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Update - New Courses approved in spring 2006
Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE)239. Marine Resource and Environmental Economics 193. Foreign Studies in Animal Science Either semester. Variable credits, 1-15. Hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. Open only by instructor consent. Variable topics. 102. Great Discoveries in Archaeology 209. European Prehistory Either semester. Three credits. Interdisciplinary survey of the archaeological, biological, cultural, and behavioral evolution of prehistoric humans and their societies across Europe and portions of western Asia . 263. Ethnohistory of Native New England Either semester. Three credits. Combines archaeological and ethnohistorical data to reconstruct the lifeways of the Native Americans of New England from the prehistoric period to the present. CA 4. 111. Elementary Arabic I First semester. Four credits each semester. Four class periods and additional laboratory practice. Not open for credit to students who have had three or more years of Arabic. Development of ability to communicate in Arabic, orally and in writing. 112. Elementary Arabic II Second semester. Four credits each semester. Four class periods and additional laboratory practice. Not open for credit to students who have had three or more years of Arabic. Prerequisite ARAB 111. Development of ability to communicate in Arabic, orally and in writing. 113. Intermediate Arabic I First semester. Four credits each semester. Four class periods and additional laboratory practice. Not open for credit to students who have had three or more years of Arabic. Prerequisite ARAB 112. Development of ability to communicate in Arabic, orally and in writing. 114. Intermediate Arabic II Second semester. Four credits each semester. Four class periods and additional laboratory practice. Not open for credit to students who have had three or more years of Arabic. Prerequisite ARAB 113. Development of ability to communicate in Arabic, orally and in writing. 121. Traditional Arab Literatures, Cultures, and Civilizations Either semester. Three credits. Taught in English. Representative works from the cultures of the Arab world. Pre-Islamic poets to later writers and thinkers. Relation of literary and artistic forms to their historical contexts. 122. Modern Arabic Culture Either semester. Three credits. Taught in English. Introduction to modern Arabic culture from Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign to modern Islamism. Survey of institutions, philosophy, and social customs seen through the medium of literature. 220. Biochemical Engineering for Biomedical Engineers First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: BME 211. Corequisite: CHEM 243. Introduction to chemical reaction kinetics; enzyme and fermentation technology; microbiology, biochemistry, and cellular concepts; biomass production; organ analysis; viral dynamics. 214. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II (Formerly offered as CHEG 212.) Either semester. Four credits. Three class periods and one discussion period. Prerequisite: MATH 211, CHEG 211, or consent of Chemical Engineering Program Director. Properties and phase equilibria for ideal and non-ideal mixtures; design of equilibrium flash separators; phase equilibria using equations of state; chemical equilibria; optimum conditions for chemical reactions; applications include chemical, electrochemical and biochemical systems. 226. Transfer Operations II (Formerly offered as CHEG 224.) Either semester. Three credits each semester. Three class periods and one discussion period. Prerequisite: MATH 211, CHEG 211, or consent of Chemical Engineering Program Director. Radiation heat transfer, design of heat exchange equipment; evaporation; design of mass transfer processes including distillation and extraction; analysis and design of diffusional processes such as gas absorption and humidification. Analytical and numerical methods for the solution of simple partial differential equations describing transport phenomena. 111. Elementary Chinese I First semester. Four credits each semester. Four class periods and additional laboratory practice. Not open for credit to students who have had three or more years of Chinese. Development of ability to communicate in Chinese, orally and in writing. 112. Elementary Chinese II Second semester. Four credits each semester. Four class periods and additional laboratory practice. Not open for credit to students who have had three or more years of Chinese. Prerequisite CHIN 111. Development of ability to communicate in Chinese, orally and in writing. 113. Intermediate Chinese I First semester. Four credits each semester. Four class periods and additional laboratory practice. Not open for credit to students who have had three or more years of Chinese. Prerequisite CHIN 112. Development of ability to communicate in Chinese, orally and in writing. 114. Intermediate Chinese II Second semester. Four credits each semester. Four class periods and additional laboratory practice. Not open for credit to students who have had three or more years of Chinese. Prerequisite CHIN 113. Development of ability to communicate in Chinese, orally and in writing. 121. Traditional Chinese Culture Either semester. Three credits. Taught in English. Introduction to traditional Chinese culture prior to the 20 th century. Survey of institutions, philosophy, art, literature, and social customs seen through a variety of media. 122. Modern Chinese Culture Either semester. Three credits. Taught in English. Introduction to modern Chinese culture from the fall of the Qing Dynasty to the present period. Survey of institutions, philosophy, and social customs seen through literature and films. Communication Disorders (CDIS) 155Q. Applied Sound Science Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: MATH 109 or the equivalent. Fundamentals of physical acoustics specifically oriented to speech and audiology: frequency, intensity, decibels, critical bands, filters, masking, noise and vibration. Introduction to acoustic instrumentation and software used in communication sciences, animal science, biology, architectural acoustics and ecology, and bioacoustic analyses Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies (CLCS) 103W. Languages and Cultures First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. Urios-Aparisi, Wagner Develops an interdisciplinary understanding and critical awareness of basic issues concerning socio-cultural factors of languages, language use and language learning, linguistic diversity, language research methodology, and the differences among diverse modes of communication. CA 1. CA 4-INT. 107. Honors Core: Economies, Nature, and the Environment Either semester. Three credits. Impact of nature on societies; effects of geography and climate on economic development and income inequality. Impact of humans on their environment; environmental problems; collapse of societies; sustainable development. CA 2. 249W. Economic Growth Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisites: ECON 219 or 219Q; ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. Ahking, Cunningham, Langlois, Morand, Zimmermann Causes and consequences of economic growth examined through theory, data, and economic history. Interactions between economic growth and population growth, technology, education, health and life expectancy, and social institutions. Public policies to promote growth. 283W. The Hispanic World in the Ages of Reason and Revolution First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. Recommended preparation: HIST 281. Silvestrini The transformation of Spanish America from the Bourbons in 1700, through the wars of independence and the struggle to build stable national states in the Nineteenth Century. 170. Honors Core: Walden, A History Either semester. Three credits. Open only to freshman and sophomore students in the Honors program. Gross, Pritchard, Thorson Explores the interplay of nature, history, and aesthetics in the making of Thoreau's Walden (1854). Topics include the geological development of the Walden ecosystem; the economic reshaping of the Walden environment in the mid-19th century; the social critique, scientific ideas, and aesthetic notions informing Thoreau's work; and the impact of Walden on Americans' views of themselves and their sense of place. Applies interdisciplinary perspectives from art, geology, literature, and social and intellectual history. CA 1. Italian Literary and Cultural Studies (ILCS) 170. Introducing Italy through Its Regions Either semester. Three credits. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement. The diverse culture of Italy, studied through analysis of sociological, literary, artistic, and cinematic works from and about a single one of the different Italian regions and that region's cultural centers, such as Rome, Naples, Florence, Palermo, or Venice. 175W. The End of Life: A Multicultural Interdisciplinary Experience Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. An examination of experiences at the end of life to enhance student awareness of related issues through a societal, personal, multicultural, and interdisciplinary lens. CA 4. 283. Experience in Medical Nutrition Therapy Either semester. One to three credits. Prerequisite: NUSC 241. Consent of instructor required. No more than six credits of experience or independent study may apply toward the major. Rodriguez 234W. Arab-Israeli Conflict Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. Political relations between Arabs and Israelis with an emphasis on war and diplomacy. |
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