FS 201 courses complete the required FS sequence and also count for elective credit in the department offering the course. Because FS 201 forms a bridge between the first-year FS courses and the Junior Seminar, students are expected to take FS 201 in the sophomore year. Some majors and minors require an FS 201 course in that specific program; in these cases, the same FS 201 course may be used to satisfy both the FS requirement and the major/minor requirement.
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FSBIO 201 01, Investigative Approaches in Bio
Professor Humphreys, T.
4 Credits
An investigative laboratory course that emphasizes experimental design, modern experimental techniques and instrumentation, analysis and interpretation of data, and written and oral presentation. The course consists of three multi-week project modules designed to illustrate investigative approaches at different levels of biological organization-molecular/cellular, organismal/physiology, and population/ecosystem. There is an emphasis on independent and cooperative laboratory/field work, and on writing and speaking in the sciences. Two 3-hour meetings per week.
Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: BIO 220.
This course is required for Biology majors and minors.
FSBIO 201 02, Investigative Approaches in Bio
Professor Kadmiel, M.
4 Credits
An investigative laboratory course that emphasizes experimental design, modern experimental techniques and instrumentation, analysis and interpretation of data, and written and oral presentation. The course consists of three multi-week project modules designed to illustrate investigative approaches at different levels of biological organization-molecular/cellular, organismal/physiology, and population/ecosystem. There is an emphasis on independent and cooperative laboratory/field work, and on writing and speaking in the sciences. Two 3-hour meetings per week.
Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: BIO 220.
This course is required for Biology majors and minors.
FSBIO 201 03, Investigative Approaches in Bio
Professor Mumme, R.
4 Credits
An investigative laboratory course that emphasizes experimental design, modern experimental techniques and instrumentation, analysis and interpretation of data, and written and oral presentation. The course consists of three multi-week project modules designed to illustrate investigative approaches at different levels of biological organization-molecular/cellular, organismal/physiology, and population/ecosystem. There is an emphasis on independent and cooperative laboratory/field work, and on writing and speaking in the sciences. Two 3-hour meetings per week.
Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: BIO 220.
This course is required for Biology majors and minors.
FSBIO 201 04, Investigative Approaches in Bio
Professor Thu, Y.
4 Credits
An investigative laboratory course that emphasizes experimental design, modern experimental techniques and instrumentation, analysis and interpretation of data, and written and oral presentation. The course consists of three multi-week project modules designed to illustrate investigative approaches at different levels of biological organization-molecular/cellular, organismal/physiology, and population/ecosystem. There is an emphasis on independent and cooperative laboratory/field work, and on writing and speaking in the sciences. Two 3-hour meetings per week.
Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: BIO 220.
This course is required for Biology majors and minors.
FSCHE 201 00, Research Methods in Chemistry
Professor Deckert, A.
4 Credits
An introduction to writing, speaking, and research methods in the discipline of chemistry. Topics include experimental design, statistical analysis of data, ethical conduct of research and selected classical, spectroscopic and chromatographic methods of analysis. Analytical techniques are discussed in the context of laboratory projects that are designed, performed, and interpreted by the class. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in CHEM 122.
An introduction to the disciplinary practices of analyzing communication, film, and theatre. While examining creative and critical works through concepts of space and place, students practice identifying, describing, and analyzing the work of artists and scholars. Students analyze a range of creative works and critical studies in order to investigate the cultural interdependence of bodies and spaces.
FSDMS 201 0, Dance: Ritual of Experience
Professor J. Hyatt
4 Credits
An exploration of ritual and ceremonial dances from multiple cultural perspectives, drawing upon insights into dance as human thought and as physical, cultural, social, economic, psychological, political and communicative behavior. Of particular interest is the role dance plays in the expression of both resistances to and maintenance of cultural expressions of power and value. Special emphasis is placed on relating each student’s personal experience of dance to the topics covered. Effective writing and speaking within the guidelines of the discipline is emphasized. May count toward a minor in Dance and Movement Studies.
FSECO 201 00, Fraud and Business Ethics
Professor Waugh
Credits: 4
Fraud by employees costs business trillions of dollars globally each year. We will explore the elements of theories about fraud, the role of whistleblowers, internal and external controls, the characteristics of fraudsters and victim organizations as well as different fraud schemes. We will examine how fraud actors are able to work alongside their counterparts while victimizing their employer at the same time. FBI reports and biographical accounts of fraudsters as well as fraud documentaries, scholarly articles, and interactive fraud investigation educational tools will be utilized.
FSENG 201 00, Grave Matters: The Afterlives of Literature
Professor Miller, J.
4 Credits
An introduction to literary methods as a set of tools for listening to and reanimating dead thinkers, voices, and ideas. Students read and analyze texts about death in order to understand literature’s unique ability to grapple with life’s big questions. We then delve into the diverse schools of interpretation critics have developed to understand how those questions, in turn, are affected by the very language we use to ask them.
FSENV 201 M1, Environmental Problem Analysis
Professor Swann-Quinn, J.
4 Credits
An interdisciplinary analysis of modern controversial environmental issues. Students examine scientific, economic, cultural and political underpinnings of issues. Areas of study address environmental degradation, natural resource use and misuse, human-environmental interactions, and environmental justice. Written assignments and oral arguments and presentations are emphasized.
Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 110.
FSENV 201 00, Environmental Problem Analysis
Professor Byrnes, D.
4 Credits
An interdisciplinary analysis of modern controversial environmental issues. Students examine scientific, economic, cultural and political underpinnings of issues. Areas of study address environmental degradation, natural resource use and misuse, human-environmental interactions, and environmental justice. Written assignments and oral arguments and presentations are emphasized.
Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: ENVSC 110.
FSGHS 201 00, Topics and Approaches in Global Health
Professor Pinnow, K.
4 Credits
An introduction to writing and speaking in the discipline of Global Health Studies. Students are introduced to the research methods and modes of communication used in the field of global health and use case studies to investigate different approaches to identifying, analyzing, and responding to global health issues. We read primary and secondary research, interpret data, evaluate tools for communicating effectively to different audiences, and explore various research methods. Ethical, cultural, and interdisciplinary dimensions of global health research and work are emphasized throughout.
Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: GHS 130.
FSHIST 201 0, Controversies in American History
Professor Keysor, A.
4 Credits
An introduction to the methodology and practice of writing history. The course focuses on the interpretation of documents, framing of historical questions and construction of historical explanations to better understand key historical disputes throughout American history.
FSMAT 201 0, Special Functions
Professor R. Weir
An introduction to writing and speaking in the discipline of Mathematics. Students explore historical and current developments in the field of special functions, including applications in a variety of disciplines. Special functions are those whose importance and utility have led to standardized names and notations, such as the gamma, beta, and zeta functions, the family of hypergeometric functions, and the transcendental functions seen in calculus courses. Students learn to use a computer algebra system and a mathematical typesetting software package. Prerequisites A grade of C or better in one of the following courses: MATH 141, MATH 151, MATH 160.
FSPHI 201, Freedom, Addiction, and the Opioids
Professor Kurtsal
A study of what happens to human agency and choice in cases of addiction. This course explores how addiction, agency, and choice are framed by philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, sociology, and anthropology. Students read and discuss journal articles as well as ethnographic narratives of addiction. Topics include the opioid epidemic, moral responsibility, the role of social policies, social stigma, and comparisons between the US and other cultures. Listening to guest speakers, including recovering addicts are among the learning tools.
FSWLC 201 00, Academic Communication in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Professor Lewis, B.
4 Credits
An introduction to research and communication in the disciplines of Modern Languages. Through close work with a small number of texts and cultural topics, students engage with the norms and processes of research, including the development of appropriate topics; the location, evaluation, use, and citation of secondary sources; the incorporation of these sources into their own analyses; and the communication of these analyses in writing and speech as part of a scholarly conversation. While given in English, our study prepares language majors for research in the target language, including in the Junior/Senior Seminar and Senior Project.
Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.