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ANTH 001Cultural Anthropology
Sign upExplores the basic contributions of anthropology to the understanding of human behavior and culture and the explanation of similarities and differences among human societies. Addresses the relevance of materials drawn from tribal and peasant culture to problems of the modern world. Stresses the application of anthropological methods to research problems.ANTH 001HHonors Cultural Anthropology
Sign upHonors course corresponding to ANTH 001. Explores the basic contributions of anthropology to the understanding of human behavior and culture and the explanation of similarities and differences among human societies. Addresses the relevance of materials drawn from tribal and peasant culture to problems of the modern world. Stresses the application of anthropological methods to research problems. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.ANTH 001WCultural Anthropology
Sign upExplores the basic contributions of anthropology to the understanding of human behavior and culture and the explanation of similarities and differences among human societies. Addresses the relevance of materials drawn from tribal and peasant culture to problems of the modern world. Stresses the application of anthropological methods to research problems. Fulfills the third-quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of "C" or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student's college permits, as alternatives to WRIT 030.ANTH 002Biological Anthropology
Sign upA survey of past and contemporary human variation and evolution. Considers the perspective of the fossil record, inferences from nonhuman primate biology and social behavior, and the forces of evolution.ANTH 003World Prehistory
Sign upExamines the cultural history of humankind, from the beginning of tool-using behavior in the Old World to the rise of complex social and political systems (civilizations) in both the Old and New World.ANTH 005Introduction to Archaeology
Sign upA general introduction to the aims and methods of archaeology, in the field and in the laboratory. Briefly surveys world prehistory as revealed by these methods.ANTH 006Introduction to World Music
Sign upA survey of people, identity, and music making. Includes listening to music from many cultural contexts. Also covers a variety of scholarly topics in world music.ANTH 007Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
Sign upIntroduces linguistic anthropological understanding of how language not only reflects but also refracts and shapes our social, political, cultural, and moral realities, values, and interests. Examines linguistic anthropological theories, ethnographies, and methodologies to explore how, to what extent, and why language is unexpectedly cultural, social, and political.ANTH 007SIntroduction to Linguistic Anthropology
Sign upIntroduces linguistic anthropological understanding of how language not only reflects but also refracts and shapes our social, political, cultural, and moral realities, values, and interests. Examines linguistic anthropological theories, ethnographies, and methodologies to explore how, to what extent, and why language is unexpectedly cultural, social, and political.ANTH 010Mysteries of the Ancient Maya
Sign upAn introduction to all aspects of the ancient Maya civilization of southern Mexico and Central America. Explores Maya origins, political organization, agriculture, art, religion, architecture, hieroglyphic writing, and the unexplained collapse of the civilization.ANTH 010SMysteries of the Ancient Maya
Sign upAn introduction to all aspects of the ancient Maya civilization of southern Mexico and Central America. Explores Maya origins, political organization, agriculture, art, religion, architecture, hieroglyphic writing, and the unexplained collapse of the civilization.ANTH 012Great Discoveries in Archaeology
Sign upIntroduces the methods and goals of archaeology through examples of "great discoveries" that have altered our understanding about the past. Explores discoveries from around the world, including such well-known examples as King Tut's tomb, Pompeii, and the lost cities of the ancient Maya. Also covers lesser-known recent finds and the application of modern scientific technologies in archaeology.ANTH 020Culture, Health, and Healing
Sign upSurveys health, disease, curing, and nutrition in a cross-cultural perspective. Covers how different cultural groups consider disease, health maintenance, and healing; how traditional beliefs about health and nutrition arise; and what one can and cannot learn from traditional health-seeking practices.ANTH 020SCulture, Health and Healing
Sign upSurveys health, disease, curing, and nutrition in a cross-cultural perspective. Covers how different cultural groups consider disease, health maintenance, and healing; how traditional beliefs about health and nutrition arise; and what one can and cannot learn from traditional health-seeking practices.ANTH 027Art of Pre-Columbian America
Sign upA survey course that provides a background to the ancient art of Mexico, Central America, and the Andean region of western South America. Discusses art of pre-Columbian America according to the three broad cultural regions of Mesoamerica, the lower part of central and northwestern South America, and the Andean area.ANTH 050Human Evolution
Sign upExplores the evolutionary history of humans as biocultural beings adapting to changing environments. Examines fossils, genetics, and archaeological data. Offered online only.ANTH 100History of Anthropological Theory
Sign upA survey of the history of theory in anthropology and the development of the discipline. Focuses on useful ideas from these theories and methods anthropologists have developed to study other societies.ANTH 100WHistory of Anthropological Theory
Sign upA survey of the history of theory in anthropology and the development of the discipline. Focuses on useful ideas from these theories and methods anthropologists have developed to study other societies. Fulfills the third-quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of "C" or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student's college permits as alternatives to WRIT 030.ANTH 101Contemporary Anthropological Theory
Sign upExplores the core ideas in modern anthropology about culture and society. Covers basic issues of contemporary theory since the 1980s. Explores the new methodologies and application of theory to ethnography.ANTH 102Historical Archaeology
Sign upIntroduces the archaeological study of the historical period (15th century-present). Includes the theories, methods, and data sources used in the discipline. Explores case studies and topics of interest in historical archaeology.ANTH 103Introduction to Visual Anthropology
Sign upAn introduction to the field of visual anthropology. Examines the similarities and differences between ethnographic film, critical studies, and written ethnographies. Explores the politics of representing other cultures visually.ANTH 103SIntro to Visual Anthropology
Sign upAn introduction to the field of visual anthropology. Examines the similarities and differences between ethnographic film, critical studies, and written ethnographies. Explores the politics of representing other cultures visually.ANTH 104Bioarchaeology
Sign upIntroduces the study of bioarchaeology in order to explore human skeletal remains from archaeological settings. Topics include the history and ethics of studying human remains, mortuary archaeology, methodological shifts in skeletal research, and interpretation of human skeletons using various methods.ANTH 106Gender and Genocide
Sign upExamines gendered dimensions of contemporary and historical genocides. Analyzes the ways gender ideologies intersect racialization and ethnic marking. Explores how gender shapes selection, forced labor, torture, and murder. Considers gender ideologies in relation to collective, institutional, and individual responses to genocide and genocidal campaigns.ANTH 107Evolution of the Capacity for Culture
Sign upAn examination of the evolution of the biological and social capacities that have made culture the central attribute of the human species. Topics include the evolution of human diet, tool-making, the family and kinship, and language.ANTH 108Anthropology of Global Media
Sign upExamines the global production, transmission, and consumption of mass media in diverse national and transnational contexts. Includes debates over the power of media; construction of knowledge of others; affective responses to images of violence; practices of self-representation; and the ways in which consumers accept, reject and negotiate media messages.ANTH 110Prehistoric Agriculture
Sign upA cross-cultural perspective on prehistoric agriculture as resource management, economic system, and political tool. Archaeological methods and theory of reconstructing agricultural systems and their role in prehistoric societies.ANTH 111Peopling of the New World
Sign upConsideration of the archaeological, biological, linguistic, and dating evidence documenting the nature and timing of the earliest occupation of the Western Hemisphere by human populations.ANTH 112Settlement Patterns and Locational Analysis
Sign upAn archaeological perspective on spatial behavior from architectural design to regional economic systems. Provides an introduction to a broad range of issues and analytical perspectives with an emphasis on theoretical approaches and case studies.ANTH 113Ancient Households and Communities
Sign upExplores archaeological perspectives on households and communities. Discusses their composition, function, and meaning. Illustrates with specific cases from diverse cultural contexts. Topics include everyday life in ancient households and communities, social and economic reproduction, and long-term stability and change.ANTH 114ALithic Technology I
Sign upIntroduction to the technology of core-and-flake stone tools. Addresses principles of fracture, quarrying, reduction, heat treatment, core technology, and production and use of flaked stone tools in core-and-flake lithic assemblages. Includes assemblage formation processes and their interpretation.ANTH 114BLithic Technology 2
Sign upCovers the technology of core-and-blade and ground-stone industries. Addresses percussion- and pressure-blade reduction sequences and strategies. Emphasizes quarrying, initial reduction, core and blade production, and production and use of tools from blades. Includes technology and production of ground-stone tools, quarrying of raw material, and assemblage formation processes and their interpretation.ANTH 114CLithic Analysis
Sign upCovers characterization, analysis, and interpretation of stone tool assemblages with emphasis on debitage.ANTH 115ENorth American Prehistory
Sign upInterpretation of the archaeological record of North America from initial peopling of the continent to the historic period.ANTH 115MPrehistory of California
Sign upA survey of prehistoric cultures of California from the earliest settlement to the historic period.ANTH 115RArchaeology of Eastern Mesoamerica
Sign upAn introduction to Mayan archaeology intended to provide an overview of ancient Maya cultural history from the Formative period to the time of Spanish contact. During the course, particular Maya sites will be described in detail.ANTH 115SArchaeology of Western Mesoamerica
Sign upAn introduction to the archaeology and culture history in the New World nuclear area of Western Mesoamerica from the occupation of this area before 10,000 years ago to the arrival of Spanish Europeans in A.D. 1519.ANTH 115TPrehistory of the Southwest
Sign upA survey of prehistoric cultures of the American Southwest from earliest settlement to the historic period.ANTH 115UAndean Prehistory
Sign upA description of Andean culture history, emphasizing Peru, from the earliest documentation of human occupation to the Spanish conquest of the Inca. Topics include origins of food production, early ceremonial architecture, Paracas textiles, the Nasca lines, Moche iconography and ritual, and Inca architecture. Discussion of major sites and their architecture, ceramics, sculpture, and other archaeological remains.ANTH 115XAncient Oaxaca
Sign upExplores current understanding about ancient Zapotec, Mixtec, and neighboring cultures in Oaxaca, Mexico, the location of the earliest Mesoamerican state system and one of its earliest cities.ANTH 117Anthropology of Cities
Sign upExamines theoretical and methodological debates in the anthropological study of cities and urban life. Uses ethnographic case studies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to explore cultural practices and representations of urban space, and struggles over rights to the city. Topics include urban inequality, ecology, housing, planning, and redevelopment.ANTH 118Origins of Cities
Sign upExplores new forms of social, economic, and political organization that developed with the advent of cities. Examines case studies of the rise of urbanism in both the Old and New Worlds to investigate how and why cities emerged and consolidated.ANTH 119The Anthropology of Tourism
Sign upSurveys the central problems and issues in the anthropological study of tourism. Main topics include the place of tourism in the global economy, the impact of tourism on cultural identity and culture change, environmental issues in tourism development, and tourism as a form of cross- and multicultural communication.ANTH 120Language and Culture
Sign upCovers the interrelations among language, culture, and habitual behavior; the classification of languages; and anthropological uses of linguistic evidence.ANTH 121Anthropological Theories of the Arts
Sign upCovers anthropological theories of the arts emphasizing folk and traditional forms. Features oral and written literature and discusses theories of musical, visual, and other arts.ANTH 122Economic Anthropology
Sign upExamines the social and cultural dimensions of production, exchange, saving, borrowing, and consumption. Topics covered include rationality and economizing, reciprocity, gender and household decision-making, and neoliberalism.ANTH 123Linguistic Anthropology
Sign upCourse will cover the application of linguistics techniques to studies of other symbolic and social fields, the analysis of semantic systems, and the use of linguistic techniques for prehistory.ANTH 124Ritual and Religion
Sign upThe elements and forms of religious belief and behavior; functions of ritual in society. Cross-cultural comparisons.ANTH 125Kinship and Family Organization
Sign upIntroduces the study of kinship, marriage, family, and social organization in contemporary cultural anthropology and the history of approaches to these topics. Examines the interplay and tensions between cultural norms and practices and state legal systems.ANTH 126Southeast Asian Performance
Sign upIntroduction to the roles and genres of expressive culture in Southeast Asia, including dance, music, theater, film, and digital culture. Performance is discussed as both a time-honored and a contemporary medium for cultural production, from the courts to everyday experience.ANTH 127Political Anthropology
Sign upExamines different overt and covert means by which power and social differentiation are produced, perpetuated, and challenged in societies across the world. Studies the politics of culture, ethnicity, nationalism, and gender.ANTH 127SPolitical Anthropology
Sign upExamines different overt and covert means by which power and social differentiation are produced, perpetuated, and challenged in societies across the world. Studies the politics of culture, ethnicity, nationalism, and gender.ANTH 128Performing Arts of Asia
Sign upA survey of music, dance, theatre, and ritual in four major geocultural regions of Asia: Central, East, South, and Southeast. No Western music training is required.ANTH 129AIntroduction to Maya Hieroglyphs
Sign upIntroduces the Maya hieroglyphs and critically evaluates its political history. Topics include three Maya calendars, a basic grammar (logographs, syllables, verbs, pronouns), three writing methods (transcriptions, transliteration, and translation), dynastic events, gods, supernaturals, and political interactions.ANTH 129BThe Linguistics of Ancient Maya Writing
Sign upAnalyzes and critically evaluates the linguistics of Ancient Maya Writing. Topics include grammar (transitive, intransitive, positional, active, passive, mediopassive, antipassive, inchoactive verbs, tense, aspect, transitive perfect, noun, pronoun, morphosyllable, phonology); three writing methods (transcriptions, transliteration, and translation); title and rank; scripts and ideologies; and dynastic interactions.ANTH 130Ancient Pottery Analysis
Sign upPrerequisite(s); ANTH 005 or consent of instructor. An extensive review of the techniques used by archaeologists to study ceramic artifacts, one of the most common archaeological remains found at many Holocene sites throughout the world. Critically explores the use of typology, attribute analysis, experimental archaeology, petrography, source analysis, residue analysis, and ceramic ethnoarchaeology.ANTH 131Applied Anthropology
Sign upApplies anthropology to current issues such as community development, education, health, public administration, and conflict.ANTH 132Cultural Ecology
Sign upIntroduces people's relationships to their total environment. Explores strategies for managing the environment and its resources, the effects of the environment on culture and society, the impact of human management on the ecosystem, and ways in which human groups view their surroundings.ANTH 133Anthropology and International Development
Sign upAnalyzes the concept of development by examining major theories and approaches in the anthropological study of international development. Focuses on the relationship between anthropology and the development industry. Topics include ethical issues in development anthropology, causes of failure and success in development interventions, and transformations in development theory and practice.ANTH 134The Will to Adorn Dress and Identity
Sign upExplores sartorial practices as a means for examining formations of identities and structural inequalities across space and time.ANTH 135The Archaeology of African Diaspora History and Culture
Sign upCovers the thematic and methodological approaches associated with the historical archaeology of Africa and the African diaspora.ANTH 136Anthropological Perspectives on Gender in Southeast Asia
Sign upExamines the intersections of gender, power, and sexuality in post-colonial Southeast Asia. Revisits early ethnographic claims of gender equality. Addresses current anthropological literature on the effects of colonialism, capitalism, and globalization on gender roles and relations within national and transnational contexts.ANTH 136SAnthropological Perspectives on Gender in Southeast Asia
Sign upExamines the intersections of gender, power, and sexuality in post-colonial Southeast Asia. Revisits early ethnographic claims of gender equality. Addresses current anthropological literature on the effects of colonialism, capitalism, and globalization on gender roles and relations within national and transnational contexts.ANTH 137Anthropology: The American Tradition
Sign upIntroduces the historical development of anthropological thought in the United States as a manifestation of class and state formation. Clarifies various intellectual currents in contemporary anthropology and their relationships to intellectual and social developments in the broader society.ANTH 138Paleopathology
Sign upIntroduces the study of disease in past populations within a paleoepidemiological framework. Includes the history and development of paleopathology, distinguishing disease from normal human variation, and making differential diagnoses. Addresses the following categories of pathology: congenital disorders, dental disease, trauma, infection, metabolic and hematologic conditions, neoplasms, and arthropathies.ANTH 139Change and Development
Sign upExamines alternative theories of society, change, and development, as well as the assumptions and premises on which they are based. Considers how they are used to explain capitalist development, imperialism, colonial encounters, nationalism, decolonization, socialist revolution, modernization, unequal exchange, uneven development, globalization, and postcolonialism.ANTH 140EEthnology of the Greater Southwest
Sign upAn introduction to the many varied native cultures of the Greater Southwest. Major differences as well as similarities in the forms of language, social organization, religion, and material culture occurring in the Greater Southwest will be defined and described. The peoples of the Greater Southwest are considered, not only in terms of the ethnographic present, but also through a diachronic perspective, from the prehistoric past through the Spanish colonial era to the present.ANTH 140GAnthropological Perspectives in Africa
Sign upExamines a number of African cultures using anthropological perspectives on subsistence patterns, social organization, and religious systems. Addresses the treatment of these cultures following a brief overview of the geography, history, and linguistic patterns of Africa.ANTH 140ICultures of Southeast Asia
Sign upAnthropological interpretations of culture and society in southeast Asia including Indonesia. Topics include prehistory, ethnic groups, social organization and structure, human ecology, and folk and high culture.ANTH 140PCultures of the Pacific
Sign upOverview of the cultures and contemporary issues facing the people of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Examines the contribution of Oceanic studies to anthropological theories of kinship and exchange, gender, development studies, and indigenous knowledge systems. Emphasizes how Pacific Islanders draw on their cultural heritage in emerging from formal colonialism to establish new island nations.ANTH 140SThe Peoples of Mexico in Historical and Global Perspective
Sign upSurvey of the cultures and societies of Mexico in historical and global perspective. Emphasis on agrarian communities and the contributions of Mesoamerican ethnography to general anthropological theory.ANTH 141WSociocultural Perspectives on Graduate Education Futures
Sign upIntroduces prominent sociocultural anthropological principles and theories underpinning the disparities between undergraduate and graduate diversity within the U.S education system. Also addresses components of graduate education within the UC system. Topics include impostor syndrome, growth mindset, social and cultural capital, intersectionality, and time poverty. Offered Online Only. Fulfills the third-quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of "C" or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student’s college permits, as alternatives to English 001C.ANTH 142EBlackness and Mass Incarceration
Sign upIntroduction to the data, policy, political debates, and grassroots initiatives addressing unprecedented current incarceration in the United States. Critically investigates role of race and blackness in incarceration trends, new trends in policy, and alternatives to incarceration.ANTH 142FBlack Business Cultures and Identities
Sign upExamines major debates, methods, and theories in studies of entrepreneurship and the commodification of (ethnic) cultures in transnational and cross-cultural contexts. Critically investigates how identity shapes and is shaped by entrepreneurial success with special attention to the contested and shifting meanings of entrepreneurial success and identity formations.ANTH 142GCaribbean Culture and Society
Sign upAn overview of the Caribbean region from a historical, cultural, and political perspective. Emphasizes contemporary issues affecting the Caribbean and the struggle of its people to maintain their identities.ANTH 142IAfro-American Experience in the U.s.
Sign upExplores the racial politics of African American cultures and identities in juxtaposition with the making of the American nationhood and global capitalism. Critically examines the various anthropological discourses about African Americanness and portrays African Americans as nation-builders.ANTH 142JPolitical Economy of Southern Africa
Sign upExamines contemporary societies of southern Africa. Focuses on changes and continuities since the end of apartheid. Topics include transformations in ethnic and racial identity and classification; post-apartheid class formation and neoliberalism; labor migration and immigration; HIV/AIDS; land reform, resettlement, and spatial transformation; tourism; and conservation.ANTH 144ECulture and Medicine
Sign upExplores the interrelations of health, illness, and culture. Addresses cross-cultural comparisons of health and healing and the effects of cultural systems on health and illness. Examines a diversity of societies and their belief systems and the effects of cultural change (historical and modern) on health and wellbeing.ANTH 144FGender, Race, and Medicine
Sign upExplores the relationship between Western medicine and women, racial minorities, and non-Western citizens. Investigates how gender ideology, racial inequity, and colonialism shape the medical representation of bodies, sexuality, and pathology. Examines how patients have renegotiated their relationships with medicine through health movements and alternative healing practices.ANTH 144GReproduction: Policies, Politics, and Practices
Sign upExamines reproductive policies, politics, and practices from a cross-cultural and historical perspective. Discusses political and economic processes and sociocultural dynamics; population control; sex preference; infanticide and neonatal neglect; adoption and foster parenting; abortion; technologically assisted conception; and gestational surrogacy.ANTH 144IAnthropology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Hiv)
Sign upA cross-cultural examination of the global Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic from an anthropological perspective.ANTH 144JBiological Approaches to Medical Anthropology
Sign upIntroduces medical anthropology from the biological perspective. Explores topics on evolution, health, and medicine; human biological variation in relation to disease; bioarchaeology; and the history of health. Takes the integrative and multidisciplinary approach.ANTH 144KDrugs and Culture
Sign upA cross-cultural examination of drug use and its relation to race, class, gender, morality, laws, and health policy.ANTH 144MPolitical Economy of Health
Sign upExamines critical medical anthropology. Focuses on the linkages between political economy, health, and healthcare systems in modern societies. Considers the effects of poverty, occupation, and environmental transformation in particular social contexts. Reviews four case studies: the political economy of HIV/AIDS, poverty, famine, and nuclear regulation.ANTH 144NAnthropology of Global Health
Sign upExamines the overlaps, debates, and potential of medical anthropology to address contemporary issues in global health. Focuses on how the historical development, theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches, and ethical debates within medical anthropology can contribute to a just and inclusive version of global health.ANTH 144OAnthropology of Bodies
Sign upExplores various anthropological discourses about the constitution of bodies focusing on how bodies differ across cultures and historical moments.ANTH 145Sexualities and Culture
Sign upEmphasizes the relation between culture, history, and political economy in the emergence of sexual practices and sexualized identities. Examines theories of sexuality and identity focusing on violence, human rights, and political agency.ANTH 149Gender, Kinship, and Social Change
Sign upExamines theories of gender and kinship, the formation of gender hierarchies and their uneven development, and the dynamics of family and gender in stratified social formations. Analyzes the relationship between family forms and political and economic processes.ANTH 151The Art of the Aztec Empire
Sign upAn introduction to the art of the Aztec Empire. Studies architecture, sculpture, ceramics, painting, lapidary work, gold work, and feather work. Explores the relationship between art and ritual and art and the imperial state.ANTH 152Evolution of the First Hominids
Sign upExplores human evolution in the first five million years; examines the fossil record and incorporates data from archaeology and genetics. Topics include hominoid evolution in the Miocene, origin models of the human lineage, and the first ancestral humans.ANTH 153Evolution of the Genus Homo
Sign upExplores human evolution in the last two million years; examines the fossil record and incorporates data from archaeology and genetics. Topics include origins of genus Homo, world-wide dispersals, Neanderthals, and origins of modern humans.ANTH 155Human Osteology
Sign upAn in-depth study of the human skeleton, including bone biology, functional morphology, fragment identification, reconstruction, forensic methods, and curation techniques. Useful for anthropologists and those intending careers in medicine, physical therapy, and forensics.ANTH 157Visual Culture of the Incas
Sign upAn introduction to the art, architecture, and urban form of the Inca civilization. Examines how these elements influenced state formation, conquest, and resistance. Includes studies of urban plans, buildings, paintings, textiles, prints, sculpture, metalwork, and ceramics.ANTH 161The Body in Western Art: Antiquity to Present
Sign upPresents further questions and study of the human body and how it was depicted and interpreted in works of art from Roman Antiquity to the present. Explores a broad range of artworks in their specific historical, cultural, medical, social, religious, political, and intellectual contexts.ANTH 163Transnational and Global Communities
Sign upA critical survey of recent anthropological and related research and theory concerning transnational and global sociocultural processes. Special emphasis on transnational, diasporan, and other unbounded communities; borderlands; and the impact of global media and communication and transnational migration on community and identity.ANTH 164Forensic Anthropology
Sign upIntroduces the applied study of forensic anthropology. Topics include basic training in forensic anthropology, its history and theoretical background, medico-legal aspects, case studies, and training in how to identify human skeletal remains and information that can be determined from human bone.ANTH 165EMethods in Archaeology
Sign upReview of methods used by archaeologists in field and laboratory contexts. Critically explores the applications of different techniques to answer social questions.ANTH 165FMethods in Biological Anthropology
Sign upIntroduces research methods in biological anthropology. Topics include the history of scientific approach in American anthropology, statistics, data resampling, evolution, and variation.ANTH 165GMethods in Cultural Anthropology
Sign upIntroduces research methods used by cultural anthropologists. Examines the research process from identifying research problems, to selecting research methods, developing research strategies, collecting and analyzing data, and reporting research findings. Methods and topics covered include participant observation, writing fieldnotes, interviews and surveys, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and research ethics. Methods In Cultural AnthropologyANTH 165IResearch Methods of Linguistic Anthropology
Sign upExamines research methods of linguistic anthropology, providing students with insights into recording and transcription, participant observation, linguistic biography, and ethnography. Includes a quarter-long ethnographic fieldwork project focused on different methods of data collection and analysis. Investigates several ethnographic accounts of linguistic anthropology including issues of evidence, analysis, and theory generation.ANTH 167Structural/Descriptive Linguistics
Sign upAn overview, from the original sources, of the contribution of major figures and schools in linguistics from Saussure through early Chomsky.ANTH 169From the Maghreb to the Middle East
Sign upAn introduction to the peoples and societies of North Africa and the Middle East. Follows the travels of Ibn Battutah, Ibn Khaldun, and Rafik al Tahtawi. Topics include religion, migration, gender, political organization, the global Middle East, Orientalism, and cultural production.ANTH 172Archaeological Theory
Sign upAn overview of archaeological theory and the critical evaluation of conceptual approaches to archaeological data. Topics include both archaeological and social theories.ANTH 173Social Meanings of Space
Sign upExamines the range of meanings attached to spaces and places, from small-scale expressions such as houses to larger ones such as cities and landscapes. Explores how spaces can reflect and foster social conflict or social unity. Through a study of diverse cultural traditions, considers both the architecture and occupied but "unbuilt" spaces in ancient and current societies.ANTH 176Music Cultures of Southeast Asia
Sign upA survey of music, dance, theatre, and ritual in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Designed for the student interested in the performing arts and cultures of mainland and insular Southeast Asia. No Western music background is required.ANTH 177Gender, Sexuality, and Music in Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Sign upAn overview of gendered performance genres from a number of cultures. Explores gender-specific music and notions of gender that are often constructed, maintained, transmitted, and transformed through music and performance.ANTH 178Gender and Archaeology
Sign upConsiders gender roles in ancient and historically recent human societies, as well as how gender has shaped archaeological investigation.ANTH 179Gender, War, and Militarism
Sign upExamines politics of militarization in relation to gender, race, and sexuality in national and international contexts of war. Explores ideologies and representations of masculinity and femininity in discourses of militarism. Topics include war crimes; contestations over historical memory; effects of militarization on gender roles; cults of heroism; and peace activism.ANTH 180Material Culture
Sign upIntroduces theoretical and methodological debates in the anthropological study of material culture. Compares archaeological and sociocultural approaches to understanding the significance of matter and materiality across time and space. Covers the relationships between people and things, and the role of objects in social, economic, religious, and political life.ANTH 182Anthropology of Human Rights
Sign upExamines debates in the study of human rights and social injustice. Uses case studies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to explore legal, cultural, and political practices and representations of rights and reconciliation in postconflict settings. Includes globalization of rights; cultural relativism; indigenous rights movements; advocacy; and gender and health rights.ANTH 183Professionalism in Anthropology
Sign upCovers many aspects of professional career development in anthropology including archaeology. Topics include establishing career goals, building a professional reputation, presenting papers at meetings, submitting manuscripts for publication, applying to graduate school, identifying sources of research funding, and creating a curriculum vitae.ANTH 186War and Violence in the Ancient World
Sign upCross-cultural study of social contexts of warfare and interpersonal violence among ancient peoples. Critically explores the definitions associated with different forms of violence and the methodological, theoretical, and interpretational implications for archaeologists studying warfare across the globe.ANTH 188Islam, Women, and the State
Sign upExamines the links between women, Islamic practices, and the politics of state formation and nation building. Explores ways women constitute the terrain of struggle between the traditional and modern, colonialism and nationalism, and religion and politics.ANTH 189Gender and Power in Muslim Societies
Sign upExamines the dynamics of gender relations within the context of the Muslim world. Analyzes processes of power which influence concepts of femininity, masculinity, the body, and sexuality. Explores heterogeneity of the Muslim world as well as its unifying cultural and social history.
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BCH 010Introduction to Nutrition
Sign upIntroduction to the biological basis of human nutrition in the context of plant-animal-microorganism cycles and the characteristics of different food classes. Discusses the effects of nutritional needs, food availability, and the expanding human population. Includes recording and evaluating one's own diet.BCH 015Introduction Biochemistry Laboratory
Sign upIntroduces basic biochemistry wet laboratory techniques for biological samples. Includes micropipetting, volumetric relationships, dilutions, pH measurement, buffer preparation, spectrophotometry, gel permeation chromatography, and ion-exchange chromatography. Explores the use of molecular graphics for investigation of macromolecular structure-function relationships.BCH 100Introductory Biochemistry
Sign upIntroduction to the biochemistry of living organisms based on a study of the structure, function, and metabolism of small molecules and macromolecules of biological significance. Examines selected animals, plants, and microorganisms to develop a general understanding of structure-function relationships, enzyme action, regulation, bioenergetics, and intermediary metabolism.BCH 100HHonors Introductory Biochemistry
Sign upHonors course corresponding to BCH 100. Introduction to the biochemistry of living organisms based on a study of the structure, function, and metabolism of small molecules and macromolecules of biological significance. Examines selected animals, plants, and microorganisms to develop a general understanding of structure-function relationships, enzyme action, regulation, bioenergetics, and intermediary metabolism.BCH 110AGeneral Biochemistry
Sign upConsiders the structure and function of biological molecules including proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids.BCH 110BGeneral Biochemistry
Sign upConsideration of metabolic pathways including mechanisms and regulation of catabolism, anabolism, and bioenergetics in living organisms.BCH 110CGeneral Biochemistry
Sign upBCH 110B or BCH 110HB is highly recommended. Considers regulation of gene expression, protein synthesis, chromatin structure, genome replication, recombination, and repair. Examines both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems, including recombinant DNA technology, protein engineering, and applications to molecular medicine. Credit is not awarded for BCH 110C if it has already been awarded for BCH 110HC or BIOL 107A.BCH 110HAHonors General Biochemistry
Sign upHonors course corresponding to BCH 110A. Considers the structure and function of biological molecules including proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.BCH 110HBHonors General Biochemistry
Sign upHonors course corresponding to BCH 110B. Consideration of metabolic pathways including mechanisms and regulation of catabolism, anabolism, and bioenergetics in living organisms. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.BCH 110HCHonors General Biochemistry
Sign upBCH 110B or BCH 110HB is highly recommended. Honors course corresponding to BCH 110C. Considers regulation of gene expression, protein synthesis, chromatin structure, genome replication, recombination, and repair. Examines both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems, including recombinant DNA technology, protein engineering, and applications to molecular medicine. Credit is not awarded for BCH 110HC if it has already been awarded for BCH 110C or BIOL 107A.BCH 162Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory
Sign upAdvanced biochemistry laboratory techniques including modern methods of protein engineering, purification, and characterization, enzyme assays, principles of various types of column chromatography, SDS gel and other methods of electrophoresis, centrifugation, and crystallization. Most experiments include quantitative reasoning through data manipulation, numerical simulations, parametric evaluation, and detailed laboratory reports. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.BCH 170Biochemistry of Neurodegeneration
Sign upIntroduces the known biochemical mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in humans. Explores the formation of amyloids, prions, aggregates, and oxidative alterations. Discusses how these phenomena are thought to lead to neuronal cell death, as well as how these pathways have been used to devise therapeutic interventions.BCH 179RNA Organization in Health and Disease
Sign upIntroduces molecular mechanisms and cellular implications of subcellular RNA organization including macromolecular structures, biocondensates, and RNA transport. Focuses first on RNA organization in healthy systems and concludes with dysregulation and disease relevance. Includes a substantial scientific communication component with an emphasis on analyzing, distilling, and presenting results from primary literature.BCH 180EGene Regulation
Sign upAn introduction and discussion of the experimental approaches and modern techniques in the study of cell growth regulation, signal transduction, and cell death in cancer. E. Gene Regulation; F. Chromatin Research; G. Cell Signaling; I. Structural Biology; J. Biophysical Chemistry; K. Cryoelectron Microscopy; M. Biological Structure/function; N. Genome Stability; O. Genomics And Proteomics; P. Regulation Of Protein Synthesis; Q. Stem Cell Biology; R. Epigenetics; S. Molecular Biology Of Genetic Diseases; T. Biochemistry Of Development And Aging; U. Biochemistry Of Stress Responses.BCH 180GCell Signaling
Sign upAn introduction and discussion of the experimental approaches and modern techniques in the study of cell growth regulation, signal transduction, and cell death in cancer. E. Gene Regulation; F. Chromatin Research; G. Cell Signaling; I. Structural Biology; J. Biophysical Chemistry; K. Cryoelectron Microscopy; M. Biological Structure/function; N. Genome Stability; O. Genomics And Proteomics; P. Regulation Of Protein Synthesis; Q. Stem Cell Biology; R. Epigenetics; S. Molecular Biology Of Genetic Diseases; T. Biochemistry Of Development And Aging; U. Biochemistry Of Stress Responses.BCH 180IStructural Biology
Sign upAn introduction and discussion of the experimental approaches and modern techniques in the study of cell growth regulation, signal transduction, and cell death in cancer. E. Gene Regulation; F. Chromatin Research; G. Cell Signaling; I. Structural Biology; J. Biophysical Chemistry; K. Cryoelectron Microscopy; M. Biological Structure/function; N. Genome Stability; O. Genomics And Proteomics; P. Regulation Of Protein Synthesis; Q. Stem Cell Biology; R. Epigenetics; S. Molecular Biology Of Genetic Diseases; T. Biochemistry Of Development And Aging; U. Biochemistry Of Stress Responses.BCH 180JBiophysical Chemistry
Sign upAn introduction and discussion of the experimental approaches and modern techniques in the study of cell growth regulation, signal transduction, and cell death in cancer. E. Gene Regulation; F. Chromatin Research; G. Cell Signaling; I. Structural Biology; J. Biophysical Chemistry; K. Cryoelectron Microscopy; M. Biological Structure/function; N. Genome Stability; O. Genomics And Proteomics; P. Regulation Of Protein Synthesis; Q. Stem Cell Biology; R. Epigenetics; S. Molecular Biology Of Genetic Diseases; T. Biochemistry Of Development And Aging; U. Biochemistry Of Stress Responses.BCH 180KCryoelectron Microscopy
Sign upAn introduction and discussion of the experimental approaches and modern techniques in the study of cell growth regulation, signal transduction, and cell death in cancer. E. Gene Regulation; F. Chromatin Research; G. Cell Signaling; I. Structural Biology; J. Biophysical Chemistry; K. Cryoelectron Microscopy; M. Biological Structure/function; N. Genome Stability; O. Genomics And Proteomics; P. Regulation Of Protein Synthesis; Q. Stem Cell Biology; R. Epigenetics; S. Molecular Biology Of Genetic Diseases; T. Biochemistry Of Development And Aging; U. Biochemistry Of Stress Responses.BCH 180MBiological Structure/Function
Sign upAn introduction and discussion of the experimental approaches and modern techniques in the study of cell growth regulation, signal transduction, and cell death in cancer. E. Gene Regulation; F. Chromatin Research; G. Cell Signaling; I. Structural Biology; J. Biophysical Chemistry; K. Cryoelectron Microscopy; M. Biological Structure/function; N. Genome Stability; O. Genomics And Proteomics; P. Regulation Of Protein Synthesis; Q. Stem Cell Biology; R. Epigenetics; S. Molecular Biology Of Genetic Diseases; T. Biochemistry Of Development And Aging; U. Biochemistry Of Stress Responses.BCH 180NGenome Stability
Sign upAn introduction and discussion of the experimental approaches and modern techniques in the study of cell growth regulation, signal transduction, and cell death in cancer. E. Gene Regulation; F. Chromatin Research; G. Cell Signaling; I. Structural Biology; J. Biophysical Chemistry; K. Cryoelectron Microscopy; M. Biological Structure/function; N. Genome Stability; O. Genomics And Proteomics; P. Regulation Of Protein Synthesis; Q. Stem Cell Biology; R. Epigenetics; S. Molecular Biology Of Genetic Diseases; T. Biochemistry Of Development And Aging; U. Biochemistry Of Stress Responses.BCH 180OGenomics and Proteomics
Sign upAn introduction and discussion of the experimental approaches and modern techniques in the study of cell growth regulation, signal transduction, and cell death in cancer. E. Gene Regulation; F. Chromatin Research; G. Cell Signaling; I. Structural Biology; J. Biophysical Chemistry; K. Cryoelectron Microscopy; M. Biological Structure/function; N. Genome Stability; O. Genomics And Proteomics; P. Regulation Of Protein Synthesis; Q. Stem Cell Biology; R. Epigenetics; S. Molecular Biology Of Genetic Diseases; T. Biochemistry Of Development And Aging; U. Biochemistry Of Stress Responses.BCH 180PRegulation of Protein Synthesis
Sign upAn introduction and discussion of the experimental approaches and modern techniques in the study of cell growth regulation, signal transduction, and cell death in cancer. E. Gene Regulation; F. Chromatin Research; G. Cell Signaling; I. Structural Biology; J. Biophysical Chemistry; K. Cryoelectron Microscopy; M. Biological Structure/function; N. Genome Stability; O. Genomics And Proteomics; P. Regulation Of Protein Synthesis; Q. Stem Cell Biology; R. Epigenetics; S. Molecular Biology Of Genetic Diseases; T. Biochemistry Of Development And Aging; U. Biochemistry Of Stress Responses.BCH 180REpigenetics
Sign upAn introduction and discussion of the experimental approaches and modern techniques in the study of cell growth regulation, signal transduction, and cell death in cancer. E. Gene Regulation; F. Chromatin Research; G. Cell Signaling; I. Structural Biology; J. Biophysical Chemistry; K. Cryoelectron Microscopy; M. Biological Structure/function; N. Genome Stability; O. Genomics And Proteomics; P. Regulation Of Protein Synthesis; Q. Stem Cell Biology; R. Epigenetics; S. Molecular Biology Of Genetic Diseases; T. Biochemistry Of Development And Aging; U. Biochemistry Of Stress Responses.BCH 180TBiochemistry of Development and Aging
Sign upAn introduction and discussion of the experimental approaches and modern techniques in the study of cell growth regulation, signal transduction, and cell death in cancer. E. Gene Regulation; F. Chromatin Research; G. Cell Signaling; I. Structural Biology; J. Biophysical Chemistry; K. Cryoelectron Microscopy; M. Biological Structure/function; N. Genome Stability; O. Genomics And Proteomics; P. Regulation Of Protein Synthesis; Q. Stem Cell Biology; R. Epigenetics; S. Molecular Biology Of Genetic Diseases; T. Biochemistry Of Development And Aging; U. Biochemistry Of Stress Responses.BCH 180UBiochemistry of Stress Responses
Sign upAn introduction and discussion of the experimental approaches and modern techniques in the study of cell growth regulation, signal transduction, and cell death in cancer. E. Gene Regulation; F. Chromatin Research; G. Cell Signaling; I. Structural Biology; J. Biophysical Chemistry; K. Cryoelectron Microscopy; M. Biological Structure/function; N. Genome Stability; O. Genomics And Proteomics; P. Regulation Of Protein Synthesis; Q. Stem Cell Biology; R. Epigenetics; S. Molecular Biology Of Genetic Diseases; T. Biochemistry Of Development And Aging; U. Biochemistry Of Stress Responses.BCH 181Bioanalytical Concepts for Experimental Systems Biology
Sign upAn in-depth exploration of bioanalytical techniques fundamental to experimental systems biology. Focuses on key methods used to analyze biomolecules, metabolites, and complex biological systems. Designed for those with a foundational understanding of biology and chemistry seeking to apply analytical approaches to modern biological research.BCH 183Plant Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Plant Metabolites
Sign upExplores plant biochemistry and the significance of plant metabolites in medicine and pharmacology. Focuses on biotechnology, medicinal plants, and plant-derived drugs as well as the biochemical and pharmacological mode-of-action of secondary plant metabolites. Also addresses plant-specific biochemical processes such as photosynthesis.BCH 185Epigenetics in Development and Disease
Sign upExamines epigenetic regulation of gene expression in mammalian development and human disease. Covers the roles of epigenetic mechanisms in normal homeostasis including mammalian embryogenesis, memory formation, and transgenerational inheritance. Addresses aberrant epigenetic control in major human disorders including cancer, neurological disorders, and systemic disease. Explores epigenetics in regenerative medicine.BCH 186Molecular Bioenergetics
Sign upIntroduction to biological energy transduction. Describes the coupling of oxidative phosphorylation and photosynthesis to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthesis and the coupling of ATP hydrolysis to ion transport, chemotaxis, molecular motors, biomimetics, and other biological processes on the basis of recent structural and mechanistic studies of the protein complexes involved.BCH 187Fundamentals of Enzymology
Sign upAn introduction to the fundamental principles of enzymology. Specific topics include, acid-base catalysis, strain effects, transition state theory, enzyme kinetics (including isotope effects), enzyme dynamics and enzyme regulation. Considers in detail the reactions of several representative enzymes.BCH 188Fundamentals of Genomics Technologies
Sign upA systematic overview of leading and emerging genomics technologies. Emphasizes the biochemical and molecular methods behind different genomic technologies and various applications in areas such as functional genomics, developmental biology, metagenomics, and clinical diagnostics. Course appropriate for biochemistry or other biological sciences majors.
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BIEN 001Introduction to Bioengineering
Sign upIntroduces the field of bioengineering through traditional lectures as well as faculty- and industry- led talks. Highlights major bioengineering subfields, core engineering principles, and emerging technologies. Includes structured design challenges that introduce engineering design processes and skills used in the development of bioengineered devices.BIEN 002Regulations of in Vitro Systems in Bioengineering
Sign upIntroduces bioengineering methods used and regulations applied to in vitro systems. Includes regulatory standards such as ISO 10993 and 21 CFR; risk management and sample preparation processes utilized in bioengineering industries; assays used in industrial and clinical settings; biomedical image handling; and automation.BIEN 003Regulation of in Vivo Systems in Bioengineering
Sign upIntroduction to bioengineering methods and regulations used with in vivo systems. Covers regulatory standards ISO 10993, ISO 13485, IACUC, the animal welfare act, and IRB. Includes overview of invertebrate and vertebrate models in industrial and clinical research, quality management systems, basic physiological modeling, and production of human derived tissue products.BIEN 010Overview of Bioengineering
Sign upProvides an overview of the various aspects of bioengineering and introduces bioengineering design. Illustrates the application of engineering principles for the design of various products to health science industries. Covers diagnostic instruments, artificial organs, biotechnology, and cell and tissue engineering. Covers engineering ethics.BIEN 101Quantitative Biochemistry
Sign upProvides Bioengineering students with an in-depth experience in applying mathematical modeling and simulation methods to understand the dynamics of biochemical systems. Prepares for designing new applications of genetic engineering.BIEN 105Circulation Physiology
Sign upIntroduces tensor and vector mathematics that describe the conservation of momentum and mass transport in biological sciences, the cardiovascular system, and pulmonary system. Includes constitutive equations, significance of fluid stress in biological vessels, and the physiological relevance of fundamental parameters. Emphasizes the relation between function and system behavior.BIEN 110Biomechanics of the Human Body
Sign upIntroduces the motion, structure, and function of the musculoskeletal system, the cardiovascular system, and the pulmonary system. Topics include applied statics, kinematics, and dynamics of these systems and the mechanics of various tissues (ligament, bone, heart, blood vessels, lung). Emphasizes the relation between function and material properties of these tissues.BIEN 111Statistical Methods for Bioengineering
Sign upCovers topics in applied statistical methods typically used in bioengineering and biomedicine including random variables and probability distributions; statistical inference and null hypothesis significance testing; and Bayesian and nonparametric statistical testing.BIEN 112Biomechanics of Movement
Sign upProvides an overview of the biological, mechanical, and neurological mechanisms that guide human movement. Introduces recent innovations and applied methods that build on these fundamentals to measure and evaluate movement for various applications such as rehabilitation, robotics, and sports.BIEN 115Quantitative Physiology
Sign upAnalyzes engineering aspects of physiological systems. Covers the nervous system, muscular system, respiratory system, renal system, and endocrine system based on fundamental principles of material transport across biological membrane.BIEN 120Biosystems and Signal Analysis
Sign upProvides basic knowledge for the quantitative analysis of the dynamic behavior of biological systems. Particular applications include neural systems, control of metabolic and hormonal systems, and design of instruments for monitoring and controlling biological systems. Topics include system theory, signal properties, control theory, and transfer functions.BIEN 125Biotechnology and Molecular Bioengineering
Sign upProvides an overview of biochemical processes in cells and their use in developing new products and processes. Presents cellular processes such as metabolism, protein synthesis, enzyme behavior, and cell signaling and control from an engineering viewpoint of modeling and control.BIEN 130Bioinstrumentation
Sign upIntroduces basic components of instruments for biological applications. Explores sources of signals and physical principles governing the design and operation of instrumentation systems used in medicine and physiological research. Topics include data acquisition and characterization; signal-to-noise concepts and safety analysis; and interaction of instrument and environment.BIEN 130LBioinstrumentation Laboratory
Sign upProvides a laboratory experience with instrumental methods of measuring biological systems. Introduces various sensors and transducers to measure physical, chemical, and biological properties. Covers reliability, dynamic behavior, and data analysis.BIEN 135Biophysics and Biothermodynamics
Sign upAn introduction to the application of thermodynamic principles to understanding the behavior of biological systems. Discusses biophysical properties of biomacromolecules such as proteins, polynucleotides, carbohydrates, and lipids, as well as the methods of characterizing their properties and interactions.BIEN 136Tissue Engineering
Sign upCovers progress in cellular and molecular biology and engineering. Provides the basis for advancing tissue repair and regeneration with the goal of restoring compromised tissue functions. Presents methods for cell culture, tissue design and development, manipulation of the cell/tissue microenvironment, and current strategies for functional reconstruction of injured tissues.BIEN 137Advanced Biomechanics
Sign upFocuses on mechanical characterization of biological tissues at the cellular, organ, and system level. Explores biomechanical factors of physiological and pathological conditions.BIEN 138Fundamental Principles of Wound Repair
Sign upProvides fundamental understanding of the molecular and cellular biology of wound repair and regeneration. Focuses on the spatiotemporal roles of inflammatory cytokines; growth factors; extracellular matrix; mechanical forces; tissue cells and adult stem/progenitor cells in soft tissue repair. Topics include embryonic wound regeneration and adult skin and cardiovascular repair.BIEN 140ABiomaterials
Sign upCovers the principles of materials science and engineering with attention given to topics in bioengineering. Explores atomic structures, hard treatment, fundamentals of corrosion, manufacturing processes, and characterization of materials.BIEN 140BBiomaterials
Sign upCovers the structure-property relations of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites, as well as hard and soft tissues such as bone, teeth, cartilage, ligament, skin, muscle, and vasculature. Focuses on behavior of materials in the physiological environment.BIEN 142Introductory Biomedical Optical Imaging
Sign upExamines fundamental theory and basic design of biomedical optical imaging systems. Topics include a basic understanding of the working principles of optical components, diagnostic light-tissue interaction, and design of imaging systems to exploit the interaction of light with biological phenomena.BIEN 155Biotechnology Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory experience in cell culture, bioreactors, optical techniques, array techniques, and separation and purification methods.BIEN 159Dynamics of Biological Systems
Sign upCovers engineering principles for the analysis and modeling of biological phenomena. Topics include molecular diffusion and transport, membranes, ligand-bioreceptor interactions, enzyme kinetics, and dynamics of metabolic pathways. Examines the application of these principles to the design of bioreactors, bioassays, drug delivery systems, and artificial organs.BIEN 160Biomedical Imaging
Sign upAn introduction to the fundamental physics and engineering principles for medical imaging systems. Covers X-ray, ultrasound, radionuclide, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, optical coherent tomography, and other optical methods. Includes image formation and reconstruction, image characteristics, and quality and image processing.BIEN 165Biomolecular Engineering
Sign upEmphasizes engineering, biochemical, and biophysical concepts and technologies intrinsic to specific topics of biomolecular engineering. Introduces the history of genetic and protein engineering. Topics include biological thermodynamics, molecular kinetics, biochemical and biophysical approaches, protein engineering, high-throughput screening technologies, and protein engineering with unnatural amino acids.BIEN 166Bioinspired Engineering for Sustainable Energy
Sign upCovers biological energy conversion (including photosynthesis) and its implication for sustainable energy technologies. Discusses recent advances in biomimetic and bioinspired energy conversion.BIEN 167Medical Diagnostics
Sign upProvides an overview of medical diagnostics. Topics include methods of biochemical detection, genotyping, DNA sequencing, medical imaging, hematology, microfluidics, epidemiology, diagnostics for point-of-care and resource-limited settings, and case studies of commercially successful diagnostic products.BIEN 168Bioengineering Analysis and Modeling
Sign upIntroduces numerical techniques for bioengineering phenomena. Topics include biomedical data handling; linear and nonlinear fitting of biological data; iterative solutions to nonlinear and transcendental biomedical problems; stochastic and deterministic models of biology; system level modeling of physiology; and basics of bioinformatic techniques.
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BIOL 002Cellular Basis of Life
Sign upAn introduction to the fundamentals of life processes at the cellular level. Topics include cell structure, chemical composition, metabolism, reproduction, genetics, and development with emphasis on humans. Not recommended for natural science majors. Either BIOL 002 or BIOL 003 may be taken as a breadth requirement in biology; together they provide a general introduction to the field of biology. Credit is not awarded for BIOL 002 if it has already been awarded for BIOL 005A, BIOL 05LA or BIOL 020.BIOL 003Organisms in Their Environment
Sign upAn introduction to the physiology, ecology, and evolution of living organisms with emphasis on humans. Not recommended for natural science majors. Either BIOL 002 or BIOL 003 may be taken as a breadth requirement in biology; together they provide a general introduction to the field of biology. Credit is not awarded for BIOL 003 if it has already been awarded for BIOL 005B.BIOL 005AIntroduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
Sign upAn intensive course designed to prepare for upper-division courses in cell and molecular biology. Covers biochemical, structural, metabolic, and genetic aspects of cells. Required for Biology majors; recommended for science majors desiring an introduction to biology.BIOL 005BIntroduction to Organismal Biology
Sign upAn intensive course designed to prepare for upper-division courses in organismal biology. Covers developmental biology, physiology, and regulation at the level of the organism. Required for Biology majors; recommended for science majors desiring an introduction to biology.BIOL 005CIntroductory Evolution and Ecology
Sign upAn intensive introduction to the subjects of evolution and ecology. Covers population dynamics, community ecology, population genetics, and evolutionary theory. Recommended for science majors desiring an introduction to biology. Students who take equivalent first-year biology at another institution may enter directly into BIOL 005C without critical handicap.BIOL 05LAIntroduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory
Sign upAn introduction to laboratory exercises on fundamental principles of and techniques in cell and molecular biology. Illustrates the experimental foundations of the topics covered in BIOL 005A.BIOL 010Headlines in the History of Life
Sign upExplores the evolution of life beginning with precellular life. Topics include the origin of sex, multicellularity, vertebrate classes, morphological specializations, adaptive radiations, extinction dynamics, and the biology of dinosaurs.BIOL 020Dynamic Genome
Sign upIntroduces computational and experimental approaches in investigating the genomes of plants and animals. Explores scientific discovery using the tools of bioinformatics and genomics. Includes participation in research projects being conducted on campus.BIOL 030Human Reproduction and Sexual Behavior
Sign upA consideration of human anatomy, physiology and behavior as related to sexual reproduction, including discussion of fertility, pregnancy, childbirth and birth control. Consideration will also be given to homosexuality, venereal diseases, sex education, sexual intercourse and response.BIOL 034Human Heredity and Evolution
Sign upDesigned for both nonscience and science majors. Covers basic human genetics and evolution, and explores their relationship to physical and mental health. An exploration of the political, societal, and ethical implications of human heredity and evolution.BIOL 040Disease and History: From the Bubonic Plague to Aids
Sign upThis lecture course for non-science majors will deal with the natural history of infectious diseases and how plagues have influenced the course of human history. It will cover the biology, pathology, epidemiology, and immunology of viruses, bacteria, and protozoan parasites causing smallpox, yellow fever, influenza, AIDS, syphilis, bubonic plague, tuberculosis, leprosy, malaria, and African sleeping sickness. The role of scientific inquiry in the conquest of human disease will be emphasized.BIOL 100General Entomology
Sign upIntroductory study of insects, Earth’s most diverse group of animals (75 percent of animal species are insects). Covers the anatomy, physiology, ecology, behavior, and diversity of insects. Focuses on insect identification.BIOL 101Computational & Data Skills for Everyday Biology
Sign upCovers computational and data skills required for modern biological data analysis using R. Topics include R Markdown for reproducible reports; data cleaning, manipulation and visualization; digitizing morphological data; analyzing messy datasets common across biology; mapping species ranges and temporal data; building phylogenies; and interacting with biological databases using APIs.BIOL 102Introductory Genetics
Sign upAn introductory course that includes classical Mendelian genetics, linkage and recombination, sex-linked traits, cytogenetics, developmental genetics, and molecular genetics. Also includes some probability theory and statistics.BIOL 104Foundations of Plant Biology
Sign upA study of the plant world from cells to ecosystems. Examines the structure and function of organisms from the major plant groups and their role in the biosphere. The laboratory explores the unique properties of plants.BIOL 105Evolution
Sign upCovers the causal interpretation of organic diversity and adaptation. Topics include inference of evolutionary change from the fossil record and from genomic and molecular patterns; microevolution and macroevolution; systematics and the species problem; and natural selection, drift, and other forces of evolution.BIOL 106Biology of Human Variation
Sign upA survey of variation within and among contemporary human populations arising from genetic and environmental factors. Covers single-locus and polygenic inheritance, developmental plasticity, and physiological acclimatization. Includes biogeographic and demographic influences; variation in pigmentation, stature, physiology, disease susceptibility, behavior, and IQ; and critical evaluation of racial and ethnic classifications.BIOL 107AMolecular Biology
Sign upStudies the structure and function of the genetic material including DNA structure, DNA replication and recombination, regulation of gene expression, and protein synthesis. Examines both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems including contemporary recombinant DNA technology and applications of molecular cloning procedures. Credit is not awarded for BIOL 107A if it has already been awarded for BCH 110C.BIOL 107BAdvanced Molecular Biology
Sign upAn advanced treatment of the functional architecture of genetic material. Topics include genome structure and chromosome organization, DNA replication and gene expression, cloning organisms, molecular medicine, protein engineering, and application of modern molecular biology to agricultural problems. Topics include discussion of the impact of the emergent molecular technology on society.BIOL 108Population Genetics and Genomics
Sign upStudies factors influencing genomic variation in biological populations. Includes the effects of natural selection and genetic drift on genetic variation; detecting adaptive change from genomic data; why genetic diseases and cancers persist; evolution of co-operation; adaptation to pathogens and a changing environment; and how small, conserved populations face genetic challengesBIOL 111Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Sign upIntroduces epidemiological methods used to investigate infectious diseases. Includes examples and case studies presented for a variety of human infectious diseases.BIOL 112Systematics
Sign upPrinciples and philosophy of classification: phylogenetic and phenetic methods, species concepts, taxonomic characters, evolution, hierarchy of categories, and nomenclature.BIOL 113Advanced Cell Biology: Membranes, Organelles, and the Cytoskeleton
Sign upAn examination of the organization, function, and behavior of eukaryotic cells. Topics include membrane systems, protein targeting, the cytoskeleton, motility, and cell division. Emphasizes the experiments that form the basis of the current understanding of the cell. The discussion section focuses on reading and analyzing original journal articles.BIOL 114Advanced Cell Biology: Cellular Reproduction and Signaling
Sign upExamination of the organization, function, and behavior of eukaryotic cells. Explores molecular mechanisms used by cells to control reproduction, growth, and responses to extracellular signals. Emphasizes experiments that form the basis of the current understanding of the cell. The discussion section focuses on reading and analyzing original journal articles.BIOL 115Human Genetics
Sign upAn introduction to human genetics. Topics include human gene organization, chromosome structure, chromosomal aberrations, patterns of single-gene inheritance, multifactorial disorders, developmental biology in medicine, cancer genetics, prenatal diagnosis, personalized health care, gene therapy, and ethical issues in medical genetics.BIOL 116Ecology and Conservation Biology
Sign upIntroduces principles of ecology emphasizing the implications for the conservation of biodiversity. Topics include physiological ecology, organismal adaptations to the environment, life histories, the niche concept, population growth, interspecific interactions, and the structure and functioning of communities and ecosystems. Also covers topics in applied ecology and conservation biology.BIOL 117Evolutionary Ecology
Sign upAn introduction to the interplay between ecology and evolution and an overview of modern research in the field. Topics include major evolutionary and ecological transitions, life history evolution, coevolution, and species diversification. Includes a combination of indoor laboratory activities and 5-hour field trips to local habitats.BIOL 118Methods in Molecular Ecology and Evolution
Sign upCovers theory, techniques, and analytical methods for interpreting patterns of genetic variation based on current high-throughput DNA sequencing technology. Topics include genotype calling, analysis of population structure, genome-wide association studies, and phylogenetic inference using modern computational methods. Includes laboratory techniques for sequencing library preparation.BIOL 119Introduction to Genomics and Bioinformatics
Sign upAn introduction to the science of genomics and bioinformatics. Includes genome sequencing; database techniques; structural, comparative, and evolutionary genomics; and microarray analysis.BIOL 120Introduction to Plant Pathology
Sign upAn introduction to the study of plant diseases. Topics include diseases and disease-causing agents, host-pathogen interaction during disease development, and strategies for disease management. Includes optional, separate laboratory.BIOL 120LIntroduction to Plant Pathology Laboratory
Sign upCovers fundamentals in the use of laboratory instruments and techniques for the detection, isolation, and identification of representative infectious agents that cause disease in plants.BIOL 121Introductory Microbiology
Sign upAn intensive introduction to the fundamental physiology and molecular biology of bacteria and viruses. Covers bacterial and viral molecular genetics, an introduction to microbial pathogenesis, and applications of microbiology in modern societies.BIOL 121LMicrobiology Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in diagnostic bacteriology, basic virology, and epidemiology. Includes fundamental quantitative and diagnostic microbiological procedures, basic mechanisms of microbial genetic exchange, and a project examining bacterial epidemiology.BIOL 122Food Microbiology
Sign upCovers spoilage and preservation of food; food quality and indicator organisms; the role of microorganisms in the production of dairy goods and fermented beverages; food-borne pathogens and microbiological production of toxins; and classical and modern molecular methods for detection of food microorganisms.BIOL 123Introduction to Comparative Virology
Sign upConsiders viruses as infectious agents of bacteria, plants, and animals (vertebrates and invertebrates). Compares the major groups of viruses with respect to their biological and biochemical properties, molecular and genetic characteristics, and modes of replication.BIOL 124Medical Microbiology
Sign upAn intensive introduction to the fundamental physiology and molecular biology of bacteria and viruses. Covers research strategies for examining microbial pathogenic mechanisms.BIOL 127Insect Ecology
Sign upIntroduces principles of insect ecology with examples emphasizing the Arthropoda. Topics include factors governing population growth; ecological and evolutionary interactions with hosts, competitors, and natural enemies; structure of ecological communities; and adaptations to different environments.BIOL 128Immunology
Sign upA study of humoral and cellular immunology. Topics include lymphoid systems, cells, antigens, antibodies, antibody formation, cellular immunity, and tumor and transplantation immunology. Discusses in detail diseases and altered immune states associated with each topic.BIOL 132Plant Anatomy
Sign upExplores the functional and developmental aspects of plant cell, tissue, and organ structure. Covers all aspects of the flowering plant life cycle from germination to pollination and fruit and seed development.BIOL 134Introduction to Mycology
Sign upIntroduction to the morphology, taxonomy, genetics, physiology, ecology, and economic importance of the major groups of the fungi.BIOL 134LIntroduction to Mycology Laboratory
Sign upIntroduces fundamentals in the use of laboratory instruments and techniques for the isolation, cultivation, and identification of representatives of the major taxa of fungi.BIOL 138Plant Developmental Morphology
Sign upIntroduces the key areas of research in plant morphology and developmental biology. Emphasizes flowering plants (angiosperms).BIOL 143Plant Physiology
Sign upA survey of the fundamental principles of plant physiology including photosynthesis, respiration, water relations, mineral nutrition, growth, morphogenesis, plant hormones, dormancy, and senescence.BIOL 146Plant Ecology
Sign upA study of the fundamentals of plant ecology. Emphasizes community ecology, environment, life histories, population dynamics, species interactions, succession, ecosystem and landscape ecology, and plant conservation ecology.BIOL 148Quantitative Genetics
Sign upExamines approaches to studying the genetic basis of polygenic metric traits. Includes types of gene action, partitioning of variance, response to selection, and inferring the number and location of quantitative trait loci.BIOL 150Mammalogy
Sign upIntroduction to the study of mammals. Covers mammalian evolution, ecology, reproductive biology, physiology, and conservation. Labs include identification and taxonomy with particular focus on Californian species. Includes one or more overnight field trips to live-trap and observe mammals at University of California field stations.BIOL 151Invertebrate Zoology
Sign upStructure, classification, and biology of the invertebrates.BIOL 152Principles of Invertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoecology
Sign upTopics include evolution and the fossil record, paleoecology, classification theory; the nature of adaptive radiations, and extinctions.BIOL 154Forensic Entomology
Sign upIntroduces the application of entomological principles and collection of entomological data to be used as evidence in courts of law. Explores the basis of using insects to determine time and place of death in criminal cases including the collection, handling, and identification of insects of forensic importance.BIOL 155Chromosomes
Sign upAn examination of the structure, function, and behavior of eukaryotic chromosomes.BIOL 157Parasitology
Sign upSurveys the biology of protozoan and helminth interactions with their human hosts.BIOL 159Biology of Nematodes
Sign upAn introduction to the biology of nematodes. Topics include the morphology, physiology, development, genetics, behavior, and ecology of nematodes from parasitic and free-living habitats. Includes observing the comparative morphology and biology of nematodes and giving oral presentations on selected nematode life histories.BIOL 160Animal Behavior
Sign upAn examination of behavior from an evolutionary and ecological perspective. Topics include the inheritance of behavior, evolution of communication and displays, migration and habitat selection, foraging ecology, mating systems, and the evolution of social behavior.BIOL 160LLaboratory in Animal Behavior
Sign upLaboratory and field exercises in animal behavior. Covers topics such as foraging behavior, aggression, and territoriality.BIOL 161AFunctional Anatomy of the Vertebrates
Sign upCovers functional anatomy of vertebrates including humans. Examines organ systems from developmental and evolutionary perspectives. Topics include phylogeny, the skeleton, and muscles.BIOL 161BFunctional Anatomy of the Vertebrates
Sign upCovers functional anatomy of vertebrates including humans. Examines organ systems from developmental and evolutionary perspectives. Topics include nervous system, integument, and circulatory, sensory, respiratory, digestive, and urogenital systems.BIOL 162Insect Behavior
Sign upAn analysis of the mechanisms that cause and control behavioral reactions of insects. Emphasizes ethological and physiological knowledge concerning orientation mechanisms, communication systems, learning, and the role of the nervous system in integrating behavior in insects.BIOL 163Vertebrate Natural History
Sign upTopics include ecology, evolution, and behavior of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Laboratory covers systematics, morphology, and identification. Includes indoor labs and field trips to local habitats.BIOL 165Restoration Ecology
Sign upAn examination of the basic ecological principles related to land restoration. Topics include enhanced succession; plant establishment; plant adaptations; ecotype; weed colonization and competition; nutrient cycling; functions and reintroduction of soil microorganisms; restoration for wildlife; and the determination of successful restoration. Includes field trips to restored sites.BIOL 166Global Change Biology
Sign upExplores how global environmental change affects the ecology, physiology, behavior, and evolution of organisms. Topics include global change and its drivers including rising CO2, nitrogen deposition, temperature, and habitat alteration. Illustrates how organismal responses scale up to influence species interactions, ecological communities, and ecosystem processes.BIOL 167Forest Ecology
Sign upAn introduction to the ecology of forest ecosystems. Explores modern research and management in the field. Topics include major forest types within California, tree physiology, forest soils, forest population and community dynamics, wildfire, and forest management. Includes combination of indoor laboratory, field labs, and field trip to local forest.BIOL 168Developmental Biology
Sign upAn advanced description of the embryonic development of animals. Covers the basic concepts of fertilization, gastrulation, and neurulation. Analyzes topics in current developmental research, with an emphasis on the molecular mechanisms of pattern formation and differentiation.BIOL 169Ornithology
Sign upTopics include diversity, evolution, physiology, ecology, behavior, field identification, and conservation of species that live in Southern California. Labs and field trips include identification, anatomy, and ornithological techniques such as mist-netting. Includes over-night field trips to University of California field stations.BIOL 170Herpetology
Sign upAn introduction to the study of amphibians, snakes, lizards, and turtles with emphasis on the Southwest U.S. Topics include diversity, ecology, physiology, functional morphology, biomechanics, and conservation. Field trips will involve identification and techniques for studying behavior and ecology. Lab exercises will involve functional morphology, internal anatomy, and identification.BIOL 171AHuman Anatomy
Sign upIntroduction to the structure of the human body using the an organ-systems approach. Emphasizes an overview of the major elements of human anatomy, a brief introduction to function (i.e., physiology), and the relationships among organs and organ systems. Labs provide hands-on identification of human anatomy.BIOL 171BHuman Physiology 1
Sign upBCH 100 or BCH 100H or BCH 110A or BCH 110HA are strongly recommended. Provides first-principles analysis of cell, tissue, and organ structure and function. Emphasizes an integrative, problem-solving approach using applications such as disease and exercise. Topics include the musculoskeletal, nervous, endocrine, and reproductive systems.BIOL 171CHuman Physiology 2
Sign upBuilds on concepts introduced in Biology 171B with an analysis of cell, tissue, and organ structure and function using problem-solving approaches in humans. Emphasizes applications such as extreme environments, disease, and exercise. Topics include the cardiovascular, pulmonary, digestive, and renal systems.BIOL 172Biology of Fishes
Sign upIntroduction to the study of freshwater and marine fishes. Topics include diversity, ecology, physiology, functional morphology, biomechanics, and conservation. Laboratory exercises will include species identification, functional anatomy, biomechanics, and physiology. A final paper and oral presentation are required.BIOL 173Insect Physiology
Sign upIntroduction to principles of insect physiology. Covers growth, development and hormones, cuticle, nervous system, circulation, respiration, digestion, nutrition, excretion, reproduction, water balance, and temperature relations. Prior knowledge of insects not required.BIOL 174Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology
Sign upExamines the interactions between organisms and their environments emphasizing coadaptation of physiological, morphological, and behavioral phenotypes. Includes allometry and scaling, metabolism and locomotion, heat and water exchange, evolution of endothermy, artificial selection experiments, and phylogenetically based statistical methods.BIOL 175Comparative Animal Physiology
Sign upTopics include nutrition and energy metabolism, gas exchange, circulation, and regulation of body fluid composition.BIOL 176Comparative Biomechanics
Sign upApplies principles from physics and engineering to the study of the relationship between organismal form and function. Covers examples from diverse plant and animal systems. Includes fundamental properties of solids and fluids, viscoelasticity, drag, biological pumps, locomotion, and muscle mechanics.BIOL 177Exercise Biology
Sign upAn introduction to exercise biology. Integrative topics include neuromuscular function and fatigue, bioenergetics, adaptation to training, cardiorespiratory responses to acute and long-term exercise, environmental physiology, exercise capacity among disparate vertebrate groups, aging, and the comparative biomechanics of exercise. Illustrates applications to human health and sports.BIOL 178Hormones and Behavior
Sign upAn examination of the interactions between hormones and behavior in animals including humans. Provides an overview of endocrine physiology and examines the roles of hormones in sexual differentiation, sex differences in behavior, sexual behavior, parental behavior, affiliation, aggression, stress, and mood.
BUS91 courses
BUS 001Personal Finance
Sign upProvides students with tools necessary to analyze the decision to finance their UCR education with student loans. Topics include personal budgets, student loans, interest rates, career planning, auto and health insurance, and other issues related to financing higher education.BUS 001HPersonal Finance
Sign upHonors course corresponding to BUS 001. Provides students with tools necessary to analyze the decision to finance their UCR education with student loans. Topics include personal budgets, student loans, interest rates, career planning, auto and health insurance, and other issues related to financing higher education. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.BUS 010Introduction to Business
Sign upProvides an overview of the field of business administration. Explores business goals and strategies; functional areas of business and their integration in policy and decision making; social responsibility; computers in business; and business trends and challenges including the international dimension.BUS 020Financial Accounting and Reporting
Sign upA study of the concepts and techniques for measurement and communication of financial information. Includes interpretation of financial statements.BUS 021Generation of Financial Accounting Information
Sign upA detailed study of the process of measuring, recording, and communicating financial accounting information. .BUS 100WManagement Writing and Communication
Sign upFocuses on writing and communication methods in the business environment. Topics include written and oral presentations, interpersonal skills, teamwork in the multicultural setting, and effective use of communication technologies. Fulfills the third-quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of "C" or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student's college permits, as alternatives to WRIT 030.BUS 101Information Technology Management
Sign upTopics include computer hardware and software, business data processing, databases, telecommunications, systems analysis and design, cost-benefit analysis, and systems applications in business. Includes database and spreadsheet projects.BUS 102Ethics and Law in Business and Society
Sign upAnalyzes the legal, ethical, political, and social aspects of the business environment. Topics include ethics and social responsibility, government regulation, corporate governance, and global management issues.BUS 103Marketing and Distribution Management
Sign upAn introduction to the role of marketing in society emphasizing concepts, marketing methods, and institutions.BUS 104Decision Analysis and Management Science
Sign upA survey of deterministic and probabilistic models for decision making. Topics include linear programming and extensions, networks, dynamic programming, decision trees, queuing models, and simulation. Explores the application of these models in decision making.BUS 105Production and Operations Management
Sign upAddresses the issues of design and control of production systems in manufacturing and service organizations. Covers product and process selection, capacity planning, location and layout design, project and job scheduling, inventory control, material planning, and quality control.BUS 106Introduction to Financial Management
Sign upAn introduction to financial management and financial institutions. Includes time value of money, stock and bond valuation, risk and return, portfolio theory, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, and financial databases.BUS 107Organizational Behavior
Sign upStudies organizations from the behavioral science perspective. Topics include motivation, leadership, communication, groups, organization structure and culture, and control in complex organizations.BUS 108Financial Evaluation and Managerial Analysis
Sign upA study of accounting data used for managerial planning and controlling of business operations. Provides an introduction to manufacturing operations and cost accounting systems, cost-volume-profit analysis, relevant costing, standard costing and variance analysis, and budgeting.BUS 109Competitive and Strategic Analysis
Sign upProvides an understanding of strategic decision-making processes in organizations, the interrelationships among functional areas, and how decision making is affected by internal and external environments.BUS 110Introduction to Data Mining and Visual Analytics
Sign upCovers the processes, methodologies and practices used to transform data into useful information to support business decision-making. Offers an opportunity to gain insights and hands-on-experience with basic functionality of industry standard data mining and visualization software tools such as Tableau, JMP and IBM's Watson Analytic.BUS 111Services Marketing
Sign upCovers the marketing of services and ideas. Focuses on marketing for service organizations such as hotels, hospitals, and banks. Provides understanding of the broader role of service provision for both service firms and goods firms.BUS 112Consumer Behavior
Sign upProvides a basic understanding of the general models of choice behavior as it relates to marketing decision making. Emphasizes motivation, perceptions, learning, and social forces as they impact the choice process.BUS 113Marketing Channels
Sign upCovers the concepts and strategies relating to the distribution of products and services through retail and wholesale business channels. Focus on the management of marketing and Salesforce activities within these channels of distribution.BUS 114Marketing in a Global Environment
Sign upCovers the theory and practice of marketing across national borders. Provides an understanding of global marketing environments and examines the development of marketing strategies to maximize growth of global companies.BUS 115Marketing Research
Sign upCovers types and sources of marketing information, the marketing research process, and techniques of data collection and analysis, including consumer and customer surveys and test marketing. Examines both quantitative and qualitative research with analysis of the values and limitations of data. Emphasis is placed on evaluation and interpretation of results.BUS 116Pricing Strategy and Management
Sign upIntegrates theory and practice into a framework for making pricing decisions. Prepares for addressing strategic and tactical pricing issues. Topics include customer demand and price sensitivity, psychological reaction to price, segmented pricing, price promotions, bundling, online pricing, dynamic pricing, competitive reaction, profitability analysis, and pricing strategy development.BUS 117Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications
Sign upCovers the basic concepts and functions of advertising, sales promotion, and other communication tools in an integrated marketing communications framework.BUS 118Digital Marketing
Sign upAn introduction to the role of digital marketing in business-to-consumer and business-to-business marketing. Covers the application of traditional marketing principles to an electronic commerce environment and new digital marketing techniques made possible by this environment.BUS 119Data-Driven Marketing
Sign upExamines marketing cases and develops data analytical skills for managerial decision making. Utilizes statistical software to manage, display, and analyze marketing information including consumer survey, relationship management, scanner, and socioeconomic data. Topics include attitude measurement, market segmentation and targeting, competition analysis, market performance analysis, and store location choice.BUS 120Global Strategy
Sign upIntroduces global strategic management and how to win the global marketplace. Covers topics including the challenges of creating the right kind of organization, motivating a global workforce, entering new markets, creating global competitive advantage, and building a global mindset.BUS 121Employee Benefits
Sign upProvides a foundation of knowledge regarding employee benefits and the design and management of employee benefit plans. Discusses current issues and recent developments in the ever-changing field regarding employee benefits-related topics.BUS 123Spreadsheet Modeling for Decision-Making
Sign upIntroduces the fundamental techniques of using data to make informed management decisions in the presence of uncertainty. Utilizes advanced Microsoft Excel functionality.BUS 124Business Analytics
Sign upProvides fundamental concepts and tools needed to understand the emerging role of business analytics in organizations. Applies basic business analytics tools in a spreadsheet environment. Introduces market-leading techniques that help identify and manage key data from business processes. Provides the essential tools required for data mining and business process re-engineering.BUS 125Simulation for Business
Sign upIntroduces simulation as a tool for analyzing complex systems. Analyzes and discusses the theory and practice of modeling through simulation. Topics include modeling uncertainty and collecting input data, Monte Carlo simulation techniques, model verification and validation, and sensitivity analysis. Examines applications in finance, marketing, operations, and supply chain management.BUS 126Practical Business Forecasting
Sign upTeaches how forecasts are developed and utilized. Emphasizes common forecasting methods used in business and uses specific cases to illustrate these methods. Applications to business include forecasting sales, production, inventory, macroeconomic factors such as interest and exchange rates, and other aspects of both short- and long-term business planning.BUS 127Introduction to Quality Improvements
Sign upExplores Deming's 14 points for management, graphical methods, fishbone diagram, Pareto analysis, control charts for attributes and variables, cusum and moving average charts, and process-capability. Also covers economic design, acceptance sampling, Taguchi method, parameter design, tolerance design, reliability, hazard rate, censoring, and accelerated life testing.BUS 128Project Planning and Control
Sign upCovers issues related to planning and control. Explores the differences between projects and production systems; breakdown structures of project organization and work; sequencing and budgeting; resource management; project evaluation and control; and use of current project management software. Includes application of methodology to a real-world project.BUS 129Supply Chain Management
Sign upFocuses on management of the distribution of goods and services from plants, ports, and vendors to customers. Key topics include transportation, inventories, warehousing, materials handling, order processing, packaging, pricing, customer service standards, and warehouse and retail location.BUS 130Quantitative Business Decision Models
Sign upCovers the modeling and analysis of decision problems in supply chain management. Includes logistics network design, integration of supply chain operations, and supply and sourcing decisions. Utilizes the electronic spreadsheet as the principal device for building models, as well as addresses the concepts of effective spreadsheet design and use. If BUS 130 has been completed with a passing grade with the title of "Supply Chain Modeling" the new BUS 130 "Quantitative Business Decision Models” may not be taken for credit.BUS 131Fixed-Income Securities
Sign upCovers fixed-income securities and basic analytical tools in fixed-income markets. Topics include relative pricing of fixed-income securities, yield-curve estimation, securities with embedded options, and trading strategies. Utilizes instruments such as interest rate swaps, mortgage-backed securities, and credit derivatives.BUS 132Foundations of Finance
Sign upCovers the mathematical and economic foundations of finance. Topics include intertemporal production and consumption; fisher separation; risk and return; two-fund separation; standard asset-pricing models; arbitrage; derivatives concepts and parity relationships; and international finance parity relationships.BUS 133Accelerated Foundations of Finance
Sign upCovers materials from BUS 106/ECON 134 and ECON 132. Examines investment and operational decisions of individuals and companies. Covers relationship between investment decisions, wealth, and risk tolerance. Addresses operational decisions from the perspective of an entrepreneur or manager. Pursues strategies that personally appeal rather than investments that maximize shareholder value. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.BUS 134Corporate Finance
Sign upExplores capital budgeting under uncertainty, cost of capital, capital structure, and basics of corporate governance. May cover other related topics. Provides an understanding of the theoretical issues related to these topics. Emphasizes formulating optimal financial decisions. May include case-method teaching and data analysis.BUS 135Corporate Financial Policy
Sign upCovers application of option pricing in corporate finance, financial planning, working capital management, mergers and acquisitions, and risk management. May cover other related topics. Emphasizes formulating optimal financial decisions. May include case-method teaching and data analysis.BUS 136Investments: Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
Sign upProvides a thorough study of the investment process. Topics include portfolio selection, asset-pricing models, term structure, and portfolio performance valuation. Discusses empirical uses of securities data and empirical issues in testing asset pricing models.BUS 137Investments: Derivatives Markets
Sign upCovers option market characteristics, option pricing theories, and speculative strategies used in local, national, and international markets. Analyzes other derivatives instruments including futures, forwards, and swaps. Discusses empirical uses of securities data related to derivatives markets.BUS 138International Finance
Sign upA survey of international financial institutions and the financial factors that affect the modern multinational corporation. Covers trade and international investment theories and empirical analysis. Topics include the international financial systems, balance of payments, foreign exchange markets, measurement of foreign exchange risk, hedging, international asset pricing, and trade financing.BUS 139Real Estate Investments
Sign upAnalysis of real estate development including consideration of site selection, market analysis, financing, design and construction, loan contracts, mortgage risks, and investment analysis.BUS 141Trading Strategies
Sign upIntroduces stock market anomalies. Includes ways to predict market strength, to profit, and to understanding the risk and trading costs of performing such trading strategies. Considers the most well-known empirical deviations from the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and trading strategies.BUS 142Banks and Risks of Financial Institutions
Sign upExamines financial institutions in the United States with an emphasis on banks and their competitors. Focuses on the risks these institutions are exposed to and their sources. Topics include deposits, loans, regulation, interest rate risk, credit risk, mutual funds, hedge funds, insurance, and pension funds.BUS 143Judgment and Decision Making
Sign upCovers decision making, including thinking and judgments; information selection and evaluation; learning and memory; the social side of judgment and decision making; fairness, moral obligations, and social dilemmas; and decision making in organizations.BUS 144Negotiation Fundamentals
Sign upDevelops an understanding of the theory and processes underlying a broad spectrum of negotiation problems. Attains competency in negotiations by applying analytic and interpersonal skills covered in readings and lecture to regular exercises and debriefings.BUS 145Designing and Leading Teams
Sign upA general survey of the dynamics and effective management of teams within organizations. Explores the nature of teamwork through the creation of shared goals and actions to facilitate organizational effectiveness. Addresses the roles of individuals in teams. Enhances theoretical knowledge of teams through critical application in real-team situations.BUS 146Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Sign upDiscusses the nature of entrepreneurship and its role in the economy. Topics include identifying and evaluating business opportunities, creating a team, and acquiring financial and other necessary resources.BUS 147Entrepreneurial Finance
Sign upFocuses on the financing of entrepreneurial ventures. Provides an understanding of opportunity recognition skills, funding techniques, and institutions involved in the financing of new ventures. Includes financial modeling, cash needs assessment, valuation, deal structure, financing alternatives, simulation, and harvesting.BUS 148Business Plan Development
Sign upProvides the skills necessary to assess new venture opportunities and convert them into businesses.BUS 150Corporate Strategic Analysis in Multi-Business Firms
Sign upExplores the distinct challenges multi-business organizations face when creating and reviewing their corporate-level strategies. Topics include mergers and acquisitions, alliances, outsourcing, reorganizations, diversification, and change implementation. Emphasizes how top management can identify opportunities, define the corporate headquarter's role, and create value for the businesses it holds.BUS 151Brand Management
Sign upProvides an understanding of how to manage a brand or a branded product. Topics include brand development and equity, brand architecture and brand leveraging, and managing a brand over the product life cycle.BUS 152Sales Management
Sign upDiscusses strategic and tactical aspects of sales force management including sales force planning, deployment, compensation, and control. Also covers selling strategies and managing of customer relationships.BUS 153Labor Economics
Sign upAn analysis of labor demand, labor supply, market equilibrium, and policies affecting each. Topics include labor supply, labor demand, minimum wages, government transfers, education, job training, and discrimination.BUS 154Business Law
Sign upStudies law as an integral part of the business environment, a process derived from and changing with the larger society. Areas covered include contracts, torts, agency, partnerships, corporations, and bankruptcy.BUS 155Managing Human Resources
Sign upApplies a strategic planning approach to managing relations between an organization and its human resources. Topics include processes of forecasting and job analysis, environmental scanning, recruitment and selection, evaluation and compensation, and dispute resolution.BUS 157Managing Work Force Diversity
Sign upCovers management topics for understanding how to navigate, manage, and lead diverse organizations more effectively. Topics include diversity in organizations, cross-cultural management, research-based strategies for reducing bias in organizations, and workplace inclusion.BUS 159New Product Development
Sign upExamines the strategies that lead to successful development of new products. Discusses the tools and techniques used in different stages of a successful new product development process from opportunity identification to market testing and commercialization of the new product.BUS 160Industrial Organization
Sign upA study of the organization and structure of the American industrial system. Emphasizes production and pricing behavior and policies. Also addresses market structure and public policies regulating or influencing market behavior.BUS 161Forensic and Fraud Auditing
Sign upAn introduction to forensic accounting and fraud examination and how they pertain to both civil and criminal matters. Covers the characteristics of fraud, fraud prevention and detection, investigative techniques, asset recovery, and the use of information technology.BUS 162Managerial Economics
Sign upExamines applications of economic analysis to problems of management, especially of capital. Emphasis is on production economics and cost analysis.BUS 163Technology Entrepreneurship
Sign upProvides a process of starting a new technology-based venture from the original idea to commercialization. Introduces a set of cross-functional concepts in technology management, intellectual property laws, marketing, operations and strategy. Concepts apply to a class project focused on the development of a business plan for a technology-based startup.BUS 164Marketing Strategy
Sign upFocuses on planning and development of marketing and product portfolio strategies for long-term success. Emphasizes marketing analysis and decision-making through the use of case studies and/or a computer-based marketing simulation.BUS 165AIntermediate Financial Accounting
Sign upIn-depth study of financial accounting theory and practice. Develops an understanding of accounting concepts and generally accepted accounting principles and the ability to apply this technical knowledge to solve accounting problems. Topics include principal financial statements and accounting and valuation of various assets.BUS 165BIntermediate Financial Accounting
Sign upA continuation of study of financial accounting theory and practice. Topics include current liabilities and contingencies, long-term liabilities, contributed capital, retained earnings, and temporary and long-term investments.BUS 165CIntermediate Financial Accounting
Sign upA continuation of study of financial accounting theory and practice. Covers the conceptual discussion and procedural presentation of financial accounting topics as well as recent developments in accounting valuation and reporting practices promulgated by practitioners in industry and public accountants.BUS 166Accounting Information Systems
Sign upStudy of the concepts and techniques in the design and implementation of accounting information systems within companies' operating environments. Emphasis is on the effects of the computer on these systems.BUS 167Advanced Financial Accounting
Sign upCovers advanced accounting topics such as consolidated financial statements, accounting for multinational corporations, partnership accounting, and accounting for nonprofit organizations.BUS 168AIndividual Taxation
Sign upConcentrates primarily on the basic provisions of the federal income taxes imposed on individuals and the accounting for those taxes. While the major emphasis is on current tax provisions and tax planning, consideration is also given to the legislative and judicial development of these provisions.BUS 168BFederal Taxation for Corporations, Partnerships, Estates, and Trusts
Sign upCovers tax research, corporate taxation, partnership taxation, the wealth transfer taxes, income taxation of estates and trusts, international taxation, and tax administration.BUS 169AAuditing
Sign upCovers the auditing environment, the auditor's legal liability, audit responsibilities and objectives, audit evidence, audit planning and documentation, the auditor's report, and management letters.BUS 169BQuality Assurance in Auditing
Sign upCovers the audit process (internal control, compliance tests, sampling, substantive evidence gathering, electronic data processing auditing) and the audit procedures for various types of accounts such as sales, cash, accounts receivable, payroll, inventory, and capital acquisitions.BUS 170Financial Statement Valuation
Sign upExplains weighted average cost of capital as used in operating income based, revenue based, and market based valuation methods. Requires research to determine valuation of an existing publicly held company under all three methods. Also considers off balance sheet financing, credit risk analysis, and minority interests.BUS 171Systems Analysis and Design
Sign upInvolves detailed analysis, specification, design, and implementation of computer-based information systems. Includes economic analyses, evaluation of alternatives, analysis or design tools, and systems project management and planning. Case studies are used.BUS 172Information Economics
Sign upDiscusses economic concepts and strategies related to the network economy. Topics include economic issues surrounding information goods, competition in electronic business, pricing strategies, and intellectual property protections. Examines business strategies for the information (software) and infrastructure (hardware) elements of electronic business.BUS 173Introduction to Databases for Management
Sign upCovers physical and conceptual aspects of database management systems, including familiarity with the variety of database systems based on different data models. Examines the role of database systems in management information systems (MIS) and issues in database design for effective support of MIS. Requires the use of a database package.BUS 174Electronic Commerce
Sign upReviews the technological evolution of electronic commerce (EC). Investigates how EC can be used to interact with customers, other organizations, and those within the organization. Studies technical innovations, provides a critical evaluation of strategies, and examines current applications and their impact on the business environment.BUS 175Business Data Communications
Sign upSurveys components of telecommunication systems; examines major design and analysis issues in the development and implementation of computer communication systems. Studies both voice and data communication systems including local area networks, wireless systems, satellite systems, and distributed computer and database systems. Emphasizes evaluation of these systems for business purposes.BUS 176The Sociology of Work in Organizations
Sign upEmphasizes the roles of individuals in organizations. Topics include the effects of jobs on workers, long-term trends in the nature of work, and differences in work among major segments of the labor force.BUS 177Labor Relations
Sign upExplores the foundation of knowledge regarding labor in the United States. Emphasizes the historical development of unionism, labor legislation, union structure, bargaining issues, contract negotiations and administration, and labor-management relations.BUS 178International Trade
Sign upA study of the pure theory of trade, trade policy, and international factor movements. Includes illustrative applications to current issues and problems.BUS 179Business Application of Geographic Information Systems
Sign upIncludes introduction to and use of geographic information system (GIS) for business applications. Provides basic understanding on how location information is used in business processes for decisions. Offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with basic functionality of industry standard business mapping software tools including ArcGIS and Business Analyst Online.BUS 180FAccounting Ethics & Professional Responsibilities
Sign upProvides the ethical grounding that professional accountants need to identify ethical issues that they might face and to respond effectively to them. Includes exposure to ethics-related issues in financial accounting and reporting, management accounting, audit, taxation, accounting information systems, forensic accounting, and accounting-related consulting.BUS 180GData Analytics for Accountants
Sign upIntroduces the mindset, tools, and techniques of data analytics as applied to the accounting profession. Explores practical application of how to use modern software to solve real-world accounting problems. Topics include acquisition and transformation of messy data, performing descriptive and diagnostic analyses, and visualizing findings in interactive dashboards.BUS 180IGovernmental and Not-For-Profit Accounting
Sign upIntroduces accounting for nonprofit entities including their financial reporting objectives and examination of government auditing standards. Examines the basic principles of governmental accounting under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Emphasizes the state and local government financial reporting model promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).BUS 181Business Modeling and Optimization
Sign upTeaches the analytical approach to business decision making and performance improvement. Focuses on how to structure and analyze business problems to arrive at optimal solutions and compelling insights. Covers applications in marketing, operations, supply chain, and finance. Techniques include probability, statistics, and optimization.BUS 182Business Data Analytics and Visualization
Sign upTeaches statistical methods for descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analysis. Provides opportunities to apply these acquired skills in various business applications in operations, finance, and marketing. Utilizes tools such as R Programming for data analysis and Tableau for data visualization.BUS 183Business Intelligence for Analytical Decisions
Sign upDemonstrates an understanding of the processes and techniques of business data collection, analysis, and visualization. Explains and applies the logic of optimization and attribution in business intelligence. Also explains the terminology and tools of business intelligence. Facilitates understanding of machine learning and deep learning as part of artificial intelligence.BUS 186Social Network Analytics
Sign upIncreases conceptual knowledge of social network principles. Diversifies abilities to compile, measure, and manage network data. Develops a toolkit for analyzing characteristics of individuals, relationships, and groups. Expands technical knowledge for using network characteristics to predict both individual behavior and group and population outcomes.
CBNS24 courses
CBNS 004Concepts in Medical Cell Biology
Sign upIntroduces fundamental concepts in molecular cell biology, with emphasis on human health and disease. Modules involve lectures and interactive, problem-oriented activities with faculty. Through classical and contemporary examples, students become acquainted with the scientific process as they discover insights into human biology and genetics.CBNS 010The Human Brain: A User's Guide
Sign upIntroduction to contemporary neuroscience. Topics include foundational principles of brain organization, nerve and glial cell form and function, synaptic transmission, and the neural mechanisms underlying human behavior and physiology. Discusses neuroscience methods and neurological diseases and disorders. Intended for non-Neuroscience majors. Credit is not awarded for CBNS 010 if it has already been awarded for CBNS 106 or PSYC 110.CBNS 101Fundamentals of Cell Biology
Sign upIntroduces the principles of eukaryotic cell biology. Includes an examination of the molecules and systems that mediate cell function and an overview of membrane architecture and function, cell signaling and signal transduction, the cytoskeleton, organelles, protein targeting and secretion, and the nucleus and nuclear transport. Credit is not awarded for CBNS 101 if it has already been awarded for BIOL 113 or BIOL 114.CBNS 106Introduction to Neuroscience
Sign upAn introduction to cellular, organismal, and behavioral neuroscience for science majors. Topics include structure and functions of the brain, neurons, and synapses; sensory systems and perception; control of movement; neurobiology of hormones and sexual behavior; biorhythms; learning; memory; and psychoses.CBNS 108Introduction to Developmental Biology
Sign upEmphasizes common principles and key concepts that govern development of multiple eukaryotic systems, and how genes control cell behavior during development.CBNS 109Epigenetics
Sign upIntroduction to mechanisms that cause a heritable change in phenotype without a change in the genetic code. Covers DNA modifications, histone modifications, and noncoding RNAs that influence the expression, maintenance, and inheritance of traits. Discusses impacts of epigenetics on multicellular life such as learning, memory, disease, and crosstalk with environments.CBNS 116Human Neuroanatomy: Structure-Function Relationships
Sign upProvides in-depth study of human functional neuroanatomy including gross anatomy of the brain and spinal cord, microscopic anatomy (histology) of cellular components, and fine structure of the nervous system at the electron microscope (EM) level. Emphasizes understanding the neuroanatomy of key structures (e.g., hypothalamus, brainstem, hippocampus).CBNS 120Cellular Neuroscience: Membrane and Synaptic Phenomena
Sign upAn examination of cellular and molecular mechanisms of nervous system function using concepts drawn from the study of vertebrates and invertebrates with emphasis on mammalian systems.CBNS 120LNeuroscience Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory experiments using electrophysiological, chemical, and anatomical research methods fundamental to understanding neurons and neural systems.CBNS 121Developmental Neuroscience
Sign upA study of the development of nervous systems. Examines the cellular and molecular mechanisms of neural development and the determinants of cell birth and death, axonal pathfinding, neuronal connections, and development of neural systems underlying behavior.CBNS 124Systems Neuroscience
Sign upA study of the structure and function of motor and sensory systems in vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems.CBNS 125Neuropharmacology
Sign upExamines synaptic neurotransmitter systems, mechanisms, and pharmacological agents and effects, which are fundamental to neural information processing.CBNS 126Neuroscience of Learning and Memory
Sign upCovers mechanisms of learning and memory across levels of analysis including genetic, neuronal, systems, and theory. Topics include the multiple memory systems, memory consolidation, working memory, emotional memory, recognition memory, spatial memory, and human amnesia.CBNS 127Behavioral Control Systems
Sign upAn analysis of neural mechanisms that underlie behavior, concentrating on motor control. Topics range from command systems, to central pattern generators, to cortical control of voluntary movement and brain-machine interfaces (neuroprosthetics).CBNS 128Immunology
Sign upA study of humoral and cellular immunology. Topics include lymphoid systems, cells, antigens, antibodies, antibody formation, cellular immunity, and tumor and transplantation immunology. Discusses in detail diseases and altered immune states associated with each topic.CBNS 129Brain Control of Bodily Functions
Sign upEmphasizes principles of organization and function related to endocrine and other physiological systems. Selected topics include control of breathing, body water, temperature, cardiovascular function, and the stress response.CBNS 130LComputational Neurophysiology Laboratory: Simulating Neuronal Membrane Properties
Sign upIntroduces computer modeling techniques to enhance understanding of neuronal membrane physiology. Selected topics include biophysical models of single neurons including passive properties and action potential firing, channels regulating neuronal firing properties, synaptic interactions, and simple circuits.CBNS 133Scientific Writing for Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biologists
Sign upAn introductory course in scientific writings. Includes preparing scientific manuscripts, research proposals, and other types of technical presentations. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.CBNS 135Educational Outreach Training in Neuroscience
Sign upIntroduction to multiple approaches and activities that can be used when teaching neuroscience concepts. Builds proficiency in organizational and presentation skills, as well as provides opportunities for educational outreach. Topics include components of oral presentation, models of teaching and learning styles, and published successes in neuroscience outreach. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.CBNS 150Cancer Biology
Sign upExplores the origin, development, and treatment of cancer with emphasis on molecular mechanisms. Covers topics such as oncogenes, tumor suppressors, cell cycle and differentiation, AIDS, and hereditary and environmental factors in the development of cancer.CBNS 165STEM Cell Biology
Sign upAn introduction to various stem cells, their characteristics, and their niches. Explores the molecular concepts of stem cell self-renewal and tissue and organ development. Illustrates their application in therapies and explains routine methods used in stem cell biology. Reviews current governmental regulations and ethics.CBNS 169Human Embryology
Sign upAn in-depth study of normal human development from conception through the early postnatal period. Demonstrations use microscopic and other materials specifically adapted for the course. Some consideration is given to abnormal development.CBNS 180Molecular and Neural Mechanisms Underlying Natural Animal Behaviors
Sign upA study of the molecular and neural mechanisms driving natural animal behaviors emphasizing model organism case studies and behaviors like predator-prey interactions, mating, and social dynamics. Provides insights into sensory processing, neural circuits, and genetic tools within behavioral neuroscience.CBNS 188Neuromodulatory Mechanisms of Behavior and Decision Making
Sign upDiscusses a series of seminal work using modern experimental and computational tools. Investigates how dopamine, acetylcholine, serotonin, noradrenaline, sex pheromones, and other neurochemicals contribute to addiction, reward, arousal, attention, anxiety, and innate behavior. Also links their modulatory effects on cellular activity to circuit functions and behavior.
CEE10 courses
CEE 010Introduction to Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Sign upAn introduction to chemical and environmental engineering for engineering and nonengineering majors. Aims to enrich an appreciation of chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering. Discusses typical careers, key applications, latest developments and the need to engage in lifelong learning in the field. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).CEE 011Introduction to Bioengineering
Sign upAn introduction to bioengineering for engineering and nonengineering majors. Discusses the application of concepts and methods of the physical sciences and mathematics to problems in the life sciences. Covers typical careers, key applications, latest developments in the field, and the need to engage in lifelong learning. Provides hands-on experiences and includes a field trip. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).CEE 125Analytical Methods for Chemical and Environmental Engineers
Sign upExamines chromatographic separations, mass spectrometry, atomic absorption, and electrophoresis. Presents total carbon analysis as an introduction to analytical methods and their use in the chemical and environmental engineering fields.CEE 132Green Engineering
Sign upAn introduction to the design, commercialization, and use of feasible and economical processes and products that minimize risks to human health and the environment. Topics covered include environmental risk assessment; regulations; chemical process flow-sheet analysis for pollution prevention; product life-cycle assessment; and industrial ecology.CEE 135Chemistry of Materials
Sign upAn introduction to the synthesis, structure, properties, and performance of modern materials. Topics include the science of materials, bonding and structure, the strength of materials, electrons in materials, semiconductors, superconductors, and optical properties of materials.CEE 136Aerosol Technology
Sign upExplores the physical and chemical properties of aerosol and its relationship to ambient air quality, control technology, health impacts, and global climate change. Introduces the principles of aerosol measurement and aerosol measurement technology.CEE 140ABiomaterials
Sign upCovers the principles of materials science and engineering, with attention to topics in bioengineering. Explores atomic structures, hard treatment, fundamentals of corrosion, manufacturing processes, and characterization of materials.CEE 140BBiomaterials
Sign upFocuses on behavior of materials in the physiological environment.CEE 146Surface and Interface Phenomena
Sign upIntroduces interactions in interfacial phenomena; contact angle and wetting; adsorption, desorption, and removal; adhesion; aggregation, flocculation and colloidal stability; crystallization and self- and directed-assembly; friction, lubrication, and wear; and surface modifications. Also covers the interdisciplinary nature of interfacial science and its role in developing advanced materials and technologies. Credit is only awarded for CEE 146 or CEE 246.CEE 159Dynamics of Biological Systems
Sign upCovers engineering principles for the analysis and modeling of biological phenomena. Topics include molecular diffusion and transport, membranes, ligand-bioreceptor interactions, enzyme kinetics, and dynamics of metabolic pathways. Examines the application of these principles to the design of bioreactors, bioassays, drug delivery systems, and artificial organs.
CHE24 courses
CHE 100Engineering Thermodynamics
Sign upAn introduction to engineering thermodynamics focusing on chemical and environmental systems. Topics include concepts of equilibrium, temperature, reversibility energy, entropy, the first and second laws, equations of state, and thermodynamic properties. Emphasizes engineering applications for analyzing and designing closed and open systems.CHE 102Catalytic Reaction Engineering
Sign upPrinciples of surface reactions and heterogeneous catalysis. Catalyzed reaction kinetics, heterogeneous reactions, diffusion and heterogeneous catalysis, analysis and design of heterogeneous reactors.CHE 105Introduction to Nanoscale Engineering
Sign upAn introduction to nanotechnology engineering and its various applications. Includes electromagnetic waves and quantum mechanics; synthesis of nanostructures; assembly of nanostructures; and traditional and nontraditional methods of nanolithography and interactions between electronic and optical properties. Also covers organic heterostructures, nanotubes, and quantum computing.CHE 110AChemical Process Analysis
Sign upTopics include the development of steady-state mass balances, and application of mass balances to existing industrial processes.CHE 110BChemical Process Analysis
Sign upApplies principles of conservation of energy to chemical process systems. Topics include the development of steady-state and unsteady-state energy balances as well as combined mass and energy balances in industrial processes.CHE 114Applied Fluid Mechanics
Sign upAn introduction to fluid statics, fluid flow, and flow of compressible and incompressible fluids in conduits and open-channel flow. Also covers flow past immersed bodies, transportation and metering of fluids, and agitation and mixing of liquids.CHE 116Heat Transfer
Sign upAn analysis of heat transfer for Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering majors. Topics include steady- and unsteady-state heat conduction, forced convection, basic radiation heat transfer, and design of heat exchangers.CHE 117Separation Processes
Sign upExplores gas-liquid absorption, distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, solid-liquid extraction, humidification, drying, and membrane processes.CHE 118Process Dynamics and Control
Sign upFundamentals of process control. Feedback and feedforward control of dynamic processes. Frequency response analysis. Introduction to multivariable control.CHE 120Mass Transfer
Sign upIntroduction to analysis of mass transfer in systems of interest to chemical and environmental engineering practice. Explores transport of matter by diffusion, free, and forced convection.CHE 122Chemical Engineering Kinetics
Sign upIntroduction to homogeneous and heterogeneous kinetics and reactor design for chemical and biochemical processes.CHE 124Biochemical Engineering Principles
Sign upExamines the principles of biochemical engineering. Topics include kinetics of enzymatic reactions and microbial growth, batch and continuous culture reactors, product formulation, and nutrient utilization. Also studies oxygen transfer, bioreactor scale-up, air and media sterilization, fundamentals of bioreactor design, and bioseparations.CHE 124LBiochemical Engineering Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory practices in biochemical engineering. Determination of microbial kinetics and biologically mediated reactions, oxygen transfer coefficients. Batch and continuous culturing, air and media sterilization, bioseparations.CHE 130Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics
Sign upAdvanced study of chemical thermodynamics and their applications to chemical and environmental engineering processes. Applies principles for the thermodynamic behavior of pure solutions and mixtures, phases, and chemical equilibria for homogeneous and heterogeneous systems to a variety of processes common to chemical and environmental engineering.CHE 131Electrochemical Engineering
Sign upExplores role of thermodynamics, charge transfer kinetics, and mass transfer on behavior of electrochemical systems. Includes cell thermodynamics, faradaic and non-faradaic rate processes, ionic transport, nucleation and growth theories. Shows applications to chemical sensors, batteries, corrosion, and thin film deposition. Provides in-class demonstrations to illustrate concepts.CHE 140Cell Engineering
Sign upIntroduction to genetic and environmental manipulation of cells for production of proteins and for enhanced biocatalytic and synthetic activities. Cloning and gene expression in different host systems, posttranslational processing, metabolic controls and kinetics, in vivo NMR spectroscopy, cell modeling, and sensitivity analysis.CHE 150Biosensors
Sign upIntroduces the fundamentals and applications of biosensors. Topics on enzyme-, whole cell-, tissue-, and antibody/antigen-based electrochemical, optical, and piezoelectric biosensors for applications in bioprocess monitoring and control, environmental monitoring, and health care are covered.CHE 160AChemical and Environmental Engineering Laboratory
Sign upInvolves laboratory exercises in chemical and environmental engineering. Experiments cover physical measurements, fluid mechanics, and mass transfer. Emphasizes experimental design, analysis of results, and preparation of engineering reports.CHE 160BChemical Engineering Laboratory
Sign upConsists of laboratory exercises in chemical engineering. Includes experiments in physical measurements, heat transfer, reactor analysis, and chemical kinetics. Emphasizes experimental design, analysis of results, and preparation of engineering reports.CHE 160CChemical Engineering Laboratory
Sign upConsists of laboratory exercises in chemical engineering. Includes experiments and simulations in separation processes and in process control. Emphasizes experimental design, analysis of results, and preparation of engineering reports.CHE 161Nanotechnology Processing Laboratory
Sign upAn introduction to growth and characterization techniques that involve nanomaterials and devices. Includes preparing thin films; synthesizing Au and CdS nanoparticles; synthesizing carbon nanotubes; synthesizing alumina nanotemplate; synthesizing gold and nickel nanowires; and assembling of nanowires. Also includes imaging samples with optical, scanning electron microscope, scanning tunneling microscope, and atomic force microscope.CHE 171Pollution Control for Chemical Engineers
Sign upPrinciples of industrial pollution control in chemical engineering plants. Regulations, criteria, measurements, and pollution control systems associated with air, wastewater, and solid waste management.CHE 175AChemical Process Design
Sign upIntroduction to chemical process plant design procedures through economic analysis and actual design of chemical processes. Addresses practical applications to current chemical and biochemical processes and economic constraints. Concentrates on general design considerations and economic principles. Graded In Progress (IP) until CHE 175A and CHE 175B are completed, at which time a final, letter grade is assigned.CHE 175BChemical Process Design
Sign upIntroduction to chemical process plant design procedures through economic analysis and actual design of chemical processes. Topics address practical applications to current chemical and biochemical processes and economic constraints. Students complete a detailed analysis and process design of the projects begun in CHE 175A. A final report and oral presentation are required. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.
CHEM49 courses
CHEM 001Preparation for General Chemistry
Sign upProvides problem-solving methods to succeed in general chemistry. Offered online only. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).CHEM 001AGeneral Chemistry
Sign upAn introduction to the basic principles of chemistry. Instructional methods are either in-person lectures or virtual online lectures.CHEM 001BGeneral Chemistry
Sign upAn introduction to the basic principles of chemistry. Provides lectures either in person or in a virtual online environment, depending on section offerings.CHEM 001CGeneral Chemistry
Sign upAn introduction to the basic principles of chemistry. Provides lectures either in person or in a virtual online environment, depending on section offerings.CHEM 001WPreparation for General Chemistry
Sign upProvides problem-solving methods to succeed in general chemistry. Fulfills the third-quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of "C" or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student's college permits, as alternatives to English 001C. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).CHEM 01HAHonors General Chemistry
Sign upHonors course corresponding to CHEM 001A. Covers the principles of chemistry in greater depth than in CHEM 001A. A limited enrollment course. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.CHEM 01HBHonors General Chemistry
Sign upHonors course corresponding to CHEM 001B. Covers the principles of chemistry in more depth than in CHEM 001B. A limited enrollment course. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.CHEM 01HCHonors General Chemistry
Sign upHonors course corresponding to CHEM 001C. Covers the principles of chemistry in more depth than in CHEM 001C. A limited enrollment course. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.CHEM 01LAGeneral Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upAn introduction to laboratory principles and techniques related to lecture topics in CHEM 001A.CHEM 01LBGeneral Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upAn introduction to laboratory principles and techniques related to lecture topics in CHEM 001B.CHEM 01LCGeneral Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upAn introduction to laboratory principles and techniques related to lecture topics in CHEM 001C.CHEM 1HLAHonors General Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upHonors course corresponding to CHEM 01LA. An introduction to laboratory principles and techniques related to lecture topics in CHEM 01HA. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.CHEM 1HLBHonors General Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upHonors course corresponding to CHEM 01LB. An introduction to laboratory principles and techniques related to lecture topics in CHEM 01HB. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.CHEM 1HLCHonors General Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upHonors course corresponding to CHEM 01LC. An introduction to laboratory principles and techniques related to lecture topics in CHEM 01HC. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.CHEM 002AGeneral Chemistry for Chemistry Majors
Sign upAn introduction to the basic principles of chemistry including atomic structure, quantum mechanics, molecular bonding, and stoichiometry. Designed for Chemistry majors.CHEM 002BGeneral Chemistry for Chemistry Majors
Sign upAn introduction to the basic principles of chemistry focusing on the properties of liquids and gases as well as thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical reactions.CHEM 002CGeneral Chemistry for Chemistry Majors
Sign upAn introduction to the basic principles of chemistry focusing on chemical equilibrium, acid-base reactions, electrochemistry, and metal complexes. Designed for Chemistry majors.CHEM 02LAGeneral Chemistry Laboratory for Chemistry Majors
Sign upAn introduction to laboratory principles and techniques related to lecture topics in CHEM 002A.CHEM 02LBGeneral Chemistry Laboratory for Chemistry Majors
Sign upAn introduction to laboratory principles and techniques related to lecture topics in CHEM 002B. Designed for Chemistry Majors.CHEM 02LCGeneral Chemistry Laboratory for Chemistry Majors
Sign upAn introduction to laboratory principles and techniques related to lecture topics in CHEM 002C. Designed for chemistry majors.CHEM 003Concepts of Chemistry
Sign upA survey of basic concepts of Chemistry. Designed for non-science majors and not as preparation for CHEM 001A or CHEM 01HA. Not open to students with credit for CHEM 001A or CHEM 01HA, but students who have completed CHEM 003 may take CHEM 001A or CHEM 01HA for full credit.CHEM 005Quantitative Analysis
Sign upCovers stoichiometric calculations and applications of principles of chemical equilibrium to analytical problems. Includes titrimetric and gravimetric laboratory procedures.CHEM 008AOrganic Chemistry
Sign upCovers modern organic chemistry including hydrocarbon structure and nomenclature, stereochemistry, and reaction mechanisms. Provides lectures either in person or in a virtual online environment, depending on section offerings.CHEM 008BOrganic Chemistry
Sign upCovers modern organic chemistry including structural determination via spectroscopic analysis, reactivity, reaction mechanisms, and multistep organic synthesis.CHEM 008COrganic Chemistry
Sign upCovers modern organic chemistry and chemical biology including reactivity and synthesis. Also includes reaction mechanisms and the chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, amino acids, and proteins.CHEM 08HAHonors Organic Chemistry
Sign upHonors course corresponding to CHEM 008A. Covers the principles of organic chemistry in greater depth than in CHEM 008A. Covers modern organic chemistry including hydrocarbon structure and nomenclature, stereochemistry, and reaction mechanisms. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.CHEM 08HBHonors Organic Chemistry
Sign upHonors course corresponding to CHEM 008B. Honors course that covers the principles of organic chemistry in greater depth than in CHEM 008B. Covers modern organic chemistry including structural determination via spectroscopic analysis, reactivity, reaction mechanisms and multistep organic synthesis. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.CHEM 08HCHonors Organic Chemistry
Sign upHonors course corresponding to CHEM 008C. Covers modern organic chemistry and chemical biology including reactivity, synthesis, and reaction mechanisms. Also includes the chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, amino acids, and proteins. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.CHEM 08HLAHonors Organic Chemistry Lab
Sign upHonors course corresponding to CHEM 08LA. An introduction to laboratory techniques of purification, isolation, synthesis, reactions, and spectroscopic analysis. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.CHEM 08HLBHonors Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upHonors course corresponding to CHEM 08LB in depth. An introduction to laboratory techniques of purification, isolation, synthesis, reactions, and spectroscopic analysis. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.CHEM 08HLCHonors Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upHonors course corresponding to CHEM 08LC in depth. An introduction to laboratory techniques of purification, isolation, synthesis, reactions, and spectroscopic analysis. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.CHEM 08LAOrganic Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upAn introduction to laboratory techniques of purification, isolation, synthesis, reactions, and spectroscopic analysis.CHEM 08LBOrganic Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upAn introduction to laboratory techniques of purification, isolation, synthesis, reactions, and spectroscopic analysis.CHEM 08LCOrganic Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upAn introduction to laboratory techniques of purification, isolation, synthesis, reactions, and spectroscopic analysis.CHEM 109Survey of Physical Chemistry
Sign upIntroduces thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, kinetics, quantum chemistry, atomic and molecular structure, and spectroscopy. Primarily for majors in life and agricultural sciences; not recommended for Chemistry majors.CHEM 110APhysical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics
Sign upAn introduction to thermodynamics, with applications to chemical systems.CHEM 110BPhysical Chemistry: Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Kinetics
Sign upStatistical mechanics, kinetic molecular theory, and chemical kinetics with applications to chemical systems.CHEM 111Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upCHEM 113 recommended. Physical chemical measurements and laboratory experiments illustrating fundamental principles of physical chemistry. Modern electronic and optical measurement techniques.CHEM 113Physical Chemistry: Introduction to Quantum Chemistry
Sign upIntroduction to quantum mechanics with application to atomic and molecular structure and spectra.CHEM 114Advanced Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upInvolves measurements and laboratory experiments illustrating applications of physical chemistry methods to problems in environmental, materials, and biological chemistry. Covers modern data acquisition, analysis, and computational techniques.CHEM 125Instrumental Methods
Sign up3 or 5 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 8 hours.CHEM 135Atmospheric Chemistry
Sign upStructure of the troposphere and stratosphere; formation of atmospheric ozone; tropospheric NOx chemistry; methane oxidation cycle; phase distributions of chemicals; wet and dry deposition; chemistry of volatile organic compounds; formation of photochemical air pollution; modeling of air pollution and control strategies; stratospheric ozone depletion and global warming.CHEM 136Chemistry of Natural Waters
Sign upIntroduction to processes controlling the chemical composition of natural waters. Topics include chemical equilibria, acid-base and coordination chemistry, oxidation-reduction reactions, precipitation-dissolution, air-water exchange, and use of equilibrium and kinetic models for describing marine nutrient, trace metal, and sediment chemistry.CHEM 140Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upCovers theory and application of chemical techniques for the analysis of environmentally relevant chemical processes. Discusses gas phase, condensed phase, surface, and particulate chemistry. Topics include "acid rain," photochemical smog, ozone depletion, and chemical analysis monitoring.CHEM 143Chemical Biology
Sign upDiscusses biochemical reactions from a chemical standpoint and presents how the principles of chemistry have been applied to address fundamental questions in life sciences.CHEM 150AInorganic Chemistry
Sign upA systematic introduction to the synthesis, reactions, structure, and bonding of important classes of inorganic compounds. Emphasizes on non-transition metal chemistry.CHEM 150BInorganic Chemistry
Sign upA systematic introduction to synthesis, reactions, structure, and bonding of important classes of inorganic compounds. Emphasis on transition metal chemistry.CHEM 155Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: Synthesis and Methods
Sign upCovers the synthesis, purification, and characterization of inorganic and organometallic compounds. Examples involve air-sensitive species in solution, as well as inorganic materials such as metal-organic frameworks and polymers. Techniques include inert atmosphere synthesis, crystal growth and X-ray diffraction, infrared and UV-vis spectroscopies, heteronuclear and variable temperature NMR, and cyclic voltammetry. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.CHEM 166Advance Organic Chemistry: Synthesis and Methods
Sign upCovers advanced topics in organic chemistry, multi-step synthesis of bioactive molecules, new synthetic methods, and methods for the synthesis and characterization of complex organic compounds. Introduces synthetic techniques such as inert atmosphere synthesis with Schlenk lines. Includes hands-on use of spectroscopic methods for structural characterization.
CS57 courses
CS 005Introduction to Computer Programming
Sign upAn introduction to computer programming for nonengineering and nonscience majors and for those considering taking CS 010A but needing additional preparation. Topics include the history of computing, basic computer operation, the notion of an algorithm, and programming constructs such as variables, expressions, input/output, branches, loops, functions, parameters, arrays, and strings. Credit is not awarded for CS 005 if it has already been awarded for CS 010A.CS 006Effective Use of the World Wide Web
Sign upA detailed introduction to the Internet for non-engineering majors. Covers Web tools, e-communities, e-commerce, power searching, and verification of information, privacy, and other legal and societal issues.CS 008Introduction to Computing
Sign upIncludes operating system basics (Windows and Unix), word processing, spreadsheets, databases (e.g., Access), e-mail, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. Designed for students not majoring in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or science. Credit is not awarded for CS 008 if it has already been awarded for CS 010A.CS 009AData Oriented Introduction to Computing I
Sign upCovers computational thinking, problem-solving, and data analysis using the Python language through application-based data manipulation tasks from science, engineering, business, and the humanities. Includes variables, expressions, branches, loops, functions, parameters, lists, strings, file I/O, and exception handling. Also covers software design, testing, and debugging.CS 009BData Oriented Introduction to Computing II
Sign upCovers advanced programming concepts and algorithms through application-based data manipulation tasks from science, engineering, business, and the humanities. Emphasizes good programming principles in the design and development of substantial programs using the Python language. Topics include abstract data types, objects and classes, recursion, and basic software engineering principles.CS 009CC++ for Programmers
Sign upProvides an introduction to the constructs provided in the C++ for procedural and object-oriented programming for students with prior experience in another object-oriented programming language. Topics include basic C++, containers such as vectors, I/O, memory management, object-oriented programming and design, unit testing, debugging and the build process.CS 010AIntroduction to Computer Science for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering I
Sign upCovers problem solving through structured programming of algorithms on computers using the C++ object-oriented language. Includes variables, expressions, input/output (I/O), branches, loops, functions, parameters, arrays, strings, file I/O, and classes. Also covers software design, testing, and debugging.CS 010BIntroduction to Computer Science for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering 2
Sign upCovers structured and object-oriented programming in C++. Emphasizes good programming principles and development of substantial programs. Topics include recursion, pointers, linked lists, abstract data types, and libraries. Also covers software engineering principles.CS 010CIntroduction to Data Structures and Algorithms
Sign upTopics include basic data structures such as arrays, lists, stacks, and queues. Covers dictionaries (including binary search trees and hashing) and priority queues (heaps). Offers an introductory analysis of algorithms, sorting algorithms, and object-oriented programming including abstract data types, inheritance, and polymorphism. Explores solving complex problems through structured software development.CS 011Introduction to Discrete Structures
Sign upIntroduction to basic concepts of discrete mathematics emphasizing applications to computer science. Topics include propositional and predicate calculi, elementary set theory, functions, relations, proof techniques, elements of number theory, enumeration, and discrete probability.CS 015Introduction to Data Science
Sign upProvides an introduction to data science with an emphasis on empirical analysis of real-world data sets through computation. Explores critical concepts and skills in computer programming and statistical inference. Covers the Data Science life-cycle including data collection, data cleaning and integration, visualization, and analysis.CS 042A Hitchhiker's Guide to Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Sign upSurveys basic concepts and techniques underpinning modern AI including problem solving, automated reasoning, game AI, vision and language, neural networks, and robotics. Explores history, ethics, use cases, and applications. Introduces basic use of Python for building and using AI but expects no prior experience. Intended for non-engineering majors.CS 061Machine Organization and Assembly Language Programming
Sign upAn introduction to computer organization. Topics include number representation, combinational and sequential logic, computer instructions, memory organization, addressing modes, interrupt, input/output (I/O), assembly language programming, assemblers, and linkers.CS 100Software Construction
Sign upEmphasizes development of software systems. Topics include design and implementation strategies and selection and mastery of programming languages, environment tools, and development processes. Develops skill in programming, testing, debugging, performance evaluation, component integration, maintenance, and documentation. Covers professional and ethical responsibilities and the need to stay current with technology.CS 105Data Analysis Methods
Sign upAn introduction to fundamental concepts and methods in data analysis and visualization essential to a variety of data science tasks. Designed to provide preparation for the data science major and for advanced courses in data analysis and applications of data science.CS 106Introduction to Computer Security
Sign upIntroduction to security in computer systems and online services for computing majors. Studies security impact in computer science. Topics include both offensive and defensive security techniques, security mindset and concepts, and applications to real-world problems.CS 108Data Science Ethics
Sign upCovers ethics specifically related to data science. Topics include data privacy; data curation and storage; discrimination and bias arising in the machine learning process; statistical topics such as generalization, causality, curse of dimensionality, and sampling bias; data communication; and strategies for conceptualizing, measuring, and mitigating problems in data-driven decision-making.CS 110Principles of Web Development
Sign upProvides an introduction to distributed systems, with a focus on web development techniques and the considerations to application scalability, security, reliability, and redundancy. Provides an in-depth study of technologies used for both back-end and front-end development, and how to design robust applications in the webs constantly evolving landscape.CS 111Discrete Structures
Sign upA study of discrete mathematical structures emphasizing applications to computer science. Topics include number theory and cryptography, asymptotic notation, recurrence equations, counting methods, elements of graph theory, and trees.CS 119LLaboratory in Problem Solving and Programming
Sign upExplores techniques and skills applicable in developing software solutions to real-life algorithmic problems. Emphasizes systematic and rigorous approaches to problem-solving. Covers the end-to-end solution process including formulating models, choosing appropriate algorithmic tools and data structures, designing algorithms, implementation, and testing.CS 120ALogic Design
Sign upCovers design of digital systems. Includes Boolean algebra; combinational and sequential logic design; design and use of arithmetic logic units, carry-lookahead adders, multiplexors, decoders, comparators, multipliers, flip-flops, registers, and simple memories; state-machine design; and basic register-transfer level design. Uses hardware description languages, synthesis tools, programmable logic, and significant hardware prototyping.CS 120BIntroduction to Embedded Systems
Sign upIntroduction to hardware and software design of digital computing systems embedded in electronic devices (e.g., digital cameras or portable video games). Includes embedded processor programming, standard peripherals, interfacing, and hardware/software tradeoffs. Involves use of microcontrollers and developing working embedded systems.CS 122Intermediate Embedded and Real-Time Systems
Sign upCovers software and hardware design of embedded computing systems. Includes hardware and software codesign, advanced programming paradigms (including state machines and concurrent processes), real-time programming, operating systems, basic control systems, modern chip, and design technologies. Laboratories involve use of microcontrollers, embedded microprocessors, programmable logic, advanced simulation, and debug environments.CS 130Computer Graphics
Sign upA study of the fundamentals of computer graphics necessary to design and build graphics applications. Examines raster graphics algorithms including scan-converting graphics primitives, anti-aliasing, and clipping. Also covers geometric transformations, viewing, solid modeling techniques, hidden-surface removal algorithms, color models, illumination, and shading.CS 131Edge Computing
Sign upCovers industry standards for quality of service and security while leveraging performance constraints. Develops skill in deploying real-world applications using embedded artificial intelligence.CS 133Computational Geometry
Sign upAn introduction to the design of geometry algorithms. Covers the basic computational geometry concepts and techniques used in graphics, robotics, and engineering design. Topics include polygons and polytopes, convex hulls, and voronoi diagrams.CS 135Virtual Reality
Sign upCovers the development of virtual reality (VR) worlds, including motion and physics of VR worlds. Includes design practices for immersive experiences, human visual perception, environmental and social interactions. Also includes positional tracking with sensors, augmented and mixed reality, and storage and transmission of virtual reality worlds.CS 141Intermediate Data Structures and Algorithms
Sign upExplores basic algorithm analysis using asymptotic notations, summation and recurrence relations, and algorithms and data structures for discrete structures including trees, strings, and graphs. Also covers general algorithm design techniques including "divide-and-conquer," the greedy method, and dynamic programming. Integrates knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and programming.CS 142Algorithm Engineering
Sign upCovers the design and implementation of sequential, parallel, cache-efficient, external-memory, and write-efficient algorithms for fundamental computational problems including sorting, searching, as well as a selection of problems in algebra, geometry, combinatorial optimization, and string processing. Emphasizes practical aspects of algorithm design, efficient implementation, and experimental methodology for performance evaluation.CS 144Algorithms for Bioinformatics
Sign upIntroduces fundamental algorithms and data structures for solving analytical problems in molecular biology and genomics. Includes exact and approximate string matching; sequence alignment; genome assembly; and gene and regulatory motifs recognition.CS 145Combinatorial Optimization Algorithms
Sign upThe study of efficient algorithm design techniques for combinatorial optimization problems. Topics include shortest paths, minimum spanning trees, network flows, maximum matchings, stable matchings, linear programming, duality, two-person games, algorithmic techniques for integer programming problems, NP-completeness, and approximation algorithms.CS 147Graphics Processing Unit Computing and Programming
Sign upIntroduces principles and practices of programming graphics processing units (GPUs) using the parallel programming environment. Covers memory/threading models, common data-parallel programming patterns and libraries needed to develop high-performance parallel computing applications. Examines computational thinking; a broader range of parallel execution models; and parallel programming principles.CS 148Artificial Intelligence for Robotics
Sign upCovers essential aspects of intelligent robot behavior focusing on reactive, deliberative, and interactive capabilities for safe, efficient interactions with environments, other robots, and humans. Discusses planning, actions, knowledge representation, perception-action feedback loops, decision-making under uncertainty, task and motion planning, robot learning, and ethical considerations in autonomous robot design.CS 150Automata and Formal Languages
Sign upA study of formal languages. Includes regular and context-free languages; computational models for generating these languages such as finite-state automata, pushdown automata, regular expressions, and context-free grammars; mathematical properties of the languages and models; and equivalence between the models. Also introduces Turing machines and decidability.CS 152Compiler Design
Sign upCovers the fundamentals of compiler design. Includes lexical analysis, parsing, semantic analysis, compile-time memory organization, run-time memory organization, code generation, and compiler portability issues.CS 153Design of Operating Systems
Sign upCovers the principles and practice of operating system design. Includes concurrency, memory management, file systems, protection, security, command languages, scheduling, and system performance.CS 160Concurrent Programming and Parallel Systems
Sign upA study of concurrent and parallel systems. Topics include modular structure and design, interprocess communication, synchronization, failures, persistence, and concurrency control. Also covers atomic transactions, recovery, language support, distributed interprocess communication, and implementation mechanisms. Provides preparation for the study of operating systems, databases, and computer networking.CS 161Design and Architecture of Computer Systems
Sign upA study of the fundamentals of computer design. Topics include the performance evaluation of microprocessors; instruction set design and measurements of use; microprocessor implementation techniques including multicycle and pipelined implementations; computer arithmetic; memory hierarchy; and input/output (I/O) systems.CS 161LLaboratory in Design and Architecture of Computer Systems
Sign upCovers the design and simulation of a complete computer system using hardware description language and simulator. Topics include instruction set architecture design; assemblers; datapath and control unit design; arithmetic and logic unit; memory and input/output (I/O) systems; and integration of all parts into a working computer system.CS 162Computer Architecture
Sign upThe study of advanced processor design. Topics include CPU pipelining, data and control hazards, instruction-level parallelism, branch prediction, and dynamic scheduling of instructions. Also covers Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) processing, multimedia support, design of network and embedded processors, basic multiprocessor design, shared memory and message passing, and network topologies.CS 163Introduction to Privacy Technologies
Sign upCovers issues regarding privacy in computer systems and online services. Introduces techniques for mitigating privacy threats through security and cryptography controls. Topics also include socio-technical aspects of privacy including law, ethics, and psychology.CS 164Computer Networks
Sign upCovers the fundamentals of computer networks. Topics include layered network architecture, communication protocols, local area networks, UNIX network programming, verification, network security, and performance studies.CS 165Computer Security
Sign upExamines the ways in which information systems are vulnerable to security breaches. Topics include attacks; security labels, lattices, and policies; safeguards and countermeasures; intrusion detection; authorization and encryption techniques; networks; digital signatures, certificates, and passwords; privacy issues, firewalls, and spoofing; Trojan horses and computer viruses; CERT Coordination Center; and electronic commerce.CS 166Database Management Systems
Sign upCovers basic concepts of databases and database management systems. Topics include entity-relationship modeling for design, relational data model, relational algebra, Structured Query Language (SQL), secondary storage, indexing and hashing, query evaluation and optimization, and overview of transactions.CS 167Introduction to Big-Data Management
Sign upIntroduces the architecture of big-data systems and their applications in data management and processing. Describes the common functionality in big-data processing such as distributed storage, resource management, query processing, fault-tolerance, and programming APIs. Covers the popular big-data technologies such as distributed shared-nothing systems, NoSQL processing model, and semi-structured data management.CS 168Introduction to Very Large Scale Integration Design
Sign upStudies integrated circuit fabrication, device characterization, and circuit simulation. Introduces basic device physics and physical design rules, MOS logic design, and timing and clock schemes. Covers layout generation, subsystem designs, and circuits for alternative logic styles. Also covers design and simulation using hardware description language and CAD tools.CS 169Mobile Wireless Networks
Sign upIntroduces the fundamentals of wireless and mobile networks. Covers wireless channel models, MAC protocols, and wireless network architectures. Also covers cellular, WLAN and ad hoc networks, and routing in multi-hop wireless networks. Includes wireless security and the impact of wireless links on TCP and other transport layer solutions.CS 170Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Sign upAn introduction to the field of artificial intelligence. Focuses on discrete-valued problems. Covers heuristic search, problem representation, and classical planning. Also covers constraint satisfaction and logical inference.CS 171Introduction to Machine Learning and Data Mining
Sign upIntroduces formalisms and methods in data mining and machine learning. Topics include data representation, supervised learning, and classification. Covers regression and clustering. Also covers rule learning, function approximation, and margin-based methods.CS 172Introduction to Information Retrieval
Sign upIntroduces information retrieval (IR) principles and techniques for indexing and searching document collections. Topics include Web search, text processing, ranking algorithms, search in social networks, and search evaluation. Also studies scalability issues in search engines.CS 173Introduction to Natural Language Processing
Sign upAn overview of modern approaches for natural language processing. Focuses on major algorithms used in NLP for various applications such as part-of-speech tagging, parsing, named entity recognition, coreference resolution, sentiment analysis, and machine translation.CS 175Entrepreneurship in Computing
Sign upIntroduces business and technological concepts to create companies based on computer technology. Covers technical aspects of real-world IT projects. Includes developing software and services; understanding user requirements; designating usable systems; and assessing technology. Addresses market analysis and strategy; legal and intellectual property; ethics and communication issues; and financial analysis.CS 177Modeling and Simulation
Sign upCovers validation of random number sequences; concepts in modeling and systems analysis; and conceptual models and their mathematical and computer realizations. Examines simulation modeling techniques including object-oriented modeling and discrete-event modeling. Emphasizes the use of simulation libraries used with programming languages such as C++.CS 180Introduction to Software Engineering
Sign upA study of software engineering techniques for the development, maintenance, and evolution of large software systems. Topics include requirements and specification; system design and implementation; debugging, testing, and quality assurance; reengineering; project management; software process; tools; and environments.CS 181Principles of Programming Languages
Sign upCovers the principles of programming language design. Includes the study and comparison of several programming languages, their features, and their implementations.CS 182Software Testing and Verification
Sign upA study of modern techniques to assess the quality of software artifacts through functional, performance, and reliability testing. Introduces black box and white box testing techniques. Covers the application of modern testing tools to software units, components, subsystems, and entire systems. Also covers verification as a complementary technique to testing.CS 183Unix System Administration
Sign upExplores the technical aspects of system administration on a Unix system including advanced Unix. Includes managing system devices, operating system installation, communications, and networking.
ECON62 courses
ECON 002Introduction to Macroeconomics
Sign upAn introduction to the study of the economic system from a macro, or aggregate, perspective. Includes analysis of business cycles, economic growth, unemployment, inflation, and the impact of government policies on the level of economic activity.ECON 002HHonors Introduction to Macroeconomics
Sign upHonors course corresponding to ECON 002. An introduction to the study of the economic system from a macro, or aggregate, perspective. Includes analysis of business cycles, economic growth, unemployment, inflation, and the impact of government policies on the level of economic activity. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.ECON 003Introduction to Microeconomics
Sign upAn introduction to the study of the economic system from the micro, or individual decision-maker's, perspective. Includes the study of opportunity cost, markets, consumption, production, and competition.ECON 003HHonors Introduction to Microeconomics
Sign upAn introduction to the study of the economic system from a micro, or individual decision-maker's, perspective. Includes the study of opportunity cost, markets, consumption, production and competition. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available. Credit is only awarded for one of ECON 003 or ECON 003H.ECON 005Data Analysis for Economics and Business
Sign upIntroduction to the sources of economic and business data and data analysis using graphs, plots, computers, and descriptive statistics. Also covers index numbers, measures of inequality, and simple regression analysis.ECON 008Economics of Sustainability, Energy Transition, and Green Business Models
Sign upAddresses environmental sustainability and financial viability with emphasis on the global energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Covers carbon pricing, ESG metrics, green finance, externalities, circular economy, green innovation, clean energy policy, and financial modeling. Uses real-world case studies and business modeling to design actionable sustainability strategies.ECON 060Engineering Economics
Sign upCovers economic decisions involving engineering alternatives. Topics include time value of money, annual cost, present worth, rate of return, and benefit-to-cost. Addresses before and after tax replacement economy, organizational financing, break-even analysis, risk analysis, and capital budgeting.ECON 101Statistics for Economics
Sign upAn introduction to the basic statistical methods for economics. Topics include economic data analysis, index numbers,univariate and bivariate probability distributions, correlation and regression, sampling distributions, properties of estimators, and hypothesis testing.ECON 102Intermediate Microeconomics
Sign upA comprehensive overview of the competitive market system. Includes the modern utility theory of consumer behavior, firm behavior in product and factor markets, and monopoly. Emphasizes theoretical applications to business enterprises. Intended for students planning to major in Business Administration.ECON 103Intermediate Macroeconomics
Sign upCovers the theory of income, employment, price level, and the role of the international economy. Includes fiscal and monetary policy. Intended for students planning to major in Business Administration.ECON 104AIntermediate Microeconomic Theory
Sign upA calculus-based course that develops theories of consumers and firms. Provides the foundation for partial equilibrium study of competitive markets. Explores welfare properties of competitive markets.ECON 104BIntermediate Microeconomic Theory
Sign upA continuation of ECON 104A that covers monopoly, oligopoly, externalities, and public goods. Develops elementary concepts of game theory. May also cover information economics and economics of uncertainty.ECON 104CIntermediate Microeconomic Theory
Sign upExtends the partial equilibrium theories of markets and market failure developed in ECON 104A and ECON 104B to factor markets, other market structures, uncertainty and asymmetric information, and time. Develops general equilibrium analysis of the entire economy including welfare economics. Includes many illustrative policy applications.ECON 105AIntermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Sign upExamines the determination of the equilibrium level of national income and its allocation among households, firms, and government. Develops theoretical models that describe how employment, production, and inflation are determined. Focuses on the impact of government policies, as well as the current developments on these issues.ECON 105BIntermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Sign upECON 104A is recommended. A continuation of ECON 103 or ECON 105A. Investigates developments in macroeconomic theory and events. Presents models that explain economic growth and business cycle fluctuations. Explores their empirical relevance and policy implications.ECON 106Data Analysis in Economics
Sign upAn introduction to data analytics, visualization, and interpretation. Includes collecting, cleaning, and preparing data for analysis. Uses data to generate and interpret meaningful displays of quantitative and qualitative data. Emphasizes data visualization.ECON 107Introductory Econometrics
Sign upAn introduction to the basic tools of econometrics. Focuses on the issues relating to the linear regression model, including heteroskedasticity, serial correlation, and multicollinearity.ECON 108Introductory Econometrics
Sign upA continuation of ECON 107. Covers, at an introductory level, the basic concepts related to logit and probit models, panel data methods, instrumental variables, treatment effects, difference in difference models, and simultaneous equations models, among others. Extensive use of econometrics computer software.ECON 109Forecasting in Business and Economics
Sign upProvides a basic knowledge of forecasting and its applications, particularly by using business and economic data. Covers basic methods of forecasting, such as regression methods, exponential smoothing, algorithms, and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) methods. Also explores how to combine and evaluate various forecasts. Uses computer analysis extensively.ECON 110Mathematical Economics
Sign upCovers calculus-based and set-theoretic-based mathematical concepts and techniques used in advanced economic analysis, such as optimization theory, probability, expected utility theory, and their applications.ECON 111Machine Learning for Economics and Business
Sign upProvides a basic knowledge of the theory and implementation of machine learning methods, with applications in economics, business and finance. Covers methods including cross-validation, Lasso, non-linear models, factor models, tree-based methods, neural networks and ethics. Also includes extensive use of computer coding and analysis.ECON 116Foundatns-Politcl Econmy
Sign upExamines the economic roles of the public sector. Pays particular attention to issues of market failure; government challenges in overcoming market failures; redistributing income; the financing of public sector activities; relationships between federal, state, and local governments; and public choice.ECON 117Economics and Philosophy
Sign upExamines issues on the boundary of economics and philosophy. Topics include social choice theory and economic justice; foundations of utility theory, rational choice, and economic welfare; and epistemology and the philosophies of science of Popper, Kuhn, and others.ECON 119Law and Economics
Sign upExamines issues at the intersection of law and economics. Presents the tools needed for an economic analysis of law. Applies the tools to understand the economic logic of the law, especially property, contract, tort, and antitrust law.ECON 123American Economic History
Sign upExamines the economic history of the United States with an emphasis on the incentives and events surrounding the colonization of modern day United States, the American Revolution, economic growth and expansion throughout the 1800's, the American civil war, and other major historical events leading up to the present.ECON 124World Economic History
Sign upExamines economic history with a focus on the innovations, institutions, and events that have helped shape the modern day world.ECON 125History of Economic Thought
Sign upStudy of the development of major economic theories, including those of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes. Focus is on how alternative theories define and address economic problems differently and the policy implications that follow.ECON 129Health Economics
Sign upAnalyzes the demand and supply of health care. Uses economic models to analyze health care choices of individuals. Covers the market for health insurance and the behavior of for-profit and not-for-profit health care providers regarding price, quantity, and service quality under various market structures.ECON 130Introduction to Money, Banking, and Credit
Sign upCovers the basic theories of modern monetary systems. Explores money, credit, and interest rate behavior; financial intermediation and central banking; and methods and objectives of monetary and regulatory policy.ECON 132Public Economics
Sign upConsiders the economics of current policy debates including healthcare, social security, tax policy, and private support for public schools. Focuses on government as an institution that corrects market inefficiencies and inequities. Examines government decision making from the perspectives of social choice theory, cost-benefit analysis, and the financing of government expenditures.ECON 134Introduction to Financial Management
Sign upAn introduction to financial management and financial institutions. Includes time value of money, stock and bond valuation, risk and return, portfolio theory, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, and financial databases.ECON 135The Stock Market
Sign upECON 103 or ECON 105A is strongly recommended. An analysis of the history of the stock market and its role in the macroeconomy. Topics include factors governing stock prices, fundamental and technical analysis, the impact of inflation and interest rates, international investing, and the role of social institutions in the determination of stock prices.ECON 136Empirical Financial Economics
Sign upDiscusses various empirical aspects of financial economics and financial risk management. Addresses both theoretical and applied issues in finance, risk management, and econometrics. Also discusses quantitative analysis, simulation methods, and case studies.ECON 137Economic Growth and Unemployment
Sign upStudies two central issues in macroeconomics: economic growth and unemployment. Begins with understanding the historical data and stylized facts in the U.S. economy. Examines theoretical models that analyze economic growth and unemployment. Investigate the empirical relevance and policy implications of these models.ECON 138Economics of Financial Investments
Sign upApplies economic tools to debt obligations such as student loans and mortgages. Discusses utility-maximizing investment strategies and traditional retirement plans. Studies the economics of emerging asset classes such as cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Focuses on navigating web 3.0 and decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges.ECON 143Environmental Economics
Sign upAn introduction to economic analysis of natural resources, the environment, and environmental quality. Topics include interactions between the environment and the economy, social choice theory, source control costs, damage valuation, efficient pollution control, and design of efficient and equitable environmental policy.ECON 144Climate Change Economics
Sign upUtilizes economic concepts and methods to study the economic determinants and impacts of climate change. Topics include background on the science, economic impacts of climate change, mitigation and adaptation strategies and costs, policies and institutions for slowing climate change, and the challenging politics of climate policy.ECON 146Urban Economics
Sign upApplies basic microeconomic principles to the spatial concentration of economic activity, the operation of the urban land, housing, transportation, and labor markets, the role of government in the urban economy, and urban economic problems, including pollution, crime, and homelessness.ECON 148Land and Resource Economics
Sign upExplores distinctive qualities of land and its rent, as well as valuation of land as an investment. Addresses assembly, division, and development of land, efficiency of the land market and the effects of taxation. Covers concentrated ownership, separation of ownership and management, rent and taxable surplus, and origins and kinds of tenure.ECON 151Econmics of Education
Sign upFocuses on the benefits and costs of education, educational inputs, and educational policy. Applies economic theory to the study of education. Evaluates empirical evidence of issues relating to education. Develops communicating reasoned and informed prescriptions and/or evaluations of education policy.ECON 152Cost-Benefit Analysis with Applications to Public Policy
Sign upProvides the economic foundations and practical tools to conduct cost benefit analysis. Discusses predicting and monetizing impacts of economic policies, as well as discounting future impacts. Also focuses on dealing with uncertainty, value of information, and social welfare.ECON 153Labor Economics
Sign upAn analysis of labor demand, labor supply, market equilibrium, and policies affecting each. Topics include labor supply, labor demand, minimum wages, government transfers, education, job training, and discrimination.ECON 155Women's Labor and the Economy
Sign upA special-topics based labor economics course. Focuses on one important dimension of worker differences: gender. Covers the topics of human capital, wages and employment, occupational choice, discrimination, the family as an economic unit, and public policy.ECON 157Labor in the Public Sector
Sign upA labor economics course on employment in the public sector. Explores questions of wages and contract structuring, recruitment, training, risk, collective bargaining, licensing, rent-seeking and corruption, and influence in the public sector.ECON 158Economic Mobility in the United States
Sign upExploration of economic mobility in the United States. Topics include measures of economic mobility, regional variation in economic mobility, and policies intended to increase economic mobility.ECON 160Industrial Organization
Sign upA study of the organization and structure of the American industrial system. Emphasizes production and pricing behavior and policies. Also addresses market structure and public policies regulating or influencing market behavior.ECON 162Managerial Economics
Sign upExamines applications of economic analysis to problems of management, especially of capital. Emphasis is on production economics and cost analysis.ECON 163Introduction to Game Theory
Sign upIntroduces and develops basic concepts of game theory to study strategic interactions, with examples and applications drawn from Economics and other social sciences.ECON 164Behavioral Economics
Sign upAn introduction to core concepts in behavioral economics. Includes choice under uncertainty, choice over time, social preferences, and transaction utility. Outlines the role of lab and field experiments in the discipline. Discusses applications to management, marketing and charitable giving, and the use of behavioral economics in designing policy.ECON 171International Finance
Sign upCovers international monetary theory and its applications. Topics include balance of payments, exchange rates, open-economy macroeconomics, and international monetary institutions. Addresses selected policy issues.ECON 173Global Poverty
Sign upExamines poverty around the world in a comparative perspective. Topics include concepts of poverty, measurement of poverty, and policies intended to reduce poverty. The regions studied include the U.S., other developed countries, and developing countries.ECON 173SGlobal Poverty
Sign upExamines poverty around the world in a comparative perspective. Topics include concepts of poverty, measurement of poverty, and policies intended to reduce poverty. The regions studied include the U.S., other developed countries, and developing countries.ECON 175Comparative Economics
Sign upExamines the roles of different economic, political, legal, financial, fiscal, and informal institutions in the economy. Topics also include the theoretical traditions of the debate between market and plan and of the boundaries of market and hierarchy.ECON 178International Trade
Sign upA study of the pure theory of trade, trade policy, and international factor movements. Includes illustrative applications to current issues and problems.ECON 181Economic Development: Theory and Policy
Sign upA survey of the main theories of economic development and an analysis of the major development strategies and policies.ECON 182Trade, Globalization, and Development
Sign upExplores global development with an emphasis on empirical results regarding the effectiveness of foreign aid, trade, property rights, and other institutions that can influence economic growth. Analyzes the nature and consequences of globalization on individuals, countries, and the world economy.ECON 183Population and Development
Sign upA study of interactions between population growth and economic development. Covers the history of demographic thought, models for developing countries based on the demographic experience of currently developed countries. Explores household production models, demand for children, mortality, health and nutrition, migration, and human capital. Traces macroeconomic economic-demographic linkages in developing countries.ECON 185Economic Development in Latin America
Sign upA comparative analysis of the major trends in Latin American economies in the twentieth century. Includes historical legacies, primary export economies, the theory and practice of import substitution industrialization, and the debt crisis. Also covers stabilization and structural adjustment, poverty and income distribution, the informal and agricultural sectors, and the environment.ECON 186Policy Evaluation in Development Economics
Sign upAn overview of randomized impact evaluation as a tool of the causal revolution in development economics. Introduces experimental methods and covers the application of those methods to conducting impact evaluations in a range of development settings including education, health, labor, and economics of the firm, microfinance, environment, and political economy.ECON 187Contemporary Public Policy Challenges in Latin America
Sign upA survey of the wide-sweeping policy reforms since the 1980s and of contemporary public policy challenges in Latin America. Challenges discussed include extremely high levels of poverty and inequality; inadequate educational and healthcare systems; pressures for land reform; problems of trade competitiveness; and recurring currency crises.ECON 188The Chinese Economy
Sign upAn introduction to the Chinese economy, with a focus on the economic reform since 1978. Topics include the economic and political logic behind the reform, the lessons learned from the reform, China's evolving role in the world economy, and the challenges that China is currently facing.ECON 189Economic Development in Brazil
Sign upAn analysis of the successes and failures of economic development in the largest country in Latin America. Reviews current issues facing Brazilian policy makers. Topics include historical legacies, import substitution and industrialization, poverty and inequality, agriculture and land reform, and the environmental impact of development.
EE51 courses
EE 003Electronics, Smartphones and Mobile Internet
Sign upHighlights examples including smartphones, mobile Internet, robots etc. as examples. Does not confer credit towards a degree in the Bourns College of Engineering.EE 005Circuits and Electronics
Sign upIntroduction to linear circuit elements and analysis, operational amplifiers, semiconductor diodes and transistors, analog amplifiers, and digital circuits. Provides hands-on experience in designing and analyzing electronic circuits. Does not confer credit towards a degree in Electrical Engineering and in Computer Engineering.EE 010Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Sign upIntroduces electrical engineering applications, career options, and the electrical engineering curriculum. Provides motivation and context for the mathematics and science courses that are prerequisites to most electrical engineering courses. Discusses contemporary engineering issues, social and environmental impact of engineering solutions, professional ethics, and need for life-long learning.EE 016Data Analysis for Engineering Applications
Sign upCovers essential algorithms and data structures, elements of numerical data processing, linear algebra, and statistical analysis. Encompasses multiple engineering areas such as sensor interfacing, signal and image processing, pattern recognition, robotics, and intelligent systems. Introduces the use of Python programming language.EE 020AIntroduction to Ordinary Differential Equations for Physical Sciences and Engineering
Sign upIntroduction to ordinary differential equations; complex numbers; trigonometric, compact and exponential Fourier Series; frequency spectrum; and Laplace transform, Fourier transform, and their application to the solution of integro-differential equations as they appear in the physical sciences and engineering.EE 020BLinear Methods for Engineering Analysis and Design Using Matlab
Sign upIntroduces MATLAB programming and linear methods for engineering analysis and design. Topics include formulating engineering problems as linear systems of equations; methods for finding their solutions; vector and matrix representations of signals and systems; matrices computations; and linear programming for system analysis and design.EE 030AFundamentals of Electric Circuits 1
Sign upCovers Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws; nodal and mesh analysis; network theorems; properties of capacitors and inductors; transient analysis of RC, RL, and RLC circuits; and modeling of electric circuits with Spice.EE 030BFundamentals of Electric Circuits 2
Sign upCovers steady-state analysis of electric circuits using phasors and Laplace transform. Discusses Fourier series, frequency response, Bode plots, and passive filters. Also includes current-voltage characteristics and small-signal approximations of non-linear devices such as diodes, bipolar-junction transistors, and field-effect transistors. Addresses modeling of electric circuits with Spice.EE 030LAFundamentals of Elec Circuits I Laboratory
Sign upProvides laboratory experiments tied to the lecture material of EE 030A. Covers resistive circuits, network theorems, operational amplifiers, and transient response. Includes application of SPICE to circuit analysis.EE 100AElectronic Circuits 1
Sign upTopics include small-signal modeling of electronic circuits; DC biasing of small-signal bipolar and field-effect transistor amplifiers; current mirrors, cascodes, differential amplifiers, and multistage amplifiers; analysis and design of negative feedback circuits; and modeling of electronic circuits with Spice.EE 100BElectronic Circuits 2
Sign upCovers analysis and design of advanced electronic circuits. Includes active filters; output stages and power amplifiers; comparator and timer circuits; signal and function generators; complementary metal-oxide system logic circuit implementation; signal conditioning circuits; logic interfacing; optoelectronics devices; digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converters; non-linear circuits; and modeling of electronic circuits with Spice.EE 105Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems
Sign upIntroduces the mathematical modeling of dynamical systems and their methods of solution. Explores advanced techniques and concepts for analytical modeling and study of various electrical, electronic, and electromechanical systems based upon physical laws. Emphasizes formulation of problems via differential equations. Addresses numerical methods for integration and matrix analysis problems.EE 106Programming Practical Robots
Sign upCovers principles for simulating, programming, and deploying robots using modern robotics middleware. Includes reading/writing of robot programs; simulating robotic systems; interfacing robot sensors and actuators; and implementing introductory motion control algorithms. Teaches contemporary robotics open-source software (ROS, Gazebo), 3D environment creation, and sensor data processing libraries (OpenCV, OpenNI, PCL).EE 110ASignals and Systems
Sign upCovers basic signals and types of systems, linear time-invariant (LTI) systems, Fourier analysis, frequency response, and Laplace transforms for LTI systems. Includes laboratory experiments with signals, transforms, harmonic generation, linear digital filtering, and sampling/aliasing.EE 110BSignals and Systems
Sign upCovers Fourier analysis for discrete-time signals and systems, filtering, modulation, sampling and interpolation, and z-transforms. Includes laboratory experiments with signals, transforms, harmonic generation, linear digital filtering, and sampling/aliasing.EE 111Digital and Analog Signals and Systems
Sign upCovers continuous- and discrete-time signals and systems; linear time-invariant (LTI) systems; impulse response; Fourier analysis; frequency response; Laplace and Z-transforms; and sampling theorem and Nyquist rates. Includes laboratory experiments with signals, transforms, linear digital filtering, and sampling/aliasing.EE 114Probability, Random Variables, and Random Processes in Electrical Engineering
Sign upCovers fundamentals of probability theory, random variables, and random processes with applications to electrical and computer engineering. Includes probability theory, random variables, densities, functions of random variables, expectations and moments, and multivariate distributions. Also addresses random processes, autocorrelation function, spectral analysis of random signals, and linear systems with random inputs.EE 115Introduction to Communication Systems
Sign upCovers spectral density and correlation, modulation theory, amplitude, frequency, phase and analog pulse modulation and demodulation techniques, signal-to-noise ratios, and system performance calculations. Laboratory experiments involve techniques of modulation and demodulation.EE 116Engineering Electromagnetics
Sign upTransmission lines, fields and field operators, electrostatic and magnetostatic fields, time-varying fields, electrodynamics, electromagnetic waves, plane waves, guided waves, and applications to engineering problems.EE 117Electromagnetics 2
Sign upCovers applications of Maxwell's equations. Includes skin effect, boundary-value problems, plane waves in lossy media, transverse EM waves, hollow metal waveguides, cavity resonators, microstrips, propagation in dielectrics and optical fibers, optical fibers applications, radiation, and antennas. Covers theoretical and computer modeling exercises in basic electromagnetic technology.EE 118Radio Frequency Circuit Design
Sign upStudies design and analysis of radio frequency (RF) circuits. Topics include multiport networks; scattering matrix and S-parameters; transmission lines; matching networks; Smith Chart; RF electromagnetic analysis of waveguides, antennas, filters, and couplers; RF transistor equivalent modeling; low-noise amplifier design; noise figure; oscillators and mixers; and phase lock loop.EE 120ALogic Design
Sign upCovers design of digital systems. Includes Boolean algebra; combinational and sequential logic design; design and use of arithmetic logic units, carry-lookahead adders, multiplexors, decoders, comparators, multipliers, flip-flops, registers, and simple memories; state-machine design; and basic register-transfer level design. Uses hardware description languages, synthesis tools, programmable logic, and significant hardware prototyping.EE 120BIntroduction to Embedded Systems
Sign upIntroduction to hardware and software design of digital computing systems embedded in electronic devices (e.g., digital cameras or portable video games). Includes embedded processor programming, standard peripherals, interfacing, and hardware/software tradeoffs. Involves use of microcontrollers and developing working embedded systems.EE 123Power Electronics
Sign upCovers the study of power semiconductor devices. Includes magnetic circuits and components; switch mode converters and power supplies; and single, three-phase, pulse width modulation, and resonant pulse inverters. Addresses voltage controllers; direct current and induction motor drives; and design of motion control drive circuits for robotic and industrial automation systems.EE 128Sensing and Actuation for Embedded Systems
Sign upCovers embedded system design for sensor data acquisition, signal processing, control, and actuation. Explores sensor and motor interface principles (analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion, Nyquist sampling rate, power constraints, and communication with peripherals). Also addresses design principles for instrumentation, embedded software programming, and real-time systems for sensing and control tasks.EE 131Edge Computing
Sign upCovers industry standards for quality of service and security while leveraging performance constraints. Develops skill in deploying real-world applications using embedded artificial intelligence.EE 132Automatic Control
Sign upCovers mathematical modeling of linear systems for time and frequency domain analysis. Topics include transfer function and state variable representations for analyzing stability, controllability, and observability; and closed-loop control design techniques by Bode, Nyquist, and root-locus methods. Laboratories involve both simulation and hardware exercises.EE 133Solid-State Electronics
Sign upPresents the fundamentals of solid-state electronics. Topics include electronic band structure; Fermi and quasi-Fermi levels; doping; contacts; junctions; field-effect, bipolar, and metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistors; and charge-coupled devices. Also reviews device fabrication concepts.EE 134Digital Integrated Circuit Design
Sign upCovers transistor-level analysis and design of digital integrated circuits. Includes modern transistor devices and digital integrated circuits; in-depth analysis of inverters and logic gates; static and dynamic logic; power analysis of digital integrated circuits; sequential and memory circuits. Uses computer modeling tools to analyze digital integrated circuits.EE 135Analog Integrated Circuit Layout and Design
Sign upCovers analog circuit design, layout, and verification of complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOSs) with use of computer-aided design tools. Topics covered include analog metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) models, current sources, references, amplified design, nonlinear analog circuits, dynamic analog circuits, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), and digital-to-analog converters (DACs).EE 136Semiconductor Device Processing
Sign upPresents device simulations and hands-on experience in integrated-circuit fabrication techniques and device characterization. Uses four-mask metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) technology to fabricate resistors, junctions, capacitors, and MOS transistors as well as to perform electrical evaluation.EE 137Introduction to Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices
Sign upAn introduction to semiconductor optoelectronic devices for optoelectronic communications and signal processing. Topics include basic optical processes in semiconductors, semiconductor light-emitting diode, semiconductor heterojunction lasers, photodetectors, solar cells, optoelectronic modulation, and switching devices.EE 138Electrical Properties of Materials
Sign upIntroduces the electrical properties of materials. Includes the electron as a particle and a wave; hydrogen atom and the periodic table; chemical bonds; free-electron theory of metals; band theory of solids; semiconductors and dielectrics; measurements of material properties; and growth and preparation of semiconductors.EE 139Magnetic Materials
Sign upIntroduces fundamentals of magnetic materials for the next-generation magnetic, nanomagnetic, and spintronics-related technologies. Includes basics of magnetism, models of the equivalent magnetic charge and current, paramagnetic and diamagnetic materials, soft and hard magnetic materials, equivalent magnetic circuits, and magnetic system design foundations.EE 140Foundations and Applications of Intelligent and Autonomous Systems
Sign upExplores intelligent systems which make decisions based on analysis of uncertain sensed data while interacting with the physical world. Focuses on foundational principles for modeling such uncertainty to enable the design of optimal decision-making algorithms. Includes sensor data processing projects.EE 141Digital Signal Processing
Sign upTransform analysis of Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) systems; discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) and its computation; Fourier analysis of signals using the DFT; filter design techniques; and structures for discrete-time systems. Laboratory experiments on DFT, fast Fourier transforms (FFT), infinite impulse response (IIR), finite impulse response (FIR) filter design, and quantization effects.EE 142Introduction to Machine Learning and Data Mining
Sign upIntroduces formalisms and methods in data mining and machine learning. Topics include data representation, supervised learning, and classification. Covers regression and clustering. Also covers rule learning, function approximation, and margin-based methods.EE 144Foundations of Robotics
Sign upProvides foundational knowledge on analysis, control, and programming of robots. Considers configuration space; rigid body motion; forward, inverse, and velocity kinematics; dynamics; trajectory planning; robot motion control; localization and mapping; and robot ethics. Integrates hands-on labs to program robots in simulation and experimentally by reading and interpreting sensor data.EE 145Robotic Planning and Kinematics
Sign upMotion planning and kinematics topics with an emphasis in geometric reasoning, programming, and matrix computations. Motion planning includes configuration spaces, sensor-based planning, decomposition and sampling methods, and advanced planning algorithms. Kinematics includes reference frames, rotations and displacements, and kinematic motion models.EE 146Computer Vision
Sign upCovers imaging formation, early vision processing, boundary detection, region growing, two-dimensional and three-dimensional object representation, and recognition techniques.EE 147Graphics Processing Unit Computing and Programming
Sign upIntroduces principles and practices of programming graphics processing units (GPUs) using the parallel programming environment. Covers memory/threading models, common data-parallel programming patterns and libraries needed to develop high-performance parallel computing applications. Examines computational thinking; a broader range of parallel execution models; and parallel programming principles.EE 148Artificial Intelligence for Robotics
Sign upCovers essential aspects of intelligent robot behavior focusing on reactive, deliberative, and interactive capabilities for safe, efficient interactions with environments, other robots, and humans. Discusses planning, actions, knowledge representation, perception-action feedback loops, decision-making under uncertainty, task and motion planning, robot learning, and ethical considerations in autonomous robot design.EE 150Digital Communications
Sign upTopics include modulation, probability and random variables, correlation and power spectra, information theory, errors of transmission, equalization and coding methods, shift and phase keying, and a comparison of digital communication systems.EE 151Introduction to Digital Control
Sign upReviews continuous-time control systems, Z-transform and properties, sampled-data systems, stability analysis and criteria, and frequency domain analysis and design. Addresses transient and steady-state response, state-space techniques, controllability and observability, pole placement, observer design, and Lyapunov stability analysis. Laboratory experiments complementary to these topics include simulations and hardware design.EE 152Image Processing
Sign upCovers digital image acquisition, image enhancement and restoration, image compression, and computer implementation and testing of image processing techniques. Provides hands-on experience of complete image processing systems, including image acquisition, processing, and display.EE 153Electric Drives
Sign upFor EE 153 online section: enrollment in the Online-Master-in-Science in Engineering program. Topics include the study of electro-mechanical energy conversion, magnetic circuits, and magnetic components. Also explores linear motors, direct-current motors, induction motors, reluctance motors, and synchronous motor drives. Addresses space vectors in alternating current machines and the analysis and design of feedback controllers.EE 155Power System Analysis
Sign upCovers long-distance transmission of electric power. Emphasizes admittance and impedance modeling of components and systems; optimal power flow calculations and applications; symmetrical and asymmetrical fault calculations; economic operation of large-scale generation and transmission systems; and analysis of transmission and distribution networks.EE 161Analytical Materials Characterization
Sign upAnalysis of the surfaces of materials via ion, electron, and photon spectroscopies. Covers Rutherford back scattering; secondary ion mass spectroscopy; electron energy loss spectroscopy; Auger electron spectroscopy; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; photoluminescence; extended X-ray absorption fine structure; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; sputtering; high-vacuum generation; and focused ion beam milling.EE 162Introduction to Nanoelectronics
Sign upPresents the basic concepts of nanoelectronics focusing on current flow through nanostructured devices. Topics include new paradigms of nanoelectronics, an atomistic view of electrical resistance, Schroedinger's equation, Coulomb blockade, basis functions, bandstructure, quantum capacitance, level broadening, and coherent transport.EE 165Design for Reliability of Integrated Circuits and Systems
Sign upCovers essentials of electrical transient induced failures to integrated circuits (IC) and systems. Addresses basics for different failure and testing models including electrostatic discharge (ESD). Discusses design-for-reliability (DFR) techniques such as ESD protection designs at IC, module, and system levels. Enhances learning with computer aided design (CAD) laboratories.EE 168Introduction to Very Large Scale Integration Design
Sign upStudies integrated circuit fabrication, device characterization, and circuit simulation. Introduces basic device physics and physical design rules, MOS logic design, and timing and clock schemes. Covers layout generation, subsystem designs, and circuits for alternative logic styles. Also covers design and simulation using hardware description language and CAD tools.
ENGL81 courses
ENGL 014Topics: North American Writers
Sign upExplores key works by important writers in North American literary expression.ENGL 016Adaptations of Literary Works
Sign upA study of adaptations of literary works in other media including film, television, and video game. Addresses questions of medium and its affordances, context of production/reception, and narrative analysis. Specific works to be studied vary by offering and include literary texts from a range of historical periods and formal genre.ENGL 019Literature and Climate Change
Sign upConsiders how literary form and rhetorical effect are used by fiction writers, activists, and others wishing to mobilize action in relation to climate change. Includes study of how literature reflects cultural attitudes toward nature and environment. Draws examples from a range of genres and historical periods.ENGL 020ALiteratures of the British Empire
Sign upAn introduction to literature produced in Britain, its colonies, and post-colonies from the origins to the present in the context of emergent and enduring political, economic, and racial power.ENGL 020BIntroduction to American Literary and Cultural Studies
Sign upA thematic introduction to the study of American literature and culture focusing on historical and cultural contexts.ENGL 020CIntroduction to Alternative Critical Perspectives on Literature and Culture
Sign upIntroduces work associated with alternative critical traditions. Includes one or more of the following perspectives on culture: feminist, Marxist, critical ethnic, decolonial, disability, queer, and techno-cultural.ENGL 021Introduction to Asian American Literature
Sign upIntroduction to the history, social background, culture, and literature of Asian America.ENGL 022Writing Red: Native American Literature
Sign upExplores a range of Native American literatures. Discusses mass-mediated images of Native Americans and how “Indianness” is constructed, contested, and embodied in poetry, film, autobiography, fiction, and photography.ENGL 022SWriting Red: Native American Literature
Sign upExplores a range of Native American literatures. Discusses mass-mediated images of Native Americans and how “Indianness” is constructed, contested, and embodied in poetry, film, autobiography, fiction, and photography.ENGL 023Introduction to Black Writing
Sign upIntroduces the study of African American literatures including autobiography, poetry, lyric, fiction, and non-fiction. Covers national, regional, transnational, and diasporic contexts.ENGL 023SIntroduction to Black Writing
Sign upIntroduces the study of African American literatures including autobiography, poetry, lyric, fiction, and non-fiction. Covers national, regional, transnational, and diasporic contexts.ENGL 024Chicana and Chicano Literature
Sign upAn introduction to Chicana/o/x literature. Explores teatro, poetry, short stories, novels, essays, and other genres particular to Chicana/o/x literary production from 1965 to the present.ENGL 025Modern and Contemporary Lgbtqi Arts and Media
Sign upAn introduction to key texts and moments in the variegated historical development of LGBTQI literatures, cultural production, and social formations.ENGL 025SModern and Contemporary Lgbtqi Arts and Media
Sign upAn introduction to key texts and moments in the variegated historical development of LGBTQI literatures, cultural production, and social formations.ENGL 033Literacies for Multimodal Contexts
Sign upStudies information and its graphical, auditory, or interactive presentation in interdisciplinary, multimedia, and multimodal contexts. Analyzes information, sampling, and simulation as narrative, poetry, rhetoric, style, archive, or source. Utilizes hypertext or hypermedia criticism; information aesthetics; cyberfeminisms; Black software critique; queer technics; indigenous technologies; design discourse; digital activisms; and other methods.ENGL 034WWriting for Multimodal Contexts
Sign upStudies non-fiction essay writing in multimodal formats and multimedia forms. Provides practice and review of student writing in audiovisual or interactive forms and genres. Fulfills the third-quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of "C" or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student's college permits, as alternatives to WRIT 030.ENGL 040Introduction to the English Department
Sign upIntroduces the programs and offerings available in the English Department. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).ENGL 100EThe King James Bible as Literature
Sign upReadings from the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha; literary analysis of historiography, poetry, prophecy, philosophy, proverbs, letters, visions, with some consideration of problems of translation.ENGL 100FAncient Scriptures and the Literature of the African Diaspora
Sign upFocuses on issues of scriptural and mythical analysis. Explores the impact of scripture and myth on literature written in English; the textual development of the Hebrew scripture; major authors' uses of scripture and myth; exegesis; and the place of scripture and myth in current criticism and theory.ENGL 101Critical Theory
Sign upA study of major theoretical issues in representative critical and scholarly works.ENGL 102Introduction to Critical Methods
Sign upAn in-depth analysis of the formal features of several genres, as well as an introduction to theoretical and critical approaches.ENGL 102WIntroduction to Critical Methods
Sign upAn in-depth analysis of the formal features of several genres, as well as an introduction to theoretical and critical approaches. Fulfills the third-quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of "C" or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student's college permits as alternatives to WRIT 030.ENGL 103Advanced Composition
Sign upPrinciples of expository prose, with intensive practice. Advanced course in composition, not remedial. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 12 units.ENGL 104Film and Media Theory
Sign upCovers different types of film and media theory. Addresses formalist, psychoanalytic, Marxist, feminist, and other approaches to the cinema and other media.ENGL 105Slow Reading
Sign upFocused on the activity and experience of reading literature through sustained attention to a single work and individual reading practices. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).ENGL 110Nonfiction
Sign upAn advanced study of forms, histories, and theories of nonfiction writing. Includes the essay, criticism, biography, creative nonfiction, and other types of expository writing.ENGL 112History of the English Language
Sign upAn introductory survey of the history of English, including its Indo-European ancestry, its vocabulary and etymologies, changes in pronunciation, spelling, and grammar, development of dictionaries, and changing attitudes toward the language and usage.ENGL 114Rhetorical Studies
Sign upAn introduction to and re-understanding of the place of rhetoric and language in culture. Includes topics such as reality and meaning, ethnic/American knowledges and identities, teaching practices, and the revival of historical traditions.ENGL 115Public Humanities
Sign upAn introduction to public humanities and the practice of doing humanities within and for the benefit of diverse publics. Develops understanding of the meaning of public humanities and of methods and examples of public humanities projects.ENGL 117AEarly Shakespeare: Text and Performance
Sign upAn exploration of the early plays and poems of William Shakespeare focusing on text and performance histories.ENGL 117BLate Shakespeare: Text and Performance
Sign upAn exploration of the late plays and poems of William Shakespeare focusing on text and performance histories.ENGL 117CTwenty-First Century Shakespeares
Sign upEngages with the work of William Shakespeare in the context of pressing, twenty-first century concerns.ENGL 117DShakespeare Across Cultures & Media
Sign upExplores how, why, and by whom Shakespeare has been translated, adapted, and appropriated across languages and media forms. Contextualizes case study plays in early modern context and then considers adaptations that comment upon, reimagine, or resist the logic of Shakespeare's cultural influence.ENGL 120ANative American Literature to 1900
Sign upA critical study of Native American literature from the era of oral narrative to 1900. Focuses on autobiography and fiction as well as criticism and theory.ENGL 120BNative American Literature After 1900
Sign upA critical study of Native American literature from 1900 to the present, with special attention to poetry, visual culture, fiction, and self-life-narration, as well as criticism and theory.ENGL 122Queer Texts and Bodies
Sign upA study of topics on gender, sexuality, and sexual identity. Covers issues such as gay and lesbian texts and contexts; sexual ideologies and literature; marginalized writers and texts; and the uses of theories of sexualities in the study of literature.ENGL 124Reading Gender
Sign upA study of literature, art, media, and performance attentive to gender and representation, authorship, aesthetics, and interpretation in one or more time periods. Includes feminist, trans, nonbinary, and intersectional critical methods.ENGL 125The Development of the Anglophone Novel
Sign upExamines various aspects of the novel form such as narrative, questions of mimesis, and publishing practices. Integrates with the exploration of contemporary discourses relating to shifting conceptions of gender, sexuality, religion, science, class, and race.ENGL 127AAmerican Poetry: Before 1900
Sign upA critical study of American poetry, focusing on the evolutionary and revolutionary aspects of its forms and themes.ENGL 127BAmerican Poetry from Early to Mid Twentieth-Century
Sign upA critical study of American poetry focusing on the evolutionary and revolutionary aspects of its forms and themes.ENGL 127CAmerican Poetry: Later Twentieth-Century to the Present
Sign upA critical study of American poetry focusing on the evolutionary and revolutionary aspects of its forms and themes.ENGL 127SAAmerican Poetry: Before 1900
Sign upA critical study of American poetry, focusing on the evolutionary and revolutionary aspects of its forms and themes.ENGL 127SBAmerican Poetry from Early to Mid Twentieth-Century
Sign upA critical study of American poetry focusing on the evolutionary and revolutionary aspects of its forms and themes.ENGL 127SCAmerican Poetry: Later Twentieth-Century to the Present
Sign upA critical study of American poetry focusing on the evolutionary and revolutionary aspects of its forms and themes.ENGL 128Major Authors
Sign upIntensive study of a single major author.ENGL 129Drama and Performance
Sign upA critical study of selected literature focusing on the subjects of drama and performance.ENGL 130Bodies and Texts of the Early Americas
Sign upA study of cultural and political histories of the early Americas in relation to oral, written, visual, or performance-based works.ENGL 131Early American Literatures: Ideas of American Literature
Sign upExamines key social, political, historical, or aesthetic concepts shaping the expression and study of American literature.ENGL 132North American Literatures: 19Th Century
Sign upExamines nineteenth-century American literature and culture through literary productions from canonical novels to journalism and poetry. Includes cultural texts in the form of songs, paintings, sculpture, theater, and vaudeville. Explores contemporary discourses relating to shifting conceptions of gender, sexuality, religion, science, class, and race.ENGL 133American Literature: 20Th Century
Sign upProvides a thematic, historical, formal, or critical study of modern American literature.ENGL 134American Literature: Twenty-First Century
Sign upProvides a thematic, historical, formal, or critical study of contemporary American literature.ENGL 135Modern Irish Literature
Sign upA critical study of modern Irish literature, set against the background of the political and religious conflicts of Irish history.ENGL 136ALatinx Literatures
Sign upA critical survey of U.S. Latina/o/x literature. Focuses on aesthetic achievements, recurrent forms and themes, and interrelations with other American literatures.ENGL 136BLatinx Theatre and Performance
Sign upAn introduction to Latinx theatre, performance art, and film from 1965 to the present. Examines the major works of playwrights and performance artists as well as important films and videos.ENGL 136SALatinx Literatures
Sign upA critical survey of U.S. Latina/o/x literature focusing on aesthetic achievements, recurrent forms and themes, and interrelations with other American literatures.ENGL 137Literatures of Displacement
Sign upExamines how literature represents experiences of displacement caused by colonization, migration, state violence or civil unrest, incarceration or internment, natural or human-made disasters, and other factors. Texts may include fiction, poetry, life writing, or visual media. Includes writers and texts from one or more countries or geographical regions.ENGL 138AAfrican American Literature to 1940
Sign upA critical survey of African American literature with particular attention to the development of an African American literary tradition and the challenges it has posed to the canon of American literature. Scope includes writing in English (in North America and the Caribbean) by Black authors prior to 1940.ENGL 138BAfrican American Literature Since 1940
Sign upA critical survey of African American literature with particular attention to the development of an African American literary tradition and the challenges it has posed to the canon of American literature. Scope includes writing in English (in North America and the Caribbean) by Black authors since the 1940s.ENGL 138CLiteratures of the Black Diaspora
Sign upExplores literature by people of African descent from the United States, Caribbean, Europe, and Africa for points of cohesion, collaboration, and contestation. Questions how Black writers challenge borders and national cultures. Studies how writing reflects and responds to Black literary inheritances.ENGL 139Asian American Literature
Sign upA critical survey of Asian American literature, with particular attention to aesthetic achievements, recurrent forms and themes, and interrelations with other American literatures.ENGL 149Old English Literature
Sign upEnglish literature of the Anglo-Saxon period: such works as Beowulf, "The Seafarer," and "The Wanderer."ENGL 151AMiddle English Literature: 1066-1500
Sign upAn introduction to major literary genres including romance, dream vision, lyric, devotional prose, and drama.ENGL 151BMedieval Romance
Sign upAn introduction to the literary genre of medieval romance. Texts may include stories of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table; romances written during the religious wars known as the Crusades; global and transcultural romances; and medieval romances reimagined in contemporary film, novels, and fantasy literature.ENGL 151DMedieval Modern
Sign upA study of connections between medieval and modern literary and cultural production. Topics may include fantasy literature and gaming; global medievalism; Middle Ages on film and television; medieval heritage politics and symbolism; race & medievalism; Gothic, neomedievalism; and modern editions, translations, and renditions of works from the Middle Ages.ENGL 152Renaissance Revolutions
Sign upStudies in ideas, discoveries, and movements of the English Renaissance (1500-1660). Interrogates the notion of “the Renaissance” in its attention to literary, artistic, philosophical, scientific and/or cultural change. May focus on the development of print culture, the rise of women writers, or the formation of radical religious groups.ENGL 153Studies Renaissance Literature
Sign upSurveys literature of the English Renaissance (1500-1660) focusing on historical and cultural contexts. May center on particular genres such as the sonnet or epic romance; examine sources in the classical or European traditions; explore the development of literary themes; or apply theoretical approaches such as ecocriticism or critical race studies.ENGL 161Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literatures
Sign upAddresses the literatures of the era. May include drama, satire, the emergence of the novel, poetry or non-fiction prose.ENGL 166ALiterature of the Romantic Period
Sign upCovers the works of writers such as Barbauld, Blake, Coleridge, Helen Williams, Wollstonecraft, and Wordsworth.ENGL 166BLiterature of the Romantic Period
Sign upCovers writers such as Byron, Hazlitt, Keats, Scott, Mary Shelley, and Percy Shelley.ENGL 166SALiterature of the Romantic Period
Sign upCovers the works of writers such as Barbauld, Blake, Coleridge, Helen Williams, Wollstonecraft, and Wordsworth.ENGL 172Nineteenth Century British Literature
Sign upExamines nineteenth-century British literature focusing on contemporary discourses relating to shifting conceptions of gender, class, empire, race, and sexuality.ENGL 176Modernist and Postmodernist Literatures
Sign upA thematic, formal, and socio-historical study of literature, media, performance, and art since 1900. Topics include formal innovations, authors, genres, aesthetic and political movements, war, “high” and “low” culture, and critical debates.ENGL 177Cultural Politics and Community
Sign upExamines literature as a mode of community formation and method for shaping political consciousness. Consists of case studies of historical moments when literature mobilizes community or political action. Specific case studies will vary. Includes contemporary and historical examples.ENGL 179AHistory of Speculative Fiction
Sign upA historical survey of speculative fiction literature from the nineteenth century to the present.ENGL 179CScreen Speculative Fiction
Sign upA historical survey of speculative fiction film and television from the twentieth century to the present. Includes readings in film and television criticism.ENGL 179DScience Fiction Worldbuilding and Everyday Life
Sign upExamines science fiction as a window into political thought and movements for social change. Topics include utopia and dystopia, bodily autonomy, experimental art, and ecology.ENGL 179SAHistory of Speculative Fiction
Sign upA historical survey of speculative fiction literature from the nineteenth century to the present.ENGL 179SCScreen Speculative Fiction
Sign upA historical survey of speculative fiction film and television from the twentieth century to the present. Includes readings in film and television criticism.ENGL 184Narrative Television
Sign upA study of the narrative capacities of television as a medium. Focuses on form and storytelling structure. May include multiple genres of television production including drama, sports, news, and reality. Emphasizes the relationship between medium and plot in historical and national frameworks.ENGL 186Intersectional Feminist Theory and Literature
Sign upExamines the theory, literature, and expressive cultures of one or more groups of Black, Indigenous, and women of color. Focuses on critically interpreting narratives as they are shaped by historical, social, and cultural contexts and intersecting systems of power.ENGL 187Literature and Economics
Sign upExplores the intersections of literature and economics. May focus on a specific historical period. Topics range from medieval ideas about moral economies to Victorian political economy, to the relation between 20th/21st century writing and financialization.
ENGR8 courses
ENGR 010Introduction to Engineering
Sign upIntroduction to and experience with common everyday engineering and technology devices. Aims to enrich students' appreciation of technology and the application of simple science and engineering concepts in the design and operation of these devices, and to provide students with an early positive engineering experience and interaction with College of Engineering faculty. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).ENGR 060Engineering Economics
Sign upCovers economic decisions involving engineering alternatives. Topics include time value of money, annual cost, present worth, rate of return, and benefit-to-cost. Addresses before and after tax replacement economy, organizational financing, break-even analysis, risk analysis, and capital budgeting.ENGR 110Innovar (Innovation Program); Customer Discovery & Business Model Generation
Sign upProvides a hands-on introduction to entrepreneurship through the Innovation Program (Innovar). Applies customer discovery to explore commercial potential of a business idea or technology. Includes use of Lean Launchpad to define product-market fit. Requires at the time of enrollment a business idea for a product or service that uses technology.ENGR 118Engineering Modeling and Analysis
Sign upCovers the formulation of mathematical models for engineering systems. Includes applying mass, momentum, and energy balances to derive governing differential equations; solving equations with the use of spreadsheets and other software packages; and fitting linear and nonlinear models to experimental data.ENGR 160Introduction to Engineering Optimization Techniques
Sign upIntroduction to formulating and solving optimization problems in engineering. Includes single-variable and multi-variable optimization; linear programming - simplex method; nonlinear unconstrained optimization-gradient, steepest descent, and Newton methods; and nonlinear constrained optimization - gradient projection methods. Addresses applications of optimization in engineering design problems. Solves various engineering optimization examples using MATLAB.ENGR 170Technology, Policy, and Ethics
Sign upProvides contemporary perspectives on interplays between technology, public policy, and ethics. Covers social, legal, and ethical issues such as liability, as well as environmental, patent, and copyright law.ENGR 180WTechnical Communications
Sign upDevelops oral, written, and graphical communication skills. Includes preparing and critiquing reports, proposals, instructions, and business correspondence. Emphasizes professional and ethical responsibilities and the need to stay current on technology and its global impact on economics, society, and the environment. Fulfills the third-quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of "C" or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student's college permits as alternatives to WRIT 030.ENGR 181WTechnical Communications and Documentation
Sign upDevelops technical communication and documentation skills. Includes writing and critiquing design documentation and technical reports. Uses the capstone design project in an engineering discipline as a case study. Considers professional and ethical responsibilities as well as contemporary issues in engineering and the global impact on economics, society, and the environment. Fulfills the third-quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of "C" or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student's college permits as alternatives to WRIT 030.
ENSC27 courses
ENSC 001Introduction to Environmental Science: Natural Resources
Sign upAn introduction to environmental science focusing on natural resource description, management, and conservation. Covers ecosystem characteristics and function; material and energy flows; population dynamics and influence of population on the environment; energy resources and conservation; and mineral and soil resources and their management.ENSC 002Introduction to Environmental Science: Environmental Quality
Sign upAn introduction to environmental science, focusing on the impact of human development and technology on the quality of natural resources and living organisms. Topics include soil, water, and air pollution; water, land, and food resources; wildlife management and species endangerment; toxicology and risk management; and solid and hazardous waste management.ENSC 004Climate Change in California
Sign upIntroduction to the science of contemporary climate change including the drivers and impacts of change to date and into the future focusing on inland Southern California. Addresses individuals facing the climate crisis as well as explores possible solutions to the causes and consequences of climate change.ENSC 100Introduction to Soil Science
Sign upExplores the fundamental principles of soil science and soils as a natural resource. Introduces the morphology, physics, chemistry, microbiology, fertility, classification, development, and management of soils in relation to the environment.ENSC 101Water Resources
Sign upAn introduction to the hydrologic cycle. Covers water sources, distribution, and conveyance; physical, chemical, and biological properties of water; water treatment and reuse; and regulatory framework.ENSC 102Introductory Atmospheric Science
Sign upCovers the physical structure and chemical composition of the Earth's atmosphere including interactions with terrestrial, biological, and oceanic systems. Also emphasizes human impacts including an introduction of air quality and climate change concepts as well as an overview of air pollution control strategies.ENSC 103Environmental Pollution and Health
Sign upFocuses on the history, theory, and practice of assessing, understanding, and mitigating impacts of the natural and built environment on human health. Reviews core disciplines that underpin the field of environmental health as well as case studies from industrialized, emerging, and developing countries around the world.ENSC 104Environmental Soil Chemistry
Sign upQuantitative study of the chemistry of the solid, liquid, and gas phases in soils and sediments. Topics include solid and solution speciation, mineral solubility, ion exchange and adsorption reactions, oxidation-reduction, and the chemistry of organic contaminants and toxic trace elements in soils.ENSC 105Ecohydrology
Sign upIntroduction to the role of water in ecosystems. Explores the movement of water through ecosystems and interactions with biota across a range of climatic and ecological zones. Examines the major human impacts on hydrology and their ecological and environmental implications. Field trips to representative hydrological systems.ENSC 107Soil Physics
Sign upTopics include physical properties of soils and methods of evaluation. Emphasizes movement of water, heat, gases, and chemicals through soil.ENSC 110Environmental Statistics
Sign upIntroduces the use of computers to solve mathematical problems arising in environmental sciences. Applies various computational methods (such as linear regression, optimization, Monte Carlo simulation, and data assimilation) to environmental problems using R.ENSC 120Soil Ecology
Sign upA study of soil biota and their relationships with plants and the soil environment. Emphasizes life strategies of soil organisms and methods to study them. Examines importance of microbial and faunal groups from the rhizosphere to the ecosystem. Explores impact on soil fertility, carbon and nitrogen cycles, and Earth's climate.ENSC 127Fate and Transport of Contaminants in the Environment
Sign upTopics include interactions of environmental conditions with abiotic and biotic transformation and transport of major organic and inorganic contaminants in the environment.ENSC 130Weather and Climate
Sign upIntroduces basic principles of atmospheric dynamics on both short- and long-term time scales focusing on current examples and in-class demonstrations. Covers basic concepts related to atmospheric dynamics such as wind, the radiation budget, precipitation, and natural disasters. Includes core principles of long-term changes.ENSC 133Environmental Microbiology
Sign upIntroduction to nonpathogenic microorganisms in the environment. Topics include an introduction to microbial biology and microbial and metabolic genetic diversity; methods; symbiotic interactions; biofilms; and geomicrobiology and biogeochemistry. Explores life in extreme environments and the effects of the physical and chemical environment on microbes.ENSC 134Soil Conditions and Plant Growth
Sign upA study of the chemical, physical, and biological properties of soils and their influence on plant growth and development. Topics include soil-plant water relations; fundamentals of plant mineral nutrition; soil nutrient pools and cycles; soil acidity, alkalinity, salinity, and sodicity; root symbioses; and rhizosphere processes.ENSC 135Atmospheric Chemistry
Sign upStructure of the troposphere and stratosphere; formation of atmospheric ozone; tropospheric NOx chemistry; methane oxidation cycle; phase distributions of chemicals; wet and dry deposition; chemistry of volatile organic compounds; formation of photochemical air pollution; modeling of air pollution and control strategies; stratospheric ozone depletion and global warming.ENSC 136Chemistry of Natural Waters
Sign upIntroduction to processes controlling the chemical composition of natural waters. Topics include chemical equilibria, acid-base and coordination chemistry, oxidation-reduction reactions, precipitation-dissolution, air-water exchange, and use of equilibrium and kinetic models for describing marine nutrient, trace metal, and sediment chemistry.ENSC 138Pedology
Sign upCovers the study of soils in natural environments. Examines how soils form and their roles within ecosystems and landscapes. Topics include soil variability, soil classification, and soils as indicators of environmental conditions. Field trips emphasize description and interpretation of soils. Requires two 3-hour Laboratory activities and four 6-hour Field Trips.ENSC 139Soils and Landforms of California
Sign upExplores the genesis, morphology, and classification of California soils with an emphasis on soil-landform relationships. One three-day field trip focuses on soils and landforms within selected regions of California.ENSC 140Limnology
Sign upA study of surface waters. Considers in detail the physical and chemical processes in surface waters, aquatic biology, ecosystem dynamics, and aspects of surface water quality and modeling.ENSC 144Solid Waste Management
Sign upA study of the characterization, collection, transportation, processing, disposal, recycling, and composting of municipal solid waste. Emphasizes accepted management strategies and design procedures for recovering or disposing solid wastes while protecting public and environmental well-being.ENSC 154Risk Assessment
Sign upAn introduction to the basic principles and methods by which health risks associated with exposure to chemical and physical agents are determined. Topics include hazard identification, dose response and exposure assessments, and risk characterization and management.ENSC 163Hydrology
Sign upIntroduction to the scientific study of the hydrologic cycle. Covers the measurement and evaluation of hydrologic phenomena including the use of statistical methods. Explores computer techniques in hydrology with applications to water resource development and water quality problems, particularly those in California.ENSC 165Principles of Groundwater Science
Sign upCovers the fundamental understanding of groundwater resources and aquifer properties. Explores physical principles of fluid flow in sediments and rocks, surface water-groundwater interactions, and contaminant transport. Discusses current issues in groundwater management and sustainability with an emphasis on California water resources. Students present topics related to groundwater science and management.ENSC 175Spatial Analysis and Remote Sensing for Environmental Sciences
Sign upExplores the principles of spatial data analysis in environmental sciences. Provides comprehensive and systematic understanding of spatial analysis methods. Covers theory of remotely sensed data acquisition from satellites and UAVs and discusses image analysis techniques. Utilizes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and statistical and image classification software.ENSC 177Environmental Sampling and Analysis
Sign upIntroduces sampling, preparation and quantitative analysis of environmental samples. Topics include environmental sampling design; sampling techniques; quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC); data collection and reporting; sample preparations; extraction and cleanup; chemical separations (chromatography); and instrumental detection methods relevant to quantitative environmental analysis.
ENVE16 courses
ENVE 120Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering
Sign upIntroduction to physical and chemical processes used for drinking water and wastewater treatment. Topics include coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, granular-medium filtration, membrane disinfection, and softening.ENVE 121Biological Unit Processes
Sign upCovers suspended growth processes, attached growth processes, digestion processes, and nutrient removal systems.ENVE 130Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics
Sign upAdvanced study of chemical thermodynamics and their applications to chemical and environmental engineering processes. Applies principles for the thermodynamic behavior of pure solutions and mixtures, phases, and chemical equilibria for homogeneous and heterogeneous systems to a variety of processes common to chemical and environmental engineering.ENVE 133Fundamentals of Air Pollution Engineering
Sign upCovers principles, modeling, and design of systems for atmospheric emission control of pollutants such as photochemical smog and by-products of combustion. Explores the effects of air pollution on health.ENVE 134Technology of Air Pollution Control
Sign upProcesses and design of control technologies for gaseous and particulate pollutants. Methods and design of ambient air quality measurements and air pollution source sampling for both gaseous and particulate pollutants.ENVE 135Fate and Transport of Environmental Contaminants
Sign upCovers fate and transport of contaminants in the air, water, and soil environments. Addresses description and modeling of advection, dispersion, phase transfer, and chemical transformation mechanisms.ENVE 138Combustion Engineering
Sign upCovers the fundamental development of the engineering and design principles underlying combustion engines and turbines and the associated emission control technology. Includes aspects of fuels, lubricants, instrumentation, chemistry of combustion, and kinetics related to the understanding of engineering processes, engine design, and emission control.ENVE 140Aquatic Chemistry
Sign upAn introduction to the chemical principles and equilibrium models used to describe the behavior of natural water systems, water and wastewater treatment processes, and pollutant transformations in the aqueous environment. Topics include acid-base chemistry, precipitation, complexation, and redox reactions.ENVE 142Water Quality Engineering
Sign upAn introduction to the engineering aspects of water quality management. Addresses water quality characterization and modeling techniques for natural and engineered systems. Discusses application of chemical equilibrium and kinetic models to water quality.ENVE 144Solid Waste Management
Sign upA study of the characterization, collection, transportation, processing, disposal, recycling, and composting of municipal solid waste. Emphasizes accepted management strategies and design procedures for recovering or disposing solid wastes while protecting public and environmental well-being.ENVE 145Hazardous Waste Management
Sign upAdvanced course in the study of physio-chemical, thermal, and biological treatment of hazardous waste. Emphasis is placed on the technical understanding and design of physical, biological, and thermal treatment methods; transportation of hazardous waste; and hazardous waste characterization and site assessment.ENVE 146Water Quality Systems Design
Sign upAnalysis and design of water conveyance systems including water distribution networks, wastewater and storm water collection systems, structures for flow measurement and control, and pumps and pump stations. Includes projects to develop design process skills including problem specification, modeling, and analysis.ENVE 160AChemical and Environmental Engineering Laboratory
Sign upInvolves laboratory exercises in chemical and environmental engineering. Experiments cover physical measurements, fluid mechanics, and mass transfer. Emphasizes experimental design, analysis of results, and preparation of engineering reports.ENVE 160BEnvironmental Engineering Laboratory
Sign upConsists of laboratory exercises in environmental engineering. Includes experiments in physical measurements, reaction kinetics, reactor analysis, and air pollution engineering. Emphasizes experimental design, analysis of results, and preparation of engineering reports.ENVE 160CEnvironmental Engineering Laboratory
Sign upConsists of laboratory exercises in environmental engineering. Includes experiments in physical measurements, water quality, and unit operations and processes. Emphasizes experimental design, analysis of results, and preparation of engineering reports.ENVE 171Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering
Sign upAn introduction to mass and energy balances. Includes an overview of contaminants and their effects on human health and the environment. Provides a basic understanding of contaminants, their sources, and their movement and fate in the environment.
GEO52 courses
GEO 001The Earth's Crust and Interior
Sign upAn introduction to the physical development of the Earth. Emphasis will be on Earth materials (rocks and minerals), processes (weathering, erosion, mountain building), structures (folds and faults), and current theories regarding the Earth's crust and interior.GEO 002Earth's Climate Through Time
Sign upAn introduction to the history of Earth's changing climate and its relationship to the evolution of life on human to geologic time scales. Topics include the interrelationships among short- and long-term carbon cycling; plate tectonics; ocean and atmosphere circulation; and greenhouse gases through time.GEO 003Headlines in the History of Life
Sign upExplores the evolution of life beginning with precellular life. Topics include the origin of sex, multicellularity, vertebrate classes, morphological specializations, adaptive radiations, extinction dynamics, and the biology of dinosaurs.GEO 004Natural Hazards and Disasters
Sign upApplication of basic principles of climate and geology to recognition of natural hazards and their mitigation. Topics include fires, freezes, floods, winds, landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis. Emphasis is on confronting hazards of concern to home-buyers, planners, and conservationists in the western United States, especially southern California.GEO 005Geoscience in Movies
Sign upAn introduction to Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences using movies as support for visual learning. Topics include Earth structure and tectonic processes, climate change, impact craters and space exploration. Also addresses Earth science concepts and their portrayal in movies.GEO 006Planets in Science Fiction
Sign upIntroduces the history of discoveries in planetary science and exoplanets and the influence on popular culture, movies, television, literature, and video games. Topics include planet discovery and exploration, planetary habitability, desert worlds, water worlds, moons, and terraforming in the context of science fiction.GEO 007Minerals and Human Health
Sign upOverview of the role of minerals in human life and industrial activities. Topics include the impact of minerals on human health, the role of minerals in modern technologies, asbestos and silica problems, occupational diseases caused by inhalation of mineral dust, and environmental protection in California. May include a field trip.GEO 008Earthquake Country
Sign upAn introduction to the study of earthquakes and the problems of living in earthquake country. Why earthquakes occur, how they are recorded, and what the effects are on man and his structures. The scientific and social consequences of earthquake prediction.GEO 009Oceanography
Sign upIntroduction to the geological, physical, chemical, and biological processes related to the characteristics and evolution of the ocean. Explores the ocean's role in regulating climate and the cycling of elements on Earth's surface. Illustrates how the oceans have been, and continue to be, a critical influence on life on Earth.GEO 009HHonors Oceanography
Sign upHonors course corresponding to GEO 009. A general introduction to the geological, physical, chemical, and biological processes related to the characteristics and evolution of the ocean system. Explores the role oceans play in regulating climate and the cycling of elements on the Earth's surface. Illustrates how the ocean system has been, and continues to be, one of the most important influences on life. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.GEO 010Earth Resources and Sustainability
Sign upAn introduction to the occurrence, availability, marketing, and usage of metals, minerals, fossil fuels, nuclear fuels and other geologic resources, including both historic and recent trends. Addresses conflicts between modern society's need for increasingly scarce resources and mounting environmental problems. Also covers achieving sustainability through conservation, recycling, and substitution.GEO 011Global Climate Change
Sign upProvides an understanding of Earth's feedback systems that regulate the climate over long- and short-term time scales. Includes oceanic and atmospheric circulation patterns, the major reservoirs and global carbon cycle, and the influence and origin of greenhouse gases. Investigates sustainability, climate change policies, adaptation, and mitigation.GEO 011HHonors Global Climate Change
Sign upHonors course corresponding to GEO 011. Provides an understanding of Earth's feedback systems that regulate the climate over long- and short-term time scales. Includes oceanic and atmospheric circulation patterns, the major reservoirs and global carbon cycle, and the influence and origin of greenhouse gases. Investigates sustainability, climate change policies, adaptation, and mitigation. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.GEO 012At Home in the Universe
Sign upConsiders the place of humans in space and time and the means by which this is discerned. Presents a synopsis of the history of the cosmos, Earth, life, and humanity from a science-based perspective. Discuss the implications of such knowledge for how responsible individuals choose to conduct themselves.GEO 013Our Planetary Neighbors: The Solar System and Beyond
Sign upA survey of the planets in the solar system focusing on comparative planetology. Explores the formation, structure, composition, and evolution of rocky and gas giant planets. Also addresses the night sky, the Earth's Moon, gravity, planetary motion, radiation, minor bodies, and exoplanets.GEO 050Exploring Earth and Planetary Sciences
Sign upAn introduction to majors in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences. Focuses on research and academic ethics, study habits, current issues, and career pathways. Includes student-directed exploration of resources available on campus including curriculum planning, learning tools, opportunities for undergraduate research, skill development, and faculty and professional academic advisors. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).GEO 080Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe
Sign upAre we alone in the universe? This basic human question, once solely the domain of philosophy and science fiction, is now a field of considerable scientific research. Lecture and lab topics include the history of life on Earth, habitability in the solar system, and discovery of planets around other stars.GEO 100Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Sign upAn introduction to the nomenclature and classification of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Includes identification of the major rock-forming minerals and common rocks in hand samples and thin sections, as well as interpretation of rock fabrics and textures. Explores tectonic setting and the origins of major rock types.GEO 101AField Geology
Sign upIntroduces geologic field mapping, aerial photograph interpretation, scaled vector graphic cartography, and professional report writing for igneous and metamorphic rock terranes.GEO 101BField Geology
Sign upIntroduces geologic field mapping, aerial photograph interpretation, scaled vector graphic cartography, and professional report writing for stratified sedimentary rock terranes.GEO 111Numerical Skills in Geoscience
Sign upIntroduces the basic principles of how computer programs are written and numerical models are constructed, as well as teaches data processing and visualization skills. Fosters an ability to apply numerical techniques to problems in the Earth and Environmental Sciences.GEO 115Geologic Maps and Landforms
Sign upExamines characteristic patterns of bedrock outcrops, surficial deposits, the related landforms, and their representation on maps. Covers unconformities, folds, faults, intrusions, alluvial fans, river terraces, and landforms indicative of glaciers, volcanoes, landslides, and earthquakes. Applies map information to resource and hazard evaluation.GEO 116Structural Geology
Sign upExamines geological structures in the field. Covers the graphical solution of structural problems and laboratory map study, the genesis of rock structures, the physics of rock deformation, and Mohr diagrams and elementary stress analysis.GEO 118Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Sign upA study of the principles of sedimentology and the comparative study of the origins of sediments and sedimentary rocks from various modern and ancient clastic, carbonate, and mixed siliciclastic-carbonate depositional environments. Emphasizes field and stratigraphic relationships, as well as petrographic and hand specimen identification.GEO 122Mineralogy
Sign upProvides an introduction to common and important minerals and their identification using structural, crystallographic, and optical microscopy methods. Stresses distinctive structural and chemical features, diagnostic physical and optical properties, anthropogenic uses, commonly associated minerals, and the growth and development of minerals in various geologic environments.GEO 123Analytical Mineralogy
Sign upAdvanced techniques in mineralogy. Covers optical crystallography, with an introduction to X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, and other analytical techniques.GEO 124Advanced Petrogenesis
Sign upExamines field and structural relationships of crystalline rocks and how thermodynamics, experimental phase equilibria, and computer modeling are used to study petrogenesis. Each student completes a field and laboratory research project and prepares a written and oral report on the project.GEO 132Groundwater Geology
Sign upCovers the character of waters in geologic media; including the chemical nature of groundwater and geothermal fluids; principles of fluid flow in sediments and rocks; chemical reactions between solutes and geologic media; contaminant migration in groundwater; behavior of geothermal fluids; modeling of groundwater and geothermal fluid flow in geologic media.GEO 136Introduction to Molecular and Petroleum Geochemistry
Sign upExplores the global carbon cycle and the origin and fate of organic carbon molecules throughout Earth's history. Covers production and composition of biogenic matter and microbial, chemical, and thermal processing of sedimentary organic matter, leading to oil, gas, and coal formation. Addresses important applications to the petroleum and environmental sectors.GEO 137Geochemistry of Natural Waters
Sign upExamines the chemical principles of geologic processes at and near Earth's surface. Topics include biogeochemical cycles of elements during chemical interactions of the Earth's crust, hydrosphere, and atmosphere; applications of thermodynamics and kinetics to the study of low-temperature geologic systems; and the use of isotopic techniques in tracing geologic processes.GEO 138Pedology
Sign upCovers the study of soils in natural environments. Examines how soils form and their roles within ecosystems and landscapes. Topics include soil variability, soil classification, and soils as indicators of environmental conditions. Field trips emphasize description and interpretation of soils. Requires two 3-hour Laboratory activities and four 6-hour Field Trips.GEO 139Soils and Landforms of California
Sign upExplores the genesis, morphology, and classification of California soils with an emphasis on soil-landform relationships. One three-day field trip focuses on soils and landforms within selected regions of California.GEO 140Global Geophysics
Sign upIntroduces central concepts of solid earth geophysics as applied at the global or planetary scale. Includes plate tectonics and dynamics of the lithosphere; seismology and earth structure; geothermal behavior and heat flow; and geodynamics and planetary geophysics.GEO 144Earthquake Seismology
Sign upIntroduction to the theories and observations of earthquake seismology. Student utilizes physical principles and mathematical techniques to study the earthquake process, wave propagation, and ground motion. Laboratory emphasizes computer-assisted analysis of various types of seismic data as well as simple modeling techniques.GEO 145Applied and Exploration Geophysics
Sign upIntroduces applied geophysical methods used to explore and characterize the shallow subsurface. Topics include gravity, magnetism, seismic reflection and refraction, electrical resistivity, electromagnetism, and ground penetrating radar. Explores techniques to solve problems related to groundwater, as well as environmental, mineral, and petroleum exploration and engineering issues. Requires a weekend field trip.GEO 147Active Tectonics and Remote Sensing
Sign upA computer-based course that introduces active tectonics and the earthquake cycle and how they are studied using remote sensing data. Explores examples of actively deforming areas from around the world using computer visualization software and freely available data sources (satellite imagery, digital topography, GPS and earthquake data).GEO 150Your Future in the Earth and Planetary Sciences
Sign upAn exploration of potential careers and futures in the Earth and Planetary Sciences. Topics include career planning, exploring different job possibilities in the public and private sectors, applying for jobs and internships, undergraduate and graduate research, the graduate school application process, academic careers, and fellowships. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).GEO 151Principles of Paleontology
Sign upEmphasis is on understanding fossils as living organisms. Topics include fundamentals of evolution and the fossil record, introductory morphometrics and biosystemic theory, functional morphology, and metazoan organization and classification.GEO 152Principles of Invertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoecology
Sign upTopics include evolution and the fossil record, paleoecology, classification theory; the nature of adaptive radiations, and extinctions.GEO 157Introduction to Geographical Information Science
Sign upIntroduces the fundamental theory and application of geographical information science. Topics include geographic information systems, data structures, databases, and spatial data models. Explores various spatial data, including their coordinate systems, data acquisition, and associated errors. Introduces data analysis methods within geographical information systems.GEO 158Advanced Geographic Information System
Sign upMultidisciplinary applications of GIS analysis techniques including vector, grid, image, surface, and network systems. Covers photogrammetry and processing of remotely sensed imagery emphasizing data quality and error assessment. Introduction to graphical programming tool, ModelBuilder, and Python scripting language for automation and customization of tasks. No previous programming experience assumed.GEO 159California Geology
Sign upProvides a geological, geophysical, and paleontological basis for understanding California’s geologic history, active tectonics, landforms, natural resources, and natural hazards. Covers California’s geomorphic provinces and key rock units.GEO 160Global Climate Change
Sign upSurveys historical and paleoclimate change using basic principles on gas laws, radiant energy exchange, atmospheric circulation and oceanography, and proxy data. Topics include variability in modern climate, greenhouse gases, global warming, El Nino, Pacific decadal oscillation, ozone hole, volcanism, ice age climate, and Milankovitch cycles. Also covers stable isotope profiles, plate tectonics, greenhouse climates, paleovegetation, modern species diversity, and snowball Earth.GEO 161Cenozoic Climate Change
Sign upExamines physical, chemical, and biological evidence of climatic and environmental change throughout the Cenozoic Era (last 65 million years) to provide a framework for understanding natural environmental change and for predicting future change. Introduces students to computer-based numerical methods of data analysis for interpreting past records of environmental change.GEO 162Geomorphology
Sign upA study of surficial processes related to the development and evolution of landforms and landscapes at the Earth's surface. Examines weathering, erosional, and depositional processes in a variety of landscapes (tectonic, volcanic, arid, karst, fluvial, glacial, coastal, anthropogenic, planetary, etc.). An emphasis is placed on processes and landscapes important to California.GEO 163Global Physical Climatology
Sign upIntroduces elemental physical components of the Earth's climate system that include the atmosphere, the ocean, the land surface, and the cryosphere. Topics include global energy balance, atmospheric general circulation, ocean general circulation, atmosphere-ocean interaction, hydrological cycle, land surface processes, cryosphere, and natural climate variability.GEO 167Conservation Biogeography
Sign upApplication of biogeographic and ecological theories in the conservation of plants, animals, and wildlands. Topics include biological preserve design, ecological consequences of land development, and wildlife-habitat relationships.GEO 169California Vegetation
Sign upSurvey of the flora, distribution, and ecology of California ecosystems, including Mediterranean shrubland, conifer forests, desert scrub, valley for fields, and exotic grasslands. Discusses vegetation in relation to climate, physiography, fire, landscape steady states, biological invasions, paleobotany, and broad-scale change due to land development, invasive species, grazing, and fire suppression.GEO 180Exoplanetary Science Detection Tech
Sign upCovers the rapid expansion of the subject of exoplanets, the discoveries of which now number in the thousands and include planets smaller than Earth. Topics include solar system formation, the history of exoplanetary science, orbital mechanics, detection methods, orbital ephemerides, host stars, and future exoplanet space missions.GEO 181Exoplanetary Science Characterization
Sign upCovers the detailed characterization of exoplanets including new discoveries that are being made from past and present exoplanet missions. Topics include orbital dynamics and architectures, tidal effects, planet formation, circumbinary planets, phase variations, planetary atmospheres, exomoons, and future exoplanet space missions.GEO 182Planetary Astrobiology for Science Majors
Sign upAn overview of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. Explores the physics and chemistry of life; formation and evolution of planets; origin of life; habitable environments in the solar system (Mars, Venus, icy moons); exoplanet biosignatures; and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.GEO 184Planetary Atmospheres
Sign upA quantitative overview of the atmospheric structure, composition, climate, evolution, and circulation of planets within and outside the solar system. Focus areas include hydrostatic equilibrium, convection and lapse rates, photochemistry, escape processes, radiative transfer and spectroscopy, atmospheric formation, and basic fluid mechanics applied to circulation.
MATH60 courses
MATH 003College Mathematics Fundamentals and Problem Solving
Sign upPrepares for success in a college-level mathematics course. Focuses on conceptual and problem solving. Emphasizes practicing symbolic reasoning, evaluating expressions, the meaning of quantities, variables, expressions, formulas, changes in quantities, inequalities, systems of equations, and functions (linear, exponential, logarithmic, quadratic, polynomial, rational, radical). Workload credit only; Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).MATH 004Introduction to College Mathematics for Business and the Social Sciences
Sign upCovers functions and their graphs including linear and polynomial functions, zeroes, and inverse functions as well as exponential and logarithmic functions and their inverses. Also includes counting including elementary probability. Involves applications to business and social sciences.MATH 005AThe Principles of Calculus 1
Sign upA study of inequalities, absolute value, functions, graphing, logarithms, trigonometry, roots of polynomials, counting, vectors, and other elementary concepts of mathematics. Some sections may be offered online.MATH 005BThe Principles of Calculus 2
Sign upAn introduction to application of finite approximation to study functions of one variable. Topics include sequences, series, differential calculus, and antiderivatives.MATH 005CThe Principles of Calculus 3
Sign upFurther topics on infinite series including test of convergence and Taylor's series. An introduction of integral calculus of one-variable with applications.MATH 006APrecalculus: An Introduction to Functions 1
Sign upDevelops and refines quantitative reasoning, covariational reasoning, problem solving, and algebraic proficiency in preparation for calculus. Topics include functions, properties of functions, ways to create new functions, and modeling real-world situations with functions. Specific functions covered include linear, exponential, and logarithmic functions.MATH 006BPrecalculus: An Introduction to Functions 2
Sign upDevelops and refines quantitative and covariational reasoning skills and problem solving skills in preparation for calculus. Topics include functions, properties of functions, modeling real world situations with functions, limits, and continuity. Specific functions covered include polynomial, rational, trigonometric, and inverse trigonometric functions.MATH 007ACalculus for Life Sciences
Sign upIntroduction to the differential calculus of functions of one variable for students majoring in Life Sciences.MATH 007BCalculus for Life Sciences
Sign upIntroduction to the integral calculus of functions of one variable. For Life Sciences majors.MATH 009AFirst-Year Calculus
Sign upIntroduction to the differential calculus of functions of one variable.MATH 009BFirst Year Calculus
Sign upIntroduction to the integral calculus of functions of one variable.MATH 009CFirst Year Calculus
Sign upFurther topics from integral calculus, improper integrals, infinite series, Taylor's series, and Taylor's theorem.MATH 09HAFirst-Year Honors Calculus
Sign upHonors course corresponding to MATH 009A. Honors course corresponding to MATH 009A for students with strong mathematical backgrounds. Introduces the differential calculus of functions of one variable. Emphasis is on theory and rigor Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.MATH 09HBFirst-Year Honors Calculus
Sign upHonors course corresponding to MATH 009B. Honors course corresponding to MATH 009B for students with strong mathematical backgrounds. Introduces the integral calculus of functions of one variable. Emphasis is on theory and rigor.MATH 09HCFirst-Year Honors Calculus
Sign upHonors course corresponding to MATH 009C. Further topics from integral calculus, improper integrals, infinite series, Taylor's series, and Taylor's theorem. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.MATH 010ACalculus of Several Variables
Sign upTopics include Euclidean geometry, matrices and linear functions, determinants, partial derivatives, directional derivatives, Jacobians, gradients, chain rule, and Taylor's theorem for several variables.MATH 010BCalculus of Several Variables
Sign upCovers vectors; differential calculus, including implicit differentiation and extreme values; multiple integration; line integrals; vector field theory; and theorems of Gauss, Green, and Stokes.MATH 011Introduction to Discrete Structures
Sign upIntroduction to basic concepts of discrete mathematics emphasizing applications to computer science. Topics include propositional and predicate calculi, elementary set theory, functions, relations, proof techniques, elements of number theory, enumeration, and discrete probability.MATH 022Calculus for Business
Sign upExplores relations and functions (e.g., linear, polynomial, logarithmic, and exponential). Addresses differential calculus of functions of one and two variables as well as integration (indefinite and definite) with applications to business and economic problems. Credit is not awarded for MATH 022 if a grade of "C-" or better has already been awarded for MATH 007A, MATH 009A, MATH 09HA, or MATH 005B.MATH 031Applied Linear Algebra
Sign upA study of matrices and systems of linear equations, determinants, Gaussian elimination, vector spaces, linear independence and linear transformation, orthogonality, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. Also examines selected topics and applications.MATH 045Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations for Physical Sciences and Engineering
Sign upIntroduction to ordinary differential equations; complex numbers; trigonometric, compact and exponential Fourier Series; frequency spectrum; and Laplace transform, Fourier transform, and their application to the solution of integro-differential equations as they appear in the physical sciences and engineering.MATH 046Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
Sign upIntroduction to first-order equations, linear second-order equations, and Laplace transforms, with applications to the physical and biological sciences.MATH 110An Introduction to Mathematical Proofs
Sign upAn introduction to communicating mathematics through proofs. Topics include basic logic, set theory, functions, and various proof techniques such as induction, direct, contrapositive, contradiction, and cases. May also include equivalence relations, countability, number theory, structure of the real numbers, sequences, and continuity.MATH 120Optimization
Sign upIntroduction to classical optimization including unconstrained and constrained problems in several variables, Addresses Jacobian and Lagrangian methods and the Kuhn-Tucker conditions. Covers the basic concepts of linear programming including the simplex method and duality with applications to other subjects.MATH 121Game Theory
Sign upExamines games in extensive, normal, and characteristic form as models of conflict and/or cooperation. Covers two-person zero-sum games, minimax theorem, and relation to linear programming. Includes non-zero-sum games, Nash equilibrium theorem, bargaining, the core, and the Shapley value. Addresses economic market games.MATH 126Combinatorics
Sign upA study of elements of combinatorics theory. Topics include chromatic polynomials, enumerating partitions of sets and integers, asymptotic enumeration, Polya theory, and Ramsey theory.MATH 131Linear Algebra I
Sign upAn introduction to vector spaces, matrices, and linear transformations.MATH 132Linear Algebra 2
Sign upFurther study of topics in linear algebra including eigenvalues. Exploration of Hermitian and unitary matrices, positive definite matrices, and canonical forms.MATH 133Geometry
Sign upAnalyzes elementary theory of affine and projective planes, the line at infinity, finite geometries, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries, groups of transformations, and other algebraic structures related to geometry.MATH 135AIntroduction to Numerical Analysis 1
Sign upIntroduces basic numerical techniques for computing solutions of problems in science and engineering as well as computational implementation of such techniques using MATLAB and Python. Topics include floating point computation, error analysis, numerical methods for solutions of linear and nonlinear scalar and systems of equations, and numerical interpolation.MATH 135BIntroduction to Numerical Analysis 2
Sign upIntroduces basic numerical techniques for computing solutions of problems in science and engineering as well as computational implementation of such techniques using MATLAB and Python. Topics include numerical integration, Runge-Kutta methods for initial value problems, matrix factorizations, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors.MATH 135CIntroduction to Numerical Analysis 3
Sign upA continuation of Math 135B. Topics include least square method, Fourier series, numerical methods for PDEs, and numerical optimization.MATH 136Introduction to the Theory of Numbers
Sign upCovers prime and composite integers, number theoretic functions, diophantine equations, congruences, quadratic reciprocity, and additive arithmetic.MATH 138AIntroduction to Differential Geometry
Sign upExamines elementary theory of curves and surfaces. Includes first and second fundamental forms.MATH 138BIntroduction to Differential Geometry
Sign upCovers Gaussian curvature, geodesics, and the Gauss-Bonnet Theorem.MATH 140Polynomials and Number Systems
Sign upTopics include number systems, elementary number theory, rings, fields, polynomials, congruencies, and applications of finite fields.MATH 144Introduction to Set Theory
Sign upCovers algebra of subsets of a set. Addresses algebra of relations and functions. Explores cardinal and ordinal numbers and their arithmetic operations. Includes the well-ordering theorem, transfinite induction, and Zorn's lemma.MATH 145AIntroduction to Topology
Sign upAddresses elementary topology in metric spaces.MATH 145BIntroduction to Topology
Sign upExplores geometric topology, algebra associated with finite complexes, and applications.MATH 146AOrdinary and Partial Differential Equations
Sign upFocuses on the theory of linear differential equations and transform methods.MATH 146BOrdinary and Partial Differential Equations
Sign upFurther study of the theory of linear differential equations and problems in valuing ordinary differential equations.MATH 146COrdinary and Partial Differential Equations
Sign upExplores boundary value problems for partial differential equations, orthogonal expansions, and separation of variables.MATH 147Introduction to Fourier Analysis and Its Applications
Sign upCovers Fourier series expansions of periodic functions, properties, and convergence; the Dirichlet kernel; Fourier integrals and the Fourier transform in one and several variables; the Plancherel theorem; and Fourier inversion. Includes applications of Fourier analysis (e.g., to spectral theory, numerical analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations, and wavelet transform).MATH 148Introduction to Chaotic and Complex Dynamical Systems
Sign upExplores examples of dynamical systems, quadratic maps, maps of the circle, and higher-dimensional examples. Includes symbolic dynamics, Sarkovskii's theorem, hyperbolicity, and structural stability. Introduces chaotic dynamical systems and the period doubling route to chaos. Also introduces basic notions from complex dynamics. Includes the Julia set and the Mandelbrot set.MATH 149AProbability and Mathematical Statistics
Sign upAn introduction to the mathematical theory of probability and discrete and continuous distributions.MATH 149BProbability and Mathematical Statistics
Sign upA continuation of MATH 149A. Topics include sampling and limit distributions.MATH 150Intermediate Analysis
Sign upA study of the concepts and theory of single-variable calculus. Covers the basics of real numbers, sequences, limits, continuity, and differentiation.MATH 151AFoundations of Real Analysis 1
Sign upProvides a rigorous development of mathematical analysis includes the formal theory of the real numbers, convergent sequences, monotone sequences, subsequences, convergent tests, limit superior, limit inferior, Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem, Cauchy sequences, limit of functions, continuous functions, extreme value theorems, intermediate value theorems, uniform continuity, and continuity of monotone functions.MATH 151BFoundations of Real Analysis 2
Sign upProvides a rigorous development of mathematical analysis. Includes properties of the derivative; mean value theorem, intermediate value theorem, Taylor's theorem, inverse function theorem, fundamental theorem of calculus; Riemann integrable functions, sequences and series of functions, pointwise and uniform convergence of functions, and the continuity, integral, and derivative of the limit.MATH 151CFoundations of Real Analysis 3
Sign upProvides a rigorous development of mathematical analysis. Includes metric spaces, open and closed sets, connected sets, closure and boundary, convergent sequences, Cauchy sequences, completeness, compactness, Heine-Borel theorem, continuity, uniform continuity, limits, the derivative, gradients, curves, partial derivatives, the Jacobian, continuity and the derivative, and inverse and implicit function theorems.MATH 153History of Mathematics
Sign upA survey from a historical point of view of various developments in mathematics. Emphasizes the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.MATH 161AMathematical Foundations of Machine Learning
Sign upIntroduction to mathematical and computational concepts in machine learning methods with emphasis on developing new machine learning algorithms. Topics include linear algebra and vector calculus in application to supervised learning, regression, classification, unsupervised learning, clustering, and dimensionality reduction. Topics also include optimization and probability theory used in machine learning algorithms.MATH 161CMathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
Sign upExploration of essential mathematical concepts for artificial intelligence, covering natural language processing, generative networks, and reinforcement learning. Topics include text classification, multimodal learning, and advanced generative models (GANs, diffusion models). Emphasizes domain adaptation, semi-supervised, and self-supervised learning with applications in real-world AI tasks.MATH 162Mathematical Models and Computational Science
Sign upAn introduction to mathematical and computational modeling using high-level computer programming languages such as C/C++. Includes implementation of parallel algorithms for solving linear systems, systems of differential equations, and running stochastic imulations on high performance CPU and GPU computer clusters.MATH 163Applied Dynamical Systems
Sign upIntroduction to dynamical systems with applications to problems in Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering. Topics include phase plane analysis, stability of dynamical systems, and numerical methods for dynamical systems.MATH 165AIntroduction to Complex Variables
Sign upAn introduction to the theory of analytic functions of a complex variable. Includes mappings by elementary functions and complex integrals as well as Cauchy's theorem, power series, and Laurent series.MATH 165BIntroduction to Complex Variables
Sign upTopics include the theory of residues, conformal mapping, and applications to physical problems.MATH 168Introduction to Mathematical Modeling
Sign upA detailed study of how mathematical methods are applied to specific problems in the sciences and engineering fields. Utilizes examples taken from the theories of mechanical vibrations, population dynamics, and flow phenomena.MATH 171Introduction to Modern Algebra
Sign upAn introduction to the fundamental concepts of modern algebra. Covers groups, subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphisms, symmetry groups, fundamental properties of rings, integral domains, ideals, and quotient rings.MATH 172Modern Algebra
Sign upCovers fundamental concepts of modern algebra. Includes groups, fields, polynomials, geometric constructions, algebraic coding, and boolean algebras.
MCBL16 courses
MCBL 120Introduction to Plant Pathology
Sign upAn introduction to the study of plant diseases. Topics include diseases and disease-causing agents, host-pathogen interaction during disease development, and strategies for disease management. Includes optional, separate laboratory.MCBL 120LIntroduction to Plant Pathology Laboratory
Sign upCovers fundamentals in the use of laboratory instruments and techniques for the detection, isolation, and identification of representative infectious agents that cause disease in plants.MCBL 121Introductory Microbiology
Sign upAn intensive introduction to the fundamental physiology and molecular biology of bacteria and viruses. Covers bacterial and viral molecular genetics, an introduction to microbial pathogenesis, and applications of microbiology in modern societies.MCBL 121LMicrobiology Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in diagnostic bacteriology, basic virology, and epidemiology. Includes fundamental quantitative and diagnostic microbiological procedures, basic mechanisms of microbial genetic exchange, and a project examining bacterial epidemiology.MCBL 122Food Microbiology
Sign upCovers spoilage and preservation of food; food quality and indicator organisms; the role of microorganisms in the production of dairy goods and fermented beverages; food-borne pathogens and microbiological production of toxins; and classical and modern molecular methods for detection of food microorganisms.MCBL 123Introduction to Comparative Virology
Sign upConsiders viruses as infectious agents of bacteria, plants, and animals (vertebrates and invertebrates). Compares the major groups of viruses with respect to their biological and biochemical properties, molecular and genetic characteristics, and modes of replication.MCBL 124Medical Microbiology
Sign upAn intensive introduction to the fundamental physiology and molecular biology of bacteria and viruses. Covers research strategies for examining microbial pathogenic mechanisms.MCBL 125Experimental Microbiology
Sign upIntroduces the process of performing experimental research in a microbiology laboratory. Teaches skills used in formulating hypotheses, designing experiments, performing laboratory experiments, analyzing data, and preparing and presenting research in written and oral formats. Experimental systems utilized vary from quarter to quarter.MCBL 126Microbiomes
Sign upIntroduces microbiomes which are the collections of microorganisms that inhabit particular environments or locations and play crucial roles in agriculture, the environment, and human health and disease. Covers fundamental knowledge about microbiomes and experimental strategies to understand and utilize microbiomes to prevent or treat human and plant diseases.MCBL 127Microbial Evolution
Sign upExplores essential roles microbes perform in biogeochemical cycles, directly influencing human, plant, and animal health and disease. Provides important platforms for research and biotechnology. Details the evolutionary history and processes that underlie the critical roles of microbes.MCBL 128Field Mycology: Ecology, Evolution, and Diversity of Fungi
Sign upAn overview of fungal diversity, morphology, ecology, and societal impacts. Topics include fungal diversity, mushroom identification, fungal culturing, molecular methods, and bioinformatics. Explores impacts of fungi on ecosystem functions such as decomposition and symbiosis as well as on society including art, medicine, poisons, and food.MCBL 129Host Responses to Viral Pathogens
Sign upExplores host responses to viral infections. Presents content that promotes understanding of how viruses interact with innate immune responses of the mammalian host and how these responses impact disease outcomes for better or worse.MCBL 131Introductory Microbiology 2
Sign upAn intensive introduction to the fundamental cellular and molecular biology of bacteria and viruses. Covers bacterial and viral molecular genetics, regulation, and physiology as well as an introduction to microbial pathogenesis. Restricted to major(s) in Microbiology.MCBL 131LMicrobiology Laboratory 2
Sign upLaboratory and written exercises in diagnostic bacteriology, basic virology, and epidemiology. Topics include fundamental quantitative and diagnostic microbiological procedures, basic mechanisms of microbial genetic exchange, and a project examining bacterial epidemiology. Restricted to major(s) in Microbiology.MCBL 133Environmental Microbiology
Sign upIntroduction to nonpathogenic microorganisms in the environment. Topics include an introduction to microbial biology and microbial and metabolic genetic diversity; methods; symbiotic interactions; biofilms; and geomicrobiology and biogeochemistry. Explores life in extreme environments and the effects of the physical and chemical environment on microbes.MCBL 139The Evolution of Conflict and Cooperation: Cheaters and Altruists
Sign upExplores the evolution of selfish and selfless behavior. An analysis of the evolutionary forces that create either conflict or cooperation among genes, microorganisms and their hosts, and kin.
ME49 courses
ME 001LAGeneral Makerspace Fundamentals
Sign upIntroduces makerspace-based fabrication techniques. Topics include methods of 3D printing, laser cutting, and sewing as well as measurements and design principles for fabrication and navigation of corresponding computer-aided design and slicing software.ME 001LBMachining Fundamentals
Sign upIntroduces basic machining techniques related to the field of mechanical engineering. Topics include metrology, milling, drilling, turning, and water-jet machining as well as design principles for machining and computer numerical codes.ME 002Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Sign upAn introduction to the field of mechanical engineering. Topics include the mechanical engineering profession; machine components; forces in structures and fluids; materials and stresses; thermal and energy systems; machine motion; and machine design.ME 003How Things Work: The Principles Behind Technology
Sign upIntroduces the basic physical principles of engineering systems from everyday life such as automobiles, computers, and household appliances. Topics include conservation laws and the physics and chemistry of engineering systems. Does not confer credit towards a degree in the Bourns College of Engineering.ME 004Energy and the Environment
Sign upCovers energy conservation, energy sources, market dynamics, and climate change. Addresses cultural, political, and social trends and their impact on the ecosystem. Discusses renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. Technical background not required. Does not confer credit towards a degree in the Bourns College of Engineering.ME 005The Science of Mythbusting
Sign upIntroduces to the scientific method for non-science majors. Explores the application of scientific concepts to test the validity of myths and events from news stories, movies, and other popular media. Provides critical reasoning skills necessary to interpret advertiser's product claims, critique information on the World Wide Web, and understand new technologies.ME 009Engineering Graphics and Design
Sign upCovers graphical concepts and projective geometry relating to spatial visualization and communication in design. Includes technical sketching, computer-aided design with solid modeling, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and an introduction to the engineering design process.ME 010Statics
Sign upCovers equilibrium of coplanar force systems; analysis of frames and trusses; noncoplanar force systems; friction; and distributed loads.ME 018AIntroduction to Engineering Computation
Sign upAn introduction to the use of MATLAB in engineering computation. Covers scripts and functions, programming, input/output, and two- and three-dimensional graphing. Introduces data analysis, numerical analysis, and numerical solutions for engineering problems.ME 018BIntroduction to Computational Modeling in Mechanical Engineering
Sign upIntroduces the concepts of computational modeling in mechanical engineering. Topics include formulation of mathematical models to solve problems involving vector analysis, complex numbers, linear algebra, and differential, and integral calculus. Explores analytical and numerical solutions to problems in mechanical engineering.ME 100AThermodynamics
Sign upIntroduces basic concepts and applications of thermodynamics relevant to mechanical engineering. Topics include work and energy, the first law of thermodynamics, properties of pure substances, system and control volume analysis, the Carnot cycle, heat and refrigeration cycles, the second law of thermodynamics, entropy, and reversible and irreversible processes.ME 100BThermodynamics
Sign upTopics include the second law of thermodynamics, entropy function, entropy production, analysis of cycles, vapor power systems, gas power systems, refrigeration and heat pump systems, equations of state, thermodynamic property relations, ideal gas mixtures and psychrometrics, multicomponent systems, combustion, and reacting mixtures.ME 103Dynamics
Sign upTopics include vector representation of kinematics and kinetics of particles; Newton's laws of motion; force-mass-acceleration, work-energy, and impulse-momentum methods; kinetics of systems of particles and kinematics; and kinetics of rigid bodies.ME 110Mechanics of Materials
Sign upTopics include mechanics of deformable bodies subjected to axial, torsional, shear, and bending loads; combined stresses; and their applications to the design of structures. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.ME 113Fluid Mechanics
Sign upIntroduces principles of fluid mechanics relevant to mechanical engineering. Topics include shear stresses and viscosity, fluid statics, pressure, forces on submerged surfaces, Bernoulli and mechanical energy equations, control volume approach, mass conservation, momentum and energy equations, the differential approach, turbulent flow in pipes, and lift and drag.ME 114Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
Sign upCovers materials classification, atomic structure and interatomic bonding, crystal structure of metals, imperfections in solids, diffusion, mechanical properties of engineering materials, strengthening mechanisms, basic concepts of fracture and fatigue, phase diagrams, ceramics, polymers, and composites.ME 116AHeat Transfer
Sign upIntroduces the analysis of steady and transient heat conduction, fin and heat generating systems, two-dimensional conduction, internal and external forced convection, natural convection, radiation heat transfer, heat exchangers, and mass transfer.ME 116BHeat Transfer
Sign upCovers analytical and numerical methods in heat transfer and fluid mechanics. Topics include heat conduction and convection, gaseous radiation, boiling and condensation, general aspects of phase change, mass transfer principles, multimode heat transfer and the simulation of thermal fields, and the heat transfer process.ME 117Combustion and Energy Systems
Sign upDiscusses premixed and diffusion flames; fuel-air thermochemistry; combustion-driven engine design and operation; engine cycle analysis; fluid mechanics in engine components; pollutant formation; and gas turbines.ME 118Mechanical Engineering Modeling and Analysis
Sign upIntroduces data analysis and modeling used in engineering through the software package MATLAB. Numerical methods include descriptive and inferential statistics, sampling and bootstrapping, fitting linear and nonlinear models to observed data, interpolation, numerical differentiation and integration, and solution of systems of ordinary differential equations. Final project involves the development and evaluation of a model for an engineering system.ME 120Linear Systems and Controls
Sign upIntroduces the modeling and analysis of dynamic systems, emphasizing the common features of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, thermal, electrical, and electromechanical systems. Controls are introduced through state equations, equilibrium, linearization, stability, and time and frequency domain analysis.ME 121Feedback Control
Sign upIntroduces the analysis and design of feedback control systems using classical control methods. Topics include control system terminology, block diagrams, analysis and design of control systems in the time and frequency domains, closed-loop stability, root locus, Bode plots, and an introduction to analysis in state-space.ME 122Vibrations
Sign upCovers free and forced vibration of discrete systems with and without damping resonance; matrix methods for multiple degree-of-freedom systems; normal modes, coupling, and normal coordinates; and use of energy methods.ME 130Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of Mechanisms
Sign upExplores the kinematic analysis of planar mechanisms including linkages, cams, and gear trains. Introduces concepts of multibody dynamics.ME 131Design of Mechanisms
Sign upInvolves design of planar, spherical, and spatial mechanisms using both exact and approximate graphical and analytical techniques. Requires a computer-aided design project.ME 133Introduction to Mechatronics
Sign upIntroduces hardware, software, sensors, actuators, physical systems models, and control theory in the context of control system implementation. Covers data acquisition (Labview), sensors, actuators, electric circuits and components, semiconductor electronics, logic circuits, signal processing using analog operational amplifiers, programmable logic controllers, and microcontroller programming and interfacing. Uses MATLAB and Simulink.ME 134Microstructural Transformations in Materials
Sign upAn introductory study of the fundamentals (thermodynamics and kinetics) controlling microstructural transformations in materials and their application to both liquid-solid and solid-solid transformations. Focuses on the important transformations that ultimately control the microstructures and properties of crystalline solids.ME 135Transport Phenomena
Sign upIntroduces new concepts of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer: sychrometry, combustion, one-dimensional compressible flow, and turbomachinery. Integrates the most important concepts of transport of momentum, heat, and mass.ME 136Environmental Impacts of Energy Production and Conversion
Sign upCovers thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics as applied to the examination of the environmental impacts of energy production and conversion. Topics include pollution associated with fossil fuel combustion, environmental impacts of energy use, turbulent transport of pollutants, and principles used in the design of pollution control equipment.ME 137Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Sign upCovers the application of fluid mechanics to flows in the atmosphere and oceans. Topics include hydrostatic balance, Coriolis effects, geostrophic balance, boundary layers, turbulence, tracer and heat transport.ME 138Transport Phenomena in Living Systems
Sign upAn introduction to the application of the basic conservation laws of mechanics (mass, linear momentum, and energy) to the modeling of complex biological systems. Emphasizes how these concepts can explain and predict life processes.ME 140Ship Theory
Sign upCovers ship hull form, static and dynamic stability, ship response to waves, grounding and flooding, numerical integration of complex three-dimensional curved shapes and mathematical modeling of curved surfaces. Explores engineering approximations necessary for applications of fundamental principles to complex engineering systems such as ships.ME 143Introduction to Robotic Manipulation
Sign upIntroduces mathematical representations of the configuration and spatial motion of robotic manipulators based on modern screw theory. Topics include forward, inverse, differential kinematics.ME 144Foundations of Robotics
Sign upProvides foundational knowledge on analysis, control, and programming of robots. Considers configuration space; rigid body motion; forward, inverse, and velocity kinematics; dynamics; trajectory planning; robot motion control; localization and mapping; and robot ethics. Integrates hands-on labs to program robots in simulation and experimentally by reading and interpreting sensor data.ME 145Robotic Planning and Kinematics
Sign upMotion planning and kinematics topics with an emphasis in geometric reasoning, programming, and matrix computations. Motion planning includes configuration spaces, sensor-based planning, decomposition and sampling methods, and advanced planning algorithms. Kinematics includes reference frames, rotations and displacements, and kinematic motion models.ME 148Internal Combustion Engines
Sign upCovers engine types and their operation. Also addresses engine design and operating parameters, thermochemistry of fuel-air mixture, engine cycles, spark ignition and compressed ignition engines, and emissions.ME 151Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Technology
Sign upCovers the fundamentals of MEMS technology including MEMS device design, fabrication, and characterization. Provides hands-on experience in crafting real MEMS devices from initial design to the prototyping stage.ME 153Finite Element Methods
Sign upCovers weak form formulation, the Galerkin method and its computational implementation, mesh generation, data visualization, as well as programming finite element codes for practical engineering applications.ME 156Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Sign upIntroduces the theory and experimental techniques for testing the mechanical behavior of materials and structures. Covers the fundamental mechanisms of deformation and failure of metals, ceramics, polymers, composite materials, and electronic materials as well as structural design and materials selection.ME 157Failure Analysis and Prevention
Sign upTopics include failure modes due to overload, fatigue, fracture, and creep. Also addresses statistical analysis, probability of failure, quality assurance, and elements of fracture mechanics.ME 158Advanced Solidification Processing
Sign upAn overview of the fundamentals of solidification processing. Includes integrated interplay of heat flow, mass transport, and solid/liquid interfacial kinetics during discontinuous change of state from liquid to solid of single phase and polyphase materials.ME 170AExperimental Techniques
Sign upCovers the principles and practice of measurement and control and the design and implementation of experiments. Topics include dimensional analysis, error analysis, signal-to-noise problems, filtering, data acquisition and data reduction, and statistical analysis. Includes experiments on the use of electronic devices and sensors and practice in technical report writing.ME 170BExperimental Techniques
Sign upAnalysis and verification of engineering theory using laboratory measurements in advanced, project-oriented experiments. Involves fluid flow, heat transfer, structural dynamics, thermodynamic systems, and electromechanical systems.ME 174Machine Design
Sign upAn introduction to the fundamentals of strength-based design. Topics include deflection and stiffness, static failure, and fatigue failure.ME 175BMechanical Engineering Design
Sign upME 113, ME 116A, ME 170A, ME 174, ME 175A (may be taken concurrently). Outlines the defining of a design problem and the conception and detail of the design solution. Explores design theory, design for safety, reliability, manufacture, and assembly. Graded In Progress (IP) until ME 175B and ME 175C are completed, at which time a final, letter grade is assigned.ME 175CMechanical Engineering Design
Sign upStudents create, test, and evaluate a prototype based on the project design generated in ME 175B. Lecture topics include prototyping techniques, design verification, and special topics in design. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.ME 175DTechnological Entrepreneurship
Sign upIntroduces concepts of business and management required to convert a technology into a viable business. Topics include technological assessment, market analysis, strategy, decision making, legal and intellectual property issues in business, financial analysis, business ethics and communication. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not availableME 176Sustainable Product Design
Sign upIntroduces the principles of sustainable product design. Topics include life cycle design; design for reliability, maintainability, and recycling/reuse/remanufacture; materials selection; and manufacturing processes. Includes project in which students analyze the environmental impact of a product and redesign it to reduce the impact.ME 180Optics and Lasers in Engineering
Sign upIntroduces basic principles of optics and lasers, wave equations, interferometry, diffraction, Fourier optics, light-matter interactions, ultrafast and nonlinear optics, and nanophotonics. Frames introductory concepts with experimental design and computer analysis. Includes applications and analytical exercises with microscopy and spectroscopy, smart-phone camera hacks, thin-film and bulk materials characterization, and communication systems.
MSE19 courses
MSE 001Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
Sign upCovers the historic origins of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) as well as its role in the modern society and among modern subjects. Provides general overview for typical career paths as well as roles and responsibilities of MSE graduates in various positions with cross references to the current MSE curriculum. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).MSE 002AFundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering
Sign upCovers fundamental topics in materials science and engineering, such as materials classification, atomic structure, and interatomic bonding, crystal structures and elements of crystallography, diffusion and mechanical behavior. The laboratory hands on experience complements topics covered during the lectures.MSE 002LGeneral Materials Laboratory Spring
Sign upProvides hands-on laboratory experience in topics related to the Structure-Composition-Processing-Performance relationship of ceramics, electronic materials, metals, and polymers. Experiments cover mechanical testing and properties of different materials classes and introduce students to microscopic characterization techniques. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.MSE 003LGeneral Materials Laboratory Fall
Sign upProvides hands-on laboratory experience in topics related to the Structure-Composition-Processing-Performance relationship of ceramics, electronic materials, metals, and polymers. Experiments cover materials processing and failure modes of different materials classes. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.MSE 004LGeneral Materials Laboratory Winter
Sign upProvides hands-on laboratory experience in topics related to the Structure-Composition-Processing-Performance relationship of ceramics, electronic materials, metals, and polymers. Experiments cover electrical, thermal, optical, and magnetic properties. Introduces composites and the factors that affect its properties and mechanical performance. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.MSE 100Materials Thermodynamics
Sign upAn introduction to classical and statistical thermodynamics principles of interest to materials scientists and engineering. Explore criteria for equilibrium, reaction and phase equilibria, equations of state, and phase diagrams. Includes applications of thermodynamics in materials processing and phase stability.MSE 110Statics & Mechanics of Materials
Sign upCovers basic principles of statics including equilibrium equations and free body diagrams, axial loading, torsion and shear forces, and stresses analysis and principal stresses. Also addresses column stability analysis and buckling as well as practical implications to materials science and engineering problems.MSE 120Transport Phenomena in Materials Science and Engineering
Sign upCovers fundamental aspects of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation as well as mass transfer by diffusion. Provides introduction to internal and external flows including laminar and turbulent conditions and boundary layer problems as well as coverage for boiling and condensation.MSE 134Microstructural Transformations in Materials
Sign upAn introductory study of the fundamentals (thermodynamics and kinetics) controlling microstructural transformations in materials and their application to both liquid-solid and solid-solid transformations. Focuses on the important transformations that ultimately control the microstructures and properties of crystalline solids.MSE 135Introduction to Inorganic Material Synthesis
Sign upIntroduction to the synthesis methods of modern materials. Topics include solid-state reactions, gas-phase and solution phase synthesis, templating methods, synthesis and modification of inorganic polymers, semiconductor thin-film deposition, and the growth of nanomaterials.MSE 136Tissue Engineering
Sign upCovers progress in cellular and molecular biology and engineering. Provides the basis for advancing tissue repair and regeneration with the goal of restoring compromised tissue functions. Presents methods for cell culture, tissue design and development, manipulation of the cell/tissue microenvironment, and current strategies for functional reconstruction of injured tissues.MSE 141Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Technology
Sign upCovers the fundamentals of MEMS technology including MEMS device design, fabrication, and characterization. Provides hands-on experience in crafting real MEMS devices from initial design to the prototyping stage.MSE 142Corrosion Science
Sign upIntroduces the principles of corrosion in metals and alloys. Discusses the relevant elements of electrochemistry, electrochemical corrosion, thermodynamics, and the kinetic aspects of corrosion. Includes projects that provide practical hands-on experience using state-of-the-art computational techniques in materials science.MSE 143Failure Analysis and Prevention
Sign upTopics include failure modes due to overload, fatigue, fracture, and creep. Also addresses statistical analysis, probability of failure, quality assurance, and elements of fracture mechanics.MSE 148Advanced Solidification Processing
Sign upAn overview of the fundamentals of solidification processing. Includes integrated interplay of heat flow, mass transport, and solid/liquid interfacial kinetics during discontinuous change of state from liquid to solid of single phase and polyphase materials.MSE 155Materials Science of the Solid State
Sign upExplores at an advanced level the quantum mechanical behavior of electron motion and atom vibration in a periodic solid and their effect on the electronic and thermal properties of matter. The course discusses modern materials science research problems.MSE 156Atomistic Modeling of Solid State Materials
Sign upIntroduces a basic understanding of computational methods in materials science. Emphasizes the fundamentals of density functional theory and its use in the solid-state context. Includes projects that provide practical hands-on experience using state-of-the-art computational techniques in materials science.MSE 160Nanostructure Characterization Laboratory
Sign upCovers structure of materials at the nanoscale, including semiconductors, ceramics, metals, and carbon nanotubes. Explores relationships among morphology, properties, and processing. Addresses primary methods of characterization, including scanning electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. Also covers elementary discussions of X-ray, vibrational, and electron waves in solids and introductory diffraction theory.MSE 161Analytical Materials Characterization
Sign upAnalysis of the surfaces of materials via ion, electron, and photon spectroscopies. Covers Rutherford back scattering; secondary ion mass spectroscopy; electron energy loss spectroscopy; Auger electron spectroscopy; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; photoluminescence; extended X-ray absorption fine structure; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; sputtering; high-vacuum generation; and focused ion beam milling.
PHYS66 courses
PHYS 002AGeneral Physics
Sign upCovers topics in classical mechanics including Newton's laws of motion in one and two dimensions; gravity; work, energy, and conservation of energy; momentum and collisions; rotational motion; and orbital motion. First part of the course covers the principles of physics underlying the biological and life sciences.PHYS 002BGeneral Physics
Sign upSecond part of the introductory course that covers the principles of physics underlying the biological and life sciences. Topics include fluids and fluid flow; thermodynamics; mechanical oscillations; sound and light waves; geometrical optics; reflection; refraction; lens; microscopy; interference; and diffraction.PHYS 002CGeneral Physics
Sign upThird part of an introductory course covering the principles of physics underlying the biological and life sciences. Topics include electromagnetism, quantum physics, and Coulomb's Law. Covers electric field, electrical potential, resistors, capacitors, simple circuits, magnetic forces and Faraday's Law. Also addresses basic quantum physics of light, atoms, and radioactivity.PHYS 02HAHonors General Physics
Sign upHonors course corresponding to PHYS 002A. A limited enrollment course covering the principles of physics underlying the biological and life sciences in more depth than in PHYS 002A. Includes topics in classical mechanics; Newton's laws in one and two dimensions; gravity; work, energy, and conservation of energy; momentum and collisions; and rotational motion. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.PHYS 02HBHonors General Physics
Sign upHonors course corresponding to PHYS 002B. Second part of a limited enrollment course in which the principles of physics underlying the biological and life sciences are covered in more depth than in PHYS 002B. Topics include fluids and fluid flow, thermodynamics, mechanical oscillations, sound and light waves, geometrical optics, reflection, refraction, lens, microscopy; interference and diffraction. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.PHYS 02HCHonors General Physics
Sign upHonors course corresponding to PHYS 002C. A limited enrollment course covering the principles of physics underlying the biological sciences in more depth than PHYS 002B. Covers electromagnetism and quantum physics. Includes Coulomb's Law, electric field, electrical potential, resistors, capacitors, simple circuits, magnetic forces, and Faraday's Law. Also addresses basic quantum physics of light, atoms, and radioactivity. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.PHYS 02HLAHonors Genereal Physics Laboratory
Sign upHonors course corresponding to PHYS 02LA. Illustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 02HA. Covers the basic principles of classical mechanics. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.PHYS 02HLBHonors General Physics Laboratory
Sign upHonors course corresponding to PHYS 02LB. Illustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 02HB. Topics include fluids and fluid flow, thermodynamics, mechanical oscillations, sound and light waves, geometrical optics, reflection, refraction, lens, microscopy, interference, and diffraction. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.PHYS 02HLCHonors General Physics Laboratory
Sign upHonors course corresponding to PHYS 02LC. Illustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 02HC. Covers electromagnetism and quantum physics. Includes Coulomb's Law, electric field, electrical potential, resistors, capacitors, simple circuits, magnetic forces, and Faraday's Law. Also addresses basic quantum physics of light, atoms, and radioactivity. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.PHYS 02LAGeneral Physics Laboratory
Sign upIllustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 002A. Covers the basic principles of classical mechanics.PHYS 02LBGeneral Physics Laboratory
Sign upIllustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 002B. Topics include fluids and fluid flow; thermodynamics; mechanical oscillations; sound and light waves; geometrical optics; reflection; refraction; lens; microscopy; interference; and diffraction.PHYS 02LCGeneral Physics Laboratory
Sign upIllustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 002C. Topics include electromagnetism, quantum physics, and Coulomb's Law. Covers electric field, electrical potential, resistors, capacitors, simple circuits, magnetic forces, Faraday's Law. Also addresses basic quantum physics of light, atoms, and radioactivity.PHYS 005History of the Universe
Sign upAn introduction to "The Big Bang" model and its observational tests. Topics include dark energy, dark matter, rapid growth of universe at early times, leftover radiation from "The Big Bang", galaxy formation, bending of light by gravity, black holes, extraterrestrial life, and the likely fate of the universe.PHYS 006The Violent Universe
Sign upAn introduction to violent phenomena that power the universe, specifically phenomena that illustrate basic astrophysical principles. Topics include impacts in our planetary system: explosions of stars, bursts of star formation, galaxy collisions, black holes, quasars, cosmic jets, and the "Big Bang."PHYS 007Space Time, Relativity, and Cosmology
Sign upA non-mathematical presentation on gravity, understanding of the universe, and how present theories originated. Topics include the ancient Greeks, Galileo, Newton, the speed of light, Einstein's special and general relativity, the lifetimes of stars, supernovas, gravitational waves, the Big Bang, cosmic inflation, and the multiverse.PHYS 008Color and Sound: Dimensions in Communication
Sign upDiscusses the interplay between visual and aural sensory experiences and the physical principles of light and sound. Topics include visual perception and pattern recognition; the color spectrum; optical instruments; anatomy of the camera and the eye; lasers and holography; vibrations and sound waves; acoustics; reverberation; and sound production in speech, music, and high-fidelity audio devices. Involves demonstrations and illustrations.PHYS 010How Things Work
Sign upSurveys the physical basis of modern technology emphasizing electronics and electrical devices. Topics include electro- and magneto-statics and dynamics (xerographic copiers, magnetic levitation, electrical power distribution); communication (radio, TV, computers, tape recorders, CD players); and imaging (cameras, DVD players, x rays, magnetic resonance imaging).PHYS 016Principles of Physics
Sign upTopics include classical laws of motion, force, energy, electricity and magnetism, properties of matter, atomic structure, waves, sound, light, heat, the Earth, and the solar system and universe. Includes demonstrations and visual illustrations. Not open to students with credit or concurrent enrollment in PHYS 002A or PHYS 02HA or PHYS 002B or PHYS 02HB or PHYS 002C or PHYS 02HC or PHYS 040A or PHYS 040HA or PHYS 040B or PHYS 040HB or PHYS 040C or PHYS 040HC or PHYS 040D or PHYS 040E.PHYS 017Linear Algebra for Physics
Sign upThis course covers the essential mathematics for quantum mechanics at the upper-division level. It applies linear algebra finite and infinite dimensional vector spaces. Topics include matrices, linear equations, bases, eigenvectors and eigenvalues, functions as infinite-dimensional vectors, differential operators as matrices, Fourier transforms, and eigenfunctions of common differential operators.PHYS 018Energy and the Environment
Sign upCovers the physics of energy (thermal, kinetic, potential, chemical, nuclear), its storage and use, primary sources of energy (fossil fuel, nuclear, wind, solar) and their relative effects on the environment. Particular emphasis on determining individual carbon footprints, physical models of global climate change and identifying pathways toward a sustainable infrastructure.PHYS 020Exploring the Universe: An Adventure in Astronomy
Sign upAn astronomy course for non-science students. The excitement of an evolving and sometimes violent universe of stars and galaxies is explored in a descriptive manner. Here, the union of modern and ancient observations with astrophysical laws will provide a sophisticated but by no means complete picture of the universe. Special topics such as Astrology and Extraterrestrial Life will be discussed.PHYS 024DNA in Your Life: The Physical Basis for Structure, Function, and Control
Sign upAn introduction to various medical, biological, and commercial aspects of physical DNA science.PHYS 037The Origins
Sign upTopics include the origin of the Universe, origin of matter, first generation of stars and galaxies, origin of chemical elements, chemistry of life, and astrobiology.PHYS 040AGeneral Physics
Sign upExplores topics in classical mechanics with gravity including Newton's laws of motion; gravity; friction; circular motion; work, energy, and conservation of energy; collisions; rigid-body motion; torque; and angular momentum. Provides laboratory exercises illustrating experimental foundations of physical principles and selected applications. For engineering and physical science majors.PHYS 040BGeneral Physics
Sign upTopics include fluids; mechanical oscillations; sound waves and light waves; ray optics; temperature; heat; kinetic theory of gases; the laws of thermodynamics; and heat engines. Provides laboratory exercises illustrating the experimental foundations of physical principles and selected applications. For engineering and physical science majors.PHYS 040CGeneral Physics
Sign upCovers electromagnetism and a brief introduction to applications-based quantum physics. Topics include electric force, fields, potential; Gauss' law; magnetic fields; Ampere's law; Faraday's law; electromagnetic waves; dc circuits; concept of photon, matter waves, energy levels, and radioactivity. Laboratory exercises illustrate experimental foundations and applications. For engineering and physical science majors.PHYS 040DGeneral Physics
Sign upTopics in electromagnetic waves including Maxwell's equations; geometrical optics; optical instruments, cavities, and waveguides; interference, diffraction, and polarization; and special theory of relativity. Laboratories provide exercises illustrating the experimental foundations of physical principles and selected applications. Credit is not awarded for PHYS 040D if it has already been awarded for PHYS 002C or PHYS 041C.PHYS 040EGeneral Physics
Sign upFor engineering and physical sciences students. Covers topics in modern physics including the quantum theory of light and particles; quantum mechanics in one and three dimensions; tunneling phenomena; the hydrogen atom; statistical physics; lasers; molecular structure; and solid state, nuclear, and particle physics. Credit is not awarded for PHYS 040E if it has already been awarded for PHYS 002C or PHYS 02HC or PHYS 041C.PHYS 040HAHonors General Physics
Sign upHonors course corresponding to PHYS 040A. Explores topics in classical mechanics with gravity including Newton's laws of motion; gravity; friction; circular motion; work, energy, and conservation of energy; collisions; rigid-body motion; torque; and angular momentum. Provides laboratory exercises illustrating experimental foundations of physical principles and selected applications. For engineering and physical science majors. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.PHYS 040HBHonors General Physics
Sign upHonors course corresponding to PHYS 040B. Topics include fluids; mechanical oscillations; sound waves and light waves; ray optics; temperature; heat; kinetic theory of gases; the laws of thermodynamics; and heat engines. Provides laboratory exercises illustrating the experimental foundations of physical principles and selected applications. For engineering and physical science majors. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.PHYS 040HCHonors General Physics
Sign upHonors course corresponding to PHYS 040C. Covers electromagnetism and a brief introduction to applications-based quantum physics. Topics include electric force, fields, potential; Gauss' law; magnetic fields; Ampere's law; Faraday's law; electromagnetic waves; dc circuits; concept of photon, matter waves, energy levels, and radioactivity. Laboratory exercises illustrate experimental foundations and applications. For engineering and physical science majors. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available.PHYS 041AIntroductory Physics for Physics Majors
Sign upCovers topics in classical mechanics including Newton's laws of motion in one and two dimensions; work, energy, and conservation of energy; momentum and collisions; rotational motion; and orbital motion.PHYS 041BIntroductory Physics for Physics Majors
Sign upCovers relativity oscillations, mechanical waves, fluids, electrostatics, magnetism, and circuits.PHYS 041CIntroductory Physics for Physics Majors
Sign upCovers electromagnetism, geometric and wave optics, and modern physics.PHYS 050Introduction to Applied Data Science: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Sign upIntroduces students from different disciplines (physical, biological, engineering, finance, economy, humanities) to data science techniques and applications. Provides background knowledge in data science and prepares for a career in this field. Provides basic knowledge to continue on to more advanced topics in data science and apply it to practical problems.PHYS 111Astrophysics and Stellar Astronomy
Sign upCovers stellar interiors, radiations, and evolution; the origin of the elements; particle and electromagnetic radiation; pulsars, quasars, and other unusual objects; and galactic structure and cosmology.PHYS 112Galaxies and Extragalactic Astronomy
Sign upTopics include the structure of the Milky Way, the observed properties of galaxies, active galactic nuclei and supermassive black holes, the intergalactic medium, the theory of galaxy formation and evolution, galaxy clusters, and the large scale structure of our universe.PHYS 117Advanced Mathematical Methods of Physics
Sign upThis course covers advanced mathematical for upper division and graduate physics courses. Topics include dimensional analysis, infinite dimensional vector spaces, integral transforms, complex analysis, and the use of Green's functions to solve inhomogeneous differential equations. This course is strongly recommended for students with a focus on theoretical physics.PHYS 130AClassical Mechanics
Sign upExplores vector calculus, single-particle motion, oscillations, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics, central-forces motion, and celestial mechanics.PHYS 130BClassical Mechanics
Sign upTopics include dynamics of a system of particles, motion in non-inertial reference systems, dynamics of rigid bodies, coupled oscillations, and special theory of relativity.PHYS 132Thermal Physics
Sign upCovers thermodynamics and an introduction to statistical mechanics. Topics include states of a model system; entropy and temperature; the Boltzmann distribution and Helmholtz free energy; thermal radiation and the Planck distribution; chemical potential; the ideal gas; Fermi and Bose gasses; and heat and work.PHYS 133Advanced Statistical Physics
Sign upCovers advanced topics in statistical mechanics, ensembles, and classical and quantum statistical mechanics. Explores the connection between statistical mechanics and thermodynamics.PHYS 135AElectromagnetism
Sign upTopics include vector calculus; Coulomb's law and the electric field; Gauss' law; scalar potential; conductors in electrostatic fields; electrostatic energy; electric multipoles; boundary conditions; electrostatics in the presence of matter; and special methods in electrostatics.PHYS 135BElectromagnetism
Sign upTopics include electric currents and circuits, Ampere's law, the magnetic field, the integral form of Ampere's law, the vector potential, Faraday's law of induction, magnetic energy, magnetic multipoles, magnetism in the presence of matter, Maxwell's equations, and plane waves.PHYS 136Electromagnetic Waves
Sign upCovers Maxwell's equations; propagation of electromagnetic waves in wave guides, coaxial lines, and optical fibers; reflection, refraction, and diffraction of waves; dispersion of waves in gases and plasmas; interference and coherence and their role in holography; electromagnetic radiation from charged particles, antennas, masers, and lasers; and relativistic electrodynamics.PHYS 139LElectronics for Scientists
Sign upIntroduces basic analog and digital circuit designs that emphasize practical applications. Includes properties of diodes and transistors; operational amplifiers for use as amplifiers, oscillators, and function generators; properties and use of logic gates, counters, and timers; data storage and synchronization; multiplexer and decoder applications; microprocessor functions; and computer interfacing.PHYS 140LTechniques of Observational Astronomy
Sign upCovers modern techniques of observational astronomy including digital optical imaging, photometry, spectroscopy, radio observations, error propagation and statistical inference. Lab practicum includes calibrating digital images and spectra, computer programming for data analysis, quantifying uncertainties in astronomical measurements, and written communication of scientific results.PHYS 142LAdvanced Physics Laboratory
Sign upA capstone experience consisting of experiments chosen from areas in contemporary physics.PHYS 142WAdvanced Physics Laboratory
Sign upA capstone experience consisting of experiments chosen from areas in contemporary physics. Includes writing instruction with an emphasis on technical communication. Fulfills the third-quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of "C" or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student's college permits, as alternatives to WRIT 030.PHYS 145ABiophysics
Sign upCovers physical modeling of the structure of proteins; protein folding; structure of nucleic acids; electrostatic potential of DNA; dynamics of biomolecules; structure of a biological cell; osmotic pressures of cells; non-equilibrium thermodynamics; and biochemical reactions.PHYS 145BBiophysics
Sign upCovers conformation of biopolymers, intermolecular forces, dynamics of biopolymers, Brownian motion, biopolymers as polyelectrolytes, electrolytic solutions, and the Debye-Huckel theory.PHYS 145CBiophysics
Sign upExamines stochastic thermodynamics; the Fluctuation Theorems and the Jarzynski relation; protein and RNA denaturation; tests of the Jarzynski relation; chemical forces and self-assembly; enzymes and molecular machines; survey of molecular devices found in cells; and kinetics of real enzymes and machines.PHYS 150AIntroduction to Condensed Matter Physics
Sign upCovers properties of systems composed of many atoms arranged in a periodic lattice. Topics include crystal structure, symmetry, and diffraction; crystal cohesion; lattice dynamics; thermal properties; metallic properties and the Fermi surface; band theory of metals and semiconductors; and collective excitations.PHYS 150BIntroduction to Condensed Matter Physics
Sign upCovers properties of systems composed of many atoms arranged in a periodic lattice. Topics include superconductivity; magnetism; non-crystalline solids; defects in solids; surface and interface physics; and alloys.PHYS 152AExploring Many-Body Quantum Physics with Mathematica
Sign upMATH 031 is recommended. An introduction to numerics and visualization using Mathematica. Topics include random numbers and stochastic processes; time-dependent and stationary equations in matrix form; single-particle tight-binding model; single-spin dynamics; pure and mixed states; spin echo; the direct product of matrices; many-body quantum mechanics; and quantum spin chains.PHYS 152BExploring Many-Body Quantum Physics with Mathematica
Sign upCovers the symmetry of many-body wavefunction, including bosons and fermions; secondary quantization; harmonic oscillators; ladder operators, eigenvalues, and eigenfunctions; interacting many-body systems; mean field approximation; and density matrix of a subsystem and decoherence.PHYS 156AQuantum Mechanics
Sign upTopics include wave-particle duality, the Schrodinger equation, superposition, the uncertainty principle, and one-dimensional harmonic oscillator.PHYS 156BQuantum Mechanics
Sign upTopics include the hydrogen atom, angular momentum and spin representations, many-electron systems, the Pauli exclusion principle, and perturbation theory.PHYS 156CQuantum Mechanics
Sign upApplications in quantum mechanics. Includes perturbation theory and other approximations, scattering, and an introduction to advanced topics such as relativistic quantum mechanics.PHYS 160Introduction to Quantum Computation
Sign upTopics include the basic concepts of quantum mechanics; entanglement; Bell's inequalities; quantum circuits; Deutsch's and Shor's algorithms; and quantum error correction.PHYS 163Atomic Physics and Spectroscopy
Sign upCovers the role of atomic physics and spectroscopy in the development of quantum mechanics; Bohrs old quantum theory; Heisenbergs matrix mechanics; Schrodingers wave mechanics; Dirac equation; the g-factor; Zeeman effect and the Darwin term; Spin-orbit coupling and Thomas precession; Dirac hydrogen atom; Fine structure; Hyperfine structure; Lamb shift.PHYS 164Introduction to Nuclear Physics
Sign upAddresses the basic nuclear properties, as well as the nuclear building blocks and structure. Explores radioactivity, nuclear interactions, the strong force, the confinement and chiral phase transitions, the quantum chromodynamics (QCD) vacuum, and matter at extreme temperatures and densities.PHYS 165Introduction to Particle Physics
Sign upExplores the classification of particles in terms of the Standard Model. Includes methods and techniques for particle acceleration and detection; conservation laws and symmetries; the basic interactions of particles (electromagnetic, strong, weak); and electroweak unification.PHYS 166Cosmology
Sign upDiscusses current topics in astrophysics and cosmology from the perspective of elementary particle physics. Topics include the development and structure of the early universe, dark matter and dark energy, cosmic radiation, and particle physics in the stars.PHYS 168Energy and the Environment
Sign upExplores physical insights into primary energy uses in society such as electricity, transportation, and heating. Explains how that energy is obtained and transformed (e.g., fossil fuels, nuclear, hydropower, heat engines). Also addresses renewable energy (photovoltaics, wind, batteries, fuel cells) in the context of climate change and sustainability.PHYS 177Computational Methods for Physical Sciences
Sign upCovers computer applications for solving problems in physical sciences. Addresses symbolic manipulation languages such as Mathematica, mathematical operations, plotting, and symbolic and numerical techniques in calculus. Includes numerical methods such as histogramming, the Monte-Carlo method for modeling experiments, statistical analysis, curve fitting, and numerical algorithms.
PSYC60 courses
PSYC 001Introductory Psychology
Sign upAn introduction to psychology as an experimental science. Emphasizes topics in cognitive (including learning, memory, sensation, perception), comparative, and physiological psychology.PSYC 002Introductory Psychology
Sign upEmphasizes topics in developmental psychology, tests and measurements, social psychology, personality, and abnormal behavior.PSYC 011Psychological Methods: Statistical Procedures
Sign upCovers descriptive and inferential statistics, measures of central tendency, variability, and correlation. Introduces sampling distributions, statistical inference, and hypothesis testing.PSYC 012Psychological Methods: Research Procedures
Sign upA systematic survey of research methodologies in psychology. Laboratory assignments include evaluating and testing psychological theories; assessing methodologies and research designs; designing and implementing research; collecting data and analyzing statistics; writing research reports; and discussing ethical issues in science.PSYC 013Skepticism and Pseudoscience in Psychology
Sign upStudies topics at the borderland of psychology (extra-sensory perception, repressed memory, pseudoscientific beliefs, parapsychology, psychic phenomena, faith healing, and mass hysteria). Explores skepticism, cynicism, and "gullibility," and the rhetoric of extraordinary claims. Stresses the development of scientific literacy, critical thinking skills, hypothesis testing, and understanding psychology as an empirical science.PSYC 050Introduction to Art and Psychology
Sign upExplores the intersection of art and psychology. Examines how artists use techniques to manipulate visual perception and elicit emotional responses. Includes how psychological theories can illuminate the understanding of artistic expression.PSYC 109Advanced Research Methods
Sign upAdvanced theory and practice of planning, conducting, reporting, and evaluating research in the social and behavioral sciences. Students conduct original research that, if desired, can lead to (and become part of) a senior honors thesis or other senior-level research project. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.PSYC 110The Brain and Behavior
Sign upExplores the principles of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology and their relationship to brain function. Topics include sensory and perceptual processes, biological aspects of learning and memory, motivation, emotion, language, and abnormal behavior.PSYC 112Neural Mechanisms of Animal Behavior
Sign upStudies how the nervous systems of vertebrates and invertebrates contribute to and control their behavior. Focuses on aspects of sensory physiology with a brief orientation to the structure and function of nervous systems. Emphasizes a top-down approach to neurobiology, with specific behaviors providing guidelines for an examination of neural mechanisms.PSYC 113Pandemic Biopsychology: From Virus to Vaccine
Sign upExplores pandemics through analyses of historical events, scientific research investigating viruses related to global outbreaks, human immune response to infection, and how different vaccines (adenovirus, mRNA) are created and function in human systems. Also examines how pandemics impact people's sense of security, mental health, and personal well-being.PSYC 115Drugs and Behavior
Sign upDescribes both legal and illegal drugs. Analyzes drug-nervous system interactions and how the use of various drugs (particularly drugs of abuse) affects behavior and psychological well-being.PSYC 117Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory and Consciousness
Sign upSurveys the neural basis of mental processes, focusing on memory and consciousness and their behavioral manifestations. Emphasizes current research literature.PSYC 120Cellular Neuroscience: Membrane and Synaptic Phenomena
Sign upAn examination of cellular and molecular mechanisms of nervous system function using concepts drawn from the study of vertebrates and invertebrates with emphasis on mammalian systems.PSYC 120LNeuroscience Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory experiments using electrophysiological, chemical, and anatomical research methods fundamental to understanding neurons and neural systems.PSYC 121Developmental Neuroscience
Sign upA study of the development of nervous systems. Examines the cellular and molecular mechanisms of neural development and the determinants of cell birth and death, axonal pathfinding, neuronal connections, and development of neural systems underlying behavior.PSYC 122Human Neuroimaging
Sign upPSYC 122 can be taken without PSYC 122L. An introduction to magnetic resonance imaging in psychological research with an emphasis on the merits and limitations of structural and functional neuroimaging in humans.PSYC 122LHuman Neuroimaging Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in the design, acquisition, and analysis of structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging data.PSYC 123LComputational Neurophysiology Laboratory: Simulating Neuronal Membrane Properties
Sign upIntroduces computer modeling techniques to enhance understanding of neuronal membrane physiology. Selected topics include biophysical models of single neurons including passive properties and action potential firing, channels regulating neuronal firing properties, synaptic interactions, and simple circuits.PSYC 124Systems Neuroscience
Sign upA study of the structure and function of motor and sensory systems in vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems.PSYC 125Neuropharmacology
Sign upExamines synaptic neurotransmitter systems, mechanisms, and pharmacological agents and effects, which are fundamental to neural information processing.PSYC 126Neuroscience of Learning and Memory
Sign upCovers mechanisms of learning and memory across levels of analysis including genetic, neuronal, systems, and theory. Topics include the multiple memory systems, memory consolidation, working memory, emotional memory, recognition memory, spatial memory, and human amnesia.PSYC 127Behavioral Control Systems
Sign upAn analysis of neural mechanisms that underlie behavior, concentrating on motor control. Topics range from command systems, to central pattern generators, to cortical control of voluntary movement and brain-machine interfaces (neuroprosthetics).PSYC 128Language and the Brain
Sign upInterdisciplinary introduction to the study of language and the brain. Includes brain evolution for language, neural bases for language production and language comprehension, aphasiology and language disorders, and additional special topics.PSYC 129Human Neuropsychology
Sign upSurveys how high-level psychological functions (e.g., perception, memory, language) are organized in the human brain. Covers behavioral and cognitive impairments due to disorders such as brain injury, stroke, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, and dementias including Alzheimer's disease. Emphasizes how such disorders inform our understanding of cognitive functions.PSYC 130Fundamentals of Learning and Conditioning
Sign upA survey course that includes both historical and current models of human learning, conditioning, and memory. Provides a good foundation for research or future study in learning and memory by covering fundamental theories established by Pavlov and Skinner while incorporating new theories of human behavioral control.PSYC 131Computational and Mathematical Models in Cognitive Science
Sign upIntroduces students to the technical and theoretical issues involved in using models to understand behavior. Involves analysis of model predictions and simulation of behavioral data.PSYC 132Perception
Sign upAn analysis of the role played by sensory mechanisms, experiences, expectations, and needs in recognizing objects in the environment.PSYC 133Human Factors
Sign upProvides an overview of the human capabilities and limitations considered in the design of person-machine systems. Evaluates factors critical to performance in person-machine systems, including attention, decision making, motor performance, and memory.PSYC 134Cognitive Processes
Sign upAddresses empirical and theoretical research in several subareas within contemporary cognitive psychology. Subareas include attention, mental representation, information organization and retrieval from memory, psycholinguistics, problem solving, decision making, thinking, and artificial intelligence and computer simulation of cognitive processes.PSYC 135Psycholinguistics
Sign upIntroduction to psycholinguistics emphasizing the psychological implications of linguistic theory, including the effect of syntactic structure on the comprehension, production, and retention of speech; the course of language acquisition; and models of the adult language user.PSYC 140Social Psychology
Sign upThe relationship between the individual and the group, including such topics as conformity and deviance, attraction and prejudice, altruism and aggression, and the social nature of attitudes.PSYC 142Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Sign upIntroduction to the field of industrial/organizational psychology covering fundamental theory and research in personnel and organizations. Topics include employee selection and training, performance appraisal, motivation, organizational dynamics, leadership, and job satisfaction.PSYC 149The Science of Well-Being
Sign upCovers current theory and research in positive psychology and the scientific study of optimal human functioning. Topics include the causes and benefits of happiness; how happiness can be measured and increased; positive emotions; flow; and human strengths and virtues including optimism, love, altruism, forgiveness, and gratitude.PSYC 150Personality
Sign upA survey of the principal theories of personality with attention to the experimental methods and findings on which they are based.PSYC 151Psychopathology
Sign upAn introduction to the research and theories regarding the major types of abnormal behavior. Includes the neuroses, schizophrenia, psychosomatic disorders, sexual disorders, drug and stress induced states, and organic disorders.PSYC 153Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Sign upIntroduction to the field of clinical psychology. Emphasizes the application and evaluation of techniques of individual and group counseling and therapy. Also addresses the application and evaluation of psychological tests in the assessment of psychological problems.PSYC 155Personality Assessment
Sign upCovers the assessment of personality through self-report tests, projective tests, and systematic observations. Also entails descriptions of the psychometrics of testing as it applies to the problems in studying personality.PSYC 160Life Span Development
Sign upIntroduces the biological, social, and cognitive processes that influence development from the prenatal period through late adulthood. Topics include development in physical, motor, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social areas. Includes discussion of issues related to intellectual functioning, personality, social roles and relationships, coping and adjustment, and aging.PSYC 161Socioemotional and Personality Development
Sign upA study of the development of human personality from birth through late adolescence. Emphasizes the impact of interpersonal relationships on the acquisition of human traits, emotional reactions, and patterns of adjustment.PSYC 163Cognitive Development
Sign upAn analysis of intellectual development from birth through maturity and into stages of aging. Discusses historical and contemporary theoretical and experimental approaches to studying the mechanisms of intellectual growth and development.PSYC 164Emotional and Behavioral Disorders of Childhood
Sign upProvides an overview of behavioral and emotional disorders affecting children and adolescents within a developmental context. Examines disorders affecting youth in terms of prevalence, developmental course, and theories. Topics include theoretical models of child psychopathology; diagnostic, assessment, and treatment practices; and the descriptive psychopathology of major childhood disorders.PSYC 165AThe Cultural Bases of Human Development
Sign upExamines the social, emotional, and intellectual aspects of human development from a cultural perspective. Covers theory, research, and methods of studying the cultural bases of psychological growth. Topics include socialization practices, parenting, social relations, language and cognition, schooling and academic achievement, acculturation, and ethnicity.PSYC 165BThe Development of Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Youth
Sign upCovers current theory and research on the development of immigrant and ethnic minority youth in the United States. Focuses on the social, cultural, and psychological processes influencing the biological, cognitive, and social development of youth from immigrant and ethnic minority families.PSYC 166AInfancy
Sign upCovers current theory and research on development during the period of infancy. Addresses the key biological, cognitive, emotional, and social developments during this period.PSYC 166BChildhood
Sign upCovers current theory and research on development during the period of childhood. Addresses the key biological, cognitive, emotional, and social developments during this period.PSYC 166CAdolescence and Emerging Adulthood
Sign upCovers current theory and research on development during the period of adolescence and the transition to adulthood. Addresses the key biological, cognitive, emotional, and social developments during this period.PSYC 166DAdulthood and Aging
Sign upCovers current theory and research on development during the period of adulthood and the process of aging. Addresses the key biological, cognitive, emotional, and social developments during this period.PSYC 167Psychological Development of Black Youth in Context
Sign upCovers theoretical and scientific approaches to the study of Black youth's development (birth to late adolescence) from a strengths-based perspective. Considers social contexts including family, peers, schools, neighborhoods, media, and other institutions that inform Black youth's development. Covers research and theory from psychology, education, sociology, legal studies, and ethnic studies.PSYC 168Psychological Aspects of the Black Experience
Sign upExamines psychological explanations, theoretical models, and empirical research to promote an understanding of how personal characteristics, culture, and social conditions inform the Black American experience. Explores structural factors, group membership, lifestyles, ethno-historical factors, and wider societal influences to understand the uniqueness of the Black experience.PSYC 171Psychology of Gender
Sign upExamines psychological theory and research on gender, including ethnic and cultural variations in male and female experience. Topics include gender roles, gender development, gender differences and stereotypes, biological influences on gender, gender and health, gender and language, gender and achievement, and men and women in the workplace.PSYC 175Psychology and Law
Sign upA study of psychological theory and empirical research as it relates to the law. Topics include jury decision making, eyewitness memory, child custody, criminal responsibility and intent, competence, rehabilitation and punishment, ethics and legal responsibilities in therapy, and psychological research.PSYC 178Health Psychology
Sign upAn examination of the importance of interpersonal relationships to physical health and effective medical care. Applies social psychological perspectives to such topics as stress-related diseases, placebo effects, doctor-patient interactions, dying, and the hospital environment.PSYC 182ELaboratory in Psychology: Child Development
Sign upProvides hands-on experience in various research approaches in psychology. Involves in-class discussion of research design and methods as well as outside data collection. E. Child Development; F. Sensation And Perception; G. Social And Personality Psychology; I. Motor Behavior; J. Attention And Memory; K. Design And Implementation Of Experiment; M. Measuring And Training Cognition; N. Adult Development And Aging;PSYC 182FLaboratory in Psychology: Sensation and Perception
Sign upProvides hands-on experience in various research approaches in psychology. Involves in-class discussion of research design and methods as well as outside data collection. E. Child Development; F. Sensation And Perception; G. Social And Personality Psychology; I. Motor Behavior; J. Attention And Memory; K. Design And Implementation Of Experiment; M. Measuring And Training Cognition; N. Adult Development And Aging;PSYC 182GLaboratory in Psychology: Social and Personality Psychology
Sign upProvides hands-on experience in various research approaches in psychology. Involves in-class discussion of research design and methods as well as outside data collection. E. Child Development; F. Sensation And Perception; G. Social And Personality Psychology; I. Motor Behavior; J. Attention And Memory; K. Design And Implementation Of Experiment; M. Measuring And Training Cognition; N. Adult Development And Aging;PSYC 182ILaboratory in Psychology: Motor Behavior
Sign upProvides hands-on experience in various research approaches in psychology. Involves in-class discussion of research design and methods as well as outside data collection. E. Child Development; F. Sensation And Perception; G. Social And Personality Psychology; I. Motor Behavior; J. Attention And Memory; K. Design And Implementation Of Experiment; M. Measuring And Training Cognition; N. Adult Development And Aging;PSYC 182JLaboratory in Psychology: Attention and Memory
Sign upProvides hands-on experience in various research approaches in psychology. Involves in-class discussion of research design and methods as well as outside data collection. E. Child Development; F. Sensation And Perception; G. Social And Personality Psychology; I. Motor Behavior; J. Attention And Memory; K. Design And Implementation Of Experiment; M. Measuring And Training Cognition; N. Adult Development And Aging;PSYC 182KLaboratory in Psychology: Design and Implementation of Experiment
Sign upProvides hands-on experience in various research approaches in psychology. Involves in-class discussion of research design and methods as well as outside data collection. E. Child Development; F. Sensation And Perception; G. Social And Personality Psychology; I. Motor Behavior; J. Attention And Memory; K. Design And Implementation Of Experiment; M. Measuring And Training Cognition; N. Adult Development And Aging;PSYC 182MLaboratory in Psychology: Measuring and Training Cognition
Sign upProvides hands-on experience in various research approaches in psychology. Involves in-class discussion of research design and methods as well as outside data collection. E. Child Development; F. Sensation And Perception; G. Social And Personality Psychology; I. Motor Behavior; J. Attention And Memory; K. Design And Implementation Of Experiment; M. Measuring And Training Cognition; N. Adult Development And Aging;PSYC 182NLaboratory in Psychology: Adult Development and Aging
Sign upProvides hands-on experience in various research approaches in psychology. Involves in-class discussion of research design and methods as well as outside data collection. E. Child Development; F. Sensation And Perception; G. Social And Personality Psychology; I. Motor Behavior; J. Attention And Memory; K. Design And Implementation Of Experiment; M. Measuring And Training Cognition; N. Adult Development And Aging;
SOC77 courses
SOC 001Introduction to Sociology
Sign upCovers the basic concepts and theories relating to the study of humans as participants in group life, analysis of culture, social institutions, personality development, and processes of social interaction. Credit is only awarded for one of SOC 001 or SOC 001H.SOC 001HHonors Introduction to Sociology
Sign upHonors course corresponding to SOC 001. An in-depth look at concepts and theories relating to the study of humans as participants in group life, analysis of culture, social institutions, personality development, and processes of social interaction. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.SOC 002GIntroduction to Global Change and Inequality
Sign upIntroduces basic concepts and perspectives in the macro-comparative study of social change and inequality at the global level. Explores causes and consequences of globalization in the arenas of economy, polity, and culture. Emphasizes their impacts upon various forms of inequality worldwide.SOC 002GSIntro Global Chg & Inequality
Sign upIntroduces basic concepts and perspectives in the macro-comparative study of social change and inequality at the global level. Explores causes and consequences of globalization in the arenas of economy, polity, and culture. Emphasizes their impacts upon various forms of inequality worldwide.SOC 002IInequality in American Society
Sign upExamines inequality in modern American society and how gender, race, ethnicity, and social class maintain inequality.SOC 002JJuvenile Delinquency
Sign upAnalyzes the nature of delinquency and juvenile justice in American society. Emphasizes divergent models for administering justice, including pre-court stages, intake procedures, custody treatment, detention and release, adjudication, disposition, and post-adjudicatory supervision (including institutionalization).SOC 002MIntroduction to Criminology
Sign upAnalyzes the nature and patterning of criminality focusing on theoretical and methodological issues encountered in research. Examines explanations and crime control policies regarding linkages among social conflicts and inequalities, criminal laws and enforcement practices, and social deviance.SOC 002SSocial Problems
Sign upThe application of major sociological theories, concepts, and perspectives to the study of social problems in contemporary society. Utilizes an analytical approach.SOC 003Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Sign upIntroduces the basic concepts and theoretical approaches that sociologists use to understand the social world. Prepares for upper-division sociology courses by examining major issues in sociology through the lens of different theoretical perspectives.SOC 004Methods of Sociological Inquiry
Sign upApplies the fundamentals of science to social research. Investigates problems of research design, sampling, measurement of social phenomena, conduct of field studies, and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative social data.SOC 005Statistical Analysis
Sign upCovers logical and procedural aspects of the application of statistical methods for data reduction and hypothesis testing in sociology. Includes distributions, tabulations, central tendency, variability, independence, contrasts, correlation and regression, and nonparametrics.SOC 010The Sociological Imagination
Sign upDesigned to fulfill the breadth requirement for non-sociology majors in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. Introduces the sociological imagination through films and popular readings. Teaches sociological concepts as a means to think analytically about the social world and its diverse populations.SOC 020American Society
Sign upExamines the culture and structure of American society. Topics include beliefs, key institutions, community patterns, and systems of inequality.SOC 028Introduction to the Sociology of Gender
Sign upIntroduces gender as a system of inequality that organizes social life and shapes the distribution of resources, power, and privilege in ways that benefit men over women, including the social construction of gender in everyday life and the gendering of organizations and institutions such as the workplace.SOC 030Identity and Society
Sign upStudies the nature of the self, one's identities, and their role in social behavior. Examines the processes of self-verification, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and authenticity using social psychological theories. Introduces research methods that allow the study of self and identity processes.SOC 031Couples and Families
Sign upExamines the major trends in marriage, families, and intimate relationships. Focuses on how inequality and diversity affect loving and family relations. Discusses the dynamics of gender inequality among families and couples and how family life is shaped by race and ethnicity, social class, divorce, and sexuality.SOC 035Global Political Economy
Sign upExamines economic and political outcomes and assumes these are mutually constitutive. Focuses on macro-level phenomena and takes the global political economy (as it varies structurally and historically) as its unit of analysis. Applies the scientific method and draws broadly from qualitative and quantitative approaches.SOC 035SGlobal Political Economy
Sign upExamines economic and political outcomes and assumes these are mutually constitutive. Focuses on macro-level phenomena and takes the global political economy (as it varies structurally and historically) as its unit of analysis. Applies the scientific method and draws broadly from qualitative and quantitative approaches.SOC 036The Sociology of Music
Sign upExplores the social and cultural foundations of music. Addresses the connections to broader sociological themes using music as the subject of analysis. Examines the sociology of music in the context of creation and production of music, content of music, and reception and uses of music.SOC 110Multivariate Analysis
Sign upInvolves computer analysis of social and behavioral data using statistical inference, multiple-regression, simulation, and multivariate nonparametric techniques.SOC 111World Inequality
Sign upCovers the inequalities that manifest between and within countries. Focuses on economic disparities along with inequalities relating to gender dynamics, political representation, and health outcomes. Also explores other dimensions including poverty and inter-generational mobility. Offers a comparative examination of major world regions.SOC 112Sociology of the Labor Movement
Sign upIntroduces sociological literature related to the labor movement. Provides a comparative and historical overview of research on unions, workers' centers, and other organizational forms and collective actions through which working-class people have sought to improve their working and living conditions.SOC 112SSociology of the Labor Movement
Sign upIntroduces sociological literature related to the labor movement. Provides a comparative and historical overview of research on unions, workers' centers, and other organizational forms and collective actions through which working-class people have sought to improve their working and living conditions.SOC 120Society and Mental Health
Sign upCovers the social causes and patterns of mental health and disorder in the United States. Examines scientific research on the social determinants of mental health and disorder, inequalities of mental health, and access to mental health care and US mental health care policies.SOC 121Sociology of the 1960S
Sign upA sociological approach to the economic, political, and cultural events of the 1960s. Analyzes the impact of such phenomena as civil rights, popular culture, theology, and political participation. Discusses the present-day legacy including personal histories of former activists.SOC 121SSociology of the 1960S
Sign upIntroduces sociological literature related to the labor movement. Provides a comparative and historical overview of research on unions, workers' centers, and other organizational forms and collective actions through which working-class people have sought to improve their working and living conditions.SOC 122Social Change
Sign upA study of patterns of social change, resistance to change, and change-producing processes and agencies.SOC 124Sports, Competition, and Society
Sign upIntroduction to the sociology of sports. Surveys competitive sports groups with respect to the functions they perform, the allocation of roles, the use of rewards and punishments, risks and harms that athletes face, and deviant behavior. Offers a historical overview and examines factors that produce elite performance.SOC 127Sociological Determinants of Health
Sign upIntroduces the role that social factors play in shaping the occurrence and distribution of disease and death in populations with an emphasis on socioeconomic status, racism, social relationships and social stress. A particular emphasis is placed on sociological origins of health inequalities.SOC 128Chicano Sociology
Sign upAnalysis of the Mexican experience in U.S. society. Explores the history as a minority; mass immigration in the twentieth century; relationships with American institutions; present socioeconomic status; variations in social status from region to region; political emergence and variations in values; and social relations and integration with non-Mexicans.SOC 128SChicano Sociology
Sign upAnalysis of the Mexican experience in U.S. society. Explores the history as a minority; mass immigration in the twentieth century; relationships with American institutions; present socioeconomic status; variations in social status from region to region; political emergence and variations in values; and social relations and integration with non-Mexicans.SOC 129Racism in Western Society
Sign upAn analysis of the origins, character, maintenance, and consequences of racism in Western society focusing on the United States.SOC 130Race and Ethnic Relations
Sign upA study of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. Involves a comparative analysis of the dynamics and consequences of discrimination of racial and ethnic groups in the United States.SOC 131ENative Americans
Sign upIn-depth studies of particular ethnic groups in the United States. Treats a specific ethnic group for an entire quarter E. Native Americans; F. Black Americans; J. White Ethnics.SOC 131FBlack Americans
Sign upIn-depth studies of particular ethnic groups in the United States. Treats a specific ethnic group for an entire quarter E. Native Americans; F. Black Americans; J. White Ethnics.SOC 131JWhite Ethnics
Sign upIn-depth studies of particular ethnic groups in the United States. Treats a specific ethnic group for an entire quarter E. Native Americans; F. Black Americans; J. White Ethnics.SOC 133Inequality and Social Class
Sign upCovers the analysis of theory and research concerning sources of inequality in the distribution of scarce rewards in societies. Addresses the influence of aspects of social class and processes involving the hierarchical allocation of social groups to positions.SOC 134Law, Race, Class, Gender, and Culture
Sign upAn introduction to law, jurisprudence, and legal reasoning focusing on the roles that race, class, gender, culture, and language play in law and jurisprudence. Includes an overview of the development of modern American legal thought and various schools of jurisprudence such as legal realism. Discusses modern challenges to legal formalism by critical legal studies, critical race theory, and feminist jurisprudence. Analyzes the equal protection doctrine and recent legal attacks on affirmative action and immigrants.SOC 135Conflict
Sign upAnalysis of the sources of social conflict, especially class conflict. Studies social movements arising out of such conflicts, which attempt to bring about fundamental social change.SOC 135SConflict
Sign upAnalysis of the sources of social conflict, especially class conflict. Studies social movements arising out of such conflicts, which attempt to bring about fundamental social change.SOC 137Population
Sign upIntroduction to the study of human populations including theories, concepts, and measures. Explores the social causes and consequences of population trends. Emphasizes population problems including population growth, fertility, migration, and mortality.SOC 139Mass Media and Popular Culture
Sign upA comparative analysis of the television, radio, record, cinema, and journalism industries as social institutions and a discussion of contemporary developments in mass communications theory. A study of the relationship between the social processes of modern society and the content of popular culture.SOC 140The Sociology of Women
Sign upAnalyzes the role women have played in society emphasizing modern American society. Considers some of the social determinants of women's positions and the efforts being made to bring about change.SOC 141Men and Masculinity
Sign upA comparative and historical exploration of the social and personal meanings of masculinity focusing on the American experience. Topics include socialization, sports and war, friendship, intimacy, sexuality, fathering, and work. Concentrates on the role of masculinity in systems of gender inequality.SOC 142Sociology of the Family
Sign upA comparative and historical treatment of the family. Explores major theoretical frameworks developed for conceptualizing the family as a social system within the context of the relation between social structure and family group processes.SOC 143Urban Sociology
Sign upA comparative examination of metropolitan and other urban communities, with emphasis on processes of urbanization.SOC 144Interpersonal Relationship Violence
Sign upAddresses causes, identification, and prevention of and responses to interpersonal relationship violence, such as family violence and partner violence. Examines theories and research findings for practical field application. Promotes better understanding of this common social problem and prepares for careers involving contact with victims and/or perpetrators of relationship violence.SOC 145Law and Subordination
Sign upA comparative and historical analysis of subordinated communities and law emphasizing integrating theoretical understanding of racial, class, and gender subordination. Includes field experience working directly with groups that have traditionally lacked equal access to the legal and judicial system.SOC 146Gender in Global Perspective
Sign upExamines gender using global and comparative perspectives. Explores how gender is constructed in different societies. Proves the relationship between gender and globalization. Considers resistance to global processes that create and reinforce gender inequalities.SOC 147Corrections
Sign upInvolves a review, analysis, and criticism of the major techniques of resocialization of adult and juvenile offenders. Surveys the history, application, and theory of probation, parole, incarceration, and delinquency prevention programs. Discusses the methods involved in evaluating the effectiveness of correctional programs. May provide opportunities for field work.SOC 149Organized Crime
Sign upA review of the operations, structures, history, and theories of syndicated crime in the United States. Emphasizes the implications of organized crime on the development of criminological theory, the operation of formal organizations, and American ethnic relations.SOC 150The Sociology of Economic Organizations
Sign upExamines how the scope and nature of formal and informal organizations are shaped by sociological processes external to them, such as the influence of governments, institutions, networks, and resources. Illustrates the processes with examples from contemporary United States and from other periods and cultures.SOC 151Formal Organizations
Sign upExamines the structures of formal organizations, the forces that shape them, and the impact they have on their participants, their environments, and one another. Surveys the major classical and contemporary theories of human behavior in organizations.SOC 159Sociology of Law
Sign upIntroduction to social scientific perspectives and research on the nature, sources, dimensions, and impact of law.SOC 160Sociology of Education
Sign upA comparative analysis of educational institutions in complex societies and their relation to a society's political and economic structure. Examines the school as a societal subsystem consisting of teacher, student, and administrator roles with its own evolving subculture.SOC 161Immigration and Society
Sign upAnalyzes the origins of immigration and its nature, patterns, and trends in the twentieth century in Western societies, with special emphasis on the United States. Topics include theories of immigration, causes of immigration, sources of immigrants, immigration laws, reactions to immigrants, and the effects of immigration on the host society.SOC 162Linguistic Diversity in the United States
Sign upExamines the linguistic diversity that has characterized the socio-historical development of United States society.SOC 163Social Forces and the Educational Condition of Chicanas/Os
Sign upExamines the social forces that have shaped the Chicanas'/os' educational condition and evaluates models in the sociology of education that explain their educational situation.SOC 165Sociolinguistics and the Chicana/O Community
Sign upExamines the regional and social variation in language use within the Chicana/o community. Focuses on the maintenance of Spanish language use, private versus public domains of language use, the need for bilingual social services, language as a human right versus language as a constitutional right, and the political economy context of language. Also addresses general sociolinguistic theory and methodology.SOC 167Medical Sociology
Sign upIntroduces key concepts and theories in medical sociology and their application to a variety of health issues. Exemplar topics include social construction of health and illness, medicalization, stigma and labeling, patient-provider interaction, sociology of medical professionals, social determinants of health, and political economy of health.SOC 168Development of Sociological Theory
Sign upCovers the emergence of sociology as a systematic discipline. Provides a critical analysis of sociological theory from the nineteenth and early and mid Twentieth Centuries.SOC 169Modern Sociological Theory
Sign upAn analysis and critical evaluation of sociological theory from 1920 to the present. Explores the growth of current sociological theories and recent trends in conceptual formulations.SOC 173Social Psychology: Sociological Orientation
Sign upA study of the sociological contributions to theory and research in social psychology. Focuses on the relationship between culture and group life to human behavior and personality.SOC 174Socialization and Personality
Sign upAnalyzes socialization from various theoretical perspectives with emphasis on the impact of patterns of child rearing on personality development. Provides a historical and cross-cultural treatment focusing on the relation among family structure, social structure, and socialization processes.SOC 175Social Roles and Interaction
Sign upCovers the nature of face-to-face contact between persons in everyday life. Examines the relationship among the social self, social roles, and communication in the day-to-day activities of people in informal groups, closed establishments, and public contacts.SOC 176The Sociology of Work in Organizations
Sign upEmphasizes the roles of individuals in organizations. Topics include the effects of jobs on workers, long-term trends in the nature of work, and differences in work among major segments of the labor force.SOC 178Sociology of Emotions
Sign upSurveys theory and research on emotions. Focuses on sociological and social psychological theories. Also covers evolutionary, biological, and cognitive theories. Studies a range of emotions such as shame and embarrassment; guilt, empathy, and sympathy; jealousy and envy; and anger.SOC 179Social Movements and Collective Action
Sign upExamines the emergence and outcomes of collective action and social movements. Considers the conditions under which social movements develop and why they succeed or fail. Utilizes sociological theories to understand collective action and social movements. Includes analysis of the U.S. civil rights movement, feminist movement, and LGBIT movement.SOC 180Deviance and Control
Sign upIntroduction to sociological analysis of deviance as defined by informal and formal processes of social control in varying cultural, legal, and political contexts.SOC 181World-Systems and Globalization
Sign upProvides systematic comparisons of societies and world-systems emphasizing changes in the logic of social development.SOC 181SWorld -Systems and Globalization
Sign upSystematic comparisons of societies and world-systems with emphasis on changes in the logic of social development.SOC 182Urban Problems
Sign upAn interdisciplinary examination of selected urban problems such as civil disorders, transportation, housing, welfare, and planning.SOC 183HAging in America
Sign upExplores special topics in sociology. Segment H may be offered online or in-person. H. Aging In America; M. Geographic Inform Sysms & Mapping In Soc & Other Social Sciences: principles, Techniques, & Research; P. Poverty And Welfare; W. Social Mobility.SOC 183PPoverty and Welfare
Sign upExplores special topics in sociology. Segment H may be offered online or in-person. H. Aging In America; M. Geographic Inform Sysms & Mapping In Soc & Other Social Sciences: principles, Techniques, & Research; P. Poverty And Welfare; W. Social Mobility.SOC 183WSocial Mobility
Sign upExplores special topics in sociology. Segment H may be offered online or in-person. H. Aging In America; M. Geographic Inform Sysms & Mapping In Soc & Other Social Sciences: principles, Techniques,& Research; P. Poverty And Welfare; W. Social Mobility.SOC 184Environmental Sociology
Sign upA sociological approach to the study of mainstream environmentalism. Addresses societal implications of environmental reform; the nature of distributive impacts (costs and benefits); environmental conflict resolution; land-use decision making; and the placement of noxious facilities in minority, working class, and poor communities.SOC 189Globalization and Development
Sign upExamines the trend, nature, and processes of multidimensional globalization. Explores broad implications of globalization in transforming the world in various aspects. Investigates development issues and how to build a better world.
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STAT 004Elements of Data Science
Sign upExplores basic concepts, algorithms, and techniques of data science with simulation and data visualization. Topics include summarizing and visualizing data using R or Python, causality, randomness, decision making in the presence of uncertainty, prediction, and classification.STAT 005Statistics, Health, and Society
Sign upAn introduction to statistics using social, health, and environmental applications. Topics include descriptive statistics; simple linear regression and correlation; probability; discrete and continuous distributions; confidence intervals; hypothesis testing; and one-way analysis of variance.STAT 008Statistics for Business
Sign upAn introduction to statistics using business applications. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability; discrete and continuous distributions; Bayes' theorem; random variables; estimation and confidence intervals; hypothesis testing; and simple linear regression. Recommended for Business majors.STAT 010Introduction to Statistics
Sign upA general introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include histograms; descriptive statistics; probability; normal and binomial distributions; sampling distributions; hypothesis testing; and confidence intervals. Recommended for non-Business majors.STAT 011Introduction to Statistical Modeling
Sign upTopics include linear regression, correlation, analysis of variance, and simple experimental designs.STAT 104Decision Analysis and Management Science
Sign upA survey of deterministic and probabilistic models for decision making. Topics include linear programming and extensions, networks, dynamic programming, decision trees, queuing models, and simulation. Explores the application of these models in decision making.STAT 107Introduction to Statistical Computing with R
Sign upAn introduction to the R programing language. Topics include data management, basic statistical analysis and graphics, use of functions and packages, simple programming, and reproducible work.STAT 108Data Science Ethics
Sign upCovers ethics specifically related to data science. Topics include data privacy; data curation and storage; discrimination and bias arising in the machine learning process; statistical topics such as generalization, causality, curse of dimensionality, and sampling bias; data communication; and strategies for conceptualizing, measuring, and mitigating problems in data-driven decision-making.STAT 110Biostatistical Methods in Life Sciences
Sign upProvides undergraduate majors or those interested in life sciences with statistical tools for analyzing different types of data frequently encountered in life sciences. Emphasizes applications of methodology including contingency table analysis, linear regression and ANOVA, maximum likelihood method and the estimation-maximization algorithm, logistic regression, Poisson regression, and survival analysis.STAT 127Introduction to Quality Improvements
Sign upExplores Deming's 14 points for management, graphical methods, fishbone diagram, Pareto analysis, control charts for attributes and variables, cusum and moving average charts, and process-capability. Also covers economic design, acceptance sampling, Taguchi method, parameter design, tolerance design, reliability, hazard rate, censoring, and accelerated life testing.STAT 130Sampling Surveys
Sign upCovers simple random sampling, stratified sampling, cluster sampling, and ratio and regression estimates. Also explores random response, capture-recapture, and jack-knife techniques.STAT 140Nonparametric Techniques
Sign upCovers randomization tests, rank tests, methods of association, and distribution-free tests.STAT 146Statistical Forecasting Techniques
Sign upTopics include exponential smoothing, simple and multiple regression analysis, time series, trend analysis, and seasonal analysis.STAT 150Spatial Statistics
Sign upAn introduction to spatial statistics. Topics include spatial homogeneity, heterogeneity, autocorrelation, sampling, interpolation techniques, spatial centrality, dispersion metrics, hot-spot analysis, and spatial regression.STAT 155Probability and Statistics for Science and Engineering
Sign upCovers sample spaces and probability; random variables and probability distributions; elements of statistical inference; and testing and estimation. Also addresses selected topics in multivariate distributions and introduces stochastic processes. Credit is not awarded for STAT 155 if it has already been awarded for STAT 156A or STAT 160A.STAT 156AMathematical Statistics with Applications for Data Science I
Sign upIntroduction to frequentist probability concepts, random variables, and their distributions. Discusses key theorems and inequalities in probability theory. Introduces frequentist methods of point and interval estimation.STAT 156BMathematical Statistics with Applications for Data Science 2
Sign upTopics include illustrative applications of Frequentist theory to linear regression; logistic regression and ANOVA; introduction to Bayes' rule, Bayesian probability concepts, and credible intervals; analysis of contingency tables; applications of sequential statistics; and methods for observational studies and missing data.STAT 157Statistical Computing with Sas
Sign upCovers statistical computing with SAS. Topics include syntax and programming logic; data management; basic statistical analysis; statistical graphics; regression; and macros.STAT 160AElements of Probability and Statistical Theory
Sign upTopics include statistical regularity, probability spaces, fundamental theorems in discrete probability, Bayes' theorem, random variables, densities and distribution functions, and continuous distributions.STAT 160BElements of Probability and Statistical Theory
Sign upTopics include transformations of random variables and central limit theorem, distributions of sample statistics, statistical inference, and estimation.STAT 160CElements of Probability and Statistical Theory
Sign upTopics include hypothesis testing, chi-square tests, and nonparametric methods.STAT 161Introduction to Probability Models
Sign upCovers compound distributions, branching processes, and random walk. Explores continuous time models such as Poisson process and queuing models. Examines the Markov property and introduces Markov chains. Also covers simple time series models.STAT 167Introduction to Data Science
Sign upIntroduction to data science using the R programming language. Topics include big data management, visualization and analytical skills, unsupervised and supervised statistical learning methods, and real-world data science application examples.STAT 169Design of Experiments
Sign upTopics include principles of design; completely randomized designs; and one-way analysis of variance. Covers complete block designs and two-way analysis of variance; multiple comparisons; and complete factorial experiments. Explores fixed, random, and mixed models; split-plot designs; nested designs; analysis of covariance; sample size determination; and power analysis.STAT 170Regression Analysis
Sign upTopics include simple and multiple linear regression, scatter-plots, and point and interval estimation. Addresses prediction, testing, calibration, interpretation, and practical applications of multiple regression. Explores simple, partial, and multiple correlation; variable selection methods; diagnostic procedures; and regression for longitudinal data.STAT 171General Statistical Models
Sign upCovers generalized linear models and least squares, analysis of covariance, nonlinear regression, and nonlinear least squares. Explores regression methods for discrete data including loglinear models, logistic regression, and discriminant analysis. Also addresses regression methods for life data, the Cox survival model, the Kaplan-Meier estimation, and the Mantel-Haenszel test.
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