190’s and 290’s are considered Introductory-Level.
390’s and 490’s are considered Advanced-Level.
BIO 490 00, The Science and the Story
TTH 1:30 PM 2:45 PM
Professor Coenen
Credits: 4
An examination of science journalism, essay writing, and other venues of science writing for a general audience. Students will gain experience in using story as a ‘hook’ in writing about science for non-expert readers. We will consider purpose and forms of science writing, the power of story in conveying scientific information, audience awareness, accessible language, scientific accuracy, and writerly tools for engaging readers.
Pre- or Co-requisites: FSBIO 201, FSCHE 201, or any upper-level science course
ECON 490 00, Equity Valuation
MWF 9:00 AM 9:50 AM
Professor Navarro-Sanchez
Credits: 4
A study of equity research, analysis, and valuation techniques employed by professionals. Students will learn how economic events might affect the market price of a stock, and employ several valuation methods to be able to deliver an investment recommendation. To this goal, students follow a firm, doing a complete analysis from it and at the end of the semester, they will present a recommendation, not only in class but also in front of a committee formed with professionals with years of experience.
Graded Only
Prerequisites: ECON 227
ENGL 290 00, Writing for Film and TV
MWF 11:00 AM 11:50 AM
Professor Holmes
Credits: 4
Study of screenwriting and TV writing through critical examination of both professional and student work. Emphasis on the creative process through the exploration of script format, feature and episode structure, story development, character development, visual description, and dialogue. This course will be taught as a creative writing workshop
ENVSC 295 00, Waste
MWF 11:00 AM 12:15 PM
Lab M 1:30 PM 4:20 PM
Professor Bensel
Credits: 4
An examination of waste, both in terms of its production and generation as well as efforts to manage and control it. Students investigate different categories of waste such as food waste, e-waste, wastewater, and plastic waste. Also examined are proposed solutions to specific waste streams, including direct measures like recycling and composting, as well as more structural changes like shifting to a circular economy. Waste production and management approaches are considered in the context of economic, social, historical and other factors. The class includes a weekly three-hour laboratory.
Prerequisites: ENVSC 110
ENVSC 395, Watershed Hydrology
TTH 11:00 AM 12:15 PM
Lab T 1:30 PM 4:20 PM
Professor Griffin
Credits: 4
A focus on watershed scale interactions, the area of land through which all streams and precipitation drain to a common outlet. Hydrology is the study of how water moves between landscapes, the atmosphere, and waterbodies. Students explore key hydrological processes such as precipitation, evapotranspiration, infiltration, groundwater movement, and runoff generation. Students gain insight into water interactions with ecological and water quality processes, such as sediment transport, eutrophication, and ecohydrology. Lab emphasizes collecting and using real-world hydrological data, and applying the principles learned in lecture to regional and US watersheds. Labs may include field work, data analysis, discussion, and presentations.
Prerequisites: ENVSC 210 or a lab-based course in the Natural Sciences or instructor permission
GHS 290 A1, Indigeneity, Health, and Social Justice in North America
Abbreviated Title: Indigeneity, Health, Justice
TTH 3:00 PM 4:15 PM
Professor Farrelly-Jackson
Credits: 2
An examination of the historical, social and environmental determinants that contribute to the extreme health disparities experienced by Native American/First Nations populations, and the ways in which federal, state, and tribal policies and research have impacted indigenous populations over time. Engaging key scholars in the field, students explore contrasting definitions of health and well-being and different models of healthcare. Students evaluate a range of key approaches employed to address inequities in both exposure and health outcomes.
This will be taught as a seven-week course.
GHS 291 B1, Microbial Misadventures: Navigating Infectious Diseases on Vacation
Abbreviated Title: Microbial Misadventures
F 1:00 PM 4:00 PM
Professor Humphreys
Credits: 2
An exploration of infections that can affect travelers. Students are introduced to diseases that they may encounter as they traverse the globe. We discuss the ways that the geography, environment, health policies, and healthcare infrastructures allow for specific infectious agents to thrive. We also examine mechanisms of transmission and damage to the host, and investigate treatment and prevention strategies.
This will be taught as a seven-week course
NEURO 390 00, Behavioral Endocrinology
MW 11:00 AM 12:15 PM
Professor: M. Bertholomey
Credits: 4
A study of how the endocrine system influences behavior. This course will combine aspects of Psychology, Biology, and Neuroscience to understand how hormones interact with neural systems to regulate various physiological and behavioral processes like sexual development and activity, social behavior, and stress, among others. An understanding of the chemistry and physiology of hormones, and their modulation of the nervous system to influence a variety of behavioral processes, will be gained through a combination of lectures, readings, and student-led presentations of the primary literature.
Must be taken on the letter grade basis.
Prerequisites: NEURO 110 or PSYCH 154 or PSYCH 172, and PSYCH 206 or FSBIO 201
WGSS 190 00, Reproductive Justice
TTH 9:30 AM 10:45 AM
Professor Shaw
Credits: 4
An interdisciplinary introduction to the foundational concepts of reproductive justice and their application to everyday lives. The course will examine how the history of reproductive justice is connected to its present-day politics and practices. Drawing on the work of women of color, Indigenous, and/or trans, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people, students examine reproductive justice as the human right to bodily autonomy, to have children, to not have children, and for people to live in safe and sustainable communities. Topics may include, histories of birth control and coerced sterilization, access to reproductive care, mediated contemporary issues, and how to imagine safer communities.
WGSS 290 00. Trans Cultural Production
TTH 1:30 PM 2:45 PM
Professor Giardini
Credits: 4
A study of cultural production by trans, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming artists, writers, poets, filmmakers, and musicians. Students examine how this body of work engages with and contests cultural norms around gender and sexuality, and relate it to contemporary and historical writing by trans theorists. This course focuses on the aesthetic possibilities of artworks and literature and their relationship to questions of community formation, selfhood, activism, and the contemporary conditions of trans life.
WLC 190 00, Intro to Latinx Studies
MW 11:00 AM 12:15 PM
Professor Conners
Credits: 4
A critical exploration of latinidad, the identity category referring to Latin Americans who migrated north. Recent debates have called for latinidad’s “cancelation” on account of its anti-Blackness and appropriation of Indigeneity. Tracing who has been included and excluded from latinidad is a primary goal. To do so, students study historical and cultural production from Latinx canons and anti-canons alike (diaries, memoirs, court cases, short stories, novels, poetry, music videos). By paying close attention to representations of the figure of the Latin lover, a stereotyped image in Latin American and US Latinx culture, students engage broader conversation of gender and language politics in Latinx Studies, as evidenced by disputes surrounding the use of Latino/Latina/Latinx and, more recently, Latine.