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BIOL 3050L - Lab: Principles of Genetics
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 3050 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 3060 - Principles of Cell Biology
Goals: To introduce students to the structure and function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and to the dynamic nature of cellular function. To introduce investigative skills such as information searching, research design and analysis, and scientific writing.
Content: The chemical basis of cellular function; macromolecules; organelles; membranes and membrane transport; enzymes and the catalysts of cellular reactions; information storage and information flow within and between cells; cell division and its regulation; cellular metabolism including cellular respiration.
Taught: Spring term.
Prerequisites: BIOL 3050 with grade of C- or better, CHEM 1140 with grade of C- or better, or concurrent registration in CHEM 1140.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 3060L - Lab: Principles of Cell Biology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 3060 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 3400 - Comparative Anatomy
Goals: To investigate the form and function of anatomical features of a variety of animals, using the comparative method to assess the relative importance of evolutionary history and differing environments on morphology. Dissection with be emphasized.
Content: The evolution and integration of morphology, with emphasis on the roles of homology, ontogeny, and adaptation to diverse environments as influences on form and function.
Taught: Alternate years, spring term.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1800 and BIOL 1820 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 3400L - Lab: Comparative Anatomy
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 3400 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 3500 - Plant Adaptation and Diversity
Goals: To learn the concepts of classification; to learn representative species of the seed plants, with emphasis on those found in this area; to examine examples of ways in which plants show responses to selection that are integrated across molecular, physiological, morphological, and ecological levels.
Content: Fundamentals of systematics and classification; characteristics and human uses of representative plant families; case studies of plant adaptations to different environments (such as bogs and deserts); field identification of woody and herbaceous plants common in Minnesota.
Taught: Alternate years, spring term.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1800 and BIOL 1820.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 3500L - Lab: Plant Adaptation and Diversity
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 3500 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 3650 - Invertebrate Biology
Goals: To examine the form, function, reproduction, ecology, and phylogeny of invertebrate animals. To recognize characteristics unique to particular taxa, and homologies that reveal relatedness among taxa.
Content: Principles of phylogenetic analyses; characteristics of major invertebrate taxa; investigation of the ecological relevance of invertebrates through reading and discussion of primary literature. Laboratories will include behavioral and physiological experiments, field trips to study invertebrates in their natural habitats, and surveys of invertebrate phyla.
Taught: Alternate years, fall term.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1800 and BIOL 1820.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 3650L - Lab: Invertebrate Biology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 3650 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 3770 - Population Genetics and Evolution
Goals: To understand the basis of microevolution through population genetics; to demonstrate the uses of molecular genetic data in evolutionary biology; to explore the mechanisms of evolutionary change; and to show how these mechanisms have led to the evolutionary history seen in the fossil record.
Content: The nature of biological variation, genetic structure of populations, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, quantitative genetics, principles of evolutionary phylogenetics, evolutionary processes, and the evolutionary history of major taxa.
Prerequisites: BIOL 3050.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 3830 - Applied Biotechnology
Goals: This course is a survey of the underlying molecular approaches upon which biotechnological innovations are based.
Content: Topics covered include general strategies for gene cloning, gene transfer, genetic modification of organisms, and large scale production of protein products. The course will examine examples of biotechnological applications in biomedical, pharmaceutical, industrial, forensic, and agricultural industries, and will review the history of public discourse and policy development regarding the regulation of biotechnology in the U.S. and around the world.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1140, BIOL 3050, and BIOL 3060.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 3830L - Lab: Applied Biotechnology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 3830 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5450 - Current Problems in Biology
Goals: To examine recent scientific literature in the field.
Content: Seminar structure includes class discussions of primary literature and individual investigation of an aspect of the course topic theme.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1800, BIOL 1820, BIOL 3050, and BIOL 3060.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 5540 - Aquatic Biology
Goals: To understand the differences and similarities among the various freshwater aquatic ecosystems (lakes, streams, wetlands), and to understand the ecological principles and interactions that govern the distribution and abundance of aquatic organisms. To develop computer skills, and to practice writing skills.
Content: Lake origins; glacial history of Minnesota; water chemistry; aquatic ecosystem structure; food web interactions; survey of important aquatic organisms; linkages among terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems; human impacts on aquatic environments (e.g., eutrophication, acidification). Laboratories will include field studies of aquatic environments, and controlled laboratory experiments.
Taught: Alternate years, fall term.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1800 and BIOL 1820.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 5540L - Lab: Aquatic Biology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 5540 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5550 - Microbiology
Goals: Introduction to the biology of microorganisms. Practice of sterile technique and other microbiological procedures.
Content: Microorganisms: their structural and physiological characteristics, metabolism, genetics, pathogenicity and methods for control of their growth. Certain microbial and viral diseases and characteristics of viruses are also considered, as is the role of microorganisms in industrial and environmental processes.
Taught: Alternate years, spring term.
Prerequisites: BIOL 3050 and BIOL 3060, or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 5550L - Lab: Microbiology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 5550 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5590 - Ecology
Goals: To demonstrate empirical and theoretical understanding of the relationships between organisms and their biological and physical environment; to examine the distribution and abundance of organisms; to apply quantitative analysis to field-collected ecological data.
Content: Energy flow, ecosystem organization, community structure, organismal interactions, population dynamics, physiological ecology, and biome structure.
Taught: Fall term.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1800 and BIOL 1820.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 5590L - Lab: Ecology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 5590 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5600 - Developmental Biology
Goals: To survey developmental processes in a variety of protists, plants and animals. To design and perform experiments that address topics chosen by students, using developmental systems. To practice writing skills.
Content: The genetic basis of development, sexual reproduction, morphogenesis, and embryonic development in animals, plant development, pattern formation, regeneration, metamorphosis, and aspects of cancer and aging.
Taught: Alternate years, spring term.
Prerequisites: BIOL 3050 and BIOL 3060.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 5600L - Lab: Developmental Biology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 5600 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5650 - Animal Behavior
Goals: To investigate how and why animals have developed their particular solutions to problems of life such as finding food, shelter, and mates, avoiding predators and disease, and producing offspring; to develop skills in observation, experimental design and analysis; to enhance oral and written communication skills; and to develop an appreciation for the alien nature of animal experiences.
Content: Evolutionary theory, behavioral genetics, and behavioral ecology will be used to develop methods for exploring the immediate causes, development, adaptive value, and evolutionary history of behavioral traits. We will discuss and critique various ethological models and current controversies in the field. Laboratory sessions will stress appropriate experimental design and statistical analysis. Students will gain further skills in experimental design and analysis while conducting independent research in the field or in the laboratory on a topic of their choice.
Taught: Alternate years, spring term.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1800 and BIOL 1820 or permission of instructor. BIOL 3050 and 3060 strongly recommended.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 5650L - Lab: Animal Behavior
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 5650 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5700 - Research in Biology
Goals: Introduction to research methodologies and the ways that graduate school research groups operate. The intent is to foster close student/faculty interaction as these parties join together in a research venture.
Content: Introduction to research methods including survey of relevant literature, experimental design, conducting a series of experiments, and analysis and presentation of data. Students enrolled in the course will work independently and with the instructor, and also attend biweekly laboratory group meetings. Students will learn research techniques and conduct investigations in a focused area of biology to be decided by the instructor.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 5760 - Immunology
Goals: To learn about immune system development, function ,and disorders; to become familiar with the theory and application of current methods in immunological research; to gain experience in reading primary scientific literature.
Content: History and theories of immunology with an emphasis on the experiments that defined the major advances in the field; innate and adaptive immunity; humoral and cellular immune responses; antibody genes, protein structure and function; self/nonself recognition by the immune system; T cell development, activation, and function; the immune system in autoimmunity, cancer, HIV, and transplantation.
Prerequisites: BIOL 3050 and BIOL 3060.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 5760L - Lab: Immunology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 5760 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5900 - Molecular Cell Biology
Goals: To gain an understanding of cellular structure and function at the molecular level. To become familiar with cytological and molecular approaches as applied to contemporary issues in cell biology. To read and discuss contemporary research in molecular cell biology.
Content: Cell compartmentalization, cell structure and function, organelle function and biogenesis, cell motility, cell communication and membrane transport, signal transduction and regulation of cell growth, chromosome structure, cell cycle regulation, molecular mechanisms of aging and cancer. Laboratory will emphasize recombinant DNA and molecular techniques.
Taught: Spring term.
Prerequisites: BIOL 3050, BIOL 3060, BIOC 3820, and CHEM 3460.
Credits: 4 credits
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BIOL 5900L - Lab: Molecular Cell Biology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 5900 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5950 - Biology Seminar
Content: The seminar program includes presentations by outside speakers, Hamline faculty, and students. All biology majors must present the results of a research or library project as part of the degree requirements for the major.
Taught: Each semester.
Two years required for biology majors. Required each term for Kenyon scholars.
Credits: 0.5 credits
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CFST 1100 - Introduction to Conflict Studies
Goals: This multi-disciplinary course introduces students to the major approaches to understanding conflict at the interpersonal, organizational, and socio-cultural levels.
Content: Students study how conflict is understood from a range of disciplinary perspectives and in a wide variety of settings so as to develop broad perspectives on the ways in which conflict can be analyzed.
Taught: Annually.
Credits: 4 credits
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CFST 3100 - Approaches to Conflict Response
Goals: To develop an understanding and appreciation for the range and implications of various forms of conflict response and intervention.
Content: Students will study a range of response strategies to conflict, including conflict escalation and de-escalation, coercion, persuasion, cooperation and reward, and will experiment with a variety of specific intervention techniques.
Prerequisite: CFST 1100 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4 credits
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CFST 3300 - The Role of Conflict in Social Change
Goals: To introduce students to basic concepts shared between conflict studies and social justice studies; to examine connections between social conflict and people’s movements for social change; and to study particular movements through these conceptual lenses.
Content: Students will learn to distinguish among interpersonal, organizational, and socio-cultural levels of conflict; be introduced to relevant social science frameworks; study the role of conflict in particular movements; and develop analyses of an aspect of that movement in which they are especially interested.
Taught: Annually.
Credits: 4 credits
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CFST 3500 - Technical Work, Conflict, and Teams
Goals: To build knowledge and skills in social conflict, team work, and cultural diversity among students whose life work will be in scientific and technical fields such as biology, biochemistry, chemistry, mathematics, and physics.
Content: Students develop understanding of the impact of cultural differences in work settings where scientific and technical work demand cross-disciplinary team work; learn conceptual frameworks for understanding conflict in interpersonal and organizational contexts; and build team work skills.
Taught: Annually.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 1100 - Chem-Energetics
Goals: To introduce and develop some basic principles of chemistry and demonstrate how they affect humankind and the environment.
Content: Basic principles of chemistry are introduced using a case study method. Topics include the ozone layer, global warming, acid rain, nuclear fission and fusion, nutrition, water as a natural resource, fossil and solar energy, and others. Special attention is paid to the social, economic and political contexts in which society deals with these issues. Models of chemical structure and bonding are developed as well as the basic concepts of thermodynamics, kinetics, and acid-base relationships.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: None. High school chemistry is not required.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 1100L - Lab: Chem-Energetics
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 1100 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 1130 - General Chemistry I
Goals: To introduce and develop the fundamental principles of analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. To provide instruction in fundamental laboratory techniques and to encourage the development of interpretive and problem-solving skills.
Content: Scientific measurement, stoichiometry, energy changes, physical behavior of gases, electronic structure of atoms, periodicity, bonding models including valence bond, molecular orbital and hybridization, molecular geometry, intermolecular forces, properties of solutions, liquids and solids, nomenclature, and chemistry of familiar elements. Gravimetric, volumetric and calorimetric measurements; graphical data analysis. Application of modern spectroscopic techniques to structure determination.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: Higher algebra. High school chemistry is highly recommended.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 1130L - Lab: General Chemistry I
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 1130 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 1140 - General Chemistry II
Goals: To further develop the fundamental principles of analytical, biological, inorganic, physical and organic chemistry. Emphasis on the development of problem-solving techniques. The laboratory focuses on inorganic qualitative analysis.
Content: Spontaneity and rates of chemical reactions; equilibrium involving gases, acids, bases and salts; acid-base theories; titration theory and practice, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, biochemistry, the chemical and physical properties of metals, nonmetals, and coordination compounds.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1130.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 1140L - Lab: General Chemistry II
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 1140 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 3240 - Analytical Chemistry
Goals: To introduce and develop the theoretical concepts and laboratory practices of quantitative chemical analysis.
Content: Theory and practice in classical analytical methods and instrumentation; emphasis on ionic equilibria and electrochemistry and their relevance to chemical analysis; application of computers and statistics to analytical problems.
Taught: Annually, spring.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1140.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 3240L - Lab: Analytical Chemistry
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 3240 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 3330 - Instrumental Methods
Goals: To develop in depth the theory, scope, and limitations of the most commonly applied instrumental techniques of chemical analysis.
Content: Theory and techniques of infrared, ultraviolet, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, gas and liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, potentiometry, and other spectral and electrical methods of analysis, emphasizing relations among such factors as noise, resolution, sensitivity, error, and economics; applications of computers to analytical systems.
Taught: Annually, fall.
Prerequisites: CHEM 3240, CHEM 3460, and co-registration with CHEM 3940. MATH 1180 and PHYS 1240 recommended.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 3450 - Organic Chemistry I
Goals: To develop a broad understanding of the theoretical concepts of organic chemistry. Molecular orbital theory and valence bond resonance theory are invoked to describe and explain the ramifications of covalent bonding in organic molecules. Thermodynamic considerations of 3-dimensional molecular shape are discussed. Instrumental techniques for the assignment of molecular structure are a key focus. Modern mechanistic theory of organic chemical reactions is developed in detail.
Content: Nomenclature, model building, stereochemistry, mass, ultraviolet, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Mechanisms associated with acid-base reactions, nucleophilic substitution, and nucleophilic addition.
Taught: Annually, fall.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1140 (C grade or better).
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 3450L - Lab: Organic Chemistry I
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 3450 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 3460 - Organic Chemistry II
Goals: To further develop the theoretical concepts of organic chemistry and develop plausible synthetic and mechanistic pathways.
Content: Mechanisms associated with elimination, electrophilic substitution, electrophilic addition, free radical reactions, and pericyclic reactions. Chemistries of alkenes, alkynes, aromatics, pericyclic compounds, polymers, proteins and carbohydrates including reactions of intermediary metabolism.
Taught: Annually, spring.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3450.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 3460L - Lab: Organic Chemistry II
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 3460 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 3550 - Chemical Thermodynamics
Goals: To introduce and develop fundamental concepts of thermodynamics and kinetics and to further develop problem-solving techniques using advanced mathematical tools.
Content: Thermodynamics, properties of gases, partition functions, phase equilibria, chemical equilibria, solutions and applications to biological systems. Chemical kinetics including rate equations, reaction mechanisms, collision theory, transition state theory and application to biological systems.
Taught: Annually, fall.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1140 (C grade or better), MATH 1180, and PHYS 1230.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 3560 - Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy
Goals: To introduce and develop fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics and demonstrate applicability to real systems.
Content: Quantum mechanics and its application to simple systems; electronic structure of atoms, molecules and the chemical bond; atomic and molecular spectroscopy and symmetry; approximation methods and computations; solids and surface chemistry.
Taught: Annually, spring.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1140 (C grade or better), MATH 1180, and PHYS 1240 or co-registration.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 3820 - Biochemistry I
Crosslisted
Listed under Biochemistry as BIOC 3820.
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CHEM 3830 - Biochemistry II
Crosslisted
Listed under Biochemistry as BIOC 3830.
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CHEM 3940 - Advanced Laboratory Techniques
Goals: To provide instruction in some practical skills commonly used by professional chemists.
Content: Experimental design, laboratory manipulations, data analysis, searching the scientific literature, preparation and presentation of oral and written reports. Work in the fall term is coordinated with CHEM 3330 and emphasizes student-driven small group research projects along with instrument design, capabilities, and limitations. Work in the spring term emphasizes application of instrumental methods to the study of physical chemistry.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisites: Fall term: CHEM 3240, CHEM 3460, co-registration with CHEM 3330. Spring term: CHEM 3550, co-registration with CHEM 3560.
Credits: 2 credits fall term, 2 credits spring term
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CHEM 5820 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry
Goals: To further develop techniques for efficiently dealing with analytical problems relevant to chemical research and production.
Content: The analysis of real materials with attention to the literature of analytical chemistry and to the theoretical aspects of such topics as separation techniques and instrumental methods. Emphasis on the relationship between analytical problems and methods to solve them.
Taught: By request.
Prerequisites: CHEM 3330, CHEM 3460, and CHEM 3550 (or co-registration).
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 5840 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Goals: To introduce and develop classical and modern concepts of inorganic chemistry.
Content: Periodic, chemical, and physical properties of the elements; symmetry and group theory; ionic and covalent bonding; acid-base chemistry; kinetics and mechanisms; metals and semiconductors; electronic spectra of coordination complexes; organometallic and bioinorganic chemistry; the application of molecular orbital theory; and quantum mechanical calculations.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisites: CHEM 3460 and CHEM 3560.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 5840L - Lab: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 5840 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 5860 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
Goals: To further develop skills in modern mechanistic theory, organophysical chemistry, and retrosynthetic analysis. Particular emphasis is placed on stereocontrol in synthetic applications.
Content: Problem solving discussion sessions; individual and group problem sets; critical analysis of research seminars and research papers.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisites: CHEM 3460 and CHEM 3560 (C grade or better).
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 5880 - Advanced Physical Chemistry
Goals: To provide an advanced treatment of special topics in physical chemistry.
Content: Topics from statistical thermodynamics, molecular spectroscopy, magnetic resonance, theoretical organic, kinetics, molecular mechanics, and polymer chemistry may be included.
Taught: By request.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3560.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 5960 - Research Techniques
Goals: To provide an opportunity to further develop research techniques and skills in the field of chemistry.
Content: An individual, original student research project in some field of chemistry, including reviewing the pertinent chemical literature, designing and carrying out laboratory experiments, writing an extensive paper, and presenting a formal seminar.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: CHEM 5840 (or co-registration) or faculty consent.
Credits: 2 credits fall term, 2 credits spring term
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CHIN 1110 - Beginning Chinese I
Goals: To introduce students to 350 individual Chinese characters and to basic vocabulary and grammar; to enable students to do simple translation and make conversation.
Content: Reading, writing, speaking and listening are all equally emphasized in this course. The vocabulary covered includes words for familiar topics and those that deal with everyday situations.
Taught: Annually, in fall term.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHIN 1120 - Beginning Chinese II
Goals: To introduce students to 400 individual Chinese characters and to basic vocabulary and grammar; to enable students to do simple translation and make conversation.
Content: Reading, writing, speaking and listening are all equally emphasized in this course. The vocabulary covered includes words for familiar topics and those that deal with everyday situations.
Taught: Annually, in spring term.
Prerequisite: CHIN 1110.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHIN 3110 - Intermediate Chinese I
Goals: To enable students to read and comprehend short essays and stories in simple non-technical prose, to develop conversational ability and to master the vocabulary and grammar introduced in their readings.
Content: Stories about daily experiences in China.
Taught: Annually, in fall term.
Prerequisite: CHIN 1120.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHIN 3120 - Intermediate Chinese II
Goals: To enable students to read and comprehend short essays and stories in simple non-technical prose, to develop conversational ability and to master the vocabulary and grammar introduced in their readings.
Content: Stories about daily experiences in China.
Taught: Annually, in spring term.
Prerequisite: CHIN 3110.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHIN 3600 - Advanced Intermediate Chinese I
Goals: To enhance the ability to communicate in Chinese by further developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing; to further awareness of Chinese culture.
Content: Emphasis on reading comprehension and speaking; acquisition of new characters and grammatical structures; review of characters and grammar already studied.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: CHIN 3120 or equivalent.
Credits: 4 credits
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CHIN 3620 - Advanced Intermediate Chinese II
Goals: As a continuation of CHIN 3600, to enhance the ability to communicate in Chinese by further developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing; to further awareness of Chinese culture.
Content: Emphasis on reading comprehension and speaking; acquisition of new characters and grammatical structures; review of characters and grammar already studied.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: CHIN 3600 or equivalent.
Credits: 4 credits
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CJFS 1120 - Crime and Justice in America
Goals: To introduce students to the basic framework of the American criminal justice system.
Content: This course will focus upon the three main components of the criminal justice system: law enforcement, the criminal judicial process and correctional approaches used to deal with offenders and to maintain social order. This course is designed to introduce students to these broad topical areas and to explore the issues of equality of treatment and the professional decision-making processes that take place within the contemporary American criminal justice system.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: None.
Credits: 4 credits
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CJFS 3250 - Juvenile Delinquency/Juvenile Justice
Crosslisted
Listed under Sociology as SOC 3250.
Credits: 4 credits
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CJFS 3500 - Forensic Anthropology
Crosslisted
Listed under Anthropology as ANTH 3500.
Credits: 4 credits
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CJFS 3560L - Lab: Survey of the Forensic Sciences
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CJFS 3560 lecture.
The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CJFS 3570 - Special Topics: Laboratory Techniques in the Forensic Sciences
Goals: To develop skills in applying the analytical techniques used by forensic scientists to evaluate evidence, to become proficient in relevant instrumentation and microscopy, and to understand the role of science in medico-legal and forensic contexts.
Content: Course content will focus on the role of a particular area of forensic science in civil and criminal cases. Content specific to each forensic science taught will include properties of evidence, admissibility of evidence and expert testimony, evidence collection procedures, methods of evidence analyses, instrumental techniques, and interpretation and communication of results.
Taught: Two or three special topics courses will be taught annually.
Prerequisites: Will vary depending on topic of courses; generally CJFS 3560 or permission of instructor; Forensic Biology requires completion of CJFS 3560, BIOL 3050, and BIOL 3060.
Credits: 2 credits
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CJFS 3580 - Forensic Sciences Internship
Goals: The primary goals of this course are to enable students to pursue an internship in a forensic science or related agency, to integrate this experience with their academic coursework, and provide a forum to discuss their experiences and present a research project.
Content: This course will be a discussion and presentation-based course set within the context of a forensic science-based internship.Throughout the semester students will reflect on and discuss their internship experience. Course projects include design, completion, and oral presentation of a research project.
Prerequisite: CJFS 3560, required co-registration in CJFS 3590 Current Issues in Forensic Science (exception: criminal justice majors).
Note 1: Forensic Science students majoring in Criminal Justice may take CJFS 5660 to complete this requirement.
Note 2: This is a required course for students pursuing the forensic sciences certificate who are not majoring in Criminal Justice; all FSC internships must be completed via this course and concurrent registration with CJFS 3590: Current Issues in Forensic Science.
Note 3: Students interested in pursuing a laboratory internship must have, at the time of registration, no less than a 2.7 GPA in the Natural Science courses and a cumulative GPA of no less than 3.0.
Credits: 2 credits
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CJFS 3590 - Current Issues in the Forensic Sciences
Goals: The professional responsibilities of forensic scientists are currently evolving. The primary goal of this course is to explore and discuss issues currently engaging the attention of forensic scientists. Students will gain an understanding of how these issues affect the practice of forensic science, the admissibility of scientific evidence and testimony, and education of students preparing to become forensic science professionals in the United States.
Content: Throughout the course, students will examine issues currently engaging the forensic sciences community including recent legal challenges to the scientific basis and reliability of various disciplines, the impact of key legal rulings on the admissibility of scientific evidence and expert testimony, the formation and impact of scientific and technical groups to develop standards of practice, laboratory accreditation, certification, and the ethical practices and responsibilities of forensic scientists.
Prerequisite: CJFS 3560; concurrent registration with CJFS 3580 Forensic Sciences Internship (Criminal Justice majors excepted) or CJFS 5660 (Criminal Justice majors only).
Credits: 2 credits
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CJFS 3670 - Legal Interviewing
Crosslisted
Listed under Legal Studies as LGST 3670.
Credits: 2 credits
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CJFS 3680 - Law of Evidence
Crosslisted
Listed under Legal Studies as LGST 3680.
Credits: 4 credits
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CJFS 3750 - Criminology
Crosslisted
Listed under Sociology as SOC 3750.
Credits: 4 credits
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CJFS 3770 - Corrections: Theory and Practice
Goals: To provide students with an in-depth understanding of the issues and methods of punishment and social control within American correctional practice and to review the empirical research assessing the effectiveness of correctional practice.
Content: This course is designed for students who are interested in the approaches and models used in contemporary America to deal with criminal offenders. The primary focus of the course will include policies and strategies of intervention, decision-making in sentencing and supervised release of offenders and the treatment of offenders generally within the criminal justice process.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: CJFS 1120.
Credits: 4 credits
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CJFS 3810 - Criminal Law and Practice
Crosslisted
Listed under Legal Studies as LGST 3810.
Credits: 4 credits
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CJFS 3820 - Constitutional Issues in Criminal Procedure
Crosslisted
Listed under Legal Studies as LGST 3820.
Credits: 4 credits
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CJFS 3880 - Current Issues in Criminal Justice
Goals: To provide students with an in-depth understanding of issues which concern the law enforcement function in American society.
Content: This course is designed for students who are primarily interested in current issues that affect the law enforcement function in contemporary society. Issues that may be explored include professionalism within law enforcement, community policing and crime control, ethical concerns, community relations, and the police subculture.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: LGST 1110 or CJFS 1120, or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4 credits
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CJFS 5660 - Capstone and Internship in Criminal Justice
Goals: To enable students to pursue internships and explore the connections between criminal justice knowledge and skills and experiences in professional workplace settings.
Content: An exploration of applied criminal justice and the application of criminal justice concepts to professional workplace practice; independent research projects and frequent on-campus seminars are designed to connect academic and workplace experiences.
Taught: Fall and spring.
Prerequisites: CJFS 3750, LGST 3810, LGST 3820, or SOC 3750; or co-registration in LGST 3810 or LGST 3820; or permission of the instructor.
Students should contact the instructor well in advance of the beginning of the semester to discuss their internship placement site to assure prompt commencement of the internship.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 1100 - Introduction to Communication Studies
Goals: To introduce students to the field of communication studies by providing an overview of approaches to studying communication in a variety of contexts.
Content: An examination of the research and theory related to the dynamics of human communication. The process of attributing and sharing meaning, the effects of nonverbal behavior on interpretation and meaning attribution, the factors influencing interpersonal, small group, organizational, intercultural, and mass communication.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisites: None.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 1110 - Public Speaking
Goals: To develop an awareness of the role of public discourse in American society; to achieve an understanding of the processes of research, reasoning, and rhetorical invention that underlie the creation of effective oral arguments and critical listening; to provide opportunities for developing basic public speaking skills.
Content: Theory of communication in the public setting; factors influencing message creation and construction; the role of research and evidence in public discourse; adaptation to the communication situation and audience; ethical issues in public communication; argumentation and persuasion; delivery.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisites: None.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 1320 - Introduction to Critical Media Studies
Goals: To introduce students to conceptual frameworks of critical media studies; to create savvy media consumers by teaching them to understand forces behind media institutions that influence the ways they create messages; to learn to construct and express oral arguments pertaining to media issues more effectively and more academically.
Content: New media and old media, media theory, communications infrastructure, media ownership, media impact, media policy and law, media ethics.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisites: None.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 1650 - Argumentation and Advocacy
Goals: To study argumentation theories, including historical perspectives and current approaches; to understand arguments as a method of inquiry and advocacy, and as a problem-solving tool; to consider the ethical implications of formal and informal argument; to increase skills in critical thinking, in evaluation of evidence and reasoning, in developing strategies for the invention of persuasive argument, in evaluating formal and informal argument, and in justifying argumentation choices.
Content: Analysis of theories and strategies of argumentation; application of principles and theories of argumentation; emphasis on critical assessment of argumentation in a variety of contexts and media.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisites: None.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 3180 - Film Studies
Crosslisted
(Listed under Theatre Arts, THTR 3180.)
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COMM 3300 - Communication Research Methods
Goals: To introduce a range of research methods used in studying communication; to develop an understanding of the purposes of communication research; to learn how to design a research project; to identify strengths and limitations of various research methods; to develop an appreciation of ethical issues in research. This course must be completed by the end of the junior year to be eligible for departmental honors.
Content: Various types of research methods, both qualitative and quantitative, such as experimental research, survey research, ethnographic research, textual analysis, content analysis, historical/critical research.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: COMM 1100 or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 3320 - Mass Communication
Goals: To study the characteristics of mass communication creation, dissemination, consumption, and impact.
Content: Analysis of theoretical approaches to studying and understanding mass media; discussion of the historical development and current and future technologies of print and electronic media; technical, regulatory, economic, social, and ethical factors in mass communication; and the impact of mass media in society.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: COMM 1100 or COMM 1320, acceptance into the international journalism certificate program, or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 3360 - Interpersonal Communication
Goals: To study one-on-one and relational communication; to provide opportunities to examine individual interactional patterns.
Content: Overview and analysis of theories of interpersonal communication. Topics include communication and self-image, self-disclosure relationship communication, conflict and communication, communication and relationship development, and analysis of conversation. Attention is given to ways of studying interpersonal communication interaction and practical application.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: COMM 1100 strongly recommended.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 3370 - Family Communication
Goals: To introduce students to a wide variety of theories that attempt to describe, explain, and analyze the different kinds of issues and interpersonal dynamics in the field of family communication. To become familiar with the ways that research is conducted in family communication and to gain an understanding of the results of that research.
Content: Theories of family communication. Interpretative, quantitative, and critical approaches to doing research in the field of family communication. Spousal, sibling, and parent/child communication patterns. Cultural differences in family functioning and family communication. Conflict management in families. Changes in family dynamics over the lifespan of a family. Single parent families, stepfamilies, blended families, and gay and lesbian families. Communication patterns in families with adopted children and biracial children. Families dealing with crisis.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: None.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 3380 - Small Group Communication
Goals: To examine communication interaction in the small task-oriented group. To gain an understanding of how group dynamics are influenced by communication, and how group dynamics in turn affect communication patterns. To gain an understanding of task issues as well as interpersonal relationships in groups, and how communication affects both.
Content: Theory of small-group communication. Examination of the phases of small-group interaction, development of norms, roles, group cohesiveness, productivity, and leadership. Analysis of the impact of power, status, conflict, and conformity on small-group discussion. Pragmatic skills related to group presentations and methods and enhancing group discussion.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: COMM 1100 or junior/senior standing.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 3390 - Organizational Communication
Goals: To introduce the role of communication in organizational settings, with particular emphasis upon examining organizational dynamics as communication processes; to introduce classic and contemporary organizational communication theoretical approaches; to gain skills in applying theoretical concepts to the investigation of communication issues in actual organizations; to examine processes of organizational communication, including culture, socialization, leadership, technological processes, and diversity management processes.
Content: Organizational communication theories, approaches, perspectives, functions, and structures; organizational culture; communication processes in organizations; methods for conducting research in organizational settings.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: COMM 1100 or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 3420 - Media in Global Perspective
Goals: To help students gain a theoretical and practical perspective on global mass media systems, both as national and international purveyors of information and culture. To examine and critically analyze the factors influencing media operations and content.
Content: Examination of social, cultural, political, technical, regulatory, economic, and linguistic factors that influence media systems around the world; analysis of national laws, ethics, and norms in relation to media systems; examination of the interconnectedness of world media systems, including patterns of import and export of media products; analysis of the relationship between media and culture.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisites: COMM 1100 or COMM 1320, and COMM 3320, or permission of instructor or the director of the international journalism certificate program. International journalism certificate candidates should consult the director regarding foreign language requirements before registering for this course.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 3460 - Intercultural Communication
Goals: To study the nature of communication as it is affected by cultural and co-cultural variables; to become familiar with philosophies and approaches to the study of communication and diversity; to experience dynamics of intercultural communication; to examine the relationship between culture and perception, thought, language, and behavior; to examine how culture influences and plays a role in public and private communication interactions (e.g., interpersonal relationships, communication in small-group and organizational settings, argumentation, mass communication).
Content: Philosophies and theories of intercultural communication; application of concepts and issues to actual experiences; discussion of the influence of culture on all aspects of communication; emphasis is on understanding the relationship of culture to communicative practices and meaning systems.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: COMM 1100 strongly recommended.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 3560 - Communication in Conflict Situations
Goals: To learn about the dynamics of communication interaction in conflict situations. To explore approaches to dealing with conflict, including examining the strengths and weaknesses associated with communication styles, tactics, strategies, uses and expressions of power, the impact of “face,” the impact of culture, and framing. To become familiar with and examine the role of third-party intervention. To develop greater awareness of the consequences associated with one’s own communicative choices in conflict situations.
Content: The role that communication plays in conflict situations, the general principles of communication in conflict, including the way communities develop and share symbolic world views that may come into conflict with those held by different communities. Examination of approaches to dealing with conflicts, such as problem resolution approaches, mediation, and negotiation strategies. Students will apply the theoretical perspectives to individual interpersonal conflict situations as well as to contemporary societal conflicts.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: None.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 3630 - Strategic Communication
Goals: To develop insight into the role of strategic communication in advocating ideas, establishing identification, and influencing policy and people. To learn how to analyze the components of strategic communication and persuasive campaigns in a variety of fields. To apply rhetorical and persuasion theory in creating, analyzing, and critically examining strategic messages.
Content: The diverse purposes of strategic communication and the influence of communication environments on strategic communicative choices. Discussion of attitude and behavioral change as influenced by symbolic processes. Critical analysis of persuasive messages and campaigns. How to undertake research and planning in developing communication approaches to a variety of situations.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: COMM 1100 or COMM 1650, or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 3650 - Political Communication
Goals: To examine and criticize the political rhetoric of individuals and groups as well as the research and theory that illuminates that rhetoric. To provide opportunities for learning about strategies used in messages that attempt to win votes for political candidates; establish, maintain, or re-establish the legitimacy of elected and appointed officials; build or destroy support for political policies and actions; and effect political and/or social change.
Content: Readings and discussion of historical and contemporary rhetoric that has sought to influence political decision making and governance. Study and application of theoretical perspectives on rhetorical criticism. Study and application of other theoretical approaches to the analysis of political communication.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: COMM 1650 is recommended.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 3670 - Gender, Communication, and Knowledge
Goals: To increase awareness of the relationship of communication and gender; the portrayal of gender in public discourse; the influence of gender socialization in developing communicative behaviors and interpretive frames; and the implications of societal response to communication as it relates to gender.
Content: Examination of research into gender differences and communication; examination of public messages as they influence perceptions of women and men; analysis of historical processes as they have influenced current perceptions of gender.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: COMM 1100 or WSTD 1010 strongly recommended.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 3960 - Field Experience Seminar
Goals: To support and strengthen the academic component of internships and field experiences.
Content: A focus on the workplace experience in the context of the liberal arts and communication research findings.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. All planning and paperwork for internship placement must be completed in the fall term preceding the spring internship. See departmental guidelines.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 5400 - Managing the Performing Arts
Crosslisted
Listed under Theatre Arts as THTR 5400.
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COMM 5650 - Western Rhetorical Theory
Goals: To study the history of Western thought as applied to understanding and explaining communication processes. To understand the ways in which contemporary thought has been influenced and shaped by previous perspectives and assumptions about the role of communication in society. To critically examine contemporary standards for evaluating communication in light of this history.
Content: The roots and evolution of theories of public communication; perspectives on public discourse from the sophists of ancient Greece to contemporary theorists. Emphasis is given to understanding the evolution of thought in relationship to contemporary ideas about the role of communication in society.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: None, but junior/senior standing is recommended.
Credits: 4 credits
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COMM 5900 - Senior Research Seminar
Goals: To synthesize prior learning in the communication studies discipline through a senior capstone experience. To explore significant issues in communication studies through intensive research and discussion.
Content: Individual students will engage in and present the results of major independent research projects that apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in the discipline. The seminar affords an opportunity for students to pursue individual interests in communication studies in depth.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisites: COMM 1100, COMM 3300, senior standing, and consent of instructor. Course is restricted to senior majors only.
Credits: 4 credits
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