Course Listings

HYBRID COURSE. NOT AVAILABLE TO VIRTUAL LEARNERS. 2ND HALF SEMESTER. Earlier Organic Chemistry courses introduce synthesis as a way to make simple target compounds, but interesting natural products that are biologically active involve strategic planning and the development of reactions for key intermediates. We will walk through one natural product synthesis together, discussing a few key reactions and the thought process behind the overall strategy. This one-half credit course meets three times a week for the second half of the semester. Prerequisite: CHE 321: Organic Chemistry II (or instructor permission)

HYBRID COURSE. NOT AVAILABLE TO VIRTUAL LEARNERS. 2ND HALF SEMESTER. The Trojan War in Archaeology, Text, and Film A conflict of epic proportions, the Trojan War sits at the center of Western ideology about valor, masculinity, and athleticism. We will start by reading Homer's Iliad, the earliest surviving narrative of the war, evaluate the historicity of the conflict by sifting through archaeological evidence, and finally consider later retellings of it, including a Greek tragedy and the Hollywood blockbuster Troy.

HYBRID COURSE. NOT AVAILABLE TO VIRTUAL LEARNERS. 2ND HALF SEMESTER. CLA-113-02=HIS-210-02. Eureka! Science, Tech, Engineering and Math in the Ancient World Archimedes. The famous Sicilian-Greek mathematician and inventor, is said to have founded the discipline of fluid dynamics in the 3rd century BC while taking a bath. But beyond the confines of Archimedes' bathtub, the evolution of what we now think of as "science" was often a freewheeling and haphazard affair, with many fascinating detours and dead ends along the way. This course will survey ancient Greek and Roman innovations in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, along with their varied connections to the modern world. We will study the earliest attempts to understand, quantify, and control the natural world of the ancient Mediterranean, tracing the origins and growth of modern "STEM" fields from Archaic Greece to Imperial Rome.

HYBRID COURSE. NOT AVAILABLE TO VIRTUAL LEARNERS.2ND HALF SEMESTER HIS-210-02=CLA-113-02 Eureka! Science, Tech, Engineering and Math in the Ancient World Archimedes, the famous Sicilian-Greek mathematician and inventor, is said to have founded the discipline of fluid dynamics in the 3rd century BC while taking a bath. But beyond the confines of Archimedes' bathtub, the evolution of what we now think of as "science" was often a freewheeling and haphazard affair, with many fascinating detours and dead ends along the way. This course will survey ancient Greek and Roman innovations in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, along with their varied connections to the modern world. We will study the earliest attempts to understand, quantify, and control the natural world of the ancient Mediterranean, tracing the origins and growth of modern "STEM" fields from Archaic Greece to Imperial Rome.

FACE TO FACE COURSE. NOT AVAILABLE TO VIRTUAL LEARNERS. 2ND HALF SEMESTER Sometimes it seems that we live in a world of conspiracy theories. They run rampant through news feeds and social media. They emanate from the mouths of politicians, celebrities, and our own friends and family. This course will explore the psychological science of conspiracy theories, which seem at once both preposterous and irresistible. Where do they come from? Who believes in them? What are their effects on individual behavior and public discourse? And can we - and should we - do anything about them? This course is likely to appeal to students with interests in social and/or cognitive psychology. 2nd Half-Semester course.

FACE TO FACE COURSE. NOT AVAILABLE TO VIRTUAL LEARNERS. 2nd HALF SEMESTER. Women were excluded from positions of formal leadership within the medieval church, but many sought alternative ways of articulating a theological commitment and teaching others what they knew. This course looks at key figures in one such "alternative" Christianity, the mystics of the Middle Ages. Authors include Julian of Norwich, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Brigit of Sweden, Hildegard of Bingen, Hadewijch of Antwerp and Catherine of Siena. These remarkable women wrote about God, medicine, war, love and lust, the lurking evils of ordinary life, and much more.