Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Accounting

  
  • ACCT 102 - Introduction to Financial Accounting


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    An introduction to financial accounting theory and practice. Emphasis is given to basic financial accounting concepts; the generally accepted accounting principles associated with accounting for assets, liabilities, and ownership interests; and the analysis of financial statements.

  
  • ACCT 103 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    An introduction to managerial accounting theory and practice. Emphasis is given to managerial accounting concepts; cost-volume- profit relationships; job, process, and absorption costing; budgeting; standard costs and variance analysis; price level changes; and the use of managerial accounting information in decision-making.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 102 .
  
  • ACCT 250 - Introduction to Investment Research


    Credit(s): 1
    Lecture: 1
    Non-Lecture: 0
    Crosslisted with: FNCE 250  
    This course provides an introduction to research and valuation methods for publicly traded equity securities with a particular focus on the information needs of investors in a pooled fund vehicle. Participation in Geneseo’s Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) as a junior sector analyst and active participation in the SMIF’s regular meetings are required component of the course. Students enhance their familiarity with multiple sources of corporate information, including SEC filings, sell-side research, trade press and other material utilized by professional analysts. Offered every year.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 102  and ECON 112  
  
  • ACCT 251 - Introduction to Performance


    Credit(s): 1
    Lecture: 1
    Non-Lecture: 0
    Reporting Issues for Pooled Fund Vehicles This course builds on the student’s familiarity with the operation of a pooled investment fund vehicle to introduce performance reporting and compliance issues commonly encountered in professional practice. Participation in Geneseo’s Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) as a Junior Sector Accounting Officer and active participation in the SMIF’s regular meetings are required component of the course. Students will prepare material that for incorporation into the SMIF Annual Report and complete a variety of short assignments relevant to mutual fund reporting practices. Offered every year.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 250  
  
  • ACCT 252 - Performance and Risk Management Reporting for Pooled Fund Vehicles


    Credit(s): 1
    Lecture: 1
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course builds on the student’s familiarity with the basic pooled fund reporting model to examine the content, form and role of specialized reports that detail exposure to various investment risks. Participation in Geneseo’s Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) as a Senior Sector Accounting Officer and active participation in the SMIF’s regular meetings are required components of the course. Readings emphasize the diverse information needs of fund investors, fund managers and compliance officials with a particular focus on the role of risk analysis in the comparative reporting of performance. Offered every year.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 251  
  
  • ACCT 270 - Managerial Accounting I


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    An in-depth study of the theory and practice of managerial accounting. Emphasis is given to cost-volume-profit relationships; cost behavior and cost allocation; job, process, joint and by-product costing; the master budget; standard costs and variance analysis; and responsibility accounting. Offered every spring.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 103 .
  
  • ACCT 301 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    An introduction to the theory and practice underlying the preparation of general purpose financial statements for corporate entities. The course emphasizes the role of institutional factors in the development of complex business practices and accounting standards and presumes an ability to perform independent study. Specific topics include financial statement preparation; traditional and emergent techniques of asset valuation for receivables, inventory, plant assets and intangibles; ethical problems in financial reporting; the preparation and interpretation of required narrative disclosure; heightened expectations for professional ethics; an introduction to Sarbanes-Oxley requirements; and an exposure to original text for official pronouncements. Restricted to School of Business majors . Others may seek permission from the School of Business. Offered every fall.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 102  and junior status.
  
  • ACCT 302 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    A continuation of ACCT 301 . The course builds upon the foundation created in A360 and overlays the impact of internal control and complex entities on accounting practice. Specific topics include internal control and Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; traditional and emergent techniques of liability valuation; equity, derivatives and hybrid securities; implementation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 95 through both the indirect and direct methods; investments accounted for under the cost, fair value (SFAS 115) and equity methods; and the consolidation of wholly- and partially-owned subsidiaries through the use of cost and equity methods for at-date and subsequent-period presentations. Restricted to School of Business majors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business. Offered every spring.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 301  and junior status.
  
  • ACCT 305 - Managerial Accounting II


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    A continuation of the in-depth study of the theory and practice of managerial accounting. Emphasis is given to relevant costs and pricing; capital budgeting; inventory planning, control, and costing; application of linear programming and regression analysis to managerial accounting; advanced variance analysis; and the use of accounting systems and internal control systems in the management of business organizations. Restricted to School of Business majors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business. Offered when demand is sufficient.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 270 , ECON 205 , and junior status.
  
  • ACCT 306 - Controllership in Organizations


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course will examine selected aspects of Controllership not covered in previous courses. Topics will include: control in organizations; goals, strategies, and information; aspects of control in decentralized organizations, programming, and long-term planning; budget models; specialized management control applications including high technology industries, executive incentive compensation plans, multinational companies, service organizations, nonprofit organizations, and project organizations. Restricted to School of Business majors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business. Offered when demand is sufficient.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 270  and senior status.
  
  • ACCT 310 - Introduction to Federal Income Taxation


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course will provide a broad background in federal income taxation, with emphasis on fundamental tax concepts and the types of taxpayers. Topics will include an overview of tax code provisions and regulations applicable to individuals, corporations and partnerships; tax consequences of property transactions; similarities and differences between income tax provisions and financial accounting principles; and professional standards for tax practice. The course will also introduce students to the use of technology in tax practice, and methodologies for tax research and tax planning. Restricted to School of Business majors Others may seek permission from the School of Business.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 103  and junior status.
  
  • ACCT 315 - Financial Statement Analysis


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course is an in-depth study of financial statements, with particular emphasis on using a combination of accounting numbers and information from other sources to estimate the value of corporate securities. The course advances a perspective that financial accounting sometimes describes, and sometimes obscures, the fundamental economic activities of the firm. Topics include business strategy and its impact on financial statements, the qualities and limitations of accounting information, earnings quality and earnings management, making adjustments to financial statements, using supplemental disclosure, off-balance-sheet financing, forecasting, proformas, and the use of financial statement information in valuation models. Also cross registered as FNCE 315 . Restricted to School of Business majors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business. Offered when demand is sufficient.

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 311 .
  
  • ACCT 320 - Auditing I


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    A study of auditing theory and standards; professional ethics and the auditor’s legal liability; theory and auditing of internal control systems; audit evidence, working papers, quality control, program design, and sampling techniques; the audit of computer based accounting systems; and the preparation of audit reports. Restricted to School of Business majors Others may seek permission from the School of Business. Offered every fall.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 302 , ECON 205  and senior status.
  
  • ACCT 330 - Fund Accounting


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    A study of accounting principles pertaining to government, not-for-profit, and eleemosynary organizations, e.g., state and local governments, universities, hospitals, and voluntary civic organizations. Restricted to School of Business majors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business. Offered when demand is sufficient.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 302  and junior status.
  
  • ACCT 335 - Accounting and Finance topics in Entrepreneurship


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    A synthesis of accounting, taxation and finance issues relevant to entrepreneurship and the early stage development of new businesses. Topics covered include an introduction to new business formation, entity election, financing, cash-out exit strategies and the taxation consequences flowing from these. The course will utilize a combination of lecture, case study discussion, readings, simulations and select outside speakers in order to advance a broad and nuanced understanding of the reporting and compliance dimensions of entrepreneurship. Restricted to School of Business majors. Offered every Spring.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 103  and junior standing.
  
  • ACCT 340 - Professional Accountancy Seminar


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 2
    Non-Lecture: 4
    A capstone course for the accounting major, consisting of a rigorous, detailed examination of current professional standards and practices together with the underlying accounting theory and law that support these standards and practices. Restricted to School of Business majors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business.

    Prerequisite(s): Senior status and permission of instructor.
  
  • ACCT 395 - Internship/Seminar


    Credit(s): 1-15
    A one-semester, work-study experience in an appropriate agency outside the college. In addition to the work experience, students are expected to complete a research paper, give an oral business presentation, and participate in a seminar. Interns work closely with their sponsor(s) on projects approved by the School of Business Internship Director. Offered by individual arrangement.

    Prerequisite(s): 2.75 cumulative GPA, junior or senior standing, 24 approved credits in major program and permission of Internship Director.
  
  • ACCT 399 - Directed Study


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    Offered by individual arrangement.

    Prerequisite(s): Restricted to School of Business majors.

American Studies

  
  • AMST 201 - U/Topics in American Studies: (subtitle)


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): American History

    This course will be an interdisciplinary investigation of major influences on and developments in American culture. Each semester there will be a focus on one chronological period, but a variety of topics will be covered. Such topics could include gender, religion, race, social movements and conditions, and artistic and literary developments. The course will emphasize student use and study of period writings and cultural materials; there will be guest lectures by faculty outside the departments of the instructors to enhance the interdisciplinary nature of the course. Offered once year.

  
  • AMST 262 - S/American Indian Law & Public Policy


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    Crosslisted with: HIST 262 .
    General Education Area(s): Social Sciences

    Surveys the constitutional status of Indians in the American federal system and the issues and controversies affecting Native American communities and individuals today.

  
  • AMST 393 - Honors/Research


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 0
    Non-Lecture: 6
    This course will allow qualified students to research and write about a subject of interest to them in the field of American Studies over two semesters. Under the direction of a faculty advisor, each student will produce an undergraduate thesis which demonstrates a knowledge and understanding of the disciplines it applies to the subject of the student’s research. Offered through individual arrangement with the approval of the American Studies coordinator(s). To be eligible to enroll for the first semester, students must have completed at least 75 total credits with at least a 3.00 cumulative grade average and must have taken at least 24 hours of courses declared toward the American Studies major with at least a 3.50 average in those courses. To begin the first semester of AMST 393, students must have completed 90 credits. Invitation to participate will be made by the American Studies Program, which can make special exceptions concerning the number of required hours. Offered by individual arrangement.

  
  • AMST 395 - American Studies Internship


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 0
    Non-Lecture: 6
    A one-semester experience as an intern in a museum, library, or other institution concerned with American Studies, working closely with a supervisor from that institution and a faculty advisor in developing and implementing a project tailored to the student’s interest and the institution’s facilities. Offered by individual arrangement.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
  
  • AMST 396 - Senior Essay


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 0
    Non-Lecture: 6
    A substantial paper on an American Studies topic of the student’s choice, drawing on interdisciplinary theory and methodology. Students will write this essay independently but in consultation with two faculty advisors, each from a different department. To be eligible, students would have completed at least 24 hours of courses declared toward the American Studies major before enrolling.

  
  • AMST 399 - Directed Study


    Students work individually under the supervision of a faculty member exploring some aspect of the field of American Studies. (See also the “Directed Study Courses” section of the Undergraduate Bulletin.) In order to count toward the major, students must have directed studies approved by the American Studies Program coordinator(s). Offered by individual arrangement. to count toward the major, students must have directed studies approved by the American Studies Program coordinator(s). Offered by individual arrangement.


Anthropology

  
  • ANTH 100 - S/M/Introduction to Cultural Anthropology


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations

    This course has two broad aims. One is to introduce students to the field of cultural anthropology by paying close attention to what anthropologists do and how they do it. The other is to explore some of the ways in which people organize their lives and construct systems of meaning – from kin relations and gender roles to economic systems and marriage patterns, religion and healing. In the process, we will be challenged to think about the value of cultural diversity in an increasingly interconnected world and to see ourselves from others’ point of view. Offered every semester.

  
  • ANTH 101 - S/M/Exploration of Human Diversity


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations

    This course will introduce basic concepts and methods of anthropology. The four subdisciplines of anthropology will contribute to an understanding of humans as biological and cultural beings. The focus of the course is to examine the diversity of human cultures, with a primary focus on the non-Western world. Offered every semester.

  
  • ANTH 105 - S/Introduction to Physical Anthropology


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Social Sciences

    An introduction to physical/biological anthropology, i.e. the study of humans as biological organisms. The course explores relevant theories, methodologies, and contemporary issues within this sub discipline of anthropology, via lectures, lab work, and workshops. Topics to be covered are human genetics, evolution, variation, growth and development, and behavioral ecology, as well as primate evolution and behavior. Offered every fall.

  
  • ANTH 110 - Introduction to Archaeology


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    An examination of how archaeologists generate and interpret knowledge about the human past based on data recovered from the archaeological record. Topics include exploring the fundamental methods and theories of archaeology including the role of science in understanding the past, the formation of the archaeological record, the measurement of archaeological variability in time, space, and form, the reconstruction of past social organization, and the understanding of prehistoric ideology. Offered every spring.

  
  • ANTH 120 - S/Language and Culture


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Social Sciences

    An introduction to language as a part of culture and culture as a part of language. Topics include language and humanity, lexicon and cultural values, language acquisition and socialization, language and thought, and language as a means of communication and social discourse. Attention is called to the empirical and theoretical inspirations of language study for the study of culture and cross-cultural analysis. Offered every fall.

  
  • ANTH 201 - Human Evolution


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    An in-depth examination of human evolution using a multidimensional approach. Students will gain an understanding of the phylogenetic history of the hominids through lecture, lab work using our extensive fossil cast collection, and presentations/discussions. Topics that will be covered fall into the general categories of: (1) the fossil evidence, (2) environmental pressures driving the various stages of hominid evolution, (3) biological and behavioral adaptations, and (4) hominid culture. Offered spring, odd years.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 105  
  
  • ANTH 202 - M/Nutrition, Disease, and Health


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations

    Using Critical Social Theory and a biocultural perspective, this course explores the interplay between concepts of nutrition, health, illness and disease and the cultural contexts in which they are rooted. It addresses several issues, such as: explanatory models for the causes and treatments associated with illness and disease; the relationship between nutrition, growth and development and health; effects of globalization and environment on disease and health; and the way social inequalities, religious beliefs, and political-economic contexts influence disease prevalence and access to health care services. Offered every fall.

  
  • ANTH 207 - S/M/Ancient Civilizations of North America


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations

    This course will examine the rich diversity of ancient Pre- Columbian North American cultures, religions, political organizations, and social structures and the variety of regional North American responses to post-Pleistocene environmental change. Possible topics: include human migrations into the New World, Pre-Columbian cultures of the Arctic, sub-Arctic, Eastern Woodlands, Great Plains, Southwest, Great Basin-Plateau, and Pacific coast regions, hunter-gatherer lifestyles, the origin and expansion of food-producing economies, and the rise and fall of complex societies. Offered once every three years, in the spring semester.

  
  • ANTH 208 - M/Classics of Ethnography


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations

    The best and most significant anthropological writings describing (primarily) non-Western ways of life are studied. Students review ethnographic accounts, including examples from all parts of the world, representing writings ranging from the nineteenth century to the present. Offered every spring.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100  or ANTH 101 .
  
  • ANTH 209 - M/Ethnography of the Iroquois


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations

    A study of the social organization and worldview of various Iroquoian groups, with special emphasis on Seneca-Iroquois of New York State during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Also covered are the position of Iroquois culture in the northeastern woodlands, its adaptability and persistence, and cultural vitality and contributions of Iroquois peoples. Offered spring, even years.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100  or ANTH 101 .
  
  • ANTH 211 - M/Ethnography of North American Indians


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations

    This course is an introduction to the traditional cultures of Native North Americans. The rich diversity of Native American cultures will be examined in relation to environmental adaptation and as a legacy for contemporary Native American ethnic identity. Not offered on a regular basis.

  
  • ANTH 214 - M/Ethnography of Southeast Asia


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations

    A survey of the peoples and cultures of both mainland and island Southeast Asia. Emphasis is on ethnographic description of the area, with special focus on the cultural systems of selected groups in Burma, Thailand, Java, and Borneo. Offered fall, even years.

  
  • ANTH 215 - S/M/Ancient Civilizations of the Old World


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations

    A study of the prehistoric cultures of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Focus is on Old World human origins, the evolution of human culture, Paleolithic cultural variability, the origin and expansion of food producing economies, and the rise and fall of state level societies. Specific attention will be given to interpretation of Oldowan and Acheulian sites, the Neanderthal question, and the development of complex forms of social organization in Greater Mesopotamia (i.e. the Fertile Crescent), Egypt, China, and India. Offered every spring.

  
  • ANTH 216 - S/M/The African Diaspora


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations

    This course examines the legacy of the colonial experience and the development of Creole cultures in the New World. It addresses issues that affect the African Diaspora such as the meaning of blackness; nationalist movements; the significance of religion and language as markers of ethnic identity; and the effect of globalization. Readings, discussions, and films underscore that politics of race and ethnicity as well as the discourse on culture and identity shape and influence social relations in these diverse societies. Offered summers on a rotating basis.

  
  • ANTH 220 - Linguistic Analysis


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course focuses on the structural analysis of language, with special emphasis on the techniques of descriptive linguistics, transformational grammar, and historical linguistics. Major topics include phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Skills are trained in sound transcription, phonemics, morphemics, and syntactic derivation for cross-linguistic comparison. Offered every spring.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 120  or permission of instructor.
  
  • ANTH 226 - M/Ethnography of Latin America and the Caribbean


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations

    This course takes an anthropological approach to the study of Latin America and the Caribbean. It explores the people and culture of the region pre-contact with Europeans, examines conquest and colonialism, and takes an in-depth ethnographic approach to study contemporary regional themes and issues, such as: popular culture, food and culture, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, human rights, social movements, globalization, tourism, the environment, multiculturalism, indigenous politics, urbanization, religion, and health and coping with illness. Offered fall, even years.

  
  • ANTH 229 - S/M/Ethnography and Film


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations

    This course is designed to explore ethnography and with a focus on the use of photography, film and video in the representation of individuals and groups. Students will be exposed to the history of ethnographic film and its current relationship to documentary and fiction film. What are the strengths and weakness of visual representations in anthropology compared to written representations? Students will be required to engage in data collection, analysis and interpretation in the production of a short ethnographic film and an accompanying website. Offered every fall.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100  or ANTH 101 .
  
  • ANTH 231 - S/Sociolinguistics


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Social Sciences

    This course examines the intimate relationship between language and society. It will study micro-sociolinguistics, i.e., the way conversation correlates with social variables (class, gender, ethnicity, and education). The course will also focus on macro-sociolinguistics, i.e., linguistic engineering and language attitudes. Contemporary issues such as bilingualism, biculturalism, ethnic linguistic conflicts, and educational policies will be explored. Offered every fall.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 120  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ANTH 233 - Primates


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    An in-depth examination of primates with a special emphasis on behavior. Students will learn about the non-human primates of the world through lectures, assigned readings, films, and independent projects. Topics to be covered are primate evolution, taxonomy, ecology, behavior, social organization/group life, cognition, and research. Offered every spring.

  
  • ANTH 235 - S/M/Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica and the Andes


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations

    A study of precolumbian societies in Middle America and South America. Focus is on the evolution of early hunting and gathering peoples through state organization. Major transformations in cultural evolution are treated (the domestication process, urnbanization and the rise of the state). Alternative cultural and social systems are explored through analysis and interpretation of archaeological data. Offered every fall.

  
  • ANTH 238 - Ethnomedicine in Latin America and the Caribbean


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course takes an anthropological approach to the study of “folk” and “traditional” health beliefs and practices in Latin America and the Caribbean. It will focus on cross-cultural notions of the body, health and illness, and healing practices. This course will also examine the effects of globalization on local conceptions of health, illness, and approaches to healing. Offered fall, odd years.

  
  • ANTH 301 - M/Religion, Society, and Culture


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations

    A survey of the theories of religion based on a comparative study of ethnographic evidence from Western and non-Western cultures. Emphasis is on the cognitive roots, social functions, psychological impact, and cultural meanings of religion. The relevance of religion to the contemporary world in a time of modernization and globalization is probed, so is the nature of fundamentalism from a historical as well as contemporary perspective. Offered spring, odd years.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100  or ANTH 101  or permission of instructor.
  
  • ANTH 302 - Medical Anthropology


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course explores the cultural, social, economic, political, and environmental factors that affect health and well- being-as well as the practice of healing and medicine-across cultures. We will use theories and methods from critical medical anthropology to examine the social determinants of health and health inequality. Offered every spring.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202  or permission of instructor.
  
  • ANTH 305 - Field Methods and Techniques in Linguistics


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    Methods and techniques are offered in the traditions of structuralism to provide practical guidance for investigators of language in the field, where they collect data from living speakers. Topics include the theoretical underpinnings and discovery procedure of field linguistics, informant selection, sample building, data elicitation, file management, preliminary data analysis, and issues of relationship, etc. Offered every spring.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 120  and ANTH 220  or permission of instructor.
  
  • ANTH 307 - Third World Development


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course uses case studies, analyses and critiques of development programs, and class discussions to explore definitions of “development” and “Third World”; the dominant paradigms and ideologies that influence social, political and economic strategies in Third World countries; the “cost” of development for receiving countries; the significance of globalization and the dynamics between dependency, power relationships, and poverty. Not offered on a regular basis.

  
  • ANTH 309 - Topics in Physical Anthropology (subtitle)


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course will cover various topics in physical anthropology. Topics will rotate but will fall into the following categories: human ecology, primate behavior and ecology, human evolution, primate evolution, human anatomy, or primate anatomy. May be taken twice under different subtitles. Offered spring, even years.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201  or 204 or ANTH 233 .
  
  • ANTH 313 - Global Health Issues


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course examines the effects of globalization on the health of people around the globe and relates disparities in the spread of preventable diseases and access to basic health services to the growing inequality between rich and poor nations. Some of the issues explored include the repercussions of the HIV/AIDS pandemic; the emergence and impact of new illnesses; the feminization of poverty and its impact on the health of children; and the effects of political repression and violence. The theoretical perspective used to analyze these issues draws on the work of applied and public anthropologists as well as the literature on globalization, public health, race, ethnic and gender politics. Offered spring, odd years.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100  or ANTH 101 .
  
  • ANTH 314 - Topics in Linguistics: (subtitle)


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course explores major issues of topical or theoretical importance in linguistic anthropology. The variety of rotating or one-time topics in linguistics reflect topics of general interest or importance and/or the interests and needs of students, and/or the research expertise of faculty members. May be taken twice under different subtitles. Offered fall, even years.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 120  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ANTH 316 - Human Ecology


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    An examination of human ecology within an evolutionary, biocultural, and cross-species/cross-cultural framework. The course is divided as follows: (1) history, theories, and methods of ecological anthropology and human behavioral ecology; (2) human biocultural adaptations to the various global biomes via lectures, films, ethnographies, and discussion; (3) the adaptive significance of human behavior from a cross-species perspective, via assigned readings and discussion; (4) student presentations based upon individual research focused on relevant/related topics in human ecology; and (5) intertwined throughout is consideration of the sustainability of our past, present, and future activities. Offered every fall.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 105  or ENVR 124 .
  
  • ANTH 317 - Human Osteology


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    An in-depth introduction to the human skeleton via lecture, lab work using our extensive skeletal collection, and individual research. Topics to be explored are (1) anatomy, growth and development, biomechanics, pathologies, and aging and sexing of the human skeleton and (2) forensic theories and methodologies. Offered every spring.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 105  or BIOL 103  or BIOL 116 .
  
  • ANTH 318 - Gender and Sexuality in Latin America


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    An anthropological overview of gender and sexuality in Latin America from prehistory to the current day. Readings and student projects will change yearly to address topics including pre-contact concepts of gender and sexuality, changes in ideas and practices with European contact, and contemporary ethnographic studies of gender and sexuality in the region. Offered fall, even years.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100  or ANTH 101 .
  
  • ANTH 320 - Archaeological Field School


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    An introduction to basic field methods in archaeology. The course is primarily designed for anthropology students and/or those students interested in pursuing archaeological fieldwork as either a career or life experience. It emphasizes hands-on learning, and teaches basic excavation and surveying techniques, stratigraphic analysis, record keeping, data processing, horizontal and vertical mapping techniques, local and regional culture history, and implementation of excavation research designs. Field sites are tpically off campus and may require students to camp. There is a program fee to cover transportation, housing, and equipment. Offered summers on a rotating basis.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 110  or permission of instructor.
  
  • ANTH 323 - Primate Field School


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    Standard methods of primatological research applied in the field, including research design and data collection. Data collection may be conducted at various research sites. Topics to be considered primarily fall into the categories of primate behavior and ecology. Offered during intersession as scheduled by Study Abroad Office.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 233  and permission of instructor.
  
  • ANTH 325 - International Fieldwork:(region)


    Credit(s): 1-6
    Lecture: 1
    Non-Lecture: 6
    Standard methods of research will be applied in the field, including research design and data collection. Data collection may be conducted at various research sites. Topics in the course will be specific to region and targeted sub discipline in anthropology. Offered by individual arrangement.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
  
  • ANTH 328 - Language Acquisition


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    A survey of the major concerns and theories of applied linguistics. Emphasis is on various analyses of first and second language acquisition in general and the communicative and functional approaches in particular. Major topics include the developmental stages of language acquisition, the differences between first and second language acquisition, language universals and core grammar, interlanguage, and culture learning in the second language classroom, etc. Offered fall, odd years.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 120  or permission of instructor.
  
  • ANTH 334 - Social Anthropology


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    The contributions of Social Anthropology are examined in detail, from intellectual foundations to culmination in the late twentieth century. The unique ethnographic contributions of Social Anthropology receive special emphasis as does its role in the development of modern anthropology. Offered fall, odd years.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100  or ANTH 101 .
  
  • ANTH 336 - Forensic Anthropology


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course provides an overview of the goals and methods of forensic anthropology, which is the study of human remains relating to matters of law. Students will learn how to evaluate the forensic context as well as how to establish a biological profile of an individual (sex, age, ancestry and stature). Special attention will also be paid to determining pathological anomalies, evidence of trauma, and time since death, as well as learning crime scene investigation procedures. Offered every spring and summers online on a rotating basis.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 105  or BIOL 103  or BIOL 116  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ANTH 337 - Art and Material Culture


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    The things the people make and use, from fine art to consumer goods, provide valuable information on cultural ideas and practices. This course approaches art and material culture from an interdisciplinary perspective, across cultures and through time. Current theoretical approaches to art and material culture will be examined and applied to specific objects. Offered spring, even years.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100  or ANTH 101  or ANTH 110 .
  
  • ANTH 343 - Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    Using a feminist lens, this course explores the context of women’s lives across cultures. It offers an overview of theories that seek to explain the position of women in different societies and the connection between race, class, culture and gender roles. It places women at the center of a nexus of cultural relationships and power structures predicated on gender inequality, political oppression, economic exploitation, and ideological hegemony. The readings highlight the social and cultural changes brought about by feminist movements and by globalization as well as the ways in which the study of gender has influenced the development of anthropology. Offered spring, even years.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100  or ANTH 101 .
  
  • ANTH 346 - Topics in Archaeology: (subtitles)


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course explores archaeological studies of major topical or theoretical importance. The variety of rotating or one-time topics in archaeology reflect topics of general interest or importance within the study of archaeology, and/or the interests and needs of students, and/or the research expertise of faculty members. May be taken twice under different subtitles. Offered spring, odd years.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 , ANTH 110  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ANTH 360 - Myths and Folktales of Native Americans


    A survey of both traditional and contemporary Native American and Arctic people’s folktales, myths, legends, and lore, including extensive description and reading of source material, with emphasis on North American cultures. Major topics include creation myths, nature tales, trickster tales, the role of oral literature in Native American cultures, and analysis of myth and folklore. Offered every fall.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100  or ANTH 101  and at least one other ANTH course.
  
  • ANTH 380 - Topics in Cultural Anthropology: (subtitle)


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course explores cultural anthropological topics of applied, ethnographic, or theoretical importance. Rotating or one-time topics in cultural anthropology reflect general topics of interest or importance and/or the research expertise of faculty. May be taken twice under different subtitles. Not offered on a regular basis.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100  or ANTH 101 .
  
  • ANTH 382 - Ethnographic Field Methods


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course is designed to explore the current state of the art in anthropological methods. Data collected by participant observation, available in archives, recorded by direct observation or by interview schedules will be presented. Appropriate qualitative methods will be used to analyze and interpret these materials. Students will be required to actively engage in data collection, analysis and interpretation. Offered every fall.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 208  or ANTH 229  
  
  • ANTH 383 - Archaeological Method and Theory


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    An introduction to research in archaeology with an emphasis on the connections between method and theory. The course emphasizes research design, methods of artifact classification and analysis, and fundamental statistical methods. These topics and methods are approached through a combination of readings/lectures, written assignments on archaeological problems, demonstrations, and some laboratory work. Offered spring, odd years.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 110  and (ANTH 207  or ANTH 215  or ANTH 235 ).
  
  • ANTH 395 - Internship in Anthropology


    Credit(s): 3-15 as arranged
    The internship will provide students with practical experience working in one of a wide range of public sector organizations. Relevant readings and a written project are also required. Offered by individual arrangement.

    Prerequisite(s): junior or senior standing, 6 hours in Anthropology, minimum 2.75 gpa, approval by agency supervisor and Anthropology Department internship coordinator.
  
  • ANTH 399 - Directed Study and Research


    Credit(s): 1-3
    Intensive readings and research in anthropology under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Offered by individual arrangement.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100  and permission of instructor.
  
  • ANTH 410 - Classical Theory in Anthropology


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    An intensive investigation of the development of theory in anthropology, offering advanced students a unified perspective on the discipline of anthropology as a whole. The course is designed to enable students to critique classic readings in anthropological theory, review commentary on these materials and summarize central concepts in the field of Anthropology Offered every fall.

    Prerequisite(s): (ANTH 208  or ANTH 229 ) and senior standing.
  
  • ANTH 421 - Contemporary Theory in Anthropology


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    An intensive investigation of the development of method and theory in Anthropology. The course is designed to enable students to critique contemporary readings (post-1950) in anthropological theory, review in depth commentary on these materials, and summarize central concepts that are current in the field of Anthropology. Offered every spring.

    Prerequisite(s): (ANTH 208  or ANTH 229 ) and senior standing.
  
  • ANTH 493 - Honors Research/Writing


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 0
    Non-Lecture: 6
    One semester of individual research, followed by one semester of writing and the presentation of a thesis to the Department. The thesis is to be directed by a faculty member of the Department of Anthropology. To be eligible to enroll in the research course students must have a minimum 3.70 cumulative grade point average. To begin the research course, students must have completed at least 90 credits, at least 30 of which must be within the major. Invitation to participate will be offered by the Department. Please note that taking this course for two semesters will fulfill the students Transformational Learning requirement for the major. Offered by individual arrangement.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of Department.

Art History

  
  • ARTH 110 - F/History of Drawing


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 2
    Non-Lecture: 2
    General Education Area(s): The Arts

    This course is a survey of the history of drawing from prehistoric cave drawings to Impressionism. The course is a combination of art history lectures on artists and movements and well as a studio experience where the student explores various aspects of visual representation. Various media will be used such as pencil, charcoal, pen and ink and conte’ crayon. Offered every other semester.

  
  • ARTH 115 - F/History of the Body and Its Representation


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 2
    Non-Lecture: 2
    General Education Area(s): The Arts

    This course is an introduction to the history of the figure through lectures of selected artists spanning the Renaissance to contemporary artists with a basic introduction to studio techniques in basic figure drawing. Offered every other semester.

  
  • ARTH 125 - F/History of Watercolor


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 2
    Non-Lecture: 2
    General Education Area(s): The Arts

    An introduction to the history of watercolor through lectures from primitive man to the 19th century and a basic introduction to studio techniques of painting in transparent and opaque watercolor. The first half of the course will contain art history lectures and the other half will be a hands - on art studio experience.

  
  • ARTH 160 - African American Art History Survey


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course will present the contributions of African American artists from 1850 through to early 21st century. The work of these artists will be contextualized by connecting each artist and movement in its historical period. The course content includes discussions of the social and political issues of the day including American imperialism, fairs and world expositions, the Works Progress Administration, Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement and more. Connecting art, artists and their histories expands and enhances our understanding of history in art.

  
  • ARTH 171 - F/History of Western Art: Prehistoric through Gothic


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): The Arts

    A survey of the history of architecture, painting and sculpture within the Western tradition from the prehistoric through the gothic periods and an introduction to the process of art historical analysis. Offered once per year.

  
  • ARTH 172 - F/History of Western Art: Renaissance through Rococo


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): The Arts

    A survey of the history of architecture, painting and sculpture within the Western tradition from the Renaissance through the Rococo Period and an introduction to the process of art historical analysis. Offered once per year.

  
  • ARTH 173 - F/History of Western Art: Neoclassicism to Contemporary


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): The Arts

    A survey of the history of architecture, painting, and sculpture within the Western tradition from the later eighteenth century to the present and an introduction to the process of art historical analysis. Offered once per year.

  
  • ARTH 174 - F/Visual Culture Today


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): The Arts

    Visual Culture studies the construction of the visual in art, media, technology and everyday life. Students learn the tools of visual analysis; investigate how visual depictions such as YouTube and advertising structures convey ideologies; and study the institutional, economic, political and social and market factors in the making of contemporary visual culture.

  
  • ARTH 200 - Art and Religion in the West: Classical, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Asatru (400-1100)


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course is intended to be an introduction to the development of art within a religious context. The material covered will trace religious thought from the Greco-Roman-world to the end of the Romanesque stage of art in Western Europe. The course will cover, Greece (Archaic to Hellenistic), Rome (through the Roman conquest of Jerusalem), the emergence of Christianity and its conflicts with Rome, the development of the Byzantine world, the development of Islam and the conflicts, the increase of migrations from Scandinavia and the Germanic areas, Celtic culture and the history of the Crusades. Offered on a two-year rotation.

  
  • ARTH 203 - F/Renaissance Europe: Rebirth of Classical Culture


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): The Arts

    This course surveys Western European art in Italy, Spain, France, Germany and the Netherlands from the beginning of the Renaissance at the papal Court in Avignon to its fruition in Fifteenth Century Florentine humanism. Connections between art and the changing role of the family, the development of nation-states, the increased importance and power of women in society and the new educational curriculum will be explored. Offered fall, even years.

  
  • ARTH 205 - Museum Studies: Art and Global Politics


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course studies the lives of works of art in times of war as they are traded, lost, destroyed, altered and given new significance. Global, political events that have affected the works of art in Greece, Africa, China, India, the Middle East, and Western Europe are included for study in the course.

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite:
  
  • ARTH 213 - F/High Renaissance and Mannerism In Europe (1480-1600)


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): The Arts

    A survey of the age of the High Renaissance of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Giorgione and Durer, which gave way to the Mannerism of Pontormo, Bronzino, Rosso, el Greco and the School of Fontainebleau. Emphasis will be placed on artistic issues concerning technique, style, artistic originality and invention, theory and the role of the artist in society. Offered spring, odd years.

  
  • ARTH 250 - F/Contemporary Art and Globalization


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): The Arts

    Spanning most of the twentieth century and the early part of the twenty first we will examine cultural and transcultural exchanges that played pivotal role in formation of modern and contemporary art. We will use various methodologies including post-colonial and feminist to understand how the mechanism of power and colonialism had influenced production and consumption of art. We will concentrate on the most recent processes brought to the forefront by globalization such as international Biennale especially those taking place in Asia, proliferation of the contemporary art museums, and influence of globalization on the art market.

  
  • ARTH 278 - F/19th Century European Art from the French Revolution to the Post Impressionists


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): The Arts

    A study of how artists responded to social, cultural, and religious upheavals that led to the industrial revolution and the development of the modern city. Movements include: neo-classicism, romanticism, realism, impressionism and post-impressionism, with special attention to the rise of new media like photography, new techniques like painting outdoors directly from nature, and the increasing presence of women artists. Offered spring, odd years.

  
  • ARTH 280 - F/History of Art in the United States


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): The Arts

    A historical survey of the art and architecture of the United States from the Colonial period to the present.

  
  • ARTH 281 - F/M/Pre-Columbian and Latin American Art


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): The Arts, Other World Civilizations

    This course covers the art of Latin American from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century and Latino Art in the United States. Course discussion will focus on social issues of politics, religion, gender, ethnicity, race and issues of connected to the creation of artistic centers in the Americas. Not offered on a regular basis.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTH 172  or ARTH 173  
  
  • ARTH 287 - F/Avant-Garde Modernism (1900-1950)


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    General Education Area(s): The Arts

    The study of artistic responses to modernism’s utopian visions and the devastion of two world wars. Major art movements include: Primitivism, Expressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, the Bauhaus and Abstract Expressionism; artists include: Matisse, Picasso, Duchamp, Dali, Magritte, Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Pollock. Offered fall, odd years.

  
  • ARTH 300 - Major Artists and Issues (subtitle)


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course will study an artist or artists or major issues in the history of art. Typical offerings are Michelangelo, Picasso and Matisse, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, and Women and Art. Offered spring, odd years.

    Prerequisite(s): One 100- or 200-level art history course or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ARTH 302 - Latin American Art From Late Colonial to Contemporary


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course covers selected special topics in the art of Latin America from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century and Latino Art in the United States. Course discussion will focus on social issues of politics, religion, gender, ethnicity, race and issues of connected to the creation of artistic centers in the Americas. Not offered on a regular basis.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTH 282.
  
  • ARTH 310 - Women Gender and Art


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course will look at gender as a process of creation of images and image making in the history of western art from antiquity to the present, emphasizing modern and contemporary art The course will examine the works and lives of artists from a gender and/or transgender perspective and the social conditions that have affected the definition and manifestation of gender and its role in creativity and in the careers of individual artists. In addition, the course will explore the challenges that the gender issues have posed to subject matter and content for works of western art. In so doing, the methodologies of art history will be employed. Offered not on a regular basis.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTH 171  or ARTH 172  or ARTH 173 .
  
  • ARTH 378 - Museum Studies


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    This course is intended to acquaint students with museum practices and theory, approaches to scholarly research, business and curatorial practices, connected professional organizations and national and international issues faced by museums. Aspects of display design, museum education, transport of work, as well as study of different types of museums is included in the course content. Offered every other year.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTH 171  and ARTH 172 .
  
  • ARTH 384 - Baroque Art in Italy, Spain, France, and The Netherlands


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    A seminar on the art of the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation. The Baroque was an era of artistic diversity and religious change that ushered in the Modern Era. Here, Baroque art will be explored within the societal and religious controversies that gave it aesthetic and ideological purpose. Offered spring, even years.

    Prerequisite(s): One 100- or 200-level art history course or permission of instructor.
  
  • ARTH 387 - Research Methods in Art History


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    A study of the history of art history as a discipline and an analysis of diverse art, historical methodologies and theories. Intensive reading and writing, with stress on research skills, writing techniques, oral presentations and class discussion. Graduate school and career options will be explored. Offered every year.

    Prerequisite(s): Enrollment is limited to art history majors, art history minors, museum studies minors or students with significant art history background who have received permission from the instructor.
  
  • ARTH 393 - Honors Thesis


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 0
    Non-Lecture: 6
    This is a year-long independent study project, of which Part I is a Directed Study (ARTH 399 ), with ARTH 393 being Part II towards completion of the Senior Thesis. This yearlong project is optional and is reserved for advanced students and is not necessary for the fulfillment of the requirements of the Major. Offered by individual arrangement.

  
  • ARTH 399 - Directed Study


    Credit(s): 1-3
    An opportunity for motivated students to conduct independent research in an area of interest while working with a faculty member on an individual basis. Offered by individual arrangement.

    Prerequisite(s): Enrollment by advisement and by written permission of instructor and department chairperson.

Astronomy

  
  • ASTR 100 - Introductory Astronomy


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture: 3
    Non-Lecture: 0
    A summary of modern astronomy: the solar system, stars, galaxies, and the structure of the observable universe. Counts for Natural Science general education credit only if ASTR 101  is taken concurrently.

    Corequisite(s): ASTR 101 .
  
  • ASTR 101 - N/Introductory Astronomy Laboratory


    Credit(s): 1
    Lecture: 0
    Non-Lecture: 2
    General Education Area(s): Natural Sciences

    An introductory laboratory experience to help students understand astronomy. Activities include taking data, statistical analysis, and comparison with theoretical models. Laboratories will include material from observations of planets, the sun, stars, and galaxies.

    Corequisite(s): ASTR 100 .
 

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