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2016-2017 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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54-3703 PR Activism and Organizing
Course explores progressive public relations and how political activism and community organizing calls for different types and channels of communication. From the election of Barack Obama as president to raising awareness of specific issues, grassroots strategies and tactics can be used to create social change. This class will help students recognize and develop an issue they can feel passionate about, while giving them real-world techniques to show how they can participate in social and political change.
3 Credits
PREREQUISITES: 54-2705 Political & Government PR or 54-2707 Public Relations Issues
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54-3704 Employee Engagement
The course focuses on applying the principles of integrated marketing communications to the employee audience with the goal of building internal brand loyalty as a method of achieving business strategy. Through open discussions, case studies, research, stimulating readings and guest speakers in the discipline students will learn how some of the world’s most successful organizations including Southwest Airlines, Whole Foods and Best Buy engage their employees to help grow market share and build world-class brands. Expected outcomes include new insights into the untapped potential of the internal audience to shape customer and public perception and the development of tactics to leverage this influence. Students will develop an internal communications portfolio using both social media and traditional media.
3 Credits
Requirements 60 Credits Completed
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54-3707 Global PR
Through research, course will investigate how contextual influences and cultural variations in communication styles impact the success (or not) of public relations initiatives within a host country. Global public relations encompasses economic, social, and political realities. It is communicating within cultural contexts. To be effective in the global market, Americans must understand the language of how business is conducted, especially in emerging markets like China and India, and how the Middle East affects global business markets. Public relations today is conducted in a global village made smaller by communication technology.
3 Credits
GA
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54-3708 Topics in Public Relations
Topics courses offer the opportunity to explore specialized areas of PR, examine current trends in the practice, and gain knowledge of emerging principles. Courses may include reputation management, stakeholder and media relations, etc.
1 Credits
Requirements 2.70 GPA required
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54-3708J Topics in PR: Digital PR in Nashville
This course will give students an inside look into how established and emerging players within an industry use digital communication strategies to achieve public relations objectives. Students will learn what it takes to strategically promote new and existing brands based in Nashville. Students will explore the implication of insights gathered in their own field trajectories and respond via blog posts. The course content would benefit students in all majors, particularly those in Advertising, Journalism, or Public Relations.
1 Credits
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54-3709 Humor as Political Communication
Using research and methods of analysis, this course will investigate audience reactions to political comedy from pre-Revolutionary days through contemporary campaigns. We will examine how humor and comedy affect the media agenda to makes the political candidate accessible; how issues in politics and government are represented by animated television programs to influence public action; and, how politics and politicians are influenced by humor. We will question how late-night comedy has replaced traditional media as a source of news for Millennial Generation voters, and the rationale these voters use for rejecting or accepting the party’s candidates.
3 Credits
Requirements 60 Credits Completed
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54-3800 Directed Study in Sports Marketing
Course consists of learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. They involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.
3 Credits
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54-3810 Account Planning
This course introduces Account Planning, as the discipline responsible for leveraging consumer insights into powerful and differentiating communication strategies. As such, this course emphasizes using consumer research in the context of strategic brand management. This course examines the essential features of a consumer insight: what it is, how to get to it, and how to use it. We will exercise skills that enable insights, with a focus on the creative brief.
3 Credits
PREREQUISITES: 54-1601 Consumer Behavior
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54-3811 Applied Marketing Intelligence
This course provides students the opportunity to apply, practice, and better understand the tools and techniques examined in the introductory course. Various measurement and research techniques employed in advertising, marketing and public relations are reviewed. A full life span of a primary as well as a secondary research project is explored; from study design, execution, to analysis and interpretation as well as the final presentation. This course is highly recommended for future marketing professionals, who need critical analysis skill and strategic creativity in their decision making.
3 Credits
PREREQUISITES: 54-1601 Consumer Behavior and 28-2500 Intro to Marketing Research
Requirements Department Permission
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54-3901 Media Workshop
Advanced course in media planning and execution enables students to develop a simulated media program including budget, media rationale, and execution.
3 Credits
PREREQUISITES: 54-2901 Digital Media Planning
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54-3970 Advertising in Film
Course combines popular film and video representations-screenings every week-with critical discussion that examines how adcult has influenced the way we look at the world and ourselves. The culture of advertising shapes and colors the world we live in, and nowhere is this more evident than in the mirror that Hollywood holds up to society.
3 Credits Repeatable
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54-3972 Product Placement & Cultral Seeding
This course introduces students to sponsorship practices that integrate branded products and services of corporate sponsors into entertainment vehicles and events (i.e., movies, sports, concerts, etc.) and the lifestyles of target consumers. Given the philosophical and ethical tensions that can develop between creative artists and corporate sponsors, students learn to evaluate and negotiate sponsorship opportunities from both perspectives. Course applies marketing theory in relation to culture studies, the arts, and the social sciences.
3 Credits Repeatable
PREREQUISITES: 28-1501 Promotional Marketing
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54-3978 Agency
Students learn how to function in an advertising or public relations agency as a specialist (account management, creative, media, traffic, production) and as a member of an agency team. Students work with actual clients on real assignments, participate in client meetings, generate contact reports, conduct research, develop strategies, write media plans, ideate concepts, and produce tactical elements. Course culminates in the production of completed marketing campaign elements, enabling students to have published samples for their portfolios.
3 Credits Repeatable
Requirements 60 Credits Completed and Permission of Instructor
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54-4090 Events Management: Practicum
This course is designed to provide resources, tools, and training necessary for planning and management of live events. Students are given hands-on orientation of event management processes and the opportunity to participate in managing actual events.
3 Credits
Requirements 60 Credits Completed
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56-1110 Introductory Biology
This course is an introduction to the study of life, at the molecular, cellular, and whole organism levels. It surveys cell structure and function, the principles of genetics, and the diversity of living organisms, including how they grow, how they evolve and adapt, and how they interact with each other and with their environment. Through observation, experimentation, and interpretation of the living world, students develop an understanding of the biological functions that support life. The biological world is examined with particular attention to issues of greater contemporary relevance and impact.
4 Credits
SL
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56-1115 Biology of Human Reproduction
The course examines the biological aspects of sexuality from a structural, functional, and evolutionary standpoint. Topics may include anatomy and physiology of the reproductive organs, human sexual response, reproductive hormones, birth control and infertility, pregnancy and birth, sexual disorders and sexually transmitted diseases, human inheritance and genetic counseling, evolution of human sexual behavior, and other related issues from a biological perspective.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1117 The Biology of AIDS: Life of a Virus
The course examines the basic biology of HIV and is designed to provide an understanding of the pathophysiology of HIV/AIDS and its impact on the immune system. Topics will include cell biology, basic genetics, the immune system, virology, and epidemiology and their connection to the development of anti-retroviral drugs and vaccines, testing for and diagnosis of HIV infection, and an understanding of the virus life cycle. HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention via artistic expressions will also be examined.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1120 Botany: Plants and Society
This course introduces students to plant life and the impact of plants on society including their use as a major food source, as medicine, and in the industrial and recreational world. As an introductory level botany course, topics also include structure, function, growth processes, reproduction, ecology, genetics, and resources derived from the plant world. The course also examines the impact of plant life on society using examples from major agriculture crops such as coffee and chocolate. Students will investigate live specimens of plants with a strong hands-on laboratory component.
3 Credits
SL
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56-1121 Introduction to Horticulture: Applied Plant Sciences
This laboratory course will be taught at the Garfield Park Conservatory and will address the science and art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants; the functional uses of plants: aesthetics, food, industry, recreation; and growing and using horticultural plants and consumer and environmental issues related to horticulture in daily living.
3 Credits
SL
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56-1125 General Zoology
This class examines the diversity of the animal kingdom, focusing on the major groups of invertebrates and vertebrates. We will study these animals in an evolutionary context, emphasizing ecology, life history, and morphology. The lab component will include dissections to examine physical differences across the major phyla. It is recommended that students have a strong background of biology in high school or a previous biology course in college (e.g. Biology the Living World, Animal Physiology, Human Physiology, or Marine Biology).
4 Credits
SL
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56-1170 Human Anatomy and Physiology
This course examines the basic biological concepts of structure and function of the human body. Body systems, such as the cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, digestive, muscular, skeletal and reproductive will be surveyed. Special topics may include the disease processes that affect the human body, such as cancers and AIDS.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1181 Animal Physiology
This course explores the structure and function of animals. Students gain knowledge on the diversity, as well as similarities of animal physiologies- at the microscopic as well as macroscopic level. Topics include general physiology (tissues and organ systems, sensory reception, respiration, digestion etc.), genetics and reproduction, evolution and ecology, and conservation. Special topics may include coverage of mammalian companion, economically important and zoo animals. The course includes hands-on laboratory work.
3 Credits
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56-1182 Biology of the Human Immune System: Health and Disease
What causes illness and maintains health How does the immune system guard against disease These and other important topics of health are discussed. The effects of diet, stress, and drugs are debated, with discussions of AIDS, genetics, cancer, and other related current topics. Students learn to make sound decisions regarding their bodies. Students complete projects integrating their major field of study with topics in health and illness. Laboratory work is a required component of the course.
3 Credits
SL
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56-1185 Marine Biology
This class examines the diversity of marine organisms from the smallest worms to predatory sharks to the largest whales, from the deepest trench to the shore. Students will explore the special adaptations that allow organisms to thrive and create the complex web of ocean life. This class contains a lab component; field trips to the Shedd Aquarium; and a final project that incorporates the students’ interests, majors, and cultural backgrounds with course material.
3 Credits
SL
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56-1210 Liberal Arts Chemistry
This introductory chemistry course includes the exploration of the high prevalence of chemical occurrences in the world. Topics such as chemical terminology, atomic structure, bonding, reactions, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction, and nuclear chemistry are considered. Materials from organic chemistry, biochemistry, and polymer chemistry are integrated into discussions and lab activities to demonstrate practical application of everyday substances.
4 Credits
SL
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56-1211 Scientific Investigation
Course provides an introduction to the basic principles and uses of forensic science. The basic applications of the biological, physical, chemical, medical, and behavioral sciences currently practiced and limitations of the modern crime laboratory are presented.
3 Credits
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56-1215 Concepts of Biochemistry
Includes basic chemical and biochemical principles and an insight on the latest breakthroughs in the field. Topics may include functioning of metabolism, cell signaling, hemoglobin abnormalities, DNA and ancestry, cloning, etc. Specially designed laboratory experiments help the student to discover the hidden side of life. The student will be able to make connections between bio-molecules and functioning of living organisms, disease, forensic tests, environmental issues, and biotechnology.
4 Credits
SL
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56-1220 Chemistry and Art: Textiles and Dyes
Course focuses on natural and synthetic textiles, their chemistry, properties, and applications. Paper and dye chemistry is extensively covered. Dye synthesis and interaction of fibers with vat, reactive, acidic, basic, azoic, and mordant dyes are also investigated. Special emphasis is placed on the extraction of natural dyes from plants.
3 Credits
SL
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56-1224 Chemistry of Art and Color
Course deals with atoms and molecules and how they create color or light and reflect and absorb light (dyes and pigments). Topics include additive and subtractive color mixing; interference, or iridescence, which is demonstrated through niobium anodizing; history and chemistry of pigments; and various paint media, including encaustic (or wax), egg tempura, linseed oil, gouache (or gum Arabic), fresco, calcium compounds, and oriental lacquers. The chemical reactions that set these paints are discussed.
4 Credits
SL
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56-1226 Chemistry of Photography
Chemical processes behind all major photographic methods are explored in this course. These processes include: daguerreotypes, black-and-white, color, non-silver, image making using alternative materials such as gum dichromate, holography, and xerography. Science of additive and subtractive color mixing is also explored. Laboratory experimentation constitutes significant part of course.
3 Credits
SL
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56-1228 Chemistry of Artifact Conservation
Chemistry of Artifact Conservation will explain the principles of the scientific method through the study of core chemical concepts critical to the science of conservation. Students will review molecular/atomic structure, chemical equations, and chemical bonding. Next, students will engage in a more in-depth study of the nature of liquids and solutions, organic solvents, and acid/base chemistry. Lastly, conservation specific topics such as polymer chemistry, mechanical cleaning techniques, oxidation and reduction reactions in cleaning, and adhesives will be investigated. It is highly recommended that students take 56-1224 - Chemistry of Art and Color first.
4 Credits
SL
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56-1230 The Chemistry of Science Fiction
In this course, chemistry depicted in science fiction stories, novels, television programs and the cinema will be utilized to teach important chemical concepts in such areas as: atomic structure and the periodic table; nuclear chemistry; temperature and heat; acid/base and oxidation/reduction reactions; gases and their chemistry and also from the field of nanotechnology.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1240 Material Science Technology
This laboratory course provides practical knowledge of the ever expanding use and development of materials in today’s world. Material Science Technology is a multidisciplinary approach to science and technology that teaches students to better understand the properties and uses of materials. It combines scientific theories, practical applications and technology, and actual hands-on experiences to prepare students to work in a technologically rich environment.
4 Credits
SL
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56-1280 Crime Lab Chemistry: Solving Crime Through Analytical Chemistry
A multi-disciplinary approach to the contemporary issues of science and the law provides the student with the general knowledge and ability to understand applications of science in society. Students study basic principles of scientific investigation and the application of sciences to evidence and law. A significant part of the course includes hands-on laboratories; evaluation of DNA evidence; and projects where students incorporate their interests and majors with what they learned in the course.
3 Credits
SL
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56-1310 Geology: Earth as a Planet
This course examines the basic scientific principles governing Earth and its operation. Through numerous hands-on activities, students study earth materials and how they form, surface processes and how they shape the land, and internal processes and how they lead to earthquakes, volcanic activity, and even movement of whole continents. Topics also include geologic time, the history of Earth and life on it, climate and climate change, and the impact of human activities on Earth.
4 Credits
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56-1311 Oceanography and the Marine Environment
This introductory course explores the oceans of the world, the living organisms of the ocean, and the vast mineral wealth of the ocean floor. New discoveries in the ocean sciences are discussed. The dynamic, growing field of oceanography and the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of oceans are investigated.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1312 Global Change: Earth and Life in the Past, Present & Future
This course examines the idea of global environmental change and the mechanisms by which global change occurs. We will use an approach combining Earth history with modern Earth processes (Earth systems) to understand changes in the physical environment like plate movement and climate change, and changes in the biological environment like evolution and extinction. Finally, we will analyze some of the relationships between physical and biological changes on Earth (physical mechanisms for extinction, biological inputs to climate change, and others).
3 Credits
SC
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56-1320 Natural Disasters
Both geologic and climatic natural disasters are explored in this course. Central focus is on causes and effects of disasters, particularly on the results of human attempts to prepare for these disasters. Topics include meteorite impacts, volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, floods, and the effects of floods on human and animal life.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1330 Meteorology
This course provides an introduction to the dynamics of the atmosphere and the methods of forecasting weather. Topics include theories of Earth’s climate, effects of pollution on the weather, applications to marine and aviation agencies, and careers in meteorology. Activities include graphing, weather forecasting, and maintenance of a weather log.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1350 Vertebrate Paleontology
Vertebrates have been around for more than 500 million years and are one of the most successful groups of organisms inhabiting the Earth today. This course explores the fossil evidence for the evolution and diversification of vertebrates, including fishes, crocodiles, dinosaurs, birds, and mammals. How vertebrate evolution is conveyed in scientific and popular literature, the arts, and museum exhibits will be examined in the context of the science and methods behind how fossils are discovered, collected, analyzed, reported, and displayed.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1350HN Vertebrate Paleontology: Honors
This is an Honors course and students need special permission to register. Vertebrates have been around for more than 500 million years and are one of the most successful groups of organisms inhabiting the Earth today. This course explores the fossil evidence for the evolution and diversification of vertebrates, including fishes, crocodiles, dinosaurs, birds, and mammals. How vertebrate evolution is conveyed in scientific and popular literature, the arts, and museum exhibits will be examined in the context of the science and methods behind how fossils are discovered, collected, analyzed, reported, and displayed. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.
3 Credits
SC
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
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56-1351 Mammal Evolution
This course explores the evolution and diversification of mammals through time, focusing on evidence from the fossil record and from living mammals. Humans are one of about 4,600 species of diverse mammals sharing the planet today. What are the origins of this amazing diversity We will examine the evolutionary history of the group to which we belong beginning with our ancestors almost 300 million years ago. Fossil and extant mammal morphology, physiology, behavior, ecology, and biogeography, as well as specific evidence for a shared evolutionary history will be compared and analyzed in lecture and lab. Prior experience with Earth Science and/or Biology courses is strongly recommended (e.g. Vertebrate Paleontology, Biology, Zoology, Animal Physiology, Physical Geology, Marine Biology, etc).
4 Credits
SL
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56-1352 Dinosaur Evolution and Extinction
Dinosaurs were one of the most successful groups of organisms on Earth, and still exist today as birds. What is the evidence for diet, running speed, or for behavior associated with bizarre adaptations like head ornaments or super long necks? You will explore fossil evidence and scientific methods to answer questions about evolutionary relationships, physiology, behavior, past environments and extinction. Labs provide a hands-on introduction to fossils, rocks and fundamental concepts of natural history, geology and paleontology. (Note: This is a 2-credit Lecture course; students also need to register for the 2-credit concurrent requisite Lab course, 56-1353.)
2 Credits
SL
CONCURRENT: 56-1353 Dinosaur Evolution and Extinction: Lab
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56-1354HN Paleontology Field Obeservations & Methods: Honors
This course provides a hands-on introduction to paleontology field methods, including fossil reconnaissance, identification, and collection during a two-week field expedition to the Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. You will learn about the paleontology and geology of the park by reading and interpreting popular and scientific literature. Emphasis will be placed on detailed observation and documentation of vertebrate fossils and geologic context in a field notebook that will provide the basis for a final project interpreting your field experience.
3 Credits
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56-1380 Historical Geology
Students investigate the geological processes that have shaped the environment and life on Earth over the past 4.5 billion years. The course explores the basic tenets of geology including plate tectonics, geomorphology, and stratigraphy to trace the development of common fossil forms and prehistoric life with a special focus on the Chicago geological record. Laboratory experience includes mineral/rock identification, analysis of fossils, and interpretation of geologic maps. The class will examine collections at the Field Museum.
3 Credits
SL
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56-1420 Animal Behavior
This course explores the ways in which animals survive, adapt, and respond to changes in their environment. Basic topics covered include animal learning, mechanisms of behavior, foraging, defense against predation, aggression, sensory systems, communication, mating systems, and parental care behavior. Examples from the animal kingdom will be incorporated, including consideration of the roles animals play in the daily lives of humans, and the discovery and meaning of specific animal behaviors.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1510 Nutrition
Course provides an overview of the basic nutrients required by the body for health and life. The role of nutrition in various phases of the life cycle and the psychological and sociological implications of food are discussed. Emphasis is placed on dispelling common nutrition myths and on questioning nutrition information presented in the media.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1511 Nutritional Chemistry
This course provides a hands-on learning opportunity through laboratory experimentation of the basic chemistry of nutrition. The human body is a complex network of interdependent systems, which operate using chemicals provided by foods. The focus is on the six nutrients ? carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water. Monitoring of intake with nutrient analyses is included. Health depends on our choice of foods and our lives depend on providing the right fuel for the chemical reactions that grow and sustain our bodies.
4 Credits
SL
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56-1515 Personal Wellness
This science course focuses on a holistic approach to health management. You will learn to assess your current wellness status and how to make improvements where necessary. Topics include exercise science, nutrition, self-esteem, mental health, stress management, relationships, effective communications, violence, sexuality, chronic diseases, and addictions. Some classes require mild to moderate movement.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1601 Documentation for Conservators
The conservation and restoration of artworks involve a broad range of methodologies all of which require some form of documentation. When dealing with works of art, it is very important that anything that affects the physical artwork in any way be recorded and archived as part of the living history of the piece. This course will cover the primary documentary methods including photography, videography, written and audio note taking as well as presentation of these various forms of documentation using Microsoft PowerPoint.
2 Credits
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56-1610 History of Science
Science is best understood when studied through the lens of its history and its biography. By examining not only the contributions and scientific breakthroughs but also the lives of people like Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Darwin, and Einstein we discover the richness of the humanity of science that is often ignored. The historical approach also enables us to witness the dynamic intersection between science and technology, art and humanities, war, politics and religion. Topics include the Copernican, Newtonian and Einstein view of the universe as well as milestones such as Darwin’s theory of evolution, and the discoveries of the nucleus, X-rays and radioactivity.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1615 Sensation & Perception
Course studies sensation and perception entering the body through sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. Course examines the senses as they relate to biology, chemistry, physics, and psychology. Other senses dealing with coordination and balance will be studied also.
3 Credits
SL
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56-1621 Science, Technology and Society
Course provides an introduction to current events in science and technology and their effects on everyday life. Topics include environmental pollution, benefits of space exploration, superconductivity, and technical education in various nations. Students are required to complete individual projects such as videotapes, slides, or practical demonstration.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1624 Science Film Seminar
Scientific methodology, concepts, and applications are presented and discussed using the film/video medium. Topics include astronomy, biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine, energy resources, preservation, and unexplained scientific phenomena.
1 Credits
SC
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56-1630 Energy & the Environment
This course deals with the fundamentals of the science of energy and its applications. What is energy, how many different energy types are there, how do we measure it and what are the laws that govern it? The course also discusses the different types of commercially produced energy and the advantages and disadvantages of each type. A particular focus will be given to the impact of energy practices on global climate change. The course includes a class debate and a field trip, and requires the completion of a final project with an energy theme.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1640 Astrobiology
The question of life beyond Earth fascinated human kind for centuries and continues to do so today. This course examines the science behind the search for extraterrestrial life. Topics include the origins and nature of life, the minimum conditions for life, space missions that looked for evidence of life on Mars and the different techniques scientists use to discover planets orbiting other stars and discern their atmospheres. The course is built on multiple disciplines of science (astronomy, biology, physics, geology, chemistry), all focused on this single theme and all being essential components of the field of Astrobiology.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1680 Frontiers of Science
Have you ever wondered about the relationship between science and sport This area and other emerging fields of science are studied to enable you to gain an understanding of contemporary scientific discoveries that cross the disciplines of biology, chemistry, astronomy, and physics and how these discoveries impact society. This course includes a strong laboratory component and topics are discussed to enhance scientific literacy and promote appreciation and understanding of how various disciplines of science relate to each other.
3 Credits
SL
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56-1681 Science and Technology in the Arts
Students explore technologies that are used in the production of artistic performances and the scientific principles behind them. These technological systems include audio, lighting, and mechanical (robotics) control. Students investigate the properties of sound and light through a series of hands-on experiments and design scale model systems such as a public address system, lighting, and computerized stage controls. Students gain experience on the potential application of technological resources to improve their own creative production.
3 Credits
SL
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56-1690 Introduction to Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is a field of applied science where matter is controlled on an atomic and molecular scale. In this multidisciplinary course, we will examine the basic science behind nanotechnology and how it has infused itself into areas of food safety, agriculture, homeland security, medicine and healthcare, the environment, energy supply and consumer goods. Discussion of the possible risks of nanotechnology will also occur. An extensive series of hands-on laboratory activities is a central part of the course.
3 Credits
SL
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56-1710 Basic Math Skills
Basic Math Skills is designed for college students who have a weak background in mathematics and who may exhibit math anxiety. The course concentrates on operations involving fractions, decimals, and percents. Measurement, geometry, statistics, and the principles of algebra are also introduced. The class focuses on student participation, collaborative learning, and activities that develop students’ problem solving and critical thinking skills. (Basic Math Skills does not satisfy the College’s mathematics requirement.)
3 Credits
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56-1720 College Mathematics
This course covers essential mathematical skills expected at the college level. Some of the topics covered are: problem-solving, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, logarithms and exponential equations. Students solve problems, improve understanding of mathematical concepts and gain confidence in their ability to do math.
3 Credits
MA
PREREQUISITES: COMPASS Placement Test score >= 34 or 56-1710 Basic Math Skills or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) score >= 420 or ACT (American College Test) score >= 17
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56-1721 Mathematical Ideas
This is an online mathematics course intended for liberal arts students at the college level. Mathematical Ideas is divided into historical perspectives, algebraic systems, and applied consumer mathematics. Topics include numerations, finite mathematics, algebra of real numbers, linear-quadratic-exponential functions, geometry, and consumer mathematics.
3 Credits
MA
PREREQUISITES: COMPASS Placement Test score >= 67 or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) score >= 550 or ACT (American College Test) score >= 23 or 56-1720 College Mathematics or 56-1723 Liberal Arts Mathematics or 56-1728 Quantitative Reasoning
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56-1723 Liberal Arts Mathematics
The course covers essential mathematical concepts, with an emphasis on rigorously understanding definitions, using problem-solving and discovering applications. Topics include number systems, algebraic equations, exponential and logarithmic functions, and combinatorial counting methods.
3 Credits
MA
PREREQUISITES: 56-1710 Basic Math Skills or COMPASS Placement Test score >= 34 or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) score >= 420 or ACT (American College Test) score >= 17
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56-1724 Geometry in the Arts
Course presents basic geometric concepts such as the Pythagorean theorem, properties and measurements of points, lines, angles, plane figures, and classic solids. In-class activities include the integration of small group work and individual research projects. Effort will be made to apply geometrical concepts to students’ major areas of study.
3 Credits
MA
PREREQUISITES: COMPASS Placement Test score >= 50 or 56-1720 College Mathematics or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) score >= 490 or ACT (American College Test) score >= 20 or 56-1723 Liberal Arts Mathematics or 56-1728 Quantitative Reasoning
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56-1725 Math in Art and Nature
This course shows the relationship between mathematics and art in nature, for example, the shape of a butterfly and the spiral on a pineapple. Using a compass and a straightedge, students learn geometric concepts in order to do basic Euclidean constructions as well as golden rectangle, baravelle spiral, and the lute of Pythagoras constructions.
3 Credits
MA
PREREQUISITES: COMPASS Placement Test score >= 50 or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) score >= 490 or ACT (American College Test) score >= 20 or 56-1720 College Mathematics or 56-1723 Liberal Arts Mathematics or 56-1728 Quantitative Reasoning
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56-1726 Math for Marketing and Management
Course provides specific applications of mathematics for Marketing and Management majors. Emphasis is placed on solving problems in the areas of interest, discount negotiable instruments, payroll, buying and selling, checking accounts, and other business related applications.
3 Credits
MA
PREREQUISITES: COMPASS Placement Test score >= 67 or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) score >= 550 or ACT (American College Test) score >= 23 or 56-1720 College Mathematics or 56-1723 Liberal Arts Mathematics or 56-1728 Quantitative Reasoning
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56-1728 Quantitative Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning surveys the ways that mathematics is used in the real world. As our society grows more technologically complex, the ability to interpret and analyze quantitative information has become an increasingly essential skill for citizenship. The goal of this course is to develop the reasoning capacity, critical thinking skills, and statistical literacy needed to make sense of issues that routinely appear in the media. Essential topics in consumer mathematics will also be covered.
3 Credits
MA
PREREQUISITES: COMPASS Placement Test score >= 34 or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) score >= 420 or 56-1710 Basic Math Skills or ACT (American College Test) score >= 17
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56-1817 Lasers and Holography
This course covers the fundamental principles of the nature and properties of light and the technical and aesthetic features of Holography; other topics include the general properties of light, optical phenomena and photochemical procedures; the many different uses of lasers; and procedures for setting up simple holograms, single- and double-beam transmission and reflection. In this course students are required to create their own holograms using laser equipment and development facilities that are provided in class.
3 Credits
SL
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56-1820 Science of Electronics
This course provides an introduction to electronics. Students acquire knowledge in the fundamentals of electric circuit theory. Course teaches the operation and use of electronic components and instruments such as multimeters and oscilloscopes. Regular laboratories provide opportunities for hands-on activities. During the final weeks of the course students construct an electronic project.
4 Credits
SL
PREREQUISITES: ACT (American College Test) score >= 23 or 56-1728 Quantitative Reasoning or COMPASS Placement Test score >= 67 or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) score >= 550 or 56-1723 Liberal Arts Mathematics or 56-1720 College Mathematics or 56-27 or 56-37
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56-1830 Astronomy: The Solar System
This is the first semester of a two-part astronomy course, though each can be taken independently. It begins with an investigation of how the motions of the Earth affect what we see in the day and night skies. Then it will explore the planets, moons, and other objects of our Solar System. Currently, astronomers are discovering new planets around other stars monthly. This class will end with an investigation of these strange new exoplanet systems and the origin and fate of our own Solar System.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1831 Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies
This is the second semester of a two-part astronomy course, though each can be taken independently. First, it reviews how light is used to study the properties and life cycles of stars. Next, it delves into intergalactic space to survey our own Milky Way and billions of other galaxies. The course ends by examining the evolution of the Universe from the Big Bang to today. All along, it will explore how the mysteries of Black holes, dark matter and dark energy are critical to our current understating of the cosmos.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1833 Space Exploration
The course examines the space race from Sputnik to the moon, the international space station and the use of space probes in the exploration of our solar system. It covers the basic science and technology involved in the space program, as well as the many different dangers, the benefits, costs, and the political and human drama associated with it. Discussion topics include rocketry, space suits, moon colonies, the search for extraterrestrial life, space telescopes, black holes and the birth and death of stars.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1837 The Origin and Fate of the Universe
The course examines what the universe is made of, how to measure its dimensions, how and when it began, and in how many different ways it is changing. The course outlines the different methods scientists use in their ongoing research about the expansion of the universe and the Big Bang model, the mysteries of black holes, quasars, dark matter, and dark energy. Students are required to create an art project that relates to any aspect of the course. One of the class assignments involves a visit to the Adler Planetarium.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1840 Einstein: His Science and his Humanity
Course examines the basic concepts of Einstein’s science, humanity, and philosophy and his views on religion, politics, and the arms race. Course studies his theories, which inspired the invention of such modern technology as lasers, nuclear energy, photoelectricity, and concepts such as curved space. Course provides students with a better understanding of the universe.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1840HN Einstein: His Science and his Humanity
The course examines the basic concepts of Einstein’s science and its impact on science, history and culture. Einstein’s theories have inspired the invention of modern technology such as lasers, nuclear energy, solar panels and have predicted strange phenomena such as time dilation, curved space-time, black holes and dark energy. Einstein’s humanity and philosophy and his views on religion, politics, and the arms race are also discussed. Students participate in a class debate on Nuclear Reactors and carry out an assignment that identifies metaphors of physics in art.
3 Credits
SC
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
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56-1850 Quantum Physics: Fundamental Ideas
This course is designed for non-scientists (with little or no background in physics and mathematics) with emphasis on the paradoxes and beauty of quantum physics. Students will learn basic ideas about quantum duality, wave functions, uncertainty principle, teleportation, theory of relativity, elementary particles, and cosmology.
3 Credits
SC
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56-1850HN Quantum Physics: Fundamental Ideas: Honors
This course is designed for non-scientists (with little or no background in physics and mathematics) with emphasis on the apparent paradoxes, beauty, and fundamental ideas of quantum physics. Students will learn basic ideas of modern physics such as quantum duality, wave functions, uncertainty principle, Schrodinger’s equation, theory of relativity, elementary particles, and cosmology.
3 Credits
SC
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
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56-1881 Physics of Musical Instruments
Students study the physics of common musical instruments and discover the mathematical foundation of musical scales. This course explores mechanical oscillation, wave motion, the concept of pitch, and the harmonic series. Students investigate the complex timbre of musical instruments through hands-on laboratory experiments using waves and spectrum analysis, and develop scales with sound generation software. For a final project, students construct functional musical instruments and perform an original music composition.
4 Credits
SL
PREREQUISITES: 56-1720 College Mathematics or COMPASS Placement Test score >= 50 or 56-1723 Liberal Arts Mathematics or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) score >= 490 or ACT (American College Test) score >= 20 or 56-1728 Quantitative Reasoning
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56-1881HN Physics of Musical Instruments: Honors
Students study the physics of common musical instruments and discover the mathematical foundation of musical scales. This course explores mechanical oscillation, wave motion, the concept of pitch, and the harmonic series. Students investigate the complex timbre of musical instruments through hands-on laboratory experiments using waves and spectrum analysis, and develop scales with sound generation software. For a final project, students construct functional musical instruments and perform an original music composition
4 Credits
SL
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
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56-1940AMC Furniture, Wood Objects, and Gilding Conservation: Study in Florence, Italy
This course is part of the Junior Year Abroad for Art and Materials Conservation majors study at Lorenzo de’ Medici Institute in Florence, Italy.
3 Credits
Requirements Department Permission
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56-1960AMC Fresco Painting and Restoration I: Study in Florence, Italy
The student will be introduced to all phases of the art of fresco painting by preparing a small fresco which can be transported. Students will learn the ancient technique of fresco by using original techniques such as the enlargement of a master drawing (student’s choice), mixing fresco mortar (intonaco), and the use of pigments for painting fresco. Each student will also make a sinopia (preliminary painting for fresco), and complete a small fresco to then be detached as an exercise in fresco conservation. This course is part of the Junior Year Abroad for Art and Materials Conservation majors at Lorenzo de’ Medici Institute in Florence, Italy.
3 Credits
Requirements Department Permission
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56-1975AMC Painting & Polychrome Wooden Sculpture Conservation I: Study in Florence, Italy
This course covers all types of painting conservation methods such as the preservation of a work of art, relining, consolidation, cleaning and in-painting. Direct contact with minor original works of art allows beginning students to observe the problems and methods that are presented to a restorer. Students will learn how to apply basic conservation techniques through hands-on experience in order to acquire confidence and knowledge in the reconnaissance of old paintings and their conservation needs. Techniques for the conservation of polychrome wooden sculpture will be introduced, especially mechanical cleaning methods, preserving, and aesthetic in-painting methods. This course is part of the Junior Year Abroad for Art and Materials Conservation majors at Lorenzo de’ Medici Institute in Florence, Italy.
3 Credits
Requirements Department Permission
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56-2100 Epidemics: History of Disease and Response
This course examines well-known epidemics. Classes of pathogens, modes of transmission, pathology of illness, and the immune response are investigated. Each epidemic is discussed through the lens of the public health response and the impact of concurrent scientific breakthroughs. This class considers the nature and challenges of contemporary global diseases and the responses of the public health, medical, and philanthropic communities. The course assesses how colonialism and globalization help spread disease and the co-evolution of infectious agents and humans. It is recommended that students have a strong background of biology from high school or have taken a previous biology course in college (e.g. Biology the Living World, Microbiology, Brave New World of Medicine).
3 Credits
SC
PREREQUISITES: ACT (American College Test) score >= 30 or 52-1151 Writing and Rhetoric I or 52-1151S Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B or 52-1121 International Writing and Rhetoric I or COMPASS Placement Test score >= 97 or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) score >= 710
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56-2120 Cancer Biology
This course introduces students to the fundamental aspects of cancer biology. The underlying environmental and genetic causes that lead cells to transform into malignant cancer cells are investigated. Current methods of cancer screening and diagnosis, traditional treatment and cutting-edge therapies are examined and compared. In addition, the course explores possible measures to delay, reduce, and even prevent cancer development. Several specific types of cancers are examined and used as examples to illustrate the process of cell transformation into malignant cancers.
4 Credits
SL
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56-2130 Genetics
Course is a survey of the basic fundamentals of genetics and their application to contemporary issues. Major topics include DNA structure and replication, the chromosomal basis of inheritance, protein synthesis, and genetic engineering. Special topics may include human development, cloning, stem cell research, DNA fingerprinting, genetic basis of disease, agricultural crop breeding, reproductive technologies, and the conservation of genetic diversity in nature.
3 Credits
SC
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56-2130HN Genetics: Honors
This course is a survey of the fundamentals of genetics and their application to contemporary issues with hands-on, inquiry-based activities. Major topics include DNA structure and replication, the chromosomal basis of inheritance, mutation, gene expression and epigenetics, and utilization of model organisms and genetic technology. Special topics may include ethical issues in genetics, human development and reproductive technologies, stem cell research, DNA fingerprinting, genetic basis of disease, and use of model organisms in genetic research. This is an Honors course and students need a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher to register.
4 Credits
SL
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
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56-2134 Human Evolution
This course is a survey of the biological theory of evolution, as related to the human species. Major topics include basic genetics, general biological evolution, comparative anatomy, and primate and hominid evolution. Special topics may include an examination of the evolution of human traits such as language, art, agriculture, and war, and the role of humans in the extinction of other species.
3 Credits
SC
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56-2150 Microbiology
The course examines life at the microscopic level and is designed to provide an understanding of microbiology and its connectedness to the human body, environment, medicine, and industry. Topics will include the exploration of the world of bacteria and viruses; microbial growth and control; the impact of the human microbiome; the role of microbes in biotechnology, industry, and agriculture; the rise of antibiotic resistance; and microbial diseases of humans.
4 Credits
SL
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56-2160 Molecular and Cell Biology
All living organisms are made of cells, some are unicellular and some are complex. This course provides students with an introduction to cell biology. Several areas of cell biology will be discussed: DNA, RNA, protein, transcription and translation, cell division and cell death, cell signaling and communication, cell renewal, and stem cells and cancer. The laboratory portion of the course will teach students the molecular biology techniques currently used in biology research, including gel electrophoresis, PCR, molecular cloning, ELISA, and Western Blot.
4 Credits
SL
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56-2169HN Evolution of Sex: Honors
Understanding the nature of sex and its relationship to evolution is important in biology. This class will cover sex and sexual selection across the animal and plant kingdoms. We will discuss the nature of science and the influences of culture on science, specifically the role of feminism on our understanding of female choice. Monogamy, polygamy, polyandry, homosexuality and other types of sexual and asexual relationships will be explored in an evolutionary context through primary literature. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.
3 Credits
SC
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
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56-2270 General Chemistry I
General Chemistry I is a laboratory-intensive course. Content of the course includes the foundations of chemistry and problem-solving strategies; atoms, molecules and ions; balancing chemical equations and reaction stoichiometry; types of chemical reactions and solution stoichiometry; gases; thermochemistry; atomic structure and periodicity; chemical bonding and liquids and solids. It is highly recommended that students have had one year of high school chemistry.
4 Credits
SL
PREREQUISITES: 56-2710 College Algebra
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56-2271 General Chemistry II
General Chemistry II will expand upon the core chemical concepts from General Chemistry I. Students will continue their study of general chemistry with problem solving activities and laboratory investigations of the properties of solutions, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, solubility and complex ion equilibria, spontaneity, entropy, free energy, electrochemistry, the representative elements, and transition metals and coordination chemistry.
4 Credits
SL
PREREQUISITES: 56-2270 General Chemistry I
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56-2420HN Animal Behavior Observational Research Methods: Honors
This course will meet primarily at Lincoln Park Zoo, with a few on-campus meetings. The course will provide students with a hands-on introduction to animal behavior observational research methods. We will use Chicago’s own Lincoln Park Zoo as our laboratory to learn how to use a range of different observational research methods practiced by professionals in the field of animal behavior. This course will introduce students to appropriate experimental design for behavioral research and different sampling methods through discussion of primary literature and hands-on behavioral data collection. Students will use the scientific method from hypothesis formulation to data analysis, discussion, and scientific communication by designing and presenting their own independent behavioral research projects. It is assumed that students have had some biology and stats in high school or college, and it is suggested that they take Animal Behavior (56-1420) prior to taking this course. This is an Honors course and students need a GPA of 3.50 or higher to register.
4 Credits Repeatable
SL
PREREQUISITES: 52-1122 International Writing and Rhetoric II or 52-1152 Writing and Rhetoric II
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
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56-2450 Ecology
This course introduces basic principles of ecology- the study of relationships among living organisms, their environment and each other. We examine ecological concepts applied to individuals, populations and communities of both plants and animals. Topics include plant and animal adaptations to the environment, the role environmental factors in the distribution and abundance of organisms, the dynamics of population growth, species interactions including competition and predation, the structure of ecological communities, and the application of ecology to problems in conservation.
4 Credits
SL
PREREQUISITES: ACT (American College Test) score >= 23 or COMPASS Placement Test score >= 67 or 56-1720 College Mathematics or 56-1728 Quantitative Reasoning or 56-1723 Liberal Arts Mathematics or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) score >= 570
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56-2450HN Ecology: Honors
This course introduces basic principles of ecology- the study of relationships among living organisms, their environment and each other. We examine ecological concepts applied to individuals, populations and communities of both plants and animals. Topics include plant and animal adaptations to the environment, the role environmental factors in the distribution and abundance of organisms, the dynamics of population growth, species interactions including competition and predation, the structure of ecological communities, and the application of ecology to problems in conservation. This is an Honors course. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.
4 Credits
SL
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
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56-2610 Environmental Science
This course explores the multidisciplinary science of the environment. We focus on contemporary issues such as air and water pollution, global climate change, ozone depletion, acid rain, hazardous and solid waste, alternative energy resources, soils, deforestation, overfishing, biodiversity, and endangered species, and their ecological, economical, and human health impacts. An extensive, hands-on laboratory is a core part of the course. Students develop a final creative project incorporating the skills of their major.
3 Credits
SL
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56-2611 Space, Time and the Arts
Space and Time are two of the most fundamental components of the architecture of the universe and both fascinate and intrigue scientists and artists alike. This course deals primarily with the different properties of space and time discovered and explained by scientists like Newton and Einstein. In parallel, the course also examines the many different ways by which artists understood, explored and expressed space and time in different media (Paintings, Literature, Dance, Music, and Film/Video etc.) Students are expected to either create an artifact that portrays some of the physics properties of space and/or time or complete a science assignment at the Art Institute of Chicago.
3 Credits
SC
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56-2611HN Space, Time and the Arts: Honors
Space and Time are two of the most fundamental components of the architecture of the universe and both fascinate and intrigue scientists and artists alike. This course deals primarily with the different properties of space and time discovered and explained by scientists like Newton and Einstein. In parallel, the course also examines the many different ways by which artists understood, explored and expressed space and time in different media (Paintings, Literature, Dance, Music, and Film/Video etc.) Students are expected to either create an artifact that portrays some of the physics properties of space and/or time or complete a science assignment at the Art Institute of Chicago. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.
3 Credits
SC
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
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