Courses

Topics in Air Pollution Meteorology is a graduate course on advanced air pollution topics taught primarily from an atmospheric perspective.

Study of a selected theme in American art or architecture. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours. Writing proficiency is required for a passing grade in this course. A student who does not write with the skill normally required of an upper-division student will not earn a passing grade, no matter how well the student performs in other areas of the course. Special Topics Course, Writing

This course covers a range of special topics in American History. Typically taught as a combination of lecture and discussion, with emphasis on primary sources, its topics will include, among others, the indigenous and European encounters, colonial and constitutional history, the development of the American nation, race, slavery, and civil war, the World Wars and the Cold War, American foreign policy, and the civil rights movement. PW: Global Engagement, Special Topics Course

This course covers a range of special topics in American history at the advanced undergraduate level. Normally taught as a relatively small course (enrollment of c. 25), it will emphasize close reading of primary sources, class discussion, and research and writing, including an series of extensive formal writing projects (usually a research paper of c. 10-15 pages). Topics will vary by instructor but will include major themes in American history.

Exploration of significant issues in American theatre and performance; emphasis on the aesthetic, social, and cultural issues affecting theatre and performance. May be taken two times for credit.

Applications of Euclidean and homogeneous coordinates, geometric transformations, trigonometric, and vector techniques to geometric problems.

Special studies in ancient historical topics. May be repeated.

This course is an introductory selected study of Ancient Near Eastern or Greco-Roman history and archaeology. The topics covered are chosen by the instructor.

An upper level Animation course treating a special subject or theme as announced. This course may be repeated when the topic varies for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

This course will have exams that include essay questions and 10-15 pages of writing (either several short papers or one longer paper done in stages). Opportunity will be provided for students to receive feedback on their writing and for explanation of the necessary ingredients of a good paper and good writing. May be repeated for credit provided the topic is different.