Course Listings

REL 196-01 = ASI 196-01 = HUM 196-01: Religion and Literature: "Old Pond-Frog Jumps In": Religion in Japanese Literature "Old pond-frog jumps in-sound of water." So runs the famous haiku by Basho. Is it religious? For the Japanese, yes. In Japan religion and art are arguably the same thing. In this course we'll ask how and why. We'll study Japanese ideas about art and religion (e.g. emptiness, solitude, "sublime beauty"), and how they appear in Japanese literature. We'll read selections from Japanese poetry (including haiku), No drama, novels both classic and modern (e.g. The Tale of Genji, Kawabata), and some short stories. For first half-semester at 9:45 TTh, see REL 275-01. Prerequisite: None Credits: 0.5 (Second Half-Semester Course) Instructor: David Blix

Advanced Protein Structure This course will build on basic biochemical principles and apply them to protein structure. Topics include: protein crystallization, X-ray diffraction, building protein structures into electron density, and a survey of protein design. Students will learn to build, assess, and correct problematic protein structures. Prerequisite: None Credits: 0.5 (Second Half-Semester Course) Instructor: Walter Novak

CSC 121-02: Programming in R This is a half-credit introduction to the R programming language for students who already have some programming experience. Students will build on their previous knowledge of a programming language to learn an additional language. R is widely used by statisticians, and it has stronger object-oriented programming facilities than most statistical computing languages. However, at its core, R is a functional programming language, which is very different from object-oriented languages like Java and C++. Prerequisite: CSC 111 or permission of the instructor Credits: 0.5 (Second Half-Semester Course) Instructor: William Turner

EDU 230-01 = ENG 270-01: Young Adult Literature According to Time Magazine, "We're living in a golden age of young adult literature." So, what influence do such popular characters as J. K. Rowling's, Harry Potter and John Green's, Hazel Grace Lancaster have on the development of young adolescents as people and as life-long readers? This course offers an introduction to young adult literature, with a focus on adolescent development and literacy. Critical literacy skills are taught and practiced as students read and analyze a variety of subgenres within YA literature (e.g., fantasy, historical fiction, and contemporary fiction). Prerequisite: None Credits: 0.5 (Second Half-Semester Course) Instructor: Michele Pittard

EDU 370-02 = HIS 240-02: Science Education for Democratic Citizenship This course explores the history and dilemmas of U.S. educational approaches to science literacy during the 20th and early 21st centuries. Topics include: constructions of the nature of scientific method; recurring dilemmas such as evolution and global warming; and ways in which notions of science literacy itself are understood and discussed in governmental and educational policy and institutions. Prerequisite: None Credits: 0.5 (Second Half-Semester Course) Instructor: Deborah Seltzer-Kelly

EDU 230-01 = ENG 270-01: Young Adult Literature According to Time Magazine, "We're living in a golden age of young adult literature." So, what influence do such popular characters as J. K. Rowling's, Harry Potter; Sherman Alexie's, Arnold Spirit; and John Green's, Hazel Grace Lancaster have on the development of young adolescents as people and as life-long readers? This course offers an introduction to young adult literature, with a focus on adolescent development and literacy. Critical literacy skills are taught and practiced as students read and analyze a variety of subgenres within YA literature (e.g., fantasy, historical fiction, and contemporary fiction). Prerequisite: None Credits: 0.5 (Second Half-Semester Course) Instructor: Michele Pittard

EDU 370-02 = HIS 240-02: Science Education for Democratic Citizenship This course explores the history and dilemmas of U.S. educational approaches to science literacy during the 20th and early 21st centuries. Topics include: constructions of the nature of scientific method; recurring dilemmas such as evolution and global warming; and ways in which notions of science literacy itself are understood and discussed in governmental and educational policy and institutions. Prerequisite: None Credits: 0.5 (Second Half-Semester Course) Instructor: Deborah Seltzer-Kelly

REL 196-01 = ASI 196-01 = HUM 196-01: Religion and Literature: "Old Pond-Frog Jumps In": Religion in Japanese Literature "Old pond-frog jumps in-sound of water." So runs the famous haiku by Basho. Is it religious? For the Japanese, yes. In Japan religion and art are arguably the same thing. In this course we'll ask how and why. We'll study Japanese ideas about art and religion (e.g. emptiness, solitude, "sublime beauty"), and how they appear in Japanese literature. We'll read selections from Japanese poetry (including haiku), No drama, novels both classic and modern (e.g. The Tale of Genji, Kawabata), and some short stories. For first half-semester at 9:45 TTh, see REL 275-01. Prerequisite: None Credits: 0.5 (Second Half-Semester Course) Instructor: David Blix

REL 196-01 = ASI 196-01 = HUM 196-01: Religion and Literature: "Old Pond--Frog Jumps In": Religion in Japanese Literature. "Old pond--frog jumps in--sound of water." So runs the famous haiku by Basho. Is it religious? For the Japanese, yes. In Japan religion and art are arguably the same thing. In this course we'll ask how and why. We'll study Japanese ideas about art and religion (e.g. emptiness, solitude, "sublime beauty"), and how they appear in Japanese literature. We'll read selections from Japanese poetry (including haiku), No drama, novels both classic and modern (e.g. The Tale of Genji, Kawabata), and some short stories. For first half-semester at 9:45 TTh, see REL 275-01. Prerequisite: None. Credits: 0.5 (Second Half-Semester Course) Instructor: David Blix