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id: ENEE459A
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Topics in Computer Engineering; CAD Tools Minimum grade of C- in ENEE245.Verilog or VDHL hardware description languages (HDLs) and graphical printed ciruit design CAD packages are used to create a digital system implemented on a printed circuit-board. A practical design for hardware incorporating a processor and interface devices is to be created by the student. Simulation is used to explore practical issues of system performance and device resource constraints, and a printed-circuit board proof-of-concept will be produced by the student.


id: ENEE459B
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Topics in Computer Engineering; Computer Security and Reverse Engineering Laboratory Prerequisites: ENEE244, ENEE245, and ENEE350 or permission of the instructor.This course focuses on software reverse engineering and low-level system  analysis. Students will learn to analyze program execution, memory, and  cryptography, using x86 assembly and reverse-engineering tools. The course also covers hardware attacks, fuzzing, symbolic execution, and defensive techniques, taught through lectures and hands-on labs. The goal is to build practical security analysis skills.


id: ENEE460
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Control Systems Mathematical models for control system components. Transform and time domain methods for linear control systems. Introductory stability theory. Root locus, bode diagrams and Nyquist plots. Design specifications in the time and frequency domains. Compensation design in the time and frequency domain. Introduction to sampled data systems.


id: ENEE467
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Robotics Project Laboratory Teaches practical skills to build, control, and deploy robotic systems. Interdisciplinary groups of students develop real-world robotic systems, with emphasis on making a real robot do what one wants it to do.


id: ENEE474
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Power Systems Interconnected power systems, transmission lines, load flow studies, unit commitment and economic dispatch. Three phase networks, machine models. Symmetrical components, fault analysis and unbalanced operation. Power system transients, stability and numerical methods in power system analysis.


id: ENEE476
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Renewable Energy Solar Energy Conversion Systems: History of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems, PV Cell, Module and Array Models and Equivalent Circuits, Characteristic Resistance, Fill Factor, Effects of Parasitic Resistances, Mismatch Effects, Shading, Bypass Diodes, Sun Tracking Systems, Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) Techniques, Isolated and Non-isolated Switch-mode DC/DC for PV Systems, Inverter Design and Control, Sizing the PV Panel and Battery Pack in PV Applications. Wind Energy Conversion Systems: Introduction to Wind Energy Harvesting, Horizontal and Vertical Wind Systems, Fundamentals of Wind Energy Harvesting Systems, Variable Speed and Fixed Speed Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS), Wind Turbines and Different Electrical Machines in Wind Applications, Induction Machine and Dynamic Model of Induction Machines, Synchronous Generators and Dynamic Model of SG, Control of Wind Energy Conversion Systems.


id: ENEE484
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Optoelectronic Devices Recommended:A background in semiconductors and P-N junctions.Formerly:ENEE489I. Explores the fundamental physics of optoelectronic devices including lasers, solar cells, LEDs, and photodetectors. We aim at an understanding of the fundamental principles on device physics, material considerations, and significant components of optoelectronic devices. State-of-the-art device configurations and material choices in industry and academia will be discussed.


id: ENEE486
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Optoelectronics Lab And minimum grade of C- in PHYS271 and PHYS270; and must have earned a minimum grade of regular (letter) C- in all required 200-level ENEE courses; and permission of ENGR-Electrical & Computer Engineering department. Hands-on experience in performing measurements in optics and electro-optics. Basics of optics, light detectors, Fourier optics, gratings and spectrometers, pulsed dye lasers, fiber optics, electro-optics, and acousto-optics.


id: ENEE489R
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Topics in Electrophysics; Design of Passive and Low Power Microwave Devices The goals of this course are to survey the field of microwave engineering, investigate the current applications of microwave systems, and understand the basic operating principles of the most common sources and components


id: ENEE489W
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Topics in Electrophysics; Incubating Quantum Leaps Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in ENEE489Q or permission of instructor.A guided investigation and seminar course, in which advanced undergraduates assess potentially transformative applications of quantum technology. Students work in teams of two or three, with faculty guidance, to explore the research landscape across disciplines of interest to them, in order to assess promising new approaches for interdisciplinary, translational, pre-start-up, and/or start-up-ready quantum technology. Students read the relevant literature, examine the needs of potential technology users, and interact as needed with relevant faculty, students, postdocs, and potential customers and investors. For each of two projects per student team during the semester, a "case-study" is generated to assess and recommend possible paths forward for the quantum technology being assessed. Results can be provided to the researchers whose technology is assessed; and may inform new interdisciplinary research or translation.


id: ENEE492
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Introduction to Quantum Technology Investigates the basic concepts/building blocks of quantum computers, quantum key distribution, quantum networks, and quantum sensors. Examines what is needed to form a working qubit and different hardware platforms that implement them (for example, trapped ions, superconducting microwave circuits, color centers, and neutral atoms.) Conceptual and computational familiarity with complex numbers, vector spaces, bases, matrices, eigenvectors, and eigenvalues will be assumed, as well as quantum states/wave functions, and quantum measurement. Familiarity with spin-1/2 systems, and Pauli matrices is highly recommended.


id: ENEE493
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Quantum Hardware Laboratory The purpose of this lab course is to provide hands on experience for the students in working with experimental hardware and techniques which are used in research in the field of quantum computing, quantum communications and quantum sensors.


id: ENEE600
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Solid State Electronics Formerly:ENEE793. Properties of crystals; energy bands: electron transport theory; conductivity and hall effect; statistical distributions; fermi level: impurities; non-equilibrium carrier distributions; normal modes of lattice vibration and thermal properties of crystals; tunneling phenomena; surface properties.


id: ENEE611
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Integrated Circuit Design and Analysis Recommended:ENEE610.Formerly:ENEE696. Active and passive elements used in semiconductor structures. Design application of linear and digital integrated circuits.


id: ENEE620
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Random Processes in Communication and Control Introduction to random processes: characterization, classification, representation; Gaussian and other examples. Linear operations on random processes, stationary processes: covariance function and spectral density. Linear least square waveform estimating Wiener-Kolmogroff filtering, Kalman-Bucy recursive filtering: function space characterization, non-linear operations on random processes.


id: ENEE630
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Advanced Digital Signal Processing Corequisite:ENEE620.Formerly:ENEE624. This is the first-year graduate course in signal processing. The objective is to establish fundamental concepts of signal processing on multirate processing, parametric modeling, linear prediction theory, modern spectral estimation, and high-resolution techniques.


id: ENEE641
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Mathematical Foundations for Computer Engineering Formerly:ENEE759F. Mathematical modeling, design, analysis and proof techniques related to computer engineering. Probability, logic, combinatorics, set theory, and graph theory, as they pertain to the design and performance of computer engineering systems. Techniques for the design and analysis of efficient computational methods from graph theory and networks. Understanding of the limits on the efficiency of such computational methods. Translation from mathematical theory to actual programming. The course emphasizes mathematical rigor.


id: ENEE646
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Digital Computer Design Concepts and techniques for design of computer systems with improved performance. Advanced I/O systems, memory organization, pipeland and parallel processors, bus bandwidth, processor/memory interconnections, cache memory, virtual memory, multiprocessors, performance evaluation.


id: ENEE660
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System Theory General systems models. State variables and state space. Linearity and its implications. Controllability and observability. State space structure and representation. Realization theory and algorithmic solutions. Parameterizations of linear systems; canonical forms. Basic results from stability theory. Stabilizability. Fine structure of linear multivariable systems; minimal indices and polynomial matrices. Interplay between frequency domain and state space.


id: ENEE662
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Convex Optimization Recommended:MATH410. Focuses on recognizing, solving, and analyzing convex optimization problems.  Convex sets, convex functions, convex and quasi-convex optimization problems.  Duality theory and optimality conditions. Specific classes of problems including linear optimization (LP), semi-definite optimization (SDP), geometric programming.  Algorithms for unconstrained and constrained optimization; interior-point methods. Applications in controls, communications, signal processing, statistics, and other areas.


id: ENEE680
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Fundamentals of Electromagnetics Theoretical analysis and engineering applications of Maxwell's equations: boundary value problems of electrostatics and magnetostatics, dielectric and magnetic properties of matter, energy and momentum content of fields, introduction to EM wave propagation.


id: ENEE690
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Introduction to the Schroedinger equation, matrix formulations of quantum mechanics, identical particles, entanglement, approximation methods, symmetries. Applications to solid-state, atomic, and quantum information science.


id: ENEE719D
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Advanced Topics in Microelectronics; Embedded Machine Learning An introduction to the design and deployment of machine learning models optimized for edge devices and energy-efficient hardware accelerators. The course covers advanced model reduction techniques, such as quantization and pruning, to streamline complex models for deployment onresource-constrained platforms. Students will gain hands-on experience with Cadence Virtuoso to build circuits and systems that leverage in-memory computing architectures, facilitating efficient computation and reduced energy consumption.


id: ENEE739F
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Advanced Topics in Signal Processing; Foundations of Interpretable Artificial Intelligence Cross-listed with CMSC848W. Credit granted only for ENEE739F or CMSC848W.The course introduces advances in the field of eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), ranging from inherently interpretable models, all the way to posthoc explanations (e.g., feature attributions, counterfactual explanations, mechanistic interpretability). The course will also discuss connections between explainability and robustness, privacy, ethics, and trust, as well as, emergent research challenges in explainability for large generative models.


id: ENEE739Z
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Advanced Topics in Signal Processing; Computational Imaging Cross-listed with ENEE739Z. Credit only granted for CMSC848B or ENEE739Z.Introduces various computational imaging systems and the algorithms that underlie their operation. Particular emphasis will be placed on recently developed learning based reconstruction algorithms. This is a mixed lecture/seminar course.


id: ENEE759C
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Advanced Topics in Computer Engineering; Domain Specific Architecture Cross-listed with CMSC818J. Credit only granted for CMSC818J or ENEE759C.


id: ENEE765
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Adaptive Control General principles of adaptive control. Self-tuning regulators and model reference adaptive systems. Theoretical issues: stability, convergence, and robustness. Practical issues: implementation, computation, auto-tuning, and other successful application. Alternatives to adaptive control.


id: ENEE789D
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Advanced Topics in Electrophysics; Optoelectronics Lab Credit only granted for ENEE486, ENEE648D or ENEE789D. Formerly: ENEE648D.Hands-on experience in performing measurements in optics and electro-optics. Basics of optics (reflection, refraction, diffraction), imaging, light detectors, gratings and spectrometers, fiber optics, electro-optics, acousto-optics, polarization, solar cells and displays, optical light sources (blackbody, fluorescent, LEDs, semiconductor lasers).


id: ENEE789W
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Advanced Topics in Electrophysics; Advanced Topics in Electrophysics: Incubating Quantum Leaps A guided investigation and seminar course in which students assess potentially transformative applications of quantum technology. Students work in teams of two or three, with faculty guidance, to explore the research landscape across disciplines of interest to them, in order to assess promising new approaches for interdisciplinary, translational, pre-start-up, and/or start-up-ready quantum technology. Students read the relevant literature, examine the needs of potential technology users, and interact as needed with relevant faculty, students, postdocs,and potential customers and investors. For each of two projects per student team during the semester, a "case-study" is generated to assess and recommend possible paths forward for the quantum technology being assessed. Results can be provided to the researchers whose technology is assessed; and may inform new interdisciplinary research or translation.


id: ENFP101
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Introduction to Fire Protection Engineering Formerly:ENFP108. This course will introduce students to the impact of fire on people, property and the environment and methods to mitigate the threat of fire.  Student teams will apply the principles of fire behavior and fire safety systems covered in the first half of the course to design, build and test a fire safe, small-scale apartment.  A final experiment will be conducted to provide an assessment of the complete designs of each team.


id: ENFP250
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Introduction to Life Safety Analysis Formerly:ENFP251. Introduction to fire protection engineering and building regulation focusing on building safety systems, egress system design and evacuation modeling.


id: ENFP300
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Fire Protection Fluid Mechanics Presents students with the fundamental properties of fluids and fluid movement. Both static and dynamic fluid problems will be considered with an emphasis on fire protection systems.


id: ENFP405
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Structural Fire Protection Jointly offered with:ENFP621. Effects of elevated temperature on structural materials; steel, concrete, wood, gypsum, glass and reinforced plastics. Experimental evaluation of fire resistance of building assemblies. Analytical methods to evaluate fire resistance of structural members.


id: ENFP410
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Special Hazard Suppression Systems Jointly offered with:ENFP610. Analysis of application and theory of fire suppression systems. The key elements of fire suppression systems will be discussed along with how they interact for effective fire suppression design. Physical mechanisms for a variety of fire suppression approaches will be discussed including hose streams, sprinklers, water mist, foam, clean agents, and chemical agents.


id: ENFP415
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Fire Dynamics Jointly offered withENFP651. Designed to give students a quantitative understanding of fire behavior.  The fundamentals of physics and chemistry of combustion are presented and used to derive key analytical relationships that describe fire growth.  Application of these relationships to the analysis of common fire scenarios is emphasized.


id: ENFP425
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Enclosure Fire Modeling An introduction to enclosure fire dynamics through the development of fire modeling algorithms and the application of computer-based fire modeling techniques. The objectives of the course are: to provide a basic understanding of enclosure fire dynamics with an emphasis on a system-level viewpoint (i.e., a global description of the coupling between combustion dynamics, smoke filling, vent flows and heat transfer); and to provide an introduction to the zone modeling approach.  Topics covered include a review of the mathematical formulation of zone models, a discussion of numerical integration of the zone modeling equations (using MATLAB), and an introduction to zone modeling software used by professional engineers (e.g., CFAST).


id: ENFP440
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Smoke Management and Fire Alarm Systems Jointly offered with:ENFP627. Analysis of hazard posed by smoke in buildings. Performance characteristics of smoke management systems. Review of analytical design aids. Functional analysis and design of fire detection and alerting systems. Examination and evaluation of code criteria, performance specifications and research.


id: ENFP467
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Wildland Fires: Science and Applications Formerly:ENFP489W. Introduction to the global problem of wildland fires with an overview of the social, political and environmental issues posed as well as detailed coverage of the science, technology and applications used to predict, prevent and suppress wildland fires.


id: ENFP610
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Advanced Special Hazard Suppression Systems Jointly offered with:ENFP410. Issues related to the suppression of fires and the design of fire suppression systems. Theoretical aspects of fire suppression and extinction are considered to provide the foundation for the practical design of different types of fire suppression systems. Focus on water-based and "clean agent" fire suppression systems, with emphasis on high challenge and special hazard applications. Systems using other agents are introduced, but are not addressed in detail.


id: ENFP621
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Analytical Procedures of Structural Fire Protection Cross-listed withENFP621.  Credit only granted  for: ENFP405 or ENFP621. Analysis procedures for structural components of wood, steel, concrete, composites. Structural capabilities, modifications under fire induced exposures. Calculations, computer models for predicting fire resistance ratings of structural components.


id: ENFP626
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Computational Fire Modeling Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)-based fire modeling; governing equations of turbulent reacting flows; numerical approaches to the treatment of turbulence (DNS, LES, RANS); numerical methods for partial differential equations; physical modeling of enclosure fires (turbulence, combustion, thermal radiation, pyrolysis, suppression). Development of sample programs (Matlab) and use of current CFD-based fire models (FDS).


id: ENFP627
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Advanced Smoke Management and Fire Alarm Systems Jointly offered with:ENFP440. Analysis of hazard smoke. Response analysis of smoke detectors based on characteristics of detectors and properties of smoke. Performance characteristics and limitations of smoke management systems. Capabilities and limitations of analytical design aids.


id: ENFP651
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Advanced Fire Dynamics Jointly offered with:ENFP415.Formerly:ENFP629A. A review of the basic chemistry and physics necessary to understanding fire dynamics; and of the physics of heat transfer and turbulent fluid flow will be given. The nature and structure of premixed and diffusion flames will be presented.


id: ENFP653
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Advanced Fire Suppression Issues related to the suppression of fires and the design of fire suppression systems. Theoretical aspects of fire suppression and extinction are considered to provide the foundation for the practical design of different types of fire suppression systems. Focus on water-based and "clean agent" fire suppression systems, with emphasis on high challenge and special hazard applications. Systems using other agents are introduced, but are not addressed in detail.


id: ENFP664
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Advanced Industrial Fire Safety Jointly offered withENFP464.Formerly:ENFP489I and ENFP629I. This class is designed to introduce students to the basics of process safety with a focus on the methods and techniques that may be utilized when evaluating the existing or proposed safety protection solutions in industrial facilities. An emphasis is placed on properly identifying the hazards that are present, the risk exposure, and how best to address the risk. The foundation is laid by presenting the necessary background information on industrial processes and integrating this information with applicable fire/explosion safety science.


id: ENFP667
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Advanced Wildland Fires: Science and Applications Formerly:ENFP629W. Introduction to the global problem of wildland fires with an overview of the social, political and environmental issues posed as well as detailed coverage of the science, technology and applications used to predict, prevent and suppress wildland fires.


id: ENMT301
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Structural Dynamics An introduction to modeling and structural analysis of mechatronic structures subject to dynamic loading. It deals with preliminary analysis of primary structure for mechatronics components,  including such topics as load determination, torsion, bending, shear, buckling, fatigue and thermal analysis of thin-walled structures. Emphasis is placed on solving problems by finding the differential equations of motion of model systems and solving these equations analytically or numerically in Matlab.


id: ENMT322
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Discrete Signal Analysis Analysis techniques for simulating resonances and impedances in systems that couple physical interactions electrical, mechanical, magnetic and piezoelectric domains. Analysis applied to modeling the electro-magneto-mechano-acoustic domain interactions in traditional loudspeaker designs, and can be extended to the design of sensors, energy harvesters and actuators.


id: ENMT361
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Mechatronics and Controls I Basic instrumentation electronics including DC electronics, AC electronics, semiconductors, electro-optics and digital electronics. Sensing devices used to carry out experiments including meteorology, machine tool measurements, bridge circuits, optical devices, and introduction to computer based data acquisition.


id: ENMT380
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Intro to Robotics Introduces basic concepts for deployment of robotic systems in mechatronics. This course will introduce students to the elementary concepts in robotics, with emphasis on robotic manipulators. It will encompass both theory and laboratory components with programming on real manipulators.


id: ENMT450
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Robotics Programming Students continue to work within the Robot Operating System (ROS) as well as with many of the available tools commonly used in robotics. Lectures focus on theory and structure, whereas laboratory sections will focus on applications and implementations. Students learn how to create software and simulations, interface to sensors and actuators, and integrate control algorithms. Topics include ROS architecture, console commands, ROS packages, simulation environments, visualizations, autonomous navigation, manipulation, and robot vision.


id: ENMT471
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Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Formerly:ENMT487. Introduction to manufacturing processes and the methods for automating them. Introduces computer-aided design to model parts and assemblies. Theory and practice of additive and subtractive manufacturing processes. Introduction to composite materials. Integrating automated machining into factories.


id: ENMT473
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Motion Planning for Autonomous Systems Autonomous systems (e.g., aircraft, vehicles, manipulators, and robots) must plan long-term movement that respects environmental constraints such as obstacles, other actors, and wind; system constraints such as kinematics, dynamics, and fuel; as well as factors such as time and safety. Robust autonomy also requires dealing with environmental changes, new information, and uncertainty. This course provides an overview of such problems and the methods used to solve them.


id: ENMT483
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Mechatronic Systems I Covers the principles of mechatronic systems analysis and design. Students will learn performance analysis and optimization, design of systems including avionics, power, propulsion, human factors, structures, actuators and mechanisms, and thermal control. The course will also cover design processes and design synthesis. The course will conclude with students applying what they have learned so far with a project in mechatronic systems design.


id: ENPM611
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Software Engineering Software engineering concepts, methods, and practices important to both the theorist and the practitioner will be covered. The entire range of responsibilities expected of a software engineer are presented. The fundamental areas of requirements development, software design, programming languages, and testing are covered extensively. Sessions on supporting areas such as systems engineering, project management, and software estimation are also included.


id: ENPM613
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Software Design & Implementation Covers the software design process, from understanding the need or problem, to creating suitable architecture and detailed design solutions, to preserving and evolving the design during implementation and maintenance. The main study topics include: requirements analysis models; user centered design; architecture design through decomposition and composition; architecture styles and architecture tactics for supporting various quality attributes such as security and usability; design for reuse and with reuse; detailed design object-oriented principles (such as SOLID) and design patterns; approaches for evaluating, comparing, and selecting design solutions; standard notations for documenting architecture views, detailed design, and analysis models; and industry standards for creating design deliverables. Students will acquire not only technical knowledge, but also soft skills such as communication, collaborations, critical thinking, leadership, negotiation, and time management.


id: ENPM615
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Embedded Systems Introduction to embedded systems design and evaluation: requirements, specification, architecture, hardware and software components, integration and performance evaluation. Topics include instruction sets, CPU, embedded computing platform, program design and analysis, operating systems, hardware accelators, multiprocessors, networks, and system analysis. Real-life embedded systems design examples will be used throughput the course to illustrate these concepts.


id: ENPM622
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Energy Conversion I - Stationary Power Thermal engineering of modern power generation systems. Cycle analysis of various modern power generation technologies including gas turbine, combined cycle, waste burning and cogeneration. Energy storage and energy transport.


id: ENPM631
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Advanced Networking Exploration of how such a variety of devices can use a big range of technologies to connect seamlessly to each other. In the second half of the course we translate the basic knowledge of the protocols to more hands-on exercises in containerization (Docker) and at the end we give an introduction to Kubernetes, that is an open-source system for automating deployment and management of containerized applications.


id: ENPM635
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Thermal Systems Design Analysis Evaluates the trade-offs associated with thermal systems. Use of software for system simulation, evaluation and optimization. Applications include power and refrigeration systems, pipe flow systems, distillation columns, dehumidifying coils, and co-generation systems.


id: ENPM640
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Rehabilitation Robotics Recommended:Basic understanding of linear time-invariant control systems (e.g. ENPM667) is preferred but not required. No background or previous experience in assistive robotics, human biomechanics, and/or neuroscience is required.Formerly:ENPM808J. An introduction to a field of robotics dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities. The course is designed for students wishing to learn more about rehabilitation robotics, one of the fasting growing fields of robotics. Rehabilitation robotics is the application of robots to overcome disabilities resulting from neurologic injuries and physical trauma, and improve quality of life. This course considers not only engineering design and development, but also the human factors that make some innovative technologies successful and others commercial failures. Engineering innovation by itself, without considering other factors such as evidence-based R&D and product acceptance, may mean that some technologies don't become or remain available or are inefficacious to aid their intended beneficiaries. This course differs from medical robotics in its focus on improving the quality of life through robot-mediated rehabilitation treatments, rather than improving or enhancing applications such as surgical interventions.


id: ENPM645
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Human-Robot Interaction Recommended:Some knowledge of A.I. fundamentals and data analytics recommended, but not required.Formerly:ENPM808K. To define the intersection of human-robot interactions to include human-computer interfaces, as well as robotic emotions and facial expressions emulations. The result will provide a basis for students to assess the best approaches for interacting effectively with robots. Areas to be covered include biologically-inspired robotics, cognitive robotics, cultural and social aspects of robotics, data mining, examples of human systems interfaces, and machine learning with respect to A.I. principles and limitations.


id: ENPM662
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Introduction to Robot Modeling Recommended:Students should have intermediate programming skills (Python) and basic algebra knowledge for this course. This course introduces basic principles for modeling a robot. Most of the course is focused on modeling manipulators based on serial mechanisms. The course begins with a description of the homogenous transformation and rigid motions. It then introduces concepts related to kinematics, inverse kinematics, and Jacobians. This course then introduces Eulerian and Lagrangian Dynamics. Finally, the course concludes by introducing basic principles for modeling manipulators based on parallel mechanisms. The concepts introduced in this course are subsequently utilized in control and planning courses.


id: ENPM665
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Cloud Security Formerly:ENPM809J. Covers the fundamentals of securing cloud-based workloads from the ground up with many hands-on examples. Through these hands-on exercises the course will demonstrate where the similarities and differences are when securing the cloud compared to securing traditional IT.


id: ENPM667
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Control of Robotic Systems This is a basic course on the design of controllers for robotic systems. The course starts with mainstay principles of linear control, including a review of elementary concepts of systems, and discusses applications to independent joint control. The second part of the course introduces a physics-based approach to control design that uses energy and optimization principles to tackle the design of controllers that exploit the underlying dynamics of robotic systems. The course ends with an introduction to force control and basic principles of geometric control if time allows.


id: ENPM672
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Fundamentals for Thermal Systems Included in this course is an introduction to thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Emphasis is on gaining an understanding of the physical concepts through the solving of numerical problems associated with simple thermal fluid processes and cycles. Both ideal gases and multiphase fluids will be considered as the working fluids.


id: ENPM680
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Introduction to Secure Coding for Software Engineering Formerly:ENPM809W. Covers core concepts and techniques to analyze and characterize such security bugs, and potential ways to mitigate them. Concepts will be introduced and discussed within the context of an adversary intent on altering or subverting the behavior of the software with security impacts.


id: ENPM685
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Security Tools for Information Security Students will perform host- and network-based security tasks relating to security, investigation, compliance verification and auditing using a wide selection of commonly used tools on both Windows and Linux platforms, with emphasis on open source tools.


id: ENPM687
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Digital Forensics and Incidence Responses Students will implement a robust incident response methodology, including proper forensic handling of evidence, and cover legal aspects of national and international law regarding forensics. The bulk of the course covers evidence acquisition, preservation, analysis and reporting on multiple platforms.


id: ENPM691
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Hacking of C programs and Unix Binaries Teaches the fundamentals of secure programming in C. An in depth discussion on various security vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflows) in C applications will be taught with hands-on demo of concepts during the class. Students will learn how a C program runs "under-the-hood". The course will teach nitty-gritty of C programs by analyzing at the assembly level. The course discusses best practices (e.g., coding standards) and design principles for secure programming so that security can be built-in during design time. In addition to assignments, students are required to present papers related to this course.


id: ENPM694
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Networks and Protocols Provides an in-depth review of the Internet with a focus on the end-to-end effects of technologies and protocols that operate in different layers.  All protocols and technologies are covered in a holistic framework with an emphasis on their effect on the network and application performance. The course also includes a brief introduction of more modern concepts in the field of networking such as SDN and NFV to encourage deeper study of those topics.


id: ENPM695
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Secure Operating Systems Additional information:This course assumes knowledge of C programming and a previous operating systems class or knowledge in various issues such as process management, process synchronization, the critical section problem, CPU scheduling, memory management, secondary storage management. Operating systems are the basic building block on which programmers build applications and on which security-minded professionals rely, whether they are monitoring activity on a computer, testing applications for security, or determining how malicious code affected their network. This course covers advanced topics in operating systems including process management and communication, remote procedure calls, memory management (including shared memory and virtual memory), checkpointing and recovery, file system, I/O subsystem and device management, distributed file systems and security. The course consists of reading and discussing research papers and includes a course project.


id: ENPM696
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Reverse Software Engineering Recommended:Proficiency with using a *nix command line in a shell of their choice, e.g., Bash, Zsh, csh. Ability to create and manage virtual machines running intel-based Linux and Windows distributions. An in-depth understanding of software reverse engineering concepts and hands-on training with reverse engineering tools, including disassemblers, decompilers, and code analyzers. Students will become familiar with both low-level software and the x86 instruction set through binary reversing sessions. This course also provides insights into many subjects such as system security, source code analysis, software design, and program understanding that will be beneficial in a variety of fields.


id: ENPM700
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Software Development for Robotics Formerly:ENPM808X. Teaches the tools and processes to develop professional quality software for deployed systems and products. Students will learn the best practices of taking new ideas or prototypes, and understanding what it takes to build the complex software that is so important to today's commercialized robotic systems.


id: ENPM702
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Introductory Robot Programming Formerly:ENPM809Y . This hands-on course will introduce students to the C++ programming language and is specifically designed for students who have had little to no programming experience in their previous studies.


id: ENPM703
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Fundamentals of AI and Deep Learning Formerly:ENPM809K. Fundamentals of machine learning techniques with a deep dive into cutting edge concepts that enabled neural networks to achieve state of the art performance in many visual, textual, and biomedical problems. Fundamental concepts like forward networks, convolution networks, recurrent neural networks, back propagation, loss functions, batch gradient descent, and stochastic optimization will be studied.


id: ENPM808N
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Advanced Topics in Engineering; Solar Energy and Technologies This course is aimed at sharing knowledge and experiences in the solar energy and technology area. The goal is to provide students a general summary of the solar energy industries, their technologies, and prospectus in the future alternative energy field. It is also the hope that students will be able to utilize their knowledge in other related fields such as battery and energies.


id: ENPM809V
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Special Topics in Engineering; Advanced Hacking of Linux This course provides an in-depth understanding of how to find flaws in Linux (both userspace and kernel space) and software within embedded devices (focusing on bare-metal software/firmware and hardware-focused techniques). Students will get an inside look at how modern operating systems and embedded devices protect their programs, flaws within the protection mechanisms, and how to exploit them. Although this is an offensive-focused course, mitigations to protect the programs will also be discussed.


id: ENPM818I
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Variable Topics in Engineering; Embedded Software Design and Optimization This course covers the design and optimization of stable, maintainable, and secure embedded software systems. The main study topics include: Software engineering design and documentation artifacts; Information assurance and cybersecurity; CPU architectures, system components, and development tools; Operating system details; Programming models and tools; IO busses and networking protocols; and Low-level optimization techniques. Students will acquire not only technical knowledge, but also soft skills such as communication, collaborations, critical thinking, leadership, negotiation, and time management


id: ENPM818L
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Variable Topics in Engineering; Low Power Design for Embedded Systems Throughout the course, we delve into the mechanisms behind power consumption in embedded systems and explore various techniques employed to minimize power usage. Students will engage in hands-on projects where they gain practical experience in observing and measuring power consumption across different operational modes of an embedded system. Additionally, they will learn how to implement strategies to effectively reduce power consumption. Efficient power management is crucial for embedded systems, as it directly impacts their longevity and functionality. The course aims to provide students with a solid foundation in understanding power consumption within embedded systems. Moreover, we examine existing solutions to address the challenges associated with designing low-power embedded systems.


id: ENPM818M
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Variable Topics in Engineering; Introduction to Networking and Distributed Systems 5G/6G Course includes basics of TCP/IP Stack, Applications Layers, Data Flow Layers, Data Encapsulation, Protocol Stack, Basic Network Terminology, Network Topology, ARP, BOOTP, DHCP, Local Area Network, Network Components, IPv4, ICMP, Transport Layer Protocols, Application Layer Protocols, Client/Server Models, Subnet/NAT, Routing, Switching, Basics of Distributed Systems, Wireless Protocols, 5G/6G, Edge, Cloud, Energy Consumptions. Course format includes lectures, homework, Quizzed, Two midterms, final project and exam. Course carries a perfect blend of theory and programming practices to prepare students for core network development and/or network architecture.


id: ENPM818N
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Variable Topics in Engineering; Cloud Computing This course provides an in-depth exploration of cloud concepts, technologies, and applications. Students will learn about the fundamentals of cloud computing, its architecture, deployment models, and various services offered by major cloud providers. Practical hands-on exercises and real-world case studies will enable students to apply their knowledge to develop and deploy applications in the cloud. Overall, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of cloud computing concepts, technologies, and best practices, enabling them to design, implement, and manage applications and services in cloud environments.


id: ENPM818P
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Variable Topics in Engineering; Linux System Administration This course will provide a hand-ons experience with the installation, configuration and administration of Linux operating systems. Linux topics will include operating system architecture and components, task scheduling, memory and process management, device drivers, partitioning and file systems, boot processes, command line, customizing the environment, shell scripting, networking, and securing the system. The hands-on portion of the class will be an opportunity for the students to create and manage virtual machines, install Linux in virtual machines, work with the command line and various Linux tools to customize, administer and secure Linux-based systems. The lab sessions will also cover launching Linux cloud instances as well. To summarize, students will acquire the technical knowledge to install, customize, manage, and secure a system running a Linux Operating System.


id: ENPM818R
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Variable Topics in Engineering; Virtualization and Container Technologies This course on virtualization and container technologies will cover a range of topics related to these two fundamental concepts in the field of IT and software development. This comprehensive course is designed to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of virtualization and container technologies, empowering them to architect and optimize modern IT infrastructures.


id: ENPM818Z
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Variable Topics in Engineering; On-Road Automated Vehicles Prereequisites: ENPM605 and ENPM673.This course provides a deep dive into the core technical and technological components of automated passenger vehicles for on-road applications. Students will explore the essential systems that enable self-driving capabilities, including perception, sensor fusion, localization, motion planning, and control. The course emphasizes a hands-on approach using CARLA and Autoware, allowing students to developand test advanced driving algorithms in simulated urban and highway environments, focusing on the challenges and requirements specific to passenger vehicle automation.


id: ENRE600
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Fundamentals of Failure Mechanisms Advanced failure mechanisms in reliability engineering wiil be taught from a basic materials and defects point of view. The methods of predicting the physics of failure of devices, materials, components and systems are reviewed. The main emphasis will be given to basic degradation mechanisms through understanding the physics, chemistry, and mechanics of such mechanisms. Mechanical failures are introduced through understanding fatigue, creep and yielding in materials, devices and components. The principles of cumulative damage and mechanical yielding theory are taught. The concepts of reliability growth, accelerated life testing, environmental testing are introduced. Physical, chemical and thermal related failures are introduced through a basic understanding of degradation mechanisms such as diffusion, electromigration, defects and defect migration. The failure mechanisms in basic material types will be taught. Failure mechanisms observed in real electronic devices and electronic packaging will also be presented. Problems related to manufacturing, and microelectronics will be analyzed. Mechanical failures are emphasized from the point of view of complex fatigue theory.


id: ENRE602
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Principles of Reliability Analysis Principal methods of reliability analysis, including fault tree and reliability block diagrams; Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA); event tree construction and evaluation; reliability data collection and analysis; methods of modeling systems for reliability analysis. Focus on problems related to process industries, fossil-fueled power plant availability, and other systems of concern to engineers.


id: ENRE641
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Probabilistic Physics of Failure and Accelerated Testing Models for life testing at constant stress. Graphical and analytical methods. Test plans for accelerated testing. Competing failure modes and size effects. Models and data analyses for step and time varying stresses. Optimizing of test plans.


id: ENRE645
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Human Reliability Analysis Methods of solving practical human reliability problems, cognitive and behavioral modeling, task analysis, performance shaping factors, error classification, distribution of human performance and uncertainty bounds, sources of human error probability data, human error risk mitigation, examples and case studies.


id: ENRE648M
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Special Problems in Reliability Engineering; Risk Analysis in Engineering and Economics Cross-listed with ENCE489L, ENCE620, and ENSE698R. Credit only granted for ENCE489L, ENCE620, ENRE648M, or ENSE698R.


id: ENSE621
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Systems Engineering Concepts and Processes: A Model-Based Approach An INCOSE-oriented introduction to model-based systems engineering. Provides an overview of systems engineering concepts, processes and methods, with a particular focus on: the development of stakeholder and system requirements; characteristics of well-written requirements; the use of SysML software tools to develop of system- and element-level architectures; and the relationship between requirements and architecture.  Architecture-related topics include specification and visualization of system attributes, behavior, and interfaces. Other topics include acquisition and development life cycle models; operational concepts and use cases; requirements and design traceability; analysis, modeling and simulation; systems engineering management; risk management; configuration management; systems-of-systems; and system complexity. The course includes a class project in which teams of 3-5 students use SysML to develop stakeholder requirements, system requirements, and a logical system architecture for an engineered system of interest to them and then perform a design trade-off analysis for some aspect of the system.


id: ENSE623
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System Development, Verification, and Validation This course completes the ENSE621, ENSE622 sequence. It covers system simulation development and a variety of verification and validation topics. It addresses development testing and operational testing; test methodologies; the planning of test programs and Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs); the planning and execution of tests; and the writing of test plans and test reports. Topics include verification methods; specification-based testing; test verification matrices; model-based verification; model checking and other formal approaches to verification; design of experiments; performance testing; reliability testing; usability/human factors testing; and other types of testing. The course includes a class project in which teams of 3-5 students: develop requirements for a simulation that supports a system analysis of interest (the user need); develop the simulation (in MATLAB); verify that it meets its requirements; and validate that it may be used to support the analysis of interest.


id: ENSE626
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System Life Cycle Analysis and Risk Management This course covers topics related to estimating the costs and risks incurred through the lifetimes of projects, products and systems. In addition, treatment is given to methods that determine the drivers of costs and risks and facilitate determination of the most effective alternatives to reducing them. Also covered, are relevant analytic tools from probability and statistics and also important managerial and organizational concepts. Extensive use is made of case studies and examples from industry and government.


id: ENSE698R
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Special Topics in Systems Engineering; Risk Analysis in Engineering and Economics Cross-listed with ENCE489L, ENCE620, and ENRE648M. Credit only granted for ENCE489L, ENCE620, ENRE648M, or ENSE698R.


id: ENSP101
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Introduction to Environmental Science One of two required courses that introduce students to the topics studied and methods employed in environmental science and policy. Emphasis on scientific ways of knowing; the systems, cycles, flows, and interfaces that characterize the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere; the analysis of human impacts on these systems; and the nature of scientific uncertainty and methods of quantifying environmental processes.


id: ENSP305
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Applied Spatial Analysis in Environmental Science and Policy Recommended:ENSP101 and ENSP102. Intended for students interested in pursuing career or graduate research opportunities that will include identifying/querying/processing environmental datasets, detailed spatial analysis of environmental data, and applications of predictive environmental modeling. Students will learn necessary skills to analyze and process environmental data through hands-on training in commonly used software and a series of topical case studies. Data analysis and data processing will be taught using publicly available real-world environmental data sets.


id: ENSP330
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Introduction to Environmental Law Recommended:ENSP101 and ENSP102. And must be a major in the Environmental Science and Policy program; or permission of Environmental Science and Policy program. An overview of environmental law, from its common law roots to its role in the modern regulatory state, including an examination of major federal environment statutes and the policy debates inherent in them. Other areas covered include civil and criminal enforcement, standing to sue, land use control, and regulatory takings.


id: ENSP340
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Water: Science, Ethics, and Policy Recommended:ENSP101 and ENSP102. And must be a major in the Environmental Science and Policy program; or permission of Environmental Science and Policy program. Exploration of the science, policy, and ethical aspects of water resource protection and management. Focus on water pollution, water availability, ecosystems, and sustainability


id: ENSP360
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Every Drop Counts: Water, Food and Global Public Health In-depth interdisciplinary study of the public health issues related to water use for global food production. Topics will include accessibility and availability of safe water for agriculture worldwide, potential microbiological and chemical hazards in agricultural water, alternative water sources such as reclaimed wastewater and return flows, food safety approaches to managing agricultural water, and agricultural influences on surface and groundwater quality. Political, social, and economic factors relating to agricultural water will be addressed, with special focus on regions that are leaders in innovative water management and regions where access to clean water for agriculture is a major challenge.


id: ENSP399N
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Special Topics in Environmental Science and Policy; Wildlife and Zoo Nutrition Management Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has one of the county s oldest zoo nutrition departments, created in the late 1970s, supporting an active research program and nutrition lab (conducting both clinical, zoo-based and field-based studies) and a clinical program with two nutritionists responsible for the dietary management of the zoo collection. This course will be taught by both nutritionists. We will introduce comparative animal nutrition as it applies to animals in general and their management in a captive setting, with considerations for understanding wild populations. Primary topics will include an overview of nutrients and energy, digestive systems and metabolism, nutritional ecology and requirements, philosophy of diet formulation in a captive setting, considerations for in situ and ex situ nutrition research, and some practical applications to wildlife management, among other related subject matter.


id: ENSP400
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Capstone in Environmental Science and Policy Integration of physical, biological, and social sciences with applications to environmental science and policy.  Problem-solving and multi-disciplinary case study evaluations pertinent to contemporary and future issues related to the environment.


id: ENTM699K
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Advanced Entomology; Biological Sciences Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Cross-listed with BIOL608K, CBMG699K, and CHEM608K. Credit will be grant edfor only one of the following: BIOL608K, CBMG699K, CHEM608K, or   ENTM699K.


id: ENTM760
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Insects in the 21st Century This course will explore the influence and impact of major technological advances in genetics, molecular genetics and biotechnology on the study of insects. Topics will include the use of insects as models for studying human biology and diseases; the use of genetics and genetic technologies to augment existing strategies for managing pest insects and well as the invention of novel management approaches; the use of genetics and genetic technologies in the fields of insect conservation, ecology and evolution.


id: ENTS622
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Introduction to Digital Communication Systems Formerly:ENTS689B. Principles of analog and digital communication systems design. Analysis of the performance and relative merits of different modulation and demodulation, signal processing, filtering and error control schemes in communication systems. Also provides an understanding of the design of modern digital communication systems.


id: ENTS630
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The Economics of International Telecommunications Basic microeconomic principles used by telecommunications firms, including supply and demand, elasticity, costs, productivity, pricing, market structure and competitive implications of alternative market structures. Market failures and government intervention. Public policy processes affecting business operations.


id: ENTS635
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Decision Support Methods for Telecommunication Managers The aim of this course is to introduce management science techniques for informed decision making. Topics covered can include data analysis and regression, optimization models and applications (workforce scheduling, manufacturing, network design, facility location), sensitivity analysis, decision trees, risk analysis and business simulation models. Emphasis will be on telecommunications managerial problems, model development and the use of software packages for decision support.


id: ENTS640
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Networks and Protocols I An overview of design issues and the important industry standards for digital communications networks. This includes protocols, data communications technologies, error correction and detection, congestion control, traffic routing, Local Area Network (LAN) protocols, TCP/IP, and some security issues.


id: ENTS656
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Introduction to Cellular Communication Networks Concepts and techniques involved in wireless digital communications with emphasis on cellular and PCS systems. Properties of Mobile radio channels; intersymbol interference, multipath, and fading effects; interleaving and diversity; multiple access schemes (TDMA, FDMA, CDMA); interuser interference, traffic issues, and cell capacity; power control strategies; frequency reuse and channel assignment; handoff, paging, and location update; cell layout; introduction to cellular and PCS standards.


id: ENTS759I
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Advanced Topics in Communications; Selected Topics in 5G System Design and Evolution Please click here for more course information.


id: ENVH381
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Introduction to Public Health Aerobiology Research Recommended:Successful completion of at least one biology and/or chemistry course with laboratory; MIEH325 enrolled or completed. Permission of PHAB Lab and GEOH department required.Additional information:Application required; see Student Opportunities at https://sph.umd.edu/phablab. Positions assigned to accepted students based on interests, background, and scheduling availability. Student must commit to working at least 5 hours/week in the lab throughout the semester. This course provides students with the opportunity to assist the Public Health AeroBiology (PHAB) lab on various projects examining factors related to the transmission of SARS-CoV2, influenza, and other acute respiratory infections. Students can participate in the virology or bioaerosols laboratories or in the clinic of the PHAB Lab as Research Assistants.


id: ENVH426
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Climate Change and Health Critical examination of direct and indirect impacts of climate change on human health. After introducing greenhouse gases, large-scale weather phenomena, and climate models, we will discuss how climate change affects not only infectious air-, water-, food-, and vector-borne diseases but also noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular and respiratory health conditions, food security, malnutrition, mental health, violence, and migration. We will then explore different biological and socioeconomic vulnerabilities to climate change across populations through the lens of health disparities and climate justice. Furthermore, we will touch on both current and future climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies to promote public health.


id: ENVH626
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Climate Change and Health Recommended:Coursework in public health and epidemiology.Jointly offered with:ENVH426. Critical examination of direct and indirect impacts of climate change on human health. Discuss how climate change affects not only infectious air-, water-, food-, and vector-borne diseases but also noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular and respiratory health conditions, food security, malnutrition, mental health, violence, and migration. Explore different biological and socioeconomic vulnerabilities to climate change across populations through the lens of health disparities and climate justice.


id: EPIB301
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Epidemiology for Public Health Practice And must have earned a minimum of 45 credits. An examination of the discipline of epidemiology and its application to public health issues and practices, covering current epidemiological concepts and methods.


id: EPIB315
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Biostatistics for Public Health Practice Formerly:EPIB300.Additional information:Course is cross-listed; students should check program advising information to determine which counts for their major. Note that EPIB300 (old number) is still offered for students under previous curriculum. An examination of biostatistical concepts and procedures as they relate to contemporary issues in public health. Focus on applications, hands-on-experience, and interpretations of statistical findings in public health research.


id: EPIB610
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Foundations of Epidemiology Formerly:HLTH720. Introduction to the discipline of epidemiology and its applications to health issues and practices. Basic epidemiologic concepts and methods will be covered.


id: EPIB612
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Epidemiologic Study Design Application of epidemiologic study designs, analytic methods used for analysis of cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, and clinical trials research.


id: EPIB642
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Obesity Epidemiology: Hormones and Cancer BS/MPH students who have completed EPIB301 may enroll. Students from other departments must request departmental permission to register. This course provides an overview of the epidemiology, prevention and treatment of obesity with a focus on associations with cancer and hormonal mechanisms.  This course will integrate public health disciplines including epidemiological methods, molecular biology, behavior and clinical science to discuss the causes and consequences of obesity, particularly cancer.


id: EPIB650
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Biostatistics I Formerly:HLTH651 and HLTH688B. Basic statistical concepts and procedures for Public Health. Focuses on applications, hands-on-experience, and interpretations of statistical findings.


id: EPIB651
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Applied Regression Analysis Recommended:EPIB697 or previous experience working with SAS is highly recommended. An introduction to important statistical methods used in public health research, including nonparametric hypothesis testing, ANOVA, simple and multiple linear regression, logistic regression, and   categorical data analysis.


id: EPIB652
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Categorical Data Analysis Recommended:EPIB697 or previous experience working with SAS is highly recommended. Methods for analysis of categorical data as applied to public health research, including contingency tables, logistic regression, multicategory logic models, loglinear models, and models for matched-pairs.


id: EPIB655
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Longitudinal Data Analysis Statistical models for drawing scientific inferences from longitudinal data, longitudinal study design, repeated measures and random effects to account for experimental designs that involve correlated responses, handling of missing data.


id: EPIB685
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Causal Inference in Epidemiology Recommended:EPIB612 or equivalent and previous programming experience through coursework (e.g., EPIB695, EPIB697) or other activities. Public health and epidemiologic research are largely focused on asking causal questions (e.g., "Does X cause disease Y?"); however, most observational studies do not have appropriate study designs and analytic approaches to generate causal conclusions. This course will introduce students to causal inference fundamentals and methodology, with a focus on how to generate and analyze data to make causal inferences. This course will review the differences between association and causation, how to develop causal research questions, the underlying assumptions needed for causal inference, and how to design and analyze studies with causal questions. Applied examples and hands-on exercises will be used throughout the course to help students master the concepts.


id: EPIB697
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Public Health Data Management This course is designed to provide students with the expertise needed to effectively manage research data using SAS as the statistical programming language.


id: EPIB786
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Capstone Project in Public Health Capstone experience providing opportunity to apply knowledge and skills to a specific public health problem or issue. Completion of project relevant to public health under the direction of an advisor.


id: FGSM310
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Political Engagement and Advocacy An examination of questions and issues in the practice of political engagement and advocacy. Guest lecturers drawn from political, civic engagement, and advocacy arenas will visit class and participate in discussions.


id: FGSM315
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Civic Leadership and Human Services An examination of important issues, methodologies and tools of civic leadership in relation to human services, especially at the state and local level.


id: FGSM320
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Public Health Policy Formerly:UNIV348P. An exploration of the major questions and issues facing the U.S. health care system as well as the formulation and implementation of health policy.


id: FGSM330
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Homeland and National Security Policy Formerly:UNIV348T. An examination of the concept of U.S. homeland and national security, threats, and major vulnerabilities in the context of recent history.


id: FGSM340
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Energy and Environmental Policy Formerly:UNIV348E. An examination of issues of energy and environmental sustainability through an investigation of policy-making in energy, climate change, and sustainable development.


id: FGSM350
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Critical Regions and International Relations An examination of international relations and foreign policy challenges in critical regions.


id: FGSM355
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U.S. Intelligence and Policymaking Examines the role of intelligence in supporting U.S. security strategy and policy. Students will learn how the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) is structured and organized, and will explore how intelligence is deployed to support the warfighter, diplomats, and senior-level decisionmakers. The course emphasizes the development of critical thinking and analytic skills, as well as professional writing and oral presentation abilities that are necessary for successful work in national security organizations. The course will feature guest lecturers from real-world practitioners to supplement course readings.


id: FGSM360
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U.S. Diplomacy and Policymaking An examination of questions and issues in the practice of contemporary diplomacy and policy-making. Guest lecturers drawn from Washington policy-making and foreign service communities will visit class and participate in discussion.


id: FGSM365
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Economic Diplomacy: Challenges and Opportunities An examination of political, social, and environmental aspects of the global economy in the context of power competition and technological change.


id: FGSM370
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Science Diplomacy: Foreign Policy & Science, Technology, and Innovation Formerly:UNIV389F. An exploration of the critical roles scientific knowledge and technological innovation play in the formation and implementation of foreign policy issues, including energy and climate change, public health, space and innovation, and economic development.


id: FGSM375
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Strategic Thinking, AI, and Innovation Power This course will prepare students for careers in technology innovation in three segments. First, students will ground themselves in the basics of strategic theory and how to make a strategy at any level of analysis. Second, from a practitioner's perspective, students will explore the U.S. innovation ecosystem in the context of world affairs across industry, academia, government, and venture. By doing so they can also examine potential career paths in building technology power to improve international security.  Third, students will gain practical experience from studying cases in innovation power and build their own tech strategy as a capstone experience. Through all three phases of the class, artificial intelligence will be used as the base case and the most important general purpose technology of our day thus gaining an appreciation for AI itself on one hand, and how it is but one example of how technology can impact the destiny of nations on the other.


id: FGSM390
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Global Health Challenges and Water Security An examination of questions and issues of global health and water security. Expert practitioners will also visit class and participate in discussions.


id: FGSM398
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Federal and Global Experiential Learning Cross-listed with HNUH398P. Credit only granted for FGSM398 or HNUH398P.


id: FIRE120
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FIRE SEMESTER 1 Additional information:This is the first course in the FIRE (First-Year Innovation & Research Experience) program sequence. Engages the research process through the design, research, collaborative authorship and iterative review-based refinement of research proposals.  Students find and analyze primary literature, think creatively, author and communicate research proposals in a scholarly fashion and work collaboratively to solve scientific and societal problems using technology, delegation and productive team communication.


id: FIRE298
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FIRE Semester 3 This is the third course in the First-Year Innovation & Research Experience (FIRE) program sequence. All sections require a minimum commitment of 6 hours/week in an on-campus research environment.


id: FMSC110
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Families and Global Health Students will explore, define, and study global health, social determinants of health, health inequalities, gender inequality, family violence, and maternal and child health using a global perspective.


id: FMSC123
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Personal Financial Literacy: From Distress to Success Exploring strategic thinking, career, education, financial planning during college years as the foundation for success in living a meaningful life.  While introducing relevant institutions and tools & techniques that are critical for financial planning, this course applies value-based goal setting and strategic planning that inform individuals' paths for a successful career, educational attainment, and optimum (mental, physical and financial) wellbeing throughout their life cycle.  The course particularly emphasizes the individual's responsibility of living in an institution rich society, where, continuous  learning, understanding institutions, rational decision-making, valuing relationships and networking, early career development, record keeping, budgeting, generating income and wealth, purposeful spending, saving and investing, tax planning, appropriate use of loans, risk taking and insurance, and retirement planning are well rewarded and ensure the optimum use of college years and the rest of life-course.


id: FMSC126
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International Family Law: Parent/Child Relationship in the Americas In this Global Classroom, U.S. students will work synchronously online with their international peers in Brazil to critically think about cutting-edge ethical, legal, and policy, issues in the field of International Family Law focusing on the parent/child relationship. Topics range from education, foster care, to human development. Students contrast parents' rights to raise their children as they see fit with the tension when the state steps in to provide protection in areas like medical decision making and child abuse and consider the social, cultural, racial, religious, economic, or socioeconomic contexts that influence each of these topics.   In so doing, students will be challenged to think critically and see their place in creating actionable change in a global society.


id: FMSC177
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BE WELL:   Building Emotional Wellness through ExperientiaL Learning Students on UMD campus experience new challenges to their mental health and well-being every semester, and there are limited resources to help students manage their own health or to support their peers.  This experiential skill development workshop course is designed to assist students in developing their knowledge in ways to recognize, manage, and cope with symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression. There is a focus on coping with pandemic-related and course-related concerns, relationship issues, and a range of other student concerns.


id: FMSC190S
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Man Up! Where Are The Fathers? An examination of changing fatherhood roles, health, and inequality in diverse families.  Focus will be on masculinities and disparities among men by race and class; provider role expectations; and trauma and violence faced by men in contemporary society.


id: FMSC260
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Couples, Marriage, and Families: Intimate Relationship Across the Life Course Covers the different aspects of couple relationships and family life. This includes common problems in couple relationships, and resources to strengthen couple and family relationships. You will also learn about stages of relationships, theories of love and family, policy related to couples and family formation, and how research is conducted with couples and families. Together, we will discuss and explore issues that couples and families face in modern times and will consider how many of these issues have changed due to policy, technology, attitudes, and a variety of other societal factors that impact relationships in the 21st century. You will also learn important methods of strengthening current and future relationships.


id: FMSC270
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Sex, Drugs, and Social Media: Adolescent Health and Development This course will ask: How can families, schools, communities, and society help adolescents to navigate contemporary stressors and develop into physically and mentally healthy adults? To do this, we will use research, and an understanding of adolescent development, to explore and analyze issues affecting the health and behavior of American adolescents. Such issues include (but are not limited to) sex education, the role of social media in mental health, substance use, policing in schools, dating violence, suicide prevention, access to sexual and reproductive health care, and school start times. We will consider how adolescent well-being is shaped by social contexts, including the role of parents and family members, peers, schools, communities, social media, and culture. We will examine policies and programs that affect adolescents, how effective they are at promoting adolescent health, and how they might be improved to better support healthy adolescent development.


id: FMSC286
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Assisted Reproduction Law and Policy in the US and Brazil Additional information:This is a global classroom course where students will learn online, meet once a week in a synchronous class on Webex with their Brazilian classmates, and work individually via Webex in small international groups. In this Global Classroom, U.S. students will work synchronously online with their international partners in Brazil to critically think about cutting-edge ethical, legal, policy and scientific issues in the field of Assisted Reproduction Technologies (ART) in the two countries.  This course looks at conventional families created in unconventional ways to examine such topics as sperm and egg donation, in vitro fertilization, surrogacy, reproductive organ transplants and more - while considering the social, cultural, racial, religious, economic, or socioeconomic contexts that influence each. Students will work with their foreign peers in small groups to compare ART in each country and then create proposed legislation for either the U.S. or Brazil which their international group will present online to their colleges and submit to the country's legislators.  In so doing, students will be challenged to think critically and see their place in creating actionable change in a global society.


id: FMSC290
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Family Economics Formerly:FMST290. Application of economic methodology to study families under various economic situations. Examination of how decisions about marriage, divorce, fertility, consumption and time use are influenced by labor/housing markets, tax structure, social welfare benefits and other economic considerations.


id: FMSC302
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Research Methods in Family Science Formerly:FMST302. Introduction to the methods of the social and behavioral sciences employed in family science. The role of theory, the development of hypotheses, measurement, design, and data analysis.


id: FMSC310
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Maternal, Child and Family Health Formerly:FMSC498A and FMSC410.Additional information:A comprehensive understanding of maternal, child, and family health, with additional emphasis on environmental health, needs assessment and evaluation, enabling students to more effectively address issues in the workplace. Overview of the major issues in Maternal, Child, and Family Health in the U.S. and the world. The course will cover the social, political, environmental, and economic factors that shape the health of women, children, and families throughout the life course. It will employ the core disciplines of public health -- 1) epidemiology/biostatistics, 2) environmental health, 3) health policy and administration, and 4) social and behavioral health -- to examine these factors. The course introduces specific issues and interventions and places these issues and interventions within their broad sociohistorical context.


id: FMSC330
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Family Health:  Health Happens in Families The objective of this gateway course is to help you understand and apply basic theories and empirical data on family health. The course is designed to provide you with skills to think critically about theories including: Life Course Theory, the Bio-Ecological and Social-Ecological Models, and Systems Theory. We will ask questions about the distinct qualities and intersections of contexts and characteristics that impact the functioning of families.  We will apply theory and research to topical issues in family health that are impacted by social structures such as conflict, crisis, migration, incarceration and inequalities.


id: FMSC332
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Children in Families Formerly:FMST332. A family life education approach to the study of children and families. Emphasis on the interaction of children with parents, siblings, extended kin, and the community.


id: FMSC340
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Mental Health and Healing in Families Using an interdisciplinary approach to study mental health, mental wellness, and substance use, we will answer questions such as: How has our understanding and treatment of mental health changed throughout history? What are the current prevalence patterns and risk factors associated with mental health conditions? What is the prevention to postvention continuum? What is the role of relationships, families, and communities in addressing mental health? How do we diagnose and treat various mental health disorders using the best available research? And, what are the various mental health disciplines and how do they differ? This course is designed to examine mental health issues across the life course. We will explore the influence of social contexts, including racism and additional forms of othering, on mental health and wellness, and introduce the health systems that support mental health prevention and treatment.


id: FMSC341
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Personal and Family Finance Formerly:FMST341. Individual and family financial strategies with emphasis on financial planning, savings, investments, insurance, income taxes, housing, and use of credit. Planning, analyzing, and controlling financial resources to resolve personal/family financial problems and to attain financial security.


id: FMSC374
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Working with Diverse Families in Public Health Services Focuses on the "doing" and modeling of skills required in navigating diverse social environments with families.  These skills are necessary to engage in authentic work as family scientists, public health professionals, and family health practitioners. Using an intersectional framework, we will examine cultural, ethnic, and linguistic diversity for families impacted by challenges to equity and privilege.  The course material emphasizes deep knowledge and skill building towards cultural sensitivity, including history, values, language, religion, and communication with families across multiple racial and ethnic backgrounds.  Students will also explore differences emerging from experiences of poverty, sexual orientation and gender identity, and disability.   The goal of the course is to support students in developing a family/professional alliance for health and well-being.


id: FMSC381
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Family Inequality Social, political, cultural and economic factors influencing income and wealth in American families.


id: FMSC383
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Health and Human Services Delivery and Evaluation Processes of service delivery with special emphasis upon relationships among managers, service providers and clients. The impact of human service systems on families.


id: FMSC432
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Adult Development and Aging in Families Formerly:FMST432. Theory, research, history, and programming related to adult development and aging in the intergenerational context of family.


id: FMSC460
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Violence in Families Formerly:FMST460. Theories of child, spouse, and elder abuse in the family setting. Emphasis on historical, psychological, sociological and legal trends relating to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Introduction to methods for prevention and remediation.


id: FMSC477
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Internship and Analysis in Family Science Formerly:FMST477. A supervised internship and a seminar requiring analysis. Opportunities to integrate theory and practice including 120 hours of contracted field experience. Summer or fall internship contracts due May 1; Spring contracts due December 1. See department for application procedures.


id: FMSC487
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Family Law Designed for students interested in studying the law, public health, and family science, this course provides students with a general overview of family law and the impact on healthy families. The course also includes the study of cutting-edge issues such as marriage equality, assisted reproduction and ethical issues that may arise.


id: FMSC606
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Ethnic Families and Health Disparities Formerly:FMST606. Historical, psychosocial, economic, and political factors influencing the structure and functioning of ethnic families. Overview of racial and ethnic health disparities over the life course and ways in which they are influenced by multi-level contextual factors.


id: FMSC631
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Trauma & Addiction in Family Life Formerly:FMSC698A. Introduces students to traumatic stress, trauma- and stressor-related disorders, and substance-related and addictive disorders. Students will learn about risk factors for traumatic stress along the lifespan and individual and family resiliency to these conditions. This course will provide students with the tools necessary for assessment and diagnosis of trauma- and stressor-related disorders and substance-related and addictive disorders. Students will become knowledgeable about the short-term and long-term consequences of traumatic stress and learn about research-supported best clinical practices for the treatment of trauma- and stressor-related disorders, and substance-related and addictive disorders. The students will also learn about recognizing and preventing burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary traumatization.


id: FMSC640
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Family Therapy: Theory and Techniques Formerly:FMST640. Overview of fundamental theoretical concepts and clinical procedures in marital and family therapy, with an emphasis on those therapies which operate from a family systems perspective.


id: FMSC642
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Normal and Abnormal Individual and Family Development Formerly:FMST642. Normal development and psychopathology in the family system. Emphasis on parent-child relationships and application of the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) to family therapy.


id: FMSC650
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Ethical, Legal, and Professional Principles in Couple and Family Therapy This course offers an introduction to the basic principles and practices in couple and family therapy. It covers major theoretical approaches to couple and family therapy, linking core concepts to practical aspects of assessment and treatment. Readings, didactic presentations by the instructor, and class discussions are designed to build students' knowledge of both generic therapy skills and specific techniques within each theoretical model. Emphasis is given to professional ethics, standards, and clinical skills/techniques necessary for the beginning family practitioner. Students become familiar with professional ethical codes as well as ethical decision-making models and how to apply them in clinical practice. In-class roleplays are used for practicing specific assessment and treatment methods, as well as for gaining experience in responding appropriately to a variety of common professional and ethical issues that arise in clinical practice.


id: FMSC652
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Psychopathology and Diagnosis in Family Systems The purpose of this course is to assist intermediate family therapists in further developing their knowledge, clinical, and professional expertise by deepening their understanding of major child and adult psychopathology.  Further, students will learn to apply this knowledge to their clinical work, particularly in addressing individual family members' psychopathology within the context of family relationships. Major foci of the course include assessment and diagnostic interviewing in family therapy, and intervention with forms of psychopathology such as depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and major mental disorders with clients who present for couple and family therapy.


id: FMSC660
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Program Planning and Evaluation in Family Science Formerly:FMST660. Theory and methods of program planning and evaluation with special emphasis on family programs. Assessment of program goals and the social and psychological factors involved in program implementation. Methods for measuring the effectiveness of program delivery, as well as the impact of services on family functioning.


id: FMSC745
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Diversity and Social Justice In Couple and Family Therapy Formerly:FMST745. The purpose of this course is to improve students' cultural competence by sensitizing them to sources of bias in family service delivery, particularly those associated with race, culture/ ethnicity, social class, gender, sexual orientation, immigration, spirituality, and ability. Students will be introduced to major critiques of service delivery, couple and family therapy, and research from each of these perspectives, as well as recommendations for addressing these issues in practice.


id: FMSC850
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Maternal & Child Health Epidemiology Formerly:FMST850. Determinants and trends in Maternal and Child Health, including analysis of the role of economic inequalities, race and ethnicity, community contexts, and psychosocial factors across the life course. Overview of methods and data systems used to monitor Maternal and Child Health. Development of a complete population health study.


id: FREN103
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Intensive Elementary French Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of French-speaking world.


id: FREN203
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Intensive Intermediate French Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of French-speaking world.


id: FREN242
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Francophone Writers of Africa and the African Diaspora An analysis of the works and ideas of 20th and 21st century Francophone writers (Africa, the Caribbeans, France). Taught in English.


id: FREN243
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Masterpieces in French and Francophone Cinemas This course, taught in English, will present a large array of films directed by famous French directors (Jean Renoir, Robert Bresson, Jean-Luc Godard, Agnes Varda, etc..) and Francophone filmmakers (Arcand, Sembene) who were internationally known in their time and have had a considerable influence on today's filmmakers in the U.S. (Tarantino, Lynch, Lee, etc..) and abroad (Sissoko, Angelopoulos, VonTrier, ect..).


id: FREN250
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Introduction to Cultural and Textual Analysis Introduction to cultural and textual analysis of selected readings from various genres in French literature. Taught in French.


id: FREN302
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Introduction to Translation Hands-on practice in translation to include a variety of formats and texts (for example, advertising, legal, technical, literary, journalistic, media...) into French and/or English. Includes an extensive overview of translation techniques, theories and approaches. Taught mainly in French.


id: FREN313
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Current Issues in the French-Speaking World Analysis and discussion of current events and institutions in the French-speaking world using various French-language media resources with an emphasis on countries and regions outside of France.


id: FREN351
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From Romanticism to the Age of Modernism and Beyond A survey of the chief authors and major movements of French literature from Pre-Romanticism to the present.


id: FREN387
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Critical Writing on France and the French-Speaking World Intensive writing course based on focused study of issues and concerns drawn from French and Francophone literatures, films, and cultures. Elements of style, review of grammar. Taught in French.


id: FREN399
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Directed Study in French Supervised work under professor of student's choice with permission of instructor. Contact department for details.


id: FREN429G
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Studies in French Literature and Culture of the Renaissance; Gender in the French Renaissance Prereq -- FREN387 Examines religious, sociopolitical, and literary constructions of gender  in Renaissance France. Taught in French.


id: FREN469A
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Studies in 20th Century French Literature and Culture; God and Man: A Search for Meaning in a World at War Prereq -- FREN387 Explores French literary responses to the first and second world wars focusing on the erosion of traditional spirituality and search for meaning in an altered world. Taught in French.


id: FREN482
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Gender and Ethnicity in Modern French Literature Literature by women writers of France and other French speaking areas with a focus on the relationship between gender, ethnicity and writing. Taught in English.


id: FREN495H
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Honors Thesis Research The writing of a paper under the direction of a professor in this department and an oral examination. Required to fulfill the departmental honors requirement.


id: FREN629D
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Special Topic in Sixteenth Century French Literature; Montaigne s Renaissance An advanced survey of the literature, culture, and history of Renaissance France through the lens of Michel de Montaigne s Essais. Taught in French.


id: FREN699O
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Seminar; The Algerian Novel Offers a survey of works by Algerian authors, spanning from 1900 to the present. Taught in French.


id: FREN709
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College Teaching of French Restricted to FRIT and FRMS graduate students unless permission granted by instructor.Explores the theory and methodology of teaching French at the university level, combining practical study with hands-on experience.


id: GBHL200
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Introduction to Global Health Formerly:MIEH400. Designed to introduce you to global health. Global health challenges are immensely complex and underscore the multiple interconnections among social, economic, environmental, and biotechnological dimensions of health problems worldwide. Global health encompasses health care systems, medical practices, and ideas about illness in cross-cultural contexts, as well as issues of health development, global health inequity, racism and other -isms, and human rights issues. We will explore theoretical frameworks and practical perspectives shaping the global health ecosystem domestically, internationally, and virtually.


id: GBHL210
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Careers in Global Health Recommended:Sophomore standing. Designed to introduce you to the global health careerscape: the various paths, current and emerging trends, possible employers, and essential skills for future professionals. We will use campus and external resources for career exploration as you identify opportunities to build your professional network and gain experience. Prepare to engage in future global health experiential learning through research, internships, study abroad or field work


id: GBHL386
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Global Health Experiential Learning Recommended:Upper level Global Health major courses. Supervised internship, independent study, or field work in global health conducted with oversight from faculty in the UMD Global Health program.


id: GEOG140
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Natural Disasters: Earthquakes, Floods, and Fires Catastrophic Environmental Events (CCE) that are becoming more common in this time of global environmental change and it is essential that today's students be equipped with the knowledge and skills to be leaders as we, as a society, understand the upheaval that these CCEs are causing. Students will examine how CEEs shape human society and ecosystem from the interdisciplinary perspective afforded by the field of Geography. Students will use the latest geographic science concepts and techniques in exploring these events. Using satellite imagery they will gain a multi-scale perspective of the ecological and societal aspects of the events.


id: GEOG156
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How NASA Sees the Earth The world of Earth science data is complex and can be overwhelming with a wide range of data sources and formats, hefty downloads and the need for complicated analytical tools. To make use of enormous volumes of available data and geoinformation products, one has to know where and how to search and obtain the data, how to analyze the data, and how to extract useful information and knowledge. In this course, you will learn about the state-of-the-art Web-based tools that allow you to efficiently display and analyze a large number of datasets in a way many professionals working in the Earth science domain would. You will learn how to visualize multiple Earth science datasets produced by NASA in a variety of ways directly on the Internet, without the need to download, manage and store them. Students will be introduced to comprehensive functions to analyze the data and generate customized maps, animations, multi-variable correlations, regional subsetting, etc.


id: GEOG170
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Mapping our Digital World Introduction to technical methods used in gathering, analyzing, and mapping geospatial information for applications such as urban mobility, environmental monitoring, situational awareness, and disaster management. Topics include Geographic Information Systems (GIS), cartography, map projections, satellite and airborne remote sensing, the global positioning system (GPS), and introductory statistics and probability. The course is a gateway to more advanced technical classes in geospatial science.


id: GEOG172
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Earth From Space Earth observations from space enable the mapping and monitoring of our changing planet.  This survey course reviews current observational capabilities and examines scientific applications in quantifying global environmental change. Drivers and outcomes of key dynamics will be illustrated and discussed, including sea and continental ice loss, deforestation, ocean warming, urbanization, agricultural expansion and intensification, and vegetation response to climate change.


id: GEOG201
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Geography of Environmental Systems A systematic introduction to the processes and associated forms of the atmosphere and earth's surfaces emphasizing the interaction between climatology, hydrology and geomorphology.


id: GEOG202
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Introduction to Human Geography Introduction to what geographers do and how they do it. Systematic study of issues regarding social and cultural systems from a global to a local scale. Looks at the distribution of these variables and answers the question "Why here, and not there"?


id: GEOG211
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Geography of Environmental Systems Laboratory A laboratory course to accompany GEOG 201. Analysis of the components of the earth's energy balance using basic instrumentation; weather map interpretation; soil analysis; the application of map and air photo interpretation techniques to landform analysis.


id: GEOG272
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Introduction to Earth Observation Science Formerly:GEOG372. Concepts and principles of Earth observation and remote sensing in relation to photographic, thermal infrared and radar imaging. Methods of obtaining quantitative information from remotely-sensed images. Interpretation of remotely-sensed images emphasizing the study of spatial and environmental relationships.


id: GEOG276
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Principles of Python Programming and Geocomputing Introduces conceptual and practical aspects of scientific computing using the Python programming language. The main focus is on developing proficiency for the basic elements of the development environment, foundational syntax including variables, logical operators, looping, conditional statements, nesting, and common programming patterns for mathematical and textual computing. In addition, essential data structures and functionality for scientific computing, such as arrays, dataframes, and data visualization will be introduced. Throughout the course, students will also become exposed to various applications in the domain of the social and environmental sciences.


id: GEOG330
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As the World Turns: Society and Sustainability in a Time of Great Change Formerly:GEOG362. Cultural geography course on society and sustainability. Culture is the basic building block that is key to sustainability of societies. Course will cover sustainability of societies on different scales, examining local, regional, and worldwide issues. Sustainability will be examined as a key element of environmental sustainability. How societies adjust to rapid world change will be examined as a positive and/or negative factor in sustainability.


id: GEOG373
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Geographic Information Systems Characteristics and organization of geographic data; creation and use of digital geospatial databases; metadata; spatial data models for thematic mapping and map analysis; use of geographic information system in society, government, and business.  Practical training with use of advanced software and geographic databases.


id: GEOG384
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Internship in Geography I Supervised field training to provide career experience. Introduction to professional level activities, demands, opportunities. Placement at a public agency, non-profit organization, or private firm. Participation requires application to the internship advisor in preceding semester.


id: GEOG385
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Internship in Geography II Supervised field training to provide career experience. Introduction to professional-level activities, demands, opportunities. Placement at a public agency, nonprofit organization, or private firm. Participation requires application to the internship advisor in preceding semester.


id: GEOG416
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Conceptualizing and Modeling Human-Environmental Interactions Corequisite:MATH130, MATH140, or MATH120; or MATH220. Develops skills to carry out research that integrates environmental and economic aspects of sustainability by introducing extensively used quantitative tools for analyzing human-environmental interactions in the field of ecological economics. These include, e.g., index number calculations and decomposition analysis, Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC), environmental input-output analysis and life-cycle analysis, and multi-criteria decisions aid (MCDA). Students will need laptops to run models during class.


id: GEOG417
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Land Cover Characterization Using Multi-Spectral Remotely Sensed Data Sets Jointly offered with:GEOG617. Students will be introduced to the image processing steps required for characterizing land cover extent and change. Key components of land cover characterization, including image interpretation, algorithm implementation, feature space selection, thematic output definition, and scripting will be discussed and implemented.


id: GEOG475
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Geographic Visualization and Digital Mapping An overview of the basic concepts and techniques that underlie digital map making and the broader field of geographic visualization for intermediate GIS users. This includes the use of color, map symbolization, map layout, and also the contribution to geographic visualization from the fields of scientific visualization, information visualization, and cognition. Fundamentals of dynamic map design and web mapping will be introduced through the use of animated and interactive maps.


id: GEOG601
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The Nature and Practice of Science Formerly:GEOG788N. Introduces students to the nature and practice of science in physical and human geography, including practical methods for research productivity, professional, societal and ethical obligations of scientists, the philosophy of science, and the scientific literature. Students will prepare and critically evaluate research proposals.


id: GEOG617
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Land Cover Characterization Using Multi-Spectral Remotely Sensed Data Sets Jointly offered with:GEOG417. Students will be introduced to the image processing steps required for characterizing land cover extent and change. Key components of land cover characterization, including image interpretation, algorithm implementation, feature space selection, thematic output definition, and scripting will be discussed and implemented.


id: GEOG652
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Digital Image Processing and Analysis Digital image processing and analysis applied to satellite and aircraft land remote sensing data. Consideration is given to preprocessing steps including calibration and geo registration. Analysis methods include digital image exploration, feature extraction thematic classification, change detection, and biophysical characterization. One or more application examples may be reviewed.


id: GEOG653
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Spatial Analysis Methods of spatial analysis including measuring aspects of geometric features and identifying spatial patterns of geospatial objects that are represented as point, line, network, areal data, and 3-D surfaces.


id: GEOG654
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GIS and Spatial Modeling Provide foundations and understanding on various issues related to modeling and simulation in GIS context. It will addresses the concepts, tools, and techniques of GIS modeling, and presents modeling concepts and theory as well as provides opportunities for hands-on model design, construction, and application. The focus will be on raster-based modeling. This course is also application-orientated, particularly in these fields such as terrain modeling, LULC modeling, hydrological modeling, suitability modeling, etc.


id: GEOG661
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Fundamentals of Geospatial Intelligence Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) is the collection, analysis, visualization and dissemination of geospatial information to support decision-making. This course introduces the fundamental knowledge required to become a successful GEOINT practitioner, including the history of the GEOINT discipline, the intelligence applications of remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies, and how GEOINT products are used to support national security and humanitarian missions. Upon completion of this course you will understand the roles that technology, policy, doctrine, government, and industry play in shaping the Geospatial Intelligence discipline, and develop the technical knowledge and domain expertise to create basic GEOINT products that provide context for decision makers.


id: GEOG662
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Advances in GIS and Remote Sensing And must be enrolled in Geographical Sciences MPS or graduate certificate program; or permission of BSOS-Geography department. Focuses on state-of-the-art advances in geographic information science and remote sensing as they support geospatial intelligence. Focus on synergies between GIS and remote sensing in informatics, computer science, and spatial engineering, and their application to problem domains in human systems, physical systems, and cyberspace. Advances in GIS presents recent advances regarding fundamental issues of geo-spatial information science (space and time, spatial analysis, uncertainty modeling and geo-visualization), and new scientific and technological research initiatives for geo-spatial information science (such as spatial data mining, mobile data modeling, and location-based services). Advances in remote sensing will provide opportunity to understand and work with latest developments in the Remote Sensing datasets. The curriculum covers wide range of remote sensing data interpretation and their processing techniques.


id: GEOG686
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Mobile GIS and Geocomputing Recommended:Students taking the course must be familiar with data structures, basic GIS concepts, and demonstrate basic understanding of object-oriented programming under GIS environment.Additional information:Tablets that run android and iOS will be loaned to registered students at no cost. An introduction to mobile GIS, to the programming concepts underlying mobile GIS development, and to the design and implementation of a mobile GIS application. Covers how to develop, test, and publish mobile GIS native apps working across two mobile platforms: Android and iOS. Leverages the capabilities of JavaScript, Swift, Google maps, ArcGIS Server and runtime SDK to developing and publishing mobile GIS apps.


id: GEOG788F
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Selected Topics in Geography; Deforestation, Land Grab, and Global Commodity Chains In today's globalized world, final products and consumption are increasingly met by global supply chains that often involve large geographical distances and lead to global environmental change, such as deforestation and other land cover change, all impacting important ecosystem services. This course will explore major trends of commodity trade, existing global trade database, environmental accounting approaches and models, and social and economic drivers of land cover and land use change with regard to land displacement and deforestation.


id: GEOG790
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Internship in Geography Field experience in the student's specialty in a Federal, state, or local agency or private business. Research paper required.


id: GEOG797
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Professional Project Data and materials can originate from an internship (internal or external) or from relevant work experience with current employer. Under direction of faculty advisor, students will prepare a project report containing explanation of the requirements for the work, technical account of the activities undertaken, including literature review, description of methods and approaches taken, a critical discussion of results, along with conclusions and recommendations developed from the project. Final project will consist of a full-fledged GIS application that is up and running and can be tested, providing potential employers with a portfolio demonstrating student's ability to manage and develop a GIS application in real world situations.


id: GERS103
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Intensive Elementary German Formerly:GERM103. Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of German-speaking world.


id: GERS203
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Intensive Intermediate German Formerly:GERM203. Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of German-speaking world.


id: GERS204
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German Grammar Review Formerly:GERM204. An in-depth study and analysis of selected grammatical topics in a contextualized framework.


id: GERS255
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Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Formerly:GERM255. A critical examination of how fairy tales and folklore pervade and influence diverse facets of Western culture, ranging from issues of politics and national identity, ethics and morality, violence and fear, education and pedagogy, to gender and sexuality in the establishment and regulation of social norms. Taking the German tales collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm as its focal point, the magical and often terrifying world of fairy tales within the German, European, and American cultural traditions from Romanticism to today will be explored. Taught in English.


id: GERS303
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Intermediate Conversation and Composition: Current Topics in German-speaking Society Formerly:GERS301. Practice in contemporary spoken and written German. Review of grammar, exercises in composition and conversational strategies with an emphasis on cultural contrasts in the German-speaking world. Addresses contemporary social, political, and cultural themes.


id: GERS322
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Highlights of German Literature and Culture Formerly:GERM322. Selected literary masterworks, social and cultural issues, and historical events in German-speaking countries from the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Junges Deutschland, Realism, Naturalism and its counter currents, Expressionism to the present. Taught in German.


id: GERS356
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German for the Professions Formerly:GERM356. An examination of the structures and work conditions of various industries in the German-speaking world including understanding and navigating company culture, professional development, and preparation for an internship or job where German is spoken.


id: GERS357
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Professional Development: Skills for a Successful Job Search in Germany and the US Corequisite:GERS356. This 1-credit practical course introduces students to the work and graduate studies application process in Germany and the US and focuses specifically on developing effective cross- and intercultural communication skills to navigate the work-culture in Germany, creating a strong resume, refining interview skills in English and German, acquiring work-etiquettes, and building professional network connections in both countries.


id: GERS378F
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Special Topics in German Studies; Nosferatu Explores the significance of  Nosferatu  for German culture and film history, with screenings of Murnau's original 1922 film and subsequent versions. Taught in a block format during Halloween month, the course will focus on questions of genre (including the vampire film and the horror genre more broadly) and adaptation; we will also consider Nosferatu in the context of queer cinema and examine its representation of gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity.


id: GERS378G
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Special Topics in German Studies; German Grill Culture Introduces students to the grilling practices and traditions of the German-speaking world. Course blends literary and cultural readings withcookouts. No previous knowledge of grilling required. Priority enrollment given to German majors, minors, and students enrolled in another German Studies course at any level. Taught in English.


id: GERS397H
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Honors Reading (Independent Study) Formerly:GERM397. Supervised reading to be taken normally only by students admitted into honors program.


id: GERS458D
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Literary or Media Genres; Early German Theater Cross-listed with GERS689I. Credit will be only granted for GERS689I or GERS458D. Introduces students to foundational dramatic theories and works of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries that led to the establishment of a German national theater. Readings and discussions consider a variety of issues related to social class, race and ethnicity, and gender in works by Lessing, Schiller, Goethe, Kleist, and others. Taughtin German.


id: GERS489E
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Social Issues in German Culture; Exiled from Germany Cross-listed with GERS689O. Credit will be only granted for GERS689O or GERS689E. Studies the phenomena of exile as experienced in German-speaking cultures from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Study of how a range of writers, intellectuals, and filmmakers did or did not come to terms with their mostly unchosen paths of exile, and how their responsesare reflected in the form and content of their work. Works studied include those by Hannah Arendt, Bertolt Brecht, Barbara Honigman, Christian Petzold, Joseph Roth, W.G. Sebald, Anna Seghers, and Stefan Zweig, among others. Taught in German.


id: GERS618
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College Teaching of German Instruction, demonstration and classroom practice under supervision of modern procedures in the presentation of elementary German courses to college age students.


id: GERS689I
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Special Topics - M.A. Level; Early German Theater Cross-listed with GERS458D. Credit will be only granted for GERS689I or GERS458D. Introduces students to foundational dramatic theories and works of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries that led to the establishment of a German national theater. Readings and discussions consider a variety of issues related to social class, race and ethnicity, and gender in works by Lessing, Schiller, Goethe, Kleist, and others. Taughtin German.


id: GERS689O
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Special Topics - M.A. Level; Exiled from Germany Cross-listed with GERS689E. Credit will be only granted for GERS689O or GERS689E. Studies the phenomena of exile as experienced in German-speaking cultures from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Study of how a range of writers, intellectuals, and filmmakers did or did not come to terms with their mostly unchosen paths of exile, and how their responsesare reflected in the form and content of their work. Works studied include those by Hannah Arendt, Bertolt Brecht, Barbara Honigman, Christian Petzold, Joseph Roth, W.G. Sebald, Anna Seghers, and Stefan Zweig, among others. Taught in German.


id: HBUS100
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The Future of Work: Interdisciplinary Foundations and Horizons of Business What should the future of work look like?  Traditional hierarchies have come under increased scrutiny today for many reasons especially because it may not promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Moreover, they may not encourage experimentation, innovation, and business success.  Not surprisingly then, companies are redefining what the future of work should look like.  What are the shared responsibilities of an employer and employee?  How can technology improve productivity and promote equity?  What culture should businesses promote to welcome all employees and ensuring accountability?  This course will address these and related questions.


id: HBUS200
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Business and Deliberation:  Innovation and Equity in Conditions of Uncertainty and Diversity How can managers better promote a diversity of thought within their organization?  When business leaders tap into the plurality of perspectives among their employees, they can improve on many dimensions.  Unfortunately, many businesses fail to create a culture of inclusion that puts them at a disadvantage when managing uncertainty. How can managers better listen to internal and external stakeholders? How can these diverse perspectives better inform business decision making?  How can businesses with multiple objectives - such as triple bottom line companies - better engage with their employees, customers, and corporate partners?  This course will address these and related questions.


id: HBUS307
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Business Experience Reflection This course includes reflection on a completed business experience and preparation for future professional experiences. A business experience is defined as an experiential learning activity either with an external organization, i.e. an internship, or with a University of Maryland organization, that will provide valuable, hands-on experiences to supplement the knowledge learned in the IBH curriculum.


id: HDCC105
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Introduction to Design Cultures and Creativity I History, concepts, and technologies of creative design expression, coupled with an introduction to development for particular platforms and devices.


id: HDCC201
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Capstone Proposal Through Design Thinking Engages principles of design thinking to prepare second-year students in the Design Cultures and Creativity (DCC) program to create a proposal for their spring Capstone Project.


id: HEBR106
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Intensive Elementary Hebrew I An intensive study of fundamentals of Hebrew reading, writing, listening and Israeli culture. Covers present tense in all verb categories, basic syntax and builds vocabulary.


id: HEBR206
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Intermediate Intensive Hebrew I Provides a comprehensive review of the fundamentals of Hebrew grammar and oral skills, and introduces new skills in future tense verb conjugation, and communication in reading, writing, listening and speaking.


id: HEBR249C
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Special Topics in Hebrew Studies; Israeli Culture in Television, Film and Music Cross-listed with ISRL249M. Credit only granted for HEBR249C or ISRL249M.Modern Israeli film, television and music through a cultural and historical lens. Taught in Hebrew.


id: HEBR298B
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Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Origins of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), with attention to literary formations, archaeology, and social-political settings. Explorations of major questions, including who wrote the Bible, and when; relationships of the biblical tradition to the mythology and religious structures of ancient Israel's near eastern neighbors; and dynamics of politics, religious leadership, and law.


id: HEBR313
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Conversation and Composition I A practical language course recommended for all students continuing with Hebrew. Review of grammar and composition. Selected readings. Oral and written exercises.


id: HESI202
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Race and Diversity in Higher Education Will discuss contemporary and controversial issues on race and diversity in higher education. Addresses the question: How should race influence college admissions and campus climate? Will expose students to different viewpoints on the role of race in higher education settings.


id: HESI310
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Transfer2Terp Learning Community: Applying Your Strengths at the University of Maryland and Beyond Students will identify their strengths and learn how to apply them both in and outside of the classroom. Students will work side by side with the faculty and staff in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union to learn about their strengths while applying them to leadership positions.


id: HESI318K
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Applied Contextual Leadership; Peer Facilitation in the Fraternity and Sorority Community Social norms are co-created by peers within a community and addressing cultural issues like power-based violence requires community trust, engagement, and commitment to change. Learners will engage with readings to develop a broad understanding of sexual assault on college campuses and within the Fraternity and Sorority community as well as theories of leadership and communication that provide context to be able to effectively facilitate group conversations by cultivating trust, creativity, and engagement.


id: HESI318R
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Applied Contextual Leadership; Applied Contextual Leadership; Foundations and Applications of Challenge Course Theory and Instruction Required course to become a Challenge C ourse facilitator with the RecWell Adventure Program. Contact Meghan Lou ghry at mloughry@umd.edu to schedule an interview.


id: HESI318T
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Applied Contextual Leadership; Foundations and Applications of Adventure Leadership Instruction Permission of instructor needed. Required course to become an Adventure Trip Leader with the RecWell Adventure Program. Contact Amanda Preperato at aprep@umd.edu to schedule an interview.


id: HESI423
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Leadership and Ethnicity Formerly:HESI418D. Examines the concept of leadership from the standpoint of race, ethnicity, and culture. Specifically, we will explore the concept and differing meanings of leader and leadership within racial/ethnic communities in the United States. Issues of leaders and leadership will be examined as influenced by political, cultural, and historic events. The course will place particular emphasis on colleges and universities as a microcosm of the larger society and as a cultural site for exploring and assessing issues of race, ethnicity, diversity and leadership.


id: HESI424
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Leadership and the Jewish Community Formerly:HESI418F. Offers students the opportunity to critically examine leadership and leadership identity development in relation to Jewish culture and identity. Explores how Jewish culture and ethnicity influence leadership styles and the role that leadership has played within Jewish history. Students will explore general leadership theories as well as personal leadership identity development in both an overall sense and as a member of the Jewish community. Examines leaders within the Jewish movement and how their leadership has influenced Jewish communities and explores issues facing the Jewish community both on college campuses and in the world and prepare student leaders to act as advocates for the Jewish community.


id: HESI671
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Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation Practicum Formerly:EDCP671. Developing knowledge and skills for facilitating intergroup dialogues. Using the principles and content of intergroup dialogues to create scenarios for the practice of listening, understanding, and taking action under theories of social justice.


id: HESI672
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Individual and Organizational Assessment in Student Affairs Formerly:EDCP672. An examination of the scholarship and practice of assessment of college student learning and developmental outcomes as well as organizational practices that contribute to those outcomes.


id: HGLO100
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The Student in the University: Global Communities Formerly:BSGC100. Students will develop a sense of community within the program, become familiar with campus resources, gain skills and information to prepare for the Global Experience Semester, and explore the surrounding international community.


id: HGLO101
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Saving the World With Data Formerly:BSGC101. The world is grappling with many intractable issues, like climate change, pandemics, democratic backsliding, and inequality. How can we use data analysis to help us better understand and work to solve these problems? In this class students will engage with a wide range of issues affecting the entire globe. In addition, they will also gain valuable data science skills by learning the basics of coding in R. No previous programing experience is required.


id: HISP200
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The Everyday and the American Environment Jointly offered withHISP615. An introduction to the theories of the everyday within the context of the American built environment. Focuses primarily on the American experience of underrepresented, minority, and/or immigrant communities; both historical and contemporary. Attempts to challenge what is meant by American in describing the American everyday built environment.


id: HISP319K
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Special Topics in Historic Preservation; Preserving Asian American Histories and Historic Preservation This course introduces students to historic preservation and the ways in which Asian Americans have been interpreted through narratives of archival research of the built environment and landmark designation. Students will gain a greater understanding of the role of Asian Americans in US historic preservation practice, the preservation of Asian Americans historic sites (people, places, historical moments) and how to conduct research on Asian American historic preservation. Though the class will concentrate on Asian Americans, issues related to Asian American represented in historic preservation (including historic sites) will be examined within the larger context of America's multicultural preservation landscape.Cross-listed with AAST398I Credit only granted for HISP319K or AAST398I.


id: HISP319P
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Special Topics in Historic Preservation; Excavating Local Heritage: An Archaeology and Preservation Field School Course meets at dig location, with occasional lab times as determined by instructor. For further information, please contact instructor at swoehlke@umd.edu


id: HISP600
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History, Theory, and Practice of Historic Preservation An introduction to history, theory and practice of historic preservation covered through readings, discussions, presentations, class projects, and field trips.


id: HISP611
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Historical Research Methods Research methods used by professional historic preservationists to identify and record historic structures and sites. Emphasizes inter/multidisciplinary nature of contemporary preservation practice using archival and ethnographic evidence as a basis for establishing significance.


id: HISP619K
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Special Topics in Historic Preservation; Preserving Asian American Histories and Historic Preservation 


id: HISP619T
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Special Topics in Historic Preservation; Computer Lab for Preservation In this course, students will be introduced to a wide array of computational and digital tools that are becoming essential parts of the Preservation toolkit in the 21st century. Students will also complete a project that goes beyond the basics introduced in class, diving deep into a tool or technique like the digitization and analysis of historical documents, site mapping, scanning, AutoCAD drawings, or historical BIM development.


id: HISP650
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Historic Preservation Studio Workshop Students carry out a group preservation project in a local community, from inception and problem formulation through completion. Guided carefully by a faculty team, students will conduct research, interact with communities, perform analyses, and propose solutions for an issue or problem of direct relevance to a local community and client group.


id: HISP655
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American Vernacular Architecture Formerly:HISP619V. History, theory, and practice of American vernacular architecture including a review of common building technologies, structure, and style, and focusing on methods and approaches for recording, documenting and analyzing these historic resources.


id: HISP660
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Internship in Historic Preservation Formerly:HISP619. Students will secure a summer internship with an organization engaged in historic preservation work (this can be a public agency, nonprofit, or private firm). The students will formulate a plan of work and a series of pedagogical goals to satisfy both the practical needs of the project and the academic requirements for the course.


id: HISP680
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Preservation Economics Formerly:HISP619N. Students are introduced to a range of economic theories, methods, and issues that must be considered in the practice of historic preservation. Case studies related to community economic development, adaptive reuse, tax credit programs, project finance, and land use will be presented.


id: HISP701
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Certificate Portfolio Project Students will gather samples of their work and craft a synthetic statement on their experiences in their HISP certificate courses (for example, picking up on themes such as community involvement, diversity of practice, affordable housing, or sustainability), and the ways in which they have integrated historic preservation into their thinking and practice in their home discipline.


id: HISP710
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Final Project in Historic Preservation I Formerly:HISP700. An independent, applied research project investigating the preservation of a particular site or a specialized issue in historic preservation. This is part one of a two-semester sequence and involves developing the project proposal and bibliography.


id: HISP711
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Final Project in Historic Preservation II Formerly:HISP700. An independent, applied research project invesitgating the preservation of a particular site or a specialized issue in historic preservation. This is part two of a two semester sequence and involves project research and writing.


id: HIST106
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American Jewish Experience History of the Jews in America from Colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the waves of migration from Germany and Eastern Europe; the changing nature of the American Jewish community and its participation in American social, economic, and political life.


id: HIST108D
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Freshman/Sophomore Seminar in History; A History of Drugs from Ayahuasca to Zantac The term "drug" has meant many things over its long history, ranging from a remedy to a banned substance. In this seminar we'll explore the term's history and see how it has changed over time. Topics include global trade, cultural appropriation, healthcare. politics, law, technology, and big pharma.


id: HIST110
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The Ancient World Interpretation of select literature and art of the ancient Mediterranean world with a view to illuminating the antecedents of modern culture; religion and myth in the ancient Near East; Greek philosophical, scientific, and literary invention; and the Roman tradition in politics and administration.


id: HIST111
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The Medieval World The development of Europe in the Middle Ages; the role of religious values in shaping new social, economic, and political institutions; medieval literature, art and architecture.


id: HIST113
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The Making of Modern Europe Evolution of modern nation states since late medieval times. Industrial-economic structure and demography. Emergence of modern secular society.


id: HIST120
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Islamic Civilization Introduction to society and culture in the Middle East since the advent of Islam: as a personal and communal faith; as artistic and literary highlights of intellectual and cultural life; and as the interplay between politics and religion under the major Islamic regimes.


id: HIST122
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African Civilization to 1800 History of Africa from earliest times to 1800. Topics of study include origins of African societies, Nile Valley civilization, medieval African states and societies, Islam, oral traditions, African slavery and the slave trade, and early African-European interactions.


id: HIST132
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Fighting Slavery An examination of the different tools and tactics, means and methods that Americans have used to escape slavery or try to eliminate it.


id: HIST134
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Spies, Assassins, Martyrs, and Witches: Famous Trials in American History Examination of some of the most famous trials in American history and their enduring hold on the imagination.


id: HIST135
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Civil Discourse or Urban Riot: Why Cities Don't (Often) Explode An examination of the mechanisms that promote peaceful co-existence in urban societies and a discussion of how and why city streets sometimes become violent.


id: HIST200
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Interpreting American History: Beginnings to 1877 Formerly:HIST156. The United States from colonial times to the end of the Civil War. Establishment and development of American institutions.


id: HIST201
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Interpreting American History: From 1865 to the Present Formerly:HIST157. The United States from the end of the Civil War to the present. Economic, social, intellectual, and political developments. Rise of industry and emergence of the United States as a world power.


id: HIST208L
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Historical Research and Methods Seminar; How Revolutionary: Upheavals in History We will examine the major historiographical trends and debates in the study of revolutions, ranging from the long eighteenth century's Age of Revolutions through the twentieth century's independence movements and social revolutions. After completing this historiographic training, students will conduct original research related to revolution in the 18th, 19th, or 20th centuries.


id: HIST208N
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Historical Research and Methods Seminar; War and Society Examines how war has shaped and been shaped by society. Explores how military conflicts have raised questions and opened debates about militarism, national identity, citizenship, gender, sexuality, and race. Students may research a period and geographic area of their choosing.


id: HIST219I
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Religions of the Ancient Near East Formerly:RELS219A. Introduction to ancient Near Eastern religious systems and mythology, from the third millennium BCE through the fourth century BCE. Particular emphasis on Mesopotamia and ancient Israel.


id: HIST224
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Modern Military History, 1494-1815 Survey of global military history from the European "discovery" of the Americas to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Explores how the creation of professional armies, advancement of weapons technology, and evolution of military-civilian relations in Europe during these three centuries sparked the "Rise of the West".


id: HIST226
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Revolution, Regret, and Reform: The People and Principles in American Political History Formerly:HONR299G. Explores American political history from Independence through the present day. Interrogates the roots of American political ideas, the dynamics of partisan competition, the interaction of class, ethnicity, race, and politics, the evolution of policy preferences, the growth of the state, and the transformation of grassroots expectations and ambitions, among other important themes. By exploring the writings of major figures as well as the preferences of anonymous voters--and everyone in between, this course will help students identify the overarching themes and the important forgotten moments in our nation's political development. Students will end the semester armed with a mastery of this history, an understanding of the methods of political historians and scholars in related fields, and a contextualization of our contemporary political world.


id: HIST234
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Invaders, Conquerors, Usurpers: A History of Pre-Modern Britain to 1485 British history from Roman times to the 15th century. The Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian, and Norman invasions; the coming of Christianity; Magna Carta, the development of Parliament, legal institutions, and the Common Law; the decline of medieval kingship.


id: HIST250
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History of Colonial Latin America Formerly:LASC250. Introductory survey of the history of Latin America from pre-Columbian Indian cultures to the beginning of the wars for independence (ca. 1810), covering cultural, political, social, and economic developments. Major themes include conquest, colonialism, indigenous culture, African slavery, religion, race and ethnicity, and gender ideologies.


id: HIST254
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African-American History to 1865 Survey of the principal developments in the history and culture of the peoples of African descent in colonial North America and the United States to 1865. Examines the African past, the Atlantic slave trade, variation in slavery, the growth of free black communities, the transformations of families and cultural forms, and patterns of resistance.


id: HIST261
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Medicine in an Age of Empires, 1500-1800 An introduction to the broad shifts in European medicine of early modern period, a period that saw the extension of overseas empires and the emergence of medicine as a profession. The course offers a thematic and comparative look at the intertwined experiences of disease, empire, and global commerce that reshaped expectations of what medicine could or should do, for whom, and at what cost.


id: HIST266
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The United States in World Affairs A study of the United States as an emerging world power and the American response to changing status in world affairs. Emphasis on the relationship between internal and external development of the nation.


id: HIST281
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Inventing Traditions: The Making of Rabbinic Judaism Formerly:RELS219C. Introduces the dramatic literary and cultural (as well as political and demographic) innovations that reshaped Judaism in late antiquity. Examines the fundamental works and genres of rabbinic literature and the religious movement that produced them. Special emphasis on the rabbinic uses of "tradition" to enhance authority and legitimacy, and to foster group identity.


id: HIST284
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East Asian Civilization I An interdisciplinary survey of the development of East Asian cultures. An historical approach drawing on all facets of East Asian traditional life, to gain an appreciation of the different and complex cultures of the area.


id: HIST289A
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Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Medieval Spain: Tolerance, Oppression, and the Problematic Past For 800 years, medieval Spain was home to one of the most religiously diverse societies in European history. Despite frequent hostilities, the interactions of Spanish Jews, Christians, and Muslims produced a flowering of science, theology, and literature in an often remarkably tolerant climate. Students will learn how medieval Spanish people themselves experienced interreligious contact and conflict. They will also discover the modern pressures, prejudices, and ideals that have shaped historians interpretations of medieval Spain.


id: HIST310
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History of South Africa Formerly:HIST419E. Explores the roots of Apartheid and the anti-Apartheid movement from precolonial times to the present: the social history of work and identity, the rise of kingdoms (Zulu, Sotho), conquest and colonial administration, urban and rural mass politics, gender relations, and the transition to democracy.


id: HIST319G
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Special Topics in History; The Vikings Study of the Vikings from their origins in late antique Scandinavia through the Norman conquest, looking at them both as feared pillagers and conquerors in the west and merchant adventurers in the east. Focus on combining textual histories, myth, and archaeology to reconstruct an image of Viking life, motivations, and society.


id: HIST319P
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Special Topics in History; Ukraine and Russia: Entangled Histories, Clashing Identities Formerly offered as HIST429W. Credit only for HIST319P or HIST429W.Interactions and encounters as well as divergences between the processes of Ukrainian and Russian national identity and state formation,in a broader context of East European and Slavic history, from the Middle Ages up to Russia's aggression against Ukraine in 2022.


id: HIST319X
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Special Topics in History; Black Women in Twentieth Century America Cross-listed with WGSS379J, AMST498D, and AASP398J. Credit only granted for HIST319X, WGSS379J, AMST498D, or AASP398J.Traces twentieth-century United States history from the perspective of Black women. We will center their diverse voices and experiences as we explore themes including family, work, activism, and cultural expression.


id: HIST328O
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Selected Topics in History; Inventing the New World From Columbus to the Amazons, El Dorado and the cannibals. Explores how sixteenth-century Europeans tried to make sense of their discovery of the Americas. Emphasis on the ways in which the textual and visual representations of native peoples and their cultures by explorers, conquistadors, mapmakers and missionaries contributed to development of European colonialism.


id: HIST329A
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Special Topics in History; Britain in the Age of Bridgerton Period dramas like Bridgerton and Jane Austen adaptations often present a fantasy of the late Georgian and Regency period; this course will explore the social, political and cultural realities, from slavery in the sugar colonies and Parliamentary politics to the history of fashion and sexuality. We will also examine how 21st century popular culture uses this period in history to promote a certain version of "Britishness" andr omanticize the past for profit.


id: HIST329F
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Special Topics in History; Religious and Political Transformations in Modern Jewish History Cross-listed with JWST319V. Credit will be only granted for JWST319V or HIST329F. Analysis of the social, cultural, and political forces that led to the emancipation of the Jews?the granting to them of equal rights with all other inhabitants of the countries in which they lived?and the integrationof a once-detested ethnic-religious group into European society. The f ocus of the course will be Europe, where most Jews lived in the period between 1650 and 1870.


id: HIST329O
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Special Topics in History; Ideologies, Parties, and Social Movements in the Modern Middle East Focuses on the emergence and evolution of political and social movements in Middle Eastern countries since the second half of the 19th century. Orientations spanned from left wing radicalism, communism, to political Islam and right-wing nationalism.


id: HIST338E
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Special Topics in History; Understanding Modern Japan: 1600-Present Japan's encounter with Europe and emergence as a modern state, industrial society, and world power; and Japanese imperialism, "15-year war," and the Allied/US occupation of Japan and Okinawa.


id: HIST338F
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Special Topics in History; What Does Government Do?: Rethinking American Political History What does the U.S. government do and why is there so much disagreement about its responsibilities and influence? How have Americans drawn distinctions between private interest and the public purpose in the modern era? To answer these questions we will examine conflicts over policy, protest, civil rights, inequality, and a range of American "freedoms," from the Civil War to the present.


id: HIST338K
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Special Topics in History; (Auto)biography and the Black Atlantic: 1700-1865 Examines self-writing (autobiography, memoirs, diaries) as an entry point to the history of the African diaspora in the Americas. Discusses how people of African descent understood and represented themselves, in relation to a changing social and political environment. Analyzes the challenges of writing historical biography and the relationships between biography and history. Students conduct their own biographical research into a Black Atlantic figure of their choice. Cross-listed with AAAS398D. Credit will be only granted AAAS398D or HIST338K.


id: HIST338L
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Special Topics in History; A Hundred Silent Springs: Environmental Justice History in the Americas, 1862-1962 Cross listed with AMST328Y. Credit only granted for HIST338L or AMST328Y.Through a focus on the history of agrochemicals-fertilizers and pesticides-this course traces the development of industrial agriculture and its impact from 1863 to 1962. Through influential case studies in "pest control" such as, arsenic and cotton, fumigants and fruit trees, and locusts epidemics, this course combines histories of race, abolition, plants, technology, and empire.


id: HIST338M
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Special Topics in History; Protest, War, and Change: Europe in the Twentieth Century Examines the events and movements that shaped the lives of Europeans in the twentieth century, including the world wars and their aftermath, the  rise of fascism and communism, the Holocaust, decolonization, the 1968 uprisings, and the emergence of the European Union. We will emphasize not just what happened, but how ordinary individuals experienced these developments and the ways in which global events influenced daily life and culture.


id: HIST338N
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Special Topics in History; Disinformation, Power, and Resistance in the Twentieth Century Explores the global history of disinformation as a strategic instrument of political, economic, and ideological control throughout the twentieth  century. Long before the rise of digital media, governments, corporations, and media institutions deployed misinformation to shape public perception, suppress dissent, and manufacture consent. Through a series of comparative case studies, students will examine why certain disinformation campaigns proved effective while others failed, and how counter-narratives emerged to challenge dominant myths. Topics include wartime propaganda, Cold War psychological operations, corporate misinformation,and grassroots truth-telling movements. Students will critically analyze themechanisms that enable disinformation to flourish and the conditions under which truth can disrupt entrenched systems of distortion.


id: HIST339O
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Special Topics in History; Elizabeth I of England and Mary Queen of Scots: Between Propaganda and Myth Studies the history of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, as well as the propaganda strategies developed during their reigns to shape their public images. We will also examine the literary and artistic representations that, after their deaths, transfigured their histories into dozens of portraits, poems, dramas, operas, novels, and films.


id: HIST355
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Civil War and the Rise of Industrialization, 1860-1900 Civil War, sectional and class conflicts and their impact on American life and institutions from the beginning of the Civil War through the Gilded Age; social, economic, and political reconstruction of the Union; industrialization, urbanization, and technological changes.


id: HIST357
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Recent America: 1945-Present American history from the inauguration of Harry S. Truman to the present with emphasis upon politics and foreign relations, but with consideration of special topics such as radicalism, conservatism, and labor.


id: HIST363
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Mobility in History: Planes, Trains, Automobiles Formerly:HIST329X. From walking, bicycling, riding ships and trains to driving cars and to flying: Humans and their modes of transportation have changed dramatically in history. In this class, students will explore the social, cultural, and environmental aspects of passenger and freight transportation in the 19th and 20th centuries. The focus is on the societal expectations and imaginations that have shaped how humans move about.


id: HIST381
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The Israeli Settler Movement: The Road to One State? Formerly:JWST319N. Explores the Israeli settler movement over the last four decades, from its position on the fringes of Israeli society in the 1970s and 1980s to its rise to prominence in Israeli politics today. Topics will include the history of the Israeli settlement project in the West Bank, the emergence of Gush Emunim and its ideological foundations in Jewish messianism, its violent offshoots, and the influence of the settler movement on the Israeli political system. Study of these topics illuminates some of the most important driving forces of modern history such as nationalism, religious fundamentalism, colonialism and the ability of a determined minority to influence a country's policies.


id: HIST382
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Law and Culture in Late Imperial China An exploration of Chinese law and its social/cultural implications in the late imperial period (1550s-1900s). Major interpretations of the conceptions of law and justice, the functioning of the judicial system, and local courts. An introduction to society and culture, politics and the bureaucracy, family and gender relations, and literature and popular religion of China through the lens of law.


id: HIST386
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Experiential Learning The History Department's Internship program.  Pre-professional experience in historical research, analysis, and writing in a variety of work settings.


id: HIST395
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Honors Colloquium I History and theory: the conceptual underpinnings of the historical discipline. Students evaluate several contrasting theories of history. Prerequisite for other honors courses.


id: HIST401
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Science and Gender Formerly:HIST429R. Examines the role of women and gender in the history of science. Includes consideration of barriers to women's participation in science; women's role as scientific subjects and researchers; and questions about the scientific construction of gender and the gendered construction of science.


id: HIST407
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Technology and Inequality How are social inequality and technology related? Have technologies exacerbated social tensions or have they ameliorated them? In the age of climate change, pandemics, and economic transformations, this class looks at technology in history to examine previous transitions in production, infrastructures, computing, and pollution. The emphasis is on the interplay between society and technology in the 19th and 20th centuries.


id: HIST408D
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Senior Seminar; Empire and Nationalism in Russia: A Borderland Perspective Examines empire-building processes under the Romanov dynasty's rule from Peter the Great (r. 1682-1725) through the First World War from the angle of tsarist Russia's multi-ethnic and multi-confessional composition. We will explore how the imperial state dealt with the rise of nationalism in Russia's western, southern, and eastern borderlands.


id: HIST408E
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Senior Seminar; The Worlds of Benjamin Franklin An analysis of some of the multiple lives that Franklin led during the eighteenth century. We will gain a greater comprehension of Franklin and of the worlds in which he lived: colonial America, the British Empire, and the independent United States.


id: HIST408O
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Senior Seminar; Horror and American History In history and cinema, we tend to love happy endings, but American history from the killing of people presumed to be witches to chattel slavery and war has been consistently marked by horror and terrible events. This research seminar will examine selected case studies of the 'horrible' in U.S. history and explore how this 'horrible' has been represented and 'digested' in American mass-marketed culture.


id: HIST412
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History of Women and Gender in Africa Formerly:HIST428L. An examination of socio-economic and cultural change in Africa from the dawn of the colonial era in the 19th century to independence in the mid-twentieth century. Major focus on how African women understood and responded to the expansion of European empires, changes in the colonial economy, and impact of westernization and urbanization.


id: HIST419C
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Special Topics in History; Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in the Islamic World Cross-listed with PERS498M, PERS689M, CMLT679D, HIST419C, RELS429B, WGSS498D and WGSS698D. Credit only granted for PERS498M, PERS689M, CMLT679D, HIST419C, RELS429B, WGSS498D or WGSS698D.


id: HIST419N
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Special Topics in History; The Unending War: From the Korean War to the Korean Wave Examines the Korean War and its legacies. The seminar explores how the conflict, often dubbed the "forgotten war," sparked enduring changes to the politics, culture, and economies of the United States and the two Koreas.


id: HIST428X
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Selected Topics in History; Global Commodity Histories Explores the history of global capitalism through case studies of specific commodities, from the expansion of European empires through thecultivation of rice, sugar, and cotton in the 18th-19th c. to the rise of coal and oil energy regimes and mass consumerism in 20th c. nation-states to the new frontiers of commodifying bodies and data in the early 21st c.


id: HIST429M
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Special Topics in History; Constructing the Past in Early Islam Examines the emergence and subsequent development of the writing of history, as well as the competition for control over the past during the first few centuries of Islam.


id: HIST429O
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Special Topics in History; Righting Historical Wrongs: Global Struggles for Truth and Justice Explores the diverse approaches that societies around the world have adopted to investigate, adjudicate, acknowledge, or otherwise atone for a wide range of historical injustices: colonial violence, apartheid, sexual atrocities committed during war, gross human rights violations carried out by dictatorial regimes, and genocide. Global case studies with an emphasis on non-US examples.


id: HIST429Z
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Special Topics in History; American Money: Rethinking Finance and its History Standard macroeconomic treatments of money and finance cannot be supported by the historical record. While most textbooks say otherwise, money has its origins in credit instruments, and meanwhile its value and uses are inseparable from the public authority that issues it. We will briefly revisit that well-documented history and debates among scholars about money's origins and nature. Then we'll look at case studies--from the colonial period to the present (from the issue of the first paper bills to Bitcoin)--to examine money's role in shaping American development.


id: HIST444
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America in the 1960s Formerly:HIST319V. Celebrated and vilified, the years between 1960 and 1970 represented a watershed in twentieth-century American history.  Although history rarely falls neatly within 10-year divisions, the 1960s - as both historical era and historical idea - witnessed enormous political, social, and cultural changes.  This course will examine the seminal events, actors, and movements that continue to shape our nation.


id: HIST454
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Constitutional History of the United States: From Colonial Origins to 1865 The interaction of government, law, and politics in the constitutional system. The nature and purpose of constitutions and constitutionalism; the relationship between the constitution and social forces and influences, the way in which constitutional principles, rules, ideas, and institutions affect events and are in turn affected by events. The origins of American politics and constitutionalism through the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Major constitutional problems such as the origins of judicial review, democratization of government, slavery in the territories, secession, and civil war.


id: HIST466
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Immigration and Ethnicity in the U.S. Seminar exploring historical problems relating to US immigration, race, and ethnicity since 1848, with emphasis on cultural impacts of migration on immigrants, their children, and U.S. society.


id: HIST601
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History and Contemporary Theory An introduction to contemporary theories in philosophy, literary criticism, cultural studies, anthropology, and other fields; and analysis of their usefulness to historians.


id: HIST619G
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Special Topics in History; Slavery, Freedom, and Citizenship: Readings in Nineteenth Century United States Surveying the nineteenth century with a focus on African American experiences. Examines key transformations in Black life and in the broader legal, economic, and social structures of the United States.


id: HIST619Z
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Special Topics in History; Ecological Literacy: Environmental Methods in Historical Research How can we use environmental methods to approach storytelling? Today, scholars and writers are adopting ecological analysis to share, interrogate, and even imagine histories that have been hidden by a number of forces, such as colonialism and imperialism, capitalism, whitesupremacy, and our understandings of nature itself. In this course we wrestle with how a wide range of thinkers-from biologists to novelists, historians, geographers, and agronomists-use ecological and historical methods to expand the very nature of storytelling.


id: HIST639X
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Special Topics in History; Global Commodity Histories Explores the history of global capitalism through case studies of specific commodities, from the expansion of European empires through the cultivation of rice, sugar, and cotton in the 18th-19th c. to the rise of coal and oil energy regimes and mass consumerism in 20th c. nation-states to the new frontiers of commodifying bodies and data in the early 21st c.


id: HLSA300
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Introduction to Health Policy and Services Formerly:SPHL498P. A multidimensional view of public health policy and services. Through interactive discussion of assigned readings, team-based learning, and supplementary lecture, students will learn about the nature of and development of policy, public health policy, and financing and delivery of health care services. This course will place a significant emphasis on a team-based learning approach to understanding the health care system and health care reform.


id: HLSA320
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Comparative Global Health Care Delivery Systems Recommended:C- or higher in GBHL200 and SPHL100. Compare global health care delivery systems with special emphasis upon relationships among the complex systems impacting human health. Students will engage in project-based learning about the impact of human service systems on a global scale exploring how corporations, multilateral aid, philanthropies, foundations, and private donors affect health and interventions.


id: HLSA484
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Redesigning Health Care: Developing a Clinic to Meet Community Needs Additional information:Selected class sessions will be on-site at local organizations such as Mona Clinic in Temple Hills, MD, HAIR Network shops in Hyattsville and the Sarvis Empowerment Cafe in Riverdale. The course also requires off-campus work at nearby locations. Provides an opportunity for students to learn a key entrepreneurial skill, Human Centered Design Thinking, while helping to build, reshape, redesign and transform delivery of health care in the Mona Center, a new community center and clinic in Prince George's County. This new, modern vision for a health and wellness clinic embraces student involvement in designing, planning and contributing to innovative programs, solutions, and processes to improve the clinic's ability to meet community and patient needs by addressing the social determinants of health as well as traditional clinical health status. Students in the class will develop empathy for patients, providers and other stakeholders, define problems, select a specific problem for intervention, understand problems based on stakeholder input, ideate, reframe and suggest options to solve or address the problem, prototype solutions, test ideas, and make recommendations to inform implementation and ongoing measurement and monitoring of impact.


id: HLSA601
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Introduction to Health Systems An overview of the U.S. health care system using an interdisciplinary perspective. Students will learn about the financing, delivery, and use of healthcare in a historical, economic, and political context. An emphasis will be given to contemporary policy issues and debates, and there will be a focus on inequality within the U.S. health system.


id: HLSA611
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Introduction to Health Equity The emerging field of health equity is concerned with understanding the causes and consequences of social disparities in population health. This course is designed to expose students to the foundational issues in health equity from a variety of perspectives. Through weekly meetings and discussion, students will develop familiarity with the major literature in the field of health equity. The course is divided into three sections: (1) Understanding & Addressing Health Disparities; (2) Disparity Populations; and (3) Solutions in Health Equity. Students will gain understanding of the dimensions and sources of health inequality, including race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nativity, and sexual minority status. Current policy debates and recent policy developments related to health equity are also briefly discussed.


id: HLSA702
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Policy and Politics of Health Organizational and financial components of the U.S. health care system, including social and political forces that bind the system. Advanced political analysis of the health care system, including key issues and problems.


id: HLSA711
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Health Economics and Analysis Provides an analysis of health and health care services as economic goods. Using microeconomic theories, we will examine the behavior of health care providers, consumers, markets, and firms.


id: HLSA716
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Pharmaceutical Policy and Economics Introduces students to policy issues in the pharmaceutical sector and economic frameworks that may be used to design and evaluate relevant policies.


id: HLSA720
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Health Law and Ethics The legal system helps determine the relationships prevailing among individuals, institutions and governments by setting out the rights, duties and powers of the various parties. This course will look at some of the more important concepts the law uses within the context of health services and public health.


id: HLSA731
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The Social Construction of Health and Health Service Delivery Dedicated to the social processes that shape health, health care seeking, health professions, and health care organizations. Students will learn how key concepts and theories from social epidemiology, medical sociology, organizational behavior, and management theory are integrated and applied to health services research. Readings will include a mix of theoretical and applied papers, and particular attention will also be paid to the research methods, study design, and construct measurement used in theory-informed research. The semester will culminate in a development of a theory-based empirical research proposal.


id: HLSA732
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The Evolving U.S. Health Care System Conducting policy-relevant health services research requires an in-depth understanding of the United States' evolving health care system. This class will provide an overview of ongoing and emerging challenges in health care financing, delivery, quality, and access. We will use theoretical tools from health services research to understand these trends, their driver, and their impacts.


id: HLSA742
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Quantitative Methods in Healthcare Administration The goal of this course is to give students the background needed to interpret and critique statistical methods and results encountered in the healthcare administrative field. In addition, this course will help students develop skills to conduct basic statistical analyses, become familiar with advanced functions in Excel, and acquire the ability to recognize, communicate, and answer health services related research questions.


id: HLSA745
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Public Health Practice and Management Examines the relationship of practice and management in performing essential public health services on local, state and national levels.


id: HLSA750
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Healthcare Management Information Systems Provides a background and overview of the analysis, design, evaluation, selection, installation, use, and mangement of information systems in health care settings. Students will review the information management function and value of information and the role of information technology in the provision of high quality care and management decision making. Details on computer hardware, software, networking, and telecommunications sufficient for understanding of concepts relevant to health care managers and staff will be addressed.


id: HLSA765
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Dissertation Proposal Development Seminar Recommended:Completed all coursework related to one's dissertation topic; and identified in collaboration with one's dissertation advisor a topic area and potential data set.D. (Doctoral) program; or permission of instructor. And must have passed departmental qualifying exam. Designed to support doctoral students prepare their dissertation proposal and oral presentation. The course is structured around a literature synthesis and development of a modified AHRQ R36 grant application which includes developing a research question and hypotheses, a conceptual model, specific aims, background and significance, and research strategy. The importance of communicating complex ideas through oral and written forms will be emphasized.


id: HLSA770
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Continuous Quality Improvement in Healthcare Designed for the health care professional or administrator involved in quality assurance in health care. Course includes historical beginnings, state-of-the-art, voluntary, governmental efforts, and tools to promote quality assurance.


id: HLSA772
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Healthcare Leadership and Communications Health care administrators rely on transformational leadership skills and insights to help their organizations rise to the social financial, public health, and technological challenges of the future. Students will assess and develop their leadership strengths, apply key leadership communication principles, and critically analyze relevent leadership models, exploring their utility in addressing key leadership issues in health care organizations. An underlying theme will be the identification of core values involved in health care delivery, integration of those values in personal and organizational missions, and effective communication to stakeholders.


id: HLSA775
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Health Services and Policy Research Methods Survey of health services and policy research methods, including conceptualization, measurement, survey sampling, literature review, different research designs, causal inference, data analysis, and interpretation of basic statistics. This is an introductory course in research methods designed for master's students in the School of Public Health.


id: HLSA778
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Practical Experience in Public Health Internship and seminar providing an opportunity to apply previously acquired knowledge and skills in a health or allied health organization. Setting of the internship will depend upon the student's background and career goals.


id: HLSA786
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Capstone Project in Public Health Capstone experience provding opportunity to apply knowledge and skills to a specific public health problem or issue. Completion of project relevant to public health under the direction of an advisor.


id: HLSC100
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Students in the University: Integrated Life Sciences In a small classroom setting, Integrated Life Sciences students learn about academic resources on and off campus.


id: HLSC280
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Integrative and Quantitative Concepts in Biology Formerly:HLSC208. Designed for entering students enrolled in the Honors College Integrated Life Sciences (ILS) program, this course uses an active learning approach to emphasize inquiry, critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, and hands-on data analysis. This course will cover a variety of bioinformatic related topics, including genome assembly and scaffolding, sequence alignment algorithms, epigenetics, a bioinformatic examination of the central dogma in molecular biology, gene finding, proteomic analysis, the evolution of molecules, cells and organisms, molecular switches, and biological networks.


id: HLSC374
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Mathematical Modeling in Biology Formerly:BSCI474.Additional information:The HLSC374 version of this course is restricted to students in the Honors College Integrated Life Sciences program. Students will learn empowering mathematical techniques through the understanding of biological models. Models are chosen from a variety of biological disciplines. Mathematical skills that will be developed along the way include: solving non-linear difference equations, eigenvector analysis, and the implementation of these algorithms as computer models.


id: HONR368A
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MGA Legislative Seminar Additional information:Application required. Contact english@umd.edu for more information. Prepares students to intern for the Maryland General Assembly. Introduces standard legislative genres and assigns extended practice in researching legislative issues.


id: IDEA201
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Innovation Tools & Mindsets Formerly:IDEA258A. Challenges assumptions around what is needed to innovate and who innovators are. Through hands-on activities and reflection, you'll be invited to step out of your comfort zone, think and work in new ways, and gain confidence in your creative abilities.


id: IDEA311
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Design Your Purpose Formerly:IDEA379A. What do you want to do once you graduate? What about with your life? These are the big questions we begin to tackle in this course. Use design methods and mindsets to explore your personal and professional development goals and explore potential career paths. Using empathy, brainstorming, and prototyping techniques, you'll imagine potential futures for yourself and test them to see if they are a good fit for you.


id: IDEA459
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The Innovation Studio Cross-listed with IDEA459. Credit only granted for IDEA459 or IDEA659.In this class, we'll use human-centered design practices to develop performance-based and curricular experiments for future implementation at the National Orchestral Institute + Festival (NOI+F) at UMD. Students will have the opportunity to connect the work we do in class to their own interests related to the visual and performing arts. Experience with classical music performance and/or human-centered design practices is optional. The class is highly experiential, collaborative, and reflective. This work is done through a partnership between NOI+F and the Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to create innovation-related experiences at the festival every year.


id: IDEA659
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The Innovation Studio Cross-listed with IDEA459. Credit only granted for IDEA459 or IDEA659.In this class, we'll use human-centered design practices to develop performance-based and curricular experiments for future implementation at the National Orchestral Institute + Festival (NOI+F) at UMD. Students will have the opportunity to connect the work we do in class to their own interests related to the visual and performing arts. Experience with classical music performance and/or human-centered design practices is optional. The class is highly experiential, collaborative, and reflective. This work is done through a partnership between NOI+F and the Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to create innovation-related experiences at the festival every year. Click here for more information.


id: IDEA698
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Independent Study in Design Thinking Graduate students apply design thinking and/or lean startup concepts to a real-world project. This course requires a high degree of self-direction in all aspects of the project including defining specific milestones and deliverables. There will be regular coaching from an Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship team member.


id: IMDM101
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Introduction to Immersive Media Formerly:CMSC101. An introduction to the basic practices, concepts and issues in Immersive Media Design. Conducted as a hybrid studio/lecture course, students will work collaboratively in teams to complete both research and practical projects, including surveying current artists and practice in immersive media; completing studio-based interactive projects that fuse computational media into physical objects; and working in teams to ideate and execute large scale, immersive media works.


id: IMDM127
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Creative Coding for Digital Media An introduction to the principles of Computer Science supported by exercises in computer programming with an emphasis on creative coding, algorithmic image creation and manipulation, and interactive experiences. Students will make use of both exploratory coding approaches, and problem/solution-driven approaches, to design and implement software with visual and auditory output. The course also includes an introduction to a wide variety of issues relating to computer science and software, including software design and construction, problem-solving, and fundamental questions about the nature, limitations, and ethical use of computers and algorithms.  It also explores how creativity tools can be used and as well as providing some insight into how they are implemented.  The course is targeted to students with a broad diversity in backgrounds and interests. No prerequisites are assumed beyond high school algebra.


id: IMDM150
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Digital Media Theory and Culture An introduction to the fundamental structures and themes of digital culture in contemporary society. This course will provide you with a theoretical grounding in which to understand the current landscape of digital media culture, design and art. As an introductory course for the Immersive Media Design major, the focus will be on contextualizing immersive digital media such as virtual reality, augmented reality, immersive projection, and electronic art installation through reading, writing and discussion. Students will have opportunities to experience a range of these technologies first hand.


id: IMDM227
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Introduction to Computational Media Comprehensive introduction to programming for visual, auditory and tactile art. Introduction to basic programming constructs, algorithms, data structures, and data transformations for creating and managing multimedia content, and conducting user interaction. Emphasis on programming and software design including the interfaces between hardware and software in multimedia devices, creating graphical user interfaces, and basic graphics and sound rendering.


id: IMDM327
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Computational Virtual Reality Introduction to mechanisms and programming for virtual reality, augmented reality, and related technologies.  Covers elements of a standard VR system, including creating, managing and rendering visual and audio VR content, tracking orientation and positions of head mounted display (HMD) and controller, rendering stereo imagery for VR headsets, and implementing approaches for user interactivity.


id: IMDM350
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Advanced Digital Media Theory Advanced theories and concepts pertinent to the fields of immersive media design, new media art, design, and cultural technology.  Also looks at ways in which contemporary societal norms are being shaped by game culture, social and mobile media, AR/VR escapism, network aesthetics, hacktivism, open-source culture, neural networks, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, among others.  This course addresses the broad range of ways in which the accelerating pace of technological advances influence how we mediate the world around us and examines the environmental, social, political, and ethical implications of its use.


id: IMDM490
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Senior Capstone I The first course in a two-semester senior capstone sequence. During IMDM490 students will research, design and prototype a large-scale immersive media design project, in preparation for fully implementing and exhibiting the project in IMDM491 Capstone II. Students will have the opportunity to apply design and technical skills they have acquired in previous courses as well as focus on the organizational and production skills needed for a substantial, longer term project to achieve an artistic or technical goal.


id: IMMR200
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Introduction to Immigration and Migration Studies Introduces concepts and theoretical interpretations about the causes of international migration; provides an historical overview of the main flows of immigration to the U.S.; analyzes economic, political, social, and cultural aspects that impact the immigrants' settlement process.


id: IMMR319D
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Special Topics in Immigration and Migration Studies; Black Immigrants: Challenges and Impacts Cross-listed with AASP398B.  Credit only granted for AASP398B or IMMR319D.How does immigration affect Black communities in the United States? How are foreign Black affected by living in the United States? Students will learn about: US history of immigration policy; pull and push factors driving Black migration; comparisons in socioeconomic outcomes between foreign and native Blacks; and differences between 1st and 2nd generation Black immigrants.


id: IMMR399
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Internship in Immigration/Migration Studies Repeatable to 6.0 credits if content differs.  Additional information: This course is intended primarily for students seeking the Immigration and Migration Studies transcript notation, but exceptions will be considered for students with educational or career interests that lie in this area.  Student internships must be approved by the Executive Director of the Center for Global Migration Studies.  Students must secure an appropriate faculty mentor for the internship course.  An internship course will be approved only if a faculty supervisor is available.Internship experience with an organization that works with or studies migration or immigrant populations.  This experiential learning course provides training that enriches the students' academic field of study and the IMMR transcript notation.  Students submit a final written report of how the experience ties into their major field of study.


id: INFM600
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Information Environments Explore models and methodologies used to create, collect, process, present, store, and distribute data, information, and knowledge in a variety of settings, including individuals, groups and teams, organizations, communities, platforms and ecosystems, governments, and society. Specific topics explored in this course include but are not limited to information behavior, mental models, process modeling, data modeling, data preprocessing, descriptive statistics, information visualization, computer-supported cooperative work, media richness, enterprise systems, online communities, communities of practice, digital platform ecosystems, open data, civic informatics, smart cities, data science for social good, hype cycle, and technology landscape.


id: INFM620
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Introduction to Strategic Information Management Strategic management is the comprehensive collection of tasks, activities, and processes organizations use to coordinate and align resources and actions with its mission, vision, and strategy. Due to changes occurring in our global landscape, the integration of business and technology is compelling organizations to move beyond traditional, reactive, and silo-based data management approaches to a managed, predictive approach that treats information as a strategic asset and uses it to create business value. To meet challenges of this hyper-competitive environment, this course will provide you with an introduction to the strategic management of information assets for competitive differentiation and sustained business success.


id: INFM737
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Information Management Capstone Experience The Information Management Capstone Experience I and II are the culminating experience of the Master of Information Management program, taken in the students final two semesters. The capstone experience provide students with the opportunity to integrate and synthesize the knowledge and skills acquired throughout their MIM course work while working in a real world Information Management project. These courses must be taken in succession.


id: ISRL249J
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Selected Topics in Israel Studies; Start-up Nation? Tech Entrepreneurship in Israel This interdisciplinary course will explore the unique ecosystem that has contributed to the creation and success of the Israeli tech sector. The course addresses cultural, historical, and social factors and examines key moments and individuals in the country's startup landscape. Through case studies, guest lectures, and interactive projects, students will gain practical insights into entrepreneurship. The course also addresses the ethical considerations and social impacts of entrepreneurship in Israel, providing a well-rounded understanding of the complexities of starting a business in this dynamic environment.Cross-listed with ECON298I and BMGT298L. Credit will be only granted for ISRL249J, ECON298I, or BMGT298L.


id: ISRL249M
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Selected Topics in Israel Studies; Israeli Culture in Television, Film and Music Cross-listed with HEBR249C. Credit only granted for ISRL249M or HEBR249C.Modern Israeli film, television and music through a cultural and historical lens. Taught in Hebrew.


id: ISRL349G
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Investigating Topics in Israel Studies; Tzahal: The Israeli Military in State, Society, and its Middle Eastern Context Crosslisted with GVPT368F. Credit only granted for ISRL349G or GVPT368F.This course offers an introduction to general concepts of civil-military relations with a strong focus on the Israeli case. Situating Israel within the Middle East context, the course readings and class discussions will include comparative references to major regional players, such as Egypt, Turkey, Iran, and the Arab Gulf States. The military is a salient feature of all Middle Eastern states; we will explore how Israel both resembles and differs from other states in the region regarding the role of its military and of civil-military relations.


id: ISRL349T
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Investigating Topics in Israel Studies; Israel, Middle East Security, and WMD Proliferation Cross-listed with GVPT368T. Credit only granted for ISRL349T or GVPT368T. This course addresses one of Israel's main security concerns:the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons in the Middle East. It analyzes in-depth the political dynamics that lead to proliferation dangers in the region and the possible Israeli responses to proliferation, such as deterrence, military strikes, prevention, preemption, and defense.


id: ISRL349Y
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Investigating Topics in Israel Studies; Environmental and Sustainable Development in Israel Cross-listed with GVPT368K. Credit only granted for ISRL349Y or GVPT368K.Relationships between the environment and different communities that share it, specifically in and around Israel, given the negative effects of climate change and environmental degradation throughout the Middle East. We will examine the ecological and environmental challenges Israel has faced over the years, the many innovative ways in which it has worked to overcome these challenges, and the tasks that still lie ahead. Finally, we will look at the nexus between sustainable development and sustainable peace within and between diverse communities.


id: ISRL372
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Jewry of Muscle: Zionism and Jewish Masculinity Formerly:JWST319K or ISRL329K. Part of the Zionist cultural project involved creating a new Jewish masculinity that would replace the diasporic "sissy Jew" with a strong, healthy new "Jewry of Muscle." Using literary and cinematic sources, we will analyze how these Zionist and Israeli cultural productions served to build (and sometimes undermine) this new model of Jewish masculinity.


id: ISRL380
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Israel: Politics and Society Formerly:ISRL329C . Addresses the main issues in Israeli politics and society by focusing on the role of Zionism in the Jewish state, the institutional foundations of Israeli democracy, the main political parties and blocs and their different ideological principles and visions, as well as the main social groups, movements, and institutions that comprise Israeli civil society.


id: ISRL448M
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Seminar in Israel Studies; War and Peace Discourse in Israel, 1967 to the Present Cross-listed with GVPT368U. Credit will be only granted GVPT368U or ISRL448M.This course focuses on a unique discourse in Israel, 'war-normalizing discourse', a set of linguistic, discursive, and cultural devices that blur the anomalous characteristics of war by transforming war into a "normal" part of life. The course will examine the reciprocal relations between this discourse, Israeli culture and society, and foreign policy.


id: ISRL448R
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Seminar in Israel Studies; Introduction to Human Rights in Israel Cross-listed with GVPT368R. Credit only granted for ISRL448R or GVPT368R.Provides an overview of how the State of Israel deals with human rights of its citizens, and also non-citizens over which it has control. It will introduce Israel s legal system, human rights record, and its methods of dealing with human rights violations, including those impacting the Arab minority in Israel, women's rights, and those of the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.


id: JWST219L
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Special Topics in Jewish Studies; The 'Jew' in American Literature and Culture Cross listed with ENGL289L and CINE299L. Credit only granted for JWST219L or ENGL289L or CINE299L.An exploration of the role played by literature in the development of American Jewish ethnic identity. Primary materials include essays, poetry, plays, short stories, novels, films and music.


id: JWST274
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Jerusalem in Antiquity: The History of Sacred Space in a Holy City Formerly:JWST289J, RELS289J. Examines the complex history of Jerusalem's status as a holy city, with a focus on constructions of sacred space in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.


id: JWST319V
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Special Topics in Jewish Studies; Religious and Politics Transformation in Modern Jewish History Cross-listed with HIST329F. Credit will be only granted for JWST319V or HIST329F. Analysis of the social, cultural, and political forces that led to the emancipation of the Jews?the granting to them of equal rights with all other inhabitants of the countries in which they lived?and the integrationof a once-detested ethnic-religious group into European society. The f ocus of the course will be Europe, where most Jews lived in the period between 1650 and 1870.


id: JWST374
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Yiddish and the Supernatural: Demons, Golems, and Dybbuks Yiddish folklore is marked by a fascination with the mystical world and a rich tapestry of supernatural tales. Explore how Jewish communities have used storytelling to grapple with questions of faith, morality, identity, and the unknown, and how the golems, demons, and dybbuks of this tradition have been adapted in literary translations and cinematic adaptations. Through literary analysis, historical inquiry, and creative interpretation, this course examines the enduring power of these stories in Jewish culture and the broader traditions of magical realism and horror. All texts will be available in English translation.


id: JWST430
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Dead Sea Scrolls Cross-listed withRELS430. A study of the Dead Sea Scrolls in their ancient and modern settings, and in terms of contemporary scholarly interpretations of their meaning. Interpretations of the historical significance of these documents, their connections to ancient Jewish sectarian movements, and their implications for our understanding of Judaism, Christianity, and the history of the Bible.


id: JWST498
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Advanced Language Module for Jewish Studies Contact department or instructor for details.A supplementary language module for students enrolled in designated Jewish Studies classes. Language and instruction English, texts in original language.


id: JWST648D
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Readings in Jewish History; Dead Sea Scrolls Cross listed with JWST430 and RELS430. Credit granted and JWST648D, JWST430, or RELS430.A study of the Dead Sea Scrolls in their ancient and modern settings, and in terms of contemporary scholarly interpretations of their meaning. Interpretations of the historical significance of these documents, their connections to ancient Jewish sectarian movements, and their implications for our understanding of Judaism, Christianity, and the history of the Bible.


id: KNES110
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Strength Training Formerly:KNES157N, KNES157O. Strength training is a multi-modal form of physical activity with many health and fitness benefits. Using the FITT model, students will gain a better understanding of the impact strength training has on the human body, including physical and mental health, preparation for sports, and general fitness at a beginning or intermediate levels. Specifically, students will learn skills to plan their own strength training programs, and ways to modify them for fitness across the lifespan.


id: KNES120
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Fitness Walking Formerly:KNES120A. Provides students a comprehensive overview of walking as well as the physical and mental health benefits of engaging in walking. This class will help students better understand the impact walking has on cardiovascular and exercise health across a lifespan, how to create and implement fitness goals, the importance of proper technique and safety, and the intersection of public health and physical activity.


id: KNES122
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Jogging Formerly:KNES131N, KNES131O, KNES131V. Provides students a comprehensive overview of jogging. Understanding that jogging is a form of physical activity that has many health and fitness benefits. This class will help students better understand the impact jogging has on the body, the importance of proper technique and form, nutrition and hydration, and injury prevention at a beginning level. Students will have the opportunity to choose between training for a 5k or a 10k.


id: KNES136
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Beginning Golf Formerly:KNES137N.Additional information:This course meets at the University of Maryland Golf Course. Student will learn the game of golf through the development of new skills and improve on existing skills, while expanding knowledge about the game.  This is a beginning golf class intended for those who have little or no previous playing experience.


id: KNES137
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Intermediate Golf Formerly:KNES137O.Additional information:This course meets at the University of Maryland Golf Course. Focuses on helping the student improve on existing golf skills, lower their score and expand their overall knowledge of the game of golf. This is an intermediate golf class intended for those with previous playing experience.


id: KNES141
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Tumbling and Balance Formerly:KNES140V. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of gymnastics specifically dealing with tumbling, routine development and partner balancing. This is a beginning gymnastics class designed for students with limited gymnastics experience. More advanced skills will be taught as the instructor feels students are ready to learn them. This seven-week course will focus on the safe execution of skills and fundamentals dealing with each of the above topics.


id: KNES142
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Trampoline Formerly:KNES140R. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of gymnastics specifically dealing with trampoline skills & routine development. This is a beginning gymnastics class designed for students with limited gymnastics experience. More advanced skills will be taught as the instructor feels students are ready to learn them. This seven-week course will focus on the safe execution of skills and fundamentals dealing with each of the above topics.


id: KNES151
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Professional Lifeguard Training Recommended:Intermediate swimming skills, confidence in deep water.Formerly:KNES154W.Additional information:Students may obtain a lifeguard certificate/credential by passing a separate exam and skills test from the certifying organization. This is optional, and not required to earn course credit in the KNES151 course. Lifeguarding will prepare students to respond to emergencies, promote safety in aquatic environments, and may even appeal to a future employer looking for a proven leader. Throughout the course, students will work towards American Red Cross certification requirements, including lifeguarding, CPR/AED, and First Aid. This class will also place an emphasis on professionalism, communication, teamwork, problem solving, and emergency response.


id: KNES154
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Beginning Swimming Formerly:KNES154N. Designed to increase water comfort, introduce students to the 6 basic swimming strokes and techniques, and improve one's level of physical fitness through swimming.


id: KNES156
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Pickleball Provides students with a comprehensive overview of pickleball. This course will help students to better understand the basic skills and etiquette of pickleball, how to score and play in tournament situations, how to apply and articulate the basic rules of pickleball during singles and double play, and explain the health benefits of pickleball.


id: KNES160
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Yoga Formerly:KNES161T. Students will learn the basic principles of the yoga lifestyle, history & philosophy, anatomy & physiology, and physical asana/posture practice. This is a beginning level yoga class, so it is assumed that students have minimal to some physical yoga practice experience as well as minimal fundamental knowledge of a yogic practice.


id: KNES164
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Yoga for Strength A high-intensity yoga strength fitness experience, designed for students with minimal to some prior experience in physical yoga practice and fitness. Participants will engage in exercises that emphasize the benefits of light weights and high repetitions, aiming to enhance both strength and flexibility.


id: KNES170
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Beginner Martial Arts Formerly:KNES144Q. Students will be introduced to Tang Soo Do, which is a Korean martial art. The student will learn and develop rudimentary skills necessary to progress in Tang Soo Do. The course is taught at the beginner level assuming no prior experience.


id: KNES172
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Self Defense Formerly:KNES144T. Students will be introduced to practical self defense skills in this course. The student will learn and develop rudimentary skills necessary in both basic karate and jiu-jitsu. The course is taught at a beginner level assuming no prior experience.


id: KNES173
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Beginner BJJ & Martial Arts This is a coed physical activity course which introduces students to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu through physically participating in fundamentals of the Art.  Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a Brazilian martial art derived from the Japanese style, with a focus on grappling with particular emphasis on ground techniques. Students will learn basic escapes/submissions from ground positions. The student will learn and develop rudimentary skills necessary to progress in the above mentioned style. The course is taught at a beginner level and sparring (rolling) will not be permitted.


id: KNES180
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Volleyball Formerly:KNES160N. This course is intended for students with some volleyball experience. It will provide students with a comprehensive overview of the sport by integrating volleyball skills and tactics with a historical/sociocultural appreciation and value of the sport and its function or benefit in the greater sport world. Students will learn the rules and etiquette of volleyball, and implement their understandings in a series of skill & formation practices or tests, written assignment or exam, and tournament activities.


id: KNES186
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Basketball Basketball will provide students a comprehensive overview of the sport by integrating fundamental and advanced basketball skills with a historical appreciation for the sport and its function in the greater sporting world. Students will learn the rules of basketball, proper techniques and the basic principles of team offense and defense and implement their understanding of each in a series of informal and formal activities.


id: KNES192
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Ultimate Frisbee Additional information:After the first day class will meet outdoors as much as weather permits. This class will range from beginner techniques on throws and ultimate terminology and rules through a more complete understanding of the game and strategy which goes along with playing it. After the course, the goal is for students to be able to play in a pick up game, recreational league, or potential higher level of competition if desired.


id: KNES200
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Introduction to Kinesiology Kinesiology is the interdisciplinary study of physical activity that includes seven sub-disciplines: 1) exercise physiology; 2) biomechanics; 3) sport psychology; 4) motor development; 5) motor control; 6) sport history; and 7) sport sociology. This course will examine these areas of study within Kinesiology from scientific and applied perspectives.


id: KNES225
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Hoop Dreams: Black Masculinity and Sport Has sport disadvantaged African American males? This course critically examines sport as a site where notions of black masculinity are publicly debated, critiqued, challenged, celebrated, and also transformed. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, this course explores how sport has been invoked across the political and ideological spectrum to interrogate a number of issues impacting the life chances of young, African Americans males including educational attainment, poverty, social mobility, racism, cultural production, and notions of masculinity.


id: KNES226
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The Cybernetic Human Can the profound and rapid technological advances experienced in the 21st century change what it means to be human or the nature of humanity? Emergent technologies, new materials, increased computer power, engineering innovations, and groundbreaking work in the sciences of cognition and action provide myriad opportunities for repairing and enhancing the human body and brain. Examines the ethical, social, and technological implications of an increasing synergism of technology and the body in sports and the arts, at work or home, rehabilitating the body and the brain, and society at large.


id: KNES260
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Science of Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health Course details (1) the public health importance of and the processes underlying cardiovascular disease, (2) the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and the methods whereby they were identified, and (3) the principles of the scientific evidence supporting the use of physical activity to prevent cardiovascular disease.


id: KNES265
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Mathematical, Physical, & Statistical Basis of Kinesiology Formerly:KNES289P. Mathematical, physical, and statistical foundations for human movement quantification, analysis, and evaluation. Upon successful completion, this course is expected to better prepare students for the science Core courses, such as biomechanics, exercise physiology, and motor control, that are required for Kinesiology majors.


id: KNES282
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Basic Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries Theoretical and practical foundations of the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of athletically related injuries. Topics include: physical conditioning, preventive taping, recognition of injuries, first aid and CPR.


id: KNES285
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History of Physical Culture, Sport, & Science in America Examines the history of physical culture in America, focusing on the period from the end of the Civil War to the Cold War. Physical culture refers to a broad range of movement practices including sport, play, rehabilitative exercise, health and fitness training, and recreation and leisure. More specifically, we challenge the idea that historical physical culture practices--and the scientific processes from which they were derived--were 'neutral' or 'objective'; rather, we explore the cultural, social, political, and economic contexts shaping physical culture knowledge, study, structures, and policies across American history. The goal is for you to learn and apply techniques of historical analysis to develop a critical understanding of how knowledge about, and practices of, physical culture supported a particular social order via the construction of difference, norms, and/or hierarchies, and ultimately contributed to some of the inequalities that endure today.


id: KNES286
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Empowering Healthy Physical Activity Learn evidence-based techniques that health professionals use to promote physical activity programs that meet the needs of diverse populations. Develop and implement an intervention plan targeting a specific population.


id: KNES287
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Sport and American Society Recommended:Minimum grade of C- in KNES285. Sport will be related to such social problems as delinquency, segregation, collective behavior, and leisure; to social processes such as socialization, stratification, mobility, and social control; and to those familiar social institutions the family, the school, the church, the military, the economy, the polity, and the mass media.


id: KNES300
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Biomechanics of Human Motion Recommended:KNES265 or PHYS121. The study of human movement and the physical and physiological principles upon which it depends. Body mechanics, posture, motor efficiency, sports, the performance of a typical individual and the influence of growth and development upon motor performance.


id: KNES305
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Principles & Application of Exercise Rehabilitation In-depth analysis of the basic principles of rehabilitation and exercise programming for common injuries encountered in a clinical setting. Basic assessment techniques, ranges of motion, muscular anatomy, rehabilitative protocols, and exercise modalities are a major focus.


id: KNES306
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Prosthetics for Limb Amputations Introduction to the science of prosthetics and the artificial devices that are designed, developed and fit to replace the missing body part or parts lost through trauma, disease or congenital conditions.


id: KNES320
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Physiological Basis of Physical Activity and Human Health A study of the responses and chronic adaptations to physical activity and exercise, with particular emphasis on the interaction between human health and physical activity. The laboratory component of course will focus on the assessment of physical activity and measurement of physiological adaptations to exercise. Students are expected to gain an understanding and appreciation for the benefits of physical activity and exercise in the context of public health.


id: KNES332
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Exercise Testing & Prescription for Fitness Professionals Practical applications of exercise physiology and psychology to target fitness instruction for the general adult population Includes discussion of certification standards and professional development as well as evaluation of program safety and current trends.


id: KNES340
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The Foundations of Public Health in Kinesiology Formerly:KNES400. An investigation of the role of physical activity and inactivity in relation to health and well-being through a public health perspective. Past and current perspectives on health promotion, health education, and social policies and approaches will be examined for various populations.


id: KNES345
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Building International Sport-for-Development Capacities within Jamaican and American Physical Culture & Commerce Recommended:KNES346. This Global Classrooms course examines the confluence of an increasingly globalized sport culture and industry, the evolving Sport-for-Development and Peace (SDP) movement, and calls for more critically aware and socially just, programming in sport, physical education, and public health. As a problems-based course, students at the University of Maryland (College Park) and the University of the West Indies (UWI-Jamaica) will connect virtually in a shared process of investigating the delivery of sport, fitness, recreation, and health/wellness programming in their local communities. Close attention is paid to building solidarities through activities that refine capacities for active listening, self-reflexivity, and socio-historically contextualized critical thinking. Applying these skills in forms of local outreach, students will use their voice in the creation and/or reformulation of programs serving the sporting, health, and recreation needs of local populations in Jamaica and the US.


id: KNES350
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The Psychology of Sports & Exercise An exploration of personality factors, including but not limited to motivation, aggression and emotion, as they affect sports participation and motor skill performance.


id: KNES354
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Sports Finance & Business Intelligence Formerly:KNES243. As society has evolved with advances in technology, so have the financial and analytical fundamentals of spectator sports leagues. In this course, students will examine modern business principles in for-profit sports leagues, understand current practices for successful operation and revenue generation, and explore how analytics and emerging categories play a crucial role in an organization's growth and competitiveness in their respective markets.  Through their foundational understanding and data analysis, students gain competency in identifying threats to revenue growth and explore emerging categories to offset those threats and further diversify the product offerings to enhance the viability of sports organizations.


id: KNES360
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Physiology of Exercise A study of the physiology of exercise, including concepts of work, muscular contraction, energy transformation, metabolism, oxygen debt, and nutrition and athletic performance. Emphasis on cardiovascular and respiratory function in relation to physical activity and training.


id: KNES370
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Motor Development Motor development across the life span. The developmental sequences of motor skills from birth to old age; neuromaturation of neuromuscular system; analysis of the underlying mechanisms of motor skill development; and correlates of motor development.


id: KNES385
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Motor Control and Learning Recommended:KNES265 or PHYS121. This introductory course investigates how humans control and adapt their movements to perform and learn a variety of motor skills, ranging from activities of daily living to elite athlete performance. This course examines the underlying cognitive, sensory and motor processes of control and adaptation of human movements both at the behavioral and neurophysiological levels. Relevant applications to movement rehabilitation as well as performance optimization are employed to illustrate the concepts discussed in class. The cognitive, sensory and motor mechanisms underlying motor control are explored first and then in a motor learning context.


id: KNES386
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Service Learning in Kinesiology Additional information:Coaching days and times will vary by the community organization, and some locations may be off-campus. Provides students practical experiences by applying classroom concepts and skills to real-world situations in the local community. Students will serve as volunteer coaches and mentors with a community organization focused on promoting physical activity and social-emotional learning/well being.


id: KNES401
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Zip Code: Prediction of Physical Activity & Health An exploration of the relationship and impacts of built and other social environments on health, including physical activity, social equity, gentrification, and many others.


id: KNES405
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Principles & Techniques of Manual Muscle Testing Additional information:This course emphasizes hands-on application of skills. Course participation is critical. It is critical for sports medicine and sport performance specialists to understand the location and inter-relationships of the structures of the body that impact human movement. Thus, the primary purpose of this course is to facilitate an in-depth, understanding of the muscles of the body. Specifically, students will learn the origins, insertions, primary and secondary functions, as well as nervous innervations of the major muscle groups of the body. In addition, students will develop palpation skills and learn to grade the function of each muscle through manual muscle testing techniques. These skills form the foundation for assessing functional movement as well as performing safe and effective manual therapy techniques. Thus, while the focus of the class will be to develop sound, introductory palpation and manual muscle testing skills, basic principles of functional movement and manual therapy will also be addressed through hands-on application as well as case study.


id: KNES440
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Psychology of Athletic Performance Examines the psychological factors, mechanisms, and processes in athletic performance. Utilizes a social psychological approach to focus on the study and review of individual performance in both the interpersonal and social context.


id: KNES450
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From the Olympics to the Rehabilitation Clinic: Mental Skills Training Applications Formerly:KNES498G. The examination and application of the major concepts of human performance psychology in, and beyond, the professional, collegiate, amateur and youth sport athletic spaces to allied health practitioner (PT, OT, OR, PA, RN), athletic and personal training, and tactical athlete (i.e., military, law enforcement, and firefighting) environments. An essential component of the class will be the reliance on reading and reviewing both classic articles and the recent evidence-based research in which applied strategies and techniques are based.  Students will be taught to critically analyze the research by 1) understanding the purpose of the research, 2) identifying the experimental design and how it contrasts the difference between experimental and control conditions, 3) understanding the outcome of the research, and 4) understanding how the outcome of the research may be applicable to the human performance and allied health environments.


id: KNES451
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Children and Sport: A Psychosocial Perspective Examination of youth sports from a psychosocial perspective, including the impact of highly structured sports on young athletes and the complex social network of coaches, parents and peers.


id: KNES457
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Managing Youth Programs: Educational, Fitness and Sport An examination of the basic functions involved in managing physical education, fitness, and youth sports programs. Focus on leadership skills, organizational management, and techniques for applying learned skills in a variety of organizational settings that serve the nation's youth.


id: KNES465
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Physical Activity and Disease Prevention and Treatment Critically examines the scientific evidence that supports the use of physical activity to prevent and treat age-related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, abnormal lipoprotein-lipid levels, hypertension, obesity, osteoporosis and cancer.


id: KNES476
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Honors Thesis Proposal Corequisite:KNES478. Development of honors thesis proposal based on preliminary research and literature review. Presentation of formal proposal to the thesis committee and fellow honors students.


id: KNES478
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Honors Seminar Continuing KNES Honors Students must enroll in KNES478 every semester they are in the program.


id: KNES484
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Sporting Hollywood Popular representations of sport within the film media related to wider social discourses on bodies and the politics of various categories of subjectivity (gender, sex, race, class and nationality).


id: KNES498A
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Special Topics in Kinesiology; The Kinesiological & Scientific Bases of Human Movement & Sport: Golf Prerequisites: KNES350 with a grade of C- or better.Introduces students to the study of human movement and sport through the experience of learning a specific motor skill (i.e., golf) and the scientific knowledge regarding motor learning and performance. Through active personal learning and acquired scientific knowledge, students areexpected to develop critical thinking skills about motor performance. The course meets at the University Driving Range for about six weeks and then in the classroom. Students are responsible for transportation (walking or driving) to the Range.Students must pay a $40 instructional materials fee.


id: KNES498M
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Special Topics in Kinesiology; Social Justice in Kinesiology Prerequisites: KNES285 with a grade of C- or better and KNES287 with a grade of C- or betterStudents will engage with recent kinesiological scholarship and seek to apply knowledge within active learning scenarios to cultivate critical thinking, interpersonal communication,and collaborative problem-solving skills to address 21st century challenges, and contribute to a healthier, more equitable and sustainable future for all.


id: KNES498O
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Special Topics in Kinesiology; Physical Activity & the Treatment & Prevention of Obesity Prerequisites: KNES360 with a grade of C- or better. Students will examine and critically analyze the current research literature relevant to the diagnosis, prevalence, and impact of the current obesity epidemic in the US. Students will also study the presnt state of knowledge relative to the use of physical activity to prevent and treat obesity. This seminar format class is based on student  presentations, participation, and writing assignements.


id: KNES498V
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Special Topics in Kinesiology; Clinical Biomechanics: Musculoskeletal Injury Prerequisites: KNES300 with a grade of C- or better.This course will explore the mechanical bases of musculoskeletal injury to better understand the biomechanical mechanisms involved in causing the injury, the effect of injury on musculoskeletal tissue, and ultimately, based on our current knowledge, how injuries might be prevented.


id: KNES616
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Physical Cultural Studies Formerly:KNES689B. Provides an introduction to the derivation, elements, focus, and future of the Physical Cultural Studies project, specifically related to the empirical, theoretical, methodological, and axiological aspects of Physical Cultural Studies.


id: KNES622
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Teaching Secondary Physical Education Formerly:KNES689I. Students   will   learn   aspects   of   teaching   secondary physical   education   including: characteristics of secondary school students, testing, grading, teaching lifetime activities, and effective teaching techniques using SHAPE America Standards.


id: KNES660
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Psychology of Athletic Performances Formerly:KNES689Z. Psychological factors, mechanisms, and processes in athletic performance. The basic approach is social psychological, according to which the focus is on individual performance in the interpersonal athletic context. Intrapersonal and interpersonal factors and their effects on athletic performance. Psychology of peak performance, choking, and errors of mental control. Analysis of the general principles and types of mental training.


id: KNES692
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Cardiovascular Aspects of Exercise Physiology A comprehensive consideration of the various cardiovascular factors affecting human physical performance. Emphasis on the regulation of cardiovascular functions during physical activity. Energy liberation and transfer, circulation, respiration, temperature regulation, physiology of work at altitudes, aerobic endurance training, and exercise, health and aging.


id: KNES780
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Preparation for Capstone Project in Physical Activity and Public Health Recommended:Quantitative/Qualitative research methods course .Additional information:This course is also available for students in programs other than PHAO. Priority enrollment reserved for MPH in PA students. Provides detailed preparation for the culminating experience in which the student applies knowledge and skills learned in the MPH program to conduct independent work on a physical activity problem under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Students will gain proficiency in conducting literature research and reviews, analyzing research methodology for appropriateness for their individual capstone projects, identifying gaps in the literature to support potential capstone topics, and preparing the capstone proposal presentation.


id: KORA101
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Elementary Korean I Introduction to the Korean language. Primary emphasis on oral skills, but Hangul, the Korean alphabet, will also be introduced.


id: KORA201
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Intermediate Korean I An intermediate-level course designed for non-Heritage students. It begins the second year of instruction in the University's two-track Korean Program.


id: KORA398A
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Special Topics in Korean Studies; Language and Society of the Two Koreas This is a Big Ten Academic Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor is at the University of Minnesota, but you enroll and receive credit for it at Maryland. Click here for more course information.


id: KORA398X
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Special Topics in Korean Studies; Seoul: History and Places This is a Big Ten Academic Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor is at the University of Michigan, but you enroll and receive credit for it at Maryland. Click here for more course information.


id: LACS234
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Issues in Latin American and Caribbean Studies I Formerly:LASC234. Interdisciplinary study of major issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Latin America's cultural mosaic, migration and urbanization. Democratization and the role of religions. Taught in English.


id: LACS348E
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Caribbean Literature in English Political and literary traditions that intersect in the fiction, poetry, and drama written in English by Caribbean writers, primarily during the 20th century.


id: LACS486
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Internship in Latin American/Caribbean Studies Formerly:LASC486.Additional information:The course is primarily intended for students seeking the Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, but exceptions will be considered for students with educational or career interests which lie in this area.  Student internships must be approved by the Director, and students must secure an appropriate faculty mentor for the internship course. An internship course will be approved only if a faculty supervisor is available. Internship experience with an organization that works with or studies Latin American and/or the Caribbean. This is an experiential learning course that provides semester-long training that enriches the student's academic field of study and the LACS Certificate. Students submit a final written report of their experience, including critical analysis of the institutional relevance to their major field of study and to Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Students will also be asked to give an oral presentation.


id: LACS609
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Colloquium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies The Colloquium will ensure an ongoing intellectual community among students, faculty, and guest scholars. The director of the Center and students will meet to discuss readings and occasional presentations by aguest speaker. Students will also present their work for feedback. With the assistance of the Director, students are invited to play an essential role in the planning and structuring of the Colloquium. This themed colloquium (the theme will change each year) will meet four times per semester


id: LBSC602
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Serving Information Needs An introduction to the skills necessary to interact directly with individuals through the exploration of user behavior theory, strategies to locate and evaluate information from print and electronic resources, and policies and procedures to ensure that all individuals can become information literate.


id: LBSC631
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Achieving Organizational Excellence Overview of the principles, practices, and techniques required for effective leadership and management. The innovative strategies, management responsibilities, and skills needed to achieve and sustain high organizational performance in information-based cultural institutions.


id: LBSC644
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Collection Development Activities through which library collections are systematically developed and managed are explored, especially the formulation and implementation of written collection development policies. Other specific topics include identification of user needs; collection evaluation; fund allocation among competing departments, subjects, and/or media; selection methods; intellectual freedom; storage alternatives; and cooperative collection development.


id: LBSC645
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Literature and Materials for Children Survey of literature and other materials for children and youth. Criteria for evaluating and using such materials as they relate to the needs, interests, reading abilities, and other capabilities of young readers.


id: LBSC671
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The Lifecycle of Information Introduction to methods used to create, acquire, organize, manage and preserve information. Information systems currently used to support digital and physical libraries, databases, and repositories will be explored.


id: LBSC702
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User Instruction Critical analysis of the rationale, content, and processes of user instruction in library and information settings.


id: LBSC707
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Field Study in Information Service Or permission of instructor. Supervised internship experience in a library, archive, museum, or other information organization.


id: LBSC723
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Advocacy and Support for Information Services Role and influence of government, foundations, associations, and other organizations in supporting and setting the agenda for information services of all types. Role of information professionals in demonstrating advocacy, fund-raising, public relations, lobbying, and seeking external support.


id: LBSC724
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Public Library Seminar Organization, support, and service patterns of public libraries. The public library in national, state, and local contexts.


id: LBSC731
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Special Collections Management of special collections, whose holdings may include manuscripts (particularly personal papers), non-textual materials, graphical materials, and rare books, with analysis of the custodial and management functions associated with special collections.


id: LBSC742
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Collaborative Instructional Design and Evaluation School librarians' collaborative role in instruction. Systematic design, development, and evaluation of instructional strategies and products for learning.


id: LBSC751
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Research and Teaching Fellowship II Part of the Research and Teaching Fellowship program, a three-semester teacher training and professional development program in academic libraries. Fellows will complete weekly readings, complete weekly teaching reflections, and begin preparations for the academic job search.


id: LBSC770
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Metadata and Tools for Information Professionals Principles, standards, and practices of information representation to facilitate accessing needed information in digital bibliographic environments. Includes exposure to Metadata, XML, RDA/AACR2R, DTDs, MARC, Dublin Core, MODS, ISBN and ISSN, FRBR, FRAD, Classification systems, and Controlled Vocabularies such as LCSH, SEARS, NLM, Getty and ERIC Thesauri, and others.


id: LBSC786
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Library and Archives Preservation An introduction to library and archives materials and media, the risks that affect their preservation and strategies used to enhance preservation of library and archives collections. The course reviews preservation knowledge and skills that archival and library staff uses when providing access, managing, processing and working with collections.


id: LEAD217
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Introduction to Leadership Formerly:HESI217. Surveys the study and practice of leadership and provides students with a variety of experiences to wrestle with large leadership questions. What is leadership? Who can be a leader? How is leadership an important aspect of understanding self and others? Students will explore and respond to these questions through a variety of leadership theories and models, self-assessments, critical reflection, active-learning, group projects, and research. The course will introduce students to critical theory and critical perspectives of leadership to help students broaden their perspectives on leadership and develop more complex thought and practice of leadership.


id: LEAD305
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Leadership and Ethics Encourages students to explore the ethical demands of leadership. Through the examination of moral and ethical frameworks, students will develop their efficacy in analyzing multiple perspectives, decision-making, and navigating complexity. This course focuses on values-based leadership and one's responsibilities and commitments in the context of leadership for the common good and for purposeful change. The course assists students in identifying and examining ethical leadership as it relates to values, authenticity, context, controversy, and dilemmas.


id: LEAD315
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Leadership in Groups and Organizations Formerly:HESI315. Assists students in acquiring and integrating leadership knowledge within group and organizational contexts. Individual (self), relational (others), and contextual (context) influences on leadership will be examined using theories and frameworks that will help students learn to navigate complex organizational environments and practice leadership that is process-based and relationship-oriented. Through hands-on activities, personal exploration, and critical analysis of leadership within groups and organizations, students will gain greater insight into the historical, cultural, and environmental elements of leadership.


id: LEAD320
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Social Action Seminar Formerly:HESI320.Additional information:May fulfill a requirement for the Leadership Studies Certificate only if taken sequentially with LEAD321 course. The purpose of the Social Action Sequence (LEAD 320 & LEAD 321) is to examine the connections between leadership and social change, and learn how our own leadership knowledge and practice can be used to advance progress toward more just and equitable communities. In LEAD 320 (2-credits), students will have the opportunity to conduct a semester-long project to increase their knowledge and understanding of a social issue of their interest, and design resources and an action plan for engaging in work related to this social issue in their own communities.


id: LGBT200
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Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies An interdisciplinary study of the historical and social contexts of personal, cultural and political aspects of LGBT life. Sources from a variety of fields, such as anthropology, history, psychology, sociology, and women's studies, focusing on writings by and about LGBT people.


id: LGBT265
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LGBTQ+ Literatures and Media A study of literary and cultural expressions of queer and trans identities, positionalities, and analytics through an exploration of literature, art, and media. We will examine historical and political power relations by considering the intersections of sexuality and gender with race, class, nation, and disability. Topics include the social construction and regulation of sexuality and gender, performance and performativity, intersectionality, and the relationship between aesthetic forms and queer/ trans subjectivity. Our interpretations will be informed by queer and trans theories.


id: LGBT386
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Organization Internship Supervised internship experience with a community organization that expressly serves lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Students will be expected to relate course material to experience in an analysis of an organization's activities.


id: LGBT398F
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Special Topics in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies; Fandom As a source of shared feeling, creative community, and collective action, fandom is a significant force in culture and politics. This course will explore the varied and ambiguous intersections of fandom with race, gender, and sexuality, centering on the contemporary US media landscape and how we arrived here. Students particular fandom interests will shape the course of our collective study as well as providing material for research and creative projects.


id: LGBT448L
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Special Topics in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies; Black Queer Studies Black Queer Studies is an intersectional and interdisciplinary approach to LGBTQ+ Studies and Black Studies. In this course, we will center Blackness to meditate upon the overlapping and interwoven categories of race, gender, and sexuality with the goal of decoupling whiteness from LGBTQ+ studies and decoupling heterosexuality from Black studies. We will look at texts from the humanities and social sciences as well literature and film in order to trace topical trajectories of Black queer thought. We will explore the meaning of queerness in relation to blackness, touchupon moments in black queer history, analyze questions of black queer representation and erasure, and press upon hot button topics such as queer identity and the black church, African and global queer and trans identities, Blackness and homophobia, white LGBTQ+ racism, and Black queer pleasure. Throughout we will consider how Black queer liberation can andhas provided tools and a guide for our collective liberation.


id: LGBT448Y
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Special Topics in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies; Dickinson, Erotics, Poetics, Biopics: Some (Queer) Ways We Read Poetry Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Also offered as ENGL439 D, LGBT448Y and WGSS498Y. Credit granted for ENGL439D, LGBT448Y, WGSS498 Y or WMST498Y.


id: LGBT459D
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Selected Topics in Sexuality and Literature; Life Writings in Different Media Cross-listed with ENGL459C. Credit only granted for ENGL459C or LGBT459D.


id: LING200
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Introductory Linguistics Additional information:This course serves as the prerequisite for further courses in linguistics. An exploration of the nature of human language. Introduction to the basic concepts and methodology of modern linguistic analysis (sound systems, word formation, sentence structure). Examination of the factors that contribute to dialect differences and the social implications of language variation. Additional topics may include: semantics, pragmatics, language change, writing systems, typology, language universals, comparison with other communication systems.


id: LING240
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Language and Mind Additional information:Required for Linguistics majors and recommended for students in related fields. The study of language as a cognitive phenomenon. Ways of representing people's knowledge of their native language, ways in which that knowledge is attained naturally by children, and how it is used in speaking and listening. Additional topics may include: animal communication, language and the brain, language and thought.


id: LING260
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Meaning through Language: Why are we so good at it? What is it about us humans and our languages that allows us to communicate in ways unmatched by other animals or powerful AI models? The question is ancient, but recent decades have seen great progress in the cognitive science of language, while expanding the diversity of languages investigated. We know much more about how languages vary, how they develop in children, how they are encoded in the mind, and relate to other domains of cognition. Major developments in statistical computation and research on animal cognition also illuminate what is (not) possible without the particular structure of the human mind. We bring this all to bear on our Big Question: What makes human language special from the viewpoint of meaning? Students will come to understand the major features of language as a vehicle for complex thought and a tool for communication. They will use this understanding in analyzing common semantic patterns and everyday conversational dynamics.


id: LING311
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Syntax I Basic concepts, analytical techniques of generative syntax, relation to empirical limits imposed by viewing grammars as representations of a component of human mind. Aspects of current theories.


id: LING320
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Phonetics Additional information:This course counts as a core course for the linguistics major. Only one of Ling320 or HESP403 can be used to count towards the Linguistics major. Representations and models of acoustic and articulatory phonetics. Develops concepts and skills for description, measurement and scientific analysis of the sound systems of human languages, including various varieties of English.


id: LING321
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Phonology I Properties of sound systems of human languages, basic concepts and analytical techniques of generative phonology. Empirical limits imposed by viewing grammars as cognitive representations. Physiological properties and phonological systems; articulatory phonetics and distinctive feature theory.


id: LING322
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Phonology II Continuation of LING321. Further investigation of phonological phenomena and phonological theory. Revising and elaborating the theory of the phonological representation; interaction of phonology and morphology.


id: LING330
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Historical Linguistics Recommended:LING311. A traditional presentation of language change. Language types and families, sounds and writing systems, grammatical categories. Reconstruction of proto-languages by internal and comparative methods.


id: LING410
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Grammar and Meaning The basic notions of semantic theory: reference, quantification, scope relations, compositionality, thematic relations, tense and time, etc. The role these notions play in grammars of natural languages. Properties of logical form and relationship with syntax.


id: LING419A
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Topics in Syntax; The grammar of comparison g., Mal is taller than Val'). Diagnosing abstract syntax. Relations between wh-movement, coordination and ellipsis in comparatives cross-linguistically. Psycholinguistic and philosophical issues will also be discussed.


id: LING440
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Grammars and Cognition Relationship between the structure, development and functioning of grammars and the structure, development and functioning of other mental systems. Interpretations of experimental and observational work on children's language, aphasia, speech production and comprehension.


id: LING449A
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Topics in Psycholinguistics; Speaking and Memory Methods and insights from analytic linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and psycholinguistics. Students will critically engage with argumentation and experimentation from the fields of sentence production and sentence memory.


id: LING449B
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Topics in Psycholinguistics; Prediction, Computation and Language Processing Comparisonof computational model-based measures with behavioral and neural measures of human language processing. Focus on comprehension, with links to production and learning. Reading and discussing research papers with simple math and coding exercises. Prior programming experience not required (optional for final project).


id: LING499C
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Directed Studies in Linguistics; Teaching Assistantship Designed for students that will be teaching assistants for LING200.


id: LING620
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Phonological Theory Topics in current phonological theory, as they relate to data from various languages. Segmental and prosodic analysis. Autosegmental theory, metrical theory, etc.


id: LING640
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Psycholinguistics Core graduate course in psycholinguistics, covering leading theoretical approaches and experimental methods in language acquisition, language processing, and neurolinguistics.


id: LING660
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Introduction to Semantics Basic concepts and methods of contemporary semantic theory including basic set theory, elementary propositional and predicate calculus, the structure of predicates and propositions, quantification binding. Prepares students for study of more advanced topics in semantics.


id: LING819A
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Seminar in Syntactic Theory This seminar will focus on cross-linguistic variation in differential argument marking (DAM): case patterns determined by an argument's semantic properties (e.g., specificity, animacy, etc.). In addition to relatively well-known differential object marking (DOM) patterns where the accusative case of an object is determined by its interpretation, we will also explore other, lesser-known DAM patterns involving the case and/or interpretation of the subject. Through the lens of DAM, we will investigate the relationship between the case and interpretation of arguments, and its implications for theories of case assignment, the nature of case features, and the definitions of cases such as accusative and ergative.


id: LING848A
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Seminar in Computational Linguistics Predictive Processing and Sentence Structure. This seminar will focus on two closely related facts about language understanding. First, processing sentences fundamentally involves relating sequential input with underlying hierarchical structure; and second, there is a large body of work suggesting that sentence processing involves an interplay between top-down predictions and bottom-up evidence. We will establish background and look at relevant literature from multiple perspectives, including psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, and computational modeling.


id: LING896
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Research Paper in Minor Area This course is designed to strengthen the students' ability to do research in a minor area of expertise, and to help them create a publishable piece. In addition, the course constitutes part of a set of requirements to advance to doctoral candidacy.


id: MEES603
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Responsible Conduct of Research Formerly:MEES608B. Explores the "rules of the road" for being a scientist. Using a case study approach, the seminar will cover concepts of how science is regulated, what constitutes misconduct, how research is planned, conducted, and reported authorship and data ownership, and the ethical treatment of human and animal subjects. The course will focus mainly on mentor-trainee interactions and diversity in the sciences.


id: MEES608O
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Seminar in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Topics in OMICS: From Environmental Studies to Human Health Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.


id: MEES613
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Environmental Statistics I Formerly:MEES698B. Extends the quantitative training for students in the environmental sciences. It will explore the basic practices of statistics to inter-disciplinary environmental data. The goal is to train students with the statistical knowledge and tools needed to conduct statistical analysis in their own research. The statistical programming language R is used in class, to complete homework sets, and to analyze online data.


id: MEES615
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Scientific Writing and Communication Formerly:MEES608D.Additional information:Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed. This professional development course will provide graduate students with a solid foundation in the fundamental concepts of scientific writing and communication to both scientists and citizens. Main topics will include the peer-review process and paper structure, how to develop strong editing and review skills, and how to craft effective research and outreach talks. Additional topics will include scientific ethics and application of communication skills to proposals, networking, job applications, and interviews. Students must agree to write new text for each writing assignment.


id: MEES637
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Zooplankton Ecology Formerly:MEES698G. A quantitative investigation of zooplankton ecology, emphasizing population dynamics and modeling, feeding, behavior, food-webs, and bio-physical interactions.


id: MEES640
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Interconnected Earth Systems:  Land, Ocean, and Estuary Explores the interconnected physical and biogeochemical systems of land, estuary, and ocean with cross cutting themes of human impacts and global change. Broad concepts will be combined with targeted interactive case studies to demonstrate how these systems are linked by humans, climate, and water.


id: MEES660
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Ecological Systems An introduction to the field of ecology is provided for matriculating graduate students and prepares them for more advanced concepts. Students will be exposed to ecology both in theory and practice through lectures, readings, and quantitative exercises, round table debates and discussions with current practitioners.


id: MEES663
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Ecological Genomics Next-generation sequencing has revolutionized ecology and evolutionary biology enabling genome-wide studies of genetic diversity and gene expression to understand how species adapt to current environments and respond to global change. In multi-species contexts, we now have the tools to understand the importance of interspecific gene flow in adaptation, determine the role of genetic diversity in community composition, and characterize the diversity and function of cryptic organisms, such as microbes, in communities and ecosystems.  This course covers key topics in ecological genomics at the individual, population, interspecific, community and ecosystem levels.  The course consists of lectures, student-led discussions of primary literature on genomic applications to contemporary environmental problems, and hands-on experience manipulating and analyzing real genomic data sets with the latest bioinformatic tools in UNIX/Linux and R.


id: MEES680
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Cell and Molecular Biology for the Environmental Scientist- From Genes to Ecosystems Introduces environmental scientists to the methods and approaches that are the foundations for today's breakthroughs in molecular and cellular biology. Detailed examination of papers published in the last few years along with online background materials will be used to reinforce the connection of key concepts to experimentation.


id: MEES698E
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Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Ecosystem Restoration Jointly offered with GEOL453 and GEOL789L. Overview of critical ecosystem functions across biomes/geologic settings emphasizing tradeoffs in restoration designs. Case studies illuminate structure's influence over biophysical and biogeochemical processes supporting ecosystems; then show how properties of physical, chemical, and ecosystem processes can be altered by different restoration strategies, to optimize ecosyst em services and habitat quality. Includesa semester research project.


id: MEES698R
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Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Stable Isotopes in Environmental Research Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.


id: MEES698V
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Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Environmental Field Methods Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.


id: MEES698X
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Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Global Environmental Remote Sensing Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.


id: MEES718B
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Study Groups on Issues in Marine Estuarine Enviornmental Sciences; Synthesizing and communicating an overview of the Chesapeakeand Watershed Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.


id: MEES718X
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Study Groups on Issues in Marine Estuarine Enviornmental Sciences; Environmental impacts of technology-critical elements (TCEs)in a changing global economy Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.


id: MIEH300
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A Public Health Perspective: Introduction to Environmental Health Formerly:SPHL498N. Environmental health is that branch of public health that deals with the human health effects of exposure to chemical, physical, and biological agents in the community, workplace, and home. Activities within Environmental Health Sciences are associated with recognizing, assessing, understanding, and mitigating the impacts of chemical, physical, and biological agents as well as understanding how human behavior and action impacts the environment. This course focuses on the central concepts, principles, issues, and applications of the essential scientific components and strategies of control of major environmental health problems.


id: MIEH321
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Environmental Determinants of Emerging Infectious Diseases Examines the influences of environmental factors, economic development, migration, and land use changes on emergence and reemergence of infectious diseases. Explores how population growth, development, and climate change impact natural reservoirs of infectious diseases and how they are transmitted through human populations. Includes historical accounts, newly emerging and reemerging diseases.


id: MIEH331
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The Built Environment, Sustainability, and Public Health: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Formerly:MIEH215. Provides students with a fundamental understanding of theory, concepts, and issues related to the built environment; how the built environment influences behaviors and health outcomes; and opportunities to improve the built environment through planning, zoning, and community development initiatives that can make communities healthier, just, and more sustainable.


id: MIEH480
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Introduction to Occupational Health Recommended:BSCI201. Through in-person site visits, hands-on activities and case studies, students will learn about healthy workplaces and their critical role in public health. The course will center on the field of occupational health and safety. Site visits will enable students to hear firsthand from workers, local health & safety professionals, and former students now in the field. Case studies will allow students to explore today's critical work hazards across various work environments and industries.Students will develop and apply essential skills, such as conducting a safety walk-through in a worksite, leading a worker safety training, and writing a safety plan for an employer.  Upon course completion, students will be prepared to address traditional workplace problems, as well as emerging hazards like extreme heat, poor indoor air quality, and the mental health challenges of today's workplace.


id: MIEH600
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Foundations of Environmental Health Formerly:HLTH761. Overview of the chemical, physical and biological hazards present in our living and working environment and their effects on human health. Topics include: exposure assessment, industrial hygiene and safety, pesticides, community and indoor pollution, food-borne diseases, solid and hazardous wastes, water resources, risk assessment, ecological issues and environmental laws.


id: MIEH605
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Fundamentals of Global Health Formerly:SPHL698A. Exploration of theoretical frameworks and practicial perspectives in global health with particular attention to the analysis of the biological, epidemiological, social, cultural and behavioral interactions that affect global health study and project implementation. The emphasis is on innovative solutions to health issues in underserved populations.


id: MIEH691
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UMD Global STEWARDS: Project-Based Data Practicum at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems Prerequisite:MIEH690,  . The range of food-energy-water (FEW) systems challenges from local to global scales. During the semester, students will gain real-world experience by participating in the conceptualization and/or conduct of an interdisciplinary FEW systems project. Projects may employ engineering, life sciences, epidemiological or policy approaches; earth system sciences frameworks; computational methods; and/or other innovative approaches. Through this work, students will gain hands-on experience in study design, research methods, and data analysis across varying FEW disciplines. Each student will bring a diverse set of expertise to the projects, creating a microcosm for interdisciplinary team science. During the course, students will have the opportunity to refine oral and written communication skills, including team writing. The deliverable for the course may include a grant proposal, a manuscript, a FactSheet, an Op-Ed, or another actionable type of science/policy writing.


id: MIEH740
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Environmental Health Risk Assessment Review of the major methods of human and ecological risk assessment conducted by the U.S. Environment Protection Agency. Emphasis on sources of uncertainty.


id: MIEH780
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Occupational Health Or permission of instructor. A synthesis of epidemiology, toxicology, exposure science, risk assessment, and policy. Emphasis will be on methods for anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling workplace hazards; the hierarchy of controls; and current hot topics in occupational health.


id: MIEH783
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Proposal Development and Marketing for Public Health Scientists Every scientist, whether in academia, government, or industry, must write compelling proposals if they are to succeed in having resources to pursue their passions and interests. To write a compelling proposal, we must develop clear and concise hypotheses and definitive ways to test them. But to have an impact, to get funded, to graduate, we must also excel at marketing our ideas and our achievements to other scientists and the public. This course is designed for doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows who want to develop and hone their proposal development and marketing skills.


id: MITH388T
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Digital Humanities Research Assistantship; Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities Internships 


id: MITH729
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Colloquium in Digital Studies Cross-listed with COMM698M. Credit only granted for MITH729 or COMM698M.


id: MLAW100
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Justice and the Law An exploration into the relationship between justice and law, including psychological, philosophical, political and legal approaches to justice, as well as an analytical framework for understanding human rights.


id: MLAW304
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Introduction to Law and Social Inquiry An exploration of the relationship between law and society from an interdisciplinary perspective. Major themes cover the impact of law on society, society on law and social change.


id: MLAW305
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Law and Legal Institutions in Social Context An exploration of case law, statutes, and regulations separately and together in their social context.


id: MLAW315
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Citizenship and Naturalization in America Notions of who is an American - and who is not - are deeply rooted in the American ethos. Although the United States has long been praised for its inclusiveness vis-a-vis citizenship - including a policy of jus soli, or birthright citizenship - a closer look reveals a difficult history involving the categorical exclusion of many groups from American citizenship. We will examine this history, focusing particularly on Black and Native Americans and immigrants, and drawing upon legal cases, historical texts, and personal narratives detailing the lived experiences of those seeking American citizenship. We will trace this history to the present and explore the current process and requirements for becoming an American citizen. Students will have an opportunity to engage guests and discussions from the Maryland Carey School of Law and other experts.


id: MLAW358T
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Selected Topics in Law and Society; Tackling Trafficking: The Legal System's Responses to Human Trafficking 


id: MLAW358X
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Selected Topics in Law and Society; Introduction to Constitutional Law Prerequisites: GVPT170 and GVPT331. Jointly offered with GVPT431. Credit only granted for GVPT431 or MLAW358X.


id: MLAW378K
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Special topics in Law and Society; The US Supreme Court and American Society This course investigates the United States Supreme Court and its role in politics, government, and society. Other than its constitutional justification, why do we need and have a U.S. Supreme Court? What are some of the most important opinions issued by the Supreme Court that changed society, for the good, and bad? Who are the Court's most important justices? And most of all, how does the Court work?This course will trace the development of the constitutional doctrine of the Court, the growth of the Court's institutional power, and the Court s interaction with Congress, the president, and society. Discussed are major constitutional law decisions, their political contexts, and the social and behavioral factors that affect judges, justices, and federal court jurisprudence. There will be a strong emphasis on how the Court's decisions have impacted law and society and how the Court helps to maintain a certain kind of society.


id: MLAW378R
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Special topics in Law and Society; Restorative Justice to the Power of Three Restorative justice is dawning in our society as an alternative to the traditional, punitive, and hierarchical methods of discipline and conflict resolution. This interactive, experience-based course, will equip you to resolve conflict and bring healing to situations throughout your life, and facilitate restorative interventions and applications.


id: MSML610
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Advanced Machine Learning The course will cover advanced methods and techniques of machine learning. Topics include Bayesian learning, expectation-maximization algorithms, hidden Markov models, probabilistic graphical models, latent variable modeling, and Markov logic networks. Applications to computer vision and information security will be emphasized.


id: MSML612
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Deep Learning Provides an introduction to the construction and use of deep neural networks: models that are composed of several layers of nonlinear processing. The class will focus on the main features in deep neural nets structures. Specific topics include backpropagation and its importance to reduce the computational cost of the training of the neural nets, various coding tools available and how they use parallelization, and convolutional neural networks. Additional topics may include autoencoders, variational autoencoders, convolutional neural networks, recurrent and recursive neural networks, generative adversarial networks, and attention-based models. The concepts introduced will be illustrated by examples of applications chosen among various classification/clustering questions, computer vision, natural language processing.


id: MSML640
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Computer Vision An introduction to basic concepts and techniques in computer vision. Topics include low-level operations such as image filtering, correlation, edge detection and Fourier analysis. Image segmentation, texture and color analysis. Perspective, cameras and 3D reconstruction of scenes using stereo and structure from motion. Deep learning for object detection, recognition and classification in images and video.


id: MSML641
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Natural Language Processing Introduces fundamental concepts and techniques involved in getting computers to deal more intelligently with human language. Focused primarily on text (as opposed to speech), the class will offer a grounding in core NLP methods for text processing (such as lexical analysis, sequential tagging, syntactic parsing, semantic representations, text classification, unsupervised discovery of latent structure),  key ideas in the application of deep learning to language tasks, and consideration of the role of language technology in modern society.


id: MSML642
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Robotics Machine learning can expand the capabilities of robotic systems including UAV, and applies to a variety of robotic system functions including planning, control, and perception. Robot Learning covers the application of learning techniques including Reinforcement Learning, Learning from Demonstration, Evolutionary, and Robot Shaping that may be used with a variety of machine learning paradigms. A variety of paradigms are available to generate models (e.g., CMAC, lazy learning, LWR, RBF, deep networks). These learning techniques and paradigms are then combined with traditional robotic control approaches (e.g., motor schema, behavior-based, direct and inverse methods) to create controllers to control the robots while operating in real-world environments. This course will explore applying machine learning techniques, paradigms, and control design to robotic systems including UAV. Students will construct a simulation environment for robot system by using machine learning methods.


id: MSML650
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Cloud Computing Presents the state of the art in cloud computing technologies and applications. Topics will include: telecommunications needs, architectural models for cloud computing, cloud computing platforms and services. Data center networking, server, network and storage virtualization technologies, and containerization. Cloud operating and orchestration systems. Security, privacy, and trust management; resource allocation and quality of service; interoperability and internetworking.


id: MSQC601
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Mathematics and Methods of Quantum Computing This course will provide the student with the necessary mathematical tools and background knowledge to understand, model, and conceptualize quantum computing and its building blocks and systems. We shall review concepts of computation and how they translate to the microscopic world.


id: MSQC602
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Physics of Quantum Devices An introduction to quantum physics with emphasis on topics at the frontiers of research, and developing understanding through exercises.This course aims to build a bridge between natural principles such as light and atoms and a variety of modern applications. This course will provide the student with the necessary physical intuition and background information on quantum physics so that to be able to understand and appreciate a variety of applications in quantum computing such as quantum currency, encryption, random number generation


id: MSQC605
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Advanced Quantum Computing and Applications When Richard Feynman first introduced the concept of quantum computers it was posed for the purpose of simulating nature. Today quantum simulation remains one of the likely first applications to benefit from quantum computers. This course introduces key concepts required for quantum simulation, and builds tools for performing quantum simulation using state-of-the-art architectures. We introduce classical schemes, like tensor networks, and machine learning approaches, that can be used for these simulations on CPU/GPU architecture. We survey current literature to review and implement methods of quantum simulation and use them to solve and study example problems.


id: MSQC607
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Advanced Topics in Quantum Computing This course will showcase a variety of topics from which students can select one, or come up with one of their own, and proceed to study it in depth. The students will make presentations of their findings to class by citing literature and code implementations where appropriate, and culminate with the writing of a scholarly paper on the topic chosen.


id: MSQC615
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Quantum Thermodynamic Quantum information theory synthesizes three major themes: quantum physics, computer science, and information theory. At the core of information theory lies the classical work of Claude E. Shannon, which we review in this course. We then introduce quantum information sources, quantum operations, and quantum tomography, and study three problems related to classical Shannon's theorems and subsequent extension to quantum computing. These involve compressing quantum information, transmitting both classical and quantum information through noisy quantum channels, and quantifying, characterizing, transforming, and utilizing quantum entanglement.


id: MUED155
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Fundamentals for the Classroom Teacher The fundamentals of music theory and practice, related to the needs of the classroom and the kindergarten teacher.


id: MUED186
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Pre-professional Experiences I Additional information:Fulfills the College of Arts and Humanities requirement for ARHU158. An orientation into the role of the music teacher in the school and community. On-site school visits at elementary, middle and high school levels form the basis for discussion and exploration of all facets of the music education profession.


id: MUED213
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String Technique and Pedagogy I A study of violin, viola, cello and bass technique and pedagogy; beginning level. Emphasizes group process playing and teaching.


id: MUED215
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Woodwind Technique and Pedagogy Playing experience on instruments of the woodwind family. Historical and acoustical background. Basic concepts of teaching. Methods and materials. Techniques of individual and class instruction.


id: MUED320
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Teaching Secondary Instrumental Music I Prepare instrumental-emphasis music education majors to synthesize the knowledge and skills that will enable them to extend secondary-level musical skill through planned instruction and development of teaching materials.


id: MUED333
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Classroom Vocal Pedagogy An introduction to the fundamentals of group vocal pedagogy for the choral and general classroom teacher, including the teaching of posture, breathing, resonance, registration, articulation and foreign language diction as appropriate to needs of the child or adolescent singer in K-12 classroom settings.


id: MUED420
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Teaching Secondary Instrumental Music II Prepare instrumental-emphasis music education majors to synthesize the knowledge and skills that will enable them to develop and/or maintain an exemplary, curricular-oriented, research-based, comprehensive secondary instrumental program.


id: MUED422
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Teaching General Music II Formerly:MUED471. Designed as an advanced music methods course and field experience for students who are preparing for a career in general music. The field experience is a practicum that is co-supervised by the university instructor and a general music educator.


id: MUED474
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Field Experiences: Pre-Student Teaching Field experiences to fulfill teaching requirements in K-12 music teacher education program.


id: MUED484
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Student Teaching in Elementary School: Music Corequisite:MUED494. Fulfills elementary teaching requirements in K-12 music teacher education program. Limited to music education majors who have previously applied.


id: MUED494
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Student Teaching in Secondary School: Music Corequisite:MUED484. Fulfill secondary teaching requirements in K-12 music teacher education program. Limited to music education majors who have previously applied.


id: MUED690
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Research Methods in Music and Music Education The application of methods of research to problems in the fields of music and music education. The preparation of bibliographies and the written exposition of research projects in the area of the student's major interest.


id: MUED692
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Foundations and Perspectives of Music Education An introduction to historical, sociological, and philosophical perspectives of music education.


id: NACS640
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Foundational Readings Seminar Formerly:NACS728R. An introduction to the breadth of research in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science. Faculty will present papers to provide historical context and introduction to important issues in the fields of their research.


id: NACS645
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Cognitive Science Formerly:NACS728Y. A study of mental representations and computations.  Issues examined include computation, representations, decisions, modularity, evolution, innateness, and reductionism.


id: NACS728M
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Selected Topics in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science; Grant Writing Instruction in grant-writing skill, introduction to resources, discussions on how to make your grant competitive, and insight into the review process. The goal will be to have each participant submit an NRSA.


id: NAVY100
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Introduction to Naval Science Introduction to the naval profession and concepts of sea power. Major topics explored are the mission, strategy, organization, and descriptions of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Students will gain a basic understanding of warfighting capabilities, required leadership skills, training and education, and the duties and responsibilities of a U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Junior Officer. The student will learn Naval courtesy and customs, military justice, and nomenclature as well as the professional competencies required to become a naval officer.


id: NAVY200
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Leadership and Management Additional information:Priority enrollment will be given to students enrolled in the NROTC program. Introductory course designed to familiarize students with the theories, processes, and behaviors that enable effective leadership and managerial competence. Students will engage in analytical discussions, review leadership development and education, and Navy/Marine Corps-based case study discussions in order to develop their understanding of personal strengths, values and growth opportunities in the context of team, group and organizational leadership.


id: NAVY300
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Naval Ship Systems I (Engineering) Recommended:MATH140 and MATH141.Additional information:Priority enrollment will be given to students enrolled in the NROTC program. Introduces the student to a comprehensive fundamental understanding of United States naval engineering principles and systems.  Topics include thermodynamics, incompressible fluid flow, electrical theory, hydraulics and pneumatics, power train components, fluid/lube oil systems, desalination, fundamentals of nuclear power, propulsion systems (internal combustion, gas turbines, and steam), electrical distribution, ship stability and control and damage control. Students will also examine case studies to apply and analyze course topics within naval ships systems contexts.


id: NAVY400
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Naval Operations and Seamanship Recommended:NAVY201.Additional information:Priority enrollment will be given to students enrolled in the NROTC program. Capstone course for senior NROTC Navy-option midshipmen in advanced navigation, communications, naval operations, and naval warfare. Students learn through simulation in a computer classroom known as the Maritime Skills Simulator (MSS), in addition to lectures, discussions, and qualitative and quantitative tests/examinations. Students will engage in discussions regarding the moral and ethical responsibilities or military leaders, as well as the essential attributes of character required for effective leadership.


id: NEUR200
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Introduction to Neuroscience Formerly:PSYC309U. In an evolutionary sense, the job of the nervous system is to produce, control, and coordinate behaviors that help an animal survive and reproduce. Neuroscience is the study of how the nervous system does that. Provides a broad introduction to neuroscience, always keeping the behavioral consequences in view.


id: NEUR305
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Neural Systems and Circuits Overview of the fundamental principles underlying the systems and circuits of the human nervous system, with a focus on cognitive processes and how these systems interact. Students will engage in the analysis of case studies, apply their knowledge of the neural circuitry to explain everyday phenomena, hypothesize ways to further investigate the nervous system, and propose how knowledge of  neural circuits can be used in human society and the resulting implications.


id: NEUR306
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Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Corequisite:Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in PHYS132 or equivalent course. Students will gain an appreciation of neuroscience as the nexus of chemistry, physics, and biology. Additionally, they will gain an understanding of how: both individual and networks of neurons function as variable electrical circuits; our nervous systems transduce signals from the outside world and sets-off molecular cascades; the behavior of a neuron can be changed and or remain the same in response to changing variables.  Techniques used to study the nervous system at a cellular and molecular level will be discussed.


id: NEUR329
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Instructional Assistance Practicum Repeatable to 9 credits. Additional information: Course not acceptable toward major requirements in the Neuroscience.Students serve as instructional assistants in selected undergraduate neuroscience courses. Roles and responsibilities and pre/co-requisites are determined on a course- specific basis and approved by the Program Curriculum Committee.


id: NEUR379
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Special Topics: Research in Neuroscience Recommended: At least a 3.0 neuroscience track GPA and no records of academic misconduct.  Repeatable to 12 credits.Research and/or integrated reading in a topic related to neuroscience, under the direction and close supervision of a member of the University of Maryland faculty.


id: NEUR398H
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Neuroscience Honors Seminar Corequisite: NEUR379, NEUR479, or equivalent research credit with instructor permission. Repeatable to 4 credits.This seminar provides an opportunity for the honors students to share their research projects and sharpen their communication skills through presentations, discussions, and peer-review thesis writing. Guest speakers will be invited to provide additional information and insights into various topics in professional development practice, graduate school info and application, etc.


id: NEUR405
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Neuroscience Laboratory Recommended:NEUR305. Students will utilize neurophysiological techniques to examine fundamental principles of  neurons and neural circuits. This course will reinforce content from prerequisite NEUR courses. Students will also strengthen skills in experimental design and scientific writing.


id: NEUR479
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Advanced Research in Neuroscience Recommended: Minimum neuroscience track GPA of 3.0.  Repeatable to 12 credits.Research and/or integrated reading in neuroscience under the direction and close supervision of a faculty member.


id: NFSC100
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Elements of Nutrition Fundamentals of human nutrition. Nutrient requirements related to changing individual and family needs.


id: NFSC112
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Food: Science and Technology Introduction to the realm of food science, food technology and food processing. An overview of the largest industry in the U.S. with emphasis on the science of food and the technology of food preservation from harvest through processing and packaging to distribution and consumer utilization.


id: NFSC220
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Diet: Is it a cause or a solution If diet is such a straightforward topic, then why and how does this simple matter result in complicated health problems? This course delves deeply into a Big Question at the intersection of diet and health. Diet is a topic that most people know but few people understand. In addition, diet has become one of the most important lenses for looking at a variety of social, economic, and cultural issues. Since the concept of diet is a continuum and has multifaceted aspects, we need to understand it from broad and multidisciplinary perspectives including social, cultural, and economic aspects.


id: NFSC341
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Fermented Food, Feed, and Pharmaceuticals Jointly offered with:NFSC641. Fermentation is a biochemical process that improves and preserves the organoleptic and nutritional values of various food and feed products. In addition, fermentation is a biotechnology tool which cultivates microorganisms or other raw materials into important pharmaceuticals and other industrial products. The objective of this course is to learn how fermented foods and feeds are produced and study the microbial starter cultures used in creating these probiotic-rich and functional foods. Fermentation techniques in animal feed production will be discussed in this course and the influence of these techniques on the nutritional requirements and digestive physiology of animals as well as the nutritive value of the feedstuffs will be studied. The process of production of pharmaceuticals such as antibiotics, enzymes and insulin and their applications will also be studied.


id: NFSC350
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Foodservice Operations Introduction to management. Responsibilities in quantity food production and purchasing in a foodservice operation. Laboratory experience in planning, preparation, and service of meals which meet the nutritional needs of the consumer.


id: NFSC380
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Methods of Nutritional Assessment Methods of assessing human nutritional status of populations and individuals. These methods include dietary, anthropometric, clinical evaluations and biochemical measurements.


id: NFSC421
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Food Chemistry Basic chemical and physical concepts are applied to the composition and properties of foods. Emphasis on the relationship of processing technology to the keeping quality, nutritional value, and acceptability of foods.


id: NFSC422
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Food Product Research and Development Formerly:FDSC422. A capstone course for FDSC majors. A study of the research and development of new food products. Application of food technology, engineering, safety and packaging are integrated by teams of students to develop a new food product from concept to pilot plant scale-up. Students will travel to nearby food processing plants on two to four Saturdays during the semester.


id: NFSC423
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Food Chemistry Laboratory Analysis of the major and minor constituents of food using chemical, physical and instrumental methods in concordance with current food industry and regulatory practices. Laboratory exercises coincide with lecture subjects in NFSC421.


id: NFSC426
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Current Topics in Nutrition and Chronic Disease Jointly offered with:NFSC621.Formerly:NFSC498F. Analysis of current topics related to diet, nutrition, and human health at cellular, molecular and biochemical level. Further, this course will provide overview of the current methods, and in vitro and in vivo model systems used in nutrition research. Syllabus includes topics relevant to dietary regulation of genes/proteins and their impact on both physiological and pathological conditions including hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, fibrosis, food allergy, nutraceuticals, inflammatory diseases (IBD), cardiovascular diseases (atherosclerosis and stenosis), and oncogenesis. This course is designed to help students to understand and apply current scientific concepts and research methods, and to obtain necessary skills in evaluation and interpretation of evidence based scientific data.


id: NFSC427
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Current Topics on Diet, Gut Microbiota Health and Metabolic Disease Recommended:BCHM461.Jointly offered with:NFSC627.Formerly:NFSC498K. A review of current science linking the gut microbiota/microbiome with general and public health.  It covers the composition of a healthy gut microbiota, its acquisition, how it is studied and analyzed; Gut microbiota changes with diet, specific foods, immigration and globalization and exercise; Its links to obesity, liver disease, insulin resistance and diabetes and cardiovascular disease; Links to the immune system; Targeting the gut microbiota composition and function to protect against or treat metabolic diseases.  This course will be of use to public health and health care professionals, Food and/or Nutrition scientists, Dieticians, and those generally interested in understanding the health relevance of news reports or scientific reports on the microbiome.


id: NFSC440
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Advanced Human Nutrition A critical study of physiologic, molecular and metabolic influences on utilization of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, macro-and micro- minerals, and nonnutritive components of food. Interactions of these nutrients and food components will be examined relative to maintaining health.


id: NFSC455
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Medical Nutrition Therapy I Corequisite:NFSC440. Advanced clinical nutrition course for dietetics or nutrition science majors. Modifications of the normal adequate diet to meet human nutritional needs in acute and chronic diseases and metabolic disorders. Includes energy balance and weight management, nutritional genomics, nutrition counseling, autoimmune disease, nutrition for pediatric conditions.


id: NFSC463
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Sensory Evaluation Laboratory Additional information:Students must be 18 years of age by the first day of instruction of the semester to enroll in, this course. This course provides an in-depth introduction to building students' sensory evaluation skills and developing a greater understanding of the science behind food sensory perception. Students will be introduced to the various aspects of sensory evaluation, from human taste and flavor perception, to sample preparation, the various sensory testing methods, and analyzing data obtained from sensory analyses using a combination of hands-on demonstration and experiential learning.


id: NFSC620
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Diet and Cancer Prevention Formerly:NFSC678D. 1. The nature of cancer and the relationship between dietary/nutritional factors and incidence of cancer 2. Basic concepts of general cancer biology with focus on effects of dietary components on genes and their encoded proteins, epigenetic changes and cell signaling 3. Effect of dietary factors in various types of cancer with respect to the benefit of intervention strategies for chemoprevention 4. Scientific knowledge, critical thinking, and the practical application of diet in cancer prevention.


id: NFSC621
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Advanced Current Topics in Nutrition and Chronic Disease Jointly offered with:NFSC426.Formerly:NFSC678M. Analysis of current topics related to diet, nutrition, and human health at cellular, molecular and biochemical level. Further, this course will provide overview of the current methods, and in vitro and in vivo model systems used in nutrition research. Syllabus includes topics relevant to dietary regulation of genes/proteins and their impact on both physiological and pathological conditions including hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, fibrosis, food allergy, nutraceuticals, inflammatory diseases (IBD), cardiovascular diseases (atherosclerosis and stenosis), and oncogenesis. This course is designed to help students to understand and apply current scientific concepts and research methods, and to obtain necessary skills in evaluation and interpretation of evidence based scientific data.


id: NFSC624
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Advanced Research Design and Methods in Nutrition Education Formerly:NFSC678V. Health promotion and nutrition education are parts of behavioral and social science that can be used to promote health and prevent diet-related diseases. Their purpose is to positively influence the health-related behaviors of individuals, communities, surrounding environments, and policies. The major goals of this course are to help students understand fundamental behavioral and social models and theories used in the field of community nutrition and to address methodological issues in developing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition education programs.


id: NFSC627
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Advanced Current Topics on  Diet, Gut Microbiota Health and Metabolic Disease Recommended:BCHM461 .Jointly offered with:NFSC427.Formerly:NFSC678K. A review of current science on links between the gut microbiota and general and public health.  It covers the composition of a healthy gut microbiota, its acquisition, how it is studied and analyzed; Gut microbiota changes with diet, specific foods, immigration and globalization and exercise; Its links to obesity, liver disease, insulin resistance and diabetes and cardiovascular disease; Links to the immune system; Targeting the gut microbiota in preventing and treating metabolic disease obesity and related diseases; How the gut microbiota changes with immigration and globalization. This course will be of use to public health and health care professionals, Food and/or Nutrition scientists, Dieticians, and those generally interested in understanding the health relevance of news reports or scientific reports on the microbiome.


id: NFSC641
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Advanced Fermented Food, Feed, and Pharmaceuticals Jointly offered with:NFSC341. Provides an in-depth exploration of fermentation as both a biochemical process and a biotechnology tool for food, feed, and pharmaceutical production. Students will critically analyze the microbiology, metabolic pathways, and process engineering principles underlying the fermentation of diverse substrates. Emphasis will be placed on the selection, characterization, and optimization of microbial starter cultures used in the production of probiotic-rich and functional foods.


id: NFSC678R
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Selected Topics in Nutrition; Advanced Human Nutrition Jointly offered with NFSC440. Prerequisites: NFSC100, BCHM462, BSCI440, and  permission of department.


id: NFSC690
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Nutrition and Aging Examine the physiological, social and psychological changes that may occur with aging and their impact on nutritional status and on successful aging.


id: OURS100
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Entering Research Provides a structured, step-by-step approach to becoming involved in undergraduate research. This course equips students with essential skills for getting involved in research, from identifying research interests to communicating effectively with faculty members. The course also enables students to build transferable communication and professional skills. During the course, students will be immersed in an online community of peers seeking research opportunities.


id: OURS308
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Peer Mentorship - Supporting Students Entering Research Click here for more information and to complete the course interest form.


id: OURS309
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Peer Mentorship - Supporting Students in Course-Based Research Students will explore and apply the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning theories as peer leaders within a partner course-based research or experiential learning course. Using critical reflection techniques, students will practice, discuss, and reflect on educational theories. Click here for more information and to complete the application.


id: PEER312
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Peer Education: Preventing Power-Based Violence Formerly:HLTH382.Additional information:Students are required to attend a 40-hour training the week before classes begin which will equip them with the information and tools necessary to provide outreach as early as the first week of the Fall classes. Some evening and weekend hours may be required. Designed to train students to become Peer Educators who are responsible for presenting to members of the campus community about the complex dynamics surrounding issues of power-based personal violence. This includes: sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, bystander intervention, consent, and rape culture. Students fully learn the on and off-campus resources for victim/survivors. Programming is done in classroom settings, residence halls, Greek life spaces, and at tables during special events.


id: PHIL100
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Introduction to Philosophy An introduction to the literature, problems, and methods of philosophy either through a study of some of the main figures in philosophic thought or through an examination of some of the central and recurring problems of philosophy.


id: PHIL140
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Contemporary Moral Issues The uses of philosophical analysis in thinking clearly about such widely debated moral issues as abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, pornography, reverse discrimination, the death penalty, business ethics, sexual equality, and economic justice.


id: PHIL170
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Introduction to Symbolic Logic This course will introduce the basic concepts and techniques of modern symbolic logic, with an emphasis on developing skills in two areas: first, translating between ordinary language and logical notation; second, establishing the validity or invalidity of arguments using the methods of truth tables, deductions, and countermodels. Although the subject of symbolic logic was developed by mathematicians and philosophers for their own special purposes (which we will discuss), logical concepts and techniques have found applications in a variety of disciplines, including computer science, economics, law, linguistics, and psychology. We may also consider some of these applications.


id: PHIL202
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Know Thyself: Wisdom Through Cognitive Science Formerly:PHIL209N. How do we improve our decision making? Cognitive science demonstrates that self-knowledge isn't as easy as we think, and that there are numerous biases and fallacies that impact our decision-making in ways that are hard for us to be aware of. In this course you will learn what some of these are and how they have been discovered, and you will explore potential strategies for avoiding these fallacies and for making wiser choices.


id: PHIL203
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The Rights and Wrongs of Killing People Formerly:PHIL209J. Virtually everyone thinks it's permissible to kill people only in special circumstances. But why is killing usually wrong? Is it ever acceptable to kill an innocent human being intentionally? This course raises these and related questions and examines cases such as terrorism, suicide, abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, war. Except for a brief discussion of animals, all the controversies considered deal with killing and causing death to human beings.


id: PHIL209F
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Philosophical Issues; Fairness Discussions about fairness have long been central to game theory, social  choice theory, political philosophy, and ethics. These fields examine equitable resource distribution, just decision-making, and conflict resolution that respects everyone s rights and interests. The rise of AI---especially machine learning---extends these concerns to algorithms that may amplify existing biases. This course investigates how fairness shapes individual and collective choices and how it is incorporated into both human and automated decision-making systems.


id: PHIL209M
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Philosophical Issues; AI and the Human Experience This course offers a broad overview of key concepts in artificial intelligence (AI) from the perspective of the humanities. Topics include: central applications, the ethics of AI deployment, the way it interacts with social justice, the space for AI creativity and art, the degree to which AI systems are rational, and the opportunities AI technology presents for advancing scientific understanding and enhancing human well-being. Throughout the course, students will explore fundamental questions about AI, as well as its historical development. They will also be introduced to a range of modern AI technologies, such as recommender systems, large-language models, facial recognition, and predictive analytics, discussing both their positive impacts and potential negative consequences.


id: PHIL211
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AI & ETHICS Formerly:PHIL209D. An introduction to a major subfield of contemporary Philosophy, namely applied ethics, and the experience of using some major tools in the practice of philosophy more generally, namely, the construction and formal evaluation of arguments, conceptual analysis, the use of thought experiments, and clear, direct and persuasive writing. Learning how to execute the latter will involve an intense iterative process. The substantive focus of the course will be the ethical evaluation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in some of its current and potentially future incarnations. We'll examine algorithmic opacity, algorithmic bias and decision-making, autonomous weapons systems, human-robot interaction, and artificial moral agents, in order to uncover what, if any, ethical issues they give rise to.


id: PHIL220
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Bioethics: Regulating Right and Wrong Formerly:PHIL209A. Bioethicists formulate ethical guidelines. They answer questions such as: When life-saving health resources are scarce, who should get them? Should we increase supply of one such resource, kidneys, by buying them from living "donors"? If drug trials in developing countries benefit patients who consent to participate, are the trials ethical, even if the same research would be forbidden in the US? If a sick person aims to hasten her death, how, if at all, might her doctor permissibly help her? In this course, students construct and defend ethical rules in four domains: research ethics, allocation of scarce resources, markets in organs, and physician-assisted dying.


id: PHIL236
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Philosophy of Religion A philosophical study of some of the main problems of religious thought: the nature of religious experience, the justification of religious belief, the conflicting claims of religion and science, and the relation between religion and morality.


id: PHIL245
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Political and Social Philosophy I A critical examination of such classical political theories as those of Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, and such contemporary theories as those of Hayek, Rawls, and recent Marxist thinkers.


id: PHIL338R
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Studies in Value Theory; Life's Meaning This course will introduce students to a range of questions concerning life's meaning. What is the meaning of life? Does it have a single meaning or any meaning(s) at all? What kind of meaning is even at issue when we inquire into life's meaning? Is a meaningful life a good life? Are things like pleasure, knowledge, beauty, or achievements ingredients of a good life? Why if so? If life can be meaningful, then it seems like it makes sense to want it to never end- it makes sense to want to be immortal. But does it? Could an immortal life be a meaning ful life? If not, then that seems to suggest that death isn't so bad. But death also seemsquite bad! What is it about death that makes it bad? Is it possible to make sense of death in a philosophically rigorous way? These are some of the many questions that will be explored in this course, using texts and tools from the intellectual tradition of contemporary analytic Western philosophy.


id: PHIL341
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Ethical Theory A critical examination of classical and contemporary systems of ethics, such as those of Aristotle, Kant, Mill, and Rawls.


id: PHIL344
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Philosophy of Race Formerly:PHIL308Y. A survey of philosophical arguments involving race and racism. Guiding questions will include: How have philosophers and scientists conceived of the concept of race? Is race a coherent concept? Does it help us explain differences in performance and behavior? What makes racism, racial prejudice, and discrimination wrong? What is the point of equality? Do we owe reparations to victims of racism?


id: PHIL364
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Metaphysics Formerly:PHIL464. The study of some central metaphysical concepts and issues including the nature and validity of metaphysical thinking, universals, identity, substance, time, God, and reality.


id: PHIL366
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Philosophy of Mind An introduction to core issues in the philosophy of mind, focusing especially on the basic metaphysical question of dualism versus physicalism.


id: PHIL370
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Logical Theory I: Metatheory This course is an introduction to logical "metatheory", that is, to logical reasoning about logic systems themselves.  Topics include alternative alternative proof-theoretic presentations of logical systems as well as soundness and completeness theorems for propositional and first-order logic.  Along the way, we will deepen our understanding of the elementary set-theoretic concepts underlying first order logic. Other topics may include basic results in the semantics of first order logic (such as the Craig interpolation theorem, the Beth definability theorem, or the Lowenhein-Skolem theorem).


id: PHIL418O
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Topics in Epistemology/Metaphysics; Heidegger: Ontology, Temporality and Truth In this course, we will be reading Martin Heidegger's Being and Time, along with some other essays of his. The focus of the class will be Heidegger's concept of ontology and his critique of other views. We willlook at his views of the self and of being with others and what roletemporal concepts play in understanding the different aspects of existence. We will also discuss his concepts of truth and language. Some familiarity with the history of philosophy would be useful.


id: PHIL428D
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Topics in the History of Philosophy; Political Realism Prerequisites: While not strictly required, prior knowledge in political philosophy, social theory, or intellectual history would be very helpful. Cross-listed with PHPE308D. Credit only granted for PHIL428D or PHPE308D.Examines major historical texts and contemporary perspectives that have been associated with realist political theory. Historical authors discussed include Niccol Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, David Hume, Adam Smith, James Madison, and Max Weber. Contemporary authors range from Judith Shklar to Charles W. Mills. Through close engagement with these texts, students will obtain basic intellectual tools to form their own judgments about how to be realistic yet critical toward core political institutions and practices, including the sovereign state, private property, competitive elections, party politics, personal leadership, and protestsagainst existing laws.


id: PHIL445
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Contemporary Political Philosophy And sophomore standing or higher. Major trends in contemporary political philosophy: liberal, libertarian, communitarian, socialist, feminist.


id: PHIL660
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Metaphysics, Mind, and Language A basic course on selected issues in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language for beginning graduate students, covering a number of topics in depth, to provide a springboard for further study and research in the area.


id: PHPE308D
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Special Topics in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; Political Realism Cross-listed with PHIL428D. Credit only granted for PHIL428D or PHPE308D.


id: PHPE308M
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Special Topics in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; Fairness Discussions about fairness have long been central to game theory, social  choice theory, political philosophy, and ethics. These fields examine equitable resource distribution, just decision-making, and conflict resolution that respects everyone s rights and interests. The rise of AI---especially machine learning---extends these concerns to algorithms that may amplify existing biases. This course investigates how fairness shapes individual and collective choices and how it is incorporated into both human and automated decision-making systems.


id: PHPE308N
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Special Topics in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; AI and the Human Experience This course offers a broad overview of key concepts in artificial intelligence (AI) from the perspective of the humanities. Topics include: central applications, the ethics of AI deployment, the way it interacts with social justice, the space for AI creativity and art, the degree to which AI systems are rational, and the opportunities AI technology presents for advancing scientific understanding and enhancing human well-being. Throughout the course, students will explore fundamental questions about AI, as well as its historical development. They will also be introduced to a range of modern AI technologies, such as recommender systems, large-language models, facial recognition, and predictive analytics, discussing both their positive impacts and potential negative consequences.


id: PHPE308O
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Special Topics in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; Ethical Theory Cross-listed with PHPE308O. Credit only granted for PHIL341 or PHPE308O.A critical examination of classical and contemporary systems of ethics, such as those of Aristotle, Kant, Mill, and Rawls.


id: PHPE386
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Experiential Learning Practicum in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics For students who wish to gain experience working in research outside the classroom. Pending approval of the department, students may work at a professional site or remotely under professional supervision - your primary supervisor must be a professional in the field. Beyond working at a professional site or under professional supervision, students will have to complete further assignments to receive a passing grade in the course. Students may take PHPE386 for three-six credits, but only three credits will count towards the major requirements. PHPE386 is only open to those with junior standing or above.


id: PHPE400
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Individual and Group Decision-Making Foundational issues that arise within the theories of rational choice that underlie the treatments of decision-making found in economics, politics, and the other social sciences. The course is focused on individual decisions (rational choice theory), strategic decisions (game theory) and group decisions (social choice theory). In addition to presenting the formal models of decision making, we also discuss to what extent these mathematical theories explain social interactions. An important aspect of the course is to introduce students to the ways in which economic analysis has been applied to issues in social and political philosophy. Readings will be drawn from the literature in economics, psychology, statistics and political science, as well as philosophy.


id: PHPE401
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Social Philosophy and Political Economy Examines capitalism and socialism as differing modes of economic production through several different theoretical lenses. We begin by examining capitalism and socialism as they developed historically, by looking primarily at the work of Adam Smith and Karl Marx. Then, we turn our attention to one of the most important debates in 20th century economics: to what extent rational economic calculation is possible in a socialist commonwealth. After this we turn our attention to how capitalist and socialist modes of production functioned in practice. We end by turning our attention to the ethics of capitalism and socialism: which mode of economic production is most just?


id: PHPE402
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Senior Capstone in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Senior capstone course for the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics major. The exact content of the course will be determined by the instructor who teaches it. The purpose of the course is to pursue sustained inquiry on a narrow philosophical topic, using the tools and methods from economics and political science to help analyze the topic. The course ends with a substantial research paper, where the student should demonstrate an ability to use the tools of philosophy, political science, and economics in his or her analysis.


id: PHPE408J
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Advanced Topics in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; The Philosophy of Plato Cross-listed with PHIL412. Credit only granted for PHIL412 or PHPE408J.A critical study of selected dialogues.


id: PHPE408R
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Advanced Topics in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; Contemporary Political Philosophy And sophomore standing or higher. Cross-listed with PHIL445. Credit only granted for PHIL445 or PHPE408R.Major trends in contemporary political philosophy: liberal, libertarian, communitarian, socialist, feminist.


id: PHSC201
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The Pursuit of Career Success in Public Health Science Formerly:PHSC388D. Explore the dynamic connection between experiential learning and career readiness in the field of public health by engaging with insightful podcasts that bring real-world perspectives to the forefront. Through active learning, you will evaluate your skill set, reflect on your experiences, analyze industry trends, and uncover best practices essential for success in the public health workforce. This course is designed to help you bridge the gap between your current abilities and your career aspirations. By strategically planning your curricular and co-curricular engagement, you'll develop a roadmap tailored to your unique goals. This personalized action plan will empower you to navigate your career path moving fearlessly forward.


id: PHSC300
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Foundations of Public Health An overview of the goals, functions, and methods of public health. After an introduction to the core concepts and tools used in public health research and practice, applications of these methodologies are considered in the context of current controversies/problems in public health.  Students work together to develop strategies for prevention and control that take into consideration different points of view, outside research, and impacts on individuals and communities.


id: PHSC415
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Essentials of Public Health Biology: The Cell, The Individual, and Disease Recommended:BSCI223.Formerly:SPHL415 and SPHL498J. Presents the basic scientific and biomedical concepts of modern public health problems and explores in depth mechanisms and models of the major categories of disease. The biologic principles presented are foundations to public health disease prevention, control, or management programs.


id: PHSC420
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Vaccines and Immunology Recommended:CHEM231. And must be in Public Health Science program; or permission of instructor. An exploration of immunology and vaccines through a public health lens. We will examine the cells, systems, and molecules that comprise the human immune system and defend your body against disease. In addition, we will discuss the strategies used during vaccine development including the history and future of vaccination and how increased understanding of the immune system has allowed scientists to improve and refine the process. Finally we will examine the current social and political situation surrounding vaccination and the roles and responsibility of public health practitioners.


id: PHSC425
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Genetics, Genomics, and Public Health Recommended:BSCI222 and BSCI223.Formerly:SPHL498X. Recent advances in genomic science and biomedical technologies have increased our understanding of the genetic basis of disease and the interplay between genetics and environmental and behavioral factors. This course will provide a solid background in basic genetics and genomic science and highlight the role of public health professionals in translating breakthroughs in this rapidly transforming field into the clinical setting, program planning, and policy. Topics covered will include the molecular basis for genetic variation, fetal and newborn screening, genetic risk factors for cancer, pharmacogenetics, the role of pathogen genomics in outbreak investigation, and applications of genetic engineering in solving public health issues.


id: PHSC440
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Public Health Nutrition Engages students in conceptual thinking about the relationship between public health and nutritional health. Students will analyze and interpret "A Framework for Public Health Nutrition." Students will identify determinants of nutritional health, assess nutritional health in individuals and populations, develop strategies to mitigate these issues, and analyze and evaluate public health nutrition policies.


id: PHSC442
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Stress, Resiliency, and Community: A Public Health Approach Recommended:HLTH285: Controlling Stress and Tension. This course is tailored for upper-level public health students and focuses on the comprehensive understanding and management of stress at both the personal and community levels. Through this course, students will explore the scientific foundations of stress and examine its physiological and psychological impacts on health. Emphasis will be placed on evidence-based strategies for stress management, with practical applications for personal stress reduction and the design of community-based interventions. By the end of this course, students will be equipped to effectively address stress-related challenges in diverse public health contexts.


id: PHSC450
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Addressing Social and Structural Inequities Through Public Health A focus on addressing social and structural inequities within race, gender, disability, and class through various perspectives in the field of public health. Students explore the causes, challenges, consequences, and extent these injustices have on health disparities from local, national, and global perspectives. Students view these inequities through the lens of the affected populations, and work interactively and collaboratively to interpret, design, and evaluate public health interventions and approaches to address key health disparities within specific communities. The aim of this course is to help students define appropriate research and address structural inequities with innovative approaches through the professional practice of public health.


id: PHSC497
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Public Health Science Capstone Formerly:SPHL498F. The capstone course is the culminating experience for Public Health Science students and must be taken only in the final semester of study. The Public Health Science capstone course is designed to challenge students to integrate the five core areas of public health in investigating, researching and addressing public health issues. Throughout the semester, students will be required to evaluate, analyze and synthesize scholarly works as they research and propose solutions to a variety of public health issues. By the conclusion of this research based course, students will understand how the various public health perspectives can combine in addressing and informing public health practices.


id: PLCY100
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Foundations of Public Policy A survey course, focusing on public policy institutions and analytical issues as well as on overview of key public policy problems. Students will be introduced to public policy as a discipline, with a brief overview of the actors and institutions involved in the process, and familiarize themselves with the kinds of problems typically requiring public action. The course will examine these problems from a multijurisdictional and multisectoral perspective. Specific policy areas examined include education policy, health policy, economic and budgetary policy, criminal justice policy, environmental policy, and national and homeland security policy. The course should permit students to have broad foundational exposure to the field that will give them a solid base for more advanced courses.


id: PLCY101
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Great Thinkers on Public Policy Great ideas in public policy, such as equality, efficiency, sovereignty, liberty, bureaucracy, democracy and security are explored through the lens of great thinkers. An introduction to the intellectual foundations of public policy, from ancient theories on collective public action through the more contemporary development of public policy as a discipline. This may start as early as the ancient Greek philosophers and their views on public action through contemporary classics of public policy. At the conclusion of the course, students will have read classic works in the field and will master the key themes that have dominated the intellectual debates about public policy over its history. Emphasis will be on the interdisciplinary foundations of public policy, through examining core disciplinary contributions from economics, political science, management, philosophy, and other relevant disciplines.


id: PLCY201
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Public Leaders and Active Citizens Formerly:PUAF201. Aims to inspire, teach and engage students in the theory and practice of public leadership from the local to the national to the global level. Students will learn and apply diverse approaches to leadership in a multicultural society while developing an understanding of key frameworks and practices necessary to foster collective action across private, public, and nonprofit sectors. This course will allow students to become informed citizens able to reason critically and persuasively about public matters Students will also explore and assess their own personal values, beliefs, and purpose as they develop their leadership potential.


id: PLCY203
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Liberty and Justice for All: Ethics and Moral Issues in Public Policy Students will broaden their understanding of the moral dimensions of public policy as well as their own individual moral perspective. Discussions will include the ideal of a just society, and the place of liberty and equality in it, while focusing on contemporary theories of ethics and justice.  It will develop students' appreciation of the ethical challenges unique to the public service sector while building their skills in ethical analysis and decision-making. We will explore the increasing ethical challenges in a world in which technology, global risks, and societal developments are accelerating faster than our understanding can keep pace. A framework for ethical decision-making underpins the course.


id: PLCY213
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Foundations of Nonprofit Leadership and Social Innovation Through discussions of contemporary trends, challenges and issues, this course provides an introduction to the nonprofit and NGO sectors, social innovation, and the leadership and management skills required to achieve social impact. The course will explore the history, theories, and roles of philanthropy, the nonprofit sector, and social innovation in societies and cultures. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the process and principles of social entrepreneurship and social innovation. Additionally, the course will introduce students to topics in leadership, social innovation, resource development, community mobilization through networks, the role of policy-making in creating change, project management, and overall strategies for achieving social impact. The course will include mini hands-on learning experiences that allow them to apply key learning outcomes.


id: PLCY214
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Leading and Investing in Social Change: Re-defining and Experimenting with Philanthropy Formerly:PUAF359I, PUAF214. Defines philanthropy as an exploration of how one develops a vision of the public good and then deploys resources (including donations, volunteers, and voluntary associations) to achieve an impact.


id: PLCY240
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Ethical, Policy and Social Implications of Science and Technology Asks students to think about how society should manage complexity, transformation, and uncertainty with an eye on developing a broader sense of ethics and social responsibility. Introduces analytical frameworks, concepts, and data collection techniques that interdisciplinary scholars use to map relationships among science, technology and society and generate important questions about the future of society.


id: PLCY300
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Governance: Collective Action in the Public Interest Examination of societal responses to public problems, including actions by government, non-profit and private sector actors, as well as civil society. Students will examine the roles of these various actors, as well as the nature of civic responsibility. The course will examine the various stages of the policy process, asking the following questions: How does something get defined as a problem that requires a public policy response? How do we think about what the options are for this response, and how do we choose among them? What are the factors that contribute to successful policy implementation? How do we evaluate the success of public policies? These questionswill be addressed using examples of current public policy problems, and students will be expected to engage in individual and collaborative work to design responses to those problems.


id: PLCY302
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Examining Pluralism in Public Policy Formerly:PUAF302. Understanding pluralism and how groups and individuals coexist in society is an essential part of the public policy process. This course will examine the ways in which the diverse experiences of race, gender, ethnicity, class, orientation, identity, and religion impact the understanding of and equitable delivery of public policy. The examination of how identity development shapes our understanding of society and influences the decision-making process is central to students' shaping policy that is truly for the people. This course will equip students with the skills needed to analyze pluralism and draw conclusions about the application of various theories to public policy issues.


id: PLCY303
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Public Economics Raising and Spending the People's Money Applied course in public finance, including introductions to resource mobilization (including taxation), macroeconomic policy, key public expenditure policies, and government budgetary processes and politics. The course will build on the foundations from ECON 202 to address the specific application of public finance principles to solving public problems. The course will focus on the principles of welfare economics (including market failure), economic principles as applied to particular spending programs and tax choices, and issues and institutions involved in the allocation and management of resources both at a national and subnational level. The focus of the course is on these issues from both a domestic and global perspective.


id: PLCY304
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Evaluating Evidence: Finding Truth in Numbers Enables students to understand the research done by others with a sufficiently skeptical eye to allow them to determine whether the findings of the research are valid given the assumptions made and methods used. This will involve, in part, thinking about the various problems in research design or conduct that could lead to faulty conclusions. It will also involve being able to differentiate between credible sources of information and those that are not objective. At the conclusion of the course, students should be able to differentiate objective evidence from political argumentation.


id: PLCY306
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Public Policy Analysis in Action Utilizes our unique location in the Washington, D.C. region to create a laboratory within which to analyze local, regional, national and international policy problems. Students will be put into teams and assigned to real and timely policy cases. The course will include meetings and field trips with local leaders in the field, ideally connected to the cases. Student will then expand and apply their use of policy analysis and evaluation skills to define those problems, analyze alternative responses, devise appropriate strategies for implementation, and evaluate the success of the proposed policy and implementation. The course will conclude with team presentations to local leaders and faculty. This distinctive course will serve to prepare students for their client- based senior capstone course.


id: PLCY310
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Nonprofit Leadership and Social Innovation in Action Furthers students understanding of topics in leadership, social innovation, resource development, community mobilization through networks, and the role of policy making in creating change. This course will further students understanding of the creation and leadership of nonprofits, social ventures, governance and boards; strategic planning and partnerships; advocacy and public policy processes; community outreach; working in teams, effective communications, and cross-sector approaches to scaling up social impact.


id: PLCY313
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Advocacy in the American Political System Formerly:PUAF359C. Introduces students to the creation of law through the legislative process with a special focus on the Maryland General Assembly.


id: PLCY380
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Innovation and Social Change: Do Good Now Formerly:PLCY388D. Introduces students to the concept of social innovation while exploring the many mechanisms for achieving social impact. It is team-based, highly interactive and dynamic, and provides an opportunity for students to generate solutions to a wide range of problems facing many communities today. Deepens the students understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation practices by guiding them through the creation and implementation process as applied to a project idea of their choice.


id: PLCY388A
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Special Topics in Public Policy; Child and Family Policy Impact Jointly offered with FMSC498P. Credit only granted for PLCY388A or FMSC4 98P.      For poor and low-income families, federal programs such as Medicaid ,    Child care, SNAP and child nutrition programs are a lifeline every day. Some programs also have policies that consider more than income      eligibility, such as number of hours of work, disability, and      immigration status. Budget choices have a significant impact on pol icy  intentions. Students will learn about and analyze the major federal      programs and federal budgets for these policy areas; understand fro m    data the impact of such programs and policies; and be introduced to      significant advocacy efforts and considerations that shaped hese po licy decisions.


id: PLCY388B
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Special Topics in Public Policy; Secrets, Spies, and The State: Introduction to the Intelligence Community This is an introduction to the history, structure, and practices of the US intelligence community (IC). This course will provide students with an understanding of the theory and practice of intelligence, including the intelligence cycle, past and present organization of the intelligence community, and future challenges facing intelligence professionals. The course will also examine the capabilities and limitations of the various intelligence collection disciplines, analytic methodologies, and the relationship between intelligence and policy.


id: PLCY388N
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Special Topics in Public Policy; Advancing Justice Through Leadership and Public Service Must be in the Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program.Students will engage in leadership-based learning and public service projects to examine contemporary issues in public policy. Leadership as a search for meaning, identity and purpose are explored. Major philosophical traditions, from the ancient world to the modern one, are introduced, encouraging students to ground their leadership interests and aspirations in a disciplined process of self-reflection, critical thinking and inquiry. Structured as a lecture and discussion series, this course will develop and apply student's understanding of leadership philosophy, policy, and social justice through active in class participation, simulations, group work, and structured discussion activities.


id: PLCY388V
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Special Topics in Public Policy; Public Policy Challenges in Africa Introduces major public policy challenges in Africa today and includes a brief review of African history from 1600 through the post-colonial period to provide critical background. Catalyzing economic growth, promoting democratic governance, and reducing armed conflict will be discussed. Also covered are the role of African diasporas and migration in national development, managing the continent's rapid urbanization, and improving service delivery in key areas such as health and education.


id: PLCY399B
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Directed Study in Public Policy; Policy Ambassadors As School of Public Policy Ambassadors, students share their experience as SPP students with others through skill-building activities such as: public speaking, event and program planning, personal storytelling, social media, and networking. Ambassadors will burnish their leadership skills as SPP representatives with a specific focus on recruiting prospective students.


id: PLCY400
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Senior Capstone Public Policy students will take the skills and knowledge gained through their curriculum and apply them through their senior capstone course.  Students will work in teams on problems and issues presented by outside clients, with guidance from faculty facilitators and interaction with the clients.  Each team will work with the client to address a particular problem and produce a mutually agreed upon outcome.  These hands on projects will advance students' understanding of the analytical, leadership, communication and problem solving skills necessary to address today's policy problems while allowing them to gain professional level experience that could contribute to their success in their post UMD endeavors.  The course will conclude with an event that allows all teams to present their findings and outcomes to their client while being evaluated by faculty and public policy professionals.


id: PLCY401
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Contemporary Issues in Public Policy Public Policy majors or by permission only. How do we make policies work for an increasingly diverse and dynamic populace? Today's challenges require an understanding of key variables and constraints (e.g., structural, cultural, bureaucratic, administrative) affecting both policy implementation and failure. This course allows students to analyze and evaluate current implementation plans, policies, and projects. Students will have the opportunity to create and propose future recommendations. The course is conducted in a specific policy field, denoted in the section below. It is recommended students take a related elective prior to signing up for this course.


id: PLCY488P
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Advanced Special Topics in Public Policy; Science and Global Security Prerequisites: Must have taken one of the following two-course physics sequences: PHYS131 and 132; PHYS141 and PHYS142; PHYS161 and PHYS260; or PHYS171 and PHYS272.  Cross-listed with PHYS488P and jointly offered with PHYS688P/PLCY688P. Credit only granted for PLCY488P, PHYS488P, PLCY688P, or PHYS688P.This course examines technologies of modern warfare and intelligence. Topics include the design, production, deployment, and effects of nuclear weapons; ballistic missiles and missile defense; bombers, cruise missiles, hypersonic weapons, and air defense; submarines and anti-submarine warfare; artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles; satellites and anti-satellite weapons; verification and intelligence technologies; and chemical, biological, and radiological weapons.


id: PLCY610
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Quantitative Aspects of Public Policy Formerly:PUAF610. Introduces statistical methods needed for evaluating and choosing among policy options. Topics include probability; decision-making under uncertainty; the organization, interpretation, and visual display of complex data; prediction and inferences about causality; hypothesis testing; and linear and multiple regression. Develops analytical skills and the ability to apply theory to complex, real-world problems.


id: PLCY630
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Normative and Political Dimensions of Public Policy Formerly:PLCY688E. Explores the normative and political dimensions of governance--or policymaking--at the domestic (focusing on the US) and global levels. Policymaking involves a myriad of public and private actors at the local, national, transnational, and global levels that have competing aims and values. Their interaction produces formal and informal policies that affect the international order, interstate relations, subnational dynamics, and individuals. Drawing on theory from multiple disciplines and case examples, the course examines governance at these interrelated levels. Students learn core concepts, debates, and actors involved in policy making, develop tools to identify the causes and consequences of different policies, and build skills to influence public governance. Students also critically analyze how the actors, institutions, and scholarship covered perpetuate systemic racism and other inequities based on gender, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, dis/ability, etc.


id: PLCY631
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Governance: Leadership, Management and Accountability Formerly:PLCY688G. Emphasizes that regardless of technical specialization, public policy practitioners are required to lead people and organizations, manage resources and processes, and be held accountable for their actions. Provides knowledge, insights, skills, and abilities to successfully participate in and contribute to the policy process and lead and manage in line with democratic norms and values. Shows the need to pursue efficiency, effectiveness, and speed while also prioritizing justice, equity, procedural fairness, and due process. Focuses on the "people" side of organizational life, ethical decision-making, and the ability to communicate effectively.


id: PLCY640
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Microeconomic and Policy Analysis Formerly:PUAF640. Applies intermediate microeconomic theory to public policy issues: resource allocation by firms and consumers; the response of economic agents to changes in incentives; market allocations in competitive and non-competitive environments; and market failures and government remedies. Uses extended case studies of particular issues in such areas as the environment (acid rain), international trade (tariffs), industry regulation (cable TV), and the provision of public goods (highways).


id: PLCY641
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Macroeconomics and Policy Analysis Formerly:PUAF641. Studies the behavior of the economy as a whole: the level of national income, unemployment, and inflation; the vulnerability of the U.S. economy to external influences; possible federal influence over the level of economic activity; and the consequences for prices, employment and the U.S. trade deficit. Also examines possible U.S. policy responses to widespread debt crises in developing countries.


id: PLCY670
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Public Budgeting & Financial Management Formerly:PUAF670. Covers how governments raise, spend, borrow, and manage public funds. Reviews federal,state, and local budget processes and introduces analytical techniques including basic spreadsheet skills, evaluating alternative revenue sources, revenue and expenditure forecasting, cost allocation, capital budgeting, cost-benefit analysis, discounting and present value, bond analysis, cash management and intergovernmental finance.


id: PLCY680
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Examining Social Identity and Pluralism in Public Policy Formerly:PLCY699D. Understanding how groups and individuals develop and coexist in society is an essential part of public policy. Using the classroom as a laboratory, students will explore identity development and how the intersections of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other identities shape perceptions that inform decision-making and policy development. From historical scholars to current day movement leaders, this course equips students with tools necessary to critically analyze pluralism, power, and identity; and the skills needed to shape meaningful and equitable public policy and working and civic environments for all.


id: PLCY688P
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Topics in Public Policy; Science, Technology, and National Security Cross-listed with PHYS688P and jointly offered with PHYS488P/PLCY488P. Credit only granted for PLCY488P, PHYS488P, PLCY688P, or PHYS688P.This course examines technologies of modern warfare and intelligence. Topics include the design, production, deployment, and effects of nuclear weapons; ballistic missiles and missile defense; bombers, cruise missiles, hypersonic weapons, and air defense; submarines and anti-submarine warfare; artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles; satellites and anti-satellite weapons; verification and intelligence technologies; and chemical, biological, and radiological weapons. The grade will be determined by weekly problem sets and a take-home final exam. Knowledge of physics at the PHYS 141/142 level helpful but not essential.


id: PLCY688Z
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Topics in Public Policy; Advocacy, Activism, and Organizing in Social Policy Explore the critical role of advocacy, activism, and grassroots organizing in shaping social policy. We will cover the history, tactics,and ethical considerations of social movements, with an emphasis on how marginalized and underrepresented groups have mobilized to create lasting change. Key topics include coalition-building, lobbying, media and communication strategies, power dynamics in policymaking, and the intersectionality of advocacy efforts in addressing social justice issues. Students will leave the course with the knowledge and skills needed to contribute meaningfully to social policy debates, as well as the tools to organize and advocate for progressive change in their communities.


id: PLCY689E
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Public Policy Topics; Program Evaluation and Cost-Benefit Analysis Restricted to PLCY majors or by instructor permission.


id: PLCY690
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Policy Engagement Project Formerly:PLCY699X. Students apply skills to a real-world public policy or management issue through a policy engagement (capstone) project. Students engage an outside client to define and complete a professional project under the supervision of School faculty. The project utilizes skills and knowledge gained through SPP coursework, expands students' integrative capacity, and serves as a bridge to professional opportunities. In this first half of a two-semester course sequence, students identify a client and problem, scope and define the problem, and draw up a plan of work. They perform background research on the problem, the context and relevant substantive domains. They also develop the research methodology for their project, which could include qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, or other approaches. Projects vary in substantive focus and may encompass policy analysis, program evaluation, management or organizational studies, or comprehensive literature reviews.


id: PLCY698T
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Selected Topics in Public Affairs; Managing Across Sectors Restricted to PLCY majors or instructor permission.


id: PLCY720
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International Security Policy Formerly:PUAF720. Reviews the principal features of international security as currently practiced. Traces the evolution of contemporary policy beginning with the initiation of nuclear weapons programs during World War II. Particular emphasis is given to experience of the United States and Russia, since the historical interaction between these two countries has disproportionately affected the international security conditions that all other countries now experience.


id: PLCY734
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Foundations of Social Policy Formerly:PUAF734. Provides an overview of government's role in social policy and the history of the development of federal and state policies with respect to welfare, aging, education, and housing. Analyzes current federal institutions and legislation in the same policy areas and the demographic history of the United States. Develops skills in analytic writing and presentation of descriptive data.


id: PLCY735
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Health Policy Formerly:PUAF735. Analyzes the origins, history, status, and future of health care as problems in political and economic theory and as puzzles in policy formation. Considers current American reform controversies in the light of several disciplines and in comparison to foreign experiences and structures.


id: PLCY741
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Global Environmental Problems Formerly:PUAF741. Suitability of analytic tools for examining global environmental problems, human overpopulation, land abuse, ozone depletion, climate change, acid rain, loss of biological diversity, the scarcity of food, fresh water, energy and nonfuel mineral resources, and health hazards of pollutants toxic metals and radiation.


id: PLCY744
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Environment and Development Formerly:PUAF744. Analyzes sustainable development and its conflicting interpretations. The dominant view, as expressed in the World Bank's 1992 World Development Report, is studied, along with some critical responses. Further readings on issues of population, consumption and development indicators.


id: PLCY780
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The American Foreign Policy-Making Process Formerly:PUAF780. Survey and analysis of the governmental institutions and processes which shape U.S. global engagement on national security and international economic issues. Particular emphasis is given to executive-congressional relations and the broader domestic roots of foreign policy.


id: PLCY781
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International Economic Policy Formerly:PUAF781. Issues and choices facing the United States in today's global economy. Primary, but not exclusive, emphasis is given to "competitive interdependence" among advanced industrial societies.


id: PLCY783
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Development and Foreign Aid Formerly:PUAF698Q and PUAF783. Examines the empirical, conceptual, and ethical dimensions of international development policies and U.S. foreign aid. What is the present character of development in poor countries/regions? How should development be conceived? What development strategies are best? What is and should be the purpose of U.S. foreign aide and development assistance?


id: PLCY798V
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Readings in Public Policy; Policy Process Research and Theory Must be in the PhD in Policy Studies program.


id: PLCY798X
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Readings in Public Policy; Doctoral Seminar in Public Budgeting Must be in the PhD in Policy Studies program.This course is designed to provide students with academic immersion into  public budgeting theory and research. Students in the course will analyze the public budgeting literature, exploring the scholarly foundations as well as past and current reform efforts, both in the United States and abroad. Students will track the state of the practice in public budgeting for evidence of its intersection with theoretical perspectives. Students should leave this course with a thorough understanding of the normative and descriptive considerations of public budgeting, the scholarly bases behind various orientations to process, and a strong knowledge base regarding the enduring issues surrounding this vital governmental process.


id: PLCY798Z
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Readings in Public Policy; Qualitative Research Methods and Public Policy Must be in the PhD in Policy Studies program.


id: PLSC115
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How Safe is Your Salad? The Microbiological Safety of Fresh produce Recommended:PLSC110 and PLSC111; or (PLSC112 and PLSC113); or BSCI105; or (BSCI170 and BSCI171). As food is produced in larger quantities and made to travel longer distances, keeping our food safe in this day and age is an ever growing challenge. This course will focus on the question of what it takes to grow and maintain safe fruits and vegetables, as food travels along the path from the farm to your fork. Food safety of fresh produce will be discussed from the public health, agricultural, economical and policy perspectives.


id: PLSC201
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Plant Structure and Function The relationship between plant structure and function and how the environment influences changes in the physiology to control higher plant growth and development are studied. Survey of the organizational structure of plants from the molecular to the morphological level and gain an understanding of how the plant functions to grow and reproduce.


id: PLSC203
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Plants, Genes and Biotechnology An overview of the history, genetics, and reproductive mechanisms for agronomic and horticultural plants that examines mechanisms of genetic improvement ranging from traditional plant breeding to tissue culture and genetic engineering. Social and political issues such as germplasm preservation and international intellectual property rights will also be discussed.


id: PLSC205
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Introduction to Turf Science and Management Formerly:PLSC305. Principals of turf science and culture with emphasis on turfgrass anatomy, morphology, and physiology. The role of cultural interventions in achieving specific aesthetic and functional objectives is examined for multiple turf uses. Pest problems typically encountered in turfgrass management are also covered.


id: PLSC206
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Plant Structure and Function Laboratory Provide hands-on experience for students who are concurrently taking PLSC201 or other interested students and train students how to collect quantitative data from plants and perform statistical analysis (i.e., Student's t-test and chi-square analysis) of the data using Excel. The students will also have opportunity to access and analyze biological datasets from publicly available sources to build phylogenetic trees and explore gene expression patterns.


id: PLSC253
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Woody Plants for Mid-Atlantic Landscapes I A field and laboratory study of trees, shrubs, and vines used in ornamental plantings. Major emphasis is placed on native deciduous plant materials.


id: PLSC389
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Internship There will be two required real-time sessions, time to be determined.   And must be in Plant Sciences program; or must be in Landscape Architecture program. Deadline to request permission to sign-up for the course is 6/16/2023. See Dr. Mark Carroll for more information.Credit will be given for practical work carried out at one or more horticultural, agronomic, landscape industries, botanical gardens, or arboreta under formally arranged internships. To view more course information, click here.


id: PLSC404
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Plant and Fungal Metabolism An introduction to biochemistry and metabolism in plants and fungi, covering the biosynthesis of compartments in plant and fungal cells with biological molecules such as nucleic acids, amino acids and lipids. Energy flow processes such as photosynthesis, carbohydrate metabolism and respiration, are covered in the course. The integration of different pathways in plant development and responses to environmental stresses will be discussed.


id: PLSC420
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Principles of Plant Pathology An introduction to the causal agents, nature and management of plant diseases with particular attention paid to economically important diseases of horticultural and agronomic crops.


id: PLSC433
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Technology of Fruit and Vegetable Production A critical analysis of research work and application of the principles of plant physiology, chemistry and botany to practical problems in the commercial production of fruit and vegetable crops.


id: PLSC453
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Weed Science Weed identification, ecology, and control (cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods).


id: PLSC476
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Data Wrangling and Visualization Using R Credit only granted for:PLSC489R or PLSC476 .Formerly:PLSC489R. Through a combination of lecture, hands-on demos, quizzes, and increasingly independent coding exercises and a project, you will learn the fundamentals of using the R statistical language. You will gain experience getting your data into R, wrangling it into the form needed for your chosen analysis, visualizing the data, getting your results out of those analyses, and documenting your workflow greater scientific community. Instead of focusing on a few specific types of analyses, you will learn basic skills and general principles that you can use to analyze data for your field.


id: PLSC608
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Research Methods Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AGRO608, NRSC608, or PLSC608. Formerly NRSC608.


id: RDEV250
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People, Planet, and Profit: Building Sustainable Places An introduction to the four disciplines represented in the School: architecture and urban design, community planning, historic preservation, and real estate development, that work to create a more sustainable environment for the future to create a more sustainable environment for the future using our interpretation of the quadruple bottom line: socio-cultural, economic, environmental, and design sustainability. Students will be provided with an understanding of the fundamental scholarship and processes of each of these disciplines and examine the intersections between them. Additionally, they will learn by applying the approaches of the four disciplines through a series of field studies.


id: RDEV270
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Tax and Accounting for Real Estate Development Smith School of Business; and must not have completed BMGT210, BMGT220, or BMGT221. An understanding of key tax and accounting principles and how they impact real estate development for students in the minor in real estate development is the purpose of this course. This course is geared for science, arts and humanities students who otherwise in their major would not take an accounting course as part of their major.


id: RDEV350
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Real Estate Development: Introduction to Principles, Process, and Practice Formerly:RDEV150. An introduction to the basic principles of real estate development: How real estate and communities get built and how value is created. The emphasis is on entrepreneurship and an experiential learning approach to the entrepreneurial real estate development process, principles, and practice.


id: RDEV440
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Principles of Urban Design for Real Estate Professionals Introduces students to the design issues associated with development of the basic real property asset classes (office, retail, and residential) and the context driven forces that shape these different development types. Also introduces non-design students to the principles of visual literacy and the capacity of different property to support development in the effort to enhance a community.


id: RDEV450
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Foundations of Real Estate Finance and Investment Real Estate Finance and Investment addresses how real estate value is established, the fundamental foundations of  the time value of money, as well as more real estate specific applications of  return on investment, net operating income,  the components of a real estate sources and uses statement, sources of  real estate equity and debt financing, commonly used debt ratios and equity returns in real estate,   as well as concepts of sensitivity analysis and  exit strategies.


id: RDEV473
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Real Estate Case Study Competition The Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development hosts a case study competition.  The Colvin Case Study Challenge is a national intercollegiate real estate case study competition for full or part-time students enrolled in a college or a university real estate program (undergraduate or graduate or a university sanctioned real estate club/organization). The Challenge is to document a recent innovative real estate project within the team's metropolitan region. Unlike many other case competitions, this is a post-development report and documentation of a recently completed project (or project phase). The Challenge is designed to hone professional skills and reveal the knowledge base and understanding of markets, project valuation, finance, urban design and sustainability, entitlement processes and operational issues.  This course prepares students to participate in the competition.


id: RDEV600
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Principles and Practice of Real Property Development Formerly:RDEV688T. An introduction to basic principles of real estate development: How real estate and communities get built and how value is created. The emphasis is on entrepreneurship and an experiential learning approach to the entrepreneurial real estate development process, principles, and practice.


id: RDEV603
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Introduction to Real Property Finance Formerly:RDEV688Z and RDEV689V. Introduction to Real Property Finance addresses how real estate value is established, the fundamental foundations of the time value of money, as well as more real estate specific applications of return on investment, net operating income, the components of a real estate sources and uses statement, sources of real estate equity and debt financing, commonly used debt ratios and equity returns in real estate, as well as concepts of sensitivity analysis and exit strategies.


id: RDEV605
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Tax and Accounting for Real Property Developers Formerly:RDEV688K. This course is designed to familiarize students with taxation and accounting as it pertains to real estate development.


id: RDEV620
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Market Analysis for Real Property Development Formerly:RDEV689M. Designed to introduce and familiarize students with completing market analysis for real property projects. Includes a broad range of land uses including for-rent and for-sale residential, retail, office, and hospitality. Covers all aspects of completing a market analysis from the site visit to recommendations, and all the steps in-between. Examines how various real estate practitioners, such as developers, builders, investors, landowners, and public officials, utilize market studies.


id: RDEV635
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Capital Markets and Real Estate Investments for Developers Formerly:RDEV688F. An advanced course in real estate finance focusing on capital markets and complex financing mechanism in the public and private markets for raising capital for development of public, private and public/private projects.


id: RDEV640
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Principles of Urban Design for Real Property Developers Formerly:RDEV688J. Introduces students to the design issues associated with development of the basic real property asset classes (office, retail, and residential) and the context driven forces that shape these different development types.  Also introduces non-design students to the principles of visual literacy and the capacity of different property to support development in the effort to enhance a community.


id: RDEV660
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Commercial Leasing for Real Property Developers Formerly:RDEV688L. Provides students with a hands-on look at commercial and real estate leases, lease provisions, and current market activity,  a key factor in determining when and whether to proceed with developing a commercial property.


id: RDEV690
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Capstone Project: Real Property Feasibility Study Formerly:RDEV688I. The capstone course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to apply acquired classroom knowledge to real world conditions.  Each student in the class will work separately to create a development proposal and feasibility study for an assigned property. For students doing a  feasibility study of a  development  the study will address at least market analysis, entitlement process, construction, and financing for the project.


id: RELS429B
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Advanced Topics in Religious History; Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in the Islamic World Cross-listed with PERS498M, PERS689M, CMLT679D, HIST419C, RELS429B, WGSS498D and WGSS698D. Credit only granted for PERS498M, PERS689M, CMLT679D, HIST419C, RELS429B, WGSS498D or WGSS698D.


id: RELS430
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Dead Sea Scrolls Cross-listed withJWST430. A study of the Dead Sea Scrolls in their ancient and modern settings, and in terms of contemporary scholarly interpretations of their meaning. Interpretations of the historical significance of these documents, their connections to ancient Jewish sectarian movements, and their implications for our understanding of Judaism, Christianity, and the history of the Bible.


id: SLAA610
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Research and Theories in Second Language Acquisition Introduction to current theories and research findings Second Language Acquisition (SLA).


id: SLAA620
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Second Language Research Methodologies An exploration of research methodology in second language acquisition (SLA), with a focus on developing practical skills in data analysis and interpretation.  Preparation in both critical evaluation of existing research and design of new research models.


id: SLAA630
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Second Language Testing An introduction to basic concepts in the assessment of second language knowledge. Issues of reliability, dependability, construct validity, utility, and washback on instruction are examined.


id: SLAA750
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Instructed Second Language Acquisition Survey of studies on effectiveness of SLA instruction within various domains of language, with focus on research design.


id: SLAA760
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Fundamentals of Second Language Assessment An overview of current assessment models in foreign and second language learning.


id: SLLC108J
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Beg Less Commonly Taught Language I; Elementary Polish I This is a Big Ten Academic Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor is at Indiana University, but you enroll and receive credit for it at Maryland. Click here for more information.


id: SLLC200
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Global Movements This interdisciplinary and cross-cultural course introduces students to a variety of frameworks for understanding our interconnected world by focusing on one or more issues of global relevance today, including but not limited to conflict, revolution, and war; democracy, citizenship, and human rights; migration; and climate change. Focusing on the interpretive methods of the humanities, including critical analysis, close readings, and engagement with theoretical approaches, we will discuss the historical, social, and cultural contexts of major global movements in comparative perspective. In addition to examining literary, cultural, and media texts, the class will ask students to make connections between global and local contexts through a group service-learning project.


id: SLLC281
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Language, Power, and Society: India and South Asia Introduces the history and culture of India and South Asia--including present-day India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka--from the area's earliest inhabitants to yesterday. Students learn about the peoples and cultures of South Asia through investigations of prehistoric and historic origins, caste, religion, family life, colonialism and independence, communal violence, popular culture, and the South Asian diaspora. The course content is interdisciplinary, involving both the humanities and social sciences. Attention is given to both unity and diversity across the South Asian subcontinent.


id: SLLC286
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Living the Good Life: Chinese Philosophy in the Modern World Additional information:Taught in English. Confucius, Mencius, Zhuangzi and other Chinese thinkers who lived more than 2,000 years ago would argue that the contemporary Western emphasis on self-discovery (Find yourself) and self-acceptance has led you astray. See what they have to say and discuss what relevance it has for the modern world as we study how early Chinese thinkers wrestled with questions of existence, morality, and governance. No previous knowledge of Chinese philosophy and history will be assumed and no prerequisites are required. We will discuss ideas that are both historical and relevant to students' lives. What is "the Way"? How do we cultivate spontaneity? Is there a stable self? How can we be more alive? These are questions important for ancient kings but also for UMD students choosing a major, or wondering how ARHU can benefit them.


id: SLLC318U
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Advanced Less Commonly Taught Language I; Independent Readings in Ukrainian This is a Big Ten Academic Alliance CourseShare course. The instructor is at the University of Illinois, but you enroll and receive credit for it at Maryland. Click here for more information.


id: SLLC329
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Language House Immersion Provides credit for students participating in the Language House Living-Learning program. Focuses on the further development of skills inthe target language and the acquisition of cultural knowledge of the countries and communities where people speak the target language. Requires hands-on immersive linguistic and cultural activities led by a native-speaking mentor and supplements the learning that takes place in the language classroom and in the living-learning environment of the Language House.


id: SMLP470
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Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Ventures Formerly:HLMN470.Additional information:SMLP470 may not count toward any BMGT major or minor degree. Learn the processes and skills needed to launch and manage start-up ventures, including technology startups. Assess the feasibility of a startup ventures, as well as how to apply best practices for planning, launching, and managing new companies by using real-world examples and in-depth case studies. Discuss a wide range of issues of importance and concern to entrepreneurs and learn to recognize opportunity, assess the skills and talents of successful entrepreneurs, and learn models and approaches that help navigate uncertainty.


id: SMLP472
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Strategies for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Formerly:HLMN472.Additional information:SMLP472 may not count toward any BMGT major or minor degree. Understand the process of technological change; the ways that firms come up with innovations; the strategies that firms use to benefit from innovation; and how to create new value not only through new products or services, but with novel technologies, business concepts, organizing structures, transaction/financing mechanisms, distribution channels, and market segmentation. Challenge students to think about how to create value and build a productive business organization with available resources (e.g. intelligence, insight, energy, initiative and personal relationships).


id: SPAN103
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Elementary Spanish for Intercultural Communication I Native/fluent speakers of Spanish or students who have previously attended school in Spanish speaking countries should take the WLP and see the Spanish Undergraduate Advisor to identify the correct Spanish course for which to register. Develops students' communicative competence at the novice mid/high level of proficiency. Introduces students to global Hispanophone cultures.


id: SPAN203
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Elementary Spanish for Intercultural Communication II Native/fluent speakers of Spanish or students who have previously attended school in Spanish speaking countries should take the WLP and see the Spanish Undergraduate Advisor to identify the correct Spanish course for which to register. Continues to develop students' communicative competence at the novice high/intermediate low level of proficiency. Furthers the introduction to global Hispanophone cultures.


id: SPAN204
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Intermediate Spanish for Intercultural Communication Native/fluent speakers of Spanish or students who have previously attended school in Spanish speaking countries should take the WLP and see the Spanish Undergraduate Advisor to identify the correct Spanish course for which to register. Further develops students' communicative competence at the intermediate mid/high level of proficiency. Fosters expanded knowledge of and appreciation for global Hispanophone cultures.


id: SPAN206
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Spanish for Heritage Speakers I Review of oral and written Spanish for students who have native or near native knowledge of, but no formal education in Spanish.  Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN207
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Reading and Writing in Spanish Selected readings with emphasis on reading comprehension and the development of reading strategies. Work in composition writing and a review of selected grammatical topics. Complements material of SPAN204.


id: SPAN301
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Advanced Grammar and Composition I Practice of complex grammatical structures through reading and writing of compositions and essays. Specific lexical, syntactic, rhetorical, and stylistic devices will be highlighted.


id: SPAN303
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Approaches to Cultural Materials in the Hispanic World Recommended:May elect to take SPAN311 and/or SPAN316 in same semester as SPAN303. Development of proficiency in critical thought through the reading, viewing, and analytical discussion of major genres and styles of cultural materials selected from Spanish-speaking world. Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN306
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Spanish for Heritage Speakers II Practice of complex grammatical structures through reading and writing of compositions and essays. Specific lexical, syntactic, rhetorical and stylistic devices will be highlighted. Designed for Spanish speakers educated in English.  Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN311
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Advanced Communication I Further development of listening, speaking, and writing skills in Spanish. Opportunity to develop oral and written fluency, improve pronunciation and increase vocabulary. Individual and/or group oral presentations. Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN325
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Hispanic Linguistics I: Grammar and Society Formerly:SPAN310. Sociolinguistic approach to Spanish grammar focusing on real-life exploration of the ways linguistic structures change and are used in different parts of the Spanish-speaking world. Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN331
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Spanish Culture, Civilization and Literature I: Medieval Times The exploration of cultures of the Iberian Peninsula from its origins until the 15th century as well as the study of historical and political events that gave rise to the Spanish state. Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN333
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Spanish Culture, Civilization and Literature III: Modern Times An overview of cultural and literary production of Spain from the late 17th century through the present day, exploring the production of literary texts in their socio-historical, political, religious and cultural contexts and development. Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN359E
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Spanish for the Professions; Performing U.S. Latina/e/o Experiences Introduction to the ways that Latina/e/o artists and activists have used music, literature, theater, performance art, film, and social media to document, represent, and engage with their communities as they have shown up and spoken out throughout the United States.


id: SPAN361
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Latin American Literatures and Cultures I: From Pre-Columbian to Colonial Times Overview of cultural history of Latin America from pre-Columbian civilizations to the Colonial period, exploring the foundations of the Spanish American cultural and literary tradition to approximately 1770. Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN363
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Latin American Literatures and Cultures III: From Modernism  to Neo-Liberalism An overview of cultural and literary production of Latin America from the late 19th through the early 21st centuries, exploring the production of literary texts in their socio-historical, political, and cultural contexts and development. Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN370
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Spanish for Business I Business Spanish terminology, vocabulary and practices. Emphasis on everyday spoken and written Spanish. Readings and discussions of Spanish commercial topics. May include exposure to Spanish commercial topics. May include exposure to Spanish business environments. Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN371
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Spanish for the Health Professions Exploration of cultural and linguistic skills for the health professions including vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading and strategies. No experience in the professional area necessary. Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN372
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Spanish and the Law Offers students the opportunity to enhance Spanish linguistic and intercultural communication skills in contexts of legal practice through the translation of a variety of legal documents. Introduces Spanish legal terminology in areas such as immigration, consumer protection, and criminal/employment/housing/family law. Students will learn how to apply these language and cultural skills as future legal practitioners interacting with clients who possess limited English proficiency. Native or fluent guest participants will expose students to legal terminology, registers, and dialects from various Spanish-speaking countries. The goal of the class is to enable students to, at a minimum, conduct intake interviews in a culturally competent fashion with Spanish-speaking clients without the assistance of interpreters. The course is designed to be beneficial for students with varying levels of Spanish language ability, up to and including students who are native or heritage speakers of Spanish. Taught in Spanish


id: SPAN373
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Spanish in the Media Exploration of Spanish in current events in the Hispanic world in local and international press and varied media, and production of journalistic articles.


id: SPAN374
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Spanish in the Community Provides students with context for understanding, communicating with, and working with the Spanish-speaking community. Topics include Latino/a demographics, cultures, communities, work opportunities and local uses of Spanish. Requires outside service-learning work.


id: SPAN388W
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Writing Center Internship Repeatable to 12 credits. Examines face-to-face and online writing center theory and practice through readings, exercises, and supervised tutoring. Students investigate the writing process and help other writers to negotiate it.


id: SPAN422
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Intercultural Communication and Negotiation Focuses on the relationship of language and culture of those operating in world markets. Particular attention will be given to intercultural communication, linguistic systems, culture specific perceptions of, and negotiation with, the Spanish-speaking world. Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN425
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Hispanic Linguistics II: Structures of Spanish This course begins with an introduction to general concepts in linguistics, from language function and the brain to communication, culture, and thought, and their relation to other disciplines in the social sciences. The main purpose of this course is to provide an overview of Hispanic linguistics through multiple perspectives, while exploring the areas of Spanish morphology, syntax, and semantics. This course will also focus on the structural tendencies of Spanish through a variety of practical activities. Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN440
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Speaking Up/Out: Women Writers and Feminist Social Movements in Contemporary Latin America This seminar will explore how feminist subversion of naturalized power relationships has become a social force that is reshaping Latin American culture in the last several decades. Also, we will study how contemporary cultural artifacts contest value systems while rejecting entrenched hierarchies and norms. By reading contemporary women writers and by working on contemporary feminist social movements, this course will explore what the anthropologist Rita Segato has defined as "the war against women." Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN448M
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Special Topics in Latin American Civilization; Contemporary Puerto Rican Musicality: From Plena to Bad Bunny From Salvador Brau to Tite Curet Alonso, from Canario and Ismael Rivera to Bad Bunny. Bomba, plena, danza, salsa, merengue, bachata, reggaeton, musica independiente, this course aims to immerse the student in the cultural intricacies and imaginaries of the Puerto Rican musical experience. How does a song capture its temporal and existential immediacy? Furthermore, can such representation evolve into a contemplation of contemporary times? What constitutes a musical representation of the contemporary in Puerto Rico? This course will explore a curated selection of literarytexts, essays, songs, videos, andespeciales to initiate a conversati on on the concept of the contemporary Puerto Rican soundscape. Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN460
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The Sublime and the Grotesque in Spanish Romantic Plays and the Visual Arts An exploration of the notions of the sublime and the grotesque in theatrical works as well as in the visual arts of the Romantic movement in Spain. Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN622
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Intercultural Communication and Negotiation Jointly offered with:SPAN422. Focuses on the relationship of language and culture and the negotiation of meaning within different speech communities. Students will learn concepts to describe how language is used in real communicative contexts and apply these to understand and use Spanish appropriately in different professional situations and environments. The course includes a research component. Taught in Spanish.


id: SPAN625
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Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics I:Basic Concepts Introduction to basic terms and definition in Hispanic Linguistics. Fundamental aspects of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, and pragmatics.


id: SPAN798R
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Open Seminar; Borges is the Aleph The Aleph, as Borges reminds us, is a point in space containing all other points. Borges is our literary Aleph. We'll work on some of his major texts; from them we'll draw lines that radiate towards other Latin American works. Student research, anchored in Borges, will seek to reach the landing sites of prose fiction published since the mid-1950s.


id: SPAN798W
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Open Seminar; Spanish Language: A Journey ("El espanol en su devenir") Explores the quintessential journey of Spanish language and how classic and other languages paved the linguistic path that native Spanish speakers from the Hispanic world call their own language. The course analyze s Spanish language as a living being (Dasein) and how, throughout times, it reveals its own life and ultimately our human specificity. Students will research the formal, political, social, literary implications present in the writings of contemporary authors and will explain the variations from Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Spanish authors. Students will also discuss how Spanish language was viewed as a political instrument after Latin America s independence wars.


id: SPAN798Z
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Open Seminar; Race and Ethnicity Engages students in key concepts and debates about race and ethnicity in  Latin America. Through a range of theoretical/critical texts, paired with representative primary texts and other material, we will explore ideas such as limpieza de sangre, the casta system, mestizaje, indigenismo, Afro-Latin American social and cultural movements, and questions of racial and ethnic identities as they have emerged, flourished, or vanished since the European encounter with the Americas.


id: SPHL206
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The Transfer Experience in Public Health SPHL206 is more than just a course--it's a launchpad. Designed specifically for transfer students in the School of Public Health, this course tools, space, and support needed to successfully transition to the University of Maryland. Students will benefit from a practical yet inspiring course that blends academic planning with personal development and real-world application. Students will build a personalized graduation plan, strengthen time and stress management skills, dive into resume and cover letter writing, explore career pathways in public health and discover how to maximize your time at UMD through leadership opportunities and co-curricular involvement. Most importantly, the  voice as a transfer student is centered with a focus on leadership, belonging, and holistic success.


id: SPHL246
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Terp Restoration This lab course is designed to assist students in improving academic strategies, learning time management practices, interacting with the faculty and greater campus community, and developing professional career aspirations. The focus will be on an exploration of the academic environment, campus resources, self-discovery tools, and skill development. Utilizing an interactive experience through facilitated discussion that develops positive relationships, students will actively explore academic opportunities offered through the School of Public Health and the University of Maryland.


id: SPHL333
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Fundamentals of Undergraduate Teaching for Education Assistants and Mentors (UTEAM) Corequisite:SPHL399.Additional information:This course must be taken concurrently with SPHL399 the first term in which a student is a UTA. Preference is given to students within an SPHL major. Supports the professional and personal development of UG students in the UTEAM program. Must be completed concurrently with the first semester of providing UTEAM support to a specific course. UTEAM members are dedicated student learners who provide peer education support for specific course as part of the teaching team and emphasizes: 1) introduction to teaching, learning, literature and practice, 2) collaboration with other UTEAM members, faculty and staff as a learning community, and 3) reflection on the knowledge and skills developed through course participation.


id: SPHL600
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Foundations of Public Health An overview of the goals, functions, and methods of public health. After an introduction to the core concepts and tools used in public health research and practice, applications of these methodologies are considered in the context of current controversies/problems in public health.  Students work together to develop strategies for prevention and control that taken into consideration different points of view, outside research, and impacts on individuals and communities.


id: SPHL601
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Core Concepts in Public Health Introduces students to the history, functions, systems, policies, and models of public health practice in the United States and globally. The course offers seminars, interactive activities, and assessments aimed at establishing a baseline understanding of public health necessary for higher level and integrative learning in subsequent public health courses.


id: SPHL602
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Foundations of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Recommended:Recommend SPHL603 as a co-requisite course. An introduction to conceptual and practical tools from epidemiology and biostatistics that are necessary for the study of public health problems. Students learn epidemiologic concepts and methods, and basic statistical concepts and procedures used in public health research through applications, hands-on experience, and interpretations of statistical findings.


id: SPHL603
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Public Health Data Laboratory Corequisite:SPHL602. An introduction to the statistical software necessary to implement the epidemiology and biostatistics concepts covered in the course EPIB 602, Foundations of Epidemiology and Biostatistics through hands-on exercises.


id: SPHL612
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Research Ethics Formerly:EPIB641, KNES689Y. Overview and discussion of ethical issues that face public health researchers.


id: SPHL620
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Leadership, Teams, and Coalitions: Policy to Advocacy Students learn team building, leadership, and advocacy skills through the development and presentation of a policy brief on an urgent public health issue.  The class will use a combination of brief lectures, discussions, and planned activities on how to develop a policy briefing.  Students will have an inter-professional experience during which they will discuss possible approaches to developing policies on their public health issues while practicing team building skills. Class will culminate with presentation of policy briefs through a persuasive advocacy speech.


id: STAT100
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Elementary Statistics and Probability Simplest tests of statistical hypotheses; applications to before-and-after and matched pair studies. Events, probability, combinations, independence. Binomial probabilities, confidence limits. Random variables, expected values, median, variance. Tests based on ranks. Law of large numbers, normal approximation. Estimates of mean and variance.


id: STAT110
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Applications of R for Data Science Intended to prepare students for subsequent courses requiring computation with R, providing powerful and easy to use tools for statistical data analysis. Covers basics of R and R Studio including file handling, data simulation, graphical displays, vector and function operations, probability distributions, and inferential techniques for data analysis.


id: STAT400
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Applied Probability and Statistics I Additional information:Not acceptable toward graduate degrees in MATH/STAT/AMSC. Random variables, standard distributions, moments, law of large numbers and central limit theorem. Sampling methods, estimation of parameters, testing of hypotheses.


id: STAT401
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Applied Probability and Statistics II Additional information:Not acceptable toward graduate degrees in MATH/STAT/AMSC. Point estimation - unbiased and consistent estimators. Interval estimation. Minimum variance and maximum likelihood estimators. Testing of hypotheses. Regression, correlation and analysis of variance. Sampling distributions. Elements of non-parametric methods.


id: STAT410
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Introduction to Probability Theory Probability and its properties. Random variables and distribution functions in one and several dimensions. Moments. Characteristic functions. Limit theorems.


id: STAT420
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Theory and Methods of Statistics Point estimation, sufficiency, completeness, Cramer-Rao inequality, maximum likelihood. Confidence intervals for parameters of normal distribution. Hypothesis testing, most powerful tests, likelihood ratio tests. Chi-square tests, analysis of variance, regression, correlation. Nonparametric methods.


id: STAT426
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Introduction to Data Science and Machine Learning An introductory course to the recent developments in the fields of data science and machine learning. Emphasis will be given to mathematical and statistical understanding of commonly used methods and processes.


id: STAT430
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Introduction to Statistical Computing with SAS Descriptive and inferential statistics. SAS software: numerical and graphical data summaries; merging, sorting and splitting data sets. Least squares, regression, graphics and informal diagnostics, interpreting results. Categorical data, lifetime data, time series. Applications to engineering, life science, business and social science.


id: STAT440
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Sampling Theory Simple random sampling. Sampling for proportions. Estimation of sample size. Sampling with varying probabilities. Sampling: stratified, systematic, cluster, double, sequential, incomplete.


id: STAT464
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Introduction to Biostatistics Additional information:Not acceptable toward degrees in MATH/STAT. Probabilistic models. Sampling. Some applications of probability in genetics. Experimental designs. Estimation of effects of treatments. Comparative experiments. Fisher-Irwin test. Wilcoxon tests for paired comparisons.


id: STAT470
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Actuarial Mathematics Recommended:STAT400. Major mathematical ideas involved in calculation of life insurance premiums, including compound interest and present valuation of future income streams; probability distribution and expected values derived from life tables; the interpolation of probability distributions from values estimated at one-year multiples; the 'Law of Large Numbers' describing the regular probabilistic behavior of large populations of independent individuals; and the detailed calculation of expected present values arising in insurance problems.


id: STAT600
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Probability Theory I Probability space; distribution functions and densities; Poissson limit theoreom; de Moivre-Laplace theorem; measure-theoretic definition of expectation; classification of measures on R; convergence of random variables; Radon-Nikodym theorem;LP spaces; conditional probabilities; independence of events, sigma-algebras and random variables; Bayes' theo rem; pi-systems and Dynkin systems; discrete Markov chains; random walks; gambler's ruin problem; Markov chains on a general phase space; Borel-cantelli lemmas; Kolmogorov inequality; three series theorem; laws of large numbers.


id: STAT700
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Mathematical Statistics I Sampling distributions including noncentral chi-squared, t, F. Exponential families, completeness. Sufficiency, factorization, likelihood ratio. Decision theory, Bayesian methods, minimax principle. Point estimation. Lehmann-Scheffe and Cramer-Rao theorems. Set estimation.


id: STAT702
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Survival Analysis Concepts/definitions of survival functions, hazard rate or hazard function, cumulative hazard functions, mean residual life, inversion formulas; Parametric models: exponential distribution, Weibull distribution; Censored/incomplete data and real data examples; right censored data, doubly censored data, interval censored data, truncated data; Nonparametric maximal likelihood estimator for the lifetime distribution under different types of censoring (e.g., Kaplan-Meier estimator), self-consistency estimators, the EM algorithm, applications of the empirical likelihood; Semiparametric models: accelerated lifetime model, proportional hazard model, the Cox model; Goodness of fit tests and diagnostic methods for model checking.


id: STAT705
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Computational Statistics Recommended:Have some programming experience (any language).Formerly:STAT798C. Modern methods of computational statistics and their application to both practical problems and research. S-Plus and SAS programming with emphasis on S-Plus. S-Plus objects and functions, and SAS procedures. Topics include data management and graphics, Monte Carlo and simulation, bootstrapping, numerical optimization in statistics, linear and generalized linear models, nonparametric regression, time series analysis.


id: STAT740
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Linear Statistical Models I Least squares, general linear models, estimability and Gauss-Markov theorem. Simple and multiple linear regression, analysis of residuals and diagnostics, polynomial models, variable selection. Qualitative predictors, one and two way analysis of variance, multiple comparisons, analysis of covariance. Nonlinear least squares. High-level statistical computer software will be used for data analysis throughout the course.


id: SURV400
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Fundamentals of Survey and Data Science Graduate students from other departments may enroll with permission from the department.Formerly:SURV699M. The course introduces the student to a set of principles of survey and data science that are the basis of standard practices in these fields. The course exposes the student to key terminology and concepts of collecting and analyzing data from surveys and other data sources to gain insights and to test hypotheses about the nature of human and social behavior and interaction. It will also present a framework that will allow the student to evaluate the influence of different error sources on the quality of data.


id: SURV612
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Ethical Considerations for Data Science Research Formerly:SURV699A. The goal of research ethics is to protect human subjects from harm when they participate in a study. In the digital age, however, what constitutes "participation" has become blurry, especially with the rise of social media platforms and other online apps and services. Furthermore, new applications of big data raise important questions about how to protect consumers from harms, and what kinds of notice and consent should be obtained. This course provides an introduction and overview of research ethics in the 21st century and evaluates the many challenges to conducting ethical research.


id: SURV615
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Statistical Modeling and Machine Learning I This is the first course in a two-term sequence in applied statistical methods and machine learning that are the basis in handling complex datasets. The topics covered include: overview on the quantitative research, linear regression, analysis of variance, inference, prediction, model diagnostics and selection and resampling methods. The emphasis will be to understand and apply the methods.


id: SURV617
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Applications of  Statistical Modeling Formerly:SURV699R and SURV746. Designed for students on both the social science and statistical tracks for the two programs in survey methodology, will provide students with exposure to applications of more advanced statistical modeling tools for both substantive and methodological investigations that are not fully covered in other MPSM or JPSM courses. Modeling techniques to be covered include multilevel modeling (with an application to methodological studies of interviewer effects), structural equation modeling (with an application of latent class models to methodological studies of measurement error), classification trees (with an application to prediction of response propensity), and alternative models for longitudinal data (with an application to panel survey data from the Health and Retirement Study). Discussions and examples of each modeling technique will be supplemented with methods for appropriately handling complex sample designs when fitting the models. The class will focus on practical applications and software rather than extensive theoretical discussions.


id: SURV621
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Fundamentals of Data Collection I First semester of a two-semester sequence that provides a broad overview of the processes that generate data for use in social science research. Students will gain an understanding of different types of data and how they are created, as well as their relative strengths and weaknesses. A key distinction is drawn between data that are designed, primarily survey data, and those that are found, such as administrative records, remnants of online transactions, and social media content. The course combines lectures, supplemented with assigned readings, and practical exercises. In the first semester, the focus will be on the error that is inherent in data, specifically errors of representation and errors of measurement, whether the data are designed or found. The psychological origins of survey responses are examined as a way to understand the measurement error that is inherent in answers. The effects of the mode of data collection (e.g., mobile web versus telephone interview) on survey responses also are examined.


id: SURV626
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Sampling Practical aspects of sample design. The course will cover the main techniques used in sampling practice: simple random sampling, stratification, systematic selection, cluster sampling, multistage sampling, and probability proportional to size sampling. The course will also cover sampling frames, cost models, and sampling error (variance) estimation techniques.


id: SURV627
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Experimental Design and Causal Inference Familiarity with the R programming language and the RStudio IDE.Recommended:Experience in the use of SAS or STATA statistical analysis software. Many of the questions we are interested in as researchers and practitioners are of a causal nature. We act upon the world; how can we tell if our actions have impact? How can we decide if an intervention would get us closer to our goals? In this course, we introduce the basic concepts from causal inference and econometrics, and show what makes a valid causal claim, and what would undo it. We then demonstrate how experiments can be used to evaluate causal hypotheses, and what options are available to conduct experiments in practice. Having discussed experimental data collection, we turn to the analysis of experiments, show how this, again, is linked to the logic of causal inference, and how to work with experimental data. We discuss how to design studies so that statistical inferences are informative and reliable. Next, we cover situations in which experiments might not be possible, and show how these can be addressed through study design ex ante and ex post through analysis.


id: SURV632
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Cognition, Communication and Survey Measurement Major sources of survey error-such as reporting errors and nonresponse bias-from the perspective of social and cognitive psychology and related disciplines. Topics: psychology of memory and its bearing on classical survey issues (e.g., underreporting and telescoping); models of language use and their implications for the interpretation and misinterpretation of survey questions; and studies of attitudes, attitude change, and their possible application to increasing response rates and improving the measurement of opinions. Theories and findings from the social and behavioral sciences will be explored.


id: SURV665
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Introduction to Real World Data Management Data is omnipresent in the contemporary world coming in different shapes and sized: from survey data to found data. In order to make use of such data through analysis it is necessary first to import and clean it. This is often one of the most time consuming and difficult parts of data analysis. In this course you will learn both the conceptual steps needed in preparing data for analysis as well as the practical skills to do this. The course will cover all the essential skills needed to prepare data be it survey data, administrative data or found data.


id: SURV667
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Introduction to Record Linkage with Big Data Applications Recommended:Familiarity with regular expressions, the R packages ggplot2 and tidyverse. Methods to combine data on given entities (people, households, firms etc.) that are stored in different data sources. By showing the strengths of these methods and by showing how each of them are performed in practice using R, the course will demonstrate the various benefits of record linkage. Participants will also learn about potential challenges that record linkage projects may face.


id: SURV720
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Total Survey Error and Data Quality I Formerly:SURV723. Total error structure of sample survey data, reviewing current research findings on the magnitudes of different error sources, design features that affect their magnitudes, and interrelationships among the errors. Coverage, nonresponse, sampling, measurement, and postsurvey processing errors. For each error source reviewed, social science theories about its causes and statistical models estimating the error source are described. Empirical studies from the survey methodological literature are reviewed to illustrate the relative magnitudes of error in different designs. Emphasis on aspects of the survey design necessary to estimate different error sources. Relationships to show how attempts to control one error source may increase another source. Attempts to model total survey error will be presented.


id: SURV726
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Multiple Imputation This course will provide a detailed introduction to multiple imputation, a convenient strategy for dealing with (item) nonresponse in surveys. We will motivate the concept and illustrate why multiple imputation should generally be preferred over single imputation methods. The main focus of the course will be on strategies to generate (multiple) imputations and how to deal with common problems when applying the methods for large scale surveys. We will also discuss various options for assessing the quality of the imputations. All concepts will be demonstrated using software illustrations in R.


id: SURV727
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Fundamentals of Computing and Data Display Additional information:Students without any R knowledge are encouraged to work through one or more R web tutorials prior or during the first weeks of the course. The first part of this course provides an introduction to web scraping and APIs for gathering data from the web and then discusses how to store and manage (big) data from diverse sources efficiently. The second part of the course demonstrates techniques for exploring and finding patterns in (non-standard) data, with a focus on data visualization.  The course focuses on R as the primary computing environment, with excursus into SQL and Big Data processing tools.


id: SURV740
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Fundamentals of Inference Focuses on the fundamentals of statistical inference in the finite population setting. Overview and review fundamental ideas of making inferences about populations.  Basic principles of probability sampling; focus on differences between making predictions and making inferences; explore the differences between randomized study designs and observational studies; consider model-based vs. design-based analytic approaches; review techniques designed to improve efficiency using auxiliary information; and consider non-probability sampling and related inferential techniques.


id: SURV752
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Introduction to Data Visualization Recommended:Experience in the use of statistical software package R. Data visualization is one of the most powerful tools to explore, understand and communicate patterns in quantitative information. At the same time, good data visualization is a surprisingly difficult task and demands three quite different skills: substantive knowledge, statistical skill, and artistic sense. The course is intended to introduce participants to a) key principles of analytic design and useful visualization techniques for the exploration and presentation of univariate and multivariate data. This course is highly applied in nature and emphasizes the practical aspects of data visualization in the social sciences. Students will learn how to evaluate data visualizations based on principles of analytic design, how to construct compelling visualizations using the free statistics software R, and how to explore and present their data with visual methods.


id: THET110
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Introduction to the Theatre In the age of pop music and blockbuster films, of memes and viral videos, we often forget that theatre was one of the original forms of popular entertainment.   We will focus on theatre practitioners including actors, directors, designers and backstage personnel to understand how theatre is produced.  We will also consider popular entertainment in Europe and America, with a particular focus on musical theatre and Broadway to explore how theatre communicates, resonates, and remains relevant to all audiences.


id: THET116
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Fundamentals of Theatrical Design Examines theatre as an environmental art that is realized through collaboration between set, costume, and lighting designers.


id: THET120
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Introduction to Acting Through scene study, exercises, and improvisation, an appreciation is developed for the working habits of actors, which will aid them in rehearsal as well as performance.


id: THET222
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Foundations of Acting and Performance Students will become familiar with the tools and process of acting through the discipline of acting exercises, analyzing character and performing. Students will research various theatre artists that have contributed  to the  acting process. Through monologue and scene work students will learn listening skills, communicative, collaborative and embodiment skills and will learn how to use the self in the imaginative process and research. And, most importantly, students will learn creative process through practice.


id: THET223
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Text and Context in Western Theatre Introduction to the analysis and critique of the play script.  Students will have the opportunity to read, analyze, and interpret western dramatic literature from a range of periods and styles.  Texts are analyzed from a variety of theatrical analytical perspectives, with an eye towards choices theatre artists must make in the creation of a theatrical production.


id: THET251
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Broadway Mashup: Remixing America Through Musical Theater Interrogate musical theater's political history, investigating how this uniquely American genre uses narrative, song, and dance to weave critical differences across race, ethnicity, immigration status, religion, gender, sexuality, and ability into our national fabric.


id: THET274
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Introduction to Stage Management Familiarization with the techniques and skills required of a Stage Manager in a theatrical production, including organization, production meetings, rehearsals, tech and running a show. The outcome at the conclusion of the course is the ability to function as an Assistant Stage Manager in a supervised situation.


id: THET284
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Stage Costume Construction I Study and practical experience in garment construction and related costume crafts as used in theatre costume design. Flat pattern development, corset construction, theatrical sewing techniques and organization of the costume construction process.


id: THET285
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The Art of Communication and Presentation An introduction to the fundamental practice and theory of public speaking and oral communication using theatrical techniques of both performance and the craft of storytelling.


id: THET286
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Experiential Learning I And THET114; or TDPS201. And permission of ARHU-School of Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies department. Introductory internship in theatre. Constructed to help students in their sophomore year gain practical experience in a supportive work environment in the theatre. Student must research and propose internship to a Faculty Advisor and Internship Venue.


id: THET287
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Subversive Cultures and Performance Formerly:THET289I. Every society has rebels - those who refuse to conform to the mainstream's rigid rules, aesthetics, and beliefs. From unruly skateboarders, punk rockers, bohemian poets, and radical theater performers, to national revolutionary movements and brick-throwing anarchists - such groups form niches that are defined by their exclusion from society. We will look at how their beliefs and actions fit into a particular historical context, and how their actions drive social change.


id: THET293
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Black Theatre and Performance I Thematic and historical survey of African-American drama from the late nineteenth century to the 1960s. Emphasis on sociopolitical context, thematic thrust, issues, styles, the aesthetic reflected in the work, impact on African-American and general theatre audiences.


id: THET310
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Voice for the Actor I Freeing the natural voice. In-depth experience of connection of actor's voice to thought, impulse and emotion. Tools for releasing tension, increasing resonance and range, and refining articulation will be explored.


id: THET340
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Playwriting I Formerly:THET399P. Will introduce students to the art of playwriting through exploratory writing exercises, the reading of successful plays, the development of new short scripts, how to make theatrical choices, and how to use the six elements of storytelling.


id: THET351
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Musical Theatre I Formerly:THET328M. An introduction for students interested in developing their skills with musical theatre, specifically the work of the actor interpreting songs and text in musicals. With a primary focus on American Musical Theatre repertoire, students will prepare and present various solo, duet, and group numbers.


id: THET371
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Scenic Design I A study of design theory and style. Methods and techniques of coordination of all elements of scenic design for theatre.


id: THET385
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Media Design Formerly:THET399D. Focuses on learning the grammar and conceptual thinking behind multimedia design for live performance.  Students will learn how our new multimedia tools can enhance the sense of liveness as well as explore the different ways in which technology can be implemented into preproduction thinking, rehearsal experimenting, and ultimately, effective use in performance.


id: THET390
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History of Theatre I The history of Western theatre from its origins in classical antiquity through the mid-seventeenth century with emphasis on plays and playwrights, architecture and decor, acting and costuming, and significant personalities. Includes explorations of interrelationships between Western theatre and the theatre of other cultures.


id: THET408E
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Seminar: Theory and Performance Studies; Performing the Middle East: History, Politics, and Aesthetics Cross-listed with PERS498R and THET608E. Credit only granted for THET408E, PERS498R, or THET608E.This seminar examines the evolving aesthetics, sociopolitical engagements, and transnational collaborations of theatre and performance in the Middle East. We explore theatrical experimentations and revised historiographies within shifting contexts and trajectories. Readings include historical texts, dramatic literature, and critical scholarship, complemented by archival materials and performance recordings.


id: THET425
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Actor's Process II A deeper exploration of the work begun in THET325. A continuation of creating a personal process through which the actor can confidently approach any genre of play. Special focus on status and subtext and the world of the playwright.


id: THET428J
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Special Topics in Advanced Theatre and Performance; Devising El Ciclon Students must pa a $25 lab fee.  For students enrolled in El Ciclon Spring 2026.


id: THET447
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Technologies of Japanese Performance Explores technologies of performance in Japan across the centuries. We will focus on concepts of likeness and liveness as they manifest in performance's mythical origins, the traditions of noh drama, the popular, commercial theatres of kabuki, bunraku, and Takarazuka, and contemporary experiments with robotics, Vocaloids, and other new technologies. Taught in English.


id: THET471
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Design Studio in Scenery Jointly offered withTHET639.  Credit     only granted for: THET471 or THET639. Advanced study of scenic design for the theatre. Particular design projects will vary.


id: THET473
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Rendering for the Theatre II Continued study in rendering techniques and graphic skills for theatrical design presentation. Emphasis on style, technique and use of different artistic media.


id: THET475
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History of Art, Architecture, and Decor for the Theatre Jointly offered with:THET670. Study of Western art, architecture, and decor and their practical application to theatrical production.


id: THET477
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Design Studio in Lighting Jointly offered withTHET659.  Credit     only granted for: THET477 or THET659. Designed for students who have successfully completed THET377 and wish to further develop their lighting design skills. Emphasis is on theoretical design of productions and realized light lab projects. Particular design projects will vary.


id: THET480
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Advanced Sound Design Students will dive deeper into the technical elements of sound design, developing a working understanding of both software editing tools as well as the primary components of a live sound system.


id: THET481
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Theatre Graphics II: Computer Assisted Design Study and practical application of computer generated graphical design for use in theatrical production.


id: THET600
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Introduction to Graduate Research Methods Also offered as:THET700.Additional information:Only students in the doctoral program may register for THET700. Basic skills in theatre research.


id: THET606
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Teaching Theatre Strategies and materials for teaching a typical introductory course in theatre, with emphasis on specific problems of classroom instruction (e.g., creating a supportive climate, promoting active learning by students, constructing appropriate tests, adapting methods to content, and resolving discipline problems).


id: THET608E
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Seminar: Theory and Performance Studies; Performing the Middle East: History, Politics, and Aesthetics Cross-listed with THET408E and PERS498R. Credit only granted for THET408E, PERS498R, or THET608E.This seminar examines the evolving aesthetics, sociopolitical engagements, and transnational collaborations of theatre and performance in the Middle East. We explore theatrical experimentations and revised historiographies within shifting contexts and trajectories. Readings include historical texts, dramatic literature, and critical scholarship, complemented by archival materials and performance recordings.


id: THET633
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Figure Drawing for Theatre Design Formerly:THET669F. Figure Drawing is designed to give students the necessary drawing skills that are required when drawing and painting for the theatre. We will study anatomy, figure/ground relationships, composition plotting and layout, planar value, light and shadow analysis, color theory and the fundamentals of perspective and how this applies to theatre design.


id: THET645
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Graduate Rendering for Costume Design Formerly:THET669R. Advance study in rendering techniques for theatrical design presentation.


id: THET649
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Graduate Design Studio - Costume Students must pay a $25 course fee. Class is for First, Second, and Third Year MFA students.


id: THET659
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Graduate Design Studio - Lighting Students must pay a $25 course fee. Contact instructor for days/times.


id: THET670
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Period Style for the Theatre: Fashion and Decor Recommended:THET600.Jointly offered with:THET475. A study of environmental decor, theatrical architecture, historic ornament and fashion through the ages and their practical application for theatrical production.


id: THET700
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Introduction to Graduate Research Methods Also offered as:THET600.Additional information:Only students in the doctoral program may register for THET700. Basic skills in theatre research.


id: THET711
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Critical Theory Recommended:THET712. A doctoral methods course. Major developments in modern and postmodern critical theory with particular emphasis on application to the fields of Theatre and Performance Studies.


id: TLTC310
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Leadership in Collaborative Learning Groups Formerly:HESI318N. Experiential learning opportunity that applies principles of leadership, peer mentoring, and learning theory to the planning and facilitation of peer-led collaborative learning sessions. Incorporates research, reasoning, evidence, and feedback to develop a reflective practice.


id: TLTC333
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Fundamentals of Academic Peer Mentoring Additional information:This course is intended to be taken only once, in a student's first semester as an AMP. How should scientific research influence the way we study and advance the academic performance of others? Learn about the scholarship of teaching and learning and develop the applied skills to support active learning as an academic peer mentor. Whether or not you ultimately pursue a career as an educator, the more effectively you can coach and support the performance of other people, and the more successful you will be. Guided online and face-to-face participation will culminate in a portfolio of your teaching activities and professional development.


