2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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INST 2205 - Engaged Lives Hours: 4
This course invites students to critically examine their own civic roles and social responsibilities by being directly engaged in local community action. The course will challenge students to become critically aware of their own values, to understand the ethical dimensions of working in communities at a local level, and to ponder the purpose and meaning of such engagement. Students will have an opportunity to reflect regularly on their community experiences and to understand related larger social, cultural, economic, or political issues from a variety of disciplinary viewpoints. Topics of focus for sections of this course may include homelessness, health, poverty, youth empowerment, or food security.
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INST 2206 - Buddhist Ethics and Personal Responsibility Hours: 4
As one of the world’s great religions, Buddhism has a rich and complex ethical structure. This course will introduce students to the basic ideas that support this ethical structure, including karma, rebirth, compassion and emptiness. During the first half of the course, we will read a variety of Buddhist scriptures and commentaries, seeking to understand these ideas as richly as possible. After gaining a deep understanding of these ethical norms, we will then turn our attention to their practical ramifications, analyzing a variety of case studies where Buddhist ethical ideas directly influenced real world conduct. These cases will be drawn from both Asian and western contexts and include questions related to environmental destruction, gender inequality and economic globalization. Throughout the semester we will emphasize the connections between Buddhist ethical norms and action in the world. Students will also, in line with the goals of the Reflection and Responsibility Thread, be asked to reflect on their own internalized ethical norms and how those are reflected in their actions.
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INST 2401 - Life and Earth Systems Hours: 4
This course explores the biological and geological systems and processes that form the foundations of life and our environment. The course emphasizes how scientific data is collected, analyzed, and applied to pressing issues in today’s society. Individual sections will address specific topics such as evolution, the human species, the science of the environment, a naturalist’s view of ecosystems, and medicine in the 21st century.
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INST 2402 - The Matter of Chemistry Hours: 4
Grounded in explorations of the nature of matter, how matter can be transformed, and the relationship of matter with energy, sections of this course encourage students to understand the role that chemistry plays in our understanding of the world. Students will explore topical chemistry issues from a variety of scientific, socioeconomic, and ethical perspectives and will be challenged to examine and question how and why chemistry has advanced and to identify needs for future progress.
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INST 2403 - The Expanding Universe Hours: 4
“The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible”–Albert Einstein. This course engages students in a bottom-up study of the universe. Starting on planet Earth, we trace our expanding understanding of the cosmos from its intellectual and methodological beginnings. Students participate in several observational and experimental activities.
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INST 2404 - Physics for Modern Society Hours: 4
Physics is the liberal arts of high technology, that is, most modern advancements in the tools that drive society forward are further developed or inhibited by the laws of physics. Our society is rapidly moving in the direction of being science-oriented, and it is important for future leaders to base their decisions on facts. This course focuses on many fundamental aspects of physics in the framework of how they apply to modern issues in society such as debates over fossil and alternative fuels, nuclear programs, and climate change.
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INST 2405 - Fearless Investigators: How to Ask Questions About Energy Hours: 4
This course is a study of energy, the underlying unifying concept for the natural sciences (chemistry, physics, life sciences, geology, meteorology, etc.). Students learn primarily through investigations–that is, students will design experiments and other investigations to develop and deepen understanding of energy-related concepts. Study centers on the first and second laws of thermodynamics, including: conservation of energy, transformation of energy from one form to another within a system, transfer of energy from system to system, and the concept of entropy. These concepts are recruited in the analysis of complex problems such as sustainable energy sourcing and global climate change.
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INST 2601 - Art and Contemporary Culture Hours: 4
Artists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries engage in the conversations and debates of contemporary society, sometimes by reinforcing mainstream beliefs and values, other times subverting or challenging those values. Contemporary visual arts take many forms; photography, film, design, painting, sculpture, installation, craft, and printmaking are just some of the media of today’s art world. Sections of this course explore various aspects of the role of art and the contributions of artists to our contemporary world. They ask questions about how images help us communicate, create meaning, and understand local and global relationships.
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INST 2602 - Making Meaning, Making Art Hours: 4
How do artists use the creative process to explore aspects of human meaning and purpose? In this course, students will engage their own creative potential through studio-based projects in order to examine the meaning and nature of human creativity. By working in a particular medium or media such as painting, drawing, photography and others, you will consider the role of art in contemporary culture and the ways it helps us understand ourselves and the world around us.
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INST 2603 - Art, History, and Cultural Identity Hours: 4
This course focuses on topics in the visual arts across different historical periods and locations. Students will consider the multiple functions of art in human cultures and communities while examining how images and objects help to communicate, make meaning, and engage in enduring questions of human existence. Sections of this course will also encourage students to think about our responsibilities for maintaining and preserving cultural heritage.
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INST 2604 - Literary Arts and Culture Hours: 4
This course explores questions of human meaning, identity, community, and responsibility through creative writing. Students will study the tools and strategies literary artists use to reveal, transform, and reimagine human conditions and cultures, and will produce original fictions, poems, personal essays, plays, and/or screenplays.
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INST 2605 - Composing a Musical Life Hours: 4
Over the past one hundred years, technology has influenced the role of music in our lives. With the rise of recording technologies and portable music players, music can now be anywhere; the acts of listening and creating are no longer dependent on live performance. This course will examine the landscape of music in the 21st century. Students will learn the vocabulary for discussing the basic elements of music and practice listening skills across a variety of genres,
particularly those whose existence is dependent upon electronically‐reproduced sound. They will learn the basics of composing music using the computer and make their own pieces to share online. Finally, students will consider the ramifications of consuming and distributing music in a global media culture.
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INST 2606 - Encountering World Music Hours: 4
This course explores the dynamic relationship between world music, its indigenous origins, and its cross-cultural influences. Students will develop a vocabulary for describing each culture’s music and approaches for studying music in a socio-cultural context. Students will attend live music events and reflect upon their experience in discussion and writing.
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INST 2607 - Music in History and Culture Hours: 4
This course focuses on music across different historical periods, primarily exploring music of the European classical tradition. It will ask students to ponder the relationship of these traditions to questions of human meaning and purpose and to explore the connections between music history and cultural history as a whole. The course will include music of other cultures, especially those traditions contributing to American popular music. It will also provide the vocabulary for discussing the basic elements of music and how to incorporate these elements to build their listening skills. Students will attend live music events and reflect upon their experience in discussion and writing.
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INST 2608 - Theatre: Performing/Reforming Society Hours: 4
There is much to learn about a society through its theatre. In this course, we will study plays from around the world, focusing on the human and social issues—both unique and universal—reflected in them. We will explore theatre’s inherent ability to “hold the mirror up to man” and we will challenge ourselves to look deeply into this mirror in order to better understand the human condition. We will also examine ways in which theatre has been used as a powerful vehicle for social change. Finally, we will turn our attention to specific problems facing our Columbus-area community and consider ways in which theatre could be used to address these concerns.
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INST 2910 - Relationships and Dialogues Hours: 4
This course is designed specifically to meet the semester transition needs of students graduating in 2012/13. It will be an option available to students who did not meet their existing INST 270 requirement in 2010/11 or earlier. It is a semester equivalent to INST 270.
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INST 3501 - Inscribing the Body: Sexual Identity in Contemporary German Women’s Fiction Hours: 4
This course will explore the fiction of German-language women authors in English translation whose prose confronts issues of sexuality and identity formation from the pre-feminist period to the present. Course texts will focus on unconventional and experimental conceptions of the self in relationship and investigate the implications of these for both feminist theory and women’s studies in German-speaking Europe and the United States. Through these authors, we will make relevant connections between the German and American women’s movements of the 1960s and 1970s through the “post-feminist” period of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Works by canonical authors on postwar identity politics as well as sexually explicit novels by lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual writers from popular culture will be included.
Notes: This course fulfills the dyad requirement when paired with one course from among ARTH 3300, COMM 4100, FMST 3281, INST 3504, INST 4011, WGSS 3010, WGSS 4026.
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INST 3502 - Culture or Civilization?: A War of Words and Ideas Hours: 4
This course will investigate some of the questions pertaining to the birth of the concept of culture in opposition to civilization: What is culture? How rational are we? What role does the subconscious/collective unconscious play in our society? What is the role of the masses in democracy? What are the values of our modern society? How justified is a notion of popular culture? We will explore the war of words and ideas spun around the conflict between “culture” and “civilization” in literature, history, art, cinema and political philosophy. We will provide answers to some of the old questions and ask new, up-to-date questions that are relevant for our global world, such as: Can we talk about a global culture? What are the values of a future global society? Is a collapse of civilization possible? Why do we fear an apocalyptical scenario? (Paired with INST 4002 to fulfill the dyad requirement.)
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INST 3503 - Countercultural Capital: 20th Century Literary and Musical Movements Hours: 4
How does the minimalism of the ‘60s relate to the early days of Off-Off Broadway theater, to the New York School of poets, and to the films of Jack Smith? How does the New German Cinema of the ‘70s work with the theater of Franz Xaver Kroetz and against the “Krautrock” music of the same time? What manifesto does the Brazilian Tropicalia movement advance across poems, plays, and albums? How does British punk grow out of Situationism and become queered in the films of Derek Jarman or polemicized in the tunes of Scritti Politti? What kinds of insights can we make about the function of art, and the power of innovation, by looking at these culture-making movements? This course examines such global countercultures from the last century, looking at the literary and musical factions that grew out of them. Toward the goal of writing our own essays and reflections, we will examine the relationship between artists in these different modes, and consider how each took their shared impulses to sometimes common, sometimes unique, ends. In addition to the usual countercultures such as the hippie and Beat milieus, we will also look into ones running counter to them, i.e., the deeper impulses swirling around in the collective consciousness, waiting to emerge. If protest music and films deliver one kind of message and impact—a phenomenon you will encounter in the Spring counterpart of this dyad course—what dents in the culture can these experimental novelists, filmmakers, musicians, poets, and designers make? (Paired with INST 4003 to fulfill the dyad requirement.)
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INST 3504 - Escaping From the Shadows, Coming into Voice; Violence Against Women and Girls Hours: 4
The course will provide a comprehensive overview of violence against women and girls, both locally and globally. It will address rape culture, the prevalence of sexual assault, the social stigmas that attach to women who have been sexually assaulted or raped, and the larger cultural narratives that normalize violence against women and girls. The course will also address intimate partner abuse, rape as a tool of war, and sex trafficking. Throughout the course, our attention will be focused on meaningful personal response and social action, so we will emphasize how we might raise awareness of this epidemic of violence as well as facilitate needed social change.
Notes: This course fulfills the dyad requirement when paired with one course from among ARTH 3300, COMM 4100, FMST 3281, INST 3501, INST 4011, WGSS 3010, WGSS 4026.
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INST 3505 - The Nature of Connection Hours: 4
Using perspectives from psychology, this course will evaluate the interconnections between our current local community and the continent of Africa. It will focus on developing a cross-cultural awareness and an understanding and appreciation of diversity in the global community. In addition, the course will evaluate gender disparity and oppression and the significant issues of women and children recovering from political and social turmoil.
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INST 3510 - Acting: The Source for Character Hours: 4
This course invites students to question their assumptions about identity through an in-depth and experiential investigation of the source for character in the theatre. Students will encounter ground-breaking theorists, Constantin Stanislavski, Antonin Artaud and Jerzy Grotowski, providing a historical and philosophical context for their own hands-on experiments with contemporary artists in the field. Students will participate as actors and teachers, informed by their reading, discussions and written reflections. The question at the center of the course is how we define self. Through exercises that involve the mind, the body, time, space, and each other, the classroom will become a laboratory for students’ explorations of the source for character. Students will also examine how our capacity for compassion and our relationship with both local and global communities informs our understanding of the self. The underlying concept is that the self is the result of multiple influences and that these influences can be analyzed and integrated to understand the experience of a coherent self.
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INST 3515 - Experiencing Nature: Conservation Psychology in a Global Context Hours: 4
This course will look at the many ways humans intersect with the natural world. We will explore the bi-directional relationship between human psychology and the environment. We will consider how the natural world impacts our behavior and experiences, and in turn, how we our thoughts, feelings, and behavior impact the natural world. Aspects of developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, social psychology, environmental psychology, and conservation psychology will be highlighted. Topics will include nature and personal identity, evolutionary perspectives, tragedy of the commons, the biophilia hypothesis, nature deficit disorder, and the relationship between nature and stress. We will also look at what governs how humans treat the environment such as what increases conservation behaviors, what kinds of persuasion are effective, and how group dynamics contribute to global warming and similar large-scale problems. We will consider problems and solutions locally and on a global scale.
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INST 3520 - The Garden of Eden Hours: 4
What is this Garden? For millions of years the world existed before we - Homo sapiens - appeared on the scene. When we did appear, our continuing existence was not assured. Our principle tools of survival, the brain and the thumb, gave us the ability not only to adapt to nature’s harsh demands, but also to intervene in nature’s processes to make them more hospitable to our existence. The Garden of Eden is not just the world we inherited as creatures of nature, but also the world we have made by virtue of our powers of thought and action. What kind of a Garden have we made? What kind can we make? The course provides a rich assortment of readings derived from literature, philosophy, psychology, religion, history, and sociology as resources for developing responses to these questions. Students are encouraged to think critically about the Garden of Eden they inhabit and wish to inhabit. A motto for the course comes from Voltaire’s Candide: “Il faut cultiver nortre jardin” - We must cultivate our garden.
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INST 3523 - Power and Culture: West Africa and Colonialism Hours: 4
The purpose of this course is to gain an understanding of West African culture and its interaction with Western culture in the context of colonization and missions. We will do so by focusing on three West African ethnic groups: The Igbo, the Mende and the Temne. We will focus especially upon religion, and consider the relationship of religion to politics, art, and literature. We will study both the impact of colonization upon West Africa, and also the distorted and racist perception of African culture held almost universally in the Western world at the time of colonization. We will focus in particular upon the perspective of Western missionaries in the early twentieth century. This will include work with the diaries of Lloyd Mignerey, an Otterbein graduate of 1917, who worked as a missionary in Sierra Leone, 1922-24. We will also closely attend to the response of Africans to colonization and missions, especially as portrayed in Achebe’s classic Things Fall Apart. We will conclude with a consideration of the postcolonial situation in Sierra Leone.
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INST 3530 - Art-Making and Composing the Self Hours: 4
Humans make art for many reasons. Reflection, self-expression, and self-invention are among those reasons. We will examine the question of autobiography in art, both its direct and indirect impact. The exploration of the self includes, but is not limited to, the individual; it touches upon the self in many contexts - social, cultural, familial, political, to name only a few. Reflection on one’s past experience serves not only as an exercise in memory, but also as an exercise in making whole, in seeing connections, and in creating or mindfully composing one’s future, both as an individual and as a member of society. This course will have a dominant focus on visual arts, and also may include other arts such as music and theatre. What draws people to create works of all kinds (art, music, literature) as a means of contextualizing both the individual self and the larger communal self? The course will examine the concept of artist within us all - artist not necessarily as a profession or even as an avocation, but rather as representative of the creative fire that helps define us as human. Though no prior art classes of any kind are required, students will create pieces of art in ways accessible to us all, works that like their written work, will reflect their experiences, memories and dreams, both for themselves and for the larger community.
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INST 3535 - The Search for Meaning in Western Literature: Religion, Spirituality, and Personal Philosophy Hours: 4
The aim of this course is to explore how the response of human beings a whole persons to the basic issues and challenges of life. Those issues include our opportunities for meaning and purpose, and the challenge of tragedy and human finitude. Students will explore a range of texts from the Western tradition of Western literature in terms of the way they express and embody a wide variety of ways of being, acting, and creating. We will examine a wide variety of responses, including interpretation of the meaning of moral choice. We will also examine a variety of responses to the question of the ultimate context of human life, including those of a variety of religious and spiritual viewpoints, as well as the responses of atheistic or non-theistic spirituality or life philosophy. Finally, we will gain a sense of historical origin and development of these responses, and place the Western tradition in a broader global context.
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INST 3910 - Dilemma of Existence Hours: 4
This course is designed specifically to meet the semester transition needs of students graduating in 2011/12. It will be an option available to students who did not meet their exisiting INST 300 requirement in 2010/11 or earlier. It is a semester equivalent to INST 300.
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INST 3915 - Human Nature and World Religions Hours: 4
This course is designed specifically to meet the semester transition needs of students graduating in 2011/12. It will be an option available to students who did not meet their existing INST 380 (or 381, 382, 383, 384) requirement in 2010/11 or earlier. It is a semester equivalent to INST 380.
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INST 4002 - What’s Hot, What’s Not: American Popular Culture Since World War II Hours: 4
The course will explore the following questions and determine what characteristics distinguish the phenomena of popular culture from those of high culture. What makes something popular and why? Do trends in the media, literature, art and music parallel/mirror societal changes and innovations? How is the aesthetic for popular culture similar to/different from the aesthetic criteria for high art? Is pop culture by definition at odds with the avant-garde in literature, art, music and cinema? Why or why not? If so, in what ways? What issues are raised when discussing these concerns, including questions of quality, purpose, cultural value, and ethics? Analyzing, interpreting and critiquing salient aspects of American pop culture will be emphasized. Through critical reading, thinking, and writing, students will explore ways in which popular culture upholds and/or counteracts traditional values of Western society. Criteria for what dictates taste and an analysis of particular forms of music, literature and the media in American pop culture will be addressed. Readings will provide a historical and theoretical foundation through documentation of pop culture products and related considerations. (Paired with INST 3502 to fulfill the dyad requirement.)
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INST 4003 - Get Up, Stand Up: Protest Music Heard Around the World Hours: 4
This course will engage students through a variety of media and in class discussions. Students will investigate the role of music in major political and social protest movements around the world. Significant time will be spent on the music of the Vietnam War era, Woodstock, American Civil Rights Movement, and the more recent Occupy protest. (Paired with INST 3503 to fulfill the dyad requirement.)
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INST 4005 - Medieval Cross-Cultural Contact Hours: 4
This course reexamines the concept(s) of power and culture in medieval Western Europe in the context of its military engagement, commercial relations, and cultural interaction with the East during the Crusades. Capitalizing on the political, literary, and scientific aftermaths of such cross-cultural contacts, this course will focus primarily on the transfer of power (imperium) and knowledge (studium) from East to West to reformulate what has been traditionally conceptualized as the West as a cosmopolitan fusion of eastern and western cultures.
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INST 4010 - Media Q: Screening Sexuality Hours: 4
Glee. Hedwig. The L-Word. Brokeback. Queer as Folk. Capote. Modern Family. Diving into television and film, this class will immerse itself in queer media, exploring the worlds and selves they create. Together we will engage questions of representation, spectatorship, and meaning-making, grappling with small and large screen depictions of sexual identity. What narratives of sexuality and selfhood do queer media create? How do queer media depict glbtq bodies, biologies, psychologies, relationships, histories, and subcultures? What acts of defiance, resistance, activism, or transgression do they encode? What paradoxes of visibility or dilemmas of identity do queer media expose? How do queer movies and television shows (re)write the principles of “intimate citizenship” and “sexual democracy”? As we watch, read, write, and dialogue, students will encounter the work of groundbreaking directors and cutting-edge theorists, including Lisa Cholodenko, Gus Van Sant, Gregg Araki, Cheryl Dunye, Ruby Rich, Henry Benshoff, and others.
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INST 4011 - Sex As Art: Sex and Sexuality in Visual Art Hours: 4
Can art be sexy? Is sex art? What is the dividing line between pornography and artistic expression? Representations of sex and sexuality in visual art can challenge our perceptions of both art and sex. This course will address and examine representations of sex and sexuality in 20th and 21st century visual art. Students will examine and discuss art’s influence on and reflection of cultural attitudes toward sex and sexuality, challenge personal and cultural attitudes regarding representations of sexuality in art, and develop an appreciation for the artists’ intent in works addressing sexuality. Topics will include: gender representations in art; politics, art and sexuality; homo vs. hetero eroticism in art; feminist and queer sexuality in art; cultural morality and art.
Notes: This course fulfills the dyad requirement when paired with one course from among ARTH 3300, COMM 4100, FMST 3281, INST 3501, INST 3504, WGSS 3010, WGSS 4026.
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INST 4015 - Regarding the Self: Psychological Perspectives Hours: 4
A study of the self from a range of psychological perspectives: perceptual, cognitive, social, narrative, philosophical, and historical. The underlying concept is that the self is the result of multiple influences and that these influences can be analyzed and integrated to understand the experience of a coherent self. The general themes to be addressed are the etiology and maintenance of self concepts, the relationship between self concepts and human meaning, the changing ideas of the self across time and place, and the interactive nature of the self with other people and the natural and physical worlds. The course takes the form of a seminar, with students responsible for leading discussions and providing commentary.
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INST 4020 - Tropical Nature: Reefs and Rainforests in a Global Context Hours: 4
Reefs and rainforests are revered cathedrals of diversity and ecological intrigue to those of us who live at higher latitudes; but to the people that live in these ecosystems, they are their homes and breadbaskets. In this class we will learn about reefs and rainforests as scientific and aesthetic treasures, but also as the sites where many difficult global issues are playing themselves out. Students will learn how the ecosystems function, and why these functions are beginning to break down as we move into the future.
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INST 4025 - Africa: Birthplace of Humanity Hours: 4
Africa is rich in biological diversity, from Mountain gorillas to chimpanzees, as well as unique Aves life. Along with this lush fauna, is the pervasive diseases caused by insects (such as Malaria, Yellow Fever) water and food viruses (such as Cholera and Hepatitis and Dysentery) and the epidemic of the HIV/AIDS virus. Both the biodiversity of the African country and the challenges of the many diseases faced by the African people will be examined.
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INST 4030 - Writing Life Stories: The Power of Narrative Hours: 4
The desire to understand our lives in a nonlinear, hyperlinked world has sent increasing numbers of writers to their desks and has made the memoir a bestselling literary genre. The memoir gives intimate glimpses of important events and people from the writer’s past. A memoir means “memories of,” which may be from a momentous event or may arise from a fragmented visual image of a seemingly trivial event. It is the remembering and telling that make them special and that lead the writer to greater self knowledge and ability to shape a new future. We will examine how writers use their present selves to explore their past selves, and you will write your own memoir essays. In the process of probing the self in its personal and historical depths you will deepen understanding of who you are as an individual and as a member of a family and of larger groups. Designed for students in any major, this class will help you to complete one or two substantial essays, along with shorter pieces and exercises. This is a hybrid course, meaning that we will meet in person once weekly and at other times on line for discussion, uploading, and feedback.
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INST 4035 - Native American Literatures Hours: 4
Students in this course will learn about Native American cultures through reading and discussing the literatures created by people identifying themselves as indigenous North Americans from the period prior to European contact through the present day. A few works by non-Native authors may be included for cultural context. We will read from both oral and written traditions, from a variety of Native cultures, and in numerous genres, including stories, poetry, autobiography, political treatises, speeches, essays, novels, and film. Roughly chronological, the material in the course will be grouped thematically to help us comprehend and grapple with the loss and survival inherent in Native American life. Because the Native American literary tradition is so rich and varied, the course will use book clubs and other strategies to ensure that students learn about as many texts as possible. The course relies heavily on small group and class discussion, but will also include occasional guest speakers and multimedia presentations.
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INST 4040 - The Search for Meaning in Global Religious Traditions: Ritual, Rebirth, and Community Hours: 4
After exploring how humans respond to the challenges of life through the lens of the Western tradition and personal philosophy in INST 3535, we ask similar questions about the search for meaning by examining global religious traditions and community responses to the tragic nature of the human experience. Initial considerations will focus on the function of religious ritual as a means to symbolically reorganize and recreate the universe. Then we will examine specific rituals from diverse religious traditions, which may include Asian, African, or Native American religions. Through these case studies, we will see how communities process tragedy, loss, and disempowerment through the transformative and creative power of ritual.
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INST 4045 - Community Change: The Civic Apprenticeship Hours: 4
This course explores collective action, community building, and social networks through a service residency that enables students to work with diverse populations at their sites. Social movement theories that address the use of varied tactics, explore activism, and question the framing of mass movement ideologies will be examined. The course offers a different temporal and geographic landscape for student learning, offering students the possibility to situate themselves within both an emerging scholarly discourse on community change while simultaneously providing a landscape where they can help improve the lives of our neighbors. Students will have daily opportunities to participate in the community, reflect with their peers about that experience, conceptualize the experience within an analytical framework, and test out new strategies at their site during the following visit.
Notes: This course will be taught in a hybrid modality.
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INST 4050 - Water Resources Hours: 4
Water will be to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th century; global climate change, for example, will be most profoundly manifested as changes in water quantity and quality. This partner course therefore views sustainability through the lens of water resources by examining the water cycle, water supply, aquatic food chain dynamics, water quality, and waterborne diseases from a sustainability perspective. In addition to other selected readings, Aldo Leopold’s classic, A Sand County Almanac, is used to explore environmental science in both the cognitive and affective domains. In the spirit of Leopold, students do an outdoor phenology (seasonal change) study project as a way of being in nature.
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ITAL 1000 - Elementary Italian I Hours: 4
Italian 1000 is an introduction to Italian language and culture for students with little or no knowledge of the language. Through partner and group work, readings, films, internet exploration, online exercises and modules, and brief writing assignments, students will develop and practice the four skills—oral (speaking and listening) and literacy (reading and writing)—and will be introduced to culture in Italian-speaking communities.
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ITAL 1100 - Elementary Italian II Hours: 4
Italian 1100 is the second semester of an introduction to Italian language and culture. Students will continue to learn the foundations of Italian, with the goal of achieving an intermediate level of proficiency. This course continues to engage students with partner and group work, readings, films, internet exploration, online exercises and modules, and brief writing assignments to deepen competency with reading, writing, speaking, and listening as well as to increase knowledge of culture, history, and politics.
Prerequisites: ITLA 1000.
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JAMC 1100 - Audio Production Hours: 4
This course is an introduction to the principles of audio production and the fundamentals of writing for audio media. Students will learn the practice of directing and operating digital radio station equipment in a live radio broadcasting context. They will also learn the principles of digital editing while operating audio editing software. The course will also introduce students to strategies and responsible guidelines for posting audio files online. Students will produce audio projects using voice, music and sound effects. While enrolled, students will complete some requirements for WOBN FM certification.
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JAMC 1200 - Video Production Hours: 4
Introductory course in television and video production theory and techniques. Emphasis on the study of the elements and processes involved in various applications of broadcast and non-broadcast video production. Performance in roles of the television production team. Prepares students for positions with WOCC.
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JAMC 1300 - Print Production Hours: 4
Typography and layout in printed journalistic communications, including the use of computer desktop publishing programs.
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JAMC 1400 - Web Production Hours: 4
Evaluation and execution of multi-media design and image-editing.
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JAMC 1401 - WOBN Practicum Hours: 1
Individual and group instruction and participation in supervised creative activities.
Notes: Repeatable to a maximum of 3 credits.
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JAMC 1402 - WOCC Practicum Hours: 1
Individual and group instruction and participation in supervised creative activities.
Notes: Repeatable to a maximum of 3 credits.
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JAMC 1403 - Tan & Cardinal Practicum Hours: 1
Supervised reporting, writing and production for the weekly student newspaper. Students attend weekly staff meetings, write stories based on covering campus beats, and engage in all aspects of newspaper production.
Notes: Repeatable to a maximum of 3 credits.
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JAMC 1404 - Otterbein360.Com Practicum Hours: 1
Supervised reporting, writing and production for the Otterbein student media website. Students attend weekly staff meetings, produce multimedia packages, and engage in all aspects of website production.
Notes: Repeatable to a maximum of 3 credits.
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JAMC 1500 - Media Writing Hours: 4
Students will learn concepts, theories and practices associated with various types of short-form writing for audio and video. Emphasis is placed on commercial and promotional copy, public service announcements, fostering client relationships and market considerations.
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JAMC 1600 - Reporting and News Writing Hours: 4
An introduction to journalistic writing and reporting with multimedia application as well as an introduction to media law and ethics.
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JAMC 2200 - Intermediate Video Production Hours: 4
Advanced study of theory and practice in video production. Emphases include: aesthetics, sing’e camera production theory and techniques, non-linear editing, post-production, and troubleshooting.
Prerequisites: JAMC 1100 and 1200.
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JAMC 2400 - Feature Writing Hours: 4
An introduction to journalistic feature writing, also known as literary journalism and narrative journalism including long-form journalism. Students will apply in-depth reporting techniques and writing structures necessary in extended journalistic articles.
Prerequisites: JAMC 1500 or 1600.
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JAMC 2500 - Media in a Global Society Hours: 4
A survey of media and culture and how they interact in the world. Explores different aspects of media from the US and elsewhere and how people use media in different circumstances and environments. Looks at how people are changed by media, even when they are not aware of those changes, and how the globalized media have economic, political, social and educational impacts on all of us.
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JAMC 2600 - Reporting and Editing Hours: 4
Writing stories for a variety of media employing quantitative and other advanced journalistic methods. Techniques of copy-editing including development of multimedia packages in a collaborative environment.
Prerequisites: JAMC 1600.
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JAMC 3230 - Sports Performance Hours: 2
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to improve their writing, interviewing, announcing, and improvisational skills in the area of sports media performance. The course will cover the fundamentals of effective non-verbal and verbal communication principles as practiced in traditional broadcast environments. Students will learn how to target media audiences by engaging in exercises that improve vocal development, live sports reporting, and social media interaction.
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JAMC 3240 - Sports Reporting Hours: 2
This course is designed to prepare students to report, write and produce sports stories in print, broadcast and online, from game results to related issues that affect athletes and fans. Reporters need the skills cover sports-related crises just as they need the skills to cover a baseball game. Students in this course will learn how to conduct an interview, develop unique reporting angles, create relationships with sources and complete stories on deadline. The course will also examine the history of sport and how “new media,” social media sites, news convergence and blogging are changing sports coverage.
Prerequisites: JAMC 1600
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JAMC 3500 - Race, Gender, Class and Media Hours: 4
This course examines the historical and contemporary constructions of gender and race in media as well as issues related to the reception of such constructions. Students will analyze media representations of race and gender and audiences defined in some way by race and gender. Students will also consider industry issues inherent in representation and reception as well as questions of individual media effects.
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JAMC 3700 - Media Management Hours: 4
Application and interpretation of data in media management. Online analytics, survey design, ratings and additional data sources are evaluated for application in sales, programming and management decision-making.
Prerequisites: One course from COMM 2000, JAMC 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400; and either a JAMC 3000-level course or COMM 3000.
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JAMC 3900 - Independent Study Hours: 1-4
Individual projects for qualified students.
Prerequisites: Students must establish a faculty advisor for the project and complete a learning contract.
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JAMC 4200 - Advanced Production Seminar Hours: 4
Student will initiate or be assigned a creative media project or projects to be completed by the end of the semester. Projects will incorporate real-world experience by working with members of the community or Otterbein University. Students will present, conceptualize, script and produce each project on an individual basis with guidance from the instructor.
Prerequisites: JAMC 2200, junior or senior status.
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JAMC 4500 - Media Law Hours: 4
Examines media law, including sources of American law, the 1st Amendment and current court and regulatory action. Application of legal principles and precedent for media professional.
Prerequisites: COMM 2000, a JAMC production course, and a JAMC 3000-level course or COMM 3000.
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JAMC 4600 - Community Journalism Seminar Hours: 4
This course introduces students to a wide-range of advanced techniques for reporting, writing, and producing multimedia community-based news and feature stories online. Through a service learning relationship with a local school or community organization, students will develop in-depth knowledge, understanding, and involvement in the issues and systems of a single community.
Prerequisites: 12 hours from the following: JAMC 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400,and/or 2200 as well as JAMC 2600 or permission of instructor.
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JAMC 4900 - Internship Hours: 1-16
Experience working in professional media organization or other professional communication outlets.
Prerequisites: Students must have a faculty internship supervisor and complete an internship contract between the department and the workplace prior to the start of the work experience.
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JAPN 1000 - Elementary Japanese I Hours: 4
Japanese 1000 is an introduction to the Japanese language and culture for students with little or no knowledge of the language. Through partner and group work, readings, films, internet exploration, online exercises and modules, and brief writing assignments, students will develop and practice the four skills—oral (speaking and listening) and literacy (reading and writing)—and will be introduced to culture in Japanese speaking communities.
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JAPN 1100 - Elementary Japanese II Hours: 4
Japanese 1100 is the second semester of an introduction to the Japanese language and culture. Students will continue to learn the foundations of Japanese, with the goal of achieving an intermediate level of proficiency. This course continues to engage students with partner and group work, readings, films, internet exploration, online exercises and modules, and brief writing assignments to deepen competency with reading, writing, speaking, and listening as well as to increase knowledge of culture, history, and politics.
Prerequisites: JAPN 1000.
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LEAD 1000 - Finding Your Leadership Potential Hours: 4
This introductory class serves multiple purposes. First, it will allow students the opportunity to do extensive self-reflection, discovering and examining their thinking and learning styles, personality types, interpersonal communication styles, and belief systems. Through this analysis, students will begin to build a portfolio which highlights their personal strengths and areas for development. Second, students will examine their roles as citizens and leaders in their various communities. Specifically, through the course, students will become acquainted with the populations, structures, and needs of the cities of Westerville and Columbus. Part of this learning process will include some brief community service activities. Third, students will be introduced to a number of leadership theories, concepts, and skills.
Notes: This course serves as the first course in the Leadership Studies minor.
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LEAD 2000 - Principles of Leadership Hours: 4
A course designed to introduces students to theoretical perspectives on leadership (traits, styles, situational, behavioral, transformative, etc.) and research, assist them in developing leadership skills, and encourage active self-reflection and concerning your perspectives and skills. Among the specific leadership skills targeted in the class are: shaping and communicating a vision; persuasion and advocacy; motivation; and conflict management, mediation and collaboration. As the second course in the Leadership Studies minor, the course is also designed to help students continue development of critical thinking and reflection, writing skills, speaking skills, small group communication skills, and interpersonal communication skills.
Prerequisites: LEAD 1000 or COMM 3800 are recommended.
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LEAD 3000 - Leadership Practices Hours: 4
As the third course in the Leadership Studies minor, Leadership Practices focuses on applying organizational learning and leadership. Students learn concepts and models of engaged citizenship, leadership, and change—pillars of organizations in which shared leadership, organizational change and whole systems change are constantly transformative. The course invites experienced leaders to explain and discuss leadership principles, practices, and models. In this service-learning course, as a team, students apply an organizational change model or a set of leadership principles and strategies in writing an organizational development plan for a non-profit organization or a unit in a non-profit organization.
Prerequisites: LEAD 2000 or permission of instructor.
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LEAD 4800 - Leadership Project Hours: 4
As the capstone course in the Leadership Studies minor, the Leadership Project requires students to identify a leader or a leadership team in a non-profit organization to work with that leader or leadership team in introducing and implementing a leadership development model or in designing and implementing a change model. Emphasis will be placed on fitting a leadership model to the organization’s purpose and culture. The course spans the academic year. Students write a proposal during the Fall Quarter and then write a plan with an emphasis of implementation strategies during the next two quarters. The proposal, a progress report, and final plan are presented to members of the Leadership Studies Minor Advisory Committee; students will present their final plans at a public forum.
Prerequisites: LEAD 3000 or permission of instructor.
Notes: Credit to be distributed over two semesters: 2 hr.—fall, 2 hr.—spring
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LIBR 2000 - Manage and Organize Information Hours: 1
This one-credit class will help you prepare for research assignments by teaching you to streamline the research process, to identify the right tools to use for answering upper-level research questions, to identify experts in your research field—and more. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.
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MATH 0900 - Prerequisite to College Mathematics Hours: 4
Beginning and intermediate algebra topics: polynomial arithmetic and factoring; integer and rational exponents; linear equations and inequalities in one and two variables and their graphs; absolute value equations and inequalities; systems of equations; introduction to functions; quadratic equations; rational and radical expressions (including complex numbers) and equations; applications and models.
Notes: Course/hours do not count towards degree.
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MATH 0910 - Prerequisite to College Mathematics Using ALEKS Hours: 4
Course content of MATH 0900 (beginning and intermediate algebra topics) delivered through the commercial product ALEKS [Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces], a self-paced assessment and learning system (intelligent tutoring system) for individualized instruction over the Web. This course may be repeated once.
Notes: The course is graded S/U. Course/hours do not count towards degree.
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MATH 1210 - Nature of Mathematics Hours: 4
This course explores the question “What is mathematics?” from a liberal arts perspective. Content modules (in topics such as number theory, set theory, and group theory) provide students a variety of opportunities to experience the power of abstraction, the use of logic and deduction, and connections between this science and other disciplines. Through investigations of mathematics as both an art and a tool, students develop creative and communicative skills. Most importantly, the course seeks to raise awareness of mathematics as a worthwhile human endeavor whose benefits can be used and appreciated.
Prerequisites: C- or better in MATH 0900 or qualification through Otterbein’s Mathematics Placement Exam.
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MATH 1220 - Quantitative Reasoning Hours: 4
This course explores the question “Why mathematics?” from a modern-day perspective. Mathematical topics encountered on a day-to-day basis (such as percentages, statistics, and exponential models) are studied through real-life problems and situations. This course seeks to make students aware of the importance of mathematics to their daily lives and to help them become more mathematically literate members of society.
Prerequisites: C- or better in MATH 0900 or qualification through Otterbein’s Mathematics Placement Exam.
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MATH 1230 - Discrete Mathematics Hours: 4
Discrete mathematics includes material from such areas as set theory, logic, relations/functions, graph theory, and combinatorics. An essential aspect of the course is developing an ability to create and understand mathematically rigorous arguments and/or proofs.
Prerequisites: C- or better in MATH 0900 or qualification through Otterbein’s Mathematics Placement Exam.
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MATH 1240 - Statistics I Hours: 4
A study of non-calculus based descriptive and inferential statistics, as well as the principles of probability including discrete and continuous distributions. Statistical data analysis is emphasized involving graphical data displays, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing for means and proportions, and basic correlation and regression analysis.
Prerequisites: C- or better in MATH 0900 or qualification through Otterbein’s Mathematics Placement Exam.
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MATH 1250 - Elementary Functions Hours: 4
A study of the behavior of functions and their graphs: polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric and inverse trigonometric. Solving equations and inequalities, applications of elementary functions, basic analytic geometry, introduction to sequences and series, and polar coordinate systems.
Prerequisites: C- or better in MATH 0900 or qualification through Otterbein’s Mathematics Placement Exam.
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MATH 1700 - Calculus I Hours: 4
Differential calculus and an introduction to integral calculus of elementary functions. Topics include limits, continuity, derivatives, differentiation rules, Lagrange mean value theorem, L’Hospital’s rule, applications of differential calculus, antiderivatives, definite integrals, fundamental theorem of calculus, and integration by substitution and by parts.
Prerequisites: C- or better in MATH 1250, or qualification through Otterbein’s Mathematics Placement Exam.
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MATH 1800 - Calculus II Hours: 4
A continuation of Calculus I. Topics include techniques of integration, applications of integration, a brief introduction to differential equations, sequences and series, power series, Taylor series, and binomial series.
Prerequisites: C- or better in MATH 1700.
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MATH 2100 - Math for Early Childhood Education Hours: 4
Exploration of mathematical content (patterns, numbers systems, geometry, measurement, probability, and data analysis) and processes (representations, reasoning, communication, connections, and technology), pertaining to the early childhood classroom. Theories of cognition concerning (i) concepts, (ii) skills, and (iii) problem-solving are also examined.
Prerequisites: MATH 1210.
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MATH 2150 - Math for Middle Childhood: Numbers and Variables Hours: 4
Exploration of mathematical content (numbers systems, ideas of algebra, probability, and data analysis) and processes (representations, reasoning, communication, connections, and technology), pertaining to the intermediate and middle grades classroom. Theories of cognition concerning (i) concepts, (ii) skills, and (iii) problem-solving are also examined.
Prerequisites: MATH 1210.
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MATH 2170 - Math for Middle Childhood: Measurement and Geometry Hours: 4
Exploration of mathematical content (geometry and measurement) and processes (representations, reasoning, communication, connections, and technology), pertaining to the intermediate and middle grades classroom. Theories of cognition concerning (i) concepts, (ii) skills, and (iii) problem-solving are also examined.
Prerequisites: MATH 1210.
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MATH 2240 - Statistics II Hours: 4
A continuation of Statistics I. Statistical data analysis is emphasized involving in-depth study of regression, analysis of variance, analysis of categorical data, and non-parametric statistics.
Prerequisites: C- or better in MATH 1240.
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MATH 2500 - Linear Algebra Hours: 4
A study of vector spaces, both computational and theoretical aspects, and an introduction to proof. Topics include systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvectors, and orthogonality.
Prerequisites: MATH 1700.
Notes: Offered in Fall.
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MATH 2700 - Multivariable Calculus Hours: 4
A continuation of Calculus II. Topics include parametric equations and polar equations of curves, three dimensional analytic geometry, vectors, limits, continuity, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and elements of vector calculus.
Prerequisites: C- or better in MATH 1800.
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MATH 2910 - Decision-Making for Business Hours: 4
This course is designed specifically to meet the semester transition needs of students who need MATH 260 for their major and did not take the course in the quarter system. It is the semester equivalent to MATH 260.
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MATH 3000 - Real Analysis I - Writing Intensive Hours: 4
Introduction to real analysis establishing rigorous theory for one-variable calculus, through emphasis on abstract thinking and rigorous proof. Topics include sets, cardinality, structure and topology of real numbers, sequences, limit, continuity, differentiation, Riemann integral, infinite series, and series of functions. This course also serves as the foundation for modern mathematics studies. Students are expected to present rigorous proofs and problem solutions both orally and in writing.
Prerequisites: C- or better in MATH 1800.
Notes: Offered in Spring.
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MATH 3100 - Ordinary Differential Equations Hours: 4
Basic theory and applications of ordinary differential equations. Topics include first order differential equations, linear equations, series solutions, Laplace transformations, system of linear equations, numerical solutions, nonlinear equations, existence and uniqueness for initial value problems, and basic theory of boundary value problems. Students are expected to present problem solutions both orally and in writing.
Prerequisites: MATH 2700.
Notes: Offered alternate years in Spring.
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MATH 3200 - Abstract Algebra I Hours: 4
Introduction to abstract algebra. Topics include sets and mappings, equivalence relations, groups, subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphisms and isomorphisms, permutations, rings and domains, and fields. Students are expected to present rigorous proofs and problem solutions both orally and in writing.
Prerequisites: MATH 2500.
Notes: Offered alternate years in Fall.
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MATH 3300 - Probability Hours: 4
Calculus-based probability theory and its applications. Topics include sets, probability space, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, sample distributions, and limit theorems. Students are expected to present problem solutions both orally and in writing.
Prerequisites or Corequisites: MATH 2700.
Notes: Offered in Spring.
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MATH 3350 - Mathematical Statistics Hours: 4
A continuation of MATH 3300. Sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, nonparametric methods, Bayesian statistics. Students are expected to present problem solutions both orally and in writing.
Prerequisites: MATH 3300.
Notes: Offered alternate years in Fall.
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MATH 3370 - Applied Statistics - Writing Intensive Hours: 4
Introduction to the applied statistical methods of regression analysis, analysis of variance, and time series, and application of the methods in estimation, prediction, and forecasting.
Prerequisites: MATH 3350, or C- or better in both MATH 1240 and 1800.
Notes: Offered alternate years in Spring.
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MATH 3400 - Operations Research Hours: 4
Topics from deterministic and stochastic operations research: linear programming and other optimization methods including integer programming; decision theory, Markov chains, and simulation.
Prerequisites: MATH 1240 and 2700, or 3300.
Notes: Offered alternate years in Fall.
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MATH 3500 - Complex Analysis - Writing Intensive Hours: 4
Functions of a complex variable used in many branches of mathematics and sciences. Topics include complex numbers, analytic functions, contour integrals, Laurent series, residue theory, conformal mappings and applications. Students are expected to present problem solutions both orally and in writing.
Prerequisites: C- or better in either MATH 2700 or 3000.
Notes: Offered alternate years in Fall.
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MATH 3540 - History and Philosophy of Mathematics Hours: 4
A survey of the history and philosophy of mathematics with holistic attention to its chronological evolution, conceptual development, and foundational structure. Mathematical landmarks from antiquity to present times will be examined and placed in historical context. Emphasis will be on the historical interrelationships between mathematics, culture, theology, philosophy, and science.
Prerequisites: MATH 3000 or 3200 or 3700.
Notes: Offered alternate years in Fall.
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