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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
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Graduate Courses


 
  
  • ANTH 640B - Archaeology of the Great Basin


    Credits 3

    Explores the prehistory of the Great Basin and surrounding areas, including the Mojave Desert. Examines the Paleoindian, Archaic, and later prehistoric occupation of the region, focusing on the evidence archaeologists use to reconstruct past behavior and how the environment influenced prehistoric peoples in the area.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 440B. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 640C - Archaeology of the Southwest


    Credits 3

    Prehistory of the American Southwest, focusing on development of the Anasazi, Hohokam and Mogollon cultures and their antecedents 2000 B.C. to A.D. 1500.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 440C. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.




  
  • ANTH 640E - Archeology of Mexico and Central America


    Credits 3

    Designed to provide an introduction to the prehistory of the peoples of Mesoamerica. Provides a definition of their common cultural background and to examine the archaeological record concerning the origins of these various societies to their rise into complex indigenous civilization.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 440E. Coursework at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 641B - Near Eastern and Mediterranean Prehistory


    Credits 3

    Reviews Near Eastern and Mediterranean archaeology from the earliest evidence of humans in the region through the origins and development of farming and food production. Examines foundations for civilization in Egypt and Mesopotamia and the colonization of islands of the Mediterranean Sea.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 441B. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 641C - Peoples and Cultures of Ancient Near East


    Credits 3

    Near East is one of the great culture areas of the ancient and modern worlds. The course focuses on the role of religion, economy, political power, social identity, art, and environment on cultures and peoples of the Near East from a historical and archaeological perspective.

  
  • ANTH 643 - Environmental Archaeology


    Credits 3

    Examines human adaptations to various environments, techniques from the environmental sciences. Analysis of ancient human and environmental interactions stressing arid lands. Human impacts upon the landscape, constraints imposed by ecological variables, and techniques used in environmental reconstruction.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 443. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 644 - Bioarchaeology


    Credits 3

    Method and theory for the study of human remains in archaeological contexts.

    Formerly
    ANTH 673

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 444. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 649A - Ceramic Analysis in Archaeology


    Credits 3

    Introduction to the laboratory analysis of archeological ceramics. Emphasizes theories and techniques used to reconstruct past human behavior from the study of prehistoric and historic ceramics.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 449A. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.




  
  • ANTH 649B - Lithic Artifact Analysis


    Credits 3

    Designed to provide general background on lithics and lithic analysis. Explores lithic technology, typology, and interpretations of lithic assemblage variability.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 449B. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 649C - Laboratory Methods in Archaeology


    Credits 3

    Designed to provide students with an introduction to the archaeological laboratory, covering how and why materials are processed and examining the various substances that can be recovered in the field. Also addresses both the field illustration of these materials and their final presentation.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 449C. Coursework at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 649D - Zooarchaeology Laboratory


    Credits 3

    Enables students to identify, document, analyze, interpret, and report archaeological animal bone assemblages. Addresses theoretical, methodological, and analytical issues that are significant in designing and conducting zooarchaeological research.

    Formerly
    ANTH 649C

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 449D. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor

  
  • ANTH 654 - Ethnoarchaeology


    Credits 3

    Theoretical foundations, methods, and issues associated with an ethnoarchaeological approach. Explores present interactions of people within their environments and the formation, patterns, and meaning of the archaeological record.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 454. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor

  
  • ANTH 655 - Archaeological Theory


    Credits 3

    Surveys major theoretical approaches used in archaeology. Examines historical development of these theories and discusses their practical application.
     

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 455. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.


  
  • ANTH 656 - Archaeology of Technology


    Credits 3

    Explores the methodological and theoretical developments in archaeological research on technology and the challenges of connecting materials with human behavior and intent in the past.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 456. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor

  
  • ANTH 657 - Archaeology of Complex Societies and Archaic States


    Credits 3

    Focus on the archaeology of complex societies and archaic states. We probe the origins and development of the archaic states in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley, Central Asia, China, and Mesoamerica. We “critically” review archaeologists’ “interpretations” regarding major environmental, social, political, religious, and economic factors as prime movers.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • ANTH 658 - Origins of Inequality: A Cross-cultural Perspective


    Credits 3

    This course uses origins of inequality to understand how societies and their culture developed differently across time and space. A cross-cultural emphasis enables the student to appreciate the factors responsible for the rise of different modes of sociopolitical organization around the globe and to realize the complexity of human experience.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 458. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 660 - Primate Evolution


    Credits 3

    Detailed examination of the fossil record of primate and human evolution to assess taxonomy, locomotor strategies, and diet. Topics emphasized include the evolution of apes, the origin of our lineage, bipedalism, brain and language evolution, and the origin of modern humans. This course is crosslisted with ANTH 460. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 662 - Human Osteology: Archaeological and Forensic Applications


    Credits 4

    Utilization of physical anthropological methods of bone analysis applied to the identification of human and non-human skeletal remains.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 462. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.




  
  • ANTH 664 - Dental Anthropology: Archaeological and Forensic Applications


    Credits 3

    Dental morphology, growth and development, and dental variability in modern populations. Techniques used to reveal information about past diets, health, and behavior. Forensic odontology. Major stages in the evolution of the dentition, with particular focus on primate and human dental evolution. Lab fee required.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 464. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 665 - Human Growth and Aging


    Credits 3

    Explores, how humans grow, mature, and age in a variety of non-western cultures. Addresses social and biological factors that shape peoples’ decisions about when to begin reproducing, how many offspring to have, when to wean, and style of parenting, as well as those impacting physical age changes and lifespan.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 465. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 667 - Health and Disease in Antiquity


    Credits 3

    Covers paleopathology, or, the study of disease in ancient populations. Provides an overview of morbidity and mortality over the last 20,000 years for many different populations from around the globe. Information on disease is drawn from human skeletal and mummified remains, and from archaeological reconstructions of lifestyle and diet.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 467. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 669 - Evolution of Human Behavior


    Credits 3

    Reviews relevant theory and primary approaches—evolutionary psychology and behavioral ecology—for investigating human behavior from an evolutionary perspective. Topics include cooperation, mate choice, parenting, pair bonding, aggression, language and culture.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 469. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 671 - Evolution of Human Sexuality


    Credits 3

    Examines human sexuality from an evolutionary perspective. Major themes include basics of evolutionary theory, comparisons with other non-human primates, cross-cultural and historical variation in human sexuality and consideration of the neuroendocrine bases of sexual behavior. Topics include sexual selection, mating systems, and sexual orientation.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 471. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 672 - Hormones and Human Behavior


    Credits 3

    Covers the dynamic field of human hormones and behavior. Emphasis is given to human naturalistic and clinical studies. Cross-cultural and comparative nonhuman primate findings are highlighted. Topics addressed include sex differences, sexual behavior, parenting, aggression, and the stress response.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 472. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

    Prerequisites
    Equivalent of 3 credit hours in Physical Anthropology, Biology, or Psychology.

  
  • ANTH 673R - Anthropology of Violence


    Credits 3

    An overview on the history of aggression, violence and trauma in human groups. Interpersonal and institutional forms of violence are examined from an anthropological perspective. The goal of the course is to explore a number of theoretical frameworks used by anthropologists to understand violence.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 473. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • ANTH 675 - Evolutionary Medicine


    Credits 3

    This course provides an introduction to evolutionary medicine, a relatively new and exciting field that emphasizes the interplay between human evolutionary history, adaptation, and proximate mechanisms. Examples are drawn from societies around the world. Topics include growth, reproduction, diet, activity patterns, aging and infectious and chronic disease.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 475. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 685 - Language and Culture


    Credits 3

    Examines the interaction of language and culture, focusing on basic aspects of linguistics, models for the study of language use, and intersections of language with gender, power, and status cross-culturally.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ANTH 485. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ANTH 700A - Proseminar I


    Credits 1

    Orientation for entering anthropology graduate students. Presents the program’s expectations and policies, and introduces students to faculty research and expertise within the department.

    Grading
    S/F grading only.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing/permission of instructor.

  
  • ANTH 700B - Proseminar II


    Credits 1

    Continuation of the orientation begun in ANTH 700A. Develops students’ appreciation of professionalism and develops the skills necessary for academic presentations. Presents the current research of advanced anthropology graduate students.

    Grading
    S/F grading only.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing/permission of instructor.

  
  • ANTH 701 - Directed Reading in Anthropological Literature


    Credits 1-4

    Critical reading and evaluation of anthropological scholarship.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

    Grading
    S/F grading only.

  
  • ANTH 703 - Core Concepts in Anthropology


    Credits 3

    Course explores the intellectual foundations of critical thinking and practice in Anthropology (Cultural, Biological, Archaeology, and Linguistics). Examines anthropological theory as it has been manifested in studies of human evolution, cultural materialism, historical analysis, and cultural interpretation.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • ANTH 735 - Seminar on Classic Ethnographies


    Credits 3

    Classic ethnographies read in the original, selected to represent a wide range of culture types, culture areas, and theoretical perspectives. Broadens and deepens students’ control of the professional database, while exploring how data support theoretical constructs and how theory in turn informs ethnographic methods and descriptions.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • ANTH 741 - Seminar in Cultural Processes


    Credits 3

    Theories of culture change on selected topics.

    Notes
    Topics to be announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • ANTH 743 - Seminar in Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology


    Credits 3

    Research and discussion of selected topics relating to data gathering, interpretation, or theoretical explanation in sociocultural anthropology. Specific topics and instructor vary.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

  
  • ANTH 744 - Identity, Culture and Power


    Credits 3

    Examines how transnational migration and globalization affect our understanding of identity, culture, and power relations. What is identity? Why isn’t identity fixed? What is the relationship between the local and the global? Seminar explores these questions focusing on themes of identity, culture, and power.

  
  • ANTH 749 - Archaeology of Colonialism in the Americas


    Credits 3

    Explores the archaeology and descendant experience of colonialism in the Americas. Examines archaeological, ethnohistoric, ethnographic, and oral historic data to explore the variability and patterns of the colonial process.

    Prerequisites
    Permission of instructor

  
  • ANTH 751 - Seminar on Current Problems in Archaeology


    Credits 3

    Varies by semester; addresses topics concerning archaeological method and theory.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

  
  • ANTH 753 - Seminar in Cultural Adaptations to Arid Environments


    Credits 3

    Addresses the problems of human cultural adaptations to arid environments, with special attention given to technological and social responses to these environments.

    Prerequisites
       

  
  • ANTH 754 - Archaeology and Paleoecology of the Great Basin


    Credits 3

    Examines paleoenvironments and prehistory of the Great Basin and intermountain west, including Nevada and surrounding states. Issues include Pleistocence and Holocene paleoenvironmental reconstruction, Paleoindian and Archaic adaptations, Fremont culture, and spread of Numic-speaking populations. Field trip.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing or consent of instructor.

  
  • ANTH 755 - Seminar in Archaeological and Historic Preservation


    Credits 3

    Management of archaeological resources; laws and policies protecting archaeological sites, methods of identification, and evaluation of archaeological resources; the interface of archaeological preservation and archaeology as a scientific discipline.

  
  • ANTH 756 - Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherers


    Credits 3

    Course examines hunter-gatherers throughout the world, focusing on paleoenvironment, land use, subsistence, and social interaction.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • ANTH 757 - Seminar in Southwestern Archaeology


    Credits 3

    Examines the prehistoric societies of the American Southwest, including the Hohokam, Mogollon, and Anasazi; issues include origins, social organization, subsistence, production, distribution and exchange, and the dynamics of change in the region.

    Prerequisites
    ANTH 418 or consent of instructor.

  
  • ANTH 758 - Seminar in Agricultural Origins


    Credits 3

    Examines the circumstances surrounding the transition from hunting and gathering to food production throughout the world. Evaluates both the theoretical framework and empirical database for understanding this transition and the consequences of the shift to agricultural production.

  
  • ANTH 761 - Seminar on Current Thought in Physical Anthropology


    Credits 3

    Topics to be announced.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • ANTH 762 - Laboratory Seminar on Osteology


    Credits 3

    ‘Hands-on’ class relevant to research and analysis in human osteology and palaeopathology. Laboratory analysis of osteological and palaeopathology materials available in the Physical Anthropology Laboratory. Methods of age, sex, ethnic determinations, discrete morphological, anthropometric, and palaeopathological research and analysis.

    Prerequisites
    ANTH 462

  
  • ANTH 763 - Paleoanthropology


    Credits 3

    Current issues in and evidence for human biocultural evolution. Include finding, dating, and naming fossil hominids, the effect of climate on hominid evolution, as well as issues in paleobiology, functional anatomy, prehistoric archaeology, and geomorphology.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • ANTH 764 - Seminar: Medical Anthropology


    Credits 3

    Explores the evolution and cross- ultural understanding of human health, healing and disease. Includes extensive examination and critical evaluation of evolutionary, biocultural and culturally-centered approaches in medical anthropology.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • ANTH 770 - Quantitative Methods in Anthropology


    Credits 3

    Provides practical introduction to the uses of computers for statistical analysis, data gathering and storage, computer modeling and computer- assisted instruction as applies in anthropology. Every student carries out one or more projects requiring the use of computers.

    Prerequisites
    MIS 101 or CSC 115 or equivalent or consent of instructor.

  
  • ANTH 771 - Computer Applications for Anthropologists


    Credits 3

    Anthropologists depend on computers in every aspect of their work from data collection and recording to subsequent analyses and presentation, and ultimately publication. This course helps students develop computer literacy and proficiency, and introduces students to a multitude of software platforms to make academic and professional life easier.

  
  • ANTH 790 - Research Design, Professional Ethics, and Grant Writing for Anthropologists


    Credits 3

    Class components include ethics relating to data acquisition and sharing, formulating cohesive and compelling research questions, and the mechanics of proposal preparation required in professional practice. All students will be required to prepare and present a research proposal.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing or consent of instructor.

  
  • ANTH 796 - Cultural Resource Management Internship


    Credits 3

    Students work with an archaeologist both in field and office situations, focusing on identification and evaluation of sites; writing technical reports and examining the development of correspondence between federal agencies and contracting archaeologists.

    Prerequisites
    One field class (ANTH 453, 485, 486) and one lab class (ANTH 452, 458) or one summer field school (ANTH 487, 488), senior or graduate standing and recommendation of UNLV faculty coordinator.

  
  • ANTH 797 - Thesis


    Credits 3 – 6

    Research, analysis, and writing towards completion of thesis and subsequent defense.

    Notes
    May be repeated but only six credits will be applied to the student’s program.

    Grading
    S/F grading only.

  
  • ANTH 798 - Dissertation


    Credits 3 – 12

    Research analysis and writing towards completion of dissertation and subsequent defense.

    Notes
    May be repeated but only 12 credits will be applied to the student’s program.

    Grading
    S/F grading only.

  
  • ANTH 799 - Independent Research


    Credits 1 – 4

    Study of selected topics under the direction of a faculty member.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

    Grading
    S/F grading only.

  
  • ART 604 - Art in Public Places


    Credits 3

    Theoretical and practical investigation of art in public places. Concentration on collaborative process between artists, designers, architects and communities. Includes site considerations, grant writing, proposal preparation and presentation, budgeting, legal aspects, publicity and report development and documentation.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 404. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 662 - The History of Medieval Art


    Credits 3

    History of art from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Trecento (fourteenth century).

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 462. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 663 - History of Early Renaissance Art


    Credits 3

    History of art from the late Gothic through the fifteenth century in Italy.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 463. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 664 - High Renaissance and Mannerist Art


    Credits 3

    History of art of the sixteenth century in Italy and Spain.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 464. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 665 - History of Northern Renaissance Art


    Credits 3

    History of Renaissance art in the countries north of the Alps.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 465. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 666 - History of Renaissance and Baroque Architecture


    Credits 3

    Architecture of Europe from 1400 to 1800.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 466. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 667 - History of Baroque Art I


    Credits 3

    History of art of the seventeenth century in Italy and Spain.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 467. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 668 - History of Baroque Art II


    Credits 3

    History of art during the seventeenth century in Flanders, Holland, and France.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 468. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 669 - Art of Eighteenth Century Europe I


    Credits 3

    Eighteenth-century art in France.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 469. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 670 - Art of Eighteenth Century Europe II


    Credits 3

    Eighteenth-century art in Italy, England, Germany and Spain.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 470. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 672 - Nineteenth Century Art


    Credits 3

    History of European art in the nineteenth century.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 472. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 673 - Twentieth Century Art


    Credits 3

    History of European art in the twentieth century.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 473. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 674 - History of American Art


    Credits 3

    History of art in the United States from the seventeenth century until World War II.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 474. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 676 - Performance and Media Art


    Credits 3

    Provides an alternative history of contemporary art, focusing on performance, media, participatory, and action-based art from the early twentieth century to the present.

  
  • ART 677 - Art Since 1945


    Study of painting, sculpture, and architecture since World War II and of the critical and cultural milieu in which these art forms developed.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 477. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 680 - The Art of China


    Credits 3

    Surveys the history of the art and architecture of China.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 480. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 681 - Art of Japan


    Surveys the art and architecture of Japan from prehistoric to the Meiji Restoration. Inter-relationships between Japanese and western art briefly covered.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 481. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 695 - Special Topics in Art History


    Credits 3

    Varies by semester; addresses various art history topics.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with ART 495. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • ART 700 - Seminar in Studio Practices


    Credits 3

    Studio practices directed toward the analysis of studio work. Fosters an open and conducive atmosphere for examination of media and concepts through constructive criticism.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits.

  
  • ART 710 - Graduate Studio


    Credits 1 – 9

    Individual problems in major studio area, with choice of medium.

    Notes
    May be repeated with change of subject, maximum of 15 credits.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • ART 720 - Graduate Projects


    Credits 1 – 9

    Individual problems in major studio area, with choice of medium.

    Notes
    May be repeated with change of subject, maximum of 30 credits.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing in art.

  
  • ART 721 - Graduate Faculty Studio


    Credits 1

    Individual problems in the studio area with regularly scheduled discussion sessions involving all department faculty.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing in art.

  
  • ART 722 - Graduate Contemporary Practice Seminar


    Credits 3

    Practice and theory of contemporary space, with emphasis on critical examination of object making utilizing speculative investigations and a synthesis of means. Goals of the course include critical theory, current art criticism, and advancement of the studio practice toward the current global discourse in art.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of fifteen credits.

  
  • ART 727 - Historiography


    Credits 3

    Surveying the variety of methods utilized by scholars of the humanities to study the visual arts in the Western world.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • ART 737 - Theory and Criticism


    Credits 3

    Analyzes the various aesthetic theories of art in the Western world.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • ART 747 - Directed Readings


    Credits 1 – 3

    Directed readings in art history in a specific area agreed upon by the students and faculty prior to registration.

    Notes
    May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • ART 777 - Graduate Exhibition


    Credits 3

    Culminates in a graduate exhibition presented by the candidate for the Master of Fine Arts degree.

    Prerequisites
    Must be taken in final semester with show exhibition, graduate standing.

  
  • AST 710 - Observational Astronomy Techniques


    Credits 3

    Techniques used in observational astronomy. Students plan and execute an observing program on a research grade telescope. Data reduction and analysis using standard professional software packages and procedures.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • AST 713 - Astrophysics I


    Credits 3

    Laws of physics applied to astrophysical situations.

    Notes
    Major topics include solar physics, element synthesis, stellar evolution, end states of stars.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • AST 714 - Astrophysics II


    Credits 3

    Laws of physics applied to astrophysical situations.

    Notes
    Major topics include interstellar medium, the Milky Way, active galaxies, galaxy clusters, the Big Bang.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • AST 721 - Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae and Active Galactic Nuclei


    Credits 3

    Theory and observations used to determine the physical conditions in gaseous nebulae (H II regions, planetary nebulae, supernova remnants, etc.) and active galactic nuclei. Formation of spectra in these regions and analysis to determine temperatures, density and chemical composition. Recent observational results also discussed.

    Same as
    Previously known as   

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • AST 723 - Astrophysical Fluids


    Credits 3

    Physics of fluids applied to astrophysical situations. Major topics include single-fluid theory, waves, shocks, fronts, magnetohydrodynamics, and plasma physics.

  
  • AST 725 - High Energy Astrophysics


    Credits 3

    Introduction of high energy astrophysics. Theory to understand high energy phenomena in the universe, including radiation mechanisms and various energy power sources (accretion, nuclear, spindown, magnetic). Objects include neutron stars, black holes, bursters. Brief introduction of neutrino, cosmic ray, and gravitational astrophysics.

  
  • AST 727 - Cosmology


    Credits 3

    Classical cosmology, the isotropic universe, gravitational lensing the age and distance scales, the early universe, observational cosmology, matter in the universe, galaxies and their evolution, active galaxies, galaxy formation and clustering, cosmic background fluctuations.

    Same as
    Previously known as  

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • AST 729 - Galaxies


    Credits 3

    Observation and theoretical basis for our current understanding of galactic astronomy. Major topics include Morphology of Galaxies, the Milky Way, equilibria of collisionless systems, spiral structure , and dark matter.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • AST 731 - Stellar Atmospheres: Theory, Observation, and Analysis


    Credits 3

    Theoretical treatment of stellar atmospheric structure and radiative transfer, state-of-the-art astrophysical analysis techniques used to derive atmospheric parameters, our current observational understanding of stellar atmospheres, special topics in stellar atmospheres (pulsation, chromospheric activity, etc.), and relevance to galactic and extragalactic astronomy.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • AST 747 - Interstellar Medium


    Credits 3

    Physics of the interstellar medium. Overall chemical, thermal and physical state of the gas in our galaxy. Astrochemistry, cosmic rays, radiative transfer, atomic and molecular physics, thermal equilibrium, and the overall dynamics of the galaxy.

    Same as
    Previously known as   

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing.

  
  • BIOL 602 - Great Biological Discoveries


    Credits 3

    Students will critically examine ~25 of the most important biological discoveries of all time and learn to examine data, develop hypotheses, identify valid conclusions, challenge interpretations of results, and discuss significance. The course will help students identify the origins of biological fields and develop a “big picture” view of biology.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 603 - Restoration Ecology


    Credits 3

    The science and practice of repairing ecosystems that have been damaged or destroyed; including determining reference conditions, restoration practices across biomes, and challenges to restoration during an era of global change in climate, disturbance, and biological invasions.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with BIOL 403. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 604 - Principles of Neurobiology


    Credits 3

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with BIOL 404. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • BIOL 607 - Molecular Biology


    Credits 3

    Introductory molecular biology. Study of genes and their activities at the molecular level, including transcription, translation, DNA replication, and recombination. Concepts of molecular biology presented along with experimental strategies and data the led to those concepts.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with BIOL 405. Credit at the 600 level requires additional work.

  
  • BIOL 609 - Virology


    Systematic examination of animal, plant, and bacterial viruses including their structure and genome organization, their reproduction and assembly, and their effects on host organisms.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with BIOL 409. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • BIOL 611 - Molecular Evolution


    Graduate credit may be obtained for courses designated 600 or above. A full description of this course may be found in the Undergraduate Catalog under the corresponding 400 number.

    Notes
    Credit at the 600 level normally requires additional work.

  
  • BIOL 613 - Introduction to Scientific Writing


    Credits 2

    Scientific writing for those intending to publish manuscripts, technical reports, or academic papers in the sciences. Writing techniques, published literature, and student writing examples are presented and evaluated. Students will improve their writing skills and learn to critique published writing samples. This course is crosslisted with BIOL 413. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

  
  • BIOL 616 - Bioinformatics


    Credits 3

    This class covers basic principles in bioinformatics, as well as Perl programming, algorithms, databases, and use of many bioinformatics resources. In class “laboratory” exercises reinforce these topics with hands-on activities and individual/group learning exercises. The class emphasizes a conceptual and practical understanding of bioinformatics applied to biological systems at the molecular, cellular, and organismal level.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 618 - Microbial Ecology


    Study of microbes as individuals, populations, and communities in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial environments. Topics such as nutrient cycling, biodegradation, and biotechnology discussed from an ecological standpoint.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with BIOL 418. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

 

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