2018-2019 University Catalogue

Apr 18, 2024

2018-2019 University Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Chemistry
	CHEM 214 - Inorganic Chemistry An introduction to structure, bonding, and reactivity across the periodic table. The course begins by comparing the valence-bond and molecular-orbital models of bonding for small covalent compounds. Then, the solid state is explored, focusing on how bonding in ionic compounds, metals, and network-covalent compounds affects their behavior as materials. Additional topics include bonding in transition-metal complexes, reactivity in solution, and the use of physical methods such as spectroscopy and crystallography to elucidate elements of structure and reactivity. Credits: 1.00 When Offered: Spring semester only Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 102 or CHEM 111 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: No First-year, Sophomore Restrictions: Limited to juniors and seniors who have not taken CHEM 212 Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 263 - Organic Chemistry I Structure, bonding, and properties of organic molecules; reactivity of organic molecules as exemplified by substitution and elimination reactions involving alkyl halides, alcohols, ethers and related functional groups, and addition reactions of alkenes and alkynes, including addition polymers; and characterization of organic molecules by spectroscopy. Credits: 1.00 When Offered: Fall semester only Corequisite: CHEM 263L Prerequisites: (CHEM 102 or CHEM 111 ) with a grade of C- or higher. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: No First-year Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 263L - Organic Chemistry I Lab Required corequisite to CHEM 263 . This laboratory affords hands-on experience in the synthesis, purification, and characterization of representative organic compounds using modern analytical instrumentation. Credits: 0.25 When Offered: Fall semester only Corequisite: CHEM 263 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 264 - Organic Chemistry II Further study of structure, bonding, properties, and reactivity of organic molecules extended to conjugated molecules, aromatic compounds, carbonyl containing functional groups, and amines; application of a knowledge of organic reactivity to the planning of synthesis of organic compounds, including condensation polymers; characterization of organic molecules by spectroscopy; and consideration of biologically relevant organic molecules such as carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids. Credits: 1.00 When Offered: Spring semester only Corequisite: CHEM 264L Prerequisites: CHEM 263 with a grade of C- or higher. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 264L - Organic Chemistry II Lab Required corequisite to CHEM 264 . This laboratory affords hands-on experience in the synthesis, purification, and characterization of representative organic compounds. Students are also exposed to the use of modern analytical instrumentation. Credits: 0.25 When Offered: Spring semester only Corequisite: CHEM 264 Prerequisites: CHEM 263L Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 291 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 333 - Physical Chemistry I Introduction to quantum mechanics, fundamentals of chemical bonding, spectroscopy and methods of molecular structure determination, statistical thermodynamics, and miscellaneous topics. Credits: 1.00 When Offered: Fall semester only Corequisite: None Prerequisites: (CHEM 102 or CHEM 111 ) and (PHYS 112 or PHYS 121 or PHYS 232 ) and (MATH 112 or MATH 162 ) Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 334 - Physical Chemistry II Fundamentals of physical chemistry, particularly those most commonly applied in related fields such as organic, biological, and geological chemistry: classical thermodynamics of ideal and real systems, electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics. Credits: 1.00 When Offered: Spring semester only Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 333 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 336 - Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences This physical chemistry course is designed for students interested in majoring in biochemistry or biology. The topics discussed include thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, quantum chemistry, chemical bonding, and spectroscopy. The course introduces the basic concepts of physical chemistry within the context of biological systems and emphasizes how physical chemistry provides insight into modern biochemical and biological problems. Credits: 1.00 When Offered: Spring semester only Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 264 and (PHYS 112 or PHYS 121 or PHYS 232 ) and (MATH 112 or MATH 162 ) Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 353 - Proteins and Nucleic Acids A survey of biological polymers and of the physical and chemical methods of biopolymer research. Focuses on amino acids; protein structure; the function of proteins as cell structural materials and catalysts; and the structure, function, and chemistry of nucleic acids. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 264 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 371 - Instrumental Methods An introduction to the theory, practice, and applications of modern instrumental methods of chemical analysis. The theoretical background and principles of operation of modern chemical research instrumentation are examined. Credits: 1.00 When Offered: Fall semester only Corequisite: CHEM 381 Prerequisites: CHEM 264 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 381 - Practical Quantitative Analysis This half-semester integrated laboratory course is focused on experiments emphasize care, calibration, operation, and application of analytical instruments to real-life samples. Students solve quantitative problems from the fields of food, environmental, and medicinal chemistry. Credits: 0.25 When Offered: Fall semester only Corequisite: CHEM 371 Prerequisites: CHEM 264 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Restrictions: May not be taken as a stand-alone course Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 382 - Molecular Spectroscopy This half-semester laboratory-based course explores the relationship between a molecule’s structure and its discrete energy levels. Students measure these energy levels through a variety of spectroscopies including infrared absorption, ultraviolet-visible absorption, fluorescence, Raman scattering, and NMR. Credits: 0.25 When Offered: Spring semester only Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 333 or CHEM 336 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 384 - Molecular Dynamics This half-semester laboratory-based course explores the effect of molecular motion and intermolecular forces on both the microscopic and bulk properties of matters. The topics investigated include viscosity, surface tension, isomerization kinetics, and relaxation phenomena. Credits: 0.25 When Offered: Spring semester only Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 334 or CHEM 336 (may be taken concurrently) Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 385 - Biophysical Chemistry Methods This half-semester integrated laboratory course is designed to be an introduction to modern methods of biophysical chemistry and a bridge to independent research in biological chemistry. Specifically, this course includes techniques of protein purification from heterologous overexpression or natural sources. This course also focuses on modern methods of protein characterization, including electrophoresis, spectroscopy, enzyme kinetics, dynamic light scattering, and/or x-ray crystallography. Credits: 0.25 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 264 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 387 - Special Topics: Structure and Analysis This half-semester integrated laboratory course offers an in-depth study of quantitative and structural analysis. Students complete an independent project employing techniques that may include advanced NMR (selective decoupling, variable-temperature, NOESY), mass spectrometry including MALDI and MS/MS, chromatographic separations, and small molecule X-ray crystallography. Credits: 0.25 When Offered: Fall semester only Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 264 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 391 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 413 - Molecular Symmetry This half-semester course provides an introduction to the use of group theory to describe the symmetry of molecules, and to aid in understanding their structure, bonding, and spectroscopy. The focus is on small molecules in the main group and transition-metal complexes. Credits: 0.50 When Offered: Alternate years Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 212 or CHEM 214 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 415 - Organometallic Chemistry This half-semester course is a survey of the organometallic chemistry of the transition elements, focusing on synthesis, bonding, structure, elementary reactions, and application to homogenous catalysis. Credits: 0.50 When Offered: Alternate years Corequisite: None Prerequisites: (CHEM 212 or CHEM 214 ) and CHEM 264 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 431 - Molecular Modeling and Simulation This half-semester course introduces modern simulation techniques in computational chemistry, including ab initio calculations and molecular dynamics simulations. Students learn the underlying theory of these methods at a basic level while getting hands-on experience studying chemical systems of their choice, from isolated molecules to aqueous biomolecules. Credits: 0.50 When Offered: Alternate years Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 333 or CHEM 336 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 432 - Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics This half-semester course starts with a review of pertinent statistics, quantum chemistry, and spectroscopy topics. The concepts of ensemble, partition function, and their relationship with ideal gas thermodynamics quantities like internal energy, entropy, Gibbs energy, equilibrium constant, and other macroscopic observations are discussed. Credits: 0.50 When Offered: Alternate years Corequisite: None Prerequisites: (CHEM 333 and CHEM 334 ) or CHEM 336 . CHEM 334 may be taken concurrently. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 452 - Metabolic Chemistry This half-semester course is dedicated to exploring the chemical themes and mechanisms of biological metabolism. Specifically, the metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, and nucleotides is investigated. Credits: 0.50 When Offered: Fall semester only Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 264 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 454 - Bioenergetics This half-semester biochemistry course covers the energy processes in living systems. The major focus of the course is mammalian biochemistry and cellular respiration in the mitochondria, but bacterial biochemistry and photosynthesis are also discussed. Credits: 0.50 When Offered: Spring semester only Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 264 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 456 - Bioinorganic Chemistry This half-semester course provides an introduction to the field of bioinorganic chemistry, a discipline at the interface of chemistry and biology. Topics and theoretical principles from coordination chemistry are applied to the study of metallo-enzymes and other systems involving metal ions. Emphasis is placed on mechanisms and structures in which metals play an essential role. Biological oxidation, nitrogen fixation, photosynthesis, DNA-metal complexes, organolead compounds are a few of the topics discusses in an effort to unify knowledge from classical sub-disciplines (inorganic and organic chemistry, biochemistry) into a picture in which students attempt to identify the paradigms in the mechanisms of life processes. Credits: 0.50 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 264 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 464 - Organic Synthesis In this half-semester course, a detailed study of the synthesis of organic compounds is presented. Particular attention is given to functional group compatibility, diastereoselectivity and enantioselectiviety, recent developments in organic reactions, as well as reaction catalysis. The primary literature is examined with an eye to better understand the design of the synthetic approach. Credits: 0.50 When Offered: Alternate years Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 264 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 468 - Medicinal Chemistry In this half-semester course, the basic principles of the drug discovery process are explored. Topics include traditional and novel approaches, mode of action, quantitative structure activity relationships, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and inactivation of medicinal agents. In addition, major drug classes are presented along with specific case studies for each category. Credits: 0.50 When Offered: Spring semester only Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 264 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 477 - Environmental Chemistry This half-semester course uses a firm grounding in chemistry to seek answers to the complex environmental questions faced by modern society. The scientific literature is used to explore a variety of topics, such as: legacy and emerging contaminants, natural cycles and their anthropogenic perturbations, and energy production. Credits: 0.50 When Offered: Alternate years Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHEM 264 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 481 - Advanced Chemistry Research Original research projects designed for student collaboration with faculty members to build on and consolidate the previous experiences in research, project design, use of modern instrumentation for data acquisition and analysis, problem solution, and oral and written communication of results. A minimum of eight hours of laboratory work per week is required. Credits: 0.50 When Offered: Fall semester only Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: Only Chemistry, Biochemistry Majors and Minors Class Restriction: Only Senior Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 482 - Advanced Chemistry Research Original research projects designed for student collaboration with faculty members to build on and consolidate the previous experiences in research, project design, use of modern instrumentation for data acquisition and analysis, problem solution, and oral and written communication of results. A minimum of eight hours of laboratory work per week is required. Credits: 0.50 When Offered: Spring semester only Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: Only Chemistry, Biochemistry Majors and Minors Class Restriction: Only Senior Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHEM 491 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
Chinese
	CHIN 121 - Elementary Chinese I This introduction to modern standard Chinese emphasizes understanding and speaking, with practice in reading and writing approximately 300 characters in either traditional or simplified forms. It covers basic structural patterns and vocabulary needed for ordinary conversation as well as future development. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 122 - Elementary Chinese II This introduction to modern standard Chinese emphasizes understanding and speaking, with practice in reading and writing approximately 300 characters in either traditional or simplified forms. It covers basic structural patterns and vocabulary needed for ordinary conversation as well as future development. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHIN 121 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 195 - Elementary-Level Chinese Language Abroad Elementary-level language courses taken abroad with a Colgate study group, an approved program, or in a foreign institution of higher learning. Credits: 1 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I Offers continued training in Modern Standard Chinese, with emphasis on reading and writing skills. Grammar review is combined with introduction to variations in speech and writing. Recitation and conversation sessions, role-play, and skits reinforce listening and speaking ability. By the end of the year, students may expect to communicate in both speech and writing on everyday topics. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHIN 122 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II Offers continued training in Modern Standard Chinese, with emphasis on reading and writing skills. Grammar review is combined with introduction to variations in speech and writing. Recitation and conversation sessions, role-play, and skits reinforce listening and speaking ability. By the end of the year, students may expect to communicate in both speech and writing on everyday topics. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHIN 201 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 222 - China through Literature and Film Offers an introduction to representative works of Chinese literature in English translation, as well as works of Chinese film with English subtitles. Specific focus and selections vary from year to year. No knowledge of Chinese is expected. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: CHIN 222L Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 222L - Required Film Screening Required corequisite to CHIN 222 . Credits: 0.00 Corequisite: CHIN 222 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 250 - East Asian Thought Introduces several classics of East Asian thought, familiar to every educated person in Japan, China, and Korean. Like CORE 151/152 readings, these books are about human nature and what it means to be human. They are cultural expressions of timeless value and enriching resources for human fruition. Readings include major Confucian and Taoist text, selections from Mahayana Buddhist writings, and Japanese classes on aesthetics. Taught in English. Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: JAPN 250 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CORE 151 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 288 - The Chinese City: Living Beijing (Extended Study) Ancient cosmological center of the world and current capital of a rapidly globalizing China, Beijing has long stirred the interest of natives and visitors alike. This interdisciplinary course explores the processes that have shaped and defined Beijing, especially during the past century or so. Topics include aesthetics of urban space, spatial symbolism, popular street life, arenas of political activism, and the impact of changing economic policies. Texts range from digitized historical maps and scroll paintings to film, novels, poetry, memoirs, travel guides, historical guides, and classics of urban studies scholarship. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Recommended: Some Chinese language ability preferred but not required Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 291 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 292 - Chinese Language (Study Group) Study group students complete one language course taught by CET Shanghai staff. Placement determined by CET language-teaching staff. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHIN 122 or equivalent Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 295 - Intermediate-Level Chinese Language Abroad Intermediate-level language courses taken abroad with a Colgate study group, an approved program, or in a foreign institution of higher learning. Credits: 1 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 303 - Films and Broadcasts By focusing on film, this course increases students’ fluency in all aspects of Chinese language. Students improve listening and speaking skills through viewing and discussion of contemporary films; they improve reading, writing, and narration skills through work with a film script. Through discussion and essay assignments, they learn to express personal responses, thoughts, and feelings. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHIN 202 or equivalent experience Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 304 - Readings in Social Issues Through readings on developments in contemporary Chinese society, this course introduces students to the vocabulary and sentence structures specific to written Chinese. Exercises accompanying the readings and essay assignments help develop writing skills. The topics presented in the essays, such as the population explosion, new marriage practices, and new trends in popular culture, provide rich material for class discussion and improve the students’ speaking, listening, and narration skills. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHIN 202 or equivalent experience Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 391 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 392 - Chinese Language (Study Group) Study group students complete one language course taught by CET Shanghai staff. Placement determined by CET language-teaching staff. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 395 - Advanced-Level Chinese Language Abroad Advanced-level language courses taken abroad with a Colgate study group, an approved program, or in a foreign institution of higher learning. Credits: 1 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 405 - Reading Chinese Newspapers Introduces the styles and conventions of Chinese newspaper language. Emphasis is on vocabulary expansion, forms, and structures that differ from everyday spoken Chinese, and tactics and skills for rapid reading. Aural-oral skills are reinforced through classroom discussions and supplementary materials. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHIN 304 or CHIN 303 or equivalent experience Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 406 - Readings in Modern Culture Designed to expand and consolidate students’ aural and oral mastery of advanced vocabulary and grammatical patterns through the study of modern Chinese writers and their work. All readings are original works of literature (poetry, short fiction, familiar prose) written for Chinese readers. Conversation sessions take on contemporary topics ranging from the modern Chinese family to women’s issues, economic changes, and the urban experience. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHIN 303 or CHIN 304 or equivalent experience Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 450 - Advanced Readings in Chinese Worldview A language-based content course. Departing from mythology and folklore and branching out into Chinese classics, this course deals with fundamental views in Chinese regarding the world, humankind, and their mutual relations. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: CHIN 405 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 481 - China in Transition (Study Group) Focuses on topics central to social, economic, and political transitions in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, with a special emphasis on Shanghai. It adopts a culturally immersive, interdisciplinary approach to comprehending changing Chinese lifestyles from perspectives that may include consumer culture, gender, workplace relations, ethnic diversity, and the environment. The course typically includes a cultural immersion internship and is enriched by readings, video viewings, guest lectures, and discussion. The goal is to arrive at an understanding of contemporary issues in China through both analysis and experience. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 482 - Topics in Chinese Culture (Study Group) Explores many of the topics introduced in its companion course, CHIN 481. Materials from literature, film, art, music, performance, and popular culture allow glimpses of the personal experience of people living through the changes and continuities discussed in CHIN 481, with an emphasis on cultural heritage and creative renovation of tradition. Guest lectures, readings, and discussion are enriched by culturally immersive field trips, visits to museums and temples, attendance at performances, and face-to-face meetings with scholars, artists, performers, and others. The course challenges students to develop sensitivity and imagination as well as understanding. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 491 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 492 - Chinese Language (Study Group) Study group students complete one language course taught by CET Shanghai staff. Placement determined by CET language-teaching staff. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CHIN 499 - Honors Project in Chinese Students pursuing honors research enroll in this course. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
The Classics
	CLAS 221 - The Epic Voice and Its Echoes Beginning with the first poems in the Western tradition, this course studies the epic genre in all its distinctiveness and variety. It explores the themes and ideology of epic, ranging from the heroic to the philosophical and didactic, and considers how the poet deals with fundamental questions: the nature of heroism, life and death, individual and community, mortals and immortals, memory, and the power of poetry. It also examines the craft of the epic poet, uniquely situated between orality and writing. Authors studied include Homer, Hesiod, Apollonius, Lucretius, and Vergil. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 222 - The Tragic and Comic Muse Examines selected plays of the three great tragedians—Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides—and of the comedian Aristophanes. Focuses on the tragic account of human nature and its relationship to the gods, but considers as well comedy’s response to that account. Other topics for discussion include the role of Athenian politics, religion, and sociology within the plays and the importance of the classical stage in Athenian life. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 224 - The Age of Augustus An introduction to the literature and culture of the Augustan Age, that period of Roman history in which the empire was established and many of its best-known artists flourished. Readings include selections from and works by the poets Lucretius, Horace, Vergil, Propertius, Ovid, and Lucan, by the historians Livy and Tacitus, and by the “novelist” Petronius. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 225 - Poets, Lovers, and Monsters Explores the significations of one culture’s changing fantasies of monsters—those from archaic, classical, and Hellenistic Greece—by looking at them in conjunction with some modern monsters. The course aims at comprehending the ancient Greek nexus of monster and artist—both figures with a marked physical or personality flaw, outsiders to heroic society. Readings include selections from Hesiod, Homer, Pindar, Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, and Theocritus. These classical texts are complemented by readings from contemporary poets, as well as viewings of several classic horror films. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 230 - Classical Mythology Introduces students to the myths of the ancient world, focusing on those of the Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans, with consideration also of those of the Near East, south Asia, and northern Europe. Students not only acquire a thorough knowledge of the major myths surrounding both gods and heroes but also gain an appreciation of the variety of approaches to understanding and interpreting them, exploring questions of the universality, transferability, and common inheritance of myths across cultures. Readings are drawn from ancient texts and from modern critical works. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 231 - Greek Religion Covers the period from the Bronze Age up to and including the Hellenistic era. The following topics are considered: the phenomenon of anthropomorphism; the connection between mythology and ritual; the status of the dead; the function of the sanctuary; the role of the priest and the seer; hero-worship; evidence for human sacrifice; ecstasy, madness, and possession; the place of religion within the Greek city-state; prayers, curses, and inherited guilt; festivals and spectacles; pollution-belief; Orphism; the rise of mystery religions; and the relationship between Olympian and chthonian religion. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 232 - Sexuality and Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome Considers concepts of sexuality and gender in the Graeco-Roman world. It explores the portrayal of gender in classical mythology and examines the legal, economic, social, and religious position of women and men as reflected in historical documents and the archaeological record. Special attention is given to comparing mythological images with the realities of people’s lives in Greek and Roman society. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 233 - Greek Art Surveys the pre-Hellenic, archaic, classical, and Hellenistic art and architecture of Greece with a special emphasis on the political, social, and religious contexts in which art was produced and how it reflects the ideas and concerns of the ancient Greeks, both individually and collectively. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 234 - Archaeology of Greece An introduction to Minoan, Mycenaean, and Greek civilizations, including a survey of major sites and monuments. Attention is given to ways in which arguments are developed from the archaeological record. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 235 - Archaeology of Italy An introduction to the archaeology of the Italian peninsula from earliest prehistoric to late imperial times, including the major sites and monuments of native Italic cultures, Greek and Phoenician colonization, Etruscan civilization, Rome, and Pompeii. Attention is given to the ways in which arguments are developed from the archaeological record. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 236 - Greek History The history of ancient Greece from the Archaic period to the conquests of Alexander the Great. Through readings of Herodotus and Thucydides, emphasis is placed on political and social developments at Athens and Sparta, the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, and the events that led to the rise of Alexander’s empire. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Recommended: May be taken for history major credit. Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 237 - Roman History The history of ancient Rome from its foundation through the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Emphasis is placed on political, constitutional, and social developments. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: No Junior, Senior Recommended: May be taken for history major credit. Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 240 - World Archaeology, Material Culture, and Identity From Neolithic settlements to the great cities of the ancient world, such as Uruk, Mohenjo Daro, Pompeii, Copan, and Teotihuacan, and encompassing Native American remains in our local central New York environment, this interdisciplinary course offers a global study of archaeology and focuses on the role of material culture in shaping human identity. The course entertains questions such as, how did the world’s first great cities come to be? Where did writing come from? Why did ancient people all over the world revere their dead? What ends did human sacrifice serve? What are the lessons of archaeology regarding the human transformation of the environment? Perspectives on these issues are offered by faculty who specialize in a wide range of facets of the study of archaeology in different cultures of the world. Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: ANTH 240 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 250 - The Ancient Roman City Private and public life in the urban centers of Roman Italy forms the focus of this course. It traces the history of the city of Rome, with all of its political, economic, social, and religious institutions, from its origins in the 8th century BC to the end of the Roman Empire in the 4th century AD. Students acquire a basic knowledge of the political and social history of Rome while discussing many of the ancient written sources that have a bearing on the subject of the private and public lives of Romans. Readings include Virgil, Livy, Tacitus, Juvenal, Petronius, Pliny the Younger, and Suetonius. Through the different approaches of archaeological, epigraphical, art historical, topographical, environmental, and historical studies, students become acquainted with the material culture of the ancient Roman city. Emphasis is placed on Rome, the capital itself, and the prosperous towns on the Bay of Naples, Herculaneum and Pompeii, that were destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Credits: 1.00 Prerequisites: LATN 122 or LATN 123 or LATN 201 or LATN 202 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 250E - The Ancient Roman City (Extended Study) Through direct study of the material culture of Rome and the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the course investigates what life was like for men, women, and children of every socio-economic class: from the grandiose villas and urban palaces to the physical spaces where Roman urban life developed and made its fundamental contribution to western civilization. Credits: 0.50 Corequisite: CLAS 250 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 251 - The Ancient Greek City Provides an introduction to the history of ancient Greece and development of the Greek city-state, or polis, with a special focus on Athens. Students learn about the importance of the study of material remains for tracing the rise of Bronze Age and later Iron Age centers. Through a combined study of literary and historical texts, archaeology, and epigraphy, students gain an understanding of the social, political, economic, and religious institutions that shaped the ancient Greek city-state and provided a foundation for many later developments of western civilization. An interdisciplinary approach is applied to exploring the structures that defined the identity of the individual within a single polity as well as within the broader Pan-Hellenic context. Credits: 1.00 Prerequisites: GREK 122 or GREK 201 or GREK 202 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 251E - The Ancient Greek City (Extended Study) The extended study introduces students first hand to the physical settings where Greek urban life developed and made its fundamental contribution to western civilization. During the three weeks that students are based in Athens, they observe and interpret the evidence that material culture provides for understanding the social, political, and religious institutions that shaped the ancient Greek city-state, a subject that they have studied on-campus in the course CLAS 251. The extended study places special emphasis on how material culture illuminates the ways in which these varied institutions defined the identity of an individual within the ancient Greek city and in a broader Pan-Hellenic context. Credits: 0.50 Corequisite: CLAS 251 Prerequisites: GREK 122 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: None Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 252 - Crete: Imaginary Pasts Focuses on the Greek island of Crete to consider how the construction of identity depends on an imaginary past. Ancient Greece posited for itself an even more ancient past located on the island of Crete. The myths and stories sited on Crete (e.g., the births of Zeus and Hera, the stories of Daedalus and Icarus, Pasiphae and the Minotaur, Theseus and Ariadne) ponder the nature of the divine, the polity, creativity, and eros - topics crucial to the fashioning of a self. Course readings include selections from Hesiod’s Theogony, Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, Xenophon’s Symposium, Plato’s Laws, Euripides’ Hippolytus, Euripides’ Bacchae, Diodorus Siculus’s Library, and Plutarch’s Lives. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: Only Sophomore Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 291 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 391 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 401 - Senior Seminar in the Classics This senior seminar focuses on proficiency in Greek and/or Latin, on competence in conducting research in classical studies, and on developing an understanding of and appreciation for the reception of classical literature and art. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: Only Senior Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 490 - Honors Independent study, open to candidates for honors. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	CLAS 491 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
Computer Science
	COSC 100 - Computers in the Arts and Sciences Introduces students to the inner workings of computers, the Internet, the Web. Students learn to create a well-designed web page; build a website; perform regression analysis; analyze a small social network; etc. Students spend two weeks on the notion of data modeling, build simple but useful financial models, and in the process learn the basics of financial literacy. There are several lab assignments and two group projects, one to build a website on the subject of choice, the other to analyze a social network. No computer experience is required. The course does not count toward the major. Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: CORE 126S Corequisite: COSC 100L Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: No Computer Science/Mathematics, Computer Science Majors Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 100L - Computers in the Arts and Sciences Lab Required corequisite to COSC 100 . Credits: 0.25 Corequisite: COSC 100 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 101 - Introduction for Computing I An introduction to computer science through the study of programming utilizing the programming language Python. Topics include program control, modular design, recursion, fundamental data structures including lists and maps, and a variety of problem-solving techniques. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: COSC 101L Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: No Senior Recommended: Recommended for students in all disciplines who desire a rigorous introduction to computers and programming. Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 101L - Introduction for Computing I Lab A weekly two-hour laboratory provides the opportunity to develop programming and design skills. Required corequisite to COSC 101. Credits: 0.25 Corequisite: COSC 101 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 102 - Introduction for Computing II A continuation of COSC 101 and the first course in the major. Develops advanced programming topics such as abstract data types and algorithms and their analyses. Abstract data structures may include lists, stacks, queues, maps, trees, and heaps; algorithms include search and sort procedures. The concepts of information hiding, data abstraction, and modular design are emphasized. Object-oriented programming is used throughout. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: COSC 102L Prerequisites: COSC 101 or equivalent programming experience. Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 102L - Introduction for Computing II Lab Required corequisite to COSC 102. This weekly two-hour laboratory includes the design and implementation of programs that illustrate the topics of the course. Credits: 0.25 Corequisite: COSC 102 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 122 - Introduction to Computer Graphics and Animation Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of computer graphics, animation, and algorithms that are the basis for image processing. Also introduces a programming system that provides an object-oriented approach with tools for animations of three-dimensional graphics. No prior programming experience is required. Does not count toward the major. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: COSC 122L Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 122L - Introduction to Computer Graphics and Animation Lab Required corequisite to COSC 122 . A weekly two-hour laboratory where students gain practice in testing and implementing the concepts introduced in class. Credits: 0.25 Corequisite: COSC 122 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 140 - Developing Web Applications The goal of this course is to introduce students to how modern web applications are designed and created. Through lecture, discussion, and programming assignments, student learn programming constructs in Python, including variables and types, control flow, objects and classes; web front-end technologies such as HTML and CSS; and the Django web application framework. In addition to core software engineering and design topics, this course considers issues related to accessibility, sensitivity to culture and locale, and security and privacy. No prior programming experience is required. This course does not count toward the major. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: COSC 140L Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: No Computer Science/Mathematics, Computer Science Majors and Minors Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 140L - Developing Web Applications Lab Required corequisite to COSC 140 . A weekly two-hour laboratory provides the opportunity to develop practical programming and design skills. Credits: 0.25 Corequisite: COSC 140 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 150 - Contemporary Issues in Computer Science An introduction to contemporary concepts, models, and issues in computer science. Topics are chosen from the nature of computation, algorithms and their applications, data centers and cloud computing, software engineering, logic and system design, programming languages, security, big data and data mining, mobile computing, and others. These topics relate to contemporary experience by examining issues such as privacy, software reliability, information access, politics and social networks, e-commerce, electronic piracy, globalization, hacking, ownership of bits, copyright and patent infringement. The course does not count toward the major. Credits: 1.00 Crosslisted: CORE 142S Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 201 - Computer Organization A study of the fundamental concepts of computer architecture. Topics include the representation of information, components of the computer and how they interact, microarchitecture and microprogramming, conventional machine and assembly language, and advanced architectures. Several types of computer design are reviewed; an ARM architecture is the subject of detailed study. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: COSC 201L Prerequisites: COSC 102 (may be taken concurrently) Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 201L - Computer Organization Lab Required corequisite to COSC 201 . The laboratory is used to examine how different components of a computer’s architecture can affect its performance. Credits: 0.25 Corequisite: COSC 201 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 290 - Discrete Structures Introduces discrete computational structures, methods, and concepts utilized throughout computer science. Topics may include types, relations, functions, equivalence and congruence relations, recursion, order relations, partially ordered sets, lattices, Boolean algebras, logic, semi-groups, monoids, morphisms, languages, graphs, trees, finite state machines, counting, and probability. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: COSC 290L Prerequisites: COSC 102 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 290L - Discrete Structures Lab Required corequisite to COSC 290 . Credits: 0.25 Corequisite: COSC 290 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 301 - Operating Systems Introduces students to the study of operating systems. Topics include the hardware/software interface, scheduling, resource allocation, memory and storage management, the scope and nature of services provided to applications, and system performance evaluation. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: COSC 301L Prerequisites: COSC 102 and COSC 201 (COSC 201 may be taken concurrently) Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 301L - Operating Systems Lab Required corequisite to COSC 301 . Credits: 0.25 Corequisite: COSC 301 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 302 - Analysis of Algorithms Provides a conceptual framework within which both theoretical and concrete analyses of computer algorithms may be developed. Topics to be covered include: time and space complexity; graph algorithms; problem-solving techniques including divide-and-conquer, greedy algorithms, and dynamic programming; intractability; and approximation. Credits: 1.00 Corequisite: COSC 302L Prerequisites: COSC 290 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Recommended: Previous completion of COSC 290 is strongly recommended. Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 302L - Analysis or Algorithms Lab Required corequisite to COSC 302. Credits: 0.25 Corequisite: COSC 302 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 304 - Theory of Computing Introduces the different models of computation and focuses attention on the relative strength of each model and the relationship of one model to another. Concepts introduced include type theory, finite automata, regular expressions and languages, context-free grammars, push-down automata, Turing machines and their schema, diagonalization arguments, Church’s Thesis, the Halting problem, and computational complexity. Credits: 1.00 When Offered: Fall semester only Corequisite: COSC 304L Prerequisites: COSC 290 Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 304L - Theory of Computing Lab Required corequisite to COSC 304. Credits: 0.25 When Offered: Fall semester only Corequisite: COSC 304 Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term
	COSC 391 - Independent Study Opportunity for individual study in areas not covered by formal course offerings, under the guidance of a member of the faculty. Credits: variable Corequisite: None Prerequisites: None Major/Minor Restrictions: None Class Restriction: None Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Liberal Arts CORE: None Click here for Course Offerings by term

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CHEM 214 - Inorganic Chemistry

CHEM 263 - Organic Chemistry I

CHEM 263L - Organic Chemistry I Lab

CHEM 264 - Organic Chemistry II

CHEM 264L - Organic Chemistry II Lab

CHEM 291 - Independent Study

CHEM 333 - Physical Chemistry I

CHEM 334 - Physical Chemistry II

CHEM 336 - Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences

CHEM 353 - Proteins and Nucleic Acids

CHEM 371 - Instrumental Methods

CHEM 381 - Practical Quantitative Analysis

CHEM 382 - Molecular Spectroscopy

CHEM 384 - Molecular Dynamics

CHEM 385 - Biophysical Chemistry Methods

CHEM 387 - Special Topics: Structure and Analysis

CHEM 391 - Independent Study

CHEM 413 - Molecular Symmetry

CHEM 415 - Organometallic Chemistry

CHEM 431 - Molecular Modeling and Simulation

CHEM 432 - Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics

CHEM 452 - Metabolic Chemistry

CHEM 454 - Bioenergetics

CHEM 456 - Bioinorganic Chemistry

CHEM 464 - Organic Synthesis

CHEM 468 - Medicinal Chemistry

CHEM 477 - Environmental Chemistry

CHEM 481 - Advanced Chemistry Research

CHEM 482 - Advanced Chemistry Research

CHEM 491 - Independent Study

CHIN 121 - Elementary Chinese I

CHIN 122 - Elementary Chinese II

CHIN 195 - Elementary-Level Chinese Language Abroad

CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I

CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II

CHIN 222 - China through Literature and Film

CHIN 222L - Required Film Screening

CHIN 250 - East Asian Thought

CHIN 288 - The Chinese City: Living Beijing (Extended Study)

CHIN 291 - Independent Study

CHIN 292 - Chinese Language (Study Group)

CHIN 295 - Intermediate-Level Chinese Language Abroad

CHIN 303 - Films and Broadcasts

CHIN 304 - Readings in Social Issues

CHIN 391 - Independent Study

CHIN 392 - Chinese Language (Study Group)

CHIN 395 - Advanced-Level Chinese Language Abroad

CHIN 405 - Reading Chinese Newspapers

CHIN 406 - Readings in Modern Culture

CHIN 450 - Advanced Readings in Chinese Worldview

CHIN 481 - China in Transition (Study Group)

CHIN 482 - Topics in Chinese Culture (Study Group)

CHIN 491 - Independent Study

CHIN 492 - Chinese Language (Study Group)

CHIN 499 - Honors Project in Chinese

CLAS 221 - The Epic Voice and Its Echoes

CLAS 222 - The Tragic and Comic Muse

CLAS 224 - The Age of Augustus

CLAS 225 - Poets, Lovers, and Monsters

CLAS 230 - Classical Mythology

CLAS 231 - Greek Religion

CLAS 232 - Sexuality and Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome

CLAS 233 - Greek Art

CLAS 234 - Archaeology of Greece

CLAS 235 - Archaeology of Italy

CLAS 236 - Greek History

CLAS 237 - Roman History

CLAS 240 - World Archaeology, Material Culture, and Identity

CLAS 250 - The Ancient Roman City

CLAS 250E - The Ancient Roman City (Extended Study)

CLAS 251 - The Ancient Greek City

CLAS 251E - The Ancient Greek City (Extended Study)

CLAS 252 - Crete: Imaginary Pasts

CLAS 291 - Independent Study

CLAS 391 - Independent Study

CLAS 401 - Senior Seminar in the Classics

CLAS 490 - Honors

CLAS 491 - Independent Study

COSC 100 - Computers in the Arts and Sciences