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DEPARTMENT_DESCSUBJECT_DESCSUBJECTCOURSE_NUMBERCOURSE_IDENTIFICATIONTITLE_SHORT_DESCFocusedInclusiveCOURSE_TEXT_NARRATIVEGoal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhereGoal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agricultureGoal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesGoal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for allGoal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girlsGoal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for allGoal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for allGoal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for allGoal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovationGoal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countriesGoal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainableGoal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patternsGoal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impactsGoal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable developmentGoal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity lossGoal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levelsGoal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
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Africana StudiesAfricana StudiesAFS245AFS245Race, Policing, and JusticeXA reading- and discussion- intensive seminar on race, policing, and cities in the United States from the 1890s to the present. Specifically, students investigate the roles of racial segregation and economic disinvestment in manufacturing a criminal underclass; the narratives of urban danger that informed anti-crime policy; the origins, logics, and impacts of modern policing; and the historical agents who navigated and resisted entangling networks of enforcement, surveillance, and incarceration. [GM1, H]
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Africana StudiesAfricana StudiesAFS330AFS330African CowboysXSince the colonial era, countries in Africa have struggles with issues of governance, human rights and weak economies. Of these three, governance and economy were highly influenced by the frameworks, both ideological and structural, left behind by the colonial state. This course looks at how stewardship of the national territory, specifically rangelands, is affected by the dynamics described above by looking at case studies from West and East Africa. [GM2]
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Aging StudiesAging StudiesAGS201AGS201Intro to Aging StudiesXAging Studies or Gerontology is a multidisciplinary field with key contributions from psychology, biology, neuroscience, economics, sociology and multicultural studies, medicine and allied fields, engineering/technology, and public policy. This course introduces students to the field of gerontology. It provides a multidisciplinary overview of the different processes and perspectives related to human aging. Myths and realities of aging, models of successful aging, and the social, economic, health and policy implications of growing aging populations are examined. [GM1, SS, V]
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Anthropology & SociologyAnthropology & SociologyA&S102A&S102Cultural AnthropologyXBy offering in-depth study of selected cultures to illustrate general organizing principles of society, the course provides students with skills appropriate to the understanding of foreign cultures and our own. Included are consideration of government, law, economics, and religion, and their role in understanding social change, stratification, language, and social conflict. [SS] A few units around multispecies ethnogoraphies and our relation with nature, per syllabus review Fall 2021.
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Anthropology & SociologyAnthropology & SociologyA&S103A&S103Introduction to SociologyXThis course takes a social scientific approach to the study of human social relationships. Its purpose is to introduce the basic concepts, theoretical orientations, and methods of the sociological perspective. Topic areas include the socialization of personality, culture, urbanization, alienation, deviance, inequality, and the rationalization of society. [SS] Unit on environmental injustices in Chicago with focus on disproportionate impact of heat wave on black communties.
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Anthropology & SociologyAnthropology & SociologyA&S201A&S201Culture and the EnvironmentXWe will study how humans have shaped the environment and how the environment has shaped us, utilizing theories from anthropology that provide insight into our relationships and interactions with the worlds around us and help us understand environmental issues. Topics include relationships with ''nature'', knowledge about environments and how we use it, interactions with plants and animals, and intersections of the environment with race, class, gender, and ethnicity. Cases from around the world will be examined. [W]
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Anthropology & SociologyAnthropology & SociologyA&S220A&S220Who Gets What & WhyXThis course uses sociological perspectives to examine the nature and mechanisms of social inequality in the United States and abroad. Specific topics may include distributions of income, wealth, and political power; discrimination in the work place; disparities in health outcomes; impacts of the media and educational system; extreme wealth; and global stratification. Special attention will be paid to how inequality is patterned by race, class, and gender, including the intersections of these social groups. [GM1, SS]
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Anthropology & SociologyAnthropology & SociologyA&S226A&S226Race, Racism & Health in USXThis course explores racial health inequalities in the United States. Despite improvements in overall U.S. health, significant racial health disparities remain. the course will focus on the following five areas: (1) contemporary theories of race and racism; (2) understanding the sources of racial health inequalities; (3) assessing how racism impacts various dimensions of health; (4) racial inequalities over the life course; and (5) protective mechanisms and potential policy solutions to address racial health inequalities. [W]
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Anthropology & SociologyAnthropology & SociologyA&S229A&S229Sociology of Sex and GenderXThis course examines theoretical and empirical approaches to the sociology of sex and gender, focusing primarily on women's and men's experiences in contemporary American society. We will explore the ways that gender intersects with race, ethnicity, social class, and sexuality and pay special attention to how major institutions in society-such as education, the media, the workplace, and the family-are pivotal sites for the maintenance and reproduction of gender roles, differentiation, and inequities. [GM1, SS, W]
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Anthropology & SociologyAnthropology & SociologyA&S233A&S233Anthropology of the CityXThis course centers on cities as sites and subjects of anthropological inquiry. Across the globe, urbanization has increasingly defined the landscape of modern life. What makes the metropolis meaningful, and how do spatial forms shape social practices? In what sense does the cultural milieu of the city-material and symbolic, dynamic and diverse-challenge us to critically re-imagine anthropology? How are social identities shaped by the everyday experience of urban communities, commodities, and cultural forms?[SS, W]
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Anthropology & SociologyAnthropology & SociologyA&S237A&S237Soc of Consumerism & MarketingXThis course will introduce students to sociological perspectives on marketing and examine patterns of consumer behavior. We will analyze how consumers are influenced to buy and societal consequences of contemporary large-scale patterns of consumerism. [V]
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Anthropology & SociologyAnthropology & SociologyA&S247A&S247Organizations in ActionXThis course is designed to give students a better understanding of today's organizational world through the lens of organizational theory. Topics include the rise and nature of bureaucracy, the evolution of managerial ideologies, theories of leadership and decision making, organizational culture, technological and ideological determinism, and the influence of the environment. Theory is related to practice through the examination of specific case studies.
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Anthropology & SociologyAnthropology & SociologyA&S263A&S263Latin American EthnographyXThis course explores the complexity, persistence, and the multifaceted nature of violence in Latin America by considering a broader range of&nbsp;<em>ordinary&nbsp;</em>forms of harm, conflict, exclusion, and neglect. Over the course of the semester, we will grapple with the notion of &ldquo;violence&rdquo; and look not only at its extraordinary manifestations but also the significance of and continuities with its everyday and attenuated expressions. To this end, we will cover topics ranging from the routinized and bureaucratized violence of economic indebtedness and precariousness, of illness and disease in zones of abandonment and pollution, and of gendered forms of social control to the more overt violent ruptures involving urban lynchings, policing, and border crossings. [GM1, GM2, SS]
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Anthropology & SociologyAnthropology & SociologyA&S265A&S265Sociology of SportXThis course investigates organized sport as an institution and cultural phenomenon from a sociological perspective. Through such critical study, students will gain a greater understanding of American culture, social inequality, and societal institutions. Much of the course focuses on race, class, and gender and how sports both reflect and perpetuate status inequities. We also explore relationships among sports and education, politics, and adolescent culture and delve into social problems in contemporary sports (e.g., doping). [SS]
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Anthropology & SociologyAnthropology & SociologyA&S301A&S301Social Welfare Pol-Safety NetXThe term ''safety net'' commonly refers to a range of public and non-governmental programs and policies aimed at alleviating poverty or protecting individuals and families from experiencing distress and hardship. This course uses a sociological perspective to examine the development, nature, and implications of social welfare policies and programs in the United States. [GM1, SS, W]
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Anthropology & SociologyAnthropology & SociologyA&S343A&S343Asian AmericaXThis capstone course is designed to allow you to apply and improve your training in anthropology and sociology by focusing on Asian American Studies, and exciting and rapidly changing interdisciplinary field that draws heavily from these disciplines. In this course, we will explore the diversity of Asian/Pacific groups in the Americas; their trajectories of migration, racialization and community formation; and the history and debates surrounding the study of Asian Americans. In addition to focusing on people's everyday lived experiences, we will also discuss multiple approaches to ''Asian America'' as a topic of scholarship and activism. We will be paying close attention to the ways that Asian American identities are not only about race and ethnicity, but also gender, generation, sexuality, and class. [GM1, GM2, W]&nbsp;
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ArtArtART120ART120Architectural Design & TheoryXThe course provides an introduction to the theoretical basis and process by which architects design buildings. Course work includes three or four design projects focusing on significant architectural issues such as urban revitalization, sustainable building, historic preservation, etc. Architectural drafting (by hand) and presentation techniques are developed. No prior background in architecture or drafting is required.
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BiologyBiologyBIOL111BIOL111Unity & Diversity of BiologyXAn introduction to the scientific study of key biological principles governing the evolution of life. Students are introduced to three core concepts for biological literacy: evolution, structure and function, and systems biology. Core competencies developed in this course include the process of science as well as communicating across disciplinary boundaries. Topics include selective pressure and adaptation, how plants and animals function at the physiological and organismal level, as well as population and ecosystem processes. [NS]
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BiologyBiologyBIOL112BIOL112Biomolecular Foundations BiolXAn introduction to the scientific study of key biological principles governing cellular processes of life. Students are introduced to two core concepts for biological literacy: information flow and energy transformation at the molecular and cellular level. Core competencies developed in this course include the process of science as well as communicating across disciplinary boundaries. Topics emphasize incremental complexity of biological systems, relationships between structure and function, and their evolutionary implications. [NS]
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BiologyBiologyBIOL215BIOL215PhytopathologyXPlant diseases cause economic losses that exceed billions of dollars annually. This course is designed to introduce you to fundamental aspects underlying the biology of plant diseases caused by infectious organisms. In this course, we will discuss the concept of plant disease and its causal agents, the mechanisms employed by plant pathogens to colonize the host, the methods utilized by the plant to defend itself against pathogen attack, and the societal cost of plant diseases. [W]
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BiologyBiologyBIOL233BIOL233Envrnmtl Problem Solving BioXThis course explores environmental issues using an applied ecology perspective. It emphasizes biological dynamics of human populations and our impact on local, regional and global ecosystems. Topics are multidisciplinary and problem-based learning is emphasized with biological approaches. We review ecological principles in human ecosystems, then explore topics such as environmental public health, ecological risk assessment, exposure to toxicants in the environment, wildlife regulation and management and technology's role in finding solutions to food production.
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BiologyBiologyBIOL234BIOL234Environmental BiologyXWhile recognizing the interrelatedness among different areas of environmental science, this course focuses on how biological and ecological applications relate to environmental issues. Emphasis is on how the human population impacts ecosystem function, giving attention both to population regulation mechanisms and to disruption/conservation of ecosystem processes. Laboratory exercises focus on classical applied ecology as well as field excursions targeting policy and management issues. Satisfies core component of Environmental Science minor. Lecture/laboratory.
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BiologyBiologyBIOL257BIOL257Public Health BiologyXThis course provides students with a comprehensive and integrative overview of biological perspectives on public health problems. An emphasis is placed on infectious and chronic disease case studies in the US and abroad. It will provide opportunities to: (1) apply practical knowledge about biological mechanisms to better understand the relationships between biological, behavioral, and environmental causes of health and disease, and (2) develop a new evidence-based public health intervention and education module. [W]
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BiologyBiologyBIOL272BIOL272Conservation BiologyXThis course provides students with an introduction to the scientific basis of modern conservation biology and the application of these principles to conservations problems around the world.To understand the complexities involved in making conservation decisions, we will read from many sources,have class and small group discussions, and engage in debate. The objective of the laboratory portion of this course is to provide students with practical, problem-solving experiences in conservation biology beyond the classroom. Lecture/laboratory. [W]
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BiologyBiologyBIOL342BIOL342Restoration EcologyXThis course is designed to give students an overview of the natural and social elements of ecological restoration. We will examine the entire process of restoration: goal setting, planning, implementation, experimentation and monitoring, adaptive restoration, and communication of results. We will cover the ecological foundations of restoration for populations, communities and ecosystems, and students will apply ecological theory to restoration practice by considering case studies and engaging in problem-based learning and field investigations. [W]
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Chemical EngineeringChemical EngineeringCHE415CHE415Design AnalysisXQuantitative study of current processes. Analysis and flowsheet layout of typical systems; safety, health, environmental, quality control, and ethical concerns in design; economic factors in estimation, design, construction, and operation of process equipment. Lecture/recitation.
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ChemistryChemistryCHEM252CHEM252Environmental ChemistryXThis course discusses the chemical principles underlying natural processes and the ways in which human activity affects those processes. Sources, sinks, and interactions of important environmental compounds are investigated.
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Civil EngineeringCivil EngineeringCE203CE203Envisioning a Sustainable WrldXIn this seminar-style course, students explore the concept of sustainability, the relationships between the natural and built environment, and the sustainable and/or unsustainable aspects of large-scale systems (energy, water, food, transportation, buildings, etc.) that support society. Students research aspects of sustainable systems and/or participate in applied projects in the campus and local community. [STSC, V]
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Civil EngineeringCivil EngineeringCE321CE321Environmental EngineeringXThis course introduces the student to applications of engineering principles to a variety of environmental topics. The topics will revolve around local issues within the Bushkill Watershed, therefore we will adopt a watershed approach to better understand the various topics. Topics include environmental chemistry, hydrology, risk assessment, water supply and pollution control, solid and hazardous wastes, and environmental management. Laboratories consist of field trips, computer modeling exercises, sample collection, and chemical analysis methods.
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Civil EngineeringCivil EngineeringCE351CE351Water Resources EngrXAn introductory course in hydraulics, hydrology, and water resources engineering. Topics include groundwater and surface water supply, flow measurements, flow and pressure losses in pipe systems, probablility concepts in design, open channel design including storm sewers and culverts, pump design, and detention basis design. Written laboratory and design reports are required.
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Civil EngineeringCivil EngineeringCE352CE352HydrologyXIntroduction to engineering hydrology, primarily dealing with surface waters. Topics include hydrologic cycle, frequency analysis, rainfall/runoff relationships, routing, and storm water management and design. Design problems using current hydrological computer models are assigned. Lecture.
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Civil EngineeringCivil EngineeringCE444CE444Sustainable Infrastructure MgtXThis course presents an integrated approach to the management of civil infrastructure systems. Students examine the many aspects of performance and different management approaches in the context of available tools, new technologies, institutional issues, and resource constraints.
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Civil EngineeringCivil EngineeringCE464CE464Environmental GeophysicsXIntroduction to the geophysical techniques used to study large- and small-scale features and processes of the Earth. Emphasis is placed on the fundamental principles of gravity, magnetism, seismology, heat transfer, and electrical methods as they apply to environmental problems. Lectures, laboratory, and field exercises.
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Civil EngineeringCivil EngineeringCE475CE475CE Capstone Design ProjectXThis capstone design course provides opportunities for students to apply previous coursework and to learn new material to address a complex design problem. Student teams work to develop design criteria and objectives, to manage the design process, and to find a solution to a design problem that meets specified needs with consideration of 1) public health, safety, and welfare, 2) sustainability concerns, 3) economic issues, and 4) global, cultural, and/or social factors. Students present their design solution through oral and written presentations.
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Civil EngineeringCivil EngineeringCE474CE474Professional Issues for Civ EnXThis is a lecture and discussion class covering professional issues in civil and environmental engineering. Students will work in teams and individually to understand and apply -- from a civil engineering perspective -- business and leadership concepts, engineering ethics, and professional engineering communication. [W]
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EconomicsEconomicsECON101ECON101PrinciplesXAn introduction to economics stressing the fundamental and central concepts in economics and discussing methods and topics that engage economists. Topics include supply and demand analysis, determination of prices, output and profits, distribution of income, determination of real GDP, and fiscal and monetary policy. Offered every semester. [SS]
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EconomicsEconomicsECON205ECON205Markets and DemocracyXThis course examines&nbsp;how well markets work and what democratic states ought to do to affect their functioning. Students will consider how personal behavior relates to public decisions; the functioning of markets and governments; government responsibility to insure against natural, personal, and social risks; and inequalities arising from market competition and political participation. [V, W]
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EconomicsEconomicsECON214ECON214Sustainable FinanceXThis course emphasizes the importance of risk management in a sustainable business. Financial Economics provides the tools that enable a discussion of the private and social net benefits to sustainability. Topics include sustainable developments, corporations as a business organization, benefit corporations, risk management and its role in a sustainable business, the modeling of corporate risks, markets for trading risk and social impact investing.
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EconomicsEconomicsECON246ECON246Evolutionary Game TheoryXAn introduction to the concepts, techniques, and application of evolutionary game theory. The mathematics of game theory and natural selection offer insights valuable to the study of economics, biology, psychology, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, and political science. This course is intended to serve students with interests in any of these fields learn the approach, requiring minimal mathematical background, with special attention to apparent paradoxes, such as the evolution of altruism. [V]
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EconomicsEconomicsECON251ECON251Intermediate MicroeconomicsXA study of how individuals and organizations deal with the problem of scarcity, the role of prices in coordinating economic activity, criteria for determining desirable allocation of resources, the mix of private and public institutions, and the economic basis of public policies.
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EconomicsEconomicsECON325ECON325Women & the EconomyXThis course surveys a wide range of economic issues relating to women's lives with special emphasis on family, work, and income. Public policy applications are stressed. [GM1]
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EconomicsEconomicsECON339ECON339Foundation Entrepreneurial SocXThis seminar explores business entrepreneurship as foundational in an economy's transformation, growth and development. Its analytical underlay is that entrepreneurship, whether redistributive or productive, converts ideas into economic opportunities, ''assetizing'' and commoditizing their intellectual properties and property rights into economic prices and tradable values through market exchange, which in turn drives and guides innovation and change and flexibility and dynamism in an economy. The focus will be on the institutional framework, environment, and analytical processes that enable business entrepreneurship. Per syllabus, foundational reference sources include Social Progress Index.
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EconomicsEconomicsECON346ECON346Economic DevelopmentXAn introductory survey of the economic structures and behavior of developing countries and how these factors influence their approach to the challenges of reducing poverty, improving health and education, and increasing their productive capacity and national and per capita income. The course examines the applicability of conventional economic logic and analytical tools to developing economies. Competing paradigms of development and the implications of different sets of behavioral assumptions are explored.
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EconomicsEconomicsECON354ECON354Contemporary African EconomicsXAnalysis of the contemporary economic environment in Africa: political sociocultural identity and economic structure, trends in public and private capital flows, African regional and international economic institutions, trade development and relations with world markets, investment concessions and risk, with case illustrations from African countries.
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EconomicsEconomicsECON411ECON411Economics of InequalityXThis course examines economic inequality in all its different facets. The course begins by defining the concept of economic inequality and explaining how it is measured. It then considers the causes and consequences of economic inequality, both from a theoretical and empirical perspective. It concludes by asking when policy makers should address inequality and what policies are likely to be most effective. [W]
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Integrative EngineeringEngineering ScienceES103ES103Systems IXThe systems approach is introduced and applied across various contexts. Systems concepts, including sinks, sources, stocks, and feedback, are used in understanding and modeling a wide range of applications including systems dealing with fluid, heat, electrical, environmental, ecological, and economic phenomena, among others. Using conservation laws and analogies between various types of systems, system behaviors are modeled to approximate relationships between system inputs and outputs. The MATLAB numerical computing environment will be employed for modeling systems and learning structured programming
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Engineering StudiesEngineering StudiesEGRS271EGRS271Intro Architectural EngrXThis course provides an introduction to aspects of engineering and construction that are relevant to the practice of architecture. It addresses the primary systems that must be engineered, fabricated, and installed in a construction project. The course is intended for non-engineering majors. Focus on LEED and the designing the built environment with planetary boundaries in mind.
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Engineering StudiesEngineering StudiesEGRS273EGRS273Architectural Theory&PracticeXArchitects may consider a number of issues in their designs: environmental responsibility, physical and historical relationships with the adjacent community, the symbolic and psychological impact buildings have on their occupants, etc. This course examines these issues as well as the way architects employ aesthetic devices like proportion or scale or perspective to address them. Also explored is the impact of practical concerns such as building codes, engineering requirements and construction details. Architecture minors or anyone with an interest in design may find the course of particular interest.
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Engineering StudiesEngineering StudiesEGRS281EGRS281Hist Studies Engring&SocietyXThis is a historical study of engineering and society. It examines the ways cultural influences have shaped the extent and direction of technological development in the past while showing how students, as aspiring engineers, can gain access to those factors for the future. The class focuses on global and multi-cultural settings. To achieve its goals, it brings together non-technical elements of engineering design with technical details about operational aspects of technological systems. [GM2]
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Engineering StudiesEngineering StudiesEGRS352EGRS352Energy Tech & Modern WorldXThis course examines the role of energy and energy technologies in the United States and the world. Energy from fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable resources is covered. Topics include world resources and recovery of fossil fuels, energy conversion technologies and impacts, nuclear energy and waste disposal, role of energy in global climate change, and emerging renewable energy technologies. Economic and policy issues are integrated with a technical introduction to the energy field.
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Engineering StudiesEngineering StudiesEGRS365EGRS365Building High Tech Start-upXMany of the great technology products and services that we take for granted today were brought to the market by entrepreneurs instead of large companies. These products and services may have been invented and perfected by engineers, but without knowledge of markets, sales, finance, strategic planning, and presentation skills, even the most remarkable technologies will remain ideas rather than products. This course will provide the engineering student with a broad survey of entrepreneurship principles required to create and evaluate new technology potential and help students move these new ideas towards commercialization.
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Engineering StudiesEngineering StudiesEGRS373EGRS373Technology & NatureXThis course examines the sometimes-contentious relationship between the natural world and human attempts to understand it (science) and manage it (technology). It addresses historical, ethical, artistic, and scientific distinctions between the natural and the human-built world, with examples from food and agriculture, modes of transportation, river control, factories, and more. The purpose of the course is to help students develop a nuanced understanding of the interactions amongst and between technology and nature. [W]
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Engineering StudiesEngineering StudiesEGRS451EGRS451Sem:Engineering & SocietyXThis seminar focuses on how engineering impacts society as well as how society impacts the practice of engineering. Students apply the knowledge they have gained from both engineering and non-engineering courses to evaluate these impacts. Students play an active role in leading sessions, presenting results, organizing class participation, and discussing project results. This is the capstone seminar for the Bachelor of Arts in Engineering. [W]
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Engineering StudiesEngineering StudiesEGRS480EGRS480Sustainable SolutionsXSustainable solutions developed for a complex, real-world project by small groups of multidisciplinary students directed by a faculty adviser, or team of faculty advisers. All projects include significant technical and non technical challenges, and do not have a well-defined solution procedure.
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EnglishEnglishENG247ENG247Nature WritingXNature writing as a genre has long been concerned with questions of how to understand humans within and as nature. In this course, we will study a range of writings, from Thoreau to today, as models for our own writing, emphasizing close observation and revision as vital ways to consider small intricacies of natural life as well as complexes of gender, race, and the engineering of space -- all of which make up our own ecosystems. [H, GM1, W]
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EnglishEnglishENG271ENG271Dancing CulturesXWhat is dance? What constitutes performance? In this course we explore how the body, identity and culture are represented through aesthetic traditions, cultural contexts and texts from many genres in order to create social and cultural meanings. We examine how performance and dance are connected to questions of gender, ecology, and national identity. Students will consider embodied knowledge practices as they are represented textually in memoirs, essays, films, graphic novels, poems, and novels. The course is for all students interested in movement studies and in the cultural and textual exploration of dance practices. [H, V]
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EnglishEnglishENG276ENG276Literature of the SeaXThis course focuses on literary works (fiction, poetry, journalism, etc.) that take the marine environment as a focus, written on a range of land masses from 1800 to the present. Examples include Moby-Dick and Rachel Carson's Under the Sea-Wind. Major themes include cultural contact, science, and literature, the environment as concept, and the social worlds of seagoing. [H, GM1, W]
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Environmental StudiesEnvironmental StudiesEVST373EVST373Technology & NatureXThis course examines the sometimes-contentious relationship between the natural world and human attempts to understand it (science) and manage it (technology). It addresses historical, ethical, artistic, and scientific distinctions between the natural and the human-built world, with examples from food and agriculture, modes of transportation, river control, factories, and more. The purpose of the course is to help students develop a nuanced understanding of the interactions amongst and between technology and nature. [W]
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Environmental StudiesEnvironmental StudiesEVST100EVST100Intro to the EnvironmentXAn&nbsp;interdisciplinary course that introduces students to the major issues in environmental studies. We emphasize the importance of analyzing environmental issues from a comprehensive systems approach. The course focuses on the interaction of natural, socioeconomic, political, and ethical systems.&nbsp;We explore pressing social and environmental issues, including climate change, racial inequality, and environmental justice, to highlight the interconnections across multiple perspectives.
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Environmental StudiesEnvironmental StudiesEVST253EVST253Voices of Environ JusticeXThis course explores the intersection of the arts and environmental justice movements around the world. We will discuss a broad array of literary texts and other creative projects, considering the relationships between systems of human injustice and environmental issues -- including industrial disasters, ocean acidification, and resource extraction. Throughout the semester, we will explore questions of voice, genre, and narrative, cataloging the strategies writers and activists use to make their positions translatable on a global stage. [W, GM2]
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Environmental StudiesEnvironmental StudiesEVST380EVST380Sustainability InternshipXThe Sustainability Internship provides course credit to students working on sustainability-related projects. It is jointly supervised by a staff member of the Office of Sustainability or other partner organization, and a faculty member affiliated with the EVST/EVSC program. The intern meets regularly with their supervisors and submits a written report at the end of the semester demonstrating their contribution to the sustainability goals of the partner organization through research, critical thinking, and problem solving.
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Environmental StudiesEnvironmental StudiesEVST400EVST400CapstoneXThis course serves as a capstone to the Environmental Studies program. In this course students will perform research under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Students will apply their knowledge from coursework to enhance empirical understanding of environmental studies issues. In addition to performing the research, students will present their research to the Environmental Studies program and provide a written report to their mentor.
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First-Year SeminarFirst Year SeminarFYS017FYS017An Element of RiskXWhat does social change in a democracy look like? This course equips students with a framework for understanding how social change happens and allows them to identify issues in the local and regional communities surrounding the college that can be tackled through democratic action. Students will deepen their academic understanding while developing as informed, engaged, and effective civic agents.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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First-Year SeminarFirst Year SeminarFYS020FYS020AppalachiaXThe region of the Eastern U.S. known as Appalachia is defined by the geological characteristics of the Appalachian Mountains, but also can be characterized and described on the basis of the distinctive natural, historical, cultural, and economic characteristics of the region. It will be the goal of this course to develop the skills to recognize, understand, and evaluate and communicate the complex interrelationships among those factors that define and describe this region of the U.S.
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First-Year SeminarFirst Year SeminarFYS025FYS025Futbol: the Beautiful GameXIn addition to offering mass and affordable entertainment, soccer (“football”, as it is known worldwide) has been used as a government propaganda machine, is the central pillar of multi-billion-
dollar enterprises, and has led to wars and highly questionable social behaviors. By using an interdisciplinary approach that includes sociological, economic, and political perspectives, we will
explore the ways in which football has arguably become a major force uniting (or dividing!) ethnic and racial groups, driving economies, contributing to climate change, supporting dictatorships, effecting social change, and last but not least, providing entertainment.
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First-Year SeminarFirst Year SeminarFYS035FYS035Tech & Soc-Semiconductor EraXThis seminar explores sources and uses of energy in a technical society. Issues regarding fossil fuels, nuclear energy, solar energy, and alternative sources of energy are investigated. Conservation of energy and the storage of energy are discussed. Energy uses for plant and food production, transportation, industrial output, leisure activities, and the national defense are reviewed. Finally, the use of energy is examined in the context of atmospheric pollution, radiation, noise, and nuclear weapons.
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First-Year SeminarFirst Year SeminarFYS059FYS059Feeding the WorldXThis course offers an interdisciplinary look at our food from planting to harvest, distribution and packing, to our tables. Emphasis on combining a social sciences perspective with an engineering human-centered design process to define and address problems of world hunger. Focus on investigation, problem definition, and project-based learning of issues related to global hunger.
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First-Year SeminarFirst Year SeminarFYS068FYS068Mobilizing ScienceXScientific research plays a critical role in the way societies overcome challenges and respond to crises. How do societies mobilize scientific activity in the face of such challenges? Who foots the bill? Who decides the priorities? The reading and writing assignments in this seminar will explore the complex interplay between different social forces that mobilize science toward specific ends and examine the moral and ethical quandaries scientists often face when deciding how and whether to participate in the resulting research effort.
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First-Year SeminarFirst Year SeminarFYS080FYS080Creature:Animals Contemp CultXWhy are animals and ''animality'' becoming more frequent themes in recent literature, performance, and visual art? How is this trend to be understood in relation to global climate change, habitat loss, extinction, ecological ethics, and ''pet'' economies in contemporary culture? This course begins with a broad introduction to the ways animals have been theorized within our own (Western) intellectual tradition, engages major critical questions within animal philosophy in recent decades, and then applies these rubrics to contemporary texts, performances, and artworks that ask us to think about animals in provocative ways. Everyone has a story about an animal. If that story is not related to a beloved pet, it may involve a wild animal we rescued, a captive animal we identified with or taunted at a zoo, or farm and food animals we encounter in various settings. These stories are often central to the ways we understand our own “humanness.” Add to this somewhat universal engagement with animals the current crises in global climate change and habitat loss, scientific discoveries surrounding animal cognition, and the exploding interdisciplinary field of animal studies, and you have a framework for understanding the acute engagement with human-animal relationships in contemporary art, performance and literature. This course will investigate how humans are framing and re-orienting their understanding of species categories in contemporary artistic practices.
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First-Year SeminarFirst Year SeminarFYS109FYS109Understanding DesignXIn this seminar course, students use observational drawing, structured observation, journaling, readings, discussion, and writing to develop their ability to observe, discuss, and evaluate the use of common design elements in the spaces and objects that surround us and that comprise the built environment and the human-made environment where we spend most of our lives.
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First-Year SeminarFirst Year SeminarFYS138FYS138Theatre and Social JusticeXFor thousands of years, the theater has both entertained and provided a forum in which social issues can be explored. This seminar will investigate, through readings and performances, how theater provides an immediate and strong voice to debate social and political problems. Students will have opportunities, through writing, discussion, and theatrical performance, to explore social and political issues and the ways in which dramatic works can inspire social change.
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First-Year SeminarFirst Year SeminarFYS141FYS141Mathematics of Social JusticeXAlexander Hamilton said, ''The first duty of society is justice.'' Today there is vociferous argument about the prevalence of justice. To what degree is society just? Are there practical ways to make it more just? This course considers the importance of understanding data and applying mathematics to ask these questions and to explore meaningful answers. Using mathematics that everybody is taught, we'll try to make sense out of conflicting opinions, so as to discover the importance of quantitative literacy for all citizens in a democracy.
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First-Year SeminarFirst Year SeminarFYS158FYS158Nonviolence:Theory & PracticeXThis course explores both the theoretical development of nonviolence and the practice of nonviolence as a means for waging and resolving conflict. Using the examples of Mohandas Gandhi and India's independence movement, the 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe, the power of music in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, as well as the personal testimonies of individuals and various groups pursuing nonviolent change in the Lehigh Valley, this course explores the principles of nonviolence in action. Unit include exploring EJ issues related to Nigerian fisherwomen and Chevron.
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First-Year SeminarFirst Year SeminarFYS179FYS179Alleviate Poverty & UnfreedomsXMarket-based social entrepreneurship as an approach to addressing poverty, unfreedoms and the lack of localized agency among the poor in economic development has seen a rise in prominence. This is often attributed to the failures of national governments, multi-lateral agencies, and conventional philanthropy to respond dynamically to the challenges posed by changing global and technology landscapes. These failures also reflect a reliance on an outmoded development paradigm that is both inattentive and unresponsive to the modern needs of income poor people to be primary owners of their development experiences, a possibility made more realistic because of globalization and technological change. In essence, as first noted by Adam Smith and reported in Amarta Sen, freedom of exchange and transaction is in itself part and parcel of the basic liberties that people have to celebrate, and as Sen himself points out, ''the freedom to participate in economic interchange has a basic role in social living.''
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First-Year SeminarFirst Year SeminarFYS195FYS195Russia TodayX'A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,'' is how Winston Churchill famously described Russia. Decades later, after the Cold War and amidst the resurgence of Russia's influence on the world stage, this FYS asks the question: what is Russia today? Taking into account conservative and liberal currents, we will study mass media, contemporary literature and cinema, and activism under Putin with an eye to challenging our assumptions about Russian culture, identity, and history. Unit focused on environmental history of Bering Strait, Indigenous knowledge and economic systems.
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Foreign Language & LiteratureGermanGERM211GERM211Advanced GermanXStudents will expand and deepen their cultural literacy and interpretive skills by exploring issues of social, cultural, and political significance in German-speaking countries. Through focusing on a variety of textual materials on such topics as identity and multiculturalism, migration and immigration, matters of social justice for women and minorities in modern and contemporary Germany, Austria, and German-speaking Switzerland, students will expand their skills in understanding and using the German language in a broad variety of cultural contexts. Students will receive advanced training of the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Language level and subsequent course placement will be determined by the Foreign Languages &amp; Literatures Department.&nbsp;[H]
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GeologyGeologyGEOL110GEOL110Int to Geol:Environmental GeolXFrom human perspective on the earth's surface, the planet appears almost infinite. From an Apollo spacecraft, however, earth is simply a larger spaceship with more resources, but nonetheless finite. The course examines the interplay between land-use activity and geologic processes such as flooding, shoreline erosion, and soil erosion. Students explore groundwater resources, geological constraints on waste disposal, and impacts of resource utilization, such as acid rain and the greenhouse effect. Lecture/laboratory/ field excursions. Preference to first- and second-year students, geology majors, and environmental science minors. [NS]
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GeologyGeologyGEOL115GEOL115Earth:Evol of Habitable PlanetXEarth's climate has changed dramatically over its history, moving between completely ice-free intervals to periods of global glaciations. How and why did these major climatic changes occur? What can history teach about the future of the climate? This course identifies the major components of the climate system and explores factors and processes that influence the system over a variety of timescales. Using major lessons learned from Earth's history, this course considers the climatological impact of human activity in this century and examines current ideas about the climatic future. [NS]
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GeologyGeologyGEOL120GEOL120Geol Disasters:Agents of ChaosXEarthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, and asteroid impacts are all part of the geologic evolution of the earth. For many different reasons, humans are exposed to the often severe consequences of living in areas vulnerable to the violence of nature. This course examines these processes from both scientific and personal perspectives to understand why and where they occur and how human activity has interfered with natural processes, perhaps making the planet more prone to disaster. Lecture/laboratory. Preference to first- and second-year students, geology majors, and environmental science minors. Not open to students who have taken GEOL 150. [NS]
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GeologyGeologyGEOL210GEOL210HydrogeologyXThe study of groundwater occurrence, flow, quality, and utilization. The characteristics of the geologic environment which determine the hydrogeologic system are discussed. Principles of groundwater flow, surface water and groundwater interaction, aquifer response to pumping, and regional groundwater flow are examined. The course also focuses on groundwater contamination and remediation (clean-up''). Field projects use a well-field at Metzgar Fields and local remediation sites. Lecture/laboratory. [NS]''
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GeologyGeologyGEOL322GEOL322Environmental GeophysicsXIntroduction to the geophysical techniques used to study large- and small-scale features and processes of the Earth. Emphasis placed on the fundamental principles of gravity, magnetism, seismology, heat transfer, and electrical methods as they apply to environmental problems through classroom lectures and laboratory and field exercises. Lecture/laboratory.
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GeologyGeologyGEOL351GEOL351Geological ProblemsXOriginal research problems in the geosciences: environmental studies, mineralogy-geochemistry, sedimentology-oceanography, geomorphology-groundwater, structural geology-tectonics, geophysics, petrology-petrogenesis, paleontology-stratigraphy, and additional subjects of specialized interest. For advanced geology and geoscience students.
Prerequisite: Requires departmental permission
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Government & LawGovernment & LawGOVT102GOVT102Intro International PoliticsXThis course reviews the main issues and problems confronted by the international system and the literature devoted to them. The course deals with phenomena such as peace and war, integration and disintegration, economic and military assistance, formulation and execution of foreign policy. Special emphasis is placed on stability and change in the global system. [SS] One of major themes of course, per Fall 2021 syllabus review, is climate change. Other topics include: wars, ethnic conflicts, international trade and finance, globalization, nuclear proliferation, terrorism, pandemic, and other issues of global significance.
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Government & LawGovernment & LawGOVT211GOVT211State & Local GovernmentXExamines what state and local governments do and why. Topics include state constitutions; state legislative, executive, and judicial processes and policymaking; state and local budgets, taxes, and spending; county, municipal, special-district, and school-district governments and services; state and local parties, elections, interest groups, and media; intergovernmental relations; Native American tribes, homeowner associations, and associated states; and selected policy issues such as civil rights, crime, business and economics, health care, and environmental protection. [SS, V, W]
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Government & LawGovernment & LawGOVT207GOVT207Racial & Ethn Min US PoliticsXThis course examines the role of racial and ethnic minority groups in United States politics. We will focus on four main minority groups (Blacks, Latinos/Hispanics, Asian Americans and American Indians) assessing their access, engagement, and influence in governmental processes historically and today. Specific topics covered include: the social construction of race, how race has shaped American political institutions over time, minority political attitudes and behavior, and the degree to which racial and ethnic minorities are represented in various levels of government. A strong focus will be placed on the salience of race in the post-Obama era. [GM1]
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Government & LawGovernment & LawGOVT213GOVT213Law & Society XThis course explores how law shapes and is shaped by political, social, and cultural contexts. Focusing on the U.S., students will examine: formal legal institutions and actors, including courts, judges, lawyers, and police; law in everyday life, legal consciousness, and varying perceptions of law legitimacy; and the gap between law promise and law practice. Special attention will be paid to the impact of racial and ethnic disparities on policing, courts, and criminal justice. [SS, GM1, V]
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Government & LawGovernment & LawGOVT231GOVT231Global Environmental PoliticsXGlobal Environmental Politics bridges international politics and environmental issues, offering an explicit focus on environmental problems and policies in the global context. Students in this course will study the development of global environmental regimes and analyze the successes and continuing deficiencies of political responses to various environmental issues, such as air pollution, water quality, and waste management, climate change, and energy use. [SS, V, W]
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Government & LawGovernment & LawGOVT270GOVT270Chinese Foreign PolicyXThis course examines the sources and conduct of Chinese foreign policy from both historical and theoretical perspectives. The first part of the course explores major factors that influence China's foreign relations, including the international system, domestic politics, and nationalism. The second half of the course turns to the practice of Chinese foreign policy over a wide-range of issue areas, such as China's relations with the United States, trade, regionalism, nuclear proliferation, energy and climate change. [SS]
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Government & LawGovernment & LawGOVT418GOVT418Sem:Democ, Inclusion, ExclusinXLiberal democracies typically promise equal benefits and rights to all citizens. But who gets to count as a citizen and who is excluded from all (or part) of its benefits? This course will explore the contested ideal of citizenship and chart a variety of ways that this ideal is undermined. Special attention is dedicated to mass incarceration and racial exclusion within the United States. [SS, GM1, V, W]
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Government & LawGovernment & LawGOVT419GOVT419Sem:Global GovernanceXThis seminar explores the main actors and processes of global governance. We will assess the role of power, international institutions, transnational networks, and ideas. Specific topics of inquiry include global economic governance, the environment, third-world state building, international justice, military intervention, nuclear proliferation, and global terrorism. We will apply competing analytical approaches to different issue areas, as the intersect with nature and management of global governance in the 21st century. [SS, GM2, W]
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HistoryHistoryHIST105HIST105History of the Modern WorldXThis course surveys modern world history from 1450 to the present. It focuses on global processes and regional particularities throughout the world (including the United States). Each instructor will choose several themes for students to engage with through targeted readings and class discussion in small sections. In addition, there is a weekly ''lab'' in which all students enrolled in the class will engage in large group activities like attending outside lectures or watching selected films.[SS]
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HistoryHistoryHIST119HIST119Race/Ethnicity in the USXThe story of American history has, in many ways, been the story of white supremacy. The struggles to invent, define, and control race and ethnicity in North America took place over centuries, and transformed governments, labor systems, and even environments. Students will read and debate historical scholarship on topics ranging from Indian empires to slavery, immigration, civil rights, and mass-incarceration. Students will also learn how to research, write, and revise a historical research paper. [GM1, SS, W]
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HistoryHistoryHIST252HIST252Transform Amer EnvironmentXThis course examines the relationship of environment (and environmental change) to American history. Topics include the impact of colonial settlement and 19th century industrial expansion on the environment; the effect of transportation technologies on land use; the conflict between environmental protection and conservation as exemplified in the progressive era battle over construction of Hetch Hetchy Dam in Yosemite National Park; and the origins of environmental movement of the 1960-70's. [SS]
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InterdisciplinaryInterdisciplinaryINDS223INDS223Social EntrepreneurshipXCourse topics include a range of business models: not-for-profit groups, organizations with revenue-generating products or services in pursuit of a social goal, and socially responsible for-profit companies. Students will learn from examples that include locally-based efforts, organizations that operate around the U.S., and examples from abroad. They will also be part of a team that designs and develops strategies for a particular societal issue relevant to a community partner. [V]
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InterdisciplinaryInterdisciplinaryINDS331INDS331Current Issues Health, LifeSciXThe connections and interplay between health, life sciences, and society are an important force in shaping how humans address issues related to aging, disease, care for the sick and injured, the impact of climate change on health-related issues, relationships between socio-economic factors and health, and many others. In this course, we will explore these connections by engaging with the primary literature, discussing talkes that will be delivered by guest speakers, and engaging with the community.&nbsp;
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International AffairsInternational AffairsIA200IA200Globalization and Its CriticsXThis interdisciplinary course introduces students to the scholarly literature on the origins, developments, and current realities of globalization. It covers the arguments of main proponents and critics of globalization from a political, social, economic, and environmental perspective. It also enhances their understanding of the basic trends and power dynamics of globalization. The course utilizes quantitative, qualitative, and spatial data analysis to illuminate and critique global economic, political, and social trends.