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2019-2020 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2019/Spring 2020) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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BIOL 410 - Specialized Honors I 4 credits
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BIOL 411 - Specialized Honors Research II 4 credits
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BST 101 - Principles of Financial Markets 8 credits
This course studies the institutions and operations of financial markets, and their roles in channeling credit and financing new investments. Students will learn the impact of the financial system on local, national, and global economies. The course will also explain the financial history and ethical dimensions of Wall Street and its relation to macroeconomic policy. Offered summer term only. Offered summer term only. CLA-Off Campus Experience
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BST 111 - Corporations in Context 4 credits
This course examines the institution of the for-profit business corporation in its economic, legal, political, and social contexts. The course will develop critical perspectives on the corporation and use case studies to illustrate key issues such as competition, cooperation, corporate culture, shareholder value, employee motivation, community relations, public relations, labor relations, lobbying and political influence, and corporate governance, leadership, information management, finance, retail, and manufacturing operations, environmental impact, globalization, corporate philantropy, and business ethics. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Writing Intensive
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BST 115 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting 4 credits
This introductory course exposes students to the accounting principles and practices used by decision-makers associated with a business or governmental entity. Major topics include the accounting cycle, preparation and analysis of financial statements, standards and procedures for assets and liabilities, and the roles of corporate communication and responsibilities with respect to the accounting process. Prerequisite: Sophomore or higher standing. Offered fall semester and occasional summers
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BST 120 - Business and Technology: Perfect Together? 4 credits
This course relies heavily on a foundation of “experiential learning.” The lecture portion of the class focuses on how technology is integrated into business solutions, with review and discussion of case studies using current topics like the healthcare.gov website design and development problems, the state-of-the-art logistics considerations for Amazon.com, and the technology considerations for broadcasting a Super Bowl at Met-Life Stadium in New Jersey. The concepts covered during these lectures are then integrated into the project work that teams of students will complete as they review specific areas of business on Drew’s campus, and report back to the class on everything from how hardware/software solutions were defined, developed, purchased, implemented, supported and even retired.
The project teams will be required to meet with their Drew “business” contacts at least three times during the semester, as they develop two short presentations to introduce their area of study to the rest of the class and then pull together their final presentation. The final presentations are presented to the class, as well as a panel of guest speakers who have also contributed to the course by discussing their own business and technology experiences throughout the semester. (Some of the guest speakers are also Drew alumni, while others are contacts that the instructor will invite to the class when their area of expertise matches the topics currently being discussed in class.)
Offered alternate spring semesters.
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BST 150 - Special Topics in Business Studies
This class will give students the opportunity to explore timely business topics at an introductory level. This class will benefit both students considering a Business Studies major as well as students from other majors who may have a particular interest in the special topic but have not taken the economics classes typically required for upper level electives. For example, the first introductory special topics class will be “Business & Technology: Perfect Together.” Modeled on the Physics class “How Things Work at Drew,” this class will take a behind-the-scenes look at how technology helps Drew function. Other special topics might include entrepreneurship and innovation, crisis management, regulatory and environmental topics. May be repeated as topic varies. Check department listing for offering.
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BST 199 - ShortTREC Program at the Introductory Level 1-8 credits
The course will focus on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education. Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise. May be repeated as topic changes. CLA-Off Campus Experience
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BST 209 - Anthropology of Business 4 credits
Over the past two decades, ethnographic techniques have become an increasingly important part of the repertoire of research strategies employed in the business world. These approaches can provide business with nuanced, fine-grained and culturally-specific kinds of information that traditional business market research and quantitative analyses are unable to access. The very same techniques that have been used by anthropologists to study non-western societies—participant observation, language fluency and long-term fieldwork are perfectly suited to understanding the ‘cultures’ of business and as a way to learn about markets, product usage and consumer experience. In this course students will learn the fundamentals of anthropological fieldwork through lectures and readings that focus on how the theory and methods of anthropology are successfully applied to business using case studies from around the world. Enrollment Priority: Sophomore. Same as: ANTH 209 Course Offering: Fall Term - Even. CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary
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BST 219 - Business and Government in the U.S. 4 credits
This course explores and analyzes the relationship between business and government in the U.S. since the mid-twentieth century. While business has always had a place at the table for political decisions, its presence has expanded significantly in the last 60 years. This course describes the ways this expansion has taken place, its causes, and its consequences. At root is the fundamental role of business as a major actor in the American political decision making and government activities. This course is not repeatable. Eqivalent: PSCI 219 Offered every Spring term in odd years and during Summer terms.
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BST 246 - Business Communications 4 credits
This course will teach students to create, review and present a variety of documents for different audiences in a typical business environment. Students will learn to analyze audiences, set objectives and prepare documents – memos, research reports, status reports, internal and external letters, talk points, presentations, marketing communications and project plans and timelines – that they will likely be asked to produce, review or analyze during a business career. Equivalent: ENGH 246 Offered: Fall terms. CLA-Writing Intensive
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BST 250 - Business Studies Special/Selected Topics 1-4 credits
Description developed and proposed by course instructor and approved by the BST Director. Course may be repeated. Student may only take one 4-credit special/selected topics course for credit. Offering to be determined.
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BST 287 - Applied Analysis of Social Entrepreneurship 4 credits
This course compliments BST 387, with a focus on hands on approaches to social entrepreneurship, as well as on obtaining the skills needed to successfully work for social change. The course will consist of a series of field trips, skills workshops and on group project that involves working with a social change organization on a current challenge they are facing. Permission of instructor required. Signature of instructor required for registration. Co-requisite: BST 387 . Equivalent to: ECON 387 and PSCI 387 . Offered every Spring semester. CLA-Civic Engagement, CLA-Off Campus Experience
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BST 299 - ShortTREC Program at the Intermediate Level 1-8 credits
The course will focus on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education. Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise. May be repeated as topic changes. CLA-Off Campus Experience
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BST 304 - Finance 4 credits
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts in business that are also influenced by political, sociological, psychological, economic, and environmental factors. Students study the effects of entrepreneurial and global activities on financial decisions. Topics include financial analysis and planning, financial investments and institutions, financial assets and pricing, and corporate investment decisions. Pre-requisites: ECON 101 and ECON 102 and MATH 117
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BST 305 - Market Strategy & Marketing 4 credits
Market Strategy & Marketing is about the strategic interactions between organizations and their stakeholders, not only customers, but also regulators, communities, and internal constituents including different internal staffing segments, funders (whether shareholders or contributors), and strategic partners including suppliers and distributors. In other words, Market Structure & Marketing is about how organizations give, receive and interpret communications with all the different individuals and organizations that it needs to work with to do what it does. While Management primarily looks inward to the organization, Market Structure & Marketing focuses outward bridging the firm and other interested parties. Offered in spring semester Pre-req: ECON 301 or Instructor permission CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Writing Intensive, CLA-Writing in the Major
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BST 310 - Management 4 credits
This course explores theories and practices in the fields of management and organizational behavior. The course will explore how businesses, the government, and non-profit groups are organized, and why. The course will also examine the behavior of firms concerning issues of governance. Examining the relationship between strategy, market structure and the corporate environment, the course will enhance the knowledge of students of how managers function in both the domestic and global business environments. Prerequisite: ECON 301 or permission of instructor. Offered every semester. CLA-Writing Intensive, CLA-Writing in the Major
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BST 321 - Corporate Finance 4 credits
A study of selected problems and issues in the field of finance. Topics include the use of financial statements, ratio analysis and the valuation of assets, especially derivatives (e.g., futures and options). Prerequisite: ECON+25. Same as: ECON 321 . Offered annually.
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BST 333 - Aviation Psychology and Management 4 credits
Aviation Psychology has been the basis of Organizational Psychology in at least three domains: selection and assessment, safety ergonomics, and crew resource management or teamwork. Students are made familiar with aviation practices to discover how findings in aviation psychology have affected management practices, especially in high-risk industries. The diverse topics found in aviation psychology today will be centered around the theme of safety. The literature in this course is a combination of overview articles and in-depth studies, providing the tools to understand related literature on the course topics and encourage further reading. Equivalent: PSYC 333 CLA-Writing Intensive, CLA-Breadth Interdisciplinary
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BST 340 - Strategic Decision Making 4 credits
Analyzes the theory of strategically interdependent decision making, with applications to auctions, bargaining, oligopoly, signaling, and strategic voting. Explores the use of laboratory methods to study economic behavior. Topics include experimental design, laboratory technique, financial incentives, and analysis of data. Emphasizes applications: bargaining, auctions, market price competition, market failures, voting, contributions to public goods, lottery choice decisions, and the design of electronic markets for financial assets. Equivalent Course: ECON 340 . CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Writing Intensive
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BST 355 - Selected Topics in Marketing 4 credits
Topic Varies. Future topics may include: marketing research or consumer behavior. May be repeated fop credit as topic changes. Prerequisites: BST 305 or instructor approval.
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BST 372 - Organizational Psychology & Leadership 4 credits
In this course participants are taught how to understand, criticize and apply the concepts and tools developed in the mainstream literature from industrial & organizational psychology (I-O) in the contexts of managing and understanding an organization. Leadership is discussed as part of this literature. At the same time, understanding I-O literature is considered an essential skill for today’s leaders.
The literature in this course is a combination of overview articles and in-depth studies, providing the tools to understand related literature on the course topics and encourage further reading. CLA - Breadth / Interdisciplinary, CLA Writing Intensive
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BST 387 - Social Entrepreneurship: Theorizing Global Trends 4 credits
Using an interdisciplinary lens this course will explore how size, location, structure, mission and globalization have shaped decision making processes within social change organizations. The focus will be on nonprofits, cooperatives and firms with a commitment to achieving corporate social responsibility. A key question we will explore is why social entrepreneurship is increasingly associated with social change organizations. This question will be addressed through an exploration of both theoretical explanations and empirical examples of the economic, social and political challenges facing social change organizations. Case studies will focus on both US and international contexts. Signature of Instructor required for registration. Corequisite course: BST 287 . Equivalent to: ECON 287 and PSCI 287 . CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Off Campus
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BST 400 - Business Studies Capstone 1 credits
The capstone is designed to pull together and enhance work that business studies majors have done in prior courses; students present their research to each other and faculty members throughout the term. Expanded research paper and oral presentation required. Seniors Only. Offered every semester. CLA-Capstone
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BST 410 - Specialized Honors I 0-8 credits
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BST 411 - Specialized Honors II 0-8 credits
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CE 101 - Civic Engagement Workshop 1 credits
This course is required of and restricted to first-year Civic Engagement Scholars in both the fall and spring semesters. It focuses on topics and skills important to effective civic engagement such as goal setting, working effectively in groups, understanding your leadership style, reflecting on community service, event planning and marketing, motivating and managing volunteers, and others as the needs of the group dictate. Course may be repeated. Signature of the program director required for registration. Offered every semester. Course may be repeated. Signature of the program director required for registration. Offered every semester.
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CE 215 - The Non-Profit Sector 4 credits
Examines the types, development, and contributions of nonprofit organizations, including the political, social, and economical importance of this sector. Topics include public policy, governance, management, finances (including fund raising), organizational culture, partnerships, and strategic planning in the nonprofit sector. Through hands-on work with nonprofit organizations, student’ explore careers dedicated to the greater good. This course is a Community-Based learning course, so students must commit 20-30 hours across the semester to off-campus experiences. Times to be determined. CLA-Off Campus Experience
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CE 275 - Topics in Civic Engagement 2-4 credits
Occasional courses on civic engagement topics that take an interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary approach to issues that impact local, regional, national or international communities. Frequently built not necessarily taught as a Community-Based Learning course. Topics vary and the course may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: varies with topic.
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CE 301 - Senior Civic Workshop 1 credits
This class is required of all Senior Civic Scholars. Through readings, discussion, reflection (written and oral), and presentations, this course will help students plan and execute projects that fulfill the learning objectives of the Civic Scholars program. Offered every fall semester. Signature of program director required.
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CE 350 - Leadership in Action I 1 credits
This is a 1-credit class offered in the fall semester required of students wishing to complete a minor in Leadership for Social Action. Course content includes integrative reflection on multiple components of the minor and a leadership project that builds on the final assignment for CE 250: Leadership in Practice. Readings will be selected based on student projects. Grades will be based primarily on students’ planning, implementation, and evaluation of a Leadership Action project.
Prerequisites: CE 250 .
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CE 351 - Leadership in Action II 1 credits
This is a 1-credit class offered in the spring semester required of students wishing to complete a minor in Applied Leadership. Course content includes readings on effective leadership practices and integrative reflection on multiple components of the minor and a leadership project that builds on the final assignment for CE 250: Leadership in Practice. Readings will be selected based on student projects. Grades will be based primarily on students’ planning, implementation, and evaluation of a Leadership Action project. Prerequisites: CE 250 & CE 350
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CE 375 - Introduction to Mediation and Conflict Management: Practicum 4 credits
This course provides a theoretical and practical foundation for skills and tools needed in the practice of mediation and conflict resolution. It will begin with an overview of the spectrum of alternative dispute resolution and conflict transformation processes, examining how they are utilized in contemporary society, on a variety of scales. Students will learn fundamental conflict management skills such as how to transform problems into opportunities, work in cooperation with others to design creative solutions, and approach problem-solving with a mutually benefitting attitude. The course will cover strategies for identifying the roots of conflict and common needs and concerns in conflict situations. Students will develop communication and listening skills needed to build understanding and empathy. Students will also learn fundamental competencies for mediators such as active listening, conflict management, idea generation, consensus decision-making, facilitation and group dynamics. The course will conclude with exposure to the model of interest based problem solving, an integrative, multi-step process that is applicable to many mediation and joint problem-solving contexts. The many simulation exercises in the course will focus on individual and collective disputes. Same as: ARCR 801 (Caspersen School)
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CHEM 103 - Turning Green: An Introduction to Green Materials & Alternatives 4 credits
This introductory course focuses on the challenges involved with manufacturing and using materials and chemicals in the modern world. Substances ranging from adhesives to asphalt, fibers to food, cars to clothes, carpets to cosmetics, diapers to drugs, inks to insecticides, perfumes to pesticides, pharmaceuticals to plastics, wood to water treatment chemicals and many others are based on the synthesis, processing, formulation, use and eventual disposal or recycling of chemical entities. Thus an understanding of the basis for he environmentally sound production of diverse chemicals and materials as well as emerging alternative processes is vital for the sustainable and safe use of items made from chemicals. In this course we will explore, describe and evaluate the myriad ways in which selected, important chemicals and materials are made and used as we ask, how can these processes and products become benign by design, eco-effective and “green”? CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative Prior background in chemistry is not required. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative
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CHEM 104 - Toxic Chemicals: Great Challenges in Environ. Science 4 credits
This introductory course will research and discuss the challenges associated with detecting, evaluating and remediating the pollution of toxic chemicals in our environment. We will address these environmental challenges from a chemical perspective to understand the risks of water and air pollution, and to evaluate remediation strategies. This course includes a hands-on field/laboratory research project to gain proficiency designing, conducting and communicating scientific research. Prior background in chemistry is not required. Same as: ESS 104 . Offered alternate spring semesters. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative
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CHEM 150 - Principles of Chemistry I 4 credits
An introduction to the fundamental principles of chemistry from atoms (atomic structure and properties) to compounds (bonding and properties) to reactions (types and stoichiometry). Principles of energy, interactions, and states (solid, liquid, gas) are also common threads through-out the course. The laboratory provides the hands-on component of the Principles of Chemistry course. Principles from the course will be reinforced and some new topics introduced in a variety of labs with an emphasis on inquiry. Labs utilize modern tools such as molecular modeling software, computer-based lab probes (temperature, pH, spectrometer), and use of Excel spreadsheets. Co-requisite: CHEM 150L. Offered fall semester and occasional summers CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative
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CHEM 150A - Principles of Chemistry I 3 credits
An introduction to the fundamental principles of chemistry as a quantitative science, including inorganic reactions, properties of gases, liquids, and solids, thermochemistry, atomic theory, and nuclear chemistry. Appropriate for those with little or no background in chemistry. Permission of instructor required. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative
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CHEM 151 - Principles of Chemistry I, Advanced Section 4 credits
A special section of CHEM 150 for students who have the ability and necessary background to work at an advanced level. Covers topics in CHEM 150 as necessary but in more depth and adds some enrichment topics. All students, regardless of background and without testing at Drew, enter CHEM 150. Placement into CHEM 151 is determined on the basis of a placement test and in consultation with the instructor of the course. Corequisite: CHEM 150L Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative
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CHEM 160 - Principles of Chemistry II 4 credits
A continuation of CHEM 150/CHEM 151 covering thermodynamics, equilibria, and kinetics. Topics include phase changes, solubility, acid-base chemistry and electrochemistry. Prerequisite: C- or better in CHEM 150 /CHEM 151 . Corequisite: CHEM 160L or CHEM 161L Offered spring semester and occasional summers CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative
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CHEM 161 - Principles of Chemistry II, Advanced Section 4 credits
A special section of CHEM 160 for students who have the ability and necessary background to work at an advanced level. Covers topics in CHEM 160 as necessary but in more depth and adds some enrichment topics. Placement into CHEM 161 is determined on the basis of performance in CHEM 150/151 and in consultation with the instructor of the course. Offered Spring semester Instructor Approval CHEM 160L or CHEM 161L CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative
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CHEM 250 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credits
A systematic survey of structure, nomenclature, and reactions of common functional groups and carbon compounds. Topics include stereochemistry, chirality, stereoisomerism, nucleophilic substitution and elimination, insertions, radical processes, oxidation-reduction and acid-base equilibria. Includes spectroscopic analysis. Discusses applications to systems of biological significance. Prerequisite: C- or better in CHEM 160 or permission of instructor. Offered fall semester and occasional summers CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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CHEM 250A - Organic Chemistry I 3 credits
A systematic survey of structure, nomenclature, and reactions of common functional groups and carbon compounds. Topics include stereochemistry, chirality, stereoisomerism, nucleophilic substitution and elimination, insertions, radical processes, oxidation-reduction and acid-base equilibria. Includes spectroscopic analysis. Discusses applications to systems of biological significance. Prerequisite: CHEM+160 and permission of instructor. Offered summer only.
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CHEM 290 - Foundations of Chemistry/ Biochemistry Research 2 credits
Foundations of Chemistry/Biochemistry Research (2 credits) This laboratory/studio course introduces declared and potential science majors to the research methods and programs of faculty in the department of chemistry. Topics include literature searches, strategies for reading research articles, and analytical and instrumental techniques for laboratory research. Students will spend the majority of time participating in two of the following research projects: synthesis and characterization of osmium carbonyl clusters, interactions between metal ions and nucleic acid models, chemistry of model atmospheric aerosols with ozone, and molecular mechanisms of gene silencing. Enrollment priority: Enrollment priority will be given to sophomore and first-year students who intend to pursue science degrees, especially in chemistry, biochemistry, environmental science or physics. Prerequisite: CHEM 250 , or CHEM 150 /CHEM 151 with a grade of B or better, or instructor’s signature . (This course may be substituted for CHEM 320 as the prerequisite for Chemistry Research, CHEM 395 .)
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CHEM 300 - Independent Study in Chemistry 1-4 credits
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CHEM 320 - Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry 4 credits
A study of the principles of quantitative analytical chemistry, including error analysis and statistics, multiple equilibrium, electrochemistry, an introduction to spectroscopic methods, and an advanced study of acids and bases in aqueous solutions. Laboratory includes titrimetry, spectrophotometry, and electroanalytical methods. Prerequisite:CHEM 160 or CHEM 161 or instructor approval. Offered in fall semester CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative
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CHEM 321 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry 4 credits
This course is an in-depth review of the principles of instrumental analysis including calibration methods, instrument components, signal and noise, sample preparation, and the fundamentals of spectroscopy and chromatography. Modern instrumentation covered, in theory and practice, include UV-Vis, atomic emission, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), and infrared spectroscopies, mass spectrometry, gas chromatography, and high pressure liquid chromatography. The laboratory provides hands-on experience with a variety of calibration methods, several sample preparation techniques, and a variety of spectroscopic and chromatographic instrumentation. Prerequisite: CHEM 320 . Corequisite: CHEM 321L Offered spring semester CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative
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CHEM 325 - Environmental Chemistry 4 credits
This course explores the chemistry of natural and polluted environments. Topics include atmospheric chemistry and air pollution; the hydrosphere, lithosphere and water pollution; energy and climate change; the biosphere and toxicology. Laboratory experiments emphasize collection and analysis of environmental samples following EPA methods, and the statistical analysis of results to evaluate the environmental impact of detected pollutants. Prerequisite: CHEM 320 . Co-requisite: CHEM 325L. Course Offering : Odd - Spring. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science.
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CHEM 330 - Physical Chemistry I 4 credits
Advanced study of chemical thermodynamics and kinetics. Topics include the laws of thermodynamics describing the state functions internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, and free energy; physical and chemical equilibria; an introduction to statistical thermodynamics; rate laws and their determination, theories of reaction rates, reaction mechanism and catalysis. Laboratory experiments seek to determine the thermodynamic and kinetic behavior of systems using spectroscopic techniques. Prerequisite: CHEM 250 and MATH 151 and PHYS 150 . PHYS 150 may be taken concurrently. Offered fall semester. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative
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CHEM 331 - Physical Chemistry II 4 credits
Advanced study of quantum mechanics applied to chemical systems. Topics include an introduction to the principles of quantum mechanics followed by application of quantum mechanics to atomic structure and spectra; molecular orbital theory and electronic structure calculations; electronic, vibrational and rotational spectroscopy; elementary nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; and statistical mechanics. Laboratory experiments emphasize the use of the above mentioned spectroscopies in the determination of molecular structure. Prerequisite: CHEM 160 or CHEM 161 or instructor approval. Offered alternate spring semesters. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Quantitative
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CHEM 340 - Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry 4 credits
A systematic study of modern inorganic chemistry beginning with the chemistry of the main group elements. Topics include periodic trends, molecular symmetry, solid state structure and bonding, chemical relationships and unusual bonding interactions. A qualitative approach to polyatomic molecular orbital theory is discussed. The chemistry of the transition elements is discussed including stereochemistry and isomerism, bonding (crystal and ligand field theory), magnetic and spectroscopic properties, metal-metal bonds, metal clusters, organometallic and bioinorganic chemistry. Corequisite: CHEM 250 . Offered fall semester. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Writing Intensive
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CHEM 341 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 4 credits
A study of advanced topics in inorganic chemistry. Topics include molecular symmetry and group theory and their application to bonding, electronic and vibrational spectra of molecules, unusual chemistry of the main group elements, especially organoelement chemistry. A study of transition metal chemistry introduces the angular overlap model and builds on CHEM 340 to consider theoretical spectroscopic perspectives of coordination compounds. Topics in organometallic chemistry include the Effective Atomic Number Rule, reactions and catalysis, and transition metal clusters. Prerequisite: CHEM 340 Co-requisite: CHEM 330 . Offered fall semester in even-numbered years. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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CHEM 342 - Laboratory in Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 1 credits
A study of advanced inorganic synthesis and characterization techniques, including magnetic susceptibility, non-aqueous solvents, the preparation and resolution of chiral coordination complexes, synthesis of organotransition metal compounds, and inorganic polymers. Prerequisite: CHEM 340 , CHEM 320 . Offered spring semester. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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CHEM 350 - Organic Chemistry II 4 credits
A continuing systematic study of organic reactions organized on the basis of reaction mechanisms. Topics include aromatic molecules, ethers, alcohols, carbonyls, carboxylic acid derivatives, amines, organic synthesis, and biological molecules. Includes spectroscopic analysis. Prerequisite: C- or better in CHEM 250 . Offered spring semester and occasional summers. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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CHEM 350A - Organic Chemistry II 3 credits
A continuing systematic study of organic reactions organized on the basis of reaction mechanisms. Topics include aromaticity, carbonyls, carboxyls, amines, orbital symmetry controlled processes, and organic synthesis. Includes spectroscopic analysis. Discusses classes of compounds of biological significance. Prerequisite: CHEM+250 and instructor’s signature. Offered summer only.
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CHEM 351 - Advanced Organic Chemistry 4 credits
An advanced treatment of organic chemical reactions and processes pertaining to the design, syntheses, and analysis of various types of compounds, including biologically important medicinal and pharmaceutical agents, industrial and specialty chemicals and molecules of theoretical significance. The laboratory segment involves multistep organic synthesis, qualitative instrumental and advanced spectroscopic analysis. Prerequisite: CHEM 350 . Offered spring semester in odd-numbered years. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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CHEM 360 - Foundations in Biochemistry 4 credits
A study of the fundamental principles of protein biochemistry with an introduction to cell signaling and metabolism and bioenergetics. Topics include chemistry of amino acids, basic protein structure and function, enzyme kinetics and mechanisms, and regulation of enzymatic activity. The laboratory focuses on the application of biochemical principles to the solving of biological problems in living systems. Laboratory experimental methods include protein characterization, purification of enzymes, enzyme kinetic measurements, and experimental design. Prerequisite: CHEM 350 . Recommended: BIOL 250 . Offered fall semester. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Writing Intensive
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CHEM 360LA - Laboratory in Biochemistry 1 credits
Provides students with a laboratory experience in methods, including: protein characterization, purification of enzymes, enzyme kinetic measurements, and experimental design. Intended for students who transfer a biochemistry course that does not include a laboratory from another institution. Requires permission of the instructor. Permission of Instructor
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CHEM 361 - Advanced Biomolecular Structure and Function 4 credits
An advanced examination of the principles introduced in Foundations in Biochemistry. Topics include methods for studying biolmolecular structure and function, nucleic acid chemistry, complex enzymatic mechanisms, and integrated metabolic pathways. Connections will be made with critical biological processes such as the regulation of gene expression and the molecular basis of various diseases.
Prerequisite: CHEM 360 . Offered spring semester every other year. CLA-Breadth/Natural Science
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CHEM 362 - Chemical Biology 4 credits
This upper-level course will address the following questions: (1) What is chemical biology and (2) What can chemical biology do to advance science and human health? In this course, students will consider varying definitions of “chemical biology” and explore examples of each of these views. Topics may include chemical and biological strategies to synthesize biological macromolecules, small molecule screens to decipher biological networks, genetic control with small molecules, directed evolution, self-replication, and applying evolutionary principles to organic synthesis. Enrollment priority: Senior and Junior Majors and Minors in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 360 . CLA-Breadth/Natural Science, CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary
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CHEM 395 - Research in Chemistry 4 credits
An opportunity for upper-level students to receive credit for independent and/or original work, which may lead to candidacy for honors. A one-hour weekly research seminar meeting plus a minimum of eight hours laboratory per week working under the supervision of either chemistry or RISE faculty. Independent library work is also expected. Research seminar includes discussion of research results, online chemical database searching and current topics in chemistry. Attendance at department colloquia is also required. Credit for research is awarded on satisfactory completion of a research paper. Students are strongly encouraged to select a project following consultation with at least two possible research advisers prior to registration. May be taken for a second semester but total credits may not exceed eight credits. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: CHEM 320 , CHEM 330 or CHEM 360. Instructor permission required for registration. Offered every semester. CLA-Writing in the Major
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CHEM 400 - Senior Seminar (Capstone) 1 credits
Open only to senior chemistry majors. Required for graduation and involves a formal presentation of the student research project completed in CHEM 395 Research in Chemistry , and a pass in the departmental comprehensive oral exam. Prerequisite: CHEM 395 . Offered spring semester. CLA-Capstone
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CHEM 410 - Specialized Honors I 0-8 credits
CLA-Writing in the Major
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CHEM 411 - Specialized Honors II 0-8 credits
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CHIN 101 - Beginning Chinese I 4 credits
An introduction to spoken and written Chinese. Language laboratory required. Corequisite: CHIN 105 . Offered fall semester.
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CHIN 102 - Beginning Chinese II 4 credits
An introduction to spoken and written Chinese. Language laboratory required. Prerequisite: CHIN 101 . Corequisite: CHIN 106 . Offered spring semester.
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CHIN 105 - Introduction to Chinese Character Writing I 2 credits
Chinese character-based exercise session to facilitate CHIN 101 . Corequisite: CHIN 101 .
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CHIN 106 - Introduction to Chinese Character Writing II 2 credits
Chinese character-based exercise session to facilitate CHIN 102 . Corequisite: CHIN 102 .
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CHIN 199 - ShortTREC Program at the Introductory Level 1-8 credits
The course will focus on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education. Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise. May be repeated as topic changes. Offering to be determined. CLA-Off Campus Experience
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CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I 4 credits
Intermediate spoken and written Chinese. Language laboratory required. Prerequisite: CHIN 102 or equivalent. Offered fall semester. CLA-Foreign Language
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CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II 4 credits
This course is designed for students who have completed Chinese 30 and intend to finish two years of language training. The course emphasizes speaking, vocabulary building, and the development of reading and translating skills. Teaching materials will include a textbook and newspaper/magazine articles. Prerequisite: CHIN 201 or equivalent. Offered spring semester.
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CHIN 250 - Topics in Chinese Culture 4 credits
An interdisciplinary and comparative introduction to important elements of both traditional and modern Chinese culture, including history, language, literature, art, philosophy/religion, family/marriage, and science/technology/medicine. Course may be repeated. Offered spring semester in even-numbered years. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity International
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CHIN 281 - Intermediate Intensive Speaking Chinese 4 credits
An intensive course in spoken Mandarin. Drills and exercises on pronunciation, intonation, and prosody of Standard Mandarin (putonghua). Intermediate sentence patterns and grammar, vocabulary, and idiomatic expressions of spoken Chinese. Maximum enrollment of five students per section. Five 120-minute classes weekly for four weeks. Conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 102 . CLA-Foreign Language, CLA-Off Campus Experience
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CHIN 282 - Intensive Chinese: Listening and Understanding 4 credits
An intensive course in the comprehension of Mandarin. Listening drills will feature situational Chinese spoken at a natural pace, both with and without regional accents. Some listening exercises will use popular and traditional songs, public announcements, radio and television broadcasts. Maximum enrollment of five students per section. Five 120-minute classes weekly for four weeks. Conducted Mostly in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 102 . CLA-Off Campus Experience
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CHIN 300 - Independent Study in Chinese 2-4 credits
A course for students who wish to continue the study of Chinese at an advanced level. Course may be repeated. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered every semester.
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CHIN 301 - Modern Chinese Society 4 credits
Advanced training in listening comprehension and oral expression through study of modern Chinese society. Writing skills will be developed through critical essays on readings. Offered fall semester in alternate years.
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CHIN 310 - Advanced Chinese Reading 4 credits
This is a second-semester course for the third-year of Chinese. It focuses on students’ ability to read authentic Chinese texts. Other aspects of the language learning, such as speaking, character acquisition, writing and translation are also included. Prerequisite: CHIN 301 . Offered every other sping semester. CLA-Writing Intensive
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CHIN 311 - Advanced Chinese Translation 4 credits
This is a second-semester course for the third-year of Chinese. It focuses on students’ ability to read authentic Chinese texts. Other aspects of the language learning, such as speaking, character acquisition, writing and translation are also included. CHIN 301 or other third-year language class. CLA-Writing Intensive
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CHIN 350 - Selected Topics in Modern Chinese Literature and Film 4 credits
Chinese literature, cinema, and drama of the twentieth century, a time when China faced western challenges to its national identity and cultural tradition. Texts of the twentieth century are distinctively modern, covering such issues as westernization and tradition, revolution, family restructuring and women’s role in society. Course may be repeated. Equivalent: FILM 350 Offered fall semester. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International
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CHIN 354 - Selected Topics in Classical Chinese Literature 4 credits
Examination of the Chinese tradition in literature, culture and thought through critical study of classical texts in English translation. Subject matter may include selections from the genres of poetry, philosophical discourse, drama, tales, and the classical novel. Critical essay required of students. May be repeated for credit as topic varies. Offered fall semester in even numbered years. CLA-Capstone, CLA-Writing in the Major
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CHIN 381 - Advanced Intensive Speaking Chinese 4 credits
An intensive course in spoken Mandarin. Drills and exercises on pronunciation, intonation, and prosody of Standard Mandarin (putonghua). Advanced sentence patterns and grammar, vocabulary, and idiomatic expressions of spoken Chinese. Maximum enrollment of five students per section. Five 120-minute classes weekly for four weeks. Conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN+100. CLA-Off Campus Experience
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CHIN 382 - Intensive Chinese: Listening and Understanding 4 credits
An intensive course in the comprehension of Mandarin. Listening drills will feature situational Chinese spoken at a natural pace, both with and without regional accents. Some listening exercises will use popular and traditional songs, public announcements, radio and television broadcasts. Maximum enrollment of five students per section. Five 120-minute classes weekly for four weeks. Conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN+100. CLA-Off Campus Experience
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CHIN 410 - Specialized Honors in Chinese Studies I 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone
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CHIN 411 - Specialized Honors in Chinese Studies II 0-8 credits
CLA-Capstone
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CLAS 101 - Introduction to Greece and Rome 4 credits
An introduction to the Greek and Roman cultures of the ancient Mediterranean. The course provides an introduction to the history and culture of these influential civilizations, including their legacy to our own times. The occurs proceeds topically by exploring issues such as literary and artistic creation, political relationship to neighboring cultures such as the Persians, Egyptians and Celts, the role of women, and the nature of ancient slavery. Students will study the original words and physical remains of the ancients, as well as receive an introduction to modern scholarly interpretations. Offered in Fall semesters. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International
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CLAS 199 - ShortTREC Program at the Introductory Level 1-8 credits
The course will focus on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education. Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise. May be repeated as topic changes. Offering to be determined. CLA-Off Campus Experience
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CLAS 215 - Classical Mythology 4 credits
A study of Greek and Roman myth and legend in literature and art, with an exploration of the basic meaning of myth and its nature and function in various cultures. Considers the Indo-European and Near Eastern sources of classical myths as well as their influence in later European art and literature. Offered spring semester annually. CLA-Breadth/Humanities
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CLAS 230 - History of Ancient Greece 4 credits
An introduction to the history of Greece from the Bronze Age to Alexander the Great, including its artistic, social, economic, religious, military, and political developments, and the evolution of the basic concepts that have influenced Western thought. Special attention is given to original sources, with readings from the Greek historians and consideration of archaeology. Same as: HIST 230 . Offered fall semester in even-numbered years. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International
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CLAS 232 - History of Ancient Rome 4 credits
An introduction to Roman history, covering the rise of Rome, Roman imperialism, social stresses, the transition from Republic to Empire, imperial civilization, the rise of Christianity, and the decline of the Roman Empire. Same as: HIST 232 . Offering varies. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International
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CLAS 240 - Archaeology of Greece and Rome 4 credits
An introduction to the material culture of the Greek and Roman worlds, including the main periods and styles of pottery, vase painting, sculpture, and other arts, as well as cities, sanctuaries, and architectural forms, from the Aegean Bronze Age to the Roman Empire. While furnishing an overview of the ancient classical world, the course considers what art and archaeology can tell us about civilization and society and about issues such as public and private, sacred and profane, male and female. Offering varies.
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CLAS 250 - Classical Literature in Translation 4 credits
Reading, analysis, and interpretation of selected classics of Greek and Roman literature, including Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, Vergil’s Aeneid, and representative selections from comedy, love-poetry, and Athenian tragedy. Provides an introduction to ancient life and thought and builds a foundation for the study of other literatures that draw heavily on the classical tradition. May be repeated for credit with permission of the department as the emphasis of the course varies. Offering varies. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Writing Intensive
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CLAS 260 - Classical Civilization: Selected Topics 2-4 credits
Study of selected topics from Greek and Roman civilization, literature and archaeology. Topics change from year to year and include Law and Trials in Ancient Society; the Trojan War; the Golden Age of Athens; Rome of Caesar and Augustus; sport and spectacle in Greece and Rome; Alexander the Great; classics and computers; Ancient Greece and Rome in Film; Greek and Latin roots of English. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Offered either for a full semester for 4 credits or a half-semester for 2 credits. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Not open to students who have taken two previous classics (CL) courses; they should register for CLAS 310 . Offering to be determined. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
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CLAS 261 - Classical Civilization: Selected Topics 2-4 credits
Study of selected topics from Greek and Roman civilization, literature and archaeology. Topics change from year to year and include the Trojan War; the Golden Age of Athens; Rome of Caesar and Augustus; sport and spectacle in Greece and Rome; Alexander the Great; classics and computers; classics in cinema; Greek and Latin roots of English. Amount of credit established at time of registration. Half-term course. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Writing Intensive
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CLAS 270 - Society and Family in Ancient Greece and Rome 4 credits
An examination of the lives of individuals in Classical Antiquity, both men and women in their public and private social lives. Considers gender roles, education, lifecycle, moral values, sexuality, working conditions, slavery, entertainments, religious activity, magic, medicine, and law. Makes use of a variety of sources from literature, inscriptions, art, and archaeology. Offering to be determined.
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CLAS 275 - Law and Trials in Ancient Society 2-4 credits
In this course students study historic documents and accounts of trials from ancient Egypt, Babylon, Greece, and Rome, and act out several trials in class. This course introduces principles of law, legal thinking, and the relation of law to society, that are relevant today. The course takes a liberal arts approach to the subject; we consider landmark cases with a focus on critical thinking. The course also provides a background survey of key features of civilization and their development over time. Topics include: justice in ancient Egypt, Hammurabi’s code, the first trials in the west, speeches in the courts of Athens and Rome (showing the power of words and persuasion), the trial of Socrates, professionalization of the Civil Law in Rome, the trial of Jesus, the role of Roman emperors, trials for treason and magic, and the Code of Justinian (the basis of law for much of the world today). No prior knowledge of the ancient world is required. Offered every other year. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
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