares biological/physical

processing of images with respect to image

formation, perceptual organization, object

perception, recognition, navigation, motor

control. prereq: [[3031 or 3051], [Math 1272 or

equiv]] or instr consent

PSY 5037. Psychology of Hearing. (; 3 cr. ;

Student Option; Periodic Fall)

Biological and physical aspects of hearing,

auditory psychophysics, theories and models

of hearing, perception of complex sounds

including music and speech. Clinical/other

applications. Prereq: Instructor permission

PSY 5038W. Introduction to Neural

Networks. (WI; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Fall

Odd Year)

Parallel distributed processing models in

neural/cognitive science. Linear models,

Hebbian rules, self-organization, non-linear

networks, optimization, representation

of information. Applications to sensory

processing, perception, learning, memory.

prereq: [[3061 or NSC 3102], [MATH 1282 or

2243]] or instr consent

PSY 5052. Psychology of Attention. (3 cr. ;

A-F only; Fall Odd Year)

Is attention needed for perception? Are we

more likely to attend to locations associated

with reward? Does brain training work? Are

attention deficits at the root of autism spectrum

disorders? This course will introduce students

to advanced topics in the psychology of

attention. It will combine didactic lecturing,

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instructor-led discussions, and student-led

discussions on core topics of attention and

its neural substrates. Students will acquire

familiarity with theories, phenomena, and

experimental paradigms of attention. prereq:

Psy 3051 or equivalent

PSY 5054. Psychology of Language. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Theories/experimental evidence in past/present

conceptions of psychology of language. prereq:

Grad or [[jr or sr], [3011 or 3031 or 3051 or

3061]] or instr consent

PSY 5062. Cognitive Neuropsychology. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Consequences of different types of brain

damage on human perception/cognition. Neural

mechanisms of normal perceptual/cognitive

functions. Vision/attention disorders, split

brain, language deficits, memory disorders,

central planning deficits. Emphasizes function/

phenomenology. Minimal amount of brain

anatomy. prereq: Grad or [[jr or sr], [3011 or

3031 or 3051 or 3061]] or instr consent

PSY 5063. Introduction to Functional MRI. (;

3 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

How to understand and perform a brain

imaging experiment. Theory and practice

of functional MRI experimental design,

execution, and data analysis. Students develop

experimental materials/acquire and analyze

their own functional MRI data. Lectures/lab

exercises. prereq: Jr or sr or grad or instr

consent

PSY 5064. Brain and Emotion. (; 3 cr. ; A-F

or Audit; Spring Odd Year)

Introduction to affective neuroscience. How

brain promotes emotional/motivated behavior

in animals/humans. Biological theories of

emotion in historical/current theoretical

contexts. Fundamental brain motivational

systems, including fear, pleasure, attachment,

stress, and regulation of motivated behavior.

Implications for emotional development,

vulnerability to psychiatric disorders. prereq:

3061 or 5061 or instr consent

PSY 5065. Functional Imaging: Hands-

on Training. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Spring)

Basic neuroimaging techniques/functional

magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). First half

of semester covers basic physical principles.

Second half students design/execute fMRI

experiment on Siemens 3 Tesla scanner.

prereq: [3801 or equiv], [3061 or NSCI 3101],

instr consent

PSY 5066. Neuroscience, Philosophy and

Ethics. (3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Neuroscience increasingly allows us to explain

the human experience in terms of mechanistic,

electrochemical processes. The current course

explores philosophical issues sparked by

these developments in two modules. The first

module examines the ways in which human

neuroscience may shed new light on age-long

philosophical quagmires such as mind-body

dualism, free-will, and consciousness. For

example, will neuroscience solve the mind-

body problem by providing a wholly physical

account of human nature? Is the neural view

of decision making as a logical consequence

of brain states incompatible with free-will? Can

all of conscious experience (qualia) be reduced

to neurobiology? The second module turns to

neuro-ethical questions regarding the potential

benefits and harms neuroscience might bring to

the moral fabric of society.

PSY 5101. Personality: Current Theory and

Research. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Spring

Odd Year)

Current theory and research on personality

functioning and personality structure.

Descriptive, biological, evolutionary, cognitive,

developmental, cultural, and narrative

perspectives on personality. prereq: Psy

3001W and either Psy 3101 or Psy 3135 OR

Psychology PhD student

PSY 5135. Psychology of Individual

Differences. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

Differential methods in study of human

behavior. Psychological traits. Influence of age,

sex, heredity, and environment in individual/

group differences in ability, personality,

interests, and social attitudes. prereq: [3001W

or equiv] or [5862 or equiv] or instr consent

PSY 5136. Human Abilities. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Spring)

Theory, methods, and applications of research

in human abilities. Intelligence, aptitude,

achievement, specific abilities, information

processing/learning and intelligence, aptitude/

treatment interactions, and quantitative

measurement issues. prereq: [3001W or

3001V], [3135 or 5135], [5862 or equiv] or instr

consent

PSY 5137. Introduction to Behavioral

Genetics. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall)

Genetic methods for studying human/animal

behavior. Emphasizes nature/origin of

individual differences in behavior. Twin and

adoption methods. Cytogenetics, molecular

genetics, linkage/association studies. prereq:

3001W or equiv or instr consent

PSY 5138. Adult Development and Aging. (3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Even Year)

Theories/findings concerning age-related

changes in mental health, personality,

cognitive functioning, productivity are reviewed/

interpreted within context of multiple biological,

social, and psychological changes that

accompany age. prereq: Junior, Senior or

Graduate Student

PSY 5202. Attitudes and Social Behavior. (;

3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Spring)

Theory/research on social psychology of

beliefs/attitudes. Persuasion principles. prereq:

3201 or instr consent

PSY 5204. Psychology of Interpersonal

Relationships. (; 3 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic

Fall)

Introduction to interpersonal relationship

theory/research findings. prereq: Honors or

grad student or instr consent

PSY 5205. Applied Social Psychology. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Spring Odd Year)

Applications of social psychology research/

theory to domains such as physical/mental

health, education, the media, desegregation,

the legal system, energy conservation, public

policy. prereq: 3201 or grad student or instr

consent

PSY 5206. Social Psychology and Health

Behavior. (3 cr. ; A-F only; Spring Odd Year)

Survey of social psychological theory/research

regarding the processes that shape people's

beliefs about health and how these beliefs

affect and are affected by their health behavior.

Consideration of how theory and evidence

regarding these processes informs the

development and testing of intervention

strategies to promote health behavior change.

Prerequisite: Psy 3201

PSY 5207. Personality and Social Behavior.

(; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Conceptual/methodological strategies for

scientific study of individuals and their social

worlds. Applications of theory/research to

issues of self, identity, and social interaction.

prereq: 3101 or 3201 or honors or grad student

or instr consent

PSY 5501. Vocational and Occupational

Health Psychology. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option;

Every Spring)

Survey of history, concepts, theories, methods,

and findings of vocational/occupational health

psychology. Burnout, personality, violence,

stressors/stress-relations, counter productive

behaviors, coping in workplace. Vocational

development/assessment, career decision-

making/counseling, person-environment fit.

prereq: 3001W or equiv or instr consent

PSY 5701. Employee Selection and Staffing.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Application of psychological research/theory

to issues in personnel recruitment/selection

and to measurement of job performance.

Applying principles of individual differences,

psychological measurement to decision

making in organizations (recruitment, selection,

performance appraisal). Prerequisite: Psy

3001W, Psy 3711 or Instructor Permission

PSY 5703. Psychology of Organizational

Training and Development. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

Theories, methods, research, and practice

of improving performance of individuals at

work through adult learning and instruction,

including needs analysis, learning philosophy,

models of program and instructional design,

theory of knowledge and training transfer,

learning analytics, and training evaluation.

Prerequisites: PSY 3801 or equivalent

PSY 5708. Organizational Psychology. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Spring)

Psychological causes of behavior in work

organizations. Consequences for individual

fulfillment and organizational effectiveness.

Individual differences, social perception,

motivation, stress, job design, leadership, job

satisfaction, teamwork, organizational culture.

Prereq: Psy 3001W or 3001V and 3711 OR

Psy grad

PSY 5862. Psychological Measurement:

Theory and Methods. (; 3 cr. ; Student

Option; Every Fall)

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Types of measurements (tests, scales,

inventories) and their construction. Theory/

measurement of reliability/validity. prereq:

3801H or MATH 1271 or grad student

PSY 5865. Advanced Psychological and

Educational Measurement. (; 4 cr. ; Student

Option; Spring Odd Year)

Topics in test theory. Classical reliability/

validity theory/methods, generalizability theory.

Linking, scaling, equating. Item response

theory, methods for dichotomous/polytomous

responses. Comparisons between classical,

item response theory methods in instrument

construction. prereq: 5862 or instr consent

PSY 5960. Topics in Psychology. (; 1-4 cr.

[max 8 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall,

Spring & Summer)

Special course or seminar. Topics listed in

Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or

grad student]

PSY 5993. Research Laboratory in

Psychology. (; 3 cr. [max 18 cr.] ; Student

Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Laboratory instruction and seminars in faculty

research areas. prereq: instr consent, dept

consent

Public Affairs (PA)

PA 1005. Great Debates of Our Time: U.S.

Policy and Politics. (CIV; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

Topical political/policy debates with prominent

government officials/experts. Constitutional

crisis over authority/roles of legislative/

executive branches. Visiting lecturers, in-class

simulations, readings.

PA 1401. Public Affairs: Community

Organizing Skills for Public Action. (CIV; 3

cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Public affairs work, roles of citizens in

democratic way of life. Community organizing

skills, their importance for public affairs.

Negotiations among diverse audiences,

understanding different interests, mapping

power relationships. Relevant public affairs and

governance theory.

PA 3001. Changing the World:

Contemporary Public Policy. (3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

Foundation for understanding the what, who,

where, and how of public policy making.

These components are explored from different

perspectives while delving into questions

such as: What is public policy good for? Who

decides policy priorities? What effect does

public policy actually have in solving public

problems? How can we improve public policy

making? After successfully completing this

course, students will understand the process,

structure, and context of policymaking; identify

who, how, and what influences the policy

process; and apply knowledge of public policy

and the policymaking process to a specific

policy issue. A strong understanding of the

American political system is encouraged.

PA 3002. Basic Methods of Policy Analysis.

(SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Introduction to policy analysis. Theoretical

foundations/practical methods of analysis.

Tools for problem definition, data collection/

analysis, presentation techniques,

implementation strategies. Multidisciplinary

case-study approach.

PA 3003. Nonprofit and Public Financial

Management. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Concepts/tools for project/budget planning.

Program analysis. Interpreting financial

reports. Identifying/resolving organizational

performance issues. Case studies, real-world

exercises. prereq: Jr or sr

PA 3481. Cedar Riverside: Where The World

Meets MN. (; 2 cr. ; A-F only; Periodic Spring)

The Cedar Riverside Neighborhood; Where

the World Meets Minnesota is an immersion

course in our Cedar Riverside neighborhood

that parallels the immersion experience of

study abroad. The course encourages civic

engagement and will provide opportunity

to learn and work in the Cedar Riverside

community while examining questions of

leadership, power, cultural diversity and social

change. Students will participate in class-

based discussion seminars, neighborhood

excursions and community work. Throughout

the immersion experience, students are

challenged to question, think, and respond

thoughtfully to current issues facing the

Cedar-Riverside community and cultivate

leadership skills. Students can expect to gain

new frameworks for understanding leadership

and civic engagement in a domestic cultural

context, deepened skill in identifying complex

problems, strategic questioning, reflection and

meaning making, as well as consciousness

of relationship between self, world and text/

theory.

PA 3852. Social Entrepreneurship &

Diplomacy in Ghana. (GP,SOCS; 3 cr. ; A-F

only; Every Spring)

This global seminar will take place in Ghana,

focusing on visits within the country to the

following cities; Accra,Kumasi, Senchi-

Ferry, and Elmina/Cape Coast. The course

content will focus on social entrepreneurship,

diplomacy, and how public policy and social

enterprises are helping shape Ghana as

one of the most stable emerging countries

in West Africa. During the seminar, students

will be engaged in lectures that focus on

Ghanaian diplomacy, and the evolving

role of social entrepreneurship in Ghana.

Academic content will focus on meaningful

interactions in the form of lectures, panels,

site visits, and excursions with speakers from

a variety of institutions in Ghana. Speakers

will consist of entrepreneurs, policymakers,

faculty from a variety of institutions (the

University of Ghana Legon, University of

Cape Coast, and Ashesi University) and

public servants working in Ghana. Cultural

excursion locations will align with the location

of the academic content, lectures and site

visits, which will enable students to develop

a deeper understanding of social life and

culture in Ghana. Also, the course will examine

private and public sectors of higher education,

and youth workforce development in Ghana

as an impetus for the emergence of social

enterprises. Lastly, students will participate

in an educational project that investigates

youth development and education within

rural and urban communities and the role

social entrepreneurs are planning on creating

innovative solutions for young people to thrive.

The course will have some readings that

provide students with background information,

history or news related to the lectures, site

visits, and excursions that will occur during the

seminar. Lecture topics include: Conversational

Twi (3-day language course) at the University

of Ghana Legon; Diplomacy 101 presented

by the State Department at the U.S. Embassy

in Ghana; traditional governance role in

Ghanaian society; educational policy and

workforce development in Ghana; women

leadership in Markets: Exploration of a

hub of entrepreneurship; impact on social

entrepreneurship in Ghana panel of local

organizations impacting Ghana. General

Outcomes: Upon successful completion,

student will be able to: Become familiar with

diplomacy from an international context, and

the role that they play in practicing diplomacy

through their participation in the program and

exposure to the role of the State Department;

build on the knowledge gained from studying

social entrepreneurship and how motivated

individuals are developing strategies to address

societal challenges; discuss diversity of

cultures that exists within a country and how

traditional and modern governments work

together in order to ensure that the country is

thriving, preserving its history and traditions;

understand diverse philosophies and cultures

within and across societies; and develop skills

for effective citizenship and lifelong learning.

PA 3969. Survey of Election Administration.

(; 3 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Spring)

Survey of building blocks of election

administration, from voter registration to

recounts.

PA 3972. Elections and the Law. (; 2 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

Theories and basic structure of the American

legal system. Experience with basic tools

and skills for using the law to understand and

analyze issues facing election administrators

across the nation. Use of election-related

and non-election related materials to prepare

election administrators for interacting with

counsel, legislators and the courts in carrying

out their responsibilities.

PA 3973. Strategic Management of Election

Administration. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Fall)

Strategic management for election

administrators in the political environment.

Election official tools and challenges. The role

of the lawmaking process in budgeting and

organizational planning.

PA 3975. Election Design. (; 2 cr. ; Student

Option No Audit; Every Spring)

Election administration design principles,

including ballot and polling place design and

poll worker training materials. Application of

principles of field.

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PA 3976. Voter Participation. (; 1 cr. ;

Student Option No Audit; Every Fall &

Summer)

Voter participation issues and challenges

including historical survey of voter participation

in US and methods to increase voter turnout.

PA 3982. Data Analysis for Election

Administration. (; 2 cr. ; Student Option No

Audit; Every Spring)

Evidence-based election administration.

Collection and analysis of quantitative data

to solve problems and identify opportunities

for improvement. Emphasis on pre-election

forecasting for planning purposes and post-

election auditing of election results.

PA 3983. Introduction to Election Security.

(; 1 cr. ; Student Option No Audit; Every Fall)

This course will examine the history of

cyberattacks on the United States and the

American election system, with special

attention to the 2016 election cycle. Students

will explore the types of cybersecurity threats

that exist and strategies to protect against

them; understand the roles different levels of

government can play in the process, and hear

from key officials about the issues raised by the

official response to election security threats at

the federal, state and local levels as well as in

related private sector communities.

PA 3984. Elections Security: How to Protect

America?s Elections. (; 2 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Spring)

?Elections Security? uses the Russian efforts

to influence the 2016 election as a case study

to identify the vulnerabilities of US elections

(especially state voter registration databases)

as well as catalogue new protections. Readings

and discussion will focus on best practices

and technology options available to the public

(social media) and elections professionals

(cybersecurity) in guarding against future

influence efforts and assuring public confidence

in election outcomes. Special focus will be

given to describing how local election officials

can protect their election technology, most

notably those vulnerabilities associated with

their voting system and voter registration

database. ?Elections Security? will draw

heavily on concrete cases and challenges

facing election professionals, using government

and independent reports and an indepth

analysis of new resources created by the US

Department of Homeland Security and its

collaborations with election professionals.

PA 3990. General Topics in Public Policy.

(; 1-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; Student Option; Every

Spring & Summer)

General topics in public policy.

PA 3991. Independent Study. (; 1-3 cr. [max

12 cr.] ; Student Option; Every Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Independent study. prereq: instr consent

PA 4101. Nonprofit Management and

Governance. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Every

Fall & Spring)

Managing/governing nonprofit/public

organizations. Theories, concepts, real-world

examples. Governance systems, strategic

management practices, effect of different

funding environments, management of multiple

constituencies.

PA 4190. Topics in Public and Nonprofit

Leadership and Management. (; 1-3 cr. [max

9 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall, Spring &

Summer)

Topics in public/nonprofit leadership/

management.

PA 4200. Urban and Regional Planning. (; 3

cr. ; Student Option; Every Fall & Spring)

Fundamental principles of urban/regional land-

use planning. Introduction to planning theory

and its applications. Political-economic context

of urban/regional planning.

PA 4414. Child Human Rights: Work and

Education. (; 3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic

Spring)

International child labor issues. Options for

improving child well-being, including policies/

programs that have potential to affect the lives

of millions of children.

PA 4790. Topics in Science, Technology,

and Environmental Policy. (; 1-3 cr. [max 6

cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall & Spring)

Selected topics in the field of science,

technology, and environmental policy. Topics

vary.

PA 4890. Topics in Global Policy. (; 1-3 cr.

[max 6 cr.] ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Topics in global policy. Topics vary.

PA 4997. Topics in Public Affairs & Politics.

(; 1-3 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall &

Spring)

Topics in public policy, with emphasis on the

politics of public affairs. One topic uses the

struggles over national security and liberty to

explore core aspects of the politics of public

affairs - power; institutional development;

political communications; and democratic

accountability. A rigorous understanding

of these political dynamics offers a general

approach to policy and public affairs that

moves beyond superficial impressions to

understanding and engaging in the practical

work of public affairs. These tools of analysis

are indispensable for making sense of

America's constitutional crises as well as other

issues. Class sessions are organized around

interactive discussions of major Supreme Court

decisions, debates in Congress, and other

original documents that bring students into

direct contact with the competing perspectives

of each case, and with penetrating studies of

politics.

PA 5001. Intellectual Foundations of Public

Action. (1.5 cr. ; Student Option; Periodic Fall

& Spring)

Evolution of intellectual approaches that

underlie public planning, management, and

policy analysis in a democratic society. How

decision making is shaped by knowledge/

values. Role of rationality. Conceptual,

descriptive/normative, and structure/process

approaches.

PA 5002. Introduction to Policy Analysis.

(1.5 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Process of public policy analysis from problem

structuring to communication of findings.

Commonly used analytical methods. Alternative

models of analytical problem resolution.

PA 5003. Introduction to Financial Analysis

and Management. (1.5 cr. ; A-F or Audit;

Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Finance/accounting concepts/tools in public/

nonprofit organizations. Fund accounting.

Balance sheet/income statement analysis.

Cash flow analysis. Public/nonprofit sector

budgeting processes. Lectures, discussions.

Cases. prereq: Public policy major/minor or

major in development practice, public affairs or

liberal studies or grad nonprofit mgmt cert or

instr consent

PA 5004. Introduction to Planning. (3 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Fall)

History/institutional development of urban

planning as profession. Intellectual foundations,

planning theory. Roles of urban planners in

U.S./international settings. Scope, legitimacy,

limitations of planning/planning process.

Issues in planning ethics/settings of diverse

populations/stakeholders. prereq: Major/minor

in urban/regional planning or instr consent

PA 5011. Management of Organizations. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall & Spring)

Challenges facing higher-level managers in

public and nonprofit organizations in mixed

economy and democratic republic. Distinctive

features of public and nonprofit management,

skills necessary for effective management,

manager's role as creator of public value.

Lectures, case discussions.

PA 5012. The Politics of Public Affairs. (3

cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Spring)

Stages of policy making from agenda setting

to implementation. Role and behavior of

political institutions, citizens, social movements,

and interest groups. Concepts of political

philosophy. Theories of state. Team taught,

interdisciplinary course. Small discussion

sections.

PA 5013. Law and Urban Land Use. (1.5 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Role of law in regulating/shaping urban

development, land use, environmental quality,

local/regional governmental services. Interface

between public/private sector. prereq: Major

or minor in urban/regional planning or instr

consent

PA 5021. Microeconomics for Policy

Analysis. (3 cr. ; A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

Introduction to tools useful for public policy.

Intermediate microeconomics.

PA 5022. Applications of Economics for

Policy Analysis. (; 1.5-3 cr. [max 9 cr.] ; A-F

or Audit; Every Spring)

Application of economic reasoning to a wide

range of contemporary public policy issues.

The following topically-focused courses also

fulfill the MPP economics requirement: PA

5431: Public Policies on Work and Pay, PA

5503: Economics of Development, PA 5521:

Development Planning and Policy Analysis,

PA 5722: Economics of Natural Resource and

Environmental Policy, and PA 5805: Global

Economics. prereq: 5021 or equiv

PA 5031. Statistics for Public Affairs. (4 cr. ;

A-F or Audit; Every Fall)

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Basic statistical tools for empirical analysis

of public policy alternatives. Frequency

distributions, descriptive statistics, elementary

probability/probability distributions, statistical

inference. Estimation/hypothesis testing.

Cross-tabulation/chi-square distribution.

Analysis of variance, correlation. Simple/

multiple regression analysis.

PA 5032. Applied Regression. (2 cr. ; A-F or

Audit; Every Spring)

Bivariate/multivariate models of regression

analysis, assumptions behind them. Problems

using these models when such assumptions

are not met.

PA 5033. Multivariate Techniques. (2 cr. ; A-

F or Audit; Every Spring)

Use of bivariate and multivariate statistical

approaches for analyzing and evaluating public

affairs issues and the assumptions behind

the analytical approaches. Designed to help

students read, understand, interpret, use, and

evaluate empirical work used in social sciences

by policy analysts and policy makers. prereq:

[5032 or 5044 or equiv] or instr consent. May

fulfill stats requirements in other programs.

PA 5035. Survey Research and Data

Collection. (1.5 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Introduction to survey research methods.

Emphasizes applications to policy/applied

research. Research design choices (e.g.,

descriptive, experimental, case studies),

sampling, variable specification, measurement.

Conducting interviews, self-administered

questionnaires. Qualitative techniques.

PA 5041. Qualitative Methods for Policy

Analysts. (4 cr. ; A-F only; Every Fall)

Qualitative analysis techniques, examples of

application. Meet with researcher. Hands-on

experience in designing, gathering, analyzing

data.

PA 5042. Urban and Regional Economics.

(2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Evaluation of city existence/growth using

economics. Economic forces in development

of cities. Economic analysis of urban areas/

land market. Economic analysis of planning

issues in land use, transportation, housing,

environment. prereq: [Major or minor in urban

and regional planning, microeconomics course]

or instr consent

PA 5043. Economic and Demographic Data

Analysis. (2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Economic/demographic data analysis

techniques for planning. Exposure to

most important data sources. Conceptual

understanding of range of methods/hands-on

experience in applying these methods. prereq:

Major or minor in urban/regional planning or

instr consent

PA 5044. Applied Regression, Accelerated.

(2 cr. ; A-F only; Every Spring)

Bivariate/multivariate models used in

regression analysis, including assumptions

behind them/problems that arise when

assumptions are not met. Course covers