Continues development of proficiency in the four areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. PREQ: Spanish 102 or equivalent. Language Competency  

An introduction to the Spanish language, oriented toward developing proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. NOTE: Spanish 101 is meant for students who have had no previous experience with Spanish or no more than one year high school Spanish.

An introduction to the study of human groups, communities, societies, cultures, and social factors in the explanation of human behavior. Limited research experiences may be employed. Social Sciences Breadth/Discover, Systems of Power, Privilege and Inequality

Emphasis on the role insects have play in human cultures. We will discuss topics such as health and disease, food production, and conservation. Students will learn to identify common insects that they would encounter in their everyday life and understand the basic biology of insects. Students will also practice the scientific process and write about… [Read More]

This comparative religions course will explore how religions have expressed their representation and devotion to a higher being or God in religion in visual form using sculpture and painting.  We will also examine how religions have resisted, sometimes violently, as well as supported the use of images in their religious traditions historically. The course asks… [Read More]

An examination of scientific theory and research concerning how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals are affected by other individuals or by the group. The course investigates such topics as attraction, persuasion, and attitudes. Social Sciences Breadth/Discover

An introduction to the standard statistical tools used in psychology to summarize data, describe relationships among variables, and make inferences from samples to populations with discussion of theory of probability and probability distributions, hypothesis testing, and exploration of computer packages. Examples and problems are derived from psychology research.  May not be taken by students who… [Read More]

This course aims to introduce students to major theoretical and empirical issues in the field of international political economy (IPE). It will examine interactions between political and economic realms in the contemporary world, as well as introduce leading international, regional, and supranational organizations like the World Trade Organization scrutinizing their varying roles in shaping the… [Read More]

Astronomy is one of the oldest and most influential of the observational sciences. From its modern inception over four hundred years ago, we are continually discovering anew how varied, complex, and mysterious is the Universe. This course will introduce a modern understanding of stars and galaxies, will address how observational evidence influences the ways in… [Read More]

An introduction to the principles of probability, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics: Topics in probability include axioms and theorems of probability, events, the distribution, mean, and variance of a random variable, and Binomial random variables. Topics in descriptive statistics include sampling, variables, frequency distributions and histograms, stem and leaf displays, means, medians, and modes. Topics… [Read More]