Featured Spring 2027 Courses
ART HISTORY (ARTH)
ARTH 1100 601
Modernism is not easily defined. For some, the word simply identifies Western art of the last two hundred-odd years. For others, modernism refers to forms of "…
PHYSICS (PHYS)
PHYS 4300 601
This course examines the application of fundamental physics principles to the structure and function of the human body and to modern medical technologies.…
BIOLOGY (BIOL)
BIOL 2201 601
This course will survey the discipline of molecular genetics. Mendelian and molecular genetics will be discussed as well as the use of genetic analysis to…
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (ENVS)
ENVS 6510 660
Sustainability presents both a challenge and an opportunity for society. Issues like climate change, pollution, resource depletion, and population imbalance…
NEUROSCIENCE (NRSC)
NRSC 4430 601
This course examines neurobiological mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The cognitive neuroscience literature on autism will be roughly categorized…
BEHAVIORAL AND DECISION SCIENCES (BDS)
BDS 5160 675
(This course fulfills the MBDS program's quantitative course requirement.) Increasingly, decision-makers and systems rely on intelligent technology to analyze…
ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS (DYNM)
DYNM 6470 001
Former Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca once noted, "You can have brilliant ideas; but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere." This…
ENGLISH (ENGL)
ENGL 9018 640
In this course, we will read and write speculative fiction--science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other fabulist and genre-bending work--to learn how…
BEHAVIORAL AND DECISION SCIENCES (BDS)
BDS 5410 675
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise of providing many services originally carried by humans, affecting many aspects of human life. While some…
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE (COML)
COML 5015 640
Why do human beings tell myths, and what do myths allow them to do? This course explores myth as one of the most enduring forms through which cultures have…
PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC)
PSYC 0001 601
This course provides an introduction to the basic topics of psychology including our three major areas of distribution: the biological basis of behavior, the…
EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENC (EESC)
EESC 6720 690
Landslides are important geomorphic agents in mountainous terrain, mobilizing sediment and playing a key role in controlling relief and elevation. The work of…



