All Courses
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ENGL 100 001 F19
A practical introduction to literature with a focus on developing writing skills. Includes fiction, poetry, and drama.
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FWIS 176 001 F19
Social media is everywhere. From advertising campaigns, to news stories devoted to what the Kardashian/Jenners are wearing, to the sometimes earth-shaking tweets from the President of the United States, whether we like it or not, social media is part of our everyday lives. Nonetheless, a mere ten years ago, we were only just beginning to talk about social media, and now-ubiquitous platforms like Facebook and Twitter were still in their infancies. How can we explain this boom in the importance and popularity of social media? What do we find so attractive about a technology that would have seemed preposterous a generation ago? On the most basic level, what exactly is social media, and what is it good for?
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LING 216 001 F19
An exploration of English words from many different perspectives: their history, their structure, the ways words can enter the language and spread, and the ways that words are used in society.
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PHYS 622 001 F19
An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory.
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SWGS 238 001 F19
Through attention to the work of influential and innovative American women musicians as well as feminist music critics and scholars, students will exercise and refine their ability to discuss and contextualize popular music. Students will learn to assess the formal aspects of music, irrespective of previous music training, and develop precise and evocative nontechnical music writing skills using, when appropriate, the specialized vocabulary employed in class and readings.