Courses

Development of speaking skills with concise grammar, sophisticated expression and listening comprehension in modern Japanese. The students will be exposed to current events and culture through authentic materials such as newspaper and journal articles, media and short films. The students are required to speak on those topics in a structured manner. The topics covered in this course will focus on Japanese customs, family, current events, public health, gender and other social issues.

Study of topics in data analytics of current interest. The course provides the opportunity to obtain additional depth of knowledge in areas such as data warehousing, data management, data mining, strategic uses of data, and data analysis techniques and applications. Topics subject to change; see class schedule for course title. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

This course covers contemporary subjects like Big Data, Project Management, Simulation, and Optimization. It encompasses a capstone project in which students apply data science methodologies and practices to gain a compe55ve advantage. Approval from the mathematics department head may facilitate the course taking the form of an internship.

Contemporary topics in architectural design-build practices including high impact interdisciplinary learning experiences developed through a project-based learning model with a focus on the planning, design, pre-construction, construction and project delivery; team-based approach with those outside of the architecture discipline to design, plan and complete project documents, estimates and undertake the construction activities necessary to make a fully functioning community service project.

This course explores selected topics in design history. Investigating movements, periods, styles, and themes, and the lives and works of both major and minor figures, we will trace developments in various design disciplines and transformations in culture and society more broadly.

This course provides an in-depth exploration of the major topics in developmental research methods used in the study of topics across the lifespan. Topics may include technology impacts on development, developmental changes across decades, social emotional, and mental health aspects that may impact development at any stage of brings to the field of development.

Topics class in the literature and culture of displaced groups. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

Topics in the studies of digital humanities; introduction to making/interpreting digital materials, the surrogates of books, paintings, etc., that form our cultural heritage, as well as digitally-born literature, art and culture; reflection on digital cultures/ digital archives; theory and practice of creating and research digital resources. May be taken three times for credit.

Reading, discussion, and analysis of representative works from the Middle Ages through the sixteenth century. May be repeated once for credit provided the topic is different.

Topics will be selected from astronomy, environmental science, geology, marine geology, meteorology, and oceanography. Departmental approval required.